presence.The exercise* ■( the Lodge were open-1 ed by a prayer to the Throne of Ones.offered up by the Rev. Robert Bt swell. ' Mr. Juu Collins, who had been selected by the Society as the Reader of the Declaration of Independence, after some rery appropriate introductory remarks, performed that duty in a clear and distinct tone of voice. •The Oration was then pronounced by , Mr. Gaosoa W. Raima, also a member of the 8ociety, in a graceful and highly creditable manner. All whom we have