Contents.

CONTENTS .

REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGS : — Supreme Grand Chapter an Craft Masonry 221 Instruction 2 = 1 Roval Arch 222 Mark Masonry aaa Red Cross of Constantino 222 Obituary 221

Festival of the Stability Lodge of Instruction 223 Our V . P . C . at Waterloo 224 Masonic and General Tidings 224 Reviews 225 Public Amusements 225 Notes on Art , & c 225 Our Charitable Institutions 226 The Beginning of a Masonic Revolution 226 The " Monde Maconnique " and the " Freemason " 226

Our Bank Holidays 227 The New Grand Officers 227 CORRESPONDENCE : — Provincial Charitable Funds 22 S Qualifications of Candidates 228 Progress of Freemasonry ir . the Provinces 228 Freemasonry in New Zealand 228 Allevn's Playhouse .- 220 Thc ' Genesis of Speculative Masonry 229

Tne Late Bro . Little 229 A Correction 220 Easter Holidays 230 Royal Arch 230 Consecration of tbe Eclectic Chapter , No . 1201 230 The Trince of Wales and the Freemasons 231 Freiemasonrv and Civilization 231 Provincial < 3 nnd Lodge of West Yorkshire 231 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 23 a Advertisements i , ii , iii , iv , v , vi . vii ., viii

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons of England was holden on Wednesday evening , at the Freemasons' Hall . In the absence of thc Grand Principals , the three chairs were held by Comps . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , as M . E . Z . ; S . Rawson ,

as H . j and H . D . Sandeman , as J . There were also present Comp . John Hervey , S . E . ; Capt . N . G . Philips , S . N . ; A . J . D . Filer , S . B .-, F . Robinson , D . C ; T . Fenn , H . Murray , Joseph Smith , J . M . Case , H . J . P . Dumas , E . S . Snell , Joshua Nunn , Col . Creaton , H . Muggeridge , James Glaisher , Hyde Pullen , Peter de L .

Long , P . S . ; W . Hickman , ist A . S . ; Robt . Grey , 2 nd A . S . ; B . Head , Dr . J . E . Carpenter , A . A . Pendlebury M . Ohren , W . Dodd , Rev . C . W . Arnold , C . F . Hogard , E . Letchworth , W . Stephens , John Boyel , Thomas Cubitt , Col . Somerville Burney , J . Lewis Thomas , Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , E . Kimber , D . Betts , Dr . Erasmus Wilson , H . G ,

Buss , H . C . Tombs , John Bosworth , John McDougall , John J . Gosset , J . E . Middleton , Julius Rosenstock , C . Brown , W . A . Bowler , John Canham , R . T . Eisam , Geo . Ncall , Henry Birdseye , W . H . Lucia , Rev . T . Cochrane , Walter Hopekirk , J . M . Klenck , H . Mackery , H . Massey ( Freemason ) , and C . B . Payne , G . Janitor .

The regulations for the Government of the Supreme Grand Chapter during the time of public business having been read by G . S . E ., and the minutes of thc last Quarterly Convocation having been read and confirmed , the installation of the new Grand Officers was proceeded with . His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was again made

M . E . Z . ; the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro G . Z . ; Lord Skelmersdale , H ; and Lord De Tabley , J . The acting M . E . Z . again invested Comps . John Hervey as S . E . ; Erasmus Wilson was invested as S . N . ; Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , as P . S . ; the Rev . C . W . Arnold , as 1 st A . S . ; Henry C . Tombs , as 2 nd A . S . ; Al . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ,

Registrar ; James Lewis Thomas , as Sword Bearer ; Henry Gustavus Buss , as Standard Bearer ; William Henry Lucia , as Director of Ceremonies ; and C . B . Payne , as Janitor . The report of the Committee of General Purposes , which was as follows , was then taken as read , anel ordereel to be received and entered on the minutes : To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The

Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 16 th January to the 15 th April , 1878 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : To Balance , Grand Chapter £ " ** 74 19 n „ ,, Unappropriated Account 212 / ir ,, Subsequent Receipts 430 11 3

£ 917 > 3 ' By Purchase of £ 300 Consols at 95 } anel Commission £ 286 2 6 „ Disbursements during thc Quarter 207 o 10 „ Balance 204 13 10 „ „ in Unappropriated Account 219 15 11

£ 9 < 7 ' 3 ** of which Balances there is in the banils of the Grand Treasurer a sum of £ 388 17 s . 4 d ., anel in the London and Westminster Bank , £ 33 12 s . 3 d . Comp . Col . Creaton then proposed that the prayer of the . following petitions be granted -.

