Ars Quatuor Coronatorum.*

and the Audited Statement of Account and the Balance Sheet for the year ending the 30 th November , 1900 . There is nothing of a special character in this Report . The lodge appears to have received only a very small addition to the membership of

its outer—Correspondence—Circle . But tins is not altogether to be wondered at , as people ' s minds have been attracted to other and more pressing subjects than that of Masonic study . The financial condition of the lodge is evidently satisfactory , the

balance to the good at the close of the account being £ 456 , while its investments have been increased to £ 700 Consols . It is , however , to be regretted that the Committee should have felt it necessary to call attention to the large amount of Subscriptions

outstanding , the sum due to the lodge under this head amounting to not far short of £ 700 . We agree with the Committee when , after making every possible allowance , it remarks that such a .

list " is far from creditable to us as a fraternity , or to the individuals whose carelessness or indifference has contributed to such a large aggregate of indebtedness . "

As regards the literary portion of the contents , they comprise a paper b y Bro . W . H . RYLANDS , P . A . G . D . C , on the " Alnwick Lodge Minutes ; " "The 47 th Proposition of the 1 st Book of Fuclid as Part of the Jewel of a Past Master , " b y Bro .

THOMAS GREENE , LL . D ., Magenny , Kiklare ; and - ' Military Masonry , " b y Bro . R . F . GOULD , P . G . D .. all of which were read at the January meeting ; while at the March meeting was given a paper b y Bro . E . CONDER , jun ., W . M ., on the subject

of " The Miracle Play . " In each case the usual discussion followed the reading of these papers , while in the case of Bro . GREENE ' paper on the Past Master ' s jewel , there is a valuable addendum from the pen of Bro . RYLANDS . The papers are

all of them most interesting , and equall y so the remarks of the members who took part in the several discussions . In addition are to be found descriptions of "An interesting Masonic Sword . " b y Bro . RYLANDS , and "A Curious

Certificate , " b y Bro . CROWE , while to our late Bro . SPETH WC are indebted for an account of " The ' Settegast' Grand Lodge of Germany , " in which all the circumstances connected with the lormation and career of this bod y are clearl y and concisel y

set forth . Lastly , there arc the usual Reviews , for most of which Bro . SPETH was responsible , and the Notes and Queries , Obituary , and Chronicle , which have always found a convenient p lace in these columns . In short , the Part is an excellent one ,

and will serve , as well as any that have preceded it , to impress upon the minds of our readers the character of the service that is being rendered to Freemasonry b y this particular lodge , while

at the same time it will intensif y the sympathy which all are experiencing at the greatness of the loss it has sustained b y the death of its able and genial Secretary .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall , London . Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Grand J ., presided as M . E . Z . ; Comp . Lieut .-Col . Robert Townley Caldwell , M . A ., Grand Superintendent Cambridgeshire , acted as Grand H . ; and Comp . John Thornhill Morland , M . A ., Grand Superintendent Berkshire , as Grand J . Among other companions present were : Comps . Sir Reginald Hanson , li . Letchworth ,

( j . b . h . ; Kev . Herbert William lurner , M . A ., S . IN . ; bir ueorge David Harris , Harry Manfield , G . T . ; John Strachan , K . C , G . Reg . ; Edward Beaumont , Dep . G . R . ; Frank Richardson , Grand D . C . ; George Everett , P . G . T . ; Walter S . Whitaker , Asst . G . D . C ; W . Lake , Asst . G . S . E . ; Robert Grey , Richard Horton Smith , K . C ; J . Whitaker Burgess , W . Russell , C . Pulman , Dr . Clement Godson , Dr . Hugh Mackintosh , J . E . Le Feuvre , W . F . Lamonby , •W . A , Scurrah , George Richards , Henry Lovegrove , Arthur G . Sandberg , M . D . ; James Weaver , James Boulton , and Dr . VV . H . Cummings , Grand Org .

After Grand Chapter had been formally opened , Comp . LETCHWORTH read the minutes of the February convocation , which were then put by Comp . BEACH and unanimously confirmed . Comp . LETCHWORTH announced that the M . E . Z ., his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , had been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Hon . Earl Amherst , Pro Grand Z . ; and the Right Hon . the Earl of Warwick , Grand H . ; and the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Grand J . The other companions his Royal Highness had appointed

were—Comp . Edward Letchworth ... ... ... Grand Scribe E , ,, Rev . F . B . N . Norman ^ Lee , M . A ., Chaplain to the Forces ... ... ... Grand Scribe N . ,, Sir George David Harris ... ... Pres . Com . G . Purps . ,, Horace Brooks Marshall ( elected ) ... G . Treasurer . ,, John Strachan , K . C . ... ... G . Registrar . „ j . V . Vesey Fitzgerald , K . C . ... ,., Dep . G . Registrar .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

Comp . Rev . A . C . Hervey , M . A . ... ... Prin . G . Soj . „ F . Woodhouse Braine , F . R . C . S .... ... 1 st A . G . Soj . ,, Lieut .-Col . Lyne ... ... ... 2 nd A . G . Soi . „ C . D . Cheetham ... ... ... G . S . B . „ Thomas Taylor ... ... ... Dep . G . S . B . „ P . Scratchley ... ... ... 1 st G . Std . Br .

,, E . Roehrich ... ... ... 2 nd ,, ,, W . A . Dawson ... ... ... 3 rd „ ,, John T . C . Winkfield ... ... 4 th „ ,, W . Barlow Morgan ... ... ... 5 th „ „ J . Robertson Reep ... ... ... 6 th „ ,, Frank Richardson ... ... ... G . D . of C . „ F . A . Powell ... ... ... Dep . G . D . of C .

