Grand Mark Lodge.

who has offered to represent the Order as Steward at the next festival . The Grand Treasurer ' s Accounts are presented

herewith , showing—Balance from last Account ^ 212 18 4 Receipts—Six . Months to ; Joth Sept ., 1 S / 2 2 S . 5 J , 3 4

49 8 11 S Expenditure—Six Months to same date 2 JI 14 u Balance in favour of Grand Lodge ... 2 S 6 16 9 Fund of Benuno / eiice .

Balance from last Account lbj 2 c Donations received to 30 th Sept ., 1872 , "Benevolent Fund Festival" J 23 15 o

510 1 1 o Disbursements to 30 th Sept ., 1872 35 3 7 Balance ' -7 /> J 3 r >

, £ ' 310 17 o Examined anil found eorn-ci , Titos . Mime . - 1 , Auditor . 2 S 1 I 1 Nov ., 1872 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

SURREY MASONIC GAEL . To tnv Eultor of The Trecinii . on . Dear Sir and Brother , —

1 am p lea .--ed to observe by the report oi meetings held in relerence to the proposed erection of a Masonic Hall at Camberwcll that its promoters have good prospect of success .

! t is a scheme worthy of consideration and support by every member til the Order , whi'iher resident in the locality or cl .-. cwhcre , and I trust that the Directors oi' the Company will tallica re not to prc | iidicc their present favourable

position by unnecessary delay . For my part , I believe that ii'it could be staled that the site ft r the' building was secured , and that preparations fur die he-nig of the foundation stone were made , the support thev have already received would be increased te-nl ' oid .

I shall iook anxiously foi furlh r public hi being given to the undertaking , am . ' I am , ^ 1 onrs ( r .-ilernalk

P . M . BROTHER :- > TKRB ! XG'S PROPOSITION "/ . / /// .- / . " ,. ; , ' - ,,- < , / ' Tu- y-Vr . , ¦ . ' , < - •> .,..,. Dear Sirand Brothers—J ha \ e read viih mueii intere .-t yom

admirable- report 01 lir- p " oce edings in Grand Lodge-, and as 1 haw a strong opinion 00 the subject in question , I venture to ask \ our p .-rmi — sioii to bring the mailer forward in your pages . ) am awaie thai it may he .-aid liie question i >

still " .-. ill : jmiii v , but I think a little- can in 1 and temperate discussion of tin- whole subject may tend to assist the Board ol General Purpose-.-- in their somewhat anomalous position , and still more difficult duty . I haw been now i-nr .. l ! ed

in the Order 30 years , and haw presided oyer two large and iiiiporiant lodges , and the point at issue , a great " rem !/ : . ;; :- (••/. , " in itself , has come before me mote than o ; : c- . ' I agree with Pro . em dime- ' , y , ;; r , •v . orili as a

man , am ; v .-sc y .-::-. a . u a-en we :: ; u : t ali acknowledge a . id admire , lied in . n- are dm s and M-as ' . ns when many io-is . s an- di ; l : 'e .--.-. e-. i and il ' .-lin bed b y the presence among them of 1 . e < -.,,: - ' •: ni . il members , leal , m my humble O :.: II ' . O : I .

ill-. - remed y ! : e propo : v . ill be v . oi-c man i :-. c da-ease , h ' or , as far as one ran see now . u \ % ill land our Order in a tronbici ) ; ea at one- ¦ of personal feeling and clicce maim in re- , bom

vdiich our present regulations happily haw L .-pi , and still keep the Craft perfi-cil y free . The great object of i ! i-e present rcgulaiioii . s oi thediook ol Conslitutiojis is , thai i-wrv oneshail haw fair play ; that noilrng life imlhid . ca l < clings or pei ' soinil cousklei . ilio . m . . -ainli avail : that

Original Correspondence.

