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At the close of the dinner the customary list of toasts were gone through . After the toast of " The Queen , " Bro . Viscount DUNGARVAN gave that of " The Prince and Princess of Wales and the other Members of the Royal Family . " He observed that there was an old song in this country to the effect that " Britannia rule' the waves . " The Grand Master had gone abroad to join his yacht the

Britannia . Let them hope that that Britannia would rule the waves . In alluding to this toast , he need scarcely say he had to allude to her Royal H'ghness the Princess of Wales . Unfortunately during the last few months this country had not seen much of her . She had been abroad to do what women always did—to sympathise with others in a great blow which had fallen on a foreign country .

Viscount DUNGARVAN , in proposing the " Pro G . M ., Sec , wished tho Earl of Lathom better health than he had been having lately . In proposing " The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , and th :: rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " his Lordship said the name of Mount Edgcumbe was associated with the Royal Masonic Benevolent

Institution in a very hsppy manner , as the brethren well knew . He might say he had seen more Grand Ofri ers at these gatherings than there were at this festival , but the prevailing epidemic which wss flying about everywhere , was accountable for the absence of a great many , but those who were there , had , in the past , supported the Institution , and in the future he Was sure it might always rely upon their generosity .

Bro . HORACE BROOKS MARSHALL , P . G . T ., responded , and said the toast was deservedly popular on account of the grand services the brethren included in it had rendered to the Craft . He could boast of no such

strservices ; his services to the Craft were simply confined to introducing as an initiate his son to his mother lodge , and he had no greater pride than to have seen his son work until he received the highest honour that lodge could confer on him . It had been his ( the speaker ' s ) and his son ' s privilege to serve the office of Steward of each of the Masonic Charities every year since the date of their initiation —( loud cheers)—and they hoped , if the

G reat Architect permitted , to continue to serve the ofiice until they were summoned to the Grand Lodge above . That , he thought , was the best record they could give of their earnest desire to promote the best interests of those bright and glorious jewels in the diadem of Freemasonry , the three great Masonic Institutions , of which all the brethren , individually and collectively , were justly proud .

Bro . Viscount DUNGARVAN then said epidemics were the order of the day —( laughter)—and as usual , after dinner the epidemic of speaking had set in with all its virulence ; and therefore he must claim the brethren ' s attention while he asked them to drink in bumpers " Success to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons . " ( Cheers . ) He knew he Had only to mention the toast to secure the brethren ' s

attention . He had been speaking to the brethren some time past , but he could not find what he had to say , and he had looked up the Freemason to see what former speakers had to say on the subject . ( Laughter . ) First of all he found they prefaced their addresses by saying there was nothing new to say about that toast , and he must say he agreed wilh them rather , because that was his own conviction . He , however , was in a

position to say something new , because he was told by the Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution that it' was their intention to place five more male annuitants on the list . ( Cheers ) . That was something new , and it was certainly good news to DJ appreciated by those who were fortunate enough to be taken on the list , and also a thing on which the brethren could congratulate themselves—the generosity of the Committee ,

and their ability to do this . The toast was one which , for himself , he had great pleasure to rise and propose . Nothing was happier to him , because in this country , the country of Englishmen , they were brought up as young men to glory in their youth , and also told to respect their elders and their betters . They did this even when they went to foreign countries—to India , to Africi —they did not forget the old folks at home . He had the pleasure on Tuesday

of going down to the Institution at Croydon , and making the a : quainlance of the Old People . They were all well . He was staggered when one of the members of the Committee who took him enquired of one of the residents if she was well ; she said that , though 80 years of age , she was well , and that the cold weather had done her a Tot of good . ( Laughter ) . There was no sign of ill-health there . But the great thing about the Institution was

that the brethren could say about their Chanties that they were not like other Charities , because those they assisted who failed in life through no fault cf their own were enabled to pass their declining years comfortably , as he witnessed on Tuesday , happily , and had lived , and tried to die honourably . ( Applause . ) Bro . JOHN A . FARNFIELD , P . A . G . D . C , Treasurer of the Institution , in acknowleding the toastsaid : His lordshihas mentioned to brethren t tblUJhJUU W . ^ f J WOWM JVU f

g , p you , , «»«»¦» . IWVY . WV ^ .. g ...., , ... » W *«* .. < . * ... * .......... W , . V I . * ... >> , that the Committee intend to increase the number of male annuitants by five at the ensuing election . We shall then have 240 widows receiving the annuity , 200 men , and 33 widows receiving half their late husbands' annuities , to give them an opportunity of being elected themselves . That has been achieved by the kindness of Masons in the past , and I trust that when our good Secretary announces the total of the subscriptions to-night the

