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B * a ^^ jg 4 ^*^*^ -ar ^ y ^ gi ^ b ^^* jM ^ J M ^ AAA ^ MreemasoiiJI SATURDAY , FEBRUARY I , 18 9 6 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

A correspondent writes : The Masonic welcome to Bro . Lord Brassey , the new Governor of Victoria , was something to be remembered , the more so , that the entertainers were the W . M . and members of the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , the only English lodge remaining in the Colon )* , out of the hundred odd lodges

that , prior to thc foundation of an independent Grand Lodge , were ranged under the banner of the District Grand Lodge of Victoria . His Excellency , as is now pretty well known , on arriving in Melbourne , found a telegram , conveying the intelligence that H . R . H . the Grand Master of England had appointed his lordshi p

a Past Grand Warden of England . This interesting fact , no doubt , put the brethren of old Combermere Ledge on their mettle . Bro . Lord Brassey attended the regular meeting of the lodge in November , and witnessed the work of the evening , including a passing , after which he partook of the hospitality of the lodge ,

this latter having for very many years bsen a distinguishing feature of the old Combermere , whether , as regards the menu or the music . Altogether it was a notable assemblage , such as we never see in England even , under the banner of one lodge , for there were more than 500 brethren present , inclu-iive of the

M . W . Grand Master ot the United Grand Lodge of Victoria , Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart , ( who is also a member of the Combermere ) , and many officers , past and present , of the Colonial Constitution . VVhat further interests one to hear is the probability of Bro . Lord Brassey succeeding Bro . Sir William Clarke as M . W . Grand Master of Victoria .

Masonic Notes.

A notable event in the annals of Norfolk Masonry took place on Tuesday of last week , when the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 213 , Norwich which was chartered by the Grand Lodge of the " Ancients " in 1795 , celebrated , with all possible eclat , the centenary of its constitution . From the enumeration in Bro . Lane ' s

" Masonic Records of the places at which the lodge has held its meetings , we should imagine it can have experienced no difficulty in demonstrating the continuity of its working to the satisfaction of the authorities of Grand Lodge . It seems to have changed its quarters pretty frequently . But no interval of rest

from work , at all events , no such interval as Grand Lodge wculd be compelled to take cognisance of , appears to have occurred , and the Grand Master had no hesitation in granting the lodge a centenary warrant , and with it his permission to all subscribing members

to wear a centenary jewel . We congratulate the membeis of No . 213 on their good fortune , and sincerely trust they may go on and prosper even more abundantly than they have done in the century which has already been completed .

* * Two men , who were prominent in their respective spheres of duty , have passed away duriug the present week , namely , Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , who held office in nearly all Mr . Gladstone ' s administrations , and Bro . Sir Joseph Barnby , Principal of the Guildhall School of Music . The former was a

Past Prov . Grand Deacon of West Yorhshire , and the latter , we believe , was a member of the Guildhall School of Music Lodge , No . 2454 . Both would doubtless have taken a more active part in Freemasonry had their avocations permitted them the necessary leisure .

» » # From ceitain communications with which we have been favoured by Prince Rhodocanakis , M . P . Sov .-G . Commander of the Supreme Council and honorary Grand Master advitam of the Grand Orient of Greece , Freemasonry in that kingdom would appear to be in

the position of a house divided against itself . Towards the latter part of last year a schism broke out in the ranks of our Greek brethren , and , as we are told , a spurious or clandestine Grand Orient , which claims the right to confer all the Degrees up to the 33 rd , was established by a number of malcontent brethren .

What the upshot of the schism will be cannot be foreseen , but it is no more than natural that we should feel and express our sympathy with Prince Rhodocanakis , who has done so much to promote the welfare of the Craft in his native country , and to whom , therefore , the whole body of Freemasons of every nationality owe so deep a debt of gratitude . We

trust the difficulties by which Greek Masonry is just now beset may be terminated speedily and that the Supreme Council and Grand Orient may again find themselves , at no very distant date , in a position to carry on their Masonic duties without let or hindrance from any quarter . » * *

We gather from the address delivered by Grand Master Henderson at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania on the 27 th December last that our respected brother landed himself in a difficulty , or perhaps we had better say acted inconsistently by giving during his year of office two

decisions which were mutually opposed to each other . The Master of one of the lodges in the jurisdiction died , and forthwith application was made to Grand Master Henderson for dispensation to elect a successor . The dispensation was at once granted . But no sooner had he done so than his mind became seriously exercised as to the legality of his act . Accordingly he did

what he should have done in the first instance—looked up the authorities on the subject , . and found to his regret that , as the law had made due provision for such an emergency , he had done a wrongful act . Hence , when a second application was made to him for a dispensation under precisely similar circumstances , he refused it .

But it seems to us that a further and somewhat difficult question may very properly be raised . If in the first case the Grand Master ' s act was wrong in granting a dispensation for the election of a new W . M . vice the W . M . deceased during his term of office , then the election of a new W . M . was wrong

and all the acts of the lodge done under his presidency . In fact , the whole thing is wrong ab initio , and the question arises—must there not be something in the nature of an Act of Indemnity to put matters straight . We should like to have the opinion of some of our readers who are learned in the law on this point .