Ireland.

Ireland .

PONSEGRA TION OF THE THOMAS VALENTINE CHAPTER , No . 21 . On Friday evening , the 22 nd instant , the Grand c nerintendents for the Province of Antrim , Comps . Thomas Valentine , Wakefield H . Dixon , and Wm . Redfern Kelly , consecrated and dedicated a new Royal Arch chap ter in Beechpark Hall , Belfast , attached to the Thomas Valentine Lodge , No . 21 , vvhich vvas opened

onie 18 months ago , and is in a very prosperous condition at the present time , vvhich augurs well for the success of the chapter . After the chapter had been formally opened , the imoressive ceremonies connected vvith the consecration of a Koyal Arch chapter were conducted , and the chapter ,.. dedicated , and Comp . W . Redfern Kelly was

reauested to perform the ceremonies of installation of Ihe officers of the new chapter . The officers of the chapter are : Comps . R . B . Andrews , P . K ., M . E . K . ; D . J . Barry , H . P . •R . G . Dawson , C . S . ; A . Orr , CH . ; J . M . Logan , P . K ., ST ' J- Curry , P . K ., R . A . C . ; W . Curry , P . K ., C . S . V . ; W . Robertson , E . K ., C . P . V . ; R . Martin ,

¦ C . B . V . ; J- H . Gault , Treas . ; J . Martin , Reg . ; and \ V . H . Hicks , Janitor . Letters of apology vvere read from the following Comps . R . J . Hilton , L . W . Ewart , Geo . Andrews , I . A . Huggins , O . C . Shaw , Robert Carey , W . J . Morton , H . J . Hill , H . O . McCormick , F . Robinson , Gabriel Morrow , W . Robertson , Henry Esterbrooke , ¦ loseph Nesbitt , and P . H . Davis ( E . G . ) .

On the motion of Comp . ANDREWS , M . E . K ., seconded by Comp . BARRY , H . P ., a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the Grand Superintendents for theirattendance there that evening and performing the consecration ceremonies , and Comps . Thos . Valentine , Wakfield H . Dixon , Wm . Redfern Kelly , and Henry Valentine were unanimously elected honorary members of the chapter . After some routine business the chapter was closed ,

and the companions adjourned to an adjoining room where supper was partaken of , and on the removal of the cloth the usual Masonic sentiments vvere given and duly responded to . A select programme of songs and recitation was well rendered by Comp . A . Anderson , R . Ferguson , G . McCann , W . J . Montgomery , and J . Stuart , after which Ihe proceedings of a pleasant evening were brought to a close .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

The South Australian Register ol 15 th March contains the following : "MR . J USTICE BOUCAUT . —At the monthly meeting oi the Duke of Leinster Lodge , No . 363 ( I . C ) , on Tuesday , March I , there vvas a large attendance of Past Masters and brethren , it being understood that an

address would be presented to the R . W . P . D . G . M ., Bro . Ihe Hon . J . P . Boucaut on the occasion of his departure fci England . The W . M ., Bro . H . B . Taylor , addressing R . W . Bro . Boucaut , said the lodge , being made aware of his projected departure for England on a wellearned holiday , had entrusted to him the agreeable

duty of presenting an address expressive of their warm appreciation of his long and valued services in the interests of the lodge , and of its feelings of sincere esteem for him as a man and a Mason . After other speeches had been made , R . W . Bro . Boucaut responded . He briefl y reviewed the past history of the lodge and

' « present position , and said he hoped to have the greatest pleasure in visiting the Grand Lodge of Ireland and reporting the position of affairs here . He " •arnil y thanked the lodge for the address , the generous one of which had , he said , deealy touched him , and he "Wed , if spared , to return and labour still further in

Promoting the hi ghest interests of the lodge . A meeting 0 the Percy Preceptory of the United Religious and Witary Orders of the Temple of St . John of Jeru" «" , I alestine , Rhodes , and Malta owning allegiance 10 the Grand Priory of England and Wales , < n ° of " "' ch Sir Knight H . R . H . the Prince of VVales is Sn —• •" ¦¦ 5111- w . i \ . 11 . mc i-riiite 01 vvaies is

,, Hhu ? Grand Master , was held at the Alfred Masonic ' , !' ' Waymouth-street , on Thursday evening , March G { -. " ,- . g'strar of the Provincial Priory , Sir Knight Fi , 1 J lght | referred to the approaching departure to ^ KlMd of the Provincial Grand Prior , Sir Kni ght iu n ' : "counted many useful acts rendered by

mem u mclal Prior t 0 the P"ory and the encampa , «• ' 1 trUSted that Sir Kn 'S Boucaut would have and n P •nt tr 'P' Sir Kn 'g Boucaut responded , Ptiorv . P f ° convey fraternal greetings to the Grand wk-. A , England and Wales and other Grand Priories » i « i he may vjsj t >"

Marriage.

