Ancient And Accepted Rite.

officer in the Grand Lodge of England , which was drunk with acclamation ; and liro . Alpass returned thanks in a most feeling and thoroughly fraternal speech . A delightful and happy evening was enjoyed by all . BOLTON . —St . Peter ' s Chapter ( No . 31 ) . —The last meeting of the above chapter was opened by the M . W . S ., Bro . J . VV . Taylor , assisted by his officers . Bro .

John Barrett was elected a candidate for the Degree , but was not present to take it , in consequence of being away from home . The Auditor ' s presented each member with the balance sheet , which shows that the chapter is in a flourishing condition . Thc AI . W . S . elect , Bro . James Horrocks , was presented by the Grand Alarshal to III . Bro . C . J . BanisterS . G . I . G ., 33 , for installation . The ceremony

, was given with care and solemnity . 111 . Bro . Bannister , at the request of the brethren , and in the name of the chapter , presented Bro . Taylor with a beautiful P . M . W . S . 's jewel in suitable terms , which was responded to by Bro . Taylor most feelingly . Several letters of apology were

received from absent members . The chapter was closed by the M . W . S ., and the brethren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , under the presidency of the M . W . S ., who proposed the loyal and Alasonic toasts , assisted by Bro . G . P . Brockbank , 32 , and Bro . T . Entwistle , 30 , and others .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

BOLTON . —St . James of Jerusalem Preceptory ( No . 33 ) . —The last meeting of this preceptory was held at the Commercial Hotel , when there were present Sir Kts . J . Horrocks , F . C ; S . Crowther , Constable , J . Bromley , Alarshal ; G . Ferguson , Sub-AIarshal ; A . " Hopkinson , Capt . of Guards ; VV . Nicholson , Almoner ; J . VV . TaylorOrg . ; C . S . Lane ist . Std . Br . ; R . H .

, Swindlehurst , Reg . ; C . P . Brockbank , Past G . C . Treas . ; and V . E . Sir Kt . C . R N . Beswicke-Royds , Prov . Grand Commander of Lancashire . The Preceptory having been opened in form , the minutes of the proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Sir Kt . Brockbank presented to the Prov . Grand Commander , who had resumed the throne , for installation

as E . C . for the ensuing year , Sir Kt . S . Crowther , and he having been duly obligated was proclaimed and saluted in due form . The following Sir Knights were appointed and invested as officers for the ensuing year : John Bromley , Constable ; Geo . Ferguson , Alarshal ; G . P . Brockbank , Treas .,- R . H . Swindlehurst , Reg . ; A . Hopkinson , Sub-AIarshal ; VV . NichollCaptain of Guards ; C . S . Lane , Almoner ; J .

, VV . Taylor , Org . ; VV . D . Holbrook , ist Std . Br . ; and VV . Traffray , 2 nd Std . Br . On the motion of Sir Knight Brockbank , seconded by Sir Knight Taylor , the best thanks of the preceptory were very cordially tendered to the Prov . Grand Commander for his courtesy in attending , at considerable inconvenience , the

installation of this day , and congratulating him on his promotion in the Craft and in other Orders of Alasonry . It was resolved that the Prov . Grand Conclave be invited to hold the next annual meeting under the banner of this preceptory . The Sir Knights then proceeded to banquet , when the customary loyal and Templar toasts were duly given and responded to .

Red Cross Of Constantine.

Red Cross of Constantine .

COCKERMOUTH . — Dyke's Conclave ( No . -6 ) . —The annual assembly of this conclave was held on Wednesday , the 19 th inst ., in thc Alasonic Hall , Station-street . The minutes of the preceding assembly were read and confirmed , and the next business was the consecration of Sir Knight H . Peacock as Viceroy , and the

enthronement of Sir Knight T . Bird as Sovereign for the ensuing year , after which the following Sir Knights were appointed to office : Sir Knights G . Dalrymple , S . G . ; D . Bell , J . G . ; Rice , H . P . ; Lewthwaite , 'Treas ., Recorder ; Baxter , Pref . ; Kirkconel , Std . Br . ; Ashworth , Orator ; Holloway , Herald ; Mills , Almoner ; Atkinson , D . C ; Dodd and Hunter , Stewards ; and Hewson , Sentinel .

Quebec And The Grand Lodge Of England.

QUEBEC AND THE GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .

VVe take the following from the Canadian Craftsman : — " To the Editor of The Craftsman . —I would like to draw the attention of Quebec Alasons to an article in the Freemason of April 22 nd , anent the English lodges now working irregularly in Montreal . It seems plain that the

idea of excommunication of the Grand Lodge of England , by the Grand I odge of Quebec is not a pleasing one . Of course not . The Grand Lodge of England being the Mother Grand Lodge of the world , is above , all law , and amenable to no one for any of her eccentricities—in fact , it is a crime for the Grand Lodge of Quebec to point out to the Alasonic world how the Aluther Grand Lodge is

violating Alasonic law and precedent . The backwoods Alasons of Quebec should be dumb about their wrongs , and blind to The trampling under foot of their rights as a Grand Lodge , and reverentially listen when Sir Oracle opens his mouih . See how nicely Manitoba acted recently on the remonstrance of England and Scotland about a territory that no one claimed exclusive jurisdiction over , but some

two or three Grand Lodges were exercising concurrent jurisdiction . It is highly indecorous and unmasonic for Quebec Alasons to show any signs of impatience at the wrong doings of their elders , hoary with age . This Quebec Grand Lodge has only been about thirteen years in existence , and it is consequently very bumptious on its part to fancy it possesses any of the rights of a Grand Lodge . Suffering wrong for thiiteen years is a mere bagatelle that

ibould not be mentioned . England recognises the independence of the Quebec Grand Lodge . What more , then , isnfccessary ? ThTs ought to settle everything , of course . Someof the Quebec Alasons are vain enough to imagine their Grand Lodge the peer of any Grand Lodge in the world , and possessing equal rights with any of them ; and that one Grand Master possesses at least a share of intelligence that seems sufficient to cope with the requirements iif his position , even if he is not fully as deferential as the

Quebec And The Grand Lodge Of England.

Freemason would have him to be , or as oblivious of the rights of his Grand Lodge as would be agreeable to that same authority in Alasonic matters . In order to realise the impatience of the Grand Lodge of Quebec , it is well to recall the fact that thc Grand Lodge of Canada ( Ontario ) has been in existence some twenty-five years , and that the Grand Lodge of England has for this period sustained these lodges in

resistin" - the Alasonic authority of the land , although the ancient charges declare that a Alason is ' cheerfully to conform to every lawful authority ; to uphold on every occasion the interest of the community , and zealously promote the prosperity of his own country . ' Since the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Quebec , time and again overtures have been made to these lodges , and remonstrances made with the Mother Grand Lodge , and all to no purpose . The more

they were piped to , the more they would not dance . The English Grand Lodge says to them , VVe will sustain you as long as you wish to remain under our banner ; and they ( the English lodges ) say , As long as the Grand Lodge of England protects us , we will remain as we arc . And they call this loyalty . Now , the question arises , is this loyalty due to the Mother Grand Lodge or to Alasonry ? It seems to some of us that the interest of the Craft has

the first claim upon us , and not the claim of any particular Grand Lodge ; and the Grand Lodge of Quebec being the recognised lawful authority , it would seem , according to the ancient charges , to be the duty of every Alason to ' cheerfully conform' to it , but it would not appear , to judge by their acts , that these English Alasons recognise the force of such teaching . It might interest the Freemason to know that it is entirely owing to the pleading ,

year after year , for another chance for these wayward brethren , on the part of Grand Alaster Graham , that has so far kept them from being interdicted . On him rests the responsibility that the edict has not been issued . In fact , he has rather exceeded the instructions of Grand Lodge in not issuing it long ago . But these brethren should remember that this cannot go on for ever , and that the Quebec Alasons are not disposed to be

longer trifled within this style . The farce has been played quite long enough , and unless some arrangement is come to by next January ( when our Grand Lodge will meet again ) , some tall talking and rough handling may be looked for . For my own part , I have decided that no English Alason shall , during the interim visit the lodge of which 1 am a member , and at next session of Grand Lodge I shall vote for coercion . The Alasons in Alontreal have a good

deal in their own hands if they chose to exercise their power , and thc ice once broken , it will not take long to nettle the question . It will be well tor the Grand Alaster to have the matter well in hand for the coming meeting of Grand Lodge , or he may not be able again to charm away righteous indignation and longer delay summary proceedings . VVe are tired of this barren delay—something like the punishment of Tantalus—the

settlement always near , we are told , but never within our grasp . The fight evidently has to come , ancl it may as well come on now as later . The sooner it i . s begun , the sooner it will be over . It seems to be pretty well understood Alasonic doctrine , that when a Grand Lodge is established in a territory all the lodges therein are to come under the new Grand Lodge , or else surrender their warrants to the authority from whence they were derived . Now , this is either the law or else it is not . If law , every Grand Lodge

in the world is interested in seeing it upheld , and it becomes the duty of every Grand Lodge to see its dictates complied with , or in default to punish the offender , which may disintegrate the whole Alasonic family fora time . Butdisregard of law will only bring confusion worse confounded . The stability of every Grand I . Ddge is bound up in seeing the laws of the ( . raft complied with , or else the Order will resolve into chaos . The duty of England in this matter is very plain . If she wants an example of an isolated Grand Lodge , let her look to France . " EDELWEISS . "

