The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

MASONIC MEM . The annual installation of the W . Master of the Lodge of Economy ( So . 70 ) , Winchester , will take place on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., when Bro . E . Sheppard , the W . Master elect , will he installed by Bro . S . B . AVilson , P . G . D ., at the special invitation of Bro . J . Rankin Stcbbing , S . G . D ., the retiring

W . Master , who lias invited not only the President , but several other distinguished members of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , who have promised to attend and work at those lectures appertaining to the three degrees in the Craft . The invitation is accompanied by first-class railway tickets and tickets for the banquet , which will be provided on the occasion

at the Black Swan . Bro . Stabbing , being desirous of ensuring uniformity of working in the province of Hampshire , has issued 1 , 000 circulars to the different lodges and brethren to attend the Lodge of Economy , which , on this occasion , will assemble in the spacious ball-room of the George Hotel , Winchester .

Grand Chapter.

GRAND CHAPTER .

The quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held on Wednesday , Lord Sherborne acting as Z . ; Comp . Potter , H . ; and Comp . Head , J . There were also present , Comps . Scott as S . ; Comp . Gray Clarke , E . ; Comp . Stebbing , as Prin . Soj .. Comps . Capt . Creaton , and Gole , as Asst . Sogs . ; Comp . Walmsley , as S . B . ; Comp . Young , B . C . ; Comps . Bradford and Matthews , and about twenty companions below the dais .

The report of the committee of general purposes which we published last week having been taken as read—Comp . SCOTT called attention to its various paragraphs . That portion relative to the Wellington Chapter , lie said , contained a slight error ; the words , that the Z . had left the Chapter for " eight annual meetings without any head" ought

to read , " eight monthly meetings . " It was not proposed to take any further action in the matter . The first principal said they could not deprive a companion of his past rank . Comp . BITKNEY , as representing the Wellington Chapter , said they were perfectly satisfied to leave the matter where it was . They had made the complaint , and the committee liaving

reported in their favour , they did not wish to press the matter any further . Comp . SCOTT next called attention to the following paragraph : — " The attention of your Committee has been called to the law passed at the last Grand Chapter , giving to the Second and Third Principals of chapters in the colonies , similar powers to

those conferred on Grand Superintendents with respect to hearing and deciding on Masonic complaints , thus , virtually establishing three Masonic chiefs in each district . Your Committee believe this law was inadvertently passed in consequence of the unavoidable absence of tho President , and they therefore recommend that it be rescinded . "

It had been proposed to enact other words which appeared in the report ; but it was believed now that they would not meet the object they had in view ; and lie would , therefore , only move the rescinding of tho former resolution , and that the matter be referred back to the Committee for further consideration . Comp . You _ rc- seconded the proposition . Comp . STEBIIIXG suggested that the Committee should also j

consider the propriety of allowing Grand Superintendents of provinces to appoint deputies , as he believed it would be found of great use . Comp . MATTHEWS supported the suggestion , and , after a , ong desultory conversation , the motion of Comp . Scott was carried , that companion , as Chairman of the Committee ,

undertaking that the suggestion of Comp . Stebbing should lie duly considered . Comp . SCOTT next called attention to the following paragraph : — "Your committee regret to have to call attention of the-Grand Chapter to an irregularity , which they believe has been

inadvertently committed by the petitioners for a Chapter at Otago , Sew Zealand . At the quarterly convocation holden onthe d-th "Novemher , 1 S 63 , thc Grand Chapter granted a Charier , ii-ioti petition regularly signed ancl recommended , for a Chapter to be held in connection with the Lodge Otago ( No . SM )„ . The promoters of the Chapter upon receipt of the Charter ,

( which authorised them to open ancl hold the same at a future date ) , reported that acting under a dispensation granted by the-Grand Superintendent of A'ictoria , they had for ' some time * been at work as a Chapter , and had exalted several companions ,, whose names they returned for registration . Your committee believe , as before mentioned , that the Chapter had acted

inadvertently aud without any intention to transgress the laws ,, and they therefore recommended that Grand Chapter should pass a resolution sanctioning the proceedings that took place when the companions were acting under the said dispensation ,, and should also authorise certificates to be issued to those companions who have been exalted . " He moved that the recommendation of the committee beadopted .

Comp . MATTHEWS seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . Comp . SCOTT next moved that the paragraph on Paraphernalia , page 26 of the Regulations , be altered by introducing at the commencement , the following words , viz : — ' Provincial Grand Superintendents wear collars similar to those of Officers of the Supreme Grand Chapter , —Other" And that in the

paragraph in the same page commencing " the silk or satin ground of the triangle" be altered by inserting in the 5 th line after theivord "Chapter , " the words " and Grand Superintendents of Provinces . " I He explained that the object was to allow Grand Superintendents of provinces to wear collars of the same widtli as .

Grand Officers . Comp . Youxa seconded the motion , which was carried . It was resolved that St . John ' s Chapter ( So . 325 ) , Pendleton ,, be allowed to remove to Salford . Charters were then granted for the following new Chapters ,, to be attached to the Castle Lodge ( So . WI ) , Windsor , to

hecalled the Windsor Castle Chapter , to meet at the Masonic-Hall , Windsor , on the third Thursday in every month ; to heattached to the St . James ' s Lodgo ( So . 4 S 3 ) , Handsworth , in the county of Stafford , to be called the St . James ' s Chapter , to meet at the Sew Inn , Handsworth , on the third Monday in . March , June , September , and December ; to be attached to thfr

Mount Lebanon Lodge ( So . 73 ) , Tooley-strect , Southwark , to bo called the Mount Lebanon Chapter , to meet at the Green Man Tavern , Tooley-street , Southwark , on tho third Tuesday in every month ; to bo attached to the Rose of Denmark Lodge ( So . 075 ) , Barnes , Surrey , to be called the Rose of Denmark Chapter , to meet at the White Hart , Barnes , Surrey , on the first Saturday of every month ; to be attached to the Lodge of Unanimity ( So . 154 ) , Wakefield , in the county of York , to bs