Marriage .

CfnTu '''¦¦¦ ' •¦ "CE . —On April igth , nt St Mary ' s MA , ' Weym ° "th , by the Rev . John Sparsh . itt , I A vcousin to the bride ) , assisted by the Rev . J . d ' aiA , ? ' ' * ( rector ) , Clara Maud , eldest ¦ 70 l > Tr V- Bro * zillwood Milledge , J . P ., P . M . Urn ' . */ « * Dorset . 'l ' Fernery , Weymouth , to Houi K ^ ; * C * Wallis * C * M * S - ° Ramparts - ^ A * North-West Canada . No cards .

I ^ " Pl . LANTRA , " Pile Cure . Immediate rebel e * Po * a Permanent cure guaranteed . Sample ^" t-RiNr r 3 d . —Address , THE GEDDES MANU-™ "~ OMpANy i 240 , High Holborn , London .

The Shadwell Clerke Trust.

THE SHADWELL CLERKE TRUST .

FREEMASONS' HALL , GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C , Sth February , 1 S 92 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , We regret to inform you that the Widow of our late much lamented Grand Secretary , Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , has been left very inadequately provided for . A Committee of Grand Officers and others , who have had

many opportunities of knowing how conscientiously , efficiently and courteously Col . Clerke discharged all the duties of his important office , and the eminent services he has rendered to Masonry , has been formed for the purpose of inviting Lodges and Brethren to show their appreciation of his high character and services by joining with them in raising a Fund for the purchase of a Government Life

Annuity for Mrs . Clerke . We send herewith a List of the Committee who have already given their names , to vvhich additions are solicited . The Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom ; the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ; and Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) , P . G . W ., G . D . C , have kindly consented to act as Trustees ,

and an account vvill be opened immediately in their names at the Bloomsbury Branch of the London and Westminster Bank . Personal Subscriptions are limited to a maximum of £ 5 5 s . In the case of Lodges , Chapters , and other Masonic Bodies there is no limit . Cheques are requested to be sent , addressed to the Treasurer , Bro . Robert Grey , Freemasons '

Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C , made payable to him , and crossed " London and Westminster Bank , Bloomsbury Branch , o / a Shadwell Clerke Trust . " Inasmuch as Bro . George Kenning has kindly undertaken to insert advertisements in the Freemason free of expense , and as the cost of Printing , Stationery , Postage and Receipt Stamps , & c ., will be paid by Members of the Committee ,

the whole amount of Subscriptions , without any deduction , vvill be available for the proposed object . We remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , THOMAS FENN , Pres . B . of G . P ., Chairman . ROBERT GREY , Pres . B . of B .. Treasurer . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., Secretary .

"SHADWELL CLERKE TRUST . " To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The reference in the newspapers to Col . Shadwell Gierke ' s will having caused some misconception as to the income left to Mrs . Clerke , vve think it right to state that vve have been furnished with a list

of the securities in vvhich the personal estate was invested . Their value at present prices is . £ 10 , 461 8 s . This includes the £ 1000 mentioned in the vvill , of vvhich Mrs . Clerke has the testamentary disposition , and also a policy for , £ 1000 , payment of which is in question . The sum of . £ 10 , 461 8 s . invested in securities suitable for trusts would yield a yearly income of £ 310 .

Out of this by the will . 6100 a year is to be paid to each of the sons , and the balance to Mrs . Clerke on condition she provides a home for and maintains the daughter . Should the policy money not be received , the balance vvill be reduced to , £ 8 o a year . Mrs . Clerke has a small entailed property of her own in Ireland which brings in a precarious income , the

average of the last two years being . £ 133 ios . So far as vve are able to learn , the whole of her income will therefore be either ^ 243 or ^ 213 to provide a home and maintain herself and daughter , which is sufficient to show that for a lady in her position she "has been left very inadequately provided for . " When the vvill was read it vvas believed that Mrs .

Clerke was left a life interest in her husband ' s real estate in Ireland , but this appears not to have been legally carried out , and it is to fulfil , to some extent , the evident intention of Col . Clerke that " The Shadwell Clerke Trust" has been formed . The brethren to whom our circular was addressed

are reminded that the case vvas not put before them as one of Charity , nor vvere they solicited for subscriptions . They were invited to join vvith the Committee in testifying by the purchase of a life annuity for Mrs . Clerke % ' their appreciation of Col . Gierke ' s high character and services . "—Yours fraternally , THOMAS FENN , Pres . B . of G . P ., Chairman .

