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could yea :: •¦ ' . ie : v : s" a , means by which tho two schemes con id be amtegstegc , ! ? i den' ! th ! : ' . : the Craft would have to record an ill-: sssre . l marri , oe \ ns wo sinri wllh one e mntum object in view . Pore- asMv , I sheet ! ho groin ! in work with Pro . Jacobs . I have u ; cu ; ion'' ! . , c : ; s !! : ii !; - various ways of raising money , —bazaars , picnics , ball- ! . ee . As to \' : e forme' . ' , this appears , to have taken root on good

soil . A . grand bazaar may bo cue of tho successes ot next year . Althoach the ladies are not allowed to become Masons , Ave might Sect : re their re :.-is ! nooo . Tndeed , f am convinced many ladies— -wives tind daughter .- ! of Masons will be tempted to say they will assist ; and with the fe ' r sex to support n Ciiarity scheme , failure is not one of the possibilities . Trusting yea v . "ill favour me with your able assistance , 1 am , Dear Sir and Brother ,

Yours faithfully and fraternally , DICK RAiKtATt ' t ; 129 High Holborn , 7 th August .

To / 7 ( " V . di ' or of the I'VF . F . MASON ' S CilKOXtCr , !' .

DKAII SIR ANI > P :: cs : ;[ i : i ; , —In your article of hist week's number , " Our Scholars in Afier Life , " I am afraid you somewhat mistake the purport of what it ie , intended doing iu this Province for the Boys and ( lit ! .- ; who roguire assistance on leaving the Schools . . My letter ,

which you kindly inserted in your same number , was scarcely exp licit enough . What I proposed was , that wc should inaugurate a fund in memory of our Into Prov . G . Master , not . for our Province only , but for the benefit of all and any who might need assistance on leaving the Schools ; ( hat cans Av . uld be the nucleus of a national fund ,

but being the originatois that we should va . - \ r it ; it might be called the " Shrewsbury Fuud , " Ac , and all Masons could subscribe to it under that , as well as under any other title . The money AVO get together in Staffordshire will , I hope , be sufficiently large to start tho new Charity , and augmented and strengthened by the brothren

who row v .-ish . such a fund established will , I trust , become in timo as useful as c ' . irc . rher Charities . After our next I ' mv . Grand Meeting ' , the Khrewsberv Fund for the advancement iu alter life , of children

leaving the Schools will doubtless be an established fact . 1 . trust wc shall be able to co-operate with the hre : hree . who arc : ii > -, v working for a similar object , and make all the fund s into oio \ Apolori-tng for again troubling vou ,

I am , years lYrderr . aily , J . JACO ;; S P . M . -I . --. 2 , P . I' . G . ie'g . Staffordshire . The liookcry , llaiulsworlh , Birmiiigham .

To ii :-: y .- ' ii ! t < : a / i /• ¦ ¦ ' Piitgtir . ti-ox ' s (' iiitoNicr , " . ]! t :. ' . t : Sit ; wo j ! :. " ) T ; . n :, " - ' ! 'he letters Iu roes last : issue , as lo the advi . 'r . ' eility ' . :. ;¦ - ! -: :, e . g oer prep i ' ..: el ' : / r ' Ley iesve the S . 'hoo ! .-, and "'( ' ! :. '• r vee : i : : < i ; '¦•¦ ¦ ¦ : ,, " ; e ! j ; ei , ;¦ . ; gie ' e O oo cansii . er :. t i > :, and need lo he iiAiked as from several points ; ol' vies , ' . 1 hope , that every move that in . ee bo ;; e" ! e will he eieefuily considered , and tluit nothing will be , done without due deliberation . You , Bro . Editor , EOcm to think there is no question us to tho need of such a fund , and

really I cannot see my way to join issue with you on tin ' s point , although at present I hardly liko the idea of the scheme . It seems to mo that it ivill bo very bad to let boys or girls grow up with a feeling that , iu whatever position thoy may find themselves , whether through neglect ou their own part or otherwise , they have a fund to which they may appeal , and on wdiich they may rely for a fresh start in

life . I quite understand that the Committee may be invested with authority to use discretion , but wc are apt to err on tho side of leniency , and thus I am afraid we shall get the credit of encouraging idleness by offering a premium to thoso who are too lazy to make auy push for themselves . Still I suppose that there always will be tho black

side ton question , and that deserving persons will suffer because there aro tiO many undeserving ones iu the Avorld . I only hope that this fund will not fail iu consequence of the abuse of its well-meant provisions . . littler on , if you will alluw uic , i may refer to the rules , which I suppose will be made public . yours fraternally , PATE if .

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warded to subscribers , aud I naturally de 3 iro that that snpply should be as large as possible . Subsequent editions , I have reason to believe , will be required , and these will be obtainable in the ordinary course . The price of the work ( g ' s Cd only ) brings it within reach of all who are likely to feel interested in the subject of which it treats . Subscribers' names may be forwarded either to yonrself , as the publisher , or

to—Yours very truly and fraternally , JAS . STKVKXS , P . M ., P . Z 112 High-street , Clarmnm , lth August 1 S 7 SJ .

