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J'he eig hty-fourth anniversary of this excellent Institution was celebrated on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Tavern , when about 200 brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , and more than

that number of ladies assisted by their presence to make the festival successful . The Graml Master , the Marquis of Ripon , had promised to preside ; but , owing to his detention at the Cabinet

Council , he was unable to be present at thc banquet . His place was there supplied by liro . Samuel Tomkins , Grand Treasurer ; but before the toasts wcre given , his lordship took his scat at

the head of the table , anil was greeted with a succession of hearty cheers . His absence in the early part of the evening was much regretted ;

fitt his . known faithfulness to his duties as a (' raftsman assured every brother thai his promise to be Chairman of the evening would be kept .

Among the brethren who supported him we observed :- —Bros . J . 1 luyshe , P . G . C ; S . Tomkins , G . T . ; John I Iervey , G . S . ; A . J . D . Filer , G . S . B . r Maxwell Close , Geo . Cox , II . Browse ,

W . E . Gumbleton , K . J . Spiers , AV . Paas , Hyde Pullen , Dr . J . Daniel . Moore , AV . Farnfield , J A . Rucker , Dudley Roils , Kev . C . AVoodward Joshua Nunn , Sir B . M . Seton , Francis Knollys

A . Bridge , T . S . Barrmgcr , Peter Matthews , Col . Burdett , Rev . A . li . Fraser , G . C . ; Rev . C J . Martyn , P . G . C ; At ,. ] . M'lntyre , G . R . : Dr . Jabez Hogg , Sir Albert AV . AY ' oods , tGarterJ , Thos , Fenn , Bentley Shaw , N , Br . idiord , F .

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Binckes , C . C . Dumas , Joseph Smith , Joseph J . Starkey , Geo . Kenning , Capt . G . A Smith , Harman , H . Muggeridge , AV . Lane , R . Wentworth .

Little , Raynham W . Stewart , Gutierrey , David M . Jacobs , Reynolds , Black , "W . Noak , G . J . Palmer , Richd . Spencer , John . T . Moss , AV . H . Green , and T . JL Edmands .

On the removal of thc cloth , the beautiful grace " For these" & c , was sung , and the toasts were proposed in due order . In giving the first , I'hc Chairman said—Brethren , the first toast

that I have to give you to-night is " The Health of Her Alajesty the Queen . " That is a toast which I well know needs no words from mc to recommend it to your enthusiastic reception .

We have especial reason to drink the health of Her Majesty the Queen , in the assemblies ofthe Craft , because of that patronage which she has now for so many years extended to various of

our Alasonic chanties . The laws of our Cralt which would not permit Her Majesty to display greater interest in that which concerns this ancient fraternity , have yet enabled us happily

to appeal to her gracious sympathy in the cause of those charities which form one ofthe leading features of our Masonic Institutions , and which received for so lengthened a period the support

and patronage of the Royal Family of the country . I give you "The Health of Her Alajesty the Queen . " The toast was drunk with enthusiasm , ami

was followed b y the National Anthem . The Chairman again rose and said—brethren I have now to ask you lo drink " The Health of H . R . H . the Prince of AVales , the Princess of

AVales , and the rest of the Koyal Family . " In drinking the health of the Prince of AVales , it is our high privilege to feci that we arc drinking the health of an honoured member ofthe

fraternity , ( cheers ) , ami I am sure that there is no one in this room whose heart did not beat quick and fervent during the anxious period in which , last winter , the nation was waiting from hour to hour

for the bulletins of ll . R . H . ' s health . I rejoice to be able to tell you to-day from the latest information that has reached me , no further oil than this morning , that we have the best ground

lor believing that His Royal Iiighness ' s recover } is steadily proceeding , and that it will not bt long before we may hope to see him once more in lhis country , if not restored to full strength ,

yet , as I trust , under God ' s blessing , on the road to attain lo it . To-night we have to drink the health of the Prince and Princess of Wales as the Patron and Patroness of the Institution , in

whoso honour we arc assembled tins evening , liis Koyal Highness has proved himself a true Mason by the deep interest which he has displayed , ever since he joined the Craft , in the

great charities of our order , and therefore upon this occasion , we ought * especially to drink , with loyal anti fraternal enthusiasm , "The Health of the Prince and Princess of AVales and

the rest ol the Royal Family . " This toast was drunk with great fervour , and was then followed by " God Bless thc Prince ol AVales . "

Hro . the Rev . John Huyshe proposed the next toast , and in doing so said . * Jircihren , for the second time within the last fourteen day : ; 1 have had the honour conferred upon me of having

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to propose to you the health , always drunk with enthusiasm in the Grand Lodge of England , and never more enthusiastically than there . I am going to give you " the health , " which of

course you know is " of the Grand AIaster of England " himself . ( Cheers . ) The great motto of Englishmen is " * England expects every man to do his duty . " If ever there was a man who

discharged that duty to the very utmost of his power , it is the Alost Honourable the Alarqtiis of Ripon . " ( Cheers . ) We have not had the pleasure of his company here this day at dinner ;

but we all know that he was working in the public service during the whole of that period . Since that time hc has taken a hasty repast in his own home , and now he has come here to do

that duty which Alasons require of him , which hc most cordially gives to every one of us . It will be useless for me to expatiate on thc many virtues which exist in the heart of our Grand

-Master , he lives in the hearts of all oi us ; and that is the most important point for every Grand AIaster of the Craft to hold . I give you , with

all honour , and I hope you will drink with all honour , "The Health of the Grand AIaster of England . " ( Cheers . )

the Grand Master , 111 reply , said , —Brother I luyshe , and Brethreu—I thank you most heartily , you sir , for the very kind manner in which you have proposed this toast , and vou

brethren for the manner in which you have been good enough to receive it . I can assure you , lhat if there ever was a moment at which I felt how very little I deserved the reception

which you have been good enough to accord to me this evening , it is the present time ; because I have bcen very painfully reminded within the course of the last week how difficult it is

lor me with my other avocations , properly lo discharge the duties which belong to the great office lhat I have at present the high honour to fill in the Craft . No further back

than last Thursday , I was obliged to do that which has all my life been most repugnant to me , namely , to fail to keep an engagement . I was unable to go down into AVarwickshire for

a Alasonic ceremony , at -which I had promised to be present , and at which many of my brethren had been gootl enough to assemble in great numbers . To-night J have failed in part

ol mv duty , because although , as our Brother I luyshe says , " England expects every man to do his duty , " there is one thing which if Eng . land expects she , at all events , will never obtain ,

and that is that any man so long as he is mortal should do his duty in two places at tho same time . ( Laughter ) . Now , brethren , that has been my unfortunate position , and it

raises ; i very serious question 111 my mind as to how long I ought to seek for such indulgence at your hands and to make such demands upon your good nature . ( No , no . ) However ,

brethren , I can assure you that I am deeply grateful to you for the manner in which you have been pleased to receive me to-ni ght . I readily acceded to the request that I should

occupy this chair upon this Anniversary , because I felt that it was one of the tirst duties of my present office , that I should , by every means in my power , aid to promote the advantage ofthe great charities- of our order and -ilthoughJthere *