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Consecration Of The Bayon's Lodge, No. 1286, Market Rasen.
CONSECRATION OF THE BAYON'S LODGE , No . 1286 , MARKET RASEN .
On Thursday week , the above lodge was consecrated at the Corn Exchange , Market Rascn , with great success . The lodge hall was beautifully decorated with banners and emblems of the Order , and at each end of the
room was placed an illuminated star , which were very much admired . Large festoons of evergreens wero bung round the room , and its appearance just before the ceremony commenced was brilliant in the extreme . Credit must be given to Bro . H . L . Simons , of Brigg , for his invaluable services on this occasion .
After the inauguration , the brethren adjourned to Bro . Atkins ' , S . W ., the White Hart Hotel , where a sumptuous banquet was placed before them . Bro . H . E . Turmour , W . M ., in the chair . Amongst those present we observed : —Bros . W . H . Smyth , D . P . G . M . ; E . Locock , P . S . G . W ., acting
P . G . M . ; W . H . Radley , P . J . G . W . ; C . E . Lucas , P . G . S ., acting P . G . C . ; W . J . Bland , P . J . G . D . ; F . Rainev , P . G . S of W . ; W . E . Howlett , P . G . Asst . D . of C . ; T . G . Hassay , P . G . Purst . ; A . Johnson , Jos . Laughton , T . J . Tomlison , P . G . Stewards ; G . Youug , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Jas . Fowler , P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . E .
Jacobson , P . P . G . D . of C , acting D . P . G . M . ; C . Starmer , P . P . G . O . ; E . Rainey , P . P . J . G . D ., and several brethren from the Lodges of Harmony , Witham , Yarborough , Shakespeare , Lindsay , Franklin , and Ancholme , to the number of forty . After the usual loyal and Craft toasts , the chairman
gave " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese . Bro . LUCAS , P . G . S ., replied , thanking them for the honour of being called upon to respond to the toast , observing he was glad to say they lived in altered times , when it was thought no stigma to become a Mason ,
and referred to Bro . Larken , P . G . C , and thought if such men as he belonged to the Craft ( a better man than whom could not be found ) , it showed that the Clergy might come more amongst them , and so much more would their influence be felt .
Bro . RADLEY , P . JG . W ., proposed "The Army , Navy and Volunteers , " alluding to the Abyssinian war , ns an instance of the great resources possessed by the English forces . Bro . LOCOCK , P . S . G . W ., responded for "The Army and Navy , " and Bro . CHAMBERS , S . D ., for "The
Volunteers . " Bro . LUCAS , P . G . S ., proposed "The M . W . G . M ., the R . W . D . G . Master , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , '' and said it gave him great pleasure to propose the toast , more especially' , as that was the last time the Grand Master would occupy the high
position he had held as Grand Master for twenty-six years , anil assured the brethren that ho would leave his high post with the respect of all , and with the reflection , that at no time during that long period have the prospects of Freemasonry looked so bright . The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of Major Smyth , the D . P . G . M ., " and , in feeling terms , expressed his pleasure in having the honour of
proposing the toast . Major SMYTII , D . P G . M ., returned thanks , and pointed out that his office was no sinecure , as he had recently formed three new lodges , besides attending several of various degrees . Considering the beautiful preparations which had been made for their reception , he doubted not , the new lodge would be worked in an efficient manner .
Major SMYTH , D . P . G . M ., proposed " Prosperity to Bayou ' s Lodge , 128 G . " Bro . Tuitsouit , W . M ., returned thanks in his usual effective style . Bro . JAVO . VS , J . W . and S ., proposal } "The P . G . Officers Past and Present . " Bro . CAPT . LOCOCK
responded . Bro . FOWLER proposed , "The W . Masters and Officers of the Lodges in the Provinces , " and made some appropriate remarks on their duties . Bro . ATKINS , S . WM briefly responded . The concluding toasts were "TheMasonic Charities , " by Bro . UADLEY , in a neat speech ; " The Visiting
Brethren , " by Bro . TURNOUR ; " The Ladies , " by Bro . M . AKIXS , J . D ., and " All Poor and Distressed Masons throughout the World , " by Bro . BAKSUY , I . G . Everything passed off p leasantly and satisfactorily , and the day will be remembered by the brethren who have brought into existence the Bayou ' s Lodge .
