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j^&geiiag^g SATURDAY , MARCH 21 , 1885 . .. A .

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[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even appronngol theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] MISSING JEWELS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , For the benefit of your correspondent , Bro . Gamble , whose communication of March lothyou published in your last issue , and in justice to Grand Lodge officials , I feel it my duty to drop you a line to say that , as one of the

30 or 40 persons alluded to , I had no difficulty in regaining my lost property , for before even 1 had the opportunity of making known my loss to the Grand Tyler , Bro . Sadler , he , having found the number of lodge engraven , promptly wrote to our Secretary for correct address , and sent same on by parcels post ; and as it is pretty well known to most people who have ever lost or left anything on the Grand

Lodge premises that neither trouble nor . expense is spared in the endeavour to restore it , the appearance in public print of Bro . parable ' s letter of enquiry must be my apology for trespassing on your space , and of bearing testimony to the efforts made by the Grand Tyler , with other officials , to ensure as far as possible the comfort and convenience of such a large | number of provincial brethren as were at the last Grand Lodge meeting . —Fraternally yours , JOHN R . WELSMAN , P . M . Coo . Bradford , March 14 th .

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , M y attention has been called to a letter in your last issue , in which the writer complains of having lost his jewels , at the last Grand Lodge , and wishes to know what has become of them , as well as a number of other jewels lost on that occasion ; he also positively asserts that none

have been found . I am at a loss to know on what grounds he makes this latter statement , and have no hesitation in saying that there is . not the least shadow of foundation for it . I must say the perusal of this letter caused me some astonishment and considerable regret , for 1 had no idea that such fearful havoc had been made with the decorations of tbe brethren as to occasion the loss of " between 30 and

40 jewels . " As the resident custodian of the Grand Lodge premises I generally receive early intimation , either personally or in writing , of anything lost or mislaid in this building , in which case 1 endeavour to find and return the missing articles . After last Grand Lodge four names only were given me of brethren who had lost Royal Arch jewels , three of these have bcen found and delivered to their owners , the fourth , I regret to say , has not yet come to hand .

From the fact of your unfortunate correspondent having lost his jewels I presume it is very many years since he joined our ranks , and that he has utterly forgotten a striking and useful lesson on the importance of caution , with which most young Masons are perfectly familiar . However , if he will furnish me with the number and description of the jewels lost by him I will do my very best to find them for him , for although I may not be able to boast of so long an acquaintance with the Craft as your correspondent , I cannot yet bring myself to believe that

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either the members of Grand Lodge or the brethren employed here would knowingly and wilfully retain thc property of others ; and , as he appears to be so well informed on the subject , he would , perhaps , not mind adding , for the benefit of his fellow sufferers , a list of the other missing jewels , or as many as he is certain about , together with the names and addresses of the owners : but I should

really like to know the exact number— "between 30 and 40 " appears to me somewhat vague . As your correspondent evidently prefers the medium of the press to the usual method of communication , I will not trouble him to write to me , feeling sure that with your customary good nature you will lind space for his list of " missing jewels " as early as possible . —Yours fraternally , .

H . SADLER . Freemasons' Hall , W . C , iCth March .

To the Editor ofthe "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I sympathise not only with your correspondent , Bro . Arthur G . Gamble , in the loss of his "jewels , " but likewise with you , Sir , in the trouble such loss seems likely to entail upon you personall y . May I ask if Bro . Gamble

consiaers tne Mitor ol the brccmason keeps a " Lost Property Office ? " or that , as Editors are generally supposed to be nearly , if not quite , omniscient , he thinks the best way to recover his lost jewels is to apply to you for information as to their whereabouts ? I should have supposed the custodian of Grand Lodge premiseswas the proper person to apply

to in such a difficulty . May I also ask Bro . Gamble how , in reason , he can expect you to give information "how it is these jewels have disappeared" when , three lines lines further on , he says " they "—his and some 30 or 40 other jewels—" cannot have disappeared altogether ?"Fraternally yours , •

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I cannot let pass the letter I have read in your last edition of the Freemason , by Bro . Arthur Gamble , on the subject of "Missing Jewels , " without tailing notice of

it . I think that not only myself but a good many more brethren would like to know on what grounds Bro . Gamble asserts that 30 or 40 jewels were lost at last Grand Lodge , and that none had been recovered . His letter is dated March 10 th .

I at once declare that it was a most unwarranted assertion , and proves to my mind that he could not have taken the right means to recover his lost jewels . 1 lost a Royal Arch jewel , and before leaving gave information to the hall porter , and handed him my card and address . A letter was sent me on March 7 th , asking- me to send description

of my jewel . I did so , and duly received my Royal Arch jewel safely . _ You will be so good as to notice that the letter I received was dated three days previous to Bro . Gamble's letter , and 1 am informed , on thc Grand Tyler's authority , that he had only heard of four or five jewels being lost , and that all with the exception of one had been

restored . My advice to Bro . Gamble the next time he loses his jewels is to do as 1 did—give information to the hall porter , and leave his address , and not write letters to papers impugning the honesty , not only of the brethren present , but that of the servants connected with the establishment . It is altogether un-Masonic and does not display much brotherly love . —I remain , yours fraternally .

HUGH W . H . ELWES , P . M . 1452 , P . G . S . D . Suffolk . IJ , Wellington Esplanade , Lowestoft , Suffolk , March 16 th .

To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The letter you published in your issue of March 14 th frcm Bro . Arthur G . Gamble might lead brethren to believe that anything lost at the last Grand Lodge , was improperly retained , or , in other words , stolen . I left my case of clothing , & c , at Freemasons' Hall

after the last Grand Lodge by accident , and I received a letter from the G . Tyler the following day informing me of the fact , and courteously asking me whether he should forward the same to my address . It is difficult to reconcile this fact with the sweeping assertion made by Bro . Gamble , " that none of the jewels lost have been found . " —Yours fraternally , ALFRED E . CRAVEN , G . Stwd . 65 , St . George ' s-road , S . W ., March 17 th .

Io the Editor of the "Freemason " Dear Sir and Brother , I attended Grand Lodge on the 4 th inst ., and lost my R . A . jewel in the crush . My friend who accompanied me assured me that it would be all right , and so I found it next morning , when it was restored to me by the Grand T y ler . Your correspondent would , I think , have acted wisely by making further enquiries before casting such serious reflections on his brethren . —Yours fraternally , W . J . JOHNS . Truro , March 18 .

THE PRINCIPLE OF THE BALLOT . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I think tbat " Lex Scripta " has done a service to the Craft in raising the question as to what really is the law concerning the ballot when that " safeguard to our privileges" is abused , as I fear is often the case .

I have always held that if a member of a lodge expresses his intention of using the ballot box for selfish , spiteful , or other un-Masonic ends , he thereby renders himself liable to be brought before his lodge and to be reported to the Prov . Grand Master , and if the case be proved against him , to expulsion from the Order altogether . In all probability if a few examples were made of such

un-Masonic Masons we should hear much less of lodge squabbles . Men who improperly black-ball candidates will usuall y be found to be persons who never should have been admitted into the ranks of the Craft at all , and it would be a great advantage if they could be disposed of in a summary manner . I suppose most of us know by experience or have heard of cases in which lodges have been almost , and sometimes quite , ruined by the conduct of