ROBERT GREY , Pres . B . of B ., Treasurer . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., Secretary . Freemasons' Hall , 22 nd February , 1 S 92 . TRUSTEES . The M . W . Pro G . M ., the Right Hon . the EARL OF LATHOM . The R . W . Deputy CM ., the Right Hon . the EARL OF MOUNI EDGCUMBE . The R . W . Bro . Sir ALBERT W . WOODS ( Garter ) , P . G . Warden .

CHAIRMAN . The V . W . Bro . THOMAS FENN , Pres . B . of G . P . TREASURER . The V . W . Bro . ROBERT GREY , Pres . B . of B . SECRETARV . The V . W . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON . P . G . D .

COMMITTEE . VV . Bro . J . AIRD , M . P ., S . G . D . R . W . „ Sir FRANCIS ALSTON , K . C . M . G ., P . G . W . V . W . „ J . D . ALLCROFT , P . G . Tteas . VV . „ S . J . AT 1 ENB 0 R 0 UGH , P . M . 234 S . „ „ E . K . BAILEY , LCD .

„ „ BRACKSTONE BAKER , P . G . D . „ „ S . B . BANCROF 1 , VV . M . 2127 . „ „ CHARLES BARRV , G . Supt . of Wks . „ „ CHARLES BELTON , P . D . G . D . C . „ „ JAMES BRETT , P . G . Purst . „ „ LENNOX BROWNE , P . M . 2256 . V . W . „ Kev . J . S . BROWNRIGG , P . G . Chap .

The Shadwell Clerke Trust.

VV . Bro . T . G . BULLEN , P . G . Std . Br . R . W . „ Sir FRANCIS BURDETT , Bart ., P . G . M . Middx . W . „ Col . S . BURNEY , P . G . D . R . W . „ Col . Hon . II . BYNG , P . G . W . W . „ W . M . BYWATER , P . G . S . B . R . VV . „ Col . T . CALDWELL . P . G . M . Cantabs . „ „ Gen . Hon . SOMERSET J . G . CALTHORPE ,

P . G . W . „ „ Colonel MALET DE CARTERET , P . G . M . Jersey . W . „ C . C . CHESTON , P . G . D . „ „ General H . CLERK , P . G . D . „ „ R . CLOWES , G . Std . Br . „ „ RALPH CLUTTON , P . G . D . „ „ S . COCHRANE , P . M . 3 .

„ „ J . T . COLLINS , P . G . S . B . „ „ Col . A . B . COOK , J . P ., P . A . G . D . C . „ „ A . COOPER , P . G . Stwd . „ „ G . COOPER , P . G . D . R . W . „ Lord CREMORNE , P . G . W . „ „ ROBERT CUNLIFFE , P . G . W . W . r „ Lieut . CZARNECKI , 1260 . VV . „ Sir L . DARELL , P . G . D .

„ „ Lieut .-Col . J . DAVIKS , P . D . G . D . C . „ „ Baron DE FERRIERES , P . G . D . „ „ Alderman J . C . DIMSDALE . VV . M . 1 , P . G . S . „ „ C . H . DRIVER , P . G . S . of Wks . „ „ H . J . P . DUMAS , P . G . D . „ „ ] . S . EASTES , P . G . D . „ „ E . J . EMMERSON , P . G . Std . Br . R . VV . „ Earl of EUSTON , P . G . M . Norths and Hunts .

V . W . „ GEORGE EVERETT , G . Treas . VV . „ G . E . FAIRCHILD , P . M . 1196 . „ „ J . E . LE FEUVRE , P . G . D . „ „ T . H . GARDINER , P . M . 1150 . „ „ H . GARROD , P . G . Purst . „ „ JOHN GIBSON , P . G . S . of VV . „ „ RUDOLPH G . GLOVER , P . D . G . D . C . „ „ CLEMENT GODSON , M . D ., G . Stwd .

„ „ RALPH GOODING , M . D ., P . G . D . „ „ FRANK GRKEN . P . G . D . „ „ Sir C . H . GREGORY , P . G . D . R . W . „ T . F . HALSEY , M . P ., P . G . M . Herts . W . „ CHARLES HAMMER TON , P . G . s ' . B . R . W . „ Sir REGINALD HANSON , Bt ., M . P ., P . G . W . VV . „ Col . CHARLES HARDING , P . A . G . D . C . „ „ Sir G . D . HARRIS , P . G . D .

