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Ireland.
CORK , November 14 . —The Brethren of the First Lodge of Ireland , in connexion with most of the other Lodges of this city and county , entertained the Right Worshipful John Fowler , Esq ., Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge of Ireland , on Wednesday last , in the Splendid Masonic Lodge Room attached to the Imperial Hotel . Amongst the numerous and respectable assemblage , amounting on this friendly manifestation to upwards of one hundredwe noticed G . AtkinsN
, , . Vincent , and O . Barber , Esqrs ., Provincial Grand Officers ; the ex-Mayor , J . Bagnell , Esq . ; the High Sheriff , Thomas Exham , Esq . ; — Palk , of the 1 st Royals ; Capt . Belcher Bandon ; Capt . John , Youghal ; and many others , too numerous to mention , including the elite of the Masonic body of the province . At the request of the company assembled , Thomas Hewitt , Esq ., the Worshipful Master of No . 1 , presided , and displayed such tact and
talent , as to elicit the warmest approbation from every one present . Brother James Smith , Worshipful Master of No . 3 , ably and efficiently fulfilled the duties of Junior Warden , supported on his right and left by the "Wardens and Members of that Lodge ; the W . M . of No . 8 , acting as Senior Warden . The dinner was sumptuous , and served up in M'Dowal ' s best style , elegant as regarded viandswinesentremets & c . The d ' osil
, , , coup from the music gallery was truly grand , being splendidly decorated with various Masonic banners , which had a most pleasing effect as seen from the east end of the room . After the removal of the cloth , and the benedietion had been pronounced by the Chaplain , the following toasts , & c . were given : — " The Queen and the Craft . "
" Duke of Sussex , and Grand Lodge of England . " Duke of Leinster , and Grand Lodge of Ireland . " " Earl of Shannon , Provincial Grand Master , " was given in a speech replete with sentimentand brotherly feeling , by Brother Thos . H . Hewett . " Masonic Orphan Asylum . " The AVorshipful Master , in a speech of great power and effect , proposed the great toast of the evening , namely , " The Health of the Right
Worshipful John Fowler , Esq ., Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge of Ireland . '' Brother Fowler , whose name was received with the greatest enthusiasm , rose and said—My Brethren , I have often , very often stood in situations similar to the present , but have never felt myself so overpowered as on this occasion , from the sense of your great kindness ; and I feel my own inadequacy sufficiently to thank my assembled Brethren for the
high and distinguished honour conferred on me this evening . One of the great maxims of Masonry is , that a Brother , when in Lodge , will always find himself at home ; and although I now visit and address you for the first time , I feel the greatest happiness at the unity and feeling which hail this my appearance amongst you ; nor had I a conception , that I should have been received and distinguished in so hospitable and fraternal a manneras I now have the satisfaction to experience
, at your hands . I feel great pleasure in communicating to you that the great object cf my present visit is , for the purpose of establishing in this city a high branch of Masonry , and one which has hitherto been in Ireland confined to the metropolis , offering an opportunity for every Member of the Craft to attain that degree of excellence in the Order which has hitherto been accessible only to a few indi-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
CORK , November 14 . —The Brethren of the First Lodge of Ireland , in connexion with most of the other Lodges of this city and county , entertained the Right Worshipful John Fowler , Esq ., Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge of Ireland , on Wednesday last , in the Splendid Masonic Lodge Room attached to the Imperial Hotel . Amongst the numerous and respectable assemblage , amounting on this friendly manifestation to upwards of one hundredwe noticed G . AtkinsN
, , . Vincent , and O . Barber , Esqrs ., Provincial Grand Officers ; the ex-Mayor , J . Bagnell , Esq . ; the High Sheriff , Thomas Exham , Esq . ; — Palk , of the 1 st Royals ; Capt . Belcher Bandon ; Capt . John , Youghal ; and many others , too numerous to mention , including the elite of the Masonic body of the province . At the request of the company assembled , Thomas Hewitt , Esq ., the Worshipful Master of No . 1 , presided , and displayed such tact and
talent , as to elicit the warmest approbation from every one present . Brother James Smith , Worshipful Master of No . 3 , ably and efficiently fulfilled the duties of Junior Warden , supported on his right and left by the "Wardens and Members of that Lodge ; the W . M . of No . 8 , acting as Senior Warden . The dinner was sumptuous , and served up in M'Dowal ' s best style , elegant as regarded viandswinesentremets & c . The d ' osil
, , , coup from the music gallery was truly grand , being splendidly decorated with various Masonic banners , which had a most pleasing effect as seen from the east end of the room . After the removal of the cloth , and the benedietion had been pronounced by the Chaplain , the following toasts , & c . were given : — " The Queen and the Craft . "
" Duke of Sussex , and Grand Lodge of England . " Duke of Leinster , and Grand Lodge of Ireland . " " Earl of Shannon , Provincial Grand Master , " was given in a speech replete with sentimentand brotherly feeling , by Brother Thos . H . Hewett . " Masonic Orphan Asylum . " The AVorshipful Master , in a speech of great power and effect , proposed the great toast of the evening , namely , " The Health of the Right
Worshipful John Fowler , Esq ., Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge of Ireland . '' Brother Fowler , whose name was received with the greatest enthusiasm , rose and said—My Brethren , I have often , very often stood in situations similar to the present , but have never felt myself so overpowered as on this occasion , from the sense of your great kindness ; and I feel my own inadequacy sufficiently to thank my assembled Brethren for the
high and distinguished honour conferred on me this evening . One of the great maxims of Masonry is , that a Brother , when in Lodge , will always find himself at home ; and although I now visit and address you for the first time , I feel the greatest happiness at the unity and feeling which hail this my appearance amongst you ; nor had I a conception , that I should have been received and distinguished in so hospitable and fraternal a manneras I now have the satisfaction to experience
, at your hands . I feel great pleasure in communicating to you that the great object cf my present visit is , for the purpose of establishing in this city a high branch of Masonry , and one which has hitherto been in Ireland confined to the metropolis , offering an opportunity for every Member of the Craft to attain that degree of excellence in the Order which has hitherto been accessible only to a few indi-