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The Glee Room.
man" in a speech of s-mie length , but little oi' which we could hear with sufficient distinctness to transfer to our note-book , from the distance tit which we sat from the cross-table—a circumstance that will account for other contractions in our report . Thc only sentences we could make out were , that he was sure the noble Earl ivould be found to be a successful advocate for the Institution ; and that , as a proof of his Lordship ' s zealhe had undertaken to conduct the business of the meeting
, although labouring under severe indisposition—so severe , indeed , that he was unable to partake of the refreshments that were set before him . He concluded by asking the company to let their mode of drinking the toast be a proof of the warmth and cordiality of their thanks . The cheering that followed this appeal , was of the most enthusiastic description , and must have been highly gratifying to their noble object . Earl Durhamin acknowledging the complimentthanked the
com-, , pany with much sincerity for the cordial manner in which they had received the announcement of his name . He assured those who heard him , that not one among them felt more than he did the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who , much as he desired to be present in general at meetings of the Craft , desired more especially to attend such as that then assembled . —( Hear , hear . ) The ailment of the royal Duke washoivevera bar to such enjoymentand his ( the
, , , noble Earl's ) health was such that it by no means enabled him to exert himself to the extent of his inclination . He had , in fact , left a sick bed in order to aid the Institution by his presence . —( Hear , hear . ) And he ivould assure the Brethren then assembled that the best reward they could afford to him , if the performance of a duty under such
circumstances merited any reward , would be by setting an examine of liberal emulation in support of a Charity which it was the peculiar glory of Freemasons to have founded and maintained . —( Cheers . ) It would be a needless task for him to say aught of the society to the Brethren who resided in the metropolis , because they were all fully aware of its merits and its claims ; but as there were several members of the Craft present who had attended from provincial Lodges , he would give a brief sketch
of the rise and progress of the Royal Freemasons ' Female School for their information . After showing that the education of the Children fitted them in every respect for the duties of domestic life , or those that required the possession of higher attainments , the noble chairman said that those who gave pecuniary assistance to the institution could do so in the full assurance that the money would be applied in a manner conducive of the hig hest advantage to those who were the objects of its assistance , under the able supcrintendancc of the house committee , whose unremitting exertions , and regular attendance to the duties of their office ,
was a bond of security to all . —( " Hear , hear" and cheers . ) He could not conclude his observations without acknowledging the great assistance derived by that institution , and by others of a similiar nature , from their advocacy by ; i comparatively new publication , that was in every respect creditable to Freemasonry : he meant the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review . — - ( The allusion to this excellent work , of which we have so frequently spoken in terms of high praisewas received with loud
, demonstrations of satisfaction by the company . ) He had never doubted that such a publication might obtain literary repute , by giving currency to the talent possessed by many masonic brethren ; and glad was he to find that it not only mirrored the ability so amply shared by Freemasons VOL . II . - B
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Glee Room.
man" in a speech of s-mie length , but little oi' which we could hear with sufficient distinctness to transfer to our note-book , from the distance tit which we sat from the cross-table—a circumstance that will account for other contractions in our report . Thc only sentences we could make out were , that he was sure the noble Earl ivould be found to be a successful advocate for the Institution ; and that , as a proof of his Lordship ' s zealhe had undertaken to conduct the business of the meeting
, although labouring under severe indisposition—so severe , indeed , that he was unable to partake of the refreshments that were set before him . He concluded by asking the company to let their mode of drinking the toast be a proof of the warmth and cordiality of their thanks . The cheering that followed this appeal , was of the most enthusiastic description , and must have been highly gratifying to their noble object . Earl Durhamin acknowledging the complimentthanked the
com-, , pany with much sincerity for the cordial manner in which they had received the announcement of his name . He assured those who heard him , that not one among them felt more than he did the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who , much as he desired to be present in general at meetings of the Craft , desired more especially to attend such as that then assembled . —( Hear , hear . ) The ailment of the royal Duke washoivevera bar to such enjoymentand his ( the
, , , noble Earl's ) health was such that it by no means enabled him to exert himself to the extent of his inclination . He had , in fact , left a sick bed in order to aid the Institution by his presence . —( Hear , hear . ) And he ivould assure the Brethren then assembled that the best reward they could afford to him , if the performance of a duty under such
circumstances merited any reward , would be by setting an examine of liberal emulation in support of a Charity which it was the peculiar glory of Freemasons to have founded and maintained . —( Cheers . ) It would be a needless task for him to say aught of the society to the Brethren who resided in the metropolis , because they were all fully aware of its merits and its claims ; but as there were several members of the Craft present who had attended from provincial Lodges , he would give a brief sketch
of the rise and progress of the Royal Freemasons ' Female School for their information . After showing that the education of the Children fitted them in every respect for the duties of domestic life , or those that required the possession of higher attainments , the noble chairman said that those who gave pecuniary assistance to the institution could do so in the full assurance that the money would be applied in a manner conducive of the hig hest advantage to those who were the objects of its assistance , under the able supcrintendancc of the house committee , whose unremitting exertions , and regular attendance to the duties of their office ,
was a bond of security to all . —( " Hear , hear" and cheers . ) He could not conclude his observations without acknowledging the great assistance derived by that institution , and by others of a similiar nature , from their advocacy by ; i comparatively new publication , that was in every respect creditable to Freemasonry : he meant the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review . — - ( The allusion to this excellent work , of which we have so frequently spoken in terms of high praisewas received with loud
, demonstrations of satisfaction by the company . ) He had never doubted that such a publication might obtain literary repute , by giving currency to the talent possessed by many masonic brethren ; and glad was he to find that it not only mirrored the ability so amply shared by Freemasons VOL . II . - B