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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , and httle time was occupied in disposing of the business indicated in the paper of Agenda we published J » st week . Indeed , the only remark that need be made

' lhat of the six chapters for which warrants have cn Slanted since the August Convocation , three , namel y , the St . John at Hackney , No . 2511 , the Earl ° Zetland Chapter , No . 1364 , and the Military Chapter , No . 2621 , will meet in London ; one—the

' - ' Augustine ' s Chapter , No . 1941—at Rugeley , in the rovin ' ceof Staffordshire ; and two abroad , namely , he Mount Everest Chapter , No . 2439 , at Darjeeling , in , " lstr | ct of Bengal ; and the Tyrian Chapter , No . ° <> , at Bundaber- ' , in the District of Queensland .

Masonic Notes.

The following are among the annual Provincial meetings that will be held in the course of the present month , namely , that of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland , at Carlisle , to-day ( Fridayl ; that of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland , at Alnwick , on Tuesday , the 2 i : h

inst . ; that of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire , in the Masonic Hall , Derby , on Wednesday , the 25 th inst . ; and that of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire , at Salford , on Thursday , the 26 th inst . To the first of these meetings more than usual interest attaches , as the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Lord

H . Bent ' mck , has promised to preside as Chairman at the 99 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and Cumberland and Westmorland , as " the Chairman's Province , " will doubtless bethink itself at this meeting of informally making arrangemen * sto support their chief . * *

It is not improbable also that the question of the Removal of the Boys' School may be considered , while there is very little reason to doubt that it will be discussed , and resolutions relating to it submitted , at those of the other Provincial Grand Lodge meetings we have specified . The Charities Committee of East

Lancashire has aheady passed a resolution in opposition to the scheme , while a communication we were requested to publish last week shows that Northumberland is in favour of the removal . Indeed , from the considerations offered in behalf of the Charities Committee of the latter Province , which has passed a

resolution in favour of the removal , Northumberland would seem to have grasped the situation completely . Thc Committee holds that the surroundings , the situation , and the subsoil of the present site are unfitting . It considers that a new building , specially designed for the Institution , would not only give ample accommodation ,

but would be more economically managed . It is in favour of giving ample space for purposes of recreation , and it desires that the boys should have " the best of every educational influence which can be obtained for them . " It would be difficult to express

more clearly the objects which the Board of Management have in view in proposing the removal than in the brief explanatory paragraph we were requested to publish last week . * » *

We have been requested to announce that the annual meeting has been postponed from the date originally fixed of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire , and will be held under the auspices cf the Isaac Newton University Lodge , No . 859 , in the Masonic Hall , Cambridge , on Monday , the 23 rd inst . * * *

We most heartily congratulate our respected contemporary , the Freemason ' s Repository , of Providence , Rhode Island , on the completion of the 25 th year of ils career . It is a well-informed journal , while the articles and essays which appear in its columns are of a high class and eminently readable as well as

instructive . For the last 20 years it has been under the editorial direction of Bro . the Rev . Henry W . Rugg , to whose successful efforts to improve the character of the magazine and make it a worthier and stili more worthy exponent of sound Masonic opinion we are not only able , but delighted , to bear most favourable

testimony . The 25 th annual volume under Bro . Rugg s direction was completed with the September number . Since then to the cares of editorship he has added the responsibilities of proprietorship , and we trust that in this dual capacity he will be as successful as we are glad to acknowledge he has been as editor . In making this announcement Bro . Rugg speaks of adding new

features which , in his opinion , will enhance the attractiveness of the Repository . We can only say that if he succeeds in keeping it as attractive as it has proved heretofore , vve , as claiming to rank among those who value his services as writer and editor , shall be quite content . * # #

From the returns presented at the 98 th annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of Connecticut , which washeldin Hartford , in May last , it appears there are 38 chapters on the roll , with an agpregate membership of 5433 , giving an average of more than 140 members per chapter . The G . H . P . for the current year is Comp . SamuelS . Lamb , whileComp . James McCormick retains the office of G . Secretary .

