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greens , and Masonic emblems . Full justice was done to an ex collent dinner , and the Master ' s gavel having called for ( and , being rigorously used , having instantly obtained ) the W . Master proposed " The Queen , the daughter of a Mason , and the Craft , " which was receiveci with full honours , to the groat astonishment of most of the unenlightened guests , especially of the fair ones , who " wanted to know what it all meant . " The usual Masonic toasts received due honour ; after which the W .

Master proposed "The Visitors , " coupled with the name of Lodge Hope , Kurachce . It was a high pleasure to him and to the Lodge of Industry to invite the many happy guests he saw before him . He trusted the hospitality of the Lodge of Industry would never grow less ; and he called on the brethren to drink tho health of the visitors and guests with three times three . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . J . J . MartinW . M . and P . M . Lodge Hoperesponded .

, , He said he was exceedingly gratified by the way in which they , the guests , had been entertained . With regard to Lodge Hope , he was prond and glad to see tho way in which tho two lodges , working- under different Constitutions , pulled together . Such Masonic conduct was not only an incalculable benefit to Masonry in general , bat tended greatly to promote the pleasure ofthe individual brethren . ( Cheers ) . Tlie officers and brethren of the Lodge of Industry had good reason to he proud of

thenlodge and of their W . M ., as ho was proud to calf the latter his friend . ( Cheers ) . He knew the members of the lodge would always give Bro . Brunton their cordial support ; and , should the loelge ever require it , he ( Bro . Martin ) could assure him of any assistance on his part , or on that of his lodge that they could render . He cordially thanked the brethren of No . 873 for their kindness , and hoped some day soon to be able to try to return their hospitality . ( Great applause ) . He saidnow

, ladies , bretliren , ancl gentlemen , I call on you all to drink to the health and prosperity of the Lodgo of Industry and its W . Master . Long life to them both . The toast was given with all the honours and great cheering . The W . Master said .- Worshipful Sir , Ladies , Brethren and Gentlemen , I can only assure you of my most hearty thanks for all your kindness , and for tlie way in which you have drunk prosperitv to the lodge . It has been a proud pleasure to me

and to the lodge this day publicly aud practically to refute the unfounded charges of atheism and infidelity so often brought against our Order . ( Applause . ) I can assure my uninitiated friends that Masonry is not a mere sick club , nor even a benefit society ; but amalgamates the principles and practice of all associations of the kind . Perhaps I need not expatiate , and 1 do not feel at all inclined so to do now , on the deeper and more hidden objects of our Craft . My brethren all know them well

, and they know that the great objects of Freemasonry are promoted , and its benefits are enhanced , by a public declaration that all Masonry is founded on the belief in tlie Great Architect of the Universe . ( Cheers . ) And now , ladies , brethren , and gentlemen , again I thank you for tho way in which you have responded to Bro . Martin's call , and I ask you to drink prosperity to the Church , coupling with the toast the name of the

Rev . Mr . Reynell . ( Loud applause . ) The Rev . G . C . Reynell returned thanks . Ho said he had been delighted to hold a service for the lodge , ancl to see the Masonic body in Church , and he thanked them for their liberal -contributions to the poor box . Bro . De Rossotti , S . D ., begged leave to propose a toast . Having obtained the gavelhe called on all present to charge

, their glasses , and to drink to the health of the ladies . It was not often that the brethren had the pleasure of seeing ladies at their table ; be hoped this would not be tbe last occasion . ( Cheers . ) The ladies had that evening seen some of the horrible doings of " those Masons . " ( Laughter . ) He hoped they would keep secret all the mysteries into which they had now been initiated , because it was commonly reported that they

couldn't keep anything secret . Here was a chance for them to prove the contrary . ( Cheers and laughter . ) He had once known a lady who once kept a secret —( Oh ! Oh ! and laughter)—so the assertion was a libel . ( Cheers . ) He had heard that it had been lately asked , " How are we to salute the ladies ? " He thought he knew how . ( Laughter . ) But he ( Bro . De Rossetti ) could quite understand their Right Worshiful Brotherthe

p , D . G . M . of Ireland , when he said he was afraid to mention the way . ( Great laughter . ) He gave them "The Ladies , " and the toast was receiveci with vociferous applause . The IV Master proposed " The Army and Navy , " which was briefly acknowledged by Bro . Elson , 109 th Regiment .

