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the presiding officer , admirably assisted by his two Wardens . The INSTALLATION MASTER then proclaimed the R . W . Bro . Col . Ed . C . Malet de Carteret as Prov . Grand Master for the Province of Jersey , wheu all Masonic honours were paid to him . The same officer

heartily congratulated the P . G . M . upon his accession to the high office . TheP . G . M ., in a feeling speech , expressed his sense of the honour that had been conferred upon him , and thanked the brethren for their attendance . He said he was fully determined to do his duty to the

Craft , so far as it was iu his power , and he hoped that the province would hereafter occupy its due position among the provinces of the land . The P . G . MASTEU announced to the brethren that it was with peculiar pleasure be appointed as his Deputy , AV . Bro . J . Le Cronier , M . D ., for he believed that there was no one who would hesitate to bear

testimony to the uniform courtesy with which he had carried out the Masonic duties of his several offices . On that account , he felt , that in appointing him his deputy , he was appointing a brother who might be said to be held in the highest possible esteem that a man can attain . The Patent was then handed to the Secretary and

read . Bro . Dr . J . LE CRONIER , was installed by W . Bro . J . O . Le Sueur , was duly proclaimed Prov . D . G . M ., and saluted accordingly . The brethren next proceeded to the election of a brother to fill the office of P . O . Treasurer for the

year , when Bro . P . AV . Benham was proposed , seconded , and unanimously elected to fill that important and responsible office .. The followingof Prov . G . Officers were appointed , and such as were present were duly invested : —Bros . Ed . D . Le Couteur , S . AV .: J . G Scott , J . AV . : Rev .

P . A . Rey , Chap . ; P . AV . Benham , Treas . ; AVm . Adams , Reg . ; A . Schmitt , Sec . ; J . O . Le Sueur , S . D . ; Fot ' hergill-Smith , M . D ., J . D . : Ph . Le Sueur , Sup . of AVorks ; H . L . Manuel , Dir . of Cer . ; Ph . AV . Lequesne , Assist . Dir . of Cer . ; E-i . Lott ,

Org . ; Colonel Miller , Pur . Stewards : —Bros . F . Baker , Sergt-Major , R . A . 241- ; Ph . Blampied , 245 ; H . Banow , Sergeant , R . A ., 491 ; A . Viel , AV . M ., 590 ; Fred . Cooke , J . AA " ., 877 ; Alex . Low . M . D ., J . AV ., 958 , aud Toms , Tyler .

Letters were received from Bros . A . Guepin , M . D ., Yen . of Lodge " Mars et les Arts" ( Nantes ) , M . Villers , M . D , Veil , of Lodge "Nature et Philanthropic . " ( Loi'ient ) , heartily congratulating the province on the appointment of such a distinguished brother to the post of P . G . M ., expressing their

Masonic sympathy with the Jersey Lodges , at the same time deeply regreting their inability to send deputations afc this particular moment . Bro . J . T . Du JARDIN proposed , seconded by Bro . P . AV . BARIIAM : " That the Committee of the late Prov . Grand Lodge be requested to draw up a code

of Bye-laws for the government of the Province . " Bro . S . JEWELL proposed , seconded by Bro . C . LE SUCCR , made an amendment to the eifecfc : "Tbat the Master * anil I . P . M . ' s of all lodges should be the Committee . " The P . G . M . then put the amendment which was

lost , and the original motion carried . The Prov . G . Lodge was then adjourned and a process ion of the brethren was marshalled under their respective banners , headed by the band of the town regiment , and proceeded to the church of St . Helier . shortly before one o ' clock . A choir ,

composed of ladies and gentlemen connected with St . Simon ' s district church , and who had kindly come forward and volunteered their services , conducted by Bro . E . Lott , then sang a psalm . Pravers were read by tlie Very Rev . II . C . Le Breton , J / ..-L , Dean of Jersey , and au admirable senium preached by the

P . G . C : np ., the Rev . Bro . F . A . Rey . At the conclusion of the service , a collection was made on behalf of the General Dispensary and the Parochial Visiting Society , amounting to i'S -Is . Od . Having left thc church , the brethren proceeded

processionnlly to the site of the ' Water-works . " The streets of the town through which the cortege was to pass was crowded with spectators , and tlie mirch along St . Aubiu ' s road , presented as grand and imposing an aspect as ever had beeu witnessed

Altera walk of nearly two miles , the procession reached the site of the proposed Water-works at Millbrook-mill . Here the . Masonic body was met by bis Excellency the Lieut .- 'Jovei-iior . the " Very l ! ev . the Dean , the Bailiff , the Directors of the Company , & c , & c . The ceremony of inaugurating " The

Water-works , " was then proceeded with . At the collation succeeding the ceremony of inauguration , The DEAN rose and snid tii . it . as a private person , uninitiated in the mysteries of the time-honoured

