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whom be all glory , honour , power , and might , now and for ever . Amen . May tlie blessing of God descend aud rest upon this " Coromandel" Chapter ; upon all its members , upon our Most Puissant Sovereign Grand

Commander ancl the exalted Princes of his Council , and upon all Sovereign Princes of the Rose Croix throughout the world . May the felicity of all be eternal , and may only such as endeavour to fulfil the whole law of God and

faithfully pledge each other their fidelity ancl friendship in fraternal affection be received in the recesses of this Holy Sanctuary . Amen . Ex . and P . Herald , you will now proclaim this " Coromandel " Chapter properly constituted and dedicated .

Ex . and P . HERALD : As , directed by our M . W . Sov ., I hereby proclaim this "Coromandel " Chapter of the Holy Rose Croix H . R . D . M . holding under the Supreme Grand Council for England ancl Wales , duly constituted and dedicated .

M . W . SOVEREIGN : Ex . and P . Princes , you will now assist me to consecrate this "Coromandel" Chapter . Let us pray . Almighty , Eternal , ancl Omnipotent God , who has promised to hear those who call upon Thee ancl to be in the midst of those who assemble in

Thy name , we each ancl all implore Thee to look down upon us at this time , to be with us now , blessing us abundantly in this our present undertaking . Sanctify and bless us Thine , unworthy children , and grant Thy favour to this Chapter now to he consecrated lo Thy glory . We ask this in the name of our Great Emmanuel .

Amen . The brethren then passed round tlie Chapter . The MAY . Sov . sprinkled corn . The Prelate read : " And he rained clown manna for them to

eat , and had given them the corn of Heaven . " The procession again passed round the Chapter . The M . W . Sov . poured out wine . The Prelate read : " He gave them wine , wine that maketh glad the heart of man . "

Again the procession passed round . The M . W . Sov . poured oil . The Prelate read : "The Priest shall take some of the log of oil , and shall pour it into the palm of his left hand , ancl shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord . "

The M . W . SOVEREIGN * then threw some salt with flour , saying— " Let your speech be always with grace , seasoned with salt , that you may know how to answer every man . " M . W . SOVEREIGN : I hereby invoke the sacred name of Him who is the Word , to whom

lie honour and glory , now and for ever . Amen . In the name of God , 1 hereby declare this Chapter of the Holy Rose Croix of 1 l . R . D . M . styled the " Coromandel" Chapter , duly consecrated to all the purposes of the Ancient and

Accepted Rite of Freemasonry , ancl ma } - the blessing of our Lord rest upon it . Amen . ( 'lory to God in the highest . Peace on earth . Goodwill towards men . Response—As it was in the beginning , is now , and ever shall be , world without end . Amen .

The M . W . SOVEREIGN concluded the cercmon ; with Pax Yobiscum .

The M . W . SOVEREIGN then addressed the brethren : -- 111 . Companions , the establishment of this high degree of the Rose Croix of H . R . D . M . in Madras Under lawful authority is now a fact . The success of the chapter must now rest with von whom I have

chosen to form the chapter and to be its first officers —chosen solely in the belief that you are the most likely to ensure that success . 1 need not say thai I have the utmost confidence in each of you ; that confidence is formed from your well-known zeal , ability , and earnestness in Masonry ,

and I feel sure that you will assist me and cordially unite for the good of this new Rose Croix Chapter , and that you will ere long be ready to assist in perfecting brethren in the most efficient manner , with credit to our '' Coromandel * ' Chapter .

For my own sake , loo , I trust to your best endeavours , for of course as the founder ofthe chapter in Madras , its want of success would be attributed to me . With such brethren , so many worthy Masons , success ought to be , and I feel confident , will be certain .

