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self the once proud boast of Spain , that " the sun never sets on her dominions ; " and there was scarcely a colony of these wide-spread dominions in which there did not exist a Lodge under the warrant of Plis Royal Highness , and enjoying the benefit of his protective sway ; but what was perhaps more surprising , was the knowledge which his Royal Highness had of the state of the Brotherhood throughout the whole of his extensive ruleand of the truth of this fact the interview
, with which he ( the Provincial Grand Master ) had been honoured , when last in England , by his Royal Highness , had most thoroughly convinced him ; nor could the Craft , he was sure , learn a more gratifying or encouraging circumstance . To the continued health , long life , and happiness of this illustrious prince , he begged they would drink as the toast deserved .
" The Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England "—( Masonic honours and great applause ) . Tune— " Arise , and blow thy trumpet , Fame . " ' * ' The Grand Masters , and prosperity , to the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland . " Tune— "St . Patrick ' s Day . " The Vice-Chairman then begged permission to propose a toast , which being granted from the chair , he rose , and spoke as follows : — " Right AVorshipful SirBrothers Senior and Junior Grand AVardens
, , aud Brothers generally ; the honour of filling this chair having devolved on me this evening , 1 have much pleasure in availing myself of the privilege allowed me to offer a toast ; and I do wish that it had fallen to the lot of some other Brother , more competent than I am , to discharge the pleasing duty , and to do that justice to the toast which it so richly deserves . " The toast which I now have the honour to is' The health
propose , ofthe Right AVorshipful the Honourable Sir Bowcher Clarke , Knight , the Provincial Grand Master of Freemasonry in Barbados . ' And after bearing thus much , my Brethren , I should hope that I need not press on you the necessity of filling a fair bumper glass . " My Brethren , upon this interesting occasion , which has brought us
together this day , I find it is impossible for me to offer this toast without comment . I am indeed sensible of the difficulty—the impossibility of sufficiently engaging your attention , whilst I feebly endeavour to bring under your notice this pleasing , this all important topic ; or of doing that justice to my toast which I am fully aware it deserves at my hands . "I feel myself totally unequal to entering on the individual merits of our esteemed Grand Master . I would , however , merely glance at his
public life , and hope that it may not be considered unconnected with the occasion of our present happy assemblage . " Permit me , therefore , to say , that in all the public situations which Sir Bowcher Clarke has hitherto filled—and they are not a few—his talent , his virtues , his native worth , have ever shone conspicuous . The manner in which he has invariably acquitted himself in them all , has not only secured for him the esteem and confidence of his countrymen
, but it has also won for him the notice , the approbation of his sovereign ; for Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to bestow on him gratif ying marks of her favour , honourable as well as substantial . "But my Brethren , the high , the honourable , the influential office to which he has been recently appointed , more particularly and closely endears and binds him to us Masons . . " Appointed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Most
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Foreign.
self the once proud boast of Spain , that " the sun never sets on her dominions ; " and there was scarcely a colony of these wide-spread dominions in which there did not exist a Lodge under the warrant of Plis Royal Highness , and enjoying the benefit of his protective sway ; but what was perhaps more surprising , was the knowledge which his Royal Highness had of the state of the Brotherhood throughout the whole of his extensive ruleand of the truth of this fact the interview
, with which he ( the Provincial Grand Master ) had been honoured , when last in England , by his Royal Highness , had most thoroughly convinced him ; nor could the Craft , he was sure , learn a more gratifying or encouraging circumstance . To the continued health , long life , and happiness of this illustrious prince , he begged they would drink as the toast deserved .
" The Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of England "—( Masonic honours and great applause ) . Tune— " Arise , and blow thy trumpet , Fame . " ' * ' The Grand Masters , and prosperity , to the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland . " Tune— "St . Patrick ' s Day . " The Vice-Chairman then begged permission to propose a toast , which being granted from the chair , he rose , and spoke as follows : — " Right AVorshipful SirBrothers Senior and Junior Grand AVardens
, , aud Brothers generally ; the honour of filling this chair having devolved on me this evening , 1 have much pleasure in availing myself of the privilege allowed me to offer a toast ; and I do wish that it had fallen to the lot of some other Brother , more competent than I am , to discharge the pleasing duty , and to do that justice to the toast which it so richly deserves . " The toast which I now have the honour to is' The health
propose , ofthe Right AVorshipful the Honourable Sir Bowcher Clarke , Knight , the Provincial Grand Master of Freemasonry in Barbados . ' And after bearing thus much , my Brethren , I should hope that I need not press on you the necessity of filling a fair bumper glass . " My Brethren , upon this interesting occasion , which has brought us
together this day , I find it is impossible for me to offer this toast without comment . I am indeed sensible of the difficulty—the impossibility of sufficiently engaging your attention , whilst I feebly endeavour to bring under your notice this pleasing , this all important topic ; or of doing that justice to my toast which I am fully aware it deserves at my hands . "I feel myself totally unequal to entering on the individual merits of our esteemed Grand Master . I would , however , merely glance at his
public life , and hope that it may not be considered unconnected with the occasion of our present happy assemblage . " Permit me , therefore , to say , that in all the public situations which Sir Bowcher Clarke has hitherto filled—and they are not a few—his talent , his virtues , his native worth , have ever shone conspicuous . The manner in which he has invariably acquitted himself in them all , has not only secured for him the esteem and confidence of his countrymen
, but it has also won for him the notice , the approbation of his sovereign ; for Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to bestow on him gratif ying marks of her favour , honourable as well as substantial . "But my Brethren , the high , the honourable , the influential office to which he has been recently appointed , more particularly and closely endears and binds him to us Masons . . " Appointed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the Most