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The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland In Belfast.
THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND IN BELFAST .
His Grace the Lord Lieutenant , accompanied by Lady Geor < nana Hamilton , Lord Claud John Hamilton , and attended by several aides-de-camp , arrived in Belfast on May 22 by special train from Dublin . The Viceregal mrtv having been met at the Terminus of the Great P' J . « '•! I ... tl ... - \ T - I \ T ~ Prvl . prf 11 / mff T PI by the ( MrRobert JP )
Northern Railway Mayor . Boag , .., Sir Charles Lanyon , J . P ., Hig h Sheriff of County Antrim ; Lord Templetown , and a number of other gentlemen , were escorted to carriages in waiting and driven to the Town Hall . Throughout the entire route the enthusiasm was very "reat , the reception accorded to the distinguished visitors being cordial in the extreme . The Council
Chamber was specially prepared and adorned for the occasion , and here his Grace was presented with an address on behalf of the Corporation , to which he made an appropriate reply . Subsequently , the Viceregal party were conducted through the extensive premises of Messrs . Richardson , Sons , and Owden , Limited , which they inspected with great interest . They were afterwards driven
to the Abbey , the seat of Sir Charles Lanyon , with whom tliey remained as guests during their stay in the country . One of the most interesting incidents connected with His Grace ' s visit to Belfast was his reception by the Freemasons of Antrim and Down in the Music Hall , immediately after the Mayor ' s luncheon . His Grace , as our readers are aware , is the Grand Master of the Masonic
body in Ireland . He has always shown a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the Order , and it was due to his exalted position as well as to his high personal character that the brethren of this and the adjoining Masonic province should show their respect for him on the occasion of his visit . Accordingly , large numbers assembled in the Music Hall on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of presenting an address , congratulating His Grace on his
acceptance of the office of Grand Master , m succession to the late Duke of Leinster , who so long presided over the counsels of the body , and expressive of that loyalty which has always characterised the Freemasons of this and the sister kingdoms . The doors were thrown open at halfpast three , and immediately the lower hall was filled by representatives of nearly all the lodges of the provinces of Antrim and Down . The brethren were attired in the
regalia of the Order , some in thc beautiful insignia of the Prince Mason Degree , others in that of the Knight Templar , and others again in thc red and blue of the Royal Arch and Master Mason Degrees . The appearance of the whole body was most imposing , anil seldom , indeed , has such a display been witnessed in the North of Ireland in connection with Masonry . Bro . John G . M'Gec , one of
the oldest and most experienced Masons in Belfast , acted as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , and , assisted by Bro . Robert M'Calmont and Bro . Edward Allworthy , discharged the duties of thc office with much acceptance and ability . The brethren were first formed in lodges , and a procession having been formed , the whole body proceeded to thc upper hall , where they
filed off alternately in lodges to the right and left of the room , leaving ample space in the centre for his Grace and the Grand Officers to proceed to thc dais . A choir , composed of brother Masons , and under thc direction of Bro . John H . Carroll , who presided with his accustomed ability and skill at thc harmonium , occupied the gallery . On the platform a raised dais was erected for the Grand Master ,
the Provincial Grand Master of Antrim , and his deputy . The arrangements were altogether highly satisfactory , and were carried out with great precision and accuracy . At about half-past four o ' clock , Lady Georgiana Hamilton , attended by several ladies , and escorted by the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Belfast , was ushered on to the platform . On her appearance thc whole assembly rose ,
and for several minutes the hall resounded with cheers in honour of her ladyship . His Grace , who was accompanied by Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , thc Provincial Grand Master of Antrim , was received in the lower hall by the holders of platform tickets , the Stewards , and Provincial Grand Lod ge Officers . A procession was then formed , and the Grand Master ivas conducted to the upper room . On arriving at the door of the upper room the
procession filed off to light and left , leaving an avenue for the Grand Master to proceed to the dais , to which he was conducted by the Deputy Grand Master . As his Grace walked up the room , a march was played by Bro . Carroll on the harmonium . On arriving at the platform he was loudly and enthusiastically cheered . He took his seat in the Grand Master ' s chair , having on his right Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , and on his left Lady Georgiana Hamilton .
