Scottish Freemasonry.

SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY .

To tlie Editor oj tne .. Dear Sir and Brother , — Your leading article on " Scottish Freemasonry " on Saturday has ' greived me very much . To think a brother in your position should write an article upon a subject you seem

to be quite ignorant off . In the first place you say that the private lodges have no income except what arises from the ination fees . I don know what you mean by the term " private lodges , " as I know of none such ; ( at least in Glasgow ) but for your information I may state that their is

scarcly a lodge in Glasgow but what has an annual subscription imposed upon its members as a test of niembersship , and instead of having recourse to " Emergency" lodges for iniatiation to make their ends meet , their is not one of the twenty-six lodges in Glasgow but has a

considerably sum to their credit in the various banks throught the city . This T assert without the fear of contradiction , so much for your information about the private lodges . In your next remarks your ignorance about Scottish Freemasonry is still further displayed , when you state that

Scottish Masonry has no Benevolent Fund of any value or importance . I again assert that this statement is in entire opposition to facts ; for in Glasgow their is a Benevolent Fund that , I venture to say , would do justice to any P . G . lodge in England , and it is in no crippled

condition , financially , or otherwise , but , on the contrary , is in a very healthy condition indeed . So much so , that it has over £ 500 deposited in one of our city trusts , and can disburse charity with no mean or stinted hand . You close your tirade against us with an

advice to the Grand Lodge ; but even that was unnecessary , as Grand Lodge , to my certain knowledge , has been in the habit of doing for a number of years . However , I leave some of my Edinburgh Brethren to say whether your figures are correct or no . About the amount

disbursed in the ninteen months you speak about , for my own part I cant say anything about it ; but I am afraid if , like your other statements I have noticed , ( in my own simple way ) it is not worth minding . My advice to you , then , is this : —before you begin to teach Scottish

Freemasons their duty try and have a foundation whereon you can stand with perfect saftey . Hopping you will take these remarks in the spirit with which they are given , viz ., honour to whom honour is due , I remain , Yours fraternally , WILLIAM GRAHAM .

[ We print this letter as we received it , and shall take no further notice of it , as our object has not been to attack Freemasonry , but to remedy admitted evils . —ED . ]

To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Your correspondents , H . G . M . and W . J . Hughan , do not seem to be aware that there is another instance of a Grand Master of English Freemasons joining the Church of Rome .

Philip , Duke of Wharton , Grand Master in 1722 , soon after became a convert to the Roman Catholic faith , was attainted in 1728 , and died in 1731 , monk in a Spanish monastery . Yours very truly and fraternally , WILLIAM COWLING . York , Sept . id , 1874 .

WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSITIONS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — A brother having been duly proposed as a joining member of a lodgi-, has any brother any authority to withdraw the proposal , without

the consent or knowledge of either the proposer , seconder , or candidate ? Yours fraternally , R . V .

[ The W . M ., may , for good and sufficient cause not permit the name of the proposed candidate to appear on the notice paper , but no one else clearly has any authority . —ED . 1

ROYAL PATRONAGE . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — *•* . " .. I was much surprised and annoyed to see irfthe Masonic Record o / j Western India , ( a well-

Scottish Freemasonry.

conducted Masonic magazine , and not responsible for the following ) , emanating from Bro , Wiliam Bassett , of the Masonic News , Glasgow , to the effect" That the following will be supplied upon the receipt of remittance . "" Under the patronage of Bro . His Roval

Highness the Prince of Wales , Bro . His Royal Highness Prince Arthur , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Grand Master Mason of Scotland , Lord Ross-Iyn , Past Grand Mason of Scotland , Lord Ripon , Grand Master Mason of England , & c , & c . "VALUABLE WORK . —The complete ceremonies

of Freemasonry , according to the Scottish Constitution , for the three degrees . Price 4 s . 8 d . ; by post 4 s . iod . "FREEMASONRY — ITS J URISPRUDENCE , IOS . 6 d . —Freemasonry , its Symbolism , Religious

