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reflect that , at the sacrifice of your comforts and convenience to-day , you have fed the hungry and clothed the unprotected —( loucl cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN—after the very handsome ancl well deserved eulogium that thc worthy Secretary has offered to my worthy friend on my right hand , I could not take a better opportunity of proposing his health , and giving him their most sincere thanks for all his kindness that clay . At the same time , he begged on the part of the Committee to present bis lordship with a token of their esteem . Here the gallant admiral handed over to his lordship a silver trowel : the toast was drunk with an enthusiastic welcome .
Lord FORTESCUE rose amidst renewed cheering to return thanks . After some preliminary observations , in which his lordship spoke of the great pleasure he had derived from participating in their proceedings , lie said , that he accepted with peculiar pleasure the gift which they had been pleased to make to him , as a commemoration of the proceedings of this day . He must now perform an important duty which he had omitted during the earlier progress of the day ' s proceedings—that of
contributing to the charity . Although he trusted that the Alasonic Order was not unfavourable to feelings of charity and brotherly love , he certainly found that Alasonic clothing was exceedingly inconvenient for access to one ' s waistcoat pocket —( laughter ) ; and he was in consequence , when he was called upon for his subscription at church , obliged to postpone it . It was , however , certainly not his intention to "bilk" the charity , he should therefore beg to put into the hands of the President
his contribution , ancl he hoped that if there were any present who were labouring under a similar inconvenience —( cheers and laughter ) , they would follow the example he had ventured to set them —( cheers ) . The noble lord concluded by proposing a toast , which he was sure they would drink with as much pleasure as himself—that of the excellent individual who filled the chair , for the service he had from first to last given to tho Asylum . —( Drank with three times three and one more ) .
The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment in his peculiarly humorous style , and stated that his lordship ' s donation was 10 / . He invited any gentleman who was placed in similar circumstances to contribute as his lordship had done . —( Cheers ancl laughter ) . I beg to propose another toast , which I am quite sure you will join me in , which is , "The Bishop and Clergy of this Diocese . " We have received the utmost kindness from the clergy of this neighbourhood , and they arc
worthy of every praise which we can bestow upon them ( No one in the room seemed to be at all disposed to have anything to do with the Bishop of Exeter . In the first place , the Chairman departed from the routine of toasts laid down by the committee , by proposing it , for the next toast on the list was that of Dr . Carwitheu . The company was perhaps too reputable and too charitable to think of turning down their glasses , but , nevertheless , no man cried " God save Henry of Exeter . " ) The Rev . AV . J . St . AUBYN rose and returned thanks .
1 ' orty-one pounds was collected in the church , independent of other subscriptions and donations . April 24- —The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon was held in the Assembly-room of Elliott ' s Royal Hotel in this town , the W . P . G . AL , Earl Fortescue , presiding . The business connected with the Order was proceeded with , and his lordship was pleased to appoint the Provincial Grand Officers for the year ensuing .
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Provincial.
reflect that , at the sacrifice of your comforts and convenience to-day , you have fed the hungry and clothed the unprotected —( loucl cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN—after the very handsome ancl well deserved eulogium that thc worthy Secretary has offered to my worthy friend on my right hand , I could not take a better opportunity of proposing his health , and giving him their most sincere thanks for all his kindness that clay . At the same time , he begged on the part of the Committee to present bis lordship with a token of their esteem . Here the gallant admiral handed over to his lordship a silver trowel : the toast was drunk with an enthusiastic welcome .
Lord FORTESCUE rose amidst renewed cheering to return thanks . After some preliminary observations , in which his lordship spoke of the great pleasure he had derived from participating in their proceedings , lie said , that he accepted with peculiar pleasure the gift which they had been pleased to make to him , as a commemoration of the proceedings of this day . He must now perform an important duty which he had omitted during the earlier progress of the day ' s proceedings—that of
contributing to the charity . Although he trusted that the Alasonic Order was not unfavourable to feelings of charity and brotherly love , he certainly found that Alasonic clothing was exceedingly inconvenient for access to one ' s waistcoat pocket —( laughter ) ; and he was in consequence , when he was called upon for his subscription at church , obliged to postpone it . It was , however , certainly not his intention to "bilk" the charity , he should therefore beg to put into the hands of the President
his contribution , ancl he hoped that if there were any present who were labouring under a similar inconvenience —( cheers and laughter ) , they would follow the example he had ventured to set them —( cheers ) . The noble lord concluded by proposing a toast , which he was sure they would drink with as much pleasure as himself—that of the excellent individual who filled the chair , for the service he had from first to last given to tho Asylum . —( Drank with three times three and one more ) .
The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment in his peculiarly humorous style , and stated that his lordship ' s donation was 10 / . He invited any gentleman who was placed in similar circumstances to contribute as his lordship had done . —( Cheers ancl laughter ) . I beg to propose another toast , which I am quite sure you will join me in , which is , "The Bishop and Clergy of this Diocese . " We have received the utmost kindness from the clergy of this neighbourhood , and they arc
worthy of every praise which we can bestow upon them ( No one in the room seemed to be at all disposed to have anything to do with the Bishop of Exeter . In the first place , the Chairman departed from the routine of toasts laid down by the committee , by proposing it , for the next toast on the list was that of Dr . Carwitheu . The company was perhaps too reputable and too charitable to think of turning down their glasses , but , nevertheless , no man cried " God save Henry of Exeter . " ) The Rev . AV . J . St . AUBYN rose and returned thanks .
1 ' orty-one pounds was collected in the church , independent of other subscriptions and donations . April 24- —The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon was held in the Assembly-room of Elliott ' s Royal Hotel in this town , the W . P . G . AL , Earl Fortescue , presiding . The business connected with the Order was proceeded with , and his lordship was pleased to appoint the Provincial Grand Officers for the year ensuing .