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Degree bearing on the subject , and to men of their literary powers and acknowledged erudition the task would be a labour of love . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally ,

AN EXILED ENGLISH P . M . P . S . —I would take this opportunity of thanking Dr . Chetwode Crawley , to whom I am personally unknown , for a singularly lucid lecture , delivered year before last , on the M . M . M . Degree . Although a long-standing member of the Grand Mark Lodge of England , I never thoroughly comprehended the bearing of the Degree and its concomitants till illustrated by him .

BRO . TREVOR'S MOTION IN GRAND LODGE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — It is simply impossible for you to afford me space in your columns to say what I feel on this subject , so I shall not attempt to ask you for such a favour . You have

been necessarily obliged , I suppose , to curtail my remarks at last Grand Lodge , for I notice that you have omitted some of them . Allow me , however , to thank the unknown brother who was brave enough to stand alone with me on that occasion , so as to second my motion , and to say that I am taking advice as to what my next steps should be to

redress my grievances . All I want is justice from the Craft , and before justice can be dispensed the complaint must be heard . I mean , therefore , never to rest until I have obtained an enquiry into the grievances I laid before the Board of General Purposes in May , 1 S 79 , or I am repaid mv costs in the late trial . I wish you had published

( as you have done in your last issue ) all that took place legarding my motion at Grand Lodge in March last , as the Fraternity at large have lost the benefit of the speech then made by Bro . / Eneas J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., G . Registrar .

Yours fraternally , TUDOR TREVOR . 7 , Blenheim-square , Leeds , June 7 th . P . S . —I cannot make out what your reporter means when he makes me say ( in your last issue ) that I sent a memorial to the Grand Master , " asking him to appoint a place . "

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Reviews .

THE TUNISIAN QUESTION AND B 1 ZERTA . By Bro . M . J . GUEST , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Dorsetshire . F . Chiffericl and Co ., 31 , Cursitorstreet , London , E . C . This interesting and admirably illustrated pamphlet has been much read , and it is no doubt a seasonable conttibution to the full understanding of a question of great

geographical importance . Thanks to the maps and " lithographic views" contributed by Vice-Admiral T . Spratt , R . N ., we are able to understand the exact position of the " Benzirta Lakes , " and to realize the possibility of the formation of a " Harbour , " so far unheard of in the history of nations . But here we must perforce stop . We cannot enter upon that great political question which is

before us in the present , or looms out from the future . We can but express our admiration artistically of the pamphlet of our distinguished brother , call attention to its existence , and leave to the conscientious conclusions of others their appreciation of its relative and general importance in regard of subjects of discussion which interest so many in England , France , Tunis , and the East at this very hour .

CATALOG . Gustav Wolf . 43 , Nurnberger Strasse , Leipsic . Gustav Wolf has put forth a catalogue . No . io , to which we alluded last week , containing the names of S 32 works bearing on " Freemasonry , " " Rosicrucianism , " " Illuminati , " "Jesuits , " the " Templars , " "Knightly Orders , " and " Miscellanea . " Most interesting is the catalogue ,

and it deserves the close attention of Masonic students and book collectors . The editor divides his catalogue into eight heads , which should be carefully consulted , as under each of them really some scarce works are to be found , and not at unreasonable prices , though as in England , so in Germany , the price of Masonic and Hermetic literature seems to have perceptibly risen . To any one

who understands German and who isinterestcd in Masonic literature , Gustav Wolf ' s catalogue will be a most interesting subject of study and comparison with others , and wc therefore call attention to it , though we are well aware that Masonic readers and students are , unfortunately , "few and far between . " The catalogue would , no doubt , be sent to all applying for it , through a London foreign bookseller or otherwise .