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The W . Master thon called on the bretliren to drink a bumper toast , " Health and Prosperity to Bro . De Rossetti , the Senior Deacon of the lodge . " They were all much indebted to him ; but none but the members of the lodge could have any idea of the way he had toiled for their entertainment that evening . Ho ( the W . M . ) pointed Bro . De Rossetti out to them as an instance of what Masonry could do . ( Laughter . ) Joking apart , lie gave his word to all whom ho addressed , that Bro . De Rossetti

was a Mason of whom the Craft might well be proud . He die ! not intend to flatter him , nor was he doing so ; but he was sure he would one day see bis Brother Senior Deacon in a high place in Masonry , as also he is ancl always will be esteemed by all who know him . ( Great cheering . ) Bro . De Rossetti , in reply , said : —W . Master , Brethren , and Gentlemen all , very grateful for the honour you have done me in drinking my health , I rise to return you most sincere thanks .

That whieh you have expressed in my favour is -a further proof of what your feelings towards me are , and I cannot find words to assure you of ray gratitude . If I have tried to render myself useful in any way , my duty as a Mason , and as an officer of this my mother lodge ( to which I owe the privilege of having the door of Masonry opened to me , of being initiated into the most honourable Order known , and admitted to partake of its benefits ) calls me to do my best . ( Cheers . ) I regret sincerely

, that nothing I can do can equal the freedom , fervency , aud zeal of my dear brethren , and especially of our W . M ., who has taken a lively interest in the prosperity of the lodge from its foundation . As Secretary up to the time he succeeded the lato W . M ., he and our worthy Bro . Goulding , S . W . ( cheers ) , persevered in their exertions to maintain the active working of the lodge , even though everything was against them . And whejn an unanimous vote of the lodge elected Bro . Brunton Master ,

he so devoted himself to the good of Masonry in general , and of this loelge in particular , that his exertions have gained us that good name which , with rectitude of action , and with the assistance of our chief , we hope : to maintain and continually improve . ( Cheers . ) Let this splendid example be a stimulus to us , and let us join in doing all that lies in our power , each one in his own office , guided by that brotherly affection which exists between us , -and which ennobles our ancient and

honourable institution . ( Loud cheers . ) The W . Master proposed "The Officers ofthe Lodge , " thank ing them for their hearty co-operation in the good work , and for the assistance they had always rendered him . Bro . Goulding , S . W ., replied . He did not intend to say much , so they need not expect it . ( Laughter . ) But his thanks for the kind toast they had just drunk were none the less sincere , lie could assure Ibe bretliren that they ( the officers ) were onl

y trying to walk in the path set before them by the W . Master . They did not deserve all the praise be had given them ; it was not only their duty but their pleasure to strive to please such a Master . ( Cheers . ) Well , there was another thing ( laughter ); they all remembered tho ever memorable signal , and knew that England and Masonry expected every man to do his duty . ( Cheers . ) It was indeed a great pleasure to the officers to see

so many faces at their table ; it put them in mind of happy days in old England , where they hoped to meet many of them hereafter , by the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , to recount their fortune in this far-off land . Once more he returned them hearty thanks . ' ' The Scinde Railway and its extensions , " " The 0 . I . S . N . Company" ( responded to by Bro . Bancroft ) , and other toasts , followed . The tables were finally cleared away for a dance , and the festivities were kept up well into Christmas morning .

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Obituary .

BRO . THOMAS HALLOWES , P . M . 125 AND 709 , P . PROV . S . G . W . A heavy loss has been sustained in the province of Kent through the death of Bro . Thomas Hallowes , -who has for many years taken an active part in Freemasonry . Ho was tho third son of Colonel Hallowes ( late of the

56 th Regiment ) , and was born at Penrith , in Cumberland , in 1796 . At eleven years of age , as a naval cadet , ho entered his country ' s service , in which he continued