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1 t " -- ' Vim Mayor oe Melbourne . —Tho Worshipful J . T . Smith , mayor of Melbourne , Prov . Grand Master for Victoria , under the Grand Lodge of Irelandwho comes to England with a congratulatory address to her Majesty on the marriage of the Princess Royal ; "who also brings with him £ 4 , 000 for the India Mutiny Fund , beside other munificent donations—gave an interview to Bro .
The writer of the present article was once in company with an old brother Mason when a man calling himself a gentleman , but who , being totally devoid of truth had no claim to that character , thought to practice on our inexperience . Our elder brother however introduced us to one another as Bro . — of —— Lodge , and Bro . " the spurious Mason , " after which the fellow slunk away ; but as if this rebuff was not impressive enough , he had the cool impudence to try and gain admission to the Lodge banquet . This is me for any share the writer had in the business , but to show that the race of cowans is not yet extinct , and that all young Masons may be on their guard as to whom they address masonically , without a proper knowledge of the individual . The burthen of 4 f The Steward ' s Song" is certainly of a copious character , for he thus intimates his desires , —
Then , landlord , bring a hogshead , And in the corner place it . Till it rebound With hollow sound Each Mason here will face it . "
We feel rather thankful that our Stewards have a little more regard for the funds of their respective Lodges than to indulge in such huge draughts . We might have exhausted the list of subjects , such as loyalty , morality , virtue , secrecy , art , and the other various matters of peace and good-will which go to make up a true Mason ' s character , but we shall leave these open , to return to them at a future clay , if convenient , supposing that our readers have had enough , of the " Songs of the Craft , " for the present . Amanuensis ,
Wm . Darley , Measurer of H . M . Dockyard , Sheerness , who waited on him to acknowledge the great kindness shown to an unfortunate sister who had been taken by her husband to Australia with four children , one an infant in arms . After stripping her of every thing with which he could decamp , this man left her to elope with a strange woman , Our E . W . Bro . Informed Bro . Darley that as many as a thousand of such cases had come tinder his notico and care . Bro . Smith boara
i very handsome introduction to the Grand Lodge of Ireland , from the Brethren at Victoria ; he is about to present £ 50 to the fund for General Purposes . Mis worship has received £ 600 , from tho citizens of Melbourne and colonists of Victoria , for the purchase of a service of plate iix London , to be kept in his family as a testimony of their high estimation . Ho -appears a man of superior intelligence , presenting a bright example in the exercise of the active principles of benevolence . He is about tb pay the port of Sheerness a visit , whore no doubt he will receive the fraternal respect of the Brethren ,. It is expected ho will receive the honour of knighthood before leaving England . Ho has the hearty congratulations of his brethren at home , who wish him a safe return to Melbourne , and the utmost prosperity ,
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1 t " -- ' Vim Mayor oe Melbourne . —Tho Worshipful J . T . Smith , mayor of Melbourne , Prov . Grand Master for Victoria , under the Grand Lodge of Irelandwho comes to England with a congratulatory address to her Majesty on the marriage of the Princess Royal ; "who also brings with him £ 4 , 000 for the India Mutiny Fund , beside other munificent donations—gave an interview to Bro .
The writer of the present article was once in company with an old brother Mason when a man calling himself a gentleman , but who , being totally devoid of truth had no claim to that character , thought to practice on our inexperience . Our elder brother however introduced us to one another as Bro . — of —— Lodge , and Bro . " the spurious Mason , " after which the fellow slunk away ; but as if this rebuff was not impressive enough , he had the cool impudence to try and gain admission to the Lodge banquet . This is me for any share the writer had in the business , but to show that the race of cowans is not yet extinct , and that all young Masons may be on their guard as to whom they address masonically , without a proper knowledge of the individual . The burthen of 4 f The Steward ' s Song" is certainly of a copious character , for he thus intimates his desires , —
Then , landlord , bring a hogshead , And in the corner place it . Till it rebound With hollow sound Each Mason here will face it . "
We feel rather thankful that our Stewards have a little more regard for the funds of their respective Lodges than to indulge in such huge draughts . We might have exhausted the list of subjects , such as loyalty , morality , virtue , secrecy , art , and the other various matters of peace and good-will which go to make up a true Mason ' s character , but we shall leave these open , to return to them at a future clay , if convenient , supposing that our readers have had enough , of the " Songs of the Craft , " for the present . Amanuensis ,
Wm . Darley , Measurer of H . M . Dockyard , Sheerness , who waited on him to acknowledge the great kindness shown to an unfortunate sister who had been taken by her husband to Australia with four children , one an infant in arms . After stripping her of every thing with which he could decamp , this man left her to elope with a strange woman , Our E . W . Bro . Informed Bro . Darley that as many as a thousand of such cases had come tinder his notico and care . Bro . Smith boara
i very handsome introduction to the Grand Lodge of Ireland , from the Brethren at Victoria ; he is about to present £ 50 to the fund for General Purposes . Mis worship has received £ 600 , from tho citizens of Melbourne and colonists of Victoria , for the purchase of a service of plate iix London , to be kept in his family as a testimony of their high estimation . Ho -appears a man of superior intelligence , presenting a bright example in the exercise of the active principles of benevolence . He is about tb pay the port of Sheerness a visit , whore no doubt he will receive the fraternal respect of the Brethren ,. It is expected ho will receive the honour of knighthood before leaving England . Ho has the hearty congratulations of his brethren at home , who wish him a safe return to Melbourne , and the utmost prosperity ,