Among those on the platform and in the body of the hall wc observed : —The Right Worshipful the Mayor of t ' e ' . fast , Hon . Edward O'Neil , M . P ., Bro . William Johnston , M . P ., Sir Richard Wallace , M . P ., Bro . James Alexander Henderson , J . P ., Bro . Alexander Tate , I ' rovincial Grand Secretary of Antrim ; Sir Charles Lanyon , P . D . G . M . ; R . McCalmont , P . G . Treas . ;
' . Valentine , John Lanyon , D . F . Spiller , . John G . McGee , P . G . D . C .-, Thomas Fisher , P . S . < ;' -W . ; John Ireland , P . P . S . G . W . ; O'Connell Shaw , John Hanna . P . P . S . G . W . ; Rev . Hans Woods , Rev . W . C . McCulIagh , P . G . C . ; Rev . Jonathan Seaver , William lledfern Kelly , C . E . ; G . A . Reid , Ward , P . P . S . G . W . ; Uendiiuiingr , J hn Wright , E . Allworthy , R . J . Hilton , r > , ' . ?\ . ! Hu R n Doe )' ' Armstrong , Henry Bottomley , - ; William J
'• • ' •^• . Owen , P . S . G . W . ; Morrow , ' G . J . G . ; Boyd , P . G . S . B . ; N . W . Grimshaw , P . P . G . I ' r , ' Frcder'cle 'Kinahan , Emerson , P . P . G . f . ; T . J Welland , P . P . G . C . ; Wakefield Dixon , John Woods , it * ., ' . ' . fam 's Scott , P . P . G . J . W . ; Robert , Neil ! , vyilham Dobbin , James Henry , John Stott , Henry Mc-Lashin , John H . Cairoll , Louis Mantell , James Neill , "obert Campbell , William Rankin , W . J . Rainey , Denis
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland In Belfast.
Leonard , William Whitla , C . L . Reid , John Davidson , Lewis Ryans , W . A . Parke , J . P . Harris , Charles Stewart , C . H . Atkinson , S . S . Frackellton , P . G . C . ; Herbert Lanyon , Girdwood , Edward Orme , C . H . Ward , Andrews , Poole , Robert Irwin , Gibson , E . O'R . Dickey , W . C . Cunningham , Robert Vance , Charles Lieley , B . J . Sandheim , John W . Templeton , Samuel Abernethy , Robert Matthews ,
Robert Adison , Simpson , W . Tenncnt Henry , -Provincial Grand Senior Deacon , Down ; Henry Montgomery , Past Provincial Grand Secretary , Dow . i ; Beauchamp N . Johnson , Downpatrick , James Jordan , P . M ., do . ; J . S . Clarke , P . M ., do . ; R . J . Harrison , P . M . ; Thomas Jennings , P . M . ; James Atkinson , do . ; Robert Mcllwaine , do . ; Douglas Lithgow , R . Deeves , T . Nesbett , and others .
On the Grand Master taking his seat , Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , addressing the brethren present , said : I will ask you to salute the Right Worshipful the Grand Master of Ireland by three times eleven on the third coming down , taking the fire from me . A right hearty salute having been given , Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon said : Bro . Tate , Provincial
Grand Secretary , will now read the address of the Masons to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Ireland . ( Loud applause . ) Bro . Alexander Tate then read the following address : — To His Grace James Duke of Abercorn , K . G ., Most WorshipfuJ Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland .
Most Worshipful Sir , —On the auspicious occasion of your Grace ' s visit to Belfast , we , the Freemasons of the Province of Antrim , beg leave to approach your Grace with the warmest feeling of respect and attachment . It has been a source of deep gratification to the brethren ot this province , as of every other in the country , that your grace should have so readily consented to
preside over our ancient Order in Ireland , and that the chair so long adorned by the virtues of our late revered Grand Master should now in succession be so worthily anil happily filled . Mindful of the exalted position occupied by your Grace in the government of the country , we gladly avail ourselves of this opportunity lo give expression to the firm principles of loyalty and devotion which wc entertain
towards our Queen and country , and which have ever honourably distinguished thc Masonic fraternity . We hail your Grace ' s connection with the Craft as a bright omen of its future prospeiity , and it is our fervent prayer that your Grace may long be spared in health and happiness to preside over our councils , and that beneath your fostering care the spirit of Masonry may still further advance on her beneficent cause of charity , brotherhood , and good will . ( Signed on behalf of the-members of the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Antrim ) , DOSECAI . 1 ., P . G . M . CIIABI . ES LANYON , D . P . G . M . AI . F . X . TATE , P . G . Sec , The Grand Master , in . reply , said : Right Worshipful Sir and brethren—I am very glad that my visit should have afforded me the oppottunity of receiving your kind
address , and I thank you very heartily for it . 1 can the more cordially appreciate your expressions of loyalty and devotion to our most gracious Sovereign and country , because my long experience as a Mason convinces me of ihcir perfect sincerity . ( Applause . ) I thank you also for your kind sentiments towards myself . Your gratification at my presiding over the most ancient and
honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons in Ireland affords me much pleasure ( loud applause ) , and I can assure you that the honour was one which I gladly accepted . I trust I may be long able to preside over our ancient Order in Ireland , and use my best endeavours to further those feelings of charity , brotherhood , and good-will which have always animated our Craft in this kingdom . ( Loud
applause . ) Thc choir then sang the Masonic glee " Come Brother Masons , " which was rendered in truly excellent style , the assemblage testifying their appreciation of the ability displayed in its execution by hearty applause , in which his Grace himself joined . Bro . Robert M'Calmont then called for three cheers for
the Grand Master , which were given in a most enthusiastic manner . Cheers were also given lor Sir Charles Lanyon , Lady Georgiana Hamilton , and the other ladies present . The choir then gave a Masonic version of " God Save the Queen . " The Viceregal party then took their departure amid
loud and long-continucd checiing , his Grace shaking hands with several of the brethren on his way out . The reception accorded to the Grand Master was altogether of a most enthusiastic character , and seemed to afford much gratification to his Grace , as well as to his beautiful daughter , whose presence lent additional interest and eclat to the proceedings .
Nothing tends so much to render a railway excursionu ncomfortable as the preliminary struggle at the booking office . The companies in multiplying agencies for the sale of tickets render it a passenger's own fault if he undergoes the inconvenience . It will be seen from an
announcement in another column that tickets for the popular excursions of the Great Western , and also of the Brighton Company , may now be obtained at Bro . Kingston ' s Universal Railway Office , Fitzroy-squarc , an arrangement which will be of some value to the populous north-west district of London .
Bro . Dr . Bartolome , the well-known physician of Sheffield , has been unanimously elected President for the next meeting of the British Medical Association , the largest edical body in the world .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Prince of Wales has , we are informed , presented portraits of himself and the Princess of Wales to the officers of the Serapis . In a Convocation held at Oxford on Tuesday afternoon , the proposal to confer the degree of D . C . L . by diploma upon Bro . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold , of Christ Church , was carried unanimously . The Latin document , embodying the resolution of the University ,
specified ; the " comita 3 , modestia , et simplicitas" which had won for Prince Leopold in his three years' residence the general regard , and expressed the hope and expectation that his father mi ght live again in him . His Royal Highness will , it is understood , be present at the festivities of the Commemoration , and will arrive at Oxford on Thursday , June rg , to be present at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Oxford on the iCth inst . It has been stated that the Prince and Princess of Wales will' also
honour the Commemoration with their presence . THE QUEEN ' AIDES-DE-CAMP . —The following general order has been issued by His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief : —By the Queen's command Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , K . G ., and Major His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., are hereby appointed
personal aides-de-camp to Her Majesty . The remains of the late Dowager Countess of Carnarvon were conveyed on Wednesday by the Great Western Railway from the family seat at Pixton , Somersetshire , to Newbury , accompanied by one of her ladyship ' s sons , the Hon . Alan Herbert , and several old servants from Pixton . As a remark of the respect to the deceased Countess , whose
family has long been associated with Newbury , the Mayor and Corporation , attended by the mace-bearers and a large number of the principal inhabitants , formed a procession in the Station-road , and preceded the hearse to the outskirts of the borough . The corpse was conveyed to Burghclere Old Church , where it will be deposited in the family vault .
