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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

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thc Prince ol Wales , Torquay ; Now . Masonic Hall at GalasliieL ; Reports of Panmure Lodge , jo ; Beadon , 619 ; s " ') iiretiim , 731 ; Sir Hugh Myd . lelion , 1602 ; Mount Gainliicr , 1207 ; William I ' rcslon , ; 66 ; Wellington Lodge of Instruction ; Royal Cumberland Chapter , 41 .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

A full report of thc proceedings at the Annual Meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will appear in the Second Edition of the " Freemason , " which will be published early Saturday morning . A list , of the successful and unsuccessful candidates will be given .

Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

[ The charge is 2 s . Oil . for announcements , not exceeding four lines , under this heading . ] BIRTHS . BowniNC . —May 12 , at Torquay , the wife of L . B . Bawring , Esq ., C . S . I ., of a daughter . ISuvi'its . —On thc 13 th ult ., at Orchid Lea , Darjiling , India , the wife of W . L . Buyers , of a son . DUVF . —Mav 12 . at Knebworth nark . Stcvenatre .

Hertfordshire , the wife of Mr . E . Grant Duff , M . P ., of a daughter . PAGET . —On the 13 th inst ., at Queen Annc-strcct , \ V \ , thc wife of R . H . Paget , Esq ., M . P ., of a daughter . MARRIAGES . BunGKSs— 'L VNCII . —On thc 1 Gth inst ., at St . John ' s , The Triangle , Hackney , Dr . Burgess , of Bethnal-grcen-road , to Kate , daughter of the late C . Lynch , Esq . of Dover . CiiiciiESTKit—HOLLOWAY . —On thc i . -jtli inst ., at Alel' combe Regis , Weymouth , Henry , son of Sir Arthur Chichester , Bart ., of Youlston Park , Barnstaple , to Adah

Georgiana , daughter of the late 11 . F . K . Holloway , Esq . DAVIS—BAUCII . —On April 20 , at St . Anne ' s , Indore , Central India , the Rev . Edward Gabriel Davis , chaplain ' of Mhow , to Lillias May , daughter of Major-General C . B . Baugh . PHILPOT—TAYLOR . —On April 17 , by the Rev . John Wonalian , Bro . Michael P . Philpot , of Philadelphia , to Miss Phoebe VV . Taylor , of Penn-squarc , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania .

DEATHS . DICK . —On the 16 th ult ., at his residence , Edith Lodge , St . Lawrence , Ramsgate , Isle of Thanet , George Stuart Dick , Esq ., late of Mizaporc , eldest and only surviving son ol the late General George Dick , of the Bengal Army , in his 83 rd year . ELCIK . —On the 14 th ult ., at 36 , Larkhall-lane ,

Clapham , Ellen Elgie , widow of thc late George Thomas Elgie , solicitor , aged 7 6 , deeply regretted . Friends please accept this intimation . Argentine papers please copy . LBIPER . —On April » 8 , Bro . Armstrong Leiper , M . D ., of Industry Lodge , No . 131 , Columbia , aged 52 years . MAY . —On April 28 , Bro . Lewis May , of Columbia ledge , No , 91 , aged 26 yearf .

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TheFreemason, SATURDAY ; , MAY 20 , 1876 .

Our Grand Master At Home Again.

OUR GRAND MASTER AT HOME AGAIN .

The accounts of last Thursday ' s reception of the Prince of Wales , alike at Portsmouth and in London , are very pleasant to read . It does us a deal of good to realize the depth and the sincjrity of the unbought loyalty of the English people . AH honour to them . There are few of

us who have not read with some little emotion the meeting of the Prince and Princess and the children oiF Yarmouth , of the enthusiasm of Portsmouth , of the cheers of school girls and schoolboys , of tlie patient crowds of enduring Englishwomen and Englishmen of all ranks and

conditions alike , of the enthusiastic greeting in the thronged streets of London , of the ji-. yiv . is aud hearty reception at the opera . We have thought it well to preserve in our columns a memento of a very proud and happy day for us English folk and Freemasons , based mainly on the

animated account of our contemporary , the " Times , " which we admire greatly , alike for its lucidity and perspicacity , and thoroughly good English . A hundred years hence some worthy brother oi our Order poring over these

then old pages of the "Freemason , " will read with pleasure and astonishment this goodly history of our Grand Master ' s happy return home , and of the glad loyalty and unfeigned rejoicing , alike of our kindly brotherhood aud of a great people .

Thc Serapis left ihe Tag us on Sunday evening about 5 . 30 , and at about 6 . 30 the bar vvas left behind , and the Serapis was ploughing its way in a heavy sen . The Tagns looked as the Tagus always looked , charming , and Lisbon had a most bright

appearance . Few people ever enter or leave the Tagus unmoved , and our Royal Grand Master would carry away with him , amid the loyal cheers oi our blue jackets , a pleasant memory of agreeable hospitality and a friendly people ! When the Serapis got out of the river she met with an ugl y

swell , and the parts ware battened down . The wind was strong E . N . E ., and the speed of the squadron was reduced to under nine kuols an bour . But , notwithstanding , the Serapis made good way , and at 1 . 15 p . m ., on Tuesday , being abreast of Ushant , the Raleigh was sent on to

signal the news , and then the course was shaped across the Channel direct for England . On Monday evening the Prince dined with Captain Glyn and the officers , and accepted an album with his photograph , a pleasant souvenir

of a very prosperous voyage . A little after midnight on the Monday the welcome light of the Start was seen , and at 2 . ij it was on the beam . Sh ' anklin Light was seen at 7 . 35 a . m . on Thursday morning , and at 10 the Enchantress was seen .

