Knights Templar.

The following Grand Officers were present : — Rev . C . R . Davy as G . Seneschal . Sir Knt . Col . Goddarcl ... as Grand Prior . Capt . Layton as Grand Sub . Prior . Rev . E . Moore Grand Prelate . Thomas Coombs 1 st G . Captain . Dr . Tulloch as 2 nd G . Captain .

Sir P . Colquhoun , LL . D .. G . Chancellor . Tinkler as G . Vice Chancellor . Joseph Lavender G . Registrar . Chas . Goolden , M . A . ... G . Treasurer . Geo . 'F- "Sewm'aich G . Chamberlain . William Tweedie l '" ..:... G . Hgspilaller . . „ K . AVilliam J . Meymott ... G . Dire ' ctor of Ceremonies .

J . J . Forester as G . Asst . Dii \ of Ceremonies . J . Montague P . Montague as G . Superintendent of Works Col . Brichall as G . Constable . ' ' Rev . W . F . Short G . Provost . Rev . R . J . F . Thomas ... G . Almoner . George Lambert G . Warden of Regalia . Maj . W . C . Ward Jackson 1 st G . Expeit .

Richard Radclifl'e 2 nd G . Expert . John Way as 1 st G . Standard Bearer . Richard de M . Lawson ... 2 nd G . Standard Beaver . Wm . L . Chanuiiig 3 rd G . Standard Beiirer . Thomas V . Morgan 4 th G . Standard Bearer . W . C . Gumbleton as 1 st G . Aide-de-Canip . Bartholomew Dickes as 2 nd G . Aidc-de-Camp .

Charles Greenwood 1 st G . Captain of Lines . Jabcz Gower as 2 nd G . Captain of Lines . Capt . J . W . C . Whitheiul . 1 st G . Herald . AV . K . Mahey 2 nd G . Herald . William Gam" G . Organist . Henry Alulliucr as G . Sword Bearer . Charles Fondelmv G . Banner Bearer .

Besides those Avere several Past Grand Officers and several Commanders , many Provincial Grand Officers from Cornwall , Devonshire , Lancashire , Cheshire , Northumberland , Yorkshire , Oxfordshire , . Norfolk , Suffolk , Surrey , and other places ; Eminent Commanders and Officers of several encampments—in all about 120 . Tho Grand Officers baying been duly marshalled Iry

the G . Dir . of Cers ., entered Grand Conclave nuclei- a long defile of the "Knights , AVIIO formed an imposing arch of steel , to the strains of a grand march , played by the G . Org ., Sir Knight AV . Ganz . All being seated , The Grand Master opened Grand Conclave in ample form .

Tho Grand Registrar read the . muster-roll . It was then announced by the 1 st G . Capt . of Lines to the 1 st G . Capt . that the V . E . Prov . G . Commander for Suffolk , Captain N . G . Philips , was in attendance . The 1 st G-. Captain having announced to tbe G . Master that tho Prov . G . Commander for Suffolk was in attendance , Availing to do homage on bis appointmentaud

hav-, ing been ordered to admit him , Captain Philips , attended by his Deputy G . Commander , the Rev . J . M . Sanderson , bearing his banner , entered Grand Conclave . He was met by the G-. Dir . of Cers ., and conducted to tbe foot of the throne .

The Grand Chancellor then advanced ancl addressed tho Grand Master , stating that since the last meeting ol the Grand Conclave lie had attended at Ipswich , and duly installed Captain Philips into office as the Prov . G . Commander for Suffolk , in pursuance * oi' tho order given to him , and he now begged to present him to the G . ' Master , for the purpose of performing homage as of ancient

right , at-. d he prayed that tho warrant of appointment might bo entered on record . The Grand Master ordered this to be time , and welcomed Capt . Philips to Grand Concla \* e , Avho thereupon did homage according to ancient form . Ho Avas then conducted to his stall in the east by the G . Dir . of Cers ., Avho took the banner from the Banner Bearer and placed t over the stall for Suffolk .

The Knights then saluted the newly appointed Prov . G . Commander , according to custom , and then the Grand Herald proclaimed the event , as usual . In precisely the same way the presence of the Eight Hon . Lord Eliot , M . P ., the Prov . G . Commander for Cornwall , Avas announced , Avho , attended by his Deputy G . Commander , the Eev . G . Eoss , entered , and the same

ceremony Avas performed in his case , and the newlyappointed Prdv . G Commander for Cornwall was duly installed , and . his banner placed over his stall in theeast . , Then Major G- Cornwall Logh . lf . P ., the Prov . Grand Commander for Cheshire , Avas announced . He entered , accompanied by Sir Knight Joseph Woodcock , of the St .

Salem Encampment , his Banner Bearer , and he performed the same ceremony , Avas installed and proclaimed , and his banner Avas placed over his stall , also in the east . The minutes of the last Grand Conclave Avore then read by the Grand Vice Chancellor's locum temens , ( that officer being engaged in the adjoining room preparing

for the ceremony which Avas to folloAv ) . It Avas then proposed that the report , which Avas printed , and a copy in the hands of every member present , should be taken as road . This Avas agreed to . It Avas then moved by Sir Knight L . IAV , and seconded by Sir Knight Costa , " that the report of the Committee be received . " ( For this report see tho P . M . of the 21 sfc inst-.

Thereupon Sir Kt . Binckes rose and proposed " that the report be not received . " He complained that the report contained allusion to his name ancl that of Capt . Boyle , which lie objected to ; and ho complained that he had not seen the report till lie entered tbe hall a few minutes ago ; and that the report hacl been "kept back'' from the members of Grand Conchu'c on purpose . A very

long time was occupied by . Sir Knight Binckes in complaining , & c . When he had finished , Sir Knight George Lambert , as a friend of Sir Knight Bincks , ancl a lover of justice , ancl thinking the motion ought to be seconded , begged to second tho motion for the nonreception of the report .

i . ho Grand Chancellor then rose , and said it appeared to him that . Sir Knight- Binckes desired to make a grievance where none existed . He seemed to delight in making speeches , even to the delay of important business , Avhere speech-making did him more harm than good . His complaint seemed of two parts— -one that he was again charged unfairly and improperly ; and secondly ,

that- the report was kept back , improperly delayed , for the purpose of bringing additional injury to him and his character . Now , what are the facts . In the first place , the only person who hacl ever used the word imputed , Avas Sir Knight Binckes himself . All that the Committee bad over said Avas that Avhat had been done Avas most i . tiprop'yt ; most unlike Avbat a man of

business ought to have done , but lie would not say a Avord more on tho subject , as in had been worn threadbare last May . With respect to keeping back the report , if ifc had been prepared weeks before , it would not , as . usaal , have boon issued until the Grand Conclave met—then each member has a copy given to him on entering tho hall . This bad been clone to-day , as heretofore . The

, . Committee , by tho statutes met about a AA'eek or ten days before the meeting of Grand Conclave , and then the report is prepared . This year the Committee met on thetith inst ., and wishing to give Sir Knights Binckes and Boyle an opportunity of putting themselves right Avith Grand Conclave , a special meeting of the Committee Avas hold only last Monday , to Avhich both those gentlemen

were summonded . They attended this meeting last Monday , and after tbey hacl made their statement ; they both figned a letter agreeing to repay to Grand Conclave , within three years the sum , Avhich they had expended'