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tures , whose will is law , whose laws are impressed on the heart of every right thinking individual , and whoso never failing justice shall reach the transgressor of his laws on the great Day of Judgment to come . ' " It is a curious circumstance that , in 1812 , when the several lodges were asked to vote on the subject , Lodgo Saint John , the very lodge in which Khettermohuu Gangooly has been initiated , was opposed to the admission of Asiatics into Masonry ' on any ground whatsoever . ' "

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

Tlie Editor is not responsible for tlie opinions expressed hy Correspondents . METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL .

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE FREEMASONS * . MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . SIR , —Comparatively few of the wealthy and benevolent of this country are aware of the existence of this invaluable institution . It occupies no proud position in a leading thoroughfare , whore it may attract the attention and invite the liberal contribution of the charitable passer by ; but , situate in the midst of a densely-populated aud

notoriously poor district , immediately contiguous to the over-crowded parishes of Spitalfields , Bothnal Green , Whitcchapol , and Shorcditch , it effects an amount of good amongst the extremely poor—second to none of tho snore wealthy institutions of a similar character . It is unendowed ancl dependent entirely upon voluntary contributions for support . Iu the year ending , December

31 st , 1862 , the attendances of poor patients for medical and surgical relief reached the enormous amout of 103 , 983—the income for tho same period being under £ 3 , 000 . It has hitherto been principally supported by a few City merchants and their friends ; but owing to tho fact of its being entirely " free , " no letter of recommendation being required to obtain admittance , and also to

the removal of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , tho applications for relief have increased so rapidly as to render it absolutely necessary to seek for more general support . Believing an appeal in your columns is rarely , if ever , made in vain , the committee earnestly solicit your insertion of this plain statement of facts , in the hope that many will be induced at this season of tho year in tho fulness of

their hearts , and , out of the store with which they have been blessed , to assist in endeavouring to alleviate the sufferings and distress of the sick and destitute . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient servant , GEO . GUIINEY FRY . Devonshire-square , Bishopsgate .

Masonic Powers.

MASONIC POWERS .

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR , DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have just received your number of November llth , containing a novel account of re-initiation , I beg space , also , iu your valuable MAGAZINE , for the following contribution .- — At a lodge under the English Constitutions in the land where I am at present residing , governed by its

Provincial Grand Lodge , it was found , one month previous to the election of W . M . for tho ensuing j'car 1864 , that there existed six qualified candidates , viz ., the W . M ., two P . M . ' s , one , who was Sec , the other was I . P . M .. tho two W . ' s , and a P . S . W . of the lodge , who was also Prov . G . Sec . —now the Y . W . D . Prov . G . M . promises tho Prov . G . Secthe chair—so tho proceedings commence as

fol-, lows : —The deputy , who is acting Prov . G . M ., orders the AV . M ., one month before the election meeting , to issue summonses for the election of AV . M ., kc . Tho W . M . refers to his bye-laws , and finds that the summonses are to be issued "at least seven clays" previously to meeting , and therefore declines to summons his lodge twenty-one

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days before the usual time . So the V . AV . Deputy suspends the AV . M ., for three months , for " refusing to obey orders " —that is , No . 1 done for . The Secretary is suspended indefinitely for " aiding and abetting bis W . M ., " that is , No . 2 done for . Tho V . AV . Deputy then infoi-ms the Bro . S . AV ., who he has suspended , and the Bro . S . AV . summons a lodge of emergency to inform the brethren ,

at which lodge the Bro . S . W ., as usual , requests the I . P . M . to take the chair . The V . AV . Deputy then suspends the I . P . M , " for presiding" at this lodge of emergency , for two months—that is , No . 3 done for . Now Bro . J . AV . ' s turn comes ; but he does not appear to act in any way . So the V . W . Deputy offers him the Prov . Grand Secretaryship ; this honour Bro . J . AV . fearfully

begs to decline , " pleading his business avocations . " No good , he gets his order of suspension for two monthsthat makes No . 4 . Now , on comes the election ; although , why Bro . S . W . was not suspended and removed lo the " Noblo Army , " passes my comprehension . Your readers will now learn " tho last thing" in elections ; and I need not further trespass on your columns , except , by your permission , to express mv sympathy with

the suspended brethren who have been " suspended from all their Masonic privileges , " and are thus debarred the enjoyment of all Masonic meetings at this social period of the j-car . Perhaps some reader may suggest they may obtain their remedy by appeal—not at all ( except the Secretary , whose office it was , to have written tho summons , and

therefore was the greatest cutprit)—all the suspensions will die out before tho next Grand Lodge communication in March , besides the time lost by post , & c , so they have tlio pleasure of submitting without redress , and must " even grin and bear it . " It is almost needless for me to add that the suspended brethren were not charged with an } ' Masonic offence ,

much less an opportunity for defence . I enclose my address , and in vouching for the truth of the above particulars , beg to remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , A dweller in MASONIC POLAND . December 4 th , 1863 .

Lodge Of Emergency.

LODGE OF EMERGENCY .

TO THE EDITOE OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIEHOH . DEAR SIR ANU BROTHER , —A summons from a AVelsh lodge has boon shown to me , in which is the following ( inter alia ) -. —¦ "A Lodge of Emergency will also be held at 1 . 15 the same day , for the purpose of balloting for of , aged 49 years , and of , <& c , and initiating them

if approved . Cause of Emergency . —To enable them to attend the Banquet . " Can anything be more perfectly ridiculous ? AVith that lodge , Banquctting must certainly be considered as part of Masonic business , Masonic ceremony . Surely they be a peculiar sort of Masons in AVales—indeed , to goodness , they are . Yours fraternally , T . B . Newport , Monmouthshire , 21 st Dec 1863 .

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THE two ' great ornaments of Ali-tiie which show her iu the most advantageous views , and make her altogether lovely , are cheerfulness and good-nature . These generally go together , as a man cannot be agreeable to others who is not easy within himself . They are both very requisite in a virtuous mind , to keep out melancholy from the many serious thoughts it is engaged in , and to hinder its natural hatred of vice from growing into severity and seiisoriousnes .