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Scotland,
country , whose honour was intrusted to their keeping ; and that whether Delhi was or was not taken , no British heart would blame that army , which as yet b & d never flinched when duty called or danger threatened them . The next toast proposed was " The M . W . G . M his Grace the Duke of Athol , "
in proposing Which , the Worshipful Chairman said , "I am sure there is no one amongst us who does not know how enthusiastically his Grace does his duty , when either labour or refreshment calls him ; and as you all know his good qualities as Well as I can explain them , I beg of you to pledge a flowing bumper to his very good health— -three times three . "
The next toast on the list was "The M . W . G . M . the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland and the Grand Lodge of England , " followed by" His Grace the Duke of Leinster and the Grand Lodge of Ireland . " Bro . Tolley then sang " The Land of the West . " When the well-merited applause for a song so exquisitely sung had subsided , the chairman proposed his health , with three times three and quick firing . " , ' . .
The Prov . G . M . then gave " The Foreign Grand Lodge , coupling with the toast the R . W . Prov . G . S . W ., Bro . Dr . McCowart , representative at the Grand Lodge of Scotland from the Grand Orient de France . ( Loud applause . ) Dr . McCowan , in responding to the toast , thanked the Prov . G . M . for the honour conferred upon him in coupling his name with the Foreign Grand Lodges . On behalf of the Grand Orient de France , he begged to assure this Prov . Grand Lodge that they reciprocated that cordial feeling which had actuated the Brethren of Scotland for such a length of time . He took this opportunity of
iriforming the Brethren that the Masonic Congress , which was Intended to be held this year at the Hague , was postponed in consequence of the death of Count Rosenthal ; formerly Minister of Justice at the Netherlands , and the delegate from Holland to the last Congress at Paris , 1855 . He had just received a letter from the Grand Orient de France , informing . 'hini- '' 'o £ ^ this / lamented' event , and that in consequence no Congress would be held this year . The chairman then gave " The Earl of Wemys and March , as Prov . G . M . and Lord Lieutenant of the county . "
In laying before the meeting , for their acceptance , the toast of the " Provost and Magistrates of the Burgh of Peebles , " the Prov . G . M . said : " I am sure in better hands the duties could not have been placed than in those of the enlightened men who fill the offices in the burgh . Between the borough and the county there had always existed a very friendly feeling , and it was a remarkable coincidence ,
that when any project was set agoing by the burgh and backed up by the county , it was sure to succeed ; while , on the other hand , if the county proposed anything which was not seconded by the burgh , it was sure to fail : he therefore called upon the Provincial Grand Lodge to dedicate a special bumper to the Provost and Magistrates of the city of Peebles . "
Bro . Provost Stirling said : In the name of the magistrates of Peebles , allow me to return you their most cordial and heartfelt thanks for the honour you have done them in drinking their healths . As to the intimate connection existing between the county and the burgh , I entirely coincide with the remarks which have just now fallen from our worshipful chairman , and I sincerely trust , in the extension of the Old Cuddie Bridge , this day , we have added one more link in the chain which cements the burgh and county to each other ' s interests . "
The R . W . D . G . M . proposed the next toast , which was " Prosperity to the Chambers' Institution , and Success to the Founder . " They had that day laid the foundation of one of the noblest institutions of the county ; which , although not intended to be like one of those palaces which had been lately built in the metropolis of Scotland—not like monastic institutions , where the children were confined
within their walls , and allowed only to view their parents and friends at the will of their teachers , but where every one would be entitled to enter and study the useful arts and sciences , thereby fitting him to push his way in the world , and socially and morally to inform the mind with which the G . A . O . T . U . had endowed him . ( Loud cheering . ) R . W . Bro . J . Wolfe Murray , of Cringle tie , then proposed the " Health of Bro . Sir Adam Hay , Vice-Lieutenant of the County , " who conferred upon the town of
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Scotland,
country , whose honour was intrusted to their keeping ; and that whether Delhi was or was not taken , no British heart would blame that army , which as yet b & d never flinched when duty called or danger threatened them . The next toast proposed was " The M . W . G . M his Grace the Duke of Athol , "
in proposing Which , the Worshipful Chairman said , "I am sure there is no one amongst us who does not know how enthusiastically his Grace does his duty , when either labour or refreshment calls him ; and as you all know his good qualities as Well as I can explain them , I beg of you to pledge a flowing bumper to his very good health— -three times three . "
The next toast on the list was "The M . W . G . M . the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland and the Grand Lodge of England , " followed by" His Grace the Duke of Leinster and the Grand Lodge of Ireland . " Bro . Tolley then sang " The Land of the West . " When the well-merited applause for a song so exquisitely sung had subsided , the chairman proposed his health , with three times three and quick firing . " , ' . .
The Prov . G . M . then gave " The Foreign Grand Lodge , coupling with the toast the R . W . Prov . G . S . W ., Bro . Dr . McCowart , representative at the Grand Lodge of Scotland from the Grand Orient de France . ( Loud applause . ) Dr . McCowan , in responding to the toast , thanked the Prov . G . M . for the honour conferred upon him in coupling his name with the Foreign Grand Lodges . On behalf of the Grand Orient de France , he begged to assure this Prov . Grand Lodge that they reciprocated that cordial feeling which had actuated the Brethren of Scotland for such a length of time . He took this opportunity of
iriforming the Brethren that the Masonic Congress , which was Intended to be held this year at the Hague , was postponed in consequence of the death of Count Rosenthal ; formerly Minister of Justice at the Netherlands , and the delegate from Holland to the last Congress at Paris , 1855 . He had just received a letter from the Grand Orient de France , informing . 'hini- '' 'o £ ^ this / lamented' event , and that in consequence no Congress would be held this year . The chairman then gave " The Earl of Wemys and March , as Prov . G . M . and Lord Lieutenant of the county . "
In laying before the meeting , for their acceptance , the toast of the " Provost and Magistrates of the Burgh of Peebles , " the Prov . G . M . said : " I am sure in better hands the duties could not have been placed than in those of the enlightened men who fill the offices in the burgh . Between the borough and the county there had always existed a very friendly feeling , and it was a remarkable coincidence ,
that when any project was set agoing by the burgh and backed up by the county , it was sure to succeed ; while , on the other hand , if the county proposed anything which was not seconded by the burgh , it was sure to fail : he therefore called upon the Provincial Grand Lodge to dedicate a special bumper to the Provost and Magistrates of the city of Peebles . "
Bro . Provost Stirling said : In the name of the magistrates of Peebles , allow me to return you their most cordial and heartfelt thanks for the honour you have done them in drinking their healths . As to the intimate connection existing between the county and the burgh , I entirely coincide with the remarks which have just now fallen from our worshipful chairman , and I sincerely trust , in the extension of the Old Cuddie Bridge , this day , we have added one more link in the chain which cements the burgh and county to each other ' s interests . "
The R . W . D . G . M . proposed the next toast , which was " Prosperity to the Chambers' Institution , and Success to the Founder . " They had that day laid the foundation of one of the noblest institutions of the county ; which , although not intended to be like one of those palaces which had been lately built in the metropolis of Scotland—not like monastic institutions , where the children were confined
within their walls , and allowed only to view their parents and friends at the will of their teachers , but where every one would be entitled to enter and study the useful arts and sciences , thereby fitting him to push his way in the world , and socially and morally to inform the mind with which the G . A . O . T . U . had endowed him . ( Loud cheering . ) R . W . Bro . J . Wolfe Murray , of Cringle tie , then proposed the " Health of Bro . Sir Adam Hay , Vice-Lieutenant of the County , " who conferred upon the town of