Australia.

Bro . Boucaut ( the Hon . the Attorney-General ) then proposed '"The Health of the Officiating Chaplains , Bros . Canon Farr and Pollitt . " He had particular pleasure in proposing the toast . Englishmen al trays paid every proper respect to those holding their sacred office , and the fact of their being amongst Masons did not lessen that respect , while it proved to the outer world that Masonic principles were such as every man might be proud ofwhen two brethren of the sacred calling and

, position of Bros . Farr aud Pollitt joined in the ceremonies . The brethren joined with him in wishing well to their rev . Chaplains . Bro . Canon Farr responded . Twenty years ago , he said , he joined the brotherhood , and when he became a minister of God ' s Word lie saw no reason why he should cease to be actively connected with Masonry . The principles of the Craft were founded on God ' s Wordaud ho himself maintained no other princiles .

, p He taught the lessons inculcated by that Word . He did not approve of a line of demarcation being drawn between the clergy and the laity , and he therefore thanked them for giving him an opportunity of joining them that day , and he hoped that the Great Architect of the Universe would bless the build .

. ing , and especially the funds thoy proposed to raise for a Benevolent Institution . Bro . Pollitt did not know that he could add anything to what Bro . Farr had said . If they could shut out the world , what would bo their object ? They were all children of mortality , infirm and depending one upon another—children upon parents , parents upon others . It was the same in the worldthe tender depended upon the strong , the branches of the tree

-upon the trunk . So in Masonry . Sympathy pervaded them , and union gave strength to them to help and support the weak . He had found the advantages of Masonry in other parts of the world . In places where his language was unknown he found he was a brother . He had great pleasure in being with them . Bro . Crowder , Prov . S . G . W ., proposed " The Health of the Visiting Brethren out of the Grand Lodges . " Bro . B . J . Price responded . Bro . J . W . Winter proposed , " The Brethren of South Australia . "

Bro . Kin # responded . Bro . Pool proposed " The Duke of Leinster Lodge , the Parent Lodge of the Irish Constitution . " Bro . Crowder responded . Bro . Bagot proposed the toasts of " The Secretaries of the various Grand and other Lodges , " and " Bro . Wicksteed . " Bros . Wicksteed and Boucaut responded . Bro . Magrath gave , "The Health of the Architects of the Hall , Bros . Abbott , Harris , Morris , and Lines . " All the work , bo stated , had been done gratuitously . Bro- Abbott returned thanks .

The P . G . M . then proposed , "All poor aud distressed Masons throughout the universe , and a speedy relief to them . " The lodge then closed and the brethren departed , a very pleasant evening having been spent . The toasts wero interspersed at intervals iritli songs , and tlio greatest cordiality and good feeling pervaded the largo company .

West Indies-

WEST INDIES-

JT TTEK ' S TSIAKD . —Forth Lodge ( No . 6-17 ) . —On Thursday the 27 th ult ., being the festival of St . John the Evangelist , the installation meeting of this lodgo took place . Bro . N . T . Godet ( who filled the chair during the year 1 S 5 S-59 ) having been again unanimously elected W . M . at the last stated meetimr , was duly installed in the chair of K . S . by the retiring W ' . iL , Bro . Moxey , assisted by Bros . Hinson and Ockenden , P . M . 's . The brethren having saluted the newl-iastalled WMin the three

y .. degrees , he appointed and invested with the insignia of their office the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . ( Duller , S . W . ; C . It . Hinson , P . M ., J . W . ; W . C . Moxey , P . M . ( elected by the lodge ) Treas . ; Thos . Ockenden , P . M ., Sec . ; J . A . Durham , S . D . ; A . P . Darrell , J . D . ; Zac . Frith , I . G . ; and A . ( Francis ( re-elected by the lodge ) Tyler . The lodge having been closed in due formthe brethren shortlafter sat

