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Masonry And Its Mission.
all nature rejoices in the appearance of his beams ; he gains his meridian in the south , invigorating all things with the perfection of his ripening qualities . With declining strength he sets in the ivest to close the day , leaving mankind at rest from their labours . This is a type of the three most prominent stages in the life of man—infancy , manhood , and age .
The first , characterized by the blush of innocence , is pure as the tints which g ild the eastern portals of the day ; the heart rejoices in the unsuspecting integrity of its OAVII unblemished virtues , nor fears deceit , because it knoAvs no guile . Manhood succeeds ; the ripening intellect arrives at the meridian of its poAvers . At the approach of old age
man ' s strength decays ; his sun is setting in the west . Enfeebled by sickness or bodily infirmity he lingers on till death finally closes his eventful day ; and happy is he if the setting splendour of a virtuous life gild his departing moments with the gentle tints of hope , aud close his short career in peace , harmony , and brotherl y love .
The Duke Of Wellington.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON .
KKAAYAKEJJED DOUBTS RESPECTING HIS BIItTHPLACE . IT has been well observed by Sir Walter Scott that " There occurs in every country some peculiar historical characters , whicli are , like a spell or charm , sovereign to excite curiosity or attract attention , since everyone in the sli ghtest degree interested in the laud which they belong to
has heard much of them and longs to hoar more , " and hence it is ( AVC may add ) that , from the days of Plutarch to those of Brougham , * men , the most eminent for their erudition , have been found devoting their researches to investigating the lives ofthe most celebrated characters that have flourished conspicuously amongst the fair , tlie learned , or thc brave .
Indeed , biography has been ( in some respects ) not inaptly styled " the romance of history , " but it is something more than that , it is its vital truth—its inner life—the records of peoples and ages gathered into one chronicle ; and the history of many families , both of princes and of peasants , have , when truthfully related , exhibited incidents—strange , even more
strange than fiction ; aud although AA'C admit that none of our chronicles portray occurrences more extraordinary and romantic than those recorded in the red book of the peerage or the blue book of the peerage cases , yet , that circumstance does not justify ( when AVC consider the deference due to the feelings of the livin g ) , the promulgation of doubtful statements respecting personages who"All their good being done , have lain them doivn , To sleep ivith lame lor eA'er . "
Aii attempt has lately been made to reawaken doubts respecting the birth place of thc late . Duke of Wellington . It will be in the recollection of our readers , that so far back as the year 1852 a paper , entitled "Historic Doubts on the Birth places of Celebrated Men , " appeared in our publication ; and from the information and research displayed by the article
, and the favourable reception given to it as being a satisfactory ucidation of an offc Jiiooted question , ifc was hoped that all doubts respecting thc birth place of England ' s most celebrated military hero had been set at rest ; but it appears from the following . communication , that there still exist some adventurous AA-rifcers not indisposed to revive the subject .
TO THE JiDiroii or mni MEE . AIASONS MAGAZIXE AUD MASOXIC innitoii . Di'iAis . SIR AXDBROTIIKI ; , —I beg leave to state , that I have seen in a ncivl y launched weekly periodical , an article respecting the "Birthplace of the Duke of AVellington , " the chief statement in ivhich is so contrary to that contained in my paper on 'Historic Doubts , " ivhich appeared some years since in the Freemason * Magazinethat I considered it ' to be duty to
, my promptly notice the matter ; and as a delay of some weeks must necessarily have intervened before any comment on the subject Of the rrniny splendid orations of Lord 1 ' roughani , 1 ' , it any , surpass in chasteness of conception and l ' urvid brilliancy of eloquence , the spcec h delivered by his lordship at the banquet given at Dover , iu JS 39 , to the Duke of l \ ellinstyu , ur-Lord AVarcleu of the Cilicrue Poife
could have appeared in the Freemasons' Magazine , I addressed the following letter to the editor of the Standard , who courteously afforded it a place in his journal : — " To the Editor of thc Standard . "Silt , —A recent number of Once a Week contains the following novel statement respecting the birthplace of the late Duke of AVellington : — " ' The great duke was born neither in England nor in IrelandThe
