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Yorkshire (West.)

YORKSHIRE ( WEST . )

BAILDON . —Airedale Lodge ( No . 543 . )—This lodge held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday , March 19 th . There was an average attendance of brethren , and amongst those present were the AV . M . Bro . J . C . Read ; S . Jackson , S . AV . ; J . Denby , J . AV . ; P . Ms ., Jo . Walker , John Walker , Henry Smith , Frederick Taylor , Nicholas AValker , Jesse Denby ; Bros . John Mann , J . Ambler , Smith , Renard , & c . After the minutes had been disposed ofa letter was read from the Secretary of the

, Lodge of Hope , ( No . 379 ) , ancl apologies from Bros . AVilliam and Wainman Holmes , absent in London . The W . M . called upon the P . Ms , to assist him in the ceremony of initiating Mr . Charlesworth into our ancient order , it being his desire to distribute the duties so as to keep off the rust necessarily accumulating on the minds of those seldom called upon for service , the ceremony being brought to a close by Bros . P . M . Henry Smith ,

Jno . AValker , ancl Nicholas AValker giving respectively the charge , working tools , and short lecture . The lodge was closed at nine o'clock , after which the brethren enjoyed a pleasant evening in the refreshment-room .

Channel Islands.

CHANNEL ISLANDS .

JERSEY . —Lodge La Cesaree ( No . 860 . )—An emergency meeting was held on AVednesday , March 19 th , for the purpose of initiating two candidates , one of whom is expected shortly to leave the island . The brethren assembled to the number of upwards of fifty , aboufc seven o'clock . ¦ The lodge was opened in the first degree by Bro . Schmitt , P . M ., Bro . John Durell acting as S . W ., and the J . W ., Bro . Le Sueur , occupying the third

chair . The W . M ., Bro . Baudains , having taken his place , . the Secretary read a letter in recommendation of the Rev . Francis De La Mare and Mr . Philip Le Brun as candidates for the privileges of Freemasonry . Several brethren having supported the proposition from personal knowledge of their character , the ballot was held and declared to be unanimous in their favour . An apology was received from the first-named gentleman , who was detained by indisposition . Mr . Le Brun was then

introduced , properly prepared , and duly initiated by the AV . M . The charge was effectively given by Bro . Schmitt . As no other business could be transacted at an emergency meeting , the lodge was closed at an early hour , and the brethren adjourned for refreshment . It may with propriety be added , that matters are still progressing in preparation for the erection of the Masonic Temple . The land was purchased long ago , and plans were prepared by Bro . Le Sueur , but as these involved too great an expense , he undertook to modify them . These , as amended , are now ready to lay before the Committee , for which Summonses have been issued .

Scotland.

SCOTLAND .

A Quarterly Communication of the Ayr Lodges took place on March 21 st . R . AV . M . George AVilson , of the Operative Lodge , in the East ; Bro . AVilliam Martin and Charles Picken occupying respectively the South and AVest . The business coming before the meeting was of a routine character ; but when it is mentioned that only some four or five shillings hacl been dispensed hi charity since last communicationbrethren at a distance will

, be very apt to suppose that in Ayrshire there are few or no indigent Craftsmen , widows , or orphans to aid . There are many such , however , but this kind of charity seems to be at a discount among the fraternity here , for besides this close-fistedness iu the bestowal of casual doles of relief to " poor and indigent brethren , " not one of the Ayr Lodges contribute directly to the Benevolent Fund administered by the Grand Lodge . And this

apathy is not confined . to Ayrshire alone , but seems to pervade the whole country , for out of thirty . Masonic provinces , emhracing about 400 lodges , with a membership of somewhere about 30 , 000 , the total income of the Scottish Masonic Benevolence Fund , during the years 1860-61 amounted to the magnificent sum of £ 307 13 s . id . From last issued Grand Lodge Reports , £ 131 Zs . Od . of this sum was divided among 41 applicants , and £ 2 of it in casual charities .

Scotland.

