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Scotland.

G . Dir . of Cer . ; Andrew Murray , Prov . M ., No . 15 , G . Sword-Bearer ; Alexander Mackenzie , Prov . S . W ., No . 49 , G . Dir . of Music ; Alexander Menzies and James Watters , G . Marshals ; Wm . M . Bryce , G . Tyler . A sum of < £ 20 was voted for the relief of those Brethren who had suffered by the recent inundations in France .

The motion by Bro . Donaldson , seconded by Bro . W . H . A . FitzStrathern , P . M ., No . 182 : " That in future all Daughter Lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland cannot hold their ordinary meetings for business in any inn , tavern , or hotel , except they are fast and secure , and rented or held for Masonic purposes alone , "—owing to the indisposition of Bro . Donaldson , was postponed till next quarterly communication . ALLOA .

St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 69 ) . —At a meeting of this Lodge , held within their Lodge-room on the 8 th October , Bro . W . Downing Bruce , Barrister-at-law , and Consul for Monte Yideo , was unanimously elected to be Proxy Master , or representative in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . At a subsequent meeting of the Lodge held on the 26 th , when a large must est of the Brethren took place , after several initiations , Bro . W . Downing Bruce said he had appointed Bros . Captain Robert C . D . Bruce , 82 nd Regiment , and M . S . A . Walrond , of Calder Park ,

Lanarkshire , to be his Wardens ; both of these Brethren being present , they received the hearty approbation of the meeting . On the following Saturday , the Master of the Lodge here received a box containing a silver square and compasses as a present from Bro . Bruce to the Alloa Lodge , which was manufactured by Bro . Law , of South Hanover street , Edinburgh , who has great credit for the elegant style in which they are got up . The following inscription is engraved on the square : — " Presented to the ancient Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , by William Downing

Bruce , Esq ., Barrister-atdaw , Proxy Master , July , 1856 . The reverse side bears the names of the Office-bearers , —Bros . S . N . Morison , R . W . M . ; W . M'Queen , S . W . ; and R . O . Arnot , J . W . ; the Masonic arms , and the arms of the burgh , are also neatly engraved . At a meeting held in the Lodge on the 4 th November , when a Danish captain and other two friends from the county town were duly entered , the jewels were on this occasion used for the first time in the Lodge . A vote of thanks was proposed and unanimously carried to Bro . Bruce for his kindness , and the Secretary was accordingly requested to write that gentleman to that effect .

On Tuesday , 11 th November , the regular monthly meeting of the above Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Alloa , when there were two initiations , one a Norwegian . There were present a few visiting Brethren from the Ancient Lodge , Stirling , also the Proxy Master of the Alloa Lodge . The Brethren spent a very agreeable evening , with that mirth and unanimity so characteristic of the Brotherhood .

DALKEITH . Dalkeith Kilwinning Lodge ( No . 10 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Dalkeith , on Monday , November 24 th : present the R . W . Master , supported by his Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . A Brother was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . On this occasion , the jewels and clothing furnished by Bro . John Law were worn by the Office-bearers for the first time .

EDINBURGH . Lodge Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith ( No . 291 ) . —This Lodge held a meeting of Emergency on the 17 th October , for the purpose of raising a Brother to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , and initiating a gentleman into the mysteries of the Order . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that one of our visiting Brothers be affiliated an honorary member , viz ., A . W . Smith , captain and adjutant of the West Norfolk Militia , late of the Scots Fusileor Guards , of Lodge No . 225 , Forfar and Kincardine , Dundee . The ceremony of the Obligation being concluded , he returned thanks in a very kind and appropriate manner .

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ON THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS, AND THE CUSTOMS THENCE DERIVED. Article 1
LA VENDEE. A DRAMATIC POEM. Article 7
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 10
A LOVE-TOKEN". Article 11
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 16
METROPOLITAN. Article 28
PROVINCIAL. Article 34
EOYAL ARCH. Article 49
THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 51
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 51
MARE MASONRY. Article 52
SCOTLAND. Article 52
IRELAND. Article 57
COLONIAL. Article 59
INDIA. Article 61
AMERICA. Article 63
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOE NOVEMBER Article 64
Obituary. Article 68
NOTICE. Article 71
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 71
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Scotland.

