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The Week.

accuracy of the above prevailed at New York , as the Government had furnished nothing officially . There is no news from the armies in the west ancl south-west . The Federals were again advancing on Kingston , iu North Carolina . Orders had severally been issued by Federals and Confederates as to the non-release of captured officers . President Lincoln had signed

the bill for a further issue of Treasury notes to the amount of 100 millions of dollars , for the payment of the army ; ancl a hill had been reported to the Senate to authorise the issue of letters of marque . The most important piece of news is in reference to the operations of France in America . Resolutions had been introduced into the Senate to the effect that the attempt by

France to subjugate Mexico is hostile to the United States ; that it is a violation of international law ; and that it is the duty of the Federal Government to require the withdrawal of the French forces , and to assist Mexico in resisting European intervention . The premium on gold was 44 . Later items of news show that General Burnside " took nothing by his motion "

across the Eappahannock . The condition of the roads , it is said , delayed the transportation of the pontoons and heavy artillery ; no troops therefore crossed , and the whole army returned to its former position . The City of Baltimore and Jura have brought us New York advices two days later in date . It was stated that another Federal expedition had left Memphis for the purpose of attacking Vicksburg . The Federal gunboats

which had ascended the White Eiver , in Arkansas , had taken several Confederate posts , and were more than 300 miles abov the mouth of the river . About 4800 Confederate prisoners , captured at Arkansas Post , had arrived at Cairo . Several of the New York journals urged a reconstruction of President Lincoln's Cabinet ; and the New York Tribune , while urging the most

vigorous prosecution of the war , was beginning to speak of the possibility that "if some malignant fate has decreed that the blood and treasure of the nation shall always be squandered in fruitless efforts , " a time may come when the North ' must "bow to her destiny , and make the best attainable peace . '"

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL . —A most interesting cere , mony took place in this establishment on Thursday the 29 th ult ., in the presence of a large and influential assembly . The occasion wad the opening of two New Wards which have been prepared for the reception of Jewish patients . At three o'clock

the Eev . the Chief Eabbi , attended by several of his reverend colleagues , proceeded to inspect the several apartments , including the wards ( male and female ) , the kitchen and recptacle for the dead , with all of which all present expressed their entire satisfaction ancl approval . Some appropriate Psalms were then intoned by the Eev . A . Barnett , of the Great Synagogue , and

the responses by the choir of the same place , after which the Eev . the Chief Eabbi offered up a most beautiful and impressive prayer for the prosperity of the Institution , and for the blessing of God upon aH connected with it ; and after partaking of some slight refreshment in the board-room , the company separated . GEOMETRX . —The science of geometry was first cultivated in

Egypt , according to the testimony of Herodotus , which historian dates its origin from the following circumstance : —Sesostris , the King of Egypt , shared the lands at Thebes and Memphis between his subjects , and each portion was marked out by different landmarks ; but , owing to the inundations of the Nile , these boundaries were frequently destroyed , and it became necessary

as often as this was done , to restore them by measurement . hence a system was invented which was termed geometry . Beelon ' s Dictionary of Useful Information , Article , "Geometry . "

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

T . L . —Honorary members are not acknowledged by the Book of Constitutions . We will answer the other points fully b y letter . T . D . —We do not know the address of the writer of the Masonic "Auld Lang Syne" which appeared in THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE of October 4 , 1862 . Perhaps he will be good

enough to forward it to us . B . B . B . —The following by-law ivould be illegal , ancl any brother excluded under it ivould have his remedy on appeal to the Prov . G . M . ; and should he decide in favour of the by . law , to Grand Lodge : "Any member of this lodge joining any other lodge in the town shall cease to be a member of this

lodge . " You cannot , however , compel an old lodge to recommend the establishment of a new lodge . The desirability of so doing may naturally be a matter of opinion . H . E . —The report of the last meeting of the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 170 , did not come to hand , though a letter relative to a correction in it was received .

W . W . NEWPORT . —The brother alluded to takes no part in the management of the magazine . G . E . C . —Get the Freemason's Treasury , by Bro . Dr . Oliver lately published by Bro . E . Spencer . S . B . —We will direct our attention to the subject at an early date .

