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and Comp . R . Palmer Thomas as J . The following investments then took place : Comps . E . M . Lott , Mus . Doc , S . E . ; E . J . Hoare , S . N . ; T . Tremere , P . S . ; J . Bennett , ist . Asst . Soj . ; W . Lake , P . P . G . Reg . Cornwall , Treas . ; and Lane , Janitor . A Past Principal ' s jewel ( manufactured by Comp . George Kenning ) was presented to Comp . T . T . Phillips . It was moved , seconded , and unan - future be

mously carried , "That the chapter meetings in held on the third Monday in May , June , and September . Communications from Comp . Dr . Lott , P . G . Org ., & c , and others pleading inability to attend having been read , the chapter was closed , and the companions adjourned to refreshment . A few toasts were given , and the proceedings were enlivened by the instrumental and vocal abilities of Comps . Egbert Roberts , and E . Hoare .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

HORNSEY CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT ( No . S 90 ) . —A convocation was held on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-square , Paddington , W ., when there were present Comps . E . Child , P . Z . 538 , Z . ; W . H . Dean , P . Z . 77 , 417 , P . P . G . R . Dorset , H . j H . Dehane , H . S 90 , ist A . S . 862 , 1 . and S . E . j C . R . Wickens , 704 , S . N . ; VV . C . Williams , 733 , P . S . ' j Capt . A . Nicols , P . Z .. Z . 890 ; Dr . J . lngleby-Mackenzie , P . Z . 90 , P . P . G . T . Devon ; and J . Smith , 890 .

The chapter was declared open , and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Nicols being candidate . The officers for the ensuing fortnight were elected , and Comp . VV . H . Dean as Z . Comp . Smith was elected a member . After" Hearty good wishes , " the chapter was closed .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

BRIXTON LODGE ( No . 234 ) . —This lodge met at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Saturday afternoon last , and although the attendance suffered through so many being at the royal ceremonial at the East End , there was a very fair muster of members . The lodge was opened at four o'clock , and the principal business , that of advancing Messrs . A . Gibson and Rushton Odell , to this interesting

Degree , was ably performed by the W . M ., Bro . R . R . Johnston , and his officers . At the conclusion of the ceremony , the W . M ., in presenting the lodge with a volume of the Sacred Law , which was one of great antiquity , said it gave him great pleasure to call the attention of thebrethren to the rest of the new furniture which had been presented since last meeting to the lodge by Bros . Holliday , Axford ,

W . Potter , A . J . Potter , Vickers , and Buxton . A most enjoyable evening was spent , after refreshment , through the efforts of Bros . J . Holliday , R . Johnston , E . Storr , R . Odell , F . W . Smith , and others , who gave a very excellent selection of songs , duets , & c . The well-known musical capabilities of this lodge has received a great

acquisition to its powers in having Bro . Odell among its members , who , in addition to his merits . as a vocalist , has no mean reputation as a composer . Among those present also were Bros . Brighten , P . G . S ., & c ; McKay , Holliday , Axford , J . J . Pilley , Catterson , C . Q . Cooper , A . J . Potter , Reg . of Mks . ; and W . F . Potter , S . O .

DERBY . —Derby Lodge ( No . 302 ) . —The regular meeting was held on Monday , the gth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Gower-street . Present : Bros . VV . S . Hal ) , P . P . G . I . of W „ W . M . ; J . Bland , P . S . G . D ., S . W . ; C . Webster , I . W . ; Rev . C . T . Bromwich , Chap . ; A . Woodiwiss , P . G . Std . Br ., M . O . ; John Walker , S . O . ; R . L . H . Mole , P . G . Stwd ., J . O . ; W . B . Woodforde , Sec ; C . D . Hart , S . D . ; S . Taylor , I . G . ; T . Oldham , Stwd . ; W .

Stone , Tyler ; John Close , VV . Johnson , F . Sale , T . Cox , P . M ., D . P . G . M . ; Percy Wallis , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., P . G . D . England ; and others . The minutes of the last lodge having been read and confirmed , the ballot was taken for W . M . for the ensuing year , when Bro . J . Bland , S . W ., was elected , and thanked thebrethren for the honour they had done him . Bro . J . O . Manton , P . M . 246 , was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . W .

