Provincial Lodges.

the most prosperous connected with the Craft . We were glad to learn from what passed , that there is every prospect of a Masonic Hall being , at no distant day , erected in Liverpool , wherein the various Lodges can hold their meetings , rather than at hotels , as at present , and that a disposition seems to be making progress in the minds of the brethren that it is much more consonant with the principles of the Craft to devote the funds of the Lodges to charitable and benevolent purposes rather than to the gratifU cation of the mere animal appetite .

At four o ' clock , the brethren sat down to an excellent dinner , provided in the usual sumptuous manner , for which Br . Radley is so highly distinguished . Br . the Rev . G . Robinson , D . P . G . M ., occupied the throne , Br . J . Pen-in , P . S . G . W ., and Br . J . J . Banning , P . J . G . W . The R . W . D . P . G . M . was supported on his right by Br . J . Walmsley , P . G . T ., Br . A . Henderson , P . G . R ., Br . F . J . Kilpin , P . G . D . W ., Br . J . Eckersley , P . G . S . B ., Br . MossP . P . G . J . W . for GloucestershireBr . H . C . JeffreyP . G . S . B . Br . J . B . Lambert

, , , , , P . P . G . J . D . for East Lancashire ; and on his left by Br . the Rev . W . A . Mocatta , P . G . C ., Br . Wylie , P . G . S ., Br . J . Billingo , P . G . D . of C , Br . W . Davies , P . G . S . D ., Br . J . Troughton , P . G . J . D ., Br . H . Gambell , P . G . P ., and Brs . Allpats , Hamer , Ireland , and Lucas , P . G . Stewards .

On the removal of the cloth , the R . W . D . P . G . M . rose and said , the first toast on the list was not only of necessary consequence , but of personal gratification—the health of our beloved Sovereign —( applause ); and he hoped that the blessing of the Grand Architect of the Universe would preside over all her proceedings for many years to come , because most unquestionably no sovereign was more deservedly or better beloved than our gracious Queen —( loud cheers ) . Since they last assembled portentous events had occurred . Tho country was now engaged in a bloody war , during which

our brave troops had suffered distresses—distresses such as none but British troops would have endured—( hear , hear ) . They were opposed to a country which was endeavouring to establish a most undue authority and tyranny in the world . The war was , therefore , a most just one ; and he had no doubt of the ultimate results of it—( applause ) . But in connection with the Queen heretofore , in that room she had been praised as a model of a wife , a mother , and a Queen . All those stations in life she had filled most admirably ; and he believed , if they looked at history , it would unquestionably be found that no other sovereign had acted the same part she had taken in personally visiting the sick and wounded —( continued cheers ) . This she had done , and the love and affection which she had shown towards the sick and wounded was

worthy of the commendation of all her subjects . He therefore gave " Her gracious Majesty the Queen , and may she long live to reign over us . " The toast was drunk with the usual loyal demonstrations , and followed by "God Save the Queen . " ' The R . W . P . G . M . next gave "The health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert , the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family" —( cheers ) . Glee—" Queen of the Valley . " The Chairman next gave the toast of the M . W ., the G . M . of England , and in

doing so said , the able manner in which the noble Earl filled the duties of his high office not only endeared him to the G . L ., hut also to the members of every Lodge in England —( applause ) . He was a most amiable nobleman , an excellent landlord , and had on all occasions shown himself to be a devoted member of the Craft —( Masonic honours ) . Glee— " Hail Happy Bleeting . " The Chairman said if the next toast he was about to give had been the Army and

Navy he should have joined with it the name of the Earl of Yarborough , seeing that his lordship was a very celebrated commodore of a yacht club , which he believed was now very useful as forming a neuclus of some of the best seamen in the country—( hear , hear ) . His lordship , however , was known to them as a very good Mason , one who had rendered essential service to the Craft , and no nobleman has Freemasonry so much at heart as the Earl of Yarborough . He had very great pleasure therefore in proposing his health as D . G . M . of England—( Masonic honours ) . Glee— " Hail to the Craft . " The Chairman said he approached the next toast with very great difficulty , because he