The Three English Lodges In Montreal.

all these Colonies are local Grand Lodges , which for years have been recognised by our Grand Lodge . But the difficulty thus arising does not strike us as being altogether'insuperable , and while our Grand Lodge might not

see its way to enact a law for the purpose of meeting a single case , there is , in our opinion , no reason why it should not enact a law which would be applicable generally to all Lodges that may have preferred remaining under its jurisdiction to joining the

new local Grand Lodge or Lodges which were formed some years ago in the Colonies or Foreign parts in which they ( thc English lodges ) happen to be located . Such a law as that which we have sketched out and appended to this article might

certainly be adopted without in any way curtailing the rights and privileges secured to our private Lodges under their respective warrants , and , what is of infinitely greater importance , we feel sure it would be conducive to the best interests

of Freemasonry . There is little doubt from what bro . WHYTIsays in his letter as to the overwhelming preponderance of opinion among the members of one of the three ; English lodges in Montreal in favour of amalgamation with Quebec , and the influence it would have on the other two , that it would put an

end to the present deadlock in that Province , while at the same time it would facilitate the proceedings of other Lodges which may hereafter be desirous of transferring their allegiance from the Grand Lodge of England to Ihe local Grand Lodge .

2 i 8 c . In a Colony or Foreign part in which a Grand Lodge , whether recognised or not by the Grand Lodge of England as a regular and independent Sovereign Body having jurisdiction therein , has been already for some years established , it shall be

lawful for the Master of a Lodge which has remained on the register of the Grand Lodge of England , or failing the Master , for seven or more Master Masons who arc registered subscribing members of the Lodge , to apply to the District Grand Master , or if there be no such officer or in the event of his refusing to

grant the application , to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , for a dispensation to convene a meeting of the Lodge on not less than twenty-one days' notice to every member , for the purpose of discussing and resolving on the question whether the Lodge

shall still continue on the English Register or join the Grand Lodge already locally established . In all such cases the following rules shall apply : Th ,. lin . ) liren nrrsont at such mcctinc . whose names iThe Brethren present at such meetingwhose names

. , appear as subscribing members on the last return filed with the Grand Secretary , shall decide whether they desire that the Lodge shall still continue under the Grand Lodge of England or not .

If ( he decision be in favour of joining the local Grand Lodge , the Brethren shall , at the same meeting , decide in whom the property and effects of the Lodge shall be vested , and thc Warrant shall IK ; forthwith returned to the Grand Secretary to be

delivered up to the Grand Master . A majority of two-thirds of the members present shall be required to carry such resolutions-2 . No questions shall be discussed or put at such meeting other than those above prescribed .

3 . Immediately after such meeting a full copy of the Minutes and a list from the signature book of all members attending , together with the numbers voting for and against , shall be sent to the Grand Secretary , verified under the hand of the presiding Master , and countersigned by the Secretary of the Lodge .

4 . In the event of the Lodge deciding to continue under the Grand Lodge of England , no second meeting shall be called to reconsider and resolve upon the above questions until after an

interval of one or — years , * and not even then without the special sanction of the Most Worshipful Grand Master 011 application renewed on precisely similar conditions as the first

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Guernsey And Alderney.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF GUERNSEY AND ALDERNEY .

A solemn commendatory service was held in St . Stephen ' s Church , ( by kind permission of the vicar ) , on Saturday , the 2 nd instant . A memento in aid of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Guernsey And Alderney.

IN MEMORIAM . When , on Tuesday evening , the 22 nd ult ., the sad intelligence of the departure of our late beloved Queen to the Grand Lodge above was telegraphed to this Island , every Corporation , Society , or body of men , as soon as the numbing influence of the first shock had sufficiently passed to enable them to realise their irreparable loss , actuated by one simultaneous desire , hastily made preparations to show forth in the most solemn and dignified manner their affectionate respect for the noblest and greatest earthly Sovereign that the world has ever known .

Naturally the Freemasons of Guernsey and Alderney were keenly anxious to show forth not only their loyalty and their deep affectionate regard for her late Majesty , but also their heartfelt respectful sympathy with her son , thc Most Worshipful . Grand Master of England—our present King .

By a happy I urn of circumstances—inasmuch as their lodge meeting fell due at about this date—it was the honour of the Balfour Cockburn Lodge , the youngest lodge in the province , to first manifest their loyalty and their appreciation of Masonic tradition . But if they have this credit of

having taken the initiative , the manner in which the movement was taken up so heartily and so readily by all the other lodees of the province must have been more than gratifying to their head , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , and to his Deputy , and to every member of the Craft .

