Provincial.

happiness to yourselves , a building which will be a token of your prosperity and an ornament to the good town of Middlesbrough . May your meetings be a source of pleasure to you all , and may the Great Architect of the universe prosper you iu all your works , may ho teach us to raise that temple of the soul , may we all cherish the blessed hope that wo may at length attain to that grand temple which is on high , where all things shall be truthwhere there shall be one home of and happi

, peace - ness for ever . " So mote it be . " The brethren then again formed iu procession and returned to the Town Hall . About a hundred ancl thirty brethren afterwards dined together at the Odd Fellows' Hall . The walls of the hall were decorated with Masonic emblems , and in the gallery ivere a brilliant assemblage of ladies .

« riit « tlluuel' tll ° ° - Pu 0 ' , r - GRAND MASTER , who presided , proposed Ihe Queen—the daughter of a right good and worthy Mason . " ( Cheers ) . The D . PROV . GRAND MASTER next gave " The Prince Consort unci the rest of the royal family . " It was nut long since there had been added _ to the royal family another member—he referred to Prince 1 ' rcdevick AVilliam of Prussia , who was one of the best and truest Masons abroad . ( Applause ) . He was a good friend to the Craft , and had always shown his willingness to assist the brethren wherever lie couldHe

. ( the D . Prov . Grand Master ) trusted that by and by they would bo called upon to welcome into the Craft some of the junior members of the royal family . ( Hear , hear , and cheers ) . The D . Pnov . GRAND MASTER then proposed " The Army and Navy . " A great many members of both services belonged to the Masonic brotherhood ; and , having great opportunity of doing so , exhibited iu a high degree the virtues which formed the basis of their union . ( Applause ) . He to le with the toast the

begged coup name of Captain Henry Thompson , of the Middlesbrough Volunteers . ( Cheers ) . li Bro . THOMPSON replied . He wished there had been some one there who had seen more service than himself —( laughter)—to respond to this toast . He felt that he was appearing before them in a new capacity , and that the words appropriate to his position did not come naturally and with the comparative freedom he experienced in different aud more accustomed relations

; but he could say this , that if they were called upon he believed tho volunteers ivould acquit themselves with as much credit as the regulars . ( Cheers ) . If ever the necessity arose , he believed they would not shrink from facing the difficulties and sharing the dangers of war ivith the other arms of the service . ( Cheers ) . The D . Pnov . GRAND MASTER next called upon the brethren to drink a bumper to " The Ladies . " The toast was most cordially responded toand acknowled their

, ged on behalf by Bro . Robert Lloyd , of the North York Lodge . The ladies then retired—the brethren standing the while and giving them in the most enthusiastic manner a parting salute . The Masonic toasts were then given in proper order and form . Bro . Hollou

responded for " The Grand Officers of the province ; " Bro . Simpson , for "Tho Grand Officers of the Province of Durham ; " tho AV . M . ( Bro . Maimers ) , for " The North York Lodge ; " Bro . AVeathcrill , for "The Visiting-Brethren of the province ; " and Bro . Suteliffe . for " ' The A'isitiug Brethren from other provinces . " In the course of the proceedings , a handsome silver trowel , having engraved upou it a suitable inscription , was presented in the name of the brethren of the North York Lodto tlie DProvCMby the

go . . . , AY . M . of _ the Lodge . The presentation was appropriately acknowledged . The afternoon was spent in tlie greatest harmony , some of the brethren contributing variety to the proceedings by the exercise of their vocal powers , to which they were encouraged by the worthy president of the clay , who sang a favourite Masonic melody . | Tho site of the new hall abuts on the Norton-road , near the National . SchoolsThe front of the proposed building will be in the Italian stle

, y , with Masonic decorations ; the All-seeing eye in the centre panel , filling up the space of the entablature , —with the two triple triangles on each side ; surmounting the front at the sides are the two globes , and in the centre a figure of Tubal Cain . It will be built of red brick , with freestone facings . In the interior , the Lodge-room will be forty feet in length , twenty-three feet four inches in width ; and seventeen feet in height to the top of the cornice , with a coved ceiling . There will bo a rather

handsome east window , with a coloured margin . There will also bo a Mosaic floor , the gift of the Earl of Zetland , G . M . The room will befitted up with a Gothic fireplace and stalls—the stalls and the seats being of stained wood . The hall will also contain Tyler ' s and ante-rooms , with all the necessary conveniences . The dimensions of the buildingthe cost of which is estimated at about .- £ 700—are as follows : —Total length , including cottage and yard , one hundred feet ; breadth , twentysix feet ; and height , thirty feet . The hall , with ante-room , will be sevent

y feet by twenty-six , and will rise above the ground five steps . On the roof there will be a statue of Tubal Cain , made of iron , which is to be presented to the hall . The architect is Bro . Dobson , of Newcastle , and the contractor for the work Bro . Doughty , of Middlesbrough .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

