Quebec V. England.

Bv the Imperial "British North America Act" proclaimed July i , qf 7---the then " Province ol Canada , " was " severed" into two mte and distinct provinces called the " Province of Ontario" ( formerly . foer Canada , or Canada West ) , and the " Province of Quebec " . ?\ Lorlv Lower Canada , or Canada East ); and by the same Act , these

nrovinces , together with the Province of New Brunswick and Nova c ° tia were joined into a Federal Union , which was declared "to form dto ' be" the Dominion of Canada . a " In October , 1869 , upwards of two years after confederation , the Grand . r , f thp Province of Quebec was formed , and in consequence , the

rite-rial jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of "Canada" ( established in ' ore and now in its own Book of Constitution , denominated " the Grand I dee of Canada , in the Province of Ontario , " ) became thereby restricted 1 that province . ( It may be well here to remark that Masonic Provinces Great Britain should not be confounded with Political Provinces in the Dominion of Canada ) . The risrht and duty of the Craft in the Province of Quebec to establish

Independent Grand Lodge in and for said province , and the egularity of their procedure in re have been generally conceded , and hence the Grand Lodge of Qutbec enjoys the most fraternal intercourse with all the other Grand Lodges of the Dominion of Canada , with all the Grand Lodges of the United States of America ( now the great Masonic power of the world ) , with the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and with several of the regular Grand Lodges of Europe „„ j nthpr countrieshavine thus received from nearly every one ol the

, regular Grand Lodges of the Masonic world due and unconditional recognition as a regularly constituted Grand Lodge , justly entitled to have and to exercise exclusive sovereign jurisdiction within this province of the dominion . Grand Representatives have also been interchanged therewith , and our relations with all the Grand Lodges of the world are most harmonious and satisfactory , with the unhappy and much to be deplored exception of the Mother Grand Lodge of England , and what may be termed " neutrality " with the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Richmond , Quebec , Canada , May ist . ( To be continued ) .

Old Warrants, No. Viii.

OLD WARRANTS , No . VIII .

No . 570 , 5 th DRAGOON GUARDS , OF A . D . 1780 . Antrim , G . M . Joph . Keen , D . G . M . By the Right Worshipful Randall William , Earl of Antrim , Grand Master of all the Lodges of Free Masons in the Kingdom of Ireland ; the Right Worshipful Joseph Keen Esquire , Deputy Grand Master , the Worshipful Esquires ,

Grand Wardens . Whereas , our trusty and well beloved Brothers , John Keys , James McDowell and William Martin have besought us , thst we would be pleased to erect a Lod ^ e of Free Masons , in the Second Regiment of Horse , of such Persons , who by their knowledge and skill in Masonry , may contribute to the well being and Advancement thereof , We therefore , duly weighing the premises , and have nothing more at Heart than the

Prosperity and true advancement of Masonry , and reposing special trust and confidence in our trusty and well-beloved Brothers John Keys , Jos . McDo . vell and Wm . Maitin , of whose Abilities and knowledge of Masonry We are satisfied , Do by these Presents of ourceitain Knowledge and meer motion , nominate , create , authorize and Constitute the said Jno . Keys , Jos . McDowell and Wm . Martin to be Master and Wardens of a Ledge of Free and Accepted Masons , to be held by them and their successors lawfully admilted in the said Lodge for ever . And we hereby give and grant unto the said Jno .

Keys , James McDowell , Wm . Martin , and their Successors full Power and lawful authority , from Time to Time , to proceed to election cf a new Master and Wardens to make such Laws Rules and Orders as they from Time to Time shall think proper and convenient for the well being and ordering of the said Lodge , reserving to ourselves and our successors , Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of Ireland the sole right of deciding all differences , which shall be brought by Appeal before us , and our successors , Grand Masters of f ° rj Grand Wardens of Ireland .

In witness whereof We have hen unto set our Hands and Seal of office this first day of June in the year of our Lord God 17 S 0 [ indistinct ] and in the year of Masonry 57 So . Entered by me THOS . CCOPER , D . G . Sec . (?)

This copy is made from a transcript kindly supplied by Bro . C . P . Cooper , P . M . 47 , & rc , Dundalk ( whose name will long be gratefully lemembered by the Philadelphia Pilgrims , who visited Ireland in 1887 ) . The seal is similar to the one given by Bro . Sadler in his " Masonic Facts and Fictions" as of 1781 , and was doubtless by Mossop , a celebrated die-sinker of Dublin .

In Chapter XXX . of Bro . Gould ' s invaluable History , on " Sea and Field Lodges , " the name of the lodge is given as " Charity , " but it is not so noted in the official Calendar . He also states that the warrant was returned m 18 58 , but re-issued in 1863 . The members have the original warrant , so that the five years during which there was " no work " must have been condoned , the lodge taking precedence from 1780 , as before . No . 570 is the

bird in point of age of the seven military warrants still on the roll of the wand Lod ge of Ireland , the first , or senior , being No . 295 , 4 th Dragoon "Uards , of 1758 , and the second No . 322 , 29 th Regiment , of 1759 . The oiners arein the 12 th Royal Lancers , No . 179 ; 20 th Regiment , 2 nd Batt ., J \ ° - 26 3 ; the 23 rd Regiment , 1 st Bait , No . 73 8 ; and the 26 th Regiment lUmeronians ) , No . 26 . W . J . HUGHAN .

at i , Italian Opera season was inaugurated by Bro . Augustus Harris , g ? , nt Garden , on Monday , the opera produced on the occasion being " Lucrezia

and c- leading artists being Wladame rursch-Madi ( Lucrezia ) , Madame 1 rebt 111 , " b 'gnor Ravelli . Th Was ] eann ual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire 'heatt A ^ ' Norris , on Wednesday . Ninety-five lodges were represented , and Le Ge A [ ce ° f Past Provincial Grand Officers was exceptionally large . Bro . Col . by {\ , !! Y ? Starkie , Prov . G . M ., was unable to be present , but his place was ably fi led ou . Puty Piov . G . Master , Bro . George Mellor . We shall give a full report in

Ball . . § h the ball-giving season in Dublin is at an end , the Masonic Dublin' ^ , " '" . ° . Masonic Charities rn Friday , the nth inst ., at the Leinster Hall , of seas ' n t brilliant success . It is , howevtr , the privilege of Charity nevtr to be cue ( lai i n " Shoitl y afttr the piocession into the ball-room , the opening quadrille was W tima ' r th r \ nf ! S ' lnose "ho tcok part in it were P / ince and Princess Edward cf i- ' axe-. lustj ce p :, pr ^ e and Duchess of Abtrcorn , Sir Edward and L-idy Guinness , Lord ^ onic , y on > an < l Lord Wolrr . er . The ball-room was handsomely decorated with s Pirit .- _ 2 v « '' ft ° wers > & c - > and dancing was kept up to a late hour with unflagging

The History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls

THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS

FROM ITS ORIGIN , 1788 , TO ITS CENTENARY , 1888 . ( Continued from page 281 . )

During the progress of these arrangements , Bro . Henry Muggeridge resigned his office as Collector , the resignation taking effect from 1 st January , 1877 , and was awarded a pension of £ 150—a pension which , wc rejoice to say , that able and estimable brother still lives to enjoy—and it was determined to abolish the post and

appoint an additional clerk in the Secretary ' s office . Subsequently , Bi-o . Little ' s health began to fail him , and in the winter of 1877 the Committee very considerately accorded him permission to do his work at home , while the conduct of the office business was in the hands of his senior clerk , Bro . Hedges . Bro . Little , however , in

spite of this consideration , gradually became worse , and at the Quarterly Court in April , 1878 , the painful duty devolved on Bro . Hedges of announcing the death of his superior officer . The sympathy of the Governors with his widow was very feelingly expressed , and what it lay in the power of the Committee to do to

lessen the severity of the loss which Mrs . Little had sustained was done , not only unhesitatingly , but with every expression of respect for the memory of one who , though he had held office for only a little more than five years , had nevertheless found opportunity for strengthening and extending- the interests entrusted to his charge .

Three months later , Bro . Hedges received the reward that was his due for the exemplary manner in which he had fulfilled the trusts and responsibilities that devolved on him during Bro . Little ' s illness , being elected Secretary by a considerable majority of votes over his most formidable rival , and what he has done in the ten years that have since elapsed has fully justified the choice of the electors .

During the first twelve months of Bro . Hedges ' s Secretaryship , the progress of events was comparatively unimportant . A Committee was appointed to revise the By-Laws , and Bro . Peter Matthews , who had been honorary Dental Surgeon to the Institution for some 40 years , tendered his resignation , and was awarded a hearty vote of

thanks for the valuable services he had rendered . In February , 1879 , the vacancies on the House Committee , caused by the lamented deaths of Bros . Benjamin Head and John Boyd , were filled by the election of Bros . W . Hope , M . D ., and E . Cox , and a few months later Miss Hutt , Avho had been engaged as teacher in Cookery ,

resigned on the score of ill-health , and was succeeded by Miss Moffat . About this time also were instituted the Wentworth Little and John Boyd Memorial Prizes , the former by subscription among the lodges and brethren of the province of Middlesex , with which the name of Little will always be associated , and the latter by the members of the Lodge of Prudent Brethren , No . 145 .

In May , 18 / 9 , Bro . Col . Creaton , Grand Treasurer and Treasurer of the Institution , presided at the Anniversary Festival , and the Returns were announced as amounting to £ 11 , 768 . On this , the Quarterly Court in July resolved on increasing the number of elected children to 200 ; there being also in residence at the time seven

other children , the nominees under the various rights of presentation secured to "West Yorkshire and other Masonic provinces or bodies . In October Mr . Evill , the owner of certain property contiguous to the School , offered to sell to the Governors three houses with the ground attached for £ 11 , 000 , or Lyncombe House alone , which was

included m the block , tor £ 8 , 400 . But the purchase of the whole property was considered too venturesome , and the price demanded for Lyncombe House too high . However , the negotiations were continued , and it was ultimately resolved at a Special General Coui't on the 22 nd Novembei * , 1879 , to take Lyncombe House for £ 6500

and convert it into a Junior or Preparatory School . It should be added that the confirmation of this resolution was not obtained without a considerable show of opposition on the part of certain Governors , who questioned the competency of the Court to make the purchase except out of funds specially raised or set aside for building

or cognate purposes . But the policy of Bro . Col . Ci'eaton , who was the heart and soul of the movement , prevailed ultimately . The purchase was effected , and , measures having been taken to adapt the additional premises to their new requirements , a further augmentation of number was determined upon , and in October , 1880 , 25 more

girls were elected . In the meantime the second Festival held during the Secretaryship of Bro . Hedges was celebrated in April , 1880 , and as the chair was occupied by his late Royal Highness Prince Leopold , it is not surprising that the result should have proved exceptionally brilliant , the total of donations and subscriptions amounting to

upwards of £ 13 , 687 . In the September following , it was reported that Lyncombe House was ready for occupation , and the Governors at once set about making the necessary changes in , and additions to , the resident Staff , Miss Kernot being appointed Matron for the Junior School and the requisite staff of teachers appointed .

In January , 1881 , as a consequence of the efforts which had been made to establish a Pupils' Assistance Fund , it was determined the Committee should have power to grant , in special cases , as much as £ 40 towards assisting a girl in prosecuting her studies or obtaining employment that was likely to prove advantageous . In April , 1882 , the number of children was increased to 235 , but at the same time