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" Worthy and dear Brother , —I appoint you to be Master of this lodge , not doubting your capacity and care to preserve , cement and rule the brethren committed to your charge with wisdom , firmness and love . " And called upon the brethren present to salute him as their new Miister . The Deputy District Grand Master presiding requested the AV . Master to enter the duties of his officeupon which

upon , Bro . A . Friedemann was called to the eastern pedestal , and having received the assent of the brethren , was invested as the first Senior AVarden ; in a similar manner Bro . AV . Girling was invested as the first Junior AVarden of Lodge " Sandeman . " The remaining officers of the "Sandeman" Lodge were then invested by the W . Master . The Deputy District Grand Master directed tbe District

Grand Secretary to notify to all the lodges in tbe Province the formation of the new lodge . The Lodge " Sandeman" having saluted the Deputy D . G . M . and officers of tha District Grand Lodge , a procession was formed , and the District Grand Lodge retired in form at 7 . 35 p . m ., the new Lodge " Sandeman" being closed in due and ancient form by its W . M . and officers immediately after .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

LANCASTER . RowiET CHAPTER ( NO . 1051 ) . —The regular meeting of this -Chapter was held on Monday , the 15 th instant , at tbe Masonic Rooms , Athenreum . There were present , Comps . J . Daniel Moore , M . D ., P . G . as M . E . Z . ; AV . Hall , L . R . C . P ., H . ; N . G . Mercer , M . D ., J . ; J . L . Whimfra . y , E . ; W . Hall as N . ; Edmund Simpson , P . S . ; AV . Heald ; it . Taylor ; and J . AVatson . The Chapter was opened in due formminutes readconfirmed

, , , and signed by the Principals , and other business transacted . There being a vacancy for a Sojourner , Comp . E . Simpson , P . S ., nominated Comp . Heald for that office , and he was duly invested by the M . E . Z . The Chapter then resolved itself into a Chapter of Instruction under the direction of Comp . D . Moore , after which it was closed in due form .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

GRAND CONCLAVE . The half-yearly Meeting of the Grand Conclave of the Order of Knights Templar took place on Friday , the 12 th instant , at tbe Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street . Several of the rooms in tbe Freemasons' Hall were kindly placed at the disposal of tbe Grand Conclave for the use of the Royal Visitors ,

and as Rohing Rooms for the Knights attending . Tho throne was occupied hy Sir Knight AVm . Stuart , M . E . and S . Grand Master ; and there were present , Sir Knights Revs . J . Huyshe , D . G . M . ; Col . Vernon , Past D . G . M . ; C . A . Newnham , P . E . C . AVulfruna , Fast G . S . B . ; Chas . Feiideloir , P . E . C . AVulfruna , Past G . Hospitaller ; C . H . Banister , P . E . C .

Jucques do Molay , Past G . Capt . ; E . J . Morris , Palestine , G . Chamberlain ; Rev . A . B . Frazer , P . E . C . Cceur de Lion , P . G . S . B . ; Capt . G . A . Pliayre , Bladud , G . Almoner ; Rev . Q . Ross , Restournel , D . P . G . C . Cornwall ; J . Younghusband , Jacques de Molay , G . Constable ; Charles Rateliffe , Howe , 2 nd G . Expert ; S . Rawson , Celestial , Past P . G . C . China ; J . D .

Jameson , P . E . C . St . George ' s , P . A . G . D . C . Rev . R . J . T . Thomas , Baldwyn , P . G . Almoner ; Hon . N . A . AV . Hood , M . P ., Faith and Fidelity . Prov . Q . Com . Somerset ; P . G . Smith , Harcourh P . cond G . Capt . ; Col . H . Clerk , Kemeys Tynte ' P . G Kent ; Major General H . E . Doherty , Bladud ,

P . 1 st G . Capt . ; Thomas AVilliams , Observance , G . Supt , of Works ; G . Barlow , P . E . C , United , P . First Aide de Camp ; II . C . Vernon , P . G . C . AA orcestershirc ; Charles Greenwood , P . E . C . Grove , P . G . Capt . of Lines ; AVilliam Smith , C . E ., Kemeys Tynte , P . O . Prov . G . C . Kent , P . A . G . D . C ; J . Taylor , P . E . C , Kemeys Tynte ; J . Tepper , Faith and Fidelity , Past First G . Capt ., and G . Treas . ; W . R . Jlaby , Baldwyn , First G . Herald ;

J . R . Poulter , Second G . Herald ; 15 . T . Payne , Bladud , P . First G . S . B . ; Maiisel Talbot , Palestine , Pror . Com , South Wales ; AV . Blenkiu , Harcourt , P . G . Chamberlain ; G . Harcourt , Prov . G . Com . Surrey ; H . S . Alpass , Jacques de Molay , P . First G . S . B . ; S . Lloyd Footer , Howe and Beauceant , P . G . Chancellor , Stafford and Warwick ; T . AV . Boord , Kemeys Tynte , G . S . B . ;

