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Lewises—sons of Masons—who had carried the volume of the sacred law in procession that day , with a copy of that Holy Book which the Queen bad well pronounced to be the secret of England ' s greatness . The toast having been duly honoured , and the National Anthem sung by Bro . A . Brown , with general chorus , the four boys—Masters William Sterndale Bennett , John Edward Bristow , AVilliam Homer Caldicott , and George Pearce Baldwin

—were called to the Grand Master's chair , and each presented with a bible , bearing the following inscription , in beautiful illumination : — " Presented hy the Provincial Grand Lodge of AVorcestershire , to a Lewis , who at a Provincial Grand Meeting held in the city of Worcester , on Thursday , 21 st of June , 1866 , for the installation of Albert Hudson Royds , Esq ., as Provincial Grand Master , assisted in carrying the volume of the Sacred Law , in procession

from the Guildhall to the Cathedral . The Provincial Grand Master , in presenting to him this the Great Light in Masonry , charges him to give it his most serious contemplation , and ever to consider it as the unerring standard of Truth and Justice , and to regulate his life and actions by the Divine precepts which it contains . " A . II . ROTDS , Prov . G . M . The Prov . G . Master thanked the boys for their services that day , and advised them to remember this : Masons looked upon

their life as a ladder , which had the bible for its base . They took the sacred law as their foundation , and he hoped they would always do so ; that they would never be ashamed of their profession , and he trusted they would preserve this holy book to the latest day of their life . " The Prince ot Wales , the Princess of AVales , aud the rest of the Royal Family , " having been duly drunk , Tbe Prov . G . Mastergave " The Health of the Right Hon .

, the Earl of Zetland , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , " which having been honoured Masonically , Bro . Fitzgerald sung an appropriate Masonic balhd . The Prov . G . Master then gave " The Health of the Right Honourable the Earl de Grey and Ripon , Right AVorshipful Deputy Grand Master of England , and the Officers of Grand Lodge past and present , " coupled with the name of Bro . Newall . Bro . Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley then performed a brilliant

fantasia on the piano , which elicited a loud and unanimous encore , which Sir Frederick could not resist . The second piece was of a quieter and more melodious character , giving a fine example of the performer's facile and graceful execution , his exquisite taste , and his thorough mastery of the instrument . It was a great [ treat to hoar the composer interpret his own exquisite compositions . Bro . Lawrence Newall having responded on behalf of Grand

Lodge , Bro . Barber proposed " The Health of the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Royds . " They all knew the Master ' s kindness , and bis industry as a Mason ; they had soon learnt to respect , to honour , and to love him . Bro . Royds might well feel proud that day , not only when his brethren here evinced such desire ¦ to"honour him , hut when ho had been followed by men from East Lancashirehis old oriinal province . A zealous and sincere

, g Mason , and a kindly and genial friend , Bro . Royds was worthy of all the honour they could pay him . The Provincial Grand Master , in replying said : ten years ago be came amongst them comparatively unknown . He did not suppose there were half-a-dozen of them at that time who knew him by name . He had , liowever , received not only great kindness on all hands ; not only been heartily welcomed amongst them ; but last year had been selected for two of the

proudest offices which could possibly be filled by any man , that of High Sheriff of the County , ancl Provincial Grand Mastei of the ancient Order of Free and Accepted Masons for this province . These were marks of favour and distinction which he should never forget , and he would assure them that as a Mason he should always do everything in his power to advance the interests and honour of the Craft . He only wished he was worthy of half the kind things they had said of him . He would do

his best to get somewhere near the mark , ancl he hoped , at any rate , always to maintain their good opinion . The Past Master , in suitable terms , then-proposed "The Health of the AVorshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " coupled with the name of the Deputy Master , Bro . Barber , who responded , and expressed his sense of the honour which had that day been conferred upon him . The AV . Master then gave " The Health of Sir Frederick < 3 ore Ouseley , " and thanks to him for his eloquent sermon . Sir

