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India.
A vote of thanks was then given to the D . Prov . G . M . for tho trouble he had taken in . getting up the regalia of the District Grand Lodge , and for the able manner in which he had conducted the proceedings and the ceremony of installation , for which R-. AA . Bro . J . Gibbs returned thanks . The District Grand Lodge was then closed in due form bailie E . AV . Prov . G . M . and the brethren returned home . BOMBAY .
C ONCOED LODGE ( No . 1059 ) . —On the 16 th of November , 1861 , the hrethren , in regular lodge assembled , unanimously recorded their hearty fraternal esteem for their respected brother Mirza Ali Mahommed Khan Shoostey , and also their desire to testify the sense of the obligation the lodge was under to him for his great generosity in placing his house at the disposal of the lodge for a period of two years and a half without receiving any peoun-ary equivalent . It was , therefore , resolved , that an Address , expressive of their gratitude for his munificence , be presented to him , with their best wishes for his health , prosperity , and happiness .
China.
CHINA .
HONG KONG . —Zetland Lodge ( No . 768 ) . —On St . John ' s Day , 27 th December , 1861 , the brethren of this lodge assembled in large numbers at their rooms , in Victoria . The installation of Bro . A . Coxon , as AV . M ., was very impressively performed by Bro . AV . M . Richards , P . M . of this lodge , after which the AV . M . appointed the following brethren officers for the ensuing year , viz .: —F . J . Hazeland , S . AV . ; H . Cohen , J . W . ; G . H . Laurence , Treas . ; E . Leitchfield , Sec ; F . T . Smith , S . D . ; J .
Dodd , J . D . ; R . Reed , Tyler . Upwards of seventy brethren sat down to banquet , and all expressed themselves highly delighted at the arrangements for the comfort , so admirably carried out by the Stewards . Trjax-Tsiif . —Meridian Lodge ( No . 1045 ) . —A meeting of this lodge took plaee on Friday , the 17 th January . Present : — Bros . E . Y . Cassidy , AV . M . ; B . T . Giraud , S . AV ., acting ; AV . AVoodward , J . AV . ; Gr . Hamilton , Treas . ; S . Deacon , Sec . ; A .
Ewing , S . D ., acting ; F . Shannon , J . D . ; W . H . James , M . C . ; Gould , P . M . ; Adams , P . M . ; Parsons , Aires , Harbor , and C . H . Giraud . The ordinary business having been transacted , the AV . M . vacated the chair , and Bro . W . E . Adams , AV . M . elect , was duly installed by Bro . Gould , P . M . The various elections and appointments to office for the ensuing year , were then notified , and the brethren designated , were successively invested . A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the retiring AV . M . and officers , two candidates were proposed for initiation and one for joining , and all business being concluded , the lodge was closed .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
BAHAMAS . TURK ' S ISLANDS . —Forth Lodge ( Ho . 930 ) . —The ceremony of installation , which is usually performed in this lodge on St . John the Evangelist ' s day , did not take plaee at that festival in December last , in consequence of the absence at the same time of the Master elect from the colony . A meeting was therefore held on AA ednesday the 19 th of February for the transaction of that and other masonic businessHis honor President Inolis
. -, who is an honorary member of the lodge , was present duvmg the installation of AV . M . and the investiture of officers . All business being ended the lodge was closed in clue form , and the hrethren separated for a short time . They re-assembled at the Union Hotel , where they were again honored with the company of President Inglis and several of the principal gentlemen of the place and all sat down to excellent banquet bthat
, an provided y wildl y and highly esteemed hostess Madame Thomas Francisco , the widow of a late venerable brother of that name . The proceedings of the evening passed off in a most pleasant and agreeable manner , and the enjoyment of the company was greatly enchanced by Bro . S . II . F . Briens , who contributed some excel-
Colonial.
lent singing . The following is a list of officers of the lodge for the present year : — -Bros . A . G . AA'ynns , AA . M . ; T . Ockenclen , S . AV . ; J . C . Crisson , J . AV . C . E . Hinson , P . M , Treas ., N . T . Godet , P . M ., Sec ., ; Thos . Frith , S . D . ; T . J . Godet , J . D . H . J . Murray ; I . G . ; A . C . Darrell , Tyler .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . The following is the Report of the Committee of Genera-. Purposes to be presented to Grand Chapter on AVednesday next :- — To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England , The Committee of General Purposes beg to Report that they have examined the Accounts from the 15 th January to the 16 th April , 1 S 62 , which they find to be as follows : — Balance , 15 th January , 1862 £ 170 17 8 Subsequent Receipts 225 9 6
396 7 2 Disbursements 119 9 0 Leaving a Balance of £ 276 18 3 which Balance is in the hands of Messrs . "Willis , Percival , and Co ., Bankers of the Grand Treasurer . The Committee have also to Report that they have received a
Petition from Companions Thomas Bohn as Z , Samuel Hill as H , AVilliam Ditchman as J , and seven others , for a Chapiter to be attached to the Canonbury Lodge ( No . 995 ) , Islington , to be called the " Canonbury Chapter , " and to meet at the Canonbury Tavern , St . Mary ' s Road , in the Parish of St . Mary , Islington , in the County of Middlesex , on the fourth Monday of every month . The petition is in all respects regularand the Committee
, , having ascertained that the Canonbury Lodge is sufficiently numerous to warrant a reasonable expectation that a chapter in connection therewith may be efficiently maintained , recommend that the prayer of the petition be granted . The committee have also received a petition from Companions George Smith as Z , James Clarke , as H , George Coleby as J , and eiht othersfor a chapter to be attached to the Lodge of
g , Unanimity ( No . 119 ) , North AValsham , to be called the " Chapter of Unanimity , " and to meet at the King ' s Arm's Inn , North AValsham , in the county of Norfolk , on the AVednesday nearest the new _ moon in the months of January , April , July , and October in each vear .
