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Ireland.
Brother T . AVright , Secretary of the Lodge , was loudly called on to speak to this toast , and spoke as follows : — AVorship ful Sir and Brethren , I should never conceive myself possessed of one spark of gallantry , if I did not , at once , accept of the call to " return thanks in thc " name and on behalf of one of the fair sex ; but how much elated must 1 feel when an humble citizen such as I am , is called and future which though
on to return thanks for a Princess , a Queen , I fervently pray may he distant , yet in the course of nature , unless otherwise ordained , must be : and when that day comes—which Heaven only knows which of us shall see—in the vista of time , I think I behold the future glory of Britain rising into greatness , under her guidance , under the "Tii ' dance of a woman , nurtured in the bosom of affection , by a mother whose good sense , and truly Masonic principle , have made her the ornament of her sex , and a blessing to the land who protected her in her hour of bereavement , when she herself lost a husband , her child a father and we of the Mystic tie a Brother . Sir , it is befitting of me to
avail myself of this opportunity to acquaint the Graft both why ancl how we sought and obtained permission to take the name of the " Victoria Lodge ; " with that good feciing which ought to actuate Masons , we always sought and occasionally received a visit from our English Brothers , and had always to regret that thev invariably expressed thensorrow at the want of a better knowledge of Irish Masons than was then in existence in England ; with a hope of removing that impression of us hness ' he laid
we so expressed ourselves to Her lloyal Hig s Equerry j our application before that inestimable woman the Duchess of Kent , who at once , felt delig ht at the prospect of tying even a portion of the nation in the bonds of ' good feeling and amity ; and directed that we should be informed , if ' our application was forwarded through the Grand Master for Ireland , she would consider it : the usual form in such maters forwarded to the Duke of Leinsterthen in Londonand
was , , the next post , without even the loss of a day , Her Royal Highness s permission or rather direction , was transmitted to us , that this Lodge should be called the "A ictoria Lodge . " Sir , if we did not meet to celebrate the anniversary of her birth-day , we should be undeserving the honour-conferred on us—anil while we toast the future Queen , whose talent , whose education , and sense at her early age we all admire , should be deservedlstyled both heartless and devoid ot gallantry ,
we y if we forgot to whom we are indebted for aft ' that we admire in herand with your permission , I shall propose to you , " the health of our Royal Sister the Duchess of Kent , " which was drunk amidst acclamations of applause . . . Next toast was " Our absent Brother Lord Henry John S . Churchill ,
Deputy Grand Master of England . Song—An "Irish Melody , " by Bro . Magrath , No . 50 . Brother AVright , Secretary , said—AVorshipful Master , I should do an iniustfee to my own feelings , if 1 did not say somewhat for Lord John Churchill , who , on being elected a Member of this Lodge said , 1 accept with pleasure the distinguished mark of regard you have s . iown Member of the ' Victoria Lod' and shall be happy
me in creating me a ge , to avail myself of every opportunity to prove bow truly at I am iieait an Irish Alusnuf—and the very first public opportunity he had ot doing so , on the 27 th January last , he boasted being a Member ot an Ivish Lodge ; but Sir , it is not simply in this case , but m every one in which we have been obliged to trouble his Lordship , he has evinced
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Ireland.
Brother T . AVright , Secretary of the Lodge , was loudly called on to speak to this toast , and spoke as follows : — AVorship ful Sir and Brethren , I should never conceive myself possessed of one spark of gallantry , if I did not , at once , accept of the call to " return thanks in thc " name and on behalf of one of the fair sex ; but how much elated must 1 feel when an humble citizen such as I am , is called and future which though
on to return thanks for a Princess , a Queen , I fervently pray may he distant , yet in the course of nature , unless otherwise ordained , must be : and when that day comes—which Heaven only knows which of us shall see—in the vista of time , I think I behold the future glory of Britain rising into greatness , under her guidance , under the "Tii ' dance of a woman , nurtured in the bosom of affection , by a mother whose good sense , and truly Masonic principle , have made her the ornament of her sex , and a blessing to the land who protected her in her hour of bereavement , when she herself lost a husband , her child a father and we of the Mystic tie a Brother . Sir , it is befitting of me to
avail myself of this opportunity to acquaint the Graft both why ancl how we sought and obtained permission to take the name of the " Victoria Lodge ; " with that good feciing which ought to actuate Masons , we always sought and occasionally received a visit from our English Brothers , and had always to regret that thev invariably expressed thensorrow at the want of a better knowledge of Irish Masons than was then in existence in England ; with a hope of removing that impression of us hness ' he laid
we so expressed ourselves to Her lloyal Hig s Equerry j our application before that inestimable woman the Duchess of Kent , who at once , felt delig ht at the prospect of tying even a portion of the nation in the bonds of ' good feeling and amity ; and directed that we should be informed , if ' our application was forwarded through the Grand Master for Ireland , she would consider it : the usual form in such maters forwarded to the Duke of Leinsterthen in Londonand
was , , the next post , without even the loss of a day , Her Royal Highness s permission or rather direction , was transmitted to us , that this Lodge should be called the "A ictoria Lodge . " Sir , if we did not meet to celebrate the anniversary of her birth-day , we should be undeserving the honour-conferred on us—anil while we toast the future Queen , whose talent , whose education , and sense at her early age we all admire , should be deservedlstyled both heartless and devoid ot gallantry ,
we y if we forgot to whom we are indebted for aft ' that we admire in herand with your permission , I shall propose to you , " the health of our Royal Sister the Duchess of Kent , " which was drunk amidst acclamations of applause . . . Next toast was " Our absent Brother Lord Henry John S . Churchill ,
Deputy Grand Master of England . Song—An "Irish Melody , " by Bro . Magrath , No . 50 . Brother AVright , Secretary , said—AVorshipful Master , I should do an iniustfee to my own feelings , if 1 did not say somewhat for Lord John Churchill , who , on being elected a Member of this Lodge said , 1 accept with pleasure the distinguished mark of regard you have s . iown Member of the ' Victoria Lod' and shall be happy
me in creating me a ge , to avail myself of every opportunity to prove bow truly at I am iieait an Irish Alusnuf—and the very first public opportunity he had ot doing so , on the 27 th January last , he boasted being a Member ot an Ivish Lodge ; but Sir , it is not simply in this case , but m every one in which we have been obliged to trouble his Lordship , he has evinced