Ancient And Accepted Rite.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

THE SUPREAIE COUNCIL , 33 ° . On Friday , May 26 th , the Supreme Council met at Cambridge , when the following were present : —The 111 . Bro . C . J . Vigno , 33 ° . ; Capt . N . G . Philips , 33 ° . ; Col . Adair , 33 ° . ; J . M . P . Alontagu , 33 ° . ; Hyde Pullen , 33 ° . ; Rev . E . H . H . Amnion , 32 ° .: Rev . A . B . Frazer , 30 ° . ; Capt . T . L . Hampton , 30 " . ; Rev . J . F . Hardy , 30 ° . ; C . J . Roe , 30 ° . ; II . Dubois , 30 ° . ; RevRNSanderson 30 "JFStarkey 30 JOOxland

. , . , . ; . . , ° . ; . . , 30 ° - ; Rev . G . AV . Marwood , 18 ° ., and many distinguished brothers under this jurisdictions . The Rose Croix Chapter was duly opened , and several P . AI . ' s . were introduced and admitted into the Order , hy J . AV . H yde Pullen , who conducted tho ceremony . The ALP . Sow III . Bvo . Vigne , assisted by the members of Supreme Council , then duly dedicated , and consecrated a Rose

Croix Chapter , in ancient and solemn form , which was proclaimed as the "University Chapter , " Rose Croix , to beheld at Cambridge . The ALAA . S . Elect , Bro . J . Oxley Oxland , was then presented to the Acting AI . AA . S . Bro . Hyde Pullen , and regularly installed into tho chair of his office , and proclaimed and saluted accordingly . Having appointed his officers , a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded , and conveyed to the 111 . Brother who had opened the Chapter , and conducted tho ceremonies , The Chapter , which promises to he attended with success and prosperity , was closed in ancient form .

Scotland.

SCOTLAND .

PEEBLES AND SELKIRK . Bro . Henry Inglis , P . G . AI . of this province , has been visiting some of the lodges of late ; this worthy brother and highly distinguished Alason is ever alive to the interests of the craft generally , and especially , to those lodges over which he is placed . A few weeks ago he visited St . John ' s Lodge , No . 32 , Selkirk ' , and was well pleased with the reception the brethren gave him

there . A large deputation from St . John ' s Lodge , Stow , No . 216 , was present ; also brethren from Galashiels , ilawick , & c ; when after _ the examination of lodge books , & c , a few hours were spent iu a very harmonious manner . On Friday , the 2 nd inst ,, Bro . Inglis , visited Lodges No . Ill and No . 421 . Hawick . He was accompanied by Bro . James Middleton , P . G . Junior AVurdcn ; Bio . Robert Sanderson , P . G . Sec ; Bro . Adam ThomsonP . M . No . 262 Galashielswas dul

, , , , y installed in lodge-room No . Ill , to the office of P . G . Senior AVarden , vacant b y the retirement of Bro . AVilliam Chambers , Glenoruiiston . Both the lodges turned out well on the above occasion ; No . 424 was visited iirst , at 7 o ' clock p . m ., when R . W . M . Bro . Park opened his lodge in due form , ai-. d submitted the hooks , & c , for examination , and the P . G . M . expressed his satisfaction with the very efficient manner in which AlasterAVardens & cconducted

, , , the affairs of the lodge . After closing , the brethren of No . 424 , who were joined b y deputations from Selkirk , headed b y R . AV . AI . Heard ; Stow , beaded by acting R . AA . Al . Grahame ' ; Jedburgh , headed by R . W . M . Scott , & c , escorted the Provincial Grand Lodge to the lodgo-room of No . Ill , where R . W . M . Kyle and a large company of brethren were assembled , and supper laid out ; about 80 brethren in all partook of it . After the repast was over , R . W . M . Kle opened his lod and then

y ge , vacated bis chair in favour of the Prov . G . M ., who took his seat amid loud cheering . The Senior and Junior P . G . AVardens also took their respective places , when the remainder of the evening was spent in giving and responding to the usual loyal and masonic toasts . Songs , recitations , & c , were kindly given b y Bros . Beattie , Lawson , Henderson , Aliddleton , Davidson , Peden , Scott , AVilson , Aitken , Taylor , and Gowans ; after which tho lodge was closed , aud the brethren separated .

