Ancient And Accepted Rite.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

SUPREME COUNCIL . A meeting of the K . H . 30 ° , was held by the Supreme Council , 33 " , of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , at Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday , May 11 . The following were present : — 33 RD DEGREE .

111 . Bros . E . J . Vigne , M . P . S . ; Capt . N . G . Philips , M . 111 . Lt . G . C . ; Col . Clerk , G . Chancellor ; I . M . P . Montagu , G . Sec . Gen . ; Earl of Carnarnon , Sov . G . I . Gen . ; R . Hamilton , Sov . G . I . Gen . ; H . C . Vernon , P . Lt . G . Com . ; Hyde Pullen ; and S . Rosenthal , 33 ° of France .

32 ND DEGREE . 111 . Bros . Dr . Goolden , C . I . Bauister , C . Gramond Dick , Rev . E . H . Harcourt Vernon , James Glaisher , George Barlow , Sir P . Colquboun , AV . Smith , C . E ., and S . Rawson . 31 si DEGREE . 111 . Bros . W . de Cardonnel Elmsall , C . A . Newnham , Emra Holmes , H . S . Alpass , C Chandos Pole , Gen . H . E . Doherty , Rev .

C . R . Davy , and C . Fendelow . 30 TH DEGEEE . 111 . Bros . Hon . AV . AA arren A ernon , Capt . J . R . Molineux , Earl of Limerick , Lord Eliot , Benjamin T . Hodge , Magnus Ohren , Rev . P . H . Newnham , T . AV . Boord , F . H . AVoodforde , Rev . C . W . Spencer-Stanhope , J . E . D . Jameson , George Lambert , Alvian

A . AVebber , G . A . Phayre , C C AVhitney Griffiths , C Hutton Gregory , A . Bruce Frazer , Rev . T . F . Ravensbaw , Joseph F Starkey , Charles Horsley , Henry Dubosc , Major-Gen . Gore Munbee , Rev . AV . Oswell Thompson , Capt . T . Lewis Hampton . James E . Mason , R . Arnison , AV . H . Grimmer , 'James Pickering , A . F . GodsomCapt . A . Nicols , and G . P . Brockbank . The following candidates were advanced to the 30 ° : — Bros . Rev . W . Oswell Thompson , Upton Cum Charvey , near

Slough ; Capt . T . Lewis Hampton , Henllys , Beaumaris ; James E . Mason , A \ orcester College , Oxford , of the Metropolitan Chapter Rose Croix . Bro . George P . Brockbank , Bolton , of the Palatine Chapter Rose Croix , Bro . Capt . Adolphus Nichols , Naval and Military Club , of the Invicta Chapter Rose Croix .

Bro . Augustus Frederick Godson , Temple , of the St Dunstan Chapter Rose Croix . Bro . Robert Arnison , York House , Sheffield , of the Talbot Chapter Rose Croix . Bros . William H . Grimmer , North John Street , Liverpool ; and James Pickering , Fisher House , Orrell , near AVigan , of the

Liverpool Chapter Rose Croix . The work was performed according to ancient custom by Col . Clerk , R . A ., Grand Chancellor of the Order . The Grand Treasurer presented his accounts : — 1870 . £ s . d . To Balance in London ancl Westminster Bank , Sept . 30 th 1870 300 2 1

, Receipts to Quarter ending 31 st Deer ., 1870 510 3 10 Receipts to Quarter ending 31 st March , 1870 406 13 9 £ 1217 4 8 March 31 s . Bv Payments in Quarter ending 31 st Dec , 1870 345 15 0

„ „ Payments to 31 st March , 1871 211 1 Balance in Bank 600 8 7 £ 1217 4 8

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

STATEMENT OE FUNDS AND PROPERTY . £ S . d . Balance in Bank 660 8 7 Invested in Consols £ 2337 : 5 : 0 3 Per Cents 2200 0 0 Estimated value of Lease and Property 1500 0 0 £ 4360 8 7

The increase is very satisfactory , proving as it does that the funds were well taken care of , and also that there has been a considerable addition to the number of the members of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . As the fees ofthe incoming members together with those for new warrants alone , add to the funds , for it must be borne in mind that the S . C receives no fees for the perfection

of Candidates in any degree below the 30 ° . After the above members of the 18 ° Rose Croix were advanced , the 30 ° Chapter was closed . A Grand Chapter , Rose Croix was then opened when in addition to the names already given , several M . W ., Sovs ., and Pas t M . AV . Sovs . were admitted .

The Sec . Gen . was then called upon by the Grand Chancellor to explain the objects for which the G . C had been called , viz ., to acquaint the members with tbe progress the order had made both at borne and in the colonies ; he mentioned a scheme the S . C . had in contemplation , aud iu which they were acting , under the advice of an eminent of the chancery bar , for the protection of the funds , and for the better carrying out of the

objects that the A . and A . Rite is charged with . He alsoalluded to the determination to print and circulate the statistics of the Order . As it was necessary to sell out of the funds in order to complete the purchase of No . 2 , Upper John Street , and tobuild a Hall in the rear of the two houses , No . 33 , Golden

Square , and 2 , Upper John Street ; a resolution was moved by Bro . C . Hutton Gregory , ( Past President Inst . Civil Engineers , 30 ° ) . After some pertinent remarks by Bros . G . Lambert , and C Horsley , tbe selling out of tbe funds as much money as might be required for the two objectsthe proposition was carried Reus .

, con . Votes of thanks were passed to the Grand Treasurer and the Auditors , for their valuable services . The brethren afterwards sat down to an excellent banquet , over which Col . Clerk presided .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JULIUS ALEXANDER PEARSON , L . L . D . AVe are sorry to record the decease of Bro . Julius Alexander Pearson , LL . D ., F . S . A . Bro . Pearson , who was a man of considerable literary attainments and research , was an active member of the English League of St .

John of Jerusalem , and took up the pen in vindication of ts claims . His contributions were very lately given in ' Notes and Queries . " He was initiated in the AVestminster and Keystone Lodge , No . 10 , held , as well as ono of his brothers , office in that lodge . He died at the early age of 36 . He was by profession a solicitor .