Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

— . o . CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND

THE Provincial Grand Chapter was arranged for yesterday ( Friday ) , at the Freemasons' HaU , College Street , Whitehaven , at which the installation of Col . Frederic Eobertson Sewell , as Grand' Superintendent of the Province , was to be performed by Comp . Edward Letchworth , F . S . A ., G . S . E . of England . The Provincial Grand Lodge was also to meet at the same place .

NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter was held in the Eoyal Victoria Booms , Bridlington Quay , on Tuesday , 26 th ult . The concert-room had been fitted up in a most complete and effective manner by the local committee ,

which consisted of the Officers of the Londesborough Chapter , No . 734 . About 150 Companions were present , among whom were the Marquess of Zetland , Lord Bolton , Sir Charles Legard , Bart ., & c .

The Provincial Grand Superintendent appointed the following as his Officers :

Comp . Bt . Hon . Lord Bolton - - - H . Sir Charles Legard - - - - J . M . E . Peck ----- Scribe E . G . J . Eobinson - Scribe N . Jos . Todd ----- Treasurer

Geo . Lamb ----- Begistrar Jas . Wildbore .... Principal Sojourner W . S . Meek - - - lst Assist . Sojourner J . Bennard ----- 2 nd Assist . Sojourner J . E . Lane - - - - Sword Bearer

* & S £ ? : " - " - .: } S ^ dardBearers H . Foster , M . D . - Director of Ceremonies

T . HaUiar ----- Assist . Dir . of Cers . F . Wilson , M . D . - . . . . Organist T . Bedfearn - Assist . Scribe E . Charles Travess . - - Janitor .

The sum of five guineas was voted to Comp . F . J . Lambert , who , after seventeen years' service , now resigned the position of Janitor .

Lord Zetland moved a most cordial vote of thanks to the members of the Londesborough Chapter , for the splendid reception accorded the Provincial Chapter , which was enthusiastically endorsed .

After 'the session the Companions adjourned to the Station Hotel , where a banquet was provided .

FORTITUDE CHAPTER , No . 105 . THB annual meeting was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , on Wednesday , 27 th ult ., for the purpose of installing Comps . S . Edgcumbe Z ., W . J . Sweet H ., S . H . B . Gibbens J ., the ceremony being conducted by Comps . J . B . Lord , W . Allsford , and J . Gidley .

REGULARITY CHAPTER , No . 448 . THB annual installation was held on Thursday , 28 th ult ., ' at the Freemasons' Hall , St . John ' s Place , Halifax , and was attended by a numerous company , who witnessed with interest the ceremonies in connection with the degree . Comps . Thomas Bobertshaw was installed Z ., W . J . Morris H ., and Thomas Greenwood J .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

GRAND LODGE .

THE Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales was held on Tuesday , at Mark Masons' Hall . The Earl of Euston Pro Grand Master presided , and among other Brethren present were fche Earl of Portarlington , the Marquis of Hertford , Viscount Dungarvan , Lord Bolton , Admiral A . Hastings Markham , and Baron de Ferrieres .

The Prince of Wales was declared duly re-installed Grand Master of the Order , and proclaimed as such . The Earl of Euston was re-appointed Pro Grand Master , and Viscount Dungarvan Deputy Grand Master ; Lord Stanley , M . P ., was

appointed Senior Grand Warden , and Bro . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., Junior Grand Warden . Among other appointments to office were those of Bros . Dr . Balfour Cockburn , W . T . Marriott , Q . C , W . E . M . Tomlinson , M . P ., and E . Loveland Loveland .

The annual . Festival followed the proceedings , which were of the usual interesting and enthusiastic character . The usual toasts were honoured in regular order .

Cornwall.

CORNWALL .

