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filled bis obligations as a husband with affection and fidelity ; as a father , gentle , good , and kind ; as a friend , true and sincere . ; as a Member of the Borough Council , faithful in the discharge of his duty ; and for two successive years filled the Civic Chair with honour to himselfj and credit to the Board . I feel this day ' s proceedings to he a just tribute to one and all the brethren who have rendered their aid , although at the same time it is due to the great and excellent institution of which we are

sworn members . Fidelity to God , duty to each other , and obligations to the world , imperatively demands of us a faithful performance of all the ' requisitions of Freemasonry ; consequently , let every brother strive to illustrate iu his life the excellency of the precepts as taught him in the East , and Masonry will become what its organisation was intended it should be , a blessing to the world , and the praise of the whole earth . Lastly , as the sun rises in the East to and adorn the dayso may the monumentthe foundation

open , , stone of which wo have laid , he completed as au example to Freemasons in this island , that should their lives be equal to that of our departed brother , that when it shall please God to call them from hence , they may deserve a similar tribute erected to their memory . To Your Excellency , His Honour the Chief Justice , His Honour Mr . Justice Bowen , and the Members of the Borough Council , the

fraternity feel most grateful for your kind condescension in assisting in this day's ceremony , and beg to tender you their most sincere thanks . The procession then returned to the Town Hall ; on arriving there , the Prov . G . M . shook the Master of each lodge by the hand , and requested they would convey to the members of their respective lodges his most sincere thanks for their kind and prompt call to bis invitation . The brethren separated , well pleased with the day ' s

proceedings . The base of the monument will be eight feet square , and twelve indies high ; on it will be three steps , each eight inches high , from the highest of whicli a Doric column , eleven feet high , will rise , surmounted by a marble figure of Charity , iu proportion to the height of the shaft . The base , steps , and column will be all of hewn country stone . The column at its base will be divided into four compartments

, three of which will contain Masonic emblems , significant of the three degrees of Masonry , and the fourth compartment will be occupied with the following inscription : — Sacred lo the Memory of Bro . Henry Stone , Senior Grand Deacon , of the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Province of Trinidad , Grenada , St . Vincent , and St . Thomas .

" Beloved by all , to all a friend ; Fond to oblige , too gentle to offend . " AVe shall say no more ; those who knew thc man , can well under stand that the honour intended is sincere , and we shall sinipli observe that the Masons have done honour to themselves b > honouring the memory of their departed brother and friend . — Trinidad- Press .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Her Majesty and family still remain at the Isle of AVight . On AVeduesday the King of Prussia was invested with the Order of the Garter . The ceremony took place in the White Saloon of the Royal Palace , at Uerlin , in presence of the Queen , tbe Royal Princess and Princesses , the principal military functionaries , the Ministers , and the leading officers of the Court . During the ceremony the Court did not wear mourning . Tho English Commission , who had brought the insignia ofthe Order , were

conveyed in State carriages to the Palace , and received there by the Governor and the Lord Chamberlain . The Marquis of Breadalbane addressed a few words in English to tbe King for the purpose of explaining formally the object of bis mission , previous to the ceremony of investiture taking place . Ii ' a'ERTAi , PAKI . IAMENT . —In the HOUSE OE LORDS , on Thursday , Feb . 28 , the Lord Chancellor moved the second reading of a bill for the revision of the Statute Lawand lained that its object

, exp was to repeal a number of obsolete statutes . Lord Cranworth ' expressed bis approval of thc bill , ivhich was read a second time . Iu reply to a question from Viscount Dungamioii , the Archbishop of Canterbury said , that circumstances ovor which he bad no control had hitherto prevented him from introducing a bill relative to the amendment or alteration of the existing law in regard to the dilapidation of lebe houses . The Earl of Derbyin presenting

g , some petitions respecting the demolition of labourers' dwellings in consequence of great public works , especially railways in the metropolis , dwelt upon the evils which would result from sanctioning the numerous projects now before Parliament for constructing those works . The lamentable consequences of overcrowding iu poor districts ivould , he apprehended , he enormously increased

unless some means were adopted to check them . The scheme for converting Finsbnry-circus into a railway station was , he thought , to be deprecated , as it was the only piece of vacant ground in the neighbourhood , and ivas resorted to by the people for fresh air and recreation . He suggested whether it might not be desirable to appoint a committee to inquire into the effect of the extension of railways upon the moral and social condition of the metropolis . After some conversation , the subject dropped . On Friday , the

