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Provincial.

THE BANQUET was laid out in the orangery , a building sufficiently spacious to allow 140 to sit down comfortably . The roof and walls were covered with banners and garlands of evergreens and flowers most tastefully disposed . The entire front being glazed and the doors thrown open to a lovely lawn , on which were roses and other odoriferous plants , which diffusing their perfume not a little heightened the enjoyment . First seeing that every lady was provided with a seat , the

Prov . G . M . took his place at the centre of the table , having on his right Mrs . Hambrough , Colonel and Mrs . Boileau , Bros . Dr . Leeson , Pullen , the D . G . M ., and others ; and on his left Mr . Hambrough , Bros . Sir Lucius Curtis , the G . M . ; C . E . Deucon , D . G . M . ; Miss Scott , Bros . Stebbing , Emanuel and Miss Emanuel , Heather and Miss Heather ; the Wardens filling the ends of the tables . The collation was set out with considerable taste , and the wines , provided by Mr . Bush , of the Royal Hotel , gave universal satisfaction . Besides the Brethren , there were present at least sixty ladies of their families .

Too much time was not given to the delights of the table , and Bro . Maturin having rendered up thanks for the refreshment , The Provincial Grand Master rose , and , in a brief address , called on all present to rise and do honour to "The Health of her Majesty , " who , in a country famed for the virtues of its women , was one t > f the best of wives and best of mothers , and therefore was , not only as a sovereign , but as one possessed of all those qualities that adorn the sex , entitled to esteem . " The Queen . "

Bro . Fleming next claimed a greeting to the health of the head of the Masonic Fraternity , " The M . W . the G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland ; " and as their time was limited , he would unite with it the name of one better known in the isle , and a member of the Lodge No . 809 , the R . W . the D . G . M ., the Earl of Yarborough , who would have been happy to be present , ill-health alone keeping him away .

The Prov . G . M ., in again rising , said that he would more particularly address himself to the ladies and those gentlemen present who were not members of the Fraternity . In planning the entertainment of that day , it was his most anxious desire that those who were present should witness that Masonry was not all secrecy , and that none were so capable of contributing to the happiness of all around them as the Brethren of the Order . To enable him to afford a day of true pleasure and calm enjoyment to the Fraternity of his province , and their fair

relatives , his brother and sister had kindly placed at his disposal their grounds , replete with lovely scenes of rural beauty and magnificence of nature ; and he hoped that his efforts to contribute to the object he had in view had been successful . As on these annual meetings he had the felicity of seeing not only nearly all the Brethren of the province , but also his esteemed friend Sir Lucius Curtis and the members of the Grand Lodge of Hampshire , —aided by the countenance of their presence , he desired to show the fair friends around him that Masons had

nothing to conceal , save those peculiar marks and signs by which they are known to each other , and distinguished from the rest of the world . Masonry was but a beautiful system of morality , for it enjoined the performance of the duties man owed to God , his neighbour , and himself ; and from the first to last of their business , the Holy Scriptures were essentially present . The Mason was enjoined to share with his Brother the goods of this life , and to assist him in raising himself in the scale of society , by proper means . On bis initiation he was admonished to be a good , a loyal , and peaceful subject ; and that , to be a good Mason , he must

be in the constant practice of all the social virtues , and among these temperance ; but in the cardinal virtues , the charities of the Order were pre-eminent . For himself , he ( Bro . Fleming ) could but say , that since he had entered Freemasonry , seeing the many opportunities the institution afforded him of doing service to his fellows , he regretted lie had allowed so many years to pass uselessly . After all , he might bo asked , What was Masonry ? It was an institution which took its rise in the primeval ages of the world , and emanated from the early worshippers of the great Creator of the universe . It had flourished throughout ages , in spite oi persecution ; and in the wild aa well as civilized world the Brother was acknow-

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MASONEY IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT Article 1
WOMAN. Article 3
ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE EARLY AGES AS CONNECTED WITH EWLIGION. Article 4
THE PRACTICAL OF MASONRY. Article 9
SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE. * Article 10
THE TRUE PLEASURES OF A MASON. Article 16
BEVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 17
SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Article 18
music. Article 20
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 22
SYMPATHY. Article 24
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 25
METROPOLITAN. Article 30
PROVINCIAL. Article 34
ROYAL ARCH. Article 52
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 53
MARK MASONRY; Article 53
SCOTLAND. Article 53
IRELAND. Article 54
COLONIAL. Article 55
INDIA, Article 57
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR JULY. Article 58
Obituary. Article 62
NOTICE. Article 62
TO CO-RESPONDENTS. Article 62
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Provincial.

