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The records of the year following include mention of a most fraternal act , which is well worth referring to . A number of brethren having been expelled by the Portuguese government from the island of Madeira , and having sought refuge in New York , a Grand Lodge of Emergency was called on the 2 nd June , with a view of affording Grand Lodge the opportunity of paying them some mark of attention .

A committee was thereupon appointed in order to wait upon the Madeiran brethren , and request the attendance of the latter at thtnext regnlar Grand Lodge . They attend , and an address is delivered , copy of which , at their own request , is furnished to the exiles , and they are further invited to dine with the Lodges on the 25 th June , on the occasion of the festival of St . John the Baptist being

celebrated . All this time we find Grand Lodge pressing for the return of all ¦ warrants , with a view to new ones in lieu thereof being issued ; and in 1792 a resolution is passed that no Lodge be entitled to vote a Grand Lodge till it has complied with the law and taken out a new warrant . An attempt is also made to induce Masters' Lodge No . 2 ,

of tho City of Albany , to come under the jurisdiction of Grand Lodge , and at length , in 1794 , as we have already shown , tho attempt proves successful , and terms are arranged by which tho Lodge in question is entered on the roll of Grand Lodge , taking the place among the Lodges to which , by date of its original warrant , it is entitled . We note also that a question having been raised in Grand Stewards '

Lodge as to the amount of dues to be paid to Grand Lodge for initiations , & c . & c . resolutions are passed in Grand Lodge , on the 5 th September 1792 , determining the amount . The first of these lays down " that for every Apprentice or Fellow Craft who joins a Lodge nnder the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , such Lodges shall pay to the Grand Lodge ten shillings , and for every Master Mason

eight shillings . " The other is to the effect that no Lodge under the jurisdiction of this Lodgo shall receive , for conferring the Second Degree of Masonry , a less sum than one guinea , and that the said sum of one guinea at least be received by every Lodge under this jurisdiction for conferring the Third Degree of Masonry ; and that the Grand Secretary furnish all the Lodges with a copy of this

resolve . " A little later we find mention made of clandestine Masons meeting and working under a travelling warrant of tho Grand Lodge of Quebec . A list of these is subsequently obtained , and Lodges are cautioned against admitting such within their precincts . Then the question of Modern Masons crops np , " whether they may or may not be admitted into the Lodge under the jurisdiction of this

Grand Lodge , after being hailed , and if they may , to determine tbe manner in which hailing is to be conducted . " The matter is referred to a Committee of the Grand Officers and Masters of the City Lodges . In 1793 it is resolved " that each proxy be entitled to threo votes in this Grand Lodge in behalf of the Lodge he represents , bnt that no brother bo admitted as proxy for more than one

Lodge . " It is only now and again , however , that we note anything out of the way . Payment of dues , petitions for relief or for the issue of new warrants , differences among brethren , and occasionally tho suspension or expulsion of a member , these form the biilL uf the record . As to funds , wo find it stated , at p . 147 , that their condition is flourishing , and in consequence ifc is resolved to invest the sum of

seven hundred dollars in . the funds of the United States . At tho bottom of tho same page reference is made to a distressed brother in the poorhouse , who , by reason of his age and infirmities , is unable to eat the food allowed him , and a sum of five dollars is voted for his relief . At p . 149 a communication from " Jerusalem Lodge No 4 , " is made to Grand Lodge " informing of the expulsion of Michael

McDermot , not only from said Lodge , but from all Masonic intercourse for ever , he having committed crimes of the greatest magnitude as a Mason , and heinous as a man , " and praying confirmation of the sentence , which is confirmed accordingly . At the beginning of Part IV . we are introduced to some very serious dissensions which had broken out in the Jerusalem Lodge , and resulted

in its dissolution , two new Lodges , however , —namely , "Trinity , No . 10 , " and " Phcenix , No . 11 , "—being formed out of ifc , and the Lodge property equally apportioned between the two . The intervention of Grand Lodge is also about the same time sought by members of St . John ' s No . 6 , with a view to securing a termination to some very violent differences which had arisen . At tbe last

regular communication , held in 1794 , Bro . Kerr reports that during the previous summer he had visited several country Lodges , and had found a number of irregular and improper practices had crept into their working . Accordingly he proposed that " Whereas , it is a matter of high importance that a good understanding and friendly intercourse should be preserved between the Grand and the

individual Lodges nnder this jurisdiction ; and also that any little deviation from ancient landmarks should be duly rectified ; and that a uniform mode of working should take place throughout the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge , and that the unity of the Fraternity should be maintained inviolate .

Therefore , Resolved : " That tho Grand Lodge will once in every year send ono or more of their own members , or some other person or persons commissioned under the seal of the Grand Lodge , to every individual Lodge nnder their jurisdiction , in order to a more complete attainment of the above-mentioned purposes . "

This was referred to a committee . Early in the year 1797 a resolution is passed for the appointment of a committee which shall revise the Constitution of Graud Lodr-e , and render it more perfect , without , however , in any way transgressing the ancient landmarks , or violating the genius and spirit of Masonry . Another resolution of importance , agreed to in 1796 , was to the

effect that no charter or dispensation for holding a Lodge of Masons should be granted to any person residing out of the State , and within the jurisdiction of any other Grand Lodge . This was done in consequence of a resolution communicated by the Grand Lodgo of Massachusetts in the early part of the same year . After this a difference that had arisen in Lodge L'Unite Americaine f orms the chief item of interest , and this dealt with , we find ourselrea

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near the close of tbe year 1797 , and at the end of Part IV . of this history . It only remains for ns to add , that no one can read these records without deriving much interesting information . Certain parts are necessarily dry , and there is a plentiful supply of names , t > ut it ia impossible to go through these pages without obtaining a tolerably clear insight , not only into Masonry , but also into the habits of New York during this period . We shall look forward with plea * sure to the production of future numbers .

