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To Subscribers.

Bros . Albert Q . Mackey , 33 ° , and Rob . Morris . —AVill some of our American brethren kindly furnish us with the respective addresses of , and how letters can safely find Bros . Mackey and Rob . Morris . Bro . Charles Lafon de Ladebat , 33 ° . — -HOAV will a particular letter reach you Avith safety ? Le Mon de Maconniqiie .- — -Eleven monthly parts to hand .

R . yL { . —What you inquire for is in course of preparation . G . H . —It is a scarce ivork . AVo know of a copy—Avell worn—for which twenty guineas is asked . It is cheap even at that price . T . B . —If he is a Fenian he has no right in a lodge . Ho is by his OAvn act a traitor , and traitors are not tolerated under the ancient charges .

Veritas . —We are indebted to you for your good opinion , but the truth has its martyrs . We are most reluctantly compelled to decline your suggestion . A . — -You read us a pretty severe lecture , Avhy ? We never spoke slightingly of the brother you mention . AVo patched up a hollow truce with him once , and kept our side of it . Since then Ave do not speak , it is true , but' you Avould not have us submit to insult such as the brother invariably makes it his

business to offer whenever , by accident , we come in contact . We adopt that good feature of a Mason , in such circumstances , silence . If you are olfended because we' do not Avorship at the same shrine Avith you Ave are sorry for it , but cannot help it . Portland Place . —Are Ave right ? AVe believed , in our vain glory , Ave could read any Avrifing Avhich a man could pen . You have beaten us altogether .

Not one Avord of your long letter is decipherable , and Ave A'ery much doubt if the signature is as above , and yet that is the nearest Ave can approach to it . A Friend of Mrs . T . — -We never put our name to any canvassing card , and never -will . It Avould do you no sendee if Ave did .

Quiz . —We cannot conjecture any more than you can . Perhaps some of our readers can help Qidz . He Avants to know IIOAV it can bo reconciled that the colour of the Grand Lodge of Scotland is green when , as he says , that ought to be the colour for Ireland—the green isle . Pro and Con . —The report you mention is not confined to a finv . It is not a subject AVC could admit into our pages . It is an evil Avhich attaches itself , more or less , to all public schools . Do not let us hear any more about it .

If you think you can do good do it privately , and through the proper channel . V . A . —Wo have seen the statement . Turn back a few pages , and that will satisfy you . W . Hunter . —Yes , if your statement is exactly that of the other side . F . F ., New York . —There are so many difficulties in the way that the suggestion appears improbable . Many , no doubt , Avould take an interest in it , but then who are to bo the chief movers ?

Science . —Wo are credulous , but not green . Try your hand elsewhere , it does not suit our book . To Bro . H *** £ *** . —YVill you do us the promised favour or no ? All AVO Avant is a reply . It Avas your own offer , and we thankfully accepted it . Vindex . —The laAv is silent on the point . Crimson Bob . —Send your proper name , & c . & c . AVe do not recognize one so

highly coloured . A . C , Constant Reader , and J . Jones . —Received , but must remain , for the present , under consideration , ( $ A 4 / jLHAa-eLcaJ ! . " MJ H ^ e < Tfi £ puot

