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called on , then gave , " The pious Memory of the lamented Bro . the late B . Wm , Tucker , Prov . P . G . M . for Dorset , " which was drunk in solemn silence . The W . M . then gave , " His Grace the Duke of Athol , the GrandZ . of the Order in Scotland . " Bro . Dr . Jones was requested to give the next toast , viz ., The Aberdeen Bon-Accord Chapter , No . 70 , in the roll of the Grand Chapter of Scotland , and P . P . Rettie . " Dr . Jones in rising stated , that , as he was himself a member of

Chapter No . 70 , the toast would probably have been better given by any other member of the Lodge not belonging to that Chapter , yet , as his friend P . P . Bettie was coupled with that toast , he gladly availed himself of the opportunity to bear testimony to his Masonic worth , and to express his sincere estimation of the noble , generous , high-minded , and honourable principles by which that Brother was actuated in every relation of life ; he would also offer a few words in reference to a charge which had been made against the London Bon-Accord Mark Masters *

Lodge , of practising spurious and illegal Masonry . First , as to spurious Masonry , he , Dr . Jones , and several other members of this Lodge , had been made Mark Masters in the Aberdeen Mark Masters' Lodge , and they all well knew that the ceremonies were identical : further , the Worthy Bro . Massey Dawson , who had received the Mark Masters' Degree in the London Bon-Accord Lodge , had not only been recognized as a Mark Master in Edinburgh , but in consequence thereof , had had the 32 nd conferred on him in Edinburgh . Secondly , as to the illegality of the Lodge , the Charter for this Lodge was granted by the Bon-Accord Chapter

No . 70 , to Mark Masters of its own Lodge , in accordance ( as the Companions of the Chapter No . 70 then and still believe ) with the Constitutions of the Grand Boyal Arch Chapter of Scotland , and as the matter was still under discussion between the Mother and Daughters' Chapters in Scotland , he had little doubt that the charge of illegality would be found equally untenable with that of practising spurious Masonry . The toast was responded to with considerable enthusiasm ; and other toasts having been given and equally well received , especially that of the W . M ., the meeting broke up at an early hour .

Surrey Archaeological Society.

SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY .

The Second Annual Meeting of the Surrey Archaeological Association was held on Thursday , June 28 th , at Guildford , as a sufficient field for the investigation and study of the archaeologist is to be found in the fine ruins of its once royal castle , the antiquity of some of its churches , the dismantled chapel of St . Catherine , & c . The point of assembly was , in the first instance , at the Public Hall , where the Lecture Boom was fitted up in true archaeological style . The front of the organgallery was covered with the warlike appliances of past ages—cuirasses , coats of

chain mail , greaves , gauntlets , hauberks , antique swords , battle-axes , spears , and pistols ; while numerous helmets , bassinets , and other head-pieces , were arranged on the surface ledge of the partition above them . The walls on each side were hung with an extensive collection of rubbings of monumental brasses , chiefly from churches in Surrey , viz ., Stoke dAbernon , Cobham , Shere , Chobham , Walton , & c ., and consisting of knights in armour , ecclesiastics , and ladies ; a rubbing from an antique monumental slab from a church in Gloucestershire , and drawings of various antique crosses . On the wall opposite the gallery , and above the platform , were affixed the drawings of the encaustic tiles from Chertsey Abbey .

The Hon . Secretary read the Beport of the Council for 1855 , and remarked that they must all be glad to learn that the affairs of the Society were in a prosperous condition ; the balance at the banker ' s was 581 . lis . 10 d ., and 12 L 4 s . 9 d . in the hands of the Secretary . A proposal to unite the county of Middlesex with the Association was withdrawn .

The Chairman then called upon The Uev . Mr . Boutoll , who read a most elaborate and ably written paper on the Monumental Brasses of Surrey . Having spoken of the general form and peculiar