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of a resolution adopted by the House Committee at a meeting held on the 20 th ult ., requesting me to furnish various particulars to Mr . Stanley , that he may advise them as to my claim against the Institution . If Mr . Stanley will make an appointment with Mr . Paraire , he , as my representative , will give Mr . Stanley any explanations of my account that may be necessary , and which he would

have done any time during the last six months had Mr . Stanley given him the opportunity ; but as Mr . Stanley has hitherto either declined or abstained from making an appointment with Mr . Paraire , although repeatedly asked to do , so , perhaps , you will give him instructions to do so . " Yours faithfully , " S . B . W ILSON . " Frcdk . Binckes , Esq ., Secretary

Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " What the object of the House Committee can be in treating me in this unfair , unbusinesslike , and un-Masonic manner I cannot imagine , for bear in mind , should this language at first blush appear strong , that at their own request I agreed to refer the matter to a professional man , and I named one who is at the head of the profession , and who cannot possibly have any bias—moreover , every

professional man who has seen my account is of opinion that the charges I have made are less than I might fairly have done . Of course , as I have appealed to the Quarterly Court , if it is not in your power to see me righted , I must wait until their next meeting before taking any further steps in the matter . 1 remain , Brethren and Gentlemen , yours faithfully and fraternally , S . B . WILSON .

THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT . To the Editor of Ihe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I should not have trespassed again upon your space were it not that the inaccuracies in a letter in your last issue , signed " Bos Albus , " might lead to some misapprehension if they remained unrefuted .

In the first place , I have to thank " Bos Albus " for pleading guilty to having very often thought the ceremonies worked in East Lancashire to be " perfect rot , " because by doing so he helps to verify my previous statement as to the condemnation cf all rituals differing from the lodge whose motto evidently is Ant Emulation ant nallns . Secondly , he states that in Manchester , besides thc

opening and closing of the Board of Installed Masters , they have a brand new ritual for opening and closing a Board of Past Masters , & c . I believe I ha \ e during thc last eig ht years heard the ceremony of installation performed in every lodge in Manchester and the immediate vicinity , and , with one exception only , I have never heard of a Board of Installed Masters being opened . So much for

" Bos Albus's " brand new Manchester ritual . 1 believe there is something of the kind in the neighbourhoods of Rochdale , Bury , and Bolton , which is supposed to have been used there for many years . Thirdly , he says that he heard the Emulation installation " carefully " and " accurately " given in a Manchester

lodge during last month . I also was present on that occasion , when I heard the W . M . elect called upon to declare that he would " strictly observe certain laws and regulations to which he had already given his assent . " But he had not already given his assent to them , because the Installing Master had omitted to have them read . So much for " Bos Albus ' s " idea of " careful " and "

accurate working . Fourthly , " Bos Albus " is in error in assuming that I have never seen an installation ceremonyaway from home , as I have more than once witnessed the Emulation installation in London , as well as in other places , and I frankly admit that in many parts it is more terse , and on that account oreferable to many of the ceremonies I have heard ; but in

one part , i . e ., the Board of Installed Masters , there is an incompleteness which , without differing materially in essentials , the Manchester ritual supplies ; besides , those peculiar signs and secrets to which " Bos Albus " takes exception are not innovations , as they arc mostly , though remotely , alluded to even in the Emulation ritual , and the prominence given to them in Manchester renders that part

of the ceremony more comprehensive and instructive , without deviating from the acknowledged landmarks ot the Order . I alluded in my previous letter to my unsuccessful endeavours to obtain some explanation of seeming inconsistencies in the Emulation working . I hope when I next

visit London to meet with some better informed apostle of that lodge than the peripatetic brother to whom I before applied , who will , perhaps , be able to throw some light upon what now appears to my ( " Bos Albus " would say very obtuse ) mind meaningless . Yours fraternally ,

MANCUNIUM . March 8 th .

Review.

Review .

THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASONS * HALL . Philadelphia , 1802 . A paper read before the Rosicrucian Society of Philadelphia , January 30 th 1880 , by Charles E . Meyer . This is a most touching and interesting little publication , which we shall print " in extenso " in the " Masonic Magazine " in order to preserve it .

We regret to hear that Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M . North Wales and Shropshire , has been unwell again . The management of the British Museum have now decided to permanently adopt the Siemens electric light for lighting the great reading room .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LIBRARY . In answer to the appeal of my good friend , Bro . Hughan , I beg to say that Bro . Kenning and myself have decided to make the " Archaeological Library " accessible to all , by using a cheap binding , and making the price 3 s . 6 d ., instead of 7 s . 6 d . The second volume will consist

of Inigo Jones' MS . and Wood's MS . The third volume will le made up of the Masonic poem and my copy of the additional MS ., with a fac simile of each MS . in each volume . The moment we receive a sufficient number of names , that is 200 for each volume , wc will begin to print at once . A . F . A . W .

