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PAGE . REVIEWSThe Michigan Freemason 109

The Masonic Trowel 109 The Voice of Masonry 109 MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES 109 HISTORY OF TUE ORDER OF KNIGHTS HOSHTALLEBB 110

LIST OF STEWARDS AT THE iNAoauitATioN FESTIVAL , 14 th April , 1869 Ill MASONIC ACTIONS Ill PAPERS ON MASONRYNo . XSII .. —Masonry and Dissension Ill ITALY Ill

TUE CRAFT—Provincial 112 Tun RO ? AL Ancn—Provincial .. 112 MARK MASONRY 112

ANCIENT AND ACCEI'T KD RITE 112 Oun SOUTH-EASTERN HOTELS 112 GREAT MASONIC GATHERINGS AT CARNARVON ... 112 DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF BENGAL AND ITS

TEUIIITOUIKB 113 BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS 114 A BUMPER TOAST 114 GRAND LODOE NOTES 114

OBIIDARYBro . Dr . James Hunt ... 114 GRAND LODOE 115 , 116 & 117 SUPREME COUNCIL , NEW Yonic 117 MASONIC MEETINGS FOB NEST WEEK 118 ADVERTISEMENTS 118 119 & 120

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—?—We have received the first number of The Michigan Freemason , published at Knlamagoo , Michigan , for Jul y 1869 . Our world-famed brother , Dr . Albert G . Mackey , " opens tho ball " with a history of Freemasonry , in which he

invests tho traditions of tho Order in tho richest robes of that eloquence for which tho learned brother is so renowned . Tho articles generally are well written , and we congratulate the Craft in Michigan upon the advent of such a creditable addition to tho Masonic press in America . It is edited by Brothers Chaplin and Coffinbury , both

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eminent Masons and litterateurs , and we heartily wish it every success . Tlie Masonic Trowel , Springfield , Illinois , July 15 , 1869 , is also to hand . This is a capital

periodical from which we should like to quote , but in view of the enormous aud accumulating pressure on our space , most reluctantl y refrain . It is ably edited by Bro . Harman G . Reynolds , who is the present Grand Master of the State .

The Voice of Masonry , Chicago , Illinois , July and August , 1869 . This handsome magazine ought to be well edited , seeing that it has no less than nine editors , and so it is . Our \ ve \ coma to its appearance in our sanctum ia none tho less warm because it bears the honoured name of our

friend and collaboraieur Bro . W . J . Hughan on its title-page as " one of the nine . " Rob . Morris , the finest Masonic lyrist of the age , recounts his pilgrimage to the East in picturesque prose , interspersed with an occasional tuneful appeal to

the "Nine "—Muses , we mean , gentle leader , not Editors ! Huglian is then to the "fore" with his lively "Sparks from a Masonic Anvil . " Bro . Goodall follows with his instructive Report on . Foreign . Masonic Relations , which our readers will find in THE FREEMASON . An abomination

ca led "An Anti-Masonic Christian Convention is next touched up . It only proves that the Church of Rome does not possess the monopoly of fanaticism and folly . In England we need only smile at tho vain attempts of those puny priestlings , whoso notions of Christianity are

derived exclusively from their own narrow-minded sectarianism . We notice with regret that the system of " Adoptive Masonry" seems to be spreading throughout America . Give it any other inline , aud we do not object—nay , we rather like it and , moreover , we are one of the few

English . Masons in possession of the " Eastern Star" degrees , which wo received through the late Bro . Vincent \ V . Bate—a friend of Rob . Morris ; but wo must protest against those feminine "degrees" being tackedou to un institution

like Freemasonry , as they are calculated simply to mislead those whom they profess to instruct . There never was , aud never can be , a geuuine system of Lady Masonry . There is a fine portrait of Bro . J . D . M . Carr , 32 ° , in the July number . Bro . J . C . W . Bailev is tho chief editor .

"WE are glad to notice that a talented young comic singer , Mr . Earnest Robson , is engaged at Gatti's and other music halls . The songs of this promising young artiste are entirely free from that vulgarity and double entendre which so often reflect discredit upon similar effusions , and as tho public must have

entertainments of the music iir . ll class , we conceive it our duty to call attention to a change in the right direction . Let us hope that tho example will be speedily followed , anil that wholesome and pleasant amusement , of an inexpensive kind may thus be provided for the m . 'isses .

Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

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? "Specimens from a Masonic Quarry" and " Leo . "—I have to thank " Leo " for extending the list of old lodges by adding six more to my series in THE FREEMASON for August 14 th ( page

79 ) . I had , however , only intended to mention those that dated anterior to A . D . 1717 , and as Bro . " Leo , " in concluding his kind letter , notices

the same fact , there is nothing more left for me to say , excepting that such fraternally intended corrections at any time will be esteemed by WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN .

The Red Cross of Rome and Constantine . — I am delig hted to see the reference to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and the above chivalric degree in Masonry . The absurd opposition of the " Ancient and Accepted Rite" of England

has of itself contributed to the success of the Red Cross degree , and , although no prophet , I prognosticate the departure of several members of the "hautes grades" from the " Ancient aud

Accepted Rite" ere long , unless tho Supreme Grand Council niter with respect to their present dogmatic and inesponsible rule . I hope soon to read more about those records handed over to Lord Kcnlis . RES NON VERBA .

( To the Editor of Ihe Freemason . ) SIR , —I would take it as a very great favour if you or any of your numerous subscribers would give in an early number of TUB FREEMASON a list of the thirty-three degrees of Masonry as

practised in Ireland and America . I am sure it would afford mnch information to a great many Masons . I am not sure whether this is the number of degrees recognised in England by the Grand Lodge , and in Scotlnnd 1 hear they have

more than this number . I have received the following degrees , but am unable to say whether they are numbered correctly or not . In conversation with numerous Masons on this point I find they vary . Some say that Fast Master should be

counted a degree , some say differently ; some , again , say that Excellent and Super-Ex . should be counted as separate degrees , others say that these were amalgamated with R A . and all count as one : —/> Yuc ; 1 , EP . J 2 , F . C . ; 3 , M . M . ; 4 ,

P . M . Red : 5 , Excellent M . ; 0 , Sup . Ex . M . ; 7 , Mark M . ; 8 , R . A . Black : 9 , K . T . ; 10 , Kt . of Malta ; 11 , Kt . of Sword : 12 , Kt . ofE ; 13 , Kt . of E . J . W . I may also state that I have received the " Priest ' s degree , " one which is not

recognized by the Grand Lodge of Ireland , though it has been sought to affiliate it if possible , but this has not yet been done . Hoping to receive the desired information , 1 remain , fraternall y yours , BELFASTICUSIS .