Masonic Notes And Queries.

GRAND LODGE BUSINESS I'APEES . When did the Grand Lodge first order that a "business paper" should be circulated amongst the brethren and where can a perfect set of these documents be seen ? STATUTES OJ THE 33 ° . I want to see the statutes of 33 ° . Where can I obtain

tham ?—K it . —[ Certainly not in this country . Bro . Albert Pike published , hi America , 1 S 59 , or 1860 , Statutes and " Regulations of tlie Ancient and Accepted Rite , but as it was for private circulation , how you are to see it we do not know . Three copies , however , passed through our hands ; one for the Duke of Athol , one for the Duke of Leinster , and one for Dr . Leeson . ]

TOTNES MASONIC HAIL . When was the Masonic Hall , at Totness , destroyed by fire?—TAT ; . —]_ January 20 th , I 860 . ] DEATH OE THE DUKE OE SUSSEX . In what year did H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex die ?—TAU . —[ 1843 , on the 21 st of April . ] UNION OE HIGH GRADES AND KIGHT TEMPLARS .

The separation of the Hi gh Grades from the Templar Order , has caused much heartburning . They are , however , the Natural Allies of the Templars . If tho Grand Conclave would pass a law to require the Rose sj « ( which includes a Royal Arch degree ) , instead of Royal Arch , the expense would be about the same , and a Templar Commander would fulfil his O . B . Thishoweverwould

, , serve little unless tho ii . C . would allow Grand and Prov . Grand Conclaves to form councils and confer the degree of Grand Cross of K . D . S . H ., for which thoy might receive warrants from the S . O . The 33 ° would thus become a Supreme Council of Rites , embracing every order and degree , and all would probably be satisfied . —A .

BRITISH OR GENERAL GRAND LODGES AND CHAPTERS . We cannot draw too closely the bonds of fraternal union ; "A three-fold cord is not easily broken . " There is much unseemly difference in laws , & c , between the three Grand Lodges of the United Kingdom ; might not these be smoothed away under a British Grand t / odge ? The present Grand Lodges to be considered the heads of provinces , and their Grand Masters es-officioto fill three

, principle offices in the General Grand Lodge . The Supreme Grand Master to be elected from the three Grand Masters , and an equal number of G . G . Officers appointed out- ofthe ( at present ) three Masonic Kingdoms . The British Grand Lodge only to have the power of granting warrants , aud all the existing lodges to be registered thereunder . The same suggestion is

fraternally made to the Templars , to whom it is still more applicable , if the ancient customs' and traditions of the order are any argument , Formerly the Grand . Priors of Scotland and Ireland were subordinate to the Grand Prior of the Temple at London , bnt all were appointed hy tho Great Master and General Chapter . —j A .

GRAND MASTERS OE THE TEMPLE . I find Mills ( HM . Chiv . ) gives a complete list of the G . M ' . ' s of the Temple . For easy reference we may add the following to those already given : —• PA . Thomas Theobaldus , Aiexandrinus 1321-1340 25 . Arnoldus de Prague 1310-1347 20 . Johannes Clarainontanus 1347-1357 28 . Johannes Arminiacas 1381-1392

29 . Benardus „ 1392-1419 30 . Johannes „ 1419-1451 31 . Johannes Croyns 1451-1472 32 . Bernardus Iiiibaultius , Vie . Mag . Afric . ( Regens ) 1472-1478 34 . Gnleatius de Salazar " . 1497-1516 36 . Gaspardus de SalceacoJavannencis 1544-1574

, 38 . Caralus Valesins 1615-1651 39 . Jacobus Ruscellius de Fraucio 1651-1681 . 46 . Chraaius Matheaus Radix de Cbevillon ... 1792-1804 Admiral Sir Sydney Smith being the 48 th Grand Master . —A .

