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really onerous post of honorary Secretary . Similar Committees will , we trust , be formed under the auspices of the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland ; nor , indeed , do we believe that in any English-speaking country the claims of Bro . GOULD will be forgotten . Even in America , there must be , at least , some among the thousands who have perused his famous

"History who cannot altogether approve of the manner in which it has been quietly " appropriated " without the leave or licence of the author , and these , we confidently anticipate , will mark their sympathy by subscribing

to the memorial . Neither can we doubt—and with this our present remarks must be brought to a close—that by our confreres of the Masonic Press in foreign countries the unequalled services of Bro . GOULD will be as ¦ warml y upheld as in our own .

* * * Th ^ Re P t published last week of the consecration , on the Bro . Tew * s Sth ult ., of the Armitage Lodge , No . 2261 , Milnsbridge , con-Addresses . tained in fuH the address which Bro _ TEW p . G . M . of West

Yorkshire , as his custom is on these occasions , delivered ; and though it is difficult for even so practised a speaker as he is to say anything that is not tolerably familiar to the brethren who are present at such ceremonies , we may be sure that his address contained matter calculated to impress the members of the new lodge with a full sense of the duties and responsibilities

they had undertaken . His remarks on that good fellowship , which it is one of the principal objects of Freemasonry to promote , were very felicitous , and we have no doubt will be taken to heart by all who had the privilege of hearing them . It is a quality in Freemasonry which does not always attract to itself quite so much attention as Bro . TEW was pleased to bestow

upon it , and yet , perhaps , it is the quality which it is most important that Freemasons should cultivate . It is the basis of—if , indeed , it is not synonymous with—that pure and disinterested friendship , on the establishment of which among men all moralists , both sacred and profane , have insisted so strongly . It is the feeling which prompts men to do good to others , and ,

as Bro . TEW was careful to point out , very much of "the happiness and purity of our lives" as Masons "depend on our admitting and making a wise choice of our members for the lodge . " VVe are aware that in saying this Bro . TEW was enunciating no new idea , for almost every brother who has played the part of Consecrating Officer has done his utmost

to impress the same truth on his hearers . But Bro . TEW has a way of his own in these matters , and it it is impossible for him to be always formulating new ideas , he is careful that even the well-established idea , as presented by him , shall be to the full as attractive as if it had never been presented b y any previous speaker . However , if the idea is not new , it contains advice

•which it is most desirable should be followed . A lodge depends chiefly , if not entirely , for its success on the character of those who are introduced into it as members , and Bro . TEW never gave better advice than when he told the members of the newly-consecrated Armitage Lodge to " choose their initiates for what they are , and not for what they have . "

Another Masonic Ms.

ANOTHER MASONIC MS .

Bro . Wm . Watson , of Leeds , has sent me for transcription another copy of the " Old Charges , " by desire and with the consent of Bro . Thomas W . Tew , P . G . D ., the esteemed Prov . G . M . of West Yorkshire . This parchment roll was presented , in October last , to the Masonic Library and Museum formed in that province , by Bro . J . W . Cocking , W . M . 2035 , in whose family the document has been preserved for several generations . It

is composed of three strips of parchment of over six inches in width , two being long and of about equal length , and the third , forming the concluding portion , being much shorter . The whole extends to some six and a half feet in length , and is well written , only at times not easily decipherable , as the roll is considerably worn or rubbed in some parts . Its age , apparently , is about two centuries , and the text is mainly of the ordinary kind ( save as

to several original additions and alterations ) until the conclusion is approached , when numerous departures may be noticed , and entirely fresh matter and new regulations are introduced , quite new to me , and making this valuable MS . a suigeneris . In consequence of this latter fact , Bro . Watson has obtained the

approval of the Prov . G . M . —after whom , and in whose honour , by desire of the donor , it has been most appropriately named—for its publication b y me in the Christmas number of the Freemason , in which paper , I feel assured , it will be a most attractive feature , and be welcomed by the ever-increasing band of Masonic Students .

