CONTENTS. LSADSHS — that of Bro. W. M. BATTERSBY , owing to the operation of the Irish Freemasonry in 1S9S ... ... ... •¦• ¦¦• 155 The Order of Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine ... ... 156 law which forbids the re-election of a brother who has filled the Annual Supper of the Selwyn Lodge of Instruction , No. IQPI ... ». ... I5r» office of Senior G. Deacon for three years, and that of Bro. An Interesting " Advancement " ... ... ... ... ... 157 A RCHIBALD ST . GEORGE , for so long Photography of the Future ... ... ... ... ... 157 Dep. G. Sec, owing to Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 157 advancing years ; but worthy successors have been found in the A Masonic Anecdote ... ... ... ... ... ... 159 Royal Ai ch ... ... ... ... ... 159 former case by the promotion of J.G. Officers and the election Scotland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ' 5<J of Bro. OHN FOX GOODMAN , J.P., as G.I.G., and in the latter M ASONIC N OTES— J Benevolent Institution Festival... ... ... ... ... ifii by the appointment of Bro. HENRY F. FLAVELLE , with 22 years' St. George 's Day ... ... ... ... ... ... 1G1 District Grand Lodge of the Punjab ... ... ... ... 161 experience under Bros. OLDHAM and ST. GEORGE , to be the Funeral of Bro. Enoch T. Carson ... ... ... ... 1G1 Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire... ... ... ... ifii new Deputy Grand Secretary, and Bro. H ENRY C. SlIELLARD Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... II >? as his Assistant Secretary or Clerk, the Deputy Grand Master Reviews ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ifa Cralt Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... ifij adding to the announcement a few words in praise of the able Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ifi.l manner in which Bros. FLAVELLE and SllELLARD Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 16.3 had so far The Craft Abroad ... ... ... ... ... ... i<M discharged their respective duties. The Recent Feitival of Ihe Roya l Masonic Benevolent Institution ... ... 1(4 Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ifi.i Passing to other matters, the Deputy directed his attention, Masonic and General Tiding s ... ... ... ... ... ''''' Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16G firstl y, to what may be described as the foreign relations of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and, after noting the pleasure it had o-iven him to receive a visit from Bro. C. E. DAVIES, M.W.G.M . IRISH FREEMASONRY IN 1808. of Tasmania , he announced that , following the example of the It li.is always been a subject ol regre t lltat in (lie Masonic Grand Lodge of England , they had recognised the Grand Lodge proceedings it lias been our privilege, to record , but more parti- of New Zealand as the. supreme Masonic authority in that colony, cularl y in those annual reviews of Masonic work which for but subject to the condition that any Irish lodges which elected several years past we have published regularl y, it has not been to remain in allegiance to their own Grand Lodge should have in our power to sav more about the doings of the Irish Craft. their rights and privileges respected. He further mentioned that Latterl y, through the kindness of correspondents, we have the edict removing the Volume of the Sacred Law from the fared better , and among the important events which have, found altars of the Grand Lodge of Peru and its constituent lodges a record in these pages are the retirement of and presentation had been brought to their notice , but that the course of action of addresses to Hro. Sur.KLF.TON, Past I I .G. Master ; the visit which must have been followed had that edict remained in of Belfast brethre n and their friends to Ihe Masonic Orphan operation had become unnecessary, by reason of its abrogation , Schools in Dublin ; and the installation of Bro. j. C REED M ERE - and the restoration of the Volume of the Sacred Law to its DITH , LL.n., as Djp. G. Master , and of Bro. ROBERT J. Hll.TON , proper place. He also referred to the appointment of Bros, in succession to the late Bro. TllOMAS VALENTINE , as Dei). the Bishop of 0SS0RY , the Very Rev. the Dean of KlLLALOE , I' rov. G. Master of Antrim. But these, though in the highest and G EORGE H. M ILLER , Provincial Grand Secretary of Meath, degree interesting, were but a few events , reports of which were as representatives from the Grand Lodges of Manitoba, Con- communicated to us at rare intervals , Now , through the kind- necticut, and Florida respectively, at the Grand Lodge of ii' Fs of one to whom we gladly acknowledge ourselves indebted Ireland , and the interchange of visits between the members for advice and information , we are in a position to give 0111 ol" Lodge 53 and sundry brethren of Bristol , and expressed readers an authoritative account of what the Irish Craft did