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DENTAL . —Mr . J . FAULKNER , L . D . S ., has thc pleasure to inform the clientele of THE LATE G . WEAVER , L . D . S ., Of 41 , Upper Bakcr-st ., That he has succeeded to thc above practice , and will carry on thc same at thc above address .

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ANTI-HUMBUG has not complied with our invariable rule by sending his name . Thc following communications have been received , but arc not inserted in this issue owing to want of space : — Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk . Provincial Grand Lodge of Jersey . Centenary Celebration of thc Mariners Lodge , No . 249 , Liverpool . Entertainment at thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Croydon . Correspondence— " The Sackville Medal . " Craft Lodges—Nos . 145 S . C , 317 , 995 . S 04 , 1000 , 11 S 4 , 1971 . Lodges of Instruction—Nos . 19 S , 554 , 1 G 23 , 1 GS 5 , > ° MRoyal Arch Chapter—No . 40 . Mark Lodges—Nos . 54 , 21 G . BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Bulletin ilu Grand Orient tic l- ' rancc , " "Canadian Craftsman , " " Canada Freemason , " " Victorian Masonic | ournal , " " Y . M . C . A . Times , " * ' The Tricycling Journal , " " Keystone , " " Newcastle Daily Journal , " " Western Daily Mercury , " '' Allen ' s Indian Mail , " l ' rancmaaoneria Espanola , " " Music Trades' Review , " " Bulletin Maconniqne , " " Woods and Forest * , " " Jewish Chronicle , ' " El Taller , " " La Revista Masdnica , " " Broad Arrow , " " Citizen , ' "Cork Constitutional , " " Freemason " ( Toronto ) , " La Abeja . "

The Freemason

The Freemason

SATURDAY , J ANUARY , 5 , 1884 . » © rtjjtnal -ftorrespcitttience . [ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving , of , the oplnionsexpresscdby ourcorrcspondents . but wcwish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . l ¦

A GREAT MISTAKE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I am extremely sorry that by an almost inexplicable mistake I wrote the Marquess of Londonderry for Viscount Holmesdale in what I said in leaderette No . 2 in the Freemason last week . 1 sincerely apologise for the trouble I have given you . I equally regret the involuntary injustice rendered to a distinguished province and its noble and energetic head , whose zeal for Masonry , as well as his ability and amiability , arc equally conspicuous . —I am , dear sir and brother , fraternally yours , THE WRITER OF THE LEADERETTE .

The Freemason

THE HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — You will , I am sure , in common with a large number of brethren who admire the talents and appreciate

the worth of Bro . Hughan , be glad to learn that I have received an annonymous subscription of £ 50 towards thc presentation fund , as will be seen by the list of subscriptions published in another column . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , GEORGE KENNING , January 3 rd . Treasurer .

PROVINCE OF WEST LANCASHIRE . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I most heartily endorse every word in thc letter inserted in your last issue signed "Justice . " The giving of honours as at present is most unsatisfactory , and indeed , very unjust to a large number of most deserving brethren

who are left out year after year to make room for Liverpool brethren . I know for a fact that a spirit of indignation is created whenever these honours are given out and if such continues the cry of "divide the province" will spread more and more . This matter I am afraid never come

under the notice of our very popular R . W . Prov . Grand Master , but it is high time it should do if the loyalty of the province is to be maintained . The honours most certainly ought to be offered to thc lodge and not to any individual member whom the Prov . Grand Secretary thinks proper to select . —Yours fraternally , AN OLD PAST MASTER .

