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The Festival.
periods of the evening , a variety of songs , glees , and other musical performances , much to the gratification of the company . The ladies ivho had thus generously come forward to give their gratuitous aid to the cause of Masonic charity , were Miss Belts , S . 'iss Fanny Russell , and the Misses Turner ; and of the gentlemen , Mr . T . Bishop , Mr . Collyer , Mr . Ransford , Mr . Smith , Mr . Turner , and Signor Brizzi . The musical arrangements Were superintended bSignor Negri .
y The cloth having been withdrawn , and the Sanclus admirably sung by the professional ladies and gentlemen present , The CHAIRMAN rose to give tbe first toast of the evening . They would all anticipate the toast which he had risen to propose . He well knew that ihey did not require anything to stimulate their loyalty , or induce them to pay to their sovereign that homage which was so justly her due —( cheers ) . Buttherewere times and circumstances which were more
particularly calculated to excite and call forth its expression —( hear , and cheers ) ; and he was satisfied that there was not one present who did not feel his loyalty more strongly and more powerfully appealed to on the present occasion , in consequence of circumstances which had recently occurred —( loud cheers ) . We had hitherto been in the habit of animadverting upon the people of other countries , because attempts had been made by them upon the lives of their rulers —( hear ) . But we
must henceforward blush to acknowledge that there was an Englishman to be found base enough and guilty enough to raise a traitorous hand against the life of his sovereign —( hear ) ; and that sovereign too , an innocent and youthful queen —( loud and prolonged cheers ) . Without further preface he would give the toast which he had risen to propose , namely , " The health of Her . Majesty Queen Victoria , and three times three "—( renewed cheers ) .
The toast was drank with the utmost degree of enthusiasm , and cheers that made tlie hall ring- again . It was followed by the National Anthem , in which Miss Belts and Miss Fanny Russell each took a verse—the company , who remained standing , warmly joining in the chorus .
The CHAIRMAN again rose after a brief interval and said , the next toast to which he should have to call the attention of the company , was one which he knew would be received with all tbe warmth whicli its merit deserved , namely , the health of her Majesty tbe Queen Dowager —( cheers ) ; who when occupying the throne of these realms with our late revered monarch her husband , performed the duties of her high station in a manner which commanded the respect of all —( cheers ) ;
and who , now that she had , to some extent , retired into private life , had not forgotten to fulfil the duties of that station in a manner which redounded highly to her honour , and reflected credit on the character of her mind , and the good feelings which she was known to possess —( loud cheers ) . She devoted herself and that fund which she enjoyed at the hands of this country , to relieving the wants of the suffering and distressedin a manner which reflected the hihest credit upon the feelings
, g of her heart—( cheers ) . It was quite enough that a case of misery was made out to ensure relief from tbe read y hand of her Majesty . She contributed to a greater number of charities than any other individual with the same means ; and the members of their order were greatly indebted to her princely munificence—( renewed cheers ) . Her Majesty was patroness of the girls' charities , and also a very liberal contributor to the funds of this excellent , useful , and laudable institution —( cheers ) .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Festival.
periods of the evening , a variety of songs , glees , and other musical performances , much to the gratification of the company . The ladies ivho had thus generously come forward to give their gratuitous aid to the cause of Masonic charity , were Miss Belts , S . 'iss Fanny Russell , and the Misses Turner ; and of the gentlemen , Mr . T . Bishop , Mr . Collyer , Mr . Ransford , Mr . Smith , Mr . Turner , and Signor Brizzi . The musical arrangements Were superintended bSignor Negri .
y The cloth having been withdrawn , and the Sanclus admirably sung by the professional ladies and gentlemen present , The CHAIRMAN rose to give tbe first toast of the evening . They would all anticipate the toast which he had risen to propose . He well knew that ihey did not require anything to stimulate their loyalty , or induce them to pay to their sovereign that homage which was so justly her due —( cheers ) . Buttherewere times and circumstances which were more
particularly calculated to excite and call forth its expression —( hear , and cheers ) ; and he was satisfied that there was not one present who did not feel his loyalty more strongly and more powerfully appealed to on the present occasion , in consequence of circumstances which had recently occurred —( loud cheers ) . We had hitherto been in the habit of animadverting upon the people of other countries , because attempts had been made by them upon the lives of their rulers —( hear ) . But we
must henceforward blush to acknowledge that there was an Englishman to be found base enough and guilty enough to raise a traitorous hand against the life of his sovereign —( hear ) ; and that sovereign too , an innocent and youthful queen —( loud and prolonged cheers ) . Without further preface he would give the toast which he had risen to propose , namely , " The health of Her . Majesty Queen Victoria , and three times three "—( renewed cheers ) .
The toast was drank with the utmost degree of enthusiasm , and cheers that made tlie hall ring- again . It was followed by the National Anthem , in which Miss Belts and Miss Fanny Russell each took a verse—the company , who remained standing , warmly joining in the chorus .
The CHAIRMAN again rose after a brief interval and said , the next toast to which he should have to call the attention of the company , was one which he knew would be received with all tbe warmth whicli its merit deserved , namely , the health of her Majesty tbe Queen Dowager —( cheers ) ; who when occupying the throne of these realms with our late revered monarch her husband , performed the duties of her high station in a manner which commanded the respect of all —( cheers ) ;
and who , now that she had , to some extent , retired into private life , had not forgotten to fulfil the duties of that station in a manner which redounded highly to her honour , and reflected credit on the character of her mind , and the good feelings which she was known to possess —( loud cheers ) . She devoted herself and that fund which she enjoyed at the hands of this country , to relieving the wants of the suffering and distressedin a manner which reflected the hihest credit upon the feelings
, g of her heart—( cheers ) . It was quite enough that a case of misery was made out to ensure relief from tbe read y hand of her Majesty . She contributed to a greater number of charities than any other individual with the same means ; and the members of their order were greatly indebted to her princely munificence—( renewed cheers ) . Her Majesty was patroness of the girls' charities , and also a very liberal contributor to the funds of this excellent , useful , and laudable institution —( cheers ) .