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colleague felt greatly indebted . The praise and commendation given had been much greater than their own ideas led them tc expect . He could only say , that as the lodge and the visiting brethren had been kind enough to express their appreciation , he and Bro . Everitt were fully rewarded for their exertions . In any ceremony connected with Freemasonry , if their services could be rendered ivith advantage to the lodge , they ivould only he too happy to give them . He felt satisfied , after seeing the correct

manner in ivhich the AV . M . worked , that , to use an old phrase , they had "the right man in the right place . " He should think that there was not a brother but who felt delighted with such a Master and Officers as the Lodge of ( Economy could boast of ; and he apprehended that they could do no other than progress . ( Cheers . ) Bro . EVKRITT said he assured the brethren that it was with some difficulty he rose to acknowledge the very flattering honour just paid to him . It was indeed some satisfaction and gratification

to find that , having clone their best towards furthering the interests of the lodge , their efforts were appreciated ; it ivas a full return for their trouble to find that they met with the good opinion anil approval of their brethren . He would not detain the meeting ivith any further remarks upon that subject ; hut he must express his strong conviction that they were ail very much indebted to one brother present , but for whose zealous exertions the lodge would not , probably , have been enabled to hold that festival . ( Hear . ) If the brother he alluded to had not attended the Board of General

Purposes , and advocated their cause , they ivould not have been there celebrating the centenary of their local lodge . He need hardly say that he was sure the whole of the brethren of the Lodge of ( Economy must feel deeply grateful to the distinguished brother who had done so much towards proving their right to the important honour they had been since confirmed in , and now had celebrated . Of course he alluded to Bro . Stebbing . ( Cheers . ) In another hundred years' time none of them , according to the laws of

human probability , would be there ; but let them hope that they should all be assembled in that Grand Lodge above , ivhere the world's Great Architect lives and reigns for ever . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) Bro . BIGGS said he was entered in the programme to propose the next toast , which was " The Health of that " worthy ancl respected Brother , Joseph Rankine Stebbing , P . Prov . G . S . AV ., ' " etc . ( Cheers . ) But he must assert that upon entering on the task , he found the

wind completely taken out of his sails , inasmuch as several others had already been on the same tack before him . Bro . Naish had a little while ago been dipping into the subject , and now Bro . Everitt had been at the same thing . He was quite aware of the fact that in whatever lodge he might mention Bro . Stebbing ' s name , he should there find it already standing pre-eminent in the estimation of the brethren . Let any other name be what it might , none stood so hih for having done so mucheither for that

g , pro vince or Masonry in general , or for the Lodge of ( Economy , as Bro . Stebbing . ( Hear . ) AVhat the present [ company were then doing , probably their predecessors were doing in AVinchester a hundred years back ; but ivhere were those predecessors now ? They had " left not a wrack behind . " But those of the present day knew that tlie Craft of Masonry still stood pre-eminent , and yet they

knew not who were its founders . The beauties of the Order were still found extant ; the true Masonic feeling and its conspicuous virtues of charity , assistance , consolation , and advice . All these , whatever or wherever as required , it was only to apply to Bro . Stebbing , and such as him , and yon had all you wished for . He could anticipate that when the hundred years now commenced had run their course , and the whole of the records even passed away , the of BroStebbing would he still remembered h

name . yet througout the province with gratitude ' and esteem . Although many lodges and provinces could boast of great privileges and peculiar advantages , some of having their grandfathers among them in the Craft , yet he felt certain that very few of them could boast of having a Stebbing in their connection . ( Hear . ) With the deepest respect ancl sincerity , lie proposed " The Health of their esteemed FriendBro . Stebbing . "

, The toast was received ivith especial marks of enthusiasm , the applause from the company being continued for many moments . BBO . STEMHNG replied in an able and eloquent speech . Bro . NAISH here made apologies for the absence of those brethren who had been unavoidably prevented attending . Amongst the other communications came one from Bro . AVyndham ° S . Portal , P . G . J . AV , who , ivhen on the eve of starting for AVinchester , suddenl bthe recei

was y delayed y pt of an enormous batch of letters ( 120 ) , in connection with his candidateship for a seat in the London and South AA estern Railway direction . One of the remaining toasts of the evening was the health of that active and energetic member of the Lodge of ( Economy " Bvo . C . Sherry , P . M ., " which was proposed by the AV . M ., and received with warm applause . It was well-known that Bro . Sherry had very zealously exerted himself in connection with the late controversy

respecting the Lodge's Centenary , and besides searching out and furnishing Bro . Stebbing with man } - important data for establishing the justness of the claim , he attended the London offices in person , and otherwise materially assisted in bringing about the satisfactory conclusion since arrived at . Bro . SHET-KY briefly responded to the compliment conveyed , and then proceeded to some practical remarks on the progress of the Order as exemplified in the satisfactory increase of the Masonic