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HINTS ON THE SECRET LITERATURE OF FREEMASONRY. Article 1
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES, DOCUMENTS, &c. Article 11
LAWS, &c., OF THE UNITED SACRED BAND OF ROYAL ARCH KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PRIESTS. Article 14
FORM OF CERTIFICATE. Article 15
REPRINT OF SCARCE, ORCURIOUS , BOOKS ON FREEMASONRY . Article 22
Untitled Article 28
NOTES AND QUERIES FOR FREEMASONS . Article 29
NOVEL INVESTITURE. Article 29
GRAND OFFICE. Article 29
BRO. PRESTON'S COLLECTIONS. Article 30
THE ANCIENT LANDMARK. Article 30
THE CYPHER OF NINE. Article 30
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 31
THE LAST THING OUT IN THE MASONIC LINE. Article 31
MASONIC INTERLOPERS. Article 32
To the Editor of THE MASONIC PRESS. Article 33
PROVINCIAL GRAND SUPERINTENDENTS. Article 33
JERSEY FETE. Article 34
"MASONIC TEMPLE COMPANY (LIMITED.) Article 35
REVIEWS. Article 36
POETRY. Article 43
THE MASONIC REPORTER. Article 44
DUBLIN. Article 44
DEVONPORT. Article 44
MARK MASONRY.—(Unrecognized.) Article 44
KNIGHTS OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Article 45
OBITUARY. Article 45
THE R.W. BRO. J. J. L. HOFF. Article 46
THE HON. WILLIAM B. HUBBARD. Article 46
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 47
TO SUBSCRIBERS. Article 47
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To Subscribers.

Bros . Albert Q . Mackey , 33 ° , and Rob . Morris . —AVill some of our American brethren kindly furnish us with the respective addresses of , and how letters can safely find Bros . Mackey and Rob . Morris . Bro . Charles Lafon de Ladebat , 33 ° . — -HOAV will a particular letter reach you Avith safety ? Le Mon de Maconniqiie .- — -Eleven monthly parts to hand .

R . yL { . —What you inquire for is in course of preparation . G . H . —It is a scarce ivork . AVo know of a copy—Avell worn—for which twenty guineas is asked . It is cheap even at that price . T . B . —If he is a Fenian he has no right in a lodge . Ho is by his OAvn act a traitor , and traitors are not tolerated under the ancient charges .

Veritas . —We are indebted to you for your good opinion , but the truth has its martyrs . We are most reluctantly compelled to decline your suggestion . A . — -You read us a pretty severe lecture , Avhy ? We never spoke slightingly of the brother you mention . AVo patched up a hollow truce with him once , and kept our side of it . Since then Ave do not speak , it is true , but' you Avould not have us submit to insult such as the brother invariably makes it his

business to offer whenever , by accident , we come in contact . We adopt that good feature of a Mason , in such circumstances , silence . If you are olfended because we' do not Avorship at the same shrine Avith you Ave are sorry for it , but cannot help it . Portland Place . —Are Ave right ? AVe believed , in our vain glory , Ave could read any Avrifing Avhich a man could pen . You have beaten us altogether .

Not one Avord of your long letter is decipherable , and Ave A'ery much doubt if the signature is as above , and yet that is the nearest Ave can approach to it . A Friend of Mrs . T . — -We never put our name to any canvassing card , and never -will . It Avould do you no sendee if Ave did .

Quiz . —We cannot conjecture any more than you can . Perhaps some of our readers can help Qidz . He Avants to know IIOAV it can bo reconciled that the colour of the Grand Lodge of Scotland is green when , as he says , that ought to be the colour for Ireland—the green isle . Pro and Con . —The report you mention is not confined to a finv . It is not a subject AVC could admit into our pages . It is an evil Avhich attaches itself , more or less , to all public schools . Do not let us hear any more about it .

If you think you can do good do it privately , and through the proper channel . V . A . —Wo have seen the statement . Turn back a few pages , and that will satisfy you . W . Hunter . —Yes , if your statement is exactly that of the other side . F . F ., New York . —There are so many difficulties in the way that the suggestion appears improbable . Many , no doubt , Avould take an interest in it , but then who are to bo the chief movers ?

Science . —Wo are credulous , but not green . Try your hand elsewhere , it does not suit our book . To Bro . H *** £ *** . —YVill you do us the promised favour or no ? All AVO Avant is a reply . It Avas your own offer , and we thankfully accepted it . Vindex . —The laAv is silent on the point . Crimson Bob . —Send your proper name , & c . & c . AVe do not recognize one so

highly coloured . A . C , Constant Reader , and J . Jones . —Received , but must remain , for the present , under consideration , ( $ A 4 / jLHAa-eLcaJ ! . " MJ H ^ e < Tfi £ puot

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