—ist . From Companions David Macrorieas Z ., Abraham Myers as H ., Sjdney James as J ., ancl eight others , for a chapter to be attacheel to the Southern Cross Lodge , No . 997 , Invercargill , to be called the Southern Cross Chapter , and to meet at Invercargill , in the colony of New Zealand .

2 nd . From Companions William Wynne Jcndwine as Z ., George Albert Rooth as H ., George Haslehurst as J , r and six others , for a chapter to bc attached to the Scarsdale Lodge , No . 681 , Chesterfield , to be called the Scarsdale Chapter , and to meetat the Masonic Hall , Ch esterfield , in the County of Derby .

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3 rd . From Companions Franklin Thomas as Z ., James Bertwistle as H ., Thomas Turner as J ., anel twelve others , for a chapter to be attached to thc Limestone Rock Lodge , No . 369 , Clitheroe , to bc called the Limsstone Rock Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Church-street , Clitheroe , in thc County of Lancaster . 4 th . From Companions James Willing as Z ., Jonathan

Richard Stacey as H ., William John Ferguson as J ., and seven others , for a chapter to be attached to thc Metropolitan Loelge , No . 1507 , London , to be called the Metropolitan Chapter , and to meet at the Metropolitan Club , 269 , Pentonville-road , King ' s Cross , in the County of Middlesex . sth . From Companions Thomas Joseph Sabine as Z .,

James Catley Mason as H ., Edward Spencer Stidolph as J ., and seven others , for a chapter to be attached to the Chaucer Lodge , No . 154 . 3 , Southwark , to be called the Chaucer Chapter , anil to meet at the Bridge House Hotel , High-street , Southwark , in the County of Surrey . 6 th . From Companions George Everett as Z ., Edward Page as H ., William Mann as J ., and seven others for a

chapter to be attached to the Kennington Lodge , No . 13 S 1 , Kennington , tn be called the Kennington Chapter , and to meet at thc Surrey Club House , Kennington Oval , Lambeth , in the county of Surrey . 7 th . From Comprnions James Hill Sillitoe as Z ., John Rains as H ., Joseph Potts as J ., and eight others foe a chapter to bc attached to the Chorlton Lodge , No . 1387 ,

Chorlton-Cum-Hardy , to be called thc Chorlton Chapter , and to meet at thc Masonio Ro- > ms , Chorlton-Cum-Hardy , in the county of Lancaster . Sth . Fiom Companions William Elliott as Z ., Robert Drake Kendall as H ., John Marshall as J ., and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Ryburn Loelge , No . 128 * 5 , Sowerby Bridge , to be called the Ryburn Chapter ,

and to meet at Central Buildings , Soweroy Bridge , 111 the county of York . 9 th . From Companions Edm-mel Heywood as Z ., Thomas Hindle as IL , John Tenra'it as J ., and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Equality , No . 1145 , Accrington , to bc called the Chapter of Equality , and to meet at the Red Lion Hotel , Accrington ,

in the county of Lancaster . 10 th . From Companions John Edward Walton ! as Z ., William Stephens as H ., Thomas Hastings Miller as J ., and seven others for a chapter to be attached to the Marquess of Ripon Lodge , No . 1489 , London , to be calleel the Ezra Chapter , anel to meet at the Metropolitan Societies Asylum , Ball ' s Pond Road , Islington , in the county of

Middlesex . nth . From Companion James Lewis Thomas as Z ., John Bosworth as H ., Freelerick West as J ., anel six others for a chapter to be attacheel to the Granite Lodge , No . 1328 , London , to be called the Granite Chapter , anel to meet at Freemasons' Hall , London . 12 th . From Companions William Jam » s Stanley as Z .,

