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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Eig hty-third Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at thc Pavilion , Brig hton . Thc Most Hon . the Marquis of Londonderry , R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Durham , presided , supported by " the Marchioness of Londonderry . Pros . A . J . Duff-Filer , P . G . S . B . " ; W . Roebuck , Grand Steward ; Dr . Morris , Head Master Boys' School ; Baron de Fcrricrs , M . P ., P . G . Reg . Gloucestershire ; Sir
W . W . Burrell , Bart , P . G . M . Sussex ; Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary ; George Pluncknett , P . G . D . ; J . H . Scott , P . G . D ., the Mayor of Brighton ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C . ; George Lambert , G . S . B . ; A . M . Broadley , P . D . D . G . M . ' Malta ; Dr . Godfrey . J . P ., P . S . G . W . Gloucestershire : Dr . jabez Hogg , P . G . D . ; H . G . Buss , Asst . G . Sec . ; James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I . ; ' F . R . W . Hedges , Sec . R . M . I . G . ;
Dr . Sanders ' . There were also present Bros . Saunders , Baling , Storr , Bigby , Woodward , H . A . Dubois , Daniel Hollington , Turquand . Balderson , Dunn , Lovett , Mildred , Berridge , Walter Wood , H . D . Wood , George Kenning * , T . j . Barnes , March , Bishop , _ Roberts , Bolton , Denton , E . H . William ;; , ' W . Lake , W . J . Johns , Finch , Abbott , F . 11 . Williams , Perkins Hoole , Farwig , Bellerby , Grogono ,
Sutherland . Frazer , ) . C . Woodrow , Quitman , James Kench , Gomm , H . Glen , Sutton , " W . \ V . Morgan , Pendlebury , J . Berry , Clemow , Bryant , Jas . Cooper , Stanley , Weeks , " Harling , Angell , Nepean , Lansdeli , Moon , Leggott , T . W . C . ' Jones , Briggs , Edgar Bowyer , Hastings , Larking , Fowler , ' Mather , N . S . Clark , Wort , " Buliimore , Albert Cook , Smiles , P . Young , R . P . Spice , Farrington , Young , Brook , Nicholl , Game , Peller , Aspinall ,
Roberts , Faulkner , Young , Verry , Miroy , Barfield , Marsh , T . W . Adams , D . * M . Dewar , Frank Toole , H . S . Goodall , John Mason , Radclyffe , Ferguson , McDowall ( Berks and Bucks ) , Atkins Burt ( Dorset ) , J . Brooks Smith , Yasser Smith ( Gloucestershire ) , Edwards ( Somersetshire ) , Alpass , P . G . Sec . Milligan , Hart , Croft , W . J . Thomson ( Lancashire W . ) , Boden , Frazer ( Derbyshire ) , Lees , Dean , ' Hester ( E . Lane ) , Lane , Cameron , Wood , Crooks , ( Durham ) , Wilkinson , Roper , Reuss , Brydges , Critchley ,
G . Armitage ( W . Yorks ) , T . B . Whytehead , Walton ( N . and E . Yorks ) , Woodwark ( Norfolk ) , N . Merridcw , Jennens , Strawley , Moffatl , Archer , Smart , Warrilow ( Warwickshire ) , N . Tracey , C . Atkins ( Suffolk ) , Martin , Florence ( Essex ) , Tuff , While ( Kent ) , Hacker , Eve , Downing ( Hants and I . of W . ) , T . J . Pulley , Matthews ( Oxford ) , W . II . Davies , Jones , Wordley , T . W . ' White ( S . Wales , E . Division ) , S . G . Gilbert ( Nottingham ) , Chapman ( Devon ) , and H . Masse }' , Freemason .
