New Masonic Orphan School, Dublin.

. fascnic charity , to tho honour and advancement of tho Order , ami to the inestimable advantage of mauy orphans upon whose yonnc lives tho shadows ( if death and of impending poverty may have rested , but to whom this institution will afford a safe and happy refuge . In the past our school has done a noblo work . It affords a true home ami a place of generous education to our pupils during

their early years . We use every effort to watch over them , as over our own children , until they have reached independence . According to their several abilities , they are prepared to earn their livelihood by teaching or in business , and the resources of the Masonic Order enable us to place them in safety throughout tho empire wherever their welfare and advancement cnri best bo secured . To those who

prove themselves capable , we give tho highest training we can obtain , sending them , when necessary , to England and . to the Continent to complete their education . In our school's long register there is not one single instance of shame or discredit brought upon us by the conduct or character of those whom we have sent into tho world . Wo know that very many havo been enabled to secure a

happy independence , and to attain substantial aud oven brilliant success iu life by thoir use of tho teaching received in our Masonic School , and we aro proud and thankful to believe that , though scattered over almost tho whole earth , they havo ono and all proved themselves to have been virtuously brought up in the love cf God , to learn and labour truly to do their duty in that state of life to which

it has pleased Him tn call them . For tho future , stedfast in faith , joyful through hope , and rooted in charity , we reverently commend onr work to "the Father of the fatherless , who defended tho cause of the widows , even God in his holy habitation . " Most Worshipful Grand Master , the corner stone of the foundation of this our New Masonic School has been , in obedience to tho charge laid upon us ,

fitly prepared , and is now ready to bo made the corner stone of the building . We therefore now crave your fraternal assistance in duly laying the same in its proper position , at the north-eastern angle of the foundation . The Grand Chaplain having made the invocation , the stone was laid with tho customary ceremonies , and tho Grand Officers having returned to their places , the Grand Master said—We , James Duke of Abereorn , Grand Master

of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland , and the Masonic jurisdiction thereunto belonging , declare this corner stone to be plumb , level , and square , and so duly laid according to the ancient usages , customs , and landmarks of Freemasonry ; and may the Great Architect of Heaven and Earth bless tho work here begun , and make it memorable to the latest generations ! All present then joined in singing the following verses of the Hundredth Psalm : —

With one consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise Glad homage pay with awful mirth , And sing before Him songs of praise . For He ' s the Lord , supremely good , His mercy is for ever siu-o ; His truth , which always firmly stood , To endless ages shall endure .

The Eight Worshipfnl Deputy Grand Mas'er , with the Right Worshipful Grand Wardens , then proceeded to tho corner stone , accompanied b y the Past Masters bearing the vessels containing tho corn , wino , and oil , nnd the Grand Steward presenting to the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master the cornucopia , he dropped the corn on tho stone , and said— "May plenty be showered down on the people

of this ancient realm , and may the labours of the Graft bo refreshed by tho Great Giver of every good and perfect gift . " The Grand Steward then presented tho wine to tho Eight Worshipfnl Senior Grand Warden , who poured it on the stone , and said— " May the health of tho Craftsmen employed in erecting this building bo preserved to them , and may the supreme Architect bless and prosper

their labours . " The Grand Steward then presented the oil to tho Right Worshipfnl Junior Grand Warden , who dropped oil on tho stone , and said— "May the Supreme Rrderof the world vouchsafe unity , peace , and prosperity to all the subjects of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria , and to the nations of the earth ; preserve and protect the fraternity of Freemasons ; make the virtues of the Craft

a lesson to the world , and the labours of the Craftsmen easy , and their burdens light . " The Grand Officers returned to their stations and places . Tho Right Worshipfnl Deputy Grand Master then presented the architects ( Messrs . M'Curdy and Mitchell ) to the Grand Master , saying— " Most Worshipful Grand Master , —Let me present to you Brothers M'Cnrd v and Mitchell , chosen to be the architects of tho Kew

Masonic School . They have their Craftsmen ready for tho work , and desire you to give them tho designs from tho trestle board . " Tlio Most Worshipful Grand Master then handed them tho plan , and entrusted thern with tho work . Tito Grand Steward then proclaimed : —Silence ' , silence I silence ' . Brethren , —Take notice that James , Duko of Abereorn , Most Worshipful Grand Master of the

Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland , and Masonic jurisdiction thereunto belonging , has this day , at this place laid the corner-stone of tho Xcw Masonic Female Orphan School . " Ho icpeated the proclamation three times , turning S ., W . and li ., and after the third time , facing the East , added : — "Wisdom ! Strength ! Fraternity ! " The Grand Chaplain gave tho benediction as follows : —

May the blessings of Gal Almiehfcy , who made tho heavui and tinearth and nil work ' s , and they wl . o dwell therein , be with us all , and remain with ns , now and for ever . Amen . " Tho band having played the Hallelujah Chorus , M . W . hi : * Grace tho Duko of Abereorn , addressing the Lord Lienteiifint , then said—May it please your Excellency , wo return v , ur Excellency , vourself a Free and Accepted

Mason , and the Countess Cowper , our grateful thanks for the honour yon havo done onr hr . tly , and I ' or tho kindly interest which your gracious presence indicates in the success of onr school . We have been engaged to-day in r > . ceremony both interesting and Kiiggo .-. 'iv : * . We have laid tho foundatiou-stouo of a new school i ' or the female orphan children of Masons , but wc trust we have also laid the

New Masonic Orphan School, Dublin.

foundation of a good , useful , religious life for a number of theso poor children . A \ o trust and believe that these children will be brought up in thoso principles which aro tho staple and groundwork of Freemasonry , and which aro the best calculated to make them hereafter useful , benevolent , and religious . Wo havo laid this stono to-day with all Masonic honours , and with all that human skill and foresight

can suggest , and we pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may bless onr endeavours , and may ordain that our work to-day may boarfrnit and ripen to the glory of God and to tho profit of our fellowcreatures . ( So mote it be ) . His Excellency raised his hat , and having bowed his acknowledgments in reply , in n few miuutes afterwards took his departure amid loud cheers . -Irish Times .