THE Provincial Grand Mark Lodge is to assemble at the Wesley Church Parlour , Camborne , on Tuesday next , 9 th inst ., at 2-30 p . m ., when it is hoped Sir Charles Brune Graves Sawle , Bart ., Prov . G . M . M . will preside . Various reports will be presented , and the Officers appointed

and invested . The meeting is likely to be of an important character , and the attendance of members of the Degree is expected to be of a large and representative character . A cold collation will be served at the Commercial Hotel , Camborne , at half past four .

ALDERSHOT MILITARY LODGE , No . 54 . THE annual meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , Imperial Hotel , Aldershot , on the 21 st ult ., when Bro . Benin . Masters S . W . P . P . G . J . D .

W . M .-elect was installed by Bro . G . Eichardson P . M . P . P . G . J . D . After the installation ceremony the Brethren sat down to supper . The usual toasts wero given and responded to , but owing to the dangerous illness of Bro . H . Stone P . M . no songs were sung .

Church Service.

CHURCH SERVICE .

BY permission of the Very Eev . the Dean ( Edw . C . Maclure , D . D . ) , the Worshipful Master and Officers of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 633 , held a Masonic service in the Manchester Cathedral on Trinity Sunday , at 3-30 p . m . A dispensation having been granted for wearing full Craft and

Eoyal Arch clothing and jewels , Bro . Sargeant Searle W . M . P . G . P ., with the Brethren and Companions , assembled and robed in the Derby chapel at 2-30 , after which they marched in the usual order to the north door , and from thence ' to the centre of the nave , which had been specially reserved for them . The

cathedral service was similar to that which is usually held on Sunday afternoons , the only exception being an extra anthem , " Behold how good and joyful , " by the late J . Kendrick Pyne , sen ., organist of Bath Abbey , this beautiful composition being most effectively rendered by Comps . Nelson Stokes , Nathaniel Dumville , Bro . Cuthbert Blacow , and Mr . Badcliffe .

The musical arrangements were carried out as usual by the Eev . J . A . Winstanley , M . A ., Precentor . The Dean preached an appropriate sermon , after which a collection was made on behalf of the Masonic charities .

Ifc was fche express wish of the Brethren thafc Bro . John W . Challenor P . P . G . C . ( Chap . 2 nd V . B . M . E . ) should preach , and probably it was due to the fact of a failure in this desire thafc the attendance of Brethren and Companions was smaller than anticipated , consequently the collection was not so large as . on a previous occasion .

A novelty in the way of work is recorded from a Lodge in the States , where the regular Officers below the Master temporarily vacated . their positions in favour of Brethren who had been initiated during the year , and who , among them ,

assisted in the initiation of a new candidate , the work being ably performed . This would be regarded as a great innovation if attempted in England , but we are of opinion it would lead to greater interest and proficiency among younger members of the Order if it was occasionally tried as an experiment .

In Mexico some of the Masonic Lodges have queer names . In 1828 a Lodge of what was then known as the York Eite , and with a travelling warrant in the Second Cavalry , was called . " Eternal Hatred of Tyrants , No . 26 . " Another in the Ninth

Eegiment was known as " War on the Oppressors , No . 36 , " and still another in the First Cavalry , " Terror of Tyrants , No . 54 . " In Oaxaca was " The Strength of Virtue , No . 81 , " and there are a great many others that sound strange to American ears . — - " Texas Freemason . "

"A Sprig Of Acacia"

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA "

IT is with much regret we have to announce the death of Bro . Thomas Eobert Sloan Champion Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon of Kent , which took place on Thursday , 28 th ult ., at his residence at Gravesend . He was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge of Freedom , No . 77 , at Gravesend , and

was elected to the chair in 1880 , after which he was for many years the respected and esteemed Treasurer of the Lodge . Owing to continued ill-health he was obliged to resign that office about two years ago . In 1884 he was made a Provincial Grand

Officer , by Earl Amherst Prov . G . M . He was also a member of the Gordon Mark Lodge , No . 364 , and a Companion of the High Cross Chapter , No . 829 . The funeral took place on Tuesday , at Gravesend , and was attended by a large number of Brethren and his fellow townsmen . Bro . Champion was sixty-six years of age .