Joppa Chapter, No. 188.

opened in form , and after tho minnt-w had been confirmed , it wns resolved that the bye-laws should be r . vised . Comps . Joseph Di vis , S . Jewe'l , and T . Mevor were elected to dn this . It ra proposed bv Comn . Hennohsberg , nnd seconded by Comp . L . Lazirxs , that a jewel should be presented to Comp . Emanuel , for hia admirable

services as S . E . ; this was unanimously agreed to ancl duly ncknow ledeed . Tho following ( . ( Thiers were invested for tho veir : —Como- * J . Lazar ... P . Z Treasurer , M . J . Eminne ] P . Z . S . E ., L . Meyers S . N . H . G . Philliog P . S ., Girc ' ey 1 st A . S ., Liobmann 2 nd A . S . Affei

bnsiness the Chapter was closed , and a sumptuous banquet was pro . vided , when tho nsnal Loyal and R . A .. toasts were proposed and responded to . The next meeting will take place on tho last Monday in March .

Zetland Chapter, No. 236.

ZETLAND CHAPTER , No . 236 .

THE annnal election meeting of this strong- Chapter was held in Freemasons' Hall , Dnncnmbe Street , York-, on tho 27 th ultimo . Amon _» sfc those present were Comps . Whytehead P . Z . M . E . Z ., Rooko H „ Sykes _ lym .. r J .. Todd P . Z . Treasurer , PnrnoU as S . E ., Foster S . N ., Kirby P . S ., Simpson Z . 1 fill , and about twen t y-fi ^ o other

Companions nnd Visitors . Brother Atkinson , an accepted candidate , was exalted by the M . E . Z ., aft ° r whioh the election of Officers took place , with the following r ^ salt ,: —Comps . Tl . nko M . B . Z ., Svk » s Rymer H ., Kirby J ., Todd P . Z . Treasnrer , Garbutt S . I .., Bmler S . N .,

and Fairbnrn P . S . After the close of the Chapter the Companion ** met at supper nnder the presidency of the M . E . Z ., when the usual toast were honoured , the health of the newly elected Officers was drank , and some excellent songs were given .

Consecration Of The Excelsior Chapter, No. 1042.

CONSECRATION OF THE EXCELSIOR CHAPTER , No . 1042 .

A LARGE gathering of Eoyal Arch Masons assembled afc the Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Leeds , on Thursday , 2 Sth nl <\ , to assist in the consecration of the Excelsior Chapter 1012 . Although the Excelsior Lodge has jnst celebrated its twenty-first anniversary , unavoidable circumstances prevented a Chapter being attached heretofore . At the request of the M . E . Grand Supt . of West Y . n-ks , Comp .

T . W . Tew , the ceremony was performed by E . Comp . C . L . Ma'on P . Z . 301 P . P . G . H ., and in the presence of the following Companions : — Comps . J . Barker P . Z . 25 S as Prov . G . H ., W . Gankvoger P Z . 61 Prov . G . J ., Henry Smith P . Z . 302 Prov . G . S . E ., A Williamson 289 as Prov . S . N ., W . F . Tomlinson P . Z . 301 Prov . G . Prin . Soj ., A . Anstin P . Z .

306 Prov . G . 1 st Asst . Soj ., W . W . Macvay P . Z . 495 Prov . G 2 nd Assfc . Soj ., G . Marshall P . Z . 521 Prov . G . Treas ., Rev . W . C . Lnkis P . Z . 839 as Chaplain , It . Williamson 521 as Prov . G . Res ., J . B . Hargreaves Z . 301 ns Prov . G . Sword Bearer , W . Watson P . Z . 301 a . Prov . G . Standard Bearer , H . G . E . Green J . 15 ! as Prov . G . D . C ., F . Tart- 2 S 9

as Prov . G . Org ., W . T . Beanland P . Z . 14 ( 52 Prov . ( .. Steward . J . W . Turner P . Z . 521 , J . Dodson P . Z . 289 , E . Lee 2 f 55 , J . L ° o P Z . 290 , W . J . B-ck 289 P . P . G . S ., B . Craig P . Z . 304 P . P . G A . S ., W . F . Smith-Bon P . Z . 289 , A . Williamson 289 , S . S . Young 301 , R . Abbott 304 , together with CompanionsR , ev . T . 0 . Smyth , D . H ., P . Z . 301 . . S . Stead

