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.. j 0 make a lasting impression upon the Candidate . At k conclusion of the ceremony a vote of tbanks vvas heartily corded to Comp . Sillitoe for his attendance and services , " ffer vvhich the chapter vvas closed , and the companions diourned to the festive board , where , vvith so much music * ' talent present , an enjoyable evening was spent .

HAMPTON COURT . —Burdett Chapter ( No . M' ) . —The May convocation of this chapter vvas held on cVturdav last at the Mitre Hotel , the members present tin ** -Comps . Roberts , M . E . Z . ; Bilby , H . j Duret , P . Z ., A \ ( pro tem . ) j Pearse , P . Z ., S . E . ; Nilson , S . N . ; VVaittiens , 2 nd A . S . j Col . Gordon , P . Z . j Cubitt , Moon , nnd Francis . Visitors : Comps . Hooper , J . 132 G ;

Richard" ] . elect 720 ; Dr . Best , P . S . 1549 ; and Warner , 5 . Bru . Milton Smith , of Lodge No . 19 , having been balloted for and approved , was exalted to the Supreme Degree by the M . E . Z ., the ceremony being performed throughout vvith oteat ability and impressiveness , affording pleasure to all the the companions present . Comp . Maple , P . Z . and Treas . ( who intended proposing two other candidates ) vvas absent

on account of the sudden death of his wife , and the companions expressed their deep sympathy for him in his nrievous trouble , vvhich vvas put in the form of a vote of condolence , entered on the minutes of the chapter , ancl forwarded to him . Other formal business having been transacted , the

chap ter vvas closed , and the companions adjourned to an admirably well served banquet presided over by the M . E . Z . The customary toasts having been proposed and responded to by Comps . Duret , Pearse , Best , the exaltee , and others , 3 very pleasant evening * vvas ended , and most of the companions returned to town .

BARNSLEY . —Friendly Chapter ( No . 1513 ) . —The annual festival of the above chapter vvas held on Thursday , the 9 th instant , in the Masonic Hall , Eastgate . The chapter vvas opened by the M . E . Z ., Comp . T . VV Embleton , assisted by Comps . E . J . Massie , H . ; and C . F . Seward , J . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , Comp .

C . L . Mason , P . P . G . H ., P . Z ., very ably and impressively installed Comp . E . J . Massie , H ., in the chair of Z ., and Comp . C . F . Seward , J ., in the chair of H ., and Comp . B . Smith , P . Prin . Soj ., in the chair of J . The M . E . Z . then appointed his officers as follows for the ensuing year Comps . E . Billington , H . elect 1462 ; W . H . Tallents , S . N . ; W . Senior , Prin . Soj . ; Chas . Lingard , ist A . Soj . ;

H . Fountain , 2 nd A . So ] . ; A . W . Gration , Treas . ; Jas Wood , D . Cj C . W . Fincken , P . P . G . Org ., Org . ; j . H . Smith and T . Braithwaite , Stewds . ; and Thos . Rogers , Janitor . Apoligies having been read from several companions , a hearty votes of thanks vvas accorded to Comp . C . L . Mason ,

P . P . G . H ., for his kindness in attending , which was replied to in very feeling terms . A banquet was afterwards held in the beautiful dining room of the hall , presided over by the M . E . Z ., ably supported by Comps . C . L . Mason , P . P . G . H . ; Brook , P . G . J , ; J . H . Gration , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . ; T . W . Embleton , P . Z . ; and others , when a very enjoyable evening was spent .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

ANDREW CHAPTER ( No . S 34 ) . —A meeting was held on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., at the Windsor Castle Hotel , Kingstreet , Hammersmith . Present : Comps . James Sims , M . E . Z . ; W . C . Williams , H . ; J . Davies , ] .: F . Craggs , S . E . ; VV . M . Stiles , S . N . ; George Read , P . Z ., P . S .- ; and others . The chapter having been opened , the exaltation ceremony vvas rehearsed in an excellent manner bv all concerned . Votes or thanks were passed to Comps . Sims and Williams , and the chapter was adjourned till the 22 nd instant , Comp . Sims betngthe M . E . Z . elect .

