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the sweet savour of the ir . seuse cling to these walls , and the salt be an emblem of their ever-increasing stability ! May the Grand Geometrician of the Universe pour clown His blessings upon you , and bind 3-011 more closely one to another ! May Providence direct you , temperance chasten you , fortitude support you , and justice be the guide of all your actions ! and in perfect and abiding brotherly love may the grand prospect opened up by Masonry soon lead to its full fruition ! Then shall hatred

envy , , malice , and all unchnritableness be scattered to the winds , ancl the earth resound with one exulting chorus of peace and goodwill among men . Then shall religious intolerance ancl persecution cease , ancl those thousand forms of tyranny he dispelled by which" Man ' s inhumanity to man Makes countless myriads mourn . "

Then shall the mind of man be elevated , the passions refined , ancl the soul carried forward , as on a mighty current , towards that existence complementary to the present , when the crooked shall be made straight , and the rough places

smooth" Beyond the veil , —beyond the veil . " The delivery of this oration received many marks of approbation . The remainder of the ceremonies were then proceeded with , and the lodge was thus duly consecrated , the business concluding with "grand honours . " The whole of the works in the lodge were designed under the advice of Bro . Ashthe steward of the manorand they reflect the

, , highest credit upon his good taste , as well as upon the generosity of the AA . M . ancl his brethren of the lodge , many of whom have contributed most handsomely to its adornment . So that they have , in the language of the D . Prov , G . M ., made it second to none in the province . Amongst the Provincial Grand Officers present were the following : —Bros , the Rev . John Huyshe , D . Prov . G . M . ; Moore ,

Prov . G . Sec ; Dr . Dowse , P . Prov . G . Org . ; Murch , Prov . G . Org . ; Chappie , ! . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; ll ' odda , Prov . G . Eeg . ; Harfoot , Prov . G . Tyler ; Metham , Prov . G . W . ; Ridgewny , Prov . S . G . AV . ; Mackay , P . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; Merrifiold , P . Prov . G . Tyler ; Matthews ( Tavistock ) , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Capt . Jiewcs , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; Capt . Dick , P . Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; W . Deny ( Mayor of Plymouth ) , P , Prov . G . J . D . ; E . Ridley , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; S . Cave , P . Prov . G . Sunt , of Works , & c .

THE BASQUE- ' . About four o ' clock thc brethren re-assembled at Moorshead ' s Eoyal Hotel , where they sat down to an excellent dinner , and a very pleasant afternoon ivas spent . The D . Prov . G-.. AI . the Eev . John Huyshe presided , and was supported on his right and left by several of his brother clergymen . The brethren appeared in clothing . After the cloth was withdrawn , a party of glee singersunder the management of Mr . Gloverwere introduced

, , , and sang some appropriate pieces between each of the toasts . There were also several ladies in the gallery . The C'liAiiurA . * gave the following toasts , each accompanied by appropriate observations : — " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Solo and Chorus , " God save tbe Queen . " ) "The M . AV . the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of Masons . " " The R . W . the Earl de Grey and EiponD . G . M . and the Grand Officers . "

, , Bro . DENIS MOORE then proposed in the most commendably eulogistic terms "The Health of the 1 ) . Prov . G . M ., the Rev . John Huyshe . " He dwelt warmly on the merits of that gentleman , ancl said he had hoped to have seen one present w-ho ivas high in Masonry , and through whom they might have hoped that there would have gone forth a recommendation that the Rev . John Huyshe should be raised to the dignity of Prov .

G . M . of the province . Had that been the case he believed that it would have been endorsed by the wishes of every Mason in the province . ( Loud and prolonged cheering . ) Bro . the Eev . Join * Hursire , on rising , was received with a renewed and long continued burst of cheering . After acknowledging this mark of the kindness of his brethren , he proceeded in a clear and energetic manner to defend Freemasonry from

the attacks of infidelity that had been charged against it , and argued that it was essentially " religion made practicable . ' - ' This it was everywhere . In England it was based on the truths of the volume of the Sacred Law . In Mohammedan countries it was based on the Koran ; amongst the Eed Indians it would be based on their belief in the Great Spirit . Everywhere it would be found to have its base on the moral ancl the sacred law . He also spoke in the highest terms of the new

lodgesaid that of all the lodges he had consecrated it surpassed thenall in the beauty and the fitness of its arrangements—highly eulogised the AV . M ., and enjoined upon the members of the lodge not to change their Master for another year , as it was essential , where there was so large a number of young Masons , that there should be a good and judicious rule , which could onlyhe obtained from brethren of experience as well as knowledge .. The brother concluded by proposing the " Provincial Grand

