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Captain Boyle , 32 ° their M . W . S ., " and a better or more able person than he was it would be difficult to find . Those who knew him—members of the chapter—knew his worth and goodness . Those who did not know him so well—the visitors—had seen him that night and could form an opinion of his ability . ( Hear , hear . ) Everybody liked him , and everybody would drink to his health . ( Hear , hear . )—Capfc . BOYLE , 32 ° , M . W . S ., had to express his cordial thanks for fche way in which Colonel Clerk

had spoken of him , and the kind reception that had been accorded by them to the mention of his name . It cestainly was true thafc he always endeavoured to be useful in the chapter , but he was not ambitious of praise , but very ambitious to do his duty , in as grateful and graceful a spirit as he coulcTcommaud . The honour and welfare of the Invicta Chapter was very clear to him , and lie was happy to say he was always met hy its members in a similar spirit to his own . ( Hear , hear . )

He endeavoured to be not unworthy of their commendation , and they certainly were not unworthy of his . He then passed from their kind notice of himself to others of the same degree who were present . They were honoured by no less than three members of the 32 ° that night , Bios . Dr . Goolden , Gibbs , ancl Hyde Pullen , and he trusted they had been received as they could desire , ancl had found a hearty welcome . ( Hear , hear . ) The name of Bro . Hde Pullen was too well known in the

y higher grades for him to dwell for one moment on his services , appreciated as they were by all who held under the Ancient and Accepted Rite , and he therefore contented himself hy giving as a toast " The Visitors of the 32 ° . "—Bro . HYDE PCLEEN 32 ° , was sure , as well for himself as for those that rose with him , that they were sincerely grateful for the toast . As Assistant Secretary to the Supreme Grand Council , it was always a leasure to be presentand as a member of the 32 ° whose duty it

p , , was to supervise tho proceedings of the degrees beneath them , he was certain that his brethren of the 32 ° ancl himself would , from what they had witnessed that day , be able to report very happily to the Supreme Council . ( Hear , hear . ) All the mmutUc of the ceremony was carefully considered and performed , and if members of other Rose Croix chapters were to attend the Invicta they would learn much and improve their own working . For his part he had been extremely pleased and

satisfied with the ceremony , and there was one reason why all had gone so well , which was the determination of their Master of Ceremonies to carry out the ritual . That was done in . a spirit at once determined and yet kind , and he should for the future advocate and insist on the appointment of a firm officer , and hoped he might bs as successful in getting one with the requisite knowledge , as they were in tbe possession of theirs . ( Hear , hear . ) The M . W . S . and his officers had done their

duties charmingly , and they , the members of the 32 ° , could , and would , say it was perfect . ( Hear , hear . ) The chapter not content with doing a part of its duty well , carried out the spirit of the Order in its charity and hospitality ,- and so thoroughly was this done that they were compelled to admit not only did the Invicta act as a model to others in ceremonial , but its whole principles were those of the Order carried out in its entirety . Two years ago he had

visited the chapter , but he would take care the interval should not be so long for the future . ( Loud cheers . )—Tlie M . W . S . then gave "The Healths of the Members of the 31 and 30 Degrees . "—Bro . BOLLAERT , 31 ° , said it was also his duty to make a report as to what he thought of the chapters he visited , and , as an Inquisitor General , he should have much pleasure , iu snaking a favourable report to the Supreme Council . —Bro . MATTHEW COOKE 30 ° saidas no one else in his degree returned

, , , thanks for the toast , he felt bound to tender the acknowledgments of the members of the 30 ° . For his own part he was not an Inquisitor General but a general inquisitive ( great laughter ) such as it behoved a sub-editor to be , and he also begged to say that he should make his report ; and although he should not presume to lay it before the heads of fche Order , yefc he should place ifc before tbe whole Order of Freemasons , through the pages

ofthe FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE , and its purport would be thafc iu the higher grades , and more especially the Invicta Chapter and its visitors , he recognised zealous , able , and learned Freemasons , a thorough set of gentlemen and jolly good fellows . ( Cheers and laughter . )—The M . W . S . had great pleasure in proprosing "The Health of fche newly-perfected brother , " and trusted thafc iu a far-off land he would remember his mother chapter , and he called upon all to wish him God-speed in his undertaking . —Bro . BEDDY , 18 ° , had abandoned Freemasonry since the year 1838 until that day , for in his travels abroad ho met men

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in Freemasonry whom he could not respect ; but when he knew the character of the brotherhood he should for the future associate with in foreign piarts—taking that meeting as an earnest of those who made that part of the order—he rejoiced that he had once more made up his mind to be an active Freemason , and should ever remember his brethren afc Woolwich . ( Hear , hear . )—The M . W . S . next gave "The Health of the Visitors . "—Bro . BINCKES , 18 ° , hoped he might be able to

express the thanks of the visitors for the kindness they had received in that most important chapter . —[ Here he gracefully gave way to Bro . SPRATT , 18 ° , to conclude , who continued thus ] : —He had derived very great gratification from what he had witnessed that day . The chapter to which he belonged had only just come under the banner of the Supreme Council , and they had kindly consented to receive them , healing old differences ancl old sores . ( Loud aud prolonged cheers . ) This

hacl been brought about mainly by Colonel Clerk ; it had been done in such a nice , gentlemanly spirit —( cheers)—with so much tact , kindness , forbearance , and goodwill —( hear , hear)—that he was glad to say it was accomplished . For some time his chapter must be glad to learn—for there was n vast difference between the workings—and he was glad that there was a model chapter from whom they might learn , aud he could assure the members that there was no one of his body but would

be anxious and happy to follow their example . —The M . W . S . said the officers of the chapter looked to him to support them , ancl he could always depend upon them . Bro . J . R . Thomson was no exception to the rule , and was known as active and zealous in all portions of Freemasonry in Woolwich , and with the toasfc he should couple bis name . —Bro . J . R . THOMSON , 18 ° , returned thanks on behalf of the officers . He believed they felt as he did , that it was their duty to do their besfc—and they did

ifc to the best of their ability . —The M . W . S . said he would call for a bumper toasfc , and dedicate ifc to Freemasonry in its most expanded sense . He then gave " The Craft . " ( Immense cheering . ) The brethren then separated .

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HELP EACH OTHER . I NEVER knew a kindness yet , But as time ' s seasons ran , Some seed of hope from it was set That promised good for man -. I never knew a feeling heart , In needful cases shown , But it a spirit could impart

Congenial to its own ! For kindness is a power divine An essence not of earth ; It wreathes the everlasting shrine Where holiest things have birth : It hath a life beyond to-day ; And , when this life is o ' er ,

'Twill meet ; us smiling on our way , Aud good for good restore ! I never knew a generous hand Glow poorer for such deed ; A power we all can understand Still bids that hand succeed . Whate ' er a noble act may cost , Whate ' er the service given , A kindness clone is never lost ; Neither on earth nor heaven ! C . S

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A MASONIC HAH , MASONS . —Mr . Orgill , auctioneer , on Monday last , offered to public competition , at the sale rooms . Change-alley , the lease and goodwill of the Masonic Hall , or Falcon Tavern , Fetter-lane , in consequence of Bro . Ireland , proprietor , retiring from business . The auctioneer said the words " Masonic Hall" frightened many away from purchasing , aud ifc was a delusion he had to contend with that the business of the house depended on Masons . To show the contrary he instanced

the payments for beer and ale being £ 100 a month when they all knew that Masons did not drink beer or ale , though they might drink pale ale , sherry , and other things . Lease 45 years at £ 120 per annum . Bought in at -jjifito .