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Contents . PAGE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE : — The Grand Lodse of Canada , and the Grand Lodge of Quebec 261 Masonry Classified 262 ¦ 6

Freemasonry in France " * Light from a Masonic Stand-Point 26 o Masonic Fic-Nic 268 Bro . Yarker and the Supreme Council 267 Masonic Jottings , No . 88 268 Summary of Masonic Law 269 Spurious Rite of Memphis 269 Masonic Notes and Queries 270

MASONIC M IRKOK : — Masonic Mems 271 CRAET LODGE M EETINGS : — Metropolitan 272 Provincial 273 Roj-al Arch 276 Knihts Templar 276

g How the National Society for aid to the Sick and Wounded in War was founded 277 Notes on American Freemasonry 278 Notes ou the Music and the Drama 579 Notices to Correspondents 280 List of Lodge , & c , Meetings for ensuing week 280

Grand Lodge Of Canada, And The Grand Lodge Of Quebec.

GRAND LODGE OF CANADA , AND THE GRAND LODGE OF QUEBEC .

LONDON , SATURDAY , SEPTEMBEB 30 , 1871

At the sixteenth annual convocation of the Grand Lodge of Canada , held at Ottawa , on the 16 th of July last , over three hundred delegates , representing two hundred lodges were present . The address of Bro . A . Stevenson , Grand

Master , referred to the Grand Lodge of Quebec as . ' an organisation set up in one portion of their jurisdiction by a number of lodges and brethren who refuse to recognise the authority of this Grand Lodge , which organisation has been eagerly

embraced and officially recognised by some of the Grand Lodges of the United States , whilst professing great friendship and regard for the Grand Lodge of Canada , although others , —and among them , some of the most influential , —have

withheld recognition , and continue to support our jurisdiction . E . W . Bro . Seymour , President , submitted the following report on that portion of the Grand Master's address relating to the condition of

Masonry in Quebec : —¦ = " The board has had under consideration the state of Masonry in our jurisdiction known as the Province of Quebec , adverted to by the Most Worshipful the Grand Master . With a desire to improve the condition of Masonry in that province ,

and if possible , to remove all cases of trouble amongst the brethren , the board begs to submit the following resolutions to the Grand Lodge for adoption : — " 1 . That the Grand Lodge desires to re-asserfc

the principles of Masonic law adopted at the special communication held in the city of Mpntreal , in December , 1869 , and subsequently re-affirmed by unanimous vote of Grand Lodge at the last annual communication , held in the city of Toronto ,

as to the ' extent of its jurisdiction / comprising the provinces of Ontario and Quebec . " 2 . That whilst it has seen no reason to alter its views thus formally pronounced , this Grand Lodge regrets the continuance of the difficulties

which have arisen in the Province of Quebec , and that no approach has been made to a restoration of Masonic harmony in that province , as Grand Lodge had reason to hope would have taken place . " 3 . That an unanimous desire on the part of

the lodges in Quebec to have that province set apart as a separate Masonic territory , would at a'l . times have been and will be favourably entertained by Grand Lodge .

" 4 . That Grand Lodge most earnestly desires the removal of all difficulties amongst all Masons in the Province of Quebec , and with that view , resolves that a committee be appointed by Grand Lodge to confer with a committee of the lodges

of Quebec , which have ceased to work under the authority of Grand Lodge , with a view to the restoration of Masonic harmony in that province . " 5 . That the suspension by edict of the Masters of lodges and Masons in that province ,

subsequently confirmed by Grand Lodge , be removed . " 6 . That the committee so appointed shall , with all convenient speed , report the result of their conference to the Grand Master , and that he be requested to take immediate action upon such

report . " The adoption of the special report of the Board of General Purposes on that portion of the aedress of the Grand Master relating to the Quebec difficulty was then moved by R . W . Bro ,

White , seconded by E . W . Bro . Montgomery . " In amendment , it was moved by W . Bro . W . McKenzie , seconded by V . W . Bro . N . B .

Falkiner , — " That , having in view the true interests of Freemasonry , the maintenance of harmony , and the avoidance of scandal , be it—