Correspondence.

Freemason ; if so , when and where was she made , and under what circumstances ? Yours fraternally , Selby , April 25 th , 1867 . F . DICKINSON . [ The lady who was initiated into Freemasonry was Mrs . St . Legerdaughter of Lord DoneraileIt Avas

, . about the year 1739 , on the occasion of a lodge being held at Lord Doneraile ' s house , that his daughter secreted herself in an adjoining room that was then under repair , and having extracted a brick from a thin wall , heard and saw all that transpired in giving the -first two degrees of Freemasonry . Afterwards

becoming alarmed at Avhat she had " illegally been a witness of , she attempted to make her escape through the lodge room , but was prevented from doing so by the Tyler at the door . At first , it is stated , that some of the members Avere for laying violent hands upon herbut her brotherwho happened to be a

, , member of the lodge , interfered , and suggested that she should be initiated and become a member , so that she might be bound to secrecy for the future . This ¦ was done , and history informs us that her subsequent life showed that she Avas deeply impressed with the beauties of Freemasonryand carried out to the

, fullest extent the brightest jeAvel which adorns it , and that is Charity . Her hand was always open to the distressed , particularly to Masons , and she died full of years , amidst the regret of all Avho had the happiness of inoAving her . —ED . F . M . l

SIR KNIGHTS . 10 THE EDITOB OU THE rEEEirASOirs' SIAQAZIlfE AUD MASOUIC JII 3 E 0 R . DDAE SIE AND' BEOTHEE , —I have never yet known any good gained by personal abuse , and the word "fool" applied either directly or by implication to any brother is neither Masonic or gentlemanly .

Bro . Bairnsfather is very wrong himself in speaking collectively of the members of the Order as Sir Knights ; at least , the only authority I have met with is Garble . The proper Avay to speak of them in general terms is Knights of the Order of the Temple , Knights Templar , or Knights of Malta , as Avould

you speak of the Knights of the Garter or Knights of the Bath . In speaking to them you Avould say Sir Knight Commander Thompson or Sir Knight Companion Wilson — collectively Knights Commanders and Compauions . The prefix of Sir to the Christian name , as Sir Thomas Williams , is confined solel

y to baronets and knights created by the royal prerogative . In Sir Walter Scott ' s "Ivanhoe , " Athelstane addresses the Black Knight as Sir Knight , and Cedric , Richard as Sir Kiug . Sir Brian de Bois Gilbart is addressed by the palmer as Reverend Sir KnihtThe

g . word Sir is also applied to Wamba the jester as Sir Knave . Frank de Bocuf is also spoken to by Cedric as Sir Baron , Aymer , Prior of Jorvaulx , as Sir Reverend Prior , and Prince John and De Braey as Sir Knights . The author of "Waverley" noted for his

was antiquarian knoAvledge , and would hardly have made such repeated mistakes in one novel , and I am therefore inclined to prefer Sir Walter Scott ' s authority to Bro . Bairnfather ' s , and by no means agree with his polite opinion that our idea of chivalry is like the babbling of fools . —M . H . SUUTTLEWOETH .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

THEMASONICMIMOE. * * All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , AV . C .

The following is the agenda of business to be transacted m Grand Lodge on Wednesday , Juno 5 th . 1 . The minutes of tlio Quarterly Communication of the Sth March for confirmation . 2 . The minutes of the Grand Festival of the 24 th April for confirmation .

3 . The Grand Master will propose " That Bro . John Emmens , late Grand Pursuivant , take rank as , and wear the clothing of , a Past Grand Pursuivant . " 4 . Election of members of the Board of General Purposes . 5 . Election of members of the Colonial Board . G . Election of members for the Committee of Management

of the Eoyal Masonic BenevoUnt Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons . 7 . Report ofthe Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — Bro . Charles Haseler , of the Royal Cumberland Lodge ( No . 41 ) , Bath £ 40

The orphan children of the late Bro . Peter Berrell , ofthe Caledonian Lodge ( No . 13-1 ) , London ... £ 30 The widow of the late Bro . John AVood , of the Doric Lodge ( No . 309 ) , Grantham £ 30

8 . THE REPOET or THE BOABD or GENEBAII PURPOSES . To the "United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted , Masons of England . Tho Board of General Purposes bog to report as follows : — - 1 . A complaint was pvoforroil by tho Lodgo of Bonovolenea against tho Lodgo of Stability ( No . 217 ) , London , for having

certified that a brother had boon a regular contributing member for tho spaeo of four years , whereas it appeared from tho Grand Lodgo books that duos for tho said brother had boon paid for two years and ono quarter only . Tho Master aud AVardens attended pursuant to summons , and tho warrant and lodge books haying boon produced , it was shown

that tho duos ou behalf of tho brother had boon paid to tho lodgo for tho full period , but had not boon fully transmitted to Grand Lodgo . Tho Master expressed his regret for tho error , which had boon inadvertently committed , and which ho was unable to account for , and tho Board being satisfied that tho moneys o £

Grand Lodgo had not boon wilfully withhold , ordered tho lodgo to pay tho quarterages due for ono year and throo-quartors , and admonished tho Master to bo move careful in future , and to seo that tho books aud accounts wore more carefully and regularly kept . 2 . A complaint was preferred by tho Lodge of Bonevolenco against tho Nelson and Nile Lodgo ( No . 2 GE 1 ) , Batloy , for having

certified that a brother had boon a regular contributing member for fifteen years at ono time , and for seven years at another period , whereas tho quarterages for tho said brother had been paid for twelve years only , It appeared , from an explanation that was given by the Master , that the lodge books had been very irregularly kept

some years back , and that they had trusted to the statement made by the brother himself as to length of time that he had been a member , which had led them to make an inaccurate statement , but the Board being satisfied that no money the property of Grand Lodge had been detained , accepted the es-