Bulls And Manifestos—Battle Of The Rites.

BULLS AND MANIFESTOS—BATTLE OF THE RITES .

THE season for " bulls" or manifestos has opened , all of them being imaginary death-blows at some part of our Institution . The first bull was issued by a representative of the Pope , residing in some obscure place in Quebec , who , in order to aohieve notoriety attacked Freemasonry , and threatened all sorts of penalties , in this

and the next world , upon any Roman Catholics who would enter our ranks . We never like to speak lightly of clergymen , no matter what creed they belong to , but if the one here referred to praotised what the Great Master called the second commandment , " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself , " with as much earnestness as Freemasons , he would not endeavour to make himself the keeper of other men ' s

. The second bull emanated from a like source , being promulgated by the " Tribune , " a weekly Catholic paper , whioh many of our readers doubtless never heard of , although it is published in Toronto . This was a rare article , the ohief characteristic being the unlimited supply of adieotives used , which proclaimed the writer to have once

been press agent for a circus or a puffer-up of some patent medicine . We fancy Freemasonry will outlive these dreadful onslaughts . The next bull or manifesto was issued by the aoting G . C . of the Supreme Council of the Sovereign Inspectors General of the 33 ° of the A . and A . S . R . of Canada , warning its members of the invasion of its territory by another Supreme Council , and directing to " have

no conversation or other connection with any members of these spurious concerns . " Other Masonio bodies are appealed to , and requested not to countenance the invading Supreme Council , which is " without the least semblance of legitimacy . " This document is couohed in very forcible language , but beyond that , nothing in it proves its legitimacy . " Then comes the manifesto from the S . G . Council of the Sov .

Grand Inspectors General , A . and A . S . R ., for British North America , whioh was established in June 1882 , with head-quarters in Toronto . This manifesto deals in dates , figures and perhaps facts , which are more convincing than mere statements . It says that the territory of B . N . A . being vacant , so far as the A . and A . S . R . was concerned , a Supreme Grand Council of the Cerneau Rite was established here ,

but acknowledges that there " was and is an association of Masons , practising the degrees of the Rite , but they , judged in the most lenient light , can never by their own laws be esteemed a Grand Counoil . " This bull not only hits at the Supreme Council of Canada , but also deals a blow at Peckham , who recently instituted his branch of the Cerneau Rite in Canada , and Folger , the Masonio

historian , is freely quoted to maintain tbe stand taken by the writer , who is Bro . Geo . C . Longley S . G . C ., residing in Maitland , and who is no mean authority on matters of Masonic history . Following this we have a manifesto from A . B . Mott , Most 111 . G . M . General in and for the Continent of America , who claims that LoDgley and two others received their 33 ° from him , and he pertly

asks : — " who gave them authority to make a sufficient number of 33 ° members to constitute a Sovereign Sanctuary , and where is their charter p And last , but not least , we have Bro . Dr . Ramsay ' s views in the "Tablet . " His statement is tersely written and put together in not only a readable but convincing form . Strangely enough he also

quotes from Folger to substantiate his statements . The " Tablet " says : —Recently we believe some of the former members of the Cerneau body , who deserted and took the oath of fealty to the Northern . Jurisdiction , have deserted again , and under Hopkins Thompson have pretended to re-organise a Cerneau Supreme Council , but their claims are so manifestly absurd that no argument is

needed to convince any reasonable mind that they are clearly illegitimate . In all seriousness , we ask the brethren running these various Rites what all the fuss is about ? If there are more than enough to keep afloat try and bary a couple , but a complete bnrial—without tbe possibility of a resurrection—would be a great blessing to Freemasonry . If these high grades are instituted for the sole purpose

of giving the " guns " an opportunity of throwing mud at each other , then they are very successful ; but if they have any higher aim they will never achieve it by the present conrse . We have for some time felt that these high grades had a little too much humbug about them , and now that they are adopting the cut-each-other-throat policy we are fully convinced that our estimate was not far astray . —Canadian Freemason .

