Mlasonic Notes And Queries.

io Jacobi . Leasing was Metempsychosist as well as Spinosist . This appears from a fragmentary note discovered after his death with which he concludes his tract , " "Dass mehr als fiinf Sinne fur den Menschen sein konnen . "—From a bundle of Masonic memoranda in Bro . Purton Cooper's collection .

GRAND AND PROVINCIAL GEAND LECTURERS . The desirability and necessity of having Grand Lecturers , similarly to the method followed in the United States , for this country , has been ably advocated by Bros . Dr . Henry Hopkins and H . B . AVhite , and it is to be hoped that these two able exponents

-of Masonry may live to see the day when such officers are appointed under the Grand Lodge of England . As it is now , it is wholly impossible to decide with the opposing statements as to what is really pure and ancient iu our ritual and what is modern , and , unless Masons adopt some such system as DrHopkins and

. myself do , viz ., to accept the working of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall , London , and abide by its decisions , I cannot see anything before them but an aimless , wavering , and fluctuating Masonic life . Surely our Grand Lodge is rich enough and able to select from its manv noble and

distinguished sons several fully competent to act as ¦ Grand _ Lecturers , and proceed through the whole Masonic j urisdiction of England , examine the lodges as to their working , and institute one grand , universal , and uniform system of work , so that our boast of unity and uniformity may be founded on fact . I wh

see no reason y such brethren may not be sufficiently remunerated to induce them to give their whole time to so useful a life , and few can estimate the amount of benefit that would result from such a course . There seems to me no just reason why Provincial Grand Lodges should wait for the Grand Lod

ge to move in the matter . The sooner some , or all , interested proceed to organise the better . Failing in this , for the present , let the Provincial Grand Registrars become alive to their duties , and , instead of having only a nominal existence , become in reality -to their province what the Grand Eegistrar is to the Grand Lodge of England . —AV . J " . HUGHAN .

GOLD RING OE AN OEDEE OE KNIGHTHOOD . On the outer circumference the letters CDS , placed equally distant ; in the inner circle A P and the * .

Can any brother inform me to which Order of knighthood or Masonic body this ring belongs ? It is a very massive , ancient gold ring ; the cross and letters Y P are inside , the others outside . —J . C ENGLAND ' S DUTY . —EREEMASONRY .

See the communication "England's Duty , " Freemasons' Magazine , vol . xv ., page 151 . I still adhere to the words there used that " the Freemasonry of

Mlasonic Notes And Queries.

England is the Freemasonry most efficient for the performance of England ' s duty — the duty which England ' s place amongst nations imposes , of humanising rude and ignorant races . —C P . COOPER . " Is it competent for a lodge to admit a candidate who has already been blackballed in that

lodge?—ELIHOENAI . Can a lodge admit a candidate who does not believe in the volume of the Sacred Law , only accepting those portions of it pleasing to his individual fancy , who professes Atheistical ideas , and scoffs at the public worship of T . G . A . O . T . U . ?—ELIHOENAI . —

JVote . This may appear to be a silly query , but the querist , knowing of such an admission , wishes the opinion of the Masonic public for his future guidance , and reference to Masonic works on the point would oblige . Can a Scotch Eoyal Arch chapter , elect its

officebearers Avithout opening the chapter , and when only six companions and the Janitor are present ? Is it competent for them to re-elect , in his absence , an office-bearer who sends a verbal message declining re-election . —ELIHOES ki .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . A MASONIC IMPOSTOE . TO THEE EDITOR OF THE FBBEJIASO . VS' ITAGAZIlfE A > 'D MASONIC MIEHOB . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER—On reading the report

, of lodge 523 in the Freemasons' Magazine of the 2 Sth ult ., page 254 , the D . Prov . G . M . drew the attention of the lodge to a Mr . F . G . Eisse , who stated lie was a member of St . Peter ' s Lodge , Peterborough . On Friday evening ( the 4 th inst . ) I had informatiou from the police here that this man was coming to Bristol ,

and might call upon me . They were looking for him on the charge of stealing a silver watch at Cheltenham . On the following evening , at about half-past five , he came to my house Avith a note from the Treasurer of my lodge asking relief . I immediately asked him to write his name and the name and

number of his lodge . I then had no further doubt , and requested him to call again at seA'en o'clock . In the interval I embraced the opportunity of conferring with the Treasurer of my lodge . About seven o ' clock , to my surprise , a detective called at my house ; and , to cut the matter short , Mr . Eisse was in the

policestation by eight o ' clock , from where , I understand , he will be sent to Cheltenham . So much for the value of your Magazine . I Avould suggest to AV-M . ' s not to receiA e any sign from any applicant until he has written his name , the name and number of his lodge , and produced his Grand Lodge certificate ;

then put him through a severe examination in all the degrees , with certain questions about the lodge , and you will be sure to find him out . I would suggest that a standing list of all these tramps be kept iu your Magazine for reference for AV . M . 's and others . Tours fraternally , WILLIAM PEAECE , AV . M . 610 .