Ancient And Accepted Rite.

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE .

HAMPSHIRE . BOURNEMOUTH . — Yiyne ( late Bournemouth ) Chapter , S . P . S . C . —\ Ve are requested to announce that the Rose Croix brethren meeting at Bournemouth have unanimously resolved to alter the name of their Chapter from the " Bournemouth " to the " A'igne" Chapter . In making this change , the Bournemouth brethren desire to pay a tribute of respect , not merely to the official positionbut also to the personal and Masonic

, character of the present M . P . S . G . C . of the Rite in England and Wales ; and they trust that this new name will be accepted by -the governing body of the A . and A . Rite , as well as by brethren of the Order in general , as a practical proof that the spirit of dissatisfaction with the proceedings of the S . C . is not quite so universally diffused , as might be supposed , from wlint hua boon of late stated elsewhere .

Presentation Of Address Of Condolence On The Death Of Bro. A. P. Hains, M.D., Totnes.

PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE ON THE DEATH OF BRO . A . P . HAINS , M . D ., TOTNES .

On Friday evening , April 14 th , a deputation from the Pleiades ¦ Craft -and Mark Lodges , and the R . A . Chapter at Totnes , consisting of Bros . Rev . It . Bowden , John Heath , W . Cuming , Dr . 11 . Hopkins , and A . B . Niner , attended , by appointment , at the residence of Bro . John Plains , M . B . C . S ., to present to him copies of resolutions of condolence on the death of his brother . Frederic A . P . Hains , M . D-, who was a member of each of these bodies .

The following address was first read by Bro . Dr . Hopkins , and afterwards a copy emblazoned with Masonic emblems , appropriate for the occasion , was placed in the hands of Bro , Hains : ' ' Dear Sir and Brother , — Through some channel or other you have doubtless learnt tho object of our visit here this evening , as representatives of the Freemasons of Totnes , in tbe three several departments of Craft , Mark , and Royal Arch . By each of these bodies a

deputation has been appointed to convey to you a copy of a resolution unanimously passed by it . Our number is small ; nevertheless , several of us represent all three of these branches , and those , who are absent are prevented from joining us by illness or by residence at a distance . Be assured , however , that they fully reciprocate the sentiments expressed in our open assemblies on this painful occasion . In our view , the mission of Freemasonry is threefold : lst > To administer relief to the needy , the widow and the orphan and to exercise charity , in tbe broadest sense of the word , not only to those who are united with us in the bonds of

brotherhood , but also to those out of our pale . 2 nd . To promote kindly feeling and support among those who are bound together hy the same obligations , and aro participators in the same mysteries ; to soothe the distresses of such as mourn and are in trouble , as well as to rejoice with those who rejoice . Lastly . As the tenets of our Order arc based on the purest principles of piety ,-md virtue , it is our duty so to regulate our lives and actions , so to exhibit the beneficial effects of our symbolism and

of our teaching , as to gain the regard and admiration of tbe external world ; - —to set such an cxamplo of all that is honorable and praiseworthy in Die si ght of God and man , as by these means to induce others to subject themselves to the same influences . Under the second of these heads are we met on the present occasion . Dear Sir and Brother , —We are aware that your professional engagements preeludo the possibility of your frequent appearance in our stated assemblies . On the last

occasion when we met , however , your absence was caused by a melancholy event , which has made your house one of mourning . It lias pleased the G . A . O . T . U . to remove one who was naturally dear to you from domestic ties ; nor less so to us as Masons from a just appreciation of bis worth . One of our most important and impressive ceremonies has direct reference to this solemn and especial subject , as commemorative of the departure from life of " one of tho brihtest characters recorded in the

g annals of Freemasonry , " at a period far removed from us by antiquity ; thus instructing us how to die after having displayed fidelit y to our trust . And shall we he less mindful of this solemn event , in regard to one who has been in our midst , and has now realized the realit y of that figurative death through which wo have all passed ? No . ' such is not the feeling of those

