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Summary Of News For November.
found a free library in the city of London , but the proposition was rejected by a large majority . On the Oth , two Russian Prisoners made their escape from Lewes , and are stated to have arrived safe at Hamburgh , en route for their native land . The Arctic discovery ship " Resolute , " which was abandoned in the ice , in August , 1854 , by direction of Sir 11 . Belcher , in opposition to the protest of Captain Kellett , her commander , has drifted out safe b y Cape Mercy , Davis ' s Straits , and has been
taken possession of by the crew of the whale ship " John Henry . " The Paris Exhibition was closed on the 15 th , by the Emperor in person . On the 20 th , Sir Charles Napier , was returned to Parliament as member for Soutliwark , in the room of the late Sir William Molesvvorth . The cotton spinners of Manchester , have turned out , in consequence of an attempt of the masters to reduce their wages . As yet , however , they have not committed any acts of violence .
On the 22 nd , Prince Albert laid the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute , a new Literary and Art Society , for the benefit of the working classes . The day was observed as a holiday throughout Birmingham , and the Prince was most enthusiastically received . - The King of Sardinia arrived at Paris , on the 23 rd , on a state visit to the Emperor His Majesty is expected to arrive in England , on Monday next .
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . D . S ., Torbay . —There is not , at present , a Distinct Provincial Grand Lodge in each of the English counties . In , some counties , however , there are us many Grand Lodges as there are divisions . HIRAM , Lowestoft . —The Book of Constitutions is to the full explicit upon the point which you raiseand no bye-law can be allotted to contravene it .
, P If ., Neuagh . —Surely our Irish brother must lie belter acquainted with the history of the Order in his own country , and , indeed , of the nature of Masonry itself , when he asks us to confirm for him liis assertion that , the Duke of Leinster is hereditary Grand Muster of Freemasons in Ireland , aud that the Duke of Athol holds a similar honour in Scotland . The idea of an hereditary office in Masonry is preposterous- Besides , if lie ivill look lo the list of Irisli Grand Masters , as given in Br . Furnell ' s Irish Masonic Calendar , he wilt find that the Earl of Mornington , the Duke of Wellington ' s father , surel
y not a member of ihe Fitzgerald family , was ,- at onetime , Grand Muster of Freemasons in that country . It is true that several of the Dukes of Athol have presided over our Scotch brethren . 3 *** . — ] y wni ma j ( e inquiry , and write in a few days . Our correspondent is thanked
fa-Ms favours , which have duly come to hand . P . M ., Bristol—The Lodges in the British colonies are not self-comtiluted bodies , hut sit , some under warrants from the grand Lodge of England ; some under warrants from the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; some under warrants from the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; and some , us in the Mauritius , under warrants from the Grand Orient of France . The Provincial Grand Lodges in the Colonies are all , however , subordinate to the Grand Lodge of England , with the exception of that of Canada , which lias lately become independent . The Grand Lodge of Portugal is a Provincial Lodge , subordinate to the
Grand lodge of Ireland . Ethee . —We cannot see what necessity there was to hold the Lodge of Emergency at all . If the regular eight days' notice had been given hy the fiat of the W . M . to the brethren that the candidate mis to be bid lotted for , and ( if approved ) initialed , the Lodge of Emergency was unnecessary , and if not , the whole proceeding would be clearly illegal . This , however , we do not anticipate , knowing how 10 . II the Lodge conducts its business . The illegal Lodge of Mark Masons continues to meet . Four brethrenjoined il at its last meeting .
P . S . —The brother was perfectly right . A COUNTRY SUBSCRIBER hud belter apply to Br . Crew for the information . S . T . DURHAM . —We have repeatedl y announced thai we will never apply to the Grand Secretary ' s Office for any information whilst it remains under the present management , asSr . Farnfield will be sure to tell its that he has Br . While ' s orders not to give it to us .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Summary Of News For November.
found a free library in the city of London , but the proposition was rejected by a large majority . On the Oth , two Russian Prisoners made their escape from Lewes , and are stated to have arrived safe at Hamburgh , en route for their native land . The Arctic discovery ship " Resolute , " which was abandoned in the ice , in August , 1854 , by direction of Sir 11 . Belcher , in opposition to the protest of Captain Kellett , her commander , has drifted out safe b y Cape Mercy , Davis ' s Straits , and has been
taken possession of by the crew of the whale ship " John Henry . " The Paris Exhibition was closed on the 15 th , by the Emperor in person . On the 20 th , Sir Charles Napier , was returned to Parliament as member for Soutliwark , in the room of the late Sir William Molesvvorth . The cotton spinners of Manchester , have turned out , in consequence of an attempt of the masters to reduce their wages . As yet , however , they have not committed any acts of violence .
On the 22 nd , Prince Albert laid the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute , a new Literary and Art Society , for the benefit of the working classes . The day was observed as a holiday throughout Birmingham , and the Prince was most enthusiastically received . - The King of Sardinia arrived at Paris , on the 23 rd , on a state visit to the Emperor His Majesty is expected to arrive in England , on Monday next .
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS . D . S ., Torbay . —There is not , at present , a Distinct Provincial Grand Lodge in each of the English counties . In , some counties , however , there are us many Grand Lodges as there are divisions . HIRAM , Lowestoft . —The Book of Constitutions is to the full explicit upon the point which you raiseand no bye-law can be allotted to contravene it .
, P If ., Neuagh . —Surely our Irish brother must lie belter acquainted with the history of the Order in his own country , and , indeed , of the nature of Masonry itself , when he asks us to confirm for him liis assertion that , the Duke of Leinster is hereditary Grand Muster of Freemasons in Ireland , aud that the Duke of Athol holds a similar honour in Scotland . The idea of an hereditary office in Masonry is preposterous- Besides , if lie ivill look lo the list of Irisli Grand Masters , as given in Br . Furnell ' s Irish Masonic Calendar , he wilt find that the Earl of Mornington , the Duke of Wellington ' s father , surel
y not a member of ihe Fitzgerald family , was ,- at onetime , Grand Muster of Freemasons in that country . It is true that several of the Dukes of Athol have presided over our Scotch brethren . 3 *** . — ] y wni ma j ( e inquiry , and write in a few days . Our correspondent is thanked
fa-Ms favours , which have duly come to hand . P . M ., Bristol—The Lodges in the British colonies are not self-comtiluted bodies , hut sit , some under warrants from the grand Lodge of England ; some under warrants from the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; some under warrants from the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; and some , us in the Mauritius , under warrants from the Grand Orient of France . The Provincial Grand Lodges in the Colonies are all , however , subordinate to the Grand Lodge of England , with the exception of that of Canada , which lias lately become independent . The Grand Lodge of Portugal is a Provincial Lodge , subordinate to the
Grand lodge of Ireland . Ethee . —We cannot see what necessity there was to hold the Lodge of Emergency at all . If the regular eight days' notice had been given hy the fiat of the W . M . to the brethren that the candidate mis to be bid lotted for , and ( if approved ) initialed , the Lodge of Emergency was unnecessary , and if not , the whole proceeding would be clearly illegal . This , however , we do not anticipate , knowing how 10 . II the Lodge conducts its business . The illegal Lodge of Mark Masons continues to meet . Four brethrenjoined il at its last meeting .
P . S . —The brother was perfectly right . A COUNTRY SUBSCRIBER hud belter apply to Br . Crew for the information . S . T . DURHAM . —We have repeatedl y announced thai we will never apply to the Grand Secretary ' s Office for any information whilst it remains under the present management , asSr . Farnfield will be sure to tell its that he has Br . While ' s orders not to give it to us .