THAT was a thrilling scene in the English House of Lords , in 1798 , when Bishop Iloadley rose to defend the institution of Freemasonry . A bill was offered for the suppression of all secret societies ; an amendment had been made to except Masonry from the operation of the law . Bishop Iloadley gave utterance to a
triumphant vindication of the Order , and pronounced n thrilling eulogium upon it . After showing the injustice of comparing Freemasonry with political socieiies , he gave as a peroration , an invocation to the Sp irit ol Truth . He fixed his eyes above , as though
gazing at the Being he had invoked , turned his robes backward , as if to court her keenest gaze , and declared his solemn convictions , the result of long personal experience , of the purity , reli gious tendencies , and the moral and social advantages of genuine Masonry . The amendment was adopted .
Lodge "Commercial," No. 360, Glasgow.
LODGE "COMMERCIAL , " No . 360 , GLASGOW .
INSTALLATION OP OFFICE BEARERS . On Wednesday , the 1 st instant , tlie ceremony of Installing the Office Bearers of this lodge for the ensuiug year was performed in the hall of the lodge No . 19 , Croy Place , by Bro . John Davidson , tlie retiring R . W . M . The following are the new
officebearers , viz . : —Bros . J . D . Porteons , R . W . M . ; John Davidson , I . P . M . ; Julius Brode , D . M . ; R . E . Leefe , S . M . ; A . Graham , S . W . ; G . B . Adams , J . W . ; AdolpheSchulze , Treas . ; John Ure , Sec . ; Rev . W . R . Gallacher , Chaplain ; David Eglin , S . D . ; James
Wallace , P . M ., J . D . ; Allan MeKenzie , P . M ., Dir . of Cers . ; J . M . Agnew , Dir . of Music ; . T . Naysmith , Bible Bearer ; Charles Harry Fox , President of Stewards ; George Gordon , J . MeNee , Arch . Burnet , J . Riddel , and Alex . Burnet , Stewards ; W . Ross , I . G . ; John Cumming , Tyler .
ANNUAL FESTIVAL . The eighteenth anniversary Festival of the lodge was held at Bro . Crauston ' s , Crown Hotel , George Square , on the evening of Friday , the 3 rd instant , when about 10 gentlemen sat down to supper . On this occasion it was resolved that the reunion should
not be exclusively of a Masonic character , and accordingly a few friends of members of tbe lodge were privileged to be present . The experiment , we are glad to say , was a thoroughly successful one , and might be imitated with advantage by other lodges . Bro . J . D . Porteous , R . W . M ., occupied the chair ,
and was supported by Bro . John Davidson , I . P . M ., Rev . W . R . Gallacher , Chaplain ; Allan McKenzie , P . M . ; James Wallace , P . M . ; George K . Ross , P . Sec , Gavin Park , P . M ., of Lodge St . John , No . 3 ; II . K . Bromhead , Architect , Lodge Glas . Kilwinning , No . 4 ; llobe-. t Walker , Chaplain , Lodge St . George ,
No . 333 ; F . Belton , Lessee Prince of Wales ' s Theatre ; — Fitzroy , of the Theatre Royal . The duties of croupier were ably discharged by Bro . Julius Brode , D . M ., supported by Bros . It . E . Leefe , S . M . G . B . Adams , J . W . ; A . Sc ' hulze , Trcas . ; C H . Fox , President of Stewards , & c .
