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with a Life Governorship in the Boys' and Girls' School , London , or , if preferred , a Life Governorship in the Aged ancl Decayed Freemasons' Asylum , Croydon , the selection being left in the hands of tho AV . M . 's . The officers appointed for the ensuing year were as follows : — Bro . J . N . King p v . S . G . AA ' . „ J . Maund „ J . G . AA ' . „ Rev . George Roberts GChap

„ . . ,, J . Allan Roils „ G . Reg . „ AVilliam Williams „ G . Sec . „ Pickford „ G . Treas . „ II . Martyn Kennavd „ S . G . D . „ Higginson „ J . G . D . „ Hancorn ,, G . Supt . of AA orks . „ J . Pierce „ G . Dir . of Cers .

„ R . B . Evans „ G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . „ Thomas Beynon „ G . Sword Bearer . „ Groves , ; G . Org . „ Browning „ G . Purst . „ Thomas Lewis Preece „ G . Tyler . „ William Burton " A , „ Wyndham Jones [ „ Samuel S . Hallen „ c , ¦ , „ P . Morgan \ » <*¦ Stewards . „ John Morgan j „ AA ' . Sherreff I

A coue of by-laws for the province was discussed and adopted with some slight amendments . The sum of £ 10 10 s . was voted to the fund for enlarging the Boys' and Girls' Schools in London , and £ 26 5 s . was votecl towards the purchase of the jewel about to be presented to the R . AA ' . the Prov . G . M . The lodge having been closed in due form , the brethren adjourned to the banqueting-room . It- has been alreadannounced that the members of the Craft

y in the province of Monmouthshire have subscribed a hundred guineas for the purchase of a jewel , which is to be presented to the li . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Rolls . The order for this handsome Masonic , decoration was given to Bro . William Piatt , Beaufortbuildings , Strand , who has executed it with credit to himself and great satisfaction to the subscribers . It is , indeed , one of the handsomest jewels we have seen . Bro . Rolls's coat of arms

is encircled by two belts , on the first of which is inscribed the name " John Etherington AA elch Rolls , " and on the second the names of the four lodges in the province , viz ., the Loyal Monmouth , Silurian , Isca , and Philanthropic ( Abergavenny ) . Underneath on a scroll is the motto , Celerilas et Veritas . The whole is surmounted with the Prince of Wales's plume , composed of brilliants , which also encircles the jewel itself , and imparts to it a gorgeous and sparkling effect . The presentation , which was to have taken place at this festival , has been deferred , owing to the illness of Bro . Rolls .

THE BANQUET was prepared by Bro . J . Lloyd , of the King ' s Head Hotel , whose arrangements for the occasion were unexceptionable' A large banner , bearing Masonic emblems , depended from the balcony in front of the house , ancl the room where the dinner was served up was appropriately decorated for the occasion . The company numbered between fifty and sixty brethren , amongst whom were Bro . Charles L D . Prov . G . M . ( in the

yne , chair ); John Allan Rolls , IL Martyn Kennard , James Pierce , Samuel Hancorn , II . B . Evans , G . Roberts , John Maund , AV . A . Scott , AV . Pickford ; Thomas AVilliams , J . Gould , J . S . Stone , James Sanders , W . AA'illiams , J . Griffiths , A . McDonald , Henry Collier , J . Hyndman , W . G . Lloyd , H . J . Greene , J . W . Jones , Wyndham Jones , James Belierby , H . J . Higginson , S . Browning , D . Meredith , Thomas Morgan , J .

Morgan , Joseph Greene , J . G . Morgan , Thomas Bell , Thomas Spittle , John Spittle , Thomas L . Rcece , R . II . Richards , Henry J . Gratte , David Roberts , Edward Wells , Bartholomew Thomas , Charles Henry Oliver , Henry Griffiths , G . J . Hands , Edward Hier Evans , Henry L . Williams , Roger Twist , Henry p . Bolt , Lawrence B . Moore , AVilliam AV-atkins , William Randall , Richard AA ' ado , Samuel Fox , and Henry Hellyer . " The cloth having been removed , the business of the evening commenced .

