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Old Warrants, X. And Xi.
OLD WARRANTS , X . AND XI .
COPY OF No . 470 COOKSTOWN ( IRELAND ) A . D . 1769 . By the Right Worshipful and Right Honorable the Earl of Cavan Grand Master of all the Lodges of Freemasons in the Kingdom of Ireland , The Worshiplul George Holt Esqr Deputy Grand Master , The Worshipful John Tohuh and John Jones Esqrs Grand Wardens Whereas our Truly and well-beloved brothers , James Dunbar , Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams have besought Us , That vve
vvould be pleased to erect a Lodge of Freemasons in the Town of Cough in the County of Tyrone of such persons who by their knowledge and skill in Masonry may contribute to the _ well-being and advancement thereof . We therefore duly weighing the S \ premisses , and having nothing more at heart than the p rosperity / \ and true advancement of Masonry , and reposing special Trust f Seal ) and Confidence in our Trusty and well-beloved Brothers the said I / James Dunbar Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams of whose
\ / abilities and knowledge in Masonry—We are satisfied : Do by S these Presents , of our certain knowledge , and meer motion . Jno Tohuh S . G . W . Nominate , Create , Authorize and Constitute the said James Dun-John Jones J . G . W . bar Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams to be Master and Wardens Cha . Valeancy , G . T . of a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons to be held by them and their successors lawfully admitted in the said Lodge for ever . No . 470 And we do hereby Give and Grant unto the said James Dunbar , Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams and their successors , full Power
and lawful Authority from Time to Time , to proceed to election of a New Master and Wardens , to make such Laws , Rules and Orders as they shall from time to time think proper and convenient , for the well-being and ordering of the said Lodge , Reserving to ourselves and our successors Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of Ireland the sole right of deciding all Differences which shall be brought by Appeal before Us , and our successors , Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of Ireland .
In Witness whereof , We have hereunto set our Hands and Seal of Office this 23 d of June in the year of our Lord God , 17 6 9 , and in the year of Masonry 5769 Entered by me & c . This transcript is derived through the good offices of Bro . Cooper , of Dunalk , Ireland , and is valuable because dated during the period for which no Grand Lodge Records are preserved . In some Lists of Grand Masters , the Earl of Cavan ' s name is omitted , so that the foregoing transcript abundantly proves that his lordship was Grand Master of Ireland .
Kingsland . Ja . Brenan . Wm . Cobbe . ( Seal . I
COPY OF NO . 7 , NEWPORT ( IRELAND ) , JA . D . 1733 . By the Right Worshipful and Right Honourable Lord Viscount Kingsland , Grand Master of all the Lodges of Free Masons in the Kingdom of Ireland , the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Tyrone , Deputy Grand Master , and the . Worshipfull James Brenan , M . D ., and the Honourable Capt . William Cobbe , Esquires , Grand Wardens . Whereas our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Brothers Mr . Mantis
O'Donnell , Mr . Laurence William McAndrews , and Mr . Stephen Davis have besought us , that We vvould be pleas'd to erect a Lodge of Free Masons in the Town of Newport , in the County of Mayo , of such Persons , who by their Knowledge and skill in Masonry , may contribute to the Well Being , and Advancement thereof . We therefore dulv weighing the Premisses , and having nothing more at Heart than the Prosperity and true Advancement of Masonry , and reposing special Trust and Confidence
in our Trusty and Well-beloved Brothers , the said [ as before ] of whose Abilities and Knowledge in Masonry We are satisfied , Do by these Presents of Our certain Knowledge and meer Motion , Nominate , Create , Authorize and Constitute the said [ as before ] to be Master and Wardens of a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , to be held by them and their Successors , lawfully admitted in the said Lodge for ever . And vve do hereby Give and Grant unto the Said [ as before | and their Successors full
Power and lawful Authority from Time to Time to proceed to Election of new Master and Wardens , and to make such Laws , Rules and Orders , as they from Time to Time shall think Proper and Convenient for the Well-Being and Ordering of the said Lodge , reserving to ourselvss and our Successors , Grand Master or Grand Wardens of IRELAND , the Sole Right of deciding all Differences which shall be brought by Appeal before Us
and Our Successors , Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of IRELAND . In witness whereof , We have hereunto set our Hands and Seal of Office this I 3- IA day of Novr ., in the Year of our Lord God 1733 and in the Year of Masoniy 5733 . Intra ' ur per John Pennell , Secretary .
