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with a similar result , but he offered to deposit with me jewellery , which seemed sufficiently valuable to cover the amount . I am not of opinion that Ave ought to act as pawnbrokers with our brethren who are in need of aid , and I declined to avail myself of his offer , bufc I accepted the pledge of his Masonic honour and an I . O . U . which seem to be equally

valuable . Like D . P . G . M ., I have heard nothing of him since . I trust that our unworthy brother ' s career may be cut short very soon , and I am hopeful that the publicity you have given to the case may save our brethren from being plundered by him for the future . I trust that any brother to vrhom he may present himself will detain his certificate . Tours fraternally , P . G . S .

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIREOH . Dear Sir and Brother , —In the last issue of your Magazine I observed a letter from D . P . G . M . regarding-distressed brethren . He alludes to a German having obtained a loan of £ 5 from him about six months ago . On the 9 th of January last the same individual , whose appearance and manners are

described by D . P . G . M . to the very life , called upon me , told the same story , showed his hotel bills , & c , and asked a loan of £ 2 10 s . to pay his expenses to Hamburg , whence he would remit the money in a few days . I was single enough to give the money , and of course have heard nothing of Mr . Sax since . Fortunately I remember the name of the lodge in which

he was initiated , and shall write to the Sec . for any information he can give on the subject . I shall be glad to communicate the result to D . P . G . M . if he Avill send me his address through you . Tours fraternally , C . W .

TO THE EDITOR OU THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIREOE . Dear Sir and Brother , —On perusing your MASONIC MIRROR of the 12 th hist ., my attention was drawn to an article relative to " Masonic Eelief in the Provinces , " and , strange to say , on Wednesday afternoon last one of the applicants referred to therein—viz ., Siegmund Sax , a young German—paid me a visit and

elated precisely the same tale , that he hacl been ravelling through parts of England for a firm on the continent , and that the alloAvance made to him of los . per day was insufficient to meet his expenses , and thafc he had run short and wanted to borroAV £ i or £ 5 to enable him . to get home , and he would return the money in three or four days the latestand would

, send a box of cigars or some wine as an acknowledgment . Me was particularly anxious to leave the town by the four o ' clock train that he might catch the continental mail that evening ; it was " then about a quarter past three . I declined to advance the amount , having been , I regret to say , duped before by persons styling themselves " Brethren in Distress . "

I take the earliest opportunity of informing you of this fact , that you may , through the medium of your valuable Magazine , give publicity to this , in the hope that our worthy brother , D . P . G . M ., make take steps to recover his £ i so lost . Tours fraternally , W . M ., LODGE 209 .

Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

THE MASONIC MIRROR . * $ * AH communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand , London , W . C .

A PROV . GRAND LODGE of the Western Division of Lancashire will be held at the Public Hall , lying-street , Wigan , on the 6 th clay of October , under the presidency of Bro . Lieut .-Col . Sir X . G . F . Hesketh , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M .

GIEIS' Scnooii . —The votes of the brethren avo solicited on behalf of Clara Mercedes Wicks , a candidate for admission to the Girls' School at the next election . Theresa Mary Claisen ia also a candidate for admission . BOYS' SCHOOL—A sixth application for admission to the School is made by James Addison , ancl which ive trust on this

occasion Avill be successful . BOYS' SCHOOL—Tlie case of Henry Hiekmotfc is earnestly represented as being' a very deserving one . BRETHREN are reminded that the Lodge Music published a few weeks ago , in several issues of the MAGAZINE , has been republished in a convenient form for Lodge use , price 2 s . 6 d .

IT is rumoured that the Earl of Carnarvon has accepted theappointment of Prov . G . Master for Somersetshire , vice Bro . Alex . "W , Adair , resigned .

IT is also rumoured that Sir Lucius Curtis , Admiral of the fleet , has , through failing health , resigned the office of Prov . Gv Master of Hants , which he has so admirably filled for many years , and that ifc is most likely that Bro . YV . W . B . Beach ,. M . P ., Avill be offered the appointment , if he has not already been appointed by the M . W . G . Master . RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTIJTE .-TAJopiiSweVwili be held afc the Greyhound Hotel , Richmond , An Saturday ^ the Ml

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE ( NO . 73 ) . —The season of this loclge was commenced on Tuesday , the loth inst ., at the Bridge-House Hotel , Wellington-street , Southwark . The lodge waa opened by Bro . P . Walters , P . M ., ivho initiated Messrs . Timms and W . Herbert into ancient Masonry . Bro . T . J . Sabine ,. W . M ., took the chair , and raised Bro . Phillips to the third degree . All the work ivas well and ably clone . One pound ivas

voted to the widow of a brother who was once a member of No . Go , from the charity fund . The lodge was closed . Besides those named , there were present-: —Bros . D . Rose , J . W . ; B . Harris , P . M ., Treas . ; J . Donkin , P . M ., Sec ; M . A . Loewenstarlr , S . D . ; G . Free , J . D . ; R . Ord , I . G . ; R . Stevens , Dir . of Cers . ; Dr . Dixon , E . N . Levy , and H . Moore , P . M . ' s ; R . H . Williams , G . W . Wheeler , Boyle , A . P . Stedman , R . G . Chipperfleld , J . W . Dudley , G . Hill , H . Keeble , H . Eudsor , J . W .

SiWevsides , H . Protgatzky , J . J . Button , and many others . Amongst many visitors were Bros . Tustin , Tate , & c . WELLINGTON LODGE ( No . 5-4 S ) . —A meeting of this lodgetook place on the Sth inst ., at the White Swan Tavern , Highstreet , Deptford . In the absence of tho W . M . the I . PM . filled the chair of K . S ., and tho duties of the evening ivere performed in a most efficient manner . The business consisted of one raisingtwo passingsancl two initiations The lodge being

, , . closed the brethren adjourned for refreshment , and a very pleasant and harmonious evening was spent . Tlie brethren separated at cloven o ' clock , many of fcUom having to return to town . MACDONALD LODGE ( NO . 1 , 216 ) . —This lodgo ivas founded in April last by members of the 1 st Surrey Rifle Volunteer