EGBERT BURNS' LODGE ( NO . 25 ) . —Our report of the anniversary meeting of this lodge is postponed , owing to the nonreceipt of a list of the officers and other promised information . The report of Lodge of Independence ( No . 1023 ) Chester , and other lodges , are unavoidably held over through rjress of matter .

Grand Lodge Property.

GRAND LODGE PROPERTY .

We have been requested to again publish the following : — The committee on Grand Lodge Property , with the desire to give every Brother an opportunity of expressing his views on the important subject entrusted to them , will be perfectly ready to consider suggestions from any Brethren , whether in London or the Provinces , who may have interested themselves in the subject of the

appropriation of Grand Lodge Property and are desirous of expressing thenopinion thereon . It will , of course , be understood that the Committee do not , by this , invite suggestions as to details of plans or designs , because these will hereafter come legitimately within the province of architects , but suggestions as to the general principles to be borne in mind in considering the whole subject ; and especially—First . The nature and form of the buildings which shall include

the accommodation requisite . a . For the Grand Lodge , the Grantl Master , and the Executive generally . b . For Private Lodges and Chapters . e . For individual Members ofthe Craft ; e . g . Library , Reading Rooms , Coffee Boom , & c . d . For the Tavern purposes .

Second . The maximum amount of cost ivhich it would be prudent and justfiahle to incur jl ^ To these may , with advantage , be added any suggestions as to the best means of making the Maosnic and the Tavern portions as separate and distinct as possible , and as to the returns for outlay which may rersonably be expected for the increased accomodation provided under the heads bcand d

, , . All communications should be made in writing and addressed to the Grand Secretary , and as the work of the Committee is now actively progressing , it is most desirable that they should be sent in on or before the 7 th February .

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GRAND CHAPTER. Article 1
ANTIQUITY OF MASONIC DEGREES. Article 1
THE HIDDEN MYSTERIES OF NATURE AND SCIENCE.—PART II. Article 2
THE POEMS AND SONGS OF THE LATE BRO. FRANCIS LOVE, OF LODGE No. 169. (S.C.) Article 4
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 4
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 5
Untitled Article 6
METROPOLITAN. Article 6
PROVINCIAL. Article 7
SCOTLAND. Article 15
IRELAND. Article 15
COLONIAL. Article 15
MARK MASONRY. Article 15
MASONIC FESTIVITIES Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
Poetry. Article 17
THE WEEK. Article 17
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. Article 20
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The Week.

accuracy of the above prevailed at New York , as the Government had furnished nothing officially . There is no news from the armies in the west ancl south-west . The Federals were again advancing on Kingston , iu North Carolina . Orders had severally been issued by Federals and Confederates as to the non-release of captured officers . President Lincoln had signed

the bill for a further issue of Treasury notes to the amount of 100 millions of dollars , for the payment of the army ; ancl a hill had been reported to the Senate to authorise the issue of letters of marque . The most important piece of news is in reference to the operations of France in America . Resolutions had been introduced into the Senate to the effect that the attempt by

France to subjugate Mexico is hostile to the United States ; that it is a violation of international law ; and that it is the duty of the Federal Government to require the withdrawal of the French forces , and to assist Mexico in resisting European intervention . The premium on gold was 44 . Later items of news show that General Burnside " took nothing by his motion "

across the Eappahannock . The condition of the roads , it is said , delayed the transportation of the pontoons and heavy artillery ; no troops therefore crossed , and the whole army returned to its former position . The City of Baltimore and Jura have brought us New York advices two days later in date . It was stated that another Federal expedition had left Memphis for the purpose of attacking Vicksburg . The Federal gunboats

which had ascended the White Eiver , in Arkansas , had taken several Confederate posts , and were more than 300 miles abov the mouth of the river . About 4800 Confederate prisoners , captured at Arkansas Post , had arrived at Cairo . Several of the New York journals urged a reconstruction of President Lincoln's Cabinet ; and the New York Tribune , while urging the most

vigorous prosecution of the war , was beginning to speak of the possibility that "if some malignant fate has decreed that the blood and treasure of the nation shall always be squandered in fruitless efforts , " a time may come when the North ' must "bow to her destiny , and make the best attainable peace . '"

