Royal Arch.

The M . E . Z . invested his officers for the ensuing year as , n ows ' : Comps . W . G . West , S . E . ; J . Bramham , S . N . ; ' aae Leece . P . S . ; C Bargery , A . S . ; J . D . Reader , A . S . ; j , -Williamson being again appointed Janitor . Bro . Hugh riavidsrrn was reeularly admitted , and exalted to the tsjorerne Degree of Holy Royal Arch in a most impressive nr ) er . The remaining portion of the business being

oncluded , the chapter was closed in ancient antl solemn form , when tbe companions adjourned to the spacious ban-„ et-room , where ample justice was done to the good tiling 8 provided by Bro . James Casey , whose catering gave general satisfaction . After the cloth was removed , the isual loyal and Royal Arch toasts were given , and received from the company a hearty and generous response . " The

Health of the Principals " received quite an ovation , and was responded to by Comps . G . E . Hanmer , J . Ellis , and g , J . Townsend in vcry appropriate terms . The M . E . Z ., in rising to propose the next toatt , said it afforded him a vcry g reat amount of pleasure to ask the companions to Jtink witb him "The Health cf tbiir worthy Comp . Jno . Wells , I . P . Z . " The prosperity of the chapter during his

year of office was marked by more than ordinary success , jnd he believed it was in a great measure due to the zeal and ability wilh which he had always discharged the duties connected with the chapter and the Craft in general . In placing upon his breast the . valuable jewel the companions dad been pleased to present him with , he ( the M . E . Z . ) sincerely hoped that he might long be spared among them to

enjoy the good opinion and wishes of the companions . The toast was enthusiastically received , anil , in responding , Comp . Wells thanked the M . E Z . for the manner in which he had proposed his health , anil the companions for their very hearty response , as well as lor the valuable jewel Ihey had been pleased to present him with . It would be lo him at any future times a pleasing duty to do all in his

power to promote the welfare antl harmony of the chapter , with which he had now been connected over eight years . Comp . Joseph Ellis was intrusted with the next toast , that of " Comp . Jno . Lunt , P . Z ., Treas ., the Installing Officer , " which was duly honoured , and called forth a vcry

feeling response from Comp . Lunt . Comp . H . W . Rowson , P . P . G . P . S ., P . Z . 203 , responded for " The Visitors . " During the evening the companions had the pleasure of listening to some capital songs by Comp . J . D . Reader , and others . After a mnst pleasant and happy meeting , the Janitor ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close .

HAMPTON . —Era Chapter ( No . 1423 ) . —The installation meeting of this provincial chapter was held on the 12 th inst ., at the Island Hotel . There were present amongst others Comp . E . Thi-llay , P . P . G . D . C . Middlesex , M . E . Z . ; Fredk . Walters . P . P . G . A . S . Middx ., P . Z ., M . E . Z . elect ; W . Hammond , P . P . G . A . S . Middy .. P . Z , H . elect ; T . C . Walls , P . G . O . Middx ., & c „ J . elect ; Baldwin , P . Z .,

siting S . E . ; Faulkn-r , acting S . N . ; Ockenden , actmf-P . S . ; and Haslett . The visitors were Comps . 1 . Steiens , P . Z . Macdonald , & c . ; and Lambe , Prudent Brethren . The minutes of the election convocation having been read antl confirmed . Comp . Thiellay vacated the tjhair in favour of Comp . J . Stevens , who most ably installed Comps . Wallets , W . Hammond , and Walls as First , Second , and Third

Principals . He then delivered the beautiful addresses apfettaining to this degree , which are seldom given , but are most instructive in their character . Comp . Thiellay was then presented with a Past Principal ' s jewel , in recognition olhis services , and he made a suitable response in acknowledgment of the honour . Previously to the chapter being closed , upon the motion of Comps . Walls and Hammond ,

