The Address To The Queen.

As a body we claim , and I think jnstlr sr > , that we are surpassed no other body in the world in loyalty to the Throne and the rson of our beloved Queen , who has reigned over us so long , so ill , and so justly . Brethren , we are composed entirely of the jrner sex , and I think there is a special sentiment of poetry in the

clings with which we regard our Royal patron , whom we venture believe looks with kindly eye on the ancient mysteries of this jtitution , and does not wish to penetrate further into them , but is tisfied that the Heir to the Throne , onr Most Worshipful Master ,

d several other members of the Royal Family , belong to the Order , e believe Her Majesty knows that the principles of the Order ara t only those of peace and goodwill , but of charity and brotherly re . On this plea we venture to approach Her Majesty and humbly ay that our loyal Address may be graciously received .

The Grand Master then put the resolution , which was rried with loud cheering ; after which His Royal Highjss signed the Address , and said-It will be for me later to take the Queen's pleasure as to how the Idress shall be received . The Prince then called for three cheers for the Queen , hich were given enthusiastically , and the National nthem was sung by the brethren standing . The Prince Wales said : —

We have amongst us an Indian Prince , His Highness the aharnjah of Kuob-Behar , and it affords me great pleasure to confer > on him the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden . The Maharajah was conducted to the Throne , and

con-¦ atulated by the Grand Master . The following brethren Bre then introduced to the Prince , on their promotion to ist Grand rank , and each of them ( over a hundred in

iraber ) was cordially greeted by His Royal Highness , to hom they were all formally introduced by the Grand trector of Ceremonies . Subjoined we give a list of the raftsmen who received appointments ;—

LONDON . is Highness the Maharajah of Kucb-Behar Senior Warden r Beginald Hanson , Bart ., Lord Mayor ... Junior Warden le Hon . Mr . Justice Field ... ... Do ent .-Col . Hon . Henry J . Byng ... Do r Francis Knollys , K . C . M . G ., C . B . ... Do

r John Staples , K . C . M . G . ... ... Deacon r Philip Cunliffe Owen , K . C . B ., K . C . M . G . Do > 1 . Stanley d'A . Clarke , G . C . M . . . Do lomas Trollope , M . D . ... ... Do r George Prescott , Bart . ... ... Do

lomas Weller Poley ... ... ... Do r Charles Warren , G . O . M . G . ... ... Do aorge B . Brodie , M . D . ... ... Do 3 V . PhilipH . Ernest Brette ... ... Do aarles Driver ... ... ... Snp . of Works

ctavius Hansard ... ... ... Do 'illiam C . Beaumont ... ... ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . r illiam E . Stewart ... ... ... Do ep . Insp .-Gen . Thos . Pnrchas , M . D ., R . N . Do ) hn A . Farnfield ... ... ... Do

harles Martin ... ... ... Do ient .-Col . George Haldane ... ... Sword Bearer ol . William Bristow ... ... .., Do rederick Binckes ... ... ... Do irnes Terry ... ... ... ... Do

rancis R . W . Hedges ... ... ... Do eorge Kelly ... ... ... Do rederick Mead ... ... ... Do

harles F . Matier ... ... ... Standard Bearer harles F . Hogard ... ... ... Do eorge Henri Bne ... ... ... Do jhn Hedley ... ... ... ... Do

PROVINCIAL . edfordshire Col . Robert H . Lindsell Deacon erks and Bucks Robert Bradley Sword Bearer ristol Lt .-Col . J . R . Bramble ABst . D . of C

ambridgeBhire Andrew H . Moyes Std . Bearer aeshire Edward H . Griffiths Do " •rnwall Sir C . B . Graves-Sawle , J . Warden Bart .

umberland & Westmoreland Lamplngh F . B . Dykes Deacou erbyshire William Naylor Sword Bearer evonshire Walter G . Rogers Deacon Do Rev . William Whi'tley Do orsetshire Col . C . Ham bro , M . P . Do

nrham Robert Hudson Sword Bearer asex Thomas J . Railing Asst . D . of C . loncestershire John Brook-Smith Deacon ants and Isle of Wight Edgar Goble Sword Bearer erefordshire Rev . Richard Evane Chaplain

ertfordshire John E . Dawson Sword Bearer ent Alfred Spencer Do Do Benjamin K . Thorpe Std . Bearer mcaflhire ( E . D . ) William 0 . Walker Deacon

Do John Chad wick Sword Bearer , Do James H . Sillitoe Std . Bearer incaahire ( W . ) Robert Wylie Deacon Do . William Goodacre Sword Bearer Do Thomas Forrester Std . Bearer