Frederick acknowledged tho toast , and spoke in high terms of the good work in which the Masons were engaged . The AA' . M . then proposed ' •Tbe Officers , Past and Present , of Provincial Grand Lodge , " which was responded to by Bro . J . Newton . This was followed by a performance on the harmonium by Bro . Stanley Baldwin , who gave his brethren some pleasant bits of old English melody , nicely arranged , with effective variations , that were warmly encoied . The AV . Master then gave , in

eulogistic terms , "The Health of the Worshipful Masters ofthe Lodges iu the Province , " coupled with the name of Bro . Newton , of the AA'orcester Lodge , who responded , and spoke of the progress of Masonry in this province , both with regard to numbers and proficiency . Bro- Holland ( of the Semper Fidelis Lodge ) , in graceful terms , proposed " The Visiting Brethren . " Bros- Capt . Phillips , Vigne , Rev . B . Smith , Rev Bluck , and Holdenseverally responded . The AA . Master then proposed

, " The Dean ancl Chapter , and the Mayor and Corporation of AA orcesfer , " coupled with the names of the Rev . Canon Cattley and Alderman Firkins , who duly acknowledged the toast . Bro . Blair then gave " The Masonic Charities . " Bro . Binckes , whose name was coupled with the toast , delivered a rather loner address , in which he appealed for additional

support to tbe charities , and gave some interesting statistics about them . The institution for aged and decayed Freemasons and widows was now occupied by 130 persons , ancl possessed a funded property of £ 30 , 000- There were 100 children in the Girls' Schools , and this Institution possessed £ 20 , 000 in funded property . The Boys' School had about 100 occupants , and they had recently erected a building for them which cost £ 30 , 000 ; but unhappily he was now engaged in negotiating a mortgage

of £ 5 , 000 on this splendid estate .- " This was a subject for great regret , aud he urgently appealed to the brethren for increased support . Some of them might wonder how they had got into debt again to this extent . They must remember that there was an expenditure of £ 4 , 000 a year . He trusted that there would be increased activity and unity in the support of these glorious institutions . The Prov . G . Master then " The Health of the Provincial

gave Grand Stewards , " which was acknowledged by Bro . Joseph Hatton ; " The Ladies" followed , responded to by Bro . Royds , jun . ; ancl the proceedings were then brought to a close with the good old-fashioned toast— " To all Poor and Distressed Masons , wherever dispersed over tbe space of laud and water , and speedy relief to them . "

YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . BBADEOBD . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 600 ) . Festival of St . John the Paptist . On Thursday , the 21 st inst ., the installation of the AV . M . and officers of this lodge took place . Before leaving the chair the retiring AV . M ., Bro . T . Peel , addressed the brethren , and reviewed the history of the lodge

during the past year . Congratulating the lodge on its prosperous condition , be stated that the capital of the lodge was gradually augmenting year by year , and that over £ 50 was the increase during the past twelve months ; that the total amount of capital possessed by the lodge was over £ 450 , and that , from the fact of only applying the interest of its funds , the lodge was progressing towards that position which would enable it to meet all the claims which miht be made upon it . He alluded

g to the circumstance that during the past year the bye-laws of the lodge had been revised in accordance with the provincial bye-laws , ancl that they had been passed and sanctioned by Bro . Bentley Shaw , R . AV . D . Prov . G . M . of AVest Yorkshire . He begged most sincerely to thank bis officers in particular , ancl the brethren generally for their efficient ancl kind assistance in all the work of the lodge during his year of office , and said that he should always look back with leasure to the time of

p his occupying that chair . He further had great pleasure in stating that all the debts of the lodgo were discharged , the brethren ' s subscriptions paid , and that all the current work of the lodgo was completed ; he therefore had nothing further to do but , according to ancient custom , vacate the chair and hand over to his successor that office and trust which he had had the honour to hold and possess during the year then ended , and hoped their AV . Master elect would experience the same

prosperity and success during the coming year , which it had been his good fortune to enjoy . Bro . J . A . Urma , S . P . M . of the lodge then installed Bro . J . R . Cordingley as VV . Master in a very able and masterly manner