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , M . W . G . M . Ireland , and the Duchess of Abercorn and Lady Georgiana Hamilton left Dublin on Tuesday evening for their residence , Hampden House , Green-street , Grosvenor-squarc . The Dutch journals announce that Prince
I-redenck of the Netherlands will celebrate in July next the iCth anniversary of his installation as Grand Master of the Freemasons of the Netherlands . Among those present at the levee held on Monday at St . James ' s Palace , by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , on behalf of Her Majesty , were Bro . J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , President of the Board of General
Purposes , and Bro . J . Whichcord . The Southern Star Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1158 ) will be opened at the Crown Hotel , Blackfriars-road , on Thursday , June 15 th , 1856 , when the ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed . The St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( No . 144 )
has been removed to the While Hart Tavern , 49 , King ' s Road , Chelsea . The meetings are held every Friday evening at half-past seven o ' clock . The Domatic Chapter of Instruction , under the able care of such accomplished workers as Comps . Boyd , Bull , Cameron , Cottebrune , Kench , Wheeler , and others , has been most successfully resuscitated , and will
henceforth meet at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Piccadilly , every Wednesday evening at 8 o ' clock . NEW CHAPTER IN LIVERPOOL . —The Consecration of the Hamer Chapter ( No . 1393 ) will take place at the Lodge Room , Everton Road , Liverpool , on Thursday , the 8 th inst . Bro . John Jones , P . M ., is the Z . designate ;
Bro . R . II . Evans , I . P . M ., the first H . ; and Bro . Henry Jackson , W . M ., the first J . From the well-known Masonic enthusiasm of these brethren and others associated with them in the formation of the new chapter there is no doubt the Hamer will prove a decided success and do honour to the memory of the name which it bears . The death is announced from Rheims of M .
Eugene Roedercr , the head of the celebrated champagne firm of Louis Rocderer . TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . HAIDON . —A meeting was held at the Three Bucks Tavern , Old Jewry , under thc presidency of Mr . Inspector Bailey , for thc purpose of presenting a testimonial to Bro . M . Haydon , detectivesergeant , on his leaving the force , in which he has served
a great number of years . The testimonial consisted of a timepiece , presented by members of the force , " and a purse of £ 52 1 os . from other friends . The timepiece bore the fol - lowing inscription : — " Presented to Mr . Michael Haydon , detectivc-sergeant of the City of London Police , on his retirement from the force after a service of 34 years , by his brother officers , as a mark of their esteem and high appreciation ol his character . May , 1876 . "
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey will be held on the 13 th inst ., at half-past one o ' clock punctually , at thc Greyhound Hotel , Croydon . R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Gcn . J . S . Brownrigg , C . B ., requests the attendance of the brethren at Divine service , which will take place in the parish church , Croydon , at 3 . 30 . Mrs . Lydia Gidney , Norwich , desires to express her heartfelt thanks to the brethren who kindly assisted her at the late election .
GAS superseded in day time , and daylight reflected in dark rooms . Health , comfort , and economy promoted by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylight Reflector :, Manufactory , 69 , Fleet-street , London .
