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" T . Dickson , " Madras . —Your note has reached us , but not the paper ; hence we cannot advert to the subject you allude to . " A , W . R . " Norwich . —We are aware that the Masonic condition of Norfolk is wretched ; no attention was paid to it under Lord Suffield , nor at present by Bro . B . Cabbell , who , we believe , does not even reside in the province . The evil might

be remedied by a good Deputy , but such appointments reflect great discredit on the Brotherhood . Some little jealousy , we fancy , exists between Nos . 60 and 110 ; the former has a Chapter , and the latter has applied for one ; the method of procuring a new warrant is set out in the Book of Constitutions , and we shall be happy to support the application in Grand Lodge . What has become of No . 258 , in Norwich ? Mind that all who subscribed for the Chapter warrant agree to appropriate the money to a Lodge warrant . The . only difficulty in obtaining a

warrant for a new Lodge would be that you might be justly told to regenerate your existing Lodges . If two Lodges are badly managed , a third may increase the difficulty . The members who desire the beneficial alteration should firmly unite in electing an energetic W . M ., and when the Lodge is remodelled it may be removed to a private room by a dispensation from the P . G . M ., who might be reluctant to grant a warrant for a second Chapter . Be more united / and one Chapter will suffice .

" E . Raxtce , " Spilsby . —It is a nice point . The Duke of Sussex ruled " that so long as the Brethren continued together after having opened the Lodge , although the Lodge was formally closed , the Brethren were to all intents and purposes bound by the laws of the Book of Constitutions as much as they were when the Lodge was open . " We , therefore , consider the Bro . in question cannot hold office .

" G . Brooke , " Doncaster . — -We will order a copy to be sent you , but your own Masonic desire to promulgate the intellectual advancement of the Craft ought to induce you to gain subscribers as widely as possible , so that the Freemasons Monthly Magazine may be found at the table of every true-hearted Brother of the Order . This is what other Brethren are doing for us , and to their energy we attribute- our rapid success .

" A Mark Master . "—We think there can he no objection to a Mark Master Mason ' s Lodge being held under a warrant from the Grand Chapter of Scotland or Ireland , both which countries recognize this Degree ; but many might question the propriety of holding any meeting without such patronage . This surely might be obtained without much difficulty , particularly when represented that the Grand Lodge of England does not acknowledge the Degree . We beg to draw our correspondent's attention to the letter published in our columns of correspondence , this month , from Scotland as to the Bon Accord . One thing is

certain—Mark Masonry ought to be fully recognised inu England as it is in Scotland , Ireland , and America ; and if Grand Lodge does not choose to sanction it , of course irregularities will occur , as Mark Masonry will otherwise fall into disuse utterly . Already there are signs in the tracing board of the third Degree , which only a Mark Mason can understand , and these are being quietly in many cases erased , because Grand Lodge chooses to keep itself ignorant . Necessity has no law , and if regular patronage is withheld , irregular action must result to preserve the knowledge of the Mark at all .

" D . V . D . "—The custom of resuming in the earlier Degrees is allowable ; the power is vested in the W . M ., and it is frequently done both in London and the provinces , but it is only practised by ourselves when time presses . It is undoubtedly desirable that each Degree should be regularly closed .

Erratum.

ERRATUM .

In Chap . I . " Notes on Antiquarian Researches , " for " the edict of Nantes , " read " the revocation of the edict of Nantes . "