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The Charities.
ESPECIAL GENERAL COURT . Jan . 23 , 1840 . —Present , T . Moore , Esq . in the Chair ; Bros . Crucefix , Philipe , Gilbert , Rule , and Price . A . report from the Especial Meeting of the Committee held on the 20 th instant , was read and confirmed , By such report it appeared that the outlay for repairing the offices of the Institution , and purchase of furniture would not exceed 751 . A resolution was passedto the effect that the TreasurerThomas
, , Moore , Esq ., should be indemnified ( as lessee of the premises about to be taken ) , and that he should execute a deed of trust to comply with the wishes of a General Court , in respect to any course that might be necessary and it was also expressly stated , that the lease was determinable by the lessee at the expiration of seven or fourteen years , on giving one year ' s notice . p
A letter from His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , President of the Institution , addressed to the Treasurer , was read , stating His Royal Highness ' s approval of the course so far taken , but that such approval did not extend to any possible consent to the admission of Boys for board or education on the premises , to whicli he was opposed ; that at the union of the two Societies , His Royal Highness felt bound to protect the two Chanties as they then existedand that no change should be effected
, . The Treasurer stated the funded property of the Institution to be 6500 / ., 3 ^ perCents , and that the funds in hand were fully equal to all the quarterly accounts . March 2 . —The following notice of motion was sent in by Dr . Crucefix , — " That Brother Paradise , the Collector , be also appointed as Messenger , with such salary as the General Court shall approve . "
Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
ASYLUM FOR THE WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
THE ASYLUM BALL * . Jan . 14 . —The meeting in the Freemasons' Hall , if not so numerous as last year , was greatly surpassing in the excellence of its arrangements . The masters of the ceremonies , Bros . Wright and Whitmore , more than compensated for the absence of Mr . Charles Corrie ; ancl by their extreme attention and courtesy , earned the general thanks of as elegant and delihted
g a company of ladies as ever graced our magnificent Hall . We believe they were envied by the gentlemen , who however most willingly observed all their regulations . D Musard ' s grand band from the English Opera House was engaged ; ancl for the first time upon such an occasion . Having long since lieen on the retired list , we had an opportunity of listening with undivided attention . The effect was deli ghtful ; the music was more like a concert than a quadrille band : and we observed it acted like a spell upon our fair friends , who could scarce persuade themselves that they were merely dancing quadrilles . Their eyes beamed with sweet expression ; their
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
ESPECIAL GENERAL COURT . Jan . 23 , 1840 . —Present , T . Moore , Esq . in the Chair ; Bros . Crucefix , Philipe , Gilbert , Rule , and Price . A . report from the Especial Meeting of the Committee held on the 20 th instant , was read and confirmed , By such report it appeared that the outlay for repairing the offices of the Institution , and purchase of furniture would not exceed 751 . A resolution was passedto the effect that the TreasurerThomas
, , Moore , Esq ., should be indemnified ( as lessee of the premises about to be taken ) , and that he should execute a deed of trust to comply with the wishes of a General Court , in respect to any course that might be necessary and it was also expressly stated , that the lease was determinable by the lessee at the expiration of seven or fourteen years , on giving one year ' s notice . p
A letter from His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , President of the Institution , addressed to the Treasurer , was read , stating His Royal Highness ' s approval of the course so far taken , but that such approval did not extend to any possible consent to the admission of Boys for board or education on the premises , to whicli he was opposed ; that at the union of the two Societies , His Royal Highness felt bound to protect the two Chanties as they then existedand that no change should be effected
, . The Treasurer stated the funded property of the Institution to be 6500 / ., 3 ^ perCents , and that the funds in hand were fully equal to all the quarterly accounts . March 2 . —The following notice of motion was sent in by Dr . Crucefix , — " That Brother Paradise , the Collector , be also appointed as Messenger , with such salary as the General Court shall approve . "
Asylum For The Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
ASYLUM FOR THE WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS .
THE ASYLUM BALL * . Jan . 14 . —The meeting in the Freemasons' Hall , if not so numerous as last year , was greatly surpassing in the excellence of its arrangements . The masters of the ceremonies , Bros . Wright and Whitmore , more than compensated for the absence of Mr . Charles Corrie ; ancl by their extreme attention and courtesy , earned the general thanks of as elegant and delihted
g a company of ladies as ever graced our magnificent Hall . We believe they were envied by the gentlemen , who however most willingly observed all their regulations . D Musard ' s grand band from the English Opera House was engaged ; ancl for the first time upon such an occasion . Having long since lieen on the retired list , we had an opportunity of listening with undivided attention . The effect was deli ghtful ; the music was more like a concert than a quadrille band : and we observed it acted like a spell upon our fair friends , who could scarce persuade themselves that they were merely dancing quadrilles . Their eyes beamed with sweet expression ; their