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The 74 th annual festival of this institution was held on Wednesday evening , at the Freemasons ' Tavern , when the Right Hon . the Karl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , Provincial Grand Master of

Staffordshire , took the chair . The interest taken in the Institution by the Craft seemed in no way to have diminished , for the Chairman was supported by a great gathering of the members of

Ancient Fraternity , while an assemblage of ladies , not inferior in number to those who have taken part in former demonstrations on behalf of this charity , assisted in the festivities of the

evening . Among the . [ company we noticed , Bros . Augustus Smith , Prov . G . M . of Cornwall ; Col , Rurdett , Prov . G . M . of Middlesex ; Rev . C . J .

Martyn , Past G . Chap . ; W . E . Gumbleton , Dr . Jabez Hogg , ; P . G . D . ; T . Fenn , P . G . D . C ; R . J . Spiers , P . G . S . B . ; II Bridges , John Boyd , G . P . Peter Matthews , F . Ledger ( Era ) , Yv . Winn ,

Jidward Cox , Vernon , Algernon Perkins , P . G . D . ; E . Snell , P . G . D . ; John Hervey , G . S . 5 Benj . Head , P . G . D . II . Browse , P . G . D . '; Raynham

W . Stewart , G . D . ; F . A . Philbrick , W . M . iS S . G . Furrian , Head Master ; Richd , Spencer

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P . G . Steward ; Geo . Myers , C . Watson , P . M . 11 ; Collard Moutric , P . M . n |; Benj . Mallam , S . May , W . B . Rogers , S . Rosenthal , H . C . Levander , Charles Cootc , Frank Elmore , W . H .

Brown , No . 11 ; James Gearns , No . 1 r " ; anel Pilling ( Stafford . ) At the conclusion , of the banquet grace , " For

these and all th )* mercies , " was beautifully sung , and the toasts of the evening were proposed . In giving the firstjoast , " The health of Her Majesty the Queen "

The Chairman , who on rising was received with vociferous applause , saiel—Ladies and brethren , it has often been my lot on public occasions to oiler to the company assembled the

first toast which is on my list this evening , anel on those occasions I always felt great embarrassment , as a humble subject of Pier Majesty , in finding sufficient words to express the feelings of

loyalty that characterise all classes of her subjects . And if on ordinary occasions I have felt that embarrassment , I assure yon , ladies and brethren that it is with very great difficulty that I presume

to address you in fervent anel hearty—but I fear not in eloquent—words the health of our gracious Sovereign the Queen . We do not at this moment require evidence to show how deeply she reigns

in the affections of her people . Wo do not require any apology from chairmen in their public capacities to speak of her merit , because , thank God , now particularly , every individual in the nation

knows how great Her Majesty ' s merits are . Whether as a Sovereign , or whether as a mother , we revere and adore her . And I should say that we as Masons gloried in the opportunity of

joining with the great British public in that Grand Thanksgiving _ Day , on the recovery of her illustrious son , our brother , His Royal 1 Ugliness the Prince of Wales . For my part , I am

thankful that I was permitted to see such a sight , not that it was , as it might have been , a glorious pageant , but that it was a glorious gathering of the Crown and the humblest subjects , uniting together

to thank the Almighty for the great blessing that havejjeen vouchsafed to the country . The peers might have gone in their robes to St . Paul ' s , the military might have gone in great parade ;

but the greatness of the sight , to my mind , was that the humblest could vie with the highest in doing honour to Her Majesty , and thanking the

Almighty from their heart . I had an opportunity , which I dare say many of you had , of niovintr anions ? the immense crowds on

that evening to see the illuminations , and it is a remarkable fact I think , and attracted the attention of illustrious foreigners , how the English people , can keep themselves , on a great

occasion in perfect order . It was a magnificent sight to see how well they conducted themselves , rich and poor alike , in perfect , ' order . It was as if everything tended to ' make the human heart

beat with joy that he was a British subject . Ladies anel brethren , I should do wrong if I were to detain you further , your hearts will supply any deficiency there may be in words coupled with

with such a toast , but I give you , from the buttorn of my heart , "The Health of Her . Majesty the Queen . "

The toast was drunk enthusiastically , and was followed by the singing of the National Anthem . The Chairman : Ladies anel brethren , the next

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toast on our list is " The health of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master , the Marquis of Ripon . " ( Cheers . ) I need not say that , as a Mason , I am proud to offer you the health of his

Lordship , and I am jiroud , as an individual friend of his , that I can add my personal testimony to his great merits . It is one of the great pleasures of English life that those who have occasion to

to diirer on some points , can yet agree on others , and one of the most beautiful things to me in Masonry is , that it avoids all political connections , and that , as in social life , we do not allow our

politics to interfere with our friendship , so in Masonry , we make it a golden rule . I am proud to think that we are presided over by a nobleman whom we delight in as a British subject , and

who as a senator , anel as a public man , always takes his part readily , honourably , and creditably to himself . It would be impertinent for me , as a Mason , to eulogise the Most Worshipful the

Grand Master , for you , brethren , know Ins worth a great deal better than I do . Happy it was for 111 c , the first time I ever attended Grand Lodge , that I had the advantage to hear

from the lips of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master the speech he made to us when he proposed to us that we should vote an address of congratulation to Brother , His Royal Highness

the Prince of Wales , on his recovery . Brethren , that language came from the noble Marquis ' s heart ; it came from the heart of a true Englishman ; and we were all proud to have our feelings

so amply , and so full )* represented b y the Granel Master on that occasion . Without further preface I give you " The Health of the Most Noble the Marquis of Ripon , our Most Worshi pful Grand Master . "

The toast was drunk with great warmth , and was succeeded by Mdlle . Liebhart giving her favourite song "Little bird , so sweetly singing . " The Chairman : Ladies and Brethren , if I felt

a dilliciilty in ottering you the toast of the health of Her Majesty , I am afraid I am labouring under the same difficulty in offering you the toast of "The Health of Brother , His Royal

Highness the Prince of Wales , anel the Earl of Zetland , Past Grand Masters of England . " The difficulty rests with me because it is almost

impossible to find words to express the feelings of the nation , and of Masons in particular , on the recovery of H . R . H . from his recent illness . It

is a subject which , I may almost venture to say for a moment , is so sacred that it is very difficult lo touch upon , because it affects the nearest points of our hearts ; and if you will kindly turn with me

111 your recollection and think of that painful clay when the officer where the telegrams were exhibited were watched with such intense anxiety that you could almost hear the people ' s hearts beat in the

crowd , when you felt thntthe pulse of the nation , as it were , throbbed in one bosom collectively , hoping against hope , praying most fervently that the Almighty should restore our brother to

us—I say when one thinks of that moment and thinks of this moment , how joyous the present moment is , how sad that moment was , how grateful brethren , wc ought to be that that precious life

has been preserved to us , anel may I say , as Masons , that such Jblessing has been vouchsafed to us . May it induce us to remember our duties as Masons , may we thank the Almighty for that