To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have noticed in your impression of December 29 th last a letter from " Justice " complaining of thc manner in which provincial grand honours are dispensed in this province . I do not intend entering upon a moral discussion of thissubiect . jbut merely to point out a few inaccuracies which

if correctly considered , throw a different light upon "Justice ' s" complaint . He states 31 out of Si lodges in this province are in Liverpool . There arc 3 S lodges that may be properly classed as in the Liverpool district , as the lodges in Garston , Bootle , Kirkdalc , West Derby , and Tue Brook , have always been considered Liverpool lodges , for the reason that all of them are only a short omnibus ride from

thc centre of the city and arc composed mainly of brethren who arc residents of Liverpool , thus reducing the number of those out of thc Liverpool district . Now 1 take it , as Liverpool is thc centre of the Province of West Lancashire ( Masonically ) , it is only proper for thc expedition of the Masonic business of the province that both Secretary and Treasurer should be residents of Liverpool or the

neighbourhood , thus in my opinion reducing the honour in favour of the country . The remaining offices ( not counting D . P . G . M . ) at thc disposal of our extremely and deservedly popular Prov . G . M . being 21 , this year these have been divided thus : Livcrpool-S . W ., Chan ., S . D ., J . D ., D . D . C ., A . D . C ., Org ., Purst ., 3 Stewards , total 11 ; Country—J . W ., Reg ., S . D ., J . Ds ., S . of W ., D . C , S . B ., 3 Stewards , total 10 . But

last year thc division was as follows : Liverpool—J . W ., Keg ., 2 S . Ds ., Org ., 3 ' , Stewards , total S ; Country—S . W ., Chap .,. 2 J . Ds ., S . of W ., D . C , D . D . C ., A . D . C ., S . B ., Purst ., 3 Stewards , total 13 , thus giving for two years Liverpool 19 , Country 23 , a lair division taking the numberof fudges into consideration . But thc main point I wish to call thc attention of

"Justice to is that although thc number of lodges in the country arc more numerous than in Liverpool , yet the amount contributed towards thc maintenance of thc province is very much in favour of Liverpool , for according to thc last balance sheet 3 S Liverpool lodges contributed / , 384 , whilst thc 43 country ones paid only £ 230 , thus shewing that Liverpool should certainly have the preference

of honours in consideration of paying over 50 per cent , more than their neighbours in thc country . This no doubt will have a great weight ( as it should have ) _ in the disposition of the offices—at all times a difficult subject . That thc selection of officers ever has been and no doubt ever will be objectionable to many brethren , goes without saying—especially in a very large province—it is so in all

societies . A thinks he is as good as B ( and a great deal better ) , thus whatever services B may have rendered to thc Ccatt and receive honours accordingly , he will still be the bugbear in thc eyes of A . As to bestowinsf the honours on the lodge and allowing thc members to decide who is to be the fortunate one , is entirely out of thc question , as it would be a case of thc Kilkenny cats over again , and cause more

dissension than could be eradicated in years . It has always been the prerogative of thc R . W . P . G . M . to appoint his own ollicers , and until Grand Lodge causes or sanctions a revision of this , 1 think thc usual system will be constantly carried out . I am sure if any brother has rendered services to the province in particular and Masonry in general , he will not be long overlooked , whether he be in

Liverpool or out of it , but brethren cannot expect , in so large a Province as West Lancashire , where there arc so many enthusiastic Masons , to receive honours merely for correctly adhering to the ritual during their term of Masteiship . Let them deserve honours , and it will come to them no doubt in due course . —Yours fraternally , LIVERPUDLIAN .

OUR SUMMARY FOR 1 SS 3 . To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In your leaderette alluding to ceremonies performed during the past year you omit to mention the laying the foundation-stone of thc New Sunday Schools here , by

thc Most Hon . thc Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Derbyshire . Bro . Lawson , P . P . G . D . Derbyshire , second time W . M . of the Phcenix Lodge of St . Ann , No . 1235 , was on the occasion of his silver wedding presented with . a massive silver loving cup and an address by the brethren of his lodge . —Believe me , yours fraternally , E . C MILLIGAN , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Buxton , Derbyshire .

HAVERSTOCK WORKING ORPHAN SCHOOL . Dear Bro . Kenning , — Can any brother kindly let me have some votes of this useful institution ? By so doing he will greatly oblige . —Fraternally yours , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfolk-crescent , Hyde-park , VV ., December 31 st .