Committee will feel that they have rightly anticipated the amount of your lists , and that you will not allow them to over-run the constable , but that they may look with confidence at what you were going to give them . So far as I myself know—and I am not quite in the secret—I may look at the happy face of the Secretary and say that success is assured , and therefore

I have , on behalf of the executive , to thank you for giving us ease for the present year . If you were on the executive and knew what it was to have bad times come you would pity us . Fortunately we are not in need of your pity for the present year , and therefore permit me to thank you , on behalf of the executive , most heartily , ¦ ( Cheers . ) Bro . J . TERKV , P . G . S . B ., Secretary , then read the following lists :

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STEWARDS' LISTS .

Lodge LONDON . £ s . d . 1 Bro . Joseph Rock 43 1 o 2 „ Col . Fred . C . Keyser , C . B . ... ... 21 o o 4 „ Rob . L , Devonshire ... 26 5 o 5 „ L . M . Cantlon ... 5160

8 „ Thos . V . Strachan ... ro 10 o 9 „ E . Stratton Gerrish ... 76 5 0 10 „ H . Louis Florence ... 29 6 o 12 „ J . VV . Ryland ... 31 io o 14 „ Leonards . M'Manus , M . D 10 10 o 15 „ A . White 5190

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Lodge I , s . d , ig Bro . J . H . VVhadcoat ... 21 o o 21 ,, W . Sutton 27 s o 25 „ VV . P . Barnsdall ... 2 G „ C . M . Handfield-Jones 10 10 o 2 S „ C . VV . Carrell ... 27 G o

33 „ . (•H . W . Davies ... 55 12 o 45 „ Arthur M . Whitby ... O 4 1 o 4 6 „ George D . Lister ... fl 5 » 58 „ Edwin Fox 10 S 3 ° Co „ A . H . Debenham ... 38 17 o 63 „ George Mickley ... 53 11 o 73 „ Henry Hart 41 ) in 0

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Chapter £ s . d . 73 Comp . John Beddoes ... 21 o 0 Lodge S 7 Bro . I . J . Holmes 33 o o 99 „ VI . j . F . Dumas ... 50 o o

101 ,, Thos . E . Taylor ... 36 15 o Chapter 142 Comp . the Rev . H . A . Hebb 15 15 o Lodge i . | 4 Bro . B . Ilridgman ... 3 6 15 o 147 ,, Sam . Vickers ... So 16 o

162 ,, Geo . V . A . Scholield 2100 171 ,, II . G . Harper ... 5 S 16 0 174 „ VV . M . Butcher ... 58 4 o l 77 > , W . E . VVirjmire ... 157 10 o 1 S 0 ,, VV . I ' . Brownsword 42 o o iSS „ M . Siegenberg ... 30 9 o mi 1 . Smirh ... Go | H n 192 JSmith Co iS 0

„ . ¦ 93 >> J VV . Simeons ... 71 iS 6 197 „ U . Lancelot Evles ... 30 15 o 205 „ Barnett Marcus ... 41 4 C 22 S „ G . R . Lambert ... 104 7 6 2 j 6 „ J- A . Farnfield ... 29 5 0 259 „ A . Cooper 17 17 o

435 >> A . Schwerzl ... _ ... 52 10 o 534 „ E . Ed . Geffowski ... 10 10 o 535 „ W . Hooker 59 17 o 552 „ S . H . Lathom ... 110 15 G Chapter 554 Comp . H . T . Speck ... 21 14 o Lodge

5 C 9 Bro . J . H . Hawkins ... 85 1 o 720 „ J . Sparks 31 10 o 7 S 1 „ G . J . Anderson ... 52 10 o 813 „ J . Downing 0300 S 22 „ T . O . Belshaw ... 41 o o S 57 „ E . G . S . Anderson ... 34 18 6 S 71 „ J- J- Pakes 14 3 C

