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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
WE have received two or three rather curt letters on the question of the recent permission to the Provincial District Grand Masters to shorten the period of probation between the degrees ; and our correspondents pretty warmly , and not altogether without reason , are of opinion that not to have meddled would have been more high-minded on the part of the Grand Loclge of England—to share the few fees was hardly worth
while . "Some of our Grand Lodge folk here , " says a correspondent , " opine that they have cause for offence at the hands of the Grand Lodge of England , in permitting too much freedom of speech on the part of one of its members , and they have managed to get up a little puddle of a storm ; how the matter will end is to be shown . " But at any rate we have the appearance of existence : as a set-off to our general
apathy , we have had the masonic lion , Dr . Wolff , exalted as a R . A . M ., and the new Book of Constitutions is nearly ready for publication ; it really may be truly called 'illuminated . ' Among the engravings is a likeness of St . Clair of Rosslyn , and we understand that a portrait of the Duke of Athole will embellish the work . "
EDINBURGH , March 21 . —Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Scotland . —The annual general meeting of the Supreme Chapter was held , when the following noblemen and gentlemen were unanimously chosen as office-hearers for the year 1848-9 , viz .: —His Grace the Duke of Athole , First Grand Principal Z . ; the Earl of Dalhousie , Past Grand Principal ; George Arnot Walker Arnot , LL . D ., Depute-Grand Principal ; Colonel Swinburne , Past Depute ; John White
Melville , of Bennochy and Strathkinnes , Second Grand Principal H . ; William Burn Callander , of Preston Hall , Third Grand Principal I . ; Morris Leon , Grand Scribe E . ; David Clarke , Grand Scribe N . ; Hector Gavin , Grand Treasurer ; Thomas Boog , Grand Recorder ; James Graham , of Leichtoun , Grand Chancellor ; Dr . W . D . M'Ritchie , First G . S . ; Hugh James Rollo , W . S ., Second G . S .: Robert Ramage , Third G . S . ; with other minor officials . After the electionthe Most Excellent
, Grand Principals , Office-bearers , and Companions , sat down to dinner to celebrate the anniversary of the festival of the Vernal Equinox—the M . E . D . G . P . Dr . Walker Arnot , of Arlary , in the chair , ancl Dr . W . D . Macritchie , croupier . The evening was spent in the most happy and harmonious manner . The roll of the Grand Chapter has been published and circulated .
May 24 . —A special meeting of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1 , was held ( pursuant to a unanimous vote of the Chapter ) , to confer the degree on the Rev . Joseph Wolff , D . D ., LL . D . There was a numerous assembly of the companions , and the ceremony , performed by Comp . Hector Gavin , was exceedingly impressive . In delivering Dr . Wolff his diploma , the First Principal said , the companions felt proud of having it in their power to testify the high respect ancl honour they
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
WE have received two or three rather curt letters on the question of the recent permission to the Provincial District Grand Masters to shorten the period of probation between the degrees ; and our correspondents pretty warmly , and not altogether without reason , are of opinion that not to have meddled would have been more high-minded on the part of the Grand Loclge of England—to share the few fees was hardly worth
while . "Some of our Grand Lodge folk here , " says a correspondent , " opine that they have cause for offence at the hands of the Grand Lodge of England , in permitting too much freedom of speech on the part of one of its members , and they have managed to get up a little puddle of a storm ; how the matter will end is to be shown . " But at any rate we have the appearance of existence : as a set-off to our general
apathy , we have had the masonic lion , Dr . Wolff , exalted as a R . A . M ., and the new Book of Constitutions is nearly ready for publication ; it really may be truly called 'illuminated . ' Among the engravings is a likeness of St . Clair of Rosslyn , and we understand that a portrait of the Duke of Athole will embellish the work . "
EDINBURGH , March 21 . —Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Scotland . —The annual general meeting of the Supreme Chapter was held , when the following noblemen and gentlemen were unanimously chosen as office-hearers for the year 1848-9 , viz .: —His Grace the Duke of Athole , First Grand Principal Z . ; the Earl of Dalhousie , Past Grand Principal ; George Arnot Walker Arnot , LL . D ., Depute-Grand Principal ; Colonel Swinburne , Past Depute ; John White
Melville , of Bennochy and Strathkinnes , Second Grand Principal H . ; William Burn Callander , of Preston Hall , Third Grand Principal I . ; Morris Leon , Grand Scribe E . ; David Clarke , Grand Scribe N . ; Hector Gavin , Grand Treasurer ; Thomas Boog , Grand Recorder ; James Graham , of Leichtoun , Grand Chancellor ; Dr . W . D . M'Ritchie , First G . S . ; Hugh James Rollo , W . S ., Second G . S .: Robert Ramage , Third G . S . ; with other minor officials . After the electionthe Most Excellent
, Grand Principals , Office-bearers , and Companions , sat down to dinner to celebrate the anniversary of the festival of the Vernal Equinox—the M . E . D . G . P . Dr . Walker Arnot , of Arlary , in the chair , ancl Dr . W . D . Macritchie , croupier . The evening was spent in the most happy and harmonious manner . The roll of the Grand Chapter has been published and circulated .
May 24 . —A special meeting of the Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1 , was held ( pursuant to a unanimous vote of the Chapter ) , to confer the degree on the Rev . Joseph Wolff , D . D ., LL . D . There was a numerous assembly of the companions , and the ceremony , performed by Comp . Hector Gavin , was exceedingly impressive . In delivering Dr . Wolff his diploma , the First Principal said , the companions felt proud of having it in their power to testify the high respect ancl honour they