Royal Arch.

EOYAL ARCH .

— : o : — DURHAM .

THE annual Provincial Grand Chapter was held at Sunderland , on Tuesday , at the Masonic Hall , Park Terrace . The Provincial Grand Superintendent Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., presided , and was supported by a number of Provincial Grand Officers and others .

The Provincial Grand Chapter was opened by Comps . H . J . Turnbull , Dr . C . D . Hill Drury , and F . H . Bennett , after which the Chapter received the Provincial Graud Superintendent . The Treasurer ' s statement was received , and certain sums

were voted to the Masonic Charities , on the motion of Dr . Hill Drury , seconded by Comp . F . H . Bennett . The roll of Chapters was called , when the chief Officers of each Chapter present read their statements , which were generally very satisfactory .

The Provincial Grand Superintendent then briefly addressed the Chapter , and congratulated the members upon its steady progress . He was sure all mourned the loss of Comp . J . A . Witter , of Jarrow , and condoled with the St . Bed ^ e ' s Chapter on their loss .

Comp . John Eobson Cutter was elected Treasurer , on the motion of Comp . J . E . Pattison , seconded by Comp . J . C . Moor . Comps . Dr . Biggam and F . W . Ingram were elected as Auditors . The following were then appointed the Provincial Grand Officers for the year : —

Comp . Rev . J . J . Brown 80 - - H . Rev . R . Coulton 111 ... J . R . Hudson - - ¦ - - - Scribe E . Lionel Boothe 12-1 ... Scribe N . J . Robson Cutter 97 Treasurer

J . Metcalfe 531 - - - - Registrar J . Abbey 764 .... Principal Sojourner James Sedcole 240 .... First Assistant Sojourner W . Richardson 48 - - - - Second Assist . Sojourner L . R . Davies 949 .... Sword Bearer

J . Taylor 1119 .... Standard Bearer T . Dunn 124 Director of Ceremonies J . W . H . Swan 94 - - - - Assist . Dir . of Ceremonies J . H . Hart 509 - - - - Organist J . R . Pattison .... Assistant Scribe E . T . Grieve ----- Janitor .

After further business Prov . Chapter was closed in due form , Comp . J . C . Moor acting as D . C ., in absence of Comp . Dunn . In the evening the Officers and members sat down to a banquet at the Grand Hotel , Bridge Street , Sunderland .

North Wales.

NORTH WALES .

BY direction of Colonel the Hon . W . E . Sackville West Grand Superintendent , a Provincial Grand Chapter of North Wales was held on Wednesday , at Newtown , and was largely attended . The Provincial Graud Superintendent appointed the following as the Officers for the year : Comp . Col . H . Piatt 384 - - - H . T . Mark Taylor 998 J .

J . Tuxford 1509 .... Scribe E . W . C . Logan 1509 .... Scribe N . Donald Cameron 384 - - - Treasurer Rev . W . Morgan 606 Registrar Robert Ovvon 384 - . - - - Principal Sojourner R . Jones 998 1 st Assistant Sojourner R . M . Greaves 1509 - - - 2 nd Assistant Sojourner

D . W . Davies 606 - - - - Sword Bearer E . G . Humphreys 384 - - - Standard Bearer A . T . Benbow 998 - - - - Director of Ceremonies J . Jones 1509 .... Assistant Dir . of Cers . Dr . Hugh Jones Roberts 606 - - Assistant Scribe E . T . Westlake Morgan 384 - - - Organist W . Fendiok 384 .... Janitor .

The Craft And The Late German Emperor.

THE CRAFT AND THE LATE GERMAN EMPEROR

ON Sunday , which was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle of Sedan , the Emperor William Memorial Church was consecrated at Berlin , with all the pomp and splendour usual on such occasions . The five windows on the left of the imnnsinfr

memorial ha . ll are presented by the Imperial couple and the Eoyal famil y . They represent scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah . An equal number on the right , with scenes from the life of John the Baptist , are the gift of the three Grand Lodges .

The installation meeting of the Upton Lodge , No . 1227 , will be held on Thursday next , Brother Edwin M . Jeffery being the Worshi pful Master Elect . In addition to the regular annual business there are an Initiation and three Passings on the Agenda Lod ge is called for 4-30 p . m ., banquet at 7-30 .

Masonry Condones No Crime.

MASONRY CONDONES NO CRIME .

FROM time immemorial the slander against Masonry has been steadily promulgated that Masons will condone crime , and assist the criminal Mason to escape from the grasp of justice . Never was a lie permitted to survive so long as this , and without a particle of evidence be resurrected from time to time . Last week here in Detroit this slander received what ought to be a death blow , in the case of Col . Parnsworth , city assessor , who stood charged with

having personal knowledge of some " boodling " matter , which he refused to expose on the grounds that his information was received from a personal friend whom he would not betray . The police judge in Detroit is vested with grand jury power to investigate crime . Parnsworth was brought before him , questioned , and flatly refused to answer . The prosecuting attorney insisted

upon judgment , and the Colonel was sentenced to thirty days in jail for contompt . Now , the point is just here . Colonel Parnsworth , Prosecuting Attorney Eraser and Police Justice Sellers are all three personal friends and Masons , belonging to the same Masonic bodies of the more advanced degrees , and if any possible favour was to be shown it might naturally be looked for

from each to the other . But on the contrary , a court officer escorted to the common county jail the assessor—by the way one of the most respected gentlemen in the city—and to get out of serving his sentence the supreme Court of the State must first pass upon the justice of his sentence . Now , here is a clear case in which Masonry had no disposition to intrude its

presence between the law and its transgressors , and we insist that the same rule is ever observed , all slander to the contrary notwithstanding . Now , there is a serious moral attached to this incident , which we seek here to emphasize . Freemasonry is not organised to sustain and protect its membership in wrong doing . It is based upon obedience to the moral law and

that of the land in which it is located . It throws no shield about the criminaJ , nor has it any use for such . The commission of a crime is a serious infraction of a Masonic obligation , and is punishable with suspension or

expulsion . No Mason is obligated to shield or condone crime , else would ninety-nine hundredths of the membership leave the institution in disgust . On the contrary , it seeks to make men pure , true , clean , law-observing and law-abiding citizens . — " The American Tyler . "

Messrs . Cassell and Company have recently published the first monthly part of an entirely new and artistic album of views of London and its environs , under the title of " The Queen ' s London . " The worihas taken many months to prepare , and each part will contain thirty-two pages of pictures , with descriptive text . We understand that the work is dedicated by permission to Her Majesty the Queen .

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GAIETYRESTAURANT, STRAUD . LUNCHEONS ( HOT and COLD)—At Popular Prices , in BUFFET and EESTAUEANT ( on 1 st floor ) . Also Chops , Steaks , Joints , Entrees , & c , in the GEILL EOOM . AFTERNOON TEAConsisting of Tea or Coffee , Cut Bread and Butter , Jam , Cake , Pastry , ad lib , at 1 / - per head ; served from 4 till 6 in EESTAUEANT ( 1 st floor ) . DINNERS IN RESTAURANTFrom 5-30 till 9 at Fixed Prices ( 3 / 6 and 5 / - ) and a la Carte . In this room the Viennese Band performs from 6 till 8 . Smoking after 7-45 . AMERICANBAR. THE GRILL ROOM is open till Midnight . PKIVATE DBDTG ROOMS H ) R LAEGE AKD SMALL PARTIES .