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slif'ht token of our esteem ' anc ! regard ant ! appreciation of yonr valuable services , we beg your acceptance ot tite accompanying jewel , which we hope you will many years live to wear ; and that the Great Architect of the Universe may long continue to preserve you and all vours in health , happiness , and prosperity , is the united and

earnest wish of all . " [ The names of every ollicer and member of the lodge were appended . ] The jewel is set in gold , and bears the name and number of the lodge ; on the blue ribband is a beautiful emblazoned medallion , with the Sudbury Borough Arms inscribed . Aider the

presentation the immediate Past Alaster , in a few but feeling and appropriate words , thanked the lodge for their very handsome and unexpected present ; aud a vote of thanks to Bro . Brownlow for the ability displayed iu the execution of the address , and a similar vote to Bro . Kills for the presentation o ' i a set of gauntlets , brought the

business of the lodge to a close . After lhe banquet , toasts were g iven in tlie following order : — "The Oueen and the Craft ; " " The ALW . the Grand Alaster of England , the Alarquis ol Kipon ; " " The R . W . Past Graud Alasters ,

H . R . H . the Prince of V . ' aL-s ami the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland : " "The R . AV ' . Depp Grand Alaster , the Ear ! of Carnarvon and the rest ofthe Grand Officers , -past and present ; " " The R . W . Provincial Grand Alaster , Col . Sir If . A . Shafo Adair" The the the

; " Y . W . D . P . G . AL Rev . E . I . Lockwood and the Cappers Pari ami Present ot P . G . L . of Suffolk : " "The Worshi p ful Master ;" " The Immediate Past Alaster , Pro . the Kev . C . J . Alarlyn , Past Grand Chaplain oi England , and installing Alaster ; " " The Visitors ; " "The Officers of the Lodge ; " "Tha Tyler ' s Toast . "

i gypll ' a dlpipflpTil . AliDDLESEX A ? AD SURREY . I ' Kovixci-M . GP ; PP Loin . ; :. The third meeting of this Provincial Grand

Lodge was held at the Greyhopmp Bicnmon-a , on the i 6 th inst . In consequence ot absence from town of several influential bi \ th . ren , and other unavoidable circumstances , the antilogies

for inability to attend were more - _ . iimv . _ ri .-us than had been anticipated , and there cm be no doubt that future meetings of ike ; Provincial Granci Lodge must not be held in August . There woe . however , several brethren from distant p ; : " s 01 the province . The ppplp- ' a ! Grand Lodpr was ' -PP . 1

shortl y atter tne nour announced by tPe kl . w . Bro . Col . Francis Bmdctl , Provincial Grand Alark Alaster Alason , assisted , b y Ins deputy the Y . . Bro . )' . Davison , and tha bpsmess id' tke day , which was not of a very ; mpo ; Paiit nature , was proceeded w . tli . The minutes of the previous Provincial Grand

Lodge , held at the Adelphi , London , in Alarch last , having been confirmed , and tlie roll of lodges connected with the province called and rcpo'sod , ihe RAY . Provincial Gran-- ! hla-A APP-P-. T PP . -

ceedetl to appoint , and ; n many pistsueos mve ... .. tho following . brethren as Vrotinclal Grand ( Jliicers for the ensuing - year , vl /„ : ¦— - Bro . V . B . Philbrick , Prov . G . S . W .: Pro . William Roebuck , Prov . G . J . W . ; Pro . Conrad C Dumas , Prov . G . AI . O . . " Bro . Goor v Neall ,

G . S . Works , Prov . G . S . O . ; Pro . Drewett , Prov . G . J . O . ; Bro . Rev . W . P . iggs , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Bro . Gilbert John Small piece , Prov . G . Treasurer ; Bro . Cockle , Prov . G . Reg -, ol AIarks ; Bro . James Stevens , PALO ., l ' rov . O . Secretary ; Pro . Thomas il . Parker , Prov . G . S . D . ; iP'o . W . S . Web dp- , Prop . G . J . D . ; Bro . Robert A ! . Edis , l ' rov . Cd inspector ( if Works :

Bro . jiaiii I ' oyd , Prov . G . D . C . ; Bro . J ohn AV . Dawson , prov . G . A . D . C ; iiro . W . C ! faie , Prov . G . Swd . Bearer ; Pro . Henry P . Hodper , l ' rov . Sid . Bearer ; Bro . ' William Worrell , Pro ; . G . OrpaniaC : Ar " . lohn Gilbert , Prov . G . Tyler .

del era ! dlareP-P matters of upper de ' ad having Alark A ! a-. ; er . appoppced that lhe neat iueo ! . iu <>

ofthe Provincial Grand I'dark Lodge would ke . hehl in Loudon in A . ip ember t .-i .. uitig .

