Ireland.

It is to be observed that by the letting of parts of the basement , and by setting 16 , Molesworth-street free for letting , by removing the office of the Schools , your Committee anticipate that a considerable amount will become available in reduction of the cost of the new buildings . The report was unanimously adopted after a full discussion .

On the suggestion of the acting J . G . W ., Bro . Dr . CIIETWOODE C PAWLEY , it was resolved to include a complete electric installation at a cost of ; £ iooo , additional to foregoing estimate . The reports of the Board of General Purposes and the Committees were taken into consideration . Two new warrants were granted , and one warrant was sent in , to be held in trust during the usual interval before the cancellation of the warrant .

On the report of the Committee of Charity and Inspection the following grants , previously passed , were confirmed : To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 171 ... ; £ ioo To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 100 ... 50 To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 730 ... 10 To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 500 ... 5

and the following grants were passed : To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 100 ... 20 To a brother of Lodge No . 139 ... ... 10 To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 531 ... 5 To the widow of a brother of Lodge No . 72 S ... 20

These sums are , in every case , additional to the ad interim grants of £ 5 by the Committee . »* - The Auditors submitted their report on the accounts of Grand Lodge in the following terms : We have examined the Abstract of the Accounts of the Grand Lodge of Ireland for the year ending 31 st day of December , 1 S 98 , and compared same

with the Audited Weekly Statements of Receipts and Expenditure , and find same correct , and that there was at the close of the Accounts for 1 S 9 S , a balance as above to the credit of the Trustees of Grand Lodge of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Pounds Twelve Shillings . We have also seen the Certificate for a sum of Four Hundred and Ninety-seven Pounds Seventeen Shillings India Three per Cent . Stock , and deposit receipts for Two Thousand Five

Hundred Pounds . There appears from the ledger to have been at the same date , the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty-nine Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Eight Pence due to Grand Lodge . Signed , OLIVER FRY , P . M . 50 *) Aud ; tors HUME ROBERTSON , P . G . Stw . Wicklow j autmors ' Dated this 13 th day of February , 1899 .

We have examined the Charity Account , and find same correct , leaving a balance of Five Hundred and Thirty-six Pounds Five Shillings and Elevenpence , as above , to the credit of the Charity Fund . Signed , OLIVER FRY , P . M ., 50 * > Auditor _ HUME ROBERTSON , P . G . Stw . Wicklow . j Auaitors * 13 th Feb ., 18 99 . The appeals and other ordinary business having bcen transacted , the Grand Lodge was closed .

Ladies' Night Of The Earl Of Zetland Lodge And Chapter, No. 1364.

LADIES' NIGHT OF THE EARL OF ZETLAND LODGE AND CHAPTER , No . 1364 .

The second ladies' night given by the Earl of Zetland Lodge and Chapter was held on Saturday , the 4 th instant , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , E . C , when about 1 so ladies , brethren , and friends , assembled to do honour to the occasion , under the able presidency of Bro . W . P . Forbes , W . M ., and Comp . S . j . Cross , P . Z ., M . E . Z . A reception was held in the chapter room at 5 p . m ., and the guests were presented to the W . M . and M . E . Z . by Bro . H . W . Gompertz P . M ., D . C .

The reception ended , the company proceeded to the ball-room , where dancing commenced at 5 . 45 p . m ., and was continued until 11 . 30 , a sumptuous supper being served at 7 . 45 p . m . Bro . Tom Leabon acted as M . C . and Bro . H . H . Cooper , P . M ., as A . M . C , and by their unflagging energies the brilliant success of the '" Cinderella" was secured . High compliments are due to the following brethren for the admirable arrangements made by them either as members of the

Dance Committee , Stewards , or in other ways : Bros . W . P . Forbes , W . M . ; A . F . Lay , P . M ., P . Z ., Treas . ; H . H . Cooper , P . M . ; H . W . Gompertz , P . M . ; J . E . Cockett , P . M . ; W . R . Jeffray , P . M . ; H . Lowe , P . M . ; J . F . Saunders , P . M . ; W . H . Turner , P . M . ; J . Moore , S . W . ; H . G . Taylor , J . W . ; M . Tuck , J . D . ; G . Billings , T . Leabon , G . Cashford , W . J . Hiam , H . I . Dormer , G . T . Lupson , R . S . Low , C . Lloyd , and others . " Laudi Spiritual !! " having been sung after supper ,