The account of the meeting of the Prince of Wales and the Princess is very touching * . — The Enchantress , in obedience to signal , now stood on ahead towards Yarmouth in quest of smoother water . Crowds of people could be seen on shore at Hurst Castle and Yarmouth .

At 10 . 45 a , m - F ° -- Victoria saluted , but somehow or other the saluting was rather late in tbe day . The Prince was on the bridge , glass in hand , with his eyes fixed on the Enchantress , which had the Princess ' s standard flying . By degrees the Princess of Wales and her children were

distinguished amid the crowd on her deck . Close to Yarmouth the Serapis slowed , and the Enchantress , altering her course , came down towards her , passing close on her port side . Then the crew from the rigging , the officers on the decks , and all the gentlemen and others on

board the Serapis , led by Captain Glyn , gave three cheers and a few cheers more , which proved that their constitutions were not affected by the climate of India . The band played " Home , Sweet Home , " the marines presented

arms , and as the Royal yacht rounded the stern of the Serapis , and came up on her starboard quarter , and every one could see the Princess and her children , men confessed that they felt a little inclination to gulp down something in their throats . The Serapis anchored at 11 a . m ., the barge was

Our Grand Master At Home Again.

lowered , and immediately the Prince , attended b y a few of his suite . embarked , and was rowed off to the Enchantress . Jt may be imagined with what joy he was welcomed there by those he loved . In a quarter of an hour or so the Princess of Wales and the lloyal children left the yacht .

and came on board the Serapis . The band was drawn up on tbe maindeck , the officers in full uniform , the marines under Major Snow , as well as the gentlemen of the Prince ' s suits , in a lino extending along thc deck up to the entrance to the saloon . The Princess had a gracious

smile or a pleasant word for those who were presented to her by ihe Prince r . ntl to the Royal children . The great ship sMined a treasurehouse of wonder and delight , for there were tigers and tailless dogs , elephinls , deer , horses , ostriches , Jeopards , birds , diminutive monies and

cattle , monkeys , to be visited nnd ad * . v . ired . Ths Duke of Sutherland , Lord Coh'ilk-. Colonel Kingscote , the Marquis of Hamilton , Lady Suffield , and her daughters , Lady C .-rington , Lord Aylesford , Mr . Sumner , Sir Bailie 1 ' rero , Mr . Grey , and several other gentlemen came on

board , some from the Fire Queen , others from the Enchantress . General Ponsonby also came on behalf of her Majesty to welcome : the Prince . At twelve the Serapis weighed ami slaa ' . Yied towards Portsmouth , followed by many steamers ' , and wakening up the forts and shipping as she

passed . At 1 . 30 p . m . she was o ( r Cowes ; the battery at th ? Club House fired a salute , and many people could bo seen on shore . In halfan-honr afterwards , or less , the Koyal party went down to luncheon in the saloon , in the midst of which his Koyal Highness thc Duke of Edinburgh came on board lo welcome his brother .

As the "Tirjes"' trulyremarks . it has been the good fortune of but few men in any age of . the world ' s history to receive such a '' Welcome home " as that with which the Prince of Wales vvas greeted th :: day , after his si-v months ' absence from ar . r / . - )* : 115 . Thc desire to r » iye the

Prince a hearty reception , in the highest sense of thc term , was something more than any of us could have antieip . * -ted . It developed itself day by day as the time of his lauding became nearer , and at last so outran official intention nn 1 preparation that nav . i ! . . military , municipal , and railway

authorities felt themselves swept onwards by a tide of popular feeling , thelikeof which for spontaneity and intensity has rarely been experienced in England . . His no disrespect to any of these authorities to say so much . They themselves

have been the first lo confess it •and they may be congratulated on their success in giving such complete effect to the national will lhat no English Prince has ever had such a landing on his native shores as that which thc Heir t" tho

Crown expeno ' . j * : c-a T . -day . Portsmouth h . -. s been the scene of many giand sights , and of no : L i ' avi rejoicings . Most of them , and ceu . T . y . l y the grandest of them , have occurred with ::- oer own time ; but it was'loudly declared down there ti ? Thursday that anything

approaching 10 ! h > reception of the Prince of Wales was DO : 0 :: the records of that town . " Portsmouth h ,: s nevei seen anything like this ' ' was the rema .-l . wh ' :. b one heard there from a thousand lips . The truth is that Portsmouth had the honour of beinr the representative of all

England for this -nosi r . uspicious occasion . The early demands for e ** e . rsion trains to the scene of the landing were- so unprecedented ! y numerous that day after day ., for the last week , railway managers were dri-rcn to invoke the aid of the news columns of the public press to enable

them to reply to those requisitions , and before evening on Wednesday the streets of Portsmouth swarmed with visitors from distant parts . The inhabitants of the town itself had requisitioned the Mayor to proclaim s holiday , and the whole of the previous night and throughout thc

morning the fitting np of stands , the bedecking of windows , and the hoisting of flags were still going on . Civilians , soldiers , marines , and seamen of the Royal Navy were all united in this work . It ss gratifying to be able to add that their efforts were crowned with signal

success . From Southsea all the way round to Portsea , and thence up through Portsmouth tovm and on to the railway station at Landport was one vast triumphal arena . Most stately is the appearance of the Serapis as she slowly comes up towards thc jetty , and