The New Christ's Hospital.

appreciates the advantage tc be derived from the close vicinity of Christ s Hospital , a noble and ancient school , provided in the reign of Edward VI ., and one of the oldest and most useful of our scholastic institutions . Let me thank you for the loyal terms in which you allude to the Throne and to the deep interest which , as you truly say , I take in every , vork relating to the advancement of education . "

His Royal Hig hness then drove off , under the escort of the Brighton Troop of the Middlesex Yeomanry ( Duke of Cambridge ' s own Hussars ) and amid the enthusiastic cheers of the good people of Horsham and their visitors , to the new School , where a spacious marquee , capable of accommodating some 2000 people , had been erected , in which the ceremony of the day was appointed to take place . Here the Prince , in his clothing as M . W . Grand Master , was received by the Duke of Cambridge , President ; Bro .

Sir Joseph Savory , Bait ., M . P ., Vice-Chairman of the Council of Almoners ; Bro . Alderman Vaughan Morgan , Treas . ; Bro . Sir Henry Hashan , and Col . Le Messurier ; there being also present the Bishop of Chichester ; the Lord Mayor , in his capacity of a Governor , and the Lady Mayoress ; Bro . J . R . Diggle ; Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., and Lady Ellis ; " the Mayor of Worthing ; and Bro . the Rev . Richard Lee . Head Master of the London School .

His Royal Hig hness was attended by Bros . Earl Amherst , Dep . G . M . ; the Earl of Porlarlington , S . G . W . ; Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., as J . G . W . ; the Very Rev . Dean Hole , G . Chaplain ; Alderman Vaughan Morgan , G . Treas . ; his Honour Judge Philbrick , O . C , G . Registrar R . Loveland Loveland , President of thc Board of General Purposes ; Sir . J . B . Monckton , acting G . Sec ; Sir A . Webster , Bart ., Sir Francis G .

M . Boileau , Bart ., and Sir Squire Bancioft , Grand Deacons ; Thomas Fenn , P . G . W ., acting G . D . C ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D ., as Dep . G . D . C ; G . L . Eyles , G . S . B . ; and Henry Sadler , G . Tyler ; with three W . Ms , of lodges ( Bros . Butler , Henwood , and Barnett ) , and having been invited by the President of the School to lay the stone , The GRAND MASTER replied as follows :

" Your Royal Hig hness and Gentlemen : It is a great pleasure to me to be present as the representative of her Majesty to receive your loyal address and inaugurate the new schools of Christ ' s Hospital . Her Majesty is deeply interested in every foundation within her realm which has for its object the Christian education of the young , and Christ ' s Hospital , which was founded by one of her predecessors , and of which the Oueen and all her three sons

are governors—your Royal Highness is its president—has special claims on her affection . ( Cheers . ) The expansion ot the ancient foundation under the new scheme , of which the institution commenced to-day is one of its chief fruits , has engaged her Majesty ' s thoughts and will always be attended with her liveliest good wishes . 1 cannot bul believe that the transfer of the boarding school from the venerable but somewhat confined building in the Citv lo this spacious and beautiful country site will have the best possible

effect on the health , well-being and progress of the scholars . ( Cheers . ) And I trust that the tradition of the old school will be continued , and that it will nourish in its new surroundings , and that young men will be trained within these walls who will rival the many whose fame in learning , piety , or action is among the most precious possessions of the hospital . 1 thank your Royal Highness for the welcome you have given , and I shall gladly lay your expressions of loyalty and affection before her Majesty . " ( Cheers ) .

The Grand Master then moved to his position by the stone , and the upper stone having been raised , and the lower adjusted , his ROVAL HIGHNESS delivered the address customary on such occasions , and the GRAND CHAPLAIN having delivered up a prayer , the ACTING GRAND SECRETARY read the following inscription on the plate : " This stone was laid on behalf of rer Most Gracious Majesty Oueen Victoria , with full Masonic ceremonial ,

by H . R . H . Albert Edward , Prince of VVales , K . G ., Most Worshi pful Grand Master of ihe United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England , on the 2 , vd day of October , 1897 , being the anniversary of the biith of his Majesty King Edward VI ., by whom was founded in the City of London , A . D . 1553 . the religious , Royal , and ancient foundation of Christ ' s Hospital . " The Giand Treasurer having deposited the phial containing the coins , and the Acting Grand Secretary having placed the plate upon

the lower stone , the Grand Master spread the cement upon the upper face of the stone , and proved it . The upper stone was then lowered into position , and his Royal Highness having proved i : with the plumb , level , and square , successively handed to him by the Junior Grind Warden , the Senior Grand Waiden , and the Deputy Grand Master , gave the stone the usual three knocks with the mallet handed to him for the purpose , and strewed the corn , and poured the wine and oil thereon .

The architects were then presented to his Royal Highness , and delivered to him the plan of ihe building , which the Prince inspected and returned to them together with the tools us : d in proving the stone , and Bro . the Rev . Richard Lee , Head Master , having offered a prayer , the Bishop of Chichester pronounced the benediction , and the ceremony was concluded ,

The Christ ' s Hospital Carmen , composed for the School by the Rev . VV Haig-Brown , LL . D ., headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School , a former " Grecian , " was sung by the School choir , and to the strains of the National Anthem the Prince and his Grand Ollicers left the marquee in the following order :

The Grand Director of Ceremonies . Two Senior Grand Deacons . The Grand Sword Bearer . THE MOST WOKSHIPI CL THI : GRAND MASTER . His Koyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , K . G . ( President of Christ ' s Hospital . ) The Deputy Grand Master .

The Senior Grand Warden . The Junior Grand Warden . The Grand Chaplain . The Grand Treasurer . The Grand Registrar . The Piesident of the Board of General Purposes .

The Acting Grand Secretary . Three Masters of Lodges , bearing the Cornucopia and Ewers

with Wine ancl Oil . The Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies . The Grand T yler . The Prince , before leaving for London , was entertained at luncheon , together with the Duke of Cambridge , Ihe Lord Mayor , and other distinguished personages , and finally took his departure amid the hearty cheers of the boys , their friends , and the visitors generally .

The New Christ's Hospital.

The trowel used by his Royal Highness is the identical trowel with which

the first stone of the Great Hall in Newgate-street was laid and has on it the following inscription : "With this Trowel His Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York , representing His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth , laid the First Stone of the New Hall of the Royal and Ancient Foundation of Christ ' s Hospital , on the 28 th day of April , in the year of our Lord , 1825 . " To this has now been added the following :

" With this same Trowel His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales , representing Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria , laid the First Stone of the New Schools of Christ ' s Hospital at Horsham , on the 23 rd day of October , 1897 . "

Supreme Grand Chapter Of England.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next , the 3 rd prox . The minutes of the last quarterly convocation to be read for confirmation . THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL PURPOSES .

TO the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from thc 21 st July , to the 19 th October , 18 97 , both inclusive which they find to be as follows :

To Balance , Grand Chapter £ 485 2 11 „ ,, Unappropriated Account ... 194 a 1 o „ Subsequent Receipts .. 3 6 3 5 10 £ 1042 in 9

By Disbursements during the Quarter £ 377 , „ Balance 477 2 5 „ „ Unappropriated Account ... iSS o o £ ' 042 19 9

which balances are in he Bank of England Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : ist . From Comps . Lord Addington as Z ., the Rev . William Miles Myres as H ., Richard Frederick Shillingford as ] ., and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Grenville Lodge , No . 1787 , and to meet at the Grcnville Lodge Hall , High-street , Buckingham , in the County of Buckinghamshire .

2 nd . From Comps . George Frederick Busbridge as Z ., Frederick William Robinson as H ., Bertrand Grant as J ., and 20 others for a chapter to be attached to the Papyrus Lodge , No . 2562 , to be called the Papyrus Chapter , and to meet at Freemasons' Hall , London . The foregoing petitions being regular the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted .

The Committee have likewise received memorials , with extracts of minutes , for permission to remove the following chapters : The Lewis Chapter , No . 1185 , London , from the King ' s Arms Hotel , VVood Green , to the Holborn Restaurant , W . C . The Studholme Brownrigg Chapter , No . 2421 , from the British Schools to the Station Hotel , Amersham .

The Lome Chapter , No . 1347 , Sutton , from the Greyhound Hotel , to the Masonic Hall , The Chapter of Felicity , No . 58 , London , from the Ship and Turtle Tavern , Leadenhall-street , to the Grafton Rooms , Beak-street , W . The Committee being satisfied of the reasonableness of the requests , recommend that the removal of these chapters be sanctioned .

The Committee have also received a memorial from the Joyce Chapter , No . 942 , Port Chalmers , NewZealand , asking for permission to change the name from the Joyce Chapter to the Port Chalmers Marine Chapter , and the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted .

NOTICES OF MOTION . By Comp . J STRACHAN , Q . C , P . D . G . Reg . — 1 . To add to Regulation 43 the following words : — "And Regulations 26 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , and 32 , are hereby declared not to be applicable to Provincial and District Grana Chapters . " 2 . " That whereas doubts have arisen as to the right to past rank of cer'a n Provincial and District Grand Chapter Officers who hive been

appointed to office while not holding corresponding rank in their respective Provincial and District Grand Lodges , it is hereby resolved that his Royal Highness , the Most Excellent First Grand Principal , be respectfully requested to confirm in the rank respectively attaching to their appointments all such present and past holders of office in Provincial and District Grand

Chapters . " By Comp . J . E . LE FKUVRE , Past G . S . B — " That the following words be re-introduced in the General Regulations previous to No . 12 : 'Regulations for the government of the Supreme Grand Chapter during the time of public business . ' " * By Comp . SAMUEL R . BASKETT , Past Prov . Grand Reg .

Dorset" That whereas a question has arisen as to the true construction of No . 43 of the General Regulations , it is hereby resolved and declared that Regulation 43 relates only to the government of Provincial and District Grand Chapters during the time of public business , and does not apply , and never has applied , to the appointment of Pro . vincial and District Grand Officers . " ( Signed ) GBORC . K D . HARRIS , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 20 th October , 1897 .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Warwickshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WARWICKSHIRE .

A mcelingof the above Prov . G . Lodge was held on the 14 th instant under the banner of the Shakespeare Lodge , No . 284 . The Prov . Grand Master presided , and there were upwards of 300 brethren present . The Prov . Grand Lodge having been opened , the Prov . G . D . of C . announced that the Provincial Grand Master of Essex , Bro . the Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Warwick , and the Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Bro . the Earl of Jersey , were present , and he called upon the brethren to salute them .

The PROV . G . SEC . read the circular convening the meeting and afterwards read apologies for absence , including those from Bros . J . T . Collins , the Marquis of Hertford , Earl Dartmouth , Viscount Valentia , Earl Ferrers , k . F . Godson , Col . W . Olley , and many others ;