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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW.
JUNE 30 , 1836 .
THE GRAND MASTER . K AVe have the utmost satisfaction in announcing to the numerous friends of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , that the operation of removing the cataracts which had for so long a period obstructed His Royal Highness ' s vision , was performed yesterday morning , between twelve and one o'clock ,
by Mr . Alexander , with every prospect of complete success . It occupied from ten to fifteen minutes ; and the skill and dexterity of Mr . Alexander could only be equalled by the patience and fortitude of his Royal Highness . " —Morning Chronicle , llth June , 1836 . " BULLETIN . " His Royal Highness has passed a perfectly quiet night . He is free
from fever this morning , and the state ofthe eyes is as favourable as possible . ( Signed ) " H . HOLLAND , M . B . " T . COPELAND . Kensing ton Palace , 9 A . M . " H . ALEXAN ' -D-M . " Saturday , June 11 , 1836 .
DAILY as was the operation expected , yet the unfavourable state of the weather for some months past—the prevalence of " influenza , " from which the royal patient had not escaped—his age and general constitutional temperament , all tended to create a painful anxiety in the public
mind as to the result of the experiment , which has happily proved so successful . Amongst the fraternity of Masons the situation of their Grand Master had long been a subject of such intense interest , that the announcement of the bulletin was received by them with feelings of thanksgiving to the Great Architect as became a community so much indebted VOL . nr . T
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW.
JUNE 30 , 1836 .
THE GRAND MASTER . K AVe have the utmost satisfaction in announcing to the numerous friends of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , that the operation of removing the cataracts which had for so long a period obstructed His Royal Highness ' s vision , was performed yesterday morning , between twelve and one o'clock ,
by Mr . Alexander , with every prospect of complete success . It occupied from ten to fifteen minutes ; and the skill and dexterity of Mr . Alexander could only be equalled by the patience and fortitude of his Royal Highness . " —Morning Chronicle , llth June , 1836 . " BULLETIN . " His Royal Highness has passed a perfectly quiet night . He is free
from fever this morning , and the state ofthe eyes is as favourable as possible . ( Signed ) " H . HOLLAND , M . B . " T . COPELAND . Kensing ton Palace , 9 A . M . " H . ALEXAN ' -D-M . " Saturday , June 11 , 1836 .
DAILY as was the operation expected , yet the unfavourable state of the weather for some months past—the prevalence of " influenza , " from which the royal patient had not escaped—his age and general constitutional temperament , all tended to create a painful anxiety in the public
mind as to the result of the experiment , which has happily proved so successful . Amongst the fraternity of Masons the situation of their Grand Master had long been a subject of such intense interest , that the announcement of the bulletin was received by them with feelings of thanksgiving to the Great Architect as became a community so much indebted VOL . nr . T