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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . PATRONS : — IS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M ., PRESIDENT . HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LINCOLN'S-INN-FIELDS , LONDON , On Saturday , the 9 th day of July , 1881 , at Twelve o'clock precisely , On the general business of the Institution , to place candidates on the list for election in October next , and to declare the number of girls then to be elected ; also to consider thc following notices of motion : — Upon recommendation of the House Committee , by Bro . Col . Creaton , Treasurer and Trustee" That the rank of Honorary Vice-President be conferred upon Bro . Wharton P . Hood , in recognition of his valuable services as Honorary Surgeon . " "That the Honorarium to the Chaplain be increased from £ 25 to £ 35 P annum . " F . R . VV . HEDGES , Secretary . Office , 5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Oueen-st ., W . C , July 2 nd , 1 SS 1 .

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-p OYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION **¦ FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . [ A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT OF . THE GOVERNORS AND SUBSCRIBERS WILL BE HELD AT FREEMASONS' HALL , GREAT QUEEN-STREET , Lincoln ' s Inn-Fields , London , On Monday , July 11 , 188 r . For the transaction of the ordinary Business of tin ' s Institution . To receive for approval a list of Sixty-four Candidates , on the recommendation of the General Committee , from whicli Twelve Boys shall be elected at the Quarterly General Court , to be held on Monday , October 10 th , 1 SS 1 . To consider Petition from Bro . J . E . MORRIS for reinstatement as a Candidate for election of his son , HENRY EDWARD MORRIS , removed from thc list of Candidates at the Quarterly Court held on Monday , April 1 ith , 1 SS 1 . The chair will be taken at four o ' clock in thc afternoon precisely . By order , FREDERICK BINCKES ( V . Pat . P . G . Std . ) , Secretary . Office , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , VV . C , London , July 2 nd , 1 SS 1 .

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THE FREEMASON . SATURDAY , JULY 9 , 1 SS 1 .

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[ We do not liold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by onr correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . " ]

BRO . LAMONBY ON BRO . CREED . «¦ To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Would you kindly allow me sufficient space to second the suggestion o £ Bro . Lamonby which appears in your issue of to-day , namely , that Bro . Creed ' s paper on Masonic marks in Carlisle Cathedral be reprinted for the

benefit of the Craft in general in thc Masonic Magazine . " I was engaged last week in searching for , and tracing in my note-book , the Masonic marks upon the ruins of Kelso Abbey , which I intend comparing with the marks upon Melrose and Jedburgh Abbey and other ancient buildings . So you see my desire that the above paper should appear in our magazine is not altogether unselfish . I am , fraternally yours ,

VV . FRED . VERNON , D . P . G . M . Berwickshire and Roxburghshire . Kelso , July 2 nd .

THE GRAND LODGE OF NEW SOUTH WALES . To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In the leading article of your valuable paper of the 5 th of February , 1 SS 1 , you make use of inferential statements anent the Grand Lodge of New South Wales ,

which , while they convey an impression hostile to that Grand Lodge , arc clearly not the outcome of personal antagonism , but of lack of exactitude of information . This being the case , 1 trust you will give publicity to the following statement of plain truth : You say : " But we never can concede thc right of . a few

lodges ot * one jurisdiction , and one or two of another , to create a Grand Lodge , in the face of a majority of dissentient lodges ; " and in this abstract you sum up the whole of the objections to according recognition to the Grand Lodge of Ncw South Wales . But , sir and brother , if the said abstract conveys a meaning that the Grand Lodge of

New South Wales was created by "a few lodges of one jurisdiction , and one or two of another , in the face of a majority of dissentient lodges , " it sets up , as the sole basis of objection , a statement entirely at variance with the facts , which are as follow : For a number of years past the necessity of founding a

Grand Lodge for New South Wales has been freely admitted by the bulk of the brethren here , and none were more enthusiastic in their expressions than the present District Grand Master of the E . C When at length it was decided by a large number of Past Masters and other brethren to take action , in order to give effect to their long expressed

ivishes , a general meeting was called through the daily press to debate and decide upon the subject , more especially as correspondence had been received from the Grand Lodges in the Dominion of Canada and the United States of America , giving advice upon the proper course of procedure . At the meeting there was a very large number of

brethren of all grades , including the duly appointed delegates from eight Scottish lodges and tive Irish lodges , and a very large number of our English brethren had intimated their approval of the movement , and had ex-pressed their intentions of taking part in the meeting . However , just prior to the dateof the meeting , thc District Grand Master

of the English Constitution ' published in the daily Press a proclamation ordering thc brethren under his jurisdiction not to take any part whatever in this meeting , under the penalty of suspension and expulsion for so doing ; and lie sent to every lodge of the English Constitution a circular to be read in open lodge , warning the brethren , one and all ,

that he would suspend any and all of those who took part in the movement , and would then proceed to expulsion without any further notification . This grossly un-Masonic threat had its effect , and our English brethren were thus compelled to stand aloof , and up to the present date ( the District Grand Master has not permitted any of the lodges

under his jurisdiction to even debate the question ; and , instead of there being , as you infer , " a majority of dissentient lodges , " not one single lodge has expressed its dissent . Consequently the inferential remark in your leader—that there was a majority of dissentient lodges—is totally at variance with the actual state of affairs .

