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shows a diminution in the funds ; the same period last year having had in hand 46 , 293 fr . A letter has been sent , April 6 , 1845 , by Bro . E . Defacqz , the Grand Master of the Freemasons of Belgium , to Monsieur Northomb , Minister of the Interior , in consequence of an assertion of the minister ' s derogatory to Freemasonry . The letter itself we reserve until an opportunity for its publication shall present itself . —L'Orient .
The Grand Lodge of Hambro' has presented the Grand Orient of France with two medals , one struck in honour of the introduction of Freemasonry into Germany , anno 1737 ; the second to commemorate the establishment of the St . George ' s Lodge at Hambro ' , 1743 . A memorial has been sent to the Grand Orient of France by tlie Lodge Perfect Silence of Lyons , requesting it to pass a law to regulate the Masonic press of France , whicli will continue whether
countenanced or not , and thinks , under the circumstances , it would be better to sanction and controul it , than to endeavour to pass inoperative laws against it . —Ibid . Statistics of French Freemasonry , copied from the Calendar of 1845 : —There exist in France 281 Lodges at most , 127 Chapters , 38 Councils , making 446—the number of representatives in the Grand Orient , not being officers thereof , is 80 , and representatives who are officers 62 , making 142 . —Surely these cannot be called a full aricf fair body , of representatives of the Freemasons of France . —Ibid . . ' ; ' ; ' : ' ' -
PARIS . —The "Star of Bethlehem" has sent a circular , to every Lodge in Prussia , wherein they show , by as clear reasoning as brotherly . affec ' rtiori , the absolute necessity of admitting all Freemasons , to their Lodges , "We hope . ( says the circular ) that our voices . frill . not be ; lost , in ., the silence-of your halls , ' but find aniecho in every breast ; the more , , as the time has arrived for France and Germany to grasp each others hands in brotherly love , and seal their friendship with the salute of affection . " i
The Supreme Council of Rites has given notice of having concluded a treaty of brotherhood with the Grand Lodge of Brazil , and that Bro . Horace Vernet would be the Brazdian representative at Paris . 'On the 26 th December the grand anniversary festival took place , which was very numerously attended by the members and visitors from all parts ; very interesting orations were delivered by Bros . Henvier , Gay , Guilhery , and Dupin . The Duke de Decazes having noticed that
the Baron de Rothschild was present , remarked in his address that toleration was not a word without meaning in French Freemasonry . -The baron replied in a very pathetic manner , it being very evident he was much affected . A handsome entertainment followed the work ; . , . [ . March . 8 . —A grand ball took place at Paris in the hall of the Grand Orient , for the benefit of the funds of Masonsin distress ; it was elegantly and numerously attended . The receipts amounted to 2719 , fr . ; after paying expenses , the profit for the charity was 1285 fr . ;¦ „>_ . '
: ¦ TOURNON ; Dec . 26 ;—The Lodge of Complete Equality signalised it ' s first meeting in a peculiar but praise-worthy manner . ' Previously ' to closing the Lodge , one of the Brethren proposed to distribute bread'to all the poor in the towiV so that 'ivhen the Brethren sat at : their , meal ; they might rejoice in the'thoughf that no one iri ' the ' tbivnSraW ' sVa rvi . __ £ The proposition beingcarriedy the distribution took place iri ' the pfeseifce ' of tlie :: mayor'aiid th ' e Sisters of Charity ; and in ' order tli _ it ' ' thfe-ftiiVfIs of the Lodge might not be impoverished , the amount of the expense
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign.*
shows a diminution in the funds ; the same period last year having had in hand 46 , 293 fr . A letter has been sent , April 6 , 1845 , by Bro . E . Defacqz , the Grand Master of the Freemasons of Belgium , to Monsieur Northomb , Minister of the Interior , in consequence of an assertion of the minister ' s derogatory to Freemasonry . The letter itself we reserve until an opportunity for its publication shall present itself . —L'Orient .
The Grand Lodge of Hambro' has presented the Grand Orient of France with two medals , one struck in honour of the introduction of Freemasonry into Germany , anno 1737 ; the second to commemorate the establishment of the St . George ' s Lodge at Hambro ' , 1743 . A memorial has been sent to the Grand Orient of France by tlie Lodge Perfect Silence of Lyons , requesting it to pass a law to regulate the Masonic press of France , whicli will continue whether
countenanced or not , and thinks , under the circumstances , it would be better to sanction and controul it , than to endeavour to pass inoperative laws against it . —Ibid . Statistics of French Freemasonry , copied from the Calendar of 1845 : —There exist in France 281 Lodges at most , 127 Chapters , 38 Councils , making 446—the number of representatives in the Grand Orient , not being officers thereof , is 80 , and representatives who are officers 62 , making 142 . —Surely these cannot be called a full aricf fair body , of representatives of the Freemasons of France . —Ibid . . ' ; ' ; ' : ' ' -
PARIS . —The "Star of Bethlehem" has sent a circular , to every Lodge in Prussia , wherein they show , by as clear reasoning as brotherly . affec ' rtiori , the absolute necessity of admitting all Freemasons , to their Lodges , "We hope . ( says the circular ) that our voices . frill . not be ; lost , in ., the silence-of your halls , ' but find aniecho in every breast ; the more , , as the time has arrived for France and Germany to grasp each others hands in brotherly love , and seal their friendship with the salute of affection . " i
The Supreme Council of Rites has given notice of having concluded a treaty of brotherhood with the Grand Lodge of Brazil , and that Bro . Horace Vernet would be the Brazdian representative at Paris . 'On the 26 th December the grand anniversary festival took place , which was very numerously attended by the members and visitors from all parts ; very interesting orations were delivered by Bros . Henvier , Gay , Guilhery , and Dupin . The Duke de Decazes having noticed that
the Baron de Rothschild was present , remarked in his address that toleration was not a word without meaning in French Freemasonry . -The baron replied in a very pathetic manner , it being very evident he was much affected . A handsome entertainment followed the work ; . , . [ . March . 8 . —A grand ball took place at Paris in the hall of the Grand Orient , for the benefit of the funds of Masonsin distress ; it was elegantly and numerously attended . The receipts amounted to 2719 , fr . ; after paying expenses , the profit for the charity was 1285 fr . ;¦ „>_ . '
: ¦ TOURNON ; Dec . 26 ;—The Lodge of Complete Equality signalised it ' s first meeting in a peculiar but praise-worthy manner . ' Previously ' to closing the Lodge , one of the Brethren proposed to distribute bread'to all the poor in the towiV so that 'ivhen the Brethren sat at : their , meal ; they might rejoice in the'thoughf that no one iri ' the ' tbivnSraW ' sVa rvi . __ £ The proposition beingcarriedy the distribution took place iri ' the pfeseifce ' of tlie :: mayor'aiid th ' e Sisters of Charity ; and in ' order tli _ it ' ' thfe-ftiiVfIs of the Lodge might not be impoverished , the amount of the expense