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their reverence to the Great Architect ; by love to each other , and good deeds to their fellow-men . In the East , moreover , Ereeniasonry had ever excited the most intense interest . Early in life he had been deputed to the court of Scinde , and could recollect how he was questioned by the Ameers on the subject . Some would recollect the conversation between his brother , the late Sir Alexander Burnes , and Dost Mohammed , of Gahul , wherein the latter demanded if Ereemasonry were not
a means of converting base metals into gold ; to which Sir Alexander replied , ^ It does not transmute base metals into gold , but it transforms the base and black passions of men into philanthropy and love / It had been alleged that his enthusiasm had cooled ; but domestic bereavements and residence abroad had kept him from the meetings of the Craft ; besides , he was now in a country where there were abler and younger Brethren to do the work . "
Ireland.
I RE LA HI ) .
EREEMASONS' BEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL . The annual meeting of th e friends and subscribers to this admirable institution was held on Eriday , May 1 , in the Freemasons' Hall , Commercial Buildings , Dame-street , Dublin . The immediate objects of the meeting were the distribution of prizes to the pupils who had distinguished themselves at the recent examination , and the reception of the report ( for the past year ) of the governors of the school , which ,
founded towards the close of the last century , is , as many of our readers are doubtless aware , now established in handsome and commodious premises at Burlington-place , Lower Bagot-street . The appearance presented by the stately Gothic hall of " the time-honoured order , " to an uninitiated spectator was exceedingly striking . Four elegant bronze gaseliers , en suite with the architectural arrangements of this spacious apartment , shed a ^ dim religious light" over a scene which , for a moment , recalled " the days of old . " At one end the light glinted on suits of knightly armour which once
' Had seen war s lightning flashing , And through red blood the war-horse dashing ;" but were now to grace a more peaceful scene . Along the decorated walls , and nigh the fretted roof , were arranged the banners and escutcheons , bright with heraldic blazonry , of the Knights and Officers of the various Orders of Masonry . The stalls were occupied , and the body of the hall graced by the presence of a
number of fashionable and elegantly attired ladies , the lively colours of whose gay spring costumes , together with the varicoloured aprons , collars , strange devices , jewels , and appointments of the '' mystic Masons , " who were all en grand tenue , afforded a charming and novel coup d ' ceil . Meanwhile the sweetly-toned organ , the gift of the M . W . G . M ., discoursed , under the cunning hands of Bros . White and Crosthwaite , most eloquent music .
At four o ' clock , the Grand Officers , Committee , and Stewards , entered the Grand Lodge-room in procession , and conducted his Grace the Duke of Leinster , the G . M . of the Order , to the chair . The children of the school , twenty-two in number , had been previously admitted , and placed in , front of the organ . We were much pleased with their intelligent , happy countenances , the gentle modesty of their demeanour , and the becoming neatness of their costume .
Upon taking the chair , his Grace was saluted by the assembled Brethren according to ancient usage . Bro . the Bev . H . J . Westby having opened the meeting with prayer , Bro . the Bev . J . Eaviere Elrington , the Secretary , stated the object of the meeting , and read extracts from the report of the Governors for the year 1856 : — " The number of pupils at present in the school is twenty-two , and the Board feels happy in being able to state that the general conduct of the pupils during
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their reverence to the Great Architect ; by love to each other , and good deeds to their fellow-men . In the East , moreover , Ereeniasonry had ever excited the most intense interest . Early in life he had been deputed to the court of Scinde , and could recollect how he was questioned by the Ameers on the subject . Some would recollect the conversation between his brother , the late Sir Alexander Burnes , and Dost Mohammed , of Gahul , wherein the latter demanded if Ereemasonry were not
a means of converting base metals into gold ; to which Sir Alexander replied , ^ It does not transmute base metals into gold , but it transforms the base and black passions of men into philanthropy and love / It had been alleged that his enthusiasm had cooled ; but domestic bereavements and residence abroad had kept him from the meetings of the Craft ; besides , he was now in a country where there were abler and younger Brethren to do the work . "
Ireland.
I RE LA HI ) .
EREEMASONS' BEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL . The annual meeting of th e friends and subscribers to this admirable institution was held on Eriday , May 1 , in the Freemasons' Hall , Commercial Buildings , Dame-street , Dublin . The immediate objects of the meeting were the distribution of prizes to the pupils who had distinguished themselves at the recent examination , and the reception of the report ( for the past year ) of the governors of the school , which ,
founded towards the close of the last century , is , as many of our readers are doubtless aware , now established in handsome and commodious premises at Burlington-place , Lower Bagot-street . The appearance presented by the stately Gothic hall of " the time-honoured order , " to an uninitiated spectator was exceedingly striking . Four elegant bronze gaseliers , en suite with the architectural arrangements of this spacious apartment , shed a ^ dim religious light" over a scene which , for a moment , recalled " the days of old . " At one end the light glinted on suits of knightly armour which once
' Had seen war s lightning flashing , And through red blood the war-horse dashing ;" but were now to grace a more peaceful scene . Along the decorated walls , and nigh the fretted roof , were arranged the banners and escutcheons , bright with heraldic blazonry , of the Knights and Officers of the various Orders of Masonry . The stalls were occupied , and the body of the hall graced by the presence of a
number of fashionable and elegantly attired ladies , the lively colours of whose gay spring costumes , together with the varicoloured aprons , collars , strange devices , jewels , and appointments of the '' mystic Masons , " who were all en grand tenue , afforded a charming and novel coup d ' ceil . Meanwhile the sweetly-toned organ , the gift of the M . W . G . M ., discoursed , under the cunning hands of Bros . White and Crosthwaite , most eloquent music .
At four o ' clock , the Grand Officers , Committee , and Stewards , entered the Grand Lodge-room in procession , and conducted his Grace the Duke of Leinster , the G . M . of the Order , to the chair . The children of the school , twenty-two in number , had been previously admitted , and placed in , front of the organ . We were much pleased with their intelligent , happy countenances , the gentle modesty of their demeanour , and the becoming neatness of their costume .
Upon taking the chair , his Grace was saluted by the assembled Brethren according to ancient usage . Bro . the Bev . H . J . Westby having opened the meeting with prayer , Bro . the Bev . J . Eaviere Elrington , the Secretary , stated the object of the meeting , and read extracts from the report of the Governors for the year 1856 : — " The number of pupils at present in the school is twenty-two , and the Board feels happy in being able to state that the general conduct of the pupils during