At foot is an additional piece of parchment , having thereon " Newport , No . 21 , B . P ., 1793 , " and at right-angles to the certificate is a slip of paper , evidently testifying to the constitution of the lodge , on the day and year named [ 13 th Nov ., 1733 ] . the date and other words being on the remaining portion , thus illustrating the object of this slip . The words " List of Regular Lodges " are preserved , and indicate that the No . 7 was duly registered .
The original is in the possession of Bro . R . F . Gould , who exhibited it at the Plymouth Masonic collection . The earliest warrant known , issued by any Grand Lodge , was granted for Dublin in February , 1731 , and is also owned by Bro . Gould . The latter forms No . 1 of this series , both being published by consent of my friend , who is always ready to aid in all such matters , as so many of us know and appreciate . W . J . HUGHAN .
BASILICA seems to have been the court of justice in the Roman Empire . When Rome became Christian under Constantine the Great , the besilic ? e were lent to the Christians to worship in , in consequence of the destruction of their humble tabernacles in the various persecutions ; and hence , no doubt , the early form of church architecture was the simple form of the basilica , still preserved in the Bryzantine , or Lombardic ,
or Lombardo-Romanesque . A church , after a little , came to be called a basilica in consequence . As all the early church work seems to have been performed by the Roman colleges , or guilds of Masons , which had now gradually become Christian , all the early efforts of church building followed the basilican type . _ The early history of ecclesiastical architecture in England is the history , after all , of the " Romanum Opus , "
which was the style followed by the Anglo-Saxons ; and William of Malmesbury tells us specially the Conquest brought in with it , under the Norman-French Guilds , a " novum aedificandi genus . " The basilica was an oblong building with a central nave , separated from lateral divisions , which we call aisles , by rows ot columns or pillars . At the farther end was a semi-circular protrusion called an apse , in which was the bema , or seat of judgment . It will be seen at once how such a form of building lent itself
to religious worhip , and it may be doubted whether it is not even yet most effective . Those who have seen Wilton Church , near Salisbury , will be inclined to think well of the old " basilica , " and perhaps to believe with Ruskin that in the Byzantine the Lamp of Beauty is to be found . The early history of Freemasonry in England is the history , as we said before of the work of Guilds of Masons , " more Romano . "—Kenning ' s Cyclopcedia of Freemasonry .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The 90 th Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held on Wedn day evening , at Freemasons' Tavern , under the presidency of the R vv Bro . Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Devonsh About 300 brethren and ladies sat down to an elegant repast , provided V ?" and Pondand b Madell £
Messrs . Spiers , superintended y Bro . . j ro . 7 J Ebrington was supported by Bro . Col . Malet de Carteret , R . W . Pro ' vin 1 Grand Master for Jersey , and many Grand Officers , and olher brethren When the banquet had been disposed of , grace after meat was sunir v , the professional artists . ° V The usual toasts followed .
Lord EBRINGTON , in giving the toast of " Her Majesty the One Grand Patron of the Institution , " said : In former times , when ~ sec ! ' societies were suppressed by the State , Freemasons were specially excent 1 from the laws passed for the suppression of secret societies . We know « are loyal in these days like our forefathers , and in every part of the OueeJ wide dominions and by every section of her subjects , especially amomr Fre S masons , this toast , which I am now about to propose to you , is loyally an 1 joyfully accepted .
