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in looking forward to the time of reaping , for , rest assured , no man ever planted a tree that he did not wish to see it grow to perfection . Therefore , companions , no sustenance I can furnish shall be wanting to enable your Lodge and this Chapter to arrive at that great climax . I thank you most kindly for your kind expressions and good wishes , and , believe me , I am proud in having gained your good opinion , for there is no gratification to me so great as that of living in the high estimation of those I have the honour and pleasure to associate with . I congratulate you in having

chosen companions of such untiring zeal to assist me in conducting this Chapter , and from the ability your second and third Principals have this clay displayed in their respective duties , augurs well for its future prosperity , and I call upon you to drink with all sincerity to the health of the second and third Principals , ' who have so efficiently discharged their duties , and I cannot allow the present opportunity to pass without giving Comp , Eyton ( whose name the Chapter bore ) that meed of praise so justldue to himas one of its principal promotersand for the valuable assistance

y , , he has given to the Lodge and Chapter by becoming one of their greatest supporters , and I hope that he may be spared for many years to see them flourish . ( Great cheering . ) Companion Brightwell returned thanks , stating that it was a pleasure for him and his colleague in office to work in conjunction with the first Principal , and they should strenuously endeavour to assist him in the office they had been appointed to . Comp . Eyton , in giving the health of the visitors who had that day honoured them

with their presence , one , a comparative stranger , said he was sure from the very able way in which Comps . Goring and White assisted in the ceremonies , their names would be long remembered in the Eyton Chapter . Comp . Goring returned thanks , and said he had much pleasure in coming amongst them , and should at all times be glad to render any aid in his power in forwarding their interest . The M . E . Z ., in proposing the officers , said , Companions , it must have been

pleasing to you all to have heard the principal Sojourner discharge his duties , as it was satisfactory to me to find a member so young in Masonry so very proficient in his duty ; therefore I will thank you to charge your glasses , and join me in drinking to the health of the principal Sojourner and the rest of the officers . In proposing the health of the newly exalted companions , Br . Rowlands , Past P . G . S . Warden ( being the only member not belonging to the St . John's Lodge ) , was thanked for giving the Eyton Chapter the preferenceand the members generally

, expressed their delight and satisfaction at his coming amongst them . Br . Rowdands returned thanks , expressing the pleasure he experienced in doing so . Several other toasts followed , and good fellowship prevailed , and the companions separated , deeply impressed with the solemnity of the ceremony , aud with a determination under the able guidance of their esteemed M . E . Z ., to work with zeal and fidelity .

The Colonies.

THE COLONIES .

ADELAIDE . —( AUSTRALIA . )' A Chapter of the Supreme Degree of Royal Arch Masonry was held at the Masonic Hall , on North-terrace , on Monday evening , April 23 . The Hall as it was decorated and arranged for exaltation—brilliantly lighted with three very splendid chandeliers and countless wax tapers—presented , together with the mystic embellishments of the Crafta most . At the eastern end of the Hall is a of

, gorgeous appearance canopy crimson silk velvet surmounted by a very splendid cornice exquisitely " painted with Masonic heraldry . On an elevated platform covered with crimson cloth , were placed three thrones of elaborately carved oak and covered with blue silk plush , whilst above it waved the four banners of the cohorts of Judah , Reuben , Ephrairn , and Dan , and a fifth being the mystic banner of the Chapter . The floor of the Hall was covered with mosaic , upon which were painted appropriate devices of the Order .