Freemasonry In Ireland.

known as the " High Knight Templar , " in consequence of which many have thought that the warrant from Scotland permitted of their so doing , but beyond the name of the lodge no reference whatever in any way is made to such an innovation .

We are not aware of any authorized edition of the " Constitutions of Ireland " between A . D . 1730 and A . D . 1744 . There was , however , a work published in 1803 which professes to give the Laws as

"published in the year 1738 ( viz ., Hills "Amman Rezon , " Dublin , A . D . 1803 ) . In the same work , the Regulations for the Committee of Charity , " approved of and

practised by the Grand Lodge of Ireland since the year 1738 , " are given , as also the Laws for the Stewards , & c . Laws were also revised and made known to the members

in the year 1768 , also in 1777 to early in the next century , when a general revision ' was made of all existing laws , preparatory to a reprint of the " Ahiman Rezon . " At the Grand Lodge held A . D . 1802 the

position of the Masonic Female Orphan School was stated to be most unsatisfactory , for " the receipts were inadequate to the support of the establishment . " In consequence of this fact the fees for Grand

Lodge were raised , and each lodge was required to pay the sum of £ 1 2 s . gd . annually , instead of 10 s . iod . as heretofore , excepting military lodges , & c . The income of the Grand Lodge for twelve

months amounted to the very respectable sum of £ 684 15 s . 11 Jd . A list accompanies the " Communication" of seven persons excluded from Freemasonry by order . An Emergency Meeting was held 21 st June ,

1804 , to consider a paper addressed to the Freemasons of Ireland , which was declared to be a "false , malicious , and scandalous libel . " It seems that there was a dispute , which resulted in the formation of another

Grand Lodge ! Really , we had no idea of there having been two Grand Lodges in Ireland in working order at the same time , and until perusing these papers , kindly placed in our hands , we never heard of such a

"split . " We have seen a deal written about the " Moderns " and " Ancients " in England , and we know how , notwithstanding the latter were wrong in setting up an independent authority , and for about

seventy years set the regular Grand Lodge at defiance , the original Grand Lodge received them back into the fold A . D . 1 S 13 ,

and ever since all such unseemly squabbles have been avoided . In Ireland it seems a division occurred , and we will carefully examine all the " communications " before

writing again . We notice among the lot of papers reports from the Grand Lodge of Ireland from the " Grand East at Ulster . " This must be the seceding body of which

the Earl of Belmore was Grand Master , A . D . 1810 ! The Earl of Donoughmore was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge ( Dublin ) .

THE FREEMASON of late has contained several important additions to the history of the " Ancients " in the valuable sketch of "Freemasonry in England , " and we therefore cannot do better , having

documents in our possession respecting the " Seccders " in Ireland , than to make them known also , as even more information is wanted with respect to the latter than the former . ( To be continued )'

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Masonic Order Of Mizraim.

MASONIC ORDER OF MIZRAIM

BY MARC BEDARRIDE . INTRODUCTION .

( Continued from page 43 . ) We learn from this history the time and place , when and where , each Masonic rite was created . In it is also described the anti-fraternal conduct

of the ringleaders of the modern rite in 5826 or 1822 , who wished to domineer in Masonry ; the intolerance and ' calumny directed from their Temples against our Order , and against the

Supreme Council of the Scotch Rite ; the tribulations which they caused us by their accusations ; our defence ; and the refutation by the Scotch Rite of the badly-founded pretentions of our enemies .

But , thanks to the Almighty , to our own perseverance , and to the rightful cause of the children of Mizraim and Heredom , we have triumphed at last , whilst our enemies are covered with confusion . We find in this work details of the various cabals contrived by the plotters of

our Order , and the firmness and acuteness with which our supreme rulers have acted . We finish by describing one of those numerous and magnificent ceremonies which have been celebrated within our temples within the Valley of Paris .

In giving our time to this work we have , indeed , been influenced neither by interest or by pride , nor yet by a desire to give greater renown to our venerable Order , or to diminish that of other Masonic rites—nor have we , in reporting

the anti-Masonic deeds against us and our rights , been influenced by a desire to sustain or continue our arguments . We have not stolen from history—our single aim has been , and ever will be , the welfare of

our Order . All this the disciples of Mizraim well know ; but to demonstrate to them the great desire we have to impart true Masonic knowledge , we have read portions of the following pages , not only in the lodges and councils

of our Order , hut in the presence of an immense number of Masons of various rites . These have been unanimous in their applause , and have asked us to hasten the issue of this work , which it was then our purpose to keep from the

general public . Thanks to Jehovah , our task is completed . Our greatest hope is , that our young adepts may find in this work the principles of wisdom , discretion , fidelity , goodness , and fraternity , which

the great Mizraim has bequeathed to his sons ; and , above all , that those brethren who have been misled may be brought back from error to truth , and cured of their intolerance—for

tolerance is , and always wilt be , the most beautiful jewel of our Order , one which will cause the Masons of all rites , each independently of the other , to form that chain of union which should unite the children of the widow in both

hemispheres . 90 . END OF INTRODUCTION . The above is as nearly as possible a literal translation given in the style and language of our 111 . Bro . Marc Bedarride .