The toast having been drunk and the National Anthem sung , Lord EBRINGTON said : I doubt not that you will receive the toast I am no . going to propose with the same cordiality as you did the last , although the friends of the Boys' Institution must this year feel rather a grudge towardhis Royal Highness the Prince of VVales , inasmuch as by his patronage of \\ 1 sister Institution he has rather left the poor Boys this year in the cold . BtIf
however that may be , we cannot forget , and we do not wish to forget the services which his Royal Highness in past years has rendered to this Institution , nor all that he has done for Masonry generally during the time he has reigned over the Craft . And we may be permitted to hope that ten years hence , when the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys celebrates its Centenary , his Royal Highness will perform for them the same good
officeas he performed this year for the Girls School , and with the same happy results . ( Cheers . ) I give you " The Health of His Royal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., and President of the Institution , the Pro Grand Master , and the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Lod ge of England . " After the toast had been duly honoured ,
Bro . Col . EDWARD C . MALET DE CARTERET , R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Jersey , Vice-President of the Institution , said : May I ask your attention for a very short time for the toast I a-n about to propose . It is a personal one this evening , and you will agree with me that we are deeply indebted to our noble Chairman , the R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Devonshire , for attending on this occasion , and for the able manner in which
he has presided over us . I dare say you all know his other occupations are multifarious and very impoitant , and , therefore , we are the more grateful this evening for his appearance among us . lie is known as a good spokesman , and a good man of business ; he has lately been appointed Chairman of a Committee of the House of Commons , which is a proof of confidence
in his ability , and I trust he may be as successful in the duties of that Committee , and will be as admirable in excluding cowans and intruders from the House of Commons as we are in our body . Asking you to excuse my inability to make a longer speech , thinking I have said enough to induce you to drink this toast , I ask you to honour the proposition I make to you to drink our Chairman ' s health with all the honours .
The toast was received and drunk with the heartiest enthusiasm . Lord EBRINGTON , in reply , said : I am afraid no Member of Parliament in these days can plead that he is unaccustomed to public speaking—( cheers and laughter)—but it is not easy for me to find words to thank you sufficiently for the very cordial way in which you received the toast just proposed to you by Bro . Col . de Carteret , whose speech sounded the more
pleasantly in my years inasmuch as it was made by a man who is a native of Devonshire . ( Hear , hear . ) I am very glad if by coming here to-night I have been able to render any service to the Institution whose interests all here assembled have at heart , and I think in thanking you for drinking the toast of my health I have said enough about myself , and I had better pass on to mentioning the occasion which brings us together this evening , in
proposing the toast of the day " Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " I may say I was struck by the very different situation in which the Masonic Charities stand at the present moment to almost everything else of the kind in the country . ( Hear , hear . ) The years of depression through which we have passed lately—which I hope are getting to the end—have told their tale in almost every quarter .
I believe that in the London hospitals alone upwards of 200 beds have been obliged to be closed for want ot lunds ; but while other Institutions have been affected in this way the Masonic Charities , I believe , have held lheir own and have made progress with all these disadvantages , ( Cheers . ) believe that the receipts of the Masonic Charities for the last five or ten years will compare favourably wilh those of anv other Charity in tne
Kingdom . I think this says a great deal for the hold that Freemasonry has upon the people of England andfor the hold that Freemasons have on the tenets of their Order . Now , with regard to this particular Institution , vve all know that a great part of its success and prosperity is due to the energies an exertions of the Secretary and Treasurer —( hear , hear)—and I think tna they have the sympathy of all of us in the anonymous attacks which hav
lately been made on the management of the Institution . ( App lause . ; cannot say that I have seen those attacks myself , although I have heard them , and if I had seen them I should not have attached much importa" ^ to the statements which the authors were afraid or ashamed to put t | names to . ( Cheers . ) But I have seen within the last day or two ano ^ statement , signed by a responsible member of the Craft w draws comparisons between the expenditure of the Boys' School
the expenditure in other schools of a simi lar character . t i iat statement , of the merits of which I know nothing , shoivs . ^ the Boys' School is in almost every item a somewhat more exp Institution than its fellows ; and I must say that it appears to me < outsider , that it would be for the interest of the Institution that that s ^ ment should be explained and accounted for . ( Hear , hear . ) I have doubt that that can be done , thniieh I feel bound to add that the r
which has been put in our hands is not of very much assistance 1 ^ direction . I cannot pretend to any very great knowledge of "V out or to any very great experience of schools , but I do know a litt e . |_ e agriculture , and I have gone through farming accounts of my own , .. ^ farming affairs as submitted in the report before us do not throw mti ^^ upon the system pursued at the Boys' School , nor on the profits ot ^^ therefore , I observe there is nothing on the debit side of either ren ,
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Old Warrants, X. And Xi.