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Provincial Grand Mark Lodge was then closed and the brethren adjourned to an elegant cold collation , amply provided , and well served . The usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were proposed and responded to , and the greatest unanimity prevailed amongst thc brethren until , the hour arrived when separation became inevitable .

Grand Chapter Of The Rose Croix Degree For Ireland.

GRAND CHAPTER OF THE ROSE CROIX DEGREE FOR IRELAND .

RiOnrL tif tin : J'ice President In lhe ConrncaUnii if Prince Mas-ems , held at Dublin , Monday , Aiiril \ . $ i ! i , 1 S 72 . ( Continue : ! J ' nr . ii page $ 0 \ ii )

As I am addressing you 021 subjects of general interest , 1 can hardly , before I conclude , pass over an event unprecedented in the annals 01 Irish Alasonry , the visit of the Prmce of Wales ,

wiio came , not merely as a casual visitor to see a large public building , but to take his p lace m our Temple as a . Brother . I lis manly and memorable address on that occasion proved lhat he felt the spirit of the lraler . iiiy which he professed . . r . : P ...::... ? " 7 / - ..: '_ . l ...... it lacutiicti iioiiacit itit t tu etianti 010

.- ' . .-. soe . , society lias not forgotten lhe last , if ever , m lhe decrees of Pro . idence , Albert Edward is to ascend the throne of Great Britain and Ireland , it will not he a merely lip-loyal welcome which , will

await him lrom the freemasons ol Ireland . f hc puvenlitpats honours of rank and station have no w . i- ; h . in commanding onr ; - ¦ spr _ t . but we can honour an honest , slrai g htiorward and masonic spirit , whoever evinces it ; loyalty , in our hearts , isa rational aitaclnnent to law antl order ., and the due spkon . iiuatiop without which government cannot exist , as well as a feeling of suitable

psPcCt lor iPP . p : w .-iom our copsi . pppinu msPes the administrator .-:, and protectors of law and order , 'idle iV . tx lap ' , the Prlp . ee id' Wales has id'Pitiiiad pppseif with our body adords at once an answer and a ipPpka lo those assertions which

hate ua ; v ao is-ePy mat . e repealing its anarchical and h'P'Pgiep :- capkip y am . ogg at ; arper . ions , i ssv , Pole ! - - pianc ; as SOPPIV d ¦ •¦ tied ; never prevJd ; bills : !!! repeated wiih th- same unblushing eilrcpl cry as Ipapre . But our real OPIP'PP' IS net that we are cop . -p irppT against the 'aws , tip ; morals , or the

reli g ion ol rips country , or ..: spy seel , party or oarage to care ••• adopt an P : P ; : I : I of our ov . - . i , and to avo - . v it . ' j hat is always a crime in llie eyes of those v . hose standard of ri ght is

conformity with what they choose to dictate . But , i :: s in the fable ; he was pent into a little vessel for a long lime ; but when let out by removing

and lu at en , a gigamu : form . "Are story tells us how lie was got Pack into the \ essel , am ! stoppered down again . — tint there tip- simile fails , 'i'he genius of impure will not go back , for any exorcism that can be used , into his ancient limits . His : ; -. a-chln : eat- are busily ravin ; : into ever

torch of truth must be c / i . ppd to be soon thrown aside as having done its work . I .--1 PS take care that we too be not found to be the shadow of a name I Great names and venerable

names will not always save those who bear them from collapse—" ' this was once a paradox , but now the time g ives it proof . " 'When I congratulate pop all , as happil y 1 . am able to do , on the p -. - ¦ : ¦• ' . and prosperity which ¦

nave prevailed ¦ ' . ) ..-: [<> wPepn our 4 ; rdeer a ' : large , and tlie highly satisfactory stak- < ' car Be .-Croix Chapters , in particular , it ts ri g ht ll ; a > should state what , in my opinictg has hem the reason why that peace has been so ! ipg pro : rrved anion ;; :- ; ,: us , and v . hy it is that our C ' b . aptcis , like dhd .-ript members ol , ! :.- ssp . r great family ,

seam to lie an i . quaPy anxious . 0 ppppPau its j reputation abroad ami lheir own amiepde and ' . o : e i .,- -, and lh- abe . : v . - cf Galops re pp .-and < .-- .-. ... strife attributable main ly to de peed ; ol ; he hae miiy L > 1 s'l'i . d o ; , . . by m .-. ; .. s <¦;' ' . ' :. ¦

