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Foreign.
the water ' s edge , —immediately in front of the residence of the Hon . Mr . Justice Fyke , and the pretty cottage of Captain Robins , —is the most beautiful and picturesque which can possibly be imagined , commanding as it does a most complete view of the whole lake above ancl below , together with the Two Mountains from which the lake takes its name . At the foot of one of these is the town in miniature called the Indian villagewhichwith its littering irestanding out in hih
, , g sp , g relief against the dark green forest behind it , forms an interesting object in the landscape . The approach to the church is through wooded lanes , dotted with ornamental cottages embossed in thick orchards , whose ripening fruit in rich clusters were on the present occasion glistening in the variegated rays of the setting sun . ' After the ceremony of the day was over , the Freemasons returned to Schneider ' s hotelwhere the Committee had provided a sumptuous
, repast , after partaking of which they returned to their respective homes , truly gratified ivith the events in which they had been invited to participate that day . Let us pray that the work thus happily begun may soon , through the Di y ine blessing , be fully completed ; and that the word of God proclaimed within its walls , may be to many " The power of God unto salvation . "
SYDNEY , April 12 . — The Statue of General Bourke . —The ceremonial and rejoicings upon the occasion of raising the statue to the memory of Sir Richard Bourke , late governor of this colony , were highly interesting . The following Lodges attended upon the occasion : — The Australian Social Lodge . —No . 260 on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The Royal Arch Chapter . —No . 260 attached to the Australian Social
, Lodge , on the registry of the Grand Chapter of Ireland . The Leinster Marine Lodge of Australia . —No . 266 on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The Lodge of Australia . —No . 548 ( late No . 820 ) , of the United Grand Lodge of England . . The Parramatta Lodge—No . 668 , under the registry of the United Grand Lodge of England .
The AVindsor Lodge . —No . and registry unknown . Each of the above were preceded by their respective banners , and their Office-bearers carrying the regalia of each Lodge , and the whole of the members were dressed in the uniform of their respective Lodges . The Members of the Committee , who had superintended the erection of the statue , also attended ; and the Attorney-General ( R . Therry , Esq . ) as Secretary to the Committee , delivered an address , from which we extract the following : —
" May it please your Excellency : —Sir , on behalf of tbe subscribers , I am requested to convey to your Excellency the assurance of our thankful acknowledgments for your attendance on the completion and exhibition of this , —the first statue which public gratitude has raised on these shores , in honour of a great and distinguished benefactor . It is the statue of one , whose ambition lay in a desire to confer large and permanent benefits on New South AVales ; of one who spared no study to understand her true interests , and no zeal to promote them ; and of one who succeeded in impressing upon the memory and affections of the
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Foreign.
the water ' s edge , —immediately in front of the residence of the Hon . Mr . Justice Fyke , and the pretty cottage of Captain Robins , —is the most beautiful and picturesque which can possibly be imagined , commanding as it does a most complete view of the whole lake above ancl below , together with the Two Mountains from which the lake takes its name . At the foot of one of these is the town in miniature called the Indian villagewhichwith its littering irestanding out in hih
, , g sp , g relief against the dark green forest behind it , forms an interesting object in the landscape . The approach to the church is through wooded lanes , dotted with ornamental cottages embossed in thick orchards , whose ripening fruit in rich clusters were on the present occasion glistening in the variegated rays of the setting sun . ' After the ceremony of the day was over , the Freemasons returned to Schneider ' s hotelwhere the Committee had provided a sumptuous
, repast , after partaking of which they returned to their respective homes , truly gratified ivith the events in which they had been invited to participate that day . Let us pray that the work thus happily begun may soon , through the Di y ine blessing , be fully completed ; and that the word of God proclaimed within its walls , may be to many " The power of God unto salvation . "
SYDNEY , April 12 . — The Statue of General Bourke . —The ceremonial and rejoicings upon the occasion of raising the statue to the memory of Sir Richard Bourke , late governor of this colony , were highly interesting . The following Lodges attended upon the occasion : — The Australian Social Lodge . —No . 260 on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The Royal Arch Chapter . —No . 260 attached to the Australian Social
, Lodge , on the registry of the Grand Chapter of Ireland . The Leinster Marine Lodge of Australia . —No . 266 on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The Lodge of Australia . —No . 548 ( late No . 820 ) , of the United Grand Lodge of England . . The Parramatta Lodge—No . 668 , under the registry of the United Grand Lodge of England .
The AVindsor Lodge . —No . and registry unknown . Each of the above were preceded by their respective banners , and their Office-bearers carrying the regalia of each Lodge , and the whole of the members were dressed in the uniform of their respective Lodges . The Members of the Committee , who had superintended the erection of the statue , also attended ; and the Attorney-General ( R . Therry , Esq . ) as Secretary to the Committee , delivered an address , from which we extract the following : —
" May it please your Excellency : —Sir , on behalf of tbe subscribers , I am requested to convey to your Excellency the assurance of our thankful acknowledgments for your attendance on the completion and exhibition of this , —the first statue which public gratitude has raised on these shores , in honour of a great and distinguished benefactor . It is the statue of one , whose ambition lay in a desire to confer large and permanent benefits on New South AVales ; of one who spared no study to understand her true interests , and no zeal to promote them ; and of one who succeeded in impressing upon the memory and affections of the