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Article THE ROSICRUCIAN CRUSADE. ← Page 11 of 13 →
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The Rosicrucian Crusade.
spirits for the purpose of assaulting and annoying the Freemasons when passing that way . Hamilton Jones , Esq ., J . P . of Moneyglass , a young magistrate , to whom much praise is due for his timely interference , had arrived at the cocker ' s rendezvous , with a small party of police , a short time before the Masons came up ; and , had it not been for this circumstance , doubtless much blood must have been shed . The Masons , howevergot passing with much difficultyancl Mr . Jones ' s presence put a
, , stop to the cock-matches , though the concourse of people remained stationary for some time . By ancl by , numbers of the cockers stepped off—changed the scene of action , for the purpose of dogging ancl assaulting the Masons elsewhere , in the absence of the police . They met the Masons between the Cross-keys and Grange Mill-town . They immediately commenced a scuffle ; by and by , the action became general , and , in the meleemissiles of every description were flying in all directions .
, By this time Mr . Jones came forward with the police , and succeeded in arresting nine or ten of the combatants . Several individuals were severely beaten . One man , named Dunlop , got his skull fractured , and both he and his wife are dangerously ill at present . The authorities of the land should pnt a stop to that most cruel and barbarous sport of cockfighting ; it is a disgrace to the district of country in which it is practisedand totally incompatible with a civilized state of society . Too
, much praise cannot be given to Mr . Jones for the prompt and energetic manner in which he interposed his authority for the purpose of keeping the peace ancl dispersing the rioters ; and the inhabitants of Grange are delighted with the idea , that they have in their local magistrate a young gentleman possessing every qualification necessary to that very important office .
CAIRNCASTLE . —Monday the 24 th , being the anniversary of St . John ' s , the Masonic Lodge in the neig hbourhood of Cairncastle , went for the purpose of hearing a sermon preached in their parish church , by the Rev . Benjamin Matturin , who took his text from the 4 th ancl 5 th verses of the second chapter of the First Epistle of Peter , which portion of Scripture , the Rev . Gentleman expatiated in a manner to the satisfaction of a large ancl respectable audience .
COMBER . —June 24 being St . John ' s Day , was set apart for the laying of the foundation stone ofthe monument to be erected at Comber to the memory of General Rollo Gillespie , who was a native of that town . The different Lodges of Freemasons in the neighbourhood , to the number of thirty-five , walked in procession on the occasion , many of them having come several miles in order to be present . The monument is to be erected in the Market Square . The foundation-stone was to have been laid by the Most Noble the Marquis of Londonderry , but that
nobleman was prevented by unavoidable circumstances from attending , and Lieut .-Colonel Cairnes , K . H ., of Portstewart , officiated in his stead . The monument is from an improved design by Mr . Johnston , of Great Patrick Street , Belfast . A temporary platform in the Market Place was erected , on which , amongst other gentlemen , we observed tbe following ; —Colonel Cairnes , Major Houghton , the Rev . F . Jex Blake , William Kirk , Esq ., Captain Powell , J . P ., John Andrews , Esq ., J . P ., Wm . G .
Andrews , Esq ., John Miller , Esq ., Henry T . Higginson , Esq ., John Fraser , Esq ., County Surveyor , & c . & c . The Brethren having formed into order , Henry T . Higginson , Esq ., introduced Colonel Cairnes .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Rosicrucian Crusade.
spirits for the purpose of assaulting and annoying the Freemasons when passing that way . Hamilton Jones , Esq ., J . P . of Moneyglass , a young magistrate , to whom much praise is due for his timely interference , had arrived at the cocker ' s rendezvous , with a small party of police , a short time before the Masons came up ; and , had it not been for this circumstance , doubtless much blood must have been shed . The Masons , howevergot passing with much difficultyancl Mr . Jones ' s presence put a
, , stop to the cock-matches , though the concourse of people remained stationary for some time . By ancl by , numbers of the cockers stepped off—changed the scene of action , for the purpose of dogging ancl assaulting the Masons elsewhere , in the absence of the police . They met the Masons between the Cross-keys and Grange Mill-town . They immediately commenced a scuffle ; by and by , the action became general , and , in the meleemissiles of every description were flying in all directions .
, By this time Mr . Jones came forward with the police , and succeeded in arresting nine or ten of the combatants . Several individuals were severely beaten . One man , named Dunlop , got his skull fractured , and both he and his wife are dangerously ill at present . The authorities of the land should pnt a stop to that most cruel and barbarous sport of cockfighting ; it is a disgrace to the district of country in which it is practisedand totally incompatible with a civilized state of society . Too
, much praise cannot be given to Mr . Jones for the prompt and energetic manner in which he interposed his authority for the purpose of keeping the peace ancl dispersing the rioters ; and the inhabitants of Grange are delighted with the idea , that they have in their local magistrate a young gentleman possessing every qualification necessary to that very important office .
CAIRNCASTLE . —Monday the 24 th , being the anniversary of St . John ' s , the Masonic Lodge in the neig hbourhood of Cairncastle , went for the purpose of hearing a sermon preached in their parish church , by the Rev . Benjamin Matturin , who took his text from the 4 th ancl 5 th verses of the second chapter of the First Epistle of Peter , which portion of Scripture , the Rev . Gentleman expatiated in a manner to the satisfaction of a large ancl respectable audience .
COMBER . —June 24 being St . John ' s Day , was set apart for the laying of the foundation stone ofthe monument to be erected at Comber to the memory of General Rollo Gillespie , who was a native of that town . The different Lodges of Freemasons in the neighbourhood , to the number of thirty-five , walked in procession on the occasion , many of them having come several miles in order to be present . The monument is to be erected in the Market Square . The foundation-stone was to have been laid by the Most Noble the Marquis of Londonderry , but that
nobleman was prevented by unavoidable circumstances from attending , and Lieut .-Colonel Cairnes , K . H ., of Portstewart , officiated in his stead . The monument is from an improved design by Mr . Johnston , of Great Patrick Street , Belfast . A temporary platform in the Market Place was erected , on which , amongst other gentlemen , we observed tbe following ; —Colonel Cairnes , Major Houghton , the Rev . F . Jex Blake , William Kirk , Esq ., Captain Powell , J . P ., John Andrews , Esq ., J . P ., Wm . G .
Andrews , Esq ., John Miller , Esq ., Henry T . Higginson , Esq ., John Fraser , Esq ., County Surveyor , & c . & c . The Brethren having formed into order , Henry T . Higginson , Esq ., introduced Colonel Cairnes .