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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

EMRA HOLMES . —Answer from "Masonic Student , " next week . , ] . B . —1 . As I . M . 's fee times . 2 . As M . M . ' s three times . 3 . As F . C . ' s , fire times . 4 . As E . A . ' s three times . M . 11 . F . —Enquire at the Grand Secretary ' s office , Freemasons' Hall , Gt . Queen-street , . and if your name is registered in tlie Colonial Lodge , and you can give proof of your identity , you will be furnished with a K . C .

certificate . 1 '" . M . —Thc W . M . cannot take rank as a P . M . unless he has served the chair j neither will the , | . VV . be eligible for the Mastership under the circumstances , presuming that he has not been a Warden previously . Infringements of the Hook of Constitutions are not lightly passed over nonby the authoiities . Report of Lodges IOIO , 12 H 3 , i . ' , 48 and 1389 , stand over till next week .

Public Amusements.

Public Amusements .

Sadler ' s "Wells Theatre . On Saturday and Monday , December 14 and 161 DEBOKAH . Messrs . . Scnnison , Sidney , Bousfield , Lei- ;!) Hudspeth , Evans , ami 1 'ower ; Mesdames Henderson , Karren , I layes , anil Stephenson . To conclude with LOST IN LONDON . Messrs . Scnnison , Evans , Lei gh , Robarts , Power , Bousfield , Hudspeth j Mesdames Henderson ,

Mayes , and Hramah . On Tuesday , December 17 , for the benefit of the Lessees , RICHELIEU . Messrs . T . C . King , Scnnison , Rainbow , Hudspeth , Leigh , Sidney , Power , and Georges ; Mesdames Bessie King and Stephenson . After which , a Grand Miscellaneous Enteitainnient . To conclude with TWO TO ONE . Stage Manager , Mr . C . T . Burleigh .

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Victoria Theatre . On Saturday , Mondav , and Tuesday . December 14 , 16 , and 1 ; , HEN THE BOATSWAIN . Captain Acton , Mr . 1 ' avkes ; Ben Bowling , Mr . C . Sennett ; Edwin Gage , Miss Allen ; Mark Kcdrif , . Mr . Shepherd ; Wilford Scimcrton , Mr . Dudley ; Hans Kelt , Mr . Kainbow ; Dionvsius

l / abbleton , Mi . , | . lawn ; Hose , Miss Hastings ; Dune Oatficld , Mrs . Burleigh . To conclude with THE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN . ' Messrs . Sennttt , Shepherd , Leigh , Hudspeth , Evans , Bousfield , and Power ; Mesdames Allen , Kerridge . I tastings , and Burleigh . Stage Manager , Mr . C . T . Huneigh .

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Royal Polytechnic . Open . it 13 anil 7 . A . lnii .-ion is . New Ghost , THE WHITE I . ADV OV AVI-. NEL . Till-: SLEEPING HI-. AUI V , liv Mr . ( IcorncHu . kland , . is-istcd liv . Misses Alice llarth ami l- 'lorencc I Inn ler . COAL . ANI ) MOW TOSAVK IT , by i'rnlc-ssor Gardner . Lee lures on Natural I'hiliiMiplii In Mr . Kiii . i ;; I lie Diver anil Divine ; llell ; and manv other Entertainments .

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Madame Tussaud ' s Exhibition . On view aMaejulncnt . Marriage Group . )! ' ILK . II THEPRINCESS LOUSE ami thc MAROUS OK l . OKNE , also a new portrait Moilcl ol DR . LI \ INGVIONE , the ureal Al'RICAM KXI'LOKI-. K : Ihe " Claimant , " Mr Ro ^ er Tichhorne ; lluilson , the " Railway Kine ;; " anil I -I . K . I I . Tl Hi I'RINCE Ol- WALKS in the Robes ol' the Order ol" the darter . Open ( rum 10 a . m . lo 10 p . m . Admission is ., Children iiiulcr 10 , 61 I . Extra Rooms ( id .

Liverpool Theatres,&C.

LIVERPOOL THEATRES , & c .

1 - — Week commencing December 16 . ¦ D OYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE , Lim--slrcct . —Lessee , •*¦*¦ Bro . E . SaUcr . Mr , James Hcnnctl in " Louis XI , " " Richelieu . " ' •. Merchant ol" Venice , " & c . ¦ JD OYAI . AM l'HITHlC \ TRE , ~ Gr ™ t ^ T ^ ¦ *¦» - Mr . II . Leslie ; Manager , Mr . Anlmr ( . lamer . "Ihe Oeloroon , " and oilier Popular Dramas . PRINCE OF W'AI . KS ' TI-niATUIcrrUn-VoiiVijiure . —l . e ^ t-IMr . Sciton I ' arrv . ' •Le I ' elit l- ' anst . " rH KATRli RO YAT . ' . 'WTiTiirinsTTi ^ iiiaTe . " ^ Te > , cT-rnIrnT ^ I > e fc- ' reccc . Miscellaneous Entertainment , and "Can-can Car-. livai . ' S ~ T . JAM ES S"TnnriTlTiii ^» 7 rect 7 ^ ; r .. priet < irV tiro . S . I la-ut \ Closed fnr rc--dccoratio : i . CIRCUS , William Drown street . -Now Closeil , hut will he reopened in a tew weeks lor Hotdi ' n ' s Marionettes . NEW . SO . ME'S CIRC'JS . White-chaps ! .- I ' ropiicter , " . Mr . Jan . es Ncw ' some . TVT E'vV ~ STAi"f M I : sir : " 1-1 ALL , Wiiiiinv ^ wturc . —Mat , a . ; cr *•*¦ Bro . Saunders . Mii-ccllanous Kntcrtaiumcn ' . bv ; : tr . L * :: ' . cd Complin . TEMPI . !' . OV MAC . IC , (^ mcl 7 ii . str ^~ l '; r ^ ss ~ fTr 7 wjHor and l- ' .-imilv . —World of . Manic . QUEEN'S HALL . —Uillard ' s Great American l'aiioran ~

