Masonic Impostors.

about a fortnight since Mr . Siegmund Sax did me the honour to call upon me , and after introducing himself as a Mason and telling me exactly the same tale with respect to his position and occupation as that which he laid before D . P . G . M ., he wound up by a request for a loan of £ 5 to enable him to get home to Ham

burg , immediately upon which the money was to be remitted . Everything was done exactly as D . P . G-. M . describes it , even to the production of a roll of hotel bills , and the same name and address jireeisely were given to me . The man ' s appearance was so respect able , and his manner seemed so unaffected and

sincere , that I let him have the £ 5 he asked for , since which I have not heard anything from him , nor do I expect , now , to do so after perusal of D . P . G . M . 'S letter . The fellow knew something about Hamburg , evidently , as he mentioned the names of several respectable houses with which I have had business

transactions , and through this I am not without hopes of tracing him . The effect of such men as Mr . Seigmund Sax practising on the credulity and pockets of the charitable will be , that we shall be compelled to withhold assistance entirelfrom all strangersas we have

y , not means of proving their tales to be true or false , and it is anything but a joke to find oneself " done " in this way . Had I seen any report of this man's visits to other brethren and to lodges published in your Magazine , I should have been on my guard . It is the duty of those who have good grounds to suspect

such a person to institute inquiry and communicate to you their suspicions , for you must have great opportunities of knowing wnat is going on . Tours fraternally , P . M .

TO THE EDITOE OE THE FEEEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC JIIEEOE . Dear Sir and Brother , — "Will you kindly allow me space to state my experience of his " Herrship ? " On the 25 th of October , 1 S 07 , he called on me as the Almoner of Lodge , in one of the towns on the railway from Falmouth to Exeter , with a very

similar story to that related by D . P . G . M . in your last number , varied , however , that in my case he had been to the north of Ireland to purchase linens for Michelson & Co . ; his story seemed plausible enough . He had spent all his money , the last shilling that day to pay his railway fare from Falmouth to and

, verycivilly asked for a loan of £ 1 to pay his night ' s lodging here and fare to London next day . I refused to comply ; but , knowing where to find two or three P . M . 's of the lodge that evening , meeting on some public business , I recommended him to be there , and would also go myself . Three of us , after hearing his

story and putting him through examination , consented to lend him the sovereign on his giving a written undertaking to return it on his arrival in London , and he also referred us to Messrs . Johnson & Co ., of Cheapside . That is the last I have heard of Herr Siegmund Saxsovereignor thing elseuntil

, , any , I saw his name in the Magazine , and I have not thought it worth while to spend a penny to inquire of Messrs . Johnson & Co . It would be interesting to know how many and which lodges he duped in his route from Falmouth to anywhere .

Masonic Impostors.

I enclose the name and number of mine for publi » cation among the rest if they can be discovered . Yours fraternally , A DUPED P . M .

Masonic Impostors.—Suggestions.

MASONIC IMPOSTORS . —SUGGESTIONS .

TO THE EDITOR OS THE FREEMASONS' 3 I 1 GAZINE AND ICiSQSIC MIRROR , Dear Sir and Brother , —In order to put a stop in some degree to the deceptions practised on charitable brethren , I would suggest that individual brethren refrain from giving to strangers , but refer all applicants to an Almoner to be appointed by each lod

ge , such officer on—their proving themselves to be Masons —to take them to the nearest railway-station or other public conveyance going in the direction of the town the applicants state themselves to belong to , and to pay for their conveyance as far as he may think advisable and that so they may be passed from town

to town without receiving any money payment , but merely passed to their own town where they are known . If a circular to such effect was sent from Grand Lodge to every " W . M . under the English constitution recommending the adoption of such a system , imposition would become unprofitableand a stop be

, put to the present great waste of money . In the case of Sax , who appears to have levied large sums , I hope that the next brother who may be forewarned as was the "W . M . of No . 299 , to whom this impostor applies will give him in charge of the police , advertise the fact of his having done so in the Freemasons '

Magazine , and that all brethren who have been imposed on by this man will attend and give evidence against him , so that his career of fraud may be stopped . Tours fraternally , C . T . ALLEE , WM ., NO . 151 . P . S . I have sent a copy of this letter to the Grand Secretary .

Important Masonic Conference.

IMPORTANT MASONIC CONFERENCE .

TO THE EDITOE OF THE PKEEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIEEOE , Dear Sir aud Brother , —Our worthy and learned Bro . "W . Harris , P . M ., the distinguished inventor of the Order of the Garter , has had an important Masonic conference , which I do not feel at liberty to divulge , and I have not the ability of our experienced brother

to describe . I consider it very important on his description , and , perhaps , if you insert this letter , our respected brother , with that readiness to oblige and to communicate Masonic information which has always distinguished him in his long Masonic career ,, will condescend to communicate particulars of

Iris-Masonic conference , which may have important results for the Masonic world . Tours fraternally , M . M .

The Masonic Charities.

THE MASONIC CHARITIES .

10 IDE EDITOK OF THE EEEEJIASONs' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC ITIUBOB . Dear Sir and Brother , —It is sad to think that , at the next election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ' , there are fifty-three applicants to fill nine vacancies—twenty-two upon first application ! Doubtless all are proper cases ; but cannot some discrimina-