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Knights Templae.
The committee also reported that the balance in the hands of the Treasurer was £ 320 . 5 s . ^ The G . Almoner announced that the alms collected , added to the balance in his hands , was £ 9 . 12 s . lOd . . ; The M . E . and S . G . M . announced that Sir John De la Pole , Bart ., had presented to the Grand Conclave an antique two-handed sword , whichwas certainly in these days a curiosity ; it is some seven feet in length , and could only have been used by A scabart . It is _ , however , wavy , and we conclude was used in some ceremonial , perhaps as the sword of justice .
The patents of the appointments of Eras . Hugh David Sandeman as Prov . G . Com . for Bengal ¦"• Dr . Benjamin Archer Kent , for South Australia ; and H . S . S . Barney , for Essex , were then read . The M . E . and S . GvM . then appointed the following Eras , the Officers for the year ensuing , and they were presented by the G . Chanc . and invested with the collars and jewels of office •^ -WilliamStuart , D . G . M . ; B . B . Cabbell , G . Prior ; J . A . Henderson , G . Sub-Prior ; Bev . Edward Moore , Prelate ; Geo . Beauchamp Cole , 1 st G . Capt . ; William Gregory Smith , 2 nd G . Capt . ; John Mapson , G .
Chanc . ; J , H . Law > GvV . Chanc . ; John A . D . Cox , G ; Beg . S . B . Harman , G . Chamb . ; EeV . Oetavius Ereire Owen , ; G . Hospitaller ; Alfred Heather , 1 st G \ Expert ; B . Costa , 2 nd G . Expert ; S . D . Forbes , G . Dir . of Cers . M . H . Shuttleworth , G . Almoner ; H . S . Allpuss , 1 st St . B . ; W . H . Wright , 2 nd St . B . ; Samuel Bryant , 1 st Capt . of Bines ; J . G . Blackburne , 2 nd Capt . of Lines ; John Barker , 1 st G . Herald ; W . Bannister , 2 nd G . Herald ; H . A . Ben net , G . Swordbearer ; S . E . Campbell and J . W . Browne , A . D . Cs . ; H . F . Holt , G . Bannerbearer .
Era . John Newton Tomkins was unanimously re-elected G . Treasurer . The following Eras , were elected by the Conclave members of the committee for general purposes for the year ensuing ; viz ., G . B . Cole , M . H . Shuttleworth , 0 . E . Owen , A . Heather , Golds worthy . The M . E . and S . Gr . M . appointed Eras . Edward Moore , H , Burchell Heme , and B . J . Spiers , members of the same committee . The Conclave was then , after prayer from the G . Prelate , closed , and after a short time the Eras , assembled at the banquet , which was laid with all the good
taste that governs the establishment , and to the excellent viands prepared by Bros . Elkington and Co ., was added some splendid venison , the accustomed present of the venerable G . M . The G . M . presided , and after the Benedicite from the G . Prelate , due justice was done to a capital dinner , and greetings of brotherly love and union from each and all , pledged in cool hock , brilliant sherry , and creamy champaign . The cloth being removed , and after the G . Prelate with solemn intonation had given thanks , the M . E . and S . G . M . rose , and congratulating the Brethren on her Majesty ' s restoration to health , gave " The Queen . " This was 5
followed by " Prince Albert and the rest of the Boyal Family . ' Due honour was also paid to " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Craft Masonry . " " The Army and Navy ' was the next toast , and as there was no one of the latter branch of the service , the G . M . united with the toast the names of Col . Vaughan and Col , Vernon . The former briefly made acknowledgment , while the latter , with much readiness , said he presumed the G . M . had selected him to respond for the navy , as being a descendant of Admiral Vernon , who some 120 years ago had by his deeds achieved a fame that would endure as long as the British name . Having
been for twenty-five years in his country ' s service , he of course , as an old soldier , must in candour acknowledge that the navy was the safeguard of Britain , —its wooden walls were not only the protection and defence of their own shores , but enabled them to throw the shield of protection over the oppressed and the enslaved throughout the world . The gallant soldier , in concluding his energetic address , of which we can but give an outline , said it afforded him great pleasure in being thus allowed to speak of the services of the British navy .
The M . E . and S . G . M . then proposed the D . G . M ,, Sir Knight William Stuart , who , in his own province as well as in the metropolis , was always foremost in furthering the interests of this and every other Degree in Masonry . Era . Stuart , in reply , said , if he had any merit , it was that he endeavoured to follow the vox ,, in . 3 s
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Knights Templae.
