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lie said was the most difficult of all duties that he had to perform , namely , that of appointing the officers of the Prov . Graud Lodgo for the year ensuing . It was difficult because there was merit in a groat number af the brethren , and yet that merit it was impossible fully to reward as be eonl . l wish . He regretted much the absence of tho Deputy Prov . Graud Master , Bro . Denis Moorewho was most unfortunately prevented by tho great

, pressure of business that had recently come upon him from attending that day , and so groat was that pressure that ho had earnestly entreated him to relieve him ofthe duties ofthe office aud appoint another deputy in bis stead . He regretted to have to do this , and would only do it at Bro- Moore ' s own request , for he had served them w ' ell as thoir Prov . Grand Secretary for thirty-five years , and during the whole time he had never had

an unkind word from him , nor did ho believe that any other brother had . That being the case he should now appoint the V . W . Bro . Lorenzo P . Motham to be the Deputy Prov . Grand Master . The R . W . Grand Master proceeded to pass a glowing eulogium on Bro . Motham for the valuable services he had rendered to the province and to Freemasonry in general , and placed the collar on that gentleman's neck amid demonstrations ofthe

warmest fraternal feelings of esteem . The V . W . Bro . Metliam acknowledged the honour which had been conferred upon him in a brief and excellent address . The Prov . Grand Master then proceeded to make the following appointments , accompanying all of them with some appropriate remarks : —Bros . Major Deacon , No . 112 , Prov . S . G . W ., ; Capt . John Tanner Davy , No . 4-21 , Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . Morris Fuller ,

No . GGG , Prov . G . Chap . ; Rev . R . G . Howe , No . 189 , Prov . G . Chap . ; C . Elphinstone , P . M . No . 202 , Prov . G . Treas . ; W . L . Brewster , P . M . No . 39 , Prov . G . Reg . ; XV . G . Rogers , No . 112 , Prov . G . Sec . ; I . Latimer . RS 9 . Assist . Prov . G . Sec .

flumakinothis appointment , the R . W . G . M . said that the office was a new one ; which would be held by Bro . Latimer for tho first time . It would be a useful one , and it was right that it should be held by a literary man . The appointment was greeted with much cheering , and Bro . Latimer expressed his sense of the honour which had been unexpectedly conferred on him . ] Bro . George Glanfield , No . 328 , Prov . S . G . D . ; John Cock , No . 421 , Prov .

J . G . D . ; William L . Channinsr , No . 39 , Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Thomas Harvey , P . M . No . 156 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; John R . H . Spry , P . M . No . 954 , Prov . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; II . B . Stark , Exmouth , No . 10 G , Prov . G . Ore :. ; Cornelius Francis James , No . ISO , Prov . G . S . B . ; John Bcev Withei-idge , P . M . No . 223 , Prov . G . Purst . ; W . II . Geachsias , No . 39 ; W . II . Maddock , P . M . No . ISO ; John Castin , P . M . No . 39 ; Peter James , P . M .

No . 1 S 9 ; John Saddler , W . M . No . 189 ; G . G . Nicbolls , W . M . No . 70 , Prov . G . Stewards ; James Gregory , No . 39 , Prov . G . Tyler ; John Rogers , No . 202 , Prov . Assist . G . Tyler . At tho close of the appointments , the Prov . G . M . remarked that he bad departed somewhat from the ordinary course by promoting some of the brethren who had held office before . The usual votes to tbe Masonic Charities were then proposed

from the throne , and unimously agreed to . There being no report brought up from the Committee of Petitions , Bro . Glover , Prov . P . M ., spoke in favour of a vote of a sum of money to an old and decayed Mason , and another proposal from another brother was made , both of which were agreed to , subject to the decision of the Committee of Petitions . As a committee , Bros . Moore , P . Prov . D . G . M . ; Metliam , D . Prov . G . M . ; and the G . Treas . were appointed . Bro . F . Stokes , the Secretary of the Devon Lodge , then advanced towards the throne , and read the following address to the Prov . G . M " . •—

"To the Rev . Jolm Hnsylie , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master for the province of Devon . " The humble address of the brethren constituting the Devon Lodge , No . 1 , 138 , at Newton Abbot , " Most respectively acknowledges with the deepest gratitude the hi gh honour you have been pleased to confer upon them this day by attending at their solicitation with your Provincial Grand