METROPOLITAN CHAPTERS . ST . JAMES ' UNION CIIAITER ( NO . 211 ) . —The above Chapter was convoked , for the third time , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Tuesday last , % command of the M . E . Z ,, Comp . J . Gurton . There were twenty

candidates down for exaltation , aud one for joining , but owing to its being the first day of the Epsom races the majority did not come up . Still there were seven exaltations , viz ., Bros . Donald , No . 40 ; T . Claissen , No . 53 ; C . Hewitt , S . D ., No . 166 ; J . R . Peavco , AY . Burton Ford , and Rayner , of No . 211 ; and J . AV . F . Drumiiioiid , of No . 1055 . The ceremony was ably performed by the M . E . Z ., ably assisted by Comps . Stacey , H ., and AVoodstock , J . Owing to illness Comp . Coekcraft , the worthy P . S . of the Chapter , was unable to attend , and his duties were performed

by Comp . AV . AVatson , with that readiness and perfection , so well known and deservedly appreciated . After tho Chapter was closed , the Companions proceeded to dinner , Comp . Frederick Adlard , P . Principal of the Romford Chapter being a visitor . The usual toasts having been dulyproposed and masonically received , the M . E . Z . said it afforded him so great a pleasure that he could not give adequate expression to the happiness tbat must be felt by a First Principal when that officer had done , as hehad that evening , exalted no less than seven brethren to the sublime

degree of tlie Royal Arch , and many among them were his own personal friends . Ho had something kind to say of each candidate , and . he believed they would prove an honour to tho order , and as there were so many coining into the St . James ' s Union Chapter he believed it would continue to bo , as it had already become , a great success , and as every newly exalted Companion ought to share that success ; for on them , in a great measure , depended the numerical strength of the Chapterhe begged the Companions to rise and welcome the advent

, of those who had joined them that evening , and drink to each and all of them a hearty health to enjoy the privileges of Royal Arch Masons . Comp . Hewitt had but little to say , bufc confessed himself much pleased with what he hacl seen and the apparent perfection with which it was carried out . He remembered that when he entered Masonry the case was different ; his Lodge was not practical , but now , thanks to their AV . M ., ( the P . S . of this Chapter , who WHS absent , and therefore he could with more propriety it ) all its officers were workers . He might

say , then ask tho Companions to judge his pleasurable surprise at being exalted in a new Chapter where everything appeared to him to be perfect . From what he had seen , and he had carefully attended to the ceremony , it impressed him with the idea that it was a sacred service , and he trusted its influence would make him a better man . Comp .

Drtimmond acknowledged the compliment in a few words . Comp . Pearce was delighted with his first night in Royal Arch Masonry and hoped that he might make further progress in it . Comp . Claissen asked for indulgence as a foreigner , but in a very appropriate manner , returned thanks for their reception of him into the Order , and his wonder that so few of his brother Masons proceeded to embrace it . The M . E . Z . said , next to the toast of the evening , but equal with it iu all heartiness , the only difference being that the newly exalted took precedence , was a duty , as

pleasing as any that could fall to the lot of a Principal—to welcome their visitors . Thoy had two amongst them then : Comp . Adlard , who had ahvays done his duty as a man aud a Mason , and was held in high esteem in the Craft ; there was also Comp . Franks . He therefore gave them " The health of the visitors and Comp . Adlard . " Comp . Adlard coulcl not conceal from them his feelings of pleasure at visiting the St . James ' s Union Chapter . The work was beyond all praise , and spoke loudly in favour of those who had been its earnest promoters , and were now its

principal officers . At the festive board ho felt perfectly at home with them , their welcome was generous , and their hospitality grateful , ancl he believed that so long as they worked iu tho way they were now doing , and so long as they received their guests as they did , the Chapter must prosper , and rank as one of the most successful meetings of Royal Arch Masons . For the welcome so kindly afforded , and for the maimer in which they had drunk his health , he begged to return his warmest thanks . Comp . AVatson rose and said , it was almost the greatest pleasure that could fall to his lot to be in the position of tendering that mark of respect to their M . E . Z . that he so well deserved . It was also gratifying

to him to be able to express amongst Royal Arch Masons that debt ot gratitude he owed to Comp . Gurton . The Chapter had only been constituted six months that day , ancl during that time they hacl exalted no less than twenty-six brethren , and he thought that instance of itself was quite sufficient to show in what estimation their M . E . Z . was held , but it was not only iu introducing his personal friends thafc their thanks were clue to their First Principal , hut they had , if possible , a deeper debt to acknowledge . It was Comp . Gurton who put his hand into his pocket tho chief motive

for the preliminary expenses ; it was he who had been power in forming the Chapter , and he thought it redounded to the credit of Grand Chapter that the warrant had been so unanimously accorded ; and , if ho might bo permitted to say so , he never saw any Chapter where it was so fully deserved . He ( Comp . AVatson ) had the pleasure of proposing it in his maiden speech in Grand Chapter , aud he knew of no more pleasant reward than to sec it prospering under the admirable guidance of their M . E . Z . Ifc was well known in the Craft that Comp . ts which

Gurton was an ornament to it . He practised those precep Masonry set before him , and as he had inculcated its highest lesson , charity , both that beneficent charity ivhich has relief of the distressed for its aim , as well as that wider and more comprehensive charity which takes for its especial objects those more elevated duties of brotherly love and truth , and as ho had on all occasions taken that view of his duty in tho Saint James ' s Union Lodge , so he felt certain ho would in the Chapter he had formed , which he ( Comp . AVatson ) was proud to say might vie with any other Royal Arch Chapter in the world . For these reasons he called upon the companions to drink the health of