„ H . J . Lardner ... ... ... 1 st A . G . D . of C . „ J . J . Simcox ... ... ... and „ ,, G . F . Lancaster ... ... ... 3 rd „ „ W . Kipps ... ... ... ... 4 th „ „ H . Walmisley Little , Mus . Doc ... ... G . Org . „ W . Lake ... ... ... ... A . G . Scribe E . ,, Henry Sadler ... ... ... G . Janitor . AH these companions were invested by Comp , W . Beach . On the motion of Comp . Sir G . D . HARRIS , President , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , G . D . C , the Report of the Committee of

General Purposes—as published in the Freemason last week—was taken as read , and ordered to be received and entered on the minutes ; and on motion made and seconded by the same companions , charters were granted for chapters to be attached to the following lodges : The Wear Valley Lodge , No . 1121 , Bishop Auckland , to be called the Babington Boulton Chapter , and to meet at Bishop Auckland ; the Widnes Lodge , No . 2819 ,

Widnes , to be called the Widnes Chapter , and to meet at the Central Hotel , Widnes ; the Earl ' s Court Lodge , No . 2765 , London , to be called Earl ' s Court Chapter , and to meet at the Crown Hotel , Cricklewood , London ; and the St . Ann ' s Lodge , No . 593 , Alderney , to be called St . Ann's Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Oliver-street , Alderney .

On motion made by Comp . Sir G . D . HARRIS , seconded by Comp . FRANK RICHARDSON , permission was given to remove the following chapters : The Hope Chapter , No . 574 , from the Temperance Hall , to the Masonic Hall , Newbury . The Whittington Chapter , No . 862 , from Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street ,

to Freemasons' Hall , London . The Willesden Chapter , No . 2489 , from Freemasons' Hall , to the Hotel Cecil , Strand , London . The Chapter of Temperance , No . 169 , from the White Swan Hotel , Deptford , to the Railway Tavern , New Cross-road , London . The Camden Chapter , No . 704 , from Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , to the Frascati Restaurant , Oxford-street , London .

Comp . E . LETCHWORTH said he had to report that at the meeting of the Committee , after the ordinary business had been disposed of , the following resolution was passed : " That the cordial thanks of the Committee be tendered to E . Companion Sir George D . Harris , their President , for the very able and courteous manner in which he has presided over its meetings during the past year . " This was signed by Comp . Richard Horton Smith , a member .

Comp . W . W . B . BEACH said he was sure this resolution would be amply ratified by Grand Chapter . They could not too highly appreciate the value of Sir George Harris ' s services in presiding over the Committee . He was certain that Grand Chapter was deeply indebted to him for the able manner in which he had always discharged his duties . ( Hear , hear . ) Comp . Sir GEORGE D . HARRIS bowed his acknowledgments .

Comp . J STRACHAN , K . C , next brought up an appeal by Comp . James Cat on , Scribe E . La Cesaree Chapter , No . 590 , Jersey , against a decision of the Grand Superintendent of the Province of Jersey ( Colonel E . C . Malet de Carteret ) , admonishing the appellant , and ordering the admonition to be entered on the minutes of the chapter . He said it was an appeal by Comp . James Caton against a decision of the acting Prov .

Grand H . of the Province of Jersey , delegated by the Grand Superintendent to investigate a charge against the appellant and the First Principal of his chapter arising out of the following facts : On the death of her late Majesty Queen Victoria , Comp . Caton consulted the Principals and the other members of his chapter , and sent a telegram to his Majesty the King , through the Home Secretary , in these words :

" The companions of Cesaree Chapter , No . 590 , Royal Arch Masons , most respectfully beg to tender their heartfelt sympathy and condolence to his Majesty the King , Most Excellent Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masons of England . " The fact of this telegram having been despatched appeared in the local newspapers . The Prov . Grand Scribe E . was , therefore , directed by the Grand Superintendent

to write to Comp . Caton to inquire whether the paragraph was correct , and , if so , by whom , and upon whose responsibility , the telegram was forwarded . Comp . Caton at once replied , stating the facts and the approval of his Principals , but assuming the entire responsibility , and concluding " if I have done anything contrary to the Constitutions of Masonry I most willingly apologise , as it is always my will and intention to do that which is

right . " The Grand Superintendent therefore required Comp . Caton and the First Principal of the chapter to present themselves before him , and having been prevented by illness from attending , he delegated his authority to the Past Prov . G . H ., Comp . Dr . Le Cronier , who met the companions , and the minutes stated that the companions , having admitted the despatch on their responsibility and through the medium of the Home Secretary ,

of the telegram , and Comp . Caton having stated that he assumed the entire responsibility for the appearance of the paragraph in the local press it was held that there had been an infraction of Rule 21 S Book of Constitutions . The companions were admonished and ordered to insert the fact of such admonition , and the reasons , therefore , in the minutes of La Cesaree Chapter , No . 590 . This was the decision appealed from . He ( Comp . Strachan ) ought to mention that the telegram was sent

off before the receipt of the circular from Comp . Letchworth , G . S . E ., requesting that such votes of condolence should not be sent . Now , assuming that there had been any infraction of Rule 21 S , he thoug ht the apology contained in Comp . Caton ' s letter was sufficient , and no further steps were necessary ; but , in his opinion , the Craft rule , which app lied equally in Arch Masonry , did not go so far as the Jersey Provincial authorities appeared to think it did . It read : " The Grand Master shall