Masonry is not to bo governed by our likes or our dislikes , or b y what we think convenient or expedient , but b y what is legally befitting , and equitably maintainable in itself . If by- any process more power is vested in the W . M .., or a bare majority- will suffice to remove

some unpopular or recalcitrant brother , I am afraid that we shall have inaugurated the commencement of a great deal of personal feeling and hopeless heartburnings in Freemasonry-. Admitted that , in some lodges , unpopular and unworthy members are to be found , the

Constitutions provide a full y sufficient remedy , and " mm constat , " that we should be at all improved b y the adoption of our excellent Bro . Stebbing ' s proposals . In the three cases mentioned b y him , I find little ground to warrant the serious change he

advocates . In the first case , the W . M . had been strangely remiss as to his known duty , and the " precise brother" only did his duty- to the lodge and to Freemasonry . If there is one point we ought scrupulousl y to maintain , it is jmrliciilnritij as to the description and designation of till candidates .

With regard to the Liverpool case , 1 feel sure that , if the lodge had at once appealed to the Board of General Purposes , on the ground of ' •surprise'' as to the antecedents of the brother who "had been wanted" which had he-en carefully suppressed , and hail they passed a resolution by two-thirds , that in consequence of such a

de'ivpuon , he was ineli gible for Freemasonry the Board of General Purposes would have up held their resolution . With regard to the "Kil kenny Cats , ' the sooner they learn the great Ala sonic lesson of forbearance , unity , and brotherl y consideration the be Iter . One can have no pitv lor them .

I -cc nothing in these cesses to require a change ol tb . e lav . , only a still stricter rule as regards the admission of candidates . I fully agree with Bro , AN ' . Eloyd , the able Chairman of the Board ol General Purposes , thai the motion should have been met with a distinct negative . The Board

of General Purposes has nothing to do with abstract re-olulioiis , but is intended to deal onl y witii concrete facts . 1 am therefore sorrv , for one , that il will have to make a Report on the Hiib . icci at all . Giving to Bro . Slebbing every credit , for the earnestness of Ins opinions , and his true d . issomc e . i al on all occasion-.. I fee !

persuaded that the policy he has suggc-ded , and the alterations in our Constitutions which he proposes , will be fraught with serious and lasting evil to the Craft al large . I am dear Sir and brother \ ours fraternally , . Ax ( 3 I . II P . M .

BRO . MOk'iOX KDAVARDS AND Till-GRAND MARK LODGE . 'I ' n the i ' Aiiur 0 / The Tre , i : noiiii . 1 tear . Si' end Broihi r . —

< ' we is ready quite anxious to ascertain In , 111 Bro . Morton Edwards , ami our excellent Bro . E . Bllicl-. es , the meaning of those two interesting commuiiicaiiojis , signed respectively b y them , which appear i : i ' . our impression to day . In the first place , Bro . I'inckes s short note ,

111 which he fads into thai common mistake ol using ' •enclosed" ill a . si use it cannot bear . :-i cms to point to some very remarkable fact which is contain , d in Pro . G-eo-ge -Morion in liie see-. ¦; -. ! !;! : ' .- . \\) ial power has Bro .

Morion Edv . e . rds , one foi is co-i-m-aiie-d to ask , 111 ' . he mtei ' .-si . oi common custom ami common . e ; . ; -e , oil what amborily do > s iee profess in vrithdi' .. w lb ' - resolution Xo . ; , , vc . i i is Bro . Aioie ei I . ' .:. aril- ;'•¦ -en in ,.-. . d v , iiii

some p . esdier aad aameiatie aiiliiorli y . be vvhicn he and lie alone ce . u . vithdraw and u-iimv . a pi a i ion ol die " : ¦! .. ! ui . -. ' " a copied uiiammoUsi v at a inciting ' 01 " km al Ark Mariner- '•. . s a point ol Masonic archeology , the " Royal Aik

Mariiiers . " > e :. -re , 01 be en old develop-. i , at of the system , and one would real !' , ' iii- : ;• ¦ - ' .-plaualioii on areli .-elogica ! cToiiiiils oi wb .-i : , ems both a very jieculiar and a vcv rema- ' die m ' o-( . 11 ih ; " . Loudon , Dee . 1 - ; , 1 S 72 . NUAII , d .. u .