The cloth having been drawn , the CnAimiAN said : Mr . Croupier and Gentlemen , the first toast that obtains in all loyal assemblages—and none more loyal than an assemblage of Freemasons—is that of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , a lady who whether as a Sovereign , whether as a mother ,
whether as a wife , or whether as a woman , has been a bright and a shining example for her subjects to follow . We have all sympathized with our beloved Sovereign in the early days of her widowhood , when grief like a dark and impenetrable cloud threatened to eclipse the sun of her existence ; when we could
picture her exclaiming in the words of the Lady Constance— " Oh ! if Thou teach me to believe this sorrow , teach Thou this sorrow how to make me die , " and it is a matter of rejoicing to us all , gentlemen , to find that time has , though tardily , so far mitigated the poignancy of her sorrow as to enable
her to appear once more among her faithful subjects . Gentlemen , " The Queen ; " may God bless her , give her long life , and fortify her in the discharge of her high and lofty duties . ( The toast was honoured most enthusiastically , the eutiro company joining iu the National Anthem . )
In proposing the next toast the CHAIRMAN said : Gentlemen , this is a toast which it is particularly gratifying to us as Freemasons to honour : — ' Bro . II . lt . il . tlie Princo of Wales , the Princess of Wales and family . " During the present week wo have received in the peivon of the Prince of Wales an
accession to " our ranks which will doubtless be to our signal advantage , not only as Masons but as subjects . Guided by the pure and lofty principles of our Order he must exercise much influence in extending the usefulness of the Order , and by the study and exercise of those principles
he cannot fail to be a beneficent ruler . Of the Princess of Wales it needs not my penny whistle to pipe her praises . All of you who have seen her or have read of her , know that she is the impersonation of all that is good , pure and womanly ; and come when that time may—as
come it will in the ordinary course of things —when she is called upon to occupy with her husband the throne of these realms , I make bold to prophesy , gentlemen , that we will find no cause to regret having transplanted the Rose of Denmark to tlie garden of England . Of the family I would briefly
remark that , judging from present appearances , whatever may be tlie fate of their Royal Highnesses as regards laurels , there can be no danger iu their failing in the article of olive hrmwlies . The next toast was that of "The Army , Navy , and Volunteers , '' in proposing which the ( , ' IIAWHIA . V
remarked that he could have wished this toast had fallen into the hinds of a more advanced student of history than himself , so that the gallant deeds of our Army aud Navy might have been rehearsed iu a manner worthy of the theme . lie consoled himself , however , with the reflection that those present who were students of history knew
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more of the subject than he could tell them , and that those who were not students of history had still a delightful branch of study open to them . He remarked that although our Island forms only a small speck in the map of Europe , we had still been able to hold our own against the nations of
the world ; that we had acquired through enterprise , and hold hy power , moral as well as physical , a dominion upon which it has been said the sun never sets ; that for this proud position we are mainly indebted to our Army and Navy , which protect our commerce , and enable our merchants
to carry out their enterprises in safety and in peace . The Volunteers had never yet , thank heaven , had an opportunity of showing what they are made of , but he had no doubt if ever they should be called into active service they would not be found behind their brethren of the regulars in point of discipline
and the sterling quality of pluck , and that one thing we could say without reservation , that they exhibit the home-bred quality of patriotism in its most useful form , iu quietly aud unobtrusively giving their time and talents to the service of their country without fee and without reward .
This toast was acknowledged by Bro . MCCASH ia suitable terms , in course of which he remarked that although at present unattached , he did not wish to be looked upon as a deserter , as should occasion require he would be proud and happy to rejoin the ranks in the defence of our hearths and homes .
The next toast , viz ., " The Grand Lodges of England , Scotland and Ireland , " was proposed by the Croupier , and in doing so , he took occasion to explain for the benefit of the strangers present , the peculiar constitution of the Order , and the jurisdiction exercised by the several Grand bodies . The toast was suitably
responded to by Bro . James Wallace , one of the Grand Stewards of the G . L . of Scotland . The remaining toasts were " The Provincial Grand Lodge . " by the Chairman , responded to also by Bro . Wallace ; " The Commercial Lodge , " proposed by Bro . Gavin Park , and acknowledged by tlie Chairman ; " The
Past Masters of the Lodge Commercial , " by Bro . Robert Walker , and responded to by the I . P . M ; "Our Civic Rulers , " by Bro . Allan MaeKenzie ; "The Fine Arts , " by Bro . IV . li . Paterson , and responded by Bro . H . K . Bromhead ; " Music And the Drama , " by Bro . John Davidson , and acknowledged in a speech
of much interest aud eloquence by Bco . F . Belton , and also more suo by Bro . Fitzroy ; " The Press , " proposed by the Rev . Bro . Gallacher , and responded to by Mr . J . Stewart , of the A " . B . Daily Mail newspaper ; " The Strangers , " by Bro . W . B . Paterson , and acknowledged by Mr . Heron , one of the uninitiated ,
who expressed , himself as much gratified in being privileged to be present at so happy a meeting ; "The Chairman , " proposed by Bro . Gavin Park , and duly responded to ; " The Ladies , " by Bro . Leefe , replied to by Bro . Adams ; "The Croupier , " by Bro . Davidson , and acknowledged hy Bro . Brode ; "Happy to
meet , " & c , from the chair brought to a close a most harmonious evening . Immediately previous to the last toast , Bro . J . D . Porteous took occasion to present to Bro . AVallace , as a mark of his gratitude for Masonic services rendered , a pair of gold spectacles suitably inscribed . This act being quite unexpected by Bro . Wallace , as
weU as the rest of the company , created quite a pleasant " sensation , " and formed not the least agreeable feature of the evening ' s entertainment . Bro . Wallace returned thanks in a feeling speech . The various toasts were illustrated by suitable music by the director cf music , Bro . J . M . Agnew , who also accompanied the various songs which were sung throughout the evening .
