Royal Arch.

Clemow , and served in most commendable style , to which full justice was done , after which thc usual loyal and R . A . toasts were proposed and honoured . 'The next toast was entrusted to the I . P . Z ., who , on rising , said , he didsq with unusual pleasure , as that evening he had assisted in installing his successor in the chair of '/ ,., which enabled him to extend the right hand of fellowship , and trusted by their united efforts to work together in love and Harmony , and make thc

chapter a great success . On his part nothing should be wanting in that respect . He therefore asked thc companions to join him in wishing health , happiness , and a successful year of office to their Al . E . Z . The companions duly acknowledged thc toast , and after a song by Comp . Goodenough , ALE . Comp . Elliott replied , and after thanking the chapter for electing and installing him their Principal , said , he trusted that night would ever be remembered

by him as onc of the brightest hc had _ ever spent in Masonry . Irf addition to the honour as their Principal , hc had that evening been enabled to cement what might be otherwise thought a prevention of waning friendship . A revival of brotherly love must be a theme appreciated by all true Alasons , and deeply felt by him that evening . He would not further revert to the subject , but would strive to fulfil the duties connected with the position which they had

elected him to , and to give them satisfaction during his year of office . Before resuming his seat he would ask them to join him in drinking "The Health of his two supporting Principals , Comp . Adams , P . Z ., and Comp . T . Butt , W . M . Royal Albert Lodge . " Comp . Adams had given convincing proof of his desire to serve thc chapter b y again excepting office and also being elected Treasurer . Comp . Butt had been a hard worker in Freemasonry , and

was fully entitled to their esteem . In selecting them thc chapter gave him every confidence in saying that higher positions were in store for them . After the toast had been drank , Comps . Adams and Butt thanked the companions for the kind manner the toast had been received . Thc M . E . Z . next proposed "The Installing Officers , Comps . William Stephens , P . Z ., and Jas . Stevens . " The former companion had been an honoiary member of the chapter

from its formation ; and both of them were held in thc highest esteem by the companions . Comp . Baldwin , P . Z ., he thought , might also be coupled with the toast . Comp . VV . Stephens thanked the companions for the compliment and honour . Hc had attended a great many meetings of chapters , and trusted to be long spared to attend others , having a great love for R . A . Alasonry . Hc had from thc first a strong desire to see the West Smithfield Chapter a

prosperous one , and anything hc could do to further such object would be to him a pleasure . Comp . James Stevens also thanked the companions , and trustedjthe good feeling displayed amongst them would continue . Comp . Baldwin also thanked the companions , and paid a special compliment to Comp . Lardner for the able manner hc had discharged his duties in the chapter . Comp . Lardner replied , and thanked thc companions for thc reception thc toast of

"The Officers" had received . Comps . Goodenough , King , and Van Raalte returned thanks for the toast of " The Exaltees , " Comps . Phillips , Gardner , Greenwood , Forss , and Patrick also acknowledging the same . The Janitor ' s toast was next given , the Al . E . Z . commending Comp . Marsh for the able way lie had discharged his heavy duties , giving satisfaction to all . 'The toast having been duly honoured , the companions separated after having spent a happy and enjoyable evening .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

MOUNT CALVARY ROSE CROIX CHAPTER , ( No . 3 ) . —This old and distinguished conclave met at the Masonic Hall , 33 , Golden-square , on the nth ult . There were in attendance Bros . D . Nicols , M . W . S . ; F . Curlier , ist General ; A . Williams , Grand Marshal ; T . C . Walls , Raphael ; VV . Paas , P . M . W . L , Treasurer ; D . M . Dewar , P . M . W . S ., Recorder ; F . VV . Driver , C . of

C ; C . VV . Tayleur , Organist ; R . VV . Stewart , P . M . W . S . ; C II . Driver , P . AL W . S . ; T . VV . Coffin , P . M . W . S . ; R . Berridge , VV . B . Kidder , B . F . Cramer , J . D . Larson , E . J . Gardiner , G . Gravelcys , J . E . Anderson , J . J . Murray , and G . Berkeley . The visitors were Bros . Colonel J . J . Boswell , 30 ; M . C . Levander , 32 , F . VV . Ramsey , M . D ., 30 "; and F . VV . 'Terry .

