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work , and the knowledge of its mysteries in consequence is more generally diffused than heretofore . The Encampment called Cornubian , originally assembling at Falmouth , then at Redruth , was finally removed to Trnro on the 12 th July , where it has at length found a resting-place , and now being so favourably circumstanced , it is expected that a large accession to its members will accrue .
The Rose Croix degree ( as also the intermediate degrees from the Secret Alaster to the Knight of the East and AA'est inclusive ) , held at St . Aubyn Lodge Rooms , Alorice Town , Devonport , has had a most prosperous year , and upwards of fifty members are already privileged to study and witness the ceremonies of this beautiful and Christian degree of Freemasonry at this chapter . AA'e considered there was ample scope for a
Rose Cioix Chapter farther west than Axminster , and the subsequent career of St . Aubyn . Chapter has abundantly confirmed our most sanguine expectations . A Council of the Alasonic Knights of Constantinople has been opened at Truro , and although but recently established , the peculiar and solemn ritual of that Order has drawn many under its banner . The officers for each of these degrees in Devon and Cornwall will be found in the Calendarprovided
, the blank lists sent by the publisher have been duly returned . In concluding this rapid sketch let us earnestly hope that the brethren in Devon and Cornwall—as also elsewhere—will strive to their utmost to preserve the true principles and practices of the Fraternity , and will especially weigh the remarks of the AI . AA' . the Grand Alaster of England , lately sent by letter to the Provincial Grand Alasters on the admission . of members .
On this subject too much care cannot possibly be exercised , as it is evident much unmerited abuse has been heaped on the Society , from the misconduct of those who ought never to have crossed its threshold , and although it may be true that , as Freemasons , we do not half we should for the benefit of our indigent members , we cannot but think too large a proportion of such brethren were not at the first in such a social position
as warranted their initiation , neither were they able to conform to the laws of the Craft as to being in " reputable circumstances , " & c . A meeting of the Alasters and Fast Alasters of the lodges in Plymouth , Devonport , and Stonehouse was recently held , and some useful rules have been agreed to , such as allowing no lodge to be open after eleven o ' clock , and to promote the clue inquiry as to the character of candidates . Copies of all the summonses of meetings to be held in the three towns are to be sent to the AV . AL of eacli lodge .
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending March
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH
23 RD , 1867 . Tuesday , Mar . 19 th . —INSTITUTION or CIVIL ENGINEEHS , at 8 . "Wednesday , Mar . 20 th . —GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY , at 8 , Wednesday , Mar . 20 th . —SOCIETY OF ARTS , at 8 . Wednesday , 2 > Iar . 20 th . —METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , At 8 . Thursday , Mar . 21 st . —CHEMICAL SOCIETY , at 8 .
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THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove out on the morning of the 7 th inst . in a carriage and four , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her Majesty drove out in the afternoon , accompanied by Princess Christian and attended by the Lady in AA ' aitiug , and visited the Princess of AVales at Afarlborough House .
During her Majesty ' s drive she went round Trafalgar-square and viewed the lions at the base of the Nelson Column ; and paid a short visit to Miss Hildyard at St . Catherine ' s , in Regent ' s Park The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove out on the morning of the Sth inst . in a carriage and four , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Louise , went out in the afternoon , and honoured Mr . Henry Weekes ,
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R . A ., and Air . AlaeDowell , R . A ., with visits to their studios , to inspect the groups which they are executing for the memorial of the Prince Consort in Hyde Park . Her Majesty drove afterwards to Alarlborough House and visited the Princess of AVales . —The Queen held a Council at Buckingham Palace . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess
Christian , went out on the morning of the 9 th inst ., attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her ilajesty the Queen received , at Bucking-ham Palace , an address of congratulation from the Corporation of the city of London on the birth of a princess . Her Alajesty hiving returned a gracious answer , the Lord Alayor , Air . Deputy Stapleton ( the mover of the address ) ,
and Air . Alderman and Sheriff AVaterlow ( the seconder of the address ) were severally presented to the Queen , and had the honour of kissing hands . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian and Princess Louise visited her Royal Highness the Princess of AVales , at Alarlborough House iu the afternoon . Her Alajesty and their Royal
Highnesses left Alarlborough House at five o ' clock for Windsor Castle , escorted to Paddington by a detachment of the 14 th Hussars . The Queen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , Princess ¦ Beatrice , and Prince Henry of Prussia , arrived at AVindsor Castle at twenty minutes past six o ' clock from Buckingham
