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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following stands over—French Freemasonry Fifty Years Ago . —No . II . BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "Sunday Times" ' . ' Jewish Chronicle , " "New Zealand Freemason , " " Voice of Mas ' onrv , " " New Zealand Craftsman , " " New York Dispatch , " "Hull Packet , " "Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " Broad Arrow , " " Night and Day , " " Citizen , " " Oddfellows ' Monthly Magazine , " " Fishing Gazette , " " Pythagoras , " " Court Circular , " " Dublin Evening Mail , " " El' Taller , " " Parkdale News , " " Lilwral ' Frecmason , " " Masonic Review , " " Tricycling Journal , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Keystone , " " La Reforma . "

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SKHHPII u" ? 5 ? ^ y' 6 rtirVvvvvvvv \^' -ih > rSt' ^^ SATURDAY , AUGUST 9 , 1884 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinionsexpressedby ourcorrcspondents . but wewish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] ——THE LEGAL POSITION OF : THE PROVINCIAL

MARK GRAND LODGE IN CANADA . To the Editor ofthe- " Freemason . " Bear . Sir and Brother , My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in a letter of the . M . E . Z . of the Grand Chapter of Quebec , dated 30 th of April , 1 * 84 , addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Mark Lodge in London , and which letter has been

Srinted and circulated generally here and in the United tales . As M . E . Z . Robinson of Quebec is no legist , and shows his ignorance of the provincial law to which he is subject , he should have obtained legal advice before circulating such an erroneous statement . He plainly has been misled by his predecessor in office , who originated and continues his Masonic controversy here as well as in England ,

and who has used him to speak his language , circulate his views , which he has repeated in every document or pamphlet issued by Quebec on this controversy , and which statements cannot be upheld . With us here in Canada no notice is taken of these fallacies , and my object in exposing the same through your valuable columns is to show what amount of depend-! aced the statements of those

ence ought to be p on garbled who desire to be notorious and cannot succeed except by a similar procedure . Here is the paragraph referred to : — " Your non-existence when the original Act was passed which specified the particular sort of Masons thereby legalized and your non-inclusion in the amending Act of 1 S 6 ? , make your legal position here the reverse of secure .

In line , neither theoriginal Act nor the amending covers or includes English Mark Masonry . " The above statement could only emanate from such an author knowingly having a bad cause to defend , and in the hope of catching the sympathy of our American brethren . Allow mc to quote the law as printed in our statutes . Proviso following , Sect . 9 : " And whereas certain societies have been long

accustomed to be holden in this province under the denomination of lodges of Freemasons , the meetings whereof have been in a great measure directed to charitable purposes—nothing in this Act shall extend to the meetings of any such society or lodge holden under the said denomination and in conformity to the rules prevailing among the said society of Freemasons ^ providing such society or lodge has been constituted bv or under the authority of warrants in that behalf

granted by or derived from any Grand Master or Grand Lodge in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . " ' ' ,,,. , Now remark that the terms of the Act are comprehensive as well as general , not only legalizing all existing , but all future constituted bodies of Freemasons acting hereunder warrants—issued by all present as well as all future Grand Masters or Grand Lodges of Freemasons in Great Britain—and that our interpretation statute provides

further : .... , ,. " That the law is to be considered as always speaking , and whenever any matter or thing is expressed in the present tense the same is to be applied to the circumstances as they arise , so that effect may be given to each and to true intent and

every part thereof , according jts spirit , meaning . " ... ,,. ,, ,- •, Dates are important criteria in this matter and show the original existence of the law by the Lower Canada Legislature of 1 S 41 , and which was continued in the Codified Legislation of Lower Canada in 1 SG 1 .

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The M . E . Z . of Quebec in his letter admits that the Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of England- and the Dependencies of the Empire was established in England in 1 S 56 , consequently the above Act covers not only the present Mark Grand Lodge of England , & c , but goes further and provides for any other Masonic degree not then existing , but which might be established in England

by any Grand Master or Grand Lodge not then actually in existence . No commonly intelligent person , not even M . E . Z . Robinson himself , can deny thatthisiinterpretation of the statute terms " granted , " & c , covers fully the . past as well as the present and future . . It might not be amiss here to state that the late lamented T . D . Harrington the first G . Z . of the Grand Chapter of

Canada and a host of others who assisted to organise that Grand Chapter as well as some of the present and past officers of the Grand Chapter of Quebec , received their Mark Degree in the St . George Mark Lodge here , then under that name , which was changed by a resolution in 1863 , to Victoria Mark Lodge , now underthe Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of England , Wales and the Colonies .

