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turers of the last century might again imperil the common cause . Knowing this , and having achieved a temporary triumph by his restoration , Dr . Crucefix laboured to undermine the authority of Craft Grand Lodge . By forming a council of High Degrees , he vainly thought he could attract , through sounding " titles and imaginary rank , a party to his view sufficiently strong enough to sway the decisions and

enactments of Grand Lodge itself . Now , this was an idea at once in variance with " the Act of Union of 1 S 13 , with his obligations as a Master Mason , and with the ancient landmarks—thus , therefore , with common justice . In no sense since the Act of Union have the High Degrees received anything but toleration , and they have no right to impose themselves on the Masonic world as being of authority . Those who subscribe to them are bound by their promises ,

and if they agree to abide by their mode of government no one can complain who has at any time been admitted to the system . But that any body of gentlemen , however eminent for good and genial qualities , however worthy in themselves , or however exalted in rank , can assume over Bro . John Doe or Bro . Richard Roe a supremacy founded upon a charter derived from the followers of Joseph Cernau , who , according to Bro . Woodford's " Cyclop . -edia of Masonry" ( p .

101 ) , " set up a Supreme Council of the Thirty-three Degrees at New York under the high-sounding title of the Sovereign Grand Consistory of the United States , " I fail to see . It was through Cerneaux orCernau's representatives that Dr . Crucefix-Goss derived any authority . Bro . Woodford's words , impartial and clear , are these as to Cernau— "He was denounced as a fautor of spurious Masonry . "

Bros . Udall and Davyd W . Nash were negociating with the authorities of the Grand Orient , who had legitimate right to grant a charter ; but the other warrant , by some accident , was accepted . Of course , what I have said in no way reflects upon the gentlemen who now officiate at Golden-square in any personal sense . Among them I have the pleasure to note friends and real ornaments to Masonry . To these I , therefore , appeal , and say : Would it not be better to abandon

pretensions which are historically indefensible , and live , as Masons should , in amicable comity ? Most of the present members of the Ancient and Accepted Rite know nothing of , and probably care less , for the way in which their chapters were established . But I think they may be led to look into their history , if honourably submitted for investigation . I am not defending or depreciating any rite , but truth is my main object . I apologise for a letter which I have made as short as possible , and remain , ever sincerely and fraternally ,

KENNETH R . IT . MACKENZIE . Clyde House , Hounslow , November 22 nd . [ We publish this letter with one or two needful excisions ED . F . M . ]

RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTTNE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In the last number for 1 S 79 you inserted a letter from me asking for information as to the above , but up to date no reply has been given . In No . 5 S 2 a similar complaint from a member of No . 3 C appears , followed by a reply from Bro . John Mason , who seems to think it

impossible for such a thing to occur with this body . I will thank Bro . Mason to obtain for me a reply to the numerous communications I have sent , one of which was returned through the post to New Zealand , and which with its envelope was presented b y Bro . G . Kenning for me to the proper person , a Bro . Lewis , I think . Our warrant was gazetted in 1 S 7 G , but has not yet reached us . I presume the fee with the application for warrant must have been received or it would

not have been granted . I beg to refer Bro . Mason to the report of the annual meeting of the General Grand Conclave on Sth March , 1 S 7 O , on p . 53 of "The Rosicrucian . " I think , Sir , I am justified in asking either Bro . Mason , Bro . Dr . Woodman , or any officer of Grand Conclave , why no communication of any kind has been sent to us

during this time , now nearly four years . It is quite time somebody attended to their duties . Yours , HENRY G . WADE , D . G . Sec , and Recorder Delta Crucis , 12 C . Auckland , New Zealand , October nth .