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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1872 .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

( Continued from page 'JI'J . ) Bro . Stebbing in proposing the motion stand ing in his name , continued : — It had been said that he ' 'Bro . Stebbing ) would

fix a stigma upon some brother by removing him from a lodge without a distinct charge . Wh y in most lodges one member , and in any lodge two or three members , could fix that stigma now upon a

gentleman who sat down with them . One or two unhappy spirits might do so by blackballing ; but if they admitted him , and had had him with them six months , and knew him , this motion

provided that only a majority of two-thirds of the members should do it . So zealous was Masonry as to the admission of a

candidate that he must be proposed in open lodge , his name inserted in the summonses , and be balloted for at the next lodge meeting . So careful was it that thev should not have a

disagreeable brother among them , that he could not be admitted a member without a nomination ; and yet having taken these precautions before having him as a member , when in six months his conduct had become intolerable , the whole

lodge could not remove him unless he did some scandalous act which came within the Book of Constitutions . Now , it was only when a brother put his legs under their mahogany , as the

phrase went , that they got really acquainted with him ; it was only by mixing with him some time that they knew what manner of man he was . How constantly did a lodge find itself

taken in ! In the most important step in life , a man taking a wife , he was often mistaken . Before marriage he thought her a divinity , and within twelve months he had reason to wish that

she was a divinity in heaven . Not to weary Grand Lodge with instances , he would yet give reasons why a brother should be removed .

Lodges had to put up with many disagreeables because they could not get rid of a brother without fixing on him a specific or general charge . He knew of two or three instances in which it

was very difficult , or at all events inconvenient to bring a general charge . It was not a very pleasant thing to mention , but they had better have the truth if they were to apply a remedy .

There was a brother , who was worth £ 20 , o ? o , entered Ja lodge and was incapable of conduct ing himself respectably ; he was not indeed fit to sit in proper society ; and when banquet came

on table , if he had anything on his plate which he did not like he would spit it out on his plate before the whole company . That brother would

not hesitate to use his fork for a purpose which he ( Bro . Stebbing ) would not refer to ; and his ablutions were so seldom performed that no one could sit near him in any comfort . How were

they to frame a law to meet such a ease as trial ? ( Interruption . ) He mig ht state his case as he thought proper , and begged he might not be

interrupted . These were disagreeable things to utter , and it was not very pleasant to have to refer to them ; lv . it he could tell the brethren that in enteii : v . r th . -- . Grand I . o-. .- - ¦ tl .-at ni : ht h : had

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dozens of kind expressions made to him , with requests that he would persevere in his motion , and he intended to do it . The things were true , and truth was like gold refined , which was

still gold . They could not get rid of the truth There was another case , where a brother was so exceedingly active and zealous on behalf of Masonry that he liked the law , observed to a

tittle ; the ceremony must be exact ; "by" must not be used where " with" is prescribed ; and everything must be conducted strictly according to pattern . Such a brother was a perfect

nuisance to a lodge . He would not give all the instances where this had occurred , but he would g ive one in the presence of a Right Worshipful brother who c . o uld himself vouch for the

fact . In a lodge within 100 miles of London the brethren were desirous to celebrate the conclusion of the W . M . ' s year with some extra splendour , and invited the Prov . G . M . and the Masters of

all the lodges in the province to a grand entertainment . The Master who had distinguished himself during the year by his working thought to do so again by performing the ceremony of

initiation , in which he was exceedingly skilful The lodge assembled in goodly numbers , and the Provincial G . M ., who was much loved , was there among them , to meet the brethren from various

parts of the country . In this lodge was a brother who was a precise man . He came into the lodge , and when thc candidate ' s name was read over before beinsr balloted lor , he rose and

expressed his great sorrow and regret that he should make any observation that should interfere with the arrangements ; he had no objection to the ballot taking place ; but he thought it right to draw the attention of the Master to the fact

that the Book of Constitutions had not been followed , as although the brother ' s name and profession had been given , his residence had been omitted ; all the brethren looked at one another

in blank astonishment and despair . The brother said he would not urge the objection , but would allow the ballot to take place . The Master consulted with the Provincial G . M ., and the

magnates fromdillerent lodges consulted together , and they could not , it appeared , advise the Master to break the law . He ( Bro . Stebbing ) did not object to men observing the law , but to men who

picked out the time and the opportunity to press forward a thing of that kind . The candidate could not be initiated under those circumstances , according to law , and the brethren had no work

to do , and there was yet an hour to spare before thc banquet would be ready . The ballot was not had , there was nothing to do for an hour ; they looked at one another and wished the

precise brother anywhere but a member of the lodge , and there was a miserable evening insteadof an agreeable one . Would any of the brethren like to have such a brother in their lodges ? Would not

it be a most intolerable nuisance ? Yet how should they get rid of him ? How could they charge him with an offence ? How could they frame the indictment against him ? Yet they

would all . wish him out of the lodge , if thosewere the tricks he played . One more instance , a gentleman is admitted a member of a lodge , who thinks more of himself than others think of him . He wanted promotion , did not get it , became disagreeable , a-v . l took the coward ' s revenge b y