Stone , Tyler . The next business was the balloting for , and advancement of , Bro . T . Roe , 802 , one of the M . P . 's for the borough of Derby , the work being admirably done by the VV . M . and his officers . " Hearty good wishes " having been tendered , the lodge was closed . - The brethren afterwards had supper in the Lower Hall , when the W . M . having expressed his intention of acting as Steward at the Mark Benevolent Festival , the whole of the brethren present subscribed to his list .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

The half-yearly meeting of the 30 and higher Degrees was held at the Masonic Hall , in Golden-sq ., on Tuesday , the ioth inst , when the following brethren were advanced To the 32 , III . Bros . Sir Geo . Elliot , Bart ., William Russell , Geo . J . McKay , Felix H . Gottlieb , F . R . G . S ., and C . Fitzgerald Matier . To the 31 . III . Bros . Edwin C .

Patchitt , Geo . K . Patten , Brig .-iurgeon A . S . K . Prescott , and Horatio VVard . To the 30 , Bros . Charles Belton , Lieut .-Col . William Long , Henry A . Rossell , William J . Cunliffe , John W . Edwards , James Wilson , Leopold G . G , Robbins , j . R . Fitzjames Ciaridge , Edward Kipps , Henry E . Cousans , J . L . Atherton , Chas . Crabtree , Reginald I .

Mure , Giovanni P . Festa , Alex . S . Brown , Sir Love Jones Parry , Bart ., Geo . Cooper , Robert Berridge , and Major Hamilton Geary . At the conclusion of the ceremony , the brethren dined together at the Cafe Royal , when the usual loyal , Masonic , and other toasts vvere given .

By command of the Queen , a State Ball was held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday . The Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by their daughters , the Princesses Louise and Victoria of Wales , and many members of the Royal Family , attended by Bro . the Earl of

Lathom ( Lord Chamberlain ) , and the great officers of State , and by Bros , the Duke of Abercorn and Sir Francis Knollys , and the members of his own household were present , the diplomatic and general circles being numerously attended .

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Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

GREAT PRIORY OF WEST YORKSHIRE . A meeting of the Great Priory of West Yorkshire of the United Orders of the Temple and Malta was held at the Masonic Hall , Dewsbury , on Saturday , the 7 th inst ., under the banner of the Fearnley Preceptory , No . 39 . Fifty knights were present , all the preceptories being represented . The sir knights having been arranged under

their respective banners , the Very Eminent Prior Sir Knight T . W . Tew , J . P ., the E . Sub . Prior Sir Knight J . D . Kay , and the Great Officers , and officers , entered the hall at 3 . 40 , and were received under the arch of steel . The priory was then opened , and consisted of the following Great Officers : Sir Knights T . W . Tew , J . P ., the V . E . Prior ; J . D . Kay , the E . Sub . Prior ; Rev . M .

C . Lukis , Prov . Prelate ; J . W . Monckman , Prov . Chancellor ; John Shaw , Prov . Constable ; John Barker , Prov . Marshal ; Edwin Lee , Prov . Treasurer ; Alfred Gill , Prov . Registrar ; and the following officers : Sir Knights J . H . Gration , Vice-Chancellor ; J . W . Fourness , Sub . Marshal ; John Marshall , Almoner and Chaplain ; H . T . Holdsworth , Warden of Regalia ; James Deacon ,

Herald ; George Heaton , ist Std . Br . ; Thos . Wiigley , 2 nd Std . Br . ; J . Quarterman , Prov . Prior Banner Br . ; John Spencer , ist Aide-de-Camp ; Francis Fleming , 2 nd Aide-de-Camp ; R . Hodgson , Chamberlain ; F . W . Turner , ist Capt . of Guards ; C . J . Schott , 2 nd Capt . of Guards ; John Royle , Swd . Br . ; C . W . Fincken , Org . ; George Beanland , Equerry ; and W . Harrison , Sub . Prior Banner Br .

After the muster roil had been called , and all the preceptories being represented , the V . E . Piinr Sir Knight T . W . Tew , J . P ,, and the E . Sub . Prior were saluted in proper form . The EMINENT PRIOR responded to the salutation , and delivered the following address : Preceptors , Past Eminent Commanders , Constables , Marshals , and sir knights , this

priory of Knights Templar , and of the Order of St . John of Jerusalem , Palestine , Rhodes , and Malta , represented by the knights of the Order , meets to-day in Dewsbury under the banner of the Fearnley Preceptory . Right glad are we to assemble in this hall dedicated to the various Degrees of Masonry . There has been no meeting in Dewsbury of the Priory of West Yorkshire since the

consecration of the Fearnley Encampment on the 22 nd February , 1 S 60 , until to-day . Here , on the 23 rd August , 1865 , I was installed a Knight Templar , 1 am , therefore , right glad , and so is this priory , to accept the hospitality of the Eminent Preceptor and sir knights nf the Fearnley Preceptory , which is seventeen strong , and works amicably , and in brotherly affection , and increasing in numbers and

