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feeling here is genuine , and deep-seated . In this great and stately hall in * which he was so familiar a person , in which for so many years he played a leading and conspicuous part , he

lives , as I have said in the recollection of those who are here present . As I stand speaking , the very tones of his voice , the form of the man , seem to come back to me ; and I can

remember this , that whatever may have been the differences in Grand Lodge , at any time , he always maintained that high character , that consideration for the feelings of others , that

carriage and demeanour which emphatically belonged to him as a great English gentleman , ( hear , hear ) . My Lord , there are , as we a 11 know , great landmarks in the Craft , landmarks

which have outlived all the change of time and successive generations , and stand up above the flood of circumstances untouched and unimpaired . When any individual is long connected with the

Craft , so associated with the recollections of al ) who form the Craft as Lord Zetland was , when such an individual passes away wc almost are tempted to feel that a landmark also has

disappeared ; But it is not so ; and that I think is the great moral to be drawn on such occasions as this . It is not so . The Order to which we belong and of which we are so justly proud , may

be said , like the constitution of this country , to be happy in this , that though it prizes , though it boasts of many great characters , still it is in a certain sense independent of them . The

institution lives though the individual may die ; and the individual does die , but at the same time in dying he leaves behind him . a monument which fortifies and which sheds lustre upon the

Order , which is a monument to which others point in future days , the monument of a high character , unstained , unblemished even b y the faintest breath or shadow of reproach : and such

I venture to say was the monument which Lord Zetland has left behind him . My Lord , I venture to second the motion which you have

proposed . The motion was then put and carried unani raously , and Grand Lodge was formally closed .

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( Con tinned from page 3 * 15 )' Bro ; Samuel Tomkins' reply to the toast of the evening , proposed by Lord Skelmersdale , was as follows : —My Lord and brethren , I thank you heartily for the kindness with which this toast has been proposed , and the enthusiasm with

which it has been received . No brother could have argued the case and put the points of this noble charity better before you than our noble Chairman has done ; and I do not doubt that when you hear the report of the Secretary , you will be all pleased as I am to find how the great

Masonic body , have responded to the imperative claims of this Institution . It is a very great satisfaction that in these days , when Masonry is spreading through the community , our charities maintain so good a position , and no charity abetter position than the oldest . It is important that

every brother should have strongly impressed upon his mind the duty of exerting himself to keep up the amount of the subscriptions and donations , for we ought never to forget that while Masonry is increasing so rapidly and extensively

as it is , the number of our brethren whose children may come upon us for assistance is increasing in equal proportion . Our excellent chairman has set an example which cannot be too carefully followed , of short speeches , and I will not detain you longer from hearing the report of the Secre-

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tary , which will be more pleasing to you than my speaking . I thank you heartily , for every officer of the institution , for the kind appreciation you have expressed of their services . Bro . Little then read the list of subscriptions , giving the number of the lodge subscribing and the total amount subscribed by each lodge as follows : —

LODGE . £ s . d . 2 Antiquity , London ... ... 134 o o 4 Royal Somerset House and Inverness ... ... 37 16 o 5 St . George ' s and Corner

Stone , London ... 55 0 0 7 Royal York of Perseverance 24 3 o 8 British , London ... ... 11 o 6 10 Westminster and Keystone *;• . 5 o 14 Tuscan , London ... ... 11 11 o t 8 Old Dundee , London ... 37 16 o

21 Emulation , London ... 175 o o 22 Neptune , London ... ... 57 15 o 25 Robert Burns , London ... 66 2 o 26 Castle of Harmony , London 24 3 o 28 Old King ' s Arms , London 67 4 o 29 St . Alban ' s , London ... 22 1 o 53 Britannic , London ... ... 419 6

33 » » 10 I 0 ° 34 Mount Moriah , London ... 42 o o 37 Anchor and Hope , Bolton ... 5 . 5 °

37 . > •> » ••¦ IO IO ° 38 Felicity , London ... ... 18 18 o •J 9 Royal Naval , London ... 52 7 o 65 Prosperity , London ... ... . 57 r 5 ° 66 Grenadiers' ... 106 1 o

79 Pythagorean , Greenwich ... 47 5 o 81 Doric , Woodbridge ... 27 6 o 91 Regularity , London ... 116 o o 108 London , London ... ... 21 o o 113 Unanimity , Preston ... 84 o o 124 Marquisof Granby , Durham 183 13 6

149 St . George s , Greenwich ... 57 1 . 5 o 141 Faith , London ... ... ia 12 o 145 Prudent Brethren , London ... 50 8 o J 4 . 5 •>» ' » 5 ° J ° 147 Justice , Deptford ... ... 21 o o 154 Unanimity , Wakefield ... 10 10 o

154 ••» J ° ° 157 Bedford , London ... ... 191 2 o 165 Honour & Generosity , London 40 o o 169 Temperance , Deptford .. 52 10 o 172 Old Concord , London . ... 106 o o r 73 Phcenix , London ... ... 97 18 o

181 Universal , London ... ... 42 o o 183 Unity , London ... ... 28 18 o 183 _ ,. „ 2 . 3 2 o 192 Lion and Lamb , London ... 47 15 c 197 Jerusalem , London ... 24 j o o 128 Percy , London ... ... 6 / 4 o

190 . Peace and Harmony , Dover 21 o o 201 Jordan , London ... ... , 50 9 o 105 Israel , London ... ... 23 2 o 227 Ionic , London ... ... 39 19 o 241 Merchant ' s , Liverpool ... 201 o o 263 Bank of England , London 92 o o

