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tion prayer . The lodge was then constituted by the presiding Officer , and the Anthem " Glory to God in the Highest" brought the ceremony of Consecration to a close . The lodge was then

resumed in the second degree , and Bro . Charles Lacey , P . M ., 174 . ( W . M . designate ) was presented by Bro . R . Wentworth Little , to the presiding- Officer , for installation as the first

W . M ., which ceremony was also performed by Bro . Hervey . No fewer than thirty-eight Installed Masters were present , and witnessed the induction of Bro . Charles Lacey into the Chau

of the lodge . The newly installed W . M . appointed and invested the following as his officers viz ., Bros . G . T . W . Mugliston , S . W . ; Geo . E . Slee , J . W . ; Geo . Levick , Treasurer ( pro . tem )

C . W . Ashdown , P . M ., Secretary ; R . G . Owen , S . D . ; B . Cundick J . D . ; Geo . Hollington , I . G T . Mortlock , P . M . ( in the absence of Bro . Stevens ) D . C . pro . tem . ; and H . Carter , W . S .

The address to the W . M . was delivered by Bro . Hervey ; that tothe Wardens b y Bro . Jas . Brett , and that to the Brethren by Bro . Terry . Bros . Hervey , Rev . R . J . Simpson , Bovd , Brett .

Terry and Little , were unanimously elected honorary members of the lodge , and several propositions for brethren as joining members made , and the lodge closed in due form .

The brethren then adjourned to the banquetroom , where about 50 sat down to a most sumptuous repast , served in a style that reflects the highest credit upon the worthy host , Bro .

Kirby , and gavo the greatest satisfaction to all present . The attendance was good , and the wines of excellent quality . The chair was occupied by the W . M ., supported by the whole

of the Grand Officers , with the exception ot Rro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , who , through a prior engagement , was unfortunately compelled to leave after the closing of the lodge . The

usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and duly honoured . " The Health of the W . M . " ( Bro . Lacy ) was proposed by Bro . Hervey , who expressed the great pleasure it afforded him ,

as representative of the Grand Master , to have consecrated the Langthorne Lodge , and hc trusted that , under the management of so experienced a Mason as Bro . Lacey , it would become

a prosperous and flourishing lodge , and take a very high rank in the Craft . The toast of "The Masonic Charities " was responded to by Bro . R . Wentworth Little , on behalf of the

Girls School , and by Bro . Jas . Terry on behalf of the Benevolent Institution for Aged and Distressed Freemasons and their Widows . The speeches of these brethren werc delivered with

that force and persuasiveness for which they are so justly renowned when pleading thc cause of these or any other charities , and the result , as might be expected , was that a goodly sum was

added to the list of the W . M ., who has undertaken to represent the lodge as Steward at the forthcoming festival ofthe Royal Masonic Bene volcnt Institution in February next .

Altogether , a most pleasant and enjoyable evening was spent , and thc Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to to a close , shortly after

n p . m . The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . G . T . Carter , assisted by Bros . Lawler , Hodges , and Jeckyll ( of West-

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minster Abbey ) , who sang several songs , glees , & c , during the evening . The banqueting-room was most tastefully decorated with flags , evergreens , shrubs , & c

and reflected the highest credit upon the taste and skill displayed by the Stewards , Bros . Mortlock and Owen , who undertook this portion of the labour . The furniture and jewels were much

admired , as was also a beautiful banner bearing the arms of the ancient Abbey of Langthorne , and presented to the lodge by Bro . Jno . G .

Stevens , one of the founders , whose absence on the occasion , through severe indisposition , was greatly regretted by the brethren .

Consecration Of A Rose Croix Chapter In Brighton.

CONSECRATION OF A ROSE CROIX CHAPTER IN BRIGHTON .

On Friday , the 6 th December inst ., the Supreme Council 33 ° of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales and the Colonial Dependencies of the British Crown ,

visited Brighton for the purpose of consecrating and establishing the Eureka Chapter , Rose Croix , which will henceforth hold its regular meetings at the Masonic Rooms in the Pavilion .

The following members of the Council were present on the occasion : —The M . P . Sovereign Grand Commander of the Order , Bro . Charles J . Vigne , P . G . Commander of Dorset and P . P .

Senior Grand Warden of Somerset ; the V . P . Lt . Grand Commander , Capt . N . G . Phillips , P . G . Commander of Suffolk and Cambridge and P . P . Senior Grand Warden ; the Grand

Chancellor , General H . Clerk , P . G . Commander of Kent ; the Secretary General , J . M . P . Montagu , Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Dorset ; accompanied by Bro . W . Hyde Pullen , 3 f , P . D . P . G . M .

of Isle of AVight , Secretary to the Council , and P . G . S . B . of England . The remaining members—viz . : The Earl of Carnarvon , Deputy Grand Master of England ; Sir Michael Costa , ;

Col . A . W . Adair , Past Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Somerset ; the Rev . E . H . H . Vernon ; and Dr . R . Hamilton , District Grand Master and Superintendent of Jamaica—were unavoidably prevented from attending .

