Unveiling Of The Ayr Burns Statue.

erected , and unveiled the statue amid loud and prolonged cheering . The statue , when revealed , favourably impressed all who saw it . It is simple yet dignified , and though the figure and attitude represent the humble independent yeoman , there is a thoughtful lectin the face of tho passively posed figure , and a slight but expressive

action in the right wrist , by whioh tho sculptor has very successfully denoted the man of genius . The pedestal , whioh is of Kemnay granite , is ornamented by a frieze symbolical of eternity , and the four sides are in course of time to be filled np with panels representing "Tam o'Shunter , " "The Cottar ' s Saturday Night , " "The Jolly Beggars , " and another scene from one of Burns' Poems .

After a pause , during whioh tho statue was being generally admired .

Sir Archibald Campbell , addressing the assemblage , said there was born in 1759 , only abont two miles from the place upon which they stood , in a cottage bnilt by his own father , tho illustrious poet whose statue they had now been enabled to unveil . It waa only at rare intervals that stars of suoh magnitude came npon the scene , and it was a great honour for a nation to havo had sous like Robert Burns—for he knitted them together by a bond of union whioh could not be broken . This nation had flowed over its own borders to an

extent which the bard himself conld not even have conceived in his poetiofanoy , and was scattered , as it were , throughout the earth , raising fresh nations in every quarter of the globe ; but wherever the name of Burns was spoken it knit these hardy sons and daughters closely to their fatherland . Such were tho uses of men like their national bard . It often struck him as a marvel how men like Shakespeare and Robert Burns , with the meagre education they received , could

have accomplished such magnificent work . It showed with what power genius could lay hands on the smallest particle of knowledge , and work it ont in such away that it remained a lesson to them more than a century afterwards . He trusted that that great assemblage he was now addressing would never forget the man whose statue he had unveiled , and he concluded by expressing the hope that the memory of the occasion would lie in the hearts of all who were

present as an incentive to duty . A photograph having been taken of the statue , the band played "There was a Lad was born in Kyle , " after whioh , Mr . W . Burns , as chairman of the Statue Committee , handed over the statne to the Provost , Magistrates , and Town Council of Ayr . It was , he said , over a hundred years since tho song they had just

sung was penned , and the sentiment it expressed was more true today than at any time dnring the poet ' s life . They were all proud of Robin as a poet and as a songster—they were proud of him as a ploughman—and they were proud to think of him as an Ayrshire man . For the safe-keeping of the monument , however , Burns' Clubs were not so stable as Town Councils , and he had therefore been

asked to hand it over to the care of the Corporation of Ayr , knowing well that that body were quite as great admirers of tho poet , and wonld take as much pride in tho statue as the club could do themselves . Ayr , he was delighted to say , now possessed the finest statne of the poet that had yet been produced . Provost Ferguson , on behalf of the community of Ayr , as well as of

theJTown Council , accepted with great pleasure the trust confided to them by the Barns' Club . They would , he said , regard it as a most important charge , and bestow npon it the care which it deserved in the birthplace of the poet . Mr . "Wallace Bruce , U . S . Consul , Edinburgh , then recited a poem which he had composed for the occasion .

This was listened to with great attention , and when he had coneluded , Mr . Wallace Bruce was loudly cheered . Mr . Robert Gondie , as President of the Ayr Burns Club , which five years ago initiated the movement resulting in the erection of tho statne that had now been unveiled so successfully , with the goodwill and amid the acclamations of the people , proposed a vote of

thankscordial and well-merited thanks—to Bro . Campbell Grand Master Mason of Scotland , and to the other office-bearers and members of the Craft , to the representatives of Burns Clubs , to the Volunteers , trades , and other bodies who had como to Ayr that day to make the demonstration worthy of Ayr and of the national bard . Sir Archibald Campbell , in acknowledging the vote of thanks , said he was sure none of the Craft could ever forget that Barns had been

a prominent Mason , not in Ayrshire alone , bnt that from Tarbolton to Canongate , Edinburgh , his had beon a name to conjure with among the sons of light . If ho might also be allowed to answer for those who along with him had assisted at the ceremony , ho felt ho was expressing their feelings when he said they were equally pleased at the cordiality of the welcome which had been accorded them . The proceedings closed with the singing of the Masons' Anthem and the National Anthem . A banqnet followed .