P . Z . 289 , Thos . Tyers 306 , W . M . Tyers 306 , Heathwaitn 301 , Henry CowhorouKh 30 i , W . Bingham 304 , ' w . Flockton 304 , Calverley 301-, the Founders , and many others . The Petition and Warrant of Constitution having been read , E . Comp . Charles Mason , as acting Prov . Grand Superintendent , read the following address : —Allow me , in

fche firsfc place , to congratulate "Excelsior" that , as a further way of celebrating tbe twenty . first anniversary of the consecration of their Lodsre , fchey have wisely decided to have a Koyal Arch Chapter attached thereto , and also that they have resolved to ask our worthy Companion Dr . Smyth to be their first Principal . I congratulate

yon heartily , Companions , upon yonr choice . When we consider the great services of Dr . Smyth , how , before many of those now present were born , he was fighting our battles for us , defending onr Order against the attacks of our opponents , one and all may rejoice fco see him about to occupy the position to which he is about to be installed .

It is nofc often that a new Chapter has tho opportunity of having a Companion fco preside over ifc who can look back to a Masonic career extending over forty years . The words " to survive tho wreck of mighty empires and to resist the destroying hand of time , " are familiar to all of us , bnt do we thoroughly realise their

meaning ? I will not stay to disenss the vexed question of antiquity , yefc even glancing oyer the last two or three hundred years , whafc do we find ? Our Order steadily pursuing its way . We see the rise

and fall of nations , we see great changes taking place , one kingdom absorbing several ; in our own land what great social change . have taken place , and are still taking place , yot our Order remaineth the same . Without wo have str fe and

bitterness- religious aud political discussions and heartburnings , these we leave behind ; we step past the portals of our Lodges and Chapters , we find harmony ; wo leave doubts and deputations , we find brotherly love ; without all is ringing with the sound of war , within all is peace . Go abroad ; wo find in onr own Empire of India ,

where we are gradually overthrowing the rulers of thafc v . st e < m- > try , that Masonry has existed there from ancient days . Yonr own First Principal nominate , Dr . Smyth , relates when a friend of his ( C lonel Abercrombie , of the Bengal Artillery ) was visiting Maftra , an ancient city thirty-six miles from Agra , in 1853 , his carriage wis

stopped , and palling him aside , he was asked if ho was nor a member of a " Gadu Ghar , " a Honso of Enchantment , ns tho natives sfcvl . d Masonic Lodges , On replying in the affirmative , to h- ' s st . nnishnient the Hindoo s . lnted him as an Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft

informing him that his countrymen from tune immemorial had kept , np tbe knowledge of the three degrees , but nothing beyond them . "You , " he proceeded to say , " profess fco have something more , of whioh we are ignorant . " Wo find the Sheiks of Arabia eitoudiiig the right huud of friciidship to a forciguor , be- _ . au _ a

Consecration Of The Excelsior Chapter, No. 1042.

ho is a Mason . We find the Kaffirs of Africa in possession of an ancient ritual , hrii only ono d '" -ree , handed down to fc . <* m from time immemorial . When onr O'U'itrvme ** nre d * -iv * n ont hy stress of eir . minstances or lovo of . adventure , we find fcho Order already in the land of thoir fdioin" fco greet them . Wh-t is this mvsfc . rirm . bond of

union and of friendship ? Win . is it that , kn ?\ . all men together in this great bond of Brotherhood ? Is \ t . tho lovo of eating and drinking ? I fcrow not . _ N av , it is something higher and nobler , * some . thing of a loftier chamfer ; it , ia the dignify , tho gru"de-ir of onr Order , founded on the sublime basis of virtue nav , oven on the sacred

name of the Great Go- ! himself , tho Ruler arid Governor of all . Thia is why that , amidst all the <> rent chanpes going on a' -nnnd ns , our Order can " resist the destroying hand of time , " has aff . rded consolation to many in the time that is past , and we trust to many in years to como . Comp . Mason concluded by riving a short explanation of

tho Royal Arch jnwel . The ceremony of consecration was then proceoded with , the Consecrating Principal being ably assisted by E . Comp . Rev . W . 0 . Lnkis , anting as Chaplain , E . Comp . Green , acting as Prov . G . D . C ., and Bro . Carr acting as Organist , the whole being rendered in an able and impressive manner . The three Principals

nomina t e , Comps . T . C . Smyth , D . D .. P . Z . Z ., S Stead P . Z . TT ., and Thos . Typrs J , wero then insbilled into th-nr respective chairs , the ceremony b ' -ing cnrt . iiled , owing to tho Companions having all previously occupied similar chairs in other Chapters . Tho M . E . Z . then invested Comp . W . M . Tyors as R . E ., Heathwaitn as S . Nb . C iwborough .

