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Ireland.
Tbe Ulster Gazette publishes the following letter from the King of Sweden , to his Brother Freemasons of tbe Grand Lodge of Scotland . The original was written in Frencb . The same journal mentions that the " Grand Lodge of Ireland is about to invest him as an honorary member . To the Very Worshipful the Grand Master and Members of the Grand Lodge of Scotland .
My Brethren , —The joy which every Freemason feels in obtaining a testimony of the friendship of his Brethren , that joy 1 experienced on receipt of the diploma of Honorary Member of the Very Worshipful Grand Lodge of Scotland , which you bave sent mc . In assigning me this honourable position in the midst of you , you have afforded me a striking proof of your devotcdness to my person . I appreciate the honour more particularly , as I am the first on whom tho distinction has boon conferred in this country . Tho office of n Freemason is , at once , noble and grand . It is our duty to labour with enlightened mind , and a heart charged with fraternal love for the perfection of the human race .
The weak who are oppressed , and all those who aro in trouble , have incontestable titles to our zealous and charitable protection . It is by holding firm in the indissoluble bond which unites all our Brethren , however dispersed , over all the surface of the globe , that we can attain to the end , to which wc aspire in silence , but without ever ceasing , since we know that everywhere , and on all occasions , our brethren are ready to come to our aid with that charity , that spirit of concord , and that confidence ivhich should characterize all the members of om- Order . Be satisfied , my Brethren , that I observe with the utmost attention the march of events in the Masonic world , and that I sincerely
rejoice in the success which attends on all true Freemasons while labouring for the purposes which you have indicated—namely , the happiness and well-being of humanity . I offer you , my Brethren , the assurance of my fraternal affection , and it is by the holy number that I recommend you all to the all-powerful protection of tho Great Architect ofthe Universe , who gives us peace , joy , and benediction . Stockholm , September 17 , 1 S 51 . OSCAR . AD . TAUVON , ( L . S . ) Grancl Secretary ofthe Grand National Lodge of Scotland .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . —GRAHAM ' TOWN . —Re-Interment of the Bodies of Lieut .-Col . Fordyce and Lieut . Carey , ivith Masonic honours . —The bodies of the abovenamed gallant officers—who had been interred in "the bush , " where they had fallen , whilst gallantly fighting in behalf of their country' —were exhumed from the original burial-place , and removed to Graham's Town for re-interment , in the first w-eek of May . They were accompanied by the
headquarters of the 47 th regiment . Saturday , May 8 th , the day fixed for the mournful ceremony , proved very stormy , and a postponement until the following- day was rendered necessary . Accordingly , on Sunday , the 9 th May , all preliminary arrangements having been made by the Albany Lodge of Freemasons , of whicli Fraternity the deceased were members , the funeral procession was formed in the Drostdy ground , and precisely at two o'clock , P . M ., moved from the Mess-house , where the bodies had been depo-, sited , and proceeded to St . George ' s burial-ground in the following order : —
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Ireland.
Tbe Ulster Gazette publishes the following letter from the King of Sweden , to his Brother Freemasons of tbe Grand Lodge of Scotland . The original was written in Frencb . The same journal mentions that the " Grand Lodge of Ireland is about to invest him as an honorary member . To the Very Worshipful the Grand Master and Members of the Grand Lodge of Scotland .
My Brethren , —The joy which every Freemason feels in obtaining a testimony of the friendship of his Brethren , that joy 1 experienced on receipt of the diploma of Honorary Member of the Very Worshipful Grand Lodge of Scotland , which you bave sent mc . In assigning me this honourable position in the midst of you , you have afforded me a striking proof of your devotcdness to my person . I appreciate the honour more particularly , as I am the first on whom tho distinction has boon conferred in this country . Tho office of n Freemason is , at once , noble and grand . It is our duty to labour with enlightened mind , and a heart charged with fraternal love for the perfection of the human race .
The weak who are oppressed , and all those who aro in trouble , have incontestable titles to our zealous and charitable protection . It is by holding firm in the indissoluble bond which unites all our Brethren , however dispersed , over all the surface of the globe , that we can attain to the end , to which wc aspire in silence , but without ever ceasing , since we know that everywhere , and on all occasions , our brethren are ready to come to our aid with that charity , that spirit of concord , and that confidence ivhich should characterize all the members of om- Order . Be satisfied , my Brethren , that I observe with the utmost attention the march of events in the Masonic world , and that I sincerely
rejoice in the success which attends on all true Freemasons while labouring for the purposes which you have indicated—namely , the happiness and well-being of humanity . I offer you , my Brethren , the assurance of my fraternal affection , and it is by the holy number that I recommend you all to the all-powerful protection of tho Great Architect ofthe Universe , who gives us peace , joy , and benediction . Stockholm , September 17 , 1 S 51 . OSCAR . AD . TAUVON , ( L . S . ) Grancl Secretary ofthe Grand National Lodge of Scotland .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . —GRAHAM ' TOWN . —Re-Interment of the Bodies of Lieut .-Col . Fordyce and Lieut . Carey , ivith Masonic honours . —The bodies of the abovenamed gallant officers—who had been interred in "the bush , " where they had fallen , whilst gallantly fighting in behalf of their country' —were exhumed from the original burial-place , and removed to Graham's Town for re-interment , in the first w-eek of May . They were accompanied by the
headquarters of the 47 th regiment . Saturday , May 8 th , the day fixed for the mournful ceremony , proved very stormy , and a postponement until the following- day was rendered necessary . Accordingly , on Sunday , the 9 th May , all preliminary arrangements having been made by the Albany Lodge of Freemasons , of whicli Fraternity the deceased were members , the funeral procession was formed in the Drostdy ground , and precisely at two o'clock , P . M ., moved from the Mess-house , where the bodies had been depo-, sited , and proceeded to St . George ' s burial-ground in the following order : —