A commemorative marble slab , bearing tho following inscription , has been placed in the Freemasons' Lodge " Zum Neuen Heym , " in Strasburg ( Alsace ) : — " Here worked as a a Mason ( wheu Crown Prince ) , by delegation

of our august protector ) , Bro . Emperor William I ., for tlie last time , on 12 th September 1886 , Bro . Emperor Frederick III . Ou taking leave , he exhorted the brethren to cherish freedom of conscience and to practise charity and tolerance . "

IIotiowAY ' s Oiimni * -T AND FILLS . —Diseases of tlio Howols . —A remedy , which has beon tested and proved in a thousand different ways , capable of eradicating poisonous taints from ulcers and he ilinjr thorn up , merits atrial of ita capacity for extracting the internal corruptions from the bowels . On rubbinR Itollo'vay ' s Ointment repeatedly on tho abdomen , a rash appears , and ilericatinthis

as it thickens tho nlvino irritability subsides . Acting as a , ointment draws to the surface , releases tho tender intestines from all acrid matters , and prevents inilummatiuii , dysentery , and pile , - ' , for which blisteriuR wa .. tho old-fashioned , though successful treatment , now from its painfuiuess fallen into disuse , tho discovery of this Ointment having proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivatice , yet perfectly painless powers .

Prov. Grand Lodge Of North And East Yorkshire.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

rpHE annnal Provincial Grand Lodgo and General X Communication of Masons of the Province of North and East Yorkshire took place , on tho Sth inst ., at Thirsk , on the invitation of the Falcon Lodge , Thirsk , No . 1416 . The brethren of the Falcon Lodge gave their Visitors from

this and other Provinces a hearty reception . The Lodge premises being too small for the reception of the large gathering of the Craft , the spacious Assembly-rooms , well adapted for the purpose , were suitably furnished and decorated , and offered ovary accommodation to the Provincial Grand Locke . Tho Right Worshipfnl

Provincial Grand Master the Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland presided , and he was supported by the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Very Rev . the Dean of York Past Grand Chaplain of England , J . W . Woodall P . M . Past Grand Treasurer of England , T . B . Whytehead P . P . G . W . Grand Sword Bearer of

England , the Present Provincial Grand Officers , Past Provincial Grand Officers , and a large assembly of Masters , Past Masters and Brethren of the Province . The assembly

numbered about 300 , and on their arrival the members of the Falcon received them cordially , and showed their appreciation of the honour conferred on them , by a bountiful hospitality .

The Lodge was opened according to ancient custom , and the minutes of the Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Malton in 1890 , were read and confirmed . The annual report of the Board of Benevolence and the Provincial Charities

Association were presented , showing both these adjuncts to the Provincial Grand Lodge to be in a flourishing condition . It was announced that at the three Festivals of the Provincial Charities Association the sum of - £ 2 , 078

had been subscribed . Various alterations of the bye-laws were submitted and dealt with , and immediately afterwards the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master appointed and invested the following brethren as his Officers for the ensuing year : —

A . Farmer Senior Warden A . C . Bamlett Junior Warden 5 " S-1 m ^ "T ) Chaplains Eev . G . W . T . Purchas j F J . V . Cooper Begistrar M . C . Peck Secretary W . Diaper " t a - r ) fi ar ; ona

Major W . II . Wellsted j J . Blenkin } j Deacons W . C . Whiteside ) T . Foley Snpt . of Works G . E . Martin Director of Ceremonies W . N . Cheesman Dopnty Director cf Cers . B . Harland Assist . Dir . of Cers . W . Holloway Sword Bearer J Ilennard } standard Bearers II . Ilirat )

II . Kill urgania * - T . B . Kedfea . ru Assist . Secretary J . E . Wilkinson Pursuivant It . Hamper Assistant Pursuivant F . J . Lambert Tyler

The next Provincial Grand Lodgo was fixed for Middlesborough , on the invitation of tho North York Lodge , G 02 . Bro . Todd P . M . P . P . G . W . moved that a grant of ono hundred guineas be mado from the Benevolent Fnnd of this Grand Lodgo to the Royal Masonic Benevolent

Institution for Aged Freemasons ancl Freemasons' Widows at the Jubilee Festival of tho Institntion , to be celebrated in February next . The proposition was seconded by Bro . Cowper . An amendment by Bro . Rymer , seconded by Bro . Malcolmson , that the amount be 150 guineas , was

carried . The Provincial Grand Master then proposed a vote of thanks to the Worship fnl Master ancl Brethren of the Falcon Lodge , for their splendid reception , ancl this waa carried by acclamation . Tbe Provincial Grand banquet then took p lace , at tho Three Tuns Hotel , where an

excellent menu was served by Bro . Hall , Tlio Provincial trranci Master presided , ancl was well supported , every available seat being rilled . At tho conclusion of tho banqnet tbo Loyal and Masonic toasts wore proposed and duly honoured . The proceedings were enlivened by vocal au <« instrumental music .

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