Presentation To Bro. William Harrop, P.M, P.P.G.W. West Yorks.

BKO . W . O . CLOUGH , P . M ., M . P ., proposed "The Visitors , " and said Having regard to the fact that several of our provincial guests must leave , I must be brief but brevity must not bc accountable to any want of respect to their presence . We have 4 6 guests here tO-night . First of all there is our Prov . Grand Master , who leaves the Councils of the nation all the poorer because he is unable to attend at the Board of State to help guide the ship through stormy waters . The stately dignity of the Law is present in Bro . his

Honour ludge Cadman . East and west , north and south visitors have come tonig ht and we thank you for your presence , and if it were not that the limits of this building were circumscribed I am authorised to say the number would have been much larger . It was an Apostolic command to entertain strangers , and our lodge has not fallen short on the present occasion . Bro . Edward Arrnitage is unfortunately unable to come owing to his doctor ' s orders . Bro . Crosland Hirst is in the same position . But this gathering , great as it is , does not represent many others who would have been here hid it been possible . Brethren , we are pleased

to see you . I couple with the toast the names of Bro . Judge Cadman and Bro . Josh . Bottomley . Bro . his Honor Judge CAU . IIAN replied that lie had been present with intense pleasure , and that every one of the visitors must have felt extreme gratification in being present . Most of the visitors knew Bro . Harrop personally , but if they knew him not before they know him now as one who has done his duty well . The thanks of all the visitors was due to them for being present at that lodge , which was reputed foremost in the province , and for assisting in the pleasant duty of the evening .

Bro . J . BOTTOMLEY , P . M . 275 , P . P . G . Reg ., also replied on behalf of the visitors from the other lodges in Huddersfleld , and paid a compliment to Bro . Harrop . The Provincial Grand Master then retired amidst applaus . e , and the meeting shortly afterwards broke up . The toast list was interspersed by music and songs contributed by Bros . Joshua Marshall , P . M ., P . P . G . O . ; Wm . Riley , P . M . ; Ed . Haley , and Threappleton .

Presentation To Bro. Lord Henniker.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . LORD HENNIKER .

A special Provincial Grand Lodge of the Province of Suffolk was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Ipswich , on Thursday , the 16 th instant . The special object of the meeting was to make a presentation to the P . G . M ., Bro . Lord Henniker , as an indication of the feeling of the members of the province on his appointment to the Governorship of the Isle of Man .

There was a fair attendance of members , and the presentation was made by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN , who offered the P . G . M . very hearty congratulations on the appointment . The gift consisted of a handsomely-illuminated album , containing a suitable inscription , and the signatures of the Masters and other officers of the province , a jewel of the office of P . G . M ., and a pair of silver candlesticks for his lordship ' s library table .

Bro . Lord HENNIKER made appropriate acknowledgment of the presentation and the kind spirit which prompted it . His appointment to the Governorship of the Isle of Man would not , he said , necessitate the giving up of his office , and he hoped he should be able to continue his connection with the province for many years .

Presentation To Bro. W. Lake, Assistant Grand Secretary.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . W . LAKE , ASSISTANT GRAND SECRETARY .

An interesting event took place on Wednesday , the 22 nd instant , at Freemasons'Tavern , Great Queen-street , when Bro . Wm . Lake , Assistant Grand Sec , was presented with a cheque for ^ 115 10 . ' . and an illuminated address from numerous admirers and friends in recognition of valuable services rendered to the Craft as Editor of the Freemason . There was a numerous attendance of brethren

to witness the presentation by Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., the President of the Testimonial Fund , who was supported by Bros . J . Leach Barrett , W . M . Cornish Lodge , and James Stephens , P . P . G . D ., the Treasurer and Hon . Sec . respectively . The other brethren present included Bros . E . Letchworth , G . Sec . ; G . Everett , P . G *

