Societas Rosicruciana In Anglia.

the M . W . Supreme Magus , his officers and the High Officials from Scotia . The trumpeters having withdrawn , the batter ) of nine , to receive the Supreme Magus , was fired . The Celebrant in proper language surrendered his seat to the Supreme Magus , who , ascending the throne , declared

after the accustomed formalities the Provincial Convocation duly open . The S . S . M . occupied the seat in the West . The Secretary-General announced that letters of apology for unavoidable absence had been received from R . W . Frater , Dr . T . W . Lemon , J . S . M . ; R . W . Frater , Robert Roy ,

Treasurer-General ; from the R . W . Frater Dalrymple , S . M . of Scotia ; and from R . W . Fratres Dr . Walter C . Blake , Celebrant , Metropolitan College ; J . J . Thomas , Treasurer , Metropolitan College ; Hugh Janes , H . C . ; Dr . Dickson of Edinburgh ; and from Fratres C . E . Wright , Deputy ,

Metropolitan College ; F . A . Powell ; G . W . Cobham ; Francis Walter , an Ancient Metropolitan Collegian , and others . The M . W . Supreme Magus then addressed the Fratres and installed as Chief Adept of Northumbria , the R . W . Frater Seymour Bell , VIII . degree , High Councillor and Past

Celebrant in ancient form . The Chief Adept , after receiving congratulations from distinguished Fratres , appointed his Suffragan and provincial officers . An address was then delivered by the S . S . M ., R . W . Frater Whytehead , and next the M . W . Supreme Magus delivered an

address on the history of the Order and its aim , which is to afford mutual aid and encouragement in working out the great problems of life , and in searching out the secrets of

nature ; to facilitate the study of the system of philosophy founded upon the Kabalah and the doctrine of Hermos Trismegistus , which was inculcated by the original Fratres Rosie Crucis of Germany , A . D . 1450 ; and to investigate the meaning and symbolism of all that now remains of the

wisdom , art , and literature of the ancient world . The Provincial Convocation being declared closed , the Celebrant resumed his chair , and the formal business having been finished , the loving cup was passed from lip to lip , and the college closed in the usual manner . The Arch of Life

having been again formed , the procession retired whilst the organist filled the Temple vault with suitable melody . A banquet followed , when the following toasts were honoured : — " The King , Queen and Royal Family ; the Memory of C . R . ( in silence ) ; the M . W . Supreme Magus and

success to the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia "—responded to by the Supreme Magus , the S . S . M ., Chief Adept of York , and High Councillors—response by R . W . Frater Whytehead ; the Secretary-General , who responded ; " the newly-installed Chief Adept of Northumbria and his Provincial Officers "—

proposed by R . W . Frater Macarthy , response by the Chief Adept ; R . W . Frater Robert S . Brown , Secretary-General of Scotia , proposed " the Celebrant and Officers of the Newcastle College , " to which R . W . Pickering replied . The last toast being " The Visitors , " response by the R . W . Fratres

Herriot , Celebrant Glasgow College ; Longhurst , Secretary Metropolitan College ; and A . Murray , Celebrant of Edinburgh .

The Late Bro. Sir Augustus C. Gregory.

The late Bro . Sir Augustus C . Gregory .

WE regret to announce the death , at the age of 86 , of Bro . Sir Augustus C . Gregory , C . M . G ., District Grand Master of Queensland , Australia . His appointment dates from 1862 , and he was at the time of his death the oldest District

1 'IIE LATE HH ( . \ SIR AUGUSTUS ( J . GREGORY .

Grand Master on the roll , both in years and in length of service . His rule during this long period has been marked by much zeal and tactful control , and it is undoubtedly owing to his personal influence and his devotion to the best interests of Freemasonry that the district of Queensland has alone amongst the Australian districts remained in loyal attachment

to the Grand Lodge of England . Born in Nottinghamshire in 1819 , the son of Lieutenant J . Gregory , of the 78 th Highlanders , young Gregory went out to Western Australia with his father at the age of ten . After being educated privately in England and in his new

home , Gregory entered the Civil Service of Western Australia in 1841 , and some five years later he began the series of explorations which were afterwards to make him famous . In 18 4 6 Bro . Gregory , accompanied by his brothers Charles and Frank , started into the interior from Bolgart

Spring , but their eastward progress was stopped by an immense salt lake which compelled them to turn north-west . The enforced deviation led to the discovery by the party of

some line seams of coal in the country at the mouth of the Arrowsniith . Two years later Bro . Gregory was sent northwards to explore the Gascoyne River , and he succeeded in reaching a point 350 miles north of Perth . A third exploring expedition was undertaken in 1855 , this time under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society of London . The

expedition had the dual object of exploring the interior and of searching for traces of the lost explorer Leichhardt . The party were absent for nearly a year and a half , and if they failed to find sure traces of Leichhardt , they discovered much rich country and new watersheds . Under the auspices

of the New South Wales Government , Mr . Gregory renewed his search for Leichhardt in 1858 , but again little success rewarded his efforts . The Royal Geographical Society , however , showed their appreciation of his labours by conferring upon him the gold medal . In the following year he

was appointed Surveyor-General of Queensland , an office which he continued to hold for twenty years . Afterwardshe held several posts of" distinction under the Queensland Government , and was created a K . C . M . G . in 1903 .