* We publish elsewhere i short report of the proceedings of the meeting , on Friday , the 20 th ult ., of the supporlers of the Fund which is being raised for the establishment of a Scholarship , or Scholarships in connection with the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys-

Masonic Notes.

From this it will be seen that the subscriptions already promised fall not far short of . £ 1630 , of which all but about £ 96 has been already received . Thc expenditure for printing , stationery , advertisements , postages , falls some shillings short of £$ S . There is , therefore , already available for the purposes of the Fund about

. £ 1500 , and , before the subscription list is closed , this will doubtless be augmented . We congratulate the promoters on the success of their scheme . Indeed , we should like to see the Fund substantially increased , so that in the course of time there may be two or more boys elected as Scholars .

We also publish two letters addressed by Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., Hon . Consulting Surgeon-Oculist to the Institution , to the Secretary . From these it will be seen that as regards the important consideration of the health of the School , Bro . Hogg views the removal from Wood Green to Bushey with the utmost satisfaction , his remirks as to the healthiness of the

latter site fully confirming those of the owner of the estate from whom the purchase is being made . What Bro . Hogg says in his first letter as to the necessity for a due regard being paid to the principles of hygiene in erecting the new Schools is also a matter which the Board of Management will feel it their duty to give the closest consideration .

* * In one of our " Notes " of last week we announced the installation meeting of Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , to be held on Friday , the 6 th inst . We had overlooked the fact that though the day on which the Iodge meets is ordinarily the first Friday in certain

months , the installation meeting is a fixture , and is held annually on the 8 th November . However , as this day falls on Sunday in the present year , the installation of Bro . Kupferschmidt as the W . M . of the lodge for the next 12 months will take place on Monday , the oth inst . #

* * We are informed that the annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Wiltshire will be held at Devizes to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and that H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught has appointed Wednesday , thc 25 th instant , for that of his Provincial Grand

Lodge of Sussex at the Town Hall , Hastings . As his Royal Highness will preside at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in February next , the proceedings at thc latter gathering will be looked forward to with exceptional interest , especially if , as is generally considered likely , the Duke presides in person .

On Wednesday anew Masonic body was constituted at that favourite seaside resott for Londoners—Margate—the Alfred Wootton Royal Arch Chapter , so named after Comp . Alfred Wootton , who is one of the hardest working and prominent Masons in Kent , and who by his services well merits the compliment thus

paid him , was consecrated by M . E . Comp . Earl Amherst , Grand Superintendent for Kent , assisted by Comp . J . S . Eastes , Prov . G . H ., and the other leading officers of the Province . The new chapter will be attached to the Union Lodge , No . 127 , which , though

dating from the year 1763 , has hitherto had no facilities connected with it for the study of Royal Arch Masonry , and as it will be started on its career under the auspices of the companion from whom it derives its name , as its first M . E . Z ., there is little doubt as to the success of the career on which it has entered .

* * The ceremony , as will be seen from our report in another column , was held in the Masonic Hall , New Cross-street , which was opened in October of last year , and which since then has been very beautifully decorated , so that it is no exaggeration on our part to pronounce it as being one of the handsomest structures of

its kind in England . It is the property of the Union Lodge , by whose generous outlay it has been erected 1 and M . E . Comp . Earl Amherst must have been gratified beyond measure at finding himself in a hall which has been specially built , and will , we believe , be specially reserved for the purpose of Freemasonry in its several branches .

THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS for the pansh of St . John at Hackney , which have recently liien erected at a cost of £ Sooo and will accommodate 300 boys and as many girls , were dedicated by the Bishop ot Stepney and declared open by Bro . Lord Amherst of lUckneyon Saturday last , there being a large gathering of persons present to witness the function , wbile the streets were gaily decorat ; d wi h

Hags and banners uf all descriptions and thronged with people . A mournful interest attached to the ceremony , as the Princess Henry of Battenberg laid the foundationstone of the schools last year , and it was one of the last public ceremonies attended by the late Prince I lenry . Bro . Lord Amherst congratulated the rector and churchwardens on the completion of thc work .