The above also received the Honorary Degrees of Past , and M . E . Master in lodges , held , for that purpose , and in the . Mark . Degree as well as the latter held office , their names appearing in the annual printed list from 1839 to 1 S 60 . The Victoria Lodge is one of the lodges which M . E . Z . Robinson desires to declare clandestine , a lodge which first gave the founders of Canadian R . A . Masonry all the

Masonic light which they ever had or acted upon , as well as some of his own present active members , who still give that Degree under the same Masonic instruction received by them . It is a well-known fact here , that the present M . E . Z . of the G . C . of Quebec received his Mark Degree in a lodge that never had a warrant or authority from any Grand Lodge whatever , yours fraternally , Montreal , 30 th June , 18 S 4 , J . H . LIVINGSTON .

AN ANCIENT FREEMASON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , •In Mr . W ; J . Thorn's reprint of " Stow ' s Survey of London , " . D . 159 S , I read at page So : "On _ the east side of Bridge Ward Within " ( from Fishstreet-hill to Gracechurch-street ) " ye have the fair parish

church of St . Magnus , in the which church have been buried many men of good worship , whose monuments are now for the most part utterly defaced . I' find Henry Yeuele , freemason to Edward HI ., Richard II . and Henry IV ., who deceased 1400 , his monument yet remaineth . " Is anything known of this Worshipful Freemason ? The editor of the "Survey" in a footnote thinks that this title is a strong argument against the antiquity of " this

mysterious institution ; " but , he adds , that those brothers of the Craft who are sticklers for its antiquity , will , doubtless , be satisfied with the confirmation of their views , which they will find in the curious . poem on Freemasonry , communicated by Mr . Halliwell lo the Society of Antiquaries , and since printed in a separate form , under the title of " Early History of Freemasonry in England . " I do not recollect to have seen this poem mentioned in your columns . —Yours fraternally ,. B . B .

PROVINCIAL CLOTHING . ' To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Many discussions take place on a very simple matter , and 1 shall be glad if you will state the law on the subject .

Bro . A . B . is a Past Provincial Grand Officer of , say Cornwall , in both Craft and Arch , but removes to London , and there joins a lodge and chapter . My opinion is that he is still entitled to wear his purple , although he has lost his vote m the Provincial Grand Lodge by ceasing to subscribe to his lodge and chapter in Cornwall . —Yours , & c , ¦

OBSERVER . [ In our humble opinion if a brother ceases to subscribe to a lodge in the province he forfeits the right to wear the clothing , and he can only be reinstated by rejoining a lodge . —ED . F . M . I

Reviews

REVIEWS

THE MAGAZINES . The monthly magazines pour in upon us in greater volume and more intense profusion than ever . We have general magazines and special magazines , until it would almost seem as if every caste and sect , every religion and party , every amusement and occupation had a magazine of its own . This nineteenth century of ours has many

distinctive marks and noted characteristics , but certainly it has one striking , imperious , and monopolizing all in the same breath , namely magazine—loving—reading—craving . Whether for good or evil , for strength or weakness , is not now the question . We . seek only to establish a fact . The magazines are before us and around us on every side , let us note them and report them .

•' The Contemporary" has several striking articles , written by very able men , to which we beg to refer our readers . We are amongst those who do not affect to like the throwing off the thin disguise of the editorial we . The publication of certain names does not affect us in any way . On the contrary , the very appearance of the names

of the writers is to us too often both a sign of weakness , and a proof of egotism . We prefer the little humble , happy , mystery of the great unnamed . ' Among the articles of "The Contemporary" we mention with great pleasure Professor Mahaffy's" Untrodden Italy , " and Mr . Cubitt's Wren's " Work and its Lessons . "

The Century is remarkable in its " Mid-summer Holiday Number . " for " a glance at British Wild Flowers , " " Recent Architecture in America , " and "On the Track of Ulysses . " We can specially recommend as very clever and amusing an ' * Effect in Yellow " and record approvingly " General S . Houston " a " Problematic Character , " Dr . Sevier , now coming to a close , a " New England Winter , " and the remarkable wreck of the " Thomas Hyke . " "Harper's" contains an admirable article "Artist

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Studies in Holland , " " Some Work of the Associated Artists , " " The Gateway of Boston , " - 'Salt Lake City , " "The Great Hall of William Rufus , " and Natures Serial Story . " It is a most striking number , though for some reason or other , a want perhaps of sympathetic harmony in the magnetic touch , we do not enter into the reality of the Prelude . Probably it is our own fault .

