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been selected for the sad task . He could bring to memory many of those gallant and noble men whose feet then pressed the ground upon which they were assembled ; he remembered how often in that spot , which was once the garden of the Residency , he had strolled along its pleasant walks , with Lawrence , with Oiifcram , with Inglis , and with Banks . 16 was hardly necessurry for him to recapitulate at length to a Lueknow audience , assembled there within sight of those riddled walls

and battered ruins , the deeds that were now famous in the annals of history , the deeds of that little band who had stood so firmly together in the hour of danger . All would remember , or at least most of those present would do so , the noble ancl gallant daring of the handful of Volunteer Cavaby , on the long-to-be remembered disastrous morning of Chinhut , the 30 th June , 1857 ; and many of those who were then present ivould recollect the terrible grief , the consternation , which prevailed

iu the garrison , on the sudden fall of Lawrence . They could call to mind the tremendous and incessant fire which rained around thetn on that morning , the 20 th July , —a fire which pierced the very walls through , penetrated to the very rooms which were thought secure , —when the very birds were arrested in their flight by the swift messengers of death . They could recollect the fatigues of a soldier's duty , experienced for the first time under the most trying circumstances ; an unceasing

duty both by night as well as day . They could recollect the perils they had endured in repelling in mortal combat a marauding , pitiless , and blood-thirsty crowd . They could recollect the labour in the mines , the night duties , the constant watching , and other of the severe duties of that time ; and could also bear witness to the gallantry and fearless bearing of those who were engaged in those unwonted and unparalleled trials . They could likewise recollect the noble bearing of those in whose

honour they had assembled that clay . They could call to mind the condition of those who expired in dreadful agonies in the hospitals . They could remember the feelings of anguish and despair with which the intelligence was received of , another unfortunate woman or poor child killed or wounded in those places which were considered to be the best protected and sheltered , and alone afforded any chance of safety . They could bear testimony to the patient endurance and heroic constancy

and self-denial display by the noble heroines of those eventful days ; women , whose eyes were sparkling with that light which famishing hunger alone displays so glaringly , their hearts bursting with despair at hearing tho wailing of their little ones for the bread they had not to give , during that long period of sickness of hope deferred , watching for that relief so long expected , but which seemed never to come . Aud those present who were in those walls in the days of 1857 could call to mind

the hour of wild rejoicing which ensued on the opening of those battered gates to admit the wounded and weary Outram , and his gallant , courageous , and devoted band . He had already before called their attention to the revered and over-to-be-remembered name of Henry Lawrence , whose penetrating vision and prudence had seen the signs of the coming storm , and had made preparations for the same . Every

surviving member of the Lueknow garrison must know that it was owing to the foresight and heroic valour of that distinguished man , that lie was not also slumbering in a bloody grave . Many of those around him ( Sir George Couper ) could testify to the heroism , kindliness of heart , and gallant soldier-like bearing of Harington , of Inglis , and Outram . They could testify to the bravery of Banks , of Radcliffe , of Hardinge , of Power ,

of McCabe , of Bryson , of Vam-enen , of Fulton , and of Hayes . They could bear him out were he to tell , he might say , of the skill and genius of Anderson , and the faithful devotion of Poleliampton , ancl of many others whose names must be engraven in the hearts of all of the survivors of those dreadful days . It was not , however , for him to dilate on this subject ; for the names of the distinguished and illustrious dead had alread

y been recorded iu the annals of the brave , in connection with history . He could not , however , refrain from paying a tribute , however unworthily , to Dr . Wells , who , in his own sphere , bore such a noble part in those notable days , though no words of his ( Sir G . Couper ' s ) could do justice to that name . Not to take up the time of those present any longer , he ivouldin the name of those through whoso exertions

, persons the ceremony of that day had been brought about , thank them for their presence on this occasion , and for the kind attention they had given him . It would be , however , to them hereafter a source of pleasure to reflect on tho part they had taken in laying the foundation-stone of that memorial , which would one

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day , not far distant , be a household word in every British home . They might be sure that every traveller , whether Anglo-Saxon or otherwise , who might visit this country , would not return till he had turned his steps hitherward , and beheld that spot , and who would go back to tell his children of that pillar which stood at Luclcnow in honour of the fallen brave , and would keep fresh within their memories the true-heartedness

and devotion of those who fell while fighting for their God , their country , and their kindred , in the desperate struggle in the Lueknow Residency in 1857 . " And , " concluded Sir George , " may the Grand Architect of the Universe grant a blessing on this stone which we have now laid , and may we be enabled by His providence to finish this and every other virtuous undertaking . "

The Worshipful Master then poured out corn , wine , and oil upon the stone ; prayers were offered up by the Rev . Mr . Burge , and a salute of thirteen guns , the number to which Sir Henry Lawrence was entitled at the time of his death , was fired . The handle of the trowel on the occasion was made from a piece of wood taken from the room in which Sir Ilpwwaspeiyed his death wound , and contained a bullet which ^ IiSsi ^ eeaJiS ^ c served in the handle . l tj / r . ^ . \ -0 ( tfff GRAND YL - ... N L n n „ _ ir

Western Australia.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA .

PERTH . ^^ OiT ^ X LODS-E oi ? ST . JOHN ( NO . 485 , late 712 ) . —A meettng ^ Srthis lodge was held on the 2 Sth December , for the purpose of installing Bvo . Farmaner , W . M . elect for the ensuing year . The minutes of the general meeting hell on the 16 th December having been read and confirmed , the installation ot Bro . Farmaner was proceeded with , Bro . Lochee , senior P . M ., acting as

I . M . The W . M . was then pleased to appoint and invest the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . J . Stone , S . W . ; Bailee , J . W . ; Mason , S . D . ; Smith , J . D . ; Adkinson , Sec . tj ; Hogan , I . G . ; Dyder and Snook , having been elected at the general meeting , were invested with the collars of Treasurer and O . G . respectively . The lodge was then closed in due form . The annual banquet of this lodge was held on the 13 fch January . The lodge was opened by Bro . Farmaner

, W . M . About fifty brethren were present , including the following visitors : —Bros . Major Crampton , John King , of Tasmanian UnionJjLoclge , and — Vincent , of Lodge of St . Peter , Newcastleon-Tyne . Dr . R . XV . M'Coy , having been duly elected , was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry . The thanks of the lodge were presented to Bro . Mason for his valuable services as Treasurer for the past two years . The lodge was then closed

and the brethren adjourned to the banquet . The toasts of " The Queen , " " The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family , " and the " Earl of Zetland" were given from the chair . The "Health of Bro . Lochee , senior P . M ., " was proposed by Bro . Bailee , who alluded to the fact that it was mainly owing to the zealous exertions of Bro . Lochee that the lodge owed its present flourishing condition . The " Health of

Bro . John Hutt , " former Governor of this colony , and founder of the Lodge of St . John , was proposed by Bro . Lochee , and responded to by Bro . Landor on behalf of Bro . Hutt . Other toasts was given , and the brethren separated after spending an evening of social enjoyment .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Her Majesty and family remain at Windsor , and the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House . The Prince held another levee on Saturday , at St . James's Palace , on the part of Her Majesty . Tho attendance was very numerous . The Queen and the Prince of Wales have lent their support to the Bishop of London ' s gigantic scheme

for meeting the spiritual wants of the poorer districts of the metropolis . Her Majesty subscribes £ 3 , 000 and the Prince £ 1 , 000 towards the Bishop's fund . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —No business of public interest was transacted in the HOUSE OP LOBDS on Thursday , the 11 th inst .