James Cunningham as H ., James Conroy as J „ and eig ht others for a Chapter to bc attached to the Inhabitants Loelge , No . 153 , Gibraltar , to be called the Prince of Wales ' s Chapter , and to meet at Kngineers' Lane , Gibraltar . 13 th . From Companions Alexander Meyrick Broadley as Z ., William Kingston as H ., Edward Kosenbusch as J .,

and seventeen others for a chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Ancient Carthage , No . 1717 , Tunis , to be called the Chapter of Ancient Carthage , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Tunis , in North Africa , The first twelve having been granted , Col . Creaton said that with respect to the 13 th it requireel a few words of explanation from him . The lodge to whom a chapter was

sought to be attacheel had only been in existence six months , but still the Granel Chapter Committee recommended that the petition should be granted for the following reasons . Tunis hael a population of 40 , 000 souls , and the Lodge of Ancient Carthage was the only working body of Freemasons at present in that part . Thc lodge had forty-two registered members , and there was no other

Masonic body within at least 200 miles . Grand Chapter Committee had considered those circumstances , and therefore recommended the charter for a chapter to be granted . Companion Joshua Nunn seconded the motion . Companion J . M . Case wished to know what length of time Granel Chapter reeiuireel a lodge to have been estab lished before it granted a charter for a chapter .

Companion Joseph Smith said the rule hid been that a lodge should be established three years , but at last convocation it broke through that rule on account of exceptional cases . The present case was an exceptional one . Companion Col . Creaton said the circumstances he had stated afforded a good reason for thc Committee to recommend that thc charter should be granted . There was

only one lodge at Tunis , and no Royal Arch Chapter . T he lodge , as he had said , numbered 42 registered members , and he thought it would be discourteous to them if the petition was not granted . Companion H . J . P . Dumas wanted to know how long would it be in the ordinary course before a charter was granteel to this lodge . He did not think there would be

anything discourteous to the members of the lodge in adhering to the ordinary rule . Col . Creaton said the ordinary period was three years . Companion C . F . Hogard observed that there was no law of Grand Chapter to that effect . There was only a recommendation from the Committee that charters should not be granted unless a lodge had been in existence three

years . Comp . Joseph Smith adeled that there was an understanding in Grand Chapter that it should be so . Comp . James Lewis Thomas thought Grand Chapter might make a rule that a twelvemonth should be the very shortest time . Six months seemed to him to be exceedingly short . Comp . Robert Grey said the petitioners stated that they had resuscitated six other lodges which had almost fallen

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into disuse . They had influential members among them , some of whom were initiated by them and some had joined They found the want of a chapter in that district , where none existed at the present time . Comp . H . D . Sandeman , acting J ., said there was one thing lie must draw to the attention of Grand Chapter . It was stated lhat this chapter was wanted because there

were 40 , 000 inhabitants at Tunis , that number meant he supposed the aboriginal inhabitants . The number of European inhabitants must be extremely small . Those compmions who hael been in the colonies would bear him out when he said that there was always great elangcr in the colonies of all sorts of persons coming into Masonry whom in this country we should not care to

meet . He woulel rather see this petition stand over for six month * :, and in the meantime some little enquiry might be made as to the position of Masonry in Tunis , whether they re-quired this R 0 y . 1 l Arch Chapter , and if so what class of peop ' e would be admitted . Comp . Joseph Smith saiel all this matter came before Grand Chap'cr Committee , and they considered it , or they

would not have recom mended the petition to bc granted . Comp . S . Raws . 11 , actin : *** H ., asked whether Grand Loelge of England hael granted a lodge to Tunis . If it had Grand Chapter might grant a chapter . He would like to ask Scribe E . under what jurisdiction Tunis was . . Comp . John Hervey , S . E ., s * iid it was under the jurisdiction , bv the Grind Mascr ' s special permission , of the

