Bro. Binckes On Things In General.

BRO . BINCKES ON THINGS IN GENERAL .

IN another part of our impression appears an amusing rhodomontade from Bro . Binckes , which reached us too late for publication last week —a circumstance however which we feel is of the less consequence , as anything more egotistical and less argumentative was never penned . We can assure Bro . Binckes that the editorial "We" of the Freemasons ' Magazine has no wish or intention of writing a " slashing attack "

upon either himself or that " band of brothers" with whom he is connected , and for whom he claims credit for " steady consistency" —in what he does not say , nor can we divine—unless it be in opposition to every motion , however just and however beneficial it is likely to prove to the Craft , if brought forward by any brother not of their party . We deny that we ever pander to the " morbid tastes " of any

partyunless , in our endeavours to do justice to all , wo sometimes give too great a prominence to the speeches and lucubrations of Bro , Frederick Binckes . We certainly regret the circumstance , if our report of his speech at the last communication of Grand Lodge was not as faithful as it should have been ; as it is always our endeavour to make every report

as correct as possible , though of course our space necessarily compels us to some abbreviation of the speeches ; but on again reading the report , we cannot admit that there is any point of value omitted from Bro .

Binckes ' s speech , nor is there- any portion of it which conveys any other meaning than that which we understood at the time—our reporter ' s notes entirely agreeing with our impressions of what took place on the occasion . It would certainly be more in accordance with that spirit of justice , which Bro . Binckes arrogates so exclusively to himself , if , instead of

making general assertions relative to the unfairness of our report , he had pointed out where it was incorrect , and given us the opportunity of laying it in its corrected form before our readers . If Bro . Binckes is " quite satisfied" with " the amount of testimony" he has received as to the " soundness of the position" he " advanced , " so are we , and do not wish to disturb his satisfaction ; but we must assure him that

he labours under a most extraordinary delusion in supposing , that any large number of those who did not vote ou the question of censure on the Grand Registrar , and whom he most incorrectly describes " as tho larger majority of those present in Grand Lodge below the dais , " were in favour of his motion , or that the verdict given by a show of hands would have been reversed on a division . We with him regret

that one did not take place , as it would have shown the insignificance , in point of numbers , of the minority by whom he was supported . As to the " meaningless nothings" of Bro . Gregory , they certainly were understood by Grand Lodge as a telling exposition of the motives jby