The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.

for filling in the minutes in the register , inclusive of this day , ancl ordains him to renew his bill for what remains payable next St . John ' s day , the which bill , with the intrest he having counted , has renewed the sd bill for three pounds sixteen

shillings Scots and six pennies payable next St , John ' s day . The sd day John Sanderson renewed his bill for six pounds Scots money , which with three pounds ten shillings payed to the relict of Patrick

Sanderson , and twelve shillings money forsd instantly payed to George Cairncross at renewing his bill , is the whole he owes to the lodge . The which day warrant granted to Jeams ¦ Claperton and William Henderson , by the preses

and members of the lodge for uplifting the debts due by the sd members , ivhich warrant they are to return next St . John ' s Day , with report of what they have done . The sd day William Craig , George Cairncross ,

Jeams Bryson , John Donaldson , William Cairncross , elder , are named by the meeting a comitie to the effect after mentioned , viz . : —

The meeting being resolved to g-ive m charity to widow Aitshison , widow Thomson , and Margaret Rutherfoord wife of Patrick Sanderson , the soume of six pounds Scots money contained in John Sanderson's bill , Avith the interest from

above date during not payment , the forsd comitie are impoured to make a dividend thereof , conforme to the particular exeigencies of sd pairties , and that within ten days after date hereof , and report next St . John's Day .

And the Box Master is authorised upon getting the particular receipts from the pairties above mentd of their particular quotes of the above soume making up in haill the sd bill and interest thereof , to give up the bill to the sd John Sanderson .

The sd day the comitie appointed by the meeting met at Galashiels , and consulted the exigencies of for named persons , and ordered that John Sanderson should pay to widoiv Aitshison the soume of three pounds Scots , and the sd

widow Thomson , one pound ten shillings Scots , and Margret Rutherfoord the like soume of one pound ten shill , and to have their receipts to produce against next St . John's Day . Sic subscribifcer , Andreiv Bold preses . [ To he continued . )

Masonic Jottings.—No. 18.

MASONIC JOTTINGS . —No . 18 .

BY A PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . ANCIENT LODGES . Say , first , that the Indian Lodges ivere established by Indian architects and builders ; the Babylonian , by Babylonian architects and builders ;

and the Egyptian , by Egyptian architects and builders . Say , next , that the early Greek Lodges were established by Egyptian architects and builders ; and the early Eoman Lodges , by Greek architects and builders ; and the early German Lodges , by Roman architects and builders . — Papers of a deceased Mason .

FIRST SPECULATIVE MASONRY . It is probable that the first Speculative Masonry arose in a lodge , the Masonry of which was not true Freemasonry . ' FALLOU—WINZER .

The German ivriters who assert that the modern Masons inherited their liturgy and symbols from Masons , their forefathers , are Fallou aud Winzer .

PYRAMID OF CHEOPS . A correspondent forgets that one of the discoveries , made by Colonel Vyse ' s operations in the Pyramid of Cheops , was the existence of Masons ' Marks .

DIVISION OP MASONRY . There is commonly a division of Masonry into two parts—the inner part and the outer part The inner part consists of Religion , Ethics and Science . The outer part consists of organisation and ceremonies .

THE TERM ¦• ORGANISATION . " In the term " Organisation , " as generally understood , our ceremonies are comprised . THE NEW THEORISTS . To disconnect the Roman Building' Colleges

and their successors , the early Building Fraternities—this is the task which the new Theorists have undertaken . AMATEURS IN THE FRATERNITY OF THE GERMAN STONEMASONS .

Bro . Findel tells us that the German Stonemasons formed a sort of " confraternitas" together , binding themselves by an oath . He then goes on to say that , " to this union besides the confederates , amateurs ivere also admitted , if they only consented to enter the Brotherhood and

submit to its laws . " Bro . Findel adds that " amongst the privileges granted these amateurs iv ere , a participation in the administration of justice ( in conformity to established custom ) a share in the election of officers , in the banquets , and in works of Charity . "