Royal Arch.

" The Officers " brought thc official proceedings to a termination . In the intervals of the toasts several of the companions contributed some excellent harmony . TWICKENHAM . —Francis Burdett Chapter ( No . 1503 ) . —This new provincial chapter met after its long recess at the Albany Hotel , on Wednesday the 27 th ult . Amongst the sc present were Comps . W . Wigginton ,

P . G . S . N . of Middlesex , M . E . Z . ; Tomlinson , H ., Cama , P . G . S . B . of Middlesex ; C . Horsley , P . P . G . S . of Middlesex , P . Z . Royal Middlesex , Treasurer & c . ; H . Court , S . E . ; S . H . Knaggs , S . N . ; H . Court , jun . 1 st Asst . ; T . C . Walls , P . G . O . Middlesex , 2 nd Asst . ; Harrison , Janitor . Thc minutes of the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken on behalf of Bro . C . Clark ,

1503 , and foVmd to be unanimous * , but in consequence ot indisposition he was prevented from attending to be exalted . This night being the annual election convocation the ballot was taken for ihe officers for the ensuing year , and produced the following result : Comps . Tomlinson , M . P . Z . ; Cama , II . ; S . II . Knaggs , J . ; H . Court , Sen . S . E . ; W . Taylor , S . N .: II . Court , jun . P . S . ; and C . Horsley , Treas .

Ihe show of hands was in favour of Comp . Harrison , as Janitor . There being no other business before the chapter it was closed in ancient form , and the companions adjourned to an excellent collation . The preliminary toasts having been done full justice to "The R . W . P . G . S . of Middlesex , and the rest of the Grand Officers present and past , " was proposed in very warm terms , by the M . E . Z .,

coupled with the names of Comps . Horsley and Walls , who briefly acknowledged the compliment . In giving the health of " The M . E . Z . " Comp . Horsley congratulated the chapter upon possessing so able and distinguished a Mason at their head as Comp . Wigginton undoubtedly was . He had had the pleasure of witnessing his working at the last convocation , andas an old Royal Arch Mason it had afforded

him ( Comp . Horsley ) the very highest gratification in hearing the ritual delivered with so much elocutionary ability . He was sorry that through untoward circumstances there had been no exaltat i on that evening , because it was the last night of the M . E . Z . 's occupancy of thc chair , and he felt sure that they would have liked to have seen the ceremony once more performed by him . In concluding his remarks he hoped that this excellent first principal

would be spared many years to come amongst them , not only to assist in the woiking , but to give the chapter the benefit of his great masonic counsel . This toast having been warmly received thc M . E . Z . replied in a few well chosen sentences and quickly gave " The second and third principals , " " Thc Treasurer and Scribe E . " and " The Officers , " , which were acknowledged by the representatives of those officials present . The Janitor's toast at an early hour terminated the proceedings .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

YORK . —Ancient Ebor Preceptory ( No . 101 ) . —The regular meeting of ( his body was held at York on Tuesday , E . Sir Knt . T . B . Whytehead , P . E . P ., S . Captain of Guards , presiding . Comp . Millington , of thc Paradise Chapter , 139 , was installed a Knight of the Order , and Lord Skelmersdale , G . Prior of England , Colonel S . II . Clerke , Sub-Piior of England , and Colonel

Maeieod-Moore , Great Prior of Canada , were elected honorary members of the Preceptory . The registrar announced that in compliment to the brilliant reception accorded to the American Pilgrims by the Knights Templar of York , the Mary Commandcry had resolved that the E . Preceptor for the time being for ever , of Ancient Ebor Preceptory , should rank as an honorary member ol Mary Commandcry .

Sir Knight Ward presented to thc Preceptory a massive and valuable mahogany dining table , and Sir Knight Whytehead presented a copy of Bro . Kenning's memorial volume of his banquet to the American Pilgrims , f . guinea from the . Benevolent Fund was voted to the list of E . Sir Knt . T . C oper , who will act as a Steward at the next Benevolent Festival .

Red Cross Of Constantine.

Red Cross of Constantine .