( . raft of Masonry , he could not speak to them ofthe secrets of that Craft , of which they had s . i distinguished a member amongst them that day . He had for once bijou allowed to wo ship with that body , jit least as a proselyte in the g ite . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) He proposed health and prospers ! ty to

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the Seigneur of St . Oueu , the newly-appointed Provincial Grand Master ofthe Ancient Order of

Freemas - ins . The R . AV . the PROV . GRAND MASTER said he was deeply gratified at the kind manner in which the Dean had proposed his health As a Mason , he might be allowed to say on behalf of bis brethren that , although not a body in the States , the } ' were a

large and powerful society , whose oi : ly wish was the prosperity of their native island . They were very pleased that day to do honour to the inauguration of what they hoped would prove a blessing to the island . ( Applause . ) He concluded by thanking the Dean for having officiated at the parish church

which was au honour they did not expect . ( Applause . ) After the ceremony , the procession was re-formed in inverse order , and returned to the Temple , where the labours ofthe day were resumed . Moved by the P . G . M ., seconded by his Deputy ,

ana carried by acclamation : — ' Tbat a cordial vote of thanks be conveyed to the Very Rev . AV . C . Le Breton , M . A ., Deau of Jersey for his very great kindness iu assisting at this day ' s special service in the town church on the occasion of the Installation of the RAV . the P . G . M . of Jersey , Bvo . Col . Ed . C .

Malet de Carteret , and for the good feeling he has shown towards the Craft in voluntarily reading the Litany . " A vote of thanks was also passed to the Prov . G . Chap , for his remarkably eloquent sermon . The PGM . then moved , seconded by the P . G . S . AV .: — "That the best thanks are due and are

hereby given to AV . Bros . H . L . Manuel , Dir . of Cer . ; Ph . AV . Lequesne , Assist . Dir . of Cer ., aud the Hon . Stewards , for the judicious manner iu which they had organised the procession . Tho business ofthe day having ended , the P . G . L . was closed in due form and with solemn prayer , at half-past five o ' clock .

BANQUET . At seven o ' clock 119 ofthe brethren sat down to a a sumptuous dinner at the Ponime d'Or Hotel . The R . W . the Provincial Grand Muster occupied the chair , and wns supported on the right by Dr . Lo Cronier and on the left bv Advocate Gallienne . Near these

gentlemen sat the deputations from Brittany , Normandy , and Guernsey , and the brethren holding high office in the province . The vice-presidents were Bro . Adams , the installing officer , and Brothers E . D . Le Couteur , Pro . S . VV ., and J . G . Scott , Pro . J . W . The dinner reflected the greatest credit on Mine .

Boisnct . After the removal of the cloth tho healths of Her Majesty the Queen , of Bro . ii . K . H . the Prince , of Wales and the Royal Family , and of the M . W . the G . M . of England and the members of all the Grand

Lodges in the world , were proposed by the it . tv . l . G . Ji ., and received with due honours . Bro . ADAMS in neat ami eulogistic terms proposed the health ofthe Provincial Grand Master . The toast was received with loud rmd enthusiastic applause .

The Right Worship ful E . C . M ALKT DE CAUTEIIET , in a brief but fervid speech , thanked the brethren for their confidence in him . lie referred with emotion to the unanimity with which the lodges of the island had recommended his appointment to the important and responsible office into which he hail this day been

installed . He assured the brethren that they might depend on his earnest aud continuous efforts to promote all that related to Masonry , and , assisted by his excellent brother , Dr . Le Cronier , the Deputy Provincial Grand . Master , he humbly trusted that he might not altogether disappoint the hopes that were

so generously entertained in connection with the Grand Mastership . Bro . A . Solium- , in proposing the next toast , addressed the nu-cting as follows : —At the present time it , is with diffidence that I address you , in presence ol the talent that surrounds me ; but what I experience

no ( ear in saying is , that 1 am the faithful interpreter ofthe alli-ctionate sentiments of the brethren who have entrusted me with this agreeable mission . AVe are honoured by the presence of deputations from the lodges of "La Parfaite Union , " of Kciines , of St . M .-do , of 'Doyle ' s" Lodge , of Guernsey , and of thc Irish

"Justice" Lodge ; and we deem ourselves fortunate , and are glad , at their fraternal invasion of our Province . Yes ! beloved visiting brethren , wc feel our hearts palpitating with joy and gladness at seeing you in our midst ; for that which was to have been the / etc of the installation of our new beloved Chief , will be the fete

of international Masonry . Thanks then , to you , brethren , who have come to assist us on this solemn occasion , to cause it to shine with increased lustre . It is because you know what Masonry is , whose task is not ended because it is infinite , as is the struggle between good and evil , between ri g ht and might ,

between light and darkness ! Ves , beloved brethren ^ you are in our midst , because you know what Masonry is , — that cultus , that religion par excellence which repels all intolerance , superstition , and fanaticism ;—because , moreover , you know that it is the cultus of humanity and ( levotedncss to one ' s brethren and the neighbour , ever inarching at the head of civilization and progress

