"Masonic Missions."

Tbe revival of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the praiseworthy exertions of individual brethren , have , I am happy to say , raised Masonry to a height of prosperity in tbe province of Sussex which it lias scarcely attained before ; and the old members ofthe Howard Lodge , warmed by the zeal ivhich they saw spreadingaround them , ivere roused , like the old war-horse at the sound of the trumpet , and were desirous to take a part in the good work

ivhich was progressing . This ivas the reason , why , in their old age , they were desirous to see the Lodge ( to which one of them had been attached for upwards of fifty years , and others for considerable periods ) , rise from its ashes ; aud it is a cause of the deepest regret to me , as it must be to all true Masons , that their wishes and hopes were not- gratified . 'The reason why all our endeavours failed was . that the warrant was not forthconuna * . I at once bad an interview with Bro .

" Wilson , P . M ., a Past Grand Officer of the province , and a member ofthe Howard Lodge for fifty years and upwards , and he informed mc that lie had never within his recollection seen a warrant , and that he had always understood that as the Howard Lodge worked under a warrant granted by the Athol Grand Lodge before the amalgamation of that Grand Loclge with the present-Grand Lodge , no written warrant had ever been furnished .

Whether our Bro . Wilson is ri ght in the conclusion to which he came , I cannot say ; but it is notorious that the proceedings of the Athol Grand Loclge were carried on in a very loose and unbusinesslike manner , inasmuch as they were unable at the junction of the two Grancl Lodges to furnish the dates of the origin of the Lodges who worked under their warrants . On discovering that the warrant of the Lodge was not to be

found , I again wrote to the Grancl Secretary , ancl iu his reply he says , " that the absence ofthe warrant will unquestionabl y * lie an insuperable bar to the revival ofthe Lodge . " My exertions were stopped by this "insuperable bar ; " and with the greatest regret to myself ancl the brethren who were willing to assist me in my endeavours , we ivere compelled to give up our much cherished hopes . I could not but regret that ' the absence of the piece of parchment , on which the warrant ( if a warrant ever existed ) was written should be an "insuperable bar" to raising an old and honoured Lodge from its ashes . Its

existence ancl number are recognized b y Grand Lodge up to the present moment : no doubt exists in the mind of Grand Lodge , or ot" any other person , that tbe Howard Loclge of Brotherl y Love was well and justly entitled to the number attached to it ' in the Calendar when it assumed that number . There are many brethren , not only of my own Lodge , but , of the Mariners' Lodge at Littlehampton . ancl other Lodges , who are anxious to share " in the glory

of raising to prosperity the ( except , two ) oldest Lodge in the province , and yet we are prevented from accomplishing our end ( of which there ivould he no chance of failure ) , by the absence of what , as far as our best , information goes , never existed . If any brother who has the interest of Masonry at . heart can suggest to me , cither directly or through your columns , any means of obviating the difficulty , and at the same time preserving

the original number of the Lodge , you will not again , in the columns of your journal , have to call ' the attention ofthe Masons of Sussex to the necessity of taking steps to revive the Howard Lodge of Brotherly Lovcj No . ( if . With many apologies to you , sir , for having trcsnassed at so great a length on your valuable columns , I am , dear Sir and lb-other , yours faithfull y and fraternally ,

JA'AIE- " POWELL , Jun ., P . M ., No . 45 , Prov . J . G . W . for Sussex , Wi-sl Pal / an I , Chichester . June 2 ()//» , 1 S 5 !> .

[ We should not consider tbe in ere absence ofthe warrant as an " insuperable bar" to the revival of the Loclge , as a warrant of confirmation might be applied for . There , however , may be other circumstances connected with tbe case ivhich may have led to the decision of the Grand Secretary , and upon which we cannot give an opinion without having the whole ofthe covvcspondencc before us . — En . ]

"Justitia" And Bro, Garrod.

"JUSTITIA" AND BRO , GARROD .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERF . EJIASOH 3 ' MAGAZINE AXT ) MASONIC , JIIl'IIOR . DEAIT Sri :, AND BEOTIIKU , —I beg to disclaim any intention oi wishing " Justitia" to throw off his disguise , and state bis namethat being well known to me alreadv .

"Justitia" And Bro, Garrod.