. future conqueror afc AA aterloo first saiv the light on hoard a packet , about half way between the coast of AA ' ales and Ireland ; his mother , the Countess of Mornington , having been taken in labour while crossing from Holyhead to Ireland . ' " Inasmuch as a lively interest attaches to every incident connected ivith the history of the celebrated British Nestor , he Avho vras ever
' The sage m counsel , and tho victorious in light , ' the folloiving remarks may , perhaps , not ho deemed uncalled for . ' ' On the demise of the late Duke of AVellington , a literary contention arose regarding the birthplace and birthday of his grace , ivhen it Avas alleged by some writers that tho duke ii'as born at the family seat of the YVellesleys , Dangan Castle , in the county of Meath , in the month ol March , 1769 ; and with equal pertiuaney , a contrary opinion Ai-as advanced by other writers . Ultimately , hoAvever , the matter was fully
elucidated by au article entitled ' Historic Doubts on the Birthplaces of Celebrated Meu , with special Iteference to thc late Duke of AVellington , ' AA-hich appeared in the . freemasons' Magazine for December , iS 52 .- | - " In that disquisition were adduced extracts from the public journals extant at tho period of the duke ' s birth ; viz ., the Dublin Mercury , the Dublin , Freeman ' s Journal , and the Dublin Gazette , for May the 2 nd , 1769—aud also evidence of the oral and Avritten testimony of thc venerable Countess of Moniington ( see letter of the Countess of Mornington to the editor of the Times , April 6 , 1815 ) , Avhich conclusively proved , that' her son , Arthur , Duke of AVellington , was born in Merriou-street , Dublin , on the 1 st of May , 17 b' 9 . '
" I have the honour to remain Sir , your very obedient Servant , " THE AVUITEII or THE AUTICI . E ENTITLED ' HISTORIC DOUBTS , ' kc . " Belgruxia , Aug . 3 . " The publication of the above letter elicited an explanatory communication which , although I am not authorized to transmit a copy , yet it is but just toward the biographical correspondent of Once et Weel ; to intimate the purport thereof . The writer has
the story from his own Avife , AVIIO is a niece of a noble lad y , " on whose authority the duke is stated , in Once a Week , to have been born at sea . " iSTow , from a dispassionate analysis of this explanation , it would seem that the amphibious story regarding the duke ' s alleged inopinatc birth and marine birthplace , is one of those improbabilities so frequently narrated respecting the celebrities of distinguished families , unci AA'hich from repetition
sometimes acquire a credence bearing the semblance of truth ; moreover , the story in Once a Weel : is only accompanied by secondary evidence , Avhereas the statement published in thc Freemasons ' Alagazine for 185 : 2 , viz ., that the late Duke of Wellington " was born in Merriou-street , Dublin , " is sustained by primary evidence rind being founded upon facts , is consequently incontrovertible .: ) : NeverthelessI entertain no doubt whatever that the lady on
, whose authority the statement in Once a Week AAMS made , believed thc story to be true , and that " she told thc talc as it was told to her ; " and it is also proper to observe , that thc writer of the explanatory letter by no means infers in his communication that the lady mentioned as "the authority" was cither thc ori ginator of the story , or a witness of the event . As the writer of the article entitled " Historic Doubts , " I deem it proper to submit to your
notice the above particulars ; and considering that the candid statement and Adam-like justification of the correspondent of Once a Week is entitled to equal publicity with that vouchsafed to my former communication ou this subject , I run induced to solicit the insertion of these remarks in tbe rrext number of the Free masons'' Magazine . 'Trusting that the present may lie the last occasion requisite to claim the aid of the public press in order to delete doubts respecting the birthplace of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington ,
I have the honour to remain , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternall y , Chester-street , Jjclyrave-sqitare , CiiAiiLiis HOAX . August 2 ord . •' ¦ " The duke ivas a member of the ancient and honourable Order' of Freemasons . " —See the Preemasons' Monthly Magazine for Nov ., 1 S 52 . Z Thc precise birthplace of tho duke was ascertained ( from a source
the most authentic ) during the lifetime and by the royal elesire of his late Majesty George the Fourth , but the fact ivas first publicly established by corroborative proofs in the Freemasons' Magazine for 1 S 52 . Ami though the Irish journals containing an announcement of thc birth of Duke . Arthur were , by his late majesty ' s royal command sought for ( many years before thc duke ' s death ) , the writer of " Historic Doubts " did not succeed in his efforts to discover the papers of May the 2 nd , 17611 , until October , 165- ' .
