Supreme Grand Chapter.

Alfred Dawson , P . Z . 3 S 2 ; H . E . Francis , P . Z . 452 ; VV . M . Bywater , P . Z . 19 ; Lewis E . Newnham , P . Z . 44 G ; E . VV . Stanton , Z . rSt ; John A . Lloyd , Z . and P . Z . 357 , ' . *> . - ! . »; Surgeon-General T . Ringer , P . Z . 1533 ; J . 1 .. Warne , P . Z . 20 ; A . Ridgway , P . Z . 250 , S ; Hayman Cummings , P . Z . 1 S 37 ; Henry Darbisline , P . Z . 5 S 1 ; j . G . Adkins , P . Z . 1642 ; John Noyes , P . Z ., S . E . 58 ; E . M . Larder , P . Z . 1642 ; VV . Goodacre , P . Z . 1710 ; R . Foote , Z . 673 ; Thos . Forrester , Z . 730 ; VVm . F . Smithson , P . Z . 2 S 9 '; f . H . Sillitoe , P . Z . 645 ; L . Wingate , J . 1423 ; VV . Porter Webb , P . Z . t 3 St , G . Brown , P . Z . 169 : Henry Lovegrove , P . Z . 72 ; Richard Clowes , J . 5 t ; F . A . Hannin , M . E . Z . 4 i 2 : H . Maunder Williams , J . 132 G : S . Smout , M . E . Z . 1 C 42

Robert Berridge , P . Z . 21 ; C . F . Matier , P . Z . 645 , 59 ; Thos . Minstrell , J . 1928 ; A . Penfold , P . Z . 913 ; H . Massey , Z . elect 1928 , P . Z . 619 ; Neville Green , P . Z . 1524 ; John Chadwick , P . Z . 152 , Prov . G . S . E . East Lane ; F . A . White , P . Z . 907 , 41 C ; 1 ' . H . Cohen , Z . 5 S ; Henry Wilson , P . Z . 2 S 0 , Prov . G . S . E . Worcestershire ; J . Wilson , J . 169 , Charles Bolton , Z . 59 ; H . Ward , P . Z . 586 , 622 ; Ed . VVest , P . Z . 13 ; Geo . J . Row , P . Z . 7 , 11 S 5 ; Hen . Baldwin , J . 720 ; L . Cornelissen , 1201 '•A . J . Manning , Z . 217 ; George Allen , Z . 16 S ; and H . Sadler , G . T . After the formal opening of the Grand Chapter , the minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation were read and confirmed .

The following is the report of the Committee of General Purposes * . — 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 Irom the 21 st October , 1885 , 10 the 19 th January , 1 SS 6 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows r—

To Balance Grand Chapter ... £ 102 1 rr By Disbursements during the ,, ,, Unappropriated Quarter f-4 02 *< 9 9 Account iSS S 10 „ Balance 43 5 2 ,, Subsequent Receipts ... 340 id 6 „ ,, Unappropriated Account 1 S 5 2 4 03 * 7 3 ** C 63 t 7 3

Which balances are in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : — 1 st . From Comps . Abel Penfold , as Z . ; Robert James Warren , as H . ; John Aillud , as J .: and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Henley Lodge , No . 1472 , North Woolwich , to be called the Henley Chapter , and to meet at the Three Crowns Hotel , North Woolwich , in the county of Kent .

2 nd . From Comps . Nathaniel Merridew , as Z . ; Herbert Stanley , as H . ; Frederic La Coque Thorne , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to the Guy ' s Lodge , No . 395 , Leamington , to be called the Guy ' s Chapter , and to meet at the Crown Hotel , Leamington , in the county of Warwick .

3 rd . From Comps . the Rev . Charles J . Martyn , as Z . ; Joseph Francis Hills , as H . ; Frederick Wheeler , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to the Stour Valley Lodge , No . 1224 , Sudbury , to be called the Martyn Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Sudbury , in the county of Suffolk .

4 U 1 . From Comps . Alderman Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott , as Z . ; Alderman Sir John Whittaker Ellis , Batt ., M . P ., as H . ; Alderman Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., as J . ; and nineteen others for a chapter to be attached to the Grand Masters Lodge , No . 1 , London , to be called the Grand Masters' Chapter , and to meet at Willis ' s Rooms , King-street , St . James ' s , London .

The foregoing petitions , being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend V \\ r \ V the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have likewise to report lhat they have received a memorial from tlie companions of the Minerva Chapter , i ^ o . 250 , Hull , praying for a charter authorising them to wear a centenary jewel , in accordance with the resolution passed by the Supreme Grand Chapter on the ist February , 1882 . This memorial being in form , and the chapter having

proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , the Committee recommend that the prayer ( hereof bc granted . ( Signed ) ROBERT GREY , P . G . A . Soj ., President . Freemasons' llall , London , W . C ., 20 th January , 1886 . These recommendations were all unanimously confirmed , and the companions then settled the Revised Royal Arch Regulations . Grand Chapter was then closed .

