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of their desire to co-operate cordially with the Brethren ofthe " Homer" Lodge ( No 1108 ) , over which you now preside . I remain AA ' orshipful Sir ancl Brother , yours fraternally , E . BRACKETT , Secretary . To Bro . Hyde Clarke , AV . M . of the Homer Lodge ( No 1108 ) , Smyrna .

Bro . Hyde Clarke having assented , the banquet took place on the day stated when a very large number of the brethren assembled , notwithstanding the absence of many in the country and abroad at that season . Bro . G . Laurie AA' . M . ( 988 ) in the chair , together with Bro . Halinel AV . M . ofthe German Lodge of Constantinople ( No 1121 ) Pro . Silly P . M . ( No . 988 ) , and brethren of many nations . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Laurie stated it was liis duty to call upon the brethren to testify their regard for the

guest of the evening , Bro . Hyde Clarke . He reviewed the history of the Schismatic Smyrna Grand Lodge , and Lodges , and of the part which he ancl other brethren of the Oriental Lodge hacl taken in their suppression . The period he said hacl now come when irregular Masonry had been extinguished ancl constitutional Masonry established . As in the late proceedings nothing but a fraternal feeling had influenced tho Oriental Lodge , so they now wished to show tbe Smyrna brethren their earnest desire to

co-operate with them in the spirit of brotherly love , wishing them , cordially-, success and prosperity in their future career . That the Homer Lodge would prosper thc brethren of the Oriental might rely , for they had a Master in Bro . Hyde Clarke of high attainments ancl great Masonic zeal , ancl he could assure them of his own personal knowledge of the Smyrna brethren , having visited Smyrna during the schism , that they were men who had been innocentlled to follow- a false light in seeking the truebut men

y , thoroughly Masons in their hearts , true to their vocation , and whom they would be proud to call brethren . He was therefore glad of this occasion to establish the bonds of friendship with them , and to show them that the right hand of fellowship was held out to them . This union would he hoped long continue during a period of mutual prosperity . He assured Bro . Hyde Clarke that tho brethren congratulated him on the successful inaugnrationof the Smyrna Lodge ,

and that they took the deepest interest in his labors . They trusted he would long enjoy the satisfaction of witnessing the fruits of his exertions , and it gave them the greatest pleasure to welcome him there , that day , and to give him a pledge of the union ofthe Oriental ( No 988 ) and the Homer ( No 110 S ) . He concluded by calling on the brethren to do justice to the toast , which was enthusiastically received with Masonic and vocal honors . Bro . HYDE CI . AKKE said , he trusted they ivould not think him wanting in aratitude for the

compliment they had paid him , if lie expressed his feeling of diffidence on this occasion , for the more mindful he was made ofthe honor which was paid him as Master ofthe new Lodge , the more conscious he became of his obligations , and the more mistrustful lest it should not be in his power adequately to discharge them . He valued highly the expression of their kindness towards himself personally , but he felt that the present occasion was to be regarded less as a manifestation of that kindthan as a celebration ofthe now bonds of friendship

, that clay established between the two Lodges . To the brethren of his own Lodge the compliment was great and would bo dul y appreciated by them , for they would feel it a high honor to be so welcomed in the path of Masonic union by a Lodge , which had already won its way , to distinction and success through adverse circumstances in a new country , under the presidency of men , such as their AV . Bro . in the chairwho had labored ' earnestlfor

, y their advancement . The AA' . M . returned thanks . He said 'it had been his desire to do his duty , and he claimed no merit for that . He trusted it was the desire of all , for they were in a country , where Masonry was new , where its nature was misunderstood , and it would be by the conduct of its members that the community would judge of its principles . It was idle to his mind to keep principles for the lodge , to profess to admire them , and to neglect to follow

them ; principles without practice did not constitute . Masonry , ancl it was by their practice thev would be judged . Undoubtedly , his term of office had not been without ' its ' trials , but he had encountered them in the true spirit of JIasonie charity , and on that spirit of charity he relied , for he was conscious of his own imperfections , although he yielded to no one in an earnest dosire to do his duty to the lodge . Each was one link in the great Masonic chainlet each hold firml

; y to the link next him , anil so ivould the whole chain be maintained . Bro . HVDE CI . AKKE stated that he was desired by the AA' . M . to propose a toast . The AA' . M . hacl well reminded them of the elements of their views . In beeomino-Masons they became members not of one lod go but of the Craft a " t large , enrolled among the myriads that- range under its banner ; ancl so , too , would they recognise that , as link b y link the chain was formed , so step by step their progress was effected . Their own lodge was but one step in Masonic progress ; that clay ' s event connected them with another lodge , and their oivn influence and

