Masonic Notes And Queries.

what it means ? It has certainly a Masonic look about it . —ENQTJIEEE . —

[ If you had sent the " old manuscript" along with the diagram , we might have been able to judge whether it arises from a Masonic or non-Masonic source . You are doubtless aware that the pentagram as well as the hexagram are very common Masonic signs , but they are not the exclusive property of the Craft . In the Middle Agesconsiderable magic

, powers used to be ascribed to the pentagram . In Germany ( where it was called Druid-en fuss ) people used to wear about their neck a metal plate , cut in the shape of a pentagram , with the letters SALUS ( health ) in the five corners , and they considered it as an amulet or talisman . Your diagram has no

magic character of this kind ; the inscriptions round it are neither magic nor Masonic , but rather erratic . ' APAHH in Greek means love , SALVE in Latin , not salve , hut liail . Perhaps the diagram was drawn by some enamoured desoeuvre in an hour of idleness ; hut , as it stands , it has certainly no " Masonic look about it . " —ED . P . M . ]

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . BYE LAWS . BYE-LAWS . BY-LAWS . TO THE EDITOE 01 ? THE FHEE 3 IA 50 NS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAE SIE AND BROTHEB , — -I was very glad to find that my letter in your MAGAZINENO . 394 of the 19 th

, , ¦ of January , elicited some replies , and I have waited in the hope that some further light may be thrown on the subject before again entering upon it myself . I thank your correspondent " Macealclus , " 1075 , for his information , not only on the above subject , but

also for the interesting extract from " A New Law Dictionarv" regarding Masons . Your correspondent " Jno . B , Brewer , sec . 70 , " has drawn me into a fog , I cannot at all see my way with him—he says , " 1 gave from Johnson ' By or bee

comes immediately from the Saxon By , byinz , i . e ., a dwelling . ' Bye Law , therefore , stands with me a home-law , " & c , & c . The worthy brother also states that "by the revived word Bye we have drawn from its obscurity

an elegant , simple , significant in meaning . " I must confess that I am quite obscured myself by his remarks . The compound word Bye-Laws is either right or

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wrong—if right , then the word By-Laws is wrong , and the best Lexicographers the world ever produced are wrong . On the formation of the lodge over which I have the honour to preside I sent a rough copy of the By-Laws to London for engrossment in a book for the signatures of the members—to my

surprise it was sent to me with the objectionable heading—Bye-Laws , & z . ; I at once returned it , and had a fresh copy engrossed , with the correct heading —By-Laws . On the P . G . M . signing his approval , I noticed that he wrote Bye-Laws . I asked him . why

the e was placed , he apologised and immediately put his pen through the e , and formed the hyphen with it ; from conversations I have had with different brethren on the matter I think the e has been placed instead of the hyphen to save time or trouble . How

often do we see on letters good bye !—by and bye lathis is all wrong , there is no such word as bye in our language , and I trust the Freemasons who desire to write orthographically correct will avoid an error so crass as to mis-spoil a very important word so often used by the fraternity .

By the by , I have just received Grand Lodge papers , and in them I find , the Board of General Purposes , in their report of last Grand Lodge meeting these words , "but such Dye-Laws shall not be valid , & c , & c . " I hope this is a printer ' s error ; if

not , ancl it was intentionally placed , I think I must ask the chairman for his authority . Freemasons , of all men , should study the art of writing aud speaking correctly . I am Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , W . M ., 1101 .

Death Of Bro. Dr. Oliver.

DEATH OF BRO . DR . OLIVER .

TO TEE EDITOa OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . DEAE SIE AXD BEOTIIEE , — -It is my painful duty to announce to you the death of our highly-esteemed and venerable Bro . Dr . Oliver , who departed this life on the evening of the 3 rd inst . A Dispensation having been granted to the " W . M .

aud brethren of the Witham Lodge , for the interment with the ceremonies of the Order , which will take place on Thursday nest , they will be glad to see any brother , to take part in the Masonic procession , who may wish to pay respect to departed worth .

The brethren will meet at the County Assembly Rooms , Lincoln , and the funeral cortege will leave the house in East-gate at one o ' clock precisely . The brethren will appear in full Masonic clothing , with white gloves , aud will wear the apron outside the coatthe rosettes aud Tassels bains covered

, wiih black crape . I am clear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternall v , C . E . LUCAS , Prov . G . Sec ,