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Masonic Chit-Chat.
LONDON PEACE SOCIETY . —A petition from this hotly has heen presented to the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament assembled , praying that as war is inconsistent with the spirit of Christianity , and the true interests of mankind , that there be no increase in the military establishments of the empire . SIR AUGUSTUS D'ESTE . — " AVe have ascertained from the very best
authority , and we are extremely happy to hear , that no opposition will he offered to his application for being allowed to take the title of his late father , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and that her Majesty has expressed a desire that the question should be settled as speedily as possible . "
BRO . AV . H . BLACKIE—THE ROYAL CLAN-STEWARTS—This talented artist has received a complimentary letter from the Earl of Delaware , on the occasion of his having executed a very splendid illuminated genealogy of her Majesty and of her illustrious Consort , Prince Albert , which the Queen has most graciously receiveci . It appears to have beeu the custom , in the olden , time , fov every chieftain of a Scottish clan to have what was termed a bard , or sennachie , who upon certain occasions and hih festivalsrecited the genealogyancl sung of their
g , , high descent and deeds of arms , now simply ( by modern chief ' s ) represented by their piper . Plowever , there are many MSS . genealogical documents of those ancient sennachies still extant . The Clan-Stewart , at the head of which her Majesty now stands as chief and representative , were from time immemorial in the habit of maintaining and continuing this office ; and the Queen being Princess of Scotland , Duchess of Edinburgh and Rothsay , and Baroness of Renfrewmight with
pro-, priety continue this ancient custom . King George the Fourth , when only Prince of AA'ales and of Scotland , had his genealogist , which appointment did not interfere with the LYON office . The late Royal visit to Edinburgh afforded to Brother Blackie the idea of emblazoning the genealogy of his Sovereign Lady and her Royal Husband , and it is but justice to him to state that what he commenced as an antiquarian , he has concluded with the skill of an accomplished artist .
ANECDOTE OP AVASHINGTON . — " AAliile travelling in one of the New England States , the General ' s carriage was arrested by a farmer with a waggon load of hay , who was imperatively ordered out of the road by the officer in attendance ; but the farmer , somewhat offended hy being so haughtily commanded to leave the road , refused , alleging that he had as good a right to the road as General AVashington . The officer , highly exasperated , complained to the general upon alighting from the carriage , stating the cause of the delay , and that the farmer had declared that he had the same right to the road as General Washington . " So he has , " was the General's cool reply . "
CULLOMPTON . —A Memorial has been presented to the Rev . John Huyshe , Clist Hydon , by the Cullompton Farmer ' s Club , as an acknowledgment of his excellent services as President of that club . It expresses that the character ivhich the club has evidently obtained throughout a wide-spread district , is mainly attributable to the zeal , knowledge , liberality , and punctuality of their president ; and that whilst much may be done by the individual efforts of the members , they are deeply sensible of the necessity of being presided over by a gentleman , who , to the good qualities already enumerated , is possessed of enlarged mind
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit-Chat.
LONDON PEACE SOCIETY . —A petition from this hotly has heen presented to the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament assembled , praying that as war is inconsistent with the spirit of Christianity , and the true interests of mankind , that there be no increase in the military establishments of the empire . SIR AUGUSTUS D'ESTE . — " AVe have ascertained from the very best
authority , and we are extremely happy to hear , that no opposition will he offered to his application for being allowed to take the title of his late father , his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and that her Majesty has expressed a desire that the question should be settled as speedily as possible . "
BRO . AV . H . BLACKIE—THE ROYAL CLAN-STEWARTS—This talented artist has received a complimentary letter from the Earl of Delaware , on the occasion of his having executed a very splendid illuminated genealogy of her Majesty and of her illustrious Consort , Prince Albert , which the Queen has most graciously receiveci . It appears to have beeu the custom , in the olden , time , fov every chieftain of a Scottish clan to have what was termed a bard , or sennachie , who upon certain occasions and hih festivalsrecited the genealogyancl sung of their
g , , high descent and deeds of arms , now simply ( by modern chief ' s ) represented by their piper . Plowever , there are many MSS . genealogical documents of those ancient sennachies still extant . The Clan-Stewart , at the head of which her Majesty now stands as chief and representative , were from time immemorial in the habit of maintaining and continuing this office ; and the Queen being Princess of Scotland , Duchess of Edinburgh and Rothsay , and Baroness of Renfrewmight with
pro-, priety continue this ancient custom . King George the Fourth , when only Prince of AA'ales and of Scotland , had his genealogist , which appointment did not interfere with the LYON office . The late Royal visit to Edinburgh afforded to Brother Blackie the idea of emblazoning the genealogy of his Sovereign Lady and her Royal Husband , and it is but justice to him to state that what he commenced as an antiquarian , he has concluded with the skill of an accomplished artist .
ANECDOTE OP AVASHINGTON . — " AAliile travelling in one of the New England States , the General ' s carriage was arrested by a farmer with a waggon load of hay , who was imperatively ordered out of the road by the officer in attendance ; but the farmer , somewhat offended hy being so haughtily commanded to leave the road , refused , alleging that he had as good a right to the road as General AVashington . The officer , highly exasperated , complained to the general upon alighting from the carriage , stating the cause of the delay , and that the farmer had declared that he had the same right to the road as General Washington . " So he has , " was the General's cool reply . "
CULLOMPTON . —A Memorial has been presented to the Rev . John Huyshe , Clist Hydon , by the Cullompton Farmer ' s Club , as an acknowledgment of his excellent services as President of that club . It expresses that the character ivhich the club has evidently obtained throughout a wide-spread district , is mainly attributable to the zeal , knowledge , liberality , and punctuality of their president ; and that whilst much may be done by the individual efforts of the members , they are deeply sensible of the necessity of being presided over by a gentleman , who , to the good qualities already enumerated , is possessed of enlarged mind