Rev . C . AV . S . Stanhope , Cceur de Lion , and Faith and Fidelity , P . G . Almoner ; A . C . Gale , P . E . C . Royal Kent , Calcutta ; Charles J . Vigne , All Souls , Prov . G . C . Dorset ; Capt . N . G . Philips , Royal Plantagenct , P . G-C . Suffolk and Cambridge ; C . Chandos Pole , United , Second Grand Capt . ; AA . G . Gumbleton , Mount Calvary , P . G . Constable ; S . Bryant , Coteswold and

Baldwyn , P . G . C . Gloucester and Bristol ; B . Davies , United , Second G . S . B . ; G . Lambert , Stuart , G . AV . of Regalia ; R . J . Spiers , Cceur de Lion , D . P . G . C Oxon ., P . G . Capt . ; Rev . E . Moore , M . A ., Faith and Fidelity , G . P . ; Earl of Limerick , Faith and Fidelity , G . Prior ; Sir P . Macde , Colquboan , Faith and Fidelity , G . Chancellor ; G . B . Crickmay , All Souls , G .

Prelate ; AV . Tinkler , Faith and Fidelity , G . A . C . ; AV . H . Wright , P . D G . Com . Lancashire ; AV . S . Prince , P . G . 2 nd Expert , Lane . ; J . Harrison , Kemeys Tynte , First G . Capt . ; J . G . Chancellor , P . E . C . Mount Calvary , G . Provost ; Lord Eliott , Restournel and Faith and Fidelity , Prov . G . C Cornwall ; Revs . C . R . Davy Bladud , P . G . Hospitaller ; J . AV . Mitchell , Temple Creasing ,

P . G . Prior ; Charles Horsley ; E . C . Stuart ; G . Septimus Phillips , P . E . C . Holyrood ,- Sir J . H . Besne ; C . C . Whitney Griffiths , St . Amand , P . G . Expert ; Erma Holmes , Plantaganet , Prov . G . R . Suffolk ; Thomas Perkinton , P . E . C . Salamanca , P . First Grand Expert , West Yorkshire ; S . Bryant , Coteswold and Baldwyn , Prov . G . C Gloucester and Bristol ; Arthur B . Cook , Faith and Fidelity , P . Prov . G . S . B ; W . Ganz , Mount Calvary ,

Grand Organist ; John Fisher , Salamanca , Prov . G . C . nominate , West Yorkshire ; S . Rosenthal , E . C . Grove , 2 nd G . Capt . Surrey ; J . Lavender , Observance , G . Registrar ; J . Thompson , E . C . Ancient York ; J . Way , E . C . Rougemont ; C Truscot , Jim ., P . E . C . Restournel ; A . F . F . Godson , Howe ; J . Scherling , P . E . C . Ancient York ; W . W . Vernon , Faith and Fidelity , and Cojur de

Lion , Oxford ; J . Kamsay , Faith and Fidelity ; Henry Weiss , P . E . C . Howe ; R . G . Leveson , De Tabley ; R . P . Newnham , 2 nd Capt . All Souls ; J . S . Webb , E . C Hyde ; D . C lAf . Gordon , Second Capt . St . George's London ; E . G . Simpson , Expert De Tabley : J . Astley , E . C . Holyrood ; H . Dubose , E . C . Royal A eteruns ; James F . Greenall , E . C . United ; W- H . Pullen , E . C . Royal

Naval ; H . Bulley , E . C . Jacques de Molay ; J . Hart , 1 st dipt * Grove ; E . H . Finney , Jun ., Mount Calvary ; D . M . Dowar , 2 d dipt . Mount Calvary ; W . Stone , E . C . Mount Calvary ; D . Williams , Palestine ; B . T . Hodge , P . E . C Rougemont ; W . A . Brunton , Faith and Fidelity ; J . T . Holmes , Royal P ' anfcagenet ; J . L . Syms , Faith and Fidelity ; A . C Crookshank ,

P . G . C . Faith and Fidelity ; C S . Stilhvell , P . E . C . lAIount Calvary ; J . Eckersley , 2 d Capt . United ; J . Agg Gardner , Coteswold ; T . Croxton , St . George ' s , Oldham ; J . Hervey , Mount Calvary ; H . W . Charrington , All Souls ; J . Clever , Mount Calvary ; F . Boor , Harcourt ; W . S . AVebster , Observance ; Thos . Dickins , AVm . de la More ; IV . 'I ' . Heath , Stuart AVatford ; H . Samson , Faith and Fidelity ; E . K . Money , P . E . c !