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Egberts , P . Prov . G . W . Wilts ; Bro . Oakley , P . Prov . S . G . W . Bro . Major Yaughan Jenkins , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Bro . G-. M . Temple , Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . Puller , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . J . W . Brown , P . Prov . S . G . W . Wilts ; Bro . J . How , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . of Herts ; Bro ., Tunstall , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bros Pond , S . Bennett , B . Little , Eaton , Hyatt , W . Aniery , J . K Bartrum , A . Smallbone , T . Ashley , H . H . Giles , Hooper , W . Thompson , Isaac , Payne , Muttlebury , JamesonSteele , Fripp , Bianchi Taylor , Collins , Broadley , Humphrey , Hulbert ,
, Oakley , Holland , R . E . Peach , J . S . Bartrum , Marshall , King , P . Smith , W . Smith , Brown , Pope , Oliver , Wilkinson , Church , Johnston , Commans , Bennett , G . "Reynolds , J . Neeley , T . Wilton , J . Maggs , Hanham , Moutrie , Hellier , Mansford , Ruddock , Bev . A . Strover , Bankin , Milsom , James , Triggs , Akerman , C . E . Bavis , Capt . Evans , R . A . Cooke , J . W . Yeeres , Maule , J . B . Harris , J . E . Shadwell , G . J . Robertson , W . H . Brumby , Capt . Adair , G . Goldney , Warren ,
G . Temple , Corbould , Barrett , sen ., T . G . Lamotte , J . Rouse , W . O . Gibbs , F . Adams , Capt . Palen , R . N ., P . Allen , Sec . Bros . C . E . Davis and Oliver acted as vice-presidents . After the removal of the cloth Non Nobis Domine was sung by a musical party , composed of Masonic Brethren , under the able direction of Bro . Bianchi Taylor . Their efforts gave the highest satisfaction . mi ttt n % . nr it iii n ji \ e t . rrw ' r \^ . _ 1 i" \ / " <_ £ l " TT ^ t A The then the first toast The and the Craft" He said
W . M . proposed - — " Queen . , "It is one of the distinguishing characteristics of a Mason that he is loyal to the authorities of the country in which he lives ; and when we have a Queen distinguished by great virtues , who rules her court-with unexampled propriety—and that court exhibiting a noble example of purity—our warmest acknowledgments are demanded . ( Applause . ) When further we consider that this day is the anniversary of her Majesty's wedding , I am sure we shall need nothing further to give strength to the toast . The circumstance , however , which has
recently occurred in the Royal Family gives to her Majesty a still higher claim to our sympathy and acknowledgments . When I recall to you the fact that she has recently parted from her first-born child ( hear , hear ) , and that she has committed that child to the care of a foreign prince , —a prince who , I am glad to say , is one of our Masonic Brethren ( loud cheers )—have I not said enough to claim for this toast a most loyal and hearty response from all the Brethren around
me *? ( Cheers . ) Brethren , I need say no more , for I think that in the few words I have uttered , I have awakened your sympathies ; and I feel perfectly assured that , as Brethren of the Masonic craft and as loyal subjects of a noble Queen , you will drink , with all the honours , ' The Queen of England , and our noble Craft . ' " The toast was drunk with every demonstration of loyalty , and was followed by
the singing of ' God Save the Queen" by the choir , the company joining with the utmost enthusiasm . The W . M . again rose , and said , — c < Brethren , the next toast I have to give is that of the Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family / ( Cheers . ) The Prince Consort has not the happiness ( and it seems the only happiness that he does not possess ) of being a member of our Craft . I had hoped that the
Prince of Prussia , after being present at the Grand Lodge of England , considering the position he was about to occupy in connection with the Royal Family , would have endeavoured , by some persuasive accents , to lead the Prince Consort within its precincts . Let us hope , however , that in some future year we shall include his Royal Highness the Prince Consort in our Craft ; and I am sure if that happy day should arrive , there is no Lodge , metropolitan or provincial , that will not hail such an event with the greatest warmth and cordiality . ,, The toast
was drunk with every mark of respect . The W . M . then gave " The Army and Navy . " It was impossible Inrt they must all have recalled to their minds by the toast , the deeds which had been accomplished by our army and navy in our Indian provinces , and must acknowledge that they presented some of the most brilliant actions recorded in the history of England . Few in numbers , they had conquered great difficulties , and that , too , immediately after their great trial in the Crimea . For scarcely had the cry of war faded from that land , and the echoes died away upon our own shores , when the cry arose for the relief of our Indian provinces . How our soldiers and
