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became a member of the Craft no one had filled the chair with greater ability than Bro . Fearon ; and he felt sure that Bro . Henry would regard the honour which had that day been conferred upon him as all the greater , by reason of his having been elected as the immediate successor of Bro . Fearon as an ornament to Lodge 119 during his term of office as its W . Master , did not doubt that that brother , as a Past Master , would continue to add additional lustre to their proceedings so long as

he remained a member of the Lodge . He begged to couple the toast with tbe name of Bro . Fearon . Bro . Fearon , in reply ) said it had given him great pleasure to occupy tbe chair of 119 during the year which had just terminated . He acknowledged the kindness which he had received from Bros . Gibson , Kenworthy , and Barr . Indeed , be might safely say , that had it not been for Bro . Barr , who taught him the ritual , he should not have heen that day the Immediate

Past Master of 119 . Referring to the position held by him as W . M . of the lodge , he assured the brethren that he had experienced the greatest pleasure in discharging the duties of that office ; and- furtheinore , that he had derived personal benefit from holding the appointment . Most of them knew that he was naturally of a somewhat impulsive temperament ; but well did he recollect Bro . Kenworthy ' s admonition to him before be was elected W . M . of that lodge , which included the gentle

reminder , "that the Master of a Lodge should be a man easy of access , courteous in manner , " and so forth , and , as he said before , the recollection of what was expected of him as Master had exercised a beneficial effect upon him personally . On behalf of the rest of tbe Past Maifcers and himself he begged to thank Bro . Morton and the brethren generally for the compliment paid them . Bro . Barr proposed " The AVorshiful Masters of

Neihp g bouring Lodges , " coupled with the health of Bros . Holme , Morton , and Wilson . Bros . Holme , Morton , and AVilson severally responded , the latter , in doing so , alluding to the fact of his late father having filled the chair of 119 .

_ Bro . Holme proposed " The newly Invested Officers . " It gave him great pleasure to propose that toast , as he had not very long ago been S . AV ., ancl as he was now Master of a Lodge ( Lewis Lodge , 872 ) he felt that it was of the very greatest importance that every one of their newly-invested officers should have their healths proposed , and that they should be encouraged by every possible legitimate means . It had been his privilege to attend lodges in ChiliPeruSan Franciscothe CapeSierra

, , , , Leone , and a great many other places , in all of which ho had "been struck with the remarkable regularity with which the proceedings were conducted ; and since he had had tbe honour to be connected with lodges in this country , he had seen tbe same endeavour made to do that which Has right , and how efficiently the officers generally had clone their duty . He had not , he regretted to say , been so regular in attendance in his

place as he could have liked to br , having , as they all knew , been prevented by indisposition ; and he conseqtent ' ly often had to depend upon the kindness ancl brotherly consideration of others , for which be was at all times extremely grateful . He hoped , however , to be able to attend more regularly in future . He trusted that his friend Brother Henry would go on prosperously , that his newly invested officers would work harmoniously with himand that he would keep them well to

, up their work by a careful attention to his own duties as Master . That they would all—Master and officers—do their dut y he did not doubt . He did not think Brother Henry could have mad * a better selection . Both tbe S . AV . ( Brother Pagen ) and the J . VV . ( Bro . Brydon ) were admirably fitted for the posts assigned to them ; When he was S . W . of 872 he did not learn so much as he might have learnthad he learned more he should have

; had fewer difficulties to encounter after he attained to the Master ' s chair . It was no use any brother taking oflice without he had made up his mind to learn the duties . He begged to couple the toasts with fbe names of tbe Senior and Junior AVardens .

Bro . Pagan ( on behalf of Bro . Brydon—who was absent at at tbe time—himself , and the rest of the officers ) having responded . Bro . Slade proposed " The Health of Bros . Clarke , Ross , ancl Gunson , " which was cordially drunk , aud duly responded to , by each of those gentlemen , Bro . Ross remarking that , although be had some years ago been called awav from AVhitehaven , and

had since resided in a district where there was no lodge , yet his heart was still with them as a Mason . Bro . Robertson , in proposing "the Retiring Officers , ' remarked that , in order to the proper carrying ou the business of a lodge , it was essential that the Master should have an efficient staff of officers . Bro . Fearon was fortunate in having a most excellent staff , and they all , he believed , discharged their duties to the entire satisfaction , not only of Bro . Fearon , but of the ful

brethren generally . He was pleased to find that the Worship Master had that day selected such a staff of officers , ancl he did not doubt that they should attain to the position which Bro . Henry had attained to , and to which he had been so honourably elected—and they were all of them worthy of it—that they would discharge their duties with credit to themselves and tho lodge to which they belong . He begged to couple the toast with the name of Bro . Windross .

