Ireland.

Shortly after eight o'clock the procession , consisting of about 200 of the principal members of the Order , was formed in the transept and entered the room , the band meantime playing a Masonic march . Twenty-one Knights Templar , in their robes of white , decorated with the emblems of the cross and bearing the swords and banners , guarded the passage to the platform , and formed the Arch of Steel under which the procession passed in the following order :-

—Two Stewards . Assistant Tyler , with Sword . Lodges , according to Seniority , the Junior first . Officers and Members of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , The Committee of the Orphan School . The Vice-Presidents and Honorary Officers of the School . The Tler to the Grand Lod .

y ge Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges . Provincial Grand Officers . Two Stewards . Grand Organist . Grand Inner Guard . Grand Superintendent of Works . Grand Steward . The Grand Deacons , with their Wands . The Chaplain of the Orphan School .

The Grand Chaplains . The Grand Secretary . The Grand Treasurer . The Grand Wardens . The Grand Sword Bearer , carrying the Sword . The Deputy Grand Secretary , carrying the Book of Constitutions .

THE GRAND MASTER . Past Deputy Grand Master . Deput y Grand Master . Past Grand Officers , & c . The Grand Director of Ceremonies , with , his Wand . Two Stewards . On ascending the Platform the Brethren filed of . according to Lodges , and took their laces

respective p . The Grand Master having been saluted , according to ancient usage—The Pupils of the School entered the room in the following order , and took the seats provided for them on the Platform : —¦ Two Stewards . The Hon . Secretary of the Orphan School . The Assistant Secretary . The Pupils—Two and Two . The Resident Governess . The Matron . Two Stewards .

Amongst those present were—His Grace the Duke of Leinstor , Grand Master ; the Deputy Grand Master , John Fitz-Henry Townsend , Q . C ., LL . D . ; the Rev . J . . 1 . M'Sorley , and the Rev . S . G . Morrison , Grand Chaplains ; Charles Lanyon , Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Belfast and North Down ; F . W . Gumblelon , Vice-President of Hie Masonic Female Orphan School ; Viscount Chabot ; Geo . Hoyte , Past Deputy Grand Master ; Sir Edward Borough , Bart ., Junior Grand AVarden ; the

Hon . George Hancock , Grand Secretary ; Thomas Mostyn , Grand Treasurer ; Arthur Bushe and E . R , D . La Touche , Senior and Junior Grand Wardens ; Sir Edward Grogan , Bart . ; the Rev . Henry Jones Westby ; Joseph Manning , T . C ., Grand Director of Ceremonies ; the Rev . Wm . C . Plunket ; John Barrington , D . L . ; the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress ; Sir Wm . Wilde and Lady Wilde ; Mr . Foot , barrister ; Robert Warren , . LP . ; Joseph Cassoi . J . P ,, T . C . ; George AVoods Maunsell ; John Masscy , J . P . ; Edward Barton ; Rev . Hewitt R , Poole , F . T . C . D . ; Rev . Richard Connor , P . T . C . D . ; Sir Gilbert King , Bart ., and Lady King ; Major MPherson , 21-th . Regiment ; F . Fennessey ; Wm . D . La Touche , J . P . ; Sir Richard Griffith , Bart , ; RoH . Tivykur . J . P . ; Thomas