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Bro . G . B . Humble , occupied the chair , and was supported on his left by the Immediate Past Master , Bro . D . K . Congdon , and P . AI . Sherwood : on the rig ht , by P . AI ' s J . F . Stone , W . Snook , and J . N . Croke . The vice-chair was occupied by the Senior Warden , Bro . G . Pearse : A

' -Masonic grace" ( as it was styled nlterwards ) , having been said by the W . AL , ancl responded to h y the brethren , the very * agreeable labour of doing ample justice to thc good things provided was well performed b y all present . The dishes being removed ,

The W . M ., alter a few appropriate remarks to the brethren , gave thc toast of " Her Alajesty the Qneen . " Loyalty * , he said , wns a prominent feature of Freemasonry , and he felt certain that loyalty was not wanting in the Alasons of Western Australia . They * all knew , that in the person of her Alajesty , they had a Queen , who , from her

kindl y and affectionate nature , was endeared to the hearts of all her subjects ( cheers ) . Thc W . AI . next gave the toast of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and the other members of the Royal Family . " There was one thing , he said , in regard to the Prince , which they were all proud of , that is , they could think of the Prince as a " Brother Alason . " He believed that

the Freemasons of Kngland regretted that II . R . Highness did not enter the Order under the jurisdiction , originally , ofthe English Constitution . That might arise from a knowledge of the fact , that his good and honoured father , the Prince Consort , had been rejected , which may have

induced the Prince to be initiated in n foreign lodge . H . R . Highness had , however , become affiliated with the English Order , and had therefore become amenable to English jurisdiction . He occupied at present a very prominent position in the Craft , that of Past Grand Alaster of England ,

and was also , he believed , the patron of the Freemasons of Ireland . They all knew of his somewhat recent and severe illness , and how a nation leared witii sad and anxious suspense his removal from this sublunary abode . If the nation had lost H . R . Hi ghness by death , the unfortunate and melancholy circumstance would , in all

probability , have changed the aspect of politics in England . Bnt , happily , such a calamity in the Divine arrangements was averted : the Prince was restored again to the nation , and the whole country—and Alasonry was represented in the throng—paid their adorations and thanksgivings to theCireat Architect of the Universe , on lhat recent and memorable occasion— " Tho

Thanksgiving Day . The W . AL next proposed " The health the ol Grand AIaster Alason in England , the . Marquis of Ripon K . G ., \ 'c . " 1 le referred to the honourable position he occupied among the Crrifi , and

also made reference to his recent mission ol peace to America , where he had brought about a peaceful way ofthe dilferenccs of nations beingsettled and adjusted by arbitration , without Inning recourse to the horrors aud calamities of

war . The I . P . M ., Bro . D . K . Cuiigdon , then proposed The health of the new W . AL" He regretted that the toast had not fallen into heller hands , he said that he had the honour of proposing Bro . Humble as a member of lhc Lodge , ami ( fiat since then , they had nearly always been together

in office . He testified to his attention and zeal in the cause of Masonry , and to this Lodge in particular . He also referred to the custom that now prevailed in the Freinanlle Lodge , —leaving the highest oilices ofthe lodge to be conferred on those , only who would tjualiliy themselves for the ofiice . The toasl was greeted with " lodge honours . ''

Lire W . M ., in reply , said he thanked Bro . Congdon for the u * ry flattering way he had spoken of him , and the brethren for the ' heartiness in which they responded to the toast . It had been not only his duty but pleasure to fulfil several important oilices in lodge , since he joined them : it was , he said , a sense of duty which

impelled him , when appointed to an oilice , to discharge those duties faithfull y , and to thc best ol his ability . lie had been raised step by step , lollow ing as Bro . Congdon expressed it " in his footsteps , " until lie arrived at his present position in the lodge , and he expressed a hop .- that the present officers would emulate those who had proceeded them in oilice . He spoke at length ,

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giving his impressions and experiences of Freemasonry , and concluded b y again thanking the brethren for their expressions of confidence and brotherl y kindness , ancl he trusted that he would ever deserve , and merit their esteem and approbation .

