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members . Read the monthly accounts , which having been found correct , were duly passed . The Charity Box was passed round . There being no further business before the lodge , it was closed in peace , love and harmony at 9 . 45 p . m . The LODGE BANGALORE , met on the 15 th October , at 7 p , m „ at an emergent meeting . Present : —W . Bros . C . Agnew , W . M . ; JJFranklinIPME . SheppardS . W . ; G . N . SmithJ . W ,,

. . , ... ; , , J . F . Flood , Treas . ; J . O'Donncll , Sec ; J . L . D . Stuart , S . D . ; J . Price , J . D . ; J . H . Thompson , Steward ; It . Kenny , I . G . ; S ; Whiting , Tyler . —Members : —Bros . Mullen , Bonifacio , Hamoud . Heymer , and Wahnsley . The lodgo was opened in thej | 1 st . degree , and the summons convening the meeting was read Serjeant Major Goode , R . H . A ., being in attendance was admitted , properly prepared , and initiated into the mysteries and

privileges of ancient Freemasonry . Bros . Hamond and Heymer were then called before the pedastal and examined as fco their proficiency in the E . A . degree , and having satisfactory acquitted themselves , were entrusted and passed out , all E . A , having previously withdrawn . The lodge was opened in the 2 nd degree , and Bros . Hamond and Heymer were re-admitted and passed to ihe F . C degree . The lodge was lowered to the 1 st degree . Ifc was proposed that a donation of Rs . 50 be made from the lodge

funds in aid of the sick and wounded soldiers in the French and German Armies . There being no further business before the lodge , it was closed in peace , love , and harmony at 10 p . m . EGUTPOORA . —Lodge Friendship and Harmony ( No . 1270 ,

E . C . )—The regular meeting of this lodge was held on the 26 th November , 1870 . Present ! Wor . Bro . C . Hyne , AV . M . ; Bros . K , Rayner , as S . W . ; J . Stewart , J . W . ; W . Eason , Sec . ; W . T . Curtis , S . D . ; E . J . Webb , J . D . ; Rev . T . Corfield , Chap . ; J Critchley , D . of C . ; J . Seaman , I . G . ; F . C . Jowett , Tyler . — Members : Bros . J . Butler , W . Cattrall , and J . Hartley . —Visitors : Bros . II . Prescott , and W . P . Sayers . The lodge , having been properly tyled , was opened in the first degree , and the

minutes of last regular meeting were read and confirmed . Uhe accounts for the last quarter were read by tbe Treasurer and approved . The Worshipful Master made excuses for the nonattendance of several Past Masters , and slated that in consequence tho ceremony of again placing him in tbe Eastern Chair would have to be postponed , but that he still purposed appointing the officers for the ensuing year . Tho Worshipful Master then appointed his officers as follows : —R SWJStewart

. Rayner , .. ; . , J . W . ; Rev . T . CorfiolJ , M . A ., Chap , j \ V . Eason , Sec . ; W . T . Curtiss S . D . ; E . J . Webb , J . D . ; J . Critchley , Dir . of Cer . ; J . M . Wade , I . G . ; J . Butler , Steward , Bro . M . Cresswell ,, who was elected as Treasurer , was absent at Bombay on urgent business . Read au appeal fron Bro . H . Prescott for rolief in behalf of the widow and child of a deceased brother . Also a letter from W . Bro . C . Beard , excusing his non-attendance , and

telegram excusing W . Bros . Dixon and Avron . One candidate was proposed for initiation . There being no other business , the lodge was closed in love and harmony at 8 pm ., when all adjourned to the festive board and enjoyed a social evening .

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ROYAL ARCH .

GRAND CHAPTER . The usual quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held afc Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on Wednesday , 1 st of February , at 7 o ' clock . Comp . Pattison , Past Grand II , acting as Grand Z . ; Comp . The Hon . R . Hamilton , Dist . G . Supt ., Jamaica , as Grand II . ;

Comp . E , Duncan , Dist . G . Supt ., British Burmah , as Grand J . ; Comp . J . Hervey , Grand Scribe E . ; Comp . Symonds , acting as Grand Scribe N . ; The Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Soj . ; S . L . Tomkins , and Ii . G . Browse , Assist . Soj ' s . ; Comp . Thos . Fenn , Sword Bearer ; Comp , Joseph Smith as Dir . of Cers . The following companions were also present : C- 'CDumas

.. F . Bennoch , A . Bradford , E . S . Snell , H . Muggeridge , J . Boyd ' J . L . Thomas , AV . Smith , C . E . ; W . Ough , R . Motion , J . Foxall , H . Massey , E . J . Barron , F . AValfcers , AV . M . Bywater , and F . K . Stevens .