COCK EH MOUTH . —Dyke ' s Conclave ( No 36 ) . — The quarterly assembl y of this conclave was held on Friday , the 29 th ult ., in the Freemasons' Hall , Stationstreet . The following members answered to their names on the roll being called : Em . Sir Kts . T . Mandle , M . P . S . ; R . Robinson , P . S ,- , E . Tyson , P . S . ; W . Shikon , P . S ., as S . G . ; W . F . Lamonby , P . S . and Orator , as Prefect and

H . P . ( Freemisim ) ; R . Bailey , V . E . ; Sir Kts . Jas . Quay , as J . G . ; W . H . Lcwthwaitc , Treas . and Org . ; J . Gardiner , Recorder ; H . Peacock , Herald ; H . Moncrieff , Almoner ; Jos . Hewscin , Sentinel ; Stephen Thwaite , and others . The conclave having been opened , the minutes of the annual as * emlily wcie read and confirmed . Bro . George Dalrymple , of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 2 S 2 , Thornhill , Scotland ,

Lewis Lodge , No . 872 , Whitehaven , and Arlecdon Lodge , No . 1660 , Frizington , was then accepted as a candidate for installation , and he was duly installed , proclaimed , and invested a Knight of the Order , the ceremony being most effectively performed by Em . .-ir Kt . E . Tyron , P . " s ., vvhil t the historical oration was delivered by the acting H . P . In

accordance with a notie-c of motion , it was unanimousl y agreed to hold a concert and ball next February , in conjunction with .-kidi . ' aw Craft Lodge , No . 1002 , and Faithlull M . irk l-o \ ge , No . 229 . <\ Committee of Sir Knights was aj pointed to work with thc other bodies . The conclave was then elo . ed .

Ine Christmas number of tin- " Masonic Magazine " will be read y on Meme ' ay next , D . \ ' er loth , price is . 'I he publisher will be glad to recc ;\; .. ily orders at the office , 198 , Fleet-street , London .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Forfar And Angus.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF FORFAR AND ANGUS .

On Tuesday , Dec . 3 rd , a meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Forfar and Angus was held at the Queen ' s Hotel , Dundee , for the purpose of installing Lord Inverurie , Lord Roschill , Lord Carnegie , and other office bearers .

1 he Supreme Grand Chapter was represented by Bro . J . Whytc-Melville , P . G . Z ; Bro . R . S . Brown , Z . S 3 ; Bro . Shaw Stewart , 1 ; and Bro . L . Mackcrsy , G . S . E . . Bro . Whyee-Melville , who presided , opened the chapter in due form , and the installation was afterwards proceeded with as follows : —Lord Inverurie , Superintendent ; Lord Carnegie , Provincial J . ; Comp . M'Farland , Scribe E . ;

Comp . Henry , Scribe M . ; Comp . W . Longmuir , Treas . ; Comp . James Doig ( Montrose ) , Recorder ; Comp . C . B , Piiblado , Chancellor ; Comp . H . A . Noble , First Se'journer ; Comp . A . Morrison , Second Seijourncr ; Comp . J . P . Gruer ( Montrose ) , Third Sojourner ; Comp . James

Bremner , Sword Bearer ; Comp . J . H . Mackay , Superintendent of Works ; Comp . C . W . French , First Standard Bearer ; Comp . John Morris , Second Standard Bearer ; and Comp . John Young , Janitor . Lord Roschill , being at present on the Continent , will be installed P . G . H . on his return .

On the conclusion of the installation ceremony the companions attended a banquet . Superintendent Lord Inverurie presided , and Comp . J . H . Mackay was croupier . The Chairman was supported on the right ami left by Lord Carnegie , Bros . Whyte-Melville , Shaw Stewart , R . S . Brown , Alexander Kelt , William M'Farland , eSrc . Over forty companions of the provioce attended . Alter the usual

loyal toasts the noble Chairman gave "The Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , " coupled with Comp . Brown , who replied , congratulating the province on the selection they had made of Superintendent . Comp . Shaw Stewart next gave "The Provincial Grand Chapter of Forfar and Angus , " coupled with Lord Inverurie . His Lordship , in responding , returned thanks for the high honour conferred upon him .