After the cloth had been removed and grace sung , thc customary toasts were proposed . In giving thc first toast , Thc CHAIRMAN said -. Ladies and brethren , in every society of English gentlemen and ladies there is always one toast which I think holds preeminence— -it is " The Health ol Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen . " ( Cheers . ) Not only is her health held in reverence by every Englishman , but I am sure ii would be most enthusiastically received in this assemblage of Free and Accepted Masons . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
The toast haying been drank , was followed by the National Anthem . The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the next toast , said : Ladies and brethren , the next toast that I have to call to your notice is that of "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . of England . " lam sure all will agree wilh
me that H . R . I I . takes the deepest interest in the Craft ; notwithstanding all the numerous associations and employments which encroach upon 11 . R . M . ' s time he never neglects the welfare and prosperity of this Order . It is , therefore , with great pleasure I call upon you to join with me in drinking " The Health of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M .
The toast having been duly honoured . The CHAIRMAN said : Ladies and brethren , the ncxt toast that I have to call upon you to drink is "The Health of the Ri g ht Hon . the Eail of Carnarvon , M ' AV . Pro G . M ., the Earl of Lathom , R . W . D . G . M ., Vice-Presidents ol this Institution , the Prov . Grand Master , and the P . G . Officers of England . " I feel certain that the Earl of Carnarvon , who was appointed Pro
G . M . by thc Prince of YYalcs , will ever discharge his duties to the satisfaction of the great Masonic body . I am sure also that the Earl of Lathom will do the same . \ Yc know that upon him devolves the most arduous and heavy work . The Earl of Lathom is not on !} ' an intimate and earl y friend of my own , but he is also one whom every true Mason must regardant ! esteem . ( Hear hear . ) I had the honour of being installed by him for thc province
which i represent ( Durham ) , and I can only say lhat on that and on various other occasions in my life I have received the greatest kindness from him . It will be needless for me lo dilate further upon his virtues , but I ask you lo drink wilh enthusiasm his health . I think 1 cannot do better than couple with this toast thc name of one who in this neighbourhood is well known and highly respected . I mean Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell , Provincial Grand Master for Sussex . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
Sir WALTER BLIRKELL , Prov . G . M . for Sussex , in reply said : Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master for Durham , ladies , and brethren , 1 hardly know when 1 rose with greater diffidence to return thanks for an honour , as I do on this occasion , when you have honoured me by drinking my health ane ! g iving mc on this occasion such a grand reception ; because when 1 see the number ol fair ladies present it is enough lo make any one nervous ., 1 am
called upon to return thanks for the Karl of Carnarvon , who is a distant connection of my own , and whom 1 do not know . I have also to return thanks for the Right lion , the Kail of Lathom , the Right Worshi pful Deputy Grand Master . Brethren , you know , if the ladies do not , that those two noble peers are enthusiastic Masons , and glory in doing their duly under their Grand Master the Prince of Wales . ( Hear , hear . ) Il is indeed a very
great undertaking for anybody to act for the Prince of Wales , in carrying forward the great Institutions—the grandest Institutions in the world—of Masonry . ( Hear , hear , and great cheering ' . ) Well , brethren , we have indeed a noble and a great charity to carry through this kingdom , and throughout the length of tlie world generally , and 1 hope and trust that those who are present this day will remember that this is the first time that one of the Institutions lias come down , supported by members of the Grand Lodge ,
to hold ils festival at Brighton . ( Hear , hear . ) I am thc Grand Master oi lhis province , and wc in this province who arc Freemasons feel honoured by this first outing of the Institution . I am quite sure wc are all proud lo assist our Grand Master in all the work of Masonry , and we are rejoiced al seeing this wonderful sight wc have before us . ( Hear , hear . ) Time presses , and , therefore , before I conclude , allow me to propose ihe health of one lo whom 1 am sure you will give a most hearty reception— " 'i'hc Most Honourable the Marquis ol Londonderry , Right
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Worshipful Prov . Grand Master of Durham , " and , if you will allow me , I would also say "Thc Marchioness of Londonderry . " ( Hear , hear . ) I am told the Marchioness of Londonderry yesterday attended at the Boys ' School to distribute the prizes , and she was so pleased with what she saw there that she made up her mind that she would accompany her noble husband down to Brighton this day . ( Great cheering . ) Now , I know
perfectly well that both ladies and brethren are pleased with her presence . The Marquis of Londonderry , I believe , is an old Mason , but he is a young Provincial Grand Master , ancl I hope and trust he will long be spared to rule over his province , and I am quite sure you will all agree with me in drinking to his hearty good health . ( Cheers , amidst which the toast was drunk . )
The CHAIRMAN , m reply , said : Brethren and ladies , I cannot adequately return thanks to you all for the very kind manner in which the Prov . Grand Master of Sussex has proposed ihe health of myself and thc Marchioness of Londonderry , and also for thc very kind and cordial reception which the brethren on this occasion have given to il . ^ Hear , hear . ) I can assure you that it has given both of us very great satisfaction to be present to-day .