Granel Loilge of Malt 1 , and the recommendation of this petition was given by the Grand Ledge of Milta , signed by tlie District Grand Master an 1 the Deputy District Grand Master . The acting M . E . Z ., in putting the motion to Grand Chapter , said the companions hid heard what was to be siid on the *! subiect , and he must say that , living as we did

in England , having so many opportunities of working and enjoying the privileges of Masonry , we ought not to be slow in giving to brethren in foreign parts the power of carrying on Freemasonry . So many arguments had been adduced in favour of granting this petition that he should feel no hesitation in voting that it be granted , and the warrant sent to these companions . In this country , Masons

had so many opportunities of meeting each other in chapter that thry were not in a posi-. inn to form an idea of the le . liogs of those brethren who were so far removed from them , and who wanted to advance the cause of Masonry . In distant province's of the empire it was our boumlen duty to extend our privileges to our brethren , provided they had under their banners proper and rig ht men lor the offices they proposed to hold .

The motion was then carried nem . di * . Comps . Col . Creaton ( President ) , Benj . Head , and Robert Grey were then nominated to the Committee of General Purposes , to which were elected Comps . Joseph Smith , 19 ; H . C . Levander , 79 ; John Boyd , 145 ; D . Betts , 507 ; Copt , Philips , 1383 ; and James Lewis Thomas , 13 . Grand Chapter was thereupon closed in due form .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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HAMPTON COURT . — " 3 ra Lodge ( No . 1423 ) . —The regular meeting eif this prosperous lodge was held on Saturday , April 13 th , at the Island Hotel . Punctual to the time named on the summ ms the W . M ., Bro . T . J . Sabine , P . P . G . S . B ., opened the lodg .-. The minutes of the list meeting w . re reid , unanimously confirmed , and signed by the presiding officer . An ap ilogy was received from

the absent candidate for raising , Bro . C . G . Wheeler , which was caused through his having tn attend the funeral of a near relative . Thc bye-laws as revised by the committee were reid and agreed to . The following sums were unanimously voted from the lodge funds : —ten pounds to the Femile Annuity Fund , ten guineas to Girls' School , ten guineas to Boys' School , all in the name of the Secretary

for the timebe-ing , some of the other offices being endowed with votes . It is a pleasing fact to notice , that this lodge has during its short existence taken the lead in the province by subscribing so lirg . ly to the Charities , that it augurs well for its finure prosperity . Great gloom was cast over the lodge when it wis announced that the Deputy Provincial Grand Mister , KM . II . W . Little , had died on the previous

evening . On mnti . in duly made , seconded , and unanimously n-solve I , " A letter of conelolence be sent to the wielow eif the lite ever lamented brother . " Some routine business having been disposed of , candidates names receiveel fur ini-Mti m , the lodge was closed . Bro . T . G . Tagg supjilie I the usual goo I banquet . There were

present Bros . K . W . Devereux , S . W . j S . Wcoff , J . W . ; H . A . Dubois , P . P . G . D . Middlesex , P . M ., Treasurer ; F . Walters , P . P . G . D . Middlesex , P . M ., Secretary ; J . Johnson , J . D . ; B . Wright , I . G . ; W . Hammond , P . P . G . D . Middlesex , P . M . ; E . T . Hen man , J . Faulkner , D . C ; W . Hurlestone , and o'hers . Tne visitors were Bros . A . F . Snelson , P . M . 597 i J- - Tins ' ey , 228 , New York .

INSTRUCTION . EARL OF CARNARVON LODGE ( No . 1642 ) . A meeting of this loelge was held on Friday evening , April 26 th , at thc Mitre Hotel , Golborne-road , North Kensington , when tlie following brethren were present : Bros . Savage , P . M ., Preceptor ; Smout , jun . W . M . ; Parkhouse , S . W . ; Dr .

Pccock , J . W . ; Wood , S . D . ; Aelkins , J . D . ; H . Dehane , I . G . ; Smaur , sen ., Williams , Oldrey , Poulter , Woodmason , Lichtwit ** -, Hatton , and Webster . The lodge having been openeel in due form , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed by the W . M ., 'Bro . Woodmason being candidate . The First , Second , and Third Sections of the First Lecture were then