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gether opposed to what I said . Ifc was very difficult for those of us who sat only half-way down the hall to hear what was said in front of the dais . I opposed proceeding with the business on the ground that brethren had not received notice , and

urged that any scheme of distribution should include ¦ the orphans of Masons generally , and not be restricted solely to the pupils of those valuable institutions the schools . I trust this will still meet with attention , for the Fund of Benevolence belongs to the Crafifc at large . I consequently object to the distribution being

handed over to the school committees , bodies not ¦ named hy Grand Lodge . Yours fraternally , HYDE CLARKE ! 32 , St . George ' s-square , S . W . 11 , July , 1868 .

Irregularities In Appointments.

IRREGULARITIES IN APPOINTMENTS .

TO TUB EDITOR OV THB FREKHASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASO NIC MIRROR , Dear Sir and Brother , —In your remarks on the ¦ irregularities in the matter of appointments by Lord Leig h ( as reported in the Freemasons' Magazine , July 4 ) , although doubtless what you alluded to deserved criticism , you were wrong in the selection of my case , as an instanceas well as wrong in my name

, and in the office to which I was appointed . I was legally appointed to an actual present office in the Prov . Grand Lodge , being properly qualified . My office is not " P . G . S . B ., " but P . G . Org ., and my name is not " Joseph Bragg , " but John Bragg . I trust you will kindly set this riht iu such a way

g ¦ as may be most convenient to yourself . Tours fraternally , JOHN BEAGG , P . G . O . Warwickshire , W . M . 739 . Birmingham , July 10 , 1868 .

Priority Of The Lodge Glasgow St. John.

PRIORITY OF THE LODGE GLASGOW ST . JOHN .

I ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —Having read with considerable interest the letters which appear from time to time from the pen of Bro . W . P . Buehan , allow me to remark that that brother deserves to be greatly encouraged in his laudable task of attempting to

establish , if not the priority , at least the great antiquity , of the above lodge . Bro . Buchau may not be a man of particularly brilliant parts , and it is clear that " E . T . ' ' is more than a match for him , yet the sterling honesty and dogged perseverance which so characterize him are much more valuable for purposes of

Masonic research than even the possession of genius or the acquisition of great learning . However , Bro . Buehan is not quite so independent as he should be . " E . T . " told him in your issue of the 21 st . ult ., that he , Bro . Buehan , had fairly disposed of the Malcolm Charter , and should next proceed to do the same

with the William the Lion Charter . This is a wellmerited return to the servility manifested by Bro . Buehan in a former letter , in which he undertakes to show that "It . Y . " was quite right in calling the Malcolm Charter " an impudent forgery , probably executed since 1740 . " If Bro . Buehan is going to

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allow himself thus to be led , I can fancy his next communication to you commencing somewhat as follows - . — " I shall now proceed to dispose of the William the Lion Charter , as "E . Y . " kindly suggestsand to prove that , if there ever were such a

, charter , it had no connexion whatever with the Lodge of Glasgow Sfc . John , as 'E . Y . ' very properly observes . " And so on for the next six or twelvemonths , till the work of demolition is complete . JNo . Let Bro . Buehan plod on , and continue his investigations . He will arrive at the truth much

sooner if he attend less to the dictum of his clever opponent . Such rapid and wholesale disposal of charters will hardly satisfy reflecting minds . Yours fraternally , J . A . 4 th July , 1868 .

Processions.

PROCESSIONS .

TO THE EDITOB OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROB . Dear Sir and Brother , —I am g lad to see , from time to time , questions of great importance to the Craft being put and answered in your Magazine , and I am quite sure the able manner in which light is thrown on many a " knotty point" of Masonry , will do good fco the Order , yourselves , and fche world afc large .

Ifc does not seem to be clearly defined in our Masonic guide books what we , as a body , are to do on several occasions , especially in public . It is no doubt right that Freemasons should , under certain circumstances , " walk in procession , " and that for certain reasons some edifices should be commenced or

founded , under the mystic ceremony peculiar to our ancient Order , because both occasions have at different times been honoured by the presence of the grand rulers of our society ; but I have never seen the manner of processions treated on , in any reliable Masonic publication ( such as your own ) . I would , therefore , be glad to know if Masons are justified in joining a promiscuous ( and often a motley crowd )

while they wear the sacred symbols of their offices , in which ragged schools , free gardeners , " mounted carters , " and decorated chimney-sweeps may take part , and before whom , much of what is intended to be hid from the outer world is , of necessity displayed ; and is it right , that the beautiful ceremony of laying a

foundation stone—in phraseology and forms used only in strictly tyled and guarded meetings—should be held up to the vulgar gaze and criticism of such a gathering . And then I should like to know if any rule exists relative to the kind of building entitled to ask for Masonic honours ; whether our labours should

be confined to edifices of a strictly public nature , or if it is proper that they should extend to private places of business , factories , or workshops ? There are many amongst us who would like to know what course should be adopted under circumstances similar to some of these . Yours fraternally , P . M-

As the luminaries of Heaven reflect from one to another their light and heat , even so it is that one human heart must reflect up ra the other the general glow of happiness and joy .