where so many or the ameers ot the Grand Lodge hare come into this province lo celebrate this festival . The thanks of all of us are due to the brethren of Brighton for the excellent arrangements they have made for our comfort on this occasion . ( Cheers . ) If we were not here ns members of a peace association I should feel inclined lo find fault with my friend , the Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , for haying- called my wife a beloved
creature —( laughter)—but I can assure you the way in which you have received the loast of our healths has been a great satisfaction to her . ( Hear , hear . ) The only fear I have for the future is , that although I have been represented as a very young Provincial Grand Master , I shall have very little peace , because her ladyship , having visited thc School yesterday and seen a great deal of Masonry there , will want to go out and see much more
of it than she has already . ( Cheers . ) 1 thank you , brethren , very much for the kind reception you have given us , and for the cordial way in which you have drunk our healths . Bvo . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , Grand Secretary : My Lord , Lady Londonderry , ladies , and brethren , thc toast which I have now lo propose is not one which is upon the programme this evening , but it is one which , I am quite sure , will be received by all thc brethren present , and especially by
those brethren and ladies who hail from Brighton , with a great deal of enthusiasm . The festival ol ' the Boys' School has hitherto been held practically within the bills of mortality . To-day , as a child learning to walk , the Institution has strayed a little further , and has come down to the good old town of Brighton to hold its festival . ( Hear , hear . ) Our Boys' School to-day has met under very auspicious circumstances , because we have been honoured
wilh two very eminent and distinguished brethren of our Order—one the Right Worship ful Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , Bro . Sir Walter Burrell , and ihe other the Right Worshipful Bro . David Smith , Mayor of Brighton . Our eminent Bro . Sir Walter Burrell has alread y had an opportunity of expressing - his feelings on this occasion ; but 1 am sure you will , all agrcewithine that we should not separate without acknowled ging the genial presence
among us of our honoured and worthy Bro . David Smith , the Mayor of Brighton . ( Cheers . ) Our Bro . David Smith is a Mason of thirty years ' standing , and he is one of the oldest Grand Wardens of the Province of Sussex , who has always taken , and still lakes , to my personal knowledge , a very deep and earnest interest in ali Masonic matters . ( Hear , hear . ) I am sure , therefore , you will all agree with me in drinking- the health of our
Worship ful brother thc Mayor ot Brighton in as hearty a manner as you possibl y can . Our brother has come here in all the majesty of his office , and with all his aldermanic insignia , to meet and receive us to-day as thc chief officer of an important English Corporation . We must not forget that we are practically the guests of the Mayor of Brighton , because this building and all that
appertains thereto are the property ot thc Corporation , and we are simply here by his good will ancl sufferance . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) I feel quite certain , therefore , that you are all in accord wilh me when I ask you to drink "The Good Health , Happiness , and Prosperity of the Mayor of Brighton and his Worthy Wife . " ( Cheers . )
Thc toast having been enthusiastically honoured , Bro . DAVID SMITH , Mayor of Brighton and Past Grand Warden of Sussex , said : My Lord Marquis , Sir Waller Burrell , ladies , and brethren , I am happy that , in the name of the town of Bri ghton , I welcome you all here to-night . 1 need not ask you if you have enjoyed yourselves , because 1 am quite sure there is only one answer can come to me from these
wellspread tables ; they were well-spread at thc beginning , and what I now see before me shows mc that you have enjoyed yourselves thoroughly . When we compare other Charities with thc beautiful way in which you hold your festivals , t am sure that you will agree with me that comparisons are odious . Thc ladies are more satisfied with silling by the side of the gentlemen than withlakinglhcirplacein the gallery . ( II ear , hear . ) Weare told that if wc have
the ladies with us we have success . I am quite sure , when we have ihe lists read out , we shall find that the Boys' School has come to the front , and that the brethren have made a great hit * . Down here in Brighton we always take thc lead in everything . We have taken the lead to-day , and I am quite sure that the lead which has been taken will be followed by the other Institutions in Masonry , and that they will come and visit our beautiful town .
