Address To Our Readers.

is fco be hoped , for the credit of Freemasons and Freemasonry , thai ! tire call which' has been made ¦ will be promptly responded to , and that contributions in aid will be forwarded to the' publisher of the FmmiASONs' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIKEOE . The promises are nmnerous ; we bops to find them realised promptly .

The re-election of our greatly-esteemed and much-respected Bro . the Rig fefc Honourable the Earl ¦ of Zetland as the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Masons in England lor another year took place at the last quarterly communication of Grand Lodge , on which occasion the R . W . Bro . Earl de Grey and Ripon , the talented Deputy Grand Master , presided with his usual digaity , tempered by amiability , and guided by great tact and judgment in the management of Grand Lodge business . But for the admirable manner in which Grand Lodge was conducted under She- presidency . of the Deputy Grand Master , the last quarterly communication would have been of a still less

• satisfactory character ; and we hope , for the credit of the Craft and the sake of those- who attend 'Grand Lodge , that we may in future be spared such an unseemly exhibition . Howeve ? , the Most Worshipful the Grand Master was elected for the ensuing year , and the Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland will ( D . V . ) for the twenty-fifth time be installed Grand Master at the next regular period appointed for that purpose ; and it is the sincere wish of every member of our Order that he may

not only be spared to us in good health , and the full enjoyment of all his faculties , to perform the duties of that hi gh station during the ensuing year with the same m-banity which has ever characterised his mild and beneficent rule , and so complete his quarter of a century of great and glorious work , but also that he may be long spared amongst us , and be -enabled for many years to come to look back with true pleasure and pride to the long career of usefulness which , during a quarter of

a century , in most eventful times in the history of the world ' s progress , he so nobly devoted to the ' welfare and real solid progress of our ancient and honourable Order , and to the great successes which have crowned his various efforts in so noble and excellent a cause as the advancement of Free ,-

. masonry . The completion of the truly magnificent buildings , the Freemasons' Hall with its secretarial and other offices , and the lodge rooms and other conveniences connected therewith , and the New Tavern and meeting rooms , kitchens , and other conveniences attached , may now be said to be entirely completed , and the labours of the Building Committee may be considered as approaching

their end . That the combined efforts of the architect , —the committee appointed by Grand Lodge ,, acting under the able direction of Bro . Jno . Havers , and the contractors have been crowned with an amount of success far exceeding the most sanguine expectations ; and we most heartily congratulate Bro . Havers and the members of the Building Committee on the success which , by their devotion to the interests of Grand Lodge , has been attained ; and we trust that Grand Lodge will not fail to express in a substantial manner at the next meeting the high sense of appreciation entertained for the services of Bro . Havers and the members of the Building Committee respectively .

We believe that the dates have been fixed for the holding of the several Masonic Charity Festivals , and , no doubt , the Fraternity will be informed of the exact days by advertisements published a few days before each event , and to which , for further information , we must refer our readers ; meanwhile , we wish the utmost attainable success may be realised on behalf of the several institutions at their festival meetings .

We have now to tender our best thanks to our numerous friends and supporters , to our various contributors and correspondents , scattei'ed as they are over the four quarters of the globe , for their continued aid and assistance so kindly and [ consistently afforded . We hope to have the pleasure of maintaining the same warm , friendly , and fraternal relations with them all for many years to come , one great aim of our existence being to live in peace with all mankind , particularly

¦ our brethren in Freemasonry . No effort on our part has been , or ever ] will be , " spared to endeavour to realise and maintain that happy state of things . To all we wish a happy and prosperous new year . Adieu .