Bro . Windross having briefly replied , Bro . Alsop proposed "The Visiting Brethren , " coupled with the name of Bro . Miles , who briefly responded . Bro . Edward Tyson proposed the health of Bros . Cooper , E . G . Hughes , Sugden , and Franklin , for their musical services on tho occsrion . Bro . Cooper having briefly responded the toast , BroGibson thought there was one toastnot upon the

pro-. , gramme , which they ought not to separate without drinking , and that was the health of Bro . Rothery , who , during the past year , had kindly undertaken the office as almoner . He thought the lodge was indebted to Bro . Rothery or having , at great personal inconvenience , fulfilled the duties of an office requiring so much good judgment and discriminations that of almoier . Bro . Rothery , in returning thanks , said , he was much obliged

to Bro . Gibson , for his kind recollection of his small services , but he could assure them that he did not require to be thanked . Anything that he could at any time do for the good of Freemasonry , he should be most happy to do . In regard to the office which he had held , the duties had only been light , as whenever any difficult question arose , he had always the benefit of Bro . Gibson ' s advice , he being their Treasurer . Any little

thing he might do he did not wish it to be mentioned . Anything he had done he bad clone from a pure love of Masonry . He begged fo thank the brethren for responding to the toast which had been so kindly proposed by Bro . Gibson . Bro . Atter proposed , in gallant terms , " The Bonny Lasses of Cumberland , " coupled with the health of Bro . Ed ward Tyson , who feelingly responded . The Chairman proposed "The Tyler ' s Toast , " after which the proceedings terminated .

KENT . BELVIDF . EE . —Cornwallis Lodge ( No . 1107 ) . —This flourishing Lodge held its annual meeting , on Wednesday , 5 th July , at Bro . Long ' s the Belvidere Hotel , Belvidere , Kent , under the presidency of its W . Master Bro . C . T . Sutton , P . Prov . G . A . D . C . of Kent , assisted by his officers , and several P . Masters . The Lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous lodmeeting having been read ancl confirmedBro . J .

Henderge , son , P . M ., presented Bro . T . W . Knight , AV . M . Elect , to the W . M ., to receive from him the benefit of Installation , which ceremony was proceeded with , the Lodge having been opened in each degree . A Board of Installed Masters was then opened , and Bro . Knight was placed iu the chair of K . S ., and saluted according to ancient I orm . He then invested as I . P . M ., Bro . Sutton , and the Board was closed . The Master Masons ,

Fellowcrafts and Entered Apprentices , were now admitted and the AV . Master was proclaimed and saluted in each degree . The W . M . was pleased to appoint the following officers for the ensuing year , viz ., Bro . G . Harvey , S . AV . ; AV . Perry , J . W . ; J . Henderson , P . M . Sec ; J . Storey , S . D . ; C . Renter , J . I ) . ; J . Wood , I . G . ; the Rev . AV . Smith , Chaplain ; M . H . AV . Sherwin , Org . ; and Bro . Pain , D . C . ; who with Bro . T . AA ' yatt , Treas ., aud

Bro . Peen Tyler ( Re-elected by tbe Lodge ) were invested with tbe jewels of their respective offices by the Installing Master , Bro . Sutton , who after presenting the W . M . with the warrant , of the Lodge , delivered the usual address to tbe AY . M ., AA'ardens , ancl the Lodge , which ended the ceremony . The AV . Master then said , he had ereiy pleasing duty to perform , which was , to present Bro . Sutton , with the jewel votecl to him at the last meeting of the Lodge , remarking , that be trusted he would have the pleasure for many years , to see him amongst his Brethren , in perfect health , to which Bro . Sutton replied that