Correspondence.

Correspondence .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limitsfree discussion .

MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I have been much interested in the articles you have published under the above heading , and should be glad to know that they are to be republished in pamphlet form , for they contain much that would be useful ,

especially to young Masons , in furnishing information and instruction on what may be regarded as the unwritten , as well as the written , law of the Craft . The references in the last article to the wearing of clothing in a " public place " recalls to mind an incident of which I complained privately at the time to a brother to whom I was known as a Mason , though I was unknown to the other brethren present . I had casually dropped into a certain hotel

in Fleet-street well known as the headquarters of several lodges , and was at the bar partaking of refreshment necessitated by "labour" in the outside world when several Masons , fully " c ! o'he"d , " came from upstairs and stood about indiscriminately all over the place with the members of the public , laughing and talking , bye-references to lodge mitters bsing included in the latter .

I pointed out to my friend that this was altogether wrong , and 1 was not at all encouraged by his reply , because it suggested that what I had seen was by no means an uncommon occurrence . If Masons themselves are thus so ready to offend what wonder is it that the outside world is often so ready to jeer ?—Yours fraternally , A COUNTRY MASON .

THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE MEETING OF EAST LANCASHIRE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , At the above meeting I was much disturbed at what , I thought , the unbusinesslike method which has of late been adopted in the ceremony prior to

the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge . On former occasions the olficers of the lodge ( under whose banner they have been working ) have opened the lodge in the Three Degrees , in the usual manner , prior to the entrance of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and retain their chairs until the entrance of Provincial Grand Olficers when they formally vacated theif chairs , and the ceremony of opening Provincial Grand Lodge was commenced , and when Provincial Grand Lodge matters were finished , the lodge officers resumed their chairs , and the lodge formally closed .

This , I maintain , is the proper mode , but on this occasion the formal opening of the lodge was discarded , and resulted in a very cold informal affair ; and it appeared to me that to this omission was due the unseemly stampede of members to the lodge exit whilst the acting P . G . M . was engaged in the investiture of the officers , which was not only un-Masonic , but reduced an interesting ceremony to a cold formality . Any Freemason will know t' -at an incident like this could not have taken place in a private lodge " properly tiled" during the ceremony of investing the officers .

I should like an expression of opinion on the subject in your columns , and to be informed what authority has sanctioned the discarding of the opening in the Three Degrees . —Yours fraternally , A P . M .

A MOST UNIQUE EVENT . To tht Editor of ihe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Your coircspondence column of the 25 th ultimo contained a letter from an " Old Mason , " gil ing an account of the installation ol a father by his son .

Such an interesting occurrence , though doubtless exceptional , is not unique , having also occurred in Faithful Lodge , No . 85 , on St . John ' s Day , January nth , 1892 , when Bro . H . Buckingham , jun ., installed Bro . H . Buckingham , sen ., in the chair . Probably others of your readers know similar cases . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and fraternally ,

G . A . II . HARRISON , P . M . No . 85 . 47 , St . Giles ' -street , Norwich , June 2 nd .

Reviews.

Reviews .

"Tilt CENTURY BIDLB . Saint l . ukc : Introduction . Authorised Version . Revised Version , with Notes . Index and Maps . " ( Edinburgh : T . C . and E . C . Jack , 1901 ) . —The General Editor of this remarkable series is Professor Walter F . Adeney , M . A ., New College , London , who is also the Editor of this Edition of St . Luke , with the invaluable notes , which are such a special feature of " The Century Bible . " The interest in the series is fully maintained by an Introduction on " The Gospel of St . Luke , " which in the compass of some 30 pages presents an extraordinaiy mass of evidence , carefully sifted and explained , respecting the time , text , and character of the

woik , which will take its place among the best contributions ever made to the subject , and written in a most attractive manner about " the most beautiful book that has ever been written '' ( Kenan ) . The manner in which the tasty little volume is printed is beyond praise , and the arrangement of the various styles of type are wonderful aids to the understanding . So much So , that typographically the series will be as complete a success as it bids fair to be from a literary standpoint . Mark , by Principal Salmond , D . D ., and John by the Rev . Dr . J . A . M'Clymont are onward . Each volume is complete in itself , and though tastefully printed and bound , costs only a florin .

