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ferred to the testimony given by the examiners as to the education of tho pupils . Rev . Dr . Butcher , Regius Professor of Trinity College , has used these words : — " Having carefully examined the first and second classes of the Masonic Orphan School in the prescribed portions of the Old and New Testaments , I much much pleasure in stating that their general answering was very creditable . " Professor Wilkinson said : — " I believe that in this school , education , in its highest sense ,

is imparted to the pupils . The children will be sent forth from this institution well furnished with technical knowledge , qualified to fulfil all the objects the philanthropist might deem desirable , and to realise in their future lives the idea of upright and Christian minded persons . " It was not so much To those who were in the metropolis , but for those members of the institution who were scattered over Ireland , that this charitable appeal was required to be made . It was for the benefit of those

who had no means of knowing the advantages of the institution , —of those who were severed geographically though not Masonically from them , —for those living at a distance who were ignorant of the workings of the institution . He would conclude by quoting the words of a distinguished Masonic writer , which were worth their deepest consideration : — " If , indeed , to acknowledge and adore that supreme ancl eternal God before whom all nature bends ; if to obey with cheerfulness the

laws of our country , if to stretch forth the hand of relief to the destitute , and to give consolation to tho afflicted ; if to enlighten the mind by the bright principles of virtue ancl science ; if to cultivate the principles of peace and good-will with mankind ; if these , I say , are acts of criminality , then , undoubtedly , ive are deeply culpable , for these principles are the groundwork of our Order . " Long , yery long , may the superstructure rest on this imperishable foundationand continue to

, be to the ends of the earth , with virtue , science and religion , the happy cementers of the majestic institution . ( Loud applause ) . The children of tho school then sang , " The Clustering Roses , " ancl " The Sabbath Bells" with much taste , the solos being sung hy one of the girls in a manner to elicit general applause . Bro . WESTRorr , Prov . G . M . of South Munster , moved the following resolution : —

" That the thanks of this meeting are clue to the members of the several committees of the institution for the zealous ancl efficient manner in which they have discharged the duties devolving upon them , and for the lively interest they manifest in everything conducive to the prosperity and progress of the Masonic Female Orphan School . " Bro . the Hon . G . HANCOCK , G . Sec , seconded the motion , and said nothing was said as yet as to the sanitary condition of your

schools—to show the manner in which they are managed , the attention paid to the children by the matron and by the medical officer , Dr . Speedy . ( Applause . ) I am thankful to Providence to be able to state that death has not visited an inmate of our schools for a period of 17 years . We have every reason to be thankful . Another thing I wish to mention is that at most public ancl private schools , when an infectious disease breaks outthe pupils are removed . Such a course is not adopted in

, the Masonic Orphan School . The pupils are sent away , but to the hospital attached to the school , where they are kindly treated . I hope that from meetings such as these there will he a good result , and that we will have a boys' school as well as a girls ' . There would be no difficulty in providing for well-educated boys in this city . He hoped yet , under the blessing of God , to see both these schools in full operation . The resolution was adopted .

At the conclusion of the vocal music , the pupils were called forward and awarded the prizes by his Grace the Grand Master . The following are the list of the pupils who gained prizes : — First Class : Two Divisions . —Rebecca Butler , Lizzie Clancy , Bessy Masterson , Lizzie Mayne Moore , Anna Butler , Georgina Benner , Florence White , Rachel Loton , Jane AValsh , Harriett Loton . —Second Class : Eleanor Buchanan , Sarah Williams ,

Elizabeth Seed , Rose Mossop , Emily Thornton , Ellen Matthias , Alicia Gare , Phmhe Carroll . —Third Class : Emily Fox , Louisa Birch , Charlotte Courtenay , Annie Maxwell , Olivia Jones , Emily Benner , Lizzie Seymour , Emma Hall . —Fourth Class : Sarah Johnston , Georgina Short ., Harriett Church , Lizzie Jones , Mary AVhite . The ISational Anthem was sung , and the Grand Master having been conducted from the platform , the proceedings terminated .

Channel Islands.