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The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland In Belfast.
THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND IN BELFAST .
His Grace the Lord Lieutenant , accompanied by Lady Geor < nana Hamilton , Lord Claud John Hamilton , and attended by several aides-de-camp , arrived in Belfast on May 22 by special train from Dublin . The Viceregal mrtv having been met at the Terminus of the Great P' J . « '•! I ... tl ... - \ T - I \ T ~ Prvl . prf 11 / mff T PI by the ( MrRobert JP )
Northern Railway Mayor . Boag , .., Sir Charles Lanyon , J . P ., Hig h Sheriff of County Antrim ; Lord Templetown , and a number of other gentlemen , were escorted to carriages in waiting and driven to the Town Hall . Throughout the entire route the enthusiasm was very "reat , the reception accorded to the distinguished visitors being cordial in the extreme . The Council
Chamber was specially prepared and adorned for the occasion , and here his Grace was presented with an address on behalf of the Corporation , to which he made an appropriate reply . Subsequently , the Viceregal party were conducted through the extensive premises of Messrs . Richardson , Sons , and Owden , Limited , which they inspected with great interest . They were afterwards driven
to the Abbey , the seat of Sir Charles Lanyon , with whom tliey remained as guests during their stay in the country . One of the most interesting incidents connected with His Grace ' s visit to Belfast was his reception by the Freemasons of Antrim and Down in the Music Hall , immediately after the Mayor ' s luncheon . His Grace , as our readers are aware , is the Grand Master of the Masonic
body in Ireland . He has always shown a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the Order , and it was due to his exalted position as well as to his high personal character that the brethren of this and the adjoining Masonic province should show their respect for him on the occasion of his visit . Accordingly , large numbers assembled in the Music Hall on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of presenting an address , congratulating His Grace on his
acceptance of the office of Grand Master , m succession to the late Duke of Leinster , who so long presided over the counsels of the body , and expressive of that loyalty which has always characterised the Freemasons of this and the sister kingdoms . The doors were thrown open at halfpast three , and immediately the lower hall was filled by representatives of nearly all the lodges of the provinces of Antrim and Down . The brethren were attired in the
regalia of the Order , some in thc beautiful insignia of the Prince Mason Degree , others in that of the Knight Templar , and others again in thc red and blue of the Royal Arch and Master Mason Degrees . The appearance of the whole body was most imposing , anil seldom , indeed , has such a display been witnessed in the North of Ireland in connection with Masonry . Bro . John G . M'Gec , one of
the oldest and most experienced Masons in Belfast , acted as Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , and , assisted by Bro . Robert M'Calmont and Bro . Edward Allworthy , discharged the duties of thc office with much acceptance and ability . The brethren were first formed in lodges , and a procession having been formed , the whole body proceeded to thc upper hall , where they
filed off alternately in lodges to the right and left of the room , leaving ample space in the centre for his Grace and the Grand Officers to proceed to thc dais . A choir , composed of brother Masons , and under thc direction of Bro . John H . Carroll , who presided with his accustomed ability and skill at thc harmonium , occupied the gallery . On the platform a raised dais was erected for the Grand Master ,
the Provincial Grand Master of Antrim , and his deputy . The arrangements were altogether highly satisfactory , and were carried out with great precision and accuracy . At about half-past four o ' clock , Lady Georgiana Hamilton , attended by several ladies , and escorted by the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Belfast , was ushered on to the platform . On her appearance thc whole assembly rose ,
and for several minutes the hall resounded with cheers in honour of her ladyship . His Grace , who was accompanied by Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , thc Provincial Grand Master of Antrim , was received in the lower hall by the holders of platform tickets , the Stewards , and Provincial Grand Lod ge Officers . A procession was then formed , and the Grand Master ivas conducted to the upper room . On arriving at the door of the upper room the
procession filed off to light and left , leaving an avenue for the Grand Master to proceed to the dais , to which he was conducted by the Deputy Grand Master . As his Grace walked up the room , a march was played by Bro . Carroll on the harmonium . On arriving at the platform he was loudly and enthusiastically cheered . He took his seat in the Grand Master ' s chair , having on his right Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , and on his left Lady Georgiana Hamilton .
