Mark Masonry.

( honorary ); Rev . AV . Langley , S . AV . & XVM . elect ; Douglas , J . AV . ; Sharman , Sec ; Bright . S . D . ; Markham , J . D . ; Fash ; Mann , I . G . ; Ferneley , Org . ; Selby , Turvillc , and others . The lodge having been opened , a ballot was taken for Bro . Rippin , of the Rutland Craft Lodge , No . 1 , 130 , as a candidate for advancement , who was duly elected , but was prevented attending . The chair was then taken by the P . G . M ., who , on the Rev . Bro . Langley being

presented as AA . M . elect by bis predecessor , proceeded to put to liim the preliminary questions , after which a Board of Installed Mark Masters was constituted , and the Rev . brother was duly installed into into the chair of Adoniram . On the . return of the brethren he was proclaimed and saluted , and he then appointed and invested his officers . A otes of thanks having been passed to the Rev , Bro . Robinson for his services as W . M . ( he being elected an honorary member ) , and to the R . W . Prov . G . M . for his attendance , the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to the banquet .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

GRAND CONCLAA E . A Grand Conclave was held on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at Head Quarters , 14 , Bedford row , London , at three o ' clock , Sir Knt . W . Stewart , the M . E . and S . Grand Master , presided , assisted by the Rev . J . Huyshe , D . G . Master . There were present the following Provincial Grana Commanders aud Grand Officers -. Sir KntCJA i Dorsetshire

. . . gne . „ A \ . W . B . Beach , M . P . Hampshire . „ H . Murray China . „ Capt . N . G . Philips Sullblk . „ J . Rawson D . P . G . D . China . „ R . J . Spiers „ Oxford .

GRAND OEEICERS . Sir Knt . Earl of Limerick G . Prior . „ the Rev . E . Moore G . Prelate . „ J . Tepper 1 st G . Capt . „ Sir P . Colquhoun G . Chancellor . „ AA " . Tinkler G . Vice-Chancellor . J . Lavender G . Registrar .

„ „ W . F . Harrison G . Chamberlain . „ the Rev . G . Ross G . Hospitaller . „ J . E . D . Jameson Assist . G . Dir . of Cers . F . AV . Mitchell G . Provost . „ Rev . Spencer Stanhope ... G . Almoner . „ G . Lambert G . AVarden of Regalia . „ C . Fendelow 1 st G . Expert .

„ H . Thomas 1 st G . Standard Bearer . „ the Rev . A . Bruce Frazer 3 rd G . Standard Bearer . „ Major-General Doherty ... 1 st G . Aide-de-Camp . AV . R . Mabey 1 st G . Herald . „ J E . Poulter 2 nd G . Herald .. „ AV . Ganz G . Organist . AV . Tinkler G . M . ' s Banner Bearer

„ . The G . Master , after taking his seat upon the throne , opened the Grand Conclave in due form . The G . Registrar called the muster roll . The minutes cf the last Grand Conclave , in December , were read and confirmed-The following report of the committee to Grand Conclave was then read : —

' Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Master : Your committee lias the honour to report that the state of the Order is satisfactory . ^ " Your committee has not judged fit to withhold any longer the warrant from tbe Union de Molai , at St . John ' s , New Brunswick , already four months under suspension on representations made from Scotland . "Three new warrants have been granted since the Grand

Conclave in December , 1868 , viz .: —The Ancient Ebor at York , in the province of North and East Yorkshire ; the Tancred , at Cambridge ; and tbe Hm-ontario , at Collingwood , Ontario , in the Dominion of Canada . "The Beauceant has been revived at Birmingham , on the occasion of the Provincial Grand Conclave held for Staffordshire and AA arivickshireon the 12 th of February lastb

, , y your Grand Chancellor in charge of those provinces . " One encampment is in abeyance , viz ., the Frederick of Unity of London , which has been called upon to surrender its warrant ; making the total number of encampments under your banner at home and in the British possessions abroad 106 .

