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faction , and the visitors left with the intention of never losing the opportunity of spending such an agreeable afternoon at Falmouth on any future occasion .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

CORNWALL . TEUHO . —Loyal Cornubian Encampment . —The first meeting of this Encampment since its removal from Redruth , took place on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., when the Sir Knights assembled at the Phcenix Lodge Rooms , and the encampment was opened according to ancient ceremony by Sir Knight E . T . Carlyon , E . S . Two Companions were balloted for and installed , and the

Commander for the ensuing year was unanimously elected . XVe are happy to state that the choice fell on Sir Knight F . XV . Dabb , 1 st Capt ., whose interest in the degree is well known . Sir Knight W . Tweedy was elected Treasurer , and the Equerry was appointed as previously . After the encampment was closed the members partook of a cold collation in the banquetting room below . Sir Knight E . T . CarlyonE . Cbeing in the chair . All seemed impressed

, , most favourably with the bright prospects of the encampment from its location in Truro , which has now become the centre of Masonry in the province of Cornwall . Amongst those wdio vrere presect we noticed Sir Knights Thomas Chirgwin , John Hocking , jur : r ., Stephen Holloway ; William James Hughan , aud others , and all were alike pleased with the success and prospects of the encampment .

Ireland.

IRELAND .

COUNTY OF MONAGHAN . Sunday , the 21 th ult ., being St . John ' s day , the members of 881 , Clones ; 794 , Newbliss ; 1 S 4 , Drum ; 352 , Castloblayney ; and 351 , Monaghsn , attended divine service iu the parish church at Scotshouse , where a most eloquent sermon , which will be found in another portion of our impression , was preached by the Rev . Dr . Robothetn .

Channel Islands.

CHANNEL ISLANDS .

JERSEY . St . Auht / n ' s Lodge ( No . 958 ) . The regular monthly meeting was held at the Masonic rooms on Tuesday , July 17 th . The lodge was opened at a quarter past seven o ' clock , p . m ., by Bro . Long , \ A . M ., assisted by Bros . Oatley , S . AV . ; Manuan , acting as J . XV . ; and Dr . Hopkins as I . P . M . The minutes of the last regular meeting , and of one of

emergency , wero read and confirmed . A ballot was taken for admission of Bro . Le Gros as a joining member , which was unanimous in his favour . The lodge having been opened in the second degree , Bro . Bosdet was examined as to his proficiency , and after having been entrusted left the room for preparation . The lodge was opened in the third degree . Rio . Hopkins then took the chair , and on the re-admission of the candidate , raised him to the sublime degree of M . M ., and gave the usual charge ,

after communicating the traditionary history . A lecture on the tracing board would have been given , but the lateness of the hour prevented . AA'ith the permission of the W .. M ., Bro . Hopkins , P . M ., then addressed the lodge as follows : — " Brethren , —Having , in all human probability , now , for the last time , with the kind permission of your W . M ., enjoyed the privilege of taking part in the ceremonial observances of this lodge , I desire to address you in a few parting words ; indeed ,

as the fonnder of this branch at St . Aubin , of euv beloved instition , such a course is not only natural , but I should be wanting in affection similar to that of a parent for his child , were I to omit to seize this the last opportunity of personal communion with you . Elsewhere on a former occasion , I have likened our connection as Masons to that of a family , in which the younger branches gradually , as they attain to manhood , leave the home to go out < into the world , and promulgate the principles they have _ been taught within it , to communicate to others the blessings of which they have been sharers , to form other home .

and rear up good and affectionate children , ritted by their training to instruct others , and in their turn to become heads of new families , or lodges . Iu the present instance the analogy does not hold good , inasmuch as it is the parent wdio wanders forth to seek another domicile , not , indeed , dismissed hy his children , but voluntarily , under a press of circumstances which he is unable to control . Yet I cannot entirely lose sight of the fact , that at least one cause

of my separation from you as a member of the . family , or lodge , though welcomed in it as a visitor , is what in my mind amounts to a forgetfulness of Masonic principles , and of the great object of our institution , namely , the cultivation of the hig h moral tone which we profess ; nor can I , in candour exonerate many professors , and in their own conduct sincere promoters , of all that is good and honest and praiseworthy , from a certain amount of blame , inasmuch as they have not

considered it a part of their duty to evince their disapproval of serious dereliction on the part of some members of the Fraternity , and to unite with others who have not shrunk from active efforts to free the Craft from opprobrium . It appears to me that moral courage has been wanting , and that thus , in the absence of an amount of support , which might reasonably have been expected , a state of things is permitted to exist , not creditable to the Craft , not calculated to enable it to

maintain a high character in the eyes of the external world , not such as will induce men wdio respect and appreciate elevating principles to enter our fold , nay , which causes many who have sought and gained admission , to be ashamed of their calling , and therefore , to withdraw from active service in it . I firmly believe , that by united efforts , by a determination to succeed , by a courageous opposition to wdiat is wrong , a stigma whichattaches to this province miht have been removed . Excuse

g me if I have said too much on this subject ; impute it , not to a desire to find fault , but to zeal , perhaps excessive , in the cause , and a wish to see Freemasonry cleared from imputations and holding the position to which it is entitled , if faithfully carried out iu its integrity . " Brethren , you have all undergone the solemn ceremony of initiation into the mysteries of our Craft ; you have all sworn to encourage industry and to reward merit , to practise yiitue ,

honour , and mercy , and equally to discountenance the unworthy , if by continuance in the path of untruthfulness , of vice , and of dishonour , they show that they are not amenable to right reason and obedience to the laws of God and of man . One chiefadvantage of a society such as ours is that it affords facilities for united action iu the promotion of what is good and the repression of what is evil , and when we allow personal and private considerations to interfere with the general welfare , when

we fail to employ our means for co-operation in the promotion of virtue and honour , it appears to me that we are traitors to the cause wo are pledged to maintain . " Brethren , you call yourselves Masons . The mere utterance of certain obligations , the listening to solemn warnings , the acquaintance with certain symbols , outward professions of brotherhood , do not constitute you Freemasons , unless your hearts are duly impressed and influenced bthe sacred ties of

y fraternity , which have been the subjects of the discourses you have heard and the appeals which have been made to you . Let me affectionately and earnestly entreat yon to study the mysteries with this view , to carry out in your Hve 3 the teachings of tho lodge , to convince the world by your exemplary conduct , that merit is the only title to our privileges , to encourage the idea that active service is required from you , and that you are not at liberty to neglect at- your pleasure the sacred obligations

into which you have entered , or to swerve from the line of duty you owe to others as well as to yourselves . " Brethren , yon have had a claim upon me from the peculiar relation in which 1 have been placed with regard to you , not only as the founder of St . A ulna's Lodge , but as to some extent held responsible for correct working , for the training of the oliicers , for the maintenance of Masonic principles amongst us ,

in short , for the executive in every respect . Conscious of many defects , and probably often erring in judgment , I am sure you will acquit me of a charge of lukewarmness or idlenes to which I do not plead guilty , for in Masonry as on other objects , I have been accused of being too forward and interfering , where others have exhibited indifference and want of energy . The many acts of kindness which have been bestowed upon me by you proved that you at least have better understood me , and have encouraged me to persevere . For these I can hut fender you my sincere thanks .