(( "beers . ) It has been a very great pride and honour to us to receive you here to-day , and we are much obliged to our Bro . Freeman , the Grand Secretary ni ; he province , for the efforts he has made on this occasion . He has well and abl y carried out the scheme , and wo heartil y thank him . ( Cheers . ) I haw only uow to thank you in thc name of the Mayoress and myself , and 1 return you our thanks for so kindly drinkingour health —( cheers)—in response to which wc drink the hearty good health of .-ill of you . ( Cheers . )
The CHAIRMAN * . Ladies and brethren , I have now to bring to your notice au important toast , and it is one which merits the greatest approbation . It is a loast which may fairly be called the toast of the evening—that toast is " Prosperity to thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " ( Hear , hear . ) Il would be , I think , idle for mc to dilate upon the report which is now in ihe hands of every one present ; but I can only say for myself that 1 was deeply impressed with what I saw yesterday when I visited the School
wilh the Marchioness of Londonderry . I think that one of the paragraphs which 1 see in the report shows whal a great deal of credit is due to those who have the responsible charge of lhat Institution as far as the education of youth is concerned , because ihe report of the House Committee says that "a reference lo the published result of the Cambridge University Local Examination , held in December , iNKu , will show that the Institution has more than maintained the cdui . - iiional reputation for which il has acquired celebrity . " It was a great sat isl . nl ion lo me to see that Institution yester-
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The Eig hty-third Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at thc Pavilion , Brig hton . Thc Most Hon . the Marquis of Londonderry , R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Durham , presided , supported by " the Marchioness of Londonderry . Pros . A . J . Duff-Filer , P . G . S . B . " ; W . Roebuck , Grand Steward ; Dr . Morris , Head Master Boys' School ; Baron de Fcrricrs , M . P ., P . G . Reg . Gloucestershire ; Sir
W . W . Burrell , Bart , P . G . M . Sussex ; Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary ; George Pluncknett , P . G . D . ; J . H . Scott , P . G . D ., the Mayor of Brighton ; Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C . ; George Lambert , G . S . B . ; A . M . Broadley , P . D . D . G . M . ' Malta ; Dr . Godfrey . J . P ., P . S . G . W . Gloucestershire : Dr . jabez Hogg , P . G . D . ; H . G . Buss , Asst . G . Sec . ; James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I . ; ' F . R . W . Hedges , Sec . R . M . I . G . ;
Dr . Sanders ' . There were also present Bros . Saunders , Baling , Storr , Bigby , Woodward , H . A . Dubois , Daniel Hollington , Turquand . Balderson , Dunn , Lovett , Mildred , Berridge , Walter Wood , H . D . Wood , George Kenning * , T . j . Barnes , March , Bishop , _ Roberts , Bolton , Denton , E . H . William ;; , ' W . Lake , W . J . Johns , Finch , Abbott , F . 11 . Williams , Perkins Hoole , Farwig , Bellerby , Grogono ,
Sutherland . Frazer , ) . C . Woodrow , Quitman , James Kench , Gomm , H . Glen , Sutton , " W . \ V . Morgan , Pendlebury , J . Berry , Clemow , Bryant , Jas . Cooper , Stanley , Weeks , " Harling , Angell , Nepean , Lansdeli , Moon , Leggott , T . W . C . ' Jones , Briggs , Edgar Bowyer , Hastings , Larking , Fowler , ' Mather , N . S . Clark , Wort , " Buliimore , Albert Cook , Smiles , P . Young , R . P . Spice , Farrington , Young , Brook , Nicholl , Game , Peller , Aspinall ,
Roberts , Faulkner , Young , Verry , Miroy , Barfield , Marsh , T . W . Adams , D . * M . Dewar , Frank Toole , H . S . Goodall , John Mason , Radclyffe , Ferguson , McDowall ( Berks and Bucks ) , Atkins Burt ( Dorset ) , J . Brooks Smith , Yasser Smith ( Gloucestershire ) , Edwards ( Somersetshire ) , Alpass , P . G . Sec . Milligan , Hart , Croft , W . J . Thomson ( Lancashire W . ) , Boden , Frazer ( Derbyshire ) , Lees , Dean , ' Hester ( E . Lane ) , Lane , Cameron , Wood , Crooks , ( Durham ) , Wilkinson , Roper , Reuss , Brydges , Critchley ,
