Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

Bro . Huyshe , Prov . G . Master for Devonshire , proposed " The Right Hon . the Lord Leigh , the Chairman of the day , with thanks for bis attendance . " He said that they would be nothing without goo'd Officers , and ho should like to know what would be their Charities unless they had noble and distinguished brethren to preside at their Charities . They had , however , never failed to obtain the attendance of distinguished brethren to preside over them . Their present chairman had come forward

to perform that duty , for he was a good man and a good Mason , and he had brought with him a large body of the representatives of the province of Warwickshire , over which he worthily presided . The toast was received with great cordiality .

Lord Leigh , the noble chairmnan , returned thanks for the too flattering manner in which his R . W . Bro . Huyshe had proposed his health , and he also thanked the brethren for the very cordial manner in which they had received it . He ¦ could assure them that nothing gave him greater pleasure than to promote Freemasonry to its fullest extent , and therefore it was 'that he had undertaken , in conjunction with the brethren of the province of Warwickshireto preside at the anniversary

, festival of this institution for the second time . Having said thus much of himself , he would now proceed with the toast of the evening , which was " Success to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . " They were justly proud of their Masonic Institutions ; and the Girls' School , whose anniversary they were met that day to celebrate , was most deserving of the support of every member of the Craft . About nine at the

years ago , request of their able , courteous , and energetic Secretary , Bro . Patten , he had presided at the anniversary festival , and thore"fove he felt some reluctance again to take the chair this year , as lie was afraid that the brethren would consider ho was coming 'before them too often ; and in asking also the brethren of his pro-¦ vince to respond to bis call . He had taken the chair successively at the festivals for three Institutions of FYeemasonry , and

he thought to come again would be taxing the pockets of the brethren too severely , but when he remembered that they had several Warwickshire children in the school which cost the -charity £ 200 annually , and the province itself did not contribute one-fourth of that sum , he felt on that ground that he could not refuse again to take the chair on this occasion , if by so doing be could in any way promote the interest of that institution , and when lie saw before him such a large body of the leading Warwickshire brethren , it bore testimony to him as the Prov . G . Master , that he had not taken a false sten . He did not

deem it necessary to enter into details as to the history of this school , but for the information of the brethren who might not be aware of the fact , he might state that tho school was established eighty-one years ago , and that it was kept up by voluntary subscriptions , with the exception of £ 156 subscribed by Grand Lodge , and during the time it had been established , one hundred and ninety-three children had been clothed and educatedand where they bad no friends they also provided

situa-, tions for them . When the school was first established it was situate in St . George's-fields , but it has since then been removed to a more airy and healthy situation , and yesterday be availed himself of the advantage of visiting them , and when he saw the ¦ children ' s happy and rosy faces there gathered together , it gave him peculiar satisfaction . He visited the school iu company with his esteemed friends , Bros . Patten and Paas , and he must

say that he never visited any public institution with more sinc . 're pleasure , for he heard the girls sing , play on the piano , and recite pieces ; and beyond that , he saw them perform , under the direction of their skilled mistress , Mrs . Davis , evolutions which would not disgrace the fer-famed City of London Volunteers , several members of which he saw before him ( alluding to members ol the Hon . Artillery Companywho were immediatel

, y before him ) in uniform . There were in the school one hundred and six children , of whom one hundred were placed there by election , and six by purchase , and they were all clothed , educated , and trained in the performance of useful and domestic duties , and lie could bear his testimony to the admirable manner in which the school was conducted by Mrs . Jar wood , aud the excellent mistressMrs . Davisand long might their

, , 'Services be continued for the benefit of the institution . He coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Tomkins and Bond Cabbell . Bro . Tomkins very briefly returned thanks for the toast . Bro . Patten , the Secretary , then read a list of subscriptions , amongst which were the following :

Lord Leigh and the province of Warwick- £ s . d . shire 117 2 0 Bro . Cook , S . G . W . for Warwickshire 24 2 0 Province of Oxford 113 19 0 Lodge King ' s Arms 16 16 0 Egyptian Lodge 71 2 6 Bedford 47 5 0

Perseverance 47 5 0 Leigh 15 15 0 Gibson 75 12 0 New Concord 30 9 0 RobortBurns 40 0 0 Globe 37 16 0 Old Dundee 33 12 0 St . John ' s ( 90 ) 2 G 5 0

Canonbury ( 657 ) 76 0 0 Regularity 42 0 0 Albion ( 9 j 22 1 0 Neptune ( 22 ) 53 0 0 No . 1231 12 12 0 No . 715 74 0 0 No . 21 30 9 0 No . 190 26 5 0

No . 46 29 8 0 No . 170 6119 0 No , 822 19 19 0 No . 463 40 15 0 Dorsetshire 100 16 0 No . 6 30 9 0 No . 569 60 0 0

No . 29 29 13 0 No . 101 38 17 0 Hampshire 185 10 0 No . 861 52 10 0

No . 433 10 10 0 No . 227 28 7 0 No . 205 37 16 0 No . 1051 26 5 0 No . 8 23 2 0 No . 281 60 0 0 Shakespeare 109 4 0 No . 43 28 17 6

No . 81 30 19 6 No . 38 21 0 0 No . 425 10 10 0 No . S 3 5111 6 Mount Lebanon and Wellington Lodges 57 15 0 No . 95 33 12 0 No . 1216 10 10 0 No . 1 72 0 0

No . 502 1111 0 No . 889 7 7 6 No . 162 26 5 0 No . 55 106 4 0 Canonbury Chapter 36 15 0 No . 2 32 11 0 No . 1155 40 19 0 No . 905 38 17 0

No . 10 79 16 0 No . 185 18 0 0 Rev . W Smith ( Warwickshire ) 169 18 0 No . 194 68 4 0 No . 933 105 0 0 No . 861 25 4 0 No . 74 13 7 6 No . 315 66 3 0 Maybury Lodge 50 2 6 Fortitude and Old Cumberland 30 10 0

The total of the lists put in amounted to £ 4 , 053 , with 26 lists to come in . The Chairman proposed " The Provincial Grand Master and Grand Officers , " and coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Stephen Blair , P . G . Master for East Lancashire . Bro . Stephen Blair returned thanks , and said it was their duty to do all that lay in their power for the support of their poorer

brethren . Bro . Udall , P . G . D ., proposed " The other Masonic Charities , aud success to them . The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Free-