New Provincial Grand Masters.

evening , and the remembrance of those esteemed brethren who have done themselves the honour of attending here to night ; with them , I wish you many years of healtk and happiness . May the great Spiritural Architect who formed the Universe , ever have you in his keeping . May he bless you . Slay he prosper you . These , Sir- ar « mine and their sincerest aspirations —( Cheers ) . Br . Hazard , P . M ., 196 , in presenting the memorial from the St . John ' s Lodge et Instruction , said , that it had fallen to his lot to perform one of the most pleasing

duties that could befal one man who respected another . After the truly Masonia speech of the AV . M ., it would be out of placeif he were to follow him in the same strain . His duty was to present to Br . Adams the testimonial voted to him by the ; St . John ' s Lodge ; Hampstead , and , in doing so , to set before the brethren howj'fc was that testimonial had been earned . AVhen Br . Adams became AV . M . of the St . John's Lodge , he said that there was in it plenty of ready material to make gocrd Masonsbut that a workshop was required for such a purpose ; and knowing that s

, Lodge of Instruction would be of the greatest benefit to the Lodge , he granted bis warrant for the opening of one , that the Hampstead Masons might make a farther progress in Masonry , Having so originated the Lodge of Instruction in which fchsy were now met , he had not forsaken it , for , in the first year of its working , he visited it thirty-two times . Now , that circumstance demonstrated that he must have had the good of the Lodge at heart , for they all knew that he could not have journeyed ss often from London without great sacrifice of his time and professional engagements

and great expense —( Hear , hear ) . They might ask what Br . Adams had done during the thirty-two visits to which he referred . He would tell them what he had done . Re had worked 62 sections of the first lecture , 11 of the second , and 20 of the third—( Hear , hear , and cheers ) . He had , besides , assisted in working many more , and ifonl several times worked the ceremony of each degree . That working had proved most instructive to the brethren , and for himself he would say , that his first inquiry cm reaching the door was if Br . Adams was present , and he was always delighted te

receive an affirmative reply ; for without disparaging other Masonic teachers , lie could always understand the lectures when given by their excellent and worthy brother ( Hear , hear ) . Having thus inadequately , he was sorry to say , endeavoured to lay before the brethren how it was that Br . Adams had deserved the testimonial set their hands , he should now speak ' of the testimonial ( Hear ) . It was in itself v . beautiful thing , and he was delighted with it . He had , however , to confess that he had failed in his endeavours to read it , because some of the letters must , he was surii ,

have . , been invented since his school-boy days —( Laughter ) . Joking apart , thw design was most beautiful , and the penmanship chaste and exquisite . Here , turning to Br . Adams , he said ;—If , sir , I have been unable to read it , I hope ancl trust thai ; you will have health and strength to read it for many years to come ; and , whew , summoned to the Grand Lodgo above , may you leave it as a proud heirloom to yosr family , so that in years to come your child may be able to say in exultation , " See hz ) w my father was respected . " Believe mesirit is a grand thing to be able te

, , point in honourable pride to such a testimonial , and that it is a significance beyonii that pride . It says , can a bad child come from such a stock ? And I am glad tra find that you , sir , are in your children one of the happiest men I know . May that happiness ever abide with you , and may every other species of happiness attend you —( Cheers ) . Br . Adams arose with deep emotion to express his acknowledgments for the presentations , and said that he tendered to his brethren his sincere and grateful

thanks for the honour they had done him ; and he had to confess that , from tke eloquent and able manner in which the AV . M . and Br . I . fayward had performed the parts which had devolved on them , ho found himself in some difficulty to find , language adequately to express his feelings .. It could not but be highly gratifying to him to find that lie was held iu such high esteem by the brethren ; for lie valued their esteem , and hoped he should never be found unworthy of it —( Hear , hear ) . He should never forget the address he had received from the W . M . when he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason , and was informed by him tnsit