Provincial Lodges.

the county . And , my brethren , if I can induce you to survey the ample pages of Masonic History , in all the depths of its mysterious emblems , —if I can kindle in your breasts that fervour and sincerity which animated the ancient Masons , —if I can do this , as a Mason , I shall not have to regret the lengthened period I have devoted to the Order ; but in the sentiments , if not in the strict language , of an eloquent Brother , permit me to say , that like the sun when feebly yet gently declining , I hope to close my career in this respect in " Peace and Harmony , " the title of the Lodge

of this place . And when around the banquet of brotherly love , some of you think of days long vanished , memory may treasure with all a brother's rhapsody , the rich , the gloAving , the elegant picture of a true Mason's life . The Lodge having been duly closed , the procession AA'as re-formed in the same order as previously , and proceeded to the Town Hall , wliich was tastefully decorated with evergreens , & c , and the different emblems of Freemasonry , and the tracing boards , were exhibited in their respective situations . The banquet provided bBro .

y Robert Dunn , of tho White Hart Hotel , was a sumptuous repast , and the dessert and wines were truly excellent . The P . G . M . Sir Charles Lemon , had a fine buck killed for the occasion , and he also contributed largely to the dessert . Grace was said by the P . G . Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . Cuthbert Edgcumbe Hosken ; and the P . G . M . Sir Charles Lemon occupying the chair , proposed after dinner , " The health of her Majesty the Queen , " " The Duke of Cornwall , Prince Albert , and the rest of the Royal Family , " which toasts were drunk with due honours ; as was also that of " The Earl of

Zetland , " the Grand Master of the Freemasons of England ; his deputy , "The Earl of Yarborongh ; " and " The health of the Right Hon . Sir William Molesworth , and the P . P . G . Officers . " After this the P . G- Stewards introduced into the room a large number of ladies , who were admitted by tickets , and the brethren having given place to them at the table , they partook of the dessert . " The health of the Ladies " was then proposed by the P . G . M . Sir Charles Lemon , in the usual complimentary terms ; and the toast , which was drunk with much enthusiasm , Avas acknowledged by Brother Borlase , Lieutenant

of the Royal Cornwall Rangers . Brother Augustus Smith then proposed " The health of Sir Charles Lemon , " and said , I feel all the difficulty of the task , the more so as I find I haA'e not only to address myself to the wisdom of Solomon , but am called on to bespeak the admiration of the Queens of Sheba , by whose presence we are honoured . I feel the more embarrassed , lest I should not do justice to the individual whose health I have to propose , through not expressing myself in such terms as his merits so justly deserve ;

while on the other hand , I fear lest in expressing myself too warmly , as speaking in his presence , I should lay myself open to the charge of flattery . Whatever terms I may use , however , in reference to our Right Worshipful Grand Master , be assured they will be given Avith all the truth and sincerity of a genuine Mason . We , as Cornishmen and practical Masons , all know the merits of the granite of Penryn , which for all structures we prefer for its strength , the closeness of its grain , and its various other admirable qualities . But there is another kind of social granite also known to us as

Speculative Masons , which crops out in that same vicinity , at a place called Cavclew This particular formation is greatly prized by us as Cornishmen ; we admire it not less for its soundness and fine grain , than for the high polish it exhibits , and the facility with which it is worked and works . If in the Penryn granite its fine blue colour is a recommendation , in that found at Carclew we admire its beautiful Lemon tint . Now it is Avell known to us all that in our various social institutions in this part of the world , Ave always endeavour to obtain the free use of this material , whether it is as

the foundation stone , or wherewith to adorn the facade of the superstructure . To us Freemasons it is still more a matter of pride ancl satisfaction that this material constitutes the keystone of the arch of the fraternity . We are much gratified by your presence here to-day , and I trust , Right Worshipful sir , you are none the worse for the fatigues of the day , ancl especially in having been toddled off on so long a march this morning . How that came about I am quite at a loss to understand , but perhaps it was in compliment to your christian name , that the brethren were obliged to seek a church at Charlestown . That you mav long continue the keystone of our arch and I I 3