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» , ,.: i ' ¦¦ ¦ : member from that date ) , one . of three Mayors of Newport registered on the roll of this Lodge . " This toast received that hearty fraternal response customary amongst Freemasons when expressing their regard for one whom they estimate so highly for unassuming usefulness to the

community of which he is the chief magistrate , and whose kind heart is proverbial . By request the W . M . allowed the gavel to pass into other hands , when " The Health of the Worshipful Master of the Albany Lodge " was proposed , whose qualification for the honourable office to

¦ which he had this day been installed was well known to the brethren who had attended ceremonial practice , and the brethren have expressed their confidence by unanimously electing him to the chair , the duties of which have already evinced that their confidence had not been

misp laced . The W . M ., thanking the brethren , proposed " The Health of the Immediate Past Master , " at the same time soliciting the kind assistance of his worthy predecessor , and the continuance of the Past Master ' s generous support during his year of office , and proposed" The

Health of Past Master Bro . George King , in conjunction with the Past Masters . The I . P . M . felt that his humble services in the chair had fallen far short of that he proposed to himself when taking office , but he had , to the best of his ability , performed those duties . It was said

for the Senior Past Masters of the lodge , Bros . G . Dashwood and J oseph Poore , both of whom were present , and had been subscribing members for upwards of forty years—the former having attended forty installations , and the latter more than . forty—and they had not missed attendance

af Lodge during that period of time , excepting when prevented by illness , which they were thankful did not prevent their being present to witness the ceremony that day . On giving "The Health of the Officers of the Lodge" the W . M . remarked . that he should look for that

assistance from them , without which a Master could not properly conduct the duties of the lodge , but he felt confidence in in those brethren he had that day invested to office , and that they would render him every assistance in

their power . The toast of " The Visiting Brethren , " was acknowledged by the Rev . Bro . J . H . Hughes , in a most feeling and fraternal spirit , . Glees , recitations , sentiment , and song added much to the evening ' s entertainment , which terminated with the Ty ler ' s toast .

SJDMOUTH . —Lodge Perseverance ( No . 164 ) . On ' . Wednesday , the 7 th inst ., the annual festival of St . John was celebrated at the Masonic Hall , London Hotel , when the W . M . elect , Bro . William Hine Haycock , was installed by Bro . B . T . Hodge , 30 , P . M .,

P . G .. D . C ., with his well-known ability . Amongst » he brethren were J . Ingleby Mackenzie , P . M . 372 , P . P . G . D ; S . Jones , P . M . 112 , P . P . G . D . ; H . B . Stark , P . M . 106 P . P . G . O . ; W . E . Stone ,. P . M . 372 , P . G . J . W . ; J . March , P . M . 847 ; A . Freeman , P . M . 372 ; W . H . Banfield , J . W .

8475 S . Warren 372 ; W . Pile , P . M . ; J . Northcott , P . M . ; Herbert Orchard , W . M . 16 4 ; W . M . Mitchell , J . W . ; Henry Dawe , Sec ; W . Carter , J . D . ; R . Perry man , I . G . ; W .. Prout , T . ; Fras . Halse , S , Wheaton , S . Cummings , P . Evans , R . King , and W . J .

Rogers . The W . M . elect , having been presented , by Bro . Jones , and duly installed , Bro . Mackenzie presented the working tools . The W . M . then informed the brethren that he had a pleasing duty to perform , namely , that of presenting to his predecessor Bro ., J . Albert Orchard

a testimonial of regard and esteem , subscribed by the officers of the lodge , which he hoped that brother would be pleased to accept and thereupon placed on Bro . Orchard ' s breast a very handsome gold P . M . ' s jewel . Bro . Orchard , who was taken by surprise at this unexpected

presentation , was so much affected as to be able to say but very few words in acknowledgment . The W . M . then invested the following brethren as his officers . Bros . J . Albert Orchard , I . P . M . ; Henry Dawe , S . W . ; Wm . Mitchell , J . W . ; G .