Ancient And Primitive Rite Of Misraim.

ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE OF MISRAIM .

Bectivc Sanctuary of Levites , No . I . A meeting of this sanctuary was held at Freemasons'Tavern , Great Queen-strcel , on the 31 st ult ., under the presidency of the H . P ., S . Bro . R . 0

Wentworth Little , 90 G . Arch ., supported by S . Bros . Col . F . Burden , 90 ° , D . S . G . M . and Regent ; Major E . Hamilton Finney , 90 ° , and Sir Gilbert E . Campbell , Bart ., 90 ° , Grand Experts ; by seven of the newly-appointed officers , and about thirty other Levites .

1 he sanctuary having been duly opened , the M . E . H . P . explained that the principal object of the meeting would be to elect and obligate members of the higher grades of the Rite , but that

candidates for the $ ¦ £ who might be in attendance would be received . Bros . W . Hurlstone , A . Montagu Haynes , and E . H . G . Dalton were accordingly introduced in due form and accepted

Ancient And Primitive Rite Of Misraim.

as Levites . Forty brethren were then selected for the next grade worked , viz ., that of " Benevolent Knight , " the degree formerly ranking as 67 ° , but now placed as 66 ° , in order not to conflict with a degree of somewhat similar ceremonial in

the A . and A . Rite . Out of the members of the 66 ° , eighteen were elected to the 77 , Regulators-General of the Order , and they in turn elected six of their number to the rank of

Conservators-General—the 90 or ultimate degree . All having been duly obligated and entrusted in the several grades , the sanctuary was resumed , the alms were collected , the usual solemn closing followed , and the brethren separated .

The Ancient & Accepted Rite.

The ANCIENT & ACCEPTED RITE .

Palestine Chapter Rose Croix of H . R . D . M . A regular meeting of this new chapter was held at Freemasons' Tavern , London , on the 31 st ult ., and amongst those present were 111 . Bro . John Hervey 30 M . W . S . ; R . Wentworth Little , H . P . ;

, , Colonel Francis Burdett , 32 , 1 st Gen . ; Hyde Pullen , 33 ° ; Rev . T . F . T . Ravenshaw , 30 , G . Kenning , H . C . Levander , T . B . Yeoman , J . W . Barrett , T . L . Fox , T . Luty , J . T . Moss , and T . Cubitt .

The minutes of tne consecration meeting having been read and confirmed , Bros . R . W . Woodman , M . D ., and E . H . G . Dalton , duly approved candidates , were admitted to the 17 by 111 . Bro . Hyde Pullen , and afterwards perfected

as S . R Rose Croix by the M . W . S ., who performed his duties in a highly impressive manner , being ably assisted by Bro . Pullen , who acted as G . M . and Raphael . The M . W . S . then appointed the remainder of the officers as follows : Ex . Bros .

Geo . Kenning , 2 nd Gen . ; H . C . Levander , G . M . ; T . L . Fox , Raph . ' ; C . J . B . Plestow , Herald ; C . Hammerton , C . G . ; E . Stanton Jones , Org . ; Captain J . Bertrand Payne , D . C . ; and J . W . Barrett , Almoner .

Communications from the Supreme Grand Council 33 , respecting the suspension of a chapter and the expulsion of a brother , were then read , after which the chapter was closed in due form and the brethren separated .

This new chapter already numbers twenty-three members , and bids fair to become one of the most successful ever formed .

Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.

RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTINE .

A special meeting of the Grand Senate was convened at Freemasons' Tavern on Tuesday , the 31 st ult , for the purpose of conferring the higher grades of the Order upon 111 . Kt . the Rev . G . Raymond Portal , MA ., Intendant-General for Surrey .

A College of Viceroys was first opened by Sir Kt . R . Wentworth Little , G . R ., assisted by 111 . Kts . Col . F . Burdett , G . S . G ., Int .-Gen . Middlesex ; Rev . T . F . T . Ravenshaw , M . A ., G . High Prelate , Int .-Gen . Wilts ; W . H . Hubbard , G . T . ; J . G . Marsh , G . A . ; Angelo J . Lewis , M . A .,

G . A . M . ; H . C . Levander , M . A ., G . A . T . ; W . R . Woodman , M . D ., G . A . It . ; H . Parker , G . O . ; T . Cubitt , G . H . ; J . Brett , K . G . C . ; G . Kenning , K . G . C ; W . Roebuck , J . Lewis Thomas , T . B . Yeoman , J . Weaver , T . Luty , T . L . Fox , J . T . Moss , M . Edwards , T . W . Barrett , E . H . Thiellay ,

H . M . Green , Major E . Hamilton Finney , E . H . Finney , jun ., T . W . White , and about a dozen other knights . Sir Kts . the Rev . G . K . Portal and the Rev . W . B . Church , after having been entrusted were introduced and received as members of the

Priestly grade . A Senate of Princes was then held , when Sir Kts . Portal and Luty were duly enthroned as Sovereigns of the Constantinian Order . The Senate and College were then respectively closed .

The ceremonies were rendered with the advantage of Sir Kt . Parker's services as musical conductor , and the various offices were ably sustained by Sir Kts . Little , Ravenshaw , Marsh , Lewis , and Levander .

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