America.

MISSISSIPPI . The M . W . Grand Master of the State of Mississippi , Br . Carnot Posey , stated at the last annual communication of the Grand Lodge lately held at Vicksburg , that he had during the preceding year granted dispensations for the holding of six new Lodges within his jurisdiction . NEW YORK .

The Grand Lodge of New York has closed its annual communication . The sessions commenced on Tuesday evening , the 5 th ult ., and were continued until Saturday noon following . The meeting was largely attended ; the representatives of two hundred and sixty Lodges being present . The business transacted was of the most important character , and will , no doubt , conduce to the benefit of the Craft in the jurisdiction . The most perfect harmony and good feeling prevailed among the representatives of the Grand Lodge , which granted warrants for thirty-four new Lodges .

The officers are as last year , viz .: M . W . G . M ., Joseph D . Evans ; R . W . D . G . M ., John L . Lewis , Juu . ; R . W . S . G . W ., Finlay M . King ; R . W . J . G . W ., James Hyde ; R . W . G . Treas ., Charles L . Church ; R . W . G . Sec , James M . Austin . The Grand Lodge , at this communication , adopted a resolution appointing ten District Deputy Grand Masters throughout the State , and the M . W . Grand Master was pleased to appoint the following brethren : —First District , Samuel C . Nichols ; second , John S . Perry ; third , Lysander H . Brown ; fourth , Ezra S . Baruum ; fifth , William Hall ; sixth , Charles G . Judd ; seventh , Jarvis M . Hatch ; eighth , Elicott Evans ; ninth , John J . Aiken ; tenth , John A . Vanderlipp .

The High Degrees.

THE HIGH DEGREES .

BRISTOL . The Annual Festival of the Five Orders of Masonic Knighthood of the "Encampment of Baldwyn , " from time immemorial established at Bristol , was held at the Montague Tavern , in this city , on Friday the 11 th of May , being the birth-day of the 1 VI . E the Grand Superintendent of the Orders , Sir Knight Henry Shute , P . G . M . There were

present , amongst many others , Sir Knights Henry Shute , M . E . G . S . ; D . W . Nash , M . E . D . S . ; S . E . Taylor , M . E ., Comm . of Knight Templars ; S . Bryant , M . E ., Comm . of Rosacrucians ; and W . Powell , M . E ., Comm . of Knt . of Kilwinning . On the removal of the cloth , the M . E . G . S . rose and said— "To be loyal to the Sovereign was always the characteristic of the members of the Masonic Knighthoods . We will , therefore , drink to the health of out beloved Queen . " The M . E . G . S . then proposed " The Allied Forces of England and France , " and remarked , that he was glad to hear the cheer with which the toast was received , especially when he recollected the time , as a child , when the greatest pleasure was derived from any success , which we may

have obtained over the French , then our enemies , but now happily , our gallant and trusted '' allies . The D . G . S ., Sir Knt . D . W- Nash , proposed the health of the M . E . G . S ., and congratulated the Encampment on having so eminent and faithful a supporter of the Order to rule over them . The M . E . G . S . had long been connected with the Order , and had formerly held the important post of E . C . of the Knts . Grand Architects of Kilwinning in this Encampment . He was well assured , that all present would heartily join with him , in wishing " Health and happiness to their M . E . G . S ., and

many happy , returns to him of this auspicious day . " The E . G . S . in returning thanks , remarked , " That it hath been said , ' that out of the abundance of the heart , the mouth speaketh , ' but the heart may be too full to utter the sentiments which the mouth should speak , He felt that he did not deserve the compliments which had been paid him , but it should be his earnest endeavour to do so in the few opportunities ¦ which his advanced age , 66 this day , would afford him . " The M . E . G . S . concluded by proposing that the Sir Knts . should drink one glass of wine in solemn silence to the