Thc minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for ten candidates , and it proving to be unanimous , the following brethren , who were in attendance , were duly "perfected" by HI . Bro . Coffin , I . P . M . W . S . ; Bros . Andrews , Pigacho , Barklcy , Stohwasser , Adams , and Lardner . A motion to present the Past Sovereigns with jewels was adjourned . 'The

chapter was shortly afterwards closed , and the brethren repaired to the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , where an excellent banquet was partaken of . The cu . stomai y toasts followed , and were done full justice to . " 'The Health of the M . W . S . was given in eulogistic terms by 111 . Bro . Coffin , and was most warmly received by thc brethren . The M . W . S . having replied , gave "The Newly-perfected

Brethren . " 'This pledge was acknowledged by each of the brethren thus honoured . " The Visitors " followed . This toast having been coupled with thc names of III . Bros . Levander and Dr . Ramsey , those distinguished brethren responded at length upon the great pleasure it had afforded them in being present that evening , and among other things they complimented the chapter upon its strength ,

prosperity , and harmony . "'The P . AI . W . S . " came next in order , and this toast was responded to by the I . P . M . W . S . "The Health of the Treasurer and Recorder" was drank with enthusiasm . Bro . Dewar having replied in a characteristic speech , the toast of "'The Officers , " coupled with thc name of Bro . Curlier , brought this highly successful gathering to a conclusion .

CHESTER . —Stanhope Chapter Rose Croix , — A meetingof this chapter was held on the 26 th ult . 'The chapter being opened by III . Bin . George Higgins , 31 , AI . W . S ., two candidates were perfected by 111 . " liro . C . | . Banister , 33 " , S . G . I . G ., Northern District , assisted by 111 . Bro . Col . West , 31 , and the M . W . S . At the particular

wish of III . Bro . George Higgins , M . W . S ., the ceremony of installation was taken by ( lie Inspector General of the northern provinces , who installed 111 . Bro . Major Plait , 30 ' ' , into the chair of his predecessors most carefully , fur which he received a unanimous vole of thanks , having travelled from Northumberland to attend the meeting . 'The Ex . and P . brethren afterwards dined together at the Queen ' s 1 lotel .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE . —Royal Kent Rose Croix Chapter ( No . S ) . —A meeting cf this chapter was held on Friday , the 25 th ult ., and in consequence of the death of III . Bro . Dr . Heffcrnon , 30 , M . W . S ., _ the ceremony was undertaken by 111 . Bro . C . J . Banister , 33 ° , S . G . J . G . Northern District . Three candidates were perfected with great care , and afterwards the same III . 0

Brother installed 111 . Bro . Adam Winlaw , 33 , into the chair of AI . W . S ., receiving thc unanimous thanRs of the chapter . Three candidates were proposed for thc next meeting . A vote of condolence was passed to the widow of the late 111 . Bro . Dr . Heffernon , 30 , and also a similar vote to the 0

friends of the late Ex . and P . Bro . Thos . Robinson , 1 S , who was three years Mayor of the antient borough , and the chapter was then closed . The brethren dined together in thc banqueting hall of the Masonic Temple , ur . der thc presidency of the M . W . S ., who gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts .

LANCASTER . —Philip Rose Croix Chapter ( No . 52 ) . —A meeting of this chapter was held on the 23 rd ult . The chapter was opened by thc M . W . S ., Bro . T . Atkinson , iS " , assisted by his officers . The minutes of the last meeting being read and confirmed , the M . W . S . asked 111 . Bro . C . J . Banister , S . G . J . G ., 33 , to conduct the ceremony of installing his successor , which he kindly

undertook , and installed 111 . Bro . VV . J . A . Baldwin , 30 , as M . W . S . in his usual impressive manner . A vote of condolence was passed by the Chapter , and the Recorder desired to write Mrs . Moore the very kind expressions of all present at their loss and her bereavement in the death of their beloved friend and brother , Bro . Dr . Aloorc , 32 ,

P . M . W . S . When the business was finished , and the chapter closed , the brethren adjourned to the Coun ty Hotel to a most excellent banquet , presided over by the AI . W . S ., 111 . Bro . Baldwin , 30 . Thc usual toasts were given and responded to with great cordiality and good feeling . Visitor : IU . Bro . F . Matier , 31 .

TRURO . —Cornwall Chapter Rose Croix ( No . 61 ) . —This chapter held its annual assembly on the ist inst ., at the Alasonic Hall . Thc Rev . VV . TI . Bloxsome , M . A ., 30 , who was elected the M . W . S . for thc ensuing year , was dub / installed by Bro . C . Truscott , jun ., 30 , and the latter was then invested as the LP . M . W . S . of the chapter . The other officers until the next regular period of installation

arc : Bros . Dr . Mason , 30 ° , I LP . ; William Lidgcy , ist G . ; Alfred Luke , 2 nd G . and Treasurer ( re-elected thc second time ); Frederick VV . Dabb , 30 ° , Recorder ( reappointed and thanked for his services ); Thomas Hicks , G . AL ; Thomas II . Lukes , R . ; Philip F . Simcoe , C of G . ; 'Thomas Hart , 30 , C . ; S . G . Bake , 30 ° , A . ; John F . Hooper , Org . ; Thomas J . Smith , ist H . ; Dr . Nettle , 2 nd