907 „ F . H . Cheesewright 65 o o 957 > , Wilson R . Bintley 3 G 15 o 117 S „ lames O'Dia ... 190 o o 122 S „ L . J . Powter ... > 122 S „ W . S . Emden ... 5 ° 12 C 0 „ E . G . Packman ... 65 1 6

1260 ,, A . I * . Roberts ... 21 o o 128 S „ VV . J . Pocklington ... 115 4 o 12 G 1 „ J . E . Carver ... 45 3 o 1306 ,, William Harper ... 171 18 o i 3 ' 9 ,, VV . S . Penley ... 103 15 o 1320 „ T . R . Cas < ... ... i « 5 o o > 3 2 9 11 J . C . Reynolds ... 52 10 o 134 S „ Walter A . Harvey 28 7 o

13 C 5 „ P- J . Thayre ... 10 ID O 13 CC ,, P . Parn Walkdin ... 101 15 G 13 S 3 „ Alfred II . Bevan ... 92 17 o 1 4 „ R . Q . Moody ... 55 13 0 14 ; 1 ,, Arthur Cox 64 1 0 Chapter 1471 Comp . VV . E . Sutton ... 39 iS 0

1507 ,, VV . M . Stiles ... 13 13 0 Lodge 1539 Bro . VV . G . Cannon ... 130 o 0 15 G 3 ,, H . Fonseca 105 o o 1599 „ Enos Howes 4 G 14 6 1 G 01 ,, * R . D . Meckel's ... 10 10 o 1 G 10 „ Hon . Sir W . R .

Kennedy 10 10 o 1 G 14 „ J . VV . Belsham ... 42 15 0 1 C 27 ,, E . E . Poward ... 37 iC o 1 G 32 „ W . R . Barr iG lG 0 1 C 42 „ John H . Rutherglen 1 G 70 ,, Francis Gosniy ... 115 10 o Lod ^ e of Instruction if > 77 Bro . Fred . Hunphrejs ... 3 G 15 o

L-dge 16 S 7 Bro . AlfredE . Clements ... 44 2 o 1693 „ Rob rt CoUi II ... 15 1 . 5 o 1704 ,, Robt . T . VVhaites ... 36 15 0 170 !* ,, Geo . J . Austin 171 G „ •Fras . J . Waterson ... 42 14 6 1 745 „ J . Daniel Webb ... 13 G 10 o i ; bS „ A . VV . I uret ( se :

also Kent ; ... 3 6 15 o 1 S 1 G „ AHndReed 55 1 G 1 S 53 „ Frank Griffith ... 15 15 o 19 G 3 „ C . J . Chase 2 G 15 6 19 G 4 „ Capt , W . Surcott ... 128 2 o 19 6 S „ Walter Hopekiik ... 34 13 0 2033 „ Robert Bryant ... 30 o o 20 G 0 „ Jules Oppenheim ... 27 4 o

21 5 0 „ John C . Radford ... 36 15 o 21 GS „ J . W . Dixon 159 1 6 21 9 2 „ Herbert Sprake ... 105 10 0 2202 ., George Lane ... 2100 22 4 2 „ C . C . Paine 82 8 6 22 9 1 „ Robert Fielder ... 135 o o 2332 „ VV . H . Barney ... 1 S 3 15 0 2347 <» Hon . Sir Stafford

Northcote , M . P .... 21 o o 2307 „ Henry L . Wellcome 120 15 0 2398 „ C . O . Burgess ... 52 10 o 240 S „ T . Sanson Preston ... 34 13 o 2409 „ A . R . Trew 170 0 o 2409 „ * Kob . T . W . Tucker ... — 2409 „ * A ! ex . Robertson ... — 2409 „ * Fred . J . Brown ... — 2409 „ * Richard Box

—2410 „ Jacob Pickett , M . D . 41 9 G 242 G „ Samuel Wright ... 48 o G 2427 „ Wm . Lawrence ... 57 17 G 2432 „ George Ransford ... 37 5 G 2-154 ,, W . M . Thomas ... 50 o 6 2484 ,, A . S . Hatchett-Jones 173 5 0 2509 „ J . M . McLeod ( see also Derbyshire ) ... 47 5 o 2535 „ Major Clifford Probyn

UNATTACHED . Bro . H . H . Marshall , J . P . ... 10 10 o ,, 11 . B . Marshall , jun ., M . A . 10 10 0 ,, Anthony Nutt 10 10 o „ » W . Baddeley — „ G . R . lieardmore ... 10 10 o „ W . B . Fendick 10 10 0