WE have inspected with the utmost gratification the portrait of our esteemed Graud Master the Earl of Zetland , by Bro . S . Rosenthal , which was on view iu the Graud Officers ' room at Freemasons '
Hall , onWednssday week . It is an admirable likeness of our great Chief , and we are happy to say elicited the commendations of II . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of St . Alban ' s , Earl De Grey and Ripon , aud other distinguished members of the Craft .
RESTRICTIONS . —When the Temple at Jerusalem was completed , King Solomon , being desirous to transmit the society under the ancient restrictions , as a blessing to future ages , decreed that whenever they should assemble in their lodges to discourse upon , and improve themselves in , tlie arts and sciences , and
whatever else should be deemed proper topics to increase their kiiowlcge , they should likewise instruct each other in secrecy and prudence , morality and goodfellowship ; and for these purposes he established certain peculiar rules and customs to be invariably observed in their conversation , that their minds might
be enriched by a perfect acquaintance with , aud practice of , every moral , social , and religions duty , lest , while they ware highly honoured by being employed iu raising a temple to the great Jehovah , they should neglect to secure themselves a happy admittance into the celestial lodge , of which tho Temple was only to be a typo .
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Consecration Of The Bayon's Lodge, No. 1286, Market Rasen.
CONSECRATION OF THE BAYON'S LODGE , No . 1286 , MARKET RASEN .
On Thursday week , the above lodge was consecrated at the Corn Exchange , Market Rascn , with great success . The lodge hall was beautifully decorated with banners and emblems of the Order , and at each end of the
room was placed an illuminated star , which were very much admired . Large festoons of evergreens wero bung round the room , and its appearance just before the ceremony commenced was brilliant in the extreme . Credit must be given to Bro . H . L . Simons , of Brigg , for his invaluable services on this occasion .
After the inauguration , the brethren adjourned to Bro . Atkins ' , S . W ., the White Hart Hotel , where a sumptuous banquet was placed before them . Bro . H . E . Turmour , W . M ., in the chair . Amongst those present we observed : —Bros . W . H . Smyth , D . P . G . M . ; E . Locock , P . S . G . W ., acting
P . G . M . ; W . H . Radley , P . J . G . W . ; C . E . Lucas , P . G . S ., acting P . G . C . ; W . J . Bland , P . J . G . D . ; F . Rainev , P . G . S of W . ; W . E . Howlett , P . G . Asst . D . of C . ; T . G . Hassay , P . G . Purst . ; A . Johnson , Jos . Laughton , T . J . Tomlison , P . G . Stewards ; G . Youug , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Jas . Fowler , P . P . G . S . of W . ; J . E .
Jacobson , P . P . G . D . of C , acting D . P . G . M . ; C . Starmer , P . P . G . O . ; E . Rainey , P . P . J . G . D ., and several brethren from the Lodges of Harmony , Witham , Yarborough , Shakespeare , Lindsay , Franklin , and Ancholme , to the number of forty . After the usual loyal and Craft toasts , the chairman
gave " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese . Bro . LUCAS , P . G . S ., replied , thanking them for the honour of being called upon to respond to the toast , observing he was glad to say they lived in altered times , when it was thought no stigma to become a Mason ,
and referred to Bro . Larken , P . G . C , and thought if such men as he belonged to the Craft ( a better man than whom could not be found ) , it showed that the Clergy might come more amongst them , and so much more would their influence be felt .
