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THE ANNUAL BALL OF THE BURDETT-COUTTS LODGE , No . 1278 , WILL TAKE PLACE AT CANNON STREET HOTEL On THURSDAY , the 20 th JANUARY , 1885 . Tickets may be obtained from the Hon . Sec , Bro . G . WARD VERRY , Wanstead , E . ^

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__ NOW JREADY . FIFTEENTH ANNUAL ISSUE . THE COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC Calendar & Pocket Book For 1885 , Price 2 s . ; Post Free , 2 s . id . ; 320 pages , flexible Roan , Gilt Edges , Tuck or Elastic Band . " The most comprehensive Masonic Book of Reference issued . " The Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar contains full particulars ot all Grand Masonic Bodies in England , Scotland , and Ireland , with complete lists of Craft Lodges , giving dates of Constitution , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Rose Croix Chapters , Knights Templar Preceptories , Antient and Accepted Rite , Red Cross Conclaves , Colleges , The Allied Masonic Degrees , & c . There are also Lists of London CRAFT AND MARK LODGES , AND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS . Those Meeting in the Country are shewn in towns alp habetically arranged . Tables are given shewing the different Lodges and Chapters grouped under their respective Provinces ; and a List of Lodges and Chapters meeting on Foreign Stations . The London Meetings of the Craft , Royal Arch , Mark , Ancient and Accepted Rite , Knights Templar , and Red Cross are noted in the Memorandum space of each day . Meetings of the various Committees of Grand Lodge , Grand Chapter , and Charitable Institutions are also given . Also the Grand Bodies , with their Officers , in France , Belgium , Switzerland , German }' , Spain , Portugal , Italy , the Netherlands , Sweden and Norway , Denmark , Hungary , Greece , Turkey , Egypt , Canada , Quebec , New Brunswick , British Columbia , United States , Hayti , Central and South America , Republic of Liberia , Cuba , & c , giving in most cases also Lists of Lodges , & c . It also contains the Three Charges and Entered Apprentice ' s Song . May be had of all Booksellers , or at GEORGE KENNING ' Establishments—LONDON : 16 & 16 a , GREAT QUEEN ST ., Opposite Freemasons' Hall ( Office of Publication ) j i , 2 , 3 , 4 , LITTLE BRITAIN , 195 , 196 , & 197 , ALDERSGATE STREET . LIVERPOOL : 2 , MONUMENT PLACE . MANCHESTER : 47 , BRIDGE STREET . GLASGOW : 9 , WEST HOWARD ST .

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NOTICE . The Freemason will be published on the morning of Wednesday , the 24 th inst ., instead of Friday , as usual . This will enable the trade to deliver it previous to the Christmas holidays .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following reports , & c , stand over for want of space : W . M . WYLDE—No . CRAFT LODGES . —Derwent , 40 j Euphrates , 312 j Palatine , 07- York , 236 : Rock , 12 S 0 ; Friars , 1349 ;

Falcon , 1416- Wolsey , 1 C 56 ; Creaton , 1791 . LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . —Prince Frederick William , 753 , * Wanderers , 1604 ; West Smithfield , 1623 . ROVAL ARCH . —Royal Albert Chapter , 907 . Inauguration of the New Masonic Rooms , Belvedere . Annual Ladies' Meeting of the Ranelagh Lodge , 834 . Masonic Celebration at Alton . Presentation to a Liverpool Brother . Correspondence—M . H . C . ; William Hammond . Obituary—Bro . H . S . Cooper .-

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " The Queen , " " Die Bauhiitte , " " Keystone , " " Hull Packet , " El I ' orvenir , " " Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " Sunday Times , " 'Citizen , " " Jewish Chronicle , " " Broad Arrow , " " Proceedings of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham , " " Court Circular , " " La Revista Masdnica Del Peru , " " Keystone , " " Leeds Mercury , " "Journal o £ the Society of Arts , " " Cadiz Masonico , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail . "

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^ fc ^^ as ^ M^^^^^^ rW ^ w ^^ Wrr ^ t ^ tm SATURDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1884 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ VVedo not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinions expressed by ourcorrespondents . bnt we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] .

THE LATE BRO . LEVANDER . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , 1 have in consequence of Bro . Levander's decease had some work to do , and I fear I may be too late ( even if you have space to insert a few words from me ) for you to do so this week .

