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Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land).
small sum of money . He went to S ydney as a steerage passenger , that port offering more frequent opportunities of transit : his wife had left Hobart Town as companion to a lady . The Sydney captain declined steerage passengers , cargo paying better , and it was three months before he could be accommodated . Again he sought aid from tlie Craft , a Lodge under the Irish Registry entertained his petition , on the recommendation of a memberan English Brotherwho knew him in England
, , , ancl the entire collection was placed in the hands of an agent , who however , delayed to perform his promise for two months , and even reproached the applicant ' s character , who appealed to the Lodge for protection . Their reply was in deeds , a further subscription , with other tokens of regard were readily entered into , and he passed a few days in the enjoyment of unrestrained hospitality . He returned home penniless to renewed labour in the lantl of his birth . Fortune , in his pilgrimagehas not favoured
, him ; but he is desirous to return to his kind Brethren in Tasmania anil Sydney , his most grateful acknowledgments for their generosity and hospitality in the hour of need , ivhich not only restored his slandered reputation , but enabled him to rejoin his wife in England . —Brethren , we also thank you ; it is thus Freemasons should act .
Cape Of Good Hope.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .
AVith the recal of the good Sir Benjamin D'Urban , our Masonic position has retrograded ; the foundation of the Gas-works will probably rekindle our scintillations , and warm us to a renewal of "light . " Bro . Neave is here ; and with his zeal , and the united services of Bro . Clerke Burton , and Uro . Michael A ' an Breda , some expectation of a better day dawns on the hope . On the 6 th of Octoberthe corner-stone of the Gas Light Company ' s
, Works ill Cape Town , was laid by the Honourable John Montagu , Secretary to the Government of this Colony , as the deputed representative of His Excellency the Governor , who was himself prevented by indisposition from being present on that occasion . Lady Sarah Maitlaiid and family , and nearly all the ladies of distinction in Cape Town arid the vicinity were present . It was an enlivening scene , aud one which will not be quickly forgotten at the Cape .
' Unaided by what is called the monied interests of the colony , the Directors seem to have marked out a path for their progress exactly dissimilar from those pursued by the Joint Stock Companies which have preceded them , namely , the one , directly leading towards " the Public " good , " , trusting entirely to public opinion and public support for the 'furtherance and success of their patriotic design . " ' -- '¦ "T hjfefMispnic Bodlent their willing assistance on the occasion ' and
.. y , - . coiidiicteci'the business of the day in the most systematic' order . The - English'bind Dutch Lodges were blended together in the most happy " c ' oncbrd'i the ' members under both Cbristitutioris ' emulating each ' other ' iii rf a it _ j >' |) f 'Idhdiie ' BS aiiUbrothbly ' regardr ''^ ' ' !' ¦ ; ''' ; " . ' ¦ ' ; _ ' " ' ' X' X'f [ :
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land).
small sum of money . He went to S ydney as a steerage passenger , that port offering more frequent opportunities of transit : his wife had left Hobart Town as companion to a lady . The Sydney captain declined steerage passengers , cargo paying better , and it was three months before he could be accommodated . Again he sought aid from tlie Craft , a Lodge under the Irish Registry entertained his petition , on the recommendation of a memberan English Brotherwho knew him in England
, , , ancl the entire collection was placed in the hands of an agent , who however , delayed to perform his promise for two months , and even reproached the applicant ' s character , who appealed to the Lodge for protection . Their reply was in deeds , a further subscription , with other tokens of regard were readily entered into , and he passed a few days in the enjoyment of unrestrained hospitality . He returned home penniless to renewed labour in the lantl of his birth . Fortune , in his pilgrimagehas not favoured
, him ; but he is desirous to return to his kind Brethren in Tasmania anil Sydney , his most grateful acknowledgments for their generosity and hospitality in the hour of need , ivhich not only restored his slandered reputation , but enabled him to rejoin his wife in England . —Brethren , we also thank you ; it is thus Freemasons should act .
Cape Of Good Hope.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .
AVith the recal of the good Sir Benjamin D'Urban , our Masonic position has retrograded ; the foundation of the Gas-works will probably rekindle our scintillations , and warm us to a renewal of "light . " Bro . Neave is here ; and with his zeal , and the united services of Bro . Clerke Burton , and Uro . Michael A ' an Breda , some expectation of a better day dawns on the hope . On the 6 th of Octoberthe corner-stone of the Gas Light Company ' s
, Works ill Cape Town , was laid by the Honourable John Montagu , Secretary to the Government of this Colony , as the deputed representative of His Excellency the Governor , who was himself prevented by indisposition from being present on that occasion . Lady Sarah Maitlaiid and family , and nearly all the ladies of distinction in Cape Town arid the vicinity were present . It was an enlivening scene , aud one which will not be quickly forgotten at the Cape .
' Unaided by what is called the monied interests of the colony , the Directors seem to have marked out a path for their progress exactly dissimilar from those pursued by the Joint Stock Companies which have preceded them , namely , the one , directly leading towards " the Public " good , " , trusting entirely to public opinion and public support for the 'furtherance and success of their patriotic design . " ' -- '¦ "T hjfefMispnic Bodlent their willing assistance on the occasion ' and
.. y , - . coiidiicteci'the business of the day in the most systematic' order . The - English'bind Dutch Lodges were blended together in the most happy " c ' oncbrd'i the ' members under both Cbristitutioris ' emulating each ' other ' iii rf a it _ j >' |) f 'Idhdiie ' BS aiiUbrothbly ' regardr ''^ ' ' !' ¦ ; ''' ; " . ' ¦ ' ; _ ' " ' ' X' X'f [ :