Correspondence.

The Lodge of the Scottish Eite "le EeveilMagonnique , " Orient of Boulogne-sur-Seine , at the meeting of the 10 th April initiated M . Emanuel Arago , depute of the Corps Le ' gislatif , and M . Edouard Louis Eaferriere , the distinguished advocate of the Courts of Paris . The lodge was presided over by Bro .

Cremieux , the Grand Master of the Scottish Rite . Bro . Allain Targe , who was initiated at the previous meeting of the lodge , gave an excellent discourse upon the impression created by his admission to the Order , which was much applauded .

In Switzerland there are 28 lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Loge Alpina ; S in Geneva , 8 in the Canton of Vaud , 4 in Neuchatel , 2 at Berne , 2 at Zurich , and 1 each in the Cantons of Argovie , Bale-Tille , Saint-Gall , and Grisons . 20 of the lodges work in the French language and 8 in the German

, the French numbering 1 , 090 meoihers and the German 575 . The secrecy with which Masonry in Switzerland was formerly necessarily surrounded is now a thing of the past ..

Contrary to general custom , we learn that in Saxony Entered Apprentices have for some time received the sign of distress , so that in case of need such brethren can render or receive assistance . This practice , says Le Monde Maconniqxie , deserves the consideration of Masons of all countries .

Bro . Jean Jaques Primel has died at the age of 84 years , having been an active member of Lodge la Charite , at Amsterdam , during the lengthened period of 67 years . According to Die Bauhiittethe Grand Lodge of the

, Three Globes at Berlin is about to ask if the other German Grand Lodges will communicate their rituals to enable thein to revise their own . The Association of German Masons will hold its

annual meeting at Darmstadt on the 23 rd , 24 th , and 25 th of July next . Bro . Echsteiu , W . M . of Lodge Apollon , Orient of Leipsic , has been unanimously elected Grand Master

of Masous in Saxony . At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana , the Grand Master stated that the stand taken by that Grand Lodge in regard to the unmasonic course

pursued by the Grand Orient of France , in recognising a spurious body of Masons in New Orleans , had met with universal sanction . At the same meeting the Grand Lodge of Western

Virginia was recognised , but the matter of Quebec was laid over one year . Steps were taken to secure a history of the Order in Louisiana , which , it is stated , will be a work of much interest .

The committee appointed by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina , to whom was referred the subject of Masonic lotteries , condemn such , even although for educational or charitable purposes , as derogatory to the character of the institution and subversive of its established principles . It was therefore resolved

"That it is the opinion of this Grand Lodge that lotteries , being a species of gambling , cannot he held under the sanction of a Masonic body for any purpose whatever , without violation of the great principles of the Order . "

Efforts are being made , apparently with success , establish a Masonic Educational Institute in this State .

We learn with pleasure that the Grand Orient of Portugal has effected a fusion with the Grand Orient of Lusitania , under the Grand Mastership of the Count Paraty . Seven new lodges are already authorised under this united jurisdiction , viz ., " Igualdad " ( Equality ) , "Eazon" ( Eight ) , "Luz" ( Light ) ,

"Constancia" ( Constancy ) , " Justicia" ( Justice ) , " Libertad" ( Liberty ) , at Madrid , and " Caridad e Igualdad " ( Charity and Equality ) , at Cadiz .

Nature states that the Royal Dublin Society have commissioned Mr . Cattcrson Smith to paint a portrait of Dr . Joly , to be placed in their library . It will be remembered that Dr . Joly presented tbe Eoyal Dublin Society with a large and valuable library of modern books . The Society already possessed a library of works on Science and Fine Arts , which , howevor , was very deficient in works of modern literature . It will nowwith tho addition of the Jollibrary

, y , be one of the " most useful public libraries in Great Britain and Ireland . DEFECTS OF EXGIISII BitEAD . —Without entering on tbe discussion of the question , as to what the effects of the habitual vse of alunied bread on tbe digestive organs may be , it is sufficient for our present purpose to note the fact that , as a rule , our English bread has too much yeast introduced into itundergoes

, too little kneading , and that , by the aid of a mineral substance , inferior , or even damaged flour , may be made to do duty in bread-making as if it had been sound and of prime quality . — Food Journal . Nature states that the municipal administration of Paris has decided on publishing a series of documents on the history of the capital . Tho commission appointed for this purpose has

placed at the head of its programme a sketch of the pre-historic epochs , and has entrusted this labour to M . Belgrand , who is well-known in the scientific world by his important works on tho basin of Paris . In presenting to the Academy a resume of his work , he divides ib into four parts—the diluvian epoch , the great water-courses of the ago of stone , the history of the peatmosses , and the palajontological history of the basin of the Seine during the quaternary epoch . Our Common Council of London has a splendid opportunity of distinguishing itself in the same way ; is it too much to expect of such an august body' ?