as Treasurer , Bingham as P . S ., Flockton and Calverley as AS ., Barrand Janitor . A hearty vote of thanks was given to the Consecrating Companion , and several brethren proposed for exaltation , after which the Chapter was closed . The Companions afterwards adionrned to the Banquet Hall , where refreshment was served .

Eboracum Chapter, No. 1611.

EBORACUM CHAPTER , No . 1611 .

ON tho 2 nd instant , the insfcallition meeting of this Chanter was held afc Freemasons' HdF , St . Saviourgate , York , when the Principals for the year were instil '" ' " in their chairs , th =. ceremonies being performed by Comp . T . B . Whitehead P . Z . Prov . G . H . The following are ihe pves-mt Offin-n * . : — Comps . Simpson P . Z M . E . Z ., Millington H ., Blenkin J ., Tv . v S . E ., Chnnman S . N .. Rev . R . Bl ikeney

Treasnrer , Brown P . S ., Whytehead P . Z . D . C , and Pearson Janitor , There were also present , Comps . Padel P . Z ., Seller P . Z ., and several other members and visitors . There wera three names of candidates on tho summons * , bufc none were able to ba present , and therefore ,

after an explanation of the pedesfcnls , & t \ , by Comp . Whytehead , aud the report of the Auditors , which showel a handsom * . balance in hand , the Chapter was closed , and the members retired to supper , and spenfc a pleasant evening- under fche presidency of the M . E . Z . .

Tlio regular monthly Committee meeting nf tho Roya * Masonic Institution for Boys was held afc Freemasons Hall , on Saturday last , Bro . TV Roebuck in tho chair *

Among those present were Bros . C . F . Hogard , L . RufF , Stephen Richardson , Gf orge Cooper , G . P . Gillard , Edgar Bowyer , G . Haldane , Controller S . G . Blake , J . L . Mather , J . Moon , Rev . R . Morn ' .., M . A ., LL D ., F . Adlard , J . Gr . Slovens . T . Hastings Miller . A . E . Gladwell , T . Cnbitt

P . G P ., Chnrles Belton , W . Maple , A . F . Godson , Richard Eye , and F . Binckes P . G . Stwd . / Secretary ) . Tbe minutes of tlie previous Committee having been read and verified , and those of the House Committee and Quarterly Court read for information , the reports of the Audit , and Finance

Committee were submitted and accepted . The Committee approved of one of the Boys elected in October last being educated out of the School , and agreed thafc the usual

allowance should be paid on his behalf ; they then considered tho petitions of four boys , whoso names were directed to be placed on the list of candidates for the October election .

The Committee oi Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their monthly meeting rt Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday . Bro . Edgar Bowyer occupied the chair , and amongst those present wore Bros .

Mnrlis , Howard , Wilso " , Newton . Bolton , Bnlmer . Daniell , Freeman , Webb , Dr . Hogg . Cub'It , Jas . Willing jnn ., and James Terry Secretary . After the minntes had been read nnd confirmed , the Secretary reported tho death of two

male annuitants , and also ono of the female candidates ( Mrs . Scott" ) . The Warden- ' report was rend . The Committee , next considered the question of vacancies to bo filled at the election in May , when ifc was shown that there were

twelve male and six female annuitants available ; these with the deferred candidates on each fund , would make the numbers to be elected fifteen men and nine widows ,

from approved lists of fifty-eight of the former , ancl seventy-one of tho latter . After other business , a vote of thanks was accorded to the Chairman .

FPJN-i .. ALS pro > "orly carried o * at and nevsrmally attended , in London or Country , by Bro . U . A . HUT TON . 17 Newcastle Str . ' . -. T-trau-l . W . C . Momuii'jiits or-isk-d . . ¦ " . ¦ __• __ lioni ; mads .