Provincial.

YORKSHIRE ( AVEST ) . Arroijirauirrs . —/ . orfi / cs . —• Thursday , February 17 th , Harmony ( 871 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Bradford , at 7 : 'Three Cirand Principles ( 25 . 1 ) , Masonic Hal ) , Dcwsbury , at 0 ; Harmony ( 312 ) , llasonie Hall , Huddcrsficld , at 7 ; Friday , ISth , Zetland ( S 77 ) , Roval Hotel , Clcckficaton , at 7 ; Holme Valley ( 9 . 17 ) , Victoria Hole ) , Jloimlirth , al 7 : Alfred Instruction , ( 3 S 1 ) , Griffin Hotel , Leeds , at 7 . Chapter . —Tuesday , 15 th , Fidelity ( 381 ) , Freemasons' Hall , Leeds , at 7 . Encampment— Monday , 1-llh , Failh . Bradlbrd .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . A quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held in tho Temple attached to Ereemasons'Hall , on AVeduesday , February 2 nd , Comps . E . Pattison , officiating asM . E . G . Z . ; AV . H . AVhite as H . ; H . L . Crohn as J . ; AV . Gray Clarke , G . E . ; Pultnoy Scott as N . ; John Hervey as P . Soj . ; Potter and Lo Vcau G . Assist . Sojs . There were also present Comps . Havers , J . AVhite , Symonds , Gole , AA almslcy , Farnfield ancl others .

The Chapter having been opened , and the . minutes of tho preceding Chapter confirmed—Tho G . Seribo E . read a statement of accounts , from AA'hich it appeared that after adding a further sum of £ 200 to the funded stock , there remained a balance of £ 218 16 s . Gd . in the Grand Treasurer's hands . The general committee reported that a petition hacl been received for a charter of constitution , for a Chapter to be attached to the Royal Brunswick Lodge , No .

1034 , at Brighton , the Old Ship Hotel , and to be called the Royal Sussex Chapter , to be holden on the fourth Thursday in the month , Avith Comps . Peter Richard AVilkiuson as Z . ; Gavin , E . ; Pocock , H . ; and John Bacon , J . A petition had also been received for the renewal of a charter for the Old Globe Chapter at Scarborough , to be holden ou the first AVeduesday in every month , of ivhich Comp . AVilliam Bean , was nominated as Z . ; AV . E . Richardson , If . ; and E . AA . Prichard , J . These charters the committee recommended should lie granted , the applications being perfectly regular .

Tbe motions being put the charters were granted . Comp . Hervey roso and moved that in those colonies Avhere there Avas no Grand Superintendent the Principals of a Chapter should be permitted to exalt Brethren ivho had taken tho third degree at a period of four weeks instead of tivelve months , urging tho necessity of such a measure , as in consequence of the present restriction of time many Brethren are induced to enter Chapters holding under the constitutions of Ireland or Scotland . This resolution through some irregularity ivas not brought forward at the convocation iu May lastwhen it was recommended by the

, committee , and he therefore noiv brought it before the Grand Chapter for adoption . The motion ivas seconded by Comp . Le Voau . The venerable P . G . Seribo E . ( Comp . AVhite ) said , however desirable it might be , the motion then ivas irregular , as notice ofit had not been given in the summons agreeably to the law . Before the acting M . E . G . Z . had decided on the point at issue , Comp . Havers rose , and energetically protested against the proposed alteration , urging that

by adopting it the Grand Chapter would bo doing that which tho Grand Lodge resisted . They had heard much of the mode of conferring degrees in other countries , but he could see no reason why in a period of only five weeks a Mason should be raised and exalted to the R . A . degree . They had heard that a Alason might cross the water and obtain a number of degrees in course of three or four days . Considering that nothing more creditable to Masonry existed than the system of the Grand Lodgo of England , he did not think it desirable it should enter into competition with the sister Grand Lodges . The English Masons required that