The first toasts from the chair were "The Queen , " "The Earl of Zetland , " and " Earl de Grey and Ripoii , and tho other Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , " which were drunk with Masonic honours , g / The D . PJIOV . Q . MASTER then rose to propose the toast of

the evening , m doing which he coulcl not help feeling regret . He need scarcely tell the brethren that he alluded to their worthy and respected brother , Provincial Grand Master Rolls , who was precluded from being present by illness . AA'hether he ( Bro . Lyne ) travelled east or west , north or south , his conviction was , that no Provincial Grand Aiaster reigned more successfully in the hearts of his bretliren than the Provincial Grand Mniter of this province . ( Loud cheers . ) His high

position in the country , his kindness to the poor , as well as his hospitality to the rich , were proverbial , and still more proverbial was the high feeling he entertained ofthe good of Masonry . ( Hear , hear . ) They could fully appreciate such a man as Bro . Rolls . In the hour of need he was ready to answer their call . ( Hear , hear . ) It seldom fell to the lot , even of a Provincial Grand Aiaster , to be returned by the unanimous consent of every Mason in the province where lie resided . Fortunately ,

it was so in Bro . Rolls' case—every eye , every heart , pointed towards him . The Earl of Zetland was pleased to ratify the universal wish , and now he ( Bro . Lyne ) only regretted that Bro . Rolls was not present . He regretted it the more , owing to the cause of his absence , namely , that Providence had pleased to visit him with sickness . May that kind Providence vouchsafe early to restore him to his wonted health , for the sake of his friendshis familyand also the great family of Masons 1

, , ( Cheers . ) His worthy son on his ( the chairman's ) left , would in a few minutes be obliged to leave to attend at the sick bed of his worthy father , that good ancl kind man . He , therefore , hastened to give the toast , which was ' The Health of the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Rolls . " He could have wished Bro . Rolls had been present on this occasion to receive the jewel which the province desired to present to him as a small token of the estimation in which he was held . He hoped and trusted

that the clay was not far distant when the Masons of Monmouthshire should have the pleasure of congregating round their Grand Aiaster . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . J . A . ROLLS responded to the toast in a very appropriate speech , thanking the company for the kind , cordial , and fraternal reception given to his father ' s name . He had received a letter that morning full of regrets and thanks for their forbearance in putting off the presentation of the magnificent

testimonial they had prepared for him . His father had a keen appreciation of the honour and pleasure of being surrounded by the Masons of the province , ancl he had always remarked that no gathering could be compared to these Alasonic gatherings—that Freemasonry promoted goodwill , hospitality , and general good feeling , and that a good Mason must be a good man . ( Hear , and cheers . ) It would , indeed , have been a source of the greatest pleasure to his father to see so many good

Masons around him as were assembled here this evening . ( Cheers . ) And let us all remember ( continued the speaker ) that we are members of that most ancient and most honourable Order—one that demands a firm and faithful allegiance , demands that we should act uprightly in this life , respecting ourselves ancl thereby ensuring the respect of others . ( Applause . ) Bro . Rolls concluded by proposing " The Health of the Deputy Provincial Grand Aiaster , Bro . Lyne . " ( Great cheering . ) It

was a source of consolation to his father to feel that the chair was filled in his absence by a brother so well known and respected in the province ; and most gratifying it was for him to hear how well Bro . Lyne , in his intercourse with the brethren , promoted those great principles of the Order which tended to bind them together , and conduced to that friendship which characterised Freemasonry . ( The toast was drunk with honours . )

Bro . LYNE , in responding , said that his task was comparatively sa easy one , having to cany oat the instructions of a popular Aiaster , who never required anything but what his brethren approved , and conduced to the benefit of Masonry . Speaking Alasonically , and in the highest sense of the word , he assured them that , in carrying out the wishes of the Provincial Grand Aiaster , he had no feeling for this or that lodge in the province , whether it be at Newport , at Monmouth , at

Abergavenny , or , as intimated to-day as being in the womb of the future , at Chepstow , he cared not—the more the merrier , and he regarded them without distinction , his desire being to tread in the straightforward , honest course of Masonry . In conclusion , he wished them all a merry Christmas time , and a happy New Year . The D . Pror . G . MASTER again rose , ancl proposed " The Health of Bro . J . A . Rolls , " who briefly responded . "Tlie Provincial Grand Officers" was the next toast from the