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Foreign.
FOREIGN .
Bros . lt . and C . Chalmers , No . 8 , Great St . James ' s-street , Alontreal , are Agents for the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " and will execute all communications . AVe confidently refer our subscribers , therefore , to our Brothers . PARIS . —The receipts of the Benevolence Fund ( Maison de Secours ) for the year 1845 were 6190 frs ., disbursements were 5296 frs . ; out of
three hundred and twenty-nine applicants two hundred and ninetyseven were relieved . Towards the following year ( 1846 ) the Grand Orient voted 1500 frs ., and intends sending a circular to all the Lodges , calling for aid on behalf of the institution .
BERLIN , May 21 . —Our affair here stands well . In a short time you will have notice that the doors are opened to us . All Lodges have already received notice not to inquire into the applicant ' s religion . We shall soon have it black on white . —( Extract from a private Letter . ) The Lodges in Prussia have been directed in future not to inquire of the candidate what his religious opinions may be . But does this forbearance equally apply to visitors ? If not , the Jewish Brethren will gain nothing ; inasmuch as the ballot will quietly settle the question for
the candidate . AA ' e trust the Prince of Prussia will at least be candid ; a direct refusal to admit Jewish Brethren is to be understood , but sophistry is inconsistent with Freemasonry . Application from the Grand Lodge of Brazil has been made to the three Grand Lodges at Berlin , to enter into a mutual correspondence , wliich has been agreed to , " until the Grand Lodge of Brazil shall appear to have become a political society . " It is currently reported that the most favourable results may be shortly anticipated in Prussia from the Earl of Zetland ' s letter on the nonadmission of some English Masons .
BBESLAU . — Ihe principal Lodge of the Freemasons of Breslau has struck out of its laws the clauses which prescribed that no person could be received a Mason without belonging to the Christian religion , and which particularl y interdicted the admission of Jews . His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia , Grand Master of all the Masonic Lodges of the kingdom , has consented to this modification of the laws .
BIRKENFELD . — The Lodge here , "True to Duty , " holding its warrant from the Grand Lodge of Hambro ' , initiated a Jew , a few meetings back , upon the proposition of a Christian clergyman . ALTONA , ilarchva , 1846 . —The new Freemasons' Hall was opened this day in tlue form , and the jubilee of the Lodge , " Charles of the Rock , " celebrated ; Bro . Peters presided , and initiated his son . ST . LUCIAMay 10 . —On Sunday morning the mortal remains of
, Bro . C . Alacnamara were conveyed to the place of interment , attended by a numerous concourse of respectable inhabitants ; being a member of the Craft , his funeral was attended with Masonic honours , the two Lodges of the place uniting in paying this last tribute of respect to their departed Brother . The members of the Sagessee Lodge ( 223 ) , on registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and the members of the Albion ( 762 ) , on
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Foreign.
FOREIGN .
Bros . lt . and C . Chalmers , No . 8 , Great St . James ' s-street , Alontreal , are Agents for the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " and will execute all communications . AVe confidently refer our subscribers , therefore , to our Brothers . PARIS . —The receipts of the Benevolence Fund ( Maison de Secours ) for the year 1845 were 6190 frs ., disbursements were 5296 frs . ; out of
three hundred and twenty-nine applicants two hundred and ninetyseven were relieved . Towards the following year ( 1846 ) the Grand Orient voted 1500 frs ., and intends sending a circular to all the Lodges , calling for aid on behalf of the institution .
BERLIN , May 21 . —Our affair here stands well . In a short time you will have notice that the doors are opened to us . All Lodges have already received notice not to inquire into the applicant ' s religion . We shall soon have it black on white . —( Extract from a private Letter . ) The Lodges in Prussia have been directed in future not to inquire of the candidate what his religious opinions may be . But does this forbearance equally apply to visitors ? If not , the Jewish Brethren will gain nothing ; inasmuch as the ballot will quietly settle the question for
the candidate . AA ' e trust the Prince of Prussia will at least be candid ; a direct refusal to admit Jewish Brethren is to be understood , but sophistry is inconsistent with Freemasonry . Application from the Grand Lodge of Brazil has been made to the three Grand Lodges at Berlin , to enter into a mutual correspondence , wliich has been agreed to , " until the Grand Lodge of Brazil shall appear to have become a political society . " It is currently reported that the most favourable results may be shortly anticipated in Prussia from the Earl of Zetland ' s letter on the nonadmission of some English Masons .
BBESLAU . — Ihe principal Lodge of the Freemasons of Breslau has struck out of its laws the clauses which prescribed that no person could be received a Mason without belonging to the Christian religion , and which particularl y interdicted the admission of Jews . His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia , Grand Master of all the Masonic Lodges of the kingdom , has consented to this modification of the laws .
BIRKENFELD . — The Lodge here , "True to Duty , " holding its warrant from the Grand Lodge of Hambro ' , initiated a Jew , a few meetings back , upon the proposition of a Christian clergyman . ALTONA , ilarchva , 1846 . —The new Freemasons' Hall was opened this day in tlue form , and the jubilee of the Lodge , " Charles of the Rock , " celebrated ; Bro . Peters presided , and initiated his son . ST . LUCIAMay 10 . —On Sunday morning the mortal remains of
, Bro . C . Alacnamara were conveyed to the place of interment , attended by a numerous concourse of respectable inhabitants ; being a member of the Craft , his funeral was attended with Masonic honours , the two Lodges of the place uniting in paying this last tribute of respect to their departed Brother . The members of the Sagessee Lodge ( 223 ) , on registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and the members of the Albion ( 762 ) , on