The following Brethren , members of the Order , on whose petition thc Chapter has been granted , were present to receive the Supreme Council : —111 . Bro . Major Shadwell Clerke , 32 ° ,

P . M . W . Sov ., ( P . Prov . G . Com . West Indies and P . Prov . Sen . Grand Warden , Devon ) ; 111 . Bro . Charles Horsley , 30 ( Pro . G . Reg . Middlesex ) ; 111 . Bro . Jabez S . Gower , 30 ; III . Bro .

Capt . J . R . Molyneux , 30 "; 111 . Bro . H . Dubosc , 30 " , M . W . Sov . Huyshe ; Ex . Bro . Capt . Edward Walker , 18 ° ; Ex . Bro . M . B . Tanner , M . D ., 18 ' , M . W . Sov . Nominate ; Ex . Bro . J .

Lucas Allen , i 8 ; Ex . Bro . Charles J . Smith , t 8 ° ; with Ex . Bro . T . Lane , 18 ° , Metropolitan Chapter . The Supreme Council having entered the

Chapter Rooms in procession , and having taken their seats , a Chapter of the Order was , by their command , opened by Bro . W . Hyde Pullen , 33 , and the following candidates for admission

to the Order , being in attendance , were duly perfected and received therein . —Bros . J . Lainson , W . R . Wood , J . Wood , H . G . Kennedy , the Rev . E . Walker , T . H . Mosely , T . J . Sabine ,

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T . Trollope , M . D . ; M . D . Sayers , —the cere mony being most impressively performed b y Bros W . H yde Pullen , and Major Shadwell Clerke . At its conclusion , the Supreme Council , having

retired , shortly after re-entered thc Chapter Room in procession , attended by their principal officers , and were received by all the brethren under the Arch of Steel , and having called on

the Grand Marshal to read the Patent of Constitution , the M . P . S . G . Commander proceeded to constitute the "Eureka" as a lawful Chapter of Rose Croix , and declared it regularly enrolled

as such in the archives of the Order . Bro . Dr . M . B . Tanner , 18 , the M . W . Sovereign Nominate for the ensuing year , was next installed in his high office , with the customary

ceremonies , by Bro . W . H . Pullen , and thereupon appointed the following as his officers : — Bros , the Rev . E . Walker , H . P . ; C . Horsley , ist General ; Captain Molynenx , and Geneial ;

T . J . Sabine , Recr . ; J . S . Gower , Treas . ; C J . Smith , Grand Master ; T . Trollope , R . ; W R . Wood , C . of G . ; J . W . Lainson , H . ; H Dubosc , D . of C . ; and J . Hughes , O . G .

The M . W . Sovereign , having appropriately acknowledged the kindness of the chapter in electing him as its first M . W . Sovereign , then , in thc name of thc chapter , thanked the members

of the Supreme Council for the honour they had hat day done th em by being present , to which the M . P . Sovereign Grand Commander replied in suitable terms .

Votes of thanks were then proposed and carried unanimously to Bro . W . H yde Pullen , for his admirable rendering of the various ceremonies of the day ; to Bro . Major Shadwell

Clerke , for the great assistance and service he had rendered in the establishment and fitting of thc chapter ; to Bro . Capt . Edward Walker , for similar services ; and to Bro . J . S . Gower , for

his handsome promised gift of a loving cup . A committee ; was appointed to draw up byelaws , and thc usual concluding ceremonies having been performed , the chapter was duly

closed . The brethren subequently dined together at Markwell ' s Royal Hotel . A unanimous feeling of gratitude was most warmly expressed by all the brethren for the

great kindness shewn to the chapter by Mrs . M . B . Tanner , the wife of its M . W . Sovereign , in having at a short notice undertaken the preparation of the handsome and elegant fittings of the

chapter , a task of which she acquitted herself with the greatest success . We congratulate thc Masons of Brighton on the introduction amongst them of " The Ancient

and Accepted Rite of Masonry , —a long-established Order , which is universally known and is esteemed in all quarters of the world , and which is extending itself in England most

rapidly , a result not to be wondered at , considering its nature and merits , and the social position of its members , many of whom hold the hig hest positions in Craft Masonry , to which it is not

only unantagonistic , but is in strict accord therewith . Wetakethisopportunity of mentioning that the beautiful Chivalric Degrees of the Orders of tlie Temple and Malta are also about to be

established in Brighton , a preceptory being in course of formation . These Orders are on the eve of receiving additional eclat from the circumstance

of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales being about to assume the active Grand Mastership of thc United Orders , ' in the three kingdoms .