OLD WARRANTS , X . AND XI .
COPY OF No . 470 COOKSTOWN ( IRELAND ) A . D . 1769 . By the Right Worshipful and Right Honorable the Earl of Cavan Grand Master of all the Lodges of Freemasons in the Kingdom of Ireland , The Worshiplul George Holt Esqr Deputy Grand Master , The Worshipful John Tohuh and John Jones Esqrs Grand Wardens Whereas our Truly and well-beloved brothers , James Dunbar , Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams have besought Us , That vve
vvould be pleased to erect a Lodge of Freemasons in the Town of Cough in the County of Tyrone of such persons who by their knowledge and skill in Masonry may contribute to the _ well-being and advancement thereof . We therefore duly weighing the S \ premisses , and having nothing more at heart than the p rosperity / \ and true advancement of Masonry , and reposing special Trust f Seal ) and Confidence in our Trusty and well-beloved Brothers the said I / James Dunbar Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams of whose
\ / abilities and knowledge in Masonry—We are satisfied : Do by S these Presents , of our certain knowledge , and meer motion . Jno Tohuh S . G . W . Nominate , Create , Authorize and Constitute the said James Dun-John Jones J . G . W . bar Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams to be Master and Wardens Cha . Valeancy , G . T . of a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons to be held by them and their successors lawfully admitted in the said Lodge for ever . No . 470 And we do hereby Give and Grant unto the said James Dunbar , Oliver Tracey and Theo Williams and their successors , full Power
and lawful Authority from Time to Time , to proceed to election of a New Master and Wardens , to make such Laws , Rules and Orders as they shall from time to time think proper and convenient , for the well-being and ordering of the said Lodge , Reserving to ourselves and our successors Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of Ireland the sole right of deciding all Differences which shall be brought by Appeal before Us , and our successors , Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of Ireland .
In Witness whereof , We have hereunto set our Hands and Seal of Office this 23 d of June in the year of our Lord God , 17 6 9 , and in the year of Masonry 5769 Entered by me & c . This transcript is derived through the good offices of Bro . Cooper , of Dunalk , Ireland , and is valuable because dated during the period for which no Grand Lodge Records are preserved . In some Lists of Grand Masters , the Earl of Cavan ' s name is omitted , so that the foregoing transcript abundantly proves that his lordship was Grand Master of Ireland .
Kingsland . Ja . Brenan . Wm . Cobbe . ( Seal . I
COPY OF NO . 7 , NEWPORT ( IRELAND ) , JA . D . 1733 . By the Right Worshipful and Right Honourable Lord Viscount Kingsland , Grand Master of all the Lodges of Free Masons in the Kingdom of Ireland , the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Tyrone , Deputy Grand Master , and the . Worshipfull James Brenan , M . D ., and the Honourable Capt . William Cobbe , Esquires , Grand Wardens . Whereas our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Brothers Mr . Mantis
O'Donnell , Mr . Laurence William McAndrews , and Mr . Stephen Davis have besought us , that We vvould be pleas'd to erect a Lodge of Free Masons in the Town of Newport , in the County of Mayo , of such Persons , who by their Knowledge and skill in Masonry , may contribute to the Well Being , and Advancement thereof . We therefore dulv weighing the Premisses , and having nothing more at Heart than the Prosperity and true Advancement of Masonry , and reposing special Trust and Confidence
in our Trusty and Well-beloved Brothers , the said [ as before ] of whose Abilities and Knowledge in Masonry We are satisfied , Do by these Presents of Our certain Knowledge and meer Motion , Nominate , Create , Authorize and Constitute the said [ as before ] to be Master and Wardens of a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , to be held by them and their Successors , lawfully admitted in the said Lodge for ever . And vve do hereby Give and Grant unto the Said [ as before | and their Successors full
Power and lawful Authority from Time to Time to proceed to Election of new Master and Wardens , and to make such Laws , Rules and Orders , as they from Time to Time shall think Proper and Convenient for the Well-Being and Ordering of the said Lodge , reserving to ourselvss and our Successors , Grand Master or Grand Wardens of IRELAND , the Sole Right of deciding all Differences which shall be brought by Appeal before Us
and Our Successors , Grand Masters or Grand Wardens of IRELAND . In witness whereof , We have hereunto set our Hands and Seal of Office this I 3- IA day of Novr ., in the Year of our Lord God 1733 and in the Year of Masoniy 5733 . Intra ' ur per John Pennell , Secretary .
