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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
Supreme Gi'and Poyal Arch Chapter of Scotland . —On Tuesday , the 21 st of March last , being the Festival of the Vernal Equinox , a meeting of this Supreme Chapter took place within their Hall , Star Hotel , Edinburgh , when the following Companions were elected office bearers for the ensuing year : — _ John Why te Melville , Esq ., of Mount Melville , First Grand Principal ; His Grace the Duke of AthollPast Grand PrincipalGeorge
, ; Arnott Walker Arnott , LL . JD ., Deputy Grand Principal ; James Graham , of Leitchstein , Second Grand Principal ; Patrick Deuchar , R . N ., Third Grand Principal ; Robert Ramage , Grand Scribe , E . ; William Gaylor , Grand Scribe , N . ; John Henry , Grand Treas . ; Thomas Boog , Grand Recorder ; John Deuchar , Grand Chan . ; Alexander Beattie , Dep . Grand Chan . ; Thomas Coates , First Grand
Soj . ; John Gellatly , Second Grand Soj . ; EdAvard Main , Third Grand Soj . ; John Brown and Stewart Watson , Grand Stand .-bearers ; George Darling , Grand Sword-bearer ; David Bryce , Grand Architect ; John Law , Grand Jeweller ; William Donaldson , Grand Clothier ; James McLean , Grand Janitor . After the Election , and the obligating and installation of the different office-bearers to their respective offices , the Companions proceeded to an adjacent room , which had been tastefully ornamented by various Masonic emblems , to dine together in celebration of the
event . The numbers who Avere present exceeded those on any previous occasion during the last eight or ten years . The chair Avas occupied by the Most Excellent First Grand Principal , supported on the right by the Most Excellent Deputy Grand Principal , and on the left by the Most Excellent Patrick Deuchar , Third Grand Principal ; the duties of Croupier being performed by Comp . Thomas Coates , First Grand Soj . The cloth being removed , and the usual loyal and
patriotic toasts having been disposed of , their Most Excellent Chairman proceeded to take notice of those objects and parties in whom , as forming part of that extended and benevolent body to which they belonged , they felt themselves , as now met , to be more peculiarly interested ; in the course of which , after passing a compliment , and expressing the fraternal regard and affection which was cherished toAvards the heads of the sister bodies in England and Ireland , he
congratulated the Supreme Chapter of Scotland , Avho had done him the honour noAA for a series of years of placing him at their head , on the prosperous condition they had now attained . Not only had their funds during the last four years been gradually increased , to an amount during last year of nearly double that of the former ; but there Avas every prospect , under the same good system of management which had ensued , of such increased ratio being maintained . Not the least circumstance , as Avarranting a confident expectation of such
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
Supreme Gi'and Poyal Arch Chapter of Scotland . —On Tuesday , the 21 st of March last , being the Festival of the Vernal Equinox , a meeting of this Supreme Chapter took place within their Hall , Star Hotel , Edinburgh , when the following Companions were elected office bearers for the ensuing year : — _ John Why te Melville , Esq ., of Mount Melville , First Grand Principal ; His Grace the Duke of AthollPast Grand PrincipalGeorge
, ; Arnott Walker Arnott , LL . JD ., Deputy Grand Principal ; James Graham , of Leitchstein , Second Grand Principal ; Patrick Deuchar , R . N ., Third Grand Principal ; Robert Ramage , Grand Scribe , E . ; William Gaylor , Grand Scribe , N . ; John Henry , Grand Treas . ; Thomas Boog , Grand Recorder ; John Deuchar , Grand Chan . ; Alexander Beattie , Dep . Grand Chan . ; Thomas Coates , First Grand
Soj . ; John Gellatly , Second Grand Soj . ; EdAvard Main , Third Grand Soj . ; John Brown and Stewart Watson , Grand Stand .-bearers ; George Darling , Grand Sword-bearer ; David Bryce , Grand Architect ; John Law , Grand Jeweller ; William Donaldson , Grand Clothier ; James McLean , Grand Janitor . After the Election , and the obligating and installation of the different office-bearers to their respective offices , the Companions proceeded to an adjacent room , which had been tastefully ornamented by various Masonic emblems , to dine together in celebration of the
event . The numbers who Avere present exceeded those on any previous occasion during the last eight or ten years . The chair Avas occupied by the Most Excellent First Grand Principal , supported on the right by the Most Excellent Deputy Grand Principal , and on the left by the Most Excellent Patrick Deuchar , Third Grand Principal ; the duties of Croupier being performed by Comp . Thomas Coates , First Grand Soj . The cloth being removed , and the usual loyal and
patriotic toasts having been disposed of , their Most Excellent Chairman proceeded to take notice of those objects and parties in whom , as forming part of that extended and benevolent body to which they belonged , they felt themselves , as now met , to be more peculiarly interested ; in the course of which , after passing a compliment , and expressing the fraternal regard and affection which was cherished toAvards the heads of the sister bodies in England and Ireland , he
congratulated the Supreme Chapter of Scotland , Avho had done him the honour noAA for a series of years of placing him at their head , on the prosperous condition they had now attained . Not only had their funds during the last four years been gradually increased , to an amount during last year of nearly double that of the former ; but there Avas every prospect , under the same good system of management which had ensued , of such increased ratio being maintained . Not the least circumstance , as Avarranting a confident expectation of such