The W . M . proposed the loyal toast of "The ( Jueen and the Royal Family , ' and remarked that the brethren were of course well aware a lady rules over every household , and it is only right and proper that a lady should govern this mighty

empire . Miss Haskins , who has a charming voice , sang the National Anthem , accompanied by her father , Bro . J . F . Haskins , P . P . G . Org . Herts and Essex , who at all times renders excellent service to the Earl of Zetland Lodge . The next toast was that of " The W . M . " proposed by Bro . J . F . SAUNDERS , P . M ., in terirs of great cordiality and high admiration of his many excellences .

Bro . H . W . GOMI'URTZ , P . M ., Sec , proposed "The Health of Comp . S . J . Cross , P . Z ., " and in very congratulatory terms expressed the thanks of thc brethren and of the ladies for the energy and skill which he devoted to the whole of the arrangements , not only on the present occasion , but also in the case of thc previous " Cinderella . " Bro . 11 . G . TAYLOR , S . W ., put the proposition to the brethren , who received it with great acclamation .

Ihe next was the toast of the evening , that of "The Ladies , " proposed by Comp . S . J . CROSS , P . Z ., in a most eloquent and graceful manner . He amused the company by many humorous quotations and stated that it was hardly necessary to say that the proper studyof man is woman , as all the members of the Earl of Zetland Lodge and Chapter felt , with that notable man , who on enquiring " Where is my wife Maria , " was told that he never seemed happy if " Maria " was

out of the room for a moment , retorted , " I am not ; that is why I married her . " As an example of the strong attachment which exists between the sexes , he pointed out , that no man would think of going on his honeymoon alone , on the grounds that it is so expensive to pay for two to travel . He informed the assembly that some of thc horrid arguments used by those terrible bachelors wcre as follows ;

Ladies' Night Of The Earl Of Zetland Lodge And Chapter, No. 1364.

Woman is a good idea spoiled . Man ' s life is divided into two epochs—first trying to get a wife , and then trying to keep her . Woiian was taken out of the side of man , and it is not to be wondered at if she wants to get back to her old quarters . While thanking the ladies for their company , he expressed the hope that they would have a most enjoyable evening .

Bro . W-. R . ] EI ? FRA . Y ,-P . M ., in suitably replying for the ladies , assumed that , by command of the W . M ., he was for the time being one of their good-looking sisters , and thanked the lodge and chapter most heartily for the handsome fans of ostrich feathers which had been presented to the ladies , who would keep them as souvenirs of the occasion , and look forward with pleasure to the time when they vvould again have the opportunity of meeting the brethren . -

Dancing was then resumed , and the blue , purple , and gold clothing of the brethren , flashing jewels , and exquisite dresses of the beautiful ladies , made up a picture which will long be remembered . Rumours were whispered in the ball-room that the next occasion on which the ladies will have the opportunity of attending will probably be a summer outing .

The Late Bro. Sir Frank Lockwood.

THE LATE BRO . SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD .

UNVEILING OF A MEMORIAL IN YORK MINSTER . The means adopted by the many friends of Bro . the late Sir Frank Lockwood , Q . C , for the purpose of perpetuating his memory would hardly have been complete without the placing of some memento within the ancient city which he represented for 12 years in Parliament , and the decision that a stained glass window should be placed in the cathedral met with general approval . The

ceremony of unveiling the memorial was performed on the afternoon of the 7 th instant by Mr . Justice Lawrence , who had been associated with him in professional life and by the ties of closest friendship . The memorial represents the figure of St . Paul , and is a reproduction—not a restoration—of a window which , according to Torr ' s " Manuscript of York Cathedral , " formerly occupied the same position in the eastern aisle of the north transept . Underneath it , on a brass tablet , is the

following inscription : " To the memory of Sir Frank Lockwood , Knight , born a Yorkshireman , 1846 ; died in London , 1897 . M . P . for the City of York for 12 years . Sometime Solicitor-General . Honoured as an advocate , beloved as a friend by all ranks and conditions of men ; whose sunny humour was the light of many lives ; this window has been erected in the Cathedral Church of York by those who mourn his early death . " The words which thus so simply and

beautifully express the feelings of those who have caused the memorial to be erected furnish also a touching evidence of the sincere regard and affection in which the late Sir Frank Lockwood was held by their writer , Lord Rosebery . Originally his lordship wrote the word " untimely " in reference to Sir Frank ' s demise , and though he clung with some resolution to it , when it was pointed out that it conveyed some sense of a disaster having occurred , ultimately gave way to the suggestion that " early " should be substituted .