Palace . The Queen , their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian , Princess Louise , and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting , attended divine service on the morning of the 10 th instant iu the private chapel . The Rev . C . Kingsley preached the sermon . The Queen and the Royal Family received on the 11 th inst . the sorrowful , although not unexpected , intelligence of the death of Prince Christian's mother , the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein Augustenburg . The Queen aud her Royal Highness
Princess Louise'walked , and rode on ponies , m the grounds . The Queen and Princess Louise drove out iu the afternoon . Her Alajesty walked and drove on the morning of the 12 th inst ., accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian . Her Alajesty the Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise , went to London in the afternoon , and visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and I'rincess of AVales , at
Alarlborough House . Her Alajesty afterwards returned to AVindsor Castle . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove in the grounds on the morning of the 13 th inst . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OE LORDS on the 7 th inst . the Earl of Derby made a statement that the Fenian rising
had been more highly coloured than was necessary . Subsequently their lordships , after some discussion , read the Trades' Unions Bill a second time , and put other measures forward a stage . On the Sth inst . the Eastern question , as revived by the insurrection in Crete , was brought before the House by the Duke of Argyle . That noble peer , while on the whole approving the
attitude held by the Foreign Secretary of England on this question , censured the want of humanity shown in the orders he issued to the British Consul not to interfere , even for the purpose of bringing off women and children , fugitive from the island . The noble duke said Turkey was doomed to extinction , and claimed Christian sympathy for the Christian subjects of the
Porte suffering under extremely bad Government ; but he justified the Crimean war on the ground that Russia should not be allowed to exert an undue individual pressure at Constantinople . The Earl of Derby defended the policy of the Foreign Office ; did not deny that Turkish rule in Europe was waning to a close ; but stated that it could never be the policy of England to precipitate the extinction of that empire . Atrocities iu this insurrection had been committed on both sides . Lord
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work , and the knowledge of its mysteries in consequence is more generally diffused than heretofore . The Encampment called Cornubian , originally assembling at Falmouth , then at Redruth , was finally removed to Trnro on the 12 th July , where it has at length found a resting-place , and now being so favourably circumstanced , it is expected that a large accession to its members will accrue .
The Rose Croix degree ( as also the intermediate degrees from the Secret Alaster to the Knight of the East and AA'est inclusive ) , held at St . Aubyn Lodge Rooms , Alorice Town , Devonport , has had a most prosperous year , and upwards of fifty members are already privileged to study and witness the ceremonies of this beautiful and Christian degree of Freemasonry at this chapter . AA'e considered there was ample scope for a
Rose Cioix Chapter farther west than Axminster , and the subsequent career of St . Aubyn . Chapter has abundantly confirmed our most sanguine expectations . A Council of the Alasonic Knights of Constantinople has been opened at Truro , and although but recently established , the peculiar and solemn ritual of that Order has drawn many under its banner . The officers for each of these degrees in Devon and Cornwall will be found in the Calendarprovided
, the blank lists sent by the publisher have been duly returned . In concluding this rapid sketch let us earnestly hope that the brethren in Devon and Cornwall—as also elsewhere—will strive to their utmost to preserve the true principles and practices of the Fraternity , and will especially weigh the remarks of the AI . AA' . the Grand Alaster of England , lately sent by letter to the Provincial Grand Alasters on the admission . of members .
On this subject too much care cannot possibly be exercised , as it is evident much unmerited abuse has been heaped on the Society , from the misconduct of those who ought never to have crossed its threshold , and although it may be true that , as Freemasons , we do not half we should for the benefit of our indigent members , we cannot but think too large a proportion of such brethren were not at the first in such a social position
as warranted their initiation , neither were they able to conform to the laws of the Craft as to being in " reputable circumstances , " & c . A meeting of the Alasters and Fast Alasters of the lodges in Plymouth , Devonport , and Stonehouse was recently held , and some useful rules have been agreed to , such as allowing no lodge to be open after eleven o ' clock , and to promote the clue inquiry as to the character of candidates . Copies of all the summonses of meetings to be held in the three towns are to be sent to the AV . AL of eacli lodge .