Treas . ; J . S . Cumberland , D . G . S . B . ; S . Cochrane , P . G . Treas . ; Passmore Edwards VV . J . Mason , P . P . G . D . ; J . J . Thomas , Prov . G . Treas . Bucks ; VV . A . Scurrah , Vice-Prest . Board Gen . Purps . ; J . M . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . Boys ; Dr . E . M , Lott , P . G . Org . ; Captain T . C . Walls , P . G . Std . Br . ; Will E . Chapman , W . J . Catling , W . Cleghorn , and E . Valeriani , P . M .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER , P . G . D ., in opening the proceedings , said they were all perfectl y well aware of the reason that had brought them together—to show their respect for their worth y friend , Bro . W . Lake , who , until quite recently , filled the wdcous post of Editor oi the Freemason . They came there with two objectsfirst to express their gratitude to him for the unvarying courtesy shown in his

position as Editor of the Freemason ; and , secondly , to congratulate him most heartily on the high position he had attai ned as Assistant Grand Secretary in the Craft and Assistant Grand Sctibe E . in Royal Arch Freemasonry . InJthis country it was not always necessary for the editor of a newspaper to sit with a revolver at his side to repel violence , but here and elsewhere an edit r had a great deal of troublesome correspondence and a great

many troublesome clients . An equal temperament was , therefore , a useful thing lor an editor of a newspaper , and also a courteous manner to those with whom he had to deal . He ( the Chairman ) could say for himself that he had often invaded t > ro . Lake ' s sanctum , and had always found , as he was sure they all had , he was received with the greatest kindness and the greatest attention as to any business , in mailing that piesentation , it would be a pleasure to Bro . Lake to know that

ll ¦ t tA t 0 S 3 S C were so appreciated by their respected Bro . George Kenning lathe made no charge for Ihe printing , which came to many pounds , but did it all entirel y gratuitousl y . That spoke volumes for the estimation in which Bro . Lake vas held , and it was a great pleasure to those present to meet and make him a cry tangible testimonial of the feelings they held for him . Mainly owing to the great exertions of Bro . lames Ktenhen * . whn had nrtp . d ; is Hin Snrrat . irv and Rro .

c u ° , f rrei '> tlleTreasurer , he was in a position as Chairman to hand to Bro . Lake a y c ? or ^ " 5 'os ., a magnificent sum when it was considered that the maximum ilium * T S uinea * Tllev were also abI (* t 0 present Bro . Lake with a handsome the V , " test'monial to go with the present . Of course , in handing that brother cheque , they understood it was to be used exactly as he felt disposed . As was

tot-il 1 ¦ , ' m Cornw ; ' tbe testimonial was warmly taken up , and out of the bec ' ai * f l , ' 0 ver ^ ' ° ( : amu from lhilt P ' mt-c * ' ' lt woulu be gratifying , Pronh" ! * u ° " '" - ' ""^ l ) ci 1 to be in llieir own sphere , it was tu be cumin r " ' r own C 0 UIlt y > a ,, d they appreciated any form of appreciation * ng Irom those with whom they had been intimately acquainted . Hc ( thc

Presentation To Bro. W. Lake, Assistant Grand Secretary.

Chairman ) therefore handed to Bro . Lake the cheque for i , * u 5 ios ., accompanied by their best wishes and heartiest congratulations . Bro . J . STEPHENS then read the illuminated address , which was as follows : "To W . Bro . Wm . Lake , A . G . Sec , P . M . 131 and 2020 , P . P . G . Reg . Cornwall . " Dear Sir and VV . Brother . —

" We are deputed by a number of your Masonic friends to beg your acceptance of the accompanying cheque for no guineas as a mark of appreci ition of the uniform courtesy and valuable services rendered by you to the Craft in your late position as Editor of the Freemason . Your career as a journalist and your unceasing efforts on behalf of the best interests of our Order having marked you out for the position of Chief Clerk in the oilice of the Grand Secretary has culminated in the honourable distinction being conferred upon you of Assistant Grand Secretary to the Gravid Lodge of England .

We heartily congratulate you on having attained this high raak , for which we believe you are eminently fitted , and we trust the G . A . O . T . U . will be pleased to spare you for many years to discharge your onerous and important duties to the advantage of the Craft at large . ' ' On behalf of the numerous subscribers to the testimonial , yours faithfully

and fraternally , "C . E . KEYSER , P . G . D ., President . " W . J . HUGHAN , P . G . D ., Vice-President . "J . LEACH BARRETT , Treas . " J . STEPHENS , Hon . Sec . "