Laying The Foundation Stone Of The Weymouth Royal Hospital And Dispensary.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE WEYMOUTH ROYAL HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY .

On AVhit-Monday the foundation stone of the Weymouth Royal Dispensary was laid with full Masonic honours by Bro . Gundry , R . AA " . Prov . Grand Alaster . The Dispensary was founded under tho patronage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte and His Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxo Cobourg , under whose

fostering care , aided by the voluntary contributions of the town and neighbourhood , it soon became a great boon to the " multitudes of sick poor , " and its resources were so greatly utilised that in the year 1836 , the committee in their annual report had tlie pleasure of announcing a considerable extension of the usefulness of the institution , hy the purchase nf a house ( now the Royal Infirmary ) to be used exclusively for the accomodation of patients on the recommendation of a subscriber or benefactor ,

and for persons mooting with accidents within the borough , who are to be admitted at any hour without recommendation or guarantee , subject only to the approval of one of tho medical officers of the charity . In that year the hospital was added , and shortly afterwards our gracious Queen became the patroness of the Institution . From that time until the present the benefits conferred upon the poor are immense , aud on glancing at the report issued by

the coinmittee for 1870 we find that 15 , 535 patients have been admitted to the benefits of the dispensary since 1816 , and 896 received as in-patients since the openingof the hospital in 1836 . Out ot the 745 out-patients in 1870 , no less a number than 013 were discharged cured , and 37 relieved , whilst of the inpatients , numbering 37 , 29 have been " made whole . " Truly this is currying out the Divine injunction to visit the sick in their affliction , and well may the Institution head their reports with the Saviour's words of " I was sick and ye visited me . "

The Weymouth Hospital and Dispensary is au institution whicli opens its charitable portals to all who are iu need , the only condition being " indigent circumstances . " Its benefits aro dispensed without reference to religious considerations , so that it is no cause for surprise that men of all denominations should seek to contribute towards its funds , and for this purpose sermons are preached at the various places of worship in the town . On Sunday , at Holy Trinity Church , the offertories ,

amounting to £ 12 8 s ., were handed over to the Secretary of the Institution . The preacher in the morning was the Rev . J . D . Addison , who bore high testimony to the Hospital and Dispensary . In concluding a very excellent discourse , in which he pointed out the fruits of the Hol y Spirit , he said : You can hardly show them in a better way than that which provides for alleviating the sufferings of your fellow creatures . The work to be begun to-morrow is beyond all doubt a most

imporant and holy one , and we cannot fear but that , if God ' s blessing be asked upon it in faith , it will he surely givon . To the poor people of this parish the infirmary has been hitherto of the greatest service and value , and now that it sseks to work upon a greater scale we can but anticipate increased efficiency

and benefit . I am sure I may leave this cause in your hands with the utmost confidence , and that you will give , without hesitation , to a work iu which all , without distinction , should be proud to join—the building up of a charitable object of which God must approve and love us for taking part in . Give in Christ ' s name , and with a secret prayer for Christ's blessing to rest upon this work . The architect is Mr . G . R . Crickmay , and the builders Messrs .

Innes and England , all of this town . The new building will be situated on the south side of School Street . The principal entrance will he central , and tho main corridor on which it opens will run through the entire length of the building . On the right , on the ground floor , are male and female accident wards for six beds ; on the left the dispensary arrangements for out-door patients , consisting of a consulting-room , dispensary and waiting-room , with a separate external access . The kitchen

and oflices are in the rear . The first floor , approached by a flight of stone steps , will have male and female wards for nine beds , bath-room , nurses ' , matron ' s and linen-rooms . A second floor provides bed-room for servants and nurses . The construction of corridors and staircase is fireproof . The wards will be heated by open fire-places , and especial care will be taken t