Memorial From The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Canada West.

establishment of this P . G . L ., as The Grand Lodge of Upper (' anada , with full and unrestricted power , to whom it will ever be a proud and grateful consideration that hailing from the G . L . of England , they will remain essentially an English Grand Lodge , in this the noblest Province of England's dominion , that their independence has been constitutional , and that her statutes will remain their law . " [ The number of North American Lodges is as follows :

Newfoundland , 3 . Prince Edward's Island , 4 . New ]> runswick , 16 . Cape Breton , 1 . Nova Scotia , 34 . Canada East , 21 . Canada West , 62 . Total , 131 . ] j

Bro. The Earl Of Carnarvon At Bath.

BRO . THE EARL OF CARNARVON AT BATH .

On Thursday , January 8 , 1857 , was celebrated the festival of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , at the Castle Hotel , Bath , at which , between eighty and ninety Brethren were present , including several distinguished and influential Masons , from the west of England . After the routine toasts had ben drunk with the usual honours The W , Master said , he was sure they would all join with him in hearty and sincere good wishes towards their noble Brother ,

and the ofher visitors , who had honored them with their company that day ( hear ); and he was sure that there was not one amongst t hem who did not appreciate Bro . Lord Carnarvon ' s conduct during the agitatation of the trying Canada question ( hear ) , as well as that of Bro . Portal ( hear ); and in testimony of that hearty sympathy , he called on them to drink to their health . ( Applause . ) Bro . the Earl of CARNARVON was received on rising with very

warm demonstrations of esteem . He said : " Worshipful Sir , I needed not those kind words of welcome with which you have honored me , or the warm hospitality which has awaited me in Bath , to convince me that I am in the West Country of England : for I well know by long experience that nowhere is the hospitality more kind or the welcome warmer than in the West Country . ( Hear . ) Bound as I am by the tics of property , and by the associations of early years to that country , I must acknowledge the pleasure with which I find myself in it . But on this occasion I experience a double satisfaction ; amongst those whom I cannot consent to consider strangers ,

surrounded as I am by so many faces familiar to me of men who in Grand Lodge , have given their best support to those measures which I have pressed as essential for the advancement of the Craft . And permit me to assure you , that it is with the greatest satisfaction I have walched the proceedings of this day ; for I have read in them the interest which the Country Lodges take in matters which concern Grand Lodge . ( Loud cheers . ) I am glad to perceive that

interest , for I am satisfied that must work for the good of the Craft ( hear ); for half of the difficulties and evils which have grown up in Masonry , is to be attributed , I will not say to . the apathy , but to the apparent want of sympathy on the part of the country Lodges . ( Hear . ) But I hope , now that the restrictions which have so ong pressed upon their free action or acquaintance with business are removed , that the country Lodges will take that part

in the management of the public affairs of the Order , to which they are entitled by the letter and the spirit of the Constitutions ; and which I am persuaded will ultimately be found most conducive to the in ! erests of Grand Lodge itself . ( Hear , hear . ) For you must remember that , our Society stands upon a different footing from all other human institutions , both as regards its management and constitution . ( Hear . ) Upon the subject of its management , indeed , I will not now enter ; nor in speaking of the nature of its constitution need I revert to its antiquity . Dynasties have waxed and waned while our ancient Order was yet in its youth ; and it

now towers like some primeval landmark above that deluge which has swept away the men and theinstitutions cotemporaneous with its rise . ( Applause . ) Nor is it in these our days , a ruin ; it is not the wreck of past greatness ! No ; on the contrary , its professors are numerous and found in every clime , its resources are ample , its means exist everywhere ( hear ); and for this reason , —because it teaches the same lessons—because it inculcates the same principles

as in the remote days of its foundation—because in fact , it has been weighed in the balance of many thousand years , and not been found wanting . ( Great applause . ) And if this has been the case with Masonry in its world wide phase , it has assuredly been not less the case in our own branch of it in England . In no country are its professors more numerous , its resources more ample , its interests more manifold . ( Hoar . ) And as there are so many elements

entering into the supreme body that represents it , so is the deepest and most cautious management necessary in its administration . ( Hear . ) I am persuaded that we cannot withdraw from our system any constituent part without doing serious injury to Grand Lodge and the administration of the whole Craft . ( Hear . ) You , Worshipful Sir , were good enough to speak of the small services that I myself have rendered ; I cannot but think that they have been overstated ;

but 1 should be only too glad ifl could believe them worthy of commendation , but at all events , such as they are , I shall be always willing to give them to Masonry . I cannot , however , refrain from expressing my regret that those who from their - high positions of trust , who from their knowledge and experience were so well qualified to advise and counsel , instead of aiding us in our efforts to repair , to correct , and to adjust that which was imperfect , have so often thrown the whole weight of their official influence into the opposite scale . ( Hear , hear . ) But I am . sanguine enough to indulge the hope that the day is not distant when they

who are now opposed to us , will with Masonic truth and fairness , acknowledge their error , and confess the injurious effects it has produced . ( Hear . ) As for ourselves , our duty , at the opening of a year , destined perhaps , to be eventful in the annals of Masonry—our task is comparatively easy and straightforward . So long as Grand Lodge is the governing and supreme body , so long must an element so important as the country Lodges be represented in it . ( Hear . )

It is that source of strength and vigour , which was long wanting ; and it is our duty to make Grand Lodge the centre of action , the Parliament , if I may so term it of our federation—the expression of Masonic thought and feeling ; and a representative of those institutions of Masonry , which are scattered throughout the length and breadth of the land . ( Hear , and applause . ) And then I for one shall not despair ; because I cannot suffer myself to doubt ,

that if this only once be fairly and fully accomplished , the difficulties which now appear so great will rapidly diminish , grievances will be brought to light and remedied , which are now only smouldering half-suppressed ; and instead of the irregular , spasmodic action of two or three individuals , that body will reflect the opinions , the wishes , and the feelings of all . ( Loud cheers . ) And here let me say , that I am not one of those who wish to introduce one

jot or tittle of innovation into the Constitutions by which we are governed . ( Hear , hear . ) All I contend for is , the supremacy of Grand Lodge , at the same time that 1 would resist any infraction of the just prerogative of the Grand Master . ( Hear . ) All that I desire is , that the constitutional relationship between the two great powers should be preserved . ( Hear . ) And now , Worshipful Sir , I feel that I ought to apologise for having so long

trespassed upon your attention . ( Cries of" No , no ; go on . " ) But if I am to accept those expressions as conveying the wish of the brethren that I should proceed , I will venture to detain you for a few minutes longer while I say two words upon another subject .