CHANNEL ISLANDS .

JERSEY . ST . AUBIN ' S LODGE ( NO . 958 ) . —At the regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday , January 19 th , the brethren assembled soon after half-past six , when the W . M . opened the lodge in the first degree , assisted by Bros . Mannan , acting as S . W . ; Orange , J . W . ; ancl Bro . Binet , acting as I . P . M . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . A letter was read from the Prov . G . M . announcing the reinstatement

, of Bro . the Hon . E . Bellew in his rights ancl privileges as an English Mason . The AV . M . read a correspondence between Bro . P . N . Giraudot and himself , relative to the resignation of the former as a member of this lodge , which the W . M . stated his inability to receive , in consequence of the suspension of Bro . Giraudot , and the non-receipt of any official announcement of the withdrawal of it on the part of the Prov . G . M . The W . M . presented to the lodge three frames to decorate the

the walls of the lodge room ; the first containing a photograph of the doorway of St . Aubin ' s Lodge kindly sent to him from Devonport , which he had suitably mounted ; the second containing an impression from the plate inserted in the foundation stone of the Masonic Temple ; the third containing forty-eight designs for a lodge seal and envelope stamp drawn by himself . A resolution was passed expressive of thanks for these

donations , and also for the trouble the AV . M . had taken m preparing the designs . A committee was appointed , consisting of the W . M . and two AVardens , to make a selection and to have the dies prepared for the seal and envelope stamp . Several accounts were ordered to be paid . Bros . Mannan , S . D ., ancl E . C . M . De Carteret , S . W ., having proposed Mr . Henry A int , as a candidate for initiation at seven clays' notice , and ample testimony having been afforded to as his character , a ballot was taken ,

which proved to be unanimous in his favour . Mr . H . Vint , having signed the usual declaration , was introduced , properly prepared , ancl duly initiated into the mysteries of the Craft by the AV . M ., who also gave the customary charge appertaining to the first degree , but deferred the lecture on the tracing board to the next evening , in consequence of its great length , hoping then to have another candidate to hear it . The W . M . likewiseas is his habit on every initiationpresented to the newly

, , made brother a copy of his published lectures on Freemasonry . The W . M . read the following letter , which is given at full length here , iu the hope that it may excite the sympathy of other lodges , and induce them to send a contribution , which will he thankfully received ancl properly disposed of by the W . M . of St . Aubin's Lodge , Jersey . It may be added that the deceased brother , on behalf of whose children it was written , belongs to England , liaving resided in London , not in Jersev ..

"To the W . M . of St . Aubin's Lodge ( No . 953 ) . " DEAE SIR AND BEOTHEB , —In full confidence that the sad case which I have to lay before you will excite your sympathy , I venture to narrate the circumstances , and to beg that you will kindly lay them before your members , in the hope that they will he induced to render some pecuniary assistance . A . friend of mine , Captain Johnstone , who has been for many years a Masonhas for a long time been unable to attend to his

profes-, sion , owing to bad health , ancl thus his resources were reduced to a very low ebb . At last , however , he recovered so far as to undertake to conduct a ship , the Clifton , to Madras . He sailed from Sunderland , on the 26 th of November last , having on board 35 persons , among whom were his wife and one child . Before the pilot left the vessel , and whilst it was in his charge , it was overtaken by one of the severe gales in the North Sea , and , though seen iu distress , received no help ; consequently ,

the vessel went clown , and all on hoard have perished , including the pilot . When Capt . Johnstone was in Jersey last summer , he left his two youngest children , aged respectively fourteen months , and two and a half years , at nurse at St . John's , who are , by this calamity , orphans and destitute . It was the intention of Capt . Johnstone to send an order on his owners for a monthly payment for the support , of his children during his absence from Englandbthe pilotwhohoweverdid not return .

, y , , , As these poor little things are thus left unprovided for , of course efforts will be made to obtain their admission into some suitable asylum , but in the meantime money must be had for their subsistence till due provision can be made . This is one of those terrible calamities which no foresight can prevent , and should excite the sympathy of the brethren for children so situated . If your