"ENGLISH CATHEDRALS . "—A Descnption and Itinerary . ( London : George Bell and Sons , 1901 . )—This handy and much-needed publication is a Companion Volume to Bell ' s famous Cathedral Series , published at is . 6 d . net ( as the handsome rncnographs ) , and is elaborately illustrated , having alsa a useful map of England and Wales , exhibiting the location of the Cathedrals and special Churches throughout the land . The work wa * originally written by Dr . Gilchrist , but it has been added to and improved by the Rev . T . Perkins , M . A ., F . R . A . S ., who is the author of " Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory " of the series . A chapter on the different styles of

architecture of the Cathedrals thus described , with some illustrations , cannot fail to be most welcome to the Tourist and Student , and a " Typical Cathedral Pirn , " by the same gifted writer and editor , makes an interesting addition t . the numerous attractions of Ihe brochure , the excellence of which , typographically and artistically , is on a par with its numerous predecessors . Of the 30 Cathedrals thus described the majority have already been published in the series , nearly all of which are now in a second edition , and in one case—Canterbury—even a third edition his been called for , so popular and highly appreciated are these artistic Guides to the Cathedrats and Minsters of Englani and Wales .

Reviews.

"THE BLACK WOLF ' S BREED , " by Harris Dickson ( Methuen and Co . ) . Pr ; 6 s . —This is an excellent story of the times of Louis XIV ., the scene of which is laid partly in Louisiana and partly in Paris and its environs . The hero , Captain de Mouret is a French Canadian serving with the French forces in Louisiana , and is sent by Bienville , the Governor , on a secret mission to his brother in Paris . By an accident De Mouret , on his arrival in Paris gains the ear of the French King , and by his earnest defence of Bienville temporarily checks the designs of the Spanish party at the French Court , and those who were in favour of selling what might have Droved the nucleus nf ,

French empire in the West . It was necessary , in order that the designs of the Spanish party should be completely checkmated , to obtain possession of certain papers that had been entrusted by them to one of their tools . These papers De Mouret obtained , by another fortunate accident , and after passing through numerous adventures returns to Louisiana , assists in repelling the Spanish attack on Biloxi , and is married to a lady whom he had met at the French Court . Interwoven with the main plot of the story is one subsidiary thereto , but no less interesting . Bienville , besides the public mission with which he entrusts de Mouret . charges him to discover the rip-hlfiil hi . ; .. „ r

the Count D'Artin , who had been dispossessed after the massacre ot St . Bartholomew and supplanted by the natural brother of the then lord . Da Mouret finally discover * that he himself is the rightful heir of the family , who have a black wolf as their crest thus giving the title to the book . The story is well-written , and the interest of the ' reader is sustained unflagging to the end .

"THE BVE-LAWS AND HISTORY of THE LODGE OF FRIENDSHIP , No . 44 " Compiled by Bro . Nathan Heywood , P . M ., Sec . ( Geo . W . Pilkington and Co ., Manchester . )— This small brochure should prove of the utmost interest to memb ; rs of this ancient lodge and of the Craft generally . The history of the lodge is given from its consecration on June * Sth , 1755 , as No . 39 on the roll of the " Ancients , " or " Athol Masons . " The warrant was cancelled in 1753 , but revived in 1795 . and after other interesting experiences the lodge ioined the United Grand Lodtre of Em-land ; n

1 S 13 , but it was not till the following year , when a special Lodge of Reconciliation was held for the purpose , that the lodge abandoned its old form of working . The number was altered from 39 to 59 in 1 S 13 . In 1 S 35 the original warrant had become illegible , and a new one was granted , the lodge number being altered to 52 , which was again changed to 44 at the renumbering in 1 S 6 3 . A copy of the warrant , a list of the Masters since 1 S 03 , and a table of the bye-laws , brings the book under notice to a conclusion .