Comp . J * mes Stevens , for his seruees to the chapter , was unanimously elected an honorary member . The officers invested for the vear were Comp . W . Haminot'd , H . ; Walls , J-: Thiellay , I . P . Z . and Treas . ; Baldwin , S . E . ; Faulkner , S . N . ; T . Ockenden , P . S . ; Haslett , ist Assistant . The chapter having been duly closed , the companions partook d refreshment , and shortly afterwards separated .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 234 ) . —The members of this lodge met at the Surrey Masonic Hall on Saturday , theijth inst ., the W . M ., Bro . T . Poore , P . G . I . G ., P . M . 139 , ¦ » Ihe chair , with Bros . C . P . McKay . S . W . ; H . Lovetrove , J . W . ; W . Ackland , acting M . O . ; Wood , acting s -0 . ; Dr . Pearce . S . D . ; Moss , J . D . ; Baldwin , Sec . ; and Rawles , acting Tyler . The lotlge was opened in due form ,

and several apologies for non-attendance were read by the Se . retary , A number of candidates were down for advance-B * it , but only one , Bro . C J . Axford ( Royal Hanover ) , odng in attendance , was duly advanced to the honourable Vee of M . M . M . The ballot was then taken for the W . M ., when Bro . McKay , S . W ., was unanimously elected ; ' "' Treasurer , when Bro . H . Lovegrove was unanimously ' ¦•tied ; and Bro . Potter was re-elected Tyler . Bros . G .

"J'atk , M . 6 ., and Moss , J . D ., were elected to serve on the Audit Committee . The lodge was closed at 8 p . m ., and ' « brethren adjourned to refreshment , when the usual 'oasts were duly honoured . It was decided to work the " •WArk Mariner Degree in connection with the lodge , 011 'he motion of Bro . H . Lovegrove , J . W . Tne visitors ! " Bros . Larlham , P . M . i ** 9 , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; and t 0 lvn , 198 , Prov . G . Steward . '

I , i * owAv ' s PILLS . —Thorn ** *) good health is preferable to hif-h ot ! I ' ** regardless peopl ; often are of the former—how covet-^ M the latter 1 Manv suffer their strength to drain away ere tl , ' "' " ! ' in reached , through If-no-ance of the facility afforded by , 1 f "" -omparable Pillls nf checking the fir "I untoward symptoms Id ¦? . * Kement , and reinsta'in-j order without interl ' eriiij-- m the Is ' - '' ' *' ' ) their pleasures nr pursuits . To tlie young especially it •tlrfl '* ** maintain IM highest digestive efliciency , without 'ill ' s K'nw-h Is stunt- d , the m » :-cle-s become lax , the frame to ' ii **¦** 'he mind slntfiiul . The removal of Indigestion by thesis Ub 2 , c "y •**' " < "ie •** . )« ths most tHoughtlej »' woiili permit "P th ) i-rrings of lifi ? , —[ AiivT . l

Red Cross Of Constantine.

Red Cross of Constantine .

PORTSMOUTH . —Naval and Military Conclave ( No . 35 ) . —The meeting for installation of M . P . S . and consecration of Viceroy , & c , was held at the Masonic HaU , on Tuesday , the . 8 th inst . The throne was occupied by the M . P . S ., Sir Knt . G . A . Green , supported by the Viceroy , Sir Knt . C . G . Adames , M . P . S . elect , and a good attendance of members . The minutes of previous

convocation having been read and confirmed , Bros . E . W . Kemp and J . Graham Niven . were entrusted , admitted , installed , and proclaimed . The Recorder read a letter received from the 111 . Grand Sovereign for England and Scotland , Col . F . Buroctt , regretting very much his inability to attend the installation on account of multiplicity of engagements . It was also announced that the Viceroy elect , Sir Knt . Wm .

Tuck , was unable to attend on account of domestic bereavement . A resolution was unanimously carried that the Recorder write Sir Knt . Tuck a letter of condolence in the name of the officers and members . A vote of thanks was accorded Sir Knt . H . G . Richardson , upon receipt of a handsome and useful present to the conclave . P . S . J . Harrison presented Sir Knt . C . G . Adames to the Presiding

Officer for the honour of enthronement . A Senate of Sovereigns was opened in form , and Sir Knt . Adames was entrusted , and admitted to the Third Grade of the Order . The Senate was closed , thc Sir Knts . readmitted , and the M . P . S . invested the officers : P . S . J . Harrison . Viceroy , pro . tern . ; R . Osborne , Sen . Gen . ; E . J . Smith , Jun . Gen . ; J . W . Stroud , H . P . ; J . Clav , P . S ., Treasurer ; A . R .

Robinson , G . Herald , Rec . ; G . F . Brown , Assistant Rec . ; J . F . Bieigalupo , Prefect ; H . G . Richardson , Sub-Prefect ; G . Watson . Orsr . ; A . J . Reed , S . Bearer ; G . W . Smith , Sen . Aide ; J . E . Buck , Jun . Aide ; T . P . Hall , Herald ; G . Reading and S . C . Heath , Stewards . The conclave

was closed in solemn form at eight p . m . The Sir Knights adjourned to thc George Hotel , where an elegant banquet awaited them , and to which they and several Craft brethren did ample justice . The usual Red Cross toasts were duly given and cordially responded to , and , after a most enjoyable evening , the company separated at twelve .

