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" Bro ^ F ., Newcastle . " --A new and revised edition of " The Book of the Lodge" is preparing ^ by Br . Oliver , also new editions of his " Theocratic Philosophy" and "Signs and Symbols . "

u Beading ( Berks ) Brother " is informed , that the quarterly meetings of the governors and subscribers to the Boys'School are held at the office of the institution , 34 , Great Queen-street , on the first Monday in January , April , July , and October . The quarterly general meeting of the Girls' School is held at the Freemasons * Tavern , on the second Thursday in January , April , July , and October . ( Vide Advertisement . ) " Lodge , No . 838 . * —We are desired by Bro . Bristow to contradict the statement in our last number of his having concurred in some remarks made by Bro , Wigginton , and his making some suggestion thereon . We presume our informant must have been mistaken in the person .

€ C P . M . —We have received your letter , but hope that even at the eleventh hour , a sense of justice to an injured man will cause the Board to see its error , and render further remarks unnecessary .

u New Brooms . "—Certainly the tavern is assuming a very different aspect ; the house had been most shamefully neglected , and as the Board have now the authority of G . L . for the "work of renovation , we must . ' "Jet by-gones be by-gones , " and hope success will attend the new proprietors , who certainly deserve our good wishes for the liberality and good taste displayed in the decorations . € t J , S . "—The appointment of Bro . Herbert Lloyd will , we hope , enable the Lodge of Benevolence to test the validity of foreign certificates . We remember to have heard the late Bro . Lepee state , that all French certificates required the endorsement of the G . Sec . of the G . Orient to render them valid .

By the Quebec Mercury of August 11 , we learn that the R . W . Bro . Tisdall , of the G . L . of the State of New York , at a visit he made to Quebec , made our colonial Brethren acquainted with his labours in the cause of Freemasonry , in being engaged in the publication of a serial , called the Universal Masonic Library , in which was published , at one-third the cost of the original English editions , the works of Dr . Oliver and others ; also a reprint of the London Freemasons Monthly Magazme , owing to the great facilities enjoyed in the States ,

was issued at much less than half the cost of the original . Of course this is an easy matter for our Yankee Brother , as it costs him only paper and print , whilst we have to pay for the brains .

" J . B . —The Book of Constitutions , clause 1 , p . 18 , settles the point very clearly : — " Every regularly elected and installed Master , who has executed the office for one year , shall , so long as he continues a subscribing member of any Lodge , rank as a Past Master , and be a member of Grand Lodge . Subscription as a member pf any Lodge ia sufficient to preserve his rank and rights as a Bast Master . " This rule of the G . L . of England of course governs the Provincial G . Lodges , and a Past Master of one province would necessarily preserve his rank in another province . This same rule of G . L . governs also the regulations of G . Chapters . But the subscription must be regularly kept up ; for ceasing to subscribe for twelve months alienates the privilege .

Prov . Grand Chapters . —There is no regulation as to what rank Companions should hold to render them eligible for office in Grand Chapter ,, but we know of no instance in which any other than a Present or Past first Principal held any office but that of Janitor in Grand Chapter .

" G ; E ., Montreal . "—We wish to answer your questions not only accurately but totally , so we have retained them still for further discussion .