Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

Portsmouth Chapter , No . 487 . —On Tuesday , 14 th inst ., the following vote of congratulation was proposed by Comp . Robert Osborne , seconded by Comp . R . J . Rastrick , the same to be transmitted through the 1 st Grand Principal of England , H . R . H . . the Prince of Wales K . G .:

—May it please Yonr Most Gracious Majesty . We , the Principals and Companions of the Portsmouth Royal Arch Chapter , and numbered 487 on the roll of the Grand Chapter of England , in Open Chapter assembled this day , humbly beg leave to tender our sincere congratulations to Yonr Most Gracious Majesty on your Providential escape from a cruel death on

tho 2 nd inst ., and fervently pray that the Most High may be pleased to spare your precious life for many years to come to reign over your faithful and devoted subjects . We also humbly beg leave to add that this being the day on which Your Most Gracious Majesty leaves this loyal old town of Portsmouth for Mentone , we devoutly supplicate the Most High to support you in all your actions—designed as they ever have

beenfor the welfare of those committed , by Providence , to your benign rule , and that your Majesty will shortly return to your dutiful subjects , benefited by the change , of which Your Majesty must now stand so much in need of . Signed on behalf of the Principals and Companions of the above Chapter this fourteenth day of March , in the 45 th year of Her Majesty ' s reign .

ROBERT OSBORNE , 1 st Principal , Past Prov . G . Beg . and Past Prov . G . Org . Hampshire and Isle of Wight

The Fifteen Sections

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS

WILL BE WORKED AS UNDER : — At the St . Ambrose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1891 ( by the members ) , at the Baron ' s Court Hotel , West Kensington , on Monday , the 27 th inst . The chair will be taken , and the Lodge opened at 7 o ' clock p . m . precisely , by the Preceptor , Bro . H . E . Frances P . P . G . S . D . Surrey . Bro . Rev . Ambrose W . HallM . A . Grand

, , Chaplain of England , will act as Chaplain on the occasion . Brethren to wear Masonic costume . The Sections will be worked by the following brethren .- —First Lecture—Bros . Boswell , Cooper , Appleton , Taylor , Pincott , Lanfield , and Matz . Second Lecture—Bros . Plowman , Ayling , Palmer , W . H . Boswell , and Webb . Third Lee ture—Bros . Cockburn , Foot , and Moss .

At the Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , at the Royal Edward , Triangle , Mare-street , Hackney , on Wednesday , the 29 th inst ., at 7 o ' clock p . m . precisely . Bros . Stephens W . M ., Barnes S . W ., Webb J . W ., Musto . I . P . M . First Lecture—Bros . Mnsto , Bardouleau , Loane , Wooding , Stewart , Moss , and Pringle . Second Leeture—Bros . Richardson , Eschwege , Musto , Webb , and Job . Third Lecture—Bros . Myers , Taylor , and Cundick . Bro . Diamond Hon . Sec .

A luncheon was given at the Mansion House on Monday , m connection with the Royal College of Music . A meeting was afterwards held , at which His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught spoke at considerable length in behalf of the movement . Other speeches were made , arid the

meeting , which consisted chiefly of bankers and merchants of the City , was closed with the highly satisfactory announcement that a sum of £ 5 , 000 had been subscribed in the room towards the College , thus raising the total hitherto collected in its behalf to about £ 53 , 000 .

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