Nature , and Law of Perfection , by Bro . Chalmers I . Paton , Past Master , No . 393 , England , handsomely bound in cloth . Price ios . 6 d . ( post free ) . " Does Bro . Bassett mean to sav that either or

both of these Masonic publications are patronised by the distinguished brethren enumerated ? I await a reply , and failing a satisfactory answer from Bro . Bassett , I must seek to discover the facts ' of the case by other means ,

probably of a less pleasant character than the present , for I can scarcely believe the two princes and threG nobleman have permitted their names to be thus mentioned as patrons of a ritual of the three degrees . The advertisement has been inserted , I find , for some time . REVIRKSCO .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , October 1 6 , 1874 . Tlie Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries oi Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , i'receptories , Conclaves , ice , of any change in place or time of meeting . Saturday , October 10 . Genera ! Committee Girls' School , at 12 . Lodge 176 , Caveac , Westminster Palace Hotel ,

West-. ,, 1361 , United Service , Greyhound Motel , Richmond . „ 1423 , Era , King ' s Arms Motel , Hampton court . ., 1426 , Great City , City Terminus Hotel , Cannonstreet .

„ 1457 , Bagshaw , Bald Faced Stag , Buckhurst-bill , ( Annual Festival ) . -Mark Lodge 104 , Macdonald , Masons' Hail , Masons ' - avenue , Basinghall-strcct . Manchester Lodgeof Instruction ( 170 ) , Yorkshire Grey ,

77 , London-street , Fitzroy-square , at 8 ; Bro . H . Ash , 1 ' receptor . Lily Lodge of Instruction ( 820 ) , Greyhound Hotel , Richmond , Surrey . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquess of Granby New Cross-road , at 7 ; Bro . C . G . Dilley , Preceptor '

Monday , October 12 . Quarterl y General Couit Boys' School , at 12 . Lodge 59 , Royal Naval , Freemasons' I fall . ,, 193 , Confidence , Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . " 95 7 > Leigh , Freemasons' Hall . Chap . 22 , Mount Sion , Guildhall Tavern ,

Grcshamstrcet . Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction ( 1445 ) , Lord Stanley Tavern , Sandringham-road , Kingslaud , at 7 ; Bro . T . Austin , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction ( 45 ) , Crown Tavern ,

Clerkenwell green , at 8 ; Bro . Beckett , Preceptor . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street Station , at 7 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at S ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel , Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 ; liro . E . Gott ' heil , Preceptor .

British Oak Lodge of Instruction ( 813 ) , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile-end , at 7 for 8 . 3 t . James ' s Union Lodge of Instruction fi 8 o ) , Ho ; se and Groom Tavern , Winsley-street ( opposite the Pantheon ) , Oxford-street , at 8 j Bro . J . R . Stacey , Preceptor . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , Wiiite Swan Tavern ,

Deptford , a - . 8 ; Ero . C . G . Dilley , P . M . 1155 , Preceptor . West Kent Ledge of Improvement ( 1297 ) , St . Saviour ' s College , Stansted-road , Forest-hill , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . H . VV . Lindus , Preceptor . Metropolitan Mark Lodge of Instruction , Coach and Horses Hotel , 323 , . Strand , at 8 .

I uesd . 'iy , October 13 . Lodge 167 , St . John ' s , Molly Bush Tavern , f fampstead . ,, 1 So , St . James ' s Union , Kie- 'masons' Hall . ., 198 , Percy , Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhallstreet . „ 211 , St . Michael ' s , Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-st . „ 228 , United Strength , Old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s-gate , Clerkenwell . ,, 435 , Salisbury , Freemasons' Hall .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

Lodge . 1548 , Wellington , White Swan Tavern , Deptford . „ 8 34 , Ranclagh , Clarendon Hotel , Hammersmith . „ 917 , Cosmopolitan , City Terminus Hotel , Cannonstreet . ,, 933 , Doric , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . Chap . 185 , Jerusalem , Freemasons' Hall . Supreme Grand Cour . cil 33 , Masonic Hall , Golden-square .

