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Masonic Intelligence.
In proposing the health of Lord Durham , the Deputy Grand Master , His Royal Highness observed , that from the many years which he had known him , and from the knowledge that Masonry flourished ^ so | well in the province over which he presided , he had the highest confidence in the manner in whicli he would discharge the duties of that distinguished office .
His lordship , in returning thanks , warmly eulogised the M . W . G . M . and called upon the Order to observe with what prudence and unremitting zeal his Royal Highness watched over the interests and respectability of the Craft : instancing the late necessary circular issued b y him as Grand Master , and rendered of importance by the proceedings of parties to whom he could not there more particularly allude ; but thus
much he would observe , let those who had borrowed the language of their societies from them , imitate their love of order , their obedience to the laws , and ever peaceable conduct ; and neither of the parties would regret , the Mason , that his precepts had been copied , or the communities that they had followed such pure examples . The Grand Master next gave the health of the Grand Officers for the year ensuing , with an exordium upon the duties of their appointments .
Brother David Pollock , Grand Warden , in returning thanks , assured his Royal Highness , not only on his own part , but that of his brother officers , that their best exertions should be given to promote the welfare of the Craft : and concluded , by thanking the Brethren for the courtesy they had shown him and Ins colleagues in office . After a variety of songs and glees from the professional Brethren ,
the Grand Master , in a speech full of gallantry and feeling , complimented the ladies in the gallery . He could not see them , he observed , but he felt the cheering influence of their presence . Their health was drank with the warmest enthusiasm , during which they retired . Shortly afterwards his Royal Highness , attended by the Grand Master for Ireland , Lord Durham , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge , withdrew amid the
plaudits of the Brethren . To compliment the Board of Grand Stewards on their liberality would be only to insult their judgment ; ive shah draw a veil over the parsimony which , for the first time in our recollection , governed the regulations of a festival , that for a long series of years have been characterised by the most courteous attention and unbounded liberality
; and we do this the more readil y from a strong impression on our minds , that the disappointment of this year will be more than compensated by the exertions of the present Grand Stewards , who have expressed themselves most anxious to renew the festival in its original splendor .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
In proposing the health of Lord Durham , the Deputy Grand Master , His Royal Highness observed , that from the many years which he had known him , and from the knowledge that Masonry flourished ^ so | well in the province over which he presided , he had the highest confidence in the manner in whicli he would discharge the duties of that distinguished office .
His lordship , in returning thanks , warmly eulogised the M . W . G . M . and called upon the Order to observe with what prudence and unremitting zeal his Royal Highness watched over the interests and respectability of the Craft : instancing the late necessary circular issued b y him as Grand Master , and rendered of importance by the proceedings of parties to whom he could not there more particularly allude ; but thus
much he would observe , let those who had borrowed the language of their societies from them , imitate their love of order , their obedience to the laws , and ever peaceable conduct ; and neither of the parties would regret , the Mason , that his precepts had been copied , or the communities that they had followed such pure examples . The Grand Master next gave the health of the Grand Officers for the year ensuing , with an exordium upon the duties of their appointments .
Brother David Pollock , Grand Warden , in returning thanks , assured his Royal Highness , not only on his own part , but that of his brother officers , that their best exertions should be given to promote the welfare of the Craft : and concluded , by thanking the Brethren for the courtesy they had shown him and Ins colleagues in office . After a variety of songs and glees from the professional Brethren ,
the Grand Master , in a speech full of gallantry and feeling , complimented the ladies in the gallery . He could not see them , he observed , but he felt the cheering influence of their presence . Their health was drank with the warmest enthusiasm , during which they retired . Shortly afterwards his Royal Highness , attended by the Grand Master for Ireland , Lord Durham , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge , withdrew amid the
plaudits of the Brethren . To compliment the Board of Grand Stewards on their liberality would be only to insult their judgment ; ive shah draw a veil over the parsimony which , for the first time in our recollection , governed the regulations of a festival , that for a long series of years have been characterised by the most courteous attention and unbounded liberality
; and we do this the more readil y from a strong impression on our minds , that the disappointment of this year will be more than compensated by the exertions of the present Grand Stewards , who have expressed themselves most anxious to renew the festival in its original splendor .