Presentation Of Address Of Condolence On The Death Of Bro. A. P. Hains, M.D., Totnes.

who rank as brethren to yourself and to him now departed , Let us all look forward to a happy rc-union , and to a participation with him and with each other in the "bidden manna , " the white stone , which containeth a new name , " and the morning star promised to him that overcometh . " In tho name of tho Lodges and Chapter to which he belonged , we offer to you and to tbe members of your family our sincere condolence ; we express a hope that our late friend and brother

has passed to a better and a happier world ; and we p lace in your hands tokeus of respect for his memory , and of sympathy with surviving relatives under tho bereavement . The resolutions passed have already been given in the reports of the meetings of the three Masonic bodies . At the conclusion of the above address , Bro . AV . Cuming road that of the Craft Lodge , presenting a copy of it , and also a letter received from the Secretary of the Scottish Mother Lodge of the deceased . Bro . the Rev . R .

Bowden read and presented the resolution of the R . A . Chapter , and Bro . J . Heath that of the Mark Lodge . Each of these brethren accompanied the presentation with appropriate remarks , which were supplemented by Bro . Niner . It need hardly be added that Bro . Hains in reply expressed his appreciation of the kind and sympathetic feeling exhibited by the Masonic bodies in offering these tokons of respect and of fraternal regard which he should carefully preserve as momentos of one to whom he had looked

forward as his professional colleague and eventual successor , but though these expectations had been so suddenly blighted , he lv , \ d much satisfaction in the thought that his dear brother , conscious that he was about to relinquish all earthly ties and prospects , had departed from life with full resignation and dependence on his Saviour . '

Cheshire Educational Masonic Institution.

CHESHIRE EDUCATIONAL MASONIC INSTITUTION .

On Tuesday Evening , the 28 th ult ., the Birkenhead Theatre had one of its grand gala nights , and was attended by nearly all the rank aud fashion of the Cheshire side . The occasion , we need hardly say , was no ordinary one , being in aid of the funds of the above useful institution , one of the worthiest that could arouse the sympathies or evoke the eleemosynary aid of

the generous public . The performance commenced with Maddison Morton ' s Screaming farce , " To Paris and back for Five Pounds " in which the several characters were admirably sustained by brethren of various lodges . Bro . T . Earl Hignett , W . M , 537 , illustrated tbe exaggerated burlesque character of Mr . Samuel Snozzle , in his usual humorous and talented manner ,

and Bro . R . T . Parkinson mado a capital Mai-kbam , while Bro . S . Pearson as Lieut . Spike , R . N . ; Bro . AV . C . Beggs as Superintendent ; Bro . Wilson as the AVaiter ; Mr . Percy B . Gboch as Detective Pounce ; aud Mr . H . N . Hill as Spriggins , were equally well placed . Miss Dacre personated tho heroine of the piece with good effect . AVheu the curtain rose a second time it was to introduce Mr . and Mrs . Howard Paul , whose world

renowned impersonations of character are too well-known to render comment necessary . The entertainment concluded with Bro . C . H . Duval ' s appearance iu his popular " Odds and Ends , " which he has so successfully given in Liverpool during the last five or six weeks .

The result will no doubt leave a handsome sum to the Institution above named . On AVednesday , the 29 th ult ., the Annual Court of Governors was held at the Crewe Arms Hotel , G ' rewo , which was numerously attended by the brethren of the province , and presided over by Bro . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., P . Prov . J . G . W . The business of the day was to accept the Treasurer ' s accounts and report , and we are glad to see this Infant Institution in so prosperous

a condition , it having the sum of £ 1340 17 s . 7 d . of invested capital , after providing education and advancement in life for no less than 19 orphan children during the past year . Seven additional candidates presented themselves , which wore all elected , making 26 recipients of this fund for the current year . This additional expenditure will , we doubt not , rouse tho brethren of the province to extra exertions for so noble a cause .