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compliment paid him , the Noble Earl concluded an eloquent address by proposing " The health of the Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland . " The toast was received with much applause . The Eail of ZETLAND , in returning thanks , assured the company that he had always endeavoured , in every position in life in which he had been placedto regulate his conduct by the rules and princiles of Masonry
, p . Amongst those principles he considered the first to be loyalty to the throne —( Loud cheers ) ; secondly , obedience to the laws ; and , thirdly , brotherly love and good will towards one another . —( Cheers ) . With these sentiments strongly impressed upon his mind , he had observed with great delight the excellent behaviour of the vast concourse of persons who had that day thronged the streets of thejtown , and had listened with no less delight to the excellent sentiments submitted to them bthe
y Grand Master . —( Cheers ) . But , above all , he was the most highly delighted to perceive the spirit of loyalty which existed amongst the Brethren , and to hear the expression of tlieir indignation at the unmanly and disgusting insults which had been heaped upon the Queen . —( Cheers ) . The next toast was , " The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland . " The Earl of ZETLAND then proposed " The health of John Easthope , Esq ., Past Senior Grand Warden . "
The toast was drunk with great applause . Mr . EASTHOPE returned thanks in a brief but forcible speech . The healths of the Hon . J . DUNDAS , of Sir H . WILLIAMSON , of Mr . C . BULLER , and Mr . B . HAWES , were subsequently proposed , and those gentlemen severally acknowledged the compliment , in very eloquent speeches , ivhich we regret the pressure of time will not allow us to report .
NEWCASTLE , NOV . 7 . —The address presented to his H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland , held at the Assembly Rooms , was as follows : — " To His Royal Highness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , Earl of Inverness , Baron of Arklow , E . G ., & c . & c . & c , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England . " May it please Your Royal Hihness—Wethe Grand Officers
g , , , Masters of Lodges , and Brethren of the Province of Northumberland , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , beg leave , with feelings of great respect , to approach your Royal Highness , to express our unfeigned delight and gratitude for the honour your Royal Highness has this day conferred upon our Lodge by your presence . We are duly impressed with gratitude for the many important advantages and benefits which Masonry has derived from your Royal Highness ' s kind patronage and
superintendence for more than a quarter of a century , during which period your Royal Highness has , by zealous exertions and example , greatly promoted the moral and social character of the Fraternity . We felt , in common with all our Brethren , very great anxiety during the period in which your Royal Highness was suffering under a deprivation of sight , and most truly grateful were we to the Disposer of all Events for your Royal Highness ' s recovery , and restoration of that great
blessing . We gratefully remember , when your Royal Highness honoured this town with your presence in 1822 , your Royal Highness was graciously pleased to express your satisfaction at the state of Masonry in this Province . We trust your Royal Highness will now find , that if we
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compliment paid him , the Noble Earl concluded an eloquent address by proposing " The health of the Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland . " The toast was received with much applause . The Eail of ZETLAND , in returning thanks , assured the company that he had always endeavoured , in every position in life in which he had been placedto regulate his conduct by the rules and princiles of Masonry
, p . Amongst those principles he considered the first to be loyalty to the throne —( Loud cheers ) ; secondly , obedience to the laws ; and , thirdly , brotherly love and good will towards one another . —( Cheers ) . With these sentiments strongly impressed upon his mind , he had observed with great delight the excellent behaviour of the vast concourse of persons who had that day thronged the streets of thejtown , and had listened with no less delight to the excellent sentiments submitted to them bthe
y Grand Master . —( Cheers ) . But , above all , he was the most highly delighted to perceive the spirit of loyalty which existed amongst the Brethren , and to hear the expression of tlieir indignation at the unmanly and disgusting insults which had been heaped upon the Queen . —( Cheers ) . The next toast was , " The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland . " The Earl of ZETLAND then proposed " The health of John Easthope , Esq ., Past Senior Grand Warden . "
The toast was drunk with great applause . Mr . EASTHOPE returned thanks in a brief but forcible speech . The healths of the Hon . J . DUNDAS , of Sir H . WILLIAMSON , of Mr . C . BULLER , and Mr . B . HAWES , were subsequently proposed , and those gentlemen severally acknowledged the compliment , in very eloquent speeches , ivhich we regret the pressure of time will not allow us to report .
NEWCASTLE , NOV . 7 . —The address presented to his H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland , held at the Assembly Rooms , was as follows : — " To His Royal Highness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , Earl of Inverness , Baron of Arklow , E . G ., & c . & c . & c , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England . " May it please Your Royal Hihness—Wethe Grand Officers
g , , , Masters of Lodges , and Brethren of the Province of Northumberland , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , beg leave , with feelings of great respect , to approach your Royal Highness , to express our unfeigned delight and gratitude for the honour your Royal Highness has this day conferred upon our Lodge by your presence . We are duly impressed with gratitude for the many important advantages and benefits which Masonry has derived from your Royal Highness ' s kind patronage and
superintendence for more than a quarter of a century , during which period your Royal Highness has , by zealous exertions and example , greatly promoted the moral and social character of the Fraternity . We felt , in common with all our Brethren , very great anxiety during the period in which your Royal Highness was suffering under a deprivation of sight , and most truly grateful were we to the Disposer of all Events for your Royal Highness ' s recovery , and restoration of that great
blessing . We gratefully remember , when your Royal Highness honoured this town with your presence in 1822 , your Royal Highness was graciously pleased to express your satisfaction at the state of Masonry in this Province . We trust your Royal Highness will now find , that if we