II . ; Dr . Stephens , D . of C ; William Rooks , Sentinel . Votes were unanimously passed by the members of sincere sympathy with General H . Ii . Doherty , C . B ., 33 ° , in his severe illness , and of congratulation to Bro . L . Augustus Homfray , 33 ° , on his appointment to thc ollice of Inspector General , 33 % for thc Western District , Vice-General Doherty resigned . The chapter continues in a flourishing

condition both financially and numerically . In consequence of an important proposition by Bro . VV . J . Hughan , 32 , a meeting of the chapter is likely to be held in May . Thc M . W . S . was supported by Bro . Edward Dixon Anderton , 30 " , P . AI . W . S ., and thc members generally ( who attended the chapter ) at the annual banquet , which as usual was served at the Red Lion Hotel , the Rev . VV . II . Bloxsome , ALA ., AI . W . S ., in the chair .

Scotland.

Scotland .

CONSECRATION OF A MASONIC HALL AT MARYHILL . On Wednesday ( he 23 rd ult ., a new Masonic Hall at VVynford-street , Maryhill , was consecrated by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow . Bro . J . Dalrymple Duncan , S . P . G . M ., presided , and was assisted by Bros , the Rcv . VV . Tulloch , Prov . Grand Chap . ; George Alaclcod , R . W . AL

12 S , Acting Prov . S . VV . ; and J . M . Oliver , Prov . J . VV . Bro . David Reid was Director of Ceremonies , and among those present were , Bros . John Morgan , Prov . G . Treas . ; G . C . 11 . Macnaught , Prov . G . A . ; XV . Macdonald , Prov . G . B . B . ; A . Mylcs , Dir . of Music ; J . N . Kiniiaird , Prov . G . S . B . ; W . 11 . Bickerton , Prov . G . Sec ; Robert Shaw , R . W . AL , Lodge , Maryhill , No . 510 ; the Rev . VV . S .

Shanks , Chap . ; A . Thomson , S . VV . ; VV . Fairlie , J . W . ; J . li . Neil , LP . AL ; J . Kay , S . AL ; J . M'Kay , Sec ; VV . Paterson , S . ; Provost Murray , and others . Bro . DALRYMPLE DUNCAN having conducted the consecration ceremony up to the point where the oration is delivered by the Prov . Grand Chaplain . Bro . TULLOCH , in thc course of his remarks , said that .

assembled as they were for the sacred and solemn purpose of consecrating that lodge , which was for the purpose of setting it apart from ordinary and secular purposes to those which were Masonic , it was right and fitting that some expression should be given to those feelings with which , on such an occasion as that , the hearts of all true Masons were filled . On any great event happeningin the fortunes

of an individual or a family , it was a matter of pride and congratulation when those who were interested in the circumstances could look back upon an ancient and noble history . No one could he so absorbed in the busy present as not to have a glory thrown upon them hy a past that was full of lustre and of fame . Freemasons might be excused if on such an occasion as that they looked back

with pride on their past history , and , from a contemplation of past life and past achievement , have borne within them incentives of further progress and still greater work . The history of their Craft , as they were well aware , was an illustrious one , and one which any public body of men might be justified in regarding with feelings of pride and satisfaction . If , after the manner of not a few incorporations , some families , and many nations , they looked back

into the long past , which fable nnd imagination had made peculiarly their own , and had illuminated with their landfill and picturesque rays , they might delight themselves by tracing the root of their now wonderfully-organised and beautiful system of government and symbolic ritual through the old Roman Empire and back to the time ofthe Pharaohs . 'They might imagine their ancestors working in the solemn precincts of Eastern quarries , by skilful

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measurement and delicate adjustment , by cunning workmanship , by marvellous { initiation of the flowers of the field and the exquisite beauty which distinguished thehandicraft of the great Architect of the Universe—preparing the stones which , as if by magic , were at a given time to be gathered together and erected in to the 'Temple of Solomon , they would stand by with bated breath and reverent silence , watch them put one upon another without sound

of axe or hammer , as if by thc gradual growth of Nature"Like some tall palm , the noiseless fabric sprang . " After all was built , and the Temple had been dedicated to the worship of the Great Jehovah , they could wander about its sacred courts and contemplate thc marks and signs of their Craft . They could be present when the smoke of sacrifice and the fragrance of incense ascended from thc sacred altar , and hear the chant of psalms in