From the Directors' Report of the Crystal Palace District Gas Company we gather that the general working of the Company during the half-year has been satisfactory . The Reports of the official Gas Examiners continue to be favourable , and in view of the completion of the new Gas

Holder , which will give the Company an additional storage of 1 , 600 , 000 cubic feet of gas , the price of gas will , from and after the present Michaelmas quarter , be reduced to 3 s 3 d per 1000 cubic feet . The Directors recommend the declaration of a dividend for the half year ending 30 th

June last at the following rates per annum , viz . —G per cent , on the Preference Stook , 7 per cent , on the ordinary 7 per Cent . Stock , 10 per cent , on the ordinary 10 per

Cent . Stock , and 7 per cent , on the New Ordmary 7 per Cent . Shares—all less Income Tax , this will amount to £ 11 , 593 12 s 4 d , and the sum of £ 6 , 100 16 s 3 d will be carried forward to the profit of the succeeding half-year .

Bulls And Manifestos—Battle Of The Rites.

The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . Joshua Nunn occupied the seat of President , Bro . James Brett , Junior Vice President , occupied the Senior Vice President ' s chair , and Bro . the Rev . A . F , A . Woodford

P . G . C . held the chair of Junior Vice President . There was a good attendance of brethren , considering the season of the year . The brethren confirmed the recommendations made at last meeting , amounting to £ 285 . The new list

contained the names of twenty-one petitioners . The brethren sat three hours , and granted a total sum of £ 570 , which was composed of one £ 100 , three £ 50 , two £ 40 , two £ 30 , three £ 25 , three £ 20 , one £ 15 , and three £ 10 . Three cases were adjourned .

By Command of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master , the Right Wor . Brother William Kelly , F . S . A ., F . R . S . S ., the Annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge and General Communication of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Leicester , Northampton , and Derbyshire , will

be holden at the Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Thursday , the 28 th day of September , under the banner of the Fowke Lodge , No . 19 , for the transaction of the general business of the Province , when all Past and Present Provincial Grand Officers , together with the Worshipful Masters , Past

Masters , Acting Wardens , and Overseers of the several Lodges in the Province , are hereby summoned to attend , and , by permission , all regularly registered Mark Master Masons are invited to be present . A banquet will afterwards be

provided at the Freemasons' Hall , at half-past five o ' clock . Tickets , including dinner and dessert , 5 s 6 d each ; but it is absolutely necessary that brethren intending to be present should signify their intention on or before Monday , the 25 th of September .

The future meetings of the Middlesex Lodge of Instruction , No . 1612 , will be held on Tuesday evenings , at the Institute , Ealing .

The Southgate Lodge of Instruction will meet again after the summer adjournment on the first Tuesday in October , and every Tuesday after , at the Railway Hotel . Bro . Sadler P . M ., Grand Tyler , is the Instructor .

The duties of the Crusaders' Lodge of Instruction , No . 1677 , which meets at the Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , were resumed on Thursday , 21 st inst ., at nine p . m ., when the ceremony of installation was rehearsed by Bro . F . S . Rothschild W . M . 1677 P . M . 1288 .

The St . Michael s Lodge of Instruction , No . 211 , will re open for the winter months , at the " Moorgate , " Finsbury pavement , ou Thursday , 28 th September .

The ceremony of installation of W . M . will be worked by Bro . James Stevens P . M . P . Z . Preceptor , in the United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , S . E ., on Friday evening , the 29 th inst ., at 7 . 30 .

The West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , will in future meet at the Farringdon Hotel , Farringdonstreet , at 8 o ' clock every Monday evening .

The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Panmure Lodge of Instruction , No . 720 , Balham Hotel , Balham , S . W ., by Bro . T . Poore P . M . P . Z ., & c , on Wednesday , 27 th inst ., at 7 p . m . Brethren are invited to attend .

HOLIOWAT ' OiwTireirT ASD Pins . —Autumn is proverbially the season of sickness : then the blood requires purification , the digestion demands thorough and attentive regulation , and all tho secretions call for correction . Holloway 8 remedies supply all the necessaries for securing health ; the ono overcomes cutaneous diseases , sores , ulcerations , abscesses , carbuncles , and all visible

imperfections ; the other acts most potently in cleansing the circulation , strengthening the stomach , governing the liver , regulating the bowels , anej reducing tho entire system to order . Thus these twin medicaments furmsn tho most efficient medicine chest available Tor family use . It is easier , throng " Holloway ' s discovery , to point out the remedy than to describe the disease . into the former no fallacy can intrude ; into the latter prejudice may unwitting' / creep .