Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

their own peculiar tinge : accordingly the amount of our offence is to be found in our want of philosophical aspirations after an ideal Utopia Avhich appears to be a safety-valve for the passions in Prance , and on the continent generally . The Craft here lino AT of nothing political as a body . In Prance it is all political . One of the differences of the two countries may be

summed up in this political and non-political view Avhich they respectively take of Freemasonry . We are too well accustomed , as Englishmen , to liberty of speech and action not to sympathise with other nations where these daily boons find no entrance , and whilst Ave deplore Preemasonry being mixed up

with State affairs—there being no necessity for it in our own land—we cannot alter the feelings of other less fortunate peoples , and therefore say that the principles of the Order being observed , the manner of treating it must depend on the moral teaching and general ideas of each people . With this view , one of common sense we now close the subject .

GRAND ORIENT OE FRANCE . — -We have received from the official secretary copies of the Bulletin du Grand Orient de France , Supreme Gonseil , pour la France et les Possessions frangaises ; Journal Official de la Magonnerie frangaise , for the mouths of June , July , and August . These give a resume

of the business brought before the members at their regular meetings , much of which is of a local administrative character , and not of sufficient interest to the majority of our readers to reproduce . We find the following places having Grand Orients attached to them , and working under the Grand

Orient of Eranee ; but whether as independent jurisdictions , or similar to our own Provincial Grand Lodges , is not clear . The Grand Orient recognises and confirms the elections of Presidents of lodges , chapters ( S . P . R . » J < . ) , and councils , in each of the undermentioned localitiesbesides many othersviz . ;—

, , Abbeville , Gray , llheims , Alexandrie , Geneve , Rennes , -Alger , Havre , Rochefort , Alby , Jousac , Romans , Angouleme , Joigny , Rochelle ,

Aries , Longjumeau , Royan , Bagneux , Lyon , Saint-Loup , Beaucire , Lezignan , Saint-Germain-en-Beziers , Libourne , laye , Bordeaux , Limoges , Saint-Malo , Boulogne , Lori ' ent , St .-Jean d'Angel y ,

Belfort , Livourne , Saint-Denis , Blois , Marseille , Saint-Etienne , Besancou , Montauban , Strasbourg , Bone , Moustaganem , Tournon , Cognac , Montevideo , Toulon , Confolens , Marmande , Turin ,

Constantino , Mulhouse , Tarbes , Constantinople , Nantes , Troyes , Caen , Nancy , Tours , Cambrai , Neufchateau . Toulouse , Corfou , Nismes , Tunis , Corcasonne Paris Versailles

, , , Caussade , Pontoise , Vienne , Hreux , Perpignan , Valence , Dole , Perigueux , Vincennes , E pinal , Pointe-a-Pitre , Vernon , Essones , Rouen , Vitry-Ie-Frane . Fecamp , Rueil , Valparaiso .

The Committee appointed to revise the Statutes of the Order have been directed to have their revision printed and circulated amongst the lodges , for the latter to make their observations , ancl return them by the last day of the present year , in order that the Committee can digest the materials , fonvard them to the Counciland return the revisioncompletefor

, , , the decision of the Legislature in 186-fi—this being the result of placing the Craft amongst the other charitable institutions subordinate to the State . The protests against Freemasonry being included with other beneficent societies received by the Grand Orient , up to June last , are those of the lodges Amis

de rtlonneur franeais ; Amis de 1 'Ordre , Amis Triomphants . Clement Amitie , Efcoile polaire , Hospitaliers franeais , La Rennaissance par les Emules d'iiiram , Bienfaiture Seunis . Chapters—Rose du Parfait-Silence , Saint-Pierre des Acacias , and Sincere Amitie , all of which are located in Paris . In the province of Angouleme there are two lodges who protest ; in Bordeaux , six lodges ; in Chamber / , one lodge ; in Confolens , one lodge ; iu Diion , one lodge ; iu Jousac ,

one lodge ; m Montauban , one lodgo ; Nisines , . one lodge ; Rennes , one lodge and a brother Jouaust ; in Rochefort , one lodge ; Strasbourg , one ; Vienne , two , and Vincennes , two . The Bulletin contains the speech of Dr . Schinas , W . M . of a nevr lodge , 1 'Hnion d'Orient , which has been constitutedunder the Grand Orient of France

, , at Constantinople , and of Avhich Bro . Aznavour is a member . There being already a Prov . G . Lodge for Turkej ' , under the English Constitution , this invasion of Masouic territory and setting up of a rival jurisdiction is much to be deplored , aud it is to be hoped that the proper officer of our Grand Lodge will

immediately put himself in communication with Marshal Magnan ' s Grand Lodge , in order that this kind of encroachment may be avoided in the future . The following curious correspondence is also included in the June number . " Bro . Guillot , Grand Representative of the Rite of Memphis to the United States , addresses the following communication to Bro . Marconis : — " Orient of New York .

" Very dear Brother , —At the time of the terrible massacres in Syria , the lodges of the Rite of Memphis , in the United States , unanimously decided to address a letter of admiration , for his heroic conduct , to our illustrious companion Abd-el-Kader . As representative of the Order I was directed to Avrite that addressto which the Emir returned the

follow-, lowing response , full of good wishes : — ' Damascus , 9 Ramazan , 1277 . ' Praise be to God ! ' To the celebaated poet and very virtuous , honourable , and majestic chief , Edward Guillot , —may God heap His gifts on himand elevate him to the highest

, dignities ! ' I have received your cherished letter ; and your elegant expressions , together with your poetry , have caused me true pleasure . ' The grace aud expression of your -verses cause me to admire your wisdom .

'I am overwhelmed by the praises with Avhich you have loaded me , and I do not think I have deserved them . * As for your thanks , given for the protection ac-