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claimed the recognition of the Grand Chapter of Canada by the Grand Chapter of England . After a slight consultation between the three acting Principals , Comp . Pattison rose , and was followed by Comp . Scott , but whether they said anything , we could not tell . Comp . Havers approved of the suggestion ( which he had understood to emanate from Comp . Scott ) that the memorial should be referred to the three Grand

Principals . It appeared to him that by the memorial just read , and which he , with the rest of the Companions , had heard for the first time , that they were called upon to recognize not only the Grand Chapter of Canada , but two or three degrees of which they knew nothing , and which were not generally acknowledged in Europe . He believed those degrees to be almost peculiar to America and Canada , and they must be cautious how b y any act of theirs they appeared to recognize those degrees . He felt that it would be very undesirable for a few individual members of Grand

Chapter to express an opinion upon such a question without further and most mature consideration . It was not only the Mark degree , relative to which he would say nothing , as it was known to many Companions present , but there were other degrees , of which they had scarcely , if ever heard , that they were called upon to recognize . He would , therefore , again suggest that the memorial should be

referred to the three Grand Principals as a more prudent course than coming to a decision without further information than that before them . In making this suggestion , lie did not wish to dictate to Graud Chapter , as he should be sorry to do to any section of Masons , but he thought they should be most careful how they recognized anything like au innovation on their ancient landmarks . ( Cheers . ) Comp . Symonds did not think that by the memorial they were called upon to do more than recognize the new Grand Chapter ; if they did so in proper form , they need not in any way commit themselves to the recognition of degrees with which

they were unacquainted . Comp . Roxburgh thought it would be impossible to recognize degrees , as they were called upon to do , the very nature of which they ] were unacquainted . He did not wish to raise an objection to the recognition of the Grand Chapter of Cauada , but they could not recognize degrees which wore not known in any part of Europe . Two Companions here rose and saidall the degrees referred to were acknowledged

, iu Scotland , in which country they bad themselves taken them . It was then resolved that tbe memorial should be referred to tho three Grand Principals . The petition for transferring the St . Augustine ' s Chapter from its connection with Lodgo No . 766 , Leicester , to Lodge 1081 , Ashby-de-la-Zoueh , having been read—

-Comp . Le Venn said , that he had great satisfaction in moving' that the petition be agreed to ; feeling assured that it would be for the advantage of Royal Arch Masonry that the prayer of the petition should be conceded . Since the present Prov . Grand "Master , Earl Howe , bad presided over the province , Masonry had been rapidly increasing in it ; and a Lodge having been established in a distant part of the province , where the brethren were also desirous of having a Chapter , and two Chapters being more than were required by the brethren of Leicester , he believed that both parties would be benefitted by allowing the transference of the Chapter from Leicester to

Ashby-de-la-Zouch . Comp . Savage seconded the resolution , knowing from his experience of Leicestershire , that it would be advantageous for tho Order to pass tho resolution . After a few further observations , the motion was put and carried . The petition praying for power to transfer the Mount Lebanon Chapter , No . 6 ? ,, from Enfield to London , ivas then read , and the prayer agreed to , on the motion of . Bro . Savagewho statedthat otherwise the Chapter would cease to nuotseconded

, , ; by Comp . Le Veau . The petition for a new Chapter in connection with tho St . James ' s Union Lodge . ND . 211 , Avas then read ; and Bro . W . Watson moved that the warrant prayed for be gran ted , Comp . 'P . A . Adams seconded the motion .