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( Contents . PAGE . FKEEMASOXS' MAGAZISK : — Coming Events cast their Shadows before 411 Freemasonry in France ' . 441 Tbe Grand Lodge of theTh-ee Globes , Berlin 413 Universality of Masonrv 415 Masonic Jottings—No . 23 : 447

Masonic Notes and Queries 447 Correspondence 448 Masonic Sayings and Doings Abroad 449 MASONIC MIEKOK : — Masonic Mems 450 United Grand Lodge 450 GHAUT LODGE MEETINGS-. — Metropolitan ,.,, 452

Provincial 453 Scotland 4-55 Canada 455 Australia 456 Eoyal Arch 457 Mark Masonry 458 Knights Templar 458 Death ofthe Oldest Mason in the AVorld 458 "

¦ Obituary 450 Poetry 459 Scientific Meetings 460 List of Lodge , & c , Meetings for ensuing week ICO To Correspondents 460

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE .

LONDON , SATURDAY , JUNE 4 , 1870 .

As we have predicted on former occasions , circumstances have arisen Avhich render it probable that at no distant day we shall have the brethren in our Australian Colonies making a claim for Masonic independence .

It will be seen in the account in another page , that on the occasion of the Installation of Bro . James Squire Farnell as Provincial Grand Master in New South Wales over the Freemasons of the Irish Constitution , that brother , in the course of

his remarks , said : — " He was most anxious that a United Grand Lodge should here be established , and he honed that his term of office might enable him to do somewhat that would tend to advance so desirable an end . He should like to

see an Australian Grand Lodge , believing they Avere quite able to manage their OAVU affairs , espeas their interests as Masons in this part were all very closely identified . Until that union was effected he would do all he could to co-operate Avith the Masons of other Constitutions . "

With such moderate ideas , and such truly Masonic sentiments , Avhat reply could the three Mother Grand Lodges of Grea ' t Britain make to her children , if the request for acknowledged independence be couched in the respectful terms

Avhich may be expected from brethren holding such moderate views ancl loyal feelings . The Dist . Grand Master of the English Consti-

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before.

tion " cordially concurred in the propriety of having one Grand Lodge for Australia , to Avhich they might all be affiliated . For that union they must look to the future . Until such a union took place , the three Constitutions must be left to sail

( not one after the other , but all abreast ) like three majestic ships down the ocean of time . " We have only to hope that when the time arrives that our Australian brethren shall have become unanimous on this subject , ancl shall have

fairly made out their claim , it will be gracefully and fraternally acquiesced in by the rulers of the sister Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland .

Freemasonry In France.

FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE .

( Continued from page 4-23 . ) Lodge " Franqaise clue Ecossaise " supported tho desire of Lodge " de Travail" as to the reduction of the price of copies of the Masonic LEAVS to ten centimes . Every Mason should receive a

copy on his initiation , but in most lodges the initiate is called upon to pay for it . The author of the proposition considers the present price too high , aud that it is desirable that the Financial Committee of the Grand Orient should endeavour

to suppl y them at a much lower rate . The proposition was supported by Bros . Poulle , Grain , Caubert , while Bro . Aronsshon considered too much importance had been imported into the question , and that the purchase of the book was

not a matter of annual expenditure , but incurred once and for all , and the price of If . 25 c . Avas not exorbitant for a correct edition . After some ftir- < ther observations , the proposition was put to tho vote and carried .

With reference to the request of several brethren , that the publication of the "Bulletin Officiate " should take place regularly , and at a fixed date , it was explained by Bro . Tordeaux that the Bulletin was not exactly a journal , but a record of the

official acts of the Grand Orient ; and that it appears , like all publications of the same nature , when there was matter sufficient to justify its issue . Its appearance as a monthly publication was not necessary , and it would perhaps be more

appropriate to issue them as No . 1 to 12 without reference to the months . Its apparent tardy appearance would thus be obviated . The President supported the views of the Secretary of the Bulletin Committee , aud ex-