27, Mt. Ararat Encampment, Alabama, Aug. 4, Encampment, No. 1, Nashville, 22, Iowa Lodge, Iowa, "Grand Lodge of Tennessee, 29, Glazier Encampment, Virginia, "Salem Encampment, Virginia, Sept. 1, Florida Lodge, No. 1, "Grand Lodge of Kentucky, "( do. do. Alabama, "10, Grand Lodge of Louisiana, "Wildey Encampment, No. 1, Louisiana, "Virginia Encampment, No. 8, Lynchburg, "" 13, Oglethorpe Lodge, No. 1, Savannah, Ga. "L 14, Grand Lodge of Illinois, dues, Charter, 30 00 do. 30 00 do. 30 00 do. and sundries, 100 00 dues, 6 62 do. 2.93 do. Charter, 14 95 30 00 Covenant, 5 00 dues, 50 00 No. 8, dues, 21.50 quota and Books, 40 00 $1892 67 U Great efforts were made during the past year to procure the settlement of accounts with the subordinates to this jurisdiction, and to induce punctuality in remittances. The undersigned is gratified to report, that his labor in this respect has been rewarded with much success. It will be seen that a very large increase has been made in the receipts into the treasury, far exceeding the revenue of any former year. Of this amount, he regrets, however, to say, that a considerable proportion will be unavailable, in consequence of the depreciation of the funds in which the payments have been remitted. In connection with the subject of the finances of the R. W. Grand Lodge of the United States, the Grand Corresponding Secretary was directed to execute the following resolutions of the last session. "Resolved, That the Grand Corresponding Secretary address a communication to each Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment, working under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the United States, stating the importance of the object to be attained by a deputation to England, and asking a contribution of at least ten dollars from each subordinate lodge or Encampment under their jurisdiction, to be applied to defraying the expenses of one or more members to be appointed to visit England." "Ordered, That the report of the select committee just adopted, in relation to the proposed deputation to England, and the resolutions accompanying the same, be printed by the Corresponding Secretary, in circular form, and be addressed by him to each subordinate under this jurisdiction, with an earnest request that it receive their favorable notice." The instructions contained in the resolutions were promptly complied with, by the issue of circulars to every department throughout the jurisdiction, and it is a source of great pleasure to the undersigned to report, that the appeal made by the R. W. Grand Lodge of the United States, has been responded to with alacrity by the following lodges and Encampments— the amount of whose respective subscriptions, so far as they have been paid, have been placed in the treasury, per vouchers herewith annexed. Many additional subscriptions, it is believed, have been made, of which no advice has as yet been transmitted; when received, they will be added to the list. Subscriptions for the English Mission. Statement Continued. Amount brought forward, Wildey Encampment, $120 00 10 00 20.00 20 00 20 00 10 00 10:00 Covenant Lodge, No. 35, Wildey Encampment, No. 1, Wildey Encampment, No. 1, Union Lodge, No. 1, Feliciana Lodge, No. 2, 10 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 10:00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10.00 10 00 The resolution directing the manner of disposition of the Diplomas has been executed, as required. The following brethren have been duly appointed agents of the Grand Lodge for the same, to whom have been transmitted the number of diplomas respectively annexed to their names below. Very limited reports of sales have as yet been returned. It is anticipated, however, that during the session returns will be generally made. A further report, in that event, will be presented from this office. In virtue of the resolution of the 22d September, 1841, adopted for the purpose of preserving the correspondence of this office, a suitable copying press, copying book and writing trough, was procured in the city of New York, by brother Thaddeus Davids, late Grand Representative of that state, who kindly served the Grand Lodge in this particular. All the correspondence since the obtaining of the said apparatus, has been duly copied, and is herewith submitted. (Doc. B.) The above, comprising, it is believed, the several subjects of duty required to be performed by the Corresponding Secretary, in the recess, the undersigned will now proceed to detail such correspondence as been had during the past year, which is worthy of your consideration. ENGLISH CORRESPONDENCE. In obedience to the order of the 22d September, 1841, requiring the Grand Corresponding Secretary to address a communication to the Annual Moveable Committee of Great Britain, on the subject of the difference existing between us, and endeavour to impress upon that body the importance of adhering to the ancient language, rules and regulations of the Order— "and mildly, but firmly, protest against any attempt by that body to interfere with the Order in the United States"-the undersigned has the honor to report, that the duty enjoined in the resolution was complied with; and herewith is presented for the consideration of the Representatives, a copy of the communication addressed to the A. M. C. of Great Britain, on the subject referred to. I. O. O. F. OFFICE COR. AND REC. SEC'RY, R. W. G. L. OF THE U. S. THE R. W. GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, The undersigned, Corresponding