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Notice.
r ¦ . ¦ , ' ""¦'' America * --We are happy to be enabled to announce that arrangements have been all but completed for a regular monthly letter from New York , by one of the most distinguished American Masonic writers . Our first letter will , we hope x appear next month . a new M . M . "—The best method of studying the general principles of
Masonry and the working of Ledges , is to attend Lodges of Instruction , and place yourself under the direction of a competent P ; M . The Mariners' Lodge , Liverpool , has a Lodge of Instruction in connection with it , as also has one of the Birkenhead Lodges , as will be seen by reference to our Provincial pages in the present number . A list of the Lodges and the places of meeting will be found in the Preemaspns Calendar , published under the authority of Grand Lodge , the 1858 edition of which will appear in November .
" viator . "— -A Master Mason holding a certificate from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and being also a subscribing member of an English Lodge , is not entitled to wear the distinctive clothing of his mother Lodge in the English Lodge . He may , however , wear the jewel of the Scottish Lodge without impropriety , it only serving to show tihat he hails from more than one Lodge . " India . " - —As , doubtless , during the unfortunate mutiny prevailing in India , many of the Brethren have ldst their lives in the discharge of their duties , we shall feel obliged to any of our friends who can furnish us with information regarding them . ' -. '' - ¦
"A Liverpool Brother . "—There are about forty Lodges in Australia holding charters under the Grand Lodge of England , and your English certificate will be considered sufficient if you are otherwise eligible , to enable you to be affiliated in any Lodge in the colony . '•'¦ '" H . H . "—A Mason initiated in Scotland , on joining an English Lodge and paying the regular registration fees , is entitled to receive a certificate from the Grand Lodge of England ,
"Jm S . J ., Bombay , will please receive our best thanks . We shall be at all times most happy to hear from him . "The Ancient and Accepted Bite" will be concluded in our next . " Masonic Bed Quilt . "—Mr . Thomas Myerscough , of Bolton , whose Masonic waistcoat we noticed last month , has published a Masonic quilt , under the patronage
of the Prov . G . M ., the D . Prov . G . M ., and other distinguished Brethren of Bolton , in which town alone he has already disposed of between sixty and seventy of them . The Quilt was projected about twelve years since by the manufacturer , and the Prov . G . Treas . Bro . Edward Barlow , but it has only been brought out three or four months . We have received a specimen quilt , and can bear witness that it is truly Masonic in its design , the pattern beautifully executed , and every emblem of Masonry well and properly delineated .
" Masonic Charity . —We have received an excellent translation on the subject from Bro . D . M'Cowan , W . M . of No . 1 , Edinburgh , and representative of the Grand Orient of France to * > the Grand Lodge of Scotland . We are much obliged to T 5 ro . M'Cowan , and the article shall have our best attention * in an early number , We would gladly exchange with all our American and colonial Masonic contemporaries , were it not for the expense of postage . Where they have agents in England through whom we can exchange , we will most readily do so .
" Cheshire . "—The report of the meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge arrived too late for our present number . " Edinburgh . "—The account of the presentation of a testimonial to Bro . Meiklejohn , arrived too late for our present number .
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Notice.
r ¦ . ¦ , ' ""¦'' America * --We are happy to be enabled to announce that arrangements have been all but completed for a regular monthly letter from New York , by one of the most distinguished American Masonic writers . Our first letter will , we hope x appear next month . a new M . M . "—The best method of studying the general principles of
Masonry and the working of Ledges , is to attend Lodges of Instruction , and place yourself under the direction of a competent P ; M . The Mariners' Lodge , Liverpool , has a Lodge of Instruction in connection with it , as also has one of the Birkenhead Lodges , as will be seen by reference to our Provincial pages in the present number . A list of the Lodges and the places of meeting will be found in the Preemaspns Calendar , published under the authority of Grand Lodge , the 1858 edition of which will appear in November .
" viator . "— -A Master Mason holding a certificate from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and being also a subscribing member of an English Lodge , is not entitled to wear the distinctive clothing of his mother Lodge in the English Lodge . He may , however , wear the jewel of the Scottish Lodge without impropriety , it only serving to show tihat he hails from more than one Lodge . " India . " - —As , doubtless , during the unfortunate mutiny prevailing in India , many of the Brethren have ldst their lives in the discharge of their duties , we shall feel obliged to any of our friends who can furnish us with information regarding them . ' -. '' - ¦
"A Liverpool Brother . "—There are about forty Lodges in Australia holding charters under the Grand Lodge of England , and your English certificate will be considered sufficient if you are otherwise eligible , to enable you to be affiliated in any Lodge in the colony . '•'¦ '" H . H . "—A Mason initiated in Scotland , on joining an English Lodge and paying the regular registration fees , is entitled to receive a certificate from the Grand Lodge of England ,
"Jm S . J ., Bombay , will please receive our best thanks . We shall be at all times most happy to hear from him . "The Ancient and Accepted Bite" will be concluded in our next . " Masonic Bed Quilt . "—Mr . Thomas Myerscough , of Bolton , whose Masonic waistcoat we noticed last month , has published a Masonic quilt , under the patronage
of the Prov . G . M ., the D . Prov . G . M ., and other distinguished Brethren of Bolton , in which town alone he has already disposed of between sixty and seventy of them . The Quilt was projected about twelve years since by the manufacturer , and the Prov . G . Treas . Bro . Edward Barlow , but it has only been brought out three or four months . We have received a specimen quilt , and can bear witness that it is truly Masonic in its design , the pattern beautifully executed , and every emblem of Masonry well and properly delineated .
" Masonic Charity . —We have received an excellent translation on the subject from Bro . D . M'Cowan , W . M . of No . 1 , Edinburgh , and representative of the Grand Orient of France to * > the Grand Lodge of Scotland . We are much obliged to T 5 ro . M'Cowan , and the article shall have our best attention * in an early number , We would gladly exchange with all our American and colonial Masonic contemporaries , were it not for the expense of postage . Where they have agents in England through whom we can exchange , we will most readily do so .
" Cheshire . "—The report of the meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge arrived too late for our present number . " Edinburgh . "—The account of the presentation of a testimonial to Bro . Meiklejohn , arrived too late for our present number .