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There were only two members of the General Committee present , viz ., Comps . Browse and Joseph Smith . Grand Chapter was opened at a few minutes past 7 . Comp . Scribe E . read tho minutes of the lasfe quarterly convocation Grand Chapter—including a grant of £ 100 for the relief of fche north-east of France , —which were put and carried . The repor

of the Committee of General Purposes was then read as follows : — ¦ The Committee of General Purposes beg to Report that they have examined the Accounts from the 19 th October , 1870 , to the 17 th January , 1870 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : — To balance 19 th October : . . £ 444 6 5 Subsequent Receipts . . .. 213 8 0

£ 657 14 5 By Purchase of £ 200 Consols , afc 92 £ . 185 5 0 Disbursements during the Quarter . . 128 19 10 „ Balance . . . 343 9 7

£ 657 14 5 which balance is in the hands of Messrs . "Willis , Percival and Co ., bankers of the Grand Treasurer . The Committee beg to report that they have received petitions—1 st . —From Companions Stephen AA * alter Rains , as Z . ; Chas . Henry Dallas , as II ; Joaeph George Hoksonas J . and six others

, , for a Chapter , to be attached to the Yokohama Lodge , No . 1092 , Yokohama , to be called the " Yokohama Chapter , " and to meet at fche Masonic Hall , Yokohama , Japan . i . | 2 nd . From Companions George Frederick East , as Z ., Henry Blackley , as H . ; Norris Beaver , as J ., and . sis others , for a Chapter to he attached to the Lodge of Integrity , No . 163 , Manchester , to be called the " Integrity Chapter , " ancl

to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Cooper Street , Manchester , Lancashire . 3 rd . From Companions Charles Fryer , as Z . ; Henry Williani Johnston , as H . ; Henry Steib , as J . ; and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Lodge of Unanimity , No . 113 , Preston , to be called the " Chapter of Unanimity , " and to meet at the Bull Inn , Preston , Lancashire . The foregoing petitions being in all respects reeularthe

, Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . 4 th . The Committee have also received a petition from John Bedford Kerswill , as Z . ; John Hill , as H . ; AVilliam Goad , as J . ; and six others for a Chapter to he attached to the Eliot Lodge , No . 1164 , St . Germans , to be called tbe " Eliot Chapter , " and

to meet at private rooms , St . Germans , Cornwall . This petition is regular , with the exception thafc the written consent of the Lodge is not attached thereto . Should this consent be signified before the meeting of Grand Chapter , the Committee recommend that the prayer of this petition bo likewise granted . The Committee have received a communication from Companion John James , Z ., of the Alctorian Chapter , No . 530 ,

Melbourne , Alctorin , in reference to tho report of the Committee to Grand Chapter iu July last , and the decision of Grand Chapter , consequent thereon at the meeting of the Supreme Grand Chapter on the 3 rd of August , 1870 . The question was whether a Companion a member of an English Chapter was eligible to be installed as the third Principal of tho Chapter ; he , although a Past Master of an Irish Lodge , never having served as Master of au English Lodge . The Committeeafter referring to Article

, 8 , page 16 , ofthe Royal Arch Regulations , expressed their opinion " that to render a Companion eli gible to be elected a Principal of a Chapter under the English Constitution , he must be the actual Master or Past Master of a Craffc Lodge under that Constitution , " which opinion was confirmed by the Grand Chapter holden on the 3 rd ef August , 1870 . This opinion is in conformity with a resolution of the Grand Lodof Englandholden on the

ge , 2 nd September , 18 G 3 , upon a question which had been raised as to whether a brother , a member of an English Lodge , who had served as Warden in an Irish Lodge , was eligible to be elected AVorshipful Master of the English Lodge , and w ] iieh resolution , declared that such brother was not eligible utrfcil he had regu « larly served as AVarden in the English Lodge .