Marquis of Normanby moved an address for copies of any despatches which have been exchanged between Her Majesty ' s Government and those of France , Sardinia , or of any other European Powers , on the question of the recognition of the blockade of ( laeta , and in reference to other events passing in the Peninsula . The noble marquis reviewed at considerable length the scries of events ivhich had led to the surrender of the fortress , and the annexation of the kingdom of Naples to the possessions of King

ATctor Emmanuel , and tiie policy of the Government . Lord AVodeliouse replied to tbe noble marquis , and observed that , as lie bad not made any specific charge against Her Majesty ' s Government in the course of his very diffuse speech , he was at a loss to know what answer to give him . Some of the papers which he desired might be granted by the Sardinian Parliament , but it was not in the power of Her Majesty's Government to produce them . In judging

of the conduct of the King of Sardinia towards Naples , they must look , not to tho individual case , but to general principles . He denied that the British Government had attempted to influence Italian policy , as they had uniformly declared that tiie Italians ought to be allowed to settle their own affairs . The motion so far as the papers can be produced by the Government was agreed to . On Monday the Lord Chancellor moved the second reading of the Trade Marks Bill , which he said had given

great satisfaction to the manufacturing and trading community . After a few words from Lord Chelmsford , the bill was read a second time . Thc Marquis of Normanby moved for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the circumstances attending the appointment and resignation of Mr . Turnbiill in the Record Office . The motion was negatived by -1-1 to 26 . On Tuesday the Lord Chancellor moved the second reading of a bill for enlarging and improving the jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty . He observed that during the last year the cases heard in that court numbered 1618 , and the value of tho property affected was £ 157 , 600 , or an average of £ 974 each suit . The measure also

contained a clause empowering the court to grant salvage for human life as well as property in cases of wreck beyond the present limit of three miles from the coast . After some discussion , the Lord Chancellor intimated his willingness to expunge thc clause relating to tbe question of appeal , and the bill was read a second time . In the HOUSE OE COMMONS on Thursday , Feb . 28 , Mr . Caird called the attention of tbe House of Commons to the serious deficiency of the last harvest , and the consequent necessity for

increased economy in the public expenditure . The hon . gentleman , said that the absence " of all reference to thc subject in the Queen's Speech was an additional reason why he , ns a member of Parliament ,, should bring it forward . He quoted some elaborate statistics , ivith a view to prove the deficiency in thc harvest , and the duty , therefore , of diminishing the national expenditure . Mr . Caird ' deserves the thanks of the public for his excellent speech . A somewhat lengthdiscussion subsequently took lace on thc affairs of Turkey

y p and Syria , in the course of which Mr . Layard delivered his first speech since his reelection . On Friday ' Lord John Russell , in reply to a question from Mr . Griffith , replied that there was no proposition before the Government from any of the Governments of Europe for the assembling of a Congress on the affairs of Italy , AVhen any proposition of the kind was made it would bo the duty of Her Majesty ' s Government to consider it . The noble lord added

( in answer to Mr . AA'hite ) , that the Government had no official information with regard to the occupation of Woosung ( in the port of Shanghae ) by the rebels , and that the uniform policy of tbe Government was one of non-intervention as between the Emperor of China and the rebels . A question by Mr , Bentinck led to an explanation from Mr . Cowper , with respect to the project for embanking the Thames within the metropolis , in the course of which the right hon . gentleman defended the appointment of the royal

commission , and said that the only expense to the country would be tho salary of a secretary , stationery , & c , as the commissioners ivould give their services gratuitously . Mr . Childers moved for a select committee to inquire into tbe present system of transportation , its utility , economy , and effect upon colonisation , and to report whether any improvements could lie effected therein . Agreed to . Admiral Buncombe moved the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the constitution of the Board of Admiraltv ,

the various duties devolving thereon ; also as to the general effect of such system on the navy . Agreed to . On Monday , in reply to a question from Mr . T . ' iiuncombe , Lord John Russell stated that the Belgian Government had agreed to dispense