Consecration Of The Prince Edward Lodge, No. 2109, At Heaton Moor.

CONSECRATION OF THE PRINCE EDWARD LODGE , No . 2109 , AT HEATON MOOR .

On Saturday last another lodge was added to the already extensive roll existing under the Grand Lodge of England , the consecration taking place in the future home of the lodge , viz ., the Conservative Club , Heaton Moor , and was witnessed by 145 brethren from the provinces of West and East Lancashire , Cheshire , Derbyshire , and Warwickshire . The lodge will be

somewhat unique , inasmuch as it is to be conducted " on temperance principles . " There are few Masonic lodges which absolutely forbid the appearance of wine upon their " festive board , " the only one in this part of the country being the Wolseley Lodge , of Manchester , founded three or four years ago .

The petition for a warrant to constitute the lodge was applied for at headquarters as far back as July last , but , owing to the absence ol H . R . H . the Prince of VVales on the Continent , the authorities were unable to obtain his signature thereto . The founders of the Iodge , whose names were on the pstilion , arc : —Uros . T . A . Hopewell , W . M . of thc lodge , and Past Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . Bombay ; W . Webster , S . W . ; Ii . Barton , J . W . ; J . H . Wells , S . D . ; VV . _ Harri .-i , VV . M . 1993 , and acting I . P . M . ; S . J . Thomson , Treas . ; and William Cole , Sec .

The ceremonies of consecration and installation—in the unavoidable absence of the Right Worshipfnl Prov . Grand Master , Bro . thc Right Hon . the iiarl of Lathom , and the V . W . Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Col . Stanley—were performed by Bro . Wm . Goodacre , Prov . Grand Secretary , in a most efficient manner . Subsequently Bro . T . A . Hopewell was installed first VV . M . of the lodge by Bro . Goodacre , W . M ., who also invested the officers for the ensuing twelve months .

Among the brethren present were the following * . Bros . Wm . Goodacre , P . G . Sec . W . Lanes . ; John Cobham , P . G . S . D . VV . Lanes . ; C . Pierpoint , P . G . J . W . W . Lanes . ; John Sutton , P . G . Dep . Dir . of Cers . VV . Lanes . ; J . H . ' Barrow , P . G . S . D . W . Lanes . ; Robert Cain , P . G . Std . Br . VV . Lanes .

Geo . Morgan , P . G . J . D . W . Lanes . ; J . D . Murray , P . G . D . C . W . Lanes . ; John Beesley , P . G . J . D . W . Lanes . ; Geo . Beard , P . P . G . D . C . Warwickshire ; Joseph Leach , P . P . G . Treas . E . Lanes . ; James Whitehead , P . P . G . D . C . Derbyshire : Henry Crosby , P . P . G . Purst . W . Lanes . ; John Chadwick , P . G . Sec . li . Lanes . ; James Walker , P . G . J . W . li . Lanes . ; Rev .

Consecration Of The Prince Edward Lodge, No. 2109, At Heaton Moor.

E . J . Reeve , P . G . D . Chap . E . Lanes . ; Jas . Lowe , P . G . Reg . E . Lanes . ; J . W . Abbott , P . G . Dep . Dir . of Cers . E . Lanes . ; W . W . Dawson , P . G . A . Dir . of Cers . E . Lanes . ; John Bladon , P . P . G . A . Dir . of Cers . E . Lanes . ; E . Johnson , P . P . G . A . Dir . of Cers . Cheshire ; W . Booth , P . G , Dir . of Cers . Cheshire ; H . C . Miller , P . G . Org . Cheshire ; VV . C . Fleming , P . G . Tyler Cheshire ; Rev . James Collier , P . P . G . Chap . ; and a large number of visitors from various lodges in the province .

The following are the officers of the new lodge , in addition to those named : Bros- J . G . Bromley , P . M ., D . C ; J . H . W ells , S . D . ; E . Broadbent , J . D . ; J . W . Berra , I . G . j J . G . Litton and J . R . Coxell , Stewards ; and Nathaniel Jones , Tyler . These officers will be invested on a future occasion . After the ceremony of consecration the brethren , preceded by the band of Barnes Home , walked in procession to St . Paul ' s Church . A large crowd had assembled to witness the procession . The service at church was brief and interesting .

Bro . Dr . BUCKLEY delivered an eloquent sermon from 1 Peter ii . 17 . Upon returning to the lodge-room , the brethren sat down to dinner . An excellent repast had been provided by Mr . George Hallmark , of Heaton Moor . During the dinner the Barnes Home band played selections outside the room . Songs and glees were given by Bros . H . Miller , P . M . ; VV Dumville , P . M . ; N . Dumville , P . M . ; and A . Lewtas , S . W . Bro . W . Cole , P . M ., presided at the piano . The usual loyal toasts were given from the chair .

