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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —Quarterly Communication , Feb . 4 . — -Ihe Grand Lodge of Scotland holds its quarterly meetings in the Waterloo-rooms . The place of meeting is a large ' hall , which would contain with comfort about three hundred individuals ; on ihe present occasion , there were rather more than one hundred brethren assembled . The room is very neatly , although plainly decorated , there being a few gilt Alasonic emblems the window-cornices . The throne is a
upon richly-gilt chair , under a richly tasstlled velvet canopy ; a few prints , Masonic and others , bung- upon tbe walls , complete the description . The chairs , pedestals , & c , for the AVaidcns , are not deserving of nniark . A stranger will be astonished at tlie small number of brethren who attend these meetings , particularly as there arc only four of them in the year ; but what will astonish him more , is tbe variety oi ' costume in which the brethren attendninth is scarcel
, y in any one instance Masonic , aud , to say the least , is exceedingly incongruous . Tlie first business on the paper was , " Proxy Commissions ; " all of which passed pro forma . The minutes of the Grand Lodge and of the Grand Committee were then read ; when a discussion arose respecting tbe correspondence between the Duke of Atholl and the Festival Committeeon his Grace
, being requested to take the chair at the dinner on St . Andrew's D . iy , particularly as tbe noble Duke had expressed himself so decidedl y of opinion on a former occasion , that instead <> f ' a dinner , when few brethren could conveniently attend , there should liaie been a supper at a moderate charge , so as to allow as many of ihe brethren as possibly -could to aiail themselves of the opportunity of joining the Alasonic festival . It is generally understood lhat his trrate declined taking the
chair at the dinner , because , hacl his wishes been consulted , he would have preferred to have attended an evening meeting at a moderate cost , in order that the true principles of the Craft might have been fully carried out .
The fU'port as to the Lodge Glasgow St John , then followed . A portion ofthe discussion , which took place ou the report of the Coinmittee regarding- the lodge , was more suitable for the members of the Antiquarian Society than for the Grand Lotlge . The coinmittee recommended that it should be made No . 3 bis on the Roil , when it was suggested lhat it should obtain the first vacant place . A motion was , however , made , that it should be placed as St > . 11 , in opposition to the
Report , upon which the vote was taken ; previous to which , a brother moved ' * ' ! hat all strangers be ordered to retire . " The I ' . W . GRAND MASTER suggested tin : propriety of not excluding the strangers , and that they might move to uuoiUcv part of the ronn ' i . Notwithstanding the WasterVstiggestion , the same brother pcisisud with his motion , until it was hinted to him that strangers ivould think it rather uncourteous treatment . This induced bim to give way .
The vote was then taken by those brct ' -. ren walking out of the room , who wore willing to give Glasgow St . Juhu the Ihsi lacaiit place on the Roll , No . II . ' 1 he next business , a Petition for Frcuhiu of a Ledge at V , \ -t : y Town ,
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —Quarterly Communication , Feb . 4 . — -Ihe Grand Lodge of Scotland holds its quarterly meetings in the Waterloo-rooms . The place of meeting is a large ' hall , which would contain with comfort about three hundred individuals ; on ihe present occasion , there were rather more than one hundred brethren assembled . The room is very neatly , although plainly decorated , there being a few gilt Alasonic emblems the window-cornices . The throne is a
upon richly-gilt chair , under a richly tasstlled velvet canopy ; a few prints , Masonic and others , bung- upon tbe walls , complete the description . The chairs , pedestals , & c , for the AVaidcns , are not deserving of nniark . A stranger will be astonished at tlie small number of brethren who attend these meetings , particularly as there arc only four of them in the year ; but what will astonish him more , is tbe variety oi ' costume in which the brethren attendninth is scarcel
, y in any one instance Masonic , aud , to say the least , is exceedingly incongruous . Tlie first business on the paper was , " Proxy Commissions ; " all of which passed pro forma . The minutes of the Grand Lodge and of the Grand Committee were then read ; when a discussion arose respecting tbe correspondence between the Duke of Atholl and the Festival Committeeon his Grace
, being requested to take the chair at the dinner on St . Andrew's D . iy , particularly as tbe noble Duke had expressed himself so decidedl y of opinion on a former occasion , that instead <> f ' a dinner , when few brethren could conveniently attend , there should liaie been a supper at a moderate charge , so as to allow as many of ihe brethren as possibly -could to aiail themselves of the opportunity of joining the Alasonic festival . It is generally understood lhat his trrate declined taking the
chair at the dinner , because , hacl his wishes been consulted , he would have preferred to have attended an evening meeting at a moderate cost , in order that the true principles of the Craft might have been fully carried out .
The fU'port as to the Lodge Glasgow St John , then followed . A portion ofthe discussion , which took place ou the report of the Coinmittee regarding- the lodge , was more suitable for the members of the Antiquarian Society than for the Grand Lotlge . The coinmittee recommended that it should be made No . 3 bis on the Roil , when it was suggested lhat it should obtain the first vacant place . A motion was , however , made , that it should be placed as St > . 11 , in opposition to the
Report , upon which the vote was taken ; previous to which , a brother moved ' * ' ! hat all strangers be ordered to retire . " The I ' . W . GRAND MASTER suggested tin : propriety of not excluding the strangers , and that they might move to uuoiUcv part of the ronn ' i . Notwithstanding the WasterVstiggestion , the same brother pcisisud with his motion , until it was hinted to him that strangers ivould think it rather uncourteous treatment . This induced bim to give way .
The vote was then taken by those brct ' -. ren walking out of the room , who wore willing to give Glasgow St . Juhu the Ihsi lacaiit place on the Roll , No . II . ' 1 he next business , a Petition for Frcuhiu of a Ledge at V , \ -t : y Town ,