Among those on the platform and in the body of the hall wc observed : —The Right Worshipful the Mayor of t ' e ' . fast , Hon . Edward O'Neil , M . P ., Bro . William Johnston , M . P ., Sir Richard Wallace , M . P ., Bro . James Alexander Henderson , J . P ., Bro . Alexander Tate , I ' rovincial Grand Secretary of Antrim ; Sir Charles Lanyon , P . D . G . M . ; R . McCalmont , P . G . Treas . ;
' . Valentine , John Lanyon , D . F . Spiller , . John G . McGee , P . G . D . C .-, Thomas Fisher , P . S . < ;' -W . ; John Ireland , P . P . S . G . W . ; O'Connell Shaw , John Hanna . P . P . S . G . W . ; Rev . Hans Woods , Rev . W . C . McCulIagh , P . G . C . ; Rev . Jonathan Seaver , William lledfern Kelly , C . E . ; G . A . Reid , Ward , P . P . S . G . W . ; Uendiiuiingr , J hn Wright , E . Allworthy , R . J . Hilton , r > , ' . ?\ . ! Hu R n Doe )' ' Armstrong , Henry Bottomley , - ; William J
'• • ' •^• . Owen , P . S . G . W . ; Morrow , ' G . J . G . ; Boyd , P . G . S . B . ; N . W . Grimshaw , P . P . G . I ' r , ' Frcder'cle 'Kinahan , Emerson , P . P . G . f . ; T . J Welland , P . P . G . C . ; Wakefield Dixon , John Woods , it * ., ' . ' . fam 's Scott , P . P . G . J . W . ; Robert , Neil ! , vyilham Dobbin , James Henry , John Stott , Henry Mc-Lashin , John H . Cairoll , Louis Mantell , James Neill , "obert Campbell , William Rankin , W . J . Rainey , Denis
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland In Belfast.
Leonard , William Whitla , C . L . Reid , John Davidson , Lewis Ryans , W . A . Parke , J . P . Harris , Charles Stewart , C . H . Atkinson , S . S . Frackellton , P . G . C . ; Herbert Lanyon , Girdwood , Edward Orme , C . H . Ward , Andrews , Poole , Robert Irwin , Gibson , E . O'R . Dickey , W . C . Cunningham , Robert Vance , Charles Lieley , B . J . Sandheim , John W . Templeton , Samuel Abernethy , Robert Matthews ,
Robert Adison , Simpson , W . Tenncnt Henry , -Provincial Grand Senior Deacon , Down ; Henry Montgomery , Past Provincial Grand Secretary , Dow . i ; Beauchamp N . Johnson , Downpatrick , James Jordan , P . M ., do . ; J . S . Clarke , P . M ., do . ; R . J . Harrison , P . M . ; Thomas Jennings , P . M . ; James Atkinson , do . ; Robert Mcllwaine , do . ; Douglas Lithgow , R . Deeves , T . Nesbett , and others .
On the Grand Master taking his seat , Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon , addressing the brethren present , said : I will ask you to salute the Right Worshipful the Grand Master of Ireland by three times eleven on the third coming down , taking the fire from me . A right hearty salute having been given , Bro . Sir Charles Lanyon said : Bro . Tate , Provincial
Grand Secretary , will now read the address of the Masons to the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Ireland . ( Loud applause . ) Bro . Alexander Tate then read the following address : — To His Grace James Duke of Abercorn , K . G ., Most WorshipfuJ Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland .
Most Worshipful Sir , —On the auspicious occasion of your Grace ' s visit to Belfast , we , the Freemasons of the Province of Antrim , beg leave to approach your Grace with the warmest feeling of respect and attachment . It has been a source of deep gratification to the brethren ot this province , as of every other in the country , that your grace should have so readily consented to
preside over our ancient Order in Ireland , and that the chair so long adorned by the virtues of our late revered Grand Master should now in succession be so worthily anil happily filled . Mindful of the exalted position occupied by your Grace in the government of the country , we gladly avail ourselves of this opportunity lo give expression to the firm principles of loyalty and devotion which wc entertain
towards our Queen and country , and which have ever honourably distinguished thc Masonic fraternity . We hail your Grace ' s connection with the Craft as a bright omen of its future prospeiity , and it is our fervent prayer that your Grace may long be spared in health and happiness to preside over our councils , and that beneath your fostering care the spirit of Masonry may still further advance on her beneficent cause of charity , brotherhood , and good will . ( Signed on behalf of the-members of the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Antrim ) , DOSECAI . 1 ., P . G . M . CIIABI . ES LANYON , D . P . G . M . AI . F . X . TATE , P . G . Sec , The Grand Master , in . reply , said : Right Worshipful Sir and brethren—I am very glad that my visit should have afforded me the oppottunity of receiving your kind
address , and I thank you very heartily for it . 1 can the more cordially appreciate your expressions of loyalty and devotion to our most gracious Sovereign and country , because my long experience as a Mason convinces me of ihcir perfect sincerity . ( Applause . ) I thank you also for your kind sentiments towards myself . Your gratification at my presiding over the most ancient and
honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons in Ireland affords me much pleasure ( loud applause ) , and I can assure you that the honour was one which I gladly accepted . I trust I may be long able to preside over our ancient Order in Ireland , and use my best endeavours to further those feelings of charity , brotherhood , and good-will which have always animated our Craft in this kingdom . ( Loud
applause . ) Thc choir then sang the Masonic glee " Come Brother Masons , " which was rendered in truly excellent style , the assemblage testifying their appreciation of the ability displayed in its execution by hearty applause , in which his Grace himself joined . Bro . Robert M'Calmont then called for three cheers for
the Grand Master , which were given in a most enthusiastic manner . Cheers were also given lor Sir Charles Lanyon , Lady Georgiana Hamilton , and the other ladies present . The choir then gave a Masonic version of " God Save the Queen . " The Viceregal party then took their departure amid
loud and long-continucd checiing , his Grace shaking hands with several of the brethren on his way out . The reception accorded to the Grand Master was altogether of a most enthusiastic character , and seemed to afford much gratification to his Grace , as well as to his beautiful daughter , whose presence lent additional interest and eclat to the proceedings .
Nothing tends so much to render a railway excursionu ncomfortable as the preliminary struggle at the booking office . The companies in multiplying agencies for the sale of tickets render it a passenger's own fault if he undergoes the inconvenience . It will be seen from an
announcement in another column that tickets for the popular excursions of the Great Western , and also of the Brighton Company , may now be obtained at Bro . Kingston ' s Universal Railway Office , Fitzroy-squarc , an arrangement which will be of some value to the populous north-west district of London .