In proposing " The Health of the Prince of Wales ( Grand Master of England ) , the Princess , and the rest of the Royal Family , " Bro . HOPEWELL said Freemasons were proud of the Prince as a head , and they hoped he was proud of them as a body . In one of the sons of the Prince of VVales that lodge had a personal interest , inasmuch as , with the direct permission of his Royal Highness , the lodge had been named the " Prince Edward . "

( Applause . ) In proposing " The Health of the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Deputy Grand Master and P . G . M . of the Province , " the W . M . said they were proud to be enrolled under the banner of a man who , by wise discipline , had succeeded in uniting the body of Freemasons in harmony and goodwill . ( Hear , hear . )

Bro . WEBSTER gave the next toast , " Bro . Col . Stanley , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and the rest of the Prov . Grand Officers . " They had seen in the ceremony of that day , he said , how worthy were their Provincial Officers of praise and honour . A grander ceremony it had never been his privilege to see . ( Cheers . )

" The Sister Provinces was given by Bro . THOMSON , who said that the invitation to their consecration ceremony had been right loyally and Masonically responded to . He questioned if any brother present had ever seen a ceremony more imposing than theirs of that day , or a company

representing more important officers of Grand Lodges . The Prince Edward Lodge was highly honoured by the presence of representatives from the four sister counties , Cheshire , East Lancashire , Derbyshire , and Warwickshire . He hoped the brilliant example those brethren had set would not be lost upon the working of the Prince Edward Lodge . ( Applause . )

Bro ' . ABBOTT , P . P . D . D . C , responded for East Lancashire , and wished the lodge every success . Bro . BOOTH , P . G . Dir . of Cers ., responded for Cheshire . He considert-d that the lodge had been founded with every prospect of success . The Prince Edward Lodge , he felt sure , would be a credit lo those who conducted it , and an honour to the Province of VVest Lancashire .

Bro . WHITEHEAD , P . P . G . D . C , responded for Derbyshire , speaking in the highest terms of the consecration ceremony and the services of Bro . Goodacre .

hot * Warwickshire , Bro . BOARD , P . P . G . D . C , responded . He said Wc had a deeper interest , perhaps , than most of the brethren present in the progress and advancement of that lodge . He believed the Piince Edward was to some extent a daughter of his own lodge , the Temperance Lodge , No . 739 , Birmingham . From the Temperance Lodge had sprung the Wolseley Lodge , Manchester—in fact , the founders of the Wolseley were somewhat

indebted to him lor their bye-laws ; and the Prince Edward , he understood , had been in a measure the outcome of the Wolseley Lodge . The first daughter was flourishing , he believed , and he hoped the second daughter would even beat the first . ( Hear , hear . ) If the proceedings of that day were a specimen of the way in which the Prince Edward intended to go on , the lodge would not want for visitors , and those visitors would always

appreciate what was put before them . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . BUCKLEY proposed " The Health of the Consecrating and Installing Oflicer . " In doing so he said no one present could fail to have been struck with the very impressive nature of the ceremonial that Bro . Goodacre had performed . They all hoped that the good ship set afloat by Bro . Goodacre that day might brave many a storm . ( Applause . )

In the absence of Bro . Goodacre , Bro . CROSBY , P . P . G . P ., responded . Bro . HARRIS , W . M ., next gave "The Prince Edward Lodge . " He said there had been one , or perhaps two , previous attempts made to found a lodge of Freemasons on Heaton Moor , but , from causes entirely without the range of his knowledge , those efforts were not crowned with success . The Prince lidward Lodge , however , was now an accomplished fact , and he trusted its career would be useful and honourable . ( Hear , hear . )

Bro . WEBSTER responded , and assured the company that it had cost the founders of the lodge no little anxiety in order to secure the success of that day . He thought , however , they need not fear now for the success of Prince Edward . The success they had achieved could not fail to carry them onward with the flood tide . ( Cheers . ) Bro . HUNT , P . M ., proposed "The Health of the Worshipful Master , " referring in very complimentary terms to the Masonic work Bro . Hopewell did when in India .

The VV . M . made an able and effective response , and afterwards other toasts—including " The Visiting Brethren , " proposed by Bro . E . Barton ; " The Masonic Charities , " by Bro . J . H . Wells ; "Newly Invested Officers , " by Bro . J . G . Bromley ; and " The Masonic Press , " by Bro . VV . Cole—were rrriven .

Several presents were made to the lodge by members connected therewith , including a very handsome silk velvet cushion for Bible , embroidered wilh the name and number of the lodge in silver , from the VV . M ., Bro . T . A . Hopewell ; also a sword for the Inner Guard , mounted with a richly gilt and chased hilt , presented by Bro . James VV . Beard , first Inner Guard .

Another useful and substantial present was a devotional chair , presented by Bro . J . H . Wells , first Senior Deacon of the lodge . The chair was made in oak and upholstered in dark blue morrocco . Another present was made by Bro . S . J . Thomson , Treasurer , and consisted of a solid silver square and compasses for thc Bible . Bro . William Owen gave the lodge a massive