The Critic At Fault.

renders it , has the right to expect , and indeed to insist , that the rights and privileges it has become possessed of under its charter of constitution shall be protected by that Supreme Authority . It ought also to be aware—though it evidently is riot —that , though the private lodge may at any time surrender its

warrant- —we are assuming , of course , that , in so doing , the members are acting in concert together—and so terminate its allegiance to the present Grand Lodge , it is not in the power of the latter to recall its warrant so long as the conditions on which it was granted are observed . Therefore , if Lodge A determines

on surrendering its warrant of constitution to the Grand Lodge which granted it , in order that it may enrol itself under some other Constitution , it is not in the power of the Grand Lodge to say it nay , and there is an end at once to the connection between the private lodge and the Grand Lodge . But if the members of

Lodge B are content to remain in allegiance to the Grand Lodge which constituted it , it is not in the power of the latter to say , " You shall not remain ; you must go as the other lodge or lodges in the same town or district have gone . " This , indeed , explains why it is that the Grand Lodges of the United

Kingdom are so frequently involved in differences with Grand Lodges on British territory which are newly formed out of lodges existing at the time . A majority of the lodges in some colony or possession resolve on setting up a Grand Lodge of their own , and it is set up ; but one lodge , or it may be two or three , or

half-a-dozen lodges take no part in the movement , preferring to remain loyal to the Grand Lodge which created them ; nor so long as they obey the law is it in the power of that Grand Lodge to compel them to give up their allegiance . If this fact were generally understood , that the Grand Lodges of the United

Kingdom support those of their lodges which determine on remaining in their allegiance , not only because they respect their loyalty , but because there is no other course open for them to adopt , we should probably hear less about our Grand Lodges being opposed to the formation of new Grand Lodges on British

territory . As for the statement that a majority of the lodges in New Zealand are holding out against the minority in order to obtain " better terms , " it is , in the first place , absurd on the face of it ; if they joined in the movement at once , instead of

holding aloof , they , as the majority , would be able to command terms ; but even if the statement were not absurd , it is utterly unworthy of any Masonic journal of repute , such as is undoubtedly the Canadian Craftsman .

Bombay And The Late Bros. E. Tyrrell Leith And Harold R. King.

BOMBAY AND THE LATE BROS . E . TYRRELL LEITH AND HAROLD R . KING .

The District Grand Lodge of Bombay has been well advised in determining not only to commemorate the signal services it received from its late District Grand Master , Bro . E . TYRRELL LEITH , but to commemorate them in such a manner as , had that

distinguished brother been alive , he would , in all probability , himself have chosen . At the half-yearly communication , held at the Freemasons' Hall , on the 27 th November last , under the presidency of Bro . H . W . BARROW , Deputy D . G . M ., Bro .

I . M . SHIELDS , Past D . G . W ., proposed that a sum of 6000 rupees should be granted from the Fund of Benevolence to the Bombay Masonic Association , to form a separate and distinct

fund , to be called " The Tyrrell Leith Scholarship Fund , " the interest on which should be employed in educating one child —• son or daughter of a deceased or indigent Freemason—till the

a ^ e 16 years or lor a longer period if thought desirable . Bro . SHIELDS pointed out that it was the late Bro . LEITH , who put the District Grand Lodge of Bombay " on its present satisfactory

financial basis , " and that it was " entirely owing to him and his earnestness that the Bombay Masonic Fund of Benevolence was formed . " Moreover , as the Rev . Bro . MIDWINTER , who seconded the resolution pointed out , Bro . LEITH himself was most earnest

in his wish to further as far as possible the cause of education , and to extend its benefits to the children of those who were , from no fault of their own , in a state of indigence . The scheme was adopted unanimously , and it is gratifying to know that the

virtues of so good and able a Mason will thus be perpetuated . ^ is equally gratifying to know that the memory of the late Tiro HAROLD R . KING , P . G . D . England , Past Deputy D . G . M ., to whom Bombay is also greatly indebted for his valuable

services to Freemasonry , will also be perpetuated , a motion to refer it to the District Board of General Purposes to formulate a scheme for that purpose having been adopted at the same meeting . Bombay has thus done itself great honour by determining to honour the memory of these distinguished Craftsmen .