I am now carefully collating it with other MSS ., and hope to announce its peculiarities and distinctive character in time for the reproduction , so that the value of the " T . W . Tew MS . " may be fully appreciated , especially by the thousands of brethren in West Yorkshire , where Bro . Thomas W . Tew is so loved and respected . W . J . HUGHAN .

Roll Of Grand Masters Of Ireland.

ROLL OF GRAND MASTERS OF IRELAND .

( ARRANGED BY BRO . W . J . HUGHAN . ) The following roll of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Ireland will be found to be more accurate than any preceding list , not even excepting that supplied in the official Calendar of the Grand Lodge for 1886 . Notwithstanding all the efforts I have made , it is not wholly satisfactory

and complete , but the publication of the series of old Irish warrants , through the assistance of Bro . C . P . Cooper , of Dundalk , Dr . Crossle , of Newry , and others , has enabled me to supply some new names , correct several errors , and furnish a more exact description of several of the noblemen who were at the head of the Craft for the period named .

The appointment of the Earl of Ross is first noted in Bro . Gould ' s history , based upon an extract from the London Journal of 17 th July , 1725 . " From the same kingdom [ Ireland ] we have advice that the Society of Free Masons had met , and chose the Earl of Ross Great Master for the year ensuing" ; who ( if any did ) held that office before , or whether it really

Roll Of Grand Masters Of Ireland.

meant Grand Master , it is impossible , under existing circumstances , to decide . The names of the Grand Masters of the " Grand Lodge for the Province of Munster" are obtained from existing records of that bod y kindly made known to me by Bro . Anderson Cooper , D . P . G . M . of Munster . Lord Kingston evidently acted in that capacity to 1733 , so that his lordshi p continued to be G . M . of Munster after he had ceased to be the chief at

Dublin . When the Grand Lodge for Munster { not Provincial Gran d Lodge ) was first formed I cannot tell , but there were several lodges on its roll in 1727 , and as a Grand Lodge , Bro . Gould claims most fairly , it ruled over a larger area than did that of England until 1724 , for from 1717 to that year , London and Westminster were only concerned in the prosperity of the premier Grand Lodge .

The list which I have compiled should be carefully compared with the particulars in Spratt ' s Constitutions , 175 1 ( Freemason , January 5 th , 1884 ) , and the lists in Bro . Furnell's Calendar of 1847 and the Grand Lod ge of 1886 , as reprinted by me lately in the Freemason .

" GREAT MASTER " IRELAND . 1 1725 , Earl of Ross . GRAND LODGE—PROVINCE OF MUNSTER . 1 1726 , Hon . James O'Brien . 2 1730 , Col . Wm . Maynard . 3 1731 , James , 4 th Baron Kingston . * GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND .

1 1730 , James , 4 th Baron Kingston . * 2 1732 , Nicholas , 5 th Viscount Netterville . 3 l ? 33 > Henry , 4 th Viscount Kingsland . (¦) ' 735 > James , 4 th Baron Kingston * ( see A . D . 1730 ) . 4 173 6 , Marcus , ist Viscount lyrone ( Earl of Tyrone ) . 5 1738 , Wm . Stewart , 3 rd Viscount Mountjoy ( ist Earl of Blessington ) . % 6 1740 , Arthur , 3 rd Viscount Doneraile .

7 1741 , Charles , 2 nd Baron Tullamore ( Earl of Charleville ) . 8 1743 , Thomas , 2 nd Baron Southwell . 9 1744 , John , 3 rd Viscount Allen . ( 0 " 745 ) James , 4 th Baron Kingston * ( see A . D . 1730 and 1735 ) . 10 1747 , Sir Marmaduke Wyville , 6 th Bart . 11 1749 , Robert , ist Baron Kingsborough . 12 1750 , Lord George Sackville . (?)