There is much that I hope for in the opening of i iiis high degree . I trust that it will go far to cxl .-nd brotherly love , and that thc communion of so

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many high Masons from each lodge will conduce to a more intimate union of all the Masons in Madras . This is very much needed , and you who are now so intimately associated in thc bonds of fraternal affection will , I hope , exert yourselves to create a more brotherly feeling in and between the different

lodges . Let mc enforce upon each of you , that you are bound to be most particular as to whom you admit to this Princely Order , to have especial regard to their social and Masonic bearing , and that none be received but those who are free from every vestige

of unfriendly feeling towards every member of thc Order , and particularly of this chapter . More necessary is it that every candidate for this high honour have a sacred regard for our holy religion . Those only should be deemed eligible who reverence the Almighty Father and God of all , and our Great

Emmanuel , and who arc ever ready and determined to obey the divine command He gave to " LOVE ONE ANOTHER , " for this is the fulfilling of thc law . In conclusion , let me beg of each of you seriously to contemplate thc duties you have imposed on yourselves in regard to your feelings towards your

fellow man , and how very sacredly you are bound one to the other in this degree , and further that you should feel yourselves more than ever solemnlyobligated to live godly lives . Let the world sec by your correct and modest demeanour that as members of this high degree you bring credit to it and

to Masonry . Let the world learn and believe that to be a Prince Rose Croix is to be thc surety that you arc a good ancl a religious man . Let then your light so shine before men , that they seeing your good works , may glorify our God ; and

remember that to whom much is given much will be required of . May our Great Emmanuel bless and strengthen us in all our lawful undertakings , and be with us all , now and ever . Amen .

The 3 rd point was then observed with all solemnity , ancl the chapter was closed , the brethren retiring highly pleased with the degree , at S p . m . —Masonic Record of Western India .

Trinidad.

TRINIDAD .

( From a Correspondent ) . OBITUARY . Tlie R . W . Bro . Daniel Hart , D . G . Master for Trinidad , died here on the 2 nd December , i 860 .

Before his death he was called upon to abjure Freemasonry by the Romish priest who attended his sick bed , and sad to relate human nature gave way in the presence of the spiritual terrors which the emissary of superstition conjured to

view , die result being that the dying man forgot all thc precepts of honor , and foreswore the Craft !

Not upon his head be the evil—may he rest in peace--but for the wretched instigator of perjury , what abyss is deep enough to cover his infamv and shame ?

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CANADA .

MASONIC I'UNl-. RAI . SOLEMNITIES . (/•' nun a Special Correspondent . ) On Wednesday , the 15 th December , 186 9 ,

the solemn duty of committing to the grave all that was mortal of a departed brother , was performed by the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 440 on the registry of England .

At 10 A . M . the brethren assembled at the British Masonic Chambers , No . 359 , Notre Dame-street , when the lodge was duly opened by theW . Brother W . E . Coquillctte , the Master , assisted by Bros . Monk , P . M . ; W . Brodie , as

S . W . ; II . 1 ) . Le Capplain , J . W . ; S . Goltman , Treas . ; Cr . A . Sargison , Sec . ; W . Leslie , as S . D . ; W . Moss , J . D . - . Rev . W . IS . Curran , Chaplain : Rev . W . Duane , Chaplain , G . Bishop , D . C . ; L A . Brown , Org . ; ('¦ . T . Dorion , I . G . ;

R . Noxon , lyler : and a very large number of brethren both members and visitors . The melancholy occasion which gave rise to this assembly , was the regretted decease of Brother Pierre Crevier , Notary Public of St . Martin , Isle Jesus .

The W . Master having called upon the Sec . lo read lhe dispensation granted by Lord Zetland , M . W . G . M ., empowering the lodge to

conduct Masonic funerals , and having enjoined upon the brethren strict adherance to the injunctions therein contained , proceeded to statethat the laic Bro . Crevier was a member of the

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lodge prior to its reorganization in 1856 ; that the said brother departed this life on the 6 th inst . ; that the Roman Catholic cure of St . Martin had for reasons alleged to be of an

ecclesiastical character , refused the body interment in consecrated ground ; that this unforeseen and discreditable proceeding on his part had greatly distressed the family of the deceased , who has a last resource resolved to seek the intervention

of Bro . Crevier ' s mother lodge . The W . M . further stated that it was well-known that the lamented defunct had always borne the character of an honourable citizen and a good Mason , ancl it was therefore only their duty as brethren to exhibit on the present melancholy occasion ,

