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AYOLVERIIAMPTON . —Masonic Banquetinhonourofa Visit from the W . Bro . DR . CRUCEFIX , P . G . I ) ., § c , given by St . Peter ' s Lodge , § 07 , of that town , July 18 th , 1842 . —The Lodge was opened in form , at three o ' clock , Bro . AY . Tottey , AY . M ., Bro . Ironmonger , S . AY ., Bro . S . Clarke , J . W . There was a full attendance of the Brethren . The AY . Bro . Dr . Crucefix having previously been elected an honorary member of the Lodge , was introduced by the Rev . Bro . Slade , Chaplain , and received under the usual Masonic salute , most enthusiastically given . The Lodge , after the enjoyment of a truly Masonic lecture , adjourned to refreshment .
THE BANQUET . About fifty Brethren of Staffordshire and the neighbouring provinces , sat clown to table , among whom we principally recognised Bro . Brutton , P . G . T ., for Stafford , and the Rev . Bro . Buckeridge , P . G . C , and Bro . Z . AYatkins , and other Brethren from London . Grace was recited by the Rev . Bro . Buckeridge . The cloth being removed , the Chairman , the Rev . Bro . SLADE , rose
and observed , —That a dutiful allegiance to the chief magistrate of the county where a Lodge was constituted , was a fundamental principle of Masonry . Order and the conservation of government in the state , were recognised both in the ancient charges of Masonry , and the working of the Craft . But more particularly were Masons , as a body , called upon to demonstrate their loyalty when their sovereign had been recently twice insulted by traitors and assassins , and to exhibit on a public occasion , like the present , their abhorrence of such atrocious deeds , and their attachment to the throne . He therefore joyfully proposed " The Queen , " the daughter and niece of Grand Masters .
The CHAIRMAN again rose , and proposed the health of a very amiable princess , the chief delight of whose life was the practice of doing good . He , the Rev . Chairman , had enjoyed the privilege of being presented in the late reign to her Majesty , when Queen-consort , at the court of St . James ' s , and could personally speak of the many deeds of charity and beneficence performed by that exemplary lady . " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager , " patroness of the Girls' School , and
liberal supporter of the Asylum for Aged Masons , and the widow of a Mason , the regal patron of the Craft . " The next toast the CHAIRMAN said was the health of her Majesty ' s consort , " Prince Albert , " who had hitherto appeared before the British public with every characteristic of amiability and discretion ; and he would couple with it the health of his " Son , the probable future king of these realms , and the other members of the Royal family . "
The CHAIRMAN afterwards gave the Grand Master , "His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . " The next health proposed by the Rev . CHAIRMAN was that of the " Hon . Col . Anson , P . G . M ., " whose parliamentary duties alone prevented him presiding at this dinner , much to the disappointment of himself ( Bro . Slade ) , as he would necessarily have filled the chair with more efficiency . The CHAIRMAN read the following letter from the Provincial Grand Master : —
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Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
AYOLVERIIAMPTON . —Masonic Banquetinhonourofa Visit from the W . Bro . DR . CRUCEFIX , P . G . I ) ., § c , given by St . Peter ' s Lodge , § 07 , of that town , July 18 th , 1842 . —The Lodge was opened in form , at three o ' clock , Bro . AY . Tottey , AY . M ., Bro . Ironmonger , S . AY ., Bro . S . Clarke , J . W . There was a full attendance of the Brethren . The AY . Bro . Dr . Crucefix having previously been elected an honorary member of the Lodge , was introduced by the Rev . Bro . Slade , Chaplain , and received under the usual Masonic salute , most enthusiastically given . The Lodge , after the enjoyment of a truly Masonic lecture , adjourned to refreshment .
THE BANQUET . About fifty Brethren of Staffordshire and the neighbouring provinces , sat clown to table , among whom we principally recognised Bro . Brutton , P . G . T ., for Stafford , and the Rev . Bro . Buckeridge , P . G . C , and Bro . Z . AYatkins , and other Brethren from London . Grace was recited by the Rev . Bro . Buckeridge . The cloth being removed , the Chairman , the Rev . Bro . SLADE , rose
and observed , —That a dutiful allegiance to the chief magistrate of the county where a Lodge was constituted , was a fundamental principle of Masonry . Order and the conservation of government in the state , were recognised both in the ancient charges of Masonry , and the working of the Craft . But more particularly were Masons , as a body , called upon to demonstrate their loyalty when their sovereign had been recently twice insulted by traitors and assassins , and to exhibit on a public occasion , like the present , their abhorrence of such atrocious deeds , and their attachment to the throne . He therefore joyfully proposed " The Queen , " the daughter and niece of Grand Masters .
The CHAIRMAN again rose , and proposed the health of a very amiable princess , the chief delight of whose life was the practice of doing good . He , the Rev . Chairman , had enjoyed the privilege of being presented in the late reign to her Majesty , when Queen-consort , at the court of St . James ' s , and could personally speak of the many deeds of charity and beneficence performed by that exemplary lady . " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager , " patroness of the Girls' School , and
liberal supporter of the Asylum for Aged Masons , and the widow of a Mason , the regal patron of the Craft . " The next toast the CHAIRMAN said was the health of her Majesty ' s consort , " Prince Albert , " who had hitherto appeared before the British public with every characteristic of amiability and discretion ; and he would couple with it the health of his " Son , the probable future king of these realms , and the other members of the Royal family . "
The CHAIRMAN afterwards gave the Grand Master , "His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . " The next health proposed by the Rev . CHAIRMAN was that of the " Hon . Col . Anson , P . G . M ., " whose parliamentary duties alone prevented him presiding at this dinner , much to the disappointment of himself ( Bro . Slade ) , as he would necessarily have filled the chair with more efficiency . The CHAIRMAN read the following letter from the Provincial Grand Master : —