' The English Illustrated Magazine" presents us with , to us , not an interesting frontispiece , " Dawn , " but " in revenge" gives us a most effective article , "Cutlery and Cutlers in Sheffield . " -VVe also much approve of "James Ward , " and " A Master Builder , " which brings back to us many " souvenirs" of bye-gone years . VVe can most cordially commend "Bab , " and "The Armourer ' s-

Prentice to the perusal of our readers , old and young . " Iemple Bar , " not very strong this month , gives us the close of "Mrs . Forrester ' s Secret , " we venture to think ¦ a painful story and continues "Peril . " "Hyacinth O'Toole" is wild and amusing , and " The Red Manor " is very weird and startling and " creeping . " See the story . " Westminster School " •and " Reminiscences of Charles Reade " are most readable .

"All the Year Round " sets before . us a " Dainty Dish , " as well in its normal issue as in its "Summer Number . " "The Norfolk- Broads , " are very seasonable , and a "Drawn Game , " and "Gerald" nearly at the close , the latter specially and happily , " Slips of the Tongue and Pen , " " Father , when I am Dead , " . " Tidings from Tilbury , " will please all readers . We like all the stories

in the summer number , " The Temple of Eros , " " Jabez Gaunt's Testament , " "Lucy Grey , " "The Sailing of the Psamathe , " "The Old Story of Harischcal Chase , " and "The Captain's Coxswain . " We put a " Holiday Mystery " to the last , as again one of those sensuous , quasi-super--natural tales , which are just now so much in vogue , and

which we think do so much harm . They cannot be true in themselves and it is useless , and mischievous , and hurtful , the attempting however amusingly and skilfully to make them appear , so . The "Antiquary" and "Bibliographer" proceed Moribns Snis .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

3 S 0 ] SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . At p . 95 , of Scott ' s Pocket Companion , occurs the following enigmatical passage . Can anyone explain it : "This Royal Cratt suffered greatly during the indictive trials in the reign of Charles I ., nor do we find it make any great advances after the Restoration , the sciences being continually interrupted by the tyrannical schemes of an

effeminate Court , and a succession of wars from the Revolution to the suppression of the troubles renewed in the beginning of the reign of King George I ., under whose auspicious government peace being settled , the sciences began again to flourish , and Masonry once more became the darling of the . people , under their Grand Master , Sir Christopher Wren , whose abilities most certainly commanded all due respect ; but the want of zeal and industry

in the work of the Lord made it necessary for the brethren to guard against all future decays of their ancient and honourable Craft by choosing the Right Worshipful George Payne , Esq ., to be their Grand Master , by whose fervency and zeal the freedom of the Society has been fixed upon the noble and solid basis of these noblemen and Princes who have done-honour to the Craft , & c . " All this is said under date 1721 , after the announcement of the Duke of Montague as G . M ., ' Sir Christopher Wren being still alive .

ANTIQUITY . 381 ] HUGH WARBURTON . Was Hugh Warburton , Prov . G . M . North Wales in 1726 any relation to the famous Bishop Warburton ?

M . S . 382 ] THE DEFENCE OF MASONRY IN r 73 o . Bro . Gould has raised in the Philadelphia Keystone a . very interesting question as to the pamphlet of alleged date 1730 , and published in 173 S by Anderson . Never having seen a copy of the pamphlet , though Kloss mentions it as a separate publication in 173 S by Anderson ,

I confess it has always seemed to me that both Bro . Euclid's letter and the Defence itself were a little piece of " bye play , " and that Anderson himself wrote the Defence and so covered up his authorship . There was published also in 1730 , by T . Warner , at the Black Bay , in Paternoster-row , a curious pamphet , the " Perjured Freemason Detected , " which is apparently unknown to Kloss ,

but which is a reply to Pritchard , and is a very curious production . If Bishop Warburton , the well-known author of the " Divine Legation " be the real author of the Defense , a careful collation ofthe two works might show a coincidence of style and a use of parallel passages which would be decisive . If we are to assume the words of Euclid to be not

not intended to mislead , then the writer of the Defence was not a Freemason . Butas I said before , I have always thought that the words were a piece of mystification for some reason not apparent to us to-day . But itis ' a very important and curious question , and very ably raised by Bro . Gould , It deserves the attention of Masonic students . MASONIC STUDENT-.

The Masonic Controversy In Canada.

THE MASONIC CONTROVERSY IN CANADA .

We take the following from a Montreal , paper : "It is understood that an important communication was sent b y mail to-day to the English Masonic authorities apropos to the existing controversy . It is said b y those who know that So far from matters giving promise of a satisfactory .

solution , they are every day becoming more complicated in face of the relations between the three ordinary degrees and those of a higher order . Misrepresentations arc also said to have been made to the Grand Lodge of England b y a prominent official with respect to the object and the pro ?

moters of the bill which last session failed to pass the Federal Parliament . " The authorities of the . English Grand Lodge , and we may add the English Grand Mark Lodge , are too well " posted up " in " authentic facts , to take heed of any " ex post facto" representations or insinuations .