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Ireland.
moting the interest of the Craft , —but they fall far short indeed of those which I should wish to see earned out . I have been more than amply repaid , Brother ; and , permit me to say , that however highly I may prize this Past Master's Jewel , as a testimony of your esteem , I appreciate far more the expressions contained in your land and handsome address . " In conclusion , Brethren , I beg your acceptance of my sincere thanks for the lasting tribute of respect conferred upon me this evening ; aud
permit me to assure you that I feel all those emotions of gratitude which your affectionate address and cordial wishes are calculated to inspire . Wishing you , Worsliipful Sir , and the rest of my Brethren , prosperity and happiness , and trusting that the same kindly feelings which have existed will continue to be reciprocated among us , " I am , AVorshipful Sir and Brother , your attached friend and Brother , "Signed , ST . GEORGE JONES MARTIN , P . M .
" Light of the AVest Lodge , No . 20 . " To Bro . J . C . Johnston , W . M . Lodge No . 20 , Sligo . " Copied from the Carlow Sentinel of Dec . 6 , 1851 . "Upwards of three hundred gentlemen have joined the Masonic body in Ireland since the denouncement of the Order by Dr . Cullen . — Limerick Chronicle . " Our Limerick contemporary should add , that very many of those
who joined are Roman Catholics , connected with the Irish bar , with the banks , country gentlemen , and solicitors . So much for Dr . Cullen ' s excommunication , in the nineteenth century of the Freemasons ' Order . " DOWNPATRICK . —Dec . 17 . —The W . Master , AVardens , and-Brethren of the County Down Lodge , No . 86 , gave a magnificent ball and supper to a large and fashionable assemblage of guests , in the County-rooms , Downpatrick . The preparations were on a scale of great brilliancy , and the proceedings were of the most interesting character .
Foreign And Colonial.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL .
FBANCE . —The following communication from Bro . Leblanc de Marconnay , a member of the Grand Orient of France , has been sent to Bro . Lepee , P . M . and AV . M . elect of the French Lodge , La Tolerance , No . 784 , which we gladly bring before the notice of our Brethren . PARIS . —La Clemente-Amitie . —This Lodge , which has attached to it a Chapter and a Council of Knights K . H . under the same title , is one of those French Lodges which show the most active zeal for the
propagation of Masonic doctrines . It holds a correspondence with more than a hundred Lodges in different parts of the globe , and counts among its affiliated and free honorary members , nearly four hundred of the most distinguished Masons of all nations . At the meeting of the 1 st October , it affiliated and admitted as S . P . R . C . and Knight K . H ., the respected Bro . Baron de Borroozun , Major of State to H . R . H . the Prince of Vallachia , Commander of the Order of Nickam of Turkey , Knight of the Black Eagle of Prussia . This
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Ireland.
moting the interest of the Craft , —but they fall far short indeed of those which I should wish to see earned out . I have been more than amply repaid , Brother ; and , permit me to say , that however highly I may prize this Past Master's Jewel , as a testimony of your esteem , I appreciate far more the expressions contained in your land and handsome address . " In conclusion , Brethren , I beg your acceptance of my sincere thanks for the lasting tribute of respect conferred upon me this evening ; aud
permit me to assure you that I feel all those emotions of gratitude which your affectionate address and cordial wishes are calculated to inspire . Wishing you , Worsliipful Sir , and the rest of my Brethren , prosperity and happiness , and trusting that the same kindly feelings which have existed will continue to be reciprocated among us , " I am , AVorshipful Sir and Brother , your attached friend and Brother , "Signed , ST . GEORGE JONES MARTIN , P . M .
" Light of the AVest Lodge , No . 20 . " To Bro . J . C . Johnston , W . M . Lodge No . 20 , Sligo . " Copied from the Carlow Sentinel of Dec . 6 , 1851 . "Upwards of three hundred gentlemen have joined the Masonic body in Ireland since the denouncement of the Order by Dr . Cullen . — Limerick Chronicle . " Our Limerick contemporary should add , that very many of those
who joined are Roman Catholics , connected with the Irish bar , with the banks , country gentlemen , and solicitors . So much for Dr . Cullen ' s excommunication , in the nineteenth century of the Freemasons ' Order . " DOWNPATRICK . —Dec . 17 . —The W . Master , AVardens , and-Brethren of the County Down Lodge , No . 86 , gave a magnificent ball and supper to a large and fashionable assemblage of guests , in the County-rooms , Downpatrick . The preparations were on a scale of great brilliancy , and the proceedings were of the most interesting character .
Foreign And Colonial.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL .
FBANCE . —The following communication from Bro . Leblanc de Marconnay , a member of the Grand Orient of France , has been sent to Bro . Lepee , P . M . and AV . M . elect of the French Lodge , La Tolerance , No . 784 , which we gladly bring before the notice of our Brethren . PARIS . —La Clemente-Amitie . —This Lodge , which has attached to it a Chapter and a Council of Knights K . H . under the same title , is one of those French Lodges which show the most active zeal for the
propagation of Masonic doctrines . It holds a correspondence with more than a hundred Lodges in different parts of the globe , and counts among its affiliated and free honorary members , nearly four hundred of the most distinguished Masons of all nations . At the meeting of the 1 st October , it affiliated and admitted as S . P . R . C . and Knight K . H ., the respected Bro . Baron de Borroozun , Major of State to H . R . H . the Prince of Vallachia , Commander of the Order of Nickam of Turkey , Knight of the Black Eagle of Prussia . This