A numerous congregation attended the opening ceremony . Mr . Justice Lawrence , attired in his judicial robes , and accompanied by the High Sheriff of Yorkshire ( Mr . R . J . Foster ) , the High Sheriff ' s Chaplain ( Archdeacon Brooke ) and the Under Sheriff of Yorkshire ( Mr . E . Gray ) , was received at the south transept door by the Lord Mayor and Corporation , who attended in state , and the Dean and Chapter , by whom he was conducted to the place of the ceremonial .

Seats were here occupied by Lady Lockwood , Miss Lockwood ( daughter ) , and Mr . Alfred Lockwood ( Sir Frank Lockwood ' s eldest brother ) ,-epresenting the deceased brother ' s family ; and amongst those present who had enjoyed a close intimacy with him were Mr . Charles Mathew and Mr . Jardine . The bar of the North-Eastern Circuit was represented by Mr . Milvain , Q . C , Mr . W . A . Meek ( the Recorder of York ) , Mr . C Haigh ( Recorder of Scarborough ) , & c .

The LORD MAYOR , as representing the City , requested . Mr . Justice Lawrance to unveil the memorial . He referred to the services of the late Sir Frank Lockwood to the City , and to the high appreciation in which they were held by the citizens , and said the regard felt for the late Sir Frank Lockwood by his constituents was that of affectionate friendship , and the feeling was shared in by all classes of society , -irrespective of political or party ties .

The HIGH SIIKKII * or YORKS , as representing the county , supported the request in appropriate terms . Mr . Justice LAWRENCK said it might not be altogether inappropriate that that duty should be discharged by one who had had the great pleasure of bsing for many years a friend of thc late Sir Frank Lockwood . He thought it might be said of Sir Frank Lockwood—and he knew of nothing better that could be said of any man—that his social side was , if possible , that which appealed most directly t *)

everybody who was brought into contact with him . Of him he thought that he might honestly say that he believed no man died more deeply regretted by a larger circle of admiring friends , and he firmly believed that he let not one single enemy behind him . Many persons of greater distinction and greater fame might have been buried in , or might have memorials in , that cathedral ; but he firmly believed that not one of those persons , however great or however distinguished they might be , was more sincerely lamented than he whom they had met to

honour . His Lordship then unveiled the window . The Daan of York , on behalf of the Dean and Chapter , received the memorial . Subsequently Mr . Justice Law . ranee , and the Lord Mayor and Corporation , attended evensong in the choir . The anthem was , " Then shall be brought to pass , " and " O , death , where is thy sting , " from Handel ' s " Messiah . "

Royal Ark Mariners.

Royal Ark Mariners .

Prince Leopold Lodge , No . 238 . A meeting of this lodge was held at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , on the aSth ulti Among those in attendance were Bros . F . F . Bonney , W . C . N . ; F . W . Driver , M . A ., P . M ., P . W . C . N ., as J . ; the Rev . R . C . Fillingham , M . A ., P . M ., P . W . C . N ., as S . ; and Major T . C . Walls , P . W . C . N ., P . G . C , Scribe . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Alfred Tisley ,

P . W . C . N ., was unanimously elected W . C . N . ; Uro . the Rev . R . C . Fillingham , P . M ., P . W . C . N ., was elected Treasurer ; and bro . Goddard , Tyler . A vote of thinks was passed to Uro . F . F . Bonney , W . C . N ., for his services during the past year . Apologies for non-attendance having been read , the lodge was closed . The members dined with the Prince Leopold ( Craft ) Lodge , under the presidency of Bro . T . B . Dodson , W . M . During the proceedings "The Health of the W . C . N . " was duly proposed , and responded to by Bro . F . F . Bonney .