Bro . E . Newman then very ably proposed "The Health ofthe Officers ofthe Lodge , " which was responded to by * Bro . G . Bourse , Senior Warden . Bro . Stone , l ' . M ., next proposed " thc health

ofthe Immediate Past Alaster , Bro . D . K . Congdon , and in very eulogistic terms referred to Bro , Congdon ' s labours during the past twelvemonths , and to the efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office .

Bro . Congdon , in reply , thanked the brethren very kindly for their expressions of regard , and gave a short account of the work of the lodge during his term of office , giving a tribute of praise , very justly , to the officers who had worked so well with him ,

The W . AL then gave as -the next toast , " the health of the Installing Alaster , Bro . Jno . F . Stone , P . AL , " which was well received , and briefly responded to b y Bro . Stone . The following complimentary toasts followed , and were proposed and responded to by the

following brethren , in brief , pithy , and in some instances , amusing speeches : " The W . AL and brethren of Perth Lodge , No . 4 8 3 , " by P . Master J . N . Cooke , and responded to by the W . AI . 485 ; " The Visitors , "' by Bro . Elias Solomon , and responded to by Bro . W . Snook , P . AL , ancl

Bro . E . C . C . Dean , of Perth ; " The Stewards , ' b y Bro . W . S . Pearse , and responded to b y Bro . S . J . Solomon ; " The Ladies , " by Bro . | . De AI , Ateolon , and responded to very facetiousl y b y Bro . AL Samson ,

Besides the foregoing arranged toasts , the following were added : Bro . S . J . Solomon proposed If' The Host and Hostess , " to which Bro . Herbert replied ; and the W . AL added " The Health of tbe Oldest Alember of ihe freemantle

Lodge , Bro . Past Alaster Jose , ' and mentioned some of the many acts of Bro . Jose , in connection wilh the formation ol the Freemantle Lodge . Bro . E . C . De'rui replied for Bro . J ose , anil gave a short history of the days and doings of the lodge , and ' the manv difficulties they had to encounter at its

formation : and added , that although not now a member , yet he still felt proud of the position they had attained unto , and wished " continued prosperity to Lodge 1033 . During the evening one or two . Masonic Sony ' s

were given , which added lo the enjoyment ol the brethren , and tended to make the proceedings thoroughly enjoyed b y all . Thanks being returned b y the W . AL , he vrieat-ed the chair , and the meeting separated , all hi ghly gratified with their evening s enioymenl .

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Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

IKinr . M \ SONRV IN TJII : SCOTS GrncY .- , \ Cl' . NTl RY M . O . Few know ih . at of the A ! Hilary Lodges , ol which in former times Scotland was so prolific , that originally attached to tlie Roval North British Dragoons was creeled by tire Aloiher

Lodge , —neither is there anv record of the fact preserved at Kilwinning . It is impossible now to li :-, the dale of this charter ; but seeing that the lodge had existed " for a very great length ol time" prior to 1770 , il is not unlikely that it was one 01 the oldest of the speculative daughters of

the Alother lod ge , and if can be- no great stretch of imagination to suppose lhat among its ori ginal members would be found some of the heroes of Deltingcn , where in 1 743 the Greys are said to have covered themselves with glory . The " Scots Gn-ys Kilwinning" liming through the perils of

war became ifsposessed of its warrant of constitution , Colonel the Honourable William Alaster of Napier ( afterwards 6 th Lord Napier ) and other officers ( their iegiment being then quartered al Edinburgh ) , petitioned for a charter from the Grand Lodge ol Scotland—compliance with their prayer being urged on these grounds , viz ., " that

