Original Correspondence.

tised in Irelanel ; but , under the Scotch and American Constitutions , the degree of I'ast Master is included merely as a grade like that of Mark Master . This is how Bro . John W . Simons , M . W . Past Grand Master , State of New York , and Masonic editor of the New York Dispatch , disposes of thc question as to statuo of Royal Arch companions in a Board of Installed Masters . I give thc query and

answer , verbatim ,: — QUESTION— " Has a Royal Arch Mason a right to be present when the Past . Master ' s Degree is conferred on the Master elect ? If so , has he ( the Royal Arch Mason ) a right to instal the officers ? " ANSWER— " A Royal Arch Mason , who has been tlie duly elected and installed Master of a blue lodge , has a right

to be present when a Master elect is qualified for installation—not otherwise ; and hence , the mere fact of a man being a Royal Arch Mason , does not qualify him to instal the officers of a lodge . He can only gain that privilege by having been lawfully elected , installed ; and having served as the real Master oj a just and duly constituted lodge , which means that a mere cercmonv' does not take

thc place of actual service . " The italics in the above , I may observe , are mine . My especial reason for quoting the authority of our distinguished American brother is , that it may be accepted with greater force , coming , as it does , from a jurisdiction where the chapter degrees are much more extended and diversified , than they are under the rule of the Grand Chapter of

England . The question of our Bro . Dr . Irving de Lisle , and its very apparent difficulty , is plainly the result of chapters working simultaneously in New Zealand , under the three separate jurisdictions of England , Scotland , and Ireland . Yours fraternally , W . F . LAMONBY , P . M . Lodge 1002 , H . Chapter , 119 .

MASONIC CHARITIY AND ITINERANTS . To the Editor qf the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have read Bro . Almoner ' s letter in this week's Freemason , and do not wouder at his experience and mine differing so widely , as I have little doubt but he has been imposed on to nearer ninety per cent , than twenty per

cent ., and that three-fourths of the certificates shown to him have been bought ones . Nearly thirty years ago I met aJsimiUr gang ' of swindlers ( non-Masonic ) . I would suggest to Bro . Almoner to obtain ( as said ) the assistance of a smart policeman , who will doubtless be able to give him the history of most of his applicants ,

and he will find that they are well known 111 the city where he resides , especially his American , Indian , and foreign friends . My system of telegraphing costs me only a few shillings a year , although I send them all over the United Kingdom , and pay for the reply ; doubtless doing so stops Bro . Almoner ' s friends coming back . I have never met a case uf an answer not being returned

same day . True foreign cases are seldom met with , and the greatest caution shoulel be taken with them . As to breaking the journey there is no way of avoiding this . A good safeguard ( in doubtful cases ) is to endorse the [ relief on the certificate . This should not be done generally . Yours fraternally , JAMES H . NEILSON . 5 , Up . Mount-street , Dublin .

BRO . KENNETH R . H . MACKENZIE . To the Editor qf the " Freemason . " Would you be so kind as to mention in the next freemason that my husband Bro . Kenneth R . H . Mackenzie , has been very dangerously ill and quite unable to attend to any business ? Indeed , last week , from Wednesday to Friday , I hardly expected he wonld live . He is now a little

better but extremely weak , and still unfit to resume his usual pursuits . If you would kindly state this in the Freemason it would be a sufficient reason for the delay which has unavoidably occurred in answering the letters of his many Masonic correspondents throughout the country . Yours faithfully , MAY MACKENZIE . Hounslow , Feb . nth 1879 .

QUERIES . To thc Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I wish to bring under the notice of tlic Grand Lod ge of England a case which occurred here a short Ume since . A resident in this town was proposed as a member in Lodge 471 , but withdrawn , as his proposer and seconder were informed that if he went to the ballot he

would be rejected . To thc great surprise of nearly all present he was visitor at the last lodge , having been accepted at Lod ge No . 15 , in London . The question is asked is it "ght that a lodge , that distance from the town where the Person is living , with three lodges in it , should accept any or > c without first making enquiries whether he has been Proposed in either of them and why he was not accepted ? 1 am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF No . 471 .

