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Freemasonry In France.

Council , and 7 were officers on his personal staff ; so that the number of independent votes given for him was ludicrously small . Prince Murat , before tbe election , wrote a letter to

his cousin , couched in terms exceedingly lively— -indeed , if all that is said be true , it is impossible they could be more so—and with epithets which were far more expressive than agreeable . Prince Murat having added that he was not the man to avoid the responsibility of any

strong language he nsed , invited him to name his friend . Prince Napoleon knew of course what was meant by all this : so he accepted the courtesy which his cousin tendered to him . Murat ' s friend was , we believe , Baron Heckeren ; Prince Napoleon applied , in the first instance ,

* o M . de Persigny , Minister of the Interior , to do a similar service for him . M . de Persigny , however , pointed out the impropriety of a Minister of the Interior accepting the charge of second in a duel , seeing that his first dutj * would be to send the police to arrest the

party , principals , seconds , and all , on the very ground if necessary . The Prince , apparently , was satisfied with those reasons ; he addressed himself to Marshal Magnan , who accepted , ancl proceed forthwith to confer with

Baron Heckeren . "While the jia-i'ties were deliberating about the choice of weajjons , M . cle Persigny went and told the Emperor what was going on . The Emperor sent for Prince Murat . Ho entreated him , and at length laid his commands on him , to proceed no further in the

affair , and to withdraw the offensive letter which lie had written to his cousin . The Prince hacl no alternative but to obey . He wrote to Prince Napoleon , stating that by command of the Emperor he withdrew the strong expressions he had used , expressed regret that in a

moment of passion he hacl employed them , and wished that they should be considered as not liaving been used at all . Prince Napoleon accepted the apology , ancl so the matter ended as between the two princes , but a new authority has since stepped in . In Prance , all mutual

societies are under tho surveillance of the police , but the Preemasons have always declined being jilaced in that category , yet , it is presumed by order ofthe hi ghest authority , tlio Prefect of Police lias issued Iiis order to close all the lodges until October next . Prince Napoleon

has resigned the oflice of Grand Master to which he was elected ; and in the meantime M . Doumet , member ofthe Corps Lcgisktif for the Department of Hera ult , is to act as Provisional Grand Master .

The periodical I''Initiation liaving been suppressed by the foregoing decree , Bro . Eiche-Gordon lias commenced . 1 new monthly , under the name ofthe Journal des Inilies , whose next issue will , most probably , further acquaint us with the proceedings that have since taken place ; and whilst we deplore , as every true Mason must , the

Freemasonry In France.

mingling of politics with questions relating only to the order , we , as English Masons , ought to feel the blessings we enjoy in living under a Government so happily framed that every individual has the utmost latitude allowed

him for the full expression of his particular opinions , and that we are members under a Grand Lodge in which the principle is fully laid down , recognised , and acted upon , that politics are utterly , and most properly , excluded from Masonry .

Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.

MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES .

( Continued from p . 402 . ) The Carbonari stdl increased in numbers and in power , and headed by General Pepe ancl General Carascosa , in 1819 commenced dictating to the Sovereign and the Government the form of a new constitution and the

rejection of the Pope ' s authority throughout the kingdom . An English eye-witness , writing at this time on the subject , describes the Carbonari to have greatly improved iu their morals and patriotism , but that they were hi ghly superstitious ancl ascetic ; that the ceremonies attending the installation of every new member were stamped with the most reliious ancl even superstitious

g colouring ; that the formula read at their meetings bore a similar character ; that they hacl chosen for their patron a saint ( St . Theobald ) " whose legend is particularised by more than an ordinary ] iortion of miraculous deeds ; ancl that even the distinctive colours which they selected , and which each member assumed on his

initiation , were supposed to bear some mystic reference to their relisnous dogmas . In every department of the State , in all the local municipalities , and all the petty tribunals , their members were to be found . Into reli gious as well as lay communities they had penetrated ; but above all , in the provinces and the provincial militia they were in the greatest

force ; indeed , one-half of the kingdom appears at this time to have taken oaths binding themselves to each other ; and in Calabria , Capitanata , and Salerno , constant meetings and neiv demands upon the Government were weekly occurrences . The King now placed confidence in Lui gi di Medici , who was then Minister of

State , ancl lie endeavoured to punish them and suppress their meetings ; but the police did not dare to carry out the Government orders . At length the Carbonari rose in one great body , and demanded certain ri ghts , which were acceded to them ; but their great aim ' was to revolutionise the country and obtain a new constitutionand for

, this end they had persuaded the greater portion of the army to throw off their yoke of obedience to their Sovereign and join their society . This great change was to be affected without going through the form of a law , by ordinances which were to be issued almost without

any previous notice . But an unexpected event occurred at this moment that suspended their intended meeting , and the rising of the Carbonari ; the army was ordered to assemble in the plains of Sessa , and the King tools ; up his abode there , though it was well known that he was aware of the intended mutiny . To order them thus to assembleancl then to walk amongst

, them and converse ivith them , was thoug ht a noble act of courage on his part , ancl his grey hairs and withered form excited their sympathy ; the Carbonari , therefore , filled with awe and admiration , suspended their operations . The King was always cheerful iu the camp ; a smile was fre-

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FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE. Article 1
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES. Article 2
Untitled Article 3
LASWARRIE. Article 3
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN AND HIS TIMES. Article 5
GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE. Article 7
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 7
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 9
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 10
IN MEMORIAM—IN FUTURO. Article 10
MASONIC MEMS. Article 11
SUPREME GRAND LODGE. Article 11
METROPOLITAN. Article 13
PROVINCIAL. Article 15
ROYAL ARCH. Article 18
MARK MASONRY. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 19
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Freemasonry In France.