GlASGOiv . —Lodge Athole ( No . 413 . )—The fifth , and last lecture of the winter series in connection with this lodge , was delivered on Tuesday evening last , the 11 th inst ., by Bro . E . T . Smith , the Junior AVarden . The attendance was all that could be desired , and the brethren were more than satisfied with the rich intellectual treat which it was their privilege to enjoy . The lecturer selected " The Passions " as the subject of his orationandfrom the manner in ivhich he treated this department

, , of our inner being , betrayed a keen knowledge of the many dark windings and secret recesses of the human heart , while throughout the lecture there was Mended that wholesome chastening advice , which is the true end ofallmetaphyiscal disquisition . Thelecturer had this subject so completely at his fingers' end , thatit seemed as if he had ranged the whole of the human passions on an imaginary key-hoard there to exert his manipulatory

cunning for the delight and benefit of his audience . The deep bass of the baser passions was told out with a horrible grandeur , while the sweet psalm of the higher and holier affections wasbreathed with a winning charm , which effectually led a listenerheavenward . The general style ancl diction of the lecture werealike pure , terse , ancl elegant , and delivered with a rhetorical power of no mean order . Although the subject was perhapsrafcker metaphysical for a general audience , yet the frequent plaudits of the brethren testified their appreciation ot

themanner in which it was treated by Bro . Smith . AVe beg to append a short extract , which although but a small modicum ,, may convey an idea ofthe whole . Under the head ol love hesaid : — " AVhen the Almighty Architect , with the strong right hand of His Majesty , began to put iu execution the vast designof creation , He united the multitudinous portions of His great handiwork by an all-powerful cement , extracted from his own divine essence of loveAVith the trowel of His omnipotence

. , the Great Master Builder spread that universal bond of union ,, which combines in such magnificent harmony the great system . His divine manipulation has called into existence . Every new discovery in science ancl philosophy but tends to fill the puny mind of man with wonder and admiration at the wisdom , strengh ., and beauty displayed in the mighty grandeur of this sublime undertaking , united in one grand whole by that primary

principle of gravity or attraction , that bond of union , that cement , which is neither more nor less than the great principle of love . This great principle reigns universally in heaven above and earth beneath , ancl when the lungs of man were first inflated , ifc was by a breath of that divine essence , that great principle of love breathed into his nostrils by his creator , and thereby imparting to his undying soul an infinite blessing , by which when released from its earthly tenement , it might soar upwards and again seek its divine source . "

India.

INDIA .

BENGAL . DISTRICT GRAND LODGE . ( Abridged from the Indian Freemasons Friend . ) The Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodgeof Bengal , held at the Freemason's Hall , on the 27 th December 1861 , St . John the Evangelist's Day , was fully attended . R . W . Bro . J . J . L . Hoff , D . Prov . G . M ., presided in the Eastern Chair .

Bro . the Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . E ., P . D . Prov . G . M . ofthe Eastern Archipelago , was conducted into the District Grand Lodge by a deputation appointed by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The D . PROV . G . M .: — " Brethren I Since we last met , R . W . Bro . Ramsay has retired from the high office of Prov . G . M . of this Province , which he so long and so worthily filled : and I have now to announce to you the appointment , as his successor ,,

of one who has held high Masonic rank , and who , when he was in Calcutta , was universally esteemed . Indeed , to know him isto like him . I allude to R . W . Bro . Major-General A . H . E . Boileau . The Prov . G . Sec . will read the correspondence between the Grand Secretary in England ancl Bro . Boileau , and the Patent of Appointment . " The various documents were here read . The D . PROV . G . M . — " I believe it is the intention of Bro .

Boileau to take the up-country lodges under his own control , leaving the Lower Provinces to his Deputy . " I have received photographs ofthe Testimonial voted by us to Bro . Ramsay when he was leaving India ; ancl as the brethren would no doubt be glad to see the design , I will thank the S . G . D . to carry one of the impressions round to all . "

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MASONIC FACTS. Article 1
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 2
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 5
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 6
PORTRAIT OF BRO. CREW. Article 7
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 7
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES. Article 8
MASTERS AND WARDENS. Article 8
AGED MASONS' WIVES. Article 8
HELE. Article 8
HIGH PRIESTHOOD. Article 8
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 9
METROPOLITAN. Article 9
PROVINCIAL. Article 10
YORKSHIRE (WEST.) Article 13
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 13
SCOTLAND. Article 13
INDIA. Article 13
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
MARK MASONRY. Article 17
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Yorkshire (West.)