BRO . GILES EONDA YATES . Is Bro . Giles Fonda Yates still living ?—E . T . [ No Ho died December 13 th , 1859 , aged 60 years . ] THE WORKING OP THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE . As you have of late given several papers relative to the foundation aud working of Supreme Grand Councils I beg to forward the following , on one of those bodies ' embodied in a report of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana ' —Ex . Ex .

"It is well known that in . Louisiana both the York rite , the Scotch rite , ancl the French rite are used , and some confusion has arisen therefrom . The gist of tbe argument is that the Lodges in Louisiana should be permitted to work in the York French , or Scotch rite , or in all , as they please . Bro . Fellows contends that so far as the principles of the degrees of Entered Apprentice , Fellow Craft , ancl Master Mason ave concerned , they are in substance , tlie same as in all tbe rites . "We have

not room for his argument ; nor are we capable of judging of its force ; but sincerely hope that the dissensions at present existing in Louisiana , growing out of these cumulations of rites , may be speedily healed . The chief fomerfter of them seems to be a certain Jacques Foulhouze , who claims to be Sovereign Grand Commander of 'the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General , 33 d Degree , Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite for the State of Louisiana' a body which claims

, authority to establish Lodges in the first three degrees of Masonry , thereby conflicting with the authority of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana . This Council is alleged to be clandestine , and is so regarded by the other Supreme Grand Councils in the United States , and by the Grand Orient of France , from which Mr . Foulhouze obtained his grade as a Sovereign Grand Inspector General . As explanatory of the history of the origin of these feuds

we give the following extract from Bro . Fellows's report , for tho information of the Craft in this jurisdiction : "' The difficulties within our jurisdiction—growing out ofthe revolt of some of our lodges , the withdrawal of others , and the efforts of certain disaffected individuals , in our midst , to create , by various means , a schism in our ranks— especially , by a pretended superior organizationor at leastone claiming

, , powers co-extensive with those of the Grand Lodge—has been the occasion of the receipt of several of these foreign communications from private individuals ; mostly devoted , however , to inquiries as to the actual state of facts existing here , and requesting information . Many of these will , no doubt , have been

answeredby the Grand Master , by private letter . or in his address ; ancl yet , as several of them have beenlaid before your committee , we feel it our duty to present to you our views upon the points of inquiry . They are nearly all upon the same subject matter , alluded to above ; and , hence , one answer must do for all . TSor in this , shall ive state each question in detail , and our answer thereto : but , by giving a simple narritive of facts , as we know them to exist , make the substance of these inquires known to

you in that way , and which , we trust , will be ample to satisfy the various querists , and those whom they represent . Our Grand Lodge was formed ( organized ) in 1812 , by the concurrent union of five lodges , and claimed exclusive jurisdiction to form new Lodges in this State . Its authority bas never been interferred with until quite recently , though there were two other Lodges then ( 1812 ) , iu the state , which did not unite in forming the Grand Lodge , and which were , nevertheless , recognized as legal

by it . These two Lodges , Louisiana- and Harmony , continued to work by themselves for several years , but , finally ( since 1820 ) , ceased labors as such—the members , or most of them , taking out charters , under similar names , from our Grand Lodge . These seven Lodges , were York Rite Lodges of South Corolina , Pennsylvanah , and New York , as such , and as York Masons , received charters at the formation of our Grand Lodge , in 1812 . Indeed , no charter was issued by the Grand Lodge prior to 1832 , in

which the words 'Ancient York Masons / were not used . Charters or ' warrants of constitution , ' for bodies of various higher grades of Masons hacl been obtained by the Masons of New Orleans , prior to 1832 , including-chai'ters for Royal Arch Chapters , Councils of Royal and Select Masters , and Encampment of Knights Templars , Chapters of Rose Croix , ancl Councils of Kadosh , all of which bodies did much work , as would appear from the date at which many of our old Masons received their several degrees , etc . "' In Louisiana , peopled as it is by men of all nations , you could ever find many Masons made such in the countries or