Charities . In the year 1855 , he showed that the collection at the Festival of the . Boys' Institution had been £ 792 19 s . 6 d . ; and that of the Girls' Institution , £ 1407 13 s . Gd . In 1856 , the Boys ' £ 1500 ; the Girls ' , the £ 1851 19 * . Gd . In 1857 , the Aged Masons ( at their triennial festival ) , had a collection of £ 1558 6 s , Gd . ; the Boys , £ 1200 ; and the Girls , £ 1900 , In 1858 , tbe Boys , £ 1139 ; and the Girls , £ 1725 15 s . In 1859 , the Aged ( with a biennial festival ) £ 2053 8 s . ; the Boys £ 154-8 ; and the Girls £ 1880 . In

, , , 1860 , the Aged , £ 2096 19 s . Gd . ; the Boys , £ 1601 ; and the Girls , £ 3000 . This showed an increased annual average in 1860 for the Benevolent Institution of more than four times what it used to he , while at the same time the amounts for the boys and the girls bad been doubled since 1855 . It should be also stated that in addition to the subscription to the Boys School in the year 1859 , the province of Yorkshire sent up £ 300 towards improvement of the school-rooms ,

I & c . ; adding these sums together for the six years , it gave the I amount collected for the three charities as no less than £ 25 , 588 , I irrespective of their regular sources of income . l "The Health of the Visiting Brethren" was also given , and briefly responded to by Bro . Grimes , No . 915 . The toast of " The AVardens , " was responded to by Bro . A . Smith , in an energetic speech . The company passed an hour or so in pleasant conviviality , and

broke up at midnight . Long will the proceedings of this eventful day be impressed in the memories of those who were present—the-Centenary of the Lodge of ( Economy celebrated under such happy circumstances . During the evening , the company were as much amused asastonished by the extraordinary activity ( for his age ) of the gallant Admiral Sir Lucius . During a temporary pause in the speaking , he was suddenly missed from his seat by the side ofthe Chairman ,

and as those parties ranged along the only gangway were quite sure he had not passed by them to get out of the room , they were at a loss to conceive his mode of egress . The mystery was soon made clear , however , by the return of the gallant Admiral , who chose to regain his seat as he had left it , and to the surprise of the company , he unconcernedly ducked under the table , and reappeared in his chair on the other side with all the agility of a lad of fourteen .

NORFOLK . NORWICH . —Cabbell Lodge ( No . 1109 ) . — -Bro . G . AV . Minns , unanimously elected AV . M . of this lodge , was installed on Thursday evening , the 31 st ult ., by the P . M ., Bro . H . J . Mason . Bro . Minns appointed the following brethren as his officers : Bro . Harry B . AA'oolsey , S . AV . ; Bro . T . Ballord , J . AA . ; Bro . Slugg , S . D . ; Bro . J . Stanley , J . D .,- and Bro . J . AV . Taylor , I . G . The accession of Bro .

Minns to the chair was afterwards celebrated by a banquet in the lodge-room at the Star , at which nearly fifty brethren were present , the new Master presiding , and his Senior Warden , Bro . AVoolsey , occupying the vice-chair . A . great many visitors from the other city lodges were present , including the Masters of 110 and 258-( Bros . J . D . Ellis and AV . H . Stevens ); Bro . the Rev . S . Titlow , P . Prov . G . Chaplain ; Past Masters Morgan , Hyams , Redgrave , . 1 . Underwoodand Dawbarn ; Bro . AV . S . Boulton ( S . AV . 60 ); Bro .

, G . E . Simpson ( S . AV . 110 ); Bro . P . Colsey ( S . AV . 258 ) , & c . The supper was exceedingly well provided . On the removal of the cloth , the AA ' . M . gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , and the brethren having drunk the health of Bro . B . Bond Calbell , the Prov . G . M . of Norfolk , drank the health of the Provincial and Past Provincial Grand Officers , for whom the Senior Grand Officer present , Bro . A . P . Morgan , Prov . J . AA' ., responded . Bro . Morgan remarked on the infrequency of the meetings of Provincial Grand

Lodge , and said he was sure that the brethren generally in the province would be glad if the Prov . Grand Lodge was to meet at least once a quarter . ( Hear . ) He was sure that nothing would more tend to such a change than the appointment of a D . Prov . G . M . ( Hear . ) Bro . Morgan added that it must be highly satisfactory to the new Prov . G . M . to see that the Order was progressing so much in the province , and especially that Lodge 1109 , whicli was called after himselfshould have made such rapid in

, progress the short period ivhich had elapsed since its formation . Gi-EAT YAIUIOUTH . —Lodge of Friendship ( No . 117 ) . —The ceremony of installing Bro . George Harvey , as AV . M . of Lodge 117 , took place on Monday week , at the Crown and Anchor Hotel , Yarmouth , and was performed hy Bro . Oswald Diver , in a most impressive mannner . The following brethren were appointed officers