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intense loyalty and personal feeling towards the Prince of Wales and the Royal Family was not one of mere sentiment , but of great principle ; nothing that has occurred in our time has tended to weaken this , or our hopes of him for the future . He trusted that when we who now are performing our part in life shall have gone to the grave , those who follow us will still have the same cause for respect and for honour . As a servant of the Queen , as a public officer in this island , as a man , as a Christian , he called on the brethren to receive the toast in the

most cordial manner possible . On sitting clown loud acclamations were expressed , followed by a hearty salute . [ No Masonic salutes were given in the course of the evening , the room not being close tyled . ] Tho PROV . G . M . gave the third toast , " The Most Wowhipful the Provincial Grand Master and the Grand Lodge of England , " prefacing it with a few words on the love and respect due to him from Freemasons , and on his title to it , arising from the

creditable manner in which he had ruled the Craft for so manyyears ; he was good , kind , charitable , and Masonic . The fourth toast was also given by the PROV . G . M ., " The sister Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland , and their Grand Masters . " He said that Masonry , being confined to no country , hut being universal , it was a duty especially to pay honour to those branches which were closely allied to us . He saw present several brethren belonging to lodges in those countries , and would couple with the toast the names of Bro . Grimmond , for Ireland , and Bro . Captain Lamb , for Scotland .

Bro . GRMMOM ) , in acknowledging the toast , said , though a member of an Irish lodge established in this island , he was not an Irishman , still he fully appreciated the character and Masonic hearing of his Grace the Duke of Leinster , whom he believed to he a great lover of Freemasonry , not merely ritually , but in its essence , in proof of which he would simply point to the admirable school for female children , which owes so much of its success to his assistance and counsel . For himself personally he the

expressed warmest and most genuine feelings of kindness towards the Masons of Jersey . Bro . Captain LAMB also briefly returned thanks for the Grand Master and Lodge of Scotland . Bro . Du JARDIN , Vice-President , proposed the fifth toast , " The Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master of Jersey . " He said that in the present company this required no comment , as the brethren knew well how to appreciate it . The toast having been properly honoured ,

The R . W . PEOV . G . M . rose to reply . He felt grateful for the kindness which dictated the proposition , and for the hearty response which the brethren gave to it . That Freemasonry had prospered in Jersey no one could deny , and it was his most ardent hope and belief after the proceedings of that day and the prospects arising from having a splendid local habitation as well as a name , that it had a still brighter career and more extensive sphere of usefulness before it .

The sixth toast was proposed by Bro . Peagam , Vice-President , " The Very Worshipful the Deputy Provincial Grand Master ol Jersey and the Provincial Grand Lodge . " He remarked that he was well known as a warm admirer of Freemasonry . The brethren were pleased to see him among them on this eventful day , and hoped that his health would allow of his attendance at many meetings in the new building .

The V . W . Bro . CROSSE was grateful for this act of kindness , and was sure he had their sympathy in expressing gratification at the result of the ceremony . The laying of the foundation stone of the Temple had been an event dear to them all ; he trusted the superstructure would be still more so , that it would be still more so , that it would be a standing ' proof of the zeal and energy of the Masonic body , and on its completion a source of satisfactionnot onlto the local Freemasons for whom it

, y was especially designed , but to those who might visit it from more distant localities . Further , he hoped that by affording a ground of union in would conduce to unanimity of feeling , that brotherly love , relief , and truth would be indelibly engraved on the minds and on the banners of all true Masons , and that they would thus obtain the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe .

The eighth toast was proposed by the R . W . the Prov . G . M . " His . Excellency Bro . Sir R . P . Douglas , Lieut .-Governor . " He introduced it by expressing his satisfaction at the presence of so distinguished a guest , one who was respected not onl y by the Craft , but by all members of the community , for since he had been among them he had been among them he had made it the

constant labour of his life to work good , socially , morally , and religiously . Bvo . Sir R . P . DOUGLAS said he should not he actuated by common warmth of feeling if he did not rise at once to reply to the toast . As Governor of Jersey , he was delighted to find that so far he had earned their good opinion . In candour , however , he felt that in his presence , and in the midst of his career , any judgment of the kind miht be fallacious ; the time

g proper to make a due estimate of any worth that might attach to him in this respect would be after his departure on some other mission ; as gentlemen , they would not give a negative decision as to him , even if he had done nothing and had shown a deficiency in his efforts ; such matters must , therefore , be deferred to a future period . As a member of the Society of Freemasons he was delighted to have his name recognised among them . He

would be straightforward with the brethren , for he felt that at all times truth wa 3 the best policy . He had by accident been removed for twenty years from participation in the labours of the Craft , and not knowing the character of the society here , and having formed the opinion that there was a want of right feeling among them , he had intended not to proclaim himself as a brother ; nevertheless , tho obligations he had taken as a Mason were not deadened ; they were merely kept in abeyance .

When it was discovered that he was one of the fraternity , they must do him the justice to say that he had cordially responded , that he had not hesitated to act up to his obligations . In his heart he believed that Freemasonry contained within it all that was grand , elevating , and worthy of a Christian . He trusted to see its principles carried out in all their fulness , richness , and worth , in the contemplated building . , Bro . E . D . LE COUTEUR , Vice-President , proposed the ninth

toast , "The Civil Authorities of Jersey . " As Masons it was a duty to record their heartfelt thanks for the response given to the invitations to sanction the ceremonies of this day by their presence . Among them was one at the festive board , who by his hoary locks proclaimed that though not now equal to great exertions , be must in his early days have laboured hard in the craft as well as in his profession . He alluded to the venerable Bro . John Dupre , Her Majesty ' s Attorney-General for Jersey , whose talents at the bar as an advocate were second to none .

As a member of Lodge La Cesarce , ou behalf of the W . M . and the other brethren , he offered him an invitation to attend its meetings , assuring him of a hearty reception . His name , then , he associated with the toast he had proposed . In reply , Bro . DUPRE said , that iu attending the banquet , having long discontinued Masonic efforts , he did not expect to be placed in this prominent position , by having to respond to a toastthough the manner in which it had been brought before

, the brethren was highly gratifying to himself . He ( Bro Dupre ) would say that the proceedings of the day had given unalloyed satisfaction to the authorities of the island , and especially the order and regularity with which the procession had been conducted . He was pleased to see so large a flock led by a good shepherd , and that that flock had been so obedient to all his behests . He felt that a few words of commendation

were due to the population of St . Helier who were present at the ceremony . At every point near to which the procession passed , peace and order seemed to prevail ; in fact , he was not aware of any one instance of conduct of an opposite tendency . It would seem as if the brotherly affection which reigned in the hearts of the Masons had extended its influence to all portions of the vast ' concourse of people who had assembled " on the

occasion . He was highly gratified at the prospect of such a building , not only in reference to the immediate object for which it was designed , but as an ornament to the town . He would be brief in his notice of the personal compliment to himself . He had lived long in Jersey ; he was now approaching near to the end of his course ; if he had gained the affections of most of his countrymen—which had been an object he hoped

and indeed believed he had attained —such a conviction would he a consolation to him at the close of his life . He concluded by wishing prosperity to all the lodges , urging the brethren to maintain a spirit of kindly feeling towards each other , and to this end to hold an annual united meeting in the new building . The ninth toast was proposed by the Provincial Grand Master . They were to-day honoured bthe of several

y presence visitors from a distance , particularly by Bro . Luo Boue , as deputed by the Lodge at St . Malo , and by Bro . Gallienne , Advocate , from Guernsey . After a few complimentary remarks to these brethren and their respective lodges , ho gave "The Visiting Brethren , " with which toast he coupled their names .