„ „ F . R . W . HEDGES , P . G S . B . R . W . „ Lord HENNIKER , P . G . M . Suffolk . W . „ GEORGE II . HOPKINSON , P . G . S . V . W . „ Rev . E . L . G . HOUNDLE , P . G . C . Surrey . VV . „ HENRY A . HUNT , P . G . Supt . of Wks . „ „ G . KELLY , P . G . S . B . „ „ GEORGE KENNING , P . G . D . Middx . R . VV . „ Lord KENSINGTON , P . G . M . South Wales

( VV . Division ) . VV . „ VV . H . KEMPSTER , M . D ., P . M . „ „ C . E . KEvSER , P . P . G . W . Herts . „ „ F . S . KNYVETT , P . G . D . „ „ Lieut .-Col . GEORGE LAMBERT , P . G . S . B . „ „ VV . G . LEMON , P . G . D . V . W . „ E . LETCHWORTH , Grand Sec . W . „ P . DE LANDE LONG , P . G . D .

R . W . „ Lord LIMERICK , P . P . G . M . Bristol . W . „ G . D . LISTER , W . M . 2243 . „ „ HENRY LOVEGROVE , W . M . 2416 . „ „ LOVELAND LOVELAND , P . G . D . „ „ Admiral A . H . MARKHAM , P . M . 257 . „ „ CHARLES MARTIN , P . A . G . D . C . V . W . „ Rev . C . J . MAR TYN , P . G . Chap . VV . „ C F . MATIER , P . G . Std . Br .

„ „ J . H . MATTHEWS , P . D . G . D . C . „ „ F . MEAD , P . G . S . B . „ „ T . HASTINGS MILLER , G . S . B . R . W . „ Sir JOHN B . MONCKTON , P . G . W . „ „ Col . G . NOEL MONEY , P . G . M . Surrey . VV . „ E . MON TEUUIS , P . G . S . B . „ „ VV . E . MORRISON , P . P . G . W . Sussex . „ „ T . 11 . NESBI VT , D . P . G . M . Isle of Man . „ „ J . C . PARKINSON , P . G . D .

„ „ A . A . PJiNDLEBUKY . „ „ Col . JAMES PETERS , P . G . S . B . V . W . „ F . A . PHILBRICK , Q . C , Grand Registrar . VV . „ Capt . N . G . PHILIP ; ,, P . G . D . „ „ TURTLE PIGOTT , P . A . G . D . C . „ „ Col . H . PLATT , P . G . D . „ „ Dr . F . E . POCOCK , P . M . 1891 . „ „ SAMUEL POPE , O . C , P . G . D .

R . W . „ W . A . F . POWELL , P . G . M . Bristol . VV . „ Dr . T . PURCHAS , P . A . G . D . C . „ „ Lieut .-Gen . C . W . RANUOLPH , G . Supt . Sussex V . W . „ Rev . J . ROBBINS , D . D ., P . G . Chap . R . VV . „ H . D . SANDEMAN , P . D . G . M . Bengal .

VV . „ Sir BRUCE ALSE TON , P . G . D . „ „ W . SHURMUR , W . M . 2374 . V . W . „ Rev . R . J . SIMPSON , P . G . Chap . W . „ HENRY SMITH , P . G . D . „ „ VV . F . SMITHSON , P . G . D . „ „ A . C . SPAULL , P . G . R . Salop . V . W . „ Rev . C . W . SPENCER STANHOPE , P . G . C . R . W . „ Col . LE GENDRE N . STARKIE , P . G . M . E . Lanes .

VV . „ W . E . STEWART , P . A . G . D . C . „ „ EDWARD TERRY , P . G . Treas . R . W . „ T . W . TEW , P . G . M . VV . Yorks . VV . „ J . LEWIS THOMAS , P . A . G . D . C . „ „ RAYMOND 11 . THRUPP , D . P . G . M . Middx . „ „ J . TOYE , W . M . 1227 . „ „ f . TROLLOPE , P . G . D . R . W . „ Lord VALENTIA , P . G . W .

W . „ Sir J . SOMERS VINE , P . G . D . „ „ Capt . T . C WALLS , P . G . W . Middx . „ „ P . WATERLOW , G . Stwd . AI . VV . „ Chief Justice WAV , Pro G . M . So . Australia . V . W . „ Dr . E . WENDT , G . Sec . Ger . Cor . W . „ FREDK . Wh-ST , P . G . D . „ „ SirH . TKUEMAN WOOD , P . A . G . D . C .

Ihe next meeting ol this Committee , with the addition of those Brethren who , in the meantime , may have signified their wish to join , will be held here on MONDAY , 2 nd May , at FIVE o ' clock , of which this is to bc taken as notice . FRANK RICHARDSON , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . 5 th April , iSq 2 .