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p ( ljAA ^»/> yA »^ SE ^» a ^ A ^^^ Ajj ^ 4 | p SATURDAY , AUGUST 16 , 1890 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., in his speech the other day at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , referred in the kindliest terms to the late Earl of Carnarvon , and more startling testimony to the virtues and abilities of the late earl could

not have been furnished . Bro . Beach retold the brethren on that occasion that he initiated , passed , and raised his lordship in the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , installed him as its Master in 1857 , and installed him as Prov . Grand Master of Somersetshire ,

being afterwards himself installed by him as Prov . Grand Master in 1869 . He had known him , therefore , during the whole of his Masonic career , and though

he was senior to him at Oxford , may very probably have known him at the University . Thus , the earl ' s death was a personal loss to him as well as a loss to the Craft generally .

The rumour that Bro . Beach may be appointed to the office of Deputy Grand Master of England , in succession to the Earl of Lathom , who will be appointed to the vacant post of Pro Grand Master , must have a considerable amount of probability in it , or we

can hardly imagine that Bro . the Rev . J . N . Palmer , Past Grand Chaplain , . would have referred to it in such pointed terms at the late Hampshire meeting . Men , with a due sense of responsibility , do not give form and substance to a mere rumour . Certainly , if the report

turns out to be correct , Grand Lodge will be well pleased at the appointment . Few men have done greater service to Freemasonry than the respected brother who has presided over the Province of Hants and the Isle of Wight for the last 21 years . He has

frequently presided in Grand Lodge , and is at the same time a practised speaker , and is certain to command the sympathy and support of the members . We have

no doubt the appointment will be extremely popular , and should it be made we shall heartily join in the congratulations which will be showered on Bro . Beach from all sides .

* * * We referred last week in one of our notes to the festivities in connection with the coming of age of Mr . Francis Burdett , eldest son and heir of Bro . Colonel Sir Francis Burdett , Bart , Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex .

We have much pleasure in announcing that at the last meeting of the Burdett Lodge , No . 1 293 , Sir Francis proposed his son as a candidate for initiation . We hope that the son may in time prove as worth y and respected a Mason as his father before him .

* * At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , held on the 7 th inst ., the Grand Committee submitted several recommendations as a basis of union between Lodge St . John , Melrose , and Grand Lodge , which were adopted by a majority . The Convener was

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thanked for having brought about the union . The Grand Committee , in submitting the recommendations to Grand Lodge , strongly urged the claims of this lodge in seeking for union with Grand Lodge to be dealt with in a considerate and liberal manner . Their

records , which commence with a minute of a meeting held at Newstead , date in almost unbroken sequence from 26 th December , 1674 . "The union of this ancient independent body with Grand Lodge , " they said , " will

efface the last vestige of Masonic schism in Scotland , and , in the opinion of your Committee , no more auspicious day could dawn for the Scottish Craft than that which records the incorporation of the Melrose fraternity under the banner of Grand Lodge . "

* * * The inauguration of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania took place on the 27 th June , the Rev . R . D . Poulett-Harris being installed as first Grand Master by Lord

Carrington , assisted by Lord Kintore , Chief Justice Way , and Sir William Clarke . In the evening a banquet in celebration of the event was held in the exhibition building . There was a large gathering , and the proceedings passed off most successfully .

* * The proceedings of the 34 th communication of the Grand Lodge of Kansas for 1 S 90 shows that there are 300 constituent lodges in the state with a membership of 16 , 000 , with peace and harmony within its borders .

The dissemination of the work and lectures by custodians has been discontinued , and the Grand Master is empowered each year to appoint a Grand Lecturer . The Masons of Kansas city are about to build a temple to cost 8500 , 000 .

* * * The representatives of 720 lodges , comprising a membership of nearly 75 , 000 Master Masons , were

present at the recent session of the Grand Lodge of New York . This is the largest jurisdiction in point of numbers in the United States , and second only to the Grand Lodge of England .

* * * Almost every Grand Lodge in the United States has its association of Masonic Veterans , and the reunions are said to be among the most pleasant of all Masonic

gatherings , for aside from every other consideration great pride is felt in being able to show and to affiliate with an organisation which requires 21 or more years continuous Masonic service .

* * * The letter which appears in our Correspondence columns this week from Bro . John J . Williams , P . M ., P . Z ., dated Hokitika , Westland , New Zealand , is the reverse of flattering to the promoters of the New

Zealand Grand Lodge . He has been kind enough , in his opening paragraph , to speak of " the soundness and impartiality" of our contentions , and , therefore , in order to preserve our character in respect of the latter quality , we can only accept his views subject to such

qualifications as are necessary to all ex parte statements-The severe criticisms he indulges in were referred to in the speeches of the Installing and Grand Masters at the inauguration of the new Grand Lodge , but quietly and in a manner not altogether wanting in

dignity . We do not , therefore , join with him in condemning the manner in which the New Zealand movement was carried out , until we have heard the other side and are satisfied that the proper course to pursue is to condemn . * * *

What concerns us more immediately is the result o f a movement which has rendered the interchange of such little " amiablenesses " as our correspondent gives vent to possible . He , being on the spot , in the very centre as it were of the disturbance , is influenced by its

warmth , and writes accordingly from his point of view , as well as from what he no doubt sincerely believes to be the facts . But before we can express any opinion one way or the other on the methods employed wc must give both parties a hearing .

There is no doubt whatever that whether these methods have been good or bad , the result of setting up this irregular Grand Lodge will be for a time most detrimental to the interests of Freemasonry . If there was any friction before—and our correspondent tells

us it did not exist—with three Constitutions , there will be more now there are four Constitutions , and a strong and bitter feeling of resentment has been excited among

the loyal brethren . We shall have plenty more to say about this unfortunate New Zealand business without being in a hurry to condemn the methods that were employed .