To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother ,- — I notice in your issue of the 1 st inst . a letter from A Prov . S . G . W ., asking whether a P . M ., when attending a lod ge of which he is not the I . P . M ., has a right to wear

a blue collar with a P . M . jewel suspended to it . Your answer is , that he has that right . I would now ask whether it is customary for him to avail himself of it ? Yours faithfully and fraternally , W . M . 1708 .

Reviews.

Reviews .

THE VOICE OF MASONRY AND FAMILY MAGAZINE , January . Chicago , U . S . This well-known Ameiican Masonic magazine comes before us under the sole editorship of Bro . J . W . " Brown , thc veteran writer and cyclopa ? dist . Bro . Albert Mackey seems to have resigned the co-editorial pen , and like the

" last rose of summer , " Bro . Brown is left to bloom and blossom alone . But , certainly , the Voice of Masonryli ves in 1879 w ' undiminished vigour , and speaks with no falteiing or failing tones . It contains fifty-three articles , longer or shorter , as the case may be ; some , no doubt , very short , but it is well " got

up" and edited , and tleserves patronage and will repay perusal . Thc Voice of Masonry may fairly be consideied one of the leading Masonic journals in the world , and there arc few which can compare with it , either in the variety and interest of its matter or the clearness and ability which its contributors display . We always receive it with pleasure and read it with care .

KEYSTONE . Philadelphia . Our good old friend the Philadelphia , edited by our confrere CJifford P . MacCalla , gives week by week abundant tokens of good sound Masonic life . Long may it continue to flourish , and may our brethren in America and Pennsylvania estimate aright , as no eloubt they do , the value and importance of so cultivated and conscientious an editor as our most esteemed friend and correspondent .

PUBLIC LEDGER ALMANACK , 1877 . J . W . Childs , Philadelphia . We welcome once again this most useful and interesting publication , and are glad to call the attention of our readers to it , especially all about to visit Philadelphia , all who are interested in those things ^ which a " fellah ought to know . "

A FREEMASON . An extract from thc works of ZSIIOKKE . Translated from the German by Bro . ERNST E . WULFF . We have been much struck with a little translation from Zshokke , which , executed by Bro . Wulff , of Glasgow , is now issuing from the printing office of the proprietor of the Freemason , and of which an early copy has been sent

to us . It seems to us to be well done and likely to be much read . It is alike interesting and forcible , correct and convincing in itself , and cannot fail to do away with some misconceptirns of , and elispel many objections to , Freemasonry . It appears to us to be alike opportunely and wisely published , and though we fear if Masonic books are many

Masonic readers are " few and far between , " yet we still trust in the dawn of a better day for Masonic literature , when its writers shall be more appreciated , and its readers will no longer be counted by units , but by thousands . We are glad to call attention , then , to this unpretending , but useful " brochure , " which is very neatly printed , and is both readable and amusing in the highest degree .

ON THE VENTILATION OF ROOMS , HOUSES , & c . By Brr > . P . HINCKES-BIBD . C . L . Marsh and Co ., 138 , Fleet-street , E . C . A very broad and well-written pamphlet , worthy the attention of householders and house builders .

THE WESTMINSTER PAPERS . Kent and Co ., Paternoster-row . To all lovers of chess and whist , & c , this publication is most interesting . We always read it with pleasure and profit .

Fashionable Marriage At Brighton.

FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE AT BRIGHTON .

A wedeling of more than usual interest , combining thc civic and Masonic elements , took place on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., in the fashionable town of Brighton . The proceedings commenced with the merry peals ringing from the belfry of St . Nicholas Church , the crowds assembled

in the vicinity of St . Peter s indicating that one of those interesting events in which the majority of mankind take an interest , was about to he consummated . Needless to say , thc indications were correct , and the happy " contracting parties" on this particular occasion were Miss Kate Weston , only daughter of Bro . Councillor Oliver Weston , North-road ; and Mr . Frederick Brigden , third son of