HORNSEY CHAPTER ( No . 890 ) . —A convocation was held 011 Friday , the ioth inst ., at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-smiare , Paddington , W . Present : Comps . E . Child , P . /* * . S 38 , M . E . Z . ; W . C . Williams , J . ? 33 . H . ; VV . H . Chalfont , S - - 975 , I . J J- T . Mickelhurgh , P . Z . 8 E 4 , Treas . ; H . E . Dehane , P . ' Z . 890 , S . E . ; G . March , P . S . 733 , S . N . ; J . Mickelburgh , P . Z . 834 , P . S . ; J . R . Allman , 890 ; J . Cruttenden , 779 ; and J . Smith , P . S . 890 .

the chapter was declared open , and the minutes of the last convocation vvere read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Allman being candidate . An interesting discussion took place as to the proper designation being chapter oi improvement or chapter of instruction , and the S . E . was requested to obtain an opinion from those qualified to give one on such " •alters . After " Hearty good wishes , " the chapter vvas closed .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 1275 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of jjis chapter vvas held on Friday , the loth inst ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell . There were present Comps ** •Hilton , P . Z ., Preceptor and M . E . Z . ; T . Grummant , P . Z ., H . ; ™ < Vl . ; C . H . Stone , S . E . ; C . N . M . North , S . N . ; C . Woods , *• £ ; •H ; Martin , A . S . ; Towers , and Whitby , P . Z . ihe chapter vvas opened , and the minutes were read and conmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Towers * " " - * cmating candidate . The M . E . Z . rose for the lirst time , and ne "" es vvere collected . The M . E . Z . rose for the second time , a , ™ Comp . Grummant vvas elected M . E . Z . for the next meeting . ¦ J . ™ Al . E . Z . rose for the third time , and a notice of motion vvas „ l )' Ji ? i ' the chapter do adjourn at the end of the present month nul September . The chapter vvas then closed .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

DERBY . —Derby Lodge ( No . 302 ) . —A regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , on onday , the 13 th inst ., when there vvere present Bros . C . Webster , W . M . ; A . Woodiwiss , Prov . A . G . D . C , S . W . ; Sj L . Homer Mole , J . W . ; John Walker , M . O . ; VV . B .

. "" oatorde , J . O . ; Rev . Thos . Orrell , Chap . ; J . O . wanton , P . M ., P . P . G . D . of C , Treas . ; Severn Taylor , p- of Mks . ; CD . Hart , Sec ; J . P . Fearfield , J . D . ; C * ' -1 * " . Hoskyns , I . G . j W . Stone , Tyler j Thomas o ° . ' D . P . G . M . j Percy Wallis , P . G . D . England , P . P . S . L H * , ames B , and ' * *' ' and Frank Iiiffe * •-cage having been opened , the minutes of the last \ vk ! TS were read and confirmed . Bro . Abraham Woodip ** ( Mayor of Derby ) was elected VV . M . ; Bros . Manton , aiid t ' ^ ^ - ' S ' were re-elected Treasurer and Tyler ; duly 1 cand ' dates f ° advancement vvere balloted for and ep * s cted > alter which an interesting and pleasing little v 'nciai r Ccnrred - lt having been reported that Prolod ge t u Lodge had accepted the invitation of the 10 ho 'd the annual meeting under its banner , Bro .

Mark Masonry.