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending March
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH
23 RD , 1867 . Tuesday , Mar . 19 th . —INSTITUTION or CIVIL ENGINEEHS , at 8 . "Wednesday , Mar . 20 th . —GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY , at 8 , Wednesday , Mar . 20 th . —SOCIETY OF ARTS , at 8 . Wednesday , 2 > Iar . 20 th . —METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , At 8 . Thursday , Mar . 21 st . —CHEMICAL SOCIETY , at 8 .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove out on the morning of the 7 th inst . in a carriage and four , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her Majesty drove out in the afternoon , accompanied by Princess Christian and attended by the Lady in AA ' aitiug , and visited the Princess of AVales at Afarlborough House .
During her Majesty ' s drive she went round Trafalgar-square and viewed the lions at the base of the Nelson Column ; and paid a short visit to Miss Hildyard at St . Catherine ' s , in Regent ' s Park The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove out on the morning of the Sth inst . in a carriage and four , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Louise , went out in the afternoon , and honoured Mr . Henry Weekes ,
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R . A ., and Air . AlaeDowell , R . A ., with visits to their studios , to inspect the groups which they are executing for the memorial of the Prince Consort in Hyde Park . Her Majesty drove afterwards to Alarlborough House and visited the Princess of AVales . —The Queen held a Council at Buckingham Palace . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess
Christian , went out on the morning of the 9 th inst ., attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her ilajesty the Queen received , at Bucking-ham Palace , an address of congratulation from the Corporation of the city of London on the birth of a princess . Her Alajesty hiving returned a gracious answer , the Lord Alayor , Air . Deputy Stapleton ( the mover of the address ) ,
and Air . Alderman and Sheriff AVaterlow ( the seconder of the address ) were severally presented to the Queen , and had the honour of kissing hands . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian and Princess Louise visited her Royal Highness the Princess of AVales , at Alarlborough House iu the afternoon . Her Alajesty and their Royal
Highnesses left Alarlborough House at five o ' clock for Windsor Castle , escorted to Paddington by a detachment of the 14 th Hussars . The Queen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , Princess ¦ Beatrice , and Prince Henry of Prussia , arrived at AVindsor Castle at twenty minutes past six o ' clock from Buckingham
Palace . The Queen , their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian , Princess Louise , and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting , attended divine service on the morning of the 10 th instant iu the private chapel . The Rev . C . Kingsley preached the sermon . The Queen and the Royal Family received on the 11 th inst . the sorrowful , although not unexpected , intelligence of the death of Prince Christian's mother , the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein Augustenburg . The Queen aud her Royal Highness
Princess Louise'walked , and rode on ponies , m the grounds . The Queen and Princess Louise drove out iu the afternoon . Her Alajesty walked and drove on the morning of the 12 th inst ., accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian . Her Alajesty the Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise , went to London in the afternoon , and visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and I'rincess of AVales , at
Alarlborough House . Her Alajesty afterwards returned to AVindsor Castle . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove in the grounds on the morning of the 13 th inst . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OE LORDS on the 7 th inst . the Earl of Derby made a statement that the Fenian rising
had been more highly coloured than was necessary . Subsequently their lordships , after some discussion , read the Trades' Unions Bill a second time , and put other measures forward a stage . On the Sth inst . the Eastern question , as revived by the insurrection in Crete , was brought before the House by the Duke of Argyle . That noble peer , while on the whole approving the
attitude held by the Foreign Secretary of England on this question , censured the want of humanity shown in the orders he issued to the British Consul not to interfere , even for the purpose of bringing off women and children , fugitive from the island . The noble duke said Turkey was doomed to extinction , and claimed Christian sympathy for the Christian subjects of the
Porte suffering under extremely bad Government ; but he justified the Crimean war on the ground that Russia should not be allowed to exert an undue individual pressure at Constantinople . The Earl of Derby defended the policy of the Foreign Office ; did not deny that Turkish rule in Europe was waning to a close ; but stated that it could never be the policy of England to precipitate the extinction of that empire . Atrocities iu this insurrection had been committed on both sides . Lord