. those divine principles of the brotherhood , charity and goodwill , which could never be better exercised than in paying proper respect to the memory of the dead , by the performance of the last sad offices around the bier and at tlie tomb of a departed brother . At the

conclusion of the W . Brother ' s impressive address the brethren were marshalled in procession and proceeded to the residence of the deceased , where the solemn Masonic service for the dead was recited in accordance with ancient usage .

The procession was then reformed in due order , preceding the remains with all reverence and respect to the Anglican Church , where the glorious and hope-inspiring church service was read by the Rev . Bro . Duane , assisted by the Rev . Bro . W . B . Curran . From thence the

cortege directed its steps to the last resting-place of man , and the brethren , assembled in due form around the grave , severally paid the final tribute of respect to departed merit , agreeably to the constitutions of the fraternity . They then slowlv retired and retraced their steps to the

lodge room , when the W . Master again addressed them , concluding by closing the lodge in harmony ancl brotherly love , the solemn proceeding of the day having evidently produced a sacred feeling of awe amongst all present . It onlv remains to add that the treatment

accorded to the ashes of this poor brother is another evidence of the undying hatred of popery to our ancient Order . A sacerdotal depotism of thc direst kind prevails wherever this arrogant and unchristian church holds sway , and its resentment and fury pursue its victims even beyond the grave . On the other hand , the conduct of

the St . Georges Lodge was most praiseworthy , notwithstanding the bitterly cold weather , and lhe distance from Montreal to St . Martin ( twelve miles ) the brethren mustered well , ancl two Christian clergymen cheerfully volunteered to accompany their brethren in thc performance of the last sad duties that man can render to his

fellow . It need not be asked which proceedings are most in accordance with those sublime and comprehensive precepts— " Love God , and love your neighbour . "

HOI . I . OWAY ' PILES—Stomachic Ailments .- —At this season these pills will lie found most efficacious in Mrciigtlieniiig debilitated constitutions and removing all taints from the system before its exposure lo tlie many terrible trials of winter . A fair trial should lie given U > this admirable medicine by person of nervous habit who usually . suffer much from a disordered digestion , and liy all

alilicled with bilious complaints , so-ueaniisli stomach or torpid kidney . Holioway ' s Tills arc wonderfully efficacious in coughs , colds , asthma , shortness of breath and palpitation of the heart , all of which they immediately relieve , and when properly taken generally cure . The remedial power of lliese pills are nut superficial or temporary , but complete and permanent . They possess the inestimable

merit of never doing harm to . the feeblest frame . —[ Advt . J THE BLOOD PI-RII-IER . — Old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla . Oilier Medical Testimony . —In speaking of ilie " blood l'milier , " old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla , C > . C . Kernotl , M . D ., 1 , ' S . A . I . ond ., says : " 1 strongly recommend it in cutaneous diseases and all impurities of the blood . " March 24 , i 860 . — In a letter to the

proprietors ., June 0 , lS 6 < j , Dr . Irvine , of Irvine s-lown , savs -. " 1 have been in llie liabil of ordering your Sarsaparilla for my patients with the besl results . Send me six ipiarls and six mammoth hollies . " For all skin diseases , for purifying the system of mercurial poisons , and building up the broken constitution il is lhe only safe and certain

remedy . In hollies 2 s , Od ., 4 s ., 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . Od ., lis . Sold by all Druggists . I'ills and ( liniment each in boxes , Is . l ' / id ., 2 s . Qd ., . ( s . 6 d . Testimonials also from the lion , the Dean of l . ismore -, General William Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; ordered also by Apothecaries' Hall , London . Caution-- ( let the red and blue wrappers , with thc old Doctor ' s head in the centre . Xo other genuine .