A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS , ANCIENT AND MODERN , & c . E . W . STIBBS , 32 , Museum-street , W . C . Mr . E . W . Stibbs has issued his catalogue—No . 33—consisting of a "large collection of British typography , Greek and Latin classics , and works relating to Scotland , voyages and travels , the Troubadours , history , biography , witchcraft , poetry , and numerous books

in the Spanish and Portuguese languages . " It is a most interesting catalogue , and we recommend book collectors to obtain it and peruse it carefully . Wc would call attention to the following works in it : " The Storie of Stories , 1 G 32 ; " " Sadler ' s State Papers , 1 S 09 ; " " Sydney Papers , 174 G ; " "A Learned Summary , 1621 ; " "Saint

Graal , & c , le Mans , 1 S 75 ; " " Fludd's Mosaical Philosophy , Sac ., 1 G 59 ; " " Demoniality , & c , 1 S 79 , Paris ;" "Calmet's Dissertation ( Dom Augustin ) , 1 759 ; "f" Des Mousseaux Le Magic , & c , 4 vols ., iSfio ; " " Virgilius-Codex , Florence , 1741 ; " " Walton and Cotton , " " Sir II . Nicolas , 1 SG 0 . "

THE MAGAZINES . . The magazines for June are before us , but are not very striking . "Scribner" is remarkable , no doubt , both from the " even tenour" of its high standard and its admirable illustrations . We commend it to the notice of our readers . "Temple Bar" is , to our mind , not up to its old renown

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and is on a duller level . "Mere Chatter" is very good . "Richelieu" is " flimsy , " and though we like the " Frercs " on the whole , wc cannot say that we arc so far much impressed with" Kith and Kin . " A writer with the initials "W . D . S . " makes a vigorous protest against the spurious classicalism of much modern poetry , pointing out that it is

heathenish actually in dogma , and immoral in practice . The "Antiquary" is very readable . "All the Year Round " contains some good papers , but we do not profess to like " Lady Deane . " The Question of Land" is painful , and Herr Crambo , begging the writer ' s pardon , seems to us like " gyratic nonsense . "

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"LONG LIVERS . " Paragraph . V . of my article on "Long Livers" ( vide Freemason of last week ) should read : —• Chapter XV . ( p . S 3 ) is thus headed : "Of Freemasons , and other learned men , that used to get drunk . " It proceeds as follows , etc ., etc . Also for " Hermes Trcsmcsgiseus , an Egyptian Philosopher , " read Hermes Tresmcgislus , etc . R . F . GOULD .

MASONIC EMBLEMS IN HERALDRY . I add a few more coats of arms to the list given by me in the Freemason of June 4 th . ig . Azure , the sun , the full moon , and seven stars , or , the two first in chief and the last in orbicular form in base ; John de Fontibus , sixth Bishop of Ely .

20 . Argent , a chevron between three squares , sable j Atlovic . 21 . /{ j : gent , a chevron gules between three plummets , sable ; jfenings . 22 . Gules , two single arches in chief and a third in base , Argent , capitals and pedestals or ; Arches . HER . ORD . TEMP .

Artificers ( saith Plutarch ) doe vse their Squires , their Rules , their Lines , and Lends ; they goc by measures and numbers , to the end that all their works there should not be any thing found done , either rashly or at aduenture : and therefore much more should Men vse the like moderations and rules in the performance of those Actions of vertue wherein Man ' s hnbbincssc doth consist : especially

those who sit in the Scats of Iustice , which in Moses time were wont to be Men Fearing God , and hating couctoitsncssc , which is the perfect Squire which such ought to follow . But Aristotle writeth of a Lesbian Squire or Rule , which was made of so flexible a stuffc , that it would bend any way the workman would hauc it : but most dangerous is the Estate of that Common-ncalth , whose

ludges work by such Squires , and make the Laws to bow to their priuate affections , and sometimes to meane one thing , anothur time , the contrary , as themselues are disposed to incline . — " Gwillim ' s Display of Heraldrie , " cd . 1611 , page 20 S .

Thislnstrument [ ti \ c Plummetjisthe Typeoi Equity and Vprightnesse in all our Actions , which are to be leucllcd and rectified by the Rule of Reason and Iustice . For the Plummet euer fals right , howsoeuer it be held , and what euer betide a Vertuous man , his Actions and Conscience will be vncorrupt and vncontrolablc . — "Gwillim , " p . 20 S . H .