YORKSHIRE ( WEST . )

BAILDON . —Airedale Lodge ( No . 543 . )—This lodge held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday , March 19 th . There was an average attendance of brethren , and amongst those present were the AV . M . Bro . J . C . Read ; S . Jackson , S . AV . ; J . Denby , J . AV . ; P . Ms ., Jo . Walker , John Walker , Henry Smith , Frederick Taylor , Nicholas AValker , Jesse Denby ; Bros . John Mann , J . Ambler , Smith , Renard , & c . After the minutes had been disposed ofa letter was read from the Secretary of the

, Lodge of Hope , ( No . 379 ) , ancl apologies from Bros . AVilliam and Wainman Holmes , absent in London . The W . M . called upon the P . Ms , to assist him in the ceremony of initiating Mr . Charlesworth into our ancient order , it being his desire to distribute the duties so as to keep off the rust necessarily accumulating on the minds of those seldom called upon for service , the ceremony being brought to a close by Bros . P . M . Henry Smith ,

Jno . AValker , ancl Nicholas AValker giving respectively the charge , working tools , and short lecture . The lodge was closed at nine o'clock , after which the brethren enjoyed a pleasant evening in the refreshment-room .

Channel Islands.

CHANNEL ISLANDS .

JERSEY . —Lodge La Cesaree ( No . 860 . )—An emergency meeting was held on AVednesday , March 19 th , for the purpose of initiating two candidates , one of whom is expected shortly to leave the island . The brethren assembled to the number of upwards of fifty , aboufc seven o'clock . ¦ The lodge was opened in the first degree by Bro . Schmitt , P . M ., Bro . John Durell acting as S . W ., and the J . W ., Bro . Le Sueur , occupying the third

chair . The W . M ., Bro . Baudains , having taken his place , . the Secretary read a letter in recommendation of the Rev . Francis De La Mare and Mr . Philip Le Brun as candidates for the privileges of Freemasonry . Several brethren having supported the proposition from personal knowledge of their character , the ballot was held and declared to be unanimous in their favour . An apology was received from the first-named gentleman , who was detained by indisposition . Mr . Le Brun was then

introduced , properly prepared , and duly initiated by the AV . M . The charge was effectively given by Bro . Schmitt . As no other business could be transacted at an emergency meeting , the lodge was closed at an early hour , and the brethren adjourned for refreshment . It may with propriety be added , that matters are still progressing in preparation for the erection of the Masonic Temple . The land was purchased long ago , and plans were prepared by Bro . Le Sueur , but as these involved too great an expense , he undertook to modify them . These , as amended , are now ready to lay before the Committee , for which Summonses have been issued .

Scotland.

SCOTLAND .

A Quarterly Communication of the Ayr Lodges took place on March 21 st . R . AV . M . George AVilson , of the Operative Lodge , in the East ; Bro . AVilliam Martin and Charles Picken occupying respectively the South and AVest . The business coming before the meeting was of a routine character ; but when it is mentioned that only some four or five shillings hacl been dispensed hi charity since last communicationbrethren at a distance will

, be very apt to suppose that in Ayrshire there are few or no indigent Craftsmen , widows , or orphans to aid . There are many such , however , but this kind of charity seems to be at a discount among the fraternity here , for besides this close-fistedness iu the bestowal of casual doles of relief to " poor and indigent brethren , " not one of the Ayr Lodges contribute directly to the Benevolent Fund administered by the Grand Lodge . And this

apathy is not confined . to Ayrshire alone , but seems to pervade the whole country , for out of thirty . Masonic provinces , emhracing about 400 lodges , with a membership of somewhere about 30 , 000 , the total income of the Scottish Masonic Benevolence Fund , during the years 1860-61 amounted to the magnificent sum of £ 307 13 s . id . From last issued Grand Lodge Reports , £ 131 Zs . Od . of this sum was divided among 41 applicants , and £ 2 of it in casual charities .