ATHOLL LODGES . Has any brother seen the list of Atholl Lodges , published in 1804 , of which the following is a description : — "A correct list of the lodges of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , & c . Printed by T , Burton for R . Leslie , Grand Secretary , and sold by Richard Barry , No . 106 , Minories , price one shilling and sixpence . " The above

announcement appeared in the printed proceedings of thc "Ancient" G . L ., March 7 th , 1804 , and the work must have been largely copied from by Dovvnes , the printer to the Grand Lodge of Ireland , in his lists of English , Irish , Scotch , and American lodges , published in the same year . The existence of an " Atholl" official list of a date prior to 1807 has only recently become known to me . R . F . GOULD .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SAMUEL WHITFIELD DAUKES . Bro . Samuel Whitfield Daukes , architect , of the Knoll , Beckenham , Kent , Past Grand Superintendent of Works , and P . M ., we believe , of the Cadogan Lodge , No . 162 , was taken suddenlj very ill when driving with his daughter in town on Monday afternoon , and died shortly after his removal from his carriage from disease of the heart .

Among- the various important public and private works designed and built by Bro . Daukes are the Freemasons ' Alms Houses , Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum , Witley Court , Lord Dudley ' s residence in Worcestershire , Eastwood Park , Gloucestershire , for Sir George Jcnkinsou , M . P ., Abberley Hall , for J . K . Moilliet , Esq ., and Bricklehampton Hall , for the late Francis Woodward , Esq ., both in Worcestershire , and many others . When

Exeter Hall was re-modelled some years ago , Bro . Daukes bodily raised the roof some feet without in any way disturbing it , a work which many of the leading architects at the time said it was impossible to do . The present Secretary and S . D . of the Quadratic Lodge , No . 169 r , married the only daughter of our deceased brother . Bro . Daukes was ever ready to assist a brother in distress , and was beloved and respected by all who knew him . He was in his sixty-ninth year .

BRO . CHARLES COOTE . We deeply regret to announce the death of Bro . Charles Coote , which occurred last Saturday night , in the seventysecond year of his age . He was initiated in the Lodge of Israel , No . 205 , on nth March , 1862 , and was W . M . 1866 , and Treasurer for many years afterwards . He was a P . Z . of Frederick William Chapter , a founder and

second Master of the Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 , and P . Z . of the chapter attached to that lodge , a Life Governor of and had served the Stewardship to all the Charities , besides being a very liberal supporter of the Lodge 205 Benevolent Fund . He was a P . P . G . Organist for Middlesex , and his

kindly presence and sound , good advice will belong missed by his many friends . He was many years pianist to thc late Duke of Devonshire , as well as conductor of his private band . His other qualities , as " Coote and Tinney ' s Band , " ate well-known . The funeral will take place to-day ( Saturday ) at Kensal Green Cemetery , at twelve o ' clock noon .

BRO . W . H . HALL . We also regret to repoit the death of Bro . W . H . Hall , St . Clement Danes Lodge , which occurred quite suddenly on Sunday last . Bro . Hall was a newspaper representative of long standing , and had been connected with the

Press Association for some years . Bro . Hall ' s health had been long in an unsatisfactory condition , but his demise was somewhat unexpected . He was interred on Thursday at Brompton Cemetery , and his remains were followed to the grave by a large number of his late colleagues .

Consecration Of The Aldershot Camp Chapter, No. 1331.

CONSECRATION OF THE ALDERSHOT CAMP CHAPTER , No . 1331 .

The consecration of this new chapter , the warrant for which was granted on the 4 th February last , and the installation of its Principals , took place at the Assembly Rooms , High-street , Aldershot , on the 27 th ult ., at

halfpast two o ' clock p . m ., when there was a good attendance of the companions of the H . R . A ., especially as the decision respecting the day and time of consecration was only received late on the previous evening . A chapter having been opened in the usual manner by the Provincial G . Superintendent , M . E . Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., assisted by some P . G . Officers , companions

of the Panmure Chapter , 723 , the companions were then admitted . The petition for the chapter and the warrant of constitution having been read by M . E . Comp . R . Eve , P . Z . 723 , & c , & c , the I ' . G . Superintendent then proceeded , with the assistance of M . E . Comp . Eve , as H ., and M . E . Comp . Hacker , as J ., to consecrate the chapter , the P . G . Superintendent finally declaring it constituted for the purpose of

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diffusing the knowledge and principles of this Exalted and Supreme Degree , denominated the H . R . A . of Israel . The following officers were appointed : M . E . Comp . J . Fenn , P . P . G . S . B . Dorset , 1 st Principal ; E . Comps . Major A . Richardson , R . E ., 2 nd Principal ; Asst . Commissary R , Croisdale , Commissariat Department , 3 rd Principal ; M . E . Comps . A . McKenzie , P . Z ., P . S . ; D . Morrison , P . Z .,

S . E . ; Comps . J . Hurst , S . N . ; and E . Latham , Janitor . The Asst . Sojourners will be appointed and invested at the meeting of the chapter on the 8 th inst ., when a number of exaltations are to take place . E . Comp . Major A . Richardson , who has been the

Treasurer of the Lodge 1331 tor some years , has also been appointed to the same office in the chapter . Upon the motion of that companion , seconded by the M . E . Z ., the P . G . Superintendent , M . E . Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., was elected by acclamation a honorary member of the chapter .