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example had led to the foundation of a sister lodge , in their own city , under the presidency of their Bro . Hahnel ; nor did they rest there , for in consequence of having attained the number of lodges to constitute a province—and they would soon be beyond that number , for the brethren in Smyrna hacl determined to bring the old Swiss Lodge of 1785 under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England , the masters of the lodge , and other officers had met ( for the purpose of memorializing

the M . W . G . M . to constitute Turkey , and Greece , as a Masonic province . Thus , that day wonld , he trusted , be remembered by them , not only for the sentiments of harmony which then prevailed , but for its influence on the progress of Masonry in the East . To that progress , their Bro . Hahnel , ancl the German Lodge , would , they sincerely hoped , contribute , ancl he called upon them to give expression to their wishes for his success . Bro . Hahnel , said that the design of a German Lodge , had been long matured , but during the

infancy of the Oriental , he kept it back , lest it should in any way weaken that lodge , though it would be a means of strengthening it , and union , not rivalry , wonld be their policy . They would meet in the same lodge now , ancl keep up the same brotherly feeling . He announced that they had in course of formation in their lodge , a Masonic band , which would not be the band of No . 1121 , but of the Masons of Constantinople . Various other toasts were given , and at a late hour the proceedings closed in harmony . It may be

observed , that though the banquet was elegantly served , it was plain in its character , and that as the lodge funds are strictly devoted to Masonic purposes , and cannot be applied to banqueting , the expenses of this demonstration were defrayed by the individual members .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

TTIE Conn . —On Saturday , the Queen , accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Princess Alice , loft Gravesend for Antwerp , on her visit to Prussia . Lord J . Russell , as Foreign Minister , attended the Queen . In accordance with the Royal wish , no address was presented , but the reception given to her Majesty by the loyal people of Gravesend was enthusiastic in the extreme . Her Majesty landed at Antwerp , at a quarter before eight o ' clock , on Monday morningafter an excellent passageand jiroceeded to Frankfort at

, , eight o ' clock . The advices from Canada state that his Royal Highness the Prince of AA ' ales hacl visited Brampton , Georgetown , Gulph , Berlin , Stratford , and St . Mary , and was received everywhere with enthusiasm . The Prince received an address from Belleville , inviting him to visit that town . His Royal Highness declined , and left London for Samilia on the 13 th inst . After distributing medals among the Indiansivho presented a tomahawk

, , horns , arrows , & c , the Prince returned to London in the evening , and held a levee , which was ' numerously attended . The Prince reached Niagara liills on the 11 th insfc ., and would remain there two or three clays . At night the Falls were illuminated with blue lights , Bengal fires , See . The lOuryalus arrived iu Simon's Bay , Cape of Good Hope , on Tuesday , the 21-th of July , with Prince Alfred on board . The Prince landed ancl made a public entry into

Cape Town on the following clay . The welcome which greeted his lloyal Highness on his arrival , on his lauding , and throughout his tour through the colony has been of the most cordial and enthusiastic character ; . Englishmen , Dutchmen , Malays , Mozambiques ,

and Hottentots , uniting the most perfect harmony in a long series of right royal rejoicings . During the Prince ' s stay at Cape Town lie visited every object of interest in the town and neighbourhood . 'I'he volunteers and regulars were reviewed in his presence , and a sham fight performed , the last three clays being devoted by him to an excursion through some ofthe most productive and ancl interesting districts ofthe colony . GEXEEAT . HO . III : NEWS ' . — Mr . Cobden in a letter to a Mr . Stewart

, of Rochdale , states that he expects to be detained iu Paris until the end of next month . Ho will then present himself at Guildhall , to acknowledge the presentation of the freedom of the City of London , and , after that , ho will visit his constituents , before attendingaiiypublicmoeting——Onthe 21 st iiist . theannual orations were delivered in Christ ' s Hospital by the students ivho are about to leave for tho L ' niversities . 'I'he Lord Mayor and several members

of the Corporation ivere present . In the absence of Mr . Hiekson , the first Grecian , the English essay was delivered by Mr . Merriman , the third Grecian . At a court of the governors held on Monday , the Rev . C Parsons Hobbs , M . A ., late senior curate of St . Luke , Chelsea , was elected to the chaplaincy of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital . OiiMonday the fourth congress of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science , was opened at Glasgow , the

inaugural address being delivered by Lord Brougham . The noble president touched on all the various subjects which will be discussed during the congress , but the greater portion of tho address ivas devoted to an attack on the House of Commons and the session of