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they for a very great length of time had held a regular lodge in the said regiment tinder the authority of the ancient lod ge of Kilwinnino- ; that through the many hazardous enterprises in which they had been engaged in the service of

their king and country , they had not only lost their charter , but their whole records ; and that they were willing still to associate together for the true end of Alasonry in a regnlar Lodge " to be held in the regiment . The following minute while showing the . success which attended

the efforts to resuscitate under new auspices this olcl military lodge , is interesting from the glimpse it affords ofthe proceedings in connection with its rcconsecration within the hall of a sister lodge , the story of whose ori gin was also the onl y existing link of its connection with the ancient centre

of Scotish Alasonry - . — " Lodge of St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch in thc Scots Greys or Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons , held in the lod ge of Cannongate Kilwinning at Edinburgh , 12 th Alarch , 1770 " : " In consequence of an application made to the

Grand Lodge of Scotland on Tuesday * last , 6 th inst ., by the Honourable Col . AVilliam Napier , in name of himself ancl several other gentlemen in the above regiment , craving to have a Charter of Constitution and Erection under their authority , the same was ordered , and this day oppointed b y

the Grand Lodge to meet with the severalBrethren to deliver them their Charter and consecrate their lodge . The Grand Lodge being duly met ancl constituted by the Alost AVorshi pful His Excellency General Oughton , the Grand Alaster , and several other officers of the Grand Lodge ,

his Excellency , after a most suitable lecture on Wisdom , Strength , ¦ and Beauty of the Royal Craft to Col . Napier , whom he received as Alaster of the Lodge , delivered him their Charter ; and received Capt . Basil Heron as Depute Alaster ; Sir John Nisbett , for Senior , ancl John Nisbet , Esq ., for Junior Warden ; John Christy , Esq .,

for Ireasurer ; and James Colquhoun , Esq , for Secretary . AVhen after the same the lodge was consecrated b y solemn prayer tinder the stile and title of The St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch in the the Scots Greys or lioyal North British Dragoons . Then the evening was concluded with that mirth and harmony known among the Brethren . "

Jo this minute ( which is signed by the GVand < Mficvrs and those ofthe newl y constituted lodge ) is appended a note b y the Grand Clerk , certifying that the same is recorded in the books of the Canongate Kilwinning and ofthe Grand Lodge of Scotland .

Ihe propriety of admitting private soldiers to the privileges of the Craft has never been challenged under the Scotch constitution : so with every desire for promoting the princi ples of Freemasonry- ' as widel y as possible among his fellow-soldiers , Colonel Napier gave his sanction

to a code ol by-laws which fixed the fees foi initiation at a rale moderate enough to suit the means of any well-conducted soldier , however humble his military rank . The by-laws—which are engrossed in the records as having been adopted by the lodge on j 4 r . I 1 Alarch , 1770 ,

and possess several features that ought to commend themselves to the favourable consideration of some of our existing lodges—areas follow : "That all ollicers and stranger gentlemen are to pay the following lees : — -Entered Apprentice , , / . ' i -r .-r . fid ; Fellow Craft , ; s . 6 d . : Alaster

Alason , 6 s . Q 11 : 11 lei-Ma-lets , 1-:. A „; 15 .-. fill . " ; I ' . C , fis . oil . * ; . M „ ; s . fill SeT . uv .-mts „ is * s . Ctl . ; „ 4 s . oil . ' ; ,, A Gil Coi-jiiirals ; uiil "/ ¦¦• i .. j . e ( e .- . s j » < : * . os . ; „ 2 s . Cd , ; „ is . fid . I'lhate lJi-.-i ... 'i . ' ( i ; is ,, 2 s . ful . : „ i s . fi ; l .: .. is . oil .

" As the lodge has as yet no fund for charity , it is proposed that every oflicer of the regiment shall pay monthl y 2 s . 6 d ., each qua-ler-mastcr is . 6 d ., each sergeant is ., each corpora ] and trumpeter , yd .,-each private dragoon 6 d ., —which will in time become a fund that will enable the lodge to give some money * , to a discharged

brother to cany him home , to the widow and children of a deceased brother , and likewise to assist distressed brethren in other matters , such as sickness and the like . But this charity is to he cniirely confined to the regiment , except iu very extraordinary * cases , unless the lodge shall become so rich that they can do it without hurting their own brethren ; for in that case it is the