A QUERY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I regret that my letter of June 7 th , inserted in your paper of August 7 II 1 , should have been too vague for you to comprehend the point raised , but I imagined that , examining the Constitutions referred to , and their comparison with the bye-laws quoted , would have made my object

in addressing you sufficiently clear . As I have taken too much upon trust , permit me to request another tax upon your space b y inserting this letter , in which I will quote , instead of referring to , the Constitutions in question , and endeavour to state lucidly the point at issue . Bye-law I . — " The general meetings of the lodge shall take place at the on the second Tuesday in each month , " & c . Bye-law XXXIV . — "The Master of the lodge shall be

annually elected by ballot at the regular lodge held in the month of November . The Secretary shall previously read over the names of the subscribing members who are eligible for the appointment of Master , when the ballot shall be taken ; and at the lod ge held on the anniversary of St . John the Evangelist , after the minutes of the lodge relating to such election have been read and confirmed , the Master elect shall be installed . " According to Rule 2 , p . ( 12 , Constitutions , " Every lodge shall annually elect its Master — ,

and , at the next meeting after his election , when the minutes are confirmed , he shall be duly installed in the chair , according to antient usage , " & c . According to Rule 1 , p . jG , Constitutions , " Previously to the installation of the Master , the minutes of the preceding meeting of the lodge must be read and confirmed , so far .

at least , us to the election of Master , after which the usual ceremonies of installation are to he performed , " & c . Now , observe , according to the bye-laws , the Master shall be elected at the regular meeting held in the month of November , the next regular meeting should take place on the second Tuesday in December , when , according- to Rule 2 , p . 62 , Constitutions , the Master should beinstallcdfbut

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the bye-laws require that the installation shal take place at a lodge meeting held on the anniversary of St . John the Evangelist , i . e ., " on December 27 th . Do the Constitutions nullify the bye-laws in this case , or the bj'e-laws the Constitutions ? If the regular meeting is held on the second Tuesday in December , what is the meeting held on the anniversary of St . John the Evangelist to be

called—regular , special , or emergency ? And what business , if any , besides installing the Master should be done at it ? Then , when are minufes relating to the election of Master to be read—at the regular meeting in December ? If so , and having been confirmed then , are they to be read again at the meeting held on the anniversary of St . John the

Evangelist ? Trusting that I have made myself sufficiently clear as to the points raised , and that you will as early as possible give your opinion on the matter , I remain , clear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , F . IRVING DE LISLE , M . D ., l . P . M . 1 577 , E . C . Napier , N . Z ., Oct . Sth .

LODGE OF INDUSTRY , No . 4 S . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am pleased to find Bro . R . F . Gould drawing attention to the resume of our lodge transactions as printed in the "Masonic Magazine" for 1 S 75 , and hope it will revive some interest in the correspondence recently admitted

into your pages . I regret , however , I cannot afford Bro . Gould any local knowledge respecting the " dignity" of a " Highrodiam " mentioned in our minute book of 1746 . Under that head is a memorandum that members are admitted on payment of is . 6 d ., and then follows several names . In my opinion the term "Highrodiam" may be considered as the distinctive term for a wanderer or a wayfarer , i . e .,

one not connected with the regular lodge . On the same page is recorded another peculiar name , viz ., " Domaskin " or " Forin . " This does not apply to anything locally and I presume is only one way of spelling the word "Damascene" at that period of time . Can Bro . Gould or others of your learned correspondents enlighten us on the matter ? Yours fraternally , R . WHITFIELD .

SAVED BY A SIGN . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In the last number of your useful and valuable journal an allusion is made to the life of an officer having been saved owing to his giving one of the signs of Masonry . If you will permit me , I will mention another instance of a similar character , of the authenticity of which I have

irrefragable proofs . At the battle of Corunna , fought in 1 S 09 , an English officer was badly wounded in the leg , and left on the battlefield . The next morning one of the enemy ' s picquet fired at him three times in succession , but , in consequence of a defect in the Hint , the gun was not discharged . The man was in the act of manipulating the Hint , in order to make it

"bite" ( I believe that is the coirect term ) , when the wounded officer made a certain sign , b y which he was at once recognised as a Mason . His assailant communicated with his commanding officer , himself a Mason , and by his orders the wounded man was conveyed to excellent quarters , and , although exceedingly faint and prostrate from loss of blood , he underwent the operation of amputation ,

and received such careful and skilful treatment , that he perfectly recovered . When an exchange of prisoners took place he was restored to his country , and became the father of a family . One of his sons , Bro . J . Bennett , P . M . Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 234 , has in his possession his father's medal ; and I have his authority for recording

another instance of the utility of Masonry in saving life on the battle-field , where , ordinarily , little respect is paid to persons , and where the coup de grace is administered to suffering humanity with as little ceremony as would be observed in slaughtering a mad dog or any other quadruped . 1 am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours ,

W . P . ROBINSON , Sec . Old England Lodge , No . 1790

THE NUMBER OF METROPOLITAN LODGES . To the Editor of [ he "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — It is very evident , from his letter in last week ' s Freemason , that Bro . Oliver is not a subscriber to the

Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket Book . From that valuable little work for 1 SS 1 I learn that there arc 303 lodges meeting in the London radius , which is I think an answei to our Chicago brother ' s question . Yours fraternally , M . M .

