The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

YORKSHIRE.

I ' MILL, JAN. 15.—0 n Wednesday, the 9th inst., the Right
Honourable Lord DUNDAS Dep. Grand Master of England,
and Prov. Grand ;Master for the North and East Ridings of
the County of York, arrived on a masonic visit to the two Lodge
in this town, viz. the Phoenix,. No. 363, and Minerva, 4C7.--
The following morning the Worshipful aster and past Master
of the Phoenix Lodge, waited upon his Lordship, at his Inn,
(the Neptune,) and accompanied him to their private room, No•
14, High-street, (at whiCh their regular meetings are held the
'first and third Mondays in each month) when his Lordship Was
entertained with 441 elegant breakfast, provided by Brother
Dean, of the Dog and Duck Tavern. The Arms of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand illastel., Lord Dunde,
as Provincial Grand, together with numerous other appropriate
devices, were displayed in various parts of the Lodge, which,
added to the tasteful decorationS of laurel and other evergreens,'
produced a striking and beautiful effect. Between forty and
fifty Brethren sat down on the occasion, consisting, of the Pro-
vincial Officers of the Ridings—the Worshipful Master and
Officers of the .Minerva—Colonel Dodgin, of the 66th Regt-,
and several other visitors.' At, half-past one, his Lordship rJ-
tired for the transaction of business connected with his office'
expressing himself highly gratified with the reception he ilnd
experienced. At five o'clock, the Minerva Lodge had the
honour of his Lordship's company to Dinner, at which also the
Provincial Officers of the Ridings—the Worshipful Master,
Officers, and Brethren of the Phoenix—Colonel Dodgin and
numerous other Brethren, attended. •

FOR THE SUN.
Mn. EDITOR--If we may belieVe report, there are some
Continental GovernMents so blinded by,bigOtry, or so alarmed
at every thing which bears the sound of FRE E D 0 m,that they have
driven the venerable fraternity of FREE MAso NS from their coo-
, fin es,as likely to inculcate principles inconsistent with the stabiliy
of the State. If the rays of your Sun should be able to visit those
regions of ignorance and fear, like those of the Orb which
animates the universe, your Paper of the 10th instant may
contribute to dispel their present darkness. We there see
that .a Clergyman of the Church of England, having, from the
funds of the Lodge to which he belonged, transmitted a sub-
scription in aid of the Greeks, was strongly rebuked by the
M. W. Grand Master, his Royal Highness the Duke of Susscl,
for deviating from his strict Masonic duties, and interfering in
political concerns, matters wholly unconnected with those
'duties. Can there be a better proof than this striking fact
affords, that Free Masons are a body convened for those moral
and benevolent purposes which tend to the peace anti happiness
of Society, and not to meddle with the operations of the Go-
vernment. The Government in all countries then may reason•
ably infer, that one of the Royal Family of Great Britain
would never give his sanction to any Society whose prin-
ciples might tend to shake the security of his eventual,
inheritance. The promptness with which his goyal High-
ness took up this subject, is just what might be expect-
ed from so true a Mason, and so sagacious a Prince,—
But, while we pay due homage to his laudable zeal.
for the purity of the Masonic principles and character, we ought
to commend the ready submission and meek acquiescence of
the Clergyman in the rebuke to which feelings of attachment to
the cause of the Greeks,"a cause that must be supported by the
hopes of all mankind, betrayed him on this unlucky occasion.
In the spirit of true Christianity he acknowledged his error, and
made all the atonement that could be justly and liberally demand-
ed. Far from regretting, he, as well as the universal body of Free
Masons, must rather rejoice that the fact has occurred, since it
shews their Institution in a true light, and proves that it is intended
for the advantage of mankind, as long as they are permitted to
exist upon earth, and not to interfere in the Government of any
State, which, unless framed for the happiness of its people, may
be found as transitory as the agents by whom it is administered.
Jan. 15', 1822.
WINDEX.

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LONDON, -
7'HURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1822.

%V e stopped the press yesterday to give inser-
on to the following

" We are sorry to learn that letters have just
arrived in town, with an account of an attempt
that had been made to massacre the whole of the
British Troops in the lonian Islands. This at-
tempt has been happily frustrated at present, but
from the disposition of the people throughout the
whole of those Islands, we learn with extreme
regret, that the danger is by no means removed,
as all our forces on that service do not, we un-
derstand, exceed three thousand five hundred.
men. By way of precaution, the garrison at
Corfu have been ordered into the Citadel, a place
of impregnable strength."
We had received information to the same effect
three days ago, but as we did not fully rely

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