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Napier ; the lion . C . L . Butler ; Capt . Hort ; C . AV . De Bernard / , P . D . P . G . M . j of Monmouthshire , & c . After the usual loyal Masonic toasts , which take precedence of all others , hail been given , the toast of the evening was proposed by the Chairman , in a most interesting speech , in which he graphically and eloquently detailed the leading incidents of Sir Charles Napier ' s eventful life . It is needless to say that , notwithstanding the great and unfeigned regret for the unfortunate cause of the gallant General ' s absence , the
toast was received most enthusiastically and with military honours , which were led by Bro . Machin , of Birmingham . Several other toasts were also given , and the proceedings were further enlivened by the band of the King ' s Own 4 th Regiment of Foot , which , by the courtesy of Col . Gold , was present on the occasion . Although the meeting was most happy aud harmonious , and considering the decree of Providence , by which the Craft were deprived of the presence of their distinguished Brother , the Lodge of Rectitude may congratulate themselves on being honoured by such a gathering .
AVILTSHIRE . —SALISBURY . —Lodge Elias de Derham . —This Lodge , which owes its establishment mainly to the efforts of Dr . Moore , late Mayor of the city , and who was its first VV . M ., has sustained a severe loss by the emigration of that gentleman to the Canterbury settlement , in New Zealand . Before taking his final departure from Salisbury , the members of the Lodge invited Dr . Moore to a farewell banquet , with a view to testify the esteem in which he is held as a Mason , and the regard felt for him as a man . Accordinglyafter the performance of the duties
, of the Lodge on the Sth of July , the members present , together with some visiting Brethren from Southampton , conducted the guest of the evening to the banquetting room at the AA'hite Hart , where an admirable dinner was provided , and an abundant supply was furnished of every thing the most fastidious appetite could desire , whether as regarded wines , fruits , or the more solid complements of the entertainment . The chair was occupied by Bro . J . Cotherand the vice-chair by J . Smith
, , S . AV . On the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , according to the immemorial practice of the Craft . In proposing the toast of the evening , the chairman dwelt with much feeling upon the loss they were about to sustain by the withdrawal of their much esteemed friend and Master , Dr . Moore , and
expressed on the part of the Lodge an earnest desire for his prosperity in the land of his adoption , whither he would be followed by the best wishes of those by whom he was then surrounded . Dr . Moore acknowledged the toast in a very impressive speech , and referred with much emotion to the influence which the recollection of that hour , and of the amenities he had interchanged with the friends and Brethren around him in past times , would exercise upon his mind when the interval of half a world would separate him from those he now addressed—when he should
have exchanged the sight of old familiar faces for the aspect of str .-mgers in a strange land , and when the swelling downs of Wiltshire should have given place to the broad plains and towering mountains of New Zealand . No change of time or scene , he observed , could weaken his feelings of attachment to those , with whom he had been associated either in the ties of private friendship or the powerful bonds of Masonic Fraternity , and addressing them , as he probably did for the last time , he desired to convey to them the strongest assurances of his heartfelt gratitude and unalterable esteem . Several other toasts followed , in responding to
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Provincial.
Napier ; the lion . C . L . Butler ; Capt . Hort ; C . AV . De Bernard / , P . D . P . G . M . j of Monmouthshire , & c . After the usual loyal Masonic toasts , which take precedence of all others , hail been given , the toast of the evening was proposed by the Chairman , in a most interesting speech , in which he graphically and eloquently detailed the leading incidents of Sir Charles Napier ' s eventful life . It is needless to say that , notwithstanding the great and unfeigned regret for the unfortunate cause of the gallant General ' s absence , the
toast was received most enthusiastically and with military honours , which were led by Bro . Machin , of Birmingham . Several other toasts were also given , and the proceedings were further enlivened by the band of the King ' s Own 4 th Regiment of Foot , which , by the courtesy of Col . Gold , was present on the occasion . Although the meeting was most happy aud harmonious , and considering the decree of Providence , by which the Craft were deprived of the presence of their distinguished Brother , the Lodge of Rectitude may congratulate themselves on being honoured by such a gathering .
AVILTSHIRE . —SALISBURY . —Lodge Elias de Derham . —This Lodge , which owes its establishment mainly to the efforts of Dr . Moore , late Mayor of the city , and who was its first VV . M ., has sustained a severe loss by the emigration of that gentleman to the Canterbury settlement , in New Zealand . Before taking his final departure from Salisbury , the members of the Lodge invited Dr . Moore to a farewell banquet , with a view to testify the esteem in which he is held as a Mason , and the regard felt for him as a man . Accordinglyafter the performance of the duties
, of the Lodge on the Sth of July , the members present , together with some visiting Brethren from Southampton , conducted the guest of the evening to the banquetting room at the AA'hite Hart , where an admirable dinner was provided , and an abundant supply was furnished of every thing the most fastidious appetite could desire , whether as regarded wines , fruits , or the more solid complements of the entertainment . The chair was occupied by Bro . J . Cotherand the vice-chair by J . Smith
, , S . AV . On the removal of the cloth , the customary loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , according to the immemorial practice of the Craft . In proposing the toast of the evening , the chairman dwelt with much feeling upon the loss they were about to sustain by the withdrawal of their much esteemed friend and Master , Dr . Moore , and
expressed on the part of the Lodge an earnest desire for his prosperity in the land of his adoption , whither he would be followed by the best wishes of those by whom he was then surrounded . Dr . Moore acknowledged the toast in a very impressive speech , and referred with much emotion to the influence which the recollection of that hour , and of the amenities he had interchanged with the friends and Brethren around him in past times , would exercise upon his mind when the interval of half a world would separate him from those he now addressed—when he should
have exchanged the sight of old familiar faces for the aspect of str .-mgers in a strange land , and when the swelling downs of Wiltshire should have given place to the broad plains and towering mountains of New Zealand . No change of time or scene , he observed , could weaken his feelings of attachment to those , with whom he had been associated either in the ties of private friendship or the powerful bonds of Masonic Fraternity , and addressing them , as he probably did for the last time , he desired to convey to them the strongest assurances of his heartfelt gratitude and unalterable esteem . Several other toasts followed , in responding to