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. and having as its basis that immortal triangular motto : " Liberty , Equality , Fraternity . " That , beloved brethren , is what you know , and these are your sentiments . Hence it is that you have come to share both our labours and our pleasures . Accept , therefore , this expression of our fraternal gratitude . I need not

assure you that you will ever find in this province a fraternal reception and the most cordial hospitality ; for we shall ever remember the warm reception we met with at Rennes , at St . Malo , at Guernsey . In you , therefore , brethren , we hail the harbingers of a new era of prosperity , happiness , and concord . May the

holy bonds of brotherhood by which we are already united , henceforth remain indissoluble . Brethren of this Province , I give the Toast of "Our Visiting Brethren ; " and I request that you will unite with me to evince enthusiastically , by the threefold battery , the joy and happines we experience at their presence

in our midst— " Our A isitting Brethren . " ( The toast was received with enthusiasm . ) The AVorshi pful L . GUILLOT , representative of the French Lodges , acknowledge the toast and thanked the brethren i ' or their fraternal welcome . He rejoiced

at what he might call the special international alliance between the Lodges of Brittany and Normand y , and the Islands , and he congratulated the Jlasons of Jersey on the admirably choice that had been made in the nominaton of their Grand Master .

The Secretary of the French Lodge , P . Deputy G . M . GALLIENNE ( of Guernsey ) , and VV . M . GRIMMOND , of the Irish Lodge , also responded to the toast . Bro . GUILLOT then proposed "Prosperity to the Lodges ofthe Channel Islands . " Bro . P . M . Du JARDIN answered , and expressed his

conviction , which was that of every Mason , that under the enlightened administration of Bro . Mulct De Carteret , the Lodges ofthe Island increase and prosper , and work successfully not only for masonic but also for the general good . Bro . GALLIENNE , proposed in complimeritry terms

the health ofthe oflicers invested to-duy , and referred to their personal and masonic qualities . The Deputy Grand Master , Dr . LE CRONIER responded and assured the brethren that nothing would , be neglected on his part and that ofthe other officers to justify the confidence of the R . AV . G . JI . and the

kind opinion of the brethren . Bro . HENRY LUCE MANUEL proposed , at the request of thc G . JI ., "Concord , Charity , and Universal Fraternity . " This , he said , was a toast essentiall y JIasonic . AVith respect to Concord it was an agreeable fact , to which they all could bear witness , that

the Province of Jersey was an exumplur of the good feeling that ought to exist between all men , particularly Masons . As to Charit ) , it was a virtue that blessed , as had been truly said by an immortal poet , both him that gave and him that received . It was a virtue for which all should pray . Then , Universal Fraternity !

was it not one of the high aims and lofty objects of Masonry ? When he saw to-day at this fraternal fete , and in such a comparatively small locality , so many nationalities represented , he was gratified in his conviction that th e spirit which animated all present would one day animate all classes , and peoples , and races .

lie believed , although we , personally , were not likely to see the da ) , that the day would nevertheless come , and sooner , too , than expected , when the whole earth would take up in universal chorus the anthem , that one eventful morn rang from the Heavens and echoed through the skies , and thc burden of which was "Peace

on earth and good will amongst men . " He called on the brethren to endeavour to accelerate the coming of that time . They would do so if the acted on the princi ple of the toast he had had the pleasure to propose . ( The toast was receiveu with all honours . ) " The Stewards" was proposed by Bro . P . BINET .

He expressed thc pleasure felt by all at the admirable manner in which the stewards had performed the duties entrusted to them . It had evidently been with them a labour of love , and the success that was desired had beeu achieved . In the course of thc evening the brethren were favoured with excellent songs .

Shortly after 11 o'clock the National Anthem was sung , and three times three hearty cheers were given for the Queen . The R . W . the P . G . JL then left the chair and the brethren again saluted him with the hi ghest honours , and the day's proceedings , begun with joy and continued in order , closed in truly fraternal harmony and concord .

LODGE "LA CESARIE , " No . 590 . A special meeting of this lodge was called on Tuesday , thc 28 th Sep ., at the Masonic Temple , to receive the French deputations of Lo . La Parfaite Union ( Rennes ) , headed by our Veil . Bro . L'Guillot , 30 ° , ( who has been re-elected for thc twenty-fifth time to

the Jlastorship of his Lodge ) of " La Bienpuisante , " ( St . . Malo ) , represented by Bro . A . Grout , 18 % and of Guernsey , represented by our esteemed Bro . . 1 . Gallienne , P . l ' . D . G . JI . There was n very numerous attendance of members and visitors ( above 80 ) . The lodge was opened by Bro . A . Viel , VV . M ., supported by Bros . G . I . Renouf , P . JL , S . AV * . ; Jos . Gregg , J . W . ; J . Oatley , I . P . M . ; A . Schmitt , P . M .,