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the Past First Principal . lo this suggestion I , with some diffidence , assented , and thus mv scruples were removed by peifect imaminity . I trust that at this time next year you will have no reason to regret the course which has been pursued , and that as I appear to have your

confidence now , when untried so far as you are concerned , I shall l ) y my conduct in this chair prove that I have merited a continuance of it . Allow me to say , however , that 1 quite agree with all of you in the great respect and regard which is entertained for my predecessor , the Rev . R .

Bowdcn , the first occupant of the chair of Z . in St . John ' s Chapter , under whom had it been your pleasure , I should have tnost cheerfully served for another year in the second chair , or have withdrawn entirely , so as not to disturb the position

and prevent the progress of its present occupant . I have to crave your indulgence for having said so much which is of a personal nature , allow me now to congratulate , you who have just entered on your new offices , on the position assigned to each , as a step towards the

rank which I now hold , on the attainment of which you were told at your exaltation that you would be admitted to a full participation in our mystic rites . " Further lei . me remind you , that if in some cases there has been disappointment , it is the duty of each to yield a read y acquiescence

to the decision of the majority , and to each one I beg to oiler such assistance as lies in my power when it is asked for , with a view to the acquisition o the requisite knowledge of our rites and ceremonies . Allow me to appeal to such of you as , though Royal Arch Masons , have not yet

been invested with any collar , not onl y to avoid everything which may be inimical to our harmony and prosperity , but to endeavour to learn the duties of tlie several offices , so that in case of their unavoidable absence I may know to whom to apply for substitutes . This course

is especially desirable in a new chapter , where there can be no old officers to fall back upon , and from personr . l experience in my younger Masonic days , I can state that there is no surer ste p towards one of the ollicial appointments on a future occasion . Our labours at each meeting

conclude with the solemn and emphatic expression of a desire to promote " Glory to God in the Highest , on earth peace , good will to men " None ol us can join in our rites in this branch of Masonry , as distinct from that of the Craft , without conviction that it pertains to much

higher things , that it regards the Most High and his dealings with mankind in a more lofty and majestic sense ; that it has a special reference to exalted mysteries , attributes and symbols , of which they could previously have formed no conception , and that , in the words

of our ritual , " it leads to the exercise of pure and sublime piety , a reverence for the Eternal Jehovah , the primordial source of all its princi ples , the spring and fountain of all its virtues . " Thus it seems almost impossible that its votaries can fail in their aspirations to promote the glory

of God . Companions : Considering that comparatively lew of those who become Craft Freemasons ever attempt to obtain a knowledge of the hi gher and sublime mysteries of the Craft , as unfolded in capilualar Masonry , I am not generall y in lavour of a too great multi p

lication of Royal Aich Chapters , which eiiises weakness in each , and there is a difficulty in finding men who can effectively fill the higher offices , the rituals of which are are not easil y acquired and retained in the memory , as the

meetings are held at long intervals . We have but latel y enured oil our caieer , and I have some reason lo believe that within a short period , two , and perhaps three other chapters will be formed at a moderate d stance from us . It is not for us to

consider whither tin h a course is politic . 1 trust , however , that this will prove a motive lo us to be more than ordinaril y careful in the conduct of our affairs , and especiall y in the effectiveness of our \ w rkin _ r . Above all that it will

not be productive ot an injudicious rivalry , which may result in our paying regard rather to the quantity than to the quality of our members , anel thus leael to a depreciation of our system by those who have a very imperfect , and perhaps no idea of our objects , aims , and princi p les . 1 have now referred to all the points

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but one which I laid down at the commencement of my address , and have extended my remaiks so far beyond what was mv intuition that I believe it will be prudent to defer to a future occasion any enlarged dissertation on the Royal Arch

degree as distinct from the Craft system , which however is incomplete without it . Allow me , therefore , to wind up with a few remarks and suggestions on another subject . It may be well for us at the commencement of another year to determine what shall be . the . course to be

pursued by us in regard to banquets . Personally I have an objection to expensive banquets in connection with Freemasonry , unless in districts where there are several lodges in a populous town or nei g hbourhood , and where it may therefore be wise to have diflerent scales of exnense

to suit Masons in several grades " . Much more do I object to the custom which prevails in some Masonic lodges and chapters , to expect the newly-appointed head to place champagne or other wines on ihe table , feeling that such honour ought to be bestowed on those most worth y of

them on account of Masonic character :. nd knowledge alone , without any claim of the kind 1 have mentioned . 1 have known instances where brethren have been promoted to the hi ghest rank over the heads ot others who had superior claims , without the slightest expectation

ct good woik in the admiui-inilion ot our rites , or of judicious control over the proceedings , but simpl y in the prospect of splendid banquets and costly presents at their expense . All this I deem derogatory to Freemasonry , and injurious to our character in the eyes of the profane world .

