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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
T ^ E ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED E 1 TE .
A MEETING of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for England and Wales , and the Dependencies of the British Crown , convened by special summons for auditing the accounts , and for general business , was held at their Grand East , Freemasons' Hall , London , on Tuesday , the 81 st October , a . d . 1854 . — The Sov . Com . of the Order presided , assisted by the Grand Dignitaries and most of the members of the Supreme Council . After the general affairs of the Order had been investigated , it was resolved to confer the dignity of the Thirty-first Degree of the Order on Captain Cholmeley Dering . The Supreme Council was then closed in ancient and solemn form .
The Supreme Council then proceeded to a convocation of the members of the Ancient and Accepted Bite , who had attained the rank of Kts . K . H . of the Thirtieth Degree of the Order . A Council of Kts . K . H . was then opened , and was presided over by the 111 . G . T . Gen . of the Order , Henry Udall , assisted in the solemn ceremonies of the Degree by the 111 . Sov . G . Insp . Gen . Col . Yernon , the 111 . Sov . Pr . of R . S . of the Thirty-second Degree , George Beauchamp Cole , and the 111 . G . Inq . Com . of the Thirty-first Degree , Charles Goolden , when the rank of the Thirtieth Degree of the Order was conferred on several Brethren who had previously attained the rank of Kts . of the Sun , and Kts . of St . Andrew , of the Twenty-ninth Degree . The Council was then closed , and the members of the High Grades then
banqueted together . This was the last Convocation of the Order for the year , which has been one of great prosperity for the Ancient and Accepted Bite . Besides the London meetings , there have been very large meetings of Chapters of Bose Croix of the Eighteenth Degree , and degrees under that rank ; and we may especially mention the large and influential meetings that have been held of the Chapter of St . Peter and St . Paul at Bath , and the late meeting of the Vernon Chapter at Birmingham . A Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General called together by special summons , to fill up the vacancy in the Supreme Council , was held at their Grand East , Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 1 st of November , a . d . 1854 .
The Sov . Commander of the Order presided . After the Council had been opened , the solemn ceremonies of admission were proceeded with , and Sir John George Beeve de la Pole , Bart ., of Shute , Devon , was placed in the vacant stall of the Supreme Council . The Supreme Council then conferred the dignity of a G . Inq . Com . of the Thirty-first Degree on Capt . Cholmeley Dering . The next Convocation of the Order will be on the 16 th of February , when the Thirtieth Degree will be conferred .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
Boyal Freemasons' School for Female Children , House Committee , 21 st Dec . —A most pleasing occurrence took place at the School-house at this meeting . A lady residing at Clapham , Mrs . Pickering , who had long had her needle-work done by the children , presented to each child a present suitable to its
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
T ^ E ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED E 1 TE .
A MEETING of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General for England and Wales , and the Dependencies of the British Crown , convened by special summons for auditing the accounts , and for general business , was held at their Grand East , Freemasons' Hall , London , on Tuesday , the 81 st October , a . d . 1854 . — The Sov . Com . of the Order presided , assisted by the Grand Dignitaries and most of the members of the Supreme Council . After the general affairs of the Order had been investigated , it was resolved to confer the dignity of the Thirty-first Degree of the Order on Captain Cholmeley Dering . The Supreme Council was then closed in ancient and solemn form .
The Supreme Council then proceeded to a convocation of the members of the Ancient and Accepted Bite , who had attained the rank of Kts . K . H . of the Thirtieth Degree of the Order . A Council of Kts . K . H . was then opened , and was presided over by the 111 . G . T . Gen . of the Order , Henry Udall , assisted in the solemn ceremonies of the Degree by the 111 . Sov . G . Insp . Gen . Col . Yernon , the 111 . Sov . Pr . of R . S . of the Thirty-second Degree , George Beauchamp Cole , and the 111 . G . Inq . Com . of the Thirty-first Degree , Charles Goolden , when the rank of the Thirtieth Degree of the Order was conferred on several Brethren who had previously attained the rank of Kts . of the Sun , and Kts . of St . Andrew , of the Twenty-ninth Degree . The Council was then closed , and the members of the High Grades then
banqueted together . This was the last Convocation of the Order for the year , which has been one of great prosperity for the Ancient and Accepted Bite . Besides the London meetings , there have been very large meetings of Chapters of Bose Croix of the Eighteenth Degree , and degrees under that rank ; and we may especially mention the large and influential meetings that have been held of the Chapter of St . Peter and St . Paul at Bath , and the late meeting of the Vernon Chapter at Birmingham . A Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General called together by special summons , to fill up the vacancy in the Supreme Council , was held at their Grand East , Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 1 st of November , a . d . 1854 .
The Sov . Commander of the Order presided . After the Council had been opened , the solemn ceremonies of admission were proceeded with , and Sir John George Beeve de la Pole , Bart ., of Shute , Devon , was placed in the vacant stall of the Supreme Council . The Supreme Council then conferred the dignity of a G . Inq . Com . of the Thirty-first Degree on Capt . Cholmeley Dering . The next Convocation of the Order will be on the 16 th of February , when the Thirtieth Degree will be conferred .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
Boyal Freemasons' School for Female Children , House Committee , 21 st Dec . —A most pleasing occurrence took place at the School-house at this meeting . A lady residing at Clapham , Mrs . Pickering , who had long had her needle-work done by the children , presented to each child a present suitable to its