"Masonic Missions."

disentangle the paragraphs at the end of page 1 , 105 ; the Prov . Grand Lodge and Chapter seem to be so intermixed . Bro . Thomas Patch is Prov . Grand Organist . No Prov . Grand Lodge was held in 1858 . Bro . the Rev . T . Pearce was appointed Deputy Prov . Grand Master by the Grand Registrar . Since the appointment of Bro . Gundry as Prov . Grand Master , he has re-appointed Bro . Pearce as his

Deputy . Sherborne Lodge , No . 459 , is in abeyance , and is reported by the Board of General Purposes for erasure . The other Lodges are doing well . The Masonic Hall at Dorchester is not now in possession of the Craft , The Lodge and Chapter meet iu a private room . The Sherborne Chapter , as the Lodge , is in abeyance . There is a Chapter of the Rose Croix Degree at WeymouthBro . J .

; Maunders , the Prov . Grand Secretary , is the M . W . S . The members of No . 605 , do not hold their banquets in a tavern ; they are always held in the Lodge room . Bro . Thomas Coombs was Master of No . 605 in 1858 , aud still holds the

office ; Bro . John Garland was elected to succeed him , but a long and painful illness , terminated by his death a short time ago , prevented Ins being ever installed , and Bro . T . Coombs holds the chair until another shall be installed in his room . This Lodge and Chapter do commonly make use of music in their ceremonies . As to Wareham , No . 542 , for " Clavillc Fillister , " read " Clavell Filliter . " No . 459 , Sherborne ; no meetings are now held . Gillingham should , think

I , be marked as a Lodge town , for Bourton is within its precincts . There is no Lodge now at Blandford . Ceme , Cranborne , Milton Abbas , Stalbridge , Bere Regis , Broadwinzar , and Buckland Newton , are not market towns , and are not places where the number and class of inhabitants warrant the establishment of a Lodge . I do not think live could be found in cither parish who would care to be initiated .

Charmouth is within the precincts of Lyme ; aud Netherbury the mother parish of Bcaminster . Ten towns , & c , therefore should be struck out of your list , and that leaves thirteen only where Lodges may fairly be expected , of which number there are only four without a Lodge .

I enclose my name and address , and am , dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully , PAST MASTER . 17 th Jane , 1859 .

To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine And Masonic Mirror.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR .

DEA . II SIR AND BROTHER , —Allow me to correct an error in the article on " Masonic Missions " in the last number of the Freemasons' Magazine , where it is stated that there is no Chapter of the high degrees in the province of Dorset . The All Souls Rose Croix Chapter at Weymouth , is one of the oldest Chapters uuder the Supreme Grand Council , and is at present in good working order . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , Wesljield House , Weston , Bath , CHAS . Jxo . VIGNE , 33 ° . 16 ft June , 1859 ;