Bro . RADLEY , P . JG . W ., proposed "The Army , Navy and Volunteers , " alluding to the Abyssinian war , ns an instance of the great resources possessed by the English forces . Bro . LOCOCK , P . S . G . W ., responded for "The Army and Navy , " and Bro . CHAMBERS , S . D ., for "The
Volunteers . " Bro . LUCAS , P . G . S ., proposed "The M . W . G . M ., the R . W . D . G . Master , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , '' and said it gave him great pleasure to propose the toast , more especially' , as that was the last time the Grand Master would occupy the high
position he had held as Grand Master for twenty-six years , anil assured the brethren that ho would leave his high post with the respect of all , and with the reflection , that at no time during that long period have the prospects of Freemasonry looked so bright . The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of Major Smyth , the D . P . G . M ., " and , in feeling terms , expressed his pleasure in having the honour of
proposing the toast . Major SMYTII , D . P G . M ., returned thanks , and pointed out that his office was no sinecure , as he had recently formed three new lodges , besides attending several of various degrees . Considering the beautiful preparations which had been made for their reception , he doubted not , the new lodge would be worked in an efficient manner .
Major SMYTH , D . P . G . M ., proposed " Prosperity to Bayou ' s Lodge , 128 G . " Bro . Tuitsouit , W . M ., returned thanks in his usual effective style . Bro . JAVO . VS , J . W . and S ., proposal } "The P . G . Officers Past and Present . " Bro . CAPT . LOCOCK
responded . Bro . FOWLER proposed , "The W . Masters and Officers of the Lodges in the Provinces , " and made some appropriate remarks on their duties . Bro . ATKINS , S . WM briefly responded . The concluding toasts were "TheMasonic Charities , " by Bro . UADLEY , in a neat speech ; " The Visiting
Brethren , " by Bro . TURNOUR ; " The Ladies , " by Bro . M . AKIXS , J . D ., and " All Poor and Distressed Masons throughout the World , " by Bro . BAKSUY , I . G . Everything passed off p leasantly and satisfactorily , and the day will be remembered by the brethren who have brought into existence the Bayou ' s Lodge .
THAT was a thrilling scene in the English House of Lords , in 1798 , when Bishop Iloadley rose to defend the institution of Freemasonry . A bill was offered for the suppression of all secret societies ; an amendment had been made to except Masonry from the operation of the law . Bishop Iloadley gave utterance to a
triumphant vindication of the Order , and pronounced n thrilling eulogium upon it . After showing the injustice of comparing Freemasonry with political socieiies , he gave as a peroration , an invocation to the Sp irit ol Truth . He fixed his eyes above , as though
gazing at the Being he had invoked , turned his robes backward , as if to court her keenest gaze , and declared his solemn convictions , the result of long personal experience , of the purity , reli gious tendencies , and the moral and social advantages of genuine Masonry . The amendment was adopted .
Lodge "Commercial," No. 360, Glasgow.
LODGE "COMMERCIAL , " No . 360 , GLASGOW .
INSTALLATION OP OFFICE BEARERS . On Wednesday , the 1 st instant , tlie ceremony of Installing the Office Bearers of this lodge for the ensuiug year was performed in the hall of the lodge No . 19 , Croy Place , by Bro . John Davidson , tlie retiring R . W . M . The following are the new
officebearers , viz . : —Bros . J . D . Porteons , R . W . M . ; John Davidson , I . P . M . ; Julius Brode , D . M . ; R . E . Leefe , S . M . ; A . Graham , S . W . ; G . B . Adams , J . W . ; AdolpheSchulze , Treas . ; John Ure , Sec . ; Rev . W . R . Gallacher , Chaplain ; David Eglin , S . D . ; James
Wallace , P . M ., J . D . ; Allan MeKenzie , P . M ., Dir . of Cers . ; J . M . Agnew , Dir . of Music ; . T . Naysmith , Bible Bearer ; Charles Harry Fox , President of Stewards ; George Gordon , J . MeNee , Arch . Burnet , J . Riddel , and Alex . Burnet , Stewards ; W . Ross , I . G . ; John Cumming , Tyler .