Consecration Of The West Smithfield Chapter, No. 1623.

CONSECRATION OF THE WEST SMITHFIELD CHAPTER , NO . 1623 .

The consecration of the West Smithfield Chapter , No . 1623 , took place at Comp . T . Butt ' s , the New Maiket Hotel , King-street , Snow-hill , West Smithfield , E . C , on the 25 th ult . The consecration ceremony was performed by Ex . Comp . Jas . ' Terry , P . Z . 174 , 228 , 975 , Prov . G . D . C . < _ Herts , as Z .: Ex . Comp . Edgar Bowyer , P . Z .

1474 , as H . ; and Ex . Comp . William Stephens , P . Z . 8 G 2 , 1365 , 1489 , as J . The musical arrangements , under the direction of Comp . F . H . Cozens , 907 , and the chapter , prepared by Comp . Marsh , were all that could be desired . The chapter room being left under the charge of thc M . E . Comp . the Installing P . Z . and his two assistant

P . Z . ' s , the lay companions retired to await the summons of the M . E . Z . to return to be present at the consecration . The companions having returned to chapter , were duly arranged in proper order , and the Installing Principals opened the chapter . E . Comp . Z . then addressed the companions on the nature of thc proceedings ; acting J . then offered up solemn prayer for the welfare of

the companions ; the acting S . E ., Comp . E . Mallett , next addressing the M . E . Z ., is commanded by his E . to read the petition and warrant . The M . E . Z . having ascertained thc desire and approval of the companions as to their selection of Principals , the M . E . Z . then delivered a beautiful oration , preceded by solemn music . Ah anthem was then sung by the

companions , consisting of thc Psilm exxxiii ., assisted by organ accompaniment . Dedication prayer then followed , and the chant , " So mote it be , " was the response of the companions / Sanctus , " Glory be to thee , O Lord , " then followed . Comp . J . then icad some suitable Scripture passages , and the Installing Principals consecrated the chapter with corn , wine , and oil , according to ancient custom ,

and the assistance of solemn prayer and music . Another dedication prayer and chant , " So mote it be , " and the M . E . Z . then dedicated and constituted the chapter . Another Psalm , xxxiii ., and prayer followed , and the installation was then proceeded with . Thc companions again returned to chapter , and saluted the Principals as R . A . F . M . Comps . W . T . Adams , P . M .

1623 , was installed M . E . Z . ; G . S . Elliott , P . M . 1623 , as H . ; J . B . Shacklcton , W . M . 1626 . as J . ; E . Mallett , P . M . 141 , as S . E . ; T . Butt as S . N . ; R . J . Lardner as P . S . ; other appointments not filled up . Comp . H . then proposed ''That the E . P . Z ., Comp . J . Terry , principal Installing Officer , and his two assistant P . Z . ' s be elected honorary companions of the

chapther . This was seconded by thc M . _ . __ , and unanimously carried by the chapter . The Installing Principal thanked the companions for the honour conferred on himself and assistant Principals , and wished success and prosperity to their undertaking . The E . H . then proposed , seconded by S . N ., that byelaws be framed in accordance with Book of Regulations

for the government oi the chapter . Carried unanimously . Notice was given of joining members by the E . J . Business being ended thc chapter was duly closed with solemn prayer , and the companions adjourned to an excellent banquet , prepared by Comp . T . Butt at the Chapter House , viands consisting of clear and thick turtle , salmon and other kinds of fish , entrees , sweets and dessert , & c ,

& c , all the articles being of the best iliscnplion , and served in the most perfect manner possible , giving the usual satisfaction . After the cloth had been cleared and grace saM , the M . E . Z . rose and prcposed "The Queen and R . A . Freemasons , " stating the pleasure he felt at being the first Z . to associate Her Most Gracious Majesty ' s name with the West Smithfield Royal Arch Chapter , 162 ? , thc more so

that Her Majesty was a Patron of our Masonic Charities , and furnished us with our beloved Grand Master and his two brothers , their Royal Highnesses our Bros . Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold , the latter holding the distinguished position of Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . Masons were then more than duty bound not to forget Her Majesty at their gatherings . He would ask them to rise and drink to "The Queen and R . A . Freemasons , " which was Cone in Moct—and bumpers—with great

enthusiasm . The M . E . Z . rose to propose "The Health of the Prince of Wales , the Grand Z ., and Grand Master of English Freemasons , " which was loyally responded to by the companions . The Pro Grand Z ., Deputy Grand Z ., and the rest of

the Grand Chapters Officers , Present and Past , " was next proposed and duly honoured . The M . E . Z . next rose and proposed "The Health of the Installing and Consecrating Officers , " coupling the name of Comp . J . Terry , P . Z ., who had acted as Z . Adverting to the able manner those services had been per-