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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

To the Editor of The Freemason . OFFICE , NO . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C .

17 th December , 1872 . Dear Sir and Brother , — It affords me great pleasure to announce that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . P . G . M ., & c , has graciously consented to preside

at the Anniversary Festival of this Institution , on a day to be named by H . R . H . in the second week of February 1873 ; and in doing so , permit me to say that I shall be happy to receive the names of Brethren to act as Stewards upon this auspicious occasion .

Hie Committee have alread y determined to increase the amount of the annuity allowed our aged brethren to .- £ 36 per annum , and intend to increase the Widows' Annuity to ^ 28 per annum , this alone will necessitate the raising of

an additional te . 1400 yearly ; and the Committee confidently rely upon the liberality of the Craft to support them in their efforts to render the closing days of our aged brethren happy and comfortable .

If you will kindly allow me space for the in sertion of this you will greatl y oblige . Yours trul y and fraternally , JAMES THRKY . Secretary

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

A -Masonic Ball at Bury St . EMinunds is fixed for the 1 71 I 1 January . By command of the Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Master of the United Orders of the Temple and Hospital , the Sir Kni g hts are to go into mourning for six months , for his late Majesty the King of Sweden , Grand Master of the Temple in that country .

A Lodge ol Instruction , held under the warrant of the British Union Lodge at Ipswich , but intended if possible to become a general lodge for the town , has just been formed , and promises to suppl y a want felt there for some time past of attaining to greater uniformity of working . Pro .

the Rev . R . N . Sanderson , P . Prov . G . C . and P . M . Prince or Wales Lodge ; and Bro . N . T . acy , i ' . Prov . G . D . C . and P . M ., Perfect Friendshi p Lod ge , are appointed Preceptors . The working of the Emulation Lodge is to be

taken as a guide , and as both the brethren arc expert Masons ami ardent ritualists , the Ipswich masons may fairly expect to be second to none in the working of the beautiful ceremonies appertaining to Craft Masonry .

1111 : P . G . M . IORWUST LANCASHIRE . —It is currentl y reported that the office of Provincial Grand Master for West Lancashire has been offered to , and accepted by Bro . the Ri ght lion . Lord Skelmersdale , P . D . P . G . M . There is no doubt tlie appointment will give the liveliest

satisfaction to every brother in the extensive province , and it is to be hoped that the already long-delayed installation will take place at an early date . ROYAL AKCII MvsoNRV 1 x LEICESTERSHIRE . —A ' y ' e are informed that the Provincial Grand Chapter of Leicestershire and Rutland , which

has been in abeyance for some years , is about to be re-constituted on the occasion of th . e consecration of a new chapter at Loughborough , for which a warrant has been granted . The meeting will take p lace earl y in January , when the E . Comp . William Kelly will be installed as P . G . Supt , and Provincial Grand Officers will be appointed .

AVhilst Mr . Dent , M . P ., and some friends were shooting in Kibsloiio Park , on Saturday , one of LIIC pari- , accidentally shot Mr . Dundas . M . P ., nephew 01 ilie Earl ol Zetland , in one of his eyes . The best medical aid was called in , and -AI . i .

Dundas v . .. s removed to Swarclill ' e Hall , the seat ofe . fr . Greenwood , where the lion , gentleman is - ¦ laying . 'I ' llE- 'ClYY Ol I . ONDON MvSONIC 1 , 1111 B . ivr . —The committee have now about . £ . ' 4 60 ,

111 hand . At tne-ir last meeting they determined to g i \¦ . . ' a ball al the London Tavern , on Friday , e . j . n j-iaiM-ee . v , the proceeds of which they hope v . -il be suidcicui to make up the required amount i ' 01 the life-boat . Tiie Lord Mayor and Sheriffs