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Article THE FESTIVAL. Page 1 of 1 Article UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND . Page 1 of 3 →
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The Festival.
THE FESTIVAL .
rtT ^ A l ° ? - h V ; Brethren sat down ; the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . m the chair . After the usual loyal toasts were given , the memory of His Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , for upwards of thirty years the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England , was given , and drunk in solemn silence . The Grand Master prefaced the sentiment with many appropriate remarks on the well known character and gratefullremembered services of the illustrious dead
y ; whicli remarks were received with mute and reverential respect . On the conclusion of the address , the members of the Statue Committee , Bros . Cabbell , Crucefix Hardwick , Jennings , and White , drew aside the curtain , and the statue of the illustrious Duke was unveiled , and thus solemnly delivered to the admiration and respect of the assembled Brethren * At the moment an effulgent stream of light poured forth on the Statue , caused by the sudden admission of gas from a tube concealed from observation and revealed its colossal form in dazzling splendour—the effect was electrical —a pause of some minutes
ensued-The routine business of the social hour was then resumed ; but we regret to state that we must here close our account of the remainder of the evening . The apple of discord was too successfully thrown all was confusion ; no respect was paid to the Grand Master , who . for a long time , in yam endeavoured to gain a hearing ; he was , by many Grand Officers sohcited to leave the chair , but his lordship fortunately yielded to the entreaties of other Grand Officers , and with great difBculty concluded the ts of the
arrangemen evening . The most painful part of our duty is to report that the ladies unfortunately witnessed the disgraceful scene . _ Bro . Cabbell , in returning thanks for the toast addressed to the Chanties , commented with deserved severity on the tumult Thus ended the Grand Festival of the Grand Lodge of England , on the memorable 29 th April , 1846 ! n , t „ 'l £ > . ^ , ? ' i , £ r i" ??" 653 Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , K . G Born , 27 th January 773 ; died , 21 st April , 1843 . " The United Grand Lodce of Freemasons « s , fecfand d ' aSion ' Vl " ^ ^ J" * . «» ' thb Statue as a ^ emoriaTof th ° eir
United Grand Lodge Of England .
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
COMMITTEE OP MASTERS . May 27 .-Present Bros . Chandler , Crucefix , Goldsworthy , Savage , P . Thomson , Rule , & c . & ' A MESSAGE was delivered from the Grand Master , that he should move that Bro . H . B . Webb , the late Grand Sword Bearer , should be entitled to the permanent rank and privilege of past Grand Sword Bearer . ;
The ConRijispoNDENCE between the Grand Master of England and the Grand Master of the Royal York Grand Lodge of Berlin was read „ ! ji . £ Uu " . _ dated September 18 , 1845 , was addressed by Bro . W . H . White , Grand Secretary , to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Prussia . Its purport was to enquire whether any law existed in that Grand Lodge authorising subordinate Lodges to refuse admission to a Jewish Brother on account of his religion—if producing a certificate from the Grand Lodge of England-and whether there was any distinction between the Lodge and Banquet .
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The Festival.
THE FESTIVAL .
rtT ^ A l ° ? - h V ; Brethren sat down ; the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . m the chair . After the usual loyal toasts were given , the memory of His Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex , for upwards of thirty years the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England , was given , and drunk in solemn silence . The Grand Master prefaced the sentiment with many appropriate remarks on the well known character and gratefullremembered services of the illustrious dead
y ; whicli remarks were received with mute and reverential respect . On the conclusion of the address , the members of the Statue Committee , Bros . Cabbell , Crucefix Hardwick , Jennings , and White , drew aside the curtain , and the statue of the illustrious Duke was unveiled , and thus solemnly delivered to the admiration and respect of the assembled Brethren * At the moment an effulgent stream of light poured forth on the Statue , caused by the sudden admission of gas from a tube concealed from observation and revealed its colossal form in dazzling splendour—the effect was electrical —a pause of some minutes
ensued-The routine business of the social hour was then resumed ; but we regret to state that we must here close our account of the remainder of the evening . The apple of discord was too successfully thrown all was confusion ; no respect was paid to the Grand Master , who . for a long time , in yam endeavoured to gain a hearing ; he was , by many Grand Officers sohcited to leave the chair , but his lordship fortunately yielded to the entreaties of other Grand Officers , and with great difBculty concluded the ts of the
arrangemen evening . The most painful part of our duty is to report that the ladies unfortunately witnessed the disgraceful scene . _ Bro . Cabbell , in returning thanks for the toast addressed to the Chanties , commented with deserved severity on the tumult Thus ended the Grand Festival of the Grand Lodge of England , on the memorable 29 th April , 1846 ! n , t „ 'l £ > . ^ , ? ' i , £ r i" ??" 653 Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , K . G Born , 27 th January 773 ; died , 21 st April , 1843 . " The United Grand Lodce of Freemasons « s , fecfand d ' aSion ' Vl " ^ ^ J" * . «» ' thb Statue as a ^ emoriaTof th ° eir
United Grand Lodge Of England .
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
COMMITTEE OP MASTERS . May 27 .-Present Bros . Chandler , Crucefix , Goldsworthy , Savage , P . Thomson , Rule , & c . & ' A MESSAGE was delivered from the Grand Master , that he should move that Bro . H . B . Webb , the late Grand Sword Bearer , should be entitled to the permanent rank and privilege of past Grand Sword Bearer . ;
The ConRijispoNDENCE between the Grand Master of England and the Grand Master of the Royal York Grand Lodge of Berlin was read „ ! ji . £ Uu " . _ dated September 18 , 1845 , was addressed by Bro . W . H . White , Grand Secretary , to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Prussia . Its purport was to enquire whether any law existed in that Grand Lodge authorising subordinate Lodges to refuse admission to a Jewish Brother on account of his religion—if producing a certificate from the Grand Lodge of England-and whether there was any distinction between the Lodge and Banquet .