The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

FREEMASONRY.

is doubtless Hit en m are, tl6 entertain
• ,ap
unfavourable opinions, of ail; 'tetitsty. frora ;which they
are excluded. But there is no other ekltiet
,qf exclu-
sion from masonry than that of character; ane e bad
Man mat, with the same propriety, complain of hif
exclusion from Old Confidence, of society, as of his exclu-
sion from the lodge. The fault is.with himself; not in
society, nor in the laws bf 'the 'ledge, 'Bat it is among
such tnea, and religibus bigots; and designini3 Poll;
ticians, that niasonry has always found its bitterest
enemies,
During the:dark ages the Chirelf of _Rome was indeed
ostensibly 'the friend end patron of 'Freemasonry. It
conferrec on its members ariany important ge•c Privile.
and allowed them to be governed by laws, enstams, and
ceremonies peculiar to rheinselves. Btrt this unwonted
clemency was of short duration. The masons were
fostered by the Pope-and Vishop', so long only as they
could be adt'antageausly employed in the erection of
churches, iponasteries and cathedrals.
The " Holy Mother Chinch." though she disapproved
the principles of Freemasonry, did not, deem it, deroga-
tory to patronise
,its members under the pretence of
toleration, so lone as they could administer to her vanity
and ambition ; but when the mesons had become more
numerous, and the demand for religions structures less.
urgent, we find her not only depriving the fraternity of
those privileges which she had veluritarily conferred,
but pursuing with intolerence the very. men to whom
she was indepted for much of her ecclesiastical grandeur.
Her intercourse with the fraternity bad taught her that
their liberal doctrines were dangerous to the policy, of
Popedom, tending. to enlighten the liumen mind and
dispel the mists of superstition.
From that time to the present she has been the steady
enemy of our institution, and her ecclesiastical thunders
and inquisitorial tortures have been in turn employed
for its annihilation. In every country Europe where
she pwsesses power, Freemasonry now lies in the dust
by the side of prostrate freedom and crushed intellect.
Freemasonry is nota religious institution, it teaches no
religious
_dogmas,; it interferes with no man's religious
opinions further than a recognition of the great funda-
mental principle of all religion—a belief in the existence
and providence of God. -- Sectarians have nothing to
hope and nothing to fear from it on this account;
proselytism is no part of its business. Religious discus-
sions are strictly prohibited within its lodge:rooms even
the "Holy Mother Charch" may trust it thus far.
Masoury,..haling the Omnipotent architect of the
.Universe for the object of its adoration and imitation
His great and wonderful works for its pattern and pro--
totype ; and the wisest and best men of all ages,-nations,
and languages, for its patrons and professors, (compre-
hending all sciences, divine and human), must be a
subject of boundless extent. Masonry we trace
amongst the Eastern magic, and in the renowned
learning of Egypt, fiona whence, like other sciences,
taking a westerly direction, it was brought by that
European apostle of Freemasonry, Pythagoras, from
whosei propagation it reached the British Isles. Its
principles were respected and disseminated by Brahmins,
philosophers, artists, and saints, and diffused the light
of science to the remotest corner of the earth. It
taught natural religion, philosophy, subordination, and
arts on the banks of the Ganges, in the hieroglyphics of
Egypt, the sanctuaries of Eleusis, the schools of sages,
and the c sof Druids.
Though masonry primarily inculcates morals and the
religion of nature, it has caught an additional spark
from the light of revelation and the sun of righteous-
ness. And though masonry continues to burn with
subordinate lustre, it lights the human traveller the
same road ; it breathes a concordant spirit of universal
benevolence and brotherly love, adds one thread more
to the silken chord of evangelical charity which binds
man to man, and crowns the cardinal virtues with
Christian graces. Thus it aids the cause of virtue, by
giving additional weight to moral obligations, and pro-
motes public happiness by enjoining a peaceful submis-
sion to every existing mode of government. But it
may be said, why has it always been locked up in.
secresy ? The Almighty locks up gold in the earth,
and pearls in the ocean, not to bury them unkindly
from human use, but to reward human industry for
its search of them. And why do men lock up
precious things, but to keep them from pilfering and
unhallowed hands ? Moreover, 'silence and secresy inspire
awe and solemnity. Hence the, moral precepts, illustra-
tions, allegories, signs, and tokens of Masonry,. are
prohibited from being written or printed, and have been,
with 'oracular caution, transmitted by oral.dadition from
generation to generation. But, after all, it must be
confessed that its harmless, secrets are but sentinels and
guards against imposition.

