Monthly Masonic Summary.

Monthly Masonic Summary .

GBAND Chapter lias met . and separated , with nothing very striking to notice or comment upon . There have been-numerous and pleasant gatherings of the Provincial Grand Lod ges of Norfolkof Essex

, , of Staffordshire , and Jersey . Pour new lodges have boon consecrated—the Lodge of St . Matthew , No . 1447 , Barton-on-tho Humber ; tho Eoyal Military Lodge , No . 1449 , St . George ' s Hall , Canterbury ; tho

Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1 . 450 , Buckhurstliill ; St . Alphege Lodge , 1431 , Solihull , and other new lod ges arc announced .

AT Liverpool the late worth y mayor , Bro . E . Samuolson , P . P . S . G . D . for Cheshire , attended divine service at St . Stephens , Byrom-stroct , accompanied b y several of the corporation , and by about

150 of tho brethren , in order to enable tho congregation to pay off tho debt remaining on the church . Tho sermon was preached % Bro . tiro Eovd . G . Battle , D . D ., Princi pal of Freshfiold College , and the collection amounted altogether to £ 58 Is . Od .

' WE are glad to observe that our very worth y and worshi pful Brother , J . E . Stebhng , has been complimented by a public dinner and presentation at Southampton . Is the "Ereemason" notice has been

called to a recent most unbecoming attack on Eroomasons by the Eoman Catholic bishop , Dr . Brown , and wo shall all join | a the expression of tho hope that this is uio last time our peaceful and inoffensive

° Kior may bo subjected to such an undented accusation . Wo arc also glad to notice tiie timely warning of the "Ereeniason" against surreptitious rituals , which ai ' e utterl y valueless and most objectionable "i evcty way .

IN Scotland the Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge took place on the 3 rd instant , when Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Bart ., was nominated as tho M . W . Grand Master Mason ; E . W . P . G . M ., the

Earl of Eosslyn , Substitute Grand Master ; Captain J . T . Oswald , of Duuniker , Senior , and the Earl of Kollie ,. Junior Grand Warden . Three charters were petitioned for , for new lodges ; two wore practically granted , and one remitted for further consideration .

THE most important subject to which tho Grand Lodge of Scotland can 'turn their attention to is that of the annual subscription , for Scotch Masonry will never be on a satisfactory footing until then system of payments to the lodges bo materially amended and altered .

WE are glad to record the resuscitation , under much of present eeldt and future promise , of the Eoyal Arch Abbey Chaptor , No . 76 , at Paisley . May success attend it .

IN Ireland tlie Eovised Constitutions are to come before tho Irish Grand Lodge this month , and wo hope to give a full account of tho proceedings in our next month ' s summary .

IT has often been remarked how little wo know of Irish Ereemasonry , but we will hope that such apparent want of mutual interest will not bo allowed to continue , as it does not really exist , and has

arisen mainly , wo believe , from circumstances , to use a well-known phrase , over which English and Irish Masons had " no control . "

IN Prance a very remarkable contest is apparently going on , and one which may affect the influence of the " Grand Orient " of France , or the Governing Grand Lodge , N