Bro . Alderman J . L . Bngelen , J . P ., Ex-Mayor of Brighton , P . M . 732 , P . P . G . W . Sussex , of the Western-road . Fifteen minutes past eleven was the hour fixed for the wedding , and long before that time the approaches to St . Peter ' s Church were densely crowded . An almost similar condition of things reigned within the sacreel edifice itself . The wedding party arrived within a minute or so of the

appointed time , the bride being conducted to the altar by her father , who subsequently " gave her away . " In close attendance were the three bridesmaids—Miss Jessie Brigden , Miss E . White , and Miss Ettie Thorpe . The bride was attired in a white satin dress surmounted by an embroidered veil . The bridesmaids wore white cashmere dresses trimmed with ruby velvet , their hats being similarly

adorned . The Rev . J . J . Hannah conducted the marliage service , and the responses were given in a clear audible tone . As the party were retiring to the vestry , Mr . Crapps played Mendelssohn ' s spitited " Wedding March " on the organ . A move was then made for Wentworth House , Marine parade , where a satisfactory de-icuner was

served by Mr . Booth , of East-street , and was partaken by a large number of friends who had assembled to wish the ncwly-manied pair " bon voyage . " The company present included Mr . Albert Adams , Mr . Felix Adams , Bro . and Mrs . J . L . Brigden , Miss Brigden , Mr . and Mrs . W . H . Brigden , Bro , and Mrs . Buckman , Mr . and Mrs . Clarke ,

Fashionable Marriage At Brighton.

Miss Goldsmith , Rev . Julius Hannah , Bro . Alderman Lamb , ex-Mayor of Brighton , the Mayor Bro . Alderman Davey , J . P . ( P . M . 732 ) , Mr . and Mrs . R . Perry , Mrs . Reffitt , Mr . and Mrs . Tugwell , Miss Thorpe , Bro . Councillor Oliver Weston , Mrs . White , Bro . Sturt Weston , Mis Emily White , Mr . O . Weston , jun ., and Master W . C . Weston . During the " after-breakfast" proceedings , tile

Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Davey ) proposed the " Biidc and Bridegroom , " which was acknowledged by the bridegroom . " The Bridesmaids and Best Man " were toasted at the invitation of Bro . Alderman Lamb , and responded to by Mr . J . Brigden , who had officiated in the latter capacity . The graver responsibility of proposing " The Parents " was undertaken by the Rev . Julius Hannah , and

appropriately replied to by the respective " heads" ot the families . In order , we presume , to piy a special compliment to the ladies—the value of their co-operation under similar circumstances being so obvious—Bro . Sturt Weston asked the company to di ink the health of the " Visitors and Ladies , " which was characteristically replied to by the Mayor . The " happy pair" started on their

honeymoon by thc 3 . 45 for London , and after spending a week in the " great city , " they will proceed to Leeds . We subjoin a list of the presents : — Set of six fish knives and forks , Mr . James Brigden ; tea pot , Mr . A . Adams ; coffee pot , Mr . F . Adams ; sugar basin , cream ewer , and sugar tongs , Mr . Steer ; biscuit canister , J . O . Nichols , Esq . ; butter dish , Mr . J . Dell ; gilt

egg stand ; Mr . and Mrs . Maynnd ; cake basket , Mr . and Mrs . W . Brigden ; polished oak sardine box and marmalade ditto , Mr . O . Weston , jun . ; salad spoon and fork , Mr . and Mrs . Boutcher ; Se ' vres china bijou dejeuner set , the Mayor ; gilt inkstand , Master W . C . Weston ; cut glass lustres , Miss Jessie Biigden ; elegant flural-pattern plated table epergne , Mr . and Mrs . Russell Perry ; pickle

stand , Mr . and Mrs . White ; gilt sugar vase and tongs , Mrs . T . Tugwell ; table service ( 45 pieces ) , Mr . and Mrs . T . Tugwell ; six silver tea spoons , Mrs . S . Gosling ; silver brooch , Mrs . Parsons ; bread platter knife , Mrs . White ; Bible , silver tea spoon , pair of oil paintings , mahogany cabinet of games , and Paiinn clcck , by the father of thc bride ; walnut-wood inkstand , Mr . anel Mrs . Thorpe :