At foot is an additional piece of parchment , having thereon " Newport , No . 21 , B . P ., 1793 , " and at right-angles to the certificate is a slip of paper , evidently testifying to the constitution of the lodge , on the day and year named [ 13 th Nov ., 1733 ] . the date and other words being on the remaining portion , thus illustrating the object of this slip . The words " List of Regular Lodges " are preserved , and indicate that the No . 7 was duly registered .
The original is in the possession of Bro . R . F . Gould , who exhibited it at the Plymouth Masonic collection . The earliest warrant known , issued by any Grand Lodge , was granted for Dublin in February , 1731 , and is also owned by Bro . Gould . The latter forms No . 1 of this series , both being published by consent of my friend , who is always ready to aid in all such matters , as so many of us know and appreciate . W . J . HUGHAN .
BASILICA seems to have been the court of justice in the Roman Empire . When Rome became Christian under Constantine the Great , the besilic ? e were lent to the Christians to worship in , in consequence of the destruction of their humble tabernacles in the various persecutions ; and hence , no doubt , the early form of church architecture was the simple form of the basilica , still preserved in the Bryzantine , or Lombardic ,
or Lombardo-Romanesque . A church , after a little , came to be called a basilica in consequence . As all the early church work seems to have been performed by the Roman colleges , or guilds of Masons , which had now gradually become Christian , all the early efforts of church building followed the basilican type . _ The early history of ecclesiastical architecture in England is the history , after all , of the " Romanum Opus , "
which was the style followed by the Anglo-Saxons ; and William of Malmesbury tells us specially the Conquest brought in with it , under the Norman-French Guilds , a " novum aedificandi genus . " The basilica was an oblong building with a central nave , separated from lateral divisions , which we call aisles , by rows ot columns or pillars . At the farther end was a semi-circular protrusion called an apse , in which was the bema , or seat of judgment . It will be seen at once how such a form of building lent itself
to religious worhip , and it may be doubted whether it is not even yet most effective . Those who have seen Wilton Church , near Salisbury , will be inclined to think well of the old " basilica , " and perhaps to believe with Ruskin that in the Byzantine the Lamp of Beauty is to be found . The early history of Freemasonry in England is the history , as we said before of the work of Guilds of Masons , " more Romano . "—Kenning ' s Cyclopcedia of Freemasonry .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The 90 th Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held on Wedn day evening , at Freemasons' Tavern , under the presidency of the R vv Bro . Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master for Devonsh About 300 brethren and ladies sat down to an elegant repast , provided V ?" and Pondand b Madell £
Messrs . Spiers , superintended y Bro . . j ro . 7 J Ebrington was supported by Bro . Col . Malet de Carteret , R . W . Pro ' vin 1 Grand Master for Jersey , and many Grand Officers , and olher brethren When the banquet had been disposed of , grace after meat was sunir v , the professional artists . ° V The usual toasts followed .
Lord EBRINGTON , in giving the toast of " Her Majesty the One Grand Patron of the Institution , " said : In former times , when ~ sec ! ' societies were suppressed by the State , Freemasons were specially excent 1 from the laws passed for the suppression of secret societies . We know « are loyal in these days like our forefathers , and in every part of the OueeJ wide dominions and by every section of her subjects , especially amomr Fre S masons , this toast , which I am now about to propose to you , is loyally an 1 joyfully accepted .