G . Dir . of Cer . ; Andrew Murray , Prov . M ., No . 15 , G . Sword-Bearer ; Alexander Mackenzie , Prov . S . W ., No . 49 , G . Dir . of Music ; Alexander Menzies and James Watters , G . Marshals ; Wm . M . Bryce , G . Tyler . A sum of < £ 20 was voted for the relief of those Brethren who had suffered by the recent inundations in France .

The motion by Bro . Donaldson , seconded by Bro . W . H . A . FitzStrathern , P . M ., No . 182 : " That in future all Daughter Lodges holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland cannot hold their ordinary meetings for business in any inn , tavern , or hotel , except they are fast and secure , and rented or held for Masonic purposes alone , "—owing to the indisposition of Bro . Donaldson , was postponed till next quarterly communication . ALLOA .

St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 69 ) . —At a meeting of this Lodge , held within their Lodge-room on the 8 th October , Bro . W . Downing Bruce , Barrister-at-law , and Consul for Monte Yideo , was unanimously elected to be Proxy Master , or representative in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . At a subsequent meeting of the Lodge held on the 26 th , when a large must est of the Brethren took place , after several initiations , Bro . W . Downing Bruce said he had appointed Bros . Captain Robert C . D . Bruce , 82 nd Regiment , and M . S . A . Walrond , of Calder Park ,

Lanarkshire , to be his Wardens ; both of these Brethren being present , they received the hearty approbation of the meeting . On the following Saturday , the Master of the Lodge here received a box containing a silver square and compasses as a present from Bro . Bruce to the Alloa Lodge , which was manufactured by Bro . Law , of South Hanover street , Edinburgh , who has great credit for the elegant style in which they are got up . The following inscription is engraved on the square : — " Presented to the ancient Lodge of Alloa , No . 69 , by William Downing

Bruce , Esq ., Barrister-atdaw , Proxy Master , July , 1856 . The reverse side bears the names of the Office-bearers , —Bros . S . N . Morison , R . W . M . ; W . M'Queen , S . W . ; and R . O . Arnot , J . W . ; the Masonic arms , and the arms of the burgh , are also neatly engraved . At a meeting held in the Lodge on the 4 th November , when a Danish captain and other two friends from the county town were duly entered , the jewels were on this occasion used for the first time in the Lodge . A vote of thanks was proposed and unanimously carried to Bro . Bruce for his kindness , and the Secretary was accordingly requested to write that gentleman to that effect .

On Tuesday , 11 th November , the regular monthly meeting of the above Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Alloa , when there were two initiations , one a Norwegian . There were present a few visiting Brethren from the Ancient Lodge , Stirling , also the Proxy Master of the Alloa Lodge . The Brethren spent a very agreeable evening , with that mirth and unanimity so characteristic of the Brotherhood .

DALKEITH . Dalkeith Kilwinning Lodge ( No . 10 ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held in the Lodge-room , Dalkeith , on Monday , November 24 th : present the R . W . Master , supported by his Office-bearers and numerous Brethren . A Brother was passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft , and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . On this occasion , the jewels and clothing furnished by Bro . John Law were worn by the Office-bearers for the first time .

EDINBURGH . Lodge Celtic of Edinburgh and Leith ( No . 291 ) . —This Lodge held a meeting of Emergency on the 17 th October , for the purpose of raising a Brother to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason , and initiating a gentleman into the mysteries of the Order . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that one of our visiting Brothers be affiliated an honorary member , viz ., A . W . Smith , captain and adjutant of the West Norfolk Militia , late of the Scots Fusileor Guards , of Lodge No . 225 , Forfar and Kincardine , Dundee . The ceremony of the Obligation being concluded , he returned thanks in a very kind and appropriate manner .

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