But when you can , you would oblige me by allowing me to say how very deeply my lodge and myself have felt his great loss to us , as a body and individually . He had such a clear intellect and masterly mind that if he had not been proficient in Masonry with his warm heart and fine , unselfish disposition , he would have won men to him ; but when with a devotion to Masonry he sacrificed , I fear , rest and health

to acquire an intimate knowledge of its sublime mysteries , he was ever ready to place his experience and matured wisdom at the disposal of the brethren , without thought of himself or any idea of advancement . His whole career , so far as I have watched it and known it in Masonry , was to think of others before himself , ever to be thinking how he could do a kindly act to another ; if it be only at a little

sacrifice , it might be mere of time and trouble to himself . I have experienced all such kindness fromJiim , and it is now pain and grief to me that he is gone . I cannot dwell further on it ; I will only add the resolution St . Thomas ' s Lodge , No . 142 , came to on Saturday at our regular meeting , moved by Bro . Baloze , P . M ., the father of the lodge , seconded by Bro . Thomas , P . M ., P . G . D . C , and

unanimously passed , for I think all the brethren will be glad to have their feelings known : " The W . M . and brethren of this lodge desire to record on the minutes of their proceedings the expression of their deep sorrow and regret at the loss they have sustained in the death of their late Secretary , Bro . H . C . Levander , P . M ., P . G . D ., on 4 th December inst . His never-failing courtesy , genial disposition , and kindliness of heart endeared him to all the members , whilst his ripe

experience and intimate knowledge of Masonry were ever at the command of the W . M . and brethren . —I am , Sir , yours fraternally , JAMES WM . LAMBERT , P . M . 142 , Prov . G . R . Middx ., Acting Sec . St . Thomas's Lodge . 30 , Bedford-row , W . C , December nth . 1

RE NON-CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES . To the Editor of " The Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The haziness which obscures this question would soon bc dispersed if we paid close attention to the Book of Constitutions and the proceedings of Grand Lodge . According to Rule 74 ( old Book , 1 S 73 ed ., p . 27 , sec . S ) , " No

resolution for a grant of money ( except sums of £ 50 or under , recommended by the Board of Benevolence ) or for a new law or regulation , or for the alteration or repeal of an old one ) , shall become valid , unless confirmed at the next ensuing Quarterly Communication . " The proceedings in Grand Lodge December , 1 SS 3 , were in strict conformity with this rule when it fell to my lot to

move the first resolution of non-confirmation of one of the revised rules passed at a previous meeting . All the instances of non-confirmation carried at the said Grand Lodge were of a similar nature , and in compliance with the same rule . It is very important to preserve this right as a check on the hasty passing of " new regulations or the alterations of old ones , " or of " snatch" money votes carried by an accidental majority .

In Rule 110 there is an example of the application of Rule 74 . Rule 130 provides that the election of W . M . must be " confirmed" before he can be installed . It seldom happens that the election is " non-confirmed ; " but I have know some unfortunate instances . " A resolution affecting the funds of thelodge " is therefore open ( unless the bye-laws provide for the contrary ) to

a motion for " non-confirmation , " and constitutionally and common-senseically soopen . If , however , a majority of the regular attendants of the lodge carried the money vote , the same majority could have carried the confirmation of the minutes at the next ensuing meeting . Notwithstanding this power in reserve , 'tis very bad form to move non-confirmation out of mere pique , or for any but very good reasons . —Yours fraternally , December 16 th . E . T . BUDDEN .

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The subjoined account of what occurred in Grand Lodge on December 2 nd , 1 S 74 , may throw some light upon the meaning of " confirming" the minutes of a previous meeting .

On that occasion the minutes of the previous Quarterly Communication , containing Lord Ripon ' s resignation of the Grand Mastership , had been read and put for confirmation , when Bro . H . G . Warren moved as an amendment : " That , so far as regarded the resignation of the Marquess of Ripon , the minutes be not confirmed . " To this the Grand Registrar objected as being out of order , and he said " The

minutes were merely a record of what was passed and concluded , and the confirmation was simply to show that they were properly recorded . But if any new law or obligation were imposed , that could not be finally passed atone meeting , it must be confirmed at the next Grand Lodge ;

therefore , although under one head , the confirmation was really put in two forms . If any new obligation were proposed and carried at one Grand Lodge and affirmed at the next , it was the confirmation of the minutes which made that law . " Accordingly , Bro . Warren's amendment was not put . ( G . Lodge Reports . )

Original Correspondence.

Rule 74 of the Book of Constitutions is as follows : " No resolution for a grant of money ( except sums of , £ 50 or under , recommended by the Board of Benevolence ) , or for a new law or regulation , or for alteration or repeal of an old one , shall become valid unless confirmed at the next ensuing quarterly communication . " By comparing this Rule with the Grand Registrar's ruling , I think the following principles may be laid down as regards

confirmation of minutes in Grand Lodge : — 1 . All money grants ( except those specified in Rule 74 ) , and all resolutions affecting the laws , require subsequent confirmation to make them valid ; such confirmation being given in practice by confirmation of the minutes . Hence the non-confirmation of minutes referred to by you , Sir , in your note appended to your correspondent ' s letter in your issue of December 13 th .