Board , Sec . ; John Barber , S . D . ; Wm . Carter , J . D . ; R . Perryman , I . G . ; William Prout , Tyler , F . Halse and S . Sweaton , Stewards . Bro . B . T . . Hodge was unanimously re-elected Treasurer ., The Lodge was then closed , and the brcthrea adjourned t , o the ball room , where a

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sumptous banquet was partaken of , the viands being of the choicest description , and the arrangements reflected great credit on the host , Bro . Rogers . STOREHOUSE . —Lodge Sincerity ( No . 189 ) . —

The annual banquet of Lodge Sincerity was held on Tuesday , 6 th inst ., and was attended by a very large number of the Masters of the various lodges in the Three Towns , to all of whom an invitation by the W . M . was extended

—an exceptional feature in a gathering of the kind—as well as by a good number of the members of the lodge , and other brethren . The V . W . Bro . I . Latimer , W . M ., P . P . G . S ., presided , and he was supported on the right by the R . W .

Bro . L . P . Metham , D . P . G . M ., P . G . D . of England ; and on the left b y Bro . Col . Elliott , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . , amongst the officers and others present being Bros . J ohn Sadler , P . M .,

P . P . G . S . B . jT . S . Bayly , P . M ., P . P . G . Treas . ; J . E . Risk , P . P . G . C . ; T . W . Lemon , P . G . C . ; C . Leigh , P . M . 1205 , P . G . Sec . ; Josiah Austin , P . M . 1090 , P . P . G . O . ; Samuel Jew ,

P . M . 105 , P . P . G . T . j J . B . Gover , P . M . 70 , 1247 , P . P . G . A . D . C . j C . J . Gibson , P . M ., P . P . G . J . D . ; R . H . Rae , Sec , 139 , PM ., P . P . J . G . D . ; E . A . Davies , P . M .

1099 , and P . P . G . S . Works ; W . Bros . Schultze , E . Manley , W . M . 230 ; Dr . Thomas , I . P . M . 1 247 ; J . Chapman , W . M . 1462 ; J . Bartlett , W . M . 159 , D . Cross , W . M . 12 , 05 5 W - H - Gillman , W . M . 1099 ; W . J . Austin , W . M . 1212 ; C . Watson , W . M . 954 ; J . R . Lord ,

W . M . 1247 j Joseph Manning , W . M . it , 6 ; R . B . Twose , W . M . 105 ; J . Oxley Oxland , S . W . j 205 ; J : E . Moon , D . C . 189 ; W . T . Monkhouse , 18 9 ; W . Tester , 18 9 ; J . E . Curteis , J . W . 189 ; S . Jones , Secretary 1212 ; J . Lewis , 18 9 ; William Harries , J . D . 1205 ;

T . Waldo How , J . D . 18 9 ; G . Jackson , I . G . 18 9 ; J . E . Scott , 189 ; R . B . Oram , 18 9 ; A . Latimer , S . D . 189 ; T . W . Hussey , 18 9 ; T . W . Hussey , 189 ; W . T . Eascott , 1099 ; J . H . Taylor , 18 9 ; G . Croydon , 18 9 ; J . T . Fouracre , 189 ; and R . J . Laity , 189 . The banquet was

of the most excellent description , reflecting the highest credit on the cuisine of the " Duke of Cornwall , " and the proceedings , which were of the most enjoyable character , were enlivened by the rendering of several songs , and the delivery of recitations by some of the brethren , and

musical selections on the pianoforte by Bro , Moon , and accompaniments by Br . A . Latimer . After the usual loyal toasts had been duly noticed , the W . M . stated that he and the Secretary had received from

the P . G . M ., the Rev . J . Huyshe , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Captain Tanner Davy , and Bros . Coates and Rodd , letters expressive of regret at their inability to be present on the occasion . The health of the M . W . the G . M . of

England , the Marquess of Ripon , was then proposed by the W . M ., who in so doing , expressed the pleasure they felt as a body in having in their present G . M . so able a nobleman and so amiable and worthy a successor to such an eminent man as the late Earl of Zetland . The

Grand Officers of England were next noticed , the W . M ., in giving this toast , drawing attention to the fact that they had the pleasure of having amongst them that evening two brethren who had been Grand Officers . The V . W . Bro . Metham in responding to the toast , said in the