antiphonal measure . Furcher than this , in imagination they could see their ancestors taking part in the proud , ambitious attempt which led to the building of the Tower of Babel , ancl feel themselves secure with them as in thc Ark they rode in safety amid the tumult of many waters . But they did not need to throw the fanciful rays of imagination round their history . They might well be satisfied to take their stand on thc more certain foundations of its historic and

approved truths . They could go back to the time when thc world was younger than it is now , and when to be a Cleveland cunning Craftsman was to be one of the foremost men of the day , to be the chosen companion of princes and necessary appendages of Royal Courts . At a time when Craftsmen banded themselves together and took a real pride in their work , and in Uie dignity and importance of their vocation , it was pleasing for them to think that a

variety of circumstances combined to give importance and influence to those Craftsmen who were skilled in thc handling and setting of stones . As great cathedrals and churches and many important public buildings sprang up in different parts of the world thc services of the most skilful were anxiously sought after . Masons from many quarters flocked to the spot to take part in thc work , living in camps and tents beside the building upon which they

were engaged . Over this motley group a Master presided , and every tenth man was a Warden , having surveillance over the rest . It became then desirable and even necessary that means should be devised by which a person once a member of thc fraternity might be universally accepted as such without requiring wherever hc went to give fresh evidence of his skill , or having to undergo a renewed examination as to his qualifications . Thus there sprang

into existence a series of symbols , in which every Mason was instructed , and which lie was bound to keep secret ; and this not only enabled him to find work , but in his pursuit of it enabled him to claim the hospitality of his brother-Masons . The masons of these days were not the mere human machines that nowaday workmen too often were , but men who in carrying out an idea imparted to them could stamp an individuality of their own on every stone

with which they had to do , so that , as in thc time of the Renaissance , from each town-hall or cathedral the soul of a great man leapt forth to meet their own . In these days of ' which hc spoke the soul oi * sonic human being leapt forth to them in pleasant greeting , and each stone bore the impress of some faithful and skilled workman . So important became the Craft that by several Papal bulls its members were exempted from the laws which regulated

common labourers , and were exonerated from various burdens thrown on the working-classes both in England and on thc Continent . Like all the other guilds , the Alasons were bound by their rules to the performance of specific religious duties ; but the Craft , one of whose principal functions was church building , was naturally more frequently engaged in such rites , and more particularly under the protection of the clergy than other Crafts . Such were

the foundations of modern or speculative Alasonry , and they had reason to be proud of them . Now , he had only to remind them of thc purposes for which as a body they existed . They existed for the practice of moral and social virtue , and their distinguishing characteristic was charity in its most extended sense . The precepts which they inculcated were brotherly love , relief , and truth . 'They had a beautiful system of morality , founded on thc teachings of

the Christian religion , about which there ought to be no question , and theirs was a charity about which there could lie no dispute . If their practice was commensurate with their profession , and if they honestly endeavoured to act upon thc principles whicli they swore to hold by , then Alasonry must be a real blessing to a community , and the formation of a new lodge ought to be hailed as an addition to the Order , the truthfulness , thc purity , and the charity

of every neighbourhood . Let each individual Alason feel his responsibility , let him know that it might be his to bring honour or dishonour upon his Craft . 'They had all to remember that the end they had in view was to repress all inordinate affections , desires , and passions , and to cultivate an active and philanthropic benevolence . Bro . DALRVMPLE DUNCAN , on the completion of the ceremony , said it gave him , and every member of the

Provincial Grand Lodge deputation , very great pleasure to visit Maryhill and consecrate this new hall . The hall was in every way suitablefor the purpose for which it was intended , and all the arrangements had been very satisfactory . Hc had been informed that thc last hall used by the lodge , though excellent in other respects , was not altogether satisfactory in a Alasonic point of view , but that objection could not apply to the present building . He " was sure that the

Lodge Maryhill , which had prospered in thc past , would go on and prosper . 'They had again elected to the post of Master of the lodge his excellent friend Bro . Shaw , and the lodge could not be in better hands than his . Under his able sway , assisted as he was by a very excellent set of officebearers , and provided with such a building , a prosperous career awaited Lodge Maryhill in the future .

Bro . Si 1 AW thanked Bro . Dalyrmple Duncan and thc members of the deputation for their visit , and remarked that he hoped they would have many very happy and useful meetings in that hall . 'The Prov . Grand Lodge was ( hen closed and Lodge Maryhill opened , and subsequentl y thc Prov . Grand Lodge gave in a satisfactory report as to the manner in which the business of the local lodge had been conducted .

At a recent meetinff of the General Committee of West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution , held in Liverpool , it was unanimously resolved to recommend thirteen children of deceased brethren for participation in the benefits of the Charity .