Bro. Dick Radclyffe's Drawing.

BRO . DICK RADCLYFFE'S DRAWING .

Wo hereby * certify that tlio drawing - of numbers in Bro . Dick Kadclyffe's Ballot for Life Snbscriberships in the Royal M * i ** onic Institntion for Girls was held this day , and the following were the winning numbers : —

No . of Ticket . From Books sold by ! ) , I 18 John Constable 17 , 91 ! Capt . Percival 423 Griffiths Smith 1

No of Ticket . From Books sold by 40 , 666 H . R . H . Prince Leopold 21 , 487 J . Black 38 , 746 J . L . Aspland A 1 . 395 Dan Godfrey 20 , 554 G . Robinson 12 , 288 G . Baxter 17 , 263 Dick Radclyffe

3 H , 0 U , J . . Barrett 26 , 088 P . Higham 20 , 302 T . Mitchell 29 , 530 A . Gladwell A 763 J . Strokirk 13 , 266 W . H . Saunders

38 , 755 J . L . Aspland 14 , 731 J . Neilson 26 , 169 H . S . Goodall 7 , 696 Charles Oades 31 , 911 John G . Dunock 25 , 185 W . Stoppings

15 , 818 R . Hunter 38 . 647 J . Dover 20 , 201 John Hartlev 43 . 0-12 TU . Tsn .. ins

A 634 John Newcomb 17 , 222 J . Gibbons 39 , 846 W . Uopekirk 1 , 672 Rev . J . Daunt 4 , 818 J . Radcliffe

11 , 325 John Constable 17 , 247 P . Harrison 23 , 137 Cadogan ( Harrington ) 40 , 399 Henri Buo

( Signed ) JOHN CONSTABLE . G . H . STEPHENS . W . W . MORGAN JUN . THOMAS SMITH . JAMES STEVENS . FKEDEKICK BINCKES . DICK RADCLYFFE .

6 th July 1880 . Those numbers reported after the 6 th will be included in a ballot to take place as soon as a fall return is made . Brethren are requested to report sales at once , and return books not sold .

Province Of N. And E. Yorkshire.

PROVINCE OF N . AND E . YORKSHIRE .

Tcsftiuo-flial to the Worshipfnl Buo . M . C . PECK . P . M . P . Z . & o ., Prov . Grand Secretary , and Prov . Grand Scribe E . of the North ancl East Ridings of Yorkshire . AT a meeting of Provincial Grand Officers , First Principals of Chapters , and Masters of Lodges of this Province , duly convened and held at York , in tho York Lodge , on Thursday tho

20 th nit ., the W . Deputy Prov . Grand Master in the chair , the following resolutions were unanimously passed : — 1 st . That a Testimonial of respect and esteem is eminently due from this Province to Wor . Bro . M . C . Peck P . M . and P . Z ., in recognition of his loug-coutinncd and valuable honorary services as Prov . Grand Sec . aud Prov . Grand Scribe E .

2 nd . That a Committee be appointed to deliberate upou the best mode of attaining this object , and carrying it into effect ; and that such Committee consist of the following members , namely : —The R . W . Prov . Grand Master , the W . Deputy Prov . Grand Master , the Actual Prov . Grand Officers or their representatives , the W . Masters and Wardens of all

tho Lodges in the Province or their representatives , the Three Principals of each Chapter in the Province or their representatives , with power to add to their number . 3 rd . That W . Bro . Dr . J . P . Bell D . P . G . M . bo the Chairman , W . Bro . II . W . Hollon P . G . Treas . be the Treasurer , and that tho

Chairman do appoint a Secretary . 4 th . That the subscription of individual brethren be limited to 10 s fid , but that this limitation shall not extend to Lodges and Chapters ; and that a subscription list be now opened . In accordance with the foregoing resolutions , aud on behalf of the Committee , subscriptions are invited , which may bo transmitted

through tbe various secretaries of Lodges in tho Province . It is in feuded that , as soon as tho subscriptions have been received , and the amount of contributions ascertained , a Meeting of tbe General Committee shall be called to decide upon the form which the testimonial shall take , and to arrange for its presentation . Tho Subscription List , headed by the II . W . Prov . Grand Master , has already received tho heartv support of tho Present and Past

Oflicers of the Province , bnt it is thought desirable m a testimonial of this character that every member should havo an opportunity of subscribing , so that tho result may bo worthy , not only of the Province , bnfc also of Bro . Pock ( who has served a period of fifteen years gratuitously ) . Tho support of every brother is therefore Fraternally solicited . Bro . THOS . THOMPSON P . M . aud Z . No . 57 , S . P . G . D ., is the Honorary Secretary to the Fund .