The Earl Of Kintore And The Grand Lodge Of South Australia.

His lordship , as a glance at the " Cosmo" will show , is one of the most distinguished brethren under the Scotch Constitution . He is Substitute Grand Master of Grand Lodge and Prov . Grand Master of Kincardineshire , Grand Second Principal of the Supreme Grand Chapter , a principal Grand Officer in the Orders

of the Temple and Red Cross , of the Royal Order of Scotland , of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , and the Rosicrucian Society , and a Past Grand Master of our Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons . Indeed , it would be difficult to mention a brother who represents more admirably the various branches of Masonry , and

it is not surprising , therefore , that the welcome he received should have been so generous . That his lordship appreciated the kindness of the South Australian brethren will be gathered from the tone of his reply to the toast of his health , which the Grand Master proposed at the banquet that followed the meeting of

Grand Lodge . His speech had the true Masonic ring about it , besides being more eloquent and to the point than are the generality of after-dinner speeches , and the stress he laid on the friendly disposition of the Grand Lodge of Scotland towards the South Australian Grand Lodge must have been gratifying to

the Grand Officers and members of the latter who had the privilege of being present . No doubt the kindly feeling which was so apparent on this occasion will be strengthened and confirmed when his lordship , as Rumour has prepared us to expect will be done shortly , is installed Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of

South Australia , and the severance of the ties which till recentl y united the lodges in the Colony with the Grand Lodges of the Old Country , so far from proving disastrous to the latter , as some might have imagined , will , in fact , have the effect of creating a feeling of affection and respect between the brethren in the old and new countries which could not otherwise have existed .

The Recent Pennsylvania Floods.

THE RECENT PENNSYLVANIA FLOODS .

The efforts made by the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania and New York , and the private lodges in those and other jurisdictions , to alleviate the distress caused among the brethren and inhabitants of Johnstown by the recent floods in Pennsylvania reflect the highest honour on the Masons in those parts of the

United States , and we doubt not the grand example thus set will be as generously followed elsewhere . In drawing attention to these efforts , the Keystone , of Philadelphia , writes in the following terms : " From Maine to California , and from the lakes to the gulf , the citizens of our country and the Masonic Fraternity

have been vieing vvith each other to do all in their power to lessen , so far as prompt contributions of money , provisions , clothing , and personal services will do it , the distress which has overtaken so many of our fellow-citizens , neighbours , kinsfolk , and brethren . For the ten thousand , or more , sudden deaths

which have occurred no money can compensate , but for fathers and mothers swept away by the turbulent water floods , for homes desolated and destroyed , for means of livelihood temporarily withdrawn , the loving gifts of tender-hearted men , women , and children , all over our land , can do something to wipe away tears

from weeping eyes , to assuage the miseries of grief , and those greater miseries which come from the loss of all means of support , of the house over one ' s head , and even of the clothing on one ' s person . Sickness can be ministered to , and sorrow in some measure assuaged . This is the task set before

the people and the Masonic Fraternity of Pennsylvania , and of America to-day . " And right nobly the Fraternity appear to have fulfilled their duty . In reply to a telegram from Bros . J . S . MCKEAN , D . D . G . M ., and W . J . CARSON , D . D . G . H . P . of Pittsburg , who were the first

Freemasons on the ground to give assistance , Bro . MACCALLA , G . Master of Pennsylvania , wired to them to draw on him for $ 500 , this being the first money sent from Philadelphia to the relief of the Johnstown sufferers . Bro . L . BURDICK , G . M . of Ohio , followed suit , with instructions to draw on him for $ 250 , and

Bro . W . D . TODD , G . M . Colorado , fori § 200 , while Bro . SHRYOCK , G . M . Maryland , and others , wired to a similar effect , but without specifying any amounts . On the 4 th June , Bro . W . E . CONNOR , G . Treasurer of New York , sent $ : ooo voted by the Grand Lodge of New York , then in session , and the following day the Grand

Lodge of Pennsylvania , at its Quarterly Communication , voted § 2500 , to be increased if necessary to § 5000 , for the same purpose . At a subsequent meeting of the Grand Officers of the latter jurisdiction , it was resolved to send immediately § 1000 to the Chairman of the Masonic Relief Committee , at Johnstown for

the relief of brethren , and <| iooo to the Committee presided over by the Mayor , for the relief of the inhabitants generally ; ancl other bodies—lodges , chapters , commanderies , & c . —have subscribed

towards the same object according to their ability . We tender our respectful sympathy to the sufferers , and our congratulations to our American brethren who have acted so nobl y on this disastrous occasion .

Grand Council Of Rites, Ireland , 1846.

GRAND COUNCIL OF RITES , IRELAND , 1846 .