Literary, Art, And Antiquarian Notes.

Literary , Art , and Antiquarian Notes .

The remains of the Ancient Theatre of Naples are believed to have been found in a palace garden , near the Church of San Paolo . The eleventh volume of the " Archives of the Bastille , " just published under the editorshi p of M . Ravaisson contains some documents relating to Avedick , Patriarch of the Armenians at Constantinople , who has been identified

by several authors with the " Man in the Iron Mask . " Lad y Martin ( Helen Faucit ) has permitted to be printed , " for strictly private circulation , " two letters on the characters of Ophelia and Portia . These letters ; were written to amuse and gratify a dying friend , and are now printed in compliance with that friend ' s last request .

It is announced that Von Rankc is about lo publish with Messrs . Dunckcr and Humblot , of Leipsic , the iirst volume of a Universal History ( Weltgescliichte ) which is to be rather a philosophy of history than a history in the strict sense of the word . The first chapter will be entitled "Ammon-Ra , Baal , and Jehovah . "

I he Committee of Management of the Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Musical Festival have decided to hold ( he next musical festival during the week commencing Monday , October 10 th , 1 SS 1 . Signor Randegger has been appointed conductor . By a review in the Times of Wednesday , " Endymion " has appeared .

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A Mexican Pompeii has been unearthed by M . Charnay , who is exploring Mexico and Central America . Close to the present town of Tulla , which occupies the site of the former capital of the Toltec Empire , Tollan , he has found the ruins of a large palace , and has besides completely excavated a villa containing twenty-five rooms , fifteen _ staircases , and twelve corridors . Remains of

porcelain , coarse clay vessels , and glass were buried in the rums , which are more distinctly Asiatic in style than any Toltec remains yet known . Bones of some huge ruminating animals have also come to light , of which the tibia is nearfy fourteen inches long and four inches thick . Drawing is now taught in all London Board Schools , and next month a selection of the best works done b y .. . . scholars from the different metroonlitan divisions

will be shown at the Saffron-hill school-room . There have already been some local displays in different parts of London , and the drawings show considerable progress , although as yet the copies are solely from the fiat , not from the round . If this branch of study is to be of real use in any branch of trade , however , the pupils , as they advance , must copy from models , as in the Art Schools of both England and other countries .

Ihc Academy says that Mr . C . L . Kastlakc ' s forthcoming "Notes on Foreign Picture Galleries , " to be published by Messrs . Longmans , will treat of the pictures in the Brera Gallery , Milarl ) tIle Louvre , and t | lc Munich Pinacothek . The work will be fully illustrated .

rhe AthencEitm says that a daughter of Mr . Frith , the well-known R . A ., is going to publish a volume of poems . A son of Dr . Charles Mackay is treading in his father s footsteps , and has just brought out a volume of verse , to which , however , he does not put his real name .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , December 3 , 1 SS 0 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place , day , or month of meeting .

r , , SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 27 . Lodge 1 G 70 , Henry Muggeridge , M . H .. Masons * Avenue , Basinghall-st . „ 1706 , Orpheus , F M . H . „ 1793 , Sir Charles Bright , M . H ., Teddington . Chap . 176 , Cavcac , Albion Tav ., Aldersgatc-st . LODGED OIT ivsTDnr « Tir »«