Officers and performing tbe important ceremony of laying the memorial stone ofthe new edifice now being constructed for the exclusive business of tho Lodge . For one so recently established they feci assured the ceremony of to-day must be alike gratifying to you and the brethren generally , as " it is indeed to thern . It is not nine months since the Devon Lodge was similarly favoured with your presence and aid in the devout and imposing ceremony of its consecration , and the invaluable instructions they were privileged to receive from you then will undoubtedly leave a lasting and salutary impression upon their

hearts and minds , and serve to influence them to the strict observance and practice of those inestimable virtues and principles which should umnistakeably characterise every true and faithful Mason—thus rendering this lodgo worthy of close imitation , and showing to the uninstructed the superior excellence and utility of ' our Order . In these respects it rejoices to know it has the hihest example in yourself : the honours

g with which you aro so richly and deservedly crowned and adorned , exhibit one of the strongest prooofs that can possibly be afforded ; and although it has not been the privilege of thislodge , from its short existence , to share so frequently and bountifully as others in the benefit of your counsel , knowledge . and wisdom , nevertheless it gratefully prizes the few opportunities already enjoyed , and trusts that the Great Architect of the then

Universe may spare you for many years to come and streng you in the further promotion of such laudable objects , and the exorcise of those ennobling virtues which are the ambition of your soul , and tbe grand characteristics of your venerable Order and constitution , and when it shall please Him in his unerring providence to terminate your useful labours and honourablecareer upon earth , may an entrance be ministered unto you the

abundantly in His everlasting kingdom , there to shine as - brigbtness of the firmament , and as the stars for ever and ever . " The reading of this address was concluded amidst loud and

prolonged cheering . The Prov . G . " Master acknowledged the kindness of thebrethren of Lodge Devon in one of those feeling and elegant speeches which characterise all his utterances . Tbe address was written in old English , and illuminated by Mr . F . Taylor , clerk to Messrs . Buckland and Rendall , Newton Abbot . The Grand Lodwas then closed in the customary manner ..

ge A banquet was afterwards held in the Corn Market , towhich about one hundred and sixty brethren sat down . Thechair was occupied by tbe Prov . G . Master , who was supported on bis right by the D . Prov . G . M ., the Prov . G . Chaps .,. & c ., and on his left by Bros . W . J . Meymott , P . M ., Prov . S . G . W . Surrey ; Capt . J . Tanner Davy , J . G . W ., & o . Bro . Capt . Bewcsthe AVMof Devon Lodgeoccupied the vice-chair .

As-, . , our report has already extended to a great length , wo must briefly summarise the remainder of tbe proceedings . After gracehad been said by the Prov . G . Chap ., the Prov . G . M . proposed the usual loyal toasts , which were drunk with enthusiasm . Bro . James Rowe , P . M ., contributed to the interest of the day by leading off between each toast with some of tbe well-known and :

appropriate Masonic songs . The Prov . G . Master then proposed tho usual Masonic toasts"The Health ofthe Grand Master of England , " "The Deputy Grand Master and all the rest ofthe Grand Officers "—to whichlatter toast Bro . Metliam responded . He then proposed " The-Health of the Provincial Grand Master of Devon , " whose urbanity he warmly eulogised , and expressed the gratification which every member in the province felt at the manner in which he ruled the fifteen hundred Masons it contained . Tho toast .

was greeted with enthusiastic applause . The Prov . G . Master having , in responding , acknowledged , with gratification the kind reception that he always received whenever he came amongst his brethren , proceeded to noticethegreat increase of Masonry in the province of Devon . When , ho first held office there were only twenty-seven lodges , and tbere were now thirty-three . When his most excellent predecessorLord Fortescuewas installed there were alsostrange

, , , to say , thirty-three lodges , but then there were only 500 members in the province , while there were now 1 , 500 . The speaker then expressed his gratification at tho brethren building temples suitable for the transaction of their business apart from housesof public entertainment , so that they were not lured to stay away from their homes and families after they had been engaged in their holand mystic ceremonies

y . Bro . Giles , of Torquay , then sang very " _ beautifully " The Old English Gentleman . " The Prov . G . Master next proposed the health of the P . G . Master , having first spoken in the kindest manner of the P . Prov . G . M .

Bro . Methan responded . This toast was followed by that of the health of Bro . Meymott , a Mason who held high rank in the province of Surrey , and was P . M . of two of the London lodges . The toast was greeted with honours , and was responded to by Bro . Meymott , who expressed thegreat gratification which he had experienced in this