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Ireland.
of Surgeons , to whose indefatigable exertions it chiefly owes its prominent position amongst the metropolitan Jlasons . Br . AA ' . had much to contend with ; but he is now fully repaid for his previous labours hy the present prosperity and respectability of this branch of the institution . On the present occasion , Bro . AA'illiam Deane , merchant , was installed as Master , and Bro . AVatts , veterinary surgeon , and Bro . J . AA ' . King , Esq ., were proclaimed AA'ardens ; Doctor Cambell and
P . Brophy , state dentist , deacons , and the Rev . J . A Birmingham , A . M ., & c , Chaplain . Thirty of the Lodge and ten visitors sat down to an excellent dinner , to which , in compliment to the day , champagne was contributed by the AV . JI . After the cloth was drawn , the usual JIasonic toasts were given . Brothers Rambant and Deane sang the national anthem in effective style , the company joining in full chorus . The JIaster then , in appropriate language , proposed , " better health to the Duke of Sussex , " at the same " time eulogising H . R . H . for his zeal in JIasonry . This toast having been received and drunk with every demonstration of respect , Past JIaster AA ' right rose and said ,
" I hat no man in the JIasonic community had a warmer attachment to the Craft and to this country , than the illustrious Grand JIaster of England—illustrious by his birth , illustrious by his rank ; but , above all , illustrious not only for the profession , but for the exercise of the princely principles of " brotherl y love , relief , and truth , " of which he held then a proof in his hand . Some time ago , the original Chapter of Prince Jlasons of Ireland having admitted H . R . II . an honorary member , transmitted , through His Grace the Duke of Leinster , the
diploma constituting him such ; to wliich H . R . H . returned the following autograph reply : — "Kensington Palace , Sept . 3 rd , 1832 . " DEAR DUKE , " I had hoped to have seen and thanked you in person for the compliment paid me by the JIasonic Lodge over which you preside . Any circumstance which brings me in connexion with your Grace or Countrymen , will ever be hailed by me with pleasure . Believe me , my dear duke ,
" Your affectionate Brother and friend , " To the Duke of Leinster , " AUGUSTUS FREDERICK . " " Carlton-terrace . " " The Grand JIaster and our Brethren of Scotland , " was the next toast , which was followed by that of " the Grand Master of Ireland , the jewel of Freemasonry in this kingdom . " The Master then proposed the health of Bro . the Rev . J . A . Birmingham , who had that day been installed
Chaplain , observing , in a pointed and pithy manner , on his merits as a minister and a Mason . Br . Birmingham returned thanks in flowing and animated language . He alluded to the holy basis of Freemasonry—to its benevolent objects , and , above all , to its manifest advantage in such a country as Ireland , where the bonds of society were broken by the asperities of political prejudices . He conceived that it was almost paradoxicalthat the
, christian principles of their Order ivere not inculcated by every government , acting , as they ivould , as a holy balm , to heal the wounds and calm the feverish excitation of a distracted people ; for what did he then see around him , but men of every political and religious creed enjoying " the feast of reason and the flow of soul" in a league of fraternal union , cemented in ivhat might emphatically be termed a ' temple of peace and concord . " To be selected as Chaplain lo such
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Ireland.
of Surgeons , to whose indefatigable exertions it chiefly owes its prominent position amongst the metropolitan Jlasons . Br . AA ' . had much to contend with ; but he is now fully repaid for his previous labours hy the present prosperity and respectability of this branch of the institution . On the present occasion , Bro . AA'illiam Deane , merchant , was installed as Master , and Bro . AVatts , veterinary surgeon , and Bro . J . AA ' . King , Esq ., were proclaimed AA'ardens ; Doctor Cambell and
P . Brophy , state dentist , deacons , and the Rev . J . A Birmingham , A . M ., & c , Chaplain . Thirty of the Lodge and ten visitors sat down to an excellent dinner , to which , in compliment to the day , champagne was contributed by the AV . JI . After the cloth was drawn , the usual JIasonic toasts were given . Brothers Rambant and Deane sang the national anthem in effective style , the company joining in full chorus . The JIaster then , in appropriate language , proposed , " better health to the Duke of Sussex , " at the same " time eulogising H . R . H . for his zeal in JIasonry . This toast having been received and drunk with every demonstration of respect , Past JIaster AA ' right rose and said ,
" I hat no man in the JIasonic community had a warmer attachment to the Craft and to this country , than the illustrious Grand JIaster of England—illustrious by his birth , illustrious by his rank ; but , above all , illustrious not only for the profession , but for the exercise of the princely principles of " brotherl y love , relief , and truth , " of which he held then a proof in his hand . Some time ago , the original Chapter of Prince Jlasons of Ireland having admitted H . R . II . an honorary member , transmitted , through His Grace the Duke of Leinster , the
diploma constituting him such ; to wliich H . R . H . returned the following autograph reply : — "Kensington Palace , Sept . 3 rd , 1832 . " DEAR DUKE , " I had hoped to have seen and thanked you in person for the compliment paid me by the JIasonic Lodge over which you preside . Any circumstance which brings me in connexion with your Grace or Countrymen , will ever be hailed by me with pleasure . Believe me , my dear duke ,
" Your affectionate Brother and friend , " To the Duke of Leinster , " AUGUSTUS FREDERICK . " " Carlton-terrace . " " The Grand JIaster and our Brethren of Scotland , " was the next toast , which was followed by that of " the Grand Master of Ireland , the jewel of Freemasonry in this kingdom . " The Master then proposed the health of Bro . the Rev . J . A . Birmingham , who had that day been installed
Chaplain , observing , in a pointed and pithy manner , on his merits as a minister and a Mason . Br . Birmingham returned thanks in flowing and animated language . He alluded to the holy basis of Freemasonry—to its benevolent objects , and , above all , to its manifest advantage in such a country as Ireland , where the bonds of society were broken by the asperities of political prejudices . He conceived that it was almost paradoxicalthat the
, christian principles of their Order ivere not inculcated by every government , acting , as they ivould , as a holy balm , to heal the wounds and calm the feverish excitation of a distracted people ; for what did he then see around him , but men of every political and religious creed enjoying " the feast of reason and the flow of soul" in a league of fraternal union , cemented in ivhat might emphatically be termed a ' temple of peace and concord . " To be selected as Chaplain lo such