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Masonry And Its Mission.
all nature rejoices in the appearance of his beams ; he gains his meridian in the south , invigorating all things with the perfection of his ripening qualities . With declining strength he sets in the ivest to close the day , leaving mankind at rest from their labours . This is a type of the three most prominent stages in the life of man—infancy , manhood , and age .
The first , characterized by the blush of innocence , is pure as the tints which g ild the eastern portals of the day ; the heart rejoices in the unsuspecting integrity of its OAVII unblemished virtues , nor fears deceit , because it knoAvs no guile . Manhood succeeds ; the ripening intellect arrives at the meridian of its poAvers . At the approach of old age
man ' s strength decays ; his sun is setting in the west . Enfeebled by sickness or bodily infirmity he lingers on till death finally closes his eventful day ; and happy is he if the setting splendour of a virtuous life gild his departing moments with the gentle tints of hope , aud close his short career in peace , harmony , and brotherl y love .
The Duke Of Wellington.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON .
KKAAYAKEJJED DOUBTS RESPECTING HIS BIItTHPLACE . IT has been well observed by Sir Walter Scott that " There occurs in every country some peculiar historical characters , whicli are , like a spell or charm , sovereign to excite curiosity or attract attention , since everyone in the sli ghtest degree interested in the laud which they belong to
has heard much of them and longs to hoar more , " and hence it is ( AVC may add ) that , from the days of Plutarch to those of Brougham , * men , the most eminent for their erudition , have been found devoting their researches to investigating the lives ofthe most celebrated characters that have flourished conspicuously amongst the fair , tlie learned , or thc brave .
Indeed , biography has been ( in some respects ) not inaptly styled " the romance of history , " but it is something more than that , it is its vital truth—its inner life—the records of peoples and ages gathered into one chronicle ; and the history of many families , both of princes and of peasants , have , when truthfully related , exhibited incidents—strange , even more
strange than fiction ; aud although AA'C admit that none of our chronicles portray occurrences more extraordinary and romantic than those recorded in the red book of the peerage or the blue book of the peerage cases , yet , that circumstance does not justify ( when AVC consider the deference due to the feelings of the livin g ) , the promulgation of doubtful statements respecting personages who"All their good being done , have lain them doivn , To sleep ivith lame lor eA'er . "
Aii attempt has lately been made to reawaken doubts respecting the birth place of thc late . Duke of Wellington . It will be in the recollection of our readers , that so far back as the year 1852 a paper , entitled "Historic Doubts on the Birth places of Celebrated Men , " appeared in our publication ; and from the information and research displayed by the article
, and the favourable reception given to it as being a satisfactory ucidation of an offc Jiiooted question , ifc was hoped that all doubts respecting thc birth place of England ' s most celebrated military hero had been set at rest ; but it appears from the following . communication , that there still exist some adventurous AA-rifcers not indisposed to revive the subject .
TO THE JiDiroii or mni MEE . AIASONS MAGAZIXE AUD MASOXIC innitoii . Di'iAis . SIR AXDBROTIIKI ; , —I beg leave to state , that I have seen in a ncivl y launched weekly periodical , an article respecting the "Birthplace of the Duke of AVellington , " the chief statement in ivhich is so contrary to that contained in my paper on 'Historic Doubts , " ivhich appeared some years since in the Freemason * Magazinethat I considered it ' to be duty to
, my promptly notice the matter ; and as a delay of some weeks must necessarily have intervened before any comment on the subject Of the rrniny splendid orations of Lord 1 ' roughani , 1 ' , it any , surpass in chasteness of conception and l ' urvid brilliancy of eloquence , the spcec h delivered by his lordship at the banquet given at Dover , iu JS 39 , to the Duke of l \ ellinstyu , ur-Lord AVarcleu of the Cilicrue Poife
could have appeared in the Freemasons' Magazine , I addressed the following letter to the editor of the Standard , who courteously afforded it a place in his journal : — " To the Editor of thc Standard . "Silt , —A recent number of Once a Week contains the following novel statement respecting the birthplace of the late Duke of AVellington : — " ' The great duke was born neither in England nor in IrelandThe