UNITED STATES . The Supreme Grand Council of the Masonic and Mill , tary Order of the Knights of thc Red Cross of Constantine , Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and Appendant Orders for the United States of America , held their fifth annual conclave at Worcester on the nth June . Various amendments to the constitution were propo-cd . New York

city was chosen as the place of meeting for next year Thc date fixed was on thc first Tuesday in October , 1 S 80 . The Grantl Ofri .-ers elected for the ensuing year were as follows : Sov . Grand Master , Charles E . Meyer , of Philadelphia , Pa . ; Deputy Grand Master , John L . Young , of Philadelphia , Pa . ; Eminent Grantl Viceroy , John Hai- ^ h , of S iirterville , Mass . ; III . First Lieutenant , John B .

Borden , of New Brunswick , N . J . ; 111 . Second Lieutenant , George Scott , of Paterson , N . J . ; Grand Treasurer General , N . G . Tuckner , of Worcester , Mass . ; Grand Register General , Albert G . Goodall , ol New York city ; Right Rev . Prelate , George E . Boytlon , of Worcester , Mass . ; Grand High Chancellor , Charles D . Freeman , of Philadelphia ,

Pa . ; Grand Seneschell , Fred . G . Wicse . of New Jersey ; Grand Prior , John W . Cook , of Louisville , Ky . ; Grand Chambeilain , J . H . Miles , of Chicago , III . ; Grand Standard Bearer . John D . Williams , of Eltnira , N . Y . ; Grand Marshal , Alfred F . Chapman , of Boston , Mass . ; Grand Herald , Samuel Burns , of Lancaster , Pa . ; Grand Captain of Guards , William F . Engelhardt , of Philadelphia , Pa .

SOti Thursday A . M ., June 12 , 1879 , tne Grand High Chapter of the Grand Cross for the United States was opened , and the following Sir Knights were elected for the ensuing year : C . F . Knapp , of Pennsylvania , Sov . Master ; Charles E . Meyer , of Philadelphia , Pa . ; Grand Viceroy , John Haigh , of Somerville , Mass ., First Lieutenant ; Samuel Burns , of Lancaster , Pa ., Second Lieutenant ; John L . Young , 0 / Philadelphia , Pa ., Treasurer General ; Albert G . Goodall , of New York city , Registrar .

New Zealand.

New Zealand .

DUNEDIN . —Sphinx Chapter , Hose Croix . —On Thursday , the 17 th April , being the first Thursday after Easter ( or Maundy Thursday ) , the election of officers for the ensuing yeir in the above chapter , hailing under the Supreme Council for New Z : aland , took place at their Grand East , at six o ' clock p . m ., when E . and P . Bro . J . 0 . Eva was unanimously elected as M . W . S ., and

afterwards enthroned in an impressive manner by Illustrious Bro . W . Caldwell , 33 * S . G . C . of the said Supreme Council . Subsequently the following officers were elected and appointed to their respective duties in the chapter : Bros . Hodgkins , R . P . P . ; Finch , S . W . ; Marsden , J . W . ; Court , Treasurer ; Graham , Secretary ; Nisbet , M . C ; Robertson , C . ; Smith , I . G . Comps . Roberts and Calder

having been peifecte'd in the 18 th Degree , and the chapter duly closed , the brethren adjourned at tight o ' clock to the City Hotel , where a banquet was held , at which they most hospitably entertained the members of the Supreme Council of New Zealand . After Ihe cloth was removed the following , toasts were duly proposetl , honoured Masonically , and suitably responded to , viz , "The Queen and the

Craft , " "The Prince of Wales , the Head of the S . C . of England and Wales , " "The Governor of New Zealand , " " Supreme Councils throughout the World , " " The Supreme Council for New Zealand , " "The Spiux Rose Croix Chapter , " " Sister Chapters in New Zealand , Memphis , Cleopatra , and Zola , " " Rose Croix Chapters under thc English and Scottish Councils In New Zealand , " " Our kind Hosts , " " All Poor nn-i DHtiw . i Brethren . " Several of

New Zealand.

the brethren contributed towards the success and harmony of the proceedings bv singing some excellent songs , and altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent by those present , an evidence of the bond of union existing between the brethren of the Sphinx Rose Croix Chapter and the members of the Supreme Council of New Zealand .