in prosperity . We are glad also to acknowledge the presence of the Mayor of Dewsbury , and to reciprocate the cordiality of his greeting , as well as that of the sir knights of this flourishing preceptory . We meet , cherishing the memory of thc man—Dr . Fearnley—whose name this preceptory bears , and , calling to mind the record of his deeds to this noble Order in the past , believe that in his

life he hoped this day might arrive , as it has arrived to us , when this eminent preceptory would have , by the enthusiasm of the knights of this Symbolical Degree , the promise of stability and progress for the future . As year by year finds us further away from the first taught precepts of our Royal and Exalted , and Religious Order so with age and experience should our organisation be more

complete , as he wished it to be , and our prosperity more assured than he saw it . Templar Masonry is progressive , and the lustre of its past brilliant history must be polished to a higher radience as time moves onwards . To be progressive is to be aggressive , not in the sense of a war like demonstration , but with sound judgment and calm deliberation , with firm and unerring hands upon our swords , our

duty is to stand to order , and with unfaltering courage to enter into conflict with those features and facts of to-day which would seem to be opposed to the highest standards of Morality and Truth , Loyalty and Charity . Although Templaiism was founded by Adam de Lisle , and by Raymond du Puy upon events of a different era from the Victorian era , yet the symbols

and ritual of this past era are the essence of our ceremonies and the basis of our jurisprudence to-day . We inculcate the teaching founded upon these past events , and try to harmonise them in their application to the prospeiity of Templarism as suitable to the progressiveness of the requirements of modern soeiety . Templarism is an exclusive institution . It is an Order founded on the Christian

religion and the practice of the Christian virtues . How careful should every Knight Templar be to walk worthily of the past , and of the vows he has taken . Sir Knights , the eyes of the world are this year upon us . Let us be loyal to our obligations . There is but one legend for us all—honour , integrity , truth , loyalty , and charity—without which there can be no real Templary , no true Masonry . In the spirit

of these observations , and that it is our bounden duty and pleasure to " fear God and honour the King , " I ask you to accept the precedents set us by Provincial Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , and by accepting analagous resolutions show our loyalty to them both , because modern Templary embraces the lodge , the chapter , the council , and the commandery , and we profess attachment to them all . The

Grand Master of the Order has , through the Great Sub-Prior , transmitted three circular letters of the Sth January , and 15 th April , and 4 th May , relative to the approaching Jubilee of her Majesty the Oueen . The purport of these communications is well known to you . A great meeting will be held in London , in the Albert Hall , on Monday , the 13 th of June next , under the presidency of H . R . H . the

Grand Master , when an address of congratulation to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen will be duly proposed . We shall have an opportunity of showing our devotion to the Queen and our loyalty to the throne . To us Templars "king" symbolises government . Queen , in the general acceptation of the term , is a king ' s wife , and is used by Orienlals in another sense , and corresponds to the official

title of "king's mother . " The throne , the sceptre , and the crown are symbols of Royalty and Royal authority . The throne is that seat on which monarchs sit to receive the homage of their subjects and to give audience to ambassadors . The throne denotes kingly power ; the sceplre signifies a rod of command and equity , and a staff of authority to mark the dignity of a monarch . A crown signifies honour . Crowns are bestowed on kings and princes

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as marks of their dignity . Templary reminds us " the Eternal Word , the True and Faithful One , had many crowns on His head . " Solomon tells us " VVisdorn weareth a crown triumphing for ever . " Then in our English coronation rule the monarch takes the oath with an appeal to the Supreme Being , and with her right hand on the Hol y Gospels . The anointing separates the monarch from

ordinary and common use to an appropriate dignity , and renders him , as it were , holy , sacred , and revered in the eyes of the community . The " spurs" symbolise activit y and incitement , and stimulus to all that is good and pure and noble , and for the well government of the nation . The sword of State , which is pointless , symbolises mercy , justice , and equity . The Imperial mantle , or Dalmatic

robeso called from its being the regal vest of Dalmatia , was also an ecclesiastical vestment used by the Deacon in the celebration of the holy Eucharist , and it therefore symbolises the headship over Church and State , invested in the Royal monarch . The ring signifies investiture in office , as it was anciently given to bishops on their consecration and appointment to rule and supervise ; and , lastly , the Holy