Lord Carnegie called for a bumper for "The Chapters in the Province . " couple I with Companion Mackay , Z . ( 164 ) , who replied . The Chairman then gave the " Health of Comp . Captain Adams , of the Arctic , " who suitably acknowledged the compliment . Comp . M'Farland subsequently proposed the " Health cf the noble Chairman , " and expressed thc hose that the chapter would prosper

under his Lordship's Suptrintendentslnp . Ihe toast was rapturously acknowledged . Lord Inverurie , in replying , thanked the chapter for placing him in the position of Superintendent , and trusted to the support of the companions in making the chapter the best in Scotland . Having to leave for thc train , his Lordship vacated the chair , which was taken by Comp . M'Farland .

A very happy evening was spent with song and sentiment , and the banquet , for the excellence of which Mr . Smith was specially complimented by Lord Inverurie , gave the greatest satisfaction .

The Installation meeting of the Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1572 , was held on Saturday last , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . Bro . Thomas Stacey Hellier was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by Bro . James Cowan , I . P . M . A report of the proceedings is in type and will appear in our next . Bro . Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., R . W . G . M . Worcester , and Lady Lechmere , have returned to London from a visit to Cv prus .

The Annual Ball in aid of the Builders' Benevolent Institution will be held at Willis ' s Rooms , Kingstreet , St . James's , on Thursday , January 30 th , 1879 . Sir William Jenner , b y command of her Majesty , left London on Tuesday evening for Hesse-Darmstadt , to attend the Grand Duchess , who is suffering from diphtheria .

CHRISTMAS APPEAL . —The Committee of the National Hospital for Diseases ot the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-sejuare , send an earnest appeal for assistance towards paying the heavy expenses for repairs , etc ., to the hospital . During the past jear 8044 attendances of poor patients

was registered . The Committee arc enabled to receive a larger number of in-patients , if thc funds meet the outlay , aad it is their intention to open further wards . Donations , etc ., may be sent to the Treasurer , the Earl of Glasgow , at the hospital , or t ) the bankers , Messrs . Barclay , Bevan , and Co ., or Sir Samuel Scott and Co .

The consecration meeting of the Kennington Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1381 , will be held at thc Surrey Club House , Kennington Oval , on Thursday next , the 19 th inst ., at halt-past four o ' clock . Thc ceremony will be perforate I by K . Com , ) . James Terry , P . Z ., assisted by other distinguished companions . The Principals designate are Comps . George Everett , Z . ; C . J . Page , 11 . ; and Wm . Mann , J .

The consecration of the Albert Edward Lodge , No . 17 P 0 , took place on Friday , at the Masonic Hall , Buglestreet , Southampton , the ceremonies being conducted by Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., R . W . Prov . Grand Master . \ report of the proceedings will appear in our next . Comp . K . H . Thiellay was installed M . E . Z . of the Prude nt Brethren Chapter , No . 145 , on Tuesday last . A re port of the proceedings will appear in our next .

Brethren of the " mystic tie" will be glad to heir of the e irly issue of that ever-welcome guide , the " Cosmopolitan Ma emic Calendar " for ihe ensuing year , published by Bro . G .-or ^ e Kenning , of Masonic fame . Next to ! ! e Hook of Constitutions and the bye-laws of eajh lo .- lf " . ! e . ok is so necessary as Kenning ' s Calcntlar , the it . ; .. 011 , of which is , that it is so reliable . —Brirf , V : 1 Uli .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The marriage of Bro . the Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master , with his cousin Miss Elizabeth Catherine Howard , eldest daughter of Mr . ' Henry Howard , of Greystoke Castle , Cumberland , will be solemnised on the 26 th inst ., at Greystoke . Miss Hopekirk , niece of Bro . Walter Hopekirk

made a very successful debut as a pianist , 11 Germany , on the 28 th ult . We quote the following from our contemporary the Daily News . " All lovers of music in lidini'urgh . will be pleased to hear of the successful appearance on November 28 th of our young townswoman , Miss Helen Hopekirk , at one of the celebrated Leipsic Gewandhaus Concerts . In being selected to plav before this critical and

exclusive audience , Miss Hopekirk has won the musical ¦ '' blue ribbon " of Leipsic , and brings hercourse . of musical study in Germany to a close with thc highest possible testimonial to its success , The honour of performing at a Gewandhaus Concert is considered a great one even b y artistes of no mea . i reputation , and is only in very exceptional cases conferred , as now , upon a pupil at the

Conservatjrium . Miss Hopekirk was specially invited by the director to return to Leipsic for a short time this winter in order to play at this concert . She now goes to England immediately to commence her professional career there . " The annual convocation of the Royal Arch Province of Cumberland and Westmorland has been postponed till Tuesday , the 1 . 4 th of January , in consequence of the winter session of Parliament .

