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Ieeland.
Psalm was then sung by the children , Bro . White , Grand Organist , presiding at the organ . r The Deputy Grand Master , Bro . J . F . Townsend , traced the progress of the school from its foundation in 1796 to the present day , when the school-house was built in Burlington-place , at a considerable expense , which had been in some degree replaced by the liberality of the Brethren . The children were then presented to the Most Noble the Grand Master , and
received the prizes . His grace briefly addressed the meeting . A hymn was then sung by the children , and his grace having left the chair , the Brethren and their visitors retired to another room , where refreshments were provided , after which the meeting separated .
India.
HTDI'A .
The following is from our Calcutta contemporary , the Indian Freemasons ' Friend ;—Rawul Pindee and Mtjrbee . —A zealous Brother , who , we are sorry to learn , will soon be obliged to come to Calcutta for the purpose of proceeding to Europe on sick leave , * informs us that a new Lodge has been formed in the Punjab , to work at Rawul Pindee in the cold season , and at Murree in the hot season . It
has been named the Ramsay Lodge , as a compliment to our Prov . G . M ., in the same way as the Mussooiie Lodge was named the Dalhousie , after his illustrious kinsman . The Prov . G . M , has promised to pay for the warrant for his godchild , and present it with the volume of the Holy Law and a set of silver jewels . A meeting was held at Rawul Pindee on the 28 th December , for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps for the establishment of the Lodge . The Brethren who were present were formerly members of Industry and Perseverance and St . John ' s Lodge of Calcutta , of the Albany Lodge of the Cape of Good Hope , of , T . rkrlcrp ! C ! harit . v of TTmha . lla . of Lodcrp . Farmnnv of CJa . wnnorfi . a . nd of t . h « Allahabad 7
, - ~ v ~ £ , ~ — J © J ~~ JT 7 and Darjeeling Lodges . The first Master was elected , and the first Wardens nominated ,. and the petition was approved and signed by all the Brethren present . The first meeting of the new Lodge took place on the 8 th January , when our Prov . G . M ., having reached the station , presided , and after installing the first Master , and delivering an address suited to the occasion , presented him to the Brethren , who greeted him with the customary honours . The Prov . G-. M . then proclaimed the new Lodge , and " empowered the Brethren to work provisionally , and so discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and constitutional manner , until the receipt of a formal dispensation from the R . W . the Dep . Prov . G . M . of the North-West Provinces . "
Peshawur . —The Prov . G . M . was present at a meeting of the Khyber Lodge on the 22 nd December , when there were four initiations , and applications for three joinings and one initiation . At the banquet , the Prov . G . M . congratulated the Brethren on the efficient state of their Lodge . He had visited almost every Lodge in the Bengal Presidency . Some of them were equal to the Khyber in certain respects , but on all points ( that is , as a whole ) the latter was unequalled in its discipline , mode of working , & c . On the 26 th December , the Prov . G . M . was present at a meeting of the Border Chapter . There were three exaltations . The Prov . G . M . informed the Companions that he was greatly pleased with their working and decorations , and begged their acceptance of a set of jewels and three gilt sceptres . Previous to
' * We have heard that the Brother alluded to arrived in England last week Ed . F . M . M . < fc M . M .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ieeland.
Psalm was then sung by the children , Bro . White , Grand Organist , presiding at the organ . r The Deputy Grand Master , Bro . J . F . Townsend , traced the progress of the school from its foundation in 1796 to the present day , when the school-house was built in Burlington-place , at a considerable expense , which had been in some degree replaced by the liberality of the Brethren . The children were then presented to the Most Noble the Grand Master , and
received the prizes . His grace briefly addressed the meeting . A hymn was then sung by the children , and his grace having left the chair , the Brethren and their visitors retired to another room , where refreshments were provided , after which the meeting separated .
India.
HTDI'A .
The following is from our Calcutta contemporary , the Indian Freemasons ' Friend ;—Rawul Pindee and Mtjrbee . —A zealous Brother , who , we are sorry to learn , will soon be obliged to come to Calcutta for the purpose of proceeding to Europe on sick leave , * informs us that a new Lodge has been formed in the Punjab , to work at Rawul Pindee in the cold season , and at Murree in the hot season . It
has been named the Ramsay Lodge , as a compliment to our Prov . G . M ., in the same way as the Mussooiie Lodge was named the Dalhousie , after his illustrious kinsman . The Prov . G . M , has promised to pay for the warrant for his godchild , and present it with the volume of the Holy Law and a set of silver jewels . A meeting was held at Rawul Pindee on the 28 th December , for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps for the establishment of the Lodge . The Brethren who were present were formerly members of Industry and Perseverance and St . John ' s Lodge of Calcutta , of the Albany Lodge of the Cape of Good Hope , of , T . rkrlcrp ! C ! harit . v of TTmha . lla . of Lodcrp . Farmnnv of CJa . wnnorfi . a . nd of t . h « Allahabad 7
, - ~ v ~ £ , ~ — J © J ~~ JT 7 and Darjeeling Lodges . The first Master was elected , and the first Wardens nominated ,. and the petition was approved and signed by all the Brethren present . The first meeting of the new Lodge took place on the 8 th January , when our Prov . G . M ., having reached the station , presided , and after installing the first Master , and delivering an address suited to the occasion , presented him to the Brethren , who greeted him with the customary honours . The Prov . G-. M . then proclaimed the new Lodge , and " empowered the Brethren to work provisionally , and so discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and constitutional manner , until the receipt of a formal dispensation from the R . W . the Dep . Prov . G . M . of the North-West Provinces . "
Peshawur . —The Prov . G . M . was present at a meeting of the Khyber Lodge on the 22 nd December , when there were four initiations , and applications for three joinings and one initiation . At the banquet , the Prov . G . M . congratulated the Brethren on the efficient state of their Lodge . He had visited almost every Lodge in the Bengal Presidency . Some of them were equal to the Khyber in certain respects , but on all points ( that is , as a whole ) the latter was unequalled in its discipline , mode of working , & c . On the 26 th December , the Prov . G . M . was present at a meeting of the Border Chapter . There were three exaltations . The Prov . G . M . informed the Companions that he was greatly pleased with their working and decorations , and begged their acceptance of a set of jewels and three gilt sceptres . Previous to
' * We have heard that the Brother alluded to arrived in England last week Ed . F . M . M . < fc M . M .