Woodiwiss , W . M . elect , rose , and in graceful terms begged the lodge ' s acceptance of a magnificent banner , which called forth the admiration of the assembled brethren , and a hearty and unanimous vote of thanks vvas passed to the donor , on the motion of the VV . M ., seconded by the D . P . G . Master , vvhich Bro . Woodiwiss suitably acknowledged . The banner , vvhich is of rich blue corded pale silk , vvith the

ribbon and fringe of the Degree , has also the name and number of the lodge , the Mark emblems , and a large and well executed painting in the centre of the Derby arms , the "Buck in the Park ; " and vvas supplied by Bro . George Kenning . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the lower hall for refreshment , and a pleasant evening was spent .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

HULL . —Antient York Conclave of Redemption ( T . I . ) . —The installation meeting took place on Tuesday , the 7 th instant , at the Masonic Hall , Dagger-lane . Sir Knight Walter Reynolds , P . E . P ., P . G . Aide de Camp . ; occupied the throne , and there were also present Sir Knights Thos . Weatherill , as Constable ; F . Blackburn , Marshal ; W . C Whiteside , Chaplain ; I . VV . Burton .

Capt . of Guard ; Thomas Oates , P . E . P ., Org . ; Edward Kipps , P . E . P . ; Thomas Thompson , P . E . P . ; Lieut .-Col . H . F . Pudsey , Robt . Hudson , G . VV . Leng , J . Campbell Thompson , and others . The preceptory was opened , and a ballot vvas taken for Comp . John Chappell , De la Pole Chapter , vvhich proved unanimous . The installation of E . P . vvas then proceeded

vvith , and Sir Knight J . Campbell Thompson vvas duly installed by Sir Knight Walter Reynolds , after vvhich he appointed his officers as follows : Sir Knights Major W . H . Wellsted , P . E . Preceptor ; Lieut .-Col . H . F . Pudsey , Constable ; Lars Brekke , Marshal ; R . Hodgson , Chap . ; Walter Reynolds , Registrar and Treasurer ; J . VV . Burton , Sub .-Marshal ; F . Fullerton and J . R . Forman , Heralds ;

Thomas Oates , Org . ; G . W . Leng , Capt . of Guard ; and Frater W . Clayton , Equerry . Sir Knight Thomas Oates then gave the final addresses . Comp . H . H . Briggs , ofthe Kingston Chapter , vvas proposed as a candidate for ballot at the next meeting . The preceptory vvas then closed , and the sir knights adjourned to a recherche banquet , presided over by Sir

Knight J . Campbell Thompson . The toasts of "The Queen , " "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " and "The Grand Officers" having been drunk , Sir Knig ht Walter Reynolds proposed "The Health of the Eminent Preceptor , " vvho , in responding , observed that he had a special reason for thanking the preceptory for the honour done to him , as he had

previously held no high office in the Craft . He said that he had a special and historical interest in the chivalric Degrees , which , in a workaway world , still objectively reminded men of the days when the warrior strength of Christendom found its expressions in the defence of the weak , and the adorations of the pure , and of the time when the sight of an empty sepulchre vvas the reward of thousands for a life of danger and denial . It had been

asked , he said , in the prints of the day , "if chivalry vvas possible . " He believed it vvas . In ruder times their knightly predecessors laid down its forms , and to-day their followers , if not in the stress of battle , at least in the strain of life , could practise its spirit , and to such practice the memory of their beautiful ritual vvas no small aid . Other toasts followed , interspersed vvith some excellent singing , and a most enjoyable evening vvas spent .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

INVICTA CHAPTER ( No . 10 ) . —A meeting of this chapter vvas held on Friday , the 3 rd instant , at 33 , Golden-square , W ., when there were present III . Bros . Jno . Read , 30 , M . W . S . ; C . H . Heard , 30 ; E . and P . Bros . H . H . Shirley , iS "; Geo . Powell , 1 S , P . M . W . S ., and Recorder ; Rev . Hirsch , JamesShillock ; 111 . Bros . Keyser , 30 ° ; Woodford , 30 ° ; Ward , 3 o ° ; E . and P . Bro . Spratling . iS "; 0

