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Ireland.
establishment of " The Lodge of Honour and Generosity . " Thomas Joseph Tenison , Esq ., presided on this occasion . At the last meeting of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , that eminent barrister , John Beatty " AVest , Esq ., Q . C ., and late Member of Parliament for tbe city of Dublin , was initiated into the mysteries of Masonry .
ST . PATRICK ' MASONIC 1 . ODGE , NO . 50 . —At half-past four o ' clock on Thursday , tbe 15 th of November , this Lodge was opened in ample form at Radley ' s . The Brethren , upwards of eighty in number , proceeded to the dining hall , where a dinner and wines , ( under the auspices of the Committee , Brothers Ellis , Leeson , Clements , O'Connor , and Nixon , ) were served , to ivhich even the most fastidious gourmand could not have entered caveat
a . The Worshipful Master Captain Stritch , who , during the evening , manifested much ability and discerning attention , was supported by Hig h Sheriffs Quinton ancl Jones , the Honourable Colonel King , Rev . Brother Kelly , Doctor AVright , Brother Harrison , Union Lodge , 37 , London , the Hon . T . F . AV . ' Butler , and Brother G . J . Baldwin , who by his unwearied attention , contributed much to the comforts of the
fraternity . The Master , in proposing the health of the Queen , said , that to do justice to such a subject required a master spirit ; to attempt it he felt ivould be needless , surrounded as he was by Masons , whose loyalty was proverbial , and whose gallantry and devotion to youth and beauty required not the aid of a diadem on the brow to enlist them in its cause . More than a century had added its atom to eternity , since the sceptre of these realms had been wielded ba female hand ; such
y occurrences , though rare in history , were marked as its brightest epochs . Brethren , ( continued the AVorshipful Master , ) let us indulge in the jileasing anticipations , that the long and prosperous reign which our ardent aspirations imjilore for our young and lovely sovereign , may eclipse the glories of her predecessors , and that the annals of our virgin Queen may be handeddown to posterity , as a splendid instance of
enduring felicity and unprecedented success . The routine toasts followed , ancl at eleven o ' clock the Lodge closed , very large charitable collections and distributions having been previously made . The vocal department ancl concerted pieces embraced a greater combination of taste ancl talent , than is generally found in societies not associated for strictly musical purposes . In the course of the evening , the entire of the Brethren exhibited an anxious and spontaneous desire to ive a ball and on a scale of magnificence
g supper surpassing even , if possible , those ivhich excited so general a sensation in the months of May , 1834 and 1836 , and accordingly a Committee , consisting of the Officers of the Lodge , and Past Jf asters Ellis , Tenison , Green , Fitton , and Hazlett , ivere empowered to meet and deliberate on the most suitable means of giving due effect to their hospitable intentions . From our knowledge of the courtesy and judgment of these Brethren , we anticipate a brilliant and delightful fete .
CORK . —A Provincial Grand Lodge of Munster was held at the Imperial Clarence Hotel , in this city , on Monday , the 27 th of November , at seven in the evening , for special purposes , and was well attended .
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Ireland.
establishment of " The Lodge of Honour and Generosity . " Thomas Joseph Tenison , Esq ., presided on this occasion . At the last meeting of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , that eminent barrister , John Beatty " AVest , Esq ., Q . C ., and late Member of Parliament for tbe city of Dublin , was initiated into the mysteries of Masonry .
ST . PATRICK ' MASONIC 1 . ODGE , NO . 50 . —At half-past four o ' clock on Thursday , tbe 15 th of November , this Lodge was opened in ample form at Radley ' s . The Brethren , upwards of eighty in number , proceeded to the dining hall , where a dinner and wines , ( under the auspices of the Committee , Brothers Ellis , Leeson , Clements , O'Connor , and Nixon , ) were served , to ivhich even the most fastidious gourmand could not have entered caveat
a . The Worshipful Master Captain Stritch , who , during the evening , manifested much ability and discerning attention , was supported by Hig h Sheriffs Quinton ancl Jones , the Honourable Colonel King , Rev . Brother Kelly , Doctor AVright , Brother Harrison , Union Lodge , 37 , London , the Hon . T . F . AV . ' Butler , and Brother G . J . Baldwin , who by his unwearied attention , contributed much to the comforts of the
fraternity . The Master , in proposing the health of the Queen , said , that to do justice to such a subject required a master spirit ; to attempt it he felt ivould be needless , surrounded as he was by Masons , whose loyalty was proverbial , and whose gallantry and devotion to youth and beauty required not the aid of a diadem on the brow to enlist them in its cause . More than a century had added its atom to eternity , since the sceptre of these realms had been wielded ba female hand ; such
y occurrences , though rare in history , were marked as its brightest epochs . Brethren , ( continued the AVorshipful Master , ) let us indulge in the jileasing anticipations , that the long and prosperous reign which our ardent aspirations imjilore for our young and lovely sovereign , may eclipse the glories of her predecessors , and that the annals of our virgin Queen may be handeddown to posterity , as a splendid instance of
enduring felicity and unprecedented success . The routine toasts followed , ancl at eleven o ' clock the Lodge closed , very large charitable collections and distributions having been previously made . The vocal department ancl concerted pieces embraced a greater combination of taste ancl talent , than is generally found in societies not associated for strictly musical purposes . In the course of the evening , the entire of the Brethren exhibited an anxious and spontaneous desire to ive a ball and on a scale of magnificence
g supper surpassing even , if possible , those ivhich excited so general a sensation in the months of May , 1834 and 1836 , and accordingly a Committee , consisting of the Officers of the Lodge , and Past Jf asters Ellis , Tenison , Green , Fitton , and Hazlett , ivere empowered to meet and deliberate on the most suitable means of giving due effect to their hospitable intentions . From our knowledge of the courtesy and judgment of these Brethren , we anticipate a brilliant and delightful fete .
CORK . —A Provincial Grand Lodge of Munster was held at the Imperial Clarence Hotel , in this city , on Monday , the 27 th of November , at seven in the evening , for special purposes , and was well attended .