Bro . J . D . AllcroftyM . P ., P . M . 1657 , lias pro . mised £ 500 towards establishing a free library at Worcester . The Worshi p ful Company of Drapers have given a donation of £ 21 to the funds of thc Royal Albert Orphan Asylum . SHIRLEY LODGE , NO . ma . —Bro . F . H ,

McCalmont , barrister , Senior Warden of this lodge for thc past year , and a Past Prov . Grand Officer of Oxon , has been unanimously elected the W . M . of the lodge , which is held in one of the suburbs of Southampton , for the year ensuing . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught has been appointed by the Emperor of Germany honorary

colonel of the Brandenburgh Ziethen regiment of Hussars , the commander of which is Prince Charles Frederick of Prussia . The Post Office Authorities have issued the following table , showing the days on which the mails for Australia and New Zealand , via San Francisco , will be despatcheel from London during the ensuing year :

Thursday , January 2 ; Thursday , January 30 ; Thursday , February 27 ; Thursday , March 27 ; Thursday , April 24 ; Thursday , May 22 ; Thursday , June 19 ; Thursday , July 17 ; Thursday , August 14 ; Tnursday , September 11 j Thursday , October 9 th : Thursday , November 7 ; and Thursday , December 4 . The Rectory of Swillington , near Leeds , vacant

by the preferment of Archdeacon Dealtry , has been given by Sir Charles Lowther to the Rev . George Edmund Fox , vicar of St . John the Evangelist , Kilburn . Her Majesty will leave Windsor Castle on Tuesday next for Osborne , where the Royal family intend spending Christmas . Thc Queen is expected to stay at Osborne till about thc commencement of February , when

the marriage of the Duke of Connaught takes place at Windsor Castle , where , during the absence of the court in the Isle of Wight , preparations will be made for the Royal nuptials . On December 31 , at midnight , the normal hour is to be fixed throughout Sweden . All the Government railway and telegraph clocks are to be set

simultaneously . In some places , as for instance , in Stockholm , the clocks will have to be put back as much as 12 minutes . NEW WATERLOO STATION . — The opening of the New Waterloo Station of thc London and Southwestern Railway , which has been erected in order to accommodate thc main line suburban traffic , will take place on Monday next .

TUB COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR , Diary , and Pocket-book . London : Bro . G . Kenning , Fleet-street . —This annual , thc previous issues of which have received favourable criticism at our hands , is again published . Us contents embrace a List of Lidge « , Chapters , K . T . Encampments , Conclaves , and Grand Councils , with the names of officers in England , Wales , Scotland ,

Ireland , Canada , United States , trance , Germany , Italy , & c . The charge at the initiation and the well-known Entered Apprentice ' s Song are also printed , in addition to other matter of especial value to the Masonic community . No one inexperienced in the compilation of a work of this class can form an accurate estimate of the trouble and pecuniary outlay involved in carrying out successfully an

undertaking presenting so many difficulties . The correspondence necessarily carried on by the editor in pursuit of materials for the volume is both heavy and irks'ime , and is enough to deter any ordinary compiler from accepting the task . Notwithstanding the vigilaocc exercised in thc production of the work slight imperlcctions may be detected , hut no one gifted with common sen-c or a kindly sp irit will condemn the book on thU grou id . The ungenerous

and hypercritical may , however , indulge their humour at the expense of the cilendir . The volume is excellently printed , and is unquestionably ot great ulilit . ' / to tnose connected with the Masonic body . The editor and pu ' ilisher are entitled to all the patronage that can be awarded them , and we wish the pecuniary result of their laudable e-nterprise may be enc imaging in the highest degree . — Sunday Times , Dec . 8 th .