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Scotland.
route , in consequence of the numerous assemblage of spectators who accompanied it . At five o ' clock , a large party sat down to a public dinner in the Coffee Room , in honour of the occasion—Lord Kinnaird in the chair ; supported by the Marquis of Breadalbane . the Lord Provost , Hon . Fox Maule , Hon . Colonel Abercromby , Mr . Oliphant , M . P ., Sir John Muir Mackenzie , Bart ., Sir D . Kenlock , Bart ., & c . & c . The evening partook more of a social than an oratorical character , but among the toasts the prosperity of the New Infirmary , and the other local institutions , was not forgotten . The different Mason-Lodges dined together in their respective halls . —Perth Courier .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
DUBLIN . —FESTIVAL OF SAINT JOHN . —The Members of the most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons in Ireland , are requested to take Notice , that the Celebration of the Festival of Saint John will be held at the Masonic Lodge Rooms , Commercial Buildings , Dame Street , Dublin , on Tuesday , the 27 th of December , 1836 , on which occasion the Most Worshipful His Grace the Duke of Leinster , Grand Master of the Order , will preside .
The Grand Lodge will be opened , according to ancient custom , at the hour of F'ive o ' clock , and the Salutation of the Grand Officers and other usual business immediatel y be proceeded on . Dinner to be on the Table at Six . Such of the Brethren as intend to dine are most earnestl y requested to leave their names at the Bar . By order , JOHN FOWLER , D . G . Secretary . In consequence of the decease of the Ri ght Hon . Viscount Forbes , the Wardenshi
S . G . p of Ireland has become vacant . Should the Marquis of Sligo not be named to the vacancy , we presume the present gallant J . G . W ., Sir J . C . Coghill , Bart . R . N ., will be transferred to the S . G . W . chair , and a new appointment made in his place .
Much satisfaction has arisen from a rumour that the Marquis of Kildare , in adopting sentiments favorable to Freemasonry , has followed the example set him by his philanthropic parent , and has expressed a wish to be initiated into its interesting mysteries . It is generally supposed , that should the noble marquis be raised to the dignity of a Master Mason before St . John ' s Day next , he will be then named' to fill one of the offices now vacant in the Grand Lodge of Ireland .
The new " Throne , " or " Solomon ' s Chair , " as it was styled during the ancienne regime of Masonry , is an object of universal admiration—¦ it is composed of Irish oak , lined with rich ' crimson velvet . The workmanship is most chaste , and its ornaments arranged in beautiful carvings . 'The chair is raised on a number of steps , composed of tessellated pavement . The paraphernalia of the Order completes the furniture of La Grande Salle .
No Grand Treasurer has been elected since the death of Brother Pierpoint Mitchel ; but the duties of this situation have been most creditably discharged by trustees , consisting of the D . G . Master , Bro . Martin Meara anil Thomas Benson , Past Masters of Lodge 50 . The full-length portrait of the Duke of Leinster , painted by Fowler , and which has been exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy during
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Scotland.
route , in consequence of the numerous assemblage of spectators who accompanied it . At five o ' clock , a large party sat down to a public dinner in the Coffee Room , in honour of the occasion—Lord Kinnaird in the chair ; supported by the Marquis of Breadalbane . the Lord Provost , Hon . Fox Maule , Hon . Colonel Abercromby , Mr . Oliphant , M . P ., Sir John Muir Mackenzie , Bart ., Sir D . Kenlock , Bart ., & c . & c . The evening partook more of a social than an oratorical character , but among the toasts the prosperity of the New Infirmary , and the other local institutions , was not forgotten . The different Mason-Lodges dined together in their respective halls . —Perth Courier .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
DUBLIN . —FESTIVAL OF SAINT JOHN . —The Members of the most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons in Ireland , are requested to take Notice , that the Celebration of the Festival of Saint John will be held at the Masonic Lodge Rooms , Commercial Buildings , Dame Street , Dublin , on Tuesday , the 27 th of December , 1836 , on which occasion the Most Worshipful His Grace the Duke of Leinster , Grand Master of the Order , will preside .
The Grand Lodge will be opened , according to ancient custom , at the hour of F'ive o ' clock , and the Salutation of the Grand Officers and other usual business immediatel y be proceeded on . Dinner to be on the Table at Six . Such of the Brethren as intend to dine are most earnestl y requested to leave their names at the Bar . By order , JOHN FOWLER , D . G . Secretary . In consequence of the decease of the Ri ght Hon . Viscount Forbes , the Wardenshi
S . G . p of Ireland has become vacant . Should the Marquis of Sligo not be named to the vacancy , we presume the present gallant J . G . W ., Sir J . C . Coghill , Bart . R . N ., will be transferred to the S . G . W . chair , and a new appointment made in his place .
Much satisfaction has arisen from a rumour that the Marquis of Kildare , in adopting sentiments favorable to Freemasonry , has followed the example set him by his philanthropic parent , and has expressed a wish to be initiated into its interesting mysteries . It is generally supposed , that should the noble marquis be raised to the dignity of a Master Mason before St . John ' s Day next , he will be then named' to fill one of the offices now vacant in the Grand Lodge of Ireland .
The new " Throne , " or " Solomon ' s Chair , " as it was styled during the ancienne regime of Masonry , is an object of universal admiration—¦ it is composed of Irish oak , lined with rich ' crimson velvet . The workmanship is most chaste , and its ornaments arranged in beautiful carvings . 'The chair is raised on a number of steps , composed of tessellated pavement . The paraphernalia of the Order completes the furniture of La Grande Salle .
No Grand Treasurer has been elected since the death of Brother Pierpoint Mitchel ; but the duties of this situation have been most creditably discharged by trustees , consisting of the D . G . Master , Bro . Martin Meara anil Thomas Benson , Past Masters of Lodge 50 . The full-length portrait of the Duke of Leinster , painted by Fowler , and which has been exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy during