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CONTENTS . LBADHRSThe Ancient Landmarks ... ... ... ... ¦••4 ' Freemasonry in Canada ... -., ... — — 4 'e Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire ... ... ... ... 4 ' 6 Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ... ... 41 5 Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire ... ... ... ... 41 3 Consecration of the Rolle Lodge , No . 2759 ... ... .. r ... 410

IRELAND—Lurgan Freemasons'Hall ... ... ... ... 4 ' g Masonic Service in Portadown ... ... ... ... ... 4 ' Craft Masonry ,.. ... ... ... ... ... 4 ' g MASONIC NOTESSpecial Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire ... 421 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire ... ... 421 Freemasonry in Western Australia ... ... ... ... 42 ' Presentation to Bro . Edgar Goble ... ... ... ... 421

Masonic Notes and Queries ... ... ... ... ... 422 Reviews ... ... ... ... ... ' ... ... 4 22 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 422 THE CRAFT A BROADConsecration of the Thistle Lodge , No . S 89 ( S . C . ) ... ... ... 423 Consecration of the Doric Lodge ( S . C ) at Menzies ... ... ... 423 Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 423 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 424

The Ancient Landmarks.

THE ANCIENT LANDMARKS .

A Quarterl y Communication of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria vvas held in -the Freemasons' Hall , Melbourne , on the 2 rst June , and , in thc course of the proceedings , after the series of resolutions confirming thc revised " Laws and

Regulations for the government of the Craft , " directing that they should come into operation on the ist August of the current year , and ordering them to be printed and published under the supervision of the Board of General Purposes , had been adopted , and when a vote of thanks to the Revision Committee had

been unanimously adopted and ordered to be entered on the minutes , a motion , of which notice had been given , was brought forward by R . VV . Bro . T . SMITH—in the unavoidable absence of the brother who had given the notice—to the effect " That the

Ancient Landmarks , according to MACKEY , be printed with the Revised Constitutions . " But such strenuous and , at the same time reasonable ^ opposition was at once raised , that in the end Bro . SMITH , on behalf of thc brother hc represented , consented

to its withdrawal . VVe are not surprised at this result . Bro . KGGLESTON , G . Registrar , who led the opposition , made a neat and effective speech , in which , after stating that " when he saw the notice of motion he went to the Masonic Library and

turned up every available volume which dealt with this subject , and every writer seemed to hold a different opinion , " adduced two instances to show how necessary it was they should give the matter their fullest consideration " before they committed

themselves to any set author . " According to Bro . EGGLESTON , " the established principle of a Landmark was that nothing should bc taken from or added to it , " yet there is no doubt that , judged by this principle , the two cases he cited arc very far

from being Landmarks . As regards one of these—that " all men were equal "— "if , " said he , "the idea vvas that rank and wealth were not to give a man precedence in a Masonic Lodge lie could understand and appreciate it , but if it were to place

<* very man on an equality as regards intelligence and ability he could not grasp it , for there vvas no aspect in which men vvere ( , ( l < ial in these respects even in a Masonic Lodge . " Again , as regardsthe right of every Mason to visit and sit in every lodge , Bro ,

' '•c . GLESTON pointed out that in the case of an unaffiliated Mason , he " could only visit each lodge once , " and also that " it was admitted that a VV . M . could keep a brother out if he liked . " Ho

also mentioned the case of the modes of recognition , as to which he understood there were differences between their own st ) 'lc and those of other Grand Lodges . Other brethren who

The Ancient Landmarks.

likewise opposed the motion remarked that the Revision Committee made no recommendation on the subject because they found it impossible to settle it satisfactorily . Every one must admit the force of the reason eiven by Bro . SMITH for

bringing the matter to the notice of Grand Lodge , that it was " scarcely fair to obligate and hold a VV . M . responsible " for the observance of the Landmarks , and yet " not tell him what they were , " nor do we judge him to be singular in his

experience that " he had been for very many years a Freemason , and had not seen many who even professed to know" what they were . Still , we think it will be albwed on all hands , that

before a Grand Lodge commits itself to the publication of what are professedly the " Ancient Landmarks" of our Order , there should be a consensus of opinion as to what these Landmarks are .

Freemasonry In Canada.

FREEMASONRY IN CANADA .

The Grand Lodge of Canada ( Province of Ontario ) held its 44 th Annual Communication in the city of Ottawa on the 19 th July . Bro . E . T . MALONE , M . W . G . Master , presided , and among those present to support him were his Deputy , Bro . R . B .

HUNGERFORD , and eight of the Past G . Masters ol the jurisdiction , while as the Dominion Parliament was in session , a number of distinguished members of other Grand Lodges in British North America attended during a part of the

proceedings , and were received with the honours due to their rank : Bros . FLINT , M . P ., G . Master , and D . C . FRA / . ER , M . P ., Past G . Master of Nova Scotia ; Bros . J . V . ELLIS , M . P ., Past G . Master , and Bro . Senator BAIRD , Past G . Warden , of New

Brunswick ; Bro . Senator YEO , Past G . Master of Prince Edward Island ; and Bro . TOOK , M . W . G . Master of Quebec . Thc Canadian Craftsman contains what is evidently a summarised report of the meeting , and from so much of the Grand

Master ' s address as is given vve learn with pleasure that the past year has been one of continued and even increased prosperity . The ground traversed by Bro . MALONE was of considerable extent , and necessarily there were several subjects

referred to which mostly concern our Canadian brethren , but it cannot be otherwise than gratifying to Masons in the United Kingdom to learn that the G . Master considered himself justified in p lacing the increase in membership during the year at close

upon 1000 , and that not only had the Grand Lodge voted large sums for benevolence , but that the private lodges had also been mindful of their duty in this respect , and

expended as much as 8000 dollars " in practical Masonic Charity . " Moreover , it appears from thc report of the Audit and Finance Committee that the revenue from all sources

amounted to about 21 , 000 dollars , or some 1250 dollars in excess of that of the previous year , while the expenditure amounted to 18 , 000 dollars , or about 450 in excess of the year 18 97-8 . Tlie total of the capital invested is returned at 85 , 000 dollars

U . i 7 , ooo ) and there is a balance to the credit of the current account of the investments to the extent of 11 , 300 dollars . The Board of Benevolence reported the distribution among 335 applicants of sums amounting in the aggregate to 10 , 120 dollars ,

so that in respect of its finances as well as of its membership the Grand Lodge of Canada is established on a ( inn basis . Among the questions to which lhe G . Master referred and which appear to be of general as well as local interest , we notice in particular that he referred in strong terms of censure to sundry