, y down and did ample justice to a dinner which reflected the greatest credit on Bro . Murray , under whose directions it had been prepared . After dinner the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk and duly honoured , and the brethren , of whom there was a very good attendance , separated at an early hour .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST . ) HUM . —Minerva Chapter ( No . 230 ) . —A meeting of this chapter was held on Thursday evening , the 21 st ult ., in the hall of the Minerva Lodge , Princes-street , at which were present Comps . Bethell Jacobs , M . E . Z . ; M . C . Peck , M . E . H . ; Walter Reynolds , M . E . J . ; J . N . Scherling , ScribeE . ; G . Hardy , Scribe N . ; J- Brooke , Prin . Soj . ; J . Marshall , Sword Bearer ; '

J . F . Holden , P . Z . ; W . Scott , W . K . Brown , C . Pool , & c Visitors : —Comps . J . B . Bell , P . Z ., G . Supt . N . and E Yorks ; W . D . Key worth , M . E . J . ; J . Walker , Scribe E . ; R . T . Vivian , Prin . Soj . ; Middlemint , of the Humber Chapter , No . 57 , Hull ; W . E . Dixon , of the Constitutional Chapter , Beverley . The chapter having been opened in solemn form by the Principals , the companions were admitted and the minutes of the last

meeting were read and confirmed . The ballot box was then prepared for Bro . C . J . Todd , Kingston Lodge ( No . 1010 ) , who was unanimously accepted , and , being iu attendance , was admitted and exalted to this supreme degree , the ceremony being most admirably performed by M . E . Z . ; the M . E . H . giving the signs and concluding address , and the M . E . J , the explanation of the symbols . Bros . S . It . Henson and James Burn , of the Minerva Lodgewas then proposed for ballot at the next

meet-, ing . The Scribe E . then announced that in accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting , he had forwarded the invitation to the Grand Superintendent of the province to hold the next meeting of Provincial Grand Chapter in this hall , and had received a reply accepting the invitation , and fixing the meeting the meeting for March 14 th , at four o ' clock p . m ., at the same time asking the Principals of the chapter to hold a chapter on the same day at an earlier hourand work the

, ceremony in full before the Provincial Grand Officers . The M . E . Z . then announced that in accordance with this request ho had agreed to hold a chapter at three o'clock p . m . on the day named . The chapter was then closed in ancient form and with solemn prayer , and the companions adjourned to refreshment-

Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

MASONIC AMATEUR CONCERT AT BRIDLINGTON QUAY . A very interesting Masonic amateur concert , promoted by the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren of the Londesborough Lodge , No . 734 , took place at Bridlington , on the 13 th ult ., for the benefit of the Masonic Institutions , and was attended with complete success . It was crowded by elegantly-dressed ladies

, and the hall in which the concert was held was decorated with Masonic devices . At eight o'clock precisely the W . M ., D . R . W . Porritt , Esq ., accompanied by J . P . Bell , Esq ., M . D ., D . Prov . G . M ., in the absence of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , and Prov . Grand Master for North and East Yorkshire , preceded by the Tylers carrying the banners , the officers of tfie lodge

wearing their collars and jewels , entered the concert-hall , and this was tho signal to commence the evening ' s programme . The programme was varied , and embraced some very choice selections . During the interval between the parts , J . P . Bell , Esq ., M . D ., the D . Prov . G . M ., addressed the audience in the following appropriate terms : —Had I been aware that I should have been called upon this evening I would have been prepared with many facts to prove to you the excellence of the

institutions connected with the Masonic body . I shall , however , he very glad on a future occasion , should an opportunity oiler , to givo a detailed account of what is done in those institutions , and should I not he present to do so , the W . M ., or some other officer of the Londesborough Lodge would no doubt feel it to he his duty to cuter more fully upon this subject . I may , however , say that the Girls' School is one of the principal objects to which we direct our attention , and the children who are

placed there are instructed in the various branches of refined and domestic education , as is considered the most likely to benefit them in after life , and due regard is paid , as far as possible , to the position which they would have occupied had circumstances not rendered it necessary that they should become recipients of our charity . In every instance a comfortable situation is provided for them so soon as they are fitted to engage in the active duties of life . The other institutions to