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Provincial.
" Lord Glenlyon , Grand Alaster of Scotland ; " " the Duke of Leinster , Grand Alaster of Ireland , " to the latter of which Brother Bowen responded . Brother GEORGE SOLTAU requested the Brethren to fill a bumper toast , which was the health of their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Alaster , Earl Fortescue . His lordship merited their heartfelt thanks for having a second time honoured Plymouth bhis presence in a
Proy vincial Grancl Lodge . The noble lord , esteemed as he was by all who knew him , had , at great personal inconvenience , come from a great distance to countenance and support that excellent charity , the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum , at Devonport , the foundation stone of ivhieh building was laid yesterday in the presence of collected thousands . It was due to the noble lord also to state , that he had left Ireland , though suffering under severe family affliction , to be present on
this interesting occasion . The Noble Earl then rose , evidently considerably affected by the manner iu which his health had been received . He said that if ever he felt grateful for the kindness and good will at all times expressed towards him by the Masonic body , he felt it more so on this occasion from the flattering maimer in which his worth y friend on his left had that clay proposed his health . It was delightful to witness the peace , good humour , and he might say politeness , which pervaded such a mass of all classes to witness the interesting scene of vesterday . He felt that
the appeal of his Rev . friend , Dr . Carwitben , made in the church on that occasion , must have met with the cordial sympathy of all who heard it . For himself he would say , that on no occasion could he have been called upon to perform a duty that afforded him greater satisfaction . His lordship , after a well-deserved eulogium , gave the health of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master . Dr . CARWITIIEN then rose and said , he must attribute the feeling expressed by the Noble Lord towards himmore to the kindness of his
, heart than to any deserts of his own . Freemasonry peculiarly acknowledges " that charity which thinketh no evil . " lie was proud to say that there was a marked difference at this time compared with past years ; we could not then , as now , witness men , the most respectable in rank , profession , and grade , as well as those of the humbler classes of society , continually joining our order , and carrying out in a proper spirit its sublime and benevolent precepts . He said he seldom indulged
in eulogising the noble lord in his presence , feeling deeply , as he did , for the many kindnesses bestowed upon him , not only Alasonic , but of a private nature . AVhat , he would ask , was distinction and wealth , compared with the heartfelt satisfaction of doing goocl ? It afforded him great delight to see his friend , Colonel Fulford , among them that evening ; and he would ask , was there a man , let his shade of politics be what it might , that could say a word against Colonel Fulford ? He should now propose the health of the newly-appointed AVardens , Colonel Fulford ancl Br . Peard .
Colonel FULFOKO , in returning thanks , expressed his gratitude to the noble lord for placing him in his present distinguished situation . Br . PEAHD also expressed himself grateful for his appointment , and observed , he knew that , on several occasions , where British subjects had been taken by pirates , and thrown into prisons in distant parts , the horrors of their situation had been greatly mitigated , and their sufferings relieved , by their being Masons .
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Provincial.
" Lord Glenlyon , Grand Alaster of Scotland ; " " the Duke of Leinster , Grand Alaster of Ireland , " to the latter of which Brother Bowen responded . Brother GEORGE SOLTAU requested the Brethren to fill a bumper toast , which was the health of their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Alaster , Earl Fortescue . His lordship merited their heartfelt thanks for having a second time honoured Plymouth bhis presence in a
Proy vincial Grancl Lodge . The noble lord , esteemed as he was by all who knew him , had , at great personal inconvenience , come from a great distance to countenance and support that excellent charity , the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum , at Devonport , the foundation stone of ivhieh building was laid yesterday in the presence of collected thousands . It was due to the noble lord also to state , that he had left Ireland , though suffering under severe family affliction , to be present on
this interesting occasion . The Noble Earl then rose , evidently considerably affected by the manner iu which his health had been received . He said that if ever he felt grateful for the kindness and good will at all times expressed towards him by the Masonic body , he felt it more so on this occasion from the flattering maimer in which his worth y friend on his left had that clay proposed his health . It was delightful to witness the peace , good humour , and he might say politeness , which pervaded such a mass of all classes to witness the interesting scene of vesterday . He felt that
the appeal of his Rev . friend , Dr . Carwitben , made in the church on that occasion , must have met with the cordial sympathy of all who heard it . For himself he would say , that on no occasion could he have been called upon to perform a duty that afforded him greater satisfaction . His lordship , after a well-deserved eulogium , gave the health of the Provincial Deputy Grand Master . Dr . CARWITIIEN then rose and said , he must attribute the feeling expressed by the Noble Lord towards himmore to the kindness of his
, heart than to any deserts of his own . Freemasonry peculiarly acknowledges " that charity which thinketh no evil . " lie was proud to say that there was a marked difference at this time compared with past years ; we could not then , as now , witness men , the most respectable in rank , profession , and grade , as well as those of the humbler classes of society , continually joining our order , and carrying out in a proper spirit its sublime and benevolent precepts . He said he seldom indulged
in eulogising the noble lord in his presence , feeling deeply , as he did , for the many kindnesses bestowed upon him , not only Alasonic , but of a private nature . AVhat , he would ask , was distinction and wealth , compared with the heartfelt satisfaction of doing goocl ? It afforded him great delight to see his friend , Colonel Fulford , among them that evening ; and he would ask , was there a man , let his shade of politics be what it might , that could say a word against Colonel Fulford ? He should now propose the health of the newly-appointed AVardens , Colonel Fulford ancl Br . Peard .
Colonel FULFOKO , in returning thanks , expressed his gratitude to the noble lord for placing him in his present distinguished situation . Br . PEAHD also expressed himself grateful for his appointment , and observed , he knew that , on several occasions , where British subjects had been taken by pirates , and thrown into prisons in distant parts , the horrors of their situation had been greatly mitigated , and their sufferings relieved , by their being Masons .