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" _ He frowning fled , And with him fled the shades of night . " Determined , however , to have a kingdom of his own , even among Freemasons , Diabolus effected his object by more subtle and characteristic means . He put it into the hearts of certain would-be aristocrats—bankers' and merchants' clerks , small attorneys , and such like , —that they were contaminating themselves by intercourse on the level with those who would acknowledge no superiority in the Lodge save that of moral worth and virtue . There happened to be , with other antiquities , in Lodge Perseverance , a musty document , said to be the Warrant of a Lodge , ¦ " St . George , " one of the old Lodges under the former English dispensation ; this document they straightway laid their hands on , assembled the clique , and declared themselves a Lodge of English Freemasons ! Heaven defend us ! And then these English Masons—save the mark !

descend and split the Lodge into a thousand atoms , when the plot was seen through , and an indignant majority of honest and independent hearts banished the foul fiend from their

presence——composed chiefly of discontented Scotchmen , were determined to be exclusive —no canaille , not even their own Tyler , should mix with them ; so they erected a formidable barrier , hy fixing the fees for the Degrees and the monthly subscriptions at a scale that effectually kept out all but the affluent /—virtue , chastity , decency , being all secondary , unimportant considerations : they were all "honourable men !"

Now , this Lodge thus irregularly opened , without previous application to , or authority from , the Grand Lodge of England , is not only recognized by the Prov . Grand Master of this Province , whose chums compose the major part of it , but he has gone so far , in the teeth of all that is fair and just , constitutional and regular , as to appoint the greater number of the Prov . Grand Officers from this Lodge ! Now , Mr . Editor , what shall we—what do you say to such a state of things ?

As I have no more time this day , I will conclude for the present ; promising you further interesting intelligence after the next Quarterly " Convention" of the Prov . Grand Lodge . 1 have made some curious notes , and think they should be printed . How admirable are the Scotch Constitutions ! A Master Mason of one day ' s standing is as eligible for the Oriental Chair as any Office-bearer who has borne the heat and burden of Office for twelve months ! Glorious ! Yours fraternally , Bombay , 5 th March , 1856 . A

The Late Proceedings In Grand Lodge.

THE LATE PROCEEDINGS IN GRAND LODGE .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir , —The report of the late Quarterly Meeting of Grand Lodge , as it appeared in your last number , suggests matter for serious consideration . The more important subject I defer to the last , in order to make some preliminary remarks upon certain lesser points , not without interest to the Craft . In the first place Pro . Dobie , as G . M . pro tern ., acted contrary to rule and custom by speaking on any motion before the Lodge ; by so doing he relinquished the supposed impartiality which is ever regarded as attending the individuals selected to preside over similar , and indeed

all other assemblages , and exposed himself to the just remarks of Bro . Binckes , W . M ., No . 11 . As regards Bro . the Rev . G . P . Portal's motion , it would have been useful to the Craft had it gone further , and insisted on the business to be submitted to Grand Lodge being made known to the Provincial Lodges . Another point deserving of attention is the very remarkable omission from the Report of the Board of General Purposes of the secession of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West , which was very properly commented on by Bro . Beach , Prov . G . S . W ., Oxon . Some notice of so great a move on the part of our Canadian Brethren was imperatively called for , and the more so , as it appears not to have been participated