"S 1753 , Hon . Thomas Southwell ( 3 rd Baron and ist Viscount Southwell ) . " 4 I 757 > Rrinsley , Lord Newtonbutler ( 2 nd Earl of Lanesborough ) . 1 5 175 ^ 1 Charles , Lord Moore ( 6 th Earl and ist Marquess of Drogheda ) . ( 7 ) 1760 , Charles , 1 st Earl of Charleville ( see A . D . 1741 ) . 16 1761 , Sir Edward King , 5 th Bart . ( Visct . Kingsborough & ist Earl of Kingston ) 17 1763 , Thomas , 6 th Earl of Westmeath , K . P . 18 1767 , Ford , 5 th Earl of Cavan .

19 1768 , Cadivallader , gth Baron Blayney - | - ( resigned ) . ( iS ) 1768 , Ford , 5 th Earl of Cavan ( see A . D . 1767 ) . ( 16 ) 1769 , Edraard , 1 st Earl of Kingston ( see A . D . 1761 ) . 20 1770 , William , Marquess of Kildare ( 2 nd Duke of Leinster ) . 21 1772 , Randal , Viscount Dunluce ( 6 th Earl and ist Marquess of Antrim ) . % 22 1774 , George , Viscount Bellfield ( 2 nd Earl of Belvedere ^ . 2 3 177 6 , Garrett , ist Earl of Mornington . ( 20 ) 1777 , William , 2 nd Duke of Leinster ( see A . D . 1770 ) .

( 21 ) 177 S , Randal , 6 th Earl of Antrim ( Marquess of Antrim ) J ( see A . D . 1772 ) . 24 1782 , Richard , 2 nd Earl of Mornington ( Marquess of Wellesley ) . 25 17 S 3 , Robert , ist Baron Muskerry . 26 17 S 5 , Arthur , Viscount Kilwarlin ( 2 nd Marquess of Downshire ) . 27 1787 , Francis , 2 nd Viscount Glerawley ( ist Earl of Annesley ) . 28 17 S 9 , Richard , 2 nd Baron Donoughmore ( Earl of Donoughmore ) . 29 1 S 13 , Augustus Frederick , 3 rd Duke of Leinster . 30 1874 , James Hamilton , ist Duke of Abercorn . 31 1 SS 6 , James , 2 nd Duke of Abercorn .

United Grand Lodge Of England.

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .

1 he following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday next : 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th September , 1888 , for confirmation .

2 . Com nunication from the Most Worshipful Grand Master , submitting and recommending an application from the Body styled "United Grand Lodge of New South Wales , " for recognition . 3 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year .

5 . Appointment and Investment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 6 . Election of a Senior and a Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence .

7 . Election of 12 Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year ensuing . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . : — £ s . d . A brother of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , No . 39 , Exeter ... 50 0 o The widow of a brother of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 6 73

, Liverpool , ... 50 o o A brother of the Howe and Charnwood Lodge , No . 1007 , Loughborough 50 o o A brother of the Lodgeof Temperance , No . 169 , London ... 100 o o A brother of the Lodge of Justice , No . 147 , Deptford 50 o o A brother of the Lodgeof Emulation , No . 21 , London 75 o o

The widow of a brother of the St . Margaret ' s Lodge , No . 1 S 72 , Surbiton , ... 75 o 0 A brother of the Fort Lodge , No . 1528 , Newquay 50 o o A brother of the Royal Leopold Lodge , No . 166 9 , Camberwell ... 50 o o A brother ofthe Meridian Lodge of St . John , No . 729 , Melbourne ,

Victoria 100 0 o The widow of a brother of the All Souls' Lodge , No . 170 , Weymouth 50 0 o A brother of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 422 , Gainsborough ... 50 o o

9 . —REPORT OI * THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at the meeting ol the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th day of November inst ., showing a Balance in the Bank

of England of £ 4026 os . 8 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 24 8 s . 7 d . ( Signed ) ^ THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., 20 th November . 1888 .