Notwithstanding the remaiks I have made , inthe present instance as one come accidentally , as it were , among you , and promoted to honour without passing through the lower steps in this chapter , J do not wish to disregard the occasion , but to confer some mark of regard and confidence on

those from whom 1 must look most especially for support in the administration of the ceremonies . You may , if you like , lake it as a bribe , or rather as an incentive to extra exertion 1 have prepared lour ol * my Masonic charts , all differing in the trrangeinent anel mottoes , and yet

in other rcspiets , much upon a par ; then execti lion has been a woik ol time , thought , antl labour 1 hope they will prove acceptable mementoes o ill is da ) s proceedings . ( I Jr . Hopk ins here prescil lei the charts to Comps . Uliver , Watson , Hurland and Percy , giving a few appropriate remaik

to each ol the reci p ients . The charts are model . ' of artistic skill , design and beauty . ) 1 trusi these tr . fling mementoes of my regard , and the les . oas taught b y them will be more lasting aim beneficial than the frothy and evanescent elfect . ' of any wines , however rich or spaikliug . Ane

as years creep on , and I cannot but expect at no distant peiiod to be summoned to ihe Grand Lodge above , they may , perhaps , occasional !) remind ) on , after my removal tiom this sub binary abode , of my slender labours among you , and of the desire I had felt to advance the interests of ihe Masonic body by precept and example ,

however feebl y and inefivaive ' y . Permit me to oiler you as an accompaniment to the charts , a prospectus of ill ) ' little graphic productions , with a reqius * . th . ' . t you will show it to your friends , \ vliclhcr members of our fraternity or not , as h ) so doing , you may perhaps , induce some of them to add a mite to the fiinil-i of our Benevolent

Instittiiion , by the , purchase , of some specimens of my handiwork . I hive in h . iad an . i . noun t wiiieh , with some additions , may enable me tu present another sum of five guineas to one of our charities , and thus carry o ; i the good work ol

alfording hel p lo worthy but distress-d Mi son-., either personally to llvem-velvcs or to their ehildieu , a labour of love in which the Torquay brethren have shewn that they take a deep interest .

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CocKnioiot'Tii . —D ykes Cone / are ( No . 6 o ) . — The above conclave ol Red Cross Knig hts ol Rome ; uvd Constantine held theirsecond assembly on Wednesday , at the rooms of bkiddaw Lodge , i , G 02 , C ' oekeiinouth . There was a good muster of Sir Kni ghts from Whitehaven , Maryport ,

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Wigton , Keswick , & c , inclusive of a few Masons , who attended for the purpose of being installed to the degree . Soon after twelve , the M . P . Sovereign , Sir Kni ght R . Robinson , ascended the throne , and opened the conclave , supported by his Viceroy , Sir Kni ght J . Pearson . I'he minutes

of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , six brothers were installed and dubbed Sir Kni ght , at the conclusion of which the M . P . Sovereign invested his oliieers for the year as follows : Sir Knts . W . Taylor , S G . ; W . Tickle , J . G . ; Rev . H . Puxley , Hi gh Prelate ; H .

Dodgson . M . D ., Treas . ; T . F . Taylor , Recorder ; Crowther Morton , Prefect ; John Wood , Standard Bearer ; James Porter , Herald ; W . Potts , Sentinel . The conclave was then closed , and subsequently a first-class banquet was

provided b y . Sir Knt . Stephen Thwaite , at the Old Hall presided over by the Sovereign . Dykes Conclave has onl y been a few weeks in existt nee , out so hi ghly is the degree appreciated that there are no fewer than 41 names oil the . roll . — Whitehaven News .

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Scotland .

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . GLASGOW . —Saint JMungo Encampment held their usual monthl y meeting , on Ma ) ' 21 st , at St . Mark ' s Hall , Glasgow . On the dais beside the M . N . C ., were seated , Sir Knights Robert Hell , Capt . Sanks , iS ° , P . L . C . ( E . C . fj G . W . Wheeler , R . ; D . Butler , S . C , and I . G . ; Speirs , C . G . ;

applications for reception having been received from J . Chalmers , M . D ., and T . H . Wilson , of Chapter 1 13 , they were admitted as p ilgrims , and afterwards as Esquires of this degree , both ceremonies were very impressively rendered by the M . N C ., who was assisted by G . W . Wheeler ,

acting Prelate ; M Clanacnan , C . C . ; J . Balfour , W ., and W . Nolan , as A . de C . At the request of the M . N . C ., Capt . Shanks , 18 , gave a description of the visit to London , to see the installation of II . R . I 1 . the Prince of Wales as G . M . of the United urder in England and Ireland , and

also of his interview with Sir P . Cnlquhoun , relative to the proposed treaty with SceitLmd . He also detailed what took place at Edinburgh at the last meeting of the Chapter General for Scotland , when himself , and Sir Kni ghts Bell and Wheeler , were the only members present who were in

tavour ot union , owing as he thought to an unwillingness to reverse a previous eiecision , even when that decision was shown to have been arrived at from a misconception of the scope and ieruis of the proposed treaty . . Sir Knights Bell

and Wheeler also spoke of the way in which the -. iibjeethad been taken up to the Chapter General , tun expressed a hope that they would yet see ) their way to join this Fed . nil Union ol the 1 hree National Grand Bodies . A vote of thanks was

past to Cap am Shanks tor his lucid expression or ihe state of our relation to the treaty , and the determination of the encampment to bring the matter again before the authorities in Edinburgh , Sir Knights Bro . Speirs , J . O ., Park , B . iliour , and Nalan also spoke 011 the subject , all of them advocating the desirability of union with England and Ireland .

ROYAL ARK MARINERS . GLASGOW . —Lodge No . 73 , was dul y opened on ihe 22 nd of May , when me ark having been unmoved , the command was taken by Bro . Bailout - , F . N ., assisted by G . McDonald . S ; P . Stewart , J . ; G . W . \ v h-der , . Scribe ; R . Bell , ! ' ., and J . Tha ) , Pilot . An application was

received irom Comp . G . S . McM . iuinis , who was re-ceil ed on board , and instructed in the duties of m Aik Mariner , he was akerwards entrusted with the secrets ol this degree , and received his commission . The whole ot tlie work was performed in Bro . Balfour ' s best style . There being no further work to perlonu , the cruise ended , and the aik was again moored in safety .

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