275 Harmony , Hnddersfield ... 10 10 o 280 Worcester , Worcester ... 35 o o 281 Fortitude , Lancaster ... 30 3 o 292 Sincerity , Liverpool ... 114 9 o 29 8 Harmony , Rochdale ... 10 10 o 302 Hope , Bradford ... ... 10 10 o

302 „ „ ... ... 10 10 o 302 ,, „ 10 10 o 304 Philanthropic , Leeds ... ic 11 o 321 Unity , Cheshire ... ... 36 15 o 337 Candour , Upper Mill , Yorkshire ... ... 22 1 o

380 Integrity , Morley ... ... 21 o o 382 Royal Union , Uxbridge ... 52 10 o 38 a ,, „ „ ... 10 10 o 435 Salisbury , London ... 141 3 o 468 Light , Birmingham ... 35 14 o 504 Berkhampstead ,

Berkhampstead ... ... ... j 5 1 r o 521 Truth , Huddersfleld ... 10 10 o 538 La Tolerance , London ... 10 ro o 569 Fitzroy , London ... ... 90 6 o $ 6 Elias de Dereham , Salisbury 38 17 o

610 Colton , Bristol ... ... 41 o o 657 Canonbury , London ... 128 2 o 678 EarlEllsmere , Tamworfh ... xo it o 71 . 5 Panmure , London ... ... 6 4 r o 778 Bard of Avon , London ... 143 _ $ o 778 „ „ „ ... 78 18 o

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LODGE . £ s . d . 782 Hope and Perseverance , London 39 ' 8 o 811 Yarborough , Brighton ... 23 2 o 813 New Concord , Hoxton ... tf 1 , 5 o 822 Victoria Rifles , London ... il 6 6

840 Scientific , Wolverton ... 31 10 o 862 Whittington , London ... 81 15 6 862 „ „ „ ... 103 10 o 865 Dalhousie , Hounslow ... 21 o o 869 Gresham , Waltham Cross 6 4 n 6 871 Royal Oak , Deptford ... 31 18 o

871 „ „ , > ... 311 ° © 907 Royal Albert , London ... 30 7 o 938 Grosvenor , Birmingham ... 33 12 o 94 6 Strawberry Hill , Twickenham 169 1 o 975 Rose of Denmark , Barnes 57 16 6 1000 Priory , Southend ... ... 10 10 o

1008 Royal St . Edmund s , Bury 74 10 o 101 9 Sincerity , Wakefield ... 10 16 o 1036 Bowyer , Chipping Norton 18 18 o 105 6 Victoria , London 163 8 9 112 4 St . Oswald , Oswestry ... 13 13 o 1227 Upton , Upton , Essex ... 32 11 o

1228 Beacontree , Leytonstone ... 37 16 o 1275 Star , New Cross ... ... 3 S ° ° 1288 Finsbury Park , Holloway ... 1 . 5 15 o 1293 Burdett , Hampton Court ... 115 o o 1293 „ „ „ ... 261 19 6 132 . 6 Lebanon , Hampton ... 364 6 o 1326 „ „ 21 o o

1326 „ „ 21 o o 1335 Lindsay , Wigan . $ 2 10 o 1357 Cope , Cheshire ... ... 147 o o 1 997 Anerley , Anerley ... ... 660

1414 Knole , Sevenoaks ... ... 26 5 o 1415 Campbell , Bushey Park ... 73 18 o 1423 Era , Hampton ... ... J 6 13 o 1423 ., » 5 ° Province of Berks and Bucks ... 157 o o

o o Red Cross of Constantine ... 141 o o 42 o o Grand Lodge of Mark Masters ... 102 2 o 21 o o Mount Lebanon Chapter , London ... 59 l 7 °

Total £ 7 , 440 o o Dr . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . : —The Chairman has entrusted the next toast to my hands . It does not require much to be said in its favour . It is the toast of the " Vice Patrons , Vice-Presidents , Trustees , and Committees of the Institution . "

These brethren , you are quite aware , fulfil the condition that our Right Worshi p ful Brother Chairman , thought was in the highest degree , the privilege of brethren united with our body this evening , that of contributing to charities . Charity , as we all know is the highest and most

distinguishing attribute of our Order . These brethren having attained the distinguished position of Vice-Patrons , and Vice Presidents of the Institution have fulfilled the conditions the Chairman has imposed us , to support this noble charity . No words of mine are requisite to

commend , the toast to your notice , and I have the honour to couple with it the name ol the most distinguished Vice Patron of the Institution , our Bro . Wm . Winn . ( Cheers . ) I hope there are many among us this night that are prepared to emulate our Bro . Winn in the noble deeds he

has performed for all our Institutions . I give you with all cordiality the toast of " The Patrons , Vice Patrons , Vice Presidents , and Committees of the Institution , and the Health of our Bro . Winn . " ( Applause . ) Bro . W . Winn r—Lord Skelmersdale and

Brethren , I scarcely know how it is my name has been connected with this toast , but as a true and faithful Mason I must do my best to give a response to it which I hope will meet with your acceptance . There are I dare say a thousand

and two reasons why every brother should be a Vice-Patron of our Mnsonic Institution ; but it is not my intention to night to trouble you with the thousand reasons , but simply to give you two j the one is , to the bachelor Masons here , and the other is to the married ones . If there is a

Mason here who is not married , I say at once , go down to our Institution , see our dear girls , and then if he sees the training that they go through , if he sees the discipline , the education and the moral treatment they undergo under the guidance of the governess , the matron and the