Hastily preparations had to be made , so rapidly indeed that it is possible , notwithstanding all the care taken , that some member or the other may not have received the timely warning so generally given ; but as soon as the decisions of those in authority were arrived at they were at once communicated both privately and by public announcement in the press . The Provincial Grand Master instantly telegraphed his cordial approval ,

and granted the requisite dispensation ( confirming the same by subsequent letter ) for a special Memorial Service in St . Stephen ' s Church , at which the brethren should wear their full regalia , and also for a procession from thence to the Candie Grounds . Meanwhile the Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master had most ably arranged with the States Supervisor and the Head Constables for the procession to place their wreaths in a specially reserved position upon the base of the statue of our revered Patroness .

Directly the vicar of St . Stephen's most kind offer of the use of his Church and Schools had been announced and accepted , a Masonic choir was hurriedly summoned at a few hours' notice for Friday evening , and these , with the assistance of Mr . Matthews' choir boys , made preparation , under the direction of Bro . T . G . Barnes , P . G . Org ., for the Choral Rei uiem of the following day . » THE SERVICE .

Punctually at 10 . 30 a . m ., despite the drenching rain , about 160 of the brethren assembled at St . Stephen's Schoolroom , and there vested in full mourning regalia , and formed in due processional order as far as the exigencies of the case permitted . Marching thence to the adjoining church , where some 600 of their friends and neighbours had preceded them , the Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master and his Officers , Present and Past , duly advanced through

the ranks of the brethren towards the East , and in solemn silence the remainder of the brethren followed to their allotted places in the nave . Amid the Provincial Grand Ollicers was a beautiful wreath of white llowers with a purple triangle cairied by the Provincial Grand Secretary on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and placed at the foot of the chancel steps . A brother of each of the seven Craft lodges of the province similarly placed a wreath on behalf of his lodge , as a tribute to the memory of the greatest of Oueens .

During the short interval preceding the entry of the officiating Chaplains , the Organist played his own setting of the old Hebrew " Lament for the Departed , " performed originally at the funeral of Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck , and a favourite air of our late Sovereign . Punctually at 11 the choir boys , followed by the officiating Chaplains and the vicar , entered the chutch .

The service began by the unaccompanied singing of the Office for the Burial of the Dead to the dirge-like setting of Croft , followed by the two Psalms , accompanied by the organ , very softly and slowly , as befitted such a mournful occasion .

Bro . the Rev . J . B . V . PENTOLD , P . P . G . Chap ., read the Lesson in a touching manner mat will not readily be forgotten by those who heard him , after which was sung the hymn , " Days and moments quickly flying . " Bro . the Rev . A . A . HKNI . EY , P . G . Chap ., then gave the lollowing impressive address :

Worshipful Deputy Provinchl Grand Master , Provincial Grand Officers , Present and Past , Masters , Past Masters , and brethren : When last , by command of the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , it was my duty and honour as Provincial Grand Chaplain to address the brethren , I never expected a second occasion would arise during my term of office . Indeed , brethren , was there one amongst us who could possibly have anticipated this mournful occasion even a month ago ?

We meet to-day to honour The Great Architect of the Universe , and in respectful memory of our Sovereign Lady the Queen , the Royal Patroness of the Craft . In nearly all the sermons and speeches made on this mournful occasion that I have heard or read , one phrase occurs with surprising regularity . It may have been at the beginning , or in the middle , or at the end ; but each one somewhere or other has used practically these words , " I will not weary you with

what you already know . " I also echo the same , but I think with a totally opposite meaning to others . Imsmuch as I am speaking to brother Masons , I am not ignorant of their loyalty to the Crown and their keen appreciation of Masonic virtues , even when shewn forth in the lives of those who are not members of the Craft . I am not so ignorant of our Order as to be perfectly aware that no words , of however poor a speaker , could possibly , on such a solemn

occasion , create the- least feeling of weariness . We have met here in this church to-day , not for any show or display on our own part , but to do honour , to show our respectful remembrance , and to commend to the care of God Almighty the soul of one who in her life gave to the world a practical example of those very virtues that are the foundation of our Masonic principles . Brethren , truth , honesty , and Charity are the thiee essential characteristics of every Mason . In

whom shall we find , in frail human beings in this present age , these characteristics so clearly displayed as in our late Oueen ? Have we not also a deep dsbt of gratitude to offer to her memory ? Inasmuch as , being the mother of our Grand Master , King Edward VI ! ., much of the wisdom , much of the truth , honesty , and charity that we Masons know is sj keenly appreciated by him and evidenced in his own life , must have been learnt from her lips and from her example . He is not the first king who has been the head of our Order ; but , as we think of the