2 . No other resolutions or matters recorded in the minutes require any subsequent confirmation ; in their case confirmation of minutes is solely to show that such resolutions or other matters are correctly recorded . 3 . It is customary , but not ( so far as I can find in the Constitutions ) necessary , at the Grand Festival to read and confirm the minutes of the previous Quarterly Communication , so far as they relate to the election of the Grand Master

and Grand Treasurer . I would submit that these principles should also apply to the confirmation of minutes in a Private Lodge , with this addition—that , by Rule 130 , the minutes of the election of VV . M . must be confirmed before his election can be deemed complete . Hence I would reply to "Secretary" that in a Private Lodge money grants , alterations in bye-laws , and the election of VV . M . can be rescinded by non-conlirmation of

minutes , while in all other cases a motion for non-confirmation would only mean that the matter referred to was incorrectly recorded , not that it could be rescinded , e . g ., non-confirmation of minutes recording a grant of £ 10 ios . would mean rescission of the grant ; but non-conlirmation of minutes recording the exclusion of a member would only mean that the exclusion was incorrectly recorded , not that it was rescinded , which could be done only by separate motion to that effect .

With reference to a different subject , I should like to thank " S . M . M . G . O . " for his information about the Prestonian Lecture . —I am , yours fraternally , E . L . H . December 16 th .

————MASONIC MENDICANCY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The letter in your last issue from Bro . Thomas Palmer , S . D . 73 , will probably receive a satisfactory explanation from the Secretary to whom it refers , but it has frequently occurred to me that much time is wasted in correspondence with Secretaries through the present necessity

of addressing letters to the lodge room , where they probably remain until the following meeting . To obviate this could not an official list of Secretaries , with their addresses , be published annually ? The Cosmopolitan Calendar would appear to be the proper medium for such a publication , and the list would certainly add to its completeness , although with the mass of useful information already contained in it I make the suggestion with considerable diffidence . In

fact , the " Calendar " is becoming such a massive affair that I think it will soon have to be divided into two volumes , one for the Craft and the other for the various other chapters , & c , & c . But in any event I am sure from my experience a list of Secretaries with their addresses would be a very useful ( and soon become an indispensable ) thing to possess . —Yours fraternally , December , 15 th . A SECRETARY .

Reviews

REVIEWS

THE ARCHITECTURE , ARCHITECTS , AND BUILDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES . Price 2 s . 6 d . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-street , W . C . Bro . James Miller , whilst Master of the Lodge St . Mark , Glasgow , _ read several carefully prepared papers to the brethren in open lodge , and subsequently had them printed in a neat form for circulation . There are six chapters and valuable appendices , the latter containing "Charter of

confirmation ' granted by William the Lion to the Freemasons in Glasgow . " Extract from the " Seal of Cause , granted to the Incorporation of Wrights , A . D . 1 C 00 , and copy of the charter granted by the Masons of Scotland to Sir Wm . St . Clair , of Roslin , about the year 162 S . " There are also the Johan Statutes and other curious documents , and several capital illustrations and woodcuts . Bro . Miller furnishes a succinct account of the various styles of

architecture , and more especially of the Christian Pointed , which has of late years been attracting a good deal of attention , and rising rapidly , as its merits will entitle it to do , in general estimation . The preface aptly describes the aim of the author , and is dated Nov . 29 , 1851 . The compactness of the little volume of 156 pages , and divisioned into chapters , render the work suitable for reading in lodges as Masonic lectures .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

mmmLmmyf . m : —— .. "' , 3 "X' . "TTTa W— - ^—\ J' ' . -W ^ Ii *^^ ,.- 1— ' - ] —~ m . f ¦ , ^ w ^ ... , JF . ^ ^ „ 46 SJ BATTLE OF THE GRADES . I am sorry that , by a too hasty perusal of Bro . Hunter's work , I have ascribed to the Lodge Journeymen what he attributes to Mary's Chapel . Undoubtedly all my remarks as to any conclusions from the minutes of Lodge Journeymen must be at once given up , though it is impossible not to note all through the tone of doubt and hesitation with which Bro . Hunter , in my opinion , very properly treats this

vexed question ot the Degrees . What 1 ought to have said the week before last , and therefore I say it to-day , is that even according to the Scottish minutes generally the monograde theory is , as I see it , absolutel y untenable , and that we cannot prop it up , by making a distinction between Degrees and Grades . I feel sure myself that the so-called Monograde theory is now utterly " out of court . " There is very