PAPAL BULLS TO FREEMASONS . "It has been asserted , that in the early part of the thirteenth century , 'The Colleges of Masons , ' in every country of Europe where they had assembled themselves , received the blessing of the Hol y See , under an injunction of dedicating their skill to the erection of ecclesiastical buildings ; and that certain immunities were conceded to

them , such as forming themselves into small and migratory societies , under the government of a Master of the Craft , with the privilege of taking apprentices , who , after due initiation , became Free and Accepted Masons ( Wren's Parentalia ) . But it is certain that such a Papal rescript or document has been industriously sought for in the Vatican Library , and without success . If this indulgence took place in the first half of the thirteenth century , as it

is said to have done , there were three Popes before 1250 . " —Dallaveay ' s Historical Account of Master and Free Masons , 40 S-9 . It is but right to add that the Parentalia is very limited authority , and has done a good deal of harm by its dogmatic and yet unhistorical statements . It has been said by a German writer , I admit , that a Papal Bull existed , but a fresh search in the " Bullarum " has been made , and in vain .

MASONIC STUDENT . THE TETRAGRAMMATON . Can any one supply me with the Greek original of these lines : " By that pure , holy Four-Lettered Name on high , Nature ' s eternal fountain and supply ,

Ihe parent of all souls that living be , By Him , with faithful oath , 1 swear to thee . " They are said to be the invocation or obligation used by Pythagoras , and it would be a curious fact if it could be proved that the " Tetragammaton " was the mysterious formula used in all the Cral ' t sodalities and Hermetic associations . MASONIC STUDENT .

MASONIC HISTORY AND HISTORIANS . The illustration offered by the Editor of the Freemason of the "real difficulty of Masonic history " is certainly in many respects a sad one . That a Grand Lodge , or one socalled , as that of NCTJ South Wales should issue such nonsense in their "Proceedings" as the extract given in the Freemason is much to be deplored . The Grand Lodge of England 1716-7 was , as a Grand Lodge , a new creation .

It is , in fact , the parent of the Grand Lodge system . Of course the old lodge at York and many other lodges preceded it , some of which continue to this day , but as ' a Grand Lodge it was not a secession , but the first of its kind . Neither is it true that the "Grand Lodge of all England at York " had thirty-two daughter lodges under its jurisdiction 171 G-7 ; first , because it was not a Grand Lodge then : and , next , because it never had so many on its roll since . The probability is that the writer of the article had Bro . Hyneman ' s last work before him , for they have much in

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common , and distort the facts of history most extensively and unmercifully . I am glad the editor has exposed the hollow grounds on which the secession of New South Wales brethren is based , W . J . HUGHAN .

New Zealand.

New Zealand .

INSTALLATION OF THE DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF WESTLAND . The 10 th of March , 1 SS 1 , will long be remembered by the brethren of the West Coast of the Middle Island as oneof the pleasantcst on record in connection with Masonic events . The weather was truly what may be termed " Queen's weather "—a cloudless sky ; the sea smooth as a mill pond ;

the grand mountain range of the great southern Alps standing out in bold relief , with snow-capped peaks , as far as the eye could reach , forming a delightful and magnificent panorama , and a noble and majestic back ground to the ever green and impenetrable forests of Westland . The first evidence of Masonic life was imparted by the arrival on the early morning tide of the tug boat "Lioness , " flying at her mast head a flag bearing the

well-known Masonic emblems of the square and compass , with her deck thronged with brethren from the neighbouring town of Greymoutli , all wearing holiday faces , of the true mystic Order . Coaches from the country soon followed in quick succession , and notably the coach from Ross , with the respected D . G . Chaplain , Bro . Rev . E . E . Chambers , and the brethren from the Totara Lodge , was covered with evergreens , and was lustily cheered on its