ANNUAL FESTIVAL . The eighteenth anniversary Festival of the lodge was held at Bro . Crauston ' s , Crown Hotel , George Square , on the evening of Friday , the 3 rd instant , when about 10 gentlemen sat down to supper . On this occasion it was resolved that the reunion should
not be exclusively of a Masonic character , and accordingly a few friends of members of tbe lodge were privileged to be present . The experiment , we are glad to say , was a thoroughly successful one , and might be imitated with advantage by other lodges . Bro . J . D . Porteous , R . W . M ., occupied the chair ,
and was supported by Bro . John Davidson , I . P . M ., Rev . W . R . Gallacher , Chaplain ; Allan McKenzie , P . M . ; James Wallace , P . M . ; George K . Ross , P . Sec , Gavin Park , P . M ., of Lodge St . John , No . 3 ; II . K . Bromhead , Architect , Lodge Glas . Kilwinning , No . 4 ; llobe-. t Walker , Chaplain , Lodge St . George ,
No . 333 ; F . Belton , Lessee Prince of Wales ' s Theatre ; — Fitzroy , of the Theatre Royal . The duties of croupier were ably discharged by Bro . Julius Brode , D . M ., supported by Bros . It . E . Leefe , S . M . G . B . Adams , J . W . ; A . Sc ' hulze , Trcas . ; C H . Fox , President of Stewards , & c .
The cloth having been drawn , the CnAimiAN said : Mr . Croupier and Gentlemen , the first toast that obtains in all loyal assemblages—and none more loyal than an assemblage of Freemasons—is that of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , a lady who whether as a Sovereign , whether as a mother ,
whether as a wife , or whether as a woman , has been a bright and a shining example for her subjects to follow . We have all sympathized with our beloved Sovereign in the early days of her widowhood , when grief like a dark and impenetrable cloud threatened to eclipse the sun of her existence ; when we could
picture her exclaiming in the words of the Lady Constance— " Oh ! if Thou teach me to believe this sorrow , teach Thou this sorrow how to make me die , " and it is a matter of rejoicing to us all , gentlemen , to find that time has , though tardily , so far mitigated the poignancy of her sorrow as to enable
her to appear once more among her faithful subjects . Gentlemen , " The Queen ; " may God bless her , give her long life , and fortify her in the discharge of her high and lofty duties . ( The toast was honoured most enthusiastically , the eutiro company joining iu the National Anthem . )
In proposing the next toast the CHAIRMAN said : Gentlemen , this is a toast which it is particularly gratifying to us as Freemasons to honour : — ' Bro . II . lt . il . tlie Princo of Wales , the Princess of Wales and family . " During the present week wo have received in the peivon of the Prince of Wales an
accession to " our ranks which will doubtless be to our signal advantage , not only as Masons but as subjects . Guided by the pure and lofty principles of our Order he must exercise much influence in extending the usefulness of the Order , and by the study and exercise of those principles
he cannot fail to be a beneficent ruler . Of the Princess of Wales it needs not my penny whistle to pipe her praises . All of you who have seen her or have read of her , know that she is the impersonation of all that is good , pure and womanly ; and come when that time may—as
come it will in the ordinary course of things —when she is called upon to occupy with her husband the throne of these realms , I make bold to prophesy , gentlemen , that we will find no cause to regret having transplanted the Rose of Denmark to tlie garden of England . Of the family I would briefly
remark that , judging from present appearances , whatever may be tlie fate of their Royal Highnesses as regards laurels , there can be no danger iu their failing in the article of olive hrmwlies . The next toast was that of "The Army , Navy , and Volunteers , '' in proposing which the ( , ' IIAWHIA . V
remarked that he could have wished this toast had fallen into the hinds of a more advanced student of history than himself , so that the gallant deeds of our Army aud Navy might have been rehearsed iu a manner worthy of the theme . lie consoled himself , however , with the reflection that those present who were students of history knew
Lodge "Commercial," No. 360, Glasgow.
more of the subject than he could tell them , and that those who were not students of history had still a delightful branch of study open to them . He remarked that although our Island forms only a small speck in the map of Europe , we had still been able to hold our own against the nations of
the world ; that we had acquired through enterprise , and hold hy power , moral as well as physical , a dominion upon which it has been said the sun never sets ; that for this proud position we are mainly indebted to our Army and Navy , which protect our commerce , and enable our merchants
to carry out their enterprises in safety and in peace . The Volunteers had never yet , thank heaven , had an opportunity of showing what they are made of , but he had no doubt if ever they should be called into active service they would not be found behind their brethren of the regulars in point of discipline
and the sterling quality of pluck , and that one thing we could say without reservation , that they exhibit the home-bred quality of patriotism in its most useful form , iu quietly aud unobtrusively giving their time and talents to the service of their country without fee and without reward .
