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Scotland
.. .. . . ' ¦" .. ¦ "¦ . ' . ¦ - \ ¦' . ' . ' The committee appointed to prepare a code of by-laws for the government of Mark Master Lodges not situated in Scotland , brought up their report . The same was approved of generally , and remitted back to the committee for the adjustment of some minor details , and afterwards to be printed and circulated under the sanction of Grand Chapter .
The Chapter having ; , since last meeting , suffered a loss by the demise of their excellent and beloved Companion , Archibald Douglas , recorded on their minutes the sense which they entertained of his worth and their regret at his sudden removal from them . They also directed the Scribes to convey to his widow and family their sympathy and condolence on the bereavement they had been called on to suffer . Chapter then closed in due form .
Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter ¦ ( No . 1 ) . —This Chapter held their meeting for the installation of Office-bearers for the ensuing ^ rear in the Turf Hotel , on Wednesday , Sept . 23 rd , being the autumnal equinox . The Chapter having been opened in due form by M . E . Comp . Andrew Murray , P . Z ., the offices of the Chapter were thereafter declared vacant , and the Companions elect were then
installed into their respective offices * and took the usual obligations . The following is the list of principal Office-bearers elected , viz . t ^ Oomps . Wm . Ireland , P . Z . ; % Mitchell , H . ; S . Georgiades , J . ; A . Murray , P . P . Z . ; J . J . Cotton , E . ; J . S . Eraser , N . ; Alex . Hay , Treas . ; Wm . Bryce , 1 st Sojourner ; B . G . Owen , 2 nd ditto ; 3 T . Cowan , 3 rd ditto .
Marie Masters' * Lodge . —T $ vos . J . Henry and E . Mitchell , Chair and Mark Masters ; F . Cowan , Sen . H . ; Wm . Hisjop , jun ., H . The installation having been declared complete , the Chapter was thereafter closed , and the Companions adjourned to another room , where an ample dinner was provided for them by Comp . Murray , in his usual excellent style—M . E . Comp . Ireland , P . Z ., in the chair ; Comp . P . Cowan , Croupier .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
CANADA . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West , held its last meeting on the 9 th of September , in the Masonic Hall , Toronto , the R . W . Sir Allan Napier MacNab , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., in the chair , when the final confirmation of the resolutions for independence was unanimously carried ; after which all warrants held under the Grand Lodge of England were returned , and a new Grand Lodge formed , under the name of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada , and of which Sir A . N . MacNab , Bart ., was elected M . W . G . M . amid the greatest enthusiasm . ' The
committee appointed at the last meeting to arrange articles of union with the so-called " Grand Lodge of Canada , " reported the failure of negotiations ; the other body desiring absorption , not union , which , of course , no English or Constitutional Mason could sanction . The greatest unanimity and enthusiasm prevailed , and after arranging the constitution , appointing Grand Officers , & c , the Brethren present ( nearly 100 ) sat down to a splendid banquet in the St . Lawrence Hall . It is rumoured that the M . W . G . M ., Sir A . N . MacNab , shortly proceeds to England with the warrants , and an address founded on the following resolution : —
" Resolved—That a respectful and farewell address be sent to the Grand Lodge of England , accompanying the resolutions declaring the independence of this Prov . Grand Lodge , and praying that they will be pleased to recognize that independence , and allow the different Lodges , which have up to this date remained true in their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of England to retain their Warrants , that they may preserve them in- * their Lodge-rooms , as mementoes of the
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Scotland
.. .. . . ' ¦" .. ¦ "¦ . ' . ¦ - \ ¦' . ' . ' The committee appointed to prepare a code of by-laws for the government of Mark Master Lodges not situated in Scotland , brought up their report . The same was approved of generally , and remitted back to the committee for the adjustment of some minor details , and afterwards to be printed and circulated under the sanction of Grand Chapter .
The Chapter having ; , since last meeting , suffered a loss by the demise of their excellent and beloved Companion , Archibald Douglas , recorded on their minutes the sense which they entertained of his worth and their regret at his sudden removal from them . They also directed the Scribes to convey to his widow and family their sympathy and condolence on the bereavement they had been called on to suffer . Chapter then closed in due form .
Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter ¦ ( No . 1 ) . —This Chapter held their meeting for the installation of Office-bearers for the ensuing ^ rear in the Turf Hotel , on Wednesday , Sept . 23 rd , being the autumnal equinox . The Chapter having been opened in due form by M . E . Comp . Andrew Murray , P . Z ., the offices of the Chapter were thereafter declared vacant , and the Companions elect were then
installed into their respective offices * and took the usual obligations . The following is the list of principal Office-bearers elected , viz . t ^ Oomps . Wm . Ireland , P . Z . ; % Mitchell , H . ; S . Georgiades , J . ; A . Murray , P . P . Z . ; J . J . Cotton , E . ; J . S . Eraser , N . ; Alex . Hay , Treas . ; Wm . Bryce , 1 st Sojourner ; B . G . Owen , 2 nd ditto ; 3 T . Cowan , 3 rd ditto .
Marie Masters' * Lodge . —T $ vos . J . Henry and E . Mitchell , Chair and Mark Masters ; F . Cowan , Sen . H . ; Wm . Hisjop , jun ., H . The installation having been declared complete , the Chapter was thereafter closed , and the Companions adjourned to another room , where an ample dinner was provided for them by Comp . Murray , in his usual excellent style—M . E . Comp . Ireland , P . Z ., in the chair ; Comp . P . Cowan , Croupier .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
CANADA . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West , held its last meeting on the 9 th of September , in the Masonic Hall , Toronto , the R . W . Sir Allan Napier MacNab , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., in the chair , when the final confirmation of the resolutions for independence was unanimously carried ; after which all warrants held under the Grand Lodge of England were returned , and a new Grand Lodge formed , under the name of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada , and of which Sir A . N . MacNab , Bart ., was elected M . W . G . M . amid the greatest enthusiasm . ' The
committee appointed at the last meeting to arrange articles of union with the so-called " Grand Lodge of Canada , " reported the failure of negotiations ; the other body desiring absorption , not union , which , of course , no English or Constitutional Mason could sanction . The greatest unanimity and enthusiasm prevailed , and after arranging the constitution , appointing Grand Officers , & c , the Brethren present ( nearly 100 ) sat down to a splendid banquet in the St . Lawrence Hall . It is rumoured that the M . W . G . M ., Sir A . N . MacNab , shortly proceeds to England with the warrants , and an address founded on the following resolution : —
" Resolved—That a respectful and farewell address be sent to the Grand Lodge of England , accompanying the resolutions declaring the independence of this Prov . Grand Lodge , and praying that they will be pleased to recognize that independence , and allow the different Lodges , which have up to this date remained true in their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of England to retain their Warrants , that they may preserve them in- * their Lodge-rooms , as mementoes of the