Freemasonry In Sweden.

from foreign countries provided with an authentic certificate and able to prove themselves , and who are made welcome guests . Not so in the higher degrees ; as a general rule none can be admitted without their having been initiated into the Swedish system ; or if they have been made M . M . ' s under another constitution , they

must first abjure all connexion with it before they can be admitted . A special exeaption has been made in favour of Comp . Denton—by Eoyal prerogative—by His Majesty the King of Sweden aud Norway , Solomon ' s enlightened Vicar over the 9 th Province , for his deep research , ready and willing manner , and

earnest endeavours at all times and seasons in promoting true Masonic principles . "It is the earnest desire and wish that brethren will join other countries , so that the link which unites all brethren of whatever nation , rank , or station , will become more firmly united iu one inseparable chain , so that the grand aim at which we are all striving will the sooner become a reality .

The Earl Of Dalhousie And The Grand Mastership Of Scotland.

THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE AND THE GRAND MASTERSHIP OF SCOTLAND .

The following has appeared in the Dundee Courier : — " It may be remembered that at the last election of the Grand Master of Scotland , the Earl of Dalhousie , who was unanimously chosen to fill the throne of the Grand Lodge , signified his intention of retiring from that most distinguished position in November

next . This intimation caused a widespread feeling of regret throughout the brethren of Scotland , for his Lordship has filled the throne with universal acceptance . Accordingly , measures have been taken to represent to bis Lordship the unanimous and cordial desire ofthe brethren that he should still retain

the Grand Mastership ; and with this view , after the meeting of the Grand Lodge in the Court-Room on Thursday , an elegantly illuminated memorial was placed in an ante-room to receive the signatures of the brethren . It was signed by nearly all present on that occasion . We hope that this spontaneous

expression of feeling on the part of the brethren will have its due weight on the ultimate determination of the noble Earl , aud that the Grand Lodge will for another year at least enjoy the presidency of his Lordship . The 'Laird of Roslin' is spoken of as the next Grand Master . ''

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

THE PRINCE 01 ? WALES . It is strange that the Grand Lodge of Scotland has elected the Prince of Wales Grand ' Patron , while the Grand Lodge of England are asked to make him P . G-. M . Had this demand been made of the Grand 'Lodge of Scotland it would have been intelli gible ,

because in Scotland there is no separate degree in the Craft for the chair , and the P . M . degree is given in the Royal Arch degrees to members who have not regularly passed tbe chair of K . S . Still , our Scotch brethren did not choose to put H . R . H . or themselves in a false and ridiculous attitude . —AN ENGLISH OBSERVES .

MARQUIS OE SALISBURY . The Marquis of Salisbury , who gave his Masonic paraphernalia to Bro .. J . Ross Dagg , was Pro-Grand Master to H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex . When the Earl of Zetland is appointed Pro-G . M . to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Bro . Dagg would without doubt

allow the use of the paraphernalia of his Lordshi p ' s esteemed predecessor , the late Marquis of Salisbury . —A . CORRESPONDENT .

LODGE MUSIC . Where can W . Bro . Tounghusband ' s cheap lodge music be obtained ?—W . J . MORMONISM . Masons here have seen with some surprise that a-

portion of the American Masons refused to allow Mormon Masons to join , or Mormon candidates to be admitted into a lodge constituted in Utah city .. This has no sufficient authority , for whatever we may think individually of the claims of the Mormon scriptures , they do not deny the Great Architect of

the Universe or teach Polytheism , and we can no more canvass their details than those of the Koran or the Avesta of the Parsees . If the practice of polygamy be put forward as a plea , then we must reject Jews , Mahometans , and others , who authorize this practice as of divine and moral sanction . — VINDEX .

FEMALE MASONRY IN ITALY . The movement for woman ' s rights has spread to-Italy . Not long since a young and beautiful woman appeared before the Roman Senate , and announced herself to be the last descendant of the Emperors of . the East , living unknown with her father in a valley

in Piedmont ; and , producing documents , she demanded an investigation of her pretensions . The Senate complied with her request , and finally recognised her as the Princess Lascaris-Paleologus , ordering her name to be thus inscribed in the " Book of Gold " at the Capitol . The Princess subsequently went to Florence , where she has now taken a bolder step , and founded a Masonic Lodge for women . — PALL MALL GAZETTE .

BRO . MELVILLE ' S DISCOVERIES . As there has been some discussion about the proper tribunal to which to submit the examination of Bro . Melville's discoveries , and a disinclination of scientific men to undertake such duties , or a repudiation of themI beg to offer a suggestionwith a view of

as-, , sisting Bro . Melville . It appears that his labours are not only astronomical but astrological , and as the astronomers reject the astronomy , I propose the reference of the astrological matters to the London Astrological Society , or rather to their distinguished member , Zadkiel , the author of the celebrated

almanack . Bro . Melville and Zadkiel could begin their conferences with the astrological life of King Charles I ., the decision of Zadkiel to be final .- L . H .

GREEK LODGE . I am desirous of promoting a lodge in London to be worked in modern Greek , and shall be glad of any communications , to be addressed to me at the offices of the Magazine . ALPHA ;