Supreme Grand Chapter.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesday next : —¦ The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . Communication from the M . E . the First Grand

Principal—The United Grand Lodge of England having , at its last meeting on the 3 rd December , 1890 , conferred the rank of Past Grand Master upon Lieutenant-General H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , K . G ., Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , and District Grand Master of Bombay , on the occasion of his return from the East Indies , after completing a term of military service there as Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army .

His Royal Highness the M . E . First Grand Principal now recommends to Grand Chapter that the corresponding rank of Past First Grand Principal be conferred by it on H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , K . G ., who has for some years held the office of Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry in the District of Bombay .

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 from the 15 th October , 1890 , to the 20 th January , 18 91 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —

To Balance , Grand Chapter ^ 388 9 3 By Disbursements during „ „ Unappropriated the Quarter £ 53 & 5 0 Account ... 179 14 1 „ Balance 243 6 5 „ Subsequent Receipts ... 39 6 92 „ „ Unappropriated Account ... 18 3 1 1 i ' 9 64 12 6 ¦ £ 964 12 6

which balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : —

ist . From Comps . William Webster , as Z . ; Edwin Broadbent , as H . ; James Henry Wells , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Prince Edward Lodge , No . 2109 , Heaton Moor , to be called the Prince Edward Chapter , and to meet at the Assembly Hall , Heaton Moor , Lancashire ( W . D . ) .

2 nd . From Comps . John Keith , as Z . ; Carl Heinrich August Ueckermann , as H . ; Edmund Watts Sprawson , as J . ; and nine others for a chapter to be attached to the Transvaal Lodge , No . 1747 , Pretoria , to be called the Transvaal Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , St . Andries-street , Pretoria , South African Republic .

3 rd . From Comps . Henry Thomas Odell , as Z . ; William Macallister Duncan , asH . ; Theodore Menne , as J . ; and nine others for a chapter to be attached to the Southern Cross Lodge , No . 177 8 , Harrismith , to be called the Sir John Brand Chapter , and to meet at the Good Templars' Hall , Harrismith , Orange Free State , South Africa .

4 th . From Comps . George Frederick Alexander Smythe , as Z . ; Thomas Cuming , as H . ; Gardiner Frederick Guyon , as ] . ; and nine others for a chapter to be attached to the Military Jubilee Lodge , No . 2195 , Dover , to be called the Military Jubilee Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Dover , in the county of Kent .

5 th . From Comps . Walter Wingham , as Z . ; John Hattersley , as H . ; Charles Richard Williams , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Dagmar Lodge , No . 2262 , Wraysbury , to be called the Dagmar Chapter , and to meet at the Anglers' Rest Hotel , Wraysbury , Buckinghamshire .

6 th .. From Comps . John Weigliton , as Z . ; James Henry Isaacs , as H . ; John William Meason , as J . ; and eight others for a chapter to be attached to the Prince Alfred Lodge , No . 956 , Pietermaritzburg , Natal , South Africa , to be called the Prince Alfred Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Temple , Pietermaritzburg , Natal , South Africa .

The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have likewise to report that they have

received a memorial from the companions of the Chapter of Judea , No . 265 , Keighley , in the county of York ( W . D . ) , praying for a charter authorising them to wear a centenary jewel in accordance with the Royal Arch Regulations , Rule 102 .

The memorial being in form , and the chapter having proved an uninterrupted existence , which will complete 100 years on the 23 rd February , 18 91 , the Committee recommend that the prayer thereof be granted , the charter tobe dated 23 rd February ,

1891 . The Committee have also received memorials , with copies ot minutes , for permission to remove the following chapters ; The Portsmouth Temperance Chapter , No . 2068 , from tin ' Sailors ^ ajfcnstitute , High-street , Portsmouth , to the Speedwell

CaigpFPalace , Commercial-road , Landport , Hampshire . jSKrThe Ubique Chapter , No . 178 9 , from the Cafe Royal ,

Airstreet , Regent-street , to the Criterion , Piccadilly , London . The Chapter of Good Intent , No . 307 , from the White Horse , Hebden Bridge , to the Masonic Rooms , New-road , Hebden Bridge .

The Committee recommend that the removal of these chapters be sanctioned .

( Signed ) ROBERT GREY , President , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 2 ist January , 1891 .