A pamphlet of eight pages was published in 18 46 entitled " Officers and Members of the Supreme Grand Council of RitCs for Ireland , as extracted from the Registry . Elected for \} - _ ' . year commencing on the First of Nisan , A . F ., 532 ; A . M . 585 c

and of the Christian / Era , 28 th March , 1846 . Freemasons' Hall at the East of Ireland , Valley of Dublin . " It was Published and Printed by Bro . S . G . Downes , P . M . 245 , and is dated April 25 th of the year aforesaid . The Title page contains the word s " By Authority . "

The Grand Officers of the Supreme Council of Rites f 0 r Ireland at that date were the Duke of Leinster , Grand President , John Norman , V . P ., and seven other brethren . The names are also appended of " the Representatives of the several councils , colleges , consistories , and chapters" beginning with

the Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd Degree , seven in num . ber , the Duke of Leinster being described as " Most Puissant Grand Sovereign . " These representatives are arranged under different headings , as follows : Order of Mizraim , Knights of the

Sun , Philosophical Masons Knights K . H ., Original Chapter of Prince Mason of Ireland , Kilwinning Chapter of Prince Mason of Ireland , and Rose Croix Chapters , Nos . 1 to 7 , at Cork , Dublin , Lisbon . Limerick . Dublin , Cork , and Ballinasloe .

The " Order of Mizraim " consisted of five members , viz ., Duke of Leinster , John Fowler ( Lieut . G . Com . 33 ° ) , John Norman ( G . Sec . 33 ) , Richard Wright ( G . Treas . 33 ) , and William Woodhouse .

The "Knights of the Sun" had 18 members , the "Knights H . H ., " had 51 members , ancl the Rose Croix Chapters numbered just 200 in all . The members of the 33 appear in the 32 ° , and all the 32 nd in the 30 , ancl all the 30 in the 18 ° , as a general rule . The Venerable Archdeacon W . B . Mant ' s name occurs

with the 30 , and also in the roll of the Original Chapter , of ] 8 ° , at Dublin . Michael Furnell was a member of the 33 by affiliation , and Colonel Charles J . Chatterton ( 4 th Dragoon Guards ) was one of the three Honorary members . At a meeting of the Supreme Grand Council of Rites for

Ireland , held Jan . 30 , 18 4 6 , it was resolved " That in future any Brother on the Registry of Ireland who shall receive the Rose Croix Degree in any Chapter [ abroad ] , shall not be received into a Chapter under the Irish Constitution , until he has qualified according to the laws at present in existence as the laws of the Council of Rites for Ireland . "

The Grand Lodge of Ireland resolved Feb . ist , 1844 , that it " strictly prohibits , as unlawful , all Assemblies of Freemasons in Ireland , under any Title whatsoever , purporting to be Masonic , not held by virtue of a Warrant or Constitution from this Grand Lodge , or from the other Masonic Bodies [ R . Arch , K . T ., and

A . and A . Rite ] , recognised by , and acting in unison with the Grand Lodge of Ireland . " The 18 can only be conferred on a brother who is a K . T ., K . of Malta , Knig ht of the East and West , K . of the Sword , R . A . Mason , Past Master of Symbolic Lodge , seven years a Master Mason , and 33 years of age , unless by Dispensation , and he must also profess the Christian Relig ion . W . J . HUGHAN .

What Is Ancient Freemasonry?

WHAT IS ANCIENT FREEMASONRY ?

The following is the answer of Past Grand Master BLATl , Chairman of Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence , of the Grand Lodge of Dakota : " We have carefully examined Masonic history , authorities ,

and precedents upon the subject , and can give but one answer . Legitimate Masonry consists of Three Degrees which this Grand Lodge knows , controls , ancl practices . All the ancient Masonr )' of which we have authentic history was included in these Masonic

Degrees , when the bodies in existence claiming to be were lodges and Grand Lodges . We are aware that there ti-n societies formed exclusively of Masons , but by what rig ht the ) call themselves Masonic bodies is not clearly apparent , as tn 0

Grand Lodge does not charter them , regulate their ritual , prescribe their legislation . Their only right to call themselve Masonic bodies arises from the sole fact that they are compose entirely of Masons . We have naught to say against them , a " ------ - 'j .. ^ . " -- •- & -- ~ J -O l

_ _ individually hold membership in most of them , yet we elo consider it the province of this Grand Lodge to sanction * legitimate any bodies or Degrees said to be Masonic of whicn vast majority of its members are ignorant , especially b ° . ' whicn

and Degrees not founded upon the ancient law to owes its own existence . The first Grand Lodge , the parent Masonry on this continent , was formed in 1717 . She kn recognised , and practiced the Three Degrees only up to 1 ^ when for the purpose of union with a schismatic Grand Locc ¦