SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF RITES FOR IRELAND.

GRAND OFFICERS.

His Grace, the Duke of Leinster, Grand President.

John F. Townsend, LL. D., Vice-President.

Sir J. William Hort, Bart., Grand Chancellor; Senior Grand Warden.

The Earl of Donoughmore, Grand Almoner; Junior Grand Warden.

John James Parr, Grand Master of Ceremonies.
Edmund J. Armstrong, Grand Standard Bearer.
Richard Maxwell, Captain General of Guards.
Rev. H. H. J. Westby, Grand Chaplain.

Lucius H. Deering, Grand Guard of Archives, Secretary General, and Grand Treasurer.

Charles T. Walmisley, Assistant Secretary General.

SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL FOR SCOTLAND.

J. Whyte Melville, Esq., Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander.

Samuel Somerville, Esq., M. D., Illustrious Grand Treasurer. Alex. J. Stewart, Esq., W. S., Illustrious Grand General Secretary.

Lord James C. P. Murray, Illustrious Captain General.

The Master of Torphichen, Sovereign Grand Inspector General. G. A. Walker-Arnott, Esq., LL.D., Sovereign Grand Inspector General.

General Swinburne, Sovereign Grand Inspector General.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND.

H-D-M. OF KILWINNING, AND R-S-Y-C-S.

King of Scotland-Hereditary Grand Master.

Deputy Grand Master and Governor-J. Whyte Melville of Mount Melville

Deputy Governor and T-Lord Loughborough.

Senior Grand Warden-Donald Campbell.

Jun.. Gr.'. Warden, and Sen.. Grand Guardian—Alex. Hay. Jun.. Grand Guardian-William Campbell.

Gr.. Treasurer-George Murray.

Grand Secretary-J. B. Douglas.

Gr.. Sword Bearer-W. A. Laurie.

Grand Banner Bearer-Charles Edmund Thornton.

Grand Mareschal-John Hay.

Deputy Grand Mareschal-Samuel Somerville.

Grand Stewards-William Steel Miller, Jas. Tait, jun., George

Watson, and W. N. Fraser.

Grand Guarder-Wm. M. Bryce.

SUPREME COUNCIL OF FRANCE.

Ill.. Bro.. Viennet, Sov.. Gr.. Commander, Gr.. Master ad vitam.

Vicomte La Tonquiere, Secretary Gen.., Chancellor, and Keeper of the Seals, H.'. E.·.

Allegri, Treasurer General, H.. E..

Baron de Dellay-d'Avaise, Gr.. Sword Bearer.

Baron Taylord, Gr.. Hospitaller.

Ill.. Bro.. Mellinet, 33d, Sov.. Gr.. Commander, Grand Master. Blanche (Alfred), 33d, First Lieut.. Com.

Lengle (Albert), 33d, Second Lieut.". Commander (in Consistory).

De Saulcy, Minister of State.

Bataille, 33d, Gr.. Chancellor, Sec.. H.. E..
Houtelet, 33d, Gr.. Hospitaller or Almoner.
Drouet, 33d, Gr.. Keeper of Seals and Archives.
Bugno, 33, Gr.. Masters of Ceremonies.
Bazy,

Portallier, 33d, Gr.. Capt.. of the Guards.
Gemond, 33d, Gr.. Standard Bearer.

SUPREME COUNCIL OF BELGIUM-BRUXELLES. Joseph Van Schoor, G... M.. Ferréol Fourcault, G.. Sec..

GRANDE ORIENTE LUSITANO, LISBOA, PORTUGAL El Conde de Paraty, Gr.. M.. Dr. Joao Pinto Ribeiro, Gr.. Jesuino Ezequiel Martins, 33d. Sec.

SUPREME COUNCIL OF ITALY, TURIN.

Francesco da Luca, G.. Dir. Felippo Cordova, Hon.. Gr.. M. F. de Boni, G.. Sec..

SUPREME COUNCIL OF PERU, LIMA.

Francisco Javier Mariategui,

Sov.. G.. Com..

P. Saco, G.. M.'. Adj.'.
R. Morales, G.. Sec..

SUPREME COUNCIL OF
Sov.. Gr.. Com.

SUPREME COUNCIL OF
Joaquin Saldanha Marinho, 33d,
Sov.. Gr.. Com.
Tito Franco de Almeida, 33d.
Joao Severino de Silva, 33d.
Antonio Texeira de Olivera,
33d.

Delfino Jose de Souza, 33d.

Antonio de Souza Ferreira, Ex

Sov.. Gr.. Com.

Thos. R. Eldrege, 33d.

Richard H. Hartley, 33d.

VENEZUELA, CARACAS.

Sec.. Gen.

BRAZIL, RIO JANEIRO.
Joaquim Jose Ignacio, Gr.. M..
Adj.

Honorio Pinto Pereira de Ma-
galhaes, Sec.. Gen.
Gustavo Gerber, 33d.
Bernardo Pinto de Carvallo,
33d.

Jose R. Perez, Sov.. Gr.. Com. Manuel T. Langenheim, Sec.. Gen.

SUPREME COUNCIL OF URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO.

Mateo Mazarinos Cervantes, Juan M. de la Sierra, Sec.. Gen. G.. M.. Sov.. Gr.. Com.

SUPREME COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG (GRAND
DUCHÉ DE).

Le F.. Schrobilgen, S.. G.. C.. Le F.. Wirz, 1st Anc..
Le F.. Ch. Munchen, G.. Sec..

HEBREW CALENDAR.

INEFFABLE Freemasons have been accustomed to date all their acts and instruments relating to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite after the manner of the Jews, according to the Hebrew calendar. The Judaic year is luni-solar; being governed in its length as nearly as possible by the time taken by the earth in its revolution round the sun, and in its division into lunar months, which accord as well as they can with the time that the moon requires in passing around the earth. A lunation occupies about 29 days, 12 hours, and 44 minutes; therefore, as each day and consequently each month commences and terminates at midnight, some months must have 29 days only, and others 30 days. And again; as twelve lunar months do not fill the whole space of time of a solar year by about eleven days, some years must have thirteen months. The Jews commenced the year at two different periods. The ecclesiastical year began in the month Nisan, on or immediately after the new moon following the vernal equinox, and regulated the time of their religious fasts and festivals; the civil year began in the month Tisri, as near as possible to the occurrence of the new moon after the autumnal equinox, and was used in all their civil, legal, and historical matters, and is the year used in the calendar adopted by ineffable Freemasons.

The intercallary month Veadar (second Adar) occurs only in years having thirteen months. Owing to the difference in the length of some of the months (Marchesvan, Chisleu, and Elul), a year of twelve months may contain 353, 354, or 355 days; and a year of thirteen months, 383, 384, or 385 days.

To find the Jewish year corresponding with a given year of our Lord, add 3760 to the portion of the year preceding the first day of the month Tisri, and 3761 to the remainder of the year.