The Lodge Of Glasgow St. John.

THE LODGE OF GLASGOW ST . JOHN .

By Bro . W . P . BUCHAN , P . S . W . No . 8 bis , and Grand Steward , Grand Lodge of Scotland-( Continued from page 484 ) . " At Glasgow and within the Trades' Hall the 30 th August 1833 . Convened , Deacon Taylor ,

and a great number of members of the Incorporation of Masons , and also of the Freemen Opera-¦ ¦ ' tive St . John Lodge , being an adjourned meeting from last night . It was stated that the resolution of the last meeting had been communicated to

Dr . Cleland , and a letter from the Dr . was pro-- duced . and read to the meeting , from which it -appears that the lodge will not be allowed to occupy the place formerly assigned to them on occasions of a similar description .

" The meeting having taken into consideration what ought to be done in the circumstances , agree . that the lodge shall proceed to the High Church from their place of meeting , and endeavour to assert their rights , which if not attended to , they

should leave the High Church , and proceed down the town in a separate body . The meetingappoint Messrs . Smith , Torrance , and Salmond , to wait on Dr . Cleland , and the Lord Provost to remonstrate with them on the impropriety of not

allowing the lodge to occupy the place formerly assigned to them , on similar occasions . " " At Glasgow and within the Trades' Hall the 2 nd Sep . 1833 . Convened the Depute Master , and a number of the members of the lodge , the whole

having been warned to attend as was verified by the Officer . Messrs . Smith , Torrance , and Salmond , the Committee appointed at last meeting to wait on Dr . Cleland , and the Lord Provost , to remonstrate with them , on the im propriety of not

allowing the lodge to occupy the place formerly assigned to them on occasions of a similar description , reported that they had done so , and that in consequence it bad been arranged that the lodge was now to fill the place iu the procession which

they had formerly occupied on similar occasions . Bros . Andrew Philip and Archibald Salmond were initiated members of the lodge , ancl Bro . George Dick entered as an Apprentice , they respectively having paid their entry monies . " There is added

in pencil " The meeting adjd . till to-morrow morning at a quarter to ten o'clock forenoon . " The next minute ou same page is dated 29 th April , 1842 , leaving another blank for several years . It says , " At a meeting of Builders and others

called for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of increasing the members of St . John Freemen Lodge , preparatory to laying the foundation stone of the new Lunatic Asylum . The Deacon , Collector , a number of the Masters , * and

members of the Incorporation of Masons were present . " Deacon York in the chair .

" The following parties expressed a wish to become initiated into Saint John Freemen Lodge viz ., Messrs . John Christie , James Neilson , David M'Connochie , Charles Wilson , Robert Cruickshanks , Alexander Hardie , John Buchanan , Eoberfc 1

Craig , Andrew Izett , Deacon York . *" " The following parties expressed a desire to become members of said lodge , viz ., Messrs . James Hamilton , James Cruickshanks , and Alexander Young , The meeting appoint the Deacon and

Messrs . Laurie , Philip M'Guffie , Dalziel , and Wm . Broom as a committee to wait on Dr . Battray , in order to make arrangements for the procession at laying the foundation stone of the new lunatic asylum .

" The following parties , viz ., Messrs . Wilson , Hamilton , Buchanan , and Minto were thereafter appointed as a committee to examine the clothing belonging to the lodge , and to report to a meeting to be held on Tuesday , the third instant , at seven o ' clock . "

"At Glasgow , and within the Tractes Hall there , the third day of May , 1842 . Convened the Deacon , Collector , and a number of Masters and members of the Incorporation of Masons as to increasing the number of members of -the

Glasgow Freemen St . John's Lodge . The following parties expressed their willingness to initiate into the Glasgow Freemen St . John's Lodge , viz ., Messrs . James Minto , Thomas Brownlie , William Neilson , James M'Guffie , and James Fyfe . The following parties expressed a wish to be made