"I have also yet to learn , that a letter with the signature attached would cause you to lie open to such censure as you mention , or in any way render you liable to be trounced for libel . The truth is , tlie facts were unpalatable ( for that facts they were you have yourself acknowledged in your last number ) , and hence ' the propriety of withholding the insertion of them . I am sorry to find that the general report of your want of

impartiality has been confirmed in the short aec'uaiiitance had with your Magazine , by , Dear Sir , yours fraternally , London , July ith , 1859 . ' H . Q-AituOD , NO . 11 . [ "We do not believe that Bro . Garrod knows the real name oi "Justitia . " The knowledge our correspondent has of the law of libel is sufficient , of itself , to stamp the value of his opinion as to our impartiality .-r =-En . ]

The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASONIC MEMS . FHEKJUSONP . Y appears to be making rapid progress amongst our brethren iu Victoria . A private letter from Melbourne , dated April oth , says :- " Since the appointment of a Prov . Grand Master for Victoria , we have opened seventeen new Lodges , making now twenty-nine in this province , ancl a dispensation has been granted for another , which I

expect will be opened during the present mouth . " THE Prov . Grand Lodge of Cumberland is appointed to be held at Maryport , on July llih , in order to give a fillip to the Lodge of Perseverance , No . fiOS , which has just begun to show signs of renewed vitality , after lying almost dormant for some years . A Pnov . Grand Lodge for Somersetshire is to be held at Glastonbury

on the 2 ( ith inst ., when the Pilgrim Lodgo , No . 1 , 07 ( 5 , for which a warrant has just been granted , will , we presume , be consecrated . Tun Prov . Grancl Lodge for Hampshire will be held at Southampton on the 19 th inst . WAIU'AXTS liave . been granted for the following new Lodges ;—Dunhr-ved ( No . Kin ]) , Lacmcestou , Cornwall ,

Teutonia ( No . 1002 ) , Buenos Ayvos , Richmond ( No . 1093 ) .. . Richmond , Victoria . Pelham Pillar ( No . 100-1 ) , Grimsby . Lincolnshire . Southern Cross ( No , 1005 ) , Tarrnngower , Victoria ,

METROPOLITAN , Guinr . Lonor ( No . 23 ) . —This Red Apron Lodge held an emergency meeting on Monday last , at the Freemasons' Tavern , for the purpose of initiating Mr . Mancler , who is about to proceed to tbe Cape of Good Hope . Present—Bros . Ha-ig , W . M . ; Collins , S . W . ; 'J * . A . Adams , J . W . ;

ancl a full meeting of brethren . The ceremony having been gone through with the W . M . ' s accustomed ability , the Loclge was closed at tiv , i o ' clock , p . jr ., when the members and visitors , thirty-five in number , adjourned to the Crystal Palace to celebrate the summer dinner , which ivas exceedingly well supplied by Pro . Strange . The day was one of perfect- enjoyment ; and we must -particularly notice the re-appearance of Benjamin "Webster on the Masonic stage who , on responding to lii . s health , reminded the brethren , that though absent , he had not been altogether unmindful of his Masonic duties ; in fact "he had of late been very extensively engaged in operative Masonry , ancl he had already very good evidence that it would prove more than speculative . '

LODCIE op PRI-BENT EHETUEEN ( NO . 1 G 9 ) . —The brethren held a Lodge of emergency , on Tuesday last , July (" th , when Bro . Wm . Exall was raised to the third degree , as was also Bro . Ashton , of the Crystal Palace Lodge . Mr . John Pullen and Mr . "Wm . Jeffreys Pegus - weve initiated into the Order .

MOTTU Lonor . ( No . 100 ) . —This Lodge gave a grand entertainment to their members , visitors , and the families of their members , on Tuesday , the 20 th ult ., at the London Tavern , the whole of the graud apartments of ivhich were retained for tho occasion . The hall was laid out for tho banquet with gold candelabra and salvors , and the rest of the service of silver , having a magnificent effect , ivhich wa . s the more appreciated from the t . istc and comfort which attended all the arrangements . There were very few dishes on the tables , which were arranged in a horse shoe form , and there was abundant room for the ladies ancl other guests ; the carving ivas well managed on the side tables , and there was an ample provision of waiters , The bill of tare was carried out so as to do justice