G . Armitage ( W . Yorks ) , T . B . Whytehead , Walton ( N . and E . Yorks ) , Woodwark ( Norfolk ) , N . Merridcw , Jennens , Strawley , Moffatl , Archer , Smart , Warrilow ( Warwickshire ) , N . Tracey , C . Atkins ( Suffolk ) , Martin , Florence ( Essex ) , Tuff , While ( Kent ) , Hacker , Eve , Downing ( Hants and I . of W . ) , T . J . Pulley , Matthews ( Oxford ) , W . II . Davies , Jones , Wordley , T . W . ' White ( S . Wales , E . Division ) , S . G . Gilbert ( Nottingham ) , Chapman ( Devon ) , and H . Masse }' , Freemason .
After the cloth had been removed and grace sung , thc customary toasts were proposed . In giving thc first toast , Thc CHAIRMAN said -. Ladies and brethren , in every society of English gentlemen and ladies there is always one toast which I think holds preeminence— -it is " The Health ol Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen . " ( Cheers . ) Not only is her health held in reverence by every Englishman , but I am sure ii would be most enthusiastically received in this assemblage of Free and Accepted Masons . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
The toast haying been drank , was followed by the National Anthem . The CHAIRMAN , in proposing the next toast , said : Ladies and brethren , the next toast that I have to call to your notice is that of "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . of England . " lam sure all will agree wilh
me that H . R . I I . takes the deepest interest in the Craft ; notwithstanding all the numerous associations and employments which encroach upon 11 . R . M . ' s time he never neglects the welfare and prosperity of this Order . It is , therefore , with great pleasure I call upon you to join with me in drinking " The Health of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M .
The toast having been duly honoured . The CHAIRMAN said : Ladies and brethren , the ncxt toast that I have to call upon you to drink is "The Health of the Ri g ht Hon . the Eail of Carnarvon , M ' AV . Pro G . M ., the Earl of Lathom , R . W . D . G . M ., Vice-Presidents ol this Institution , the Prov . Grand Master , and the P . G . Officers of England . " I feel certain that the Earl of Carnarvon , who was appointed Pro
G . M . by thc Prince of YYalcs , will ever discharge his duties to the satisfaction of the great Masonic body . I am sure also that the Earl of Lathom will do the same . \ Yc know that upon him devolves the most arduous and heavy work . The Earl of Lathom is not on !} ' an intimate and earl y friend of my own , but he is also one whom every true Mason must regardant ! esteem . ( Hear hear . ) I had the honour of being installed by him for thc province
which i represent ( Durham ) , and I can only say lhat on that and on various other occasions in my life I have received the greatest kindness from him . It will be needless for me lo dilate further upon his virtues , but I ask you lo drink wilh enthusiasm his health . I think 1 cannot do better than couple with this toast thc name of one who in this neighbourhood is well known and highly respected . I mean Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell , Provincial Grand Master for Sussex . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . )
Sir WALTER BLIRKELL , Prov . G . M . for Sussex , in reply said : Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master for Durham , ladies , and brethren , 1 hardly know when 1 rose with greater diffidence to return thanks for an honour , as I do on this occasion , when you have honoured me by drinking my health ane ! g iving mc on this occasion such a grand reception ; because when 1 see the number ol fair ladies present it is enough lo make any one nervous ., 1 am
called upon to return thanks for the Karl of Carnarvon , who is a distant connection of my own , and whom 1 do not know . I have also to return thanks for the Right lion , the Kail of Lathom , the Right Worshi pful Deputy Grand Master . Brethren , you know , if the ladies do not , that those two noble peers are enthusiastic Masons , and glory in doing their duly under their Grand Master the Prince of Wales . ( Hear , hear . ) Il is indeed a very
great undertaking for anybody to act for the Prince of Wales , in carrying forward the great Institutions—the grandest Institutions in the world—of Masonry . ( Hear , hear , and great cheering ' . ) Well , brethren , we have indeed a noble and a great charity to carry through this kingdom , and throughout the length of tlie world generally , and 1 hope and trust that those who are present this day will remember that this is the first time that one of the Institutions lias come down , supported by members of the Grand Lodge ,
