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Contents . PAGE . FKKEMASOITS' MAGAZINE : — Freemasonry in France , 461 The Grand Lodge of the Three Globes , Berlin 462 Masonry among the Indians 465 Masonic Jottings—No . 23 466 Masonic Notes and Queries 467

Correspondence 467 Masonic Sayings and Doings Abroad 468 MASOSIC MlEEOIt : — Masonic Mems 471 CRAFT LODGE MEETINGS : — Metropolitan 471 . Provincial 472 Turkey 473

Royal Arch 473 Mark-Masonry 473 Laying the foundation Stone of the Albert Bridge , Glasgow 474 Laying the Foundation Stone of the Church of the Holy Innocents , Fallowfield , East Lancashire , 477 Poetry 479 Reviews 479 Obituary 470 Scientific Meetings 4 P 0 List of Lodge , & c , Meetings for ensuing week 480 To Correspondents 480

Freemasonry In France.

FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE .

LONDON , SATURDAY , JUNE XI , 1670 .

( Continued from page 443 . ) Lodges " Francaise elite Ecossaise" and " r'Arnitie Beunie " presented jointly a proposition that the lodges ado } 3 t a regulation , that after a certain number of years occupation of office a brother should not be eligible for re-election . The Council concurred in the recommendation of Bro .

Caubert , that it Avas not desirable to make any change in the laAV in this respect . From Lodge " V Alliance Fraternelle" came a proposition , that if any officer of a lodge should absent himself from his duties without reasonable

excuse , at five consecutive meetings , his office shall be considered vacant , and the lodge shall be empowered to hold a neAV election . This proposition , said Bro . Caubert , was too reasonable not to be entitled to serious consideration . He added

that an absence from five meetings of a lodge which met only once a month Avas not only snfficent ground for bis dismissal , but he even Avent so far as to say that he considered that absence on two consecutive occasions , without sufiiceut excuse ,

should carry the same penalty . The proposition was put to the vote and adopted . Some minor propositions were brought forward , a brother was relievedand permission iven to

, g Lodge "les Disciples du Progres ' to circulate an appeal on behalf of a late Master of the lodge Avho had been struck with paralysis . This closed

the proceedings of the session .

At the meeting of the Council on the 28 th of March , the minutes of the meetings of the 14 th and 21 st of March were read and adopted . The President consulted the Council as to the number of copies of the report to be printed , Avhen it was

decided to furnish 1 , 000 copies . Committees were appointed to consider the appeals of brethren under sentences of expulsion

or suspension . The sum of 200 francs was voted on the application of the Mayor of Belle-Tsle-en-Mer on behalf of eight widows and twenty orphans of sailors Avho recently lost their lives on the coast ; in a heroic effort to save the lives of others .

Bro . Meyer-, ou behalf of several members of Lodge "La Fidele Macjoune , " entered a pro est againt the action of the Master of the lodge in appointing the Junior Warden to occupy the chair in his absence . ' It was explained that the Master

of the lodge , in consequence of illness which prevented him attending to both bis private business and lodge duties , had given notice to the lodge , and asked a conge of two months , at the same time applying to the Senior Warden to occupy the

chair in his absence . The S . W . replied that urgent business would prevent him complying . Application Avas then made to the Junior Warden , who expressed his Avillingness to undertake the duty . Notices were then issued bearing the name of the J . W . A member of the lodgo then wrote to tho Master , expressing his opinion , and that of several

members of the lodge , that he had exceeded his power , and announcing his intention of bringing the matter before the lodge at the next meeting . " The W . M . replied that finding it impossible for him to attend to tho affairs of the lodge , he had

sent this notice to the Warden , who acted as his locum- ti nons ; but stated that he believed he had complied with the requirements of article 47 of the Constitutions , which regulates the manner in which the place of the W . Master should be filled .

Another protest was lodged by other brethren , who demanded that the lodge be governed according to the 47 fch article of tho Constitutions , and not according to the decision of the W . Master ; the latter replied that his decision was iu conformity

with the said article , and declined further to discuss a subject which , in his opinion should be decided at a meeting oi' the lodge .

On the oth March the J . W ., as W . M . pro tem } called a meeting of the lodge , for the 8 th of the same month . Before opening the lodge he received