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Article MASONIC FESTIVITIES. ← Page 4 of 4 Article SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR JANUARY. Page 1 of 7 →
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Masonic Festivities.
lost sight of . The Brethren ought to bear in mind , that when they retire from labour to refreshment , they look for something more exciting than negus , lemonade , or cold water ; and , as a Knight Templar , ' -we must stand up for the ladies , and beg that when they withdrew from the labour of two or three waltzes , a varsovienne , a shottische , perhaps a couple of polkas , and a redowa—quadrilles we will not say anything about—we give all them in ;
but we do say , after a lady going through a list of dances similar to the above , we think she requires something more agreeable in the way of refreshment than the shocking trash we have fallen out with . Before concluding our notice , we will mention that one of the Turkish officers , present at the ball , objects to two ladies dancing together , and publishes his complaint in the columns of the Liverpool Mercury . We mention this as being something novel , and showing the onward
progress of events—a Turk calling our ladies in a ball-room to order We think he was perfectly right in doing so , and trust it will have the desired effect , and that at the next English ball he attends , he will find no difficulty in finding a partner'for ail the dances he may desire to take a part in .
Walsall . —The annual Masonic Ball was held at the George Hotel on Tuesday , January 13 th , and was numerously attended by the members of the Lodge of St . Matthew and their friends . The profits will be ap ] n'opriated to the funds of the Boyal Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows .
Summary Of News For January.
SUMMARY OF IE ¥ S FOR JANUARY .
THE COURT . Since Christmas her Majesty and the royal family have been staying at Windsor Castle , dispensing the hospitality of that princely mansion to a select circle of royal and noble visitors . The best accounts of the health of his Boyal Highness Prince Alfred continue to be received from Geneva , where he is at present sojourning . These account are , we learn , most gratifying to Prince Albert . On the 9 th , Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales paid a flying visit to Oxford , inspecting " the Bodleian , and several of the colleges . On the 15 th and on the 22 nd the Queen entertained her guests with theatrical performances , which were under the direction of Mr . Charles Kean .
In connection with the court news of the month , it may he mentioned , that his Majesty the King of Hanover has just been initiated into the Order , and taken upon himself the patronage of all the Masonic Lodges in his kingdom .
FOREIGN
The chief topic of foreign interest which occupied the public attention during the past month was the dispute with reference to Neufchatel , between the King of Prussia and the Federal Government of Switzerland , but which , happily for the peace of Europe , has been amicably adjusted , through the good offices of the
Emperor of the French . The conduct of the Federal Government was marked b ; y promptitude and firmness , and in this it was encouraged by the children of Swisj :
soil resident in other countries , who from their exile wafted to their mountain home the expression of their admiration , their sympathy , mid willingness to return to their native land , to take part in any national efforts which might be made in assertion of the liberties of the cantons . On the 2 nd of the month , the Swiss resident in London met at Radley ' s Hotel , and showed themselves animated but
by one feeling- the liveliest interest in the heroic attempt of their native government to counter-act the spread of despotism on the continent . A similar meeting of the Swiss resident in Liverpool was also held in that town . The Prussian Government , on its part , used every means in its power to stimulate the military ardour of its troops for the contest which was impending . One of the most extraordinary steps taken for this imrpoae was the celebration of a jubilee in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Festivities.
lost sight of . The Brethren ought to bear in mind , that when they retire from labour to refreshment , they look for something more exciting than negus , lemonade , or cold water ; and , as a Knight Templar , ' -we must stand up for the ladies , and beg that when they withdrew from the labour of two or three waltzes , a varsovienne , a shottische , perhaps a couple of polkas , and a redowa—quadrilles we will not say anything about—we give all them in ;
but we do say , after a lady going through a list of dances similar to the above , we think she requires something more agreeable in the way of refreshment than the shocking trash we have fallen out with . Before concluding our notice , we will mention that one of the Turkish officers , present at the ball , objects to two ladies dancing together , and publishes his complaint in the columns of the Liverpool Mercury . We mention this as being something novel , and showing the onward
progress of events—a Turk calling our ladies in a ball-room to order We think he was perfectly right in doing so , and trust it will have the desired effect , and that at the next English ball he attends , he will find no difficulty in finding a partner'for ail the dances he may desire to take a part in .
Walsall . —The annual Masonic Ball was held at the George Hotel on Tuesday , January 13 th , and was numerously attended by the members of the Lodge of St . Matthew and their friends . The profits will be ap ] n'opriated to the funds of the Boyal Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows .
Summary Of News For January.
SUMMARY OF IE ¥ S FOR JANUARY .
THE COURT . Since Christmas her Majesty and the royal family have been staying at Windsor Castle , dispensing the hospitality of that princely mansion to a select circle of royal and noble visitors . The best accounts of the health of his Boyal Highness Prince Alfred continue to be received from Geneva , where he is at present sojourning . These account are , we learn , most gratifying to Prince Albert . On the 9 th , Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales paid a flying visit to Oxford , inspecting " the Bodleian , and several of the colleges . On the 15 th and on the 22 nd the Queen entertained her guests with theatrical performances , which were under the direction of Mr . Charles Kean .
In connection with the court news of the month , it may he mentioned , that his Majesty the King of Hanover has just been initiated into the Order , and taken upon himself the patronage of all the Masonic Lodges in his kingdom .
FOREIGN
The chief topic of foreign interest which occupied the public attention during the past month was the dispute with reference to Neufchatel , between the King of Prussia and the Federal Government of Switzerland , but which , happily for the peace of Europe , has been amicably adjusted , through the good offices of the
Emperor of the French . The conduct of the Federal Government was marked b ; y promptitude and firmness , and in this it was encouraged by the children of Swisj :
soil resident in other countries , who from their exile wafted to their mountain home the expression of their admiration , their sympathy , mid willingness to return to their native land , to take part in any national efforts which might be made in assertion of the liberties of the cantons . On the 2 nd of the month , the Swiss resident in London met at Radley ' s Hotel , and showed themselves animated but
by one feeling- the liveliest interest in the heroic attempt of their native government to counter-act the spread of despotism on the continent . A similar meeting of the Swiss resident in Liverpool was also held in that town . The Prussian Government , on its part , used every means in its power to stimulate the military ardour of its troops for the contest which was impending . One of the most extraordinary steps taken for this imrpoae was the celebration of a jubilee in