"ILLUSTRATED MASONIC CATALOGUE OF J EWELS , CLOTHING , FURNITURE , & c ., FOR LODGES AND ALL OTHER MASONIC BODIES , " 19 : 11 . —This handy pocket edition contains a large number of illustrations from photographic blocks , exhibiting many of Ihe processes of manufacture in the large factories of Bros . George Kenning and Son , Little Britain , London . There are also cuts of the various Branch Establishmtnts in London , Liverpool , Manchester and Glasgow . Copies may be had by application to Ihe Manufactory and Warehouse , 1 to 4 , Little Britain , and 195 to 197 , Aldersgate-street , as well as at the Branches . Its usefulness is so apparent , and being published in such a handy form , the little bsok is bound to have a itery wide circulation .

"THE LIFE OF A CENTURY , " Part VIII . —( G . Newr . es , Ltd . Ptice GI . )— The present part deals with the plays , players , and play-houses of the last ctntury , the Great Exhibition cf 1 S 51 , the political relations of Napoleon III . and Lord Palmerston , the Crimean War , ar . d Ihe Indian Mutiny . "THE ROYALTIES OF THE WORLD ., " Part X . ( G . Newnes , Ltd ., Price 01 . ) , contains exquisite pcrtraits in colours if the Duke of Saxe-Coburg , the Duke of Cambridge , the Princess Louise ( Durhess of Argyll ) , and the King of D .-nmark , alsj shirt biographical sketches of the subjects of thes : portraits .

Society Of Arts.

SOCIETY OF ARTS .

THE ALBERT MEDAL .

The Council at their last meeting on the 20 II 1 ult . awarded the medal for the present year " To his Majesty King Edward VII . in recognition of the aid rendered by his Majesty to Arts , Manufactures , and Commerce during 3 S years' Presidency of the Society of Arts , by undertaking the direction of important Exhibitions in this country and

the executive control of British representation at International Exhibitions abroad , and also by many other services to the cause of British Industry . " The King has graciously accepted the award , and the following letter has been received from Bro . Sir Francis Knollys , K . C . B ., K . C . M . G .: " Marlborough House , " Pall Mall , S . W . " 23 May , 1901 . " Dear Sir Henry Wood ,

" I have had the honour of submitting your communication to the King , and I am commanded to inform you in reply that he accepts with great pleasure the proposal of the Council to present him with the Albert Medal . " His Majesty highly appreciates the great compliment which has thus been paid to him , and this feeling is enhanced by the kind terms in which the Council allude to his services in connection with the International Exhibitions which have beer , held in this country and abroad . " I remain , " Yours very truly , ( Signed ) " FRANCIS KNOLLYS . " Sir Henry T . Wood . "

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Lodge Temperance-in-the-East , No . 898 .

INSTALLATION OF BRO . PHILIP P . SHAPLAND . The annual festival of the above lod _; e was held by special dispensation , at the Holborn Restaurant , on Wednesday , the 29 th ult . Bro . J . J . Olley , W . M ., presided , and was supported by Bros . Burdttt , Pulsford , Bigg , Duck , Bussey , and Williams-There was a very large number of visitors present , including Bros . Walls , P . M . 157 ' > Cummings , P . M . 242 , * ' ; Hennell , P . M . IIQ ( 5 ; and several others .

The lodge having been opened and some routine business transacted , the retiring W . M ., Bro . J . J . Olley , installed th . W . M . elect , Bro . Philip Passmore Shap lind in the chair of K . S ., performing the ceremony of installation in a most admirable and impressive manner . The newly-installed VV . M . invested the following to assist hi ™ as o . licers of the lodge during the ensuing year : Bros . J . J . Olley , I . P . M . ; Samuel H * Baker , S . W . ; Thomas Byford , J . W . ; William Bigg , P . M ., P . Z ., Treas . ; A < - > . Duck , P . M ., P . / .., Sec ; A . H . Warren , S . D . ; C . B . Thompson , J . D . ; l' ' Byford , I . G . ; F . W . Pulsford , P . M ., D . of C . ; Rev . Morris Roberts , Chap . ; George