Officers . " Bro . DESK MOOSE , the Prov . G . Chap ., ancl tbe Prov . S . G . AV . severally responded , The next toast was that of the WM . of Lodge St . Aubyn . Bro . CHAPPLE responded , and expressed the gratification hefelt at the events of the day . He declined to take all the merit that had been accorded to him for tbe success of the new lodge

, and duly meted out that praise which belonged to others . Bro . METHAJI proposed " The S . AV ., J . AA ' ., and Officers of Lodge St . Aubyn , " which Bro . Kent acknowledged . The toastsof " The Visiting Brethren , " and " Our Poor and Distressed Brethren , " brought the very interesting ancl successful proceedings to a close .

DURHAM . PEOTOTCIAII GEAUD LODGE . The Prov . G . M . for the province of Durham , Bro . John-Fawcett , assisted by Bro . Henry Fenwick , M . P ., P . G . W ., D . Prov . G . M ., held a Provincial Grand Lodge on Tuesday , October 27 th , in the Council Chamber , Stockton-on-Tees , which was kindly lent by the Mayor ancl Corporation for the occasion .

There was 0 large attendance of the Masonic brotherhood from various lodges in tbe province , and also a few visitors , including Bro . George Marwood , D . Prov . G . M . for the North and East Hiding of Yorkshire , Bros . H . Thompson , aud Francis Atkinson , of North York Lodge , Middlesborongh , and Prov . G . Officersof the same province . The Fund Committee met at the Black Lion Hotel , presided over by Bro . H . FenwickM . P . when several applications for

, , relief to distressed widows of the members of the Craft wereconsidered and granted . The Prov . Grand Lodge met at half-past one o ' clock , presided over by the Prov . G . M . The minutes of the last Prov . Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . The Prov . Grand Lodge then granted the sum of £ 50 to the fund for the building of the Boys' School , which is about to

beerected at an estimated cost of £ 15 , 000 , aud expected to be completed in 1865 . The following brethren were appointed Prov . G . Officers fortius ensuing year : —

Bro . H . Fenwick D . Prov . G . Master . „ J . Dodds Prov . S . G . AVarden . „ W . Best Prov . J . G . Warden . „ Eev . J . Milner Prov . G . Chaplain . „ Eev . J . Cundill Prov . G . Treasurer . „ John Settle Prov . G . Registrar . „ AY . Crookes Prov * . G . Secretary . A . C . Knowles Prov . S . G . Deacon .

„ „ J . E . Macknay Prov . J . G . Deacon . „ James Grooves Prov . G . Sword Bearer . „ B . Levy Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . „ Tindall Pro v . G . Supt . of Works . „ Marshall ' .. Prov . 6 . Organist . „ Laws Prov . G . Tyler . After the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed , a large section of the

brethren retired to the Black Lion Hotel , where a sumptuous repast awaited them . The chair was occupied by the Prov . G . M ., supported by the D . Prov . G-. M ., Sir IT . Williamson , Bart ., P . G . W . and Prov . J . G . W . ; Joseph Dodds , ancl other distinguished members of the Ciaft . During the evening Bro . Jewson presided at the pianoforte , and Miss Leybourne , of Stockton , sang some beautiful airs , which elicited the admiration and applause of the brethren . The whole proceedings were characterised by that harmony and good feeling for which the Craft are so distinguished .

MONMOUTHSHIRE . INSTAIXATIOX OP TIIE PROVINCIAL GBAITD MASTEE . The resignation of his office of Provincial Grand Master by Colonel Tynte , who has held it worthily since his elevation thereto in July , 1847 , occasioned the appointment of another brother to that high function ; and upon the brows of no one