last his belief , as regards the latter incident, that such year and the position it then occup ied as compared with previous visits were calculated to strengthen the already existing ties of years. The particulars thus obtained have been taken from the brotherhood. Other matters that claimed his attention were the address delivered by the Dep. G. Master on last St. John 's Day in nourishing state of Irish Masonry in the Colonies, but more Winter (27th December), and they prove beyond question that especially in Queensland, over which Bro. G. S. HUTTON had Freemasonry i n Ireland is in as nourishing a state as its most been appointed to preside as Prov. G. Master, and also in South ardent friends could desire. Africa , where there arc now four lod ges under the Irish Con- After a f ew words of congratulation on the apparent success stitution. He also spoke in the highest terms of Masonry in of (lie new departure , due to the suggestion of Bro. CRAWLEY , Belfast , which city it had been one of his earliest official acts to 'hat a luncheon should follow the meeting of Grand Lodge on visit for the purpose ot consecrating a new hall erected by the ¦'t. John 's Day, and some further remarks ot a general character, brethren. He contrasted the present condition of the Irish the Deputy Grand Master set about fulfilling what was not the Craft with wdiat it was in 1S 7 8 when, though there was a sum of ¦'¦ast necessary , but whal must certainl y have been the least £500 in bank to the credit of Grand Lodge, its outstanding .. .. agreeableritrrn/ml.l^. , part_ _ i ofr his1 duty1 ¦ , by1 enumerating, ' . theil losses1 theil. Craft/"* r. liabilities amounted to about £1400 ; whereas now Grand Lodge l 1 • ' "¦'"I sustained in I SCJ S by death or other causes, prominent had invested or on deposit or current account over £4500, with among (he brethren who have departed this life being Bro. liabilities, as far as he knew, amounting to nil. He also spoke u "-1.IAM CO .MV NS , who died only a few short months after his of the measures about to be adopted for the enlargement of the "Hvsdfure as (irand Treasurer , and Bro. T HOMAS VALENTINE , Hall in Molesworth-street , and the very material assistance they who did not long survive his resignation of the office of Deputy had received in devising those measures from a number of Grand Master of the Province of Antrim. These brethren brethren , prominent amongst whom were Bro. Lord Justice u hose signal services to Freemasonry were justl y eulogised have Frrz GIBBON and Bro. R. K EATING CLAY, G. Treasurer. ' ''^''i succeeded , the former by Bro. R K EATING CLAY , J.P., as Lastly, the Dep. Grand Master was at very considerable 'band Treasurer , and the latter by Bro. R. J. UlLTON , as Deputy pains to lay before the brethren a clear and succinct account of r°v. Grand Master Antrim, Then there have been retirements , what had been accomplished during the year by their Masonic Orphan Schools, and the circumstances in which they wen clave is apparentl y an acliveand energetic bod}", which meets regu- placed. As regards the Girls ' School , in which there, were, as larly, and doesoooelwork when it eloes meet; and there are sundry many as 104 children , the year bad been a record one , tin other conclaves which meet from lime to time , and also , as far aswe educational progress it had made being shown not onl y by the are able to jud ge from the reports with which we arc favoured , results of the examinations held by the Intermediate Education do good service. ft does not, of course , follow that because Board , but also by the fact that among the successes achieved onl y a few reports of meetings appear in our columns , the three Exhibitions had been gained , and that the Results Fees general bod y of the Oreler is consp icuous for its inactivit y , but , ' had risen from / " i 76 in 1897 to £i\q. In the. case of the Boys as a rule , the more frequeiit the meetings , the- oflener are we School f.hc year had been less successful , because at its com- invited to publish their proceedings ; but reports of Rome and mencement there had been an outbreak of scarlatina , and the Reel Cross are , as we have said , onl y very occasionall y to be though there had been no fatal case, and the boys had all met with in this journal. For this reason is it that the account recovered, it had greatly interfered with the work. Hence we gave two weeks since ol the annual mee-ting of the G. Imperial fewer be ys had been entered for the Intermediate Conclave of the (Irder on the fith instant afforded so much Examinations, there being, however, this gratilying re- pleasure. It conveyed to us, and doubtless to our readers like- sult , by way of compensation for the paucity of can wise, the ielea that the Red Cross must be le-neling towarels a didates , that their School was one of the very few whose condition of improve-d and improving prosperity.