This petition is in all respects regular , and the committee therefore recommend that the prayer thereof he granted . The committee have further to report that they have received a petition from fifteeen Eoyal Arch Masons who belonged to the Chapter of Loyalty and A irtue ( No . 312 ) , Barnstaple , which was erased by order of the Supreme Grand Chapter on the 7 th August , 1861 , for neglecting to make the prescribed returns take
, or any notice of the summonses that were sent from time to time calling f 01 . such returns . The petitioners represent that they have received no communications of any description from the Grand Chapter ; and were not aware that their chapter had been erased until they received an application from another Chapter inviting them to dispose of their furniture . The petitioners also represent that the meetings of the chapter heldand
were regularly , principals duly elected and installed annually up to the year 1 S 59 ; and that they have only now discovered that no return had heen made since 1855 , subsequent to which date fourteen members have either died , left the noighbonrhood , or seceded ; and amongst them the last elected First Principal , the Scribe , and other active members . The petitioners conclude b y praying that they may be permitted to the and
re-open chapter , resume work , having a good prospect of being able to continue the same in a regular way . The Committee taking into consideration , the statements made by the petitioners , and having regard to the fact that there is no other Eoyal Arch Chapter within forty miles of Barnstaple ; and further that the chapter had prior to the year 1855 , been regular in making its returns to the Grand Chapter , recommend that the prayer of the petition be granted , and ~ that the resolution , erasing the Chapter , be rescinded .
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India.
A vote of thanks was then given to the D . Prov . G . M . for tho trouble he had taken in . getting up the regalia of the District Grand Lodge , and for the able manner in which he had conducted the proceedings and the ceremony of installation , for which R-. AA . Bro . J . Gibbs returned thanks . The District Grand Lodge was then closed in due form bailie E . AV . Prov . G . M . and the brethren returned home . BOMBAY .
C ONCOED LODGE ( No . 1059 ) . —On the 16 th of November , 1861 , the hrethren , in regular lodge assembled , unanimously recorded their hearty fraternal esteem for their respected brother Mirza Ali Mahommed Khan Shoostey , and also their desire to testify the sense of the obligation the lodge was under to him for his great generosity in placing his house at the disposal of the lodge for a period of two years and a half without receiving any peoun-ary equivalent . It was , therefore , resolved , that an Address , expressive of their gratitude for his munificence , be presented to him , with their best wishes for his health , prosperity , and happiness .
China.
CHINA .
HONG KONG . —Zetland Lodge ( No . 768 ) . —On St . John ' s Day , 27 th December , 1861 , the brethren of this lodge assembled in large numbers at their rooms , in Victoria . The installation of Bro . A . Coxon , as AV . M ., was very impressively performed by Bro . AV . M . Richards , P . M . of this lodge , after which the AV . M . appointed the following brethren officers for the ensuing year , viz .: —F . J . Hazeland , S . AV . ; H . Cohen , J . W . ; G . H . Laurence , Treas . ; E . Leitchfield , Sec ; F . T . Smith , S . D . ; J .
Dodd , J . D . ; R . Reed , Tyler . Upwards of seventy brethren sat down to banquet , and all expressed themselves highly delighted at the arrangements for the comfort , so admirably carried out by the Stewards . Trjax-Tsiif . —Meridian Lodge ( No . 1045 ) . —A meeting of this lodge took plaee on Friday , the 17 th January . Present : — Bros . E . Y . Cassidy , AV . M . ; B . T . Giraud , S . AV ., acting ; AV . AVoodward , J . AV . ; Gr . Hamilton , Treas . ; S . Deacon , Sec . ; A .