to hold ils festival at Brighton . ( Hear , hear . ) I am thc Grand Master oi lhis province , and wc in this province who arc Freemasons feel honoured by this first outing of the Institution . I am quite sure wc are all proud lo assist our Grand Master in all the work of Masonry , and we are rejoiced al seeing this wonderful sight wc have before us . ( Hear , hear . ) Time presses , and , therefore , before I conclude , allow me to propose ihe health of one lo whom 1 am sure you will give a most hearty reception— " 'i'hc Most Honourable the Marquis ol Londonderry , Right
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Worshipful Prov . Grand Master of Durham , " and , if you will allow me , I would also say "Thc Marchioness of Londonderry . " ( Hear , hear . ) I am told the Marchioness of Londonderry yesterday attended at the Boys ' School to distribute the prizes , and she was so pleased with what she saw there that she made up her mind that she would accompany her noble husband down to Brighton this day . ( Great cheering . ) Now , I know
perfectly well that both ladies and brethren are pleased with her presence . The Marquis of Londonderry , I believe , is an old Mason , but he is a young Provincial Grand Master , ancl I hope and trust he will long be spared to rule over his province , and I am quite sure you will all agree with me in drinking to his hearty good health . ( Cheers , amidst which the toast was drunk . )
The CHAIRMAN , m reply , said : Brethren and ladies , I cannot adequately return thanks to you all for the very kind manner in which the Prov . Grand Master of Sussex has proposed ihe health of myself and thc Marchioness of Londonderry , and also for thc very kind and cordial reception which the brethren on this occasion have given to il . ^ Hear , hear . ) I can assure you that it has given both of us very great satisfaction to be present to-day .
where so many or the ameers ot the Grand Lodge hare come into this province lo celebrate this festival . The thanks of all of us are due to the brethren of Brighton for the excellent arrangements they have made for our comfort on this occasion . ( Cheers . ) If we were not here ns members of a peace association I should feel inclined lo find fault with my friend , the Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , for haying- called my wife a beloved
creature —( laughter)—but I can assure you the way in which you have received the loast of our healths has been a great satisfaction to her . ( Hear , hear . ) The only fear I have for the future is , that although I have been represented as a very young Provincial Grand Master , I shall have very little peace , because her ladyship , having visited thc School yesterday and seen a great deal of Masonry there , will want to go out and see much more
of it than she has already . ( Cheers . ) 1 thank you , brethren , very much for the kind reception you have given us , and for the cordial way in which you have drunk our healths . Bvo . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , Grand Secretary : My Lord , Lady Londonderry , ladies , and brethren , thc toast which I have now lo propose is not one which is upon the programme this evening , but it is one which , I am quite sure , will be received by all thc brethren present , and especially by
those brethren and ladies who hail from Brighton , with a great deal of enthusiasm . The festival ol ' the Boys' School has hitherto been held practically within the bills of mortality . To-day , as a child learning to walk , the Institution has strayed a little further , and has come down to the good old town of Brighton to hold its festival . ( Hear , hear . ) Our Boys' School to-day has met under very auspicious circumstances , because we have been honoured
wilh two very eminent and distinguished brethren of our Order—one the Right Worship ful Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , Bro . Sir Walter Burrell , and ihe other the Right Worshipful Bro . David Smith , Mayor of Brighton . Our eminent Bro . Sir Walter Burrell has alread y had an opportunity of expressing - his feelings on this occasion ; but 1 am sure you will , all agrcewithine that we should not separate without acknowled ging the genial presence
