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A Ketbospect,
ranee , even if they looked at home for the causes of the separation ; and we are perfectly sure that the Canadians , on their part ,, did not take any step which they did not believe would fairly establish their position upon themost beautiful coiuinn in the Order .
The commencement of the present year found the Grand Lodge without a Grand Sec ., in consequence of the retirement of Bro . White , who had for up wards of fifty years held the office , and to the decline of whose energies , not to any fault of his own , most of the evils which have lately overtaken the Craft in England
are to be attributed . On the 9 th of January , at the quarterly court of the Governors of the Girls ' School , Bro . Cabbeli reported that he had invested £ 500 in the 3 per cent , reduced annuities , making the total sum invested in that description of security , £ 4 , 500 , the same as in the 8 per cent , consols .
On the 1 . 3 th of the same month there was a meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Rose Groix , which was on the next day followed by a Sovereign Grand Tribunal of the 31 st Degree , followed by a Supreme Grand Council , for the ad * mission of Bro . Bowyer to the 33 rd Pegree . On the 23 rd , the Provincial Grand Lotlge of Lanarkshire held its annual meeting at Glasgow , v
On the 4 th of / February , the Grand Chapter held its quarterly communication , and granted charters to several Lodges . It also passed a law permitting , under certain regulations , the exaltation of Brethren in the Colonies who may have worked as Master Masons , at the expiration of one month , instead of twelve , as in England , On the 7 th , there was a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Munster , at Limerick , followed by a Chapter of Prince Masons , presided over by
Bro . Fuinell . On the 11 th , there was an Emergency meeting of the United Grand Lodge of England , at which the Canadian question was very fully discussed , as was also the cause of the hostility which the Church of Rome entertains towards the Order . A motion declaratory of the power of Grand Lodge to adjourn was after some debate put to the vote and lost .
On the 16 th , there was a communication of the Grand Lodge of South Munster , at Cork , presided over by Bro . Major Atkins , D . Prov , G . M . On tbe 18 th , the pupils in Masonic lore of Bro . Anslow presented that worthy Brother with a life-governorship in the Girl's School , a P . M . jewel , a tea and coffee service ( electro-plate ) , and a massive silver snuff-box . On the 4 th of March , at the regular meeting of the "United Grand Lodge , the Earl of Zetland was re-elected M . W . G . M ., and candidly acknowledged that errors
had been committed with respect to the Canadian Brethren . On the same day , there was a meeting of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , when several warrants were granted to regularly advanced English Brethren , empowering them to confer the Mark Degree . On the 11 th , Lord Godorieh presided at tho festival in aid of the funds of the Boys' School . The subscriptions amounted to £ 1 , 000 . On the 8 th of April , the Provincial Grand Lodge of the West Riding of York * B 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Ketbospect,
ranee , even if they looked at home for the causes of the separation ; and we are perfectly sure that the Canadians , on their part ,, did not take any step which they did not believe would fairly establish their position upon themost beautiful coiuinn in the Order .
The commencement of the present year found the Grand Lodge without a Grand Sec ., in consequence of the retirement of Bro . White , who had for up wards of fifty years held the office , and to the decline of whose energies , not to any fault of his own , most of the evils which have lately overtaken the Craft in England
are to be attributed . On the 9 th of January , at the quarterly court of the Governors of the Girls ' School , Bro . Cabbeli reported that he had invested £ 500 in the 3 per cent , reduced annuities , making the total sum invested in that description of security , £ 4 , 500 , the same as in the 8 per cent , consols .
On the 1 . 3 th of the same month there was a meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Rose Groix , which was on the next day followed by a Sovereign Grand Tribunal of the 31 st Degree , followed by a Supreme Grand Council , for the ad * mission of Bro . Bowyer to the 33 rd Pegree . On the 23 rd , the Provincial Grand Lotlge of Lanarkshire held its annual meeting at Glasgow , v
On the 4 th of / February , the Grand Chapter held its quarterly communication , and granted charters to several Lodges . It also passed a law permitting , under certain regulations , the exaltation of Brethren in the Colonies who may have worked as Master Masons , at the expiration of one month , instead of twelve , as in England , On the 7 th , there was a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Munster , at Limerick , followed by a Chapter of Prince Masons , presided over by
Bro . Fuinell . On the 11 th , there was an Emergency meeting of the United Grand Lodge of England , at which the Canadian question was very fully discussed , as was also the cause of the hostility which the Church of Rome entertains towards the Order . A motion declaratory of the power of Grand Lodge to adjourn was after some debate put to the vote and lost .
On the 16 th , there was a communication of the Grand Lodge of South Munster , at Cork , presided over by Bro . Major Atkins , D . Prov , G . M . On tbe 18 th , the pupils in Masonic lore of Bro . Anslow presented that worthy Brother with a life-governorship in the Girl's School , a P . M . jewel , a tea and coffee service ( electro-plate ) , and a massive silver snuff-box . On the 4 th of March , at the regular meeting of the "United Grand Lodge , the Earl of Zetland was re-elected M . W . G . M ., and candidly acknowledged that errors
had been committed with respect to the Canadian Brethren . On the same day , there was a meeting of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , when several warrants were granted to regularly advanced English Brethren , empowering them to confer the Mark Degree . On the 11 th , Lord Godorieh presided at tho festival in aid of the funds of the Boys' School . The subscriptions amounted to £ 1 , 000 . On the 8 th of April , the Provincial Grand Lodge of the West Riding of York * B 2