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America.—United States.
rhe states of New- York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Maryland , but has been extinct for many years , while the subordinate one ( which is now pretended to be resuscitated ) has ceased to labour for the last twenty or twenty-five years , and is therefore condemned as an illegal body by the constitution and by-laws of the Grancl Encampment to which it originally owed its existence . " AL E . Sir A . AI'CAMMON , G . O . " Sir A . G . REINHART , Recorder . "
India.
INDIA .
The Agents in Calcutta for this Review are—Alessrs . LATTEY , BROTHERS & Co ., Government-place ; and Alessrs . THAOKER & Co ., St . Andrew ' s Library . Madras , Bro . PHAROAH . It is with the most poignant regret that we are compelled to advert to a serious misunderstanding between one of the lodges in the district of Bengal , the Lodge Kilwinning in the East 740 , and the R . W . the
District Grand Aiaster , Bro . John Grant , whose urbanity and known character for masonic zeal and competence of ability to preside over his district , have met with merited approbation—still all men are fallibleancl it does appear to us that in the course pursued by the R . AV . Brother , he has acted from a mistaken view of this case , and committed an error in judgment ; it will be a relief to our own feelings to alter our own opinion on this point ; but justice to those who have severely suffered by the result , demands that the facts should be stated . Our readers will please to understand that we have endeavoured to acquaint ourselves
as far as possible with tbe general particulars , and that we have not solely relied on the statements advanced b y those who consider themselves aggrieved . The statements and correspondence are very voluminous , but the following abbreviated remarks may we believe comprise the substance . The members of the Lodge Kilwinning in the East , No 740 , made application to Companion Dr . GrantGrand Superintendentfor a
dis-, , pensation to hold a chapter , and to forward the application to the Grand Chapter , who , if any objections were raised by such body , would doubtless have been accompanied by reasons ; and their objection would have been obeyed as a law , but Dr . Grant declined either to grant the dispensation , or to forward the petition . The members then applied to the Grand Chapter of Scotland , and succeeded in their object , every requisite form having been complied with , to the perfect satisfaction of
such Grand Chapter . The mass of correspondence details many episodial points , which may hereafter be referred to ; but in the present state of the question it may be better to avoid entering upon them ; indeed , we hope that ere our next period of publication , the perusal of this article may lead all parties to a reconciliation . AVe have no hesitation however in stating unequivocally our opinion , that such correspondence weighs greatly in favour of the lodge , both in masonic arguments and principle , which is simply
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America.—United States.
rhe states of New- York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , and Maryland , but has been extinct for many years , while the subordinate one ( which is now pretended to be resuscitated ) has ceased to labour for the last twenty or twenty-five years , and is therefore condemned as an illegal body by the constitution and by-laws of the Grancl Encampment to which it originally owed its existence . " AL E . Sir A . AI'CAMMON , G . O . " Sir A . G . REINHART , Recorder . "
India.
INDIA .
The Agents in Calcutta for this Review are—Alessrs . LATTEY , BROTHERS & Co ., Government-place ; and Alessrs . THAOKER & Co ., St . Andrew ' s Library . Madras , Bro . PHAROAH . It is with the most poignant regret that we are compelled to advert to a serious misunderstanding between one of the lodges in the district of Bengal , the Lodge Kilwinning in the East 740 , and the R . W . the
District Grand Aiaster , Bro . John Grant , whose urbanity and known character for masonic zeal and competence of ability to preside over his district , have met with merited approbation—still all men are fallibleancl it does appear to us that in the course pursued by the R . AV . Brother , he has acted from a mistaken view of this case , and committed an error in judgment ; it will be a relief to our own feelings to alter our own opinion on this point ; but justice to those who have severely suffered by the result , demands that the facts should be stated . Our readers will please to understand that we have endeavoured to acquaint ourselves
as far as possible with tbe general particulars , and that we have not solely relied on the statements advanced b y those who consider themselves aggrieved . The statements and correspondence are very voluminous , but the following abbreviated remarks may we believe comprise the substance . The members of the Lodge Kilwinning in the East , No 740 , made application to Companion Dr . GrantGrand Superintendentfor a
dis-, , pensation to hold a chapter , and to forward the application to the Grand Chapter , who , if any objections were raised by such body , would doubtless have been accompanied by reasons ; and their objection would have been obeyed as a law , but Dr . Grant declined either to grant the dispensation , or to forward the petition . The members then applied to the Grand Chapter of Scotland , and succeeded in their object , every requisite form having been complied with , to the perfect satisfaction of
such Grand Chapter . The mass of correspondence details many episodial points , which may hereafter be referred to ; but in the present state of the question it may be better to avoid entering upon them ; indeed , we hope that ere our next period of publication , the perusal of this article may lead all parties to a reconciliation . AVe have no hesitation however in stating unequivocally our opinion , that such correspondence weighs greatly in favour of the lodge , both in masonic arguments and principle , which is simply