Ancient And Accepted Rite.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

METKOPOEITAN CHAEEE OF S . P . R . > J < . 18 . —There was an emergency meeting of this diaper held at the Freemasons ' Tavern , on Tuesday evening the 29 th of March . There were present—Capt . N . G . Philips , S . G . I . G ., 33 ° ; Hyde Pullen , 32 ° , M . W . S . ; Dr . R . H . Goolden , Treas ., 32 ° ; Charles Goolden , 32 ° ; Jas . Gibbs , Sec , 31 ° ; AV . Bollaert , 31 ° ; Jeremiah How , 30 ° ;

Matthew Cooke , Org . to Sup . G . Council , 30 ° ; — Walker , 30 ° ; Major Finney , 30 ° ; W . J . Meymott , H . Geaoh , E . Turner , Viscount Kenlis , and Captain J . C . Saudeman , all of the 18 ° . The business consisted in installing Bros . Rucker , George Offor , Molineux , and F . M . Williams , all of whom were admitted to the 18 ° . The 111 . Bro . Gibbs was appointed First General , and

Charles Goolden , Sec , after which the M . AV . S . the 111 . Bro-Hyde Pullen , proposed that tbe chapter become a life governor of the whole charities , and that the Treasurer pay the amount necessary from the funds of the chapter . The business being concluded the brethren adjourned to a very excellent banquet . After the cloth was cleared the AA . M . S . proposed " The Health

of the Queen , " a toast acceptable to all , and speaking home to the loyalty of every Rose Croix brother . " The Prince and Princess of Wales , and the Princess and Prince of Prussia , " was the next toast which the AV . M . S gave as a Masonic union . The first was descended from a Freemason , and the second had a husband belonging to the Order . The M . AV . S . said that

though the wives of those Princes must , to a certaint extent , coincide with the views of their husbands in the contest that was now going on between Germany and Denmark , he hoped it might soon cease , and the fraternal bond of Freemasonry bind them closer together who were united by family ties , whilst yet disunited by national affairs . —The M . AV . S . then came to the toast of " The M . P . Sov . G . Com . and

the Supreme Grand Council . " They had been honoured by the presence of one that day , Capt . Philips , but he had heen obliged to leave early . Colonel Bowyer had unfortunately met with an accident from a fall , hence his absence ; Dr . Kent had friends to entertain , and their Sov . G . Com ., Dr . Leeson , was detained

at home in consequence of urgent matters in his parish . AVith regard to Dr . Leeson and the Council , he ( the M . AV . S . ) could assure them that they had but one feeling in ruling and governing the Order , which was for its prosperity . They spared neither effort or expense to carry out its principles , ancl had many difficulties to contend with , the least of which were not those of the sister jurisdictions of France , North and South America . This rendered the correspondence very great , as they

were being constantly referred by one Supremo Grand Council to another , and each thought they ought to view matters in accordance with their views . He trusted their M . P . Sov . G-. Com . might be long spared to them , as it was a question how a successor could be found to him so fully imbued with the same amount of learning and feeling . — -The M . AV . S . then proposed " The Members of the 32 ° . " He had great pleasure in belonging to it himself , and well knew they had no better member

than their Treas ., Dr . Goolden . He was also gratified to find that Charles Goolden , another member of the same degree , and the Treasurer ' s brother , had kindly come forward to act as Secretary of the Metropolitan Chapter . —Dr . GOOLDEN would not speak for his brother , who was quite old enough to do so for himself . For his own part he was obliged for the toast , and if the members of the 32 ° had not very onerous duties to fulfilit could not be said they fell short in their