mantel clock , Mr . Lambert ; glass water bottles and goblets , Master Reffitt ; Japanese card holders , Mrs . J . W . Fuller ; set of table mats , Miss E . Barker ; set of toilette furnituro , Miss Emily White ; china dessert service , Mr . S . P . Weston ; glass flower epergne , Mr . and Mrs . Clarke ; engravcel glass service , a Friend ; china tea service , an old Servant ; pair of China cupid spill vases , Mr . and Mrs . J . F . Eyles ;

set of Majolica ware jugs , eluto teapot , ditto egg stand , Mrs . Payne ; Oriental china tea scivice , Mrs . Reffitt ; Majolica ware cheese stand , the employes of Messrs . Oliver Weston Sa Tugwell , North-road ; Olive-wood Cigar Cabinet , Mr . J . Tugwell ; Bisejue China toilet service , the Misses McLean ; book slide , Mr . Guille ; silver-mounted carver , fork and steel , Mr . and Mrs . Shelley ; pair of blue pot pourii jars , Mr . and Mrs . Buckman ; three papier

mache tea trays , assistants of Messrs . O . Weston and Tug . well , Cliftonville ; dining room marble mantel clock , Mr . S . P . Weston ; pair of bronze equestrian figures , Mrs . Funnell ; pair of mantel vases , Miss Goldsmith ; Parian jug and silver spoon , Mrs . Ballard ; gold bracelet , Mr . Fred Brigden ( bridegroom ) ; cruet frame , Mr . J . Young ; black and gold whatnot , Bro . Alderman Brigden and Mrs . Brigden ; nut crackers , Mr . Councillor Farr .

Annual Ball Of The New Concord Lodge, No. 819.

ANNUAL BALL OF THE NEW CONCORD LODGE , No . 819 .

The New Concord Lodge , No . 819 , held its annual ball in the Freemasons' Tavern on Wedneselay evening , the 5 th inst . Theie was a full muster of the members present , besides the usual large contingent of visitors whom the ball in connection with this lodge yearly attracts .

Shortly after nine o ' clock the genial and popular Master of Ceremonies , Bro . R . Johnson , entered the hall , and dancing soon commenced , the following ladies and gentlemen taking part iu the first quadrille : —Bro . Wm . Stead , W . M ., and Mrs . Harper ; Bro . W . H . Main , P . M .. and Mrs . Notson ; Bro . J . R . Gillant , P . M ., and Miss Bryant ; Bro . T . Bartlett , P . M ., a-I Mrs . Bartlett ; Bro . R . R . Harper ,

S . W ., and Miss Todd ; Bro . R . R . Harper , jun ., and Miss Fisk ; Bro . J . Stillwell . and Mrs . Stillwell ; Bro . W . Pierpoint , D . C , and Miss Stillwell ; Bro . A . J . Patter , aird Miss Sharvell ; Mr . and Mrs . Turnham , Mr . anil Mrs . Worth . Dancing was kept up briskly until twelve o ' clock , when the company which , by this time , numbered about 170 ,

repaired to the supper-room , where there was provided a splendid cold collation , over which the AV . M ., Bro . Stead , presided , supported by the Stewards . The toasts of "The Queen and the Craft , " " H . H . I-I . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M , " and " The New Concord Lodge , " were duly honoured . Bro . Bartlett suitably acknowledged the latter . "The Ladies " was next proposed by the W . M . in a .

happy speech , and was responded to , m equally fcl . cituus terms , by Bro . Main . Dancing was resumed shortly after one o ' clock and kept up till about four o ' clock in the morning . The programme was elaborate and vaiied , much of the music arranged for the dances being selected from some of thi : most popular of the latest comic operas . The band , under the leadership of Bro . H . J . Dane , very efficiently suppli . d the music .

The ceremony of installation of Principals will be worked at the Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement , Jamaica Coffee House , Cornhill , on Tuesday evening next at 6 o ' clock , by Comp . William Stephens , P . Z ., & c .