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From my own personal knowledge , I aver that if the District Grand Master of the English Constitution had withdrew his ban , and gave permission to the lodges under his jurisdiction to confer upon the subject , that one and all would at once give in their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales .

You say that " the minority must yield to the . inajority . Does this mean that those who expressed their wishes for creating the Grand Lodge of New South Wales must do nothing , because a larger number were prohibited by threats from taking any action whatever ? Or what does it mean ?

Any brother not acquainted with the deplorable facts , would take from your leader that the majority of the lodges had expressed an opinion adverse to the creation of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales , and that in the face of these dissentient lodges , a minority had proceeded with the erection of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . You

surely cannot wish it to be understood that your calm opinion is , that because the only opinion expressed was , that the Grand Lodge of New South Wales should be erected , and that , as there was a majority of lodges which had been prevented by their District Grand Master from expressing any opinion , that , therefore , the action taken by

those who were here is in opposition to dissentients . If so , the subject is narrowed down to this : that so long as the District Grand Master of the English Constitution here forbids , under dreadful penalties , the lodges under his jurisdiction from expressing any opinion thereon , it must be takan that their expressed opinions are dissentient .

You say that we are taking up the Jesuitical axiom that " the end justifies the means . " We can with ample truth say that this must be your excuse for the acts of your District Grand Master . For many years past there has not been such a warm enthusiast for the erection of a Grand Lodge for New

South Wales as your District Grand Master , but for some inexplicable reasons , he has evinced a personal enmity to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales , and he has expressed opinions entirely adverse to those for many years enunciated by him , and , in order to carry his point , he deliberately informs the brethren under his jurisdiction ,

that if they debate the question , or take any part whatever in the movement , that he will suspend and expel them for so doing , and thus having prevented any expression of opinion whatever , he misleads the United Grand Lodge of England , by stating that his lodges are dissentients—truly a most marvellous deduction .

With regard to the principles which rule the erection of Grand Lodges , I with pleasure refer you to your article , published in your issue of the 7 th August , 1 S 69 , headed "Scions from a Parent Stem . " I presume that your opinions expressed therein have not altered , and that you still consider that " Autonomy in

civil rights gives Autonomy " " in Masonic rights , " and that any citizen who has a right to vote has a right to express his opinion , and consequently , that the action of the district Grand Master here , in preventing his brethren from meeting , or even expressing an opinion , is not in accord with the true spirit of Freemasonry .

Trusting that the motives and acts of those who created the Grand Lodge of New South Wales [ may be better understood , and that you , in your honourable position , may deal with thc question in that true spirit of Freemasonry which is inculcated by our holy ceremonies , and trusting that in view of the best interests of the Craft , a speedy

recognition will be accorded to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . I beg to remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , THE ACTING EDITOR , ( "THE FREEMASON . " ) Masonic Temple , Clarence-street , Sydney , New South Wales , April , 18 S 1 .

BRO . GOULD'S LATEST DISCOVERY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Bro . Gould's inference ( in the Freemason June 4 U 1 ) relating to Robert Samber being the author of " Long Livers" is highly probable ; but as Bros . Yarker and

Whytehead have brought forth other claimants for the authorship of that book , permit me , therefore , to suggest another clue , which will either confirm or upset Bro . Gould ' s theory . I saw " Long Livers " for the first time within a week , and I noticed , at the end of the introduction or preface , the

date" Marchist , 1 7 21 , " followed by "EugeniusPhilalethes , F . R . S ., " and thought at once that the record of the Royal Society might perhaps disclose the real name of the author of that work . But be that as it may , Bro . Gould should at least ascertain whether Robert Samber was a Fellow ol the Royal Society in March ist , 1721 ( or more probably i / jr O . S . ) I hope hc will do so , and let us know

through the Freemason the result . And now I roust askanotherquestion—viz ., have you , my dear brother , had any communication with Mr . Halliwell about the old Constitution quoted by him in his introduction to the old Masonic poem ? and if so , what success have you met with ? Respectfully and fraternally yours ,

JACOB NORTON . Boston , June 21 st . [; I hope to have an answer in a short time from Mt Phillips . —ED . F . M . ]