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of British extraction to feel that in every quarter of the globe , in every latitude , and in almost every longitude , you will find Masons , who , whenever they meet together , drink as their first toast , " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Cheers . ) And without being considered trenching in the slightest on politics , may I be allowed to echo once more the hope which was expressed so loudly and so clearly in the House

of Commons , on Saturday , that the recent events may , under the blessing of thc Great Architect of the Universe , conduce to the peace of the world and the welfare i-f Her Majesty ' s dominions . ( Loud cheers . ) The P . G . M . next gave " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , G . M . of England , " remarking that it was a great pleasure o all who took an interest in H . R . H . to see him doing

anything that made him popular not only in England , but in other countries . ( Hear , hear . ) The Prince of Wales had been following his illustrious father's footsteps , by busying himself about the great international work of the Palis Exhibition , and from all he ( his lordship ) had heard , there was but one opinion as to theindefatigability which he had shown and the tact and judgment displayed

in the work at Paris , and which had secured for him among Frenchmen extreme popularity . ( Hear , hear . ) It was only one more proof of that ability to make himself popular and beloved which he exemplified in his position as G . M . of England . ( Loud cheers , "God bless the Piince Wales" and Masonic honours . ) Bro . Anderton proposed " The Pro G . M . and the G . L ,

of England , " and spoke in eulogistic terms of the Earl of Carnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale , and quoted the election of such zealous and worthy Masons of the county as Sir Frederick Martin Williams and Brother Hughan to Grand Lodge honours as one of the best possible proofs of the excellent ruling of Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) Sir Frederick Martin Williams , received with enthusiastic

cheering , endorsed all that had been said in praise of the Earl of Carnarvon and Lord Skelmersdale , and said Masons in Cornwall felt specially proud of the Grand Master as their own Duke , and joined all England in the hope that he would be long spared to preside over the Grand Lodge in the very admirable way he did at present . Bro . J . F . Penrose , Prov . G . S . W ., amid loud cheers ,

proposed " The R . W . the Prov . G . M . of Cornwall . " No one could have been present at the interesting ceremony ofthe dedication without being struck with the perfect way in which it was done ( cheers ) , nor have followed the G . M . into the Provincial Grand Lodge without remarking his firm but gentle way of ruling . He felt that no province in England could boast of so goad a Grand Master as

Cornwall had ( loud and continued cheering ); and he would ask them to diink his health , in thc hope that his presidency of the province woulel be as long as it had so far been pleasant and profitable . ( Cheers . ) The toast was drank with musical and full Masonic honours . The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , received with hearty

cheers , said : Brethren , 1 must thank you for the very cordial and fraternal way in which you have received me to day ; and I thank you further for the manner in which you have mustered on this occasion . I cannot but take a deep interest in watching how brethren assemble at these meetings , and it is a satisfaction to me to see them wellattended from all parts of the province . That certainly

has been the case to-day ; and I also have to thank you for the support you always give me in the chair . My great object has been and always will be , without wasting time , not to allow any subject to be hurriedly carried through without sufficient consideration . ( Hear , hear . ) Of course , in such a large assembly as ours , there will be considerable differences of opinion , but hitherto they have ne / er led to

hard words or heart-burnings ; and I hope that that will long continue . As long as 1 hold office , I shall be most happy to receive any communication from any part of the province concerning any subject of interest to the province , so that it may be brought on for discussion if necessary . And , if I can do anything to promote harmony and make Masonry real and truly Masonic in all

its aspects , I shall always be happy to be at the service of thc brethren . ( Loud cheers . ) The Prov . G . M . mentioneel that he had received three applications for the holding of the Provincial Grand Lodge next year , and that he had decided in favour of Lostwithiel . ( Cheers . ) He knew that Lostwithiel had had a meeting later than other towr . s , but there was a new room to be

dedicated ; it would be very convenient for the great bulk of the Masons ; anel it was a town in which he formerly had some personal interest , and he should like to hold a meeting there next year . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Thomas ( The Glebe ) , proposing "The D . Prov . P . G . M . and other Officers of Prov . G . L ., " referred , in eulogistic terms , to the warm heart and open hand of Sir

Frederick Martin Williams , whom he described as the noblest specimen of the Order Cornwall had ever produced . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) Sir Frederick M . Williams , acknowledging the compliment , said , whether in office or not , it would always give him unfeigned pleasure to assist the noble Earl , their worthy Grand Master , and , whatever he hail done fo

Masonry , he could assure them it had been a labour of love . ( Cheers . ) It had given him very great pleasure to witness the dedication of their beautiful hall , and the Druids' Lodge had his very best wishes for its success . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Tweedy , whose name was also associated with the toast , thanked the brethren for electing him for the eleventh

time to the office of Prov . Grand Treasurer . He hoped , at the next meeting , to give a financial history of the lodge , so far as it was revealed in the book in his possession . ( Hear , hear . ) It went back to a time when the total income of the Prov . G . L . was the arbitrary contributions of £ 2 ios . subscribed by six lodges . The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe : As the representatives the Prov . Grand Lodge , and on their behalf , 1 have or