The toast having been drunk and the National Anthem sung , Lord EBRINGTON said : I doubt not that you will receive the toast I am no . going to propose with the same cordiality as you did the last , although the friends of the Boys' Institution must this year feel rather a grudge towardhis Royal Highness the Prince of VVales , inasmuch as by his patronage of \\ 1 sister Institution he has rather left the poor Boys this year in the cold . BtIf
however that may be , we cannot forget , and we do not wish to forget the services which his Royal Highness in past years has rendered to this Institution , nor all that he has done for Masonry generally during the time he has reigned over the Craft . And we may be permitted to hope that ten years hence , when the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys celebrates its Centenary , his Royal Highness will perform for them the same good
officeas he performed this year for the Girls School , and with the same happy results . ( Cheers . ) I give you " The Health of His Royal Hi ghness the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., and President of the Institution , the Pro Grand Master , and the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Lod ge of England . " After the toast had been duly honoured ,
Bro . Col . EDWARD C . MALET DE CARTERET , R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Jersey , Vice-President of the Institution , said : May I ask your attention for a very short time for the toast I a-n about to propose . It is a personal one this evening , and you will agree with me that we are deeply indebted to our noble Chairman , the R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Devonshire , for attending on this occasion , and for the able manner in which
he has presided over us . I dare say you all know his other occupations are multifarious and very impoitant , and , therefore , we are the more grateful this evening for his appearance among us . lie is known as a good spokesman , and a good man of business ; he has lately been appointed Chairman of a Committee of the House of Commons , which is a proof of confidence
in his ability , and I trust he may be as successful in the duties of that Committee , and will be as admirable in excluding cowans and intruders from the House of Commons as we are in our body . Asking you to excuse my inability to make a longer speech , thinking I have said enough to induce you to drink this toast , I ask you to honour the proposition I make to you to drink our Chairman ' s health with all the honours .
The toast was received and drunk with the heartiest enthusiasm . Lord EBRINGTON , in reply , said : I am afraid no Member of Parliament in these days can plead that he is unaccustomed to public speaking—( cheers and laughter)—but it is not easy for me to find words to thank you sufficiently for the very cordial way in which you received the toast just proposed to you by Bro . Col . de Carteret , whose speech sounded the more
pleasantly in my years inasmuch as it was made by a man who is a native of Devonshire . ( Hear , hear . ) I am very glad if by coming here to-night I have been able to render any service to the Institution whose interests all here assembled have at heart , and I think in thanking you for drinking the toast of my health I have said enough about myself , and I had better pass on to mentioning the occasion which brings us together this evening , in
proposing the toast of the day " Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " I may say I was struck by the very different situation in which the Masonic Charities stand at the present moment to almost everything else of the kind in the country . ( Hear , hear . ) The years of depression through which we have passed lately—which I hope are getting to the end—have told their tale in almost every quarter .
I believe that in the London hospitals alone upwards of 200 beds have been obliged to be closed for want ot lunds ; but while other Institutions have been affected in this way the Masonic Charities , I believe , have held lheir own and have made progress with all these disadvantages , ( Cheers . ) believe that the receipts of the Masonic Charities for the last five or ten years will compare favourably wilh those of anv other Charity in tne
Kingdom . I think this says a great deal for the hold that Freemasonry has upon the people of England andfor the hold that Freemasons have on the tenets of their Order . Now , with regard to this particular Institution , vve all know that a great part of its success and prosperity is due to the energies an exertions of the Secretary and Treasurer —( hear , hear)—and I think tna they have the sympathy of all of us in the anonymous attacks which hav
lately been made on the management of the Institution . ( App lause . ; cannot say that I have seen those attacks myself , although I have heard them , and if I had seen them I should not have attached much importa" ^ to the statements which the authors were afraid or ashamed to put t | names to . ( Cheers . ) But I have seen within the last day or two ano ^ statement , signed by a responsible member of the Craft w draws comparisons between the expenditure of the Boys' School
the expenditure in other schools of a simi lar character . t i iat statement , of the merits of which I know nothing , shoivs . ^ the Boys' School is in almost every item a somewhat more exp Institution than its fellows ; and I must say that it appears to me < outsider , that it would be for the interest of the Institution that that s ^ ment should be explained and accounted for . ( Hear , hear . ) I have doubt that that can be done , thniieh I feel bound to add that the r
which has been put in our hands is not of very much assistance 1 ^ direction . I cannot pretend to any very great knowledge of "V out or to any very great experience of schools , but I do know a litt e . |_ e agriculture , and I have gone through farming accounts of my own , .. ^ farming affairs as submitted in the report before us do not throw mti ^^ upon the system pursued at the Boys' School , nor on the profits ot ^^ therefore , I observe there is nothing on the debit side of either ren ,