Ewing , S . D ., acting ; F . Shannon , J . D . ; W . H . James , M . C . ; Gould , P . M . ; Adams , P . M . ; Parsons , Aires , Harbor , and C . H . Giraud . The ordinary business having been transacted , the AV . M . vacated the chair , and Bro . W . E . Adams , AV . M . elect , was duly installed by Bro . Gould , P . M . The various elections and appointments to office for the ensuing year , were then notified , and the brethren designated , were successively invested . A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the retiring AV . M . and officers , two candidates were proposed for initiation and one for joining , and all business being concluded , the lodge was closed .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
BAHAMAS . TURK ' S ISLANDS . —Forth Lodge ( Ho . 930 ) . —The ceremony of installation , which is usually performed in this lodge on St . John the Evangelist ' s day , did not take plaee at that festival in December last , in consequence of the absence at the same time of the Master elect from the colony . A meeting was therefore held on AA ednesday the 19 th of February for the transaction of that and other masonic businessHis honor President Inolis
. -, who is an honorary member of the lodge , was present duvmg the installation of AV . M . and the investiture of officers . All business being ended the lodge was closed in clue form , and the hrethren separated for a short time . They re-assembled at the Union Hotel , where they were again honored with the company of President Inglis and several of the principal gentlemen of the place and all sat down to excellent banquet bthat
, an provided y wildl y and highly esteemed hostess Madame Thomas Francisco , the widow of a late venerable brother of that name . The proceedings of the evening passed off in a most pleasant and agreeable manner , and the enjoyment of the company was greatly enchanced by Bro . S . II . F . Briens , who contributed some excel-
Colonial.
lent singing . The following is a list of officers of the lodge for the present year : — -Bros . A . G . AA'ynns , AA . M . ; T . Ockenclen , S . AV . ; J . C . Crisson , J . AV . C . E . Hinson , P . M , Treas ., N . T . Godet , P . M ., Sec ., ; Thos . Frith , S . D . ; T . J . Godet , J . D . H . J . Murray ; I . G . ; A . C . Darrell , Tyler .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER . The following is the Report of the Committee of Genera-. Purposes to be presented to Grand Chapter on AVednesday next :- — To the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England , The Committee of General Purposes beg to Report that they have examined the Accounts from the 15 th January to the 16 th April , 1 S 62 , which they find to be as follows : — Balance , 15 th January , 1862 £ 170 17 8 Subsequent Receipts 225 9 6
396 7 2 Disbursements 119 9 0 Leaving a Balance of £ 276 18 3 which Balance is in the hands of Messrs . "Willis , Percival , and Co ., Bankers of the Grand Treasurer . The Committee have also to Report that they have received a
Petition from Companions Thomas Bohn as Z , Samuel Hill as H , AVilliam Ditchman as J , and seven others , for a Chapiter to be attached to the Canonbury Lodge ( No . 995 ) , Islington , to be called the " Canonbury Chapter , " and to meet at the Canonbury Tavern , St . Mary ' s Road , in the Parish of St . Mary , Islington , in the County of Middlesex , on the fourth Monday of every month . The petition is in all respects regularand the Committee
, , having ascertained that the Canonbury Lodge is sufficiently numerous to warrant a reasonable expectation that a chapter in connection therewith may be efficiently maintained , recommend that the prayer of the petition be granted . The committee have also received a petition from Companions George Smith as Z , James Clarke , as H , George Coleby as J , and eiht othersfor a chapter to be attached to the Lodge of
g , Unanimity ( No . 119 ) , North AValsham , to be called the " Chapter of Unanimity , " and to meet at the King ' s Arm's Inn , North AValsham , in the county of Norfolk , on the AVednesday nearest the new _ moon in the months of January , April , July , and October in each vear .
This petition is in all respects regular , and the committee therefore recommend that the prayer thereof he granted . The committee have further to report that they have received a petition from fifteeen Eoyal Arch Masons who belonged to the Chapter of Loyalty and A irtue ( No . 312 ) , Barnstaple , which was erased by order of the Supreme Grand Chapter on the 7 th August , 1861 , for neglecting to make the prescribed returns take
, or any notice of the summonses that were sent from time to time calling f 01 . such returns . The petitioners represent that they have received no communications of any description from the Grand Chapter ; and were not aware that their chapter had been erased until they received an application from another Chapter inviting them to dispose of their furniture . The petitioners also represent that the meetings of the chapter heldand
were regularly , principals duly elected and installed annually up to the year 1 S 59 ; and that they have only now discovered that no return had heen made since 1855 , subsequent to which date fourteen members have either died , left the noighbonrhood , or seceded ; and amongst them the last elected First Principal , the Scribe , and other active members . The petitioners conclude b y praying that they may be permitted to the and
re-open chapter , resume work , having a good prospect of being able to continue the same in a regular way . The Committee taking into consideration , the statements made by the petitioners , and having regard to the fact that there is no other Eoyal Arch Chapter within forty miles of Barnstaple ; and further that the chapter had prior to the year 1855 , been regular in making its returns to the Grand Chapter , recommend that the prayer of the petition be granted , and ~ that the resolution , erasing the Chapter , be rescinded .