Manchester , 17 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at S . Star , Marquis of Granb y , New Cross-rd ., at 7 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgatc-rd ., N ., at S . Eccleston , King' Head , Ebury Bridge , Pimlico . Sphinx Stirling Castle , Camberwelf . Alexandra Palace , Masonic Uub , Loughborough , at 7 . 30 . King Harold , Britannia Hot ., Waltham New Town , at 7

r A D M 0 , P AY . NOVEMBER 29 . Lodge 4 , Royal Somerset House and Inverness , F . M . H 26 , Cast e of Harmony , Willis ' s Rooms . „ 2 S , Old King ' s Arms , F . M . H . 79 , Pythagorean , Ship Hot ., Greenwich . " }¦ £ ' , V mty' Sh 'P and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 1 C 0 S , Kilburn , Queen ' s Arms Hot ., Kilburn Gate . „ 1 O 15 , Bayard , 3 , Golden-so .. VV .

„ 1032 , Stuart , S . M . H ., Camberwell . " ll * l' | arrl nSdo n ( Without ) , Holborn Viaduct Hot o , " 00 ' ? P herd ' s Bush , Richmond Hot ., W . Chap . iSS , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgatc-st . „ 1201 , Eclectic , F . M . H . Mark 5 , Mallet and Chisel , Bridge House Hot . Red Cross of Con . Premier , F . M . Tav ., Gt . Oueen-st .

» » J , ., 2 , 1-Tantagenct , 6 S , Regent-st ., VV . r-i r * 1 ,, ? . . ° b' INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond , at 7 . London Masonic Club , IOi , Queen Victoria-st ., E . C , at 6 . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford , S to . 0 . St . John , Gun Hot ., Wapping , S to 10 .

l-rinceLeopold , I \ litfordTav ., Sandringhain-r ( l ., Dalston , 7 . 30 . Sincerity , Railway lay ., Fenchurch-st . Station , at 7 . Camden , 174 , High-st . , Camden Town , at 8 . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd ., at S . St . James s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st ., at S . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rothcrhithe , at S . Upper Norwood , VVhite Hart Hot ., Church-rd ., at S . Marquisof R . pon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney , S . Loughborough , CanibriaTav .. Lomrhhnrnno-l , I „ ,, p = t k ' \ n

Hyde Park Hie Westbourne , 1 , Craven-rd ., at S . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithficld . St . George s , Globe lav ., Royal Hill , Greenwich , at 7 . Doric Chapter , 248 , . GIobe-rd ., Mile End-rd ., at S . WC » 7 ™*" , R . Hot ., High-st ., Putney , S till 10 . British Oak , Bank of Fricndshin TW . Mil ,. Kn , f

Eastern Star , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd ., 7 . 30 . St . Mark ' s , S . M . H ., Camberwell New-rd . John Hervcy , Albion Hall , London Wall , at S . New l-insbury Park Plimsoll Arms , St . Thomas-rd ., N ., at S . Kilburn , South Molton Hot ., South Molton-st ., W ., at 7 . 30 . Strong Man , George Hot ., Australian Avenue , Barbican , S . Metropohtan / 'The Moorgate , " FinsburvPavemcnt . at 7 . 30 .

r ~ , * , T t ul r SDAY , NOVEMBER 30 . Fina Meeting of the Board of Stewards of the Festival of the Girls' School , at 4 , F . M . H . House Com . R . M . B . Inst ., at 3 . Lodge 141 , Faith , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . r > " , ^ 3 S 3 A Frl ends ^ n-Council , 33 , Goldcn-sq ., W . Red Cross Con ., 15 , St . Andrew ' s , 8 , Air-st ., Regcnt-st ., W . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .

Pilgrim , F . M . H ., 1 st and last Tues . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 7 . Domatic , Surrey M . H . , Camberwell New-rd ., at 7 . 30 . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st ., S . W ., at P . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood , at 7 . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st ., at 7 . 30 . Dalhousie , I he Sisters ' Tav ., Pownall-rd ., Dalston , E ., 7 . 30 . riorence

ivignringa e , M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich , 7 . 30 Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun lav ., Globe-rd Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-rd ., Battcrsea , at S . Beacontree , ^ Red Lion , Leytonstone , at S . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe , at S . , , '• J * ° { , PP '"& . Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping , at S . Islington , Moorgate Tav ., , 5 , Finsbury Pavement . Leopold , Gregorian Arms , Jamaka-vd ., Beimondsty , at S .