The committee also reported that the balance in the hands of the Treasurer was £ 320 . 5 s . ^ The G . Almoner announced that the alms collected , added to the balance in his hands , was £ 9 . 12 s . lOd . . ; The M . E . and S . G . M . announced that Sir John De la Pole , Bart ., had presented to the Grand Conclave an antique two-handed sword , whichwas certainly in these days a curiosity ; it is some seven feet in length , and could only have been used by A scabart . It is _ , however , wavy , and we conclude was used in some ceremonial , perhaps as the sword of justice .
The patents of the appointments of Eras . Hugh David Sandeman as Prov . G . Com . for Bengal ¦"• Dr . Benjamin Archer Kent , for South Australia ; and H . S . S . Barney , for Essex , were then read . The M . E . and S . GvM . then appointed the following Eras , the Officers for the year ensuing , and they were presented by the G . Chanc . and invested with the collars and jewels of office •^ -WilliamStuart , D . G . M . ; B . B . Cabbell , G . Prior ; J . A . Henderson , G . Sub-Prior ; Bev . Edward Moore , Prelate ; Geo . Beauchamp Cole , 1 st G . Capt . ; William Gregory Smith , 2 nd G . Capt . ; John Mapson , G .
Chanc . ; J , H . Law > GvV . Chanc . ; John A . D . Cox , G ; Beg . S . B . Harman , G . Chamb . ; EeV . Oetavius Ereire Owen , ; G . Hospitaller ; Alfred Heather , 1 st G \ Expert ; B . Costa , 2 nd G . Expert ; S . D . Forbes , G . Dir . of Cers . M . H . Shuttleworth , G . Almoner ; H . S . Allpuss , 1 st St . B . ; W . H . Wright , 2 nd St . B . ; Samuel Bryant , 1 st Capt . of Bines ; J . G . Blackburne , 2 nd Capt . of Lines ; John Barker , 1 st G . Herald ; W . Bannister , 2 nd G . Herald ; H . A . Ben net , G . Swordbearer ; S . E . Campbell and J . W . Browne , A . D . Cs . ; H . F . Holt , G . Bannerbearer .
Era . John Newton Tomkins was unanimously re-elected G . Treasurer . The following Eras , were elected by the Conclave members of the committee for general purposes for the year ensuing ; viz ., G . B . Cole , M . H . Shuttleworth , 0 . E . Owen , A . Heather , Golds worthy . The M . E . and S . Gr . M . appointed Eras . Edward Moore , H , Burchell Heme , and B . J . Spiers , members of the same committee . The Conclave was then , after prayer from the G . Prelate , closed , and after a short time the Eras , assembled at the banquet , which was laid with all the good
taste that governs the establishment , and to the excellent viands prepared by Bros . Elkington and Co ., was added some splendid venison , the accustomed present of the venerable G . M . The G . M . presided , and after the Benedicite from the G . Prelate , due justice was done to a capital dinner , and greetings of brotherly love and union from each and all , pledged in cool hock , brilliant sherry , and creamy champaign . The cloth being removed , and after the G . Prelate with solemn intonation had given thanks , the M . E . and S . G . M . rose , and congratulating the Brethren on her Majesty ' s restoration to health , gave " The Queen . " This was 5
followed by " Prince Albert and the rest of the Boyal Family . ' Due honour was also paid to " The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Craft Masonry . " " The Army and Navy ' was the next toast , and as there was no one of the latter branch of the service , the G . M . united with the toast the names of Col . Vaughan and Col , Vernon . The former briefly made acknowledgment , while the latter , with much readiness , said he presumed the G . M . had selected him to respond for the navy , as being a descendant of Admiral Vernon , who some 120 years ago had by his deeds achieved a fame that would endure as long as the British name . Having
been for twenty-five years in his country ' s service , he of course , as an old soldier , must in candour acknowledge that the navy was the safeguard of Britain , —its wooden walls were not only the protection and defence of their own shores , but enabled them to throw the shield of protection over the oppressed and the enslaved throughout the world . The gallant soldier , in concluding his energetic address , of which we can but give an outline , said it afforded him great pleasure in being thus allowed to speak of the services of the British navy .
The M . E . and S . G . M . then proposed the D . G . M ,, Sir Knight William Stuart , who , in his own province as well as in the metropolis , was always foremost in furthering the interests of this and every other Degree in Masonry . Era . Stuart , in reply , said , if he had any merit , it was that he endeavoured to follow the vox ,, in . 3 s