Bro . W . LAKE , in reply , said : Bro . Chairman and Brethren , —I thank yoil from the bottom of my heart for all your kindness , and I should best consult my own feelings at this moment if I could be allowed to say that and nothing more , for I can assure you that no added words of mine could better express my thoughts , but I feel that the more than kind words you have just used , and the generous gift which has been handed to me demand something more than this . The address , although couched in much too flattering terms , I look upon as setting out

what manner of Mason I ought to be , rather than what I have been . I admit at once that I have endeavoured to reach that standard , but nobody knows better than myself how short of it I have fallen . It has not been given to me to render much service to the Craft in the prominent field of Masonic ritual—in the presence of so many notable exponents of our beautiful ceremonies . I speak with all diffidence on this subject , neither has it been my good fortune to be enabled to support our Masonic Charities as 1 should

have desired , but all important as this side of Masonry undoubtedly is , I hope I shall not be misunderstood when I say that the perfect rendering of the ceremonies and the support of the Charities do not sum up the whole duty of a Mason—there is that mysterious bond of brotherhood to be maintained , and there are a hundred ways in which a Mason can exemplify the principles of the Craft by extending to every brother that courtesy and ready help which , after all , go to make up the sum and substance of everyday Masonic life .

In this direction I hope I have not fallen so far short of your estimate as in others , for I can honestly aver that during my long Masonic career , and especially during my connection with the Freemason , that I have endeavoured to be of some service to the Craft in helping to smooth over difficulties and in softening the asperities of controversy and opposition . I recognise most fully that the kindly words and the substantial gift accompanying those words , are more an expression of good feeling and personal regard than of any exceptional services that I have

been able to render to the Craft , In this spirit I accept both with the utmost gratitude . I can only add that 1 hope in the position I now occupy I may still have opportunities for usefulness , and be able to ret lin the goodwill of the brethren . I cannot sit down without thanking the Committee generally and you , Bro . Chairman , and the Secretary and Treasurer especially , for the kindly zeal and energy they have thrown into this matter . All who know our

good Bro . Stephens need not be told by me how thoroughly he carries out everything he undertakes . Bro . Stephens ' s name spells success always , and my old friend and neighbour , Bro . Barrett , has also been most zealous . Nor must I forget my life-long friend , Bro . Hughan , to whom , I fear , must be accounted the original sin of having started the hare . I can only repeat my grateful thanks to all con . cerned .

Bro . PASSMORE EDWARDS , in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman , said he must remark with all honesty that Bro . Keyser was a tower of strength and a model Chairman . He had never heard a speech more complete in its construction , more direct in its purpose , and more effective in its aim than that delivered by Bro . Keyser . Bro . G . EVERETT , P . G . Treas ., seconded the proposition , which was carried unanimously .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER acknowledged the compliment , and proposed a vote of thanks to Bros . Hughan , Vice-President ; Jas . Stephens , Secretary ; and J . L . Barrett , Treasurer of the Fund . Bro . E . LETCHWORTH , G . Sec , in seconding the motion , said he could not resist adding his congratulations to those of the Chairman to Bro . Lake on what

had taken place that day . There was one omission the Chairman had made , for he had congratulated Bro . Lake but not himself ( Bro . Letchworth ) . He thought no one was more entitled to be congratulated than himself in having secured the services of so genial and competent a colleague , with whom it was a great pleasure to work , and with whom , he trusted , to be officially connected for very many

years . Bro . LEACH BARRETT returned thanks for the compliment , and was followed by Bro . J AMES STEPHENS , who said that having many irons in the fire he was reluctant to take the post of Secretary , but good counsels were brought to bear and he accepted . He , however , never contemplated that such a happy result would have been brought about . The Cornish motto was " one and all , " and Bro . Lake was not merely " one and all" for his own countrymen , but for the multitude . Bro . Hughan had worked hard and had written to say he was pleased and proud of the result which was greater than he had anticipated .

Letters of regret for inability to attend were received from Bros , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Hocking , Sudlow , Jas . Terry , Hedges , Eastes , Colville , and Balfour Cockburn .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

Miss Davis ( Principal Governess ) had the gratification of announcing this week to the House Committee at its monthly meeting the extremely satisfactory result of the December examination of the College of Preceptors . For this examination no less than 78 of the girls ( excluding seniors who entered for the Cambridge Local ) were sent up for examination , and of these 77 were successful . This will , we need not say , be very gratifying to the Governors and friends of the Institution . The result of the Cambridge Local Examination is not expected for another month .

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DEATHS . SYJHINIH--On thc 20 th inst ., at Castle House , Bexley . Kc . it , John Symonds , in his Sist year . STEVEKS— -On the i 8 ; h inst ., at Evelyn , Catford , James Stevens , suddenly , in his 71 si year .