To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine And Masonic Mirror.

of two of them ; and we intend , at the next meeting of the Lodge , to vote sufficient to constitute the Worshipful Master a life governor of the others . I mention this net by way of boast , but because I know that it will ( jive you pleasure . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and very fraternally , ETCUDWHITE PMNoIS ' and

. , .., . -, lialli , May - [ th , 1859 . P . Prov . S . G . W ,, Somerset . [ We made our comment on ihe proceedings of the Royal Cumberland Lod ge ; they now make theirs—it is for the Craft to come to a decision . The Craft will likewise judge how far we are partial or impartial in urging that Grand Lodge or other Lodges shall not meet in tavern . ? . Bro . White

has given a very noble character of the Cumberland Lodge , and we wish many more could boast of as much , but we further wish that the Hall of the Grand Lodge of England should be enabled by the support of the Royal Cumberland and other meritorious Lodges to lie strictly confined to Masonic purposes alone . As wc have not taken up this subject for personal or party - motives , we do not discuss those ' portions of onr correspondents' letters which refer to such motives . Let the subject stand on its own merit ? .- —En . 1

Masonic Antiquities.

MASONIC ANTIQUITIES .

TO TUB EDITOR 01 ? THE FllER-IAGOSS' MAGAZINE AND . VASOXJC Unmon . DEAR SIE AND BKOTHEB , —With reference to the letter of vow- correspondent " E . E . X ., " I beg to hand you the following information :--In the early part of the reign of Henry vT , parliament endeavoured to disturb Masonic Lodges by an act intituled , "Masons shall not confederate in chapters and congregations'' ( 3 Henry VI i ) Bat this act

, cap . . never obstructed the Prcemasons in holding their Chapters . & c , because it was never enforced ; and being conscious of their oivn in ' tegriW and the rectitude of their proceeding . ? , thev used no endeavours to --et it r < " -e-dP ( temp . 1425 ) . ' " * ' ' M ""' Lord Coke states in his "Institutes" that the statutes of this ,-ict " - '< - repealed by the 5 th Elizabeth , cap . iv ,, '•' ¦ whereby the cause and cnd ' oS ' making this act is taken away , and consequentl y " the act is become of no forceand therefore it

, should be pat out of the ch . we of indices of the peace . " J -Masonic institutions were not proscribed in JoGl by the British parliament ; but ' ' Queen Elizabeth , being jealous of till secret assemblies sent in armed force to York , on the St . John's day in that year , to break up the annual Grand Lodge of the Craft held there . Sir Thomas Sack villc U- M howevertook care to make some of the chief men sent that ' erriinri

, on Freemasons , who , then joining in that communication , made r , n honourable report to the queen , and she never more attempted to disturb them , tt irecorded that she esteemed tbe Masons as a peculiar sort of men , ctiltiv ;» ti » - peace and friendshi p , arts and sciences , without meddlim ? in thr afihirs ' t ' ;' church or state . " It never has appeared that in the year LS 27 ail the peers of parliament