arrival . By noon the town was quite lively by the addition of so many well-dressed brethren mingling in the ordinary throng of business life . The cause of all this Masonic commotion was to do honour to the newlyappointed and much respected District Grand Master , Bro . John Bevan , on the occasion of his formal induction to his high and well-merited office . The Committee wisely selected the annual meeting - as

the most opportune time for such an interesting event . Punctually at 1 . 30 p . m . the District Grand Lodge was opened in the pretty lodge room , at the Masonic Hall , Revell-strcet , the newly-appointed District Grand Master presiding . No stronger proof of the esteem in which Bro . John Bevan is held , or the general satisfaction with which the honour conferred on him is regarded , could have been given than that afforded by the attendance of such a large

gathering of rrcemasons , probably the largest assemblage of the kind ever known on the Coast , for the hall was crowded to the door , many of the brethren being scarcely able to find standing room . The DISTRICT GRAND MASTER having announced the receipt from Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , the Grand Secretary , of his patent of office , under the hand of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , which was duly

exhibited and read by the District Grand Secretary , expressed his deep sense of the honour which had thus been conferred upon him , in succession to one who was so beloved as their late D . G . Master , whose virtues he would strive to imitate , and whose wise counsels he would ever endeavour to follow out in the administration of the sacred duties of his exalted office , having always a regard to the happiness of the brethren and the promotion and extension

of that truly Masonic spirit whice had ever been displayed by the lodges in Westland . He was proud and gratified beyond all measure to find that the appointment had met with general approval , as evidenced by so many brethren being present from all parts of the district , and , no doubt , at much personal sacrifice to many of them . He accepted

this kindly and brotherly manifestation as a good omen o £ that unswerving faith and adherence to the grand principles of the time-honoured Craft , and urged the brethren to faithfully practise the sterling truths of Freemnsonry in public and private life , and thereby enhance their happiness , in the full enjoyment of the blessings arising therefrom .

The D . G . M . then installed the " various District Grand Lodge officers in a masterly and impressive manner , pointing out to each the importance of his office , the necessity of an assiduous attention to 'the various duties , and complimented those who had been re-appointed on their past services . The following are the officers who were installed : Bro . W . H . Revell Dist . D . G . M .

„ G . Benning Dist . G . S . W . „ T . Kerr Dist . G . J . W . „ C . Malfroy Dist . G . Reg . „ Rev . E . E . Chambers ... Dist . G . Chap . „ M . Pollock Dist . G . Treas . \\ 7 M U .... 1 ... n , \ -t- r : crtrt

" John Williams ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . Dist " . G . S . D ' . ,, Henry Thomson ... ... Dist . G . J . D . „ R . Ferguson ... ... ... Dist . G . Dir . of Cer . „ T . C . Malfroy Dist . G . S . of W . „ A . L . Koenig ... ... Dist . G . Swd . Br . \ i P . nccnn I ^ tcf I . Ori ,

, , . . . W ...... JU .. ... ... ... . * .. * .. ~ .. ~ .. „ E . Kenway ... ... ... Dist . G . Purs . „ Trice ... ... ... " ) " Warner Z Z ^ [ Dist . G . Stewards .

„ l'oldi ... ... ... J At the conclusion ol the ceremony , the brethren marched in procession to the parish church of All ISaints , where Divine service was conducted by the incumbent , the Rev .

H . H . S . Hamilton , and an appropriate sermon preached by the District Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . E . E . Chambers , from the beautiful and well-chosen text , " Love one another . " The subject was treated in a truly Masonic manner , the great Christian principles of brotherl y love were most forcibly and eloquently rendered , and the connection of the mystic Order with all that is to be found in the holy precepts of religion was most faithfully and ably

illustrated from the more remote periods even to the presentday . After the service an offertory was made on behalf of the church building fund , and resulted in a sum of £ 19 13 s . 6 d . being collected . The church was crowded to excess . Many of the business places in the town were closed , and the streets weve thronged with spectators all along the line of march . One hundred and twenty-three brethren attended the service at the Church of England . On the return of the brethren to the lodge room , the