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Leicestershire and Rutland Samuel S . Partridge Asst . D . of 0 . Lincolnshire Wm . H . Sissons , M . D . Do Middlesex John F . H . Woodward Sword Bearer Monmouthshire William Pickford Std . Bearer Norfolk W . A . Tyssen-Amherst . J . Warden

M . P . Norths and Hunts Rev . S . J . W . Sanders Chaplain Northumberland Richard H . Holmes Deacon Nottinghamshire Rev . Fredk . V . Bussell Chaplain North Wales Col . Henry Platfc Deaoon

Oxfordshire Viscount Valentia J . Warden . Shropshire Rowland G . Venables Asst . D . of C . Somersetshire Lt .-Col . A . T . Perkins Deacon South Wales ( E . D . ) Marmadnke Tennant Asst . D . of C . South Wale 3 ( W . D . ) Rev . W . L . S . Stradling Chaplain

Staffordshire John Bodenham Asst . D . of C . Suffolk William Boby Std . Bearer Surrey Frederick West Deacon Sussex Gerard Ford Do Warwickshire Col . John Machen Do

Wiltshire Sir G . Goldney , Bart . J . Warden Worcestershire A . F . Godson , M . P . Deacon Yorkshire ( N . and E . ) Lieut .-Col . Hon . W . T . J . Warden Orde-Powlett

Yorkshire ( W . ) Henry Smith Deacon Do William H . Brittain Sword Bearer Jersey John LeCronier , M . D . Asst . D . of C . Isle of Man George C . Heron Std . Bearer

DISTRICT . Gibraltar John H . Bryant , M . D . Sword Bearer Malta William Watson Std . Bearer Bengal William Henry Fitze Deacon Bombay Harold King Do Burmah Rev . John Fairclough Chaplain Madras John T . Greatorex Asst . D . of C . Punjab Col . Oswald Menzies Deacon Eastern Archipelago Felix Gottlieb Sword Bearer South China Wm . S . Adams , M . D . Asst . D . of C . North China Thomas W . Kingsmill Do

Japan Robert Hughes Do South Africa ( W . D . ) Thomas J . 0 . Ingleby Sword Bearer South Africa ( E . D . ) George P . Perks Asst . D . of Ci Natal Wesley Francis Sword Bearef ; Jamaica Altamont de Cordova Deacon Bahamas Capt . H . C . Lightbourne Std . Bearer Montreal Lt .-Col . W . H . Hutton Deacon Newfoundland James S . Hayward Std . Bearer Argentine Republio George J . Ryan , M . D . Sword Bearer New South Wales Charles F . Stokes Deacon

Do Francis A . Wright Sword Bearer Do Arthur H . Bray Std . Bearer Queensland Barron L . Barnett Deacon Victoria H . St . John Clarke . M . D . J . Warden Do J . W . Wilrnott , M . D . Deacon Do Thomas H . Lempriere Sword Bearer Tasmania George Smith Do Canterbury , N . Z . William Deamer , M . D . Asst . D . of C .

Utagoanct Southland , N . / i . Kobert stout Do Westland , N . Z . James Kerr Sword Bearer Auckland , N . Z . William Lodder Do Wellington , N . Z . George S . Cooper Asat . D . of C . West Indies ( generally ) Col . John Elliott , C . B . Deacon India ( generally ) Brig .-Gen . G . B . Wolse- Do ley , C . B ., A . D . C .

Unattached Colonel Sir Terence Do O'Brien , K . C . M . G . The Grand Master then stated that he had approved of a design for a special jewel to be worn by all Masons who

are subscribing members of Lodges on the 20 th June 1887 , and that he was pleased to grant permission for a bar to be worn on the ribbon by all the brethren present in that Hall , with a slight addition in the case of Stewards serving . Lord Carnarvon said he had to ask His Royal .

Highness ' s acceptance of a jewel , of the pattern he had approved , and which he begged to offer to him in the name of the whole body of Freemasons . The Prince of Wales , in accepting the jewel , said : —

I accept this jewel , with the greatest pleasure , from the hands of Lord Carnarvon , in the name of all the brethren , and I oan assure you that it will be a memento to me of this most interesting occasion , which is one I am not likely ever to forget . I have only now to declare

that the fees for admission to this meeting , amounting to over £ 6000 , will be divided , without any deduction , between our three great Charities , the Girls' School , the BoyB' School , and the Benevolent Institution .

The procession was then re-formed , in the inverse of its original order , and the Grand Master was conducted to his room amidst loud cheers and a fanfare of trumpets . Before he left the Hall , however , we noticed that His

Royal Highness turned to take a farewell glance at the brethren who had assembled to testify their devotion to the Throne and affection for himself , and afterwards he

expressed himself highly pleased with the success of the gathering . Soon afterwards the Royal party left , their appearance being hailed with ringing cheers by thousands