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . WALTER BERKLEY WILSON . W . AL , 574 . A very sad and sudden bereavement has befallen the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , No . 574 , at Newbury , by the death of the VV . AI Bro . Walter Berkley Wilson , son of Alfred Wilson , J . P ., of that town , whom he assisted in his business as butcher . The deceased , a fine grown young man , 32 years of age , was in his usual health and spirits up to Friday evening , when he spent a few hours at the

house of a mutual friend . As he did not make his appearance at the usual hour the next morning , his brother went to Bro . Wilson's bedroom and found him lying in bed quite dead . He was lying in a natural position with the bedclothes undisturbed , and his countenance was quite placid as if in sleep . Dr . Ryott was immediately called in and pronounced life to have been extinct for some time , although the trunk of the body was still warm . There

being nothing to account for death , the Coroner , Bro . Dr . Watson , directed a post mortem examination , which was made by Dr . Ryott , in the presence of two other medical men , viz ., Bro . . Montagu Palmer ( the Alayor ) , and Air . Birch . 'The examination showed that the whole of the organs of the body were in a healthy state , and there was no symptom that enabled the medical men to assign the cause of the death ; and Dr . Ryott suggested it was not

improbable that the deceased was seized with a fainting fit in his sleep , and suddenly expired . The case was a most unusual one . The Coroner ' s jury returned a verdict that the deceased died by the visitation of God , at thc same time expressing their deep sympathy with the relatives in their bereavement , and mentioning also that by Bro . Wilson ' s death the town had lost a very promising young man . His sudden death created a profound sensation in

the town and neighbourhood , where he was well-known and highly esteemed . 'The deceased had passed through all the ofiices in the Lodge of Hope , and was installed last January as W . AL by P . AL Stephen Knight . At the Berks and Bucks Prov . Grand Lodge , recently held at Reading , the deceased received from the hands of the Provincial Grand Alaster , Sir

Daniel Gooch , Bart ., ALP ., the charity jewel , in recognition ofthe services he had rendered to the Charitable Institutions of the Order . The deceased brother also occupied one of the Overseer ' s chairs in the Porchester Lodge of Alark Alaster Alasons , and he spared no time or trouble in promoting the interests of Alasonry . He also took an active part in town matters , and was sergeant in the Volunteer Fire Brigade , his brother being captain .

Obituary.

1 he funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon , and it was of a very imposing character . Ali the business establishments in the town where wholly or partially closed , and thousands of people lined the streets along the route tak-n by the procession . The coffin , covered with floral wreaths and also with the deceased ' s uniform as a fireman , was drawn on the fire engine by four greys , and the members of the Brigade acted as bearers . ThR Masnmr- lii-Mlr-on ;„;„„ A

the procession , and a large number of the members of the Odd I'elbws' lodges also attended . The procession moved slowly through the town to the cemetery , where a large concourse of persons assembled . t he burial service was performed by the Chaplain of the Lodge of Hope , Bro . the Rev . lohn Atkins , LL . B ., assisted by the Hon . and Rev . J . Horatio Nelson , Rector of Shaw , and the Rev . VV . B . Banting , Curate of Newbury . After the relatives had nnilrpd the . ora „« ^ rk ~ p ^ i , „ nff „ .

hied round it , and dropped in a sprig of acacia . The greatest possible decorum was observed , and the arrangements , which largely devolved on Bro . S . Knight , P . tvi ., were carried out in a very satisfactory manner . The Alasons propose erecting a broken column over the "rave of their much lamented VV . M . A muffied peal was rung on the church bells during the afternoon .