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thank the W . M . of this lodge very cordiall y for the handsome manner in which we have been received here to-day —( cheers )—and to propose his health , and success to the lodge , and to their working in the new hall . ( Renewed cheering . ) I do not think it _ would be any injustice to any lodge to say 1 never saw a reception better done than it has been done here . ( Hear , hear . ) Whether you take

the arrangements that have been made for the convenience of members , the manner in vvhich the musical portion of the ceremony was conducted , the manner in which the dedication was assisted by those who had to take part in it , or the manner in which the banquet has been served—I think everything has been as well done as it could be done . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) In my opinion , it is a very good

system lately adopted of having a cold instead of a hot dinner —( hear , hear )—for it has been said on previous occasions that nothing was cold but the soup ancl nothing was hot but the wine . ( Laughter . ) I would here say what I had intended previously to say , that the task of appointing officers of the Giand Lodge is always a difficult and very complicated one , for I have , as it were , to provide for six

horses in five stalls . ( Hear , hear . ) It will be of assistance to me if the returns of Past Masters are made more regularly ; and , if any lodge or brother thinks he has been passed over , all I can hope is that I shall make up for it on some future occasion . ( Cheers . ) Now let us drink success to the Druids' Lodge and its W . M . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . Trcseder , responding , said he could not so flatter

himself as to accept the entire compliment that had been paid , but must , in simple justice , scatter it over his brethren universally , as they had worked " one and all " to bring about the success —( cheers)—and whilst the Prov . Grand Lodge had thanked them for their courtesy and kindness shown , he felt bound to thank thc Provincial Grand Lodge for having honoured Druids' Lodge with a visit in 1878 .

They had looked forward to the day with great expectations , and all he could say was that their highest hopes had been more than realised . ( Cheers . ) They rejoiced beyond measure that their lodge stood upon a freehold dedicated to Masonry that day , and , above all things , that they could present a temple reared to an object so worthy as Masonry ( loud cheers ) , never ceasing in its efforts to

help the widow and the fatherless , and striving to carry out the grandest motto that could adorn a man—doing justice anil loving mercy . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . G . L . Church , P . P . G . C , after giving expression to his opinion that this had been one of the handsomest provincial meetings that had ever been held in Cornwall , proposed " The Visitors , " remarking on the

cordial welcome that ever awaited them , whether they visited Provincial Grand or piivate lodges . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Tweedy , Prov . G . Treas ., proposing " Our Masonic Charities , " as evidence of tbeir vitality and substantiality , as far as Cornwall was concerned , referred to the considerable fund that the G . M . was able to present on the occasion of his Stewardship , to the excellent beginning Bto .

Hughan had made for his Stewardship , and to the satisfactory amount the province had accumulated for its own special charities . With reference to the last-mentioned , they went on increasing year by year to such an extent that bcfoie long he believed they would have to re-arrange the matter , and give votes to previous contributors without calling on them to make fuither contributions ; for he

feared if they went on as they were it might have a tendency to induce brethren to look forward lo the fund as a certainty ( no , no ) , and tend to make Masonry not quite the institution they wished , but assimilate it more and more to a benefit society . ( Hear , hear . ) At some future meeting , he might propose that the matter be referred to a committee for a report thereon . There was a chance of

the fund being overdone , for the subscriptions at present exceeded the expenditure by £ 30 or £ 60 , whilst the demand did not seem to increase in anything like thc same proportion . ( Hear , hear . ) He onl y hoped that if their contributions were no longer needed for this fund , their sympathy and help would nut cease , but be diverted into channels more iu want of it . ( Cheers . )

The Tyler's toast , " Our Poor and Distressed Brethren , wherever dispersed , however distressed , speedy relief to them , " then brought thc day's business to a conclusion , one that will long be remembered in the annals of the Druitls . If ever proceedings illustrative of the Cornish motto , " One and All , " received an illustration , it was on this instance jfrom thc commencement to the close everything

worked most harmoniously and in order , not a single hitch occurring to mar or delay the proceedings . The brethren of the Druids' had evidently resolveel to make the meeting in every respect a success , and they are fully entitled to the hearty thanks and congratulations which , on behalf of Provincial Grand Lodge , the Prov . G . M . so cordially tendered them .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

Foi thc Week ending Friday , August 23 , 1878 . SATURDAY , AUGUST 17 . Lodge 132 G , Lebanon , Red Lion Hot ., Hampton . „ 1 G 41 , Crichton , S . M . H ., Camberwell .

LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , St . George's Club , Victoria Station . Percy , 113 , Southgate-road , N .

MONDAY , AUGUST 19 . LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , 174 , High-st ., Camden Town , at 8 . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

St . J ames ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lo wer-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George's , Globe Tav ., Greenwich .

TUESDAY , AUGUST 20 . Board of Gen . Purposes . Lodge 8 57 , St . Mark ' s , S . M . H . „ 1339 , Stockwell , S . M . H . „ 1 4 20 , Earl Spencer , Swan Hot , Battersea O . Bge .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney .

Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone .

Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Islington , 23 , Gresham-st . Leopold , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondsey-st . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., CornhiM . Mount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s . Sir Hugh Myddelton , 162 , St . John ' s-st .-rd .

WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 21 . Com . J Grand Lodge . Lodge of Benevolence . Lodge 619 , Beadon , Greyhound Tav ., Dulwich . „ 1382 , Corinthian , George Hot ., Millwall Docks .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Mt . Lebanon , Horse Shoe Tav ., Stones-End , E . Pythagorean , Portland Hot , London-st , Greenwich . New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton . La Tolerance , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford-st . Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham . Stanhope , Thicket Hot , Anerley .

Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters' -rd . Southwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park . Duke of Connaught , Havelock Tav ., Dalston , E . United Strength , Hope and Anchor , Crowndale-rd , N . W . Whittington , Red Lion , Poppin's-court , Fleet-st ., at 8 .

Lewis , King ' s Arms Hot , Wood Green . Royal Jubilee , 81 , Long Acre . Langthorne , Swan Hot , Stratford . Temperance in theEast . George the 4 th , Ida-st ., Poplar , 7 . 30 . THURSDAY , AUGUST 22 . House Com . Girls' School , at 4 .

LOCOES OF INSTRUCTION . Onion Waterloo , Chatham Arms , Thomas-st ., Woolwich . Egyptian , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st , W . Fii . sbury , Jolly Anglers' Tav ., Bath-st ., City-road .

Ebury , 12 , Ponsonby-st , Milbank . Highgate , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town . The Great City , M . H ., Masons' Avenue . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury , Union Tav ., Air-st , Regent-st . Southern Star , Crown Hot , Blackfriars-rd . Great Northern , Berwick Arms , Berners-st , Oxford-st . Rose , Walmer Castle Hot , Peckham-road , at 8 . Prince Frederick William Chapter , St . John ' s Wood .

FRIDAY , AUGUST 23 . House Com . Boys' School , at 4 . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st , Regent-st . Belgrave , Harp Tav ., Jermyn-st ., W . Unions Emulation ( for M . M . 's ) , F . M . H . Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-road , Deptford .

Clapton , White Hart , Clapton . Metropolitan , Portugal Hot , Fleet-st , at 7 . St . Marylebone , British Stores Tav ., St . John ' s Wood . Westbourne , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John's Wood . United Pilgrims , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . St . James's , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-road , S . E . Duke of Edinburgh , Silver Lion , Penny-fields , Poplar . Doric , 79 , Whitechapel-road , at 8 .

Burgoyne , Thc Reil Cap , Camden Town , N . W . St . Luke's , White Hart , King ' s-rd ., Chelsea . Chigwell , Prince's Hall , Buckhurst-hill . Royal Standard , The Alwyne Castle , St . Paul's-rd ., N . Ranelagh , Bell and Anchor , Hammersmith-rd . William Preston , Feathers Tav ., Up . George-st ., Edgware-rd Hervey , 99 , Fleet-street , at 8 . Earl of Carnarvon , Mitrc Hot ., Goulborne-rd ., Notting-hill . Pythagorean Chapter , Portland Hot . London-st . Greenwich .

Masonic Meetings In West Lancashire And Cheshire.

MASONIC MEETINGS IN WEST LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE .

For the Week ending Saturday , August 24 , 1878 ,

MONDAY , AUGUST 19 . Lodge 1502 , Israel , M . H ., Liverpool . Chap . 1051 , Rowley , M . R ., Lancaster . Everton L . of I ., M . IL , Liverpool . Preceptory Prince of Peace , Bull Hot ., Preston , at 5 .

TUESDAY , AUGUST 20 . Lodge GG 7 , Alliance , M . H ., Liverpool . „ 1225 , Hindpool , Hartington Hot , Barrow . „ 1325 , Stanley , M . H ., Liverpool . ,, 1570 , Prince Arthur , M . R , N . Hill-st , Liverpool . Bootle L . of L , 146 , Berry-st ., Bootle . Merchants L . of I ., M . H ., Liverpool .

WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 21 . Lodge 178 , Antiquity , M . H ., Wigan . „ 428 , Sincerity , Angel Hot , Nortliwich .