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Ireland.
the name of the G . M . of Ireland , and next to that inestimable personage , I now propose to you the health of a brother whom I have known for 25 years—a brother who possesses those peculiar qualities which render a man estimable in every relation of life . I do not think that the brethren could find a more estimable man to honour than the Duke of Leinster , whose dicliiinl wouldimplicitly receive in preference to that of any man I everknew , becausehehas rendered Masonry his study and , therefore
do not think that any man could go away from him unanswered Upon any topic relating to the Craft , aud next to him I place the brother whose health I am now going to propose to you , and which I feel assured you will receive with all that regard which ho merits from the brethren . I now give you Brother Fitzhenry Townsend . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . CREE returned thanks for Bro . Townsend , with whom he had long been united as a brother Masonand a brother at
, the bar , and he thought he could say without flattery to Brother Townsend that a truer Mason did not exist than that gentleman . ( Hear , hear . ) And whenever he was invited to his ( Mr . Cree ' s ) lodge in Dublin , he reflected credit on the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) And he was proud to see that he was appreciated here as well as in Dublin . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Cree concluded by returning thanks on tbe part of Bro . Townsend .
Bro . Colonel DICKSON , M . P ., called for a bumper , and then said , —Worshipful Grand Master , I am going to propose a toast which you can't propose yourself , inasmuch as it is your own ; and I know , when I announce the health of the Provincial
Grand Master , it will be received with all that clue regard which his high office exacts from us , and also with that affection and esteem wliich his conduct as a man and brother Mason entitle him to receive from every one who enjoys the pleasure of his friendship . ( Hear , hear . ) AVe recognise in him not only our Grand Master , but a man of many requirements , else he could not attain the position he now holds