Ancient And Accepted Rite.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . STANSFIEED . —Sigh Greemoord Chapter of Sovereign Princes of Hose Croix of Heredom . —A convocation of the members of this chapter was held on the 21 th June in the Freemasons ' Private Rooms , Bottoms , Stansfield . There were present the 111 . S . P . R . > J <; Sir Knts . William Pilling , M . W . S . ; Samuel Simpson , 1 st General ; Joseph Gledhill , 2 nd General ; John

Greenwood , Prelate ; Joseph Greenwood , Raphael ; J . Hodgson , Grand Marshall . The following Sir Knts . were installed Knights of the W . C . O . C .: — Sir Knts . Samuel Simpson , Joseph Gledhill , William Roberts , John Knight , William Shackleton , Mitchell Helliwell , Thomas bcholfield , and John Ashton , Manchester . The following Sir Knts . having regularly forwarded their

petition , and the ballot proving favourable , they were perfected in that most beautiful and sublime degree of S . P . R . tJ * , by the M . W . S . P . P ., William Pilling : —Sir Knts . William Shackleton , Mitchell Helliwell , Thomas Scholfield , John Ashton , Manchester , and Joseph Hodgson . The ballot having been taken for the P . P . RjJi William Roberts and John Knihtas joining

g , members , which proving favourable they were admitted . The election being confirmed , M . P . Prince Samuel Simpson , was installed M . W . S ., by the 111 . P . M . W . S . William Pilling , in his master style . The M . W . S . then appointed as his officers the 111 . Joseph Gledhill , 1 st General ; William Shackleton , 2 nd General ; John Greenwood . Prelate ; Mitchell Helliwell , Raphael ; Thomas ScholfieldSec . ; John AshtonGrand MarshallJohn

, , ; Hodgson , Dir . of Cers . ; Joseph Greenwood , Captain of Guard ; Joseph Hodgson , Equerry Without . AU business being ended and the chapter closed , an adjournment was made to the banquet , which was served up by the hostess of the house in her neat and usual style .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

METROPOLITAN . CYRUS CITAPTER ( NO . 21 ) . —The recreation banquet of this well-conducted chapter was again held at the Crystal Palace , on Tuesday , the 25 th July . Over thirty attended the summons of Comp . Barringer , whose excellent management gives such perfect satisfaction to all the members . The dinner was ready punctually at six , the time named , and every one

knowing the caterer ' s precision , takes cave not to be behind time . Com )) . Harrison , the M . E . Z ., presided , supported by Comps . Churchill , Spratt , B . Webster , White , and others—Comps . Dr . Barringer ami G . Lambert filling the chairs at the ends of the table . The hill of fare displayed good taste , the wines were good , and altogether was most creditable to Messrs . Bertram and Roberts , and the perfect , satisfaction of every one who had the

happiness to be present , proved how much better such things gooff where all is left to an individual of acknowledged ability , instead of " many cooks who always spoil the broth . " At these meetings l < rm -lity is dispensed with , and only two toasts given , save a wehome to visitors ; consequently , so-iality is the order of the day . and the invariable feeling is " here we meet too soon to part , " and an expression of regret that the day is come to end

an . PANMURE CHAPTER ( NO . 720 ) . — This newly-formed chapter assembled on Monday last , under the presidency of Comps . Reid , M . E . Z . ; S'evens , H . ; and Nunn , I . Comp . Watson , P . Z , attended and rendered most valuable assistance . Bro . Burgess , of the parent lodge , was exahed lo the It-. yal Arch degree and Comp . Hodges , who had become a joining member , was ap-First

pointed Assistant Sojourner . Captain Shaw being the Princi pal Sojourner . The proposed b y-laws were discussed and approved . After the closing of the diaper , the companions adjourned to refreshment , when the following toasts , among others , were proposed : — 'The M . E . Z . and the Principal Officers ; " "Comp . Watson ; " "The newly exalted and joining members ;^ " The Visitors , " replied to by Comp . Lyons and Ashwell . The consideration of the estimates for new furniture was deferred for the present .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

WOOLWICH . KEMEYS TVNTE ENCAMPMENT . — A meeting of this encamp , ment was held at the Masonic Hall , William-street , on the 21 st inst . The following Sir Knts . were present -. —Sir Knts . Thompson , E . C . ; Col . H . Clerk , P . E . C . ; Capt . Phillips ; Capt . Boyle ; P . Laird ; M . Cooke ; Lyons ; J . W . Figg . The candidate , J . J . Forrester , was installed , and Sir Knt . Cooke appelated 2 nd Captain . The Sir Knts . afterwards sat down to banquet , which disposed of , and the usual toasts having been given and responded to , they dispersed in peace and harmony .

Newspaper Press Fund.

NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND .

Last Saturday the ordinary general meeting of the members of this society was held at the Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , Mr . S . 0 . Hall in the chair . There were also present Messrs . Cooper , Williams , M'Oarthy , Thompson , Fitzgerald , Merriman , Doyle , Bee , Mould , Boy , Scott , Frederic Ledger , Barrow , Findon , Edsall , & c .

The report having been read , The CHAIRMAN , in moving tbe adoption of the report , regretted that there should be so few of its members present on so interesting an occasion as the annual meeting of the society . It was either ( which he hoped was not the case ) a proof of their indifference , or else ( which he would hope was tbe case ) of their confidence in the

committee . He felt justified in coming to tbe latter conclusion , inasmuch as since he bad last the honour of presiding over a meeting of their body in that hall , the committee had made good progi-jss , but still not that amount of progress which ho would have anticipated from such a movement . No doubt there had been many and almost insurmountable difficulties in their path , but

they had been able to get clear of them , and were , he believed , destined to do much more in forwarding the interests of the society . The necessity for such an institution was now universally admitted . He bad been from the beginning a warm advocate of it , and his interest in it was by no moans diminished , still be would have viewed its progress with much greater satisfaction could he have seen that it had spent much more in relief than the amount set down as paid to the widows of two

deceased members . In making this objection , however , he was probably reckoning without his host , as it might have happened that the committee had not received a larger number * of applications . ( Hear , hear , from several members of the committee . ) Ho had himself been a reporter , As far back as 1824 he had been a member of the gallery , and was still a reporter in

feeling , heart , and sympathies . There was no period of his life to which he looked back with a greater amount of satisfaction , for during no other had he been so usefull y employed . It was , therefore , that he felt it bis bonnden duty to do everything ho could to forward a society like this , iu which those who were his brethren in the profession were so largely interested . His wife , too , as the

wife of an old reporter , had a plan whereby she thought the funds of the institution might be largely increased . Mr . H . UTLBY seconded the motion , which was unanimously agreed to . Messrs . C . Shaw , 0 . V . Boys , H . Corbet , E . M'Dermotfc , Lea , andM'Cartby , were appointed members of the committee ; Messrs . Downing , Evans , and Saunders were

re-elected auditors . Mr . H . OTLEY moved for an appointment of a committee to reconsider the rules of the society , iu reference to drawing a distinction between its benevolent and its provident characters , the administration of its funds , and the appointment of its officers . He explained that his object was to base upon the society a system of annuities to which those who subscribed on a graduated scale to the provident fund should be eligible . Mr . WILLIAMS seconded the motion .