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doubt , and we wish him long life ancl prosperity in his labours of love for the Craft . Bro . W . P . Buchan was kind enough to shew us the beautiful hall of the St . John ' s Lodge where we were much pleased at obtaining a view

of the ancient muniment chest of the lodge pronounced by Professor Cosmo Innestobe " a very fine specimen of carved oak work of the period , " ( A . D . 1600 ) . Its lid is covered with Masonic emblems , and it contains an inscription of " God Save the

King and Masons Craft . " We were also shewn a curious old Masonic sash of the last century , and other relics of the past , which were deeply interesting . In Bro . J . D . Porteous editor of the Universal

Masonic Calendar , we found a delightful companion during our stay in Glasgow . From Bro . Porteous we were gratified to learn that a relative of his lately returned from SAveden , had testified to the truthfulness of the articles we published on

Scandinavian-Freemasonry . Among the veteran Craftsmen of Glasgow a distinguished place is due to Bro James Wallace whose influence thoughout the Order is sufficiently attested by the fact that he is an honorary member

of no less than thirty-nine lodges . A more ardent and experienced brother we never met , while for wit , humour and anecdotes we have never come across his equal . Sydney Smith had not met Bro . Wallace or he would never have been

guilty of so gross a hbel as to say that' it required a surgical operation to get a joke into a Scotchman . " But associated with this love of the humorous we found in Bro . Wallace an earnestness of purpose and determination of will which Avould

incline those who love to be on the winning side to follow his leadership . The worthy treasurer of the Benevolent Ftmd of the Prov . G . L . of Glasgow , Bro . James Thompson received us kindly , and enlightened us on many

matters upon Avhich we desired information . Bro . Thompson has sought out first principles ; not content with cursory information he has gone beneath the surface , and has accumulated an experience invaluable to all students of Masonry . In the

exercise of his duties as Grand Treasurer , Bro . Thompson has had many curious customers to deal with , and rich in the extreme are some of his reminiscences of " Masonic cadgers . " One of his stories related with a grim and caustic humour , which adds teethe point of the joke , is of a necessitous brother , who having successfully sought relief

addressed his benefactor in something like the folloAving style , " well , UOAV brother , as you seem a decent sort of man , will you step doAvn and have a drink ? " Bro . Archibald McTaggart , M . A ., and the

R . W . M . of the St . Mungo Lodge , gave us a truly fraternal reception , and was at great pains to satisfy our inquiries respecting the state of the Order in Scotland . We should like to see this accomplished brother enrolled among the

contributors to the MAGAZINE . The Craft can ill spare the services of a man of high literary culture and . well-informed mind , and we hope Bro . McTaggart Avill ere long be induced to publish some of the MSS . in his possession .

Bro . T . B . Campbell of Glasgow is probably almost the last of the few brethren who formerly worked the Bite of Mizraim . Bro . Campbell has devoted great time and attention to studying the side degrees , and we were much indebted to him for

information in respect thereof . As a Craft Mason Bro . Campbell is considered one of the most perfect working brethren in Glasgow , and on several occasions we witnessed his conduct of the cere =

monies with great satisfaction . In company with Bro . Porteous we attended a-Masonic ball at Hamilton and also the centenary of the lodge at Partick , near GlasgoAv . On the latter occasion we were called upon to respond to

the toast of the Grand Orient de France of which we are a member , ancl were vastly amused at an error of the Right Worshipful Master , who , mistaking us for a Frenchman , said he had peculiar pleasure in proposing our health " because

although they had often visits from English and Irish brethren , it was not often they saw a Frenchman among them ! " What will our friend Bro . Auguste Beaumont of Paris say to this ? However , Ave felt honoured in being thus associated with

our French brethren , of Avhom Ave can never speak too highly for their intelligent and increasing efforts on behalf of the Craft . Nor did Ave fail to

render justice to the persevering energy Avhich in France has overcome obstacles of which Freemasons in Great Britain and Ireland can only form a faint idea— "Three cheers for the Red , White ancl Blue !"

With some of the peculiarities of Scottish Freemasonry we shall hereafter deal . Meanwhile we cordially thank our Glasgow friends for all their warm-hearted kindness .