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Notices
of the paper they use . In future , the non-observance of this rule will necessitate our passing over communications which we should otherwise gladly insert , and which the Craft would be benefited by having presented to them ; for , in order to produce our Magazine at the proper time , we are obliged to facilitate the operations of the printer , who knows no worse impediment than backed copy , not always legibly written . The January number of 1857 having been reprinted , the Brethren may now complete their sets without inconvenience .
"J . J . L . V—We have referred to your manuscript , and quite absolve our printer for having wrongly rendered a name , which was so written as to be undecipherable . In giving proper names , where accuracy is so essential—since for the spelling of such there is no orthographical standard—our correspondents should be careful to write very distinctly .
TO GOERBSPONDENTS
Provincial Masonic Appointments . —Brethren are requested to fill up the forms relative to these appointments , and forward them to the office as soon as possible , that the list to be published at the close of the month may be rendered as complete as possible . " ¦¦ 2 k * Z . "— -Masonic authority in no way presumes to interfere between a Brother and the laws of the country in which he lives . "S . S . " and others . —The Magazine was issued on Wednesday last , and if you did not receive it in time it was the fault of your bookseller . "A Young Mason . "—We do not answer such questions . A Correspondent who signs himself " . Tom Curiosity , " asks— " Can you explain the following anomalies in Masonic jurisdiction ? Jersey is a Province of the United Grand Lodge , yet there are Lodges holding under Irish warrants
working there . Again , Portugal has been long considered a Province of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and yet the United Grand Lodge of England has just issued a warrant for the opening of a Lodge at Cadiz . " We must refer our correspondent to the Grand Secretary for an answer to his question , as we do not profess to understand all the anomalies of jurisdiction . It would be well if the managing bodies in the Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland could come to an equitable arrangement on the subject .
"M , M ., York . "—At the close of the month . "P . Z . "—The Freemasons' Magazine will be issued in monthly parts for the convenience of parties desirous so to receive it . "A would be Mason . "—Apply to some friend in the town in which you live for an introduction to one of the Brethren .
Koyal Gloucester Lodge , Southampton—next week Bro . W . Biggs will oblige by sending his exact address .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notices
of the paper they use . In future , the non-observance of this rule will necessitate our passing over communications which we should otherwise gladly insert , and which the Craft would be benefited by having presented to them ; for , in order to produce our Magazine at the proper time , we are obliged to facilitate the operations of the printer , who knows no worse impediment than backed copy , not always legibly written . The January number of 1857 having been reprinted , the Brethren may now complete their sets without inconvenience .
"J . J . L . V—We have referred to your manuscript , and quite absolve our printer for having wrongly rendered a name , which was so written as to be undecipherable . In giving proper names , where accuracy is so essential—since for the spelling of such there is no orthographical standard—our correspondents should be careful to write very distinctly .
TO GOERBSPONDENTS
Provincial Masonic Appointments . —Brethren are requested to fill up the forms relative to these appointments , and forward them to the office as soon as possible , that the list to be published at the close of the month may be rendered as complete as possible . " ¦¦ 2 k * Z . "— -Masonic authority in no way presumes to interfere between a Brother and the laws of the country in which he lives . "S . S . " and others . —The Magazine was issued on Wednesday last , and if you did not receive it in time it was the fault of your bookseller . "A Young Mason . "—We do not answer such questions . A Correspondent who signs himself " . Tom Curiosity , " asks— " Can you explain the following anomalies in Masonic jurisdiction ? Jersey is a Province of the United Grand Lodge , yet there are Lodges holding under Irish warrants
working there . Again , Portugal has been long considered a Province of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and yet the United Grand Lodge of England has just issued a warrant for the opening of a Lodge at Cadiz . " We must refer our correspondent to the Grand Secretary for an answer to his question , as we do not profess to understand all the anomalies of jurisdiction . It would be well if the managing bodies in the Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland could come to an equitable arrangement on the subject .
"M , M ., York . "—At the close of the month . "P . Z . "—The Freemasons' Magazine will be issued in monthly parts for the convenience of parties desirous so to receive it . "A would be Mason . "—Apply to some friend in the town in which you live for an introduction to one of the Brethren .
Koyal Gloucester Lodge , Southampton—next week Bro . W . Biggs will oblige by sending his exact address .