This toast was acknowledged by Bro . MCCASH ia suitable terms , in course of which he remarked that although at present unattached , he did not wish to be looked upon as a deserter , as should occasion require he would be proud and happy to rejoin the ranks in the defence of our hearths and homes .
The next toast , viz ., " The Grand Lodges of England , Scotland and Ireland , " was proposed by the Croupier , and in doing so , he took occasion to explain for the benefit of the strangers present , the peculiar constitution of the Order , and the jurisdiction exercised by the several Grand bodies . The toast was suitably
responded to by Bro . James Wallace , one of the Grand Stewards of the G . L . of Scotland . The remaining toasts were " The Provincial Grand Lodge . " by the Chairman , responded to also by Bro . Wallace ; " The Commercial Lodge , " proposed by Bro . Gavin Park , and acknowledged by tlie Chairman ; " The
Past Masters of the Lodge Commercial , " by Bro . Robert Walker , and responded to by the I . P . M ; "Our Civic Rulers , " by Bro . Allan MaeKenzie ; "The Fine Arts , " by Bro . IV . li . Paterson , and responded by Bro . H . K . Bromhead ; " Music And the Drama , " by Bro . John Davidson , and acknowledged in a speech
of much interest aud eloquence by Bco . F . Belton , and also more suo by Bro . Fitzroy ; " The Press , " proposed by the Rev . Bro . Gallacher , and responded to by Mr . J . Stewart , of the A " . B . Daily Mail newspaper ; " The Strangers , " by Bro . W . B . Paterson , and acknowledged by Mr . Heron , one of the uninitiated ,
who expressed , himself as much gratified in being privileged to be present at so happy a meeting ; "The Chairman , " proposed by Bro . Gavin Park , and duly responded to ; " The Ladies , " by Bro . Leefe , replied to by Bro . Adams ; "The Croupier , " by Bro . Davidson , and acknowledged hy Bro . Brode ; "Happy to
meet , " & c , from the chair brought to a close a most harmonious evening . Immediately previous to the last toast , Bro . J . D . Porteous took occasion to present to Bro . AVallace , as a mark of his gratitude for Masonic services rendered , a pair of gold spectacles suitably inscribed . This act being quite unexpected by Bro . Wallace , as
weU as the rest of the company , created quite a pleasant " sensation , " and formed not the least agreeable feature of the evening ' s entertainment . Bro . Wallace returned thanks in a feeling speech . The various toasts were illustrated by suitable music by the director cf music , Bro . J . M . Agnew , who also accompanied the various songs which were sung throughout the evening .
WE have inspected with the utmost gratification the portrait of our esteemed Graud Master the Earl of Zetland , by Bro . S . Rosenthal , which was on view iu the Graud Officers ' room at Freemasons '
Hall , onWednssday week . It is an admirable likeness of our great Chief , and we are happy to say elicited the commendations of II . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of St . Alban ' s , Earl De Grey and Ripon , aud other distinguished members of the Craft .
RESTRICTIONS . —When the Temple at Jerusalem was completed , King Solomon , being desirous to transmit the society under the ancient restrictions , as a blessing to future ages , decreed that whenever they should assemble in their lodges to discourse upon , and improve themselves in , tlie arts and sciences , and
whatever else should be deemed proper topics to increase their kiiowlcge , they should likewise instruct each other in secrecy and prudence , morality and goodfellowship ; and for these purposes he established certain peculiar rules and customs to be invariably observed in their conversation , that their minds might
be enriched by a perfect acquaintance with , aud practice of , every moral , social , and religions duty , lest , while they ware highly honoured by being employed iu raising a temple to the great Jehovah , they should neglect to secure themselves a happy admittance into the celestial lodge , of which tho Temple was only to be a typo .