Secretary of the R. W. Grand Lodge of the United States, has the honor of presenting the sincere gratulations of that body to the brotherhood in England, at the prosperous condition of our beloved Order throughout that jurisdiction, and to renew the assurances so often heretofore expressed, of its ready, earnest, and ardent co-operation with the Manchester Unity, to extend the principles of Odd Fellowship to every "nook and corner" of the earth. During no period of the history of the Order in America, has its condition been so prosperous, or its prospects more brilliant than the present time. Peace and har mony-"Friendship, Love, and Truth" prevail in every quarter of our jurisdiction, and the march of Odd Fellowship is still onward in strength, character, and usefulness. Here with you will receive the Journal of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the United States, held in the city of Baltimore, on the 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25th days of September, 1841; from this document you will learn the interesting detail of the Order in each state of the Union, and will be enabled to institute a comparison of its present, with its former history and position in this country. While it is thus a source of profound satisfaction to the undersigned, to acquaint you with the healthful and prosperous condition of Odd Fellowship in this hemisphere, he will not disguise the fact, that the aspect of the present relations between the Manchester Unity and the Grand Lodge of the United States, are by no means calculated to promote the interest of the Order in either jurisdiction. Those relations, inauspicious as they appear, are the result of misconception and misunderstanding, it is believed, and may now easily, in the opinion of the undersigned, be adjusted; when if permitted to continue in their present inharmonious posture, they may tend to results of the deepest injury to Odd Fellowship as a system, throughout the world, and become the source of evils, sadly to be deplored by all. The undersigned, in the winter of 1841, addressed an official letter to the Grand Master and Board of Directors of the Manchester Unity, the delivery of which was intrusted to brother Pooley, Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of New York, who mailed the same at Liverpool, to the address of Grand Corresponding Secretary Ratcliffe, at Manchester. To that letter no reply has been received; yet, the minutes of the proceedings of the Moveable Committee, which assembled at the Isle of Man, on the 31st May, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5th days of June, 1841, furnish evidence that it had been duly received, and gave rise to proceedings in that body, which have been the subject of profound regret to your brethren in this jurisdiction. Those proceedings are to be found on page 8 of the journal referred to, and are of the following tenor: "Resolved 11, We perceive from the American correspondence that brethren arriving in that country labor under great disadvantages, and can seldom, if ever, avail themselves of the benefits of Odd Fellowship in American lodges, as at present constituted. We consider it advisable that the Board of Directors be empowered either to open lodges, or to take such steps as may seem to them better calculated to carry out the principles of our institution." "Resolved, That the Grand Master and Board of Directors communicate to the next conference of the United States, that unless arrangements be made in America previous to the next A. M. C., to treat members arriving from England in the true spirit of Odd Fellowship, the Directors will be under the necessity of making such arrangements for the interest and comfort of the members of the Independent Order now in America, as may seem to them most proper." In the discharge of my official duty these proceedings were made the subject of a special communication to the Grand Lodge of the United States at its last session, and after mature deliberation upon the importance of the matter, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by that body. "Resolved, That the Grand Corresponding Secretary address a communication to the A. M. C. on the subject of the difference existing between us, and endeavour to impress on that body the importance of adhering to the ancient language, rules, and regulations of the Order; and mildly, but firmly protest against any attempt to interfere with the Order in the United States." In obedience to the instruction of the resolution just cited, the undersigned begs leave, in relation to so much of the resolution of the A. M. C. as proposes "either to open lodges in America, or to take such steps as may seem to them best calculated to carry out the principles of the institution," to refer to the subjoined Charter of the Grand Lodge of the United States, the terms and language of which it is presumed will sufficiently explain the relative position of the two bodies, and will demonstrate of itself without the aid of comment, the entire independence of the Grand Lodge of the United States in the business of Odd Fellowship in America. 1. O. O. F. This dispensation, granted by consent of the Grand Master and past and present officers from various lodges connected with the Manchester Unity, assembled in Grand Committee. In consideration of the charter formerly granted by the Duke of York Lodge, Preston, to certain officers and brothers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Bal |