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India.
"The drought still continues , and famine threatens ; yet there is but little sickness . Lord Auckland ( the Governor General ) is on his way up the country , and is expected here shortly , yet I doubt whether he will reach this Station . Prince Henry AVilliam of Holland , is also on a tour in the Upper Provinces ; he is treated more like an English than a Dutch Prince , which means most sumptuously . " " St . John ' s Eve . —Not a single Mason but myself , no meeting , no
exchange of sign , token , or word . Ships have arrived , but not your Review . Lord Auckland after all will not reach us , but will make direct for the hills ; the country is in too famished a state from want of rain , to allow his large camp to remain long in any quarter . I have no other news , hut that India is in perfect quietness . '' MADRAS . — THE LODGE OP PERFECT UNANIMITY , NO . 1 , have , we , understandelected J . C . AlorrisEsq . to be their Alaster for the ensuing
, , year , and AV . Ale Taggart , Esq . to the oflice of Treasurer . The Rev . Air . Bowie having kindly expressed his willingness to preach a sermon to the Fraternity at the Scotch Church on St . John ' s day , the 27 th , the usual hour of 11 A . M . was fixed upon , and the Lodge ( the other Lodges at . Madras being also invited to join ) walked in procession to the Church at that hour . After the sermon a collection was made in
aid of the Funds of the " Friend m Need Society . MASONIC BALL . — This commencement of the gaieties of _ the cold season was most numerously attended , and owing to the obliging attention , and judicious arrangements of the Stewards , went off with great eclat . The tents in which the supper was laid , had a most pleasing and peculiarly Oriental effect , and while the company were refreshing themselves after the fatigues of the dance , their ears were regaled with the well knoivn air of " Viva Enrico , " sung and accompanied in a most effective manner
B 0 M 1 SAY . —PIIOVINCIAL G 1 UNJU LODGE OF WESTERN INDIA . R . W . James Burnes , K . H ., L . L . D ., Prov . G . M , „ James Erskine , ( of Cardross i , Political Agent in Kattewar , D . P . G . M . AV . Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnott , Bart ., Alagistrate in the Deckhan , and Captain Alexander Burnes , F . R . S ., Envoy to Cabal , Prov . G . AVardens .
„ Lestock R . Reid , Chief Secretary to Government , P Prov . J . G . AVarden . „ Colonel Alichael E . Bagnold , and John Skinner , President of the Chamber of Commerce , P . Prov . G . AVardens . „ Afajor George AVashington Gibson , Artillery , Prov . G . T . „ Captain AVilliam Corn wallis Harris , Engineers , Prov . G . S . „ Rev . Edward Mainwaring , M . A ., Oxon ., Prov . G . Chaplain .
„ Lieutenant Charles Burnes , 17 th Regiment , Prov . G . R . „ AlajorThomas L . Groundwater , Artillery , and Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Campbell , Quarter Alaster General of the Army , Prov . Grand I ' teacons . „ Captain Evelyn Boscawen , * Her Majesty ' s 40 th Foot , and Lieutenant Duncan Milne , 24 th Regiment , Past Prov . Grand Deacons ^
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India.
"The drought still continues , and famine threatens ; yet there is but little sickness . Lord Auckland ( the Governor General ) is on his way up the country , and is expected here shortly , yet I doubt whether he will reach this Station . Prince Henry AVilliam of Holland , is also on a tour in the Upper Provinces ; he is treated more like an English than a Dutch Prince , which means most sumptuously . " " St . John ' s Eve . —Not a single Mason but myself , no meeting , no
exchange of sign , token , or word . Ships have arrived , but not your Review . Lord Auckland after all will not reach us , but will make direct for the hills ; the country is in too famished a state from want of rain , to allow his large camp to remain long in any quarter . I have no other news , hut that India is in perfect quietness . '' MADRAS . — THE LODGE OP PERFECT UNANIMITY , NO . 1 , have , we , understandelected J . C . AlorrisEsq . to be their Alaster for the ensuing
, , year , and AV . Ale Taggart , Esq . to the oflice of Treasurer . The Rev . Air . Bowie having kindly expressed his willingness to preach a sermon to the Fraternity at the Scotch Church on St . John ' s day , the 27 th , the usual hour of 11 A . M . was fixed upon , and the Lodge ( the other Lodges at . Madras being also invited to join ) walked in procession to the Church at that hour . After the sermon a collection was made in
aid of the Funds of the " Friend m Need Society . MASONIC BALL . — This commencement of the gaieties of _ the cold season was most numerously attended , and owing to the obliging attention , and judicious arrangements of the Stewards , went off with great eclat . The tents in which the supper was laid , had a most pleasing and peculiarly Oriental effect , and while the company were refreshing themselves after the fatigues of the dance , their ears were regaled with the well knoivn air of " Viva Enrico , " sung and accompanied in a most effective manner
B 0 M 1 SAY . —PIIOVINCIAL G 1 UNJU LODGE OF WESTERN INDIA . R . W . James Burnes , K . H ., L . L . D ., Prov . G . M , „ James Erskine , ( of Cardross i , Political Agent in Kattewar , D . P . G . M . AV . Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnott , Bart ., Alagistrate in the Deckhan , and Captain Alexander Burnes , F . R . S ., Envoy to Cabal , Prov . G . AVardens .
„ Lestock R . Reid , Chief Secretary to Government , P Prov . J . G . AVarden . „ Colonel Alichael E . Bagnold , and John Skinner , President of the Chamber of Commerce , P . Prov . G . AVardens . „ Afajor George AVashington Gibson , Artillery , Prov . G . T . „ Captain AVilliam Corn wallis Harris , Engineers , Prov . G . S . „ Rev . Edward Mainwaring , M . A ., Oxon ., Prov . G . Chaplain .
„ Lieutenant Charles Burnes , 17 th Regiment , Prov . G . R . „ AlajorThomas L . Groundwater , Artillery , and Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Campbell , Quarter Alaster General of the Army , Prov . Grand I ' teacons . „ Captain Evelyn Boscawen , * Her Majesty ' s 40 th Foot , and Lieutenant Duncan Milne , 24 th Regiment , Past Prov . Grand Deacons ^