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£ s . d . Bro . H . Whitney 44 12 G „ W . Webber 10 10 o „ Frank R . Kenning ... 2 t o 0 „ C . F . Pailthorpe ... IS 15 «

„ W . B . Williamson ... 10 10 0 ,, S . J . Attenborough ... 10 10 0 „ Charles Wakefield ... 10 10 o „ Walter H . Stone 21 o o „ P . E . Singer 10 10 o ,, George Harlow 10 10 0 „ VV . H . Bailey 63 0 0 „ •! . B . Daniell > o 10 o

„ Georpe E . Fairchild ... 3 l 10 0 „ * VV . Fitch — „ Capt . C . J . Knightley ... 26 5 0 „ H . Kemp 12 12 0 „ H . Luff 10 10 0 .. Fred . Mead 33 12 o

„ H . I . Strong 15 15 0

„ lames Terry 179 o o „ Harry •*. Coard 10 10 0 . ,, lames E . Terry 10 10 0 „ Surg .-Capt . VV . Kiddle ... 10 10 o „ * George Yexley

—LADIES . Mrs . * W . G . Cannon — Miss * A . M . Cannon — „ * . VT . A . Cannon — „ * M . E . Cannon — „ * L . N . Cannon

—„ * N . G . Cannon — „ * Mary EUoithy — Mrs . John Wood 5 5 0 Miss E . H . Ramsey 5 5 0 Mrs . F . S . Guy 5 5 0 „ W . F . Smithson

LEWISES . * G . A . Cannon — * K . W . Cannon — * A . C . Cannon — * W . V . Cannon — * L . C . Cannon

—THE PROVINCES . BEDFORDSHIRE . Lodge 803 Bro . W . Chaundler ... 43 1 0

BERKSHIRE . 574 „ C . E . Keyser ... 134 1 o 945 „ G 10 . H . Morland ... 6 3 o 0 2225 „ C . Belton 10 10 0 2437 „ A . C . A . Higerty ... 59 17 0 2460 „ F . Kedge 173 o 0

BRISTOL . Unattached Lt .-Col . ] . R . Bramble ... 10 10 0

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . Lodge 94 S „ E . H . Wags ' . aff ... 31 10 0 22 6 2 „ * J . Cannon — 22 6 2 „ * Ceo . E . Cannon ... — 2420 „ G . A . Sims 10 10 0 Unattached J . Stephens 10 10 0

CUMBERLAND & WESTMORLAND . The Province VV . F . Lamonby 102 iS 0

DERBYSHIRE . The Province Bro . W . M . Marsden , J . P . 105 o 0 Lodge 253 Bro . Abraham S . Flint .. ; 36 15 0 731 „ W . VV . Heywood ... 52 10 0 soi „ H . Stater 40 o 0 8 S 4 „ J . M . McUo . 1 ( see also 2509 London ; 10 10 o 1085 „ William Hait ... 52 10 0

DORSETSHIRE . Prov . G . Lodge &) Prov . G . Chapter j Bro . S . B . Baskett ... 105 o 0 DURHAM . The Province Bio . Gen . Lea Woolley ... 315 0 0 Lodge 1862 „ E . S . Cockell ... 15 15 0

ESSEX . 433 Bro . J . E . Wiseman ... 10 10 0 453 „ H . A . Jaeer 28 17 6 IOOJ „ Thomas Hood ... 78 15 ° ' 343 » P . S . Grey 15 15 ° 1437 .. W . D . Child 42 o ° 2005 „ GeorgeH . Finch ... 3615 9 2184 Joseph Cohen ... 15 15 °

„ 2477 „ Gustavus Batt ... 35 9 6 7 5 01 „ H . E . Herman ... 50 0 0 Unattached Bro . James Speller ... 10 10 0

GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Lodge 82 Bro . J . W . Drew 10 10 ° Chapter 82 Comp . the Rev . P . Hattendey-Smith ... 23 1 ° Lodge S 39 Bro . W . U . Wood ... 10 10 »

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT . 7 6 Bro . E . Walter Ward ... 77 " ° Chapter 1331 Comp . Qur .-Mr . Sergeant W . A . Milne ... 2 4 10 " Lodge , 142 S and 20 GS Bro . W . Miller 4 » °