BRO . ELLIS JONES . We announce with regret the death of Bro . Ellis Jones , late senior partner in the firm of Messrs . Ellis Jones , Son , and Company , woollen warehousemen , of Fore Street , London , which event occurred under somewhat distressing circumstances , early on Sunday morning last . On the preceding Wednesday evening , Bro . Jones left the City by his usual train for Alill Plan Hnll le )„ ,,- „ .. u .. . ¦ , . , . i . „ u „ i — jbuiui

_ . --.., > ... , V , III . IG lie uau tor some time resided , and found his carriage awaiting him at the station , which was reached about a quarter to seven o clock . Accompanying him was an old friend , Mr . George Reynolds , ex-mayor of Grahamstown , South Africa , and his groom . Driving down from the station , and just as he was passing into the main road , Bro . Jones observed a cab standing at the entrance gates , on which he shouted to the driver in charge of it not to move , as he was coming out . lhe man font * nn n ^ iirA nf ru ~ „ . — * : — r 1 •_ . •«¦ -- « i * fjieeauuuil linn

- " .. . ... given , however , but deliberately came through the gateway , the result of which was that Bro . Jones ' s carriage had to be suddenly pulled up by the side of the kerb , when cannoning against a post it was overturned , and its occupants thrown violently into the roadway . Fortunately , Mr . Reynolds and his groom escaped unhurt ; but Bro . Jones was thrown out over a distance of five or six feet from the

vehicle , falling heavily on to the hard road , and it was speedily found he had sustained severe internal injuri"s . He was conveyed home as speedily as possible , and Dr . Bott , a resident surgeon , having been called in , did all he could to alleviate the sufferings of his patient , pending tbe arrival of Sir James Paget , who was telegraphed for Irom town . Sir James , however , was not at home , and Dr . Savory , the eminent surgeon , of Brook-street , attended in

his stead , when it was found the unfortunate sufferer had sustained a fracture of three ribs , in addition to a severe shock to the system . Pleurisy set in , and aoout 5 o ' clock on Sunday morning , much earlier than had been anticipated Dy his medical advisers , death ensued . The sad event has caused a deep sense of sorrow and regret , not only amongst the deceased ' s immediate relatives , from whom he has been taken at the comparatively earlv

age ot fifty-six years , but amongst those also in commercial circles who knew and appreciated him for his force of will and his indomitable perseverance in matters of business . Coming up from Wales , when he was but 16 years of age , he was apprenticed for S years at Brentford , only a mile and a half from where he lately resided . Afterthathewasfortwenty years in the employ of Alessrs . Cook , Son , and Co ., of St . Paul s-churchyard , where he passed through all the grades

before reaching the highest responsible post under the proprietors , and subsequentl y he was for ten years and a half associated in partnership with Bro . T . J . Thomas , C . C , formerly of Watling-street , and of late years of Oueen Victoria-street . A few months ago this partnership was dissolved b y mutual consent , Bro . Ellis Jones and his son starting in tore-street , and Bro . Thomas continuing in Uueen Victoria-street . His death under such solemn

circumstances will be deeply and widely deplored . Deceased was for many years connected with the Wesleyan Alethodist Connexion , was Past Alaster of the Wheelwrights ' Company , and also a member of the Old King ' s Arms Lodge , 28 . He leaves a widow , his son , and partner , and two daughters to deplore their loss . Bro . Jones was insured in the Accident Insurance Company . On Tuesday an inquest on thc remains of our lamented

brother was held at Isleworth , before Dr . Diplock , the coroner for the district , when the jury , after hearin * - * the evidence , returned a verdict of Accidental death , at the same time suggesting that the attention of the railway company should be directed to the very dangerous condition of the entrance to the station yard , and requesting that some alteration be made as soon as possible , in the interest of the public safety . 'The funeral took place on lhursday afternoon , at Ealing Cemetery .

Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

[ lhe charge is 2 s . Cd . for announcements notexceedine f- our Lines under this heading . ] BIRTHS . GoLDSMi-iii-On the 18 th ult ., at Cams Cottage , Hambledon , Hants , the wife of Air . Edward Goldsmith , of a son . ' PEARSE .-On the ist inst ., at 30 , Handen-road , Lee , S . E ., the wife of Air . William Earle Pearse , of a son .

MARRIAGES . KiKKAi . DV-VVvi . Hs .-On the 2-jth ult ., Thomas Kirka dy , of 13 , Stamsby-roau , E ., to Alaggie , daughter ot Captain W yles . a WRIGIIT-HAKI ) .- < J „ the 2 Sth ult ., at Bursted Church , w * fi- ' w - - ?' . Mi ;*'' , \ lfr < ; d Henry Wright , son of Mr ! William VVnght , of Nunhead-lane , Peckham Rye , to Josephine 1 'anny Jane Hard , daughter of the late Mr . Samuel Woodin , of Bond-street .

DEATHS . Jo . NES .-On the 30 th ult ., at Mill Plat Hall , Isleworth , from the effects of an accident , Bro . Ellis Jones , of Fore-street , E . G ., in his 56 th year . WILSON * -On the 2 Sth ult ., suddenly , at Newbury , Bro . Walter Berkley Wilson , VV . AI . Lodge 574 ) a"cd 3-