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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
He had been long known to all who took an interest in the Order under his title of Viscount Suirdale ; every one acquainted with him said he had well won the Masonic rank he had attained . ( The toast was received with great Masonic regard . ^ The Earl of DoNOUOHMORE returned thanks in an eloquent and interesting speech , in which he expressed the great happiness ho at all times felt in meeting his Brethren both hi England and Ireland ; although at present identified with Ireland in Freemasonry , it was in England he first saw the light , — -it was
in an English Lodge he became acquainted with the sublime and beautiful precepts of the Fraternity , which he had always endeavoured to carry out in their full purity . In Ireland he had taken his highest degrees ; and as a Rose Croix and Kt . K . H . from the sister country , he was delighted at the present opportunity of meeting his English friends . He should always remember , with peculiar pleasure , the meeting at which he had the happiness of then being present , and should carry with him to Ireland increased feelings of fraternal regard towards his English Brethren . The best wishes of every Mason were due to the illustrious Brethren whom he saw assembled on that occasion , —the
talent , respectability , and zeal which was there assembled was an earnest that the glorious cause of Freemasonry was appreciated , and its principles carried fully out by the Supreme Council of England and AVales , and his sincere wishes for then prospects and happiness was the best accompaniment he could add to his hearty thanks for the honour they had done him in proposing his health . The GRAND TREASURER then gave " The Duke of Leinster and the Members of the Supreme Council for Ireland . " He was happy to say one of them was present , —the member for Cork , Col . Chatterton . He had been then- guest before , but since that time he had been elected to preside over a great province in Ireland . In giving the health of their distinguished guest , it was unnecessary to do further than allude to his eminent military career , as it was
known to them . all . ( The toast was received with true Masonic feelings . ) Col . CHATTERTON , M . P ., in rising , said that it was with very great pleasure he rose to return thanks for the land manner in which his health had been proposed . It was his good fortune to be present last year as a visitor at their festive board . The recollections of that meeting were still fresh in his memory , and on the present occasion that pleasure was enhanced by the fraternal feeling which it was evident existed in its fullest extent amongst the members of the high degree in which they were assembled . As a Mason , he felt proud of his connection with the Order . Since his former visit he had been honoured by his
countrymen with the important appointment of Prov . Grand Master for Munster , —no small honour . Munster was an important province , —his exertions should be to promote the good of the Order , and to cultivate true Masonic feeling in every possible way . He thanked them for the flattering reception that had been given to the allusion to his military career . He had done his duty , —and that was the cause of any success he had obtained . As long as discipline was attended to , there would also be success . The 111 . TREASURER GENERAL then proposed " The Sov . Commander the Duke of Atholl and the Members of the Supreme Council for Scotland . "
Although no member of that Council was present , he was glad to see one in thenown Council present who had been at one time advanced to Masonic rank by the Supreme Council of Scotland ; he had the pleasure , therefore , of connecting with the toast the name of then- III . Bro . Sir John Robinson , Barf . Sir JOHN ROBINSON , Bart ., said it gave him great pleasure to meet again the illustrious and enlightened Brethren of the Order there assembled . He had to return thanks for his Scotch Brethren . His position at the moment was peculiar . Here was he , an Irishman , one of the members of the Supreme Council for England ar-d AVales , returning thanks for the members of the Supreme Council of Scotland . * If that was not reciprocity and imion , he could not con-
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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
He had been long known to all who took an interest in the Order under his title of Viscount Suirdale ; every one acquainted with him said he had well won the Masonic rank he had attained . ( The toast was received with great Masonic regard . ^ The Earl of DoNOUOHMORE returned thanks in an eloquent and interesting speech , in which he expressed the great happiness ho at all times felt in meeting his Brethren both hi England and Ireland ; although at present identified with Ireland in Freemasonry , it was in England he first saw the light , — -it was
in an English Lodge he became acquainted with the sublime and beautiful precepts of the Fraternity , which he had always endeavoured to carry out in their full purity . In Ireland he had taken his highest degrees ; and as a Rose Croix and Kt . K . H . from the sister country , he was delighted at the present opportunity of meeting his English friends . He should always remember , with peculiar pleasure , the meeting at which he had the happiness of then being present , and should carry with him to Ireland increased feelings of fraternal regard towards his English Brethren . The best wishes of every Mason were due to the illustrious Brethren whom he saw assembled on that occasion , —the
talent , respectability , and zeal which was there assembled was an earnest that the glorious cause of Freemasonry was appreciated , and its principles carried fully out by the Supreme Council of England and AVales , and his sincere wishes for then prospects and happiness was the best accompaniment he could add to his hearty thanks for the honour they had done him in proposing his health . The GRAND TREASURER then gave " The Duke of Leinster and the Members of the Supreme Council for Ireland . " He was happy to say one of them was present , —the member for Cork , Col . Chatterton . He had been then- guest before , but since that time he had been elected to preside over a great province in Ireland . In giving the health of their distinguished guest , it was unnecessary to do further than allude to his eminent military career , as it was
known to them . all . ( The toast was received with true Masonic feelings . ) Col . CHATTERTON , M . P ., in rising , said that it was with very great pleasure he rose to return thanks for the land manner in which his health had been proposed . It was his good fortune to be present last year as a visitor at their festive board . The recollections of that meeting were still fresh in his memory , and on the present occasion that pleasure was enhanced by the fraternal feeling which it was evident existed in its fullest extent amongst the members of the high degree in which they were assembled . As a Mason , he felt proud of his connection with the Order . Since his former visit he had been honoured by his
countrymen with the important appointment of Prov . Grand Master for Munster , —no small honour . Munster was an important province , —his exertions should be to promote the good of the Order , and to cultivate true Masonic feeling in every possible way . He thanked them for the flattering reception that had been given to the allusion to his military career . He had done his duty , —and that was the cause of any success he had obtained . As long as discipline was attended to , there would also be success . The 111 . TREASURER GENERAL then proposed " The Sov . Commander the Duke of Atholl and the Members of the Supreme Council for Scotland . "
Although no member of that Council was present , he was glad to see one in thenown Council present who had been at one time advanced to Masonic rank by the Supreme Council of Scotland ; he had the pleasure , therefore , of connecting with the toast the name of then- III . Bro . Sir John Robinson , Barf . Sir JOHN ROBINSON , Bart ., said it gave him great pleasure to meet again the illustrious and enlightened Brethren of the Order there assembled . He had to return thanks for his Scotch Brethren . His position at the moment was peculiar . Here was he , an Irishman , one of the members of the Supreme Council for England ar-d AVales , returning thanks for the members of the Supreme Council of Scotland . * If that was not reciprocity and imion , he could not con-