Bible , the volume of the Sacred Law , presented to the monarch and then replaced on the altar , is symbolical ot a binding and solemn obligation that all these things shall be duly and faithfully preserved as in the sight of heaven , and yet only by the grace and power of the G . A . O . T . U ., whose aid is invoked , and to whom the monarch's heart and life is devoted and given , as in days of old victims were offered

up as sacrifices upon the altar . Now , with such symbolical regalia , and with such a solemn enthronisation of an illustrious personage , does it become us Templars to offer our homage of respect and devotion to our Gracious Soverei gn , to honour her as the anointed of the Lord , and in our hearts to revere our Queen in " faith , fear , and love , " and to beseech the Lord '" to be herdefender and keeper , giving

her the victory over aU her enemies , " her people " from aU sedition , privy conspiracy , and rebellion . " The Grand Master has further suggested that , in order to show our personal affection and respect for him , we should join in a small subscription in aid of the fund now being collected for the erection of the Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom , the Colonies and India , as a

national memorial of the Queen's Jubilee . This Institution is to stand as a lasting memorial of the year of grace A . D . 1 SS 7 . It is to cement and perpetuate the good feeling which exists between the oifferent peoples and parts of the British Empire , and it is to be at once the symbol of union and a powerful agency in promoting it . 1 ask , therefore , your consideration to the resolution on the paper , identical

with that of Provincial Grand Lodge , to grant a small sum , which shall thus cover and represent all the preceptories in the Priory of West Yorkshire . It would be a complimentary response to the suggestion of the Earl of Carnarvon to thus show our respect to the throne , and be a token of the personal affection of the Knights Templar for our Royal and beloved Grand Master . When we assembled

at Keighley on the 17 th of December , 18 S 6 , you passed a resolution " That the sum ot £ 10 ios . be given in support of the scheme adopted by the Province of West Yorkshire to commemorate the Queen ' s Jubilee . " The scheme of the Charity Committee which is becoming most popular is , you are aware , " to raise 2 uoo guineas , to purchase the right of two permanent presentations to the Royal Masonic

Benevolent Annuity Fund for Widows , to bc named the West Yorkshire Queen Victoria jubilee Presentations . " The notice on our paper to-day is to obtain your sanction to an appropriation ot the total sum to the two presentations , this I believe you will do , and show the spirit of Chaiity and chivalry which animates the breasts of all Knights Templar . A letter will be read from the Ebor

Preceptory at York acquainting you that a large party of American members of lhe Order of the Temple will visit England in July next . We are invited on Wednesday , the 20 th of July , to meet these sir knights and give them a cordial welcome , in this the ancient Yorkshire city of Free and Accepted Masonry . The Prior of West Yorkshire has been asked to take a part in open conclave , which

he has accepted , and he believes he will be generally supported by the sir knights of the province . It will be a splendid opportunity in the grand old minster under the Dean of York , for the sir knights of the east and the west to join in a solemn " Te Deum " for the happiness of the great Saxon race , and to praise the giver of all good for the prosperity vouchsafed to both nations during the

past 50 years . With deep i egret it is my duty to announce the death of another and a distinguished member of our Order , Eminent Sir Knight Samuel White , Past Grand Sword Bearer of England , and Past Prov . Sub-Prior of Lancashire . Since I have held the office of Prior of this province much has been done to beautify and adorn the ritual , and also to improve the English ritual of the Order .

You will receive with gratification the announcement that the learned Sub-Prior of the province will present to this priory a beautiful alms dish ; sir knights , we will thank him for the gift . I also ask your acceptance of a highly chased gilt crozier for the use of the Prelates of Knights Templar of West Yorkshire . This ecclesiastical work of art has been designed by Sir Knight George Lambert ,

F . S . A ., citizen , ^ goldsmith , and member of the Court of Assistants , and a member of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society . VVe are under great obligations to this erudite knight for the trouble he has taken to obtain for us such an exquisite work of art . I trust he will be informed of our appreciation of his courtesy and of _ this beautiful crosier as a part of the regalia of this priory .

I ask that both these gifts may be entered in the inventory book . They are , indeed , valuable possessions and splendid accessories to our ritual . Sir Knight C . W . Fincken , Prov . Org ., has put to music the processional and recessional hymns , and has presented to this priory 100 copies beautifully mounted . VVe thank him for this appropriate perfection of our ceremonial . The object of my . remarks has Order

been to show the aggressive progress of this noble , and to evolve our loyalty and Charity first to our beloved Queen and Prince , next to our Institutions . In the stir and upheaving of nations and systems , in the march of infidelity we may almost hear the sound of the chariot wheels of the son of man returning in glory to judge the world . Duties are ours . The consummation is God ' s " in hoc signo

vinces . " Let us be diligent whilst the time lasts , then we shall conquer . The chief Shepherd will appear , and we , if vve have been faithful to the obligations we have ' ^ "' shall share his triumph and inherit the promise . An z . l amid the innumerable claims of our busy lives we maj seem to live and realize the double benediction which rest on Abraham of old , " I will bless thee and thou shall Pe "