THE UNPLEASANT AEEAIR AT KRW BRIDGE

To < Jic Editor n / TiiK FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR Sir . AND BUOTHEI :, —Having been present at tho last meeting of tho Royal Alfred Lodgo at Kcw Bridge , and sharing in tho pain which every trno-heartcd brother must have experienced at tho course which the after-dinner proceedings took , I asked a brother in whose judgment I have tho utmost reliance what could bo dono to prevent

such unseemly conduct in tho future . Ho pointed out , in reply , that tho course of action was as clear and plain as possible . The Worshipful Master , in the event of any unseemly conduct arising in a meeting over which ho presides , has tho ] iower—which he is perfectly justified in exercising—of stopping any brother—whether ho be the real culprit or not—and of calling' upon him to sit down . If ho

refuses to accede , either to gentle appeal or to moro imperative command , it is then in the power of tho W . M . to say , " Brother So-and-so , it is my intention , unless you instantly sit down , to leave tho chair ; and , in such an nnfortnnato event that order cannot be maintained , it will be my duty to summon yon before tho Board of General Purposes . " Such scenes ns that enacted on tho 25 th ult . aro

calculated to disorganise , if not break-up , any Lodge ; and as a fieqtient visitor at tho Royal Alfred , I anxiousl y looked forward to sec what the Fuitni . isox ' . s Crn . 'o . vrcr . E would say respecting it . Tito matter was so flagrant that it could not possibly bo overlooked ; and I ho brethren have reason to be thankful for tho sensibly temperate manner in which it w . is alluded to in vonr columns . I heard a

remark from ono of ( ho P . M . ' s present which was simply disgraceful , casting roller-l ion upon a neighbouring Lodge . He said , " Go to the Lily of Richmond : " but I ninst say I never witnosed such n scene amongst that much-maligned section of onr Fraternity . Of their femporary suspension they havo nothing to bo ashamed , it was because one of their P . M . ' s called attention to a point , of order .

I was present this year at the installation of Bro . Hnbbard , and rejoiced at , tho prospect of the revival of true brotherly amity , which received abundant testimony iu tho W . M . being ablo at tho last Festival to take up the noble sum of 115 pniuc . is . And certainly , if any reflections were jns ' tfiablo at all , the banqnot-tnble was not tho place to air them , to the annoyance of tho well-disposed brethren , are ! fie break-up of the goicral harmony . Tt was a mournful and nitlahie sight to see the pen . " 0 and eniovment of what one-lit to havo

h' -r-u a I noriooy nnd harmonious gathering so rudely broken up , and ' ! . !• v . ' . " . ; : the unanimous expression of tho Visitors , who ou this mifori mate occasion rose from the table aud silently " wnndered away . " No one can blame Bro . —— for the part which b " endeavoured to tr . ko in throwing oil ou tho troubled waters , and can only regret that certain of the brethren did not accept in the proper spirit the kindly counsel which was thus nrolferrd to them .

However , let ns hope that the occasion for reference to such an unpleasant subject will not soon occur again ; and , trusting that a better spirit Avill predominate over tho fnturo gatherings of tho Royal Alfred , hitherto renowned for the harmonious and hospitable character of its meetings ,

I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , A YisiTor :

LivERronr , DOCKS . —The Liverpool Docks as thoy stand at the present day aro among the wonders of the world . Since tho formation of the first wet dock in 1710 the extension of thoso iulaud basins has been continuous . Fifteen years ago they covered au area ot water-space to the extent of two hundred and seventy-seven acres , and tho quays wero nineteen miles in length . Since thcu there has

been no cessation of dock extension . To enumerate or describe them all would fill many pages . There are the Salthouse , Albert , and Canning Docks , the Clarence Half-tide Dock , tho Prince ' s Half-tido Dock , tho Manchester Basin , tho Wapping Basin , the Coburg , Brunswick Union , Toxteth , and dozens of other clocks , with the Gorco Pin-. ' . za at the bottom of St . James-street , a short distance from tho

lowri . tie !! , hvery convenience and facility for tho despatch of business surrounds them . A broad open thoroughfare , tupping at right angles many of the principal streets , runs along their whole length ; iu this roadway is a double line of rails , which branch off also and sun-omul severe 1 of tho basins arid docks ; omnibuses and tram cars traverse if perpetuall y during the day from end to end . The scene is a . busy one always . A hurrying polyglot multitude , constantly on

iho move in and out and . about the sheds ; great vans and wains i"sie ; t with produce , cell on bales , ores ' , Manchester piece goods , ce-es ei ' every si /• and descripli m containing cochineal , indigo , lla . v , ;; U" , guano , mahogany , dressed hides and untaimotl molasses , raw silk , and the thousand and one articles of home , colonial , and foreign produce needed to carry on thp , manufacturing processes of the world ; the nghe's . svorring and puffing impatiently , as they rattle along Avi' . h their long ; lino of attendant waggons , en route for the

great- terminus hi gher up in the town . —From " Our Oten Country ' fur Augie-l .