Magazines Of The Month.

MAGAZINES OF THE MONTH .

THE fiction m Blacfcioood . is always of a sterling character , more free , perhaps , than any wo meet with elsewhere from that display of sensa * fcionalism which is the leading trait of the novels of our day . The career of " A Woman-Hater , " which is the title of the story now current in these pages ; becomes more interesting as the scope of the fade b comes more apparent . The characters of the leading personages are

skilfully drawn , and offer some very striking contrasts , while the incidents of the plot are well interwoven . It is , in fact , just the kind of tale to be genuinely appreciated by the lover of the better class of fiction . " Domestic Yachting" is the title of a very pleasant article on this most popular pastime . The sport depicted in ifc is of a genuine character . The yachtsman who follows the suggestions of this writer

must possess a fair knowledge of seamanship , and , instead of being a mere passenger , worse than useless at a pinch , must be able to do hia share of work . The mere ornamental sportsman , who is all uniform and buttons , will not perhaps appreciate the picture , but that is orly an evidence of its being worthy of appreciation . The other papers are not without interest , and include , of course , an essay on some political matter , but they do not call for any special comment .

Ttnsley s has a more formidable programme , as regards mere nam * ber , than we usually meet with . There are no less than nineteen contributions , to not one of which do we think the reader will offer any objection . The standard of merit is generally higher , nor is so mnch prominence given to the serial fiction . Mr . Farjeon ' s tale is not in . ferior to previous works of his , and Mr . Grant ' s " Did she love him ?'

contains one or two exciting incidents , which will arouse a keener interest than ever in its future progress . " A Real Chateau en Espagne " is amusing , and there are two other short tales , " The Strange Story of Captain Garnous , " and " Old Abel ' s Mill Stone , " which should find favour with magazine readers . The second of Mr . W . W . Fenn ' a " Rambles on the Byways to Health " contains a number of

suggestions , which are best described by a favourite word of the late Sir Arthur Helps ; they are " Common-Sensible , " and that is saying a good deal for thorn . Mr . Alfred J . H . Crespi is very happy in pleading the cause of " Fruit and Vegetables , " as articles of food receiving less than their fair share of attention . Solid food diet we think , is far too exclusively , with many people , the order of the day . A good fruit breakfast is a great luxury , and nutritious enough

for most of us , while fresh vegetables are indispensable . Both have the further advantage of bc- ' mg comparatively inexpensive . We are surprised , then , that with the present high prices of meat the consumption of vegetables , & c . is not greater . Among the other contents are a pleasantly written description of " Boulogne in the Eighteenth Century , " by Mr . James Hutton , and another of Dr . Davies's pretty " Love Songs of all Nations . "

We note in Cornhill Part I . of an essay entitled " When the Sea was Young , " which is pretty certain to attract a large class of readers , and R . L . S . 's address , " Virginibus Pnerisqne , " which contains plenty of sound advice on a subject of universal interest . A description of " Yun . nan , " and the account of " The Oera Linda Book "—a Frisian work , recently , it seems , translated into English , which , however , we

have not yet made acquaintance with—are serviceable contributions , being well written , and fnil of information not generally known . " Hours in a Library " cannot be better spent than in the company of the Cornhill contributor who , for several months past , has been favouring us with his views on different authors of eminence . This

month , he obliges ns with a disquisition on " Wordsworth ' s Ethics , " and the result is eminently satisfactory . The story of "Carita " continues to impress ns very favourably , and there is some very good writing in the history of " The Rev . Adam Cameron ' s Visit to London . "

The three serials in Temple Bar occupy the greater portion of the number . One of them , however , " Her Dearest Foe , " is concluded , and we cannot say we should willingly miss reading either Mr . Anthony Trollope's tale of " The American Senator , " or Mr . Wilkia Collins ' s Romance of "The two Destinies . " Each is a favourable specimen of the writer ' s style , and each , in all probability , will take

rank among the best appreciated efforts of the author . So much fiction , of course , curtails the number of other articles , bnt these are , without exception , capital specimens of magazine literature . " How they bathe at Loeche" is pleasantly described , and there is "The Strange Story of a Diamond , " which is worth reading . Then , Mr .

Walter Besant contributes a paper on " Piron and Opera Comique , " and we have , besides , an essay on " Churchill the Satirist , " and the narrative of "A Famous Excommunication , " translated from Palma ' s " Peruvian Traditions . " These very nearly complete tho roll of articles , and we think the general verdict will be " A very good roll too . "

The reader who thinks ifc his duty to keep himself au courant as regards thesportitigintelligence of the month will find no better or more trustworthy oracle to consult than Daily . The resume ' s of news , both cricket and yachting , are invariably accurate , and the criticisms for

the most part just . Then , in articles like tho one entitled " Shows considered in their relation to Sport , " we usually find the writer ' s views on tho side of common sense , while short tales , such as " How Tom Stretcher lost the Big Pike , " mostly exhibit an interest pecu . liarly their owni Ifc ia some months since we hare caught a glimpse