Masonic Fair.

MASONIC FAIR .

The kind assistance of Freemasonry in the United Kingdom is invited towards a fair , which is to be held in the city of Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada , on the ijjth September next . In the fire which devastated that city two years ago , the lodges , chapters , & c , lost allot their property , a very small portion cf which was insured . In

addition to this , many Masons lost everything that they possessed . About £ zooo was contributed to a Masonic Relief Fund , chiefly from other parts of Canada , the United States , and Ireland , the grant from the Grand Lodge of England going into the General Relief Fund , and not to the Masonic Fund . All of this money was expended in relieving individual distress , and none of it was used in

restoring Masonic property . The Craft owned a lot of land , from which the erections were of course swept away , and they have now erected a new hall . But , the previous distress , added to the stringency of the times , has made their task a very difficult one , and to relieve them this fair is projected . Many of our brethren in the United Kingdom know something of St . John , and for the sake of old

colonial associations and connections would , no doubt , be glad to assist the brethren in their enterprise ; many , even , who have no personal knowledge of the place , would perhaps be willing to aid , under the special circumstances which we have recounted , our spirited colonial brethren . For many years the Masons of New Brunswick were under the Grand Lodges of England , Ircland . and Scotland ,

and although that connection no longer exists , the same Masonic spirit and feeling animates them , the same Masonic policy governs them , that animate and govern us , antl so far as we can do so , wc should help them . The scheme of the fair embraces articles of industry of all kinds , of ait , and of natural products . Contributions of articles , or of money , can be sent to

Bro . George Kenning , London ; Bro . William T . Wilkinson , 3 8 , Ra'hmines-road , Dublin , Ireland ; Bro . Alexander Hay , 45 , Princes-street , Edinburgh , Scotland ; or to Bro . Charles Masters ( one of the members of the Fair Committee , who is at present in England ) , care of Messrs . Clemtntson Brothers , Hanley , Staffordshire . The address of the Secretary of the Fair Committee , is Bro . T . Nisbet Robertson , St . John , New Brunswick , Canada .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

A Quarterly meeting of the General Court of the Governeors and Subscribers of this Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Monday last . Present : Bros . Col . Creaton , in the chair , the Rev , A . F . A .

Woodford , VV . H . Pcrryman , Thos . Meggv , A . E . Gladwell , Richard Tyrrell , J . Rawson , and E . C . Massey ( Free-Tnasoii ) . The Secretary ( Bro . Binckes ) read the advertisement convening the meeting , also the minutes of the last General Court and the minutes of the General Committee

recommending a list of seventy-seven candidates from which to elect sixteen boys to enter the Institution on the 13 th October next . Bro . Rawson , before the minutes were confirmed , appealed to the Committee on behalf of a candidate for whom a petition had been forwarded from Hong Kong . The father belonged to the United Service Lodge . The first

petition sent miscarried , and after some correspondence a second petition was forwarded to a brother at Plymouth , and through some misapprehension it was not forwarded immediately . After considerable delay it was sent to him ( Bro . Rawson ) , but arrived to late to be submitted to the General Committee . Bro . Rawson , therefore , urged that under the circumstances the General Court should deal

with the matter , accept the petition , and add the name to the list of candidates . The Chairman said it was very unfortunate , because , though he was sure they would all like to do a kind action , it was very doubtful whether the General Court possessed the necessary power . Bro . Wootlford suggested that the real point was , that

they had no report from the General Committee . The Secretary read the rules bearing on the question ; but the Chairman said that he must take higher ground , and rule that they could not deal with a motion from Bro . Rawson because they had received no notice of such motion . On this ground alone they could not deal with the question . The Chairman said that the next business before

them was Bro . Meggy ' s notice of the following motion : — " That a Committee be appointed to regulate the manner in which the scrutiny of the votes shall be made , both for the election of candidates and for other purposes . '' Bro . Meggy requested that , as this meeting vas a very small one , he should be allowed to postpone his mction to the next meeting of the Quarteily General Court , as he

thought that the matter was of such importance that it was dcirable there should be every opportunity givenfor a full discussion of it . He also requested to be allowed to modify the proposed mojion by sub ^ ituting the word " consider " for " regulate , " and adding at the end of the motion the words " and to report to the next General Court . " The request having been agreed to , the sitting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

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