Council , and 7 were officers on his personal staff ; so that the number of independent votes given for him was ludicrously small . Prince Murat , before tbe election , wrote a letter to

his cousin , couched in terms exceedingly lively— -indeed , if all that is said be true , it is impossible they could be more so—and with epithets which were far more expressive than agreeable . Prince Murat having added that he was not the man to avoid the responsibility of any

strong language he nsed , invited him to name his friend . Prince Napoleon knew of course what was meant by all this : so he accepted the courtesy which his cousin tendered to him . Murat ' s friend was , we believe , Baron Heckeren ; Prince Napoleon applied , in the first instance ,

* o M . de Persigny , Minister of the Interior , to do a similar service for him . M . de Persigny , however , pointed out the impropriety of a Minister of the Interior accepting the charge of second in a duel , seeing that his first dutj * would be to send the police to arrest the

party , principals , seconds , and all , on the very ground if necessary . The Prince , apparently , was satisfied with those reasons ; he addressed himself to Marshal Magnan , who accepted , ancl proceed forthwith to confer with

Baron Heckeren . "While the jia-i'ties were deliberating about the choice of weajjons , M . cle Persigny went and told the Emperor what was going on . The Emperor sent for Prince Murat . Ho entreated him , and at length laid his commands on him , to proceed no further in the

affair , and to withdraw the offensive letter which lie had written to his cousin . The Prince hacl no alternative but to obey . He wrote to Prince Napoleon , stating that by command of the Emperor he withdrew the strong expressions he had used , expressed regret that in a

moment of passion he hacl employed them , and wished that they should be considered as not liaving been used at all . Prince Napoleon accepted the apology , ancl so the matter ended as between the two princes , but a new authority has since stepped in . In Prance , all mutual

societies are under tho surveillance of the police , but the Preemasons have always declined being jilaced in that category , yet , it is presumed by order ofthe hi ghest authority , tlio Prefect of Police lias issued Iiis order to close all the lodges until October next . Prince Napoleon

has resigned the oflice of Grand Master to which he was elected ; and in the meantime M . Doumet , member ofthe Corps Lcgisktif for the Department of Hera ult , is to act as Provisional Grand Master .

The periodical I''Initiation liaving been suppressed by the foregoing decree , Bro . Eiche-Gordon lias commenced . 1 new monthly , under the name ofthe Journal des Inilies , whose next issue will , most probably , further acquaint us with the proceedings that have since taken place ; and whilst we deplore , as every true Mason must , the

Freemasonry In France.

mingling of politics with questions relating only to the order , we , as English Masons , ought to feel the blessings we enjoy in living under a Government so happily framed that every individual has the utmost latitude allowed

him for the full expression of his particular opinions , and that we are members under a Grand Lodge in which the principle is fully laid down , recognised , and acted upon , that politics are utterly , and most properly , excluded from Masonry .

Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.

MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES .

( Continued from p . 402 . ) The Carbonari stdl increased in numbers and in power , and headed by General Pepe ancl General Carascosa , in 1819 commenced dictating to the Sovereign and the Government the form of a new constitution and the

rejection of the Pope ' s authority throughout the kingdom . An English eye-witness , writing at this time on the subject , describes the Carbonari to have greatly improved iu their morals and patriotism , but that they were hi ghly superstitious ancl ascetic ; that the ceremonies attending the installation of every new member were stamped with the most reliious ancl even superstitious

g colouring ; that the formula read at their meetings bore a similar character ; that they hacl chosen for their patron a saint ( St . Theobald ) " whose legend is particularised by more than an ordinary ] iortion of miraculous deeds ; ancl that even the distinctive colours which they selected , and which each member assumed on his

initiation , were supposed to bear some mystic reference to their relisnous dogmas . In every department of the State , in all the local municipalities , and all the petty tribunals , their members were to be found . Into reli gious as well as lay communities they had penetrated ; but above all , in the provinces and the provincial militia they were in the greatest

force ; indeed , one-half of the kingdom appears at this time to have taken oaths binding themselves to each other ; and in Calabria , Capitanata , and Salerno , constant meetings and neiv demands upon the Government were weekly occurrences . The King now placed confidence in Lui gi di Medici , who was then Minister of

State , ancl lie endeavoured to punish them and suppress their meetings ; but the police did not dare to carry out the Government orders . At length the Carbonari rose in one great body , and demanded certain ri ghts , which were acceded to them ; but their great aim ' was to revolutionise the country and obtain a new constitutionand for

, this end they had persuaded the greater portion of the army to throw off their yoke of obedience to their Sovereign and join their society . This great change was to be affected without going through the form of a law , by ordinances which were to be issued almost without

any previous notice . But an unexpected event occurred at this moment that suspended their intended meeting , and the rising of the Carbonari ; the army was ordered to assemble in the plains of Sessa , and the King tools ; up his abode there , though it was well known that he was aware of the intended mutiny . To order them thus to assembleancl then to walk amongst

, them and converse ivith them , was thoug ht a noble act of courage on his part , ancl his grey hairs and withered form excited their sympathy ; the Carbonari , therefore , filled with awe and admiration , suspended their operations . The King was always cheerful iu the camp ; a smile was fre-

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