"You have been pleased to rank confer the Past Prov . Grand Commander on Captain Gierke of the 21 st Regiment , for services rendered in tho West Indies , and to create Ceylon a province under the command of Major Alexander Crowder Crooksliank . " Sir Knight Shuttleworth naving tendered his resignation of the office of Grand \ iee-Cbancellor , which he had held for many years , you have been pleased to appoint Sir Knight Tinkler to

succeed him in his duties . " The convention with Ireland was ratified on the 19 th January , whereby the Order is consolidated in the three kingdoms . "Your committee regrets to remark the systematic neglect of one of the most important statutory provisions respecting annual returns . By far the greater number of encampments

treat all requests for regularity in this respect with simple disregard . It is needless to say that tho executive is paralysed by such conduct ; and your committee is of opinion that nothing short of stringent measures will bring these encampments to a sense of their duty , and of their obligation of obedience . This , neglect is tho more reprehensible , as the statute regulating the making of annual returns of encampments is not a new onebut

, has been in existence for years , and , moreover , is in the category of those statutes with wliich it is the peculiar duty of officers of encampments to make themselves acquainted . " Your Grand Treasurer having been obliged to leave England on business , transferred the duties of his office , and the balance in his hands , to Sir Knight J . Tepper , First Grand Captain , with the approval of the Grand Master- It will be now for Grand

Conclave to confirm by its vote , should it think fit , the Sir Knight in question iu the office he was so suddenly called upon to assume , or to elect some other to undertake that responsibility . " The balance in the hands of the Grand Trea- £ 141 0 S surer depute to the end of the financial year in March amounts to " Benevolence Fund 90 7 4

Total £ 237 8 0 " A motion out of this latter fund will be duly made in favour of Mary Griffiths , and is recommended for acceptance . " By Order of the Committee of Grand Conclave , "J P . MAC C . DE COLQUHOUN , Grand Chancellor . " The D . G . Master moved , and Sir Knt . R . Costa , Past 1 st G . Capt ., secondedand it was resolved unanimouslythat the

, , report be received and adopted and entered on the minutes . A grant from the benevolent fund in favour of tbe daughter of a deceased knight was moved by Sir Kut . R . J . Spiers , D . Prov . G . Commander , Oxford , and seconded by Sir Knt . AV . AV . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . Commander for Hants , was carried unanimously . Sir Knt . Capt . J . II . Clerke , of the 21 st Regt ., attended , and

did homage on receiving the rank of Past Provincial Grand Commander . The G . Master then appointed the following knights Grand Officers for the ensuing year , and assisted by the Assist . G . Dir . of Cers ,, invested them with the insignia of their office : — Sir Knt . Lord Skelmersdale G . Seneschal . „ Earl of Limerick G . Prior . Colonel Peard G . Sub . Prior . The Rev . E . Moore G . Prelate .

„ Major-General Doherty .. 1 st . G . Captain . „ T . Mansel Talbot 2 nd G . Captain . „ Sir P . Colquhoun , LCD . G . Chancellor . W . Tinkler G . Vice Chancellor . „ J . Lavender G . Registrar . „ J . M . Wike G . Chamberlain . „ C . Fendelow G . Hospitaller . Captain Lamert G . Director of Cers .

„ „ J . E . D . Jameson Assist . G . Dir . of Cers , „ M . Rhodes G . Supt of AA orks . „ Foster Gough , LL . D . ... G . Constable . „ J . Taylor G . Provost . „ J . Duffield G . Almoner . > , G . Lambert G . Warden of Regalia . „ J . Hampson 1 st G . Expert .

„ F . B . Jennings 2 nd G . Expert . „ S . P . Spiers 1 st G . Standard Bearer . „ J . Wordsworth 2 nd G . Standard Bearer . „ T . Berry 3 rd G . Standard Bearer . „ C . A . Newnham 4 th G . Standard Bearer , „ Captain Phayre 1 st G . Aide-de-Camp .