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To Correspondents.
BRO . OGBUUN , ( Sept . 20 ) . —The report reached us too late . A FREEMASON , ( Bristol , Sept . 22 ) . —Ditto . Why not give proper name ? LEIVIS , ( 7 GG } . ~ -Ditto . Would have been more welcome with proper name . BRO . GRANT . —Too late . H . P . —There must be some hitch in the affair . Wc know not the man . BRO . JOHNSON . —Dr . Crucefix desires us to state that the letter has not reached him , consequently , the presumed reply is a miserable hoax .
A MASON . —We are authorized to state that the letters said to be received from Dr . C . may he puhtfshed in auy form aud at any pvice ; but the parties so acting must take on themselves all responsibility . If found to be spurious , the publication will of course , be denounced ; ancl even if correct , an explanation may follow . K . —We do not know the respective ages of Bros . W . H . White and Bossy , who are not relatives by . bloodj the latter married the niece of the former a few years since . Our correspondent has made a mistake in the word " martial , " which should be ** marital" in
reference to the subject—however , we decline the article . CINCINNATUS . —We have too frequently been deceived by the same party to place any reliance on his co-operation . Were a third attempt made to supersede our labours , he would be at his dirty work again . A MEMBER OF THE NEWSTEAD . —Too late . The account of the merry meeting on the fourth is very graphic—fun , frolic , and cricket were the order of the day , which was gloriously fine . The officers of the fourth dragoons , with their fine band , enlivened the scene ,
which was rendered still more attractive by the presence of the lovely wives and daughters of the Brethren . We hope not to offend our hypercritical friends of the *« Newstead , " if wc say that , hoping for a future account of "Lodge work , " we thank them on the part of the ladies for a very happy day most agreeably spent .
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . BRO . STUART . —Wardens may , on the decease or disqualification ofthe Master , convene a Lodge for thedispatch of general business , but they can merely rule the Lodge in theabsencc of the Master or Past Master—the ceremonies of making , passing , and raising , can only be conducted by an ' * Installed Master . " A MASTER . — The recent pharasaical move , if not an absolute violation of law , is " next of kin . " It is a home thrust at the cause ofthe widow and the fatherless .
ARCH MATTERS . ONE PRESENT enquires if Comps . M'Mullen and Alston were " en regie" in taking up the motions of absent members in August . If precedent be law , they were out of court . Certain we are , that had the notice been given by the tteasuxex of the Asylum , Cowvp . M'M , would soon have twisted the absence of that officer into a good and valid reason for giving it the go-by . ONE OF THE G . O . M . —Two Companions having been black-balled at the last meeting ,
what course should they adopt ? Congratulate themselves to be sure—when Companions ( 1 ) cease to be gentlemen who would seek their company . In 1836 , Dr . Crucefix and were black-balled ! this stupid act offended the late Royal Grand Z . Since then , has been admitted !—Query . Did his experience as a R . Arch or his gallantry as a R . Artilleryman teach the G . O . M . a moral lesson ?—verily the tricks of G . O . M . are somewhat fantastical . But the worst of it is , that the doctor can no longer boast his singular honour VOL . rv \ 3 E
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To Correspondents.
BRO . OGBUUN , ( Sept . 20 ) . —The report reached us too late . A FREEMASON , ( Bristol , Sept . 22 ) . —Ditto . Why not give proper name ? LEIVIS , ( 7 GG } . ~ -Ditto . Would have been more welcome with proper name . BRO . GRANT . —Too late . H . P . —There must be some hitch in the affair . Wc know not the man . BRO . JOHNSON . —Dr . Crucefix desires us to state that the letter has not reached him , consequently , the presumed reply is a miserable hoax .
A MASON . —We are authorized to state that the letters said to be received from Dr . C . may he puhtfshed in auy form aud at any pvice ; but the parties so acting must take on themselves all responsibility . If found to be spurious , the publication will of course , be denounced ; ancl even if correct , an explanation may follow . K . —We do not know the respective ages of Bros . W . H . White and Bossy , who are not relatives by . bloodj the latter married the niece of the former a few years since . Our correspondent has made a mistake in the word " martial , " which should be ** marital" in
reference to the subject—however , we decline the article . CINCINNATUS . —We have too frequently been deceived by the same party to place any reliance on his co-operation . Were a third attempt made to supersede our labours , he would be at his dirty work again . A MEMBER OF THE NEWSTEAD . —Too late . The account of the merry meeting on the fourth is very graphic—fun , frolic , and cricket were the order of the day , which was gloriously fine . The officers of the fourth dragoons , with their fine band , enlivened the scene ,
which was rendered still more attractive by the presence of the lovely wives and daughters of the Brethren . We hope not to offend our hypercritical friends of the *« Newstead , " if wc say that , hoping for a future account of "Lodge work , " we thank them on the part of the ladies for a very happy day most agreeably spent .
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . BRO . STUART . —Wardens may , on the decease or disqualification ofthe Master , convene a Lodge for thedispatch of general business , but they can merely rule the Lodge in theabsencc of the Master or Past Master—the ceremonies of making , passing , and raising , can only be conducted by an ' * Installed Master . " A MASTER . — The recent pharasaical move , if not an absolute violation of law , is " next of kin . " It is a home thrust at the cause ofthe widow and the fatherless .
ARCH MATTERS . ONE PRESENT enquires if Comps . M'Mullen and Alston were " en regie" in taking up the motions of absent members in August . If precedent be law , they were out of court . Certain we are , that had the notice been given by the tteasuxex of the Asylum , Cowvp . M'M , would soon have twisted the absence of that officer into a good and valid reason for giving it the go-by . ONE OF THE G . O . M . —Two Companions having been black-balled at the last meeting ,
what course should they adopt ? Congratulate themselves to be sure—when Companions ( 1 ) cease to be gentlemen who would seek their company . In 1836 , Dr . Crucefix and were black-balled ! this stupid act offended the late Royal Grand Z . Since then , has been admitted !—Query . Did his experience as a R . Arch or his gallantry as a R . Artilleryman teach the G . O . M . a moral lesson ?—verily the tricks of G . O . M . are somewhat fantastical . But the worst of it is , that the doctor can no longer boast his singular honour VOL . rv \ 3 E