, attachment to the Order . —CHAHLES GOOXDEN , 32 ° , was quite ready to work as a beast of burden , if by so doing he could vender the chapter any service . —The M . W . S . then proposed "Those of the 31 ° , Bros . Bollaert and Gibbs , " the latter more especially , as he had been their Secretary , and no better could be found , and he did not know wliat they would have done without him , for he , the M . AV . S ., knew ho » his own duties had been lightened through Bro . Gibb's efforts , and he felt

sure Ui . t when the latter returned to India , with the full powen Ae had obtained to open a chapter there , it must prosper under such able presidency . —Bro . BoiJ-AEKT returned thanks , in a few words ; and was followed by Bro . GIBBS , who said ho

had taken it as a great pleasure , when there was a difficulty , that he could be of use to the chapter . They had all very cordially rallied round him and helped him to surmount the state of difficulty and confusion they had been in , and in leaving the office of Secretary , he had no objection to surrender the quill and take to the sword , but , like every other member of the 31 ° , he was anxious to do his duty in that state of the Order to which it pleased the S . G . Council

to call him . —The M . W . S . said the next toast in succession was , that of the "Brethren of tbe 30 ° , " who were so far advanced as to have duties to discharge to the Order , and he could assure them they more they studied the greater would be their reward . In mentioning Bros . Walker , Finney , Matthew Cooke , Howe , and Spencer , he would ask the eldest to respond . — The 111 . Bro . AVAIKEE had been a 30 ° for many years . It was some sixteen or seventeen years since he joined the high

grades , and could bear witness to the wonderful difference which they now presented and what they were when he first joined . —The 111 . Bro . R . SPENCER would not detain them long , but in the name of those who were standing with him , as well as his own , thanked the M . W . S . and all for the toast . —The M . AV . S . said there was no toast more important than that which was devoted to those who were recently admitted . Tliey ought to have something like an

explanation of the very solemn portions of the ceremony and its symbolism offered , and he , the M . AV . S ., would be very glad when their catechism might be organised . The degree was , on the continent , looked up to and recognised , almost universally , as the climax of Freemasonry , and those who had taken it were considered as teachers directors , venerated before all others , received with open arms , and held to be of a superior Order . After alluding to several things not necessary to mention here

, the M . W . S . concluded by proposing " The Health of the Newlyinstalled S . P ' s . It . ( J .., " for which tho Ex . and Perf . Bros . MOLINEUX ancl AA lLUAMS returned thanks . — Da . GOOEDEN said that having seen the higher grades conducted in a slovenly way , it was a great pleasure to watch the reform in this particular that had been introduced by Bro . Pullen , their M . W . S . He was a thorough Master of the whole , and it was doubtful if any other , but Dr . Leeson ,

could be found who understood them so thoroughly .. Their M . AA . S . was so energetic that he set an example to all chapters and made the Metropolitan the model—the first and last chapter in London , and it was to be hoped that all others would profit by his example . —The 111 . Bro . HYDE PUEI ___ , 32 ° , M . AV . S ., had to thank them heartily for the toast , though he could not claim as much credit as Dr . Goolden had given him , but , he might say , from the moment the Metropolitan Chapter was

disposed to attend more to the solemnity of the degree , he bad gradually served every office in it , but he felt he had not been supported as he should have been , for , excepting the Treasurer and Secretary , there was not one of the officers present ; and unless they attended it was impossible the duty could be properly done , notwithstanding the very great kindness of the 111 . Bro . How , 30 ° , who had taken two offices that day . Still , they were prosperous both in numbers and finances , not that mere

numbers was desirable , but it was men of worth , and such as were ornaments to the Order for piety and morality that they wished for—men whose private lives were blameless , and to whom the world might point and say that is a true Freemason , a man of good deeds , and a Rose Croix . He thanked them for the toast , for their confidence in him by continuing him their M . AV . S . for two years , and his desire was to see the chapter flourish in all good . The M . AV . S . said there was one agency

that affected them all , and no body more than Freemasons . The press was a mighty engine , and disseminated throughout the land the reflection of many minds , and communicated much that was interesting to the various Orders . He concluded by proposing " The Masonic Press—prosperity and success to it , and its conductors—the 111 . brethren , Henry George Warren , and Matthew Cooke , both of the 30 ° . "—The 111 . Bro . MATTHEW COOKE , 30 ° , was always proud to hear the name of Bro . Henry

George AVarren mentioned , because there was no more honourable , true , and hearty a Freemason than he was . Bro . Cooke then went on to say he was instructed to prepare a Rose Croix Catechism , which he hoped to submit to the Supreme Grand Council shortly , and he spoke of several occurrences that were taking place in which the Rite was interested , and wound up by a warm expression of fidelity to the Order , and a strong conviction of its antiquity and importance . Shortly after the meeting was dissolved .