Bro . Dr . Bartolome , the well-known physician of Sheffield , has been unanimously elected President for the next meeting of the British Medical Association , the largest edical body in the world .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Prince of Wales has , we are informed , presented portraits of himself and the Princess of Wales to the officers of the Serapis . In a Convocation held at Oxford on Tuesday afternoon , the proposal to confer the degree of D . C . L . by diploma upon Bro . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold , of Christ Church , was carried unanimously . The Latin document , embodying the resolution of the University ,
specified ; the " comita 3 , modestia , et simplicitas" which had won for Prince Leopold in his three years' residence the general regard , and expressed the hope and expectation that his father mi ght live again in him . His Royal Highness will , it is understood , be present at the festivities of the Commemoration , and will arrive at Oxford on Thursday , June rg , to be present at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Oxford on the iCth inst . It has been stated that the Prince and Princess of Wales will' also
honour the Commemoration with their presence . THE QUEEN ' AIDES-DE-CAMP . —The following general order has been issued by His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief : —By the Queen's command Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , K . G ., and Major His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., are hereby appointed
personal aides-de-camp to Her Majesty . The remains of the late Dowager Countess of Carnarvon were conveyed on Wednesday by the Great Western Railway from the family seat at Pixton , Somersetshire , to Newbury , accompanied by one of her ladyship ' s sons , the Hon . Alan Herbert , and several old servants from Pixton . As a remark of the respect to the deceased Countess , whose
family has long been associated with Newbury , the Mayor and Corporation , attended by the mace-bearers and a large number of the principal inhabitants , formed a procession in the Station-road , and preceded the hearse to the outskirts of the borough . The corpse was conveyed to Burghclere Old Church , where it will be deposited in the family vault .
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , M . W . G . M . Ireland , and the Duchess of Abercorn and Lady Georgiana Hamilton left Dublin on Tuesday evening for their residence , Hampden House , Green-street , Grosvenor-squarc . The Dutch journals announce that Prince
I-redenck of the Netherlands will celebrate in July next the iCth anniversary of his installation as Grand Master of the Freemasons of the Netherlands . Among those present at the levee held on Monday at St . James ' s Palace , by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , on behalf of Her Majesty , were Bro . J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , President of the Board of General
Purposes , and Bro . J . Whichcord . The Southern Star Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1158 ) will be opened at the Crown Hotel , Blackfriars-road , on Thursday , June 15 th , 1856 , when the ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed . The St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction ( No . 144 )
has been removed to the While Hart Tavern , 49 , King ' s Road , Chelsea . The meetings are held every Friday evening at half-past seven o ' clock . The Domatic Chapter of Instruction , under the able care of such accomplished workers as Comps . Boyd , Bull , Cameron , Cottebrune , Kench , Wheeler , and others , has been most successfully resuscitated , and will
henceforth meet at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Piccadilly , every Wednesday evening at 8 o ' clock . NEW CHAPTER IN LIVERPOOL . —The Consecration of the Hamer Chapter ( No . 1393 ) will take place at the Lodge Room , Everton Road , Liverpool , on Thursday , the 8 th inst . Bro . John Jones , P . M ., is the Z . designate ;
Bro . R . II . Evans , I . P . M ., the first H . ; and Bro . Henry Jackson , W . M ., the first J . From the well-known Masonic enthusiasm of these brethren and others associated with them in the formation of the new chapter there is no doubt the Hamer will prove a decided success and do honour to the memory of the name which it bears . The death is announced from Rheims of M .
Eugene Roedercr , the head of the celebrated champagne firm of Louis Rocderer . TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . HAIDON . —A meeting was held at the Three Bucks Tavern , Old Jewry , under thc presidency of Mr . Inspector Bailey , for thc purpose of presenting a testimonial to Bro . M . Haydon , detectivesergeant , on his leaving the force , in which he has served
a great number of years . The testimonial consisted of a timepiece , presented by members of the force , " and a purse of £ 52 1 os . from other friends . The timepiece bore the fol - lowing inscription : — " Presented to Mr . Michael Haydon , detectivc-sergeant of the City of London Police , on his retirement from the force after a service of 34 years , by his brother officers , as a mark of their esteem and high appreciation ol his character . May , 1876 . "
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey will be held on the 13 th inst ., at half-past one o ' clock punctually , at thc Greyhound Hotel , Croydon . R . W . Bro . Lieut .-Gcn . J . S . Brownrigg , C . B ., requests the attendance of the brethren at Divine service , which will take place in the parish church , Croydon , at 3 . 30 . Mrs . Lydia Gidney , Norwich , desires to express her heartfelt thanks to the brethren who kindly assisted her at the late election .
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