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two hundred sat down to dinner , which was supplied b y Sheridan in his well-known excellent style ; the band played at the lower end of the noble room ; flags decorated the walls , ancl the utmost enjoyment and good fellowship gave a zest to the banquet . W . li . Banks , Esq . presided , and among the company present we noticed General Pare , the Rev . AV . Moore , Captains Butterfield , Coghlan , Carter , Barrington , BoreAA-VrenAV . HearnEsq . J . VauxEsq . C . PaddenEsq . J
, , , , , , , , . Goode , Esq ., H . Johnson , Esq ., Lieut . Morris , J . Figgins , Esq ., II . Phene , Esq ., AV . AVestmacott , Esq ., the Architect , and Mr . Sanders , the builder ofthe Arcade . After the company had done perfect justice to thc banquet , " The King" was drank with immense cheering , the band playing God save the King . " The Queen" was also received with the same loyal feeling . The Chairman then requested a bumper for the toast he should next
have the honour to propose . From whatever part of England his visitors might have come , all of them were acquainted ivith the virtues and the benevolence of the illustrious mother of that princess who was the hope of England ( loud cheers ) . In the Isle of Wight , they have had abundant proofs of her excellence , but in all parts of England her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent constantly endeavoured to instruct the young princess in everything connected with the welfare and best
interests of the country . The worthy Chairman then , amid tumultuous cheering , proposed "The Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria . " The applause was most enthusiastic . The Chairman rose to propose a toast which , he said , needed no apology from him . He had received a great favour that clay from , a
body of men , the head of whom would be the subject of his toast . He felt it his duty , as a Mason , to propose the health of " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons" ( received with immense applause ) . The Chairman , in proposing the next toast , said he shoulcl have the honour to propose the name of a nobleman who , at great personal inconvenience and suffering to himselfhad honoured them with his
, assistance in the ceremonial of that clay . AAlien he ( the Chairman ) had waited on his lordship on Saturday last , he was so ill , that he could not be expected to attend six , or even one mile from his bedside . But when he was informed of the intended visit of so many Lodges , he expressed his anxiety to attend , and stated that he felt the more anxious to do so , from the distressing illness of the Duke of Sussex , which prevented that illustrious personage from fulfilling those duties as Grand Master
of England to the Provincial Lodges , which , if well , he never neglected . A difficulty , hoivever , was presented , in the noble earl ' s not having his jewels with him ; with the greatest promptitude , however , he instantly dispatched a special messenger to the north for them , and that morning they arrived , and the noble earl attended , under the care of a medical friend ( cheers ) , and he much regretted that that gentleman had felt it his duty to advise his lordship to forego the pleasure of dining with
them that day . But though the noble earl was absent , his heart was with them ( cheers ) , ancl he ( the Chairman ) knew that it was no want of anxiety to be with them that had prevented his lordship , but solel y circumstances over which he had no control . He would , therefore , beg to propose his lordship ' s health , ancl also he begged to unite with it , those Lodges who had assisted them that day ( cheers ) , for their good feeling and promptitude in helping them , was an honour to the science
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
two hundred sat down to dinner , which was supplied b y Sheridan in his well-known excellent style ; the band played at the lower end of the noble room ; flags decorated the walls , ancl the utmost enjoyment and good fellowship gave a zest to the banquet . W . li . Banks , Esq . presided , and among the company present we noticed General Pare , the Rev . AV . Moore , Captains Butterfield , Coghlan , Carter , Barrington , BoreAA-VrenAV . HearnEsq . J . VauxEsq . C . PaddenEsq . J
, , , , , , , , . Goode , Esq ., H . Johnson , Esq ., Lieut . Morris , J . Figgins , Esq ., II . Phene , Esq ., AV . AVestmacott , Esq ., the Architect , and Mr . Sanders , the builder ofthe Arcade . After the company had done perfect justice to thc banquet , " The King" was drank with immense cheering , the band playing God save the King . " The Queen" was also received with the same loyal feeling . The Chairman then requested a bumper for the toast he should next
have the honour to propose . From whatever part of England his visitors might have come , all of them were acquainted ivith the virtues and the benevolence of the illustrious mother of that princess who was the hope of England ( loud cheers ) . In the Isle of Wight , they have had abundant proofs of her excellence , but in all parts of England her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent constantly endeavoured to instruct the young princess in everything connected with the welfare and best
interests of the country . The worthy Chairman then , amid tumultuous cheering , proposed "The Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria . " The applause was most enthusiastic . The Chairman rose to propose a toast which , he said , needed no apology from him . He had received a great favour that clay from , a
body of men , the head of whom would be the subject of his toast . He felt it his duty , as a Mason , to propose the health of " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons" ( received with immense applause ) . The Chairman , in proposing the next toast , said he shoulcl have the honour to propose the name of a nobleman who , at great personal inconvenience and suffering to himselfhad honoured them with his
, assistance in the ceremonial of that clay . AAlien he ( the Chairman ) had waited on his lordship on Saturday last , he was so ill , that he could not be expected to attend six , or even one mile from his bedside . But when he was informed of the intended visit of so many Lodges , he expressed his anxiety to attend , and stated that he felt the more anxious to do so , from the distressing illness of the Duke of Sussex , which prevented that illustrious personage from fulfilling those duties as Grand Master
of England to the Provincial Lodges , which , if well , he never neglected . A difficulty , hoivever , was presented , in the noble earl ' s not having his jewels with him ; with the greatest promptitude , however , he instantly dispatched a special messenger to the north for them , and that morning they arrived , and the noble earl attended , under the care of a medical friend ( cheers ) , and he much regretted that that gentleman had felt it his duty to advise his lordship to forego the pleasure of dining with
them that day . But though the noble earl was absent , his heart was with them ( cheers ) , ancl he ( the Chairman ) knew that it was no want of anxiety to be with them that had prevented his lordship , but solel y circumstances over which he had no control . He would , therefore , beg to propose his lordship ' s health , ancl also he begged to unite with it , those Lodges who had assisted them that day ( cheers ) , for their good feeling and promptitude in helping them , was an honour to the science