Royal Arch.

WILTSHIRE . APPOINTMENT OP P ROVINCIAL GRAND SUPERINTENDENT . — At the unanimous request of all tbe Royal Arch Chapters in the province , a patent has been granted by the Grand Lodge of England , appointing Comp . AVittey , Prov . G . Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry for Wiltshire . The installation is expected to take place in June next , at the Queen ' s Hotel , Swindon , when Comp . John Hervey , the Grand Secretary for England , ht \ s promised to preside , and a large attendance of tho companions -of the Order is expected .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

METROPOLITAN . SouTirwAitK : LODGE OP AIAEK MASTERS ( NO . 22 ) . — This old and well-established Alark Lodge held its regular meeting on last Saturday , " tbe 19 th inst ., at the Bridge House Hotel , Southwark . The lodge was duly opened by Bro . Meggy , the W . AL , and the minutes of the hist meeting were read and confirmed . The ballots were unanimously in favour of the

admission of all the candidates for advancement . Bro . John Thomas Moss , AV . M . 169 , being in attendance , was regularly advanced to tbe ancient aud honourable degree of a Alark Master Alason , tbe ceremony being beautifully rendered by Bro . T . ATeggy , who presided as the AV . M ., supported in the AA arden ' s chair by Bros . H . Massey and W . H . AA arr . The other officers also did their work well . The lodge was duly closed , and refreshment followed labour , and a few hours were pleasantly spent in social enjoyment .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

LANCASHIRE . ROCHDALE . —Albert Encampment . —Tho Grand field day of this Encampment was celebrated on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., in tbe Masonic Rooms , Ann-street , when Sir Knt . Clement Molineux Royds , J . P ., was installed as the E . G . for the ensuing year , by Sir Knt . Roberts , P . E . C . and P . Prov . G . D . C . Lancashire , and Prov . G . ChamberlainYorkshire ; assisted bthe following

, y Past Eminent Commanders -. —Sir Knts . Yarker , P . G . Alarsehal of England ; Prince , Prov G . Second A . D . C ., Lancashire ; Hutchinson , Prov . G . Chamberlain ; Wrigley , P . Prov . G . First A . D . C . ; Knight , P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Jones . The ceremony was very ably performed . The Eminent Commander then appointed the following as his officers : —Sir Knts . Holroyd , P . AI . 298 , P . AI . Alark 24 , H . 298 , Prelate ; Davies , P . AI . 54 , P . AI . Mark 20 , P . Z .

54 . 1 st Capt . ; Scholfield , P . AC . 3 ^ 3 , 2 nd Capt . ; Ashworth , P . AI . 298 , P . M . Mark 2-4 , J . 298 , Expert ; Turner , P . M . 54 , P . AI . Alark 20 , P . Z . 54 , Capt . of Lines ; Roberts , P . AI . 298 , P . AI . Alark 24 , P . Z . 298 , Reg . ; Jones , P . AI . 54 , P . AI . Mark 20 , P . Z . 54 , Treas . ; AVrigley , P . AI . 298 , P . AI . Alark 24 , P . Z . 298 , D . C ; Woodcock , AV . Ai . 854 , E . 298 , Almoner ; Briggs , P . AI . 226 , P . Z . 226 , Org . ; Fothergill , J . AV . 1 , 129 , P . Sqj . 54 , 1 st Standard-Bearer ; AVhitworth , 2 nd Standard-Bearer ; Butterworth , S . D . 298 , Al . O . Alark 24 , A . Soj . 298 , Herald .

Obstacles To Masonic Light.

OBSTACLES TO MASONIC LIGHT .

_ Many persons have a prejudice to Masonic publications , and look upon them with abhorrence . Others aro morbidly indifferent to the beauty of its teachings , the sublimity of its philosophy , its hallowed objects , and its venerable antiquity . This class have been numerous , and are yet found in very considerable numbers . While those who hold to the wiser policy and more tenable

position , that the more li ght and knowledge is thrown over the institution , the more its principles are explained and its _ theories elucidated , the more heavenly will appear its form , have had the whole burden of sustaining Masonic publications , and there is no doubt that they are amply repaid , as thoy possess the knowledge of a science vast and comprehensive , if thoy thoroughly understand the principles of Masonry , which tliey do , if they have profited by their reading .

The Grand Masonic Temple For New York.

THE GRAND MASONIC TEMPLE FOR NEW YORK .

It has been positively and absolutely determined by the trustees of the Hall and Asylum Fund , elected by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York , to erect on their ground purchased on the corner of Sixth-avenue and Twenty-third-street , and to lay the corner-stone thereof on the second day of the Annual Communication of Grand Lodge , Wednesday , 8 th pros .

There cannot be a question but that tho uncertainty which has , up to the issuing of the Grand Master's Encyclical letter , and of tho fiual determination to build the Grand Hall on the site of the property last purchased , existed in the minds of a large , if not the larper , portion of the New York Fraternity , now that it has been dispelledwill incite a degree of enthusiasm which cannot

, fail to be productive of the most satisfactory pecuniary results . The first site which the trustees bought was the old church property on the corner of Grand and Crosbystreets , which was , we believe , in size about 100 feet by 125 feet . The cost was 120 , 000 dols . The location was disapproved of by many , and in the expression of opinions

as to the eligibility of the same , much acrimonious feeling was displayed , and the columns of the press ' were resorted to by the favourers and opponents of the site to fight their battles in . The result was , however , the abandonment of the old church property , which was disposed of for the sum of 163 , 000 dols ., and the purchase of the present lots , which cover 141 feet in Twenty-third

street , one of the widest in the city , and nearly 99 feet on Sixth avenue ; and towards which the march of building improvements , with almost railway speed , tends . The cost of this valuable property was 34-0 , 000 dols ., and has been paid for in full ; and as on the 1 st of May nest the leases of all the tenants occupying the buildings on the same will expire , no time will be lost to so prepare the ground that the corner-stone can be laid at the appointed

time , with full Masonic ceremonies . The cost of the projected building will not vray much from the cost of the ground , of which there will be on hand by June 1 st some 60 , 000 dols . in cash to commence operations with . Some months since the Board of Trustees , selected as an Advisory Committee , three brethren of ability and experience ( W . Bros . Charles Kooroe , John J . Crane , and

Jackson ) , to procure plans from the most skilful architects in this city . At a meeting of the trustees in the early part of February , the plans of several designers were laid before them and a selection made , which , if carried out , as it no doubt will be , cannot , fail to meet the expectations of the Craft at large , so far as beauty and appropriateness of design , economy of room , and the

meeting of the requirements of tho various bodies occupying the same in the proper execution of their mystic woi'k are concerned . The accommodations of this magnificent edifice will be arranged with special reference to the proper working of the degrees of Chapter Masonry and those of the Order of Chivalry , as well as of Symbolic Masonry . Each ancl

every grade in the system of American . Alasonry will , by their rentals , contribute to the furtherance of the end and aim of tho main object , the objective point—the support of the Masonic Asylum , for it is estimated the net rentals from lodge purposes alone , will reach -1-0 , 000 dols . per annum ; in addition to which will bo the rents of stores of probably as great an amount .

As it would be probably improper at the present moment to attempt even to express an opinion as to whether the grand procession , which will undoubtedly be formed on the occasion of the laying of the corner-stone , should be confined to Master Masons alone , to the exclusion of Eoyal Arch Masons , or even Tern pilars , wc shall wait until wc can speak advisedly as to the intentions of the proper authorities . This much , however , we will take the liberty of intimating , that after the trustees received