. future conqueror afc AA aterloo first saiv the light on hoard a packet , about half way between the coast of AA ' ales and Ireland ; his mother , the Countess of Mornington , having been taken in labour while crossing from Holyhead to Ireland . ' " Inasmuch as a lively interest attaches to every incident connected ivith the history of the celebrated British Nestor , he Avho vras ever
' The sage m counsel , and tho victorious in light , ' the folloiving remarks may , perhaps , not ho deemed uncalled for . ' ' On the demise of the late Duke of AVellington , a literary contention arose regarding the birthplace and birthday of his grace , ivhen it Avas alleged by some writers that tho duke ii'as born at the family seat of the YVellesleys , Dangan Castle , in the county of Meath , in the month ol March , 1769 ; and with equal pertiuaney , a contrary opinion Ai-as advanced by other writers . Ultimately , hoAvever , the matter was fully
elucidated by au article entitled ' Historic Doubts on the Birthplaces of Celebrated Meu , with special Iteference to thc late Duke of AVellington , ' AA-hich appeared in the . freemasons' Magazine for December , iS 52 .- | - " In that disquisition were adduced extracts from the public journals extant at tho period of the duke ' s birth ; viz ., the Dublin Mercury , the Dublin , Freeman ' s Journal , and the Dublin Gazette , for May the 2 nd , 1769—aud also evidence of the oral and Avritten testimony of thc venerable Countess of Moniington ( see letter of the Countess of Mornington to the editor of the Times , April 6 , 1815 ) , Avhich conclusively proved , that' her son , Arthur , Duke of AVellington , was born in Merriou-street , Dublin , on the 1 st of May , 17 b' 9 . '
" I have the honour to remain Sir , your very obedient Servant , " THE AVUITEII or THE AUTICI . E ENTITLED ' HISTORIC DOUBTS , ' kc . " Belgruxia , Aug . 3 . " The publication of the above letter elicited an explanatory communication which , although I am not authorized to transmit a copy , yet it is but just toward the biographical correspondent of Once et Weel ; to intimate the purport thereof . The writer has
the story from his own Avife , AVIIO is a niece of a noble lad y , " on whose authority the duke is stated , in Once a Week , to have been born at sea . " iSTow , from a dispassionate analysis of this explanation , it would seem that the amphibious story regarding the duke ' s alleged inopinatc birth and marine birthplace , is one of those improbabilities so frequently narrated respecting the celebrities of distinguished families , unci AA'hich from repetition
sometimes acquire a credence bearing the semblance of truth ; moreover , the story in Once a Weel : is only accompanied by secondary evidence , Avhereas the statement published in thc Freemasons ' Alagazine for 185 : 2 , viz ., that the late Duke of Wellington " was born in Merriou-street , Dublin , " is sustained by primary evidence rind being founded upon facts , is consequently incontrovertible .: ) : NeverthelessI entertain no doubt whatever that the lady on
, whose authority the statement in Once a Week AAMS made , believed thc story to be true , and that " she told thc talc as it was told to her ; " and it is also proper to observe , that thc writer of the explanatory letter by no means infers in his communication that the lady mentioned as "the authority" was cither thc ori ginator of the story , or a witness of the event . As the writer of the article entitled " Historic Doubts , " I deem it proper to submit to your
notice the above particulars ; and considering that the candid statement and Adam-like justification of the correspondent of Once a Week is entitled to equal publicity with that vouchsafed to my former communication ou this subject , I run induced to solicit the insertion of these remarks in tbe rrext number of the Free masons'' Magazine . 'Trusting that the present may lie the last occasion requisite to claim the aid of the public press in order to delete doubts respecting the birthplace of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington ,
I have the honour to remain , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternall y , Chester-street , Jjclyrave-sqitare , CiiAiiLiis HOAX . August 2 ord . •' ¦ " The duke ivas a member of the ancient and honourable Order' of Freemasons . " —See the Preemasons' Monthly Magazine for Nov ., 1 S 52 . Z Thc precise birthplace of tho duke was ascertained ( from a source
the most authentic ) during the lifetime and by the royal elesire of his late Majesty George the Fourth , but the fact ivas first publicly established by corroborative proofs in the Freemasons' Magazine for 1 S 52 . Ami though the Irish journals containing an announcement of thc birth of Duke . Arthur were , by his late majesty ' s royal command sought for ( many years before thc duke ' s death ) , the writer of " Historic Doubts " did not succeed in his efforts to discover the papers of May the 2 nd , 17611 , until October , 165- ' .