among us of our honoured and worthy Bro . David Smith , the Mayor of Brighton . ( Cheers . ) Our Bro . David Smith is a Mason of thirty years ' standing , and he is one of the oldest Grand Wardens of the Province of Sussex , who has always taken , and still lakes , to my personal knowledge , a very deep and earnest interest in ali Masonic matters . ( Hear , hear . ) I am sure , therefore , you will all agree with me in drinking- the health of our
Worship ful brother thc Mayor ot Brighton in as hearty a manner as you possibl y can . Our brother has come here in all the majesty of his office , and with all his aldermanic insignia , to meet and receive us to-day as thc chief officer of an important English Corporation . We must not forget that we are practically the guests of the Mayor of Brighton , because this building and all that
appertains thereto are the property ot thc Corporation , and we are simply here by his good will ancl sufferance . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) I feel quite certain , therefore , that you are all in accord wilh me when I ask you to drink "The Good Health , Happiness , and Prosperity of the Mayor of Brighton and his Worthy Wife . " ( Cheers . )
Thc toast having been enthusiastically honoured , Bro . DAVID SMITH , Mayor of Brighton and Past Grand Warden of Sussex , said : My Lord Marquis , Sir Waller Burrell , ladies , and brethren , I am happy that , in the name of the town of Bri ghton , I welcome you all here to-night . 1 need not ask you if you have enjoyed yourselves , because 1 am quite sure there is only one answer can come to me from these
wellspread tables ; they were well-spread at thc beginning , and what I now see before me shows mc that you have enjoyed yourselves thoroughly . When we compare other Charities with thc beautiful way in which you hold your festivals , t am sure that you will agree with me that comparisons are odious . Thc ladies are more satisfied with silling by the side of the gentlemen than withlakinglhcirplacein the gallery . ( II ear , hear . ) Weare told that if wc have
the ladies with us we have success . I am quite sure , when we have ihe lists read out , we shall find that the Boys' School has come to the front , and that the brethren have made a great hit * . Down here in Brighton we always take thc lead in everything . We have taken the lead to-day , and I am quite sure that the lead which has been taken will be followed by the other Institutions in Masonry , and that they will come and visit our beautiful town .
(( "beers . ) It has been a very great pride and honour to us to receive you here to-day , and we are much obliged to our Bro . Freeman , the Grand Secretary ni ; he province , for the efforts he has made on this occasion . He has well and abl y carried out the scheme , and wo heartil y thank him . ( Cheers . ) I haw only uow to thank you in thc name of the Mayoress and myself , and 1 return you our thanks for so kindly drinkingour health —( cheers)—in response to which wc drink the hearty good health of .-ill of you . ( Cheers . )
The CHAIRMAN * . Ladies and brethren , I have now to bring to your notice au important toast , and it is one which merits the greatest approbation . It is a loast which may fairly be called the toast of the evening—that toast is " Prosperity to thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " ( Hear , hear . ) Il would be , I think , idle for mc to dilate upon the report which is now in ihe hands of every one present ; but I can only say for myself that 1 was deeply impressed with what I saw yesterday when I visited the School
wilh the Marchioness of Londonderry . I think that one of the paragraphs which 1 see in the report shows whal a great deal of credit is due to those who have the responsible charge of lhat Institution as far as the education of youth is concerned , because ihe report of the House Committee says that "a reference lo the published result of the Cambridge University Local Examination , held in December , iNKu , will show that the Institution has more than maintained the cdui . - iiional reputation for which il has acquired celebrity . " It was a great sat isl . nl ion lo me to see that Institution yester-