THE BANQUET was laid out in the orangery , a building sufficiently spacious to allow 140 to sit down comfortably . The roof and walls were covered with banners and garlands of evergreens and flowers most tastefully disposed . The entire front being glazed and the doors thrown open to a lovely lawn , on which were roses and other odoriferous plants , which diffusing their perfume not a little heightened the enjoyment . First seeing that every lady was provided with a seat , the

Prov . G . M . took his place at the centre of the table , having on his right Mrs . Hambrough , Colonel and Mrs . Boileau , Bros . Dr . Leeson , Pullen , the D . G . M ., and others ; and on his left Mr . Hambrough , Bros . Sir Lucius Curtis , the G . M . ; C . E . Deucon , D . G . M . ; Miss Scott , Bros . Stebbing , Emanuel and Miss Emanuel , Heather and Miss Heather ; the Wardens filling the ends of the tables . The collation was set out with considerable taste , and the wines , provided by Mr . Bush , of the Royal Hotel , gave universal satisfaction . Besides the Brethren , there were present at least sixty ladies of their families .

Too much time was not given to the delights of the table , and Bro . Maturin having rendered up thanks for the refreshment , The Provincial Grand Master rose , and , in a brief address , called on all present to rise and do honour to "The Health of her Majesty , " who , in a country famed for the virtues of its women , was one t > f the best of wives and best of mothers , and therefore was , not only as a sovereign , but as one possessed of all those qualities that adorn the sex , entitled to esteem . " The Queen . "

Bro . Fleming next claimed a greeting to the health of the head of the Masonic Fraternity , " The M . W . the G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland ; " and as their time was limited , he would unite with it the name of one better known in the isle , and a member of the Lodge No . 809 , the R . W . the D . G . M ., the Earl of Yarborough , who would have been happy to be present , ill-health alone keeping him away .

The Prov . G . M ., in again rising , said that he would more particularly address himself to the ladies and those gentlemen present who were not members of the Fraternity . In planning the entertainment of that day , it was his most anxious desire that those who were present should witness that Masonry was not all secrecy , and that none were so capable of contributing to the happiness of all around them as the Brethren of the Order . To enable him to afford a day of true pleasure and calm enjoyment to the Fraternity of his province , and their fair

relatives , his brother and sister had kindly placed at his disposal their grounds , replete with lovely scenes of rural beauty and magnificence of nature ; and he hoped that his efforts to contribute to the object he had in view had been successful . As on these annual meetings he had the felicity of seeing not only nearly all the Brethren of the province , but also his esteemed friend Sir Lucius Curtis and the members of the Grand Lodge of Hampshire , —aided by the countenance of their presence , he desired to show the fair friends around him that Masons had

nothing to conceal , save those peculiar marks and signs by which they are known to each other , and distinguished from the rest of the world . Masonry was but a beautiful system of morality , for it enjoined the performance of the duties man owed to God , his neighbour , and himself ; and from the first to last of their business , the Holy Scriptures were essentially present . The Mason was enjoined to share with his Brother the goods of this life , and to assist him in raising himself in the scale of society , by proper means . On bis initiation he was admonished to be a good , a loyal , and peaceful subject ; and that , to be a good Mason , he must

be in the constant practice of all the social virtues , and among these temperance ; but in the cardinal virtues , the charities of the Order were pre-eminent . For himself , he ( Bro . Fleming ) could but say , that since he had entered Freemasonry , seeing the many opportunities the institution afforded him of doing service to his fellows , he regretted lie had allowed so many years to pass uselessly . After all , he might bo asked , What was Masonry ? It was an institution which took its rise in the primeval ages of the world , and emanated from the early worshippers of the great Creator of the universe . It had flourished throughout ages , in spite oi persecution ; and in the wild aa well as civilized world the Brother was acknow-

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