Yarborough Lodge of Instruction ( 554 ) , Green Dragon , Stepney , at S ; Bro . Barnes , P . M ., Preceptor . Domatic Lodge of Instruction , Palmerston Tavern , Grosvenor-park , Camberwell , at 8 ; Bro . Larlham , Preceptor . Faith Lodgeof Instruction ( 1 . ( 1 ) , Refreshment Rooms , Victoria-st ., ( opposite Westminster Palace Hotel ) , at 8 ;

Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ; , Lord ' s Hotel , Lord ' s Cricket Ground , St . John ' s-wood , at 8 ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction ( 860 ) , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Crawley , Preceptor . Prosperity Lodge of Instruction ( 65 ) , Gladstone Tavern ,

Bishopsgate-st ., Within , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Bolton , W . M . 1227 , P . e .-eptor . St . Marylebone Ledge of Instruction ( 1305 ) , British Stores Tatern , - V cw-street , St . John ' s Wood , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adims , Preceptor .

Constitutional Ledge of Instruction ( 55 ) , Wheatsheaf Hotel , Hand-court , Holborn , at 7 ; Bro . J , It . Stacey , P . M . 180 , Preceptor . Percy Lodge of Instruction , Grapes Tavern , Little Windmill-street , W . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,

Greenwich , at 8 ; Bro . J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globe-road , at 7 . 30 . Wednesday , October 14 . General Committee Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at 3 .

Lodge 3 , Fidelity , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 13 , Union Waterloo , Masons' Hall , Williamstreet , Woolwich . ,, 15 , Kent , Freemasons' Hall . „ 87 , Vitruvian , White Hart , College-st ., Lam beth . „ 147 , Justice , White Swan , High-street , Deptford . „ 238 , Pilgrim , Ship and Turtle Tavern ,

Leadenhall-. ,, 749 , Belgrave , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . „ 781 , Merchant Navy , Silver Tavern , Burdett-road , Limehouse . ,, 1017 , Monttfiore , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1260 , Hervey , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1303 , St . Marylebone , Eyre Arms Tavern , St . John ' s

Wood . „ 1306 , St . John of Wapping , Gun Hotel , High-st ., Wapping . Supreme Grand Council 33 ° , 33 , Golden-square . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction , Horse and Groom

Tavern , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Confidence Lodgeof Instruction , White Hart Tavern , Ab- church-lane , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lodge of Instruction , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham , at 8 ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George tlie

Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , at 7 . 30 p . m . j Bro . H . W . Lindus , Preceptor . Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction ( 1288 ) , Finsbury Park Tavern , Seven Sisters ' -road , N ., at 8 . Bro . P . Dickinson . Acting Preceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , the Grafton

Arms , Prince of Wales ' s-road , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . F ' rost , Preceptor . Southwark Lodgeof Instruction , ( 879 ) , Southwark Park Tavern , Southwark Park , at 8 ; Bro . Charles William Kent , Preceptor , Dalston Lodge of Instruction ( 975 ) , Havelock Tavern , Albion-road , Dalston , at 8 .

1 hursday , October 15 . Lodge 49 , Gihon , Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . „ 55 , Constitutional , City Terminus Hotel , Cannonstreet . ., 169 , Temperance , White Swan , High-st , Deptford , „ 179 , Manchester , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street .

11 733 i Westbourne , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood . „ S 13 , New Concord , Rcsemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , „ 1139 , South Norwood , Public Hall , South Norwood „ 1287 , Great Northern , Freemasons' Hall . 11 t . S 39 > Stockwcll , Half Moon , Herne-hill . Chap . 79 , Pythagorean , Ship Hotel , Greenwich .

fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Yorkshire Grey , Londonst ., Tottenham Court-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Finsbury Lodge ol Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , Bath-street , City-road ; Bro . Stean , Preceptor . Unit : d Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes ,

Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . Whittington Lodge of Instruction ( 862 J , Crown Tavern , Holborn , at 8 ; Bro . Lewis Alexander , P . M . 188 , Preceptor . Doric Chapter of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 ; Comp . T . j . Barnes , Preceptor .

Ebury Lodge of Instruction , Bro . Palmer ' s , 12 , Ponsonbyst ., Millbank . Highgate Lodge of Instruction ( 1366 ) , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . The Great City Lodge of Instruction ( 142 G ) , m , Cheapside , at O . 3 O 1