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL . —A most interesting cere , mony took place in this establishment on Thursday the 29 th ult ., in the presence of a large and influential assembly . The occasion wad the opening of two New Wards which have been prepared for the reception of Jewish patients . At three o'clock

the Eev . the Chief Eabbi , attended by several of his reverend colleagues , proceeded to inspect the several apartments , including the wards ( male and female ) , the kitchen and recptacle for the dead , with all of which all present expressed their entire satisfaction ancl approval . Some appropriate Psalms were then intoned by the Eev . A . Barnett , of the Great Synagogue , and

the responses by the choir of the same place , after which the Eev . the Chief Eabbi offered up a most beautiful and impressive prayer for the prosperity of the Institution , and for the blessing of God upon aH connected with it ; and after partaking of some slight refreshment in the board-room , the company separated . GEOMETRX . —The science of geometry was first cultivated in

Egypt , according to the testimony of Herodotus , which historian dates its origin from the following circumstance : —Sesostris , the King of Egypt , shared the lands at Thebes and Memphis between his subjects , and each portion was marked out by different landmarks ; but , owing to the inundations of the Nile , these boundaries were frequently destroyed , and it became necessary

as often as this was done , to restore them by measurement . hence a system was invented which was termed geometry . Beelon ' s Dictionary of Useful Information , Article , "Geometry . "

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

T . L . —Honorary members are not acknowledged by the Book of Constitutions . We will answer the other points fully b y letter . T . D . —We do not know the address of the writer of the Masonic "Auld Lang Syne" which appeared in THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE of October 4 , 1862 . Perhaps he will be good

enough to forward it to us . B . B . B . —The following by-law ivould be illegal , ancl any brother excluded under it ivould have his remedy on appeal to the Prov . G . M . ; and should he decide in favour of the by . law , to Grand Lodge : "Any member of this lodge joining any other lodge in the town shall cease to be a member of this

lodge . " You cannot , however , compel an old lodge to recommend the establishment of a new lodge . The desirability of so doing may naturally be a matter of opinion . H . E . —The report of the last meeting of the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 170 , did not come to hand , though a letter relative to a correction in it was received .

W . W . NEWPORT . —The brother alluded to takes no part in the management of the magazine . G . E . C . —Get the Freemason's Treasury , by Bro . Dr . Oliver lately published by Bro . E . Spencer . S . B . —We will direct our attention to the subject at an early date .

EGBERT BURNS' LODGE ( NO . 25 ) . —Our report of the anniversary meeting of this lodge is postponed , owing to the nonreceipt of a list of the officers and other promised information . The report of Lodge of Independence ( No . 1023 ) Chester , and other lodges , are unavoidably held over through rjress of matter .

Grand Lodge Property.

GRAND LODGE PROPERTY .

We have been requested to again publish the following : — The committee on Grand Lodge Property , with the desire to give every Brother an opportunity of expressing his views on the important subject entrusted to them , will be perfectly ready to consider suggestions from any Brethren , whether in London or the Provinces , who may have interested themselves in the subject of the

appropriation of Grand Lodge Property and are desirous of expressing thenopinion thereon . It will , of course , be understood that the Committee do not , by this , invite suggestions as to details of plans or designs , because these will hereafter come legitimately within the province of architects , but suggestions as to the general principles to be borne in mind in considering the whole subject ; and especially—First . The nature and form of the buildings which shall include

the accommodation requisite . a . For the Grand Lodge , the Grantl Master , and the Executive generally . b . For Private Lodges and Chapters . e . For individual Members ofthe Craft ; e . g . Library , Reading Rooms , Coffee Boom , & c . d . For the Tavern purposes .

Second . The maximum amount of cost ivhich it would be prudent and justfiahle to incur jl ^ To these may , with advantage , be added any suggestions as to the best means of making the Maosnic and the Tavern portions as separate and distinct as possible , and as to the returns for outlay which may rersonably be expected for the increased accomodation provided under the heads bcand d

, , . All communications should be made in writing and addressed to the Grand Secretary , and as the work of the Committee is now actively progressing , it is most desirable that they should be sent in on or before the 7 th February .

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