and 111 Bro . George Mickley , M . A ., M . B ., 30 , P . M . W . S . Visitors : V . 111 . Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , 32 ; E . and P . Bros . C B . Cooper , 1 S , and Felix Weiss , iS ?; and others . The chapter vvas opened , and the minutes of the previous meeting vvere read and confirmed . Communications from the Supreme Council vvere read and received . A ballot was

taken for Bros . William Henry Fraser , M . A ., Septimus Croft , and A . G . Lacy , vvhich proved to be in their favour , and these brethren , after the necessary intermediate Degrees had been conferred , vvere perfected as knights of the 18 , the ceremony of perfection being performed by

the M . W . S . Consequent upon the death of Gem . John Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., 30 ° , this chapter is in mourning for 60 days , as a mark of respect for that illustrious brother . Nothing further offering , the chapter vvas closed , and the meeting adjourned to Friday , iSth October .

Allied Masonic Degrees.

Allied Masonic Degrees .

GRAND COUNCIL OF ENGLAND AND WALES , & c . This distinguished Council met at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , on Thursday , the gth instant . Among those present vvere Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , A . Williams , P . D . G . M . ; R . Berridge , P . D . G . M . ; C . Driver , P . D . G . M . ; C . F . Matier , P . D . G . M ., G . Sec . ; R . Loveland Loveland , J . P ., S . G . W . ; T . Cubitt , as J . G . W . ; Church ,

as G . D . C ; Pigeon , Org . ; Major Cook ; Heard ; F . W . Driver , M . A ., S . G . D . ; the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , Dr . E . Pocock , M . D ., Capt . T . C . Walls , P . A . G . D . C . ; C Belton ; Scurrah ; Mills , Tyler ; and others . The G . M . in the chair having formally announced that the Grand Council had been specially convened that day to

elect a Grand Master , in the place of the late Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal , M . A ., whose demise had created such a wide-spread feeling of sorrow , the election was unanimous in favourof Bro . Col . the Right Hon . the Earlof Euston , who , having been presented , was ably obligated and installed by Bro . C . F . Matier .

Allied Masonic Degrees.

The Grand Master having been saluted , moved a vote of condolence to the widow and family of the late Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal . This having been seonded , vvas carried , and a copy ordered to be sent to the bereaved family . The Grand Council was then closed .

Cryptic Masonry.

Cryptic Masonry .

GRAND COUNCIL . A meeting of the Most Puissant Grand Council of Royal and Select and Super-Excellent Masters of England , Wales , & c , & c , vvas specially convened at thc Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , on the gth instant , when there werj present among others , the Rt . III . Comp . Col . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , D . G . M ., in the chair ; Comps .

Capt . T . C . Walls , R . P . P . D . G . M . ; Alfred Williams , P . G . I . M . ; C . Driver , P . G . I . M . ; R . Berridge , P . G . I . M . ; C . F . Matier , Grand Recorder ; Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , Major Cook , R . Loveland Loveland , J . P . ; T . Cubitt , J . S . Cumberland , E . Pocock , M . D . ; Carman , Scurrah , Heard , Mills , G . S . ; and others . The R . I . D . G . M . having stated the special object of the meeting , vacated the chair and retired . The election of a

M . I . Grand Master , vice Comp . the Rev . Canon Portal , deceased , then took place , and resulted unanimously in favour of Comp . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , vvho vvas then presented by Comp . Capt . T . C . Walls , Past . Dep . G . M ., to the R . P . Comp . C . F . Matier , vvho duly obligated and installed his lordship as Grand Master . The G . M . then appointed Comp . Frank Uichardson , P . G . I . M ., as

Dep . G . M . A vote of condolence to Mrs . Portal and family having been passed , the G . M . announced that as the Grand Council of America hid abolished the office of Grand Illustrious Master , he vvas of opinion that it should also cease to form part of the English Grand Council .