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Provincial
Egberts , P . Prov . G . W . Wilts ; Bro . Oakley , P . Prov . S . G . W . Bro . Major Yaughan Jenkins , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Bro . G-. M . Temple , Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . Puller , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . J . W . Brown , P . Prov . S . G . W . Wilts ; Bro . J . How , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . of Herts ; Bro ., Tunstall , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bros Pond , S . Bennett , B . Little , Eaton , Hyatt , W . Aniery , J . K Bartrum , A . Smallbone , T . Ashley , H . H . Giles , Hooper , W . Thompson , Isaac , Payne , Muttlebury , JamesonSteele , Fripp , Bianchi Taylor , Collins , Broadley , Humphrey , Hulbert ,
, Oakley , Holland , R . E . Peach , J . S . Bartrum , Marshall , King , P . Smith , W . Smith , Brown , Pope , Oliver , Wilkinson , Church , Johnston , Commans , Bennett , G . "Reynolds , J . Neeley , T . Wilton , J . Maggs , Hanham , Moutrie , Hellier , Mansford , Ruddock , Bev . A . Strover , Bankin , Milsom , James , Triggs , Akerman , C . E . Bavis , Capt . Evans , R . A . Cooke , J . W . Yeeres , Maule , J . B . Harris , J . E . Shadwell , G . J . Robertson , W . H . Brumby , Capt . Adair , G . Goldney , Warren ,
G . Temple , Corbould , Barrett , sen ., T . G . Lamotte , J . Rouse , W . O . Gibbs , F . Adams , Capt . Palen , R . N ., P . Allen , Sec . Bros . C . E . Davis and Oliver acted as vice-presidents . After the removal of the cloth Non Nobis Domine was sung by a musical party , composed of Masonic Brethren , under the able direction of Bro . Bianchi Taylor . Their efforts gave the highest satisfaction . mi ttt n % . nr it iii n ji \ e t . rrw ' r \^ . _ 1 i" \ / " <_ £ l " TT ^ t A The then the first toast The and the Craft" He said
W . M . proposed - — " Queen . , "It is one of the distinguishing characteristics of a Mason that he is loyal to the authorities of the country in which he lives ; and when we have a Queen distinguished by great virtues , who rules her court-with unexampled propriety—and that court exhibiting a noble example of purity—our warmest acknowledgments are demanded . ( Applause . ) When further we consider that this day is the anniversary of her Majesty's wedding , I am sure we shall need nothing further to give strength to the toast . The circumstance , however , which has
recently occurred in the Royal Family gives to her Majesty a still higher claim to our sympathy and acknowledgments . When I recall to you the fact that she has recently parted from her first-born child ( hear , hear ) , and that she has committed that child to the care of a foreign prince , —a prince who , I am glad to say , is one of our Masonic Brethren ( loud cheers )—have I not said enough to claim for this toast a most loyal and hearty response from all the Brethren around
me *? ( Cheers . ) Brethren , I need say no more , for I think that in the few words I have uttered , I have awakened your sympathies ; and I feel perfectly assured that , as Brethren of the Masonic craft and as loyal subjects of a noble Queen , you will drink , with all the honours , ' The Queen of England , and our noble Craft . ' " The toast was drunk with every demonstration of loyalty , and was followed by
the singing of ' God Save the Queen" by the choir , the company joining with the utmost enthusiasm . The W . M . again rose , and said , — c < Brethren , the next toast I have to give is that of the Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family / ( Cheers . ) The Prince Consort has not the happiness ( and it seems the only happiness that he does not possess ) of being a member of our Craft . I had hoped that the
Prince of Prussia , after being present at the Grand Lodge of England , considering the position he was about to occupy in connection with the Royal Family , would have endeavoured , by some persuasive accents , to lead the Prince Consort within its precincts . Let us hope , however , that in some future year we shall include his Royal Highness the Prince Consort in our Craft ; and I am sure if that happy day should arrive , there is no Lodge , metropolitan or provincial , that will not hail such an event with the greatest warmth and cordiality . ,, The toast
was drunk with every mark of respect . The W . M . then gave " The Army and Navy . " It was impossible Inrt they must all have recalled to their minds by the toast , the deeds which had been accomplished by our army and navy in our Indian provinces , and must acknowledge that they presented some of the most brilliant actions recorded in the history of England . Few in numbers , they had conquered great difficulties , and that , too , immediately after their great trial in the Crimea . For scarcely had the cry of war faded from that land , and the echoes died away upon our own shores , when the cry arose for the relief of our Indian provinces . How our soldiers and