Scotland.

GlASGOiv . —Lodge Athole ( No . 413 . )—The fifth , and last lecture of the winter series in connection with this lodge , was delivered on Tuesday evening last , the 11 th inst ., by Bro . E . T . Smith , the Junior AVarden . The attendance was all that could be desired , and the brethren were more than satisfied with the rich intellectual treat which it was their privilege to enjoy . The lecturer selected " The Passions " as the subject of his orationandfrom the manner in ivhich he treated this department

, , of our inner being , betrayed a keen knowledge of the many dark windings and secret recesses of the human heart , while throughout the lecture there was Mended that wholesome chastening advice , which is the true end ofallmetaphyiscal disquisition . Thelecturer had this subject so completely at his fingers' end , thatit seemed as if he had ranged the whole of the human passions on an imaginary key-hoard there to exert his manipulatory

cunning for the delight and benefit of his audience . The deep bass of the baser passions was told out with a horrible grandeur , while the sweet psalm of the higher and holier affections wasbreathed with a winning charm , which effectually led a listenerheavenward . The general style ancl diction of the lecture werealike pure , terse , ancl elegant , and delivered with a rhetorical power of no mean order . Although the subject was perhapsrafcker metaphysical for a general audience , yet the frequent plaudits of the brethren testified their appreciation ot

themanner in which it was treated by Bro . Smith . AVe beg to append a short extract , which although but a small modicum ,, may convey an idea ofthe whole . Under the head ol love hesaid : — " AVhen the Almighty Architect , with the strong right hand of His Majesty , began to put iu execution the vast designof creation , He united the multitudinous portions of His great handiwork by an all-powerful cement , extracted from his own divine essence of loveAVith the trowel of His omnipotence

. , the Great Master Builder spread that universal bond of union ,, which combines in such magnificent harmony the great system . His divine manipulation has called into existence . Every new discovery in science ancl philosophy but tends to fill the puny mind of man with wonder and admiration at the wisdom , strengh ., and beauty displayed in the mighty grandeur of this sublime undertaking , united in one grand whole by that primary

principle of gravity or attraction , that bond of union , that cement , which is neither more nor less than the great principle of love . This great principle reigns universally in heaven above and earth beneath , ancl when the lungs of man were first inflated , ifc was by a breath of that divine essence , that great principle of love breathed into his nostrils by his creator , and thereby imparting to his undying soul an infinite blessing , by which when released from its earthly tenement , it might soar upwards and again seek its divine source . "

India.

INDIA .

BENGAL . DISTRICT GRAND LODGE . ( Abridged from the Indian Freemasons Friend . ) The Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodgeof Bengal , held at the Freemason's Hall , on the 27 th December 1861 , St . John the Evangelist's Day , was fully attended . R . W . Bro . J . J . L . Hoff , D . Prov . G . M ., presided in the Eastern Chair .

Bro . the Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . E ., P . D . Prov . G . M . ofthe Eastern Archipelago , was conducted into the District Grand Lodge by a deputation appointed by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The D . PROV . G . M .: — " Brethren I Since we last met , R . W . Bro . Ramsay has retired from the high office of Prov . G . M . of this Province , which he so long and so worthily filled : and I have now to announce to you the appointment , as his successor ,,

of one who has held high Masonic rank , and who , when he was in Calcutta , was universally esteemed . Indeed , to know him isto like him . I allude to R . W . Bro . Major-General A . H . E . Boileau . The Prov . G . Sec . will read the correspondence between the Grand Secretary in England ancl Bro . Boileau , and the Patent of Appointment . " The various documents were here read . The D . PROV . G . M . — " I believe it is the intention of Bro .

Boileau to take the up-country lodges under his own control , leaving the Lower Provinces to his Deputy . " I have received photographs ofthe Testimonial voted by us to Bro . Ramsay when he was leaving India ; ancl as the brethren would no doubt be glad to see the design , I will thank the S . G . D . to carry one of the impressions round to all . "

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