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Brother Porter's Masonic Song, "Ye freeborn Sons," shall be inserted as scon as we can relieve ourselves a little from the pressure of arrears to other Correspondents,

Several communications from our good friend Capt. M. which were received too late for this Month, shall appear in our next Number.

We have permission from our R. W. Brother Dunckerley, to present our Readers with Copies of Letters to the late Earl of Chesterfield, descriptive of Gibraltar, Minorca, Leghorn, Bastia and Florenzo on the island of Corsica, Cagliari on the island of Sardinia, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicant, and Cadiz on the coast of Spain: written by Mr. D. in the years 1748 and 1749, when that Gentleman was an officer on board his Majesty's ship the Crown.-One of the above Letters shall be inserted in our next.

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Of all the exercises either of the head or heart, those will be generally most effective, as most genuine, that are excited by Gratitude and nourished by Hope. Inspired by these sentiments, our Brethren will, it is hoped, find in the present Number proofs of our diligence in cultivating correspondence. The Address of the Freemasons of Quebec to their Royal Grand Master Prince EDWArd, and his Royal Highness's Answer, reflect equal credit on the Patriotism and Benevolence of both parties; and our thanks are due to the respectable Brother by whom they were communicated to Dr. JIEANS'S Masonic Oration as a Composition does him much † honour, and as a chain of true Principles is a just tribute to the

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