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India.
INDIA .
The Agents in Calcutta for this Review are—Messrs . LATTE * -, BROTHERS & Co ., Government-place ; and Messrs . THACKEU & Co ., St . Andrew ' s Library . Madras , Bro . PHAROAH . TO CORIlESPONDJiNTS . AKGI . O- ' MASONWUS—Vide p aC 8 , 1 S 17 . The allusion ivas to llro . Wm . It . White , the Grand Secretary ; not to the Prov . or nistriet Grand Secretary of Uengal . The term / . s . d . should have superseded the word rupees . If we have unintentionally created pain , wc hasten to express regret , and to offer explanation .
ADDRESS TO THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE . A deputation , headed by the Grand Master of Bengal , the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge and the Masters and Wardens of Calcutta lodges , waited on the Right Honourable Lortl Dalhousie , by appointment , on the morning of Wednesday , the 24 th May , at 10 o ' clock , to present an address of congratulation to his lordship , Past Grand Master of Scotland .
Previous to reading the address the Provincial Grand Master spoke a few words to his lordship , of which the purport , as nearly as we recollect , was as follows : — " My Lord—Though with reference to the object of this interview , the desire of the masonic fraternity to pay their personal respects to your lordship , was coincident with your lordship ' s arrival in this country , yet they felt reluctant to intrude too soon upon your lordship
after assuming the no less arduous than magnificent office to which your lordship has been called . They , therefore , postponed their intended compliment to a juncture , as they hoped , of greater leisure for your lordship . Though such can scarcely be considered as having arrived , yet they dread further to delay the fulfilment of their intention , and , therefore , gladly avail themselves of your lordship ' s kind permission to
carry it now into effect . It was not till after the address I hold in my hand was fully engrossed on the parchment , that the intelligence reached us of your lordship ' s accession to a very high distinction in the time honoured chivalry of our country . All we could do , under the circumstances , was to add the initials of the ancient and honourable Order of the Thistle after your lordship ' s name , and as well as we could , to emhellish it with the emblazoning of the order . Surely , my lortl , whether we regard the honour of the high distinction itself , or the manner in
which it was bestowed by our beloved Sovereign , which conferred a peculiar grace upon it ; it cannot fail to be a source of proud gratification to all who have the privilege of being ranked among your lordship ' s friends . May your lordship long be spared to enjoy this , and all other honours that may accrue to your lordship . Permit me , my lord , to make one more observation , not irrelevant to this eventful epoch of change and menace . No one knows better than your lordship , that should any crisis require it , Her Gracious Majesty possesses not a more devoted or loyal class of subjects , or more stedfastly attached to the con-
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India.
INDIA .
The Agents in Calcutta for this Review are—Messrs . LATTE * -, BROTHERS & Co ., Government-place ; and Messrs . THACKEU & Co ., St . Andrew ' s Library . Madras , Bro . PHAROAH . TO CORIlESPONDJiNTS . AKGI . O- ' MASONWUS—Vide p aC 8 , 1 S 17 . The allusion ivas to llro . Wm . It . White , the Grand Secretary ; not to the Prov . or nistriet Grand Secretary of Uengal . The term / . s . d . should have superseded the word rupees . If we have unintentionally created pain , wc hasten to express regret , and to offer explanation .
ADDRESS TO THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE . A deputation , headed by the Grand Master of Bengal , the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge and the Masters and Wardens of Calcutta lodges , waited on the Right Honourable Lortl Dalhousie , by appointment , on the morning of Wednesday , the 24 th May , at 10 o ' clock , to present an address of congratulation to his lordship , Past Grand Master of Scotland .
Previous to reading the address the Provincial Grand Master spoke a few words to his lordship , of which the purport , as nearly as we recollect , was as follows : — " My Lord—Though with reference to the object of this interview , the desire of the masonic fraternity to pay their personal respects to your lordship , was coincident with your lordship ' s arrival in this country , yet they felt reluctant to intrude too soon upon your lordship
after assuming the no less arduous than magnificent office to which your lordship has been called . They , therefore , postponed their intended compliment to a juncture , as they hoped , of greater leisure for your lordship . Though such can scarcely be considered as having arrived , yet they dread further to delay the fulfilment of their intention , and , therefore , gladly avail themselves of your lordship ' s kind permission to
carry it now into effect . It was not till after the address I hold in my hand was fully engrossed on the parchment , that the intelligence reached us of your lordship ' s accession to a very high distinction in the time honoured chivalry of our country . All we could do , under the circumstances , was to add the initials of the ancient and honourable Order of the Thistle after your lordship ' s name , and as well as we could , to emhellish it with the emblazoning of the order . Surely , my lortl , whether we regard the honour of the high distinction itself , or the manner in
which it was bestowed by our beloved Sovereign , which conferred a peculiar grace upon it ; it cannot fail to be a source of proud gratification to all who have the privilege of being ranked among your lordship ' s friends . May your lordship long be spared to enjoy this , and all other honours that may accrue to your lordship . Permit me , my lord , to make one more observation , not irrelevant to this eventful epoch of change and menace . No one knows better than your lordship , that should any crisis require it , Her Gracious Majesty possesses not a more devoted or loyal class of subjects , or more stedfastly attached to the con-