Grand Lodge they at present had the very pick of Masonry , and he had never been in Lodge without admiring the way in which the work was there performed . The W . M . next proposed the healths of Bros , the Rev . J . Huyshe , P . G . M ., and G . R . Metham , D . P . G . M . This

toast , he said , would commend itself to every Mason in the province , for they all felt a warm affection towards their G . M ., and regarded him as one of the best of Masters and the truest of friends . He regretted that the engagements of the G . M . prevented him from being amongst them , but the following letter which he ( the

W . M . ) had received from him would explain the cause . The G . M . wrote : — "Believe me when I say that I am really very sorry that I am not able to accept yout very flattering invitation for the 6 th of January . During the whole oftheweekl shall have my house full of visitors staying with me , and I cannot with any

propriety , be absent for a whole night from my house , which , of course , I must be if I were present ( as I should like to be ) , at your banquet . I am the more sorry to decline your hospitality , because such an entertainment is unique in the province ; and 1 should have been exceedingly

glad to have had the privilege of being present at such a gathering . Pray tell all my brethren who will assemble under your presidency the deep regret which I feel at not being with them on such an interesting occasion , and assure them that they hare my heartiest good wishes for their

prosperity here and their eternal welfare hereafter . " With regard to Bro . Metham , he could only reiterate what he said . , the other night in the absence of that distinguished member of the Craft ; of the many orations he had delivered , explaining in them , for the knowledge of the

outer world , the benefits arising from Freemasonry , of the active part he had taken in raising the Province to a high degree amongst the Provinces of the country , for his sustentation of the great Masonic charities of the country , and of his continuous services , for each and all of which the W . Bro . was entitled to

to their warmest thanks . Bro . Metham , in response , expressed regret at the absence of the R . W . Bro . Huyshe , but was glad to see he joined with thera in the holding of such meetings as the present , which he himself was of opinion were . most

valuable to them as a body , and which he trusted would never be done away with . Although in their excess he saw a great deal of evil , yet , in their occasional occurrence he saw much good ; He was gratified at being received as he had been by Lodge Sincerity , and at the same time he had

to apologise to them for not coming amongst them so often as mig ht be wished . His was a hard working life , and he found some little relaxation necessary to fit him for his every-daj work . He hoped , however , it would not be thought , either by his fellow townsmen or his

brother Masons , that he did anything , either in his position as a townsman , or as a Mason , that had not a tendency in some way to promote Masonic good feeling . He trusted he should always be found at work , and that wheneyer he did disappear from this earthly scene it would

be found that he had been worn out , and that ha kad not rusted' , out . He would ask his brethren to follow him in the advice he had to give them , to his younger brethren especially . He would ask them in all tbeir daily avocations to practise the principles of Freemasonry . It

was so easy to practise them , because it was so very easy to do that which was a pleasing thing . He had found an infinite pleasure and relief from all the anxieties and troubles and difficulties which they all in common with himself had met in the course of their lives , in finding it so easy ,

as every Mason would , whatever his profession or avocation might be , to put his finger upon some society , some charity , and help it forward , and , in so doing , practising Freemasonry . He did not think it was truly Masonic for them to sit there or to go

into their lodges without something like that at their backs . If they only did a little individually , when they made up the sum total they would find that Freemasonry had performed a great deal at the end of the year , and he would beg his brethren to look at this , and see how much

they could advance Freemasonry by so acting . The W . M . then proposed "The Health of the G . M . of Cornwall , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe . His lordship was a distinguished and worthy member of the Craft , and had occupied the chair with pleasure to himself and to his lodge . It

must have gratified them all to have seen him appointed to his present position , and it pleased him ( the W . M . ) to find that that appointment had given universal satisfaction in Cornwall . That province was now in a flourishing state , and at Hayle and two or three other places they were constructing lodges of the most beautiful

description , superior to any he knew in the country . Bro , P . M . Col . Elliott responded . He was present when their noble brother was installed in his present office , and he experienced great pleasure at seeing the manner in which his lordship at once grasped the position in which he was placed , assumed the office , and performed ( its duties , shewing that he was the right man in