This vvas formally put as a motion , seconded , and carried unanimously . The G . M . then stated that he should confer the honorary rank of P . D . G . D . upon all those companions vvho had held the office of G . I . M ., and vvho vvould rank after the Immediate Past Deputy Grand Master , Comp . Godson , M . P . The council vvas then closed .

The Star And Garter, Richmond.

THE STAR AND GARTER , RICHMOND .

At the invitation of the proprietor of this famous house , Bro . A . Mella , a numerous company of guests assembled in the grand saloon , on Tuesday evening , to celebrate the re-opening of that portion of the building vvhich vvas destroyed by fire in the autumn of last year . Special saloon carriages had been provided by the 5 . 42 train from Waterloo Station , as well as carriages from Richmond

Station to the house . On arriving , the company spent a most enjoyable half-hourbefore dinnerin viewing the restored portion ct the building , the arrangements and dec jrations of vvhich reflect the greatest credit on the artists and architect , the large hall and pavilion being perfect in harmonious colouring and famishing ; the view to be obtained from the windows of the grand saloon , or from one of the

numerous private dining rooms leading out of the grand central pavilion of the wide spread of woodland , meadow , and river is of unsurpassed beauty and grandeur . Notwithstanding that this favoured spot has been so often sung by the poet and limned by the painter , it never palls on the view , and remains ever fresh and satisfying . In the presence of so much natural beauty , it would have been a

misfortune if the grand old house had fallen into the hands of a less capable and energetic proprietor ; but Bro . Mella unites artistic feeling with capacity fpr business , and vve have no fear that he will succeed in his enterprise . The chair at the dinner was occupied by Bro . Broadley , and all who know our worthy brother's talent in wordpainting , when he has d worthy subject to inspire

him , vvill not be surprised that he expatiated most eloquently on the historic associations of " Royal , " Richmond , and its connection vvith distinguished persons . Coming to the toast of the evening , he declared that the very name of Richmond vvas suggestive of feasts at the Star and Garter ; of dainty maids of honour , of bright sunshine , of brakes and four-in-hands , and of holiday making .

About 1738 , there existed on the spot where the hotel now stood an ancient house , which had a pent-house ot wood , and vvhich was always given to hospitality . Some time later , a building of two storeys arose , and Sg years since Christopher , the cook of the Duke of York , celebrated the opening of the establishment , lhe beneficent regime of the family of Ellis followed , and they prospered

exceedingly . There vvere received a great many Royal exiles , and Louis Philippe sojourned there during the first year of his residence in this country , fhe building vvas consumed by fire , but , like the mythological bird—the phcenix—the Star and Garter rose triumphant from its ashes , and an edifice very much like the present was the result . Then came the disaster of last

year , and it redounded to the credit of Mr . Antonio Mella that he had the courage , assiduity , and good fortune to rebuild the spacious palace . In a few days , within its walls , vvould be celebrated the Silver Wedding of the Comte de Paris , who had alighted on a spot most intimately connected with his family . Mr . Antonio Mella was not new to enterprises of this kind . He worked hard to sustain the repuhe of

tation of the Hotel Danieli at Venice ; was manager the Hotel Meurice , Paris , and he had presided over the culinary destinies of the East Room of the Criterion . Bro . MELLA responded to the toast , and said he did not despair of making the hotel worthy of its celebrity , and he hoped that his patrons would not only use it for Sunday dinners , but as a general resort . VVe may add to this our own hope that his Masonic brethren may as freely use it for their meetings , especially their summer gatherings , where ladies can share in the pleasures ot the day . Mr . WOODFALL afterwards replied for Ihe Visitors . " During the evening the Bandurria quartette played a selection .

The celebration of the 40 th anniversary of the accession of his Majesty King William III . to the throne of the Netherlands was celebrated vvith the utmost enthusiasm throughout the country on Monday , the number of congratulatory addresses received by the King at the Loo from all parts being very great .