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Grand Chapter . It Is an elective body , to a great extent , and a numerous one . To control it b y mere individual influence would be impossible ; to entertain jealousy of it would be absurd . To disregard its authority would be simpl y to

dishonour the rules chosen by ourselves . I regard it as a moit fortunate circumstance in the history of thc Alasonic Order in Ireland , that the governing bodies of its several subdivisons mutaully acknowledge each other ' s authority , and respect each other ' s edicts . It used to be a sort of stock

phrase iormerl y in masonic discussions that the Grantl Lodge had nothing to do with the Grand Chapter , or the Grand Conclave , and vice versa ; that was a mere mode of expression , meaning only that neither body interfered with the

administrative duties or powers of the other . But to shut our eyes to the fact that dilferent degrees exist—that the hi g her degrees are , year after year , more anxiously and generall y desired , or that tlie whole is one vast system which cannct

suffer in one member without injury to the restwonld be unworthy of men who pretend to common sense . Long age , the compact was ratified b y which the governing bodies , honourably and cordially , agreed to recognise each other ' s sentences ; and what , let me ask , would be the fatal con . se . -iuence if that compact were to be annulled ?

Where would be our boasted unity of action ? What sanction could any masonic bod y give to its decrees , say of suspension or expulsion , if the person suspended or expelled was to be welcomed by other masonic powers as a faithful subject—as a brother entitled to all the honours they had fo bestow ? If we cannot be ruled

b ) ' a Supreme Imperial Chamber , call it what you v .-iil , Jet us at least preserve our federal governments in thoir integrity , and not dishonour ihem b y refusing to recognise in one degree of

masonry , the very same authority we are bound in another , lo uphold and maintain . The , un . i behtve me , cannot say to the other "I have no I need of thee . " We cannot undo , b y a single resolution , th ; results which have been the

eked ot tne spent aud unobserved progress of years , hitherto adopted and approved by all . Theories are very well , — but not when they are contradicted b y p lain facts . As to our interior state , within the several

Chapters , it 01 course depends on the dne care and choice of those whom v . e admit to participate in the beneiits of the society . Our present condition is good proof that such care and such choice have been , iu general , wisely and cautiousl y exercised . A-. ' n exortation of mine could be so

powcipui an mimcemept to preserve m that wise and cautious course as tlie contemplation of such a brotherhood , sustained and alliliated b y our ip . pua' exertion : ;; SPCII a noble union , carried on in so gpierops , cordial , harmonious , and fraternal a spirit .

It is time to close these observations , which have run lo greater length than f intended . I can hardly do so wiliioiit strong feelings of emotion . Looking back upon the past , I cannot but think of the many gaps left in the circle of friends I once met here ; and perhaps the

predominant feeling of my mind at this moment should be gratitude to that Almi ghty Power , which . has . still .-. pared me , and lias indeed recalled me as it were from the gate of the grave , antl Permitted me to address vou here once more .

let I must not omit lo express , so far as I can do so , my thanks for your kindness and attention . 1 did not expect to stand before you again as the Vice-President , ' after oiice that hi gh ollice , ha- ; become e . P . rusted to other hands . But tn - honoured friend Sir Edward Borough found its

( lut . es to imefere too much with his own arrangements and avocations , and so was forced to resign it , regreled , no doubt b y all who have " ¦¦ - , ¦• - " iv . 'itx" ! his hig h-br ,.- ! coprt-e : y and appreci . il-¦ tci his maeaipc s . t-. p- ¦; . ¦ c . ppol hip . claim it at a v : ry hiy ' t hopopr ;¦; myself that it was a train

o . tared to me , who had for some time retired from masonic life , and from duties which had become loo h . avy for me to bear ; and if , as is possible , !' : ¦ ' oVces of Deputy Grand Alaster and Vice-Pr . s-iil . nt :-PS .: ! d h . iioG ' ordi be borne by

distiiV't iia'i-, idpais , I Pai . t you will find between those imoc . i tant oPiciils hereafter- —as , at present- iky same in . lim se friendship and mutual roped : that unite the present . ik-pui . - Gram ! I Pis ... ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ami pp . pii , with no liereer ii \ . dry than