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tical working , which is to illustrate in that sublime solitary sentence its work , " Do unto others as you would they should clo unto you . " It is of the essence of Freemasonry to feed the ungry , to quench the drought of the thirsty , and to clothe the naked . I feel very grateful indeed for the honour you have done me in coupling my name with the toast of the visitors ,

which has been so well and enthusiastically receiveci , and iu my own name , as well as in that of the visitors , I beg to return you my grateful thanks . ( Great applause . ) It was announced that the hon . brother had promised , in addition to his own subscription , a subscription of £ 105 from his lodge on his return to Bombay .

" The Health of the Secretary of the Institution" was received with plaudits , and Bro . BINCKES replied in his usual happy manner . He said the amount of the subscriptions already received was £ -1 , 500 . A concert and some other amusements closed tho day , some of the company not leaving the grounds till eleven o ' clock .

There were nearly 1 , 000 persons present , many of the highest officers in the Craft , and a very large assemblage of elegantly-• dressed ladies . The whole proceedings went off in capital style , notwithstanding that the building was in an unfinished state , and the grounds almost in a state of nature . The building itself , whieh has been erected by Bro . George Myers ,

is built to accommodate from 150 to 200 boys , the dormitories giving each boy 500 cubic feet of air . The rooms and offices are almost innumerable , and nothing is forgotten which can conduce to the health and comfort of the inmates . Corridors , dining-hall , school-room , class-room , kitchen , sculleries , baths , infirmaries , are all arranged with special reference to the moral and physical training of the scholars . At present the building is not seen to advantage , but when it is considered that what

has been already accomplished has been done iu six months less than the time allowed by \ the contract , every allowance will be made for any want of regularity which might be visible in the general appearance of the place . AVhen the building is finished and the grounds are laid out—especially after the planting clay , when ladies are to be invited down to AA ' ood

Green , each to plant a tree—a prettier building will not be found anywhere than the Masonic Institution for Boys . The rapidity with which some of the work has been completed is a perfect marvel . The amount realised by the festival , we are happy to state , is £ 5 , 000 , including the presentation of purses collected by

ladies and "lewises , " a list of which will be given in our next issue , together with some interesting details of the building . This sum is subject to considerable additions , inasmuch as replies have been received from very few of the lodges in the colonies and distant possessions , and from 120 Stewards no returns have come to hand , nor will they do so until the final

meeting on the 21 st . Amongst the donations we gladly record the following : — £ s . d . Bro . Algernon Perkins , V . P ., 7 th donation 105 0 0 „ B . Bond Cabbell , V . P ., Treas , 40 th donation ... 52 10 0 „ AV . AA'inn , V . P ., Sth donation 105 0 0 Charles RatcliffV . P . 2 nd donation 52 10 0

„ , , „ Rt . Hon . Earl de Grey and Ripon , clth donation 26 5 0 „ Alfred Pratt 26 5 0 „ Samuel May . 21 0 0 „ Raynham AV . Stewart , 3 rd donation 21 0 0 Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship ( No . 270 ) , Berkeley , Gloucestershire 52 10 0 Messrs . George Myers and Sons , 2 nd donation 52 10 0

with contributions from a large number of former liberal donors of five and ten guineas each , while from the province of AVest Yorkshire , the members of which , so recently as 1863 ,

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added to the funds of the Institution the munificent sum of £ 1 , 500 , there was received 1 , 000 guineas , it being not at all improbable that this will , on the completion of the returns , be £ 1 , 200 .

Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

BRISTOL . BKISTOI .. —Seaufort Lodge ( No . 103 ) . —On Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., Bro . J . R . Bramble was installed AA ' . M . of the above lodge . The ceremony was admirably performed by tho retiring AA ' . M ., Bro . Richard Fox Gee . Previous to tho AV . M . being put in possession of the chair , a beautiful anthem , composed for the occasion bBro . McFiwlaneof Bathwas sung by several

y , , brethren of the musical profession , amongst whom were Bros . G . Turner , Collins , France , Browning , Fisher , Short , & c . Bro . McFavlane presided at the organ . The brethren partook of a cup of good-fellowship , the loyal and Masonic toasts being given by the AA' . M ., Bro . Bramble , in a truly feeling and Masonic manner , and ably responded to by the several brethren .

DORSETSHIRE . CO >" SECEATKW OP A NEW LODGE AT POETEASD . On AA ' ednesday , the 21 st ult ., the day without any night , the new Masonic loelge at Portland , No . 1037 , established chiefly , we believe , through the exertions and instrumentality of Bro . R . N . Howardwho has been most appropriately elected AA ' . M .

, of the new lodge , was consecrated under the auspices of Bro . Jacobs , of AVeymouth , as Master of the Ceremonies , and Bro . Thomas Coombs , of Dorchester , who is Grand Secretary of the province , in addition to whom were the following officiating brethren : —Bros . T . M . Crickmay , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; T . Chick , acting J . W . ; AV . J . Hill , J . D . ; AA ' . Bryant , P . Prov . J . G . D . ; Smith , Prov . J . G . D . ; and J . D . Harvey , P . M ., P . Pror .

G . Supt . of AA ' orks ; as well as an attendance of nearly fifty of the brethren of this and the adjoining province of Somerset , comprising deputations from the Poole Lodge , Bro . R . Sydenham , AV . M . ; All Souls' Lodge , of AVeymouth , Bro . Smith , AA' . M . ; the Lodge of Faith ancl Unanimity , Dorchester , Bro . Thomas Chick , AA ' . M . ; the AA ' areham Lodge , Bro . Poynter , W . M . ; & c ., who all assisted in the ceremonies .

The ceremony , which is almost unique as regards the high ceremonial of consecration , although lodges are commonly dedicated in a less imposing manner , took place in the Sailor's Bethel , under the A'erne , a most suitable apartment for the purpose , the services been entirely religious . It was conducted by Bro . Jacob , in a manner which , for impressiveness and solemnity , was acknowledged by all present never to have been seen equalled or surpassed . The brethren assembled at high

noon in the Bethel ( the use of which had been granted for the occasion with a promptitude which elicited the warmest thanks , by Bro . Coode , who is one of the Trustees of the Chapel ) , where the emblems witnessed only within the arcana of the Craft were grooped amidst festoons of flowers and evergreens , and the mosaics actually carpeted with floral declarations of the most tasteful and , of course , artistic character . The lodge having been duly opened by the AA ' . M . Bro . R . N .

, Howard , successively in the first , second , and third degrees , and again resumed in the first for the admission of Entered Apprentices of the infant lodge , the AA ' . M . called upon Bro . Jacob to proceed with the ceremonial , which he did by delivering an elaborate inaugural on the high and holy principles of Masonry . Bro . JACOBaddressing the assembled lodgessaid : —AVe

, , are assembled together this clay for the discharge of a very important and interesting duty , that of dedicating a new lodge for the purposes of Freemasonry , and solemnly consecrating the same for the performance of those ancient and sacred duties connected with it , in the initiation of candidates through the sublime mysteries of our Order , in the discharge of our Masonic duties whenin the prayer of faithwe seek for

, , Divine assistance , and supplicate the aid of that Omnipotent Light—the Great Geometrician of the Universe—on behalf of ourselves and of those who may kneel before Him , that the work begun in His name may be continued in His glory , and be evermore firmly established by obedience to His precepts , we may hope to receive out of His fulness such a portion of Divine wisdom as will enable us to pursue that path in life wherein