. A governess, advertising for a situation, says she is a
perfect mistress of her owes tongue !
IRISH TENANT RIGHT.—The right of the tenant to
hold land at a rent paid by the landlord.—Punch.
THE VALUE OF A. CONQUEROR.—" What do you
think me worth ? " asked Tamerlane of his barber, who
did for him the service of a free press, and was per-
mitted to say anything. Tamerlane had just left his
bath, and was wrapped in a blanket. " Two and six-
pence," said, the barber, without hesitating a moment..
" Why," said Tamerlane, " that's the value of the
blanket in which lam wrapped." " Exactly," replied
Figaro," " and I took that into account.'—Herder's
Palm. Leaves.
ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL- ITALIAN .OPERA.—
!' Dinorah " was performed at this theatre on Saturday
evening, by command of her Majesty, who; as we men-,
tion elsewhere, honbured the performance with her
presence on the occasion. The opera was going "mer-
rily as a marriage bell," when, in. the scene where the
shadow song occurs, a tremendous explosion was heard,
arising, as was speedily ascertained, from the bursting
of one of the instruments by which the artificial moon-
light is produced. The son of the manae•er of the
light was, we understand, so severely injured that his
instant removal to Charing-cross Hospital was considered
necessary. Her Majesty,.rench: grieved by the untoward
event, sent twice to enquire after the sufferer. The lad,
we believe, is not irremediably
follows to tia;":"!"' STRIAE:---Messrs. Myers write, as
you will allow us, in reply to a statement in your am-
; pression of this day, to state that we have neither given
instruction nor agreed place the non-society men at
the WeStminster 'Palace Hotel in the basement of that
building. The simple facts of the case are, that we were
asked to discharge a number of non-unionists, which we
refused to do, and gave orders that all men who were
not satisfied with this refusal should leave. In conse-
quence of this a great number of men left their work,
but on the following day returned ; and a request has
been made by their elegates that the non-society and
the society, men should be kept as much apart as possible,
to prevent further quarrelling."
MUTINY AT MALTA.—WO hear that a serious distur-
bance, if not mutiny, has taken place on board her
Majesty's ship James Watt, in Malta harbour. The
affair has been kept as quiet as possible ; but from what
we can uathey, it appears that on the night of the 16th
nit.., when the captain, commander, first lieutenant,
and officer of Marines, were out of the ship, intima-
tion was received that the ship's company were in a
state of mutiny, smashing their mess traps, throw-
ing shot about, and insulting their officers. The
gunner was hit across the loins with a marling-spike,
and he is said to be still suffering from the injury re-
ceived. It is reported that two officers jumped overboard,
end were picked up by a Maltese boat. It was not
until the Mains were ordered to clear the lower deck,
that order was restored. • A court of inquiry has been
sitting on the affair, but we have not heard the result.
It is said that the grievance was an ungracious refusal to
allow leave to the good conduct men, and to be permitted
to send their linen on shore to the wash. Those
repeated acts of mutinous insubordination on board our
ships of war area disgrace to the British navy. The
James Watt left port on the Ist instant, it is reported
for Sicily. The Cadmus left the same day for the West
Indies, and the Firefly to resume surveying operations
in the Levant. The Cressy; Neptune, and Agamemnon
left on the 3rd inst.. for a cruise, and the other ships in
port are, hourly expected to receive ordcrs to proceed to
sea. —Hotta Times.
THE FATE OF THE PATAGONIAN MISSION.--'-The
secretary of the Patagonian (or South American) Mis-
sionary Society, which has its heartquarters at Clifton,
has 'addressed a letter to the Western _Daily Tress, giving

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the account the society has received of the massacre of
the captain and crew of the Allen Gardiner, with a
catechist. Captain Gardiner, the founder of the society,
with his party, perished of starvation in that inhospit-
able region ; hut latterly the plan of the society has
been to have their central station and depot in the Falk-
land Wands, and to hold communication with Terra
del Fuego by a mission ship. A party of nine natives
had been brought from -thence to the Falklands for
instruction, and for the sake of showing theM the mode
of civilised life—the mission, .on their part, deriving
the advantage of a knowledge of the language. After
IL stay of ten months they embarked for their return on
beard the Allen Gardiner, under the command of Capt.
Fell, with his brother as chief officer, a crew of six
men, and- Mr. G. Philips, catechiSf. Before landing
the natives the captain searched their bundles, in con-
sequence of some trifling articles being missed. This
gave offends, and one Man showed great.anger on being
xictootoct in.the poteozcion of nn urtielo not hie own; it is
not thought, however, that this was the cause of what
afterwards happened, but simply a desire to plunder the
vessel. The ship had remained six days off Terra dd.
Fuego, the Europeans mixing with some 300 natives,
who had assembled with every appearance of friendli-
ness, when, on Sunday, the 6th of November, the party
proceeded, at half-past ten, to celebrate Divine worship
—not in the ship, but on the beach—leaving the cook
in charge of the ship, the boat on shore unguarded, and
'themselves' without tirms'wfthin their grasp, though the
dangerous character of the natives was well known, and
they appear to have been about. And these,. soon after
the service began, set upon the party with clubs, mas-
sacred them all, and then made for the boat. The.cook,
seeing his danger, jumped into the,sbip's gig, rowed forhis
and, though pursued, succeeded in reaching the
shore and escaping into the wood. After four days he
ventured, in his extreme misery, to approach' the natives,
and, strange to say, was treated with great kindness
and lived with them for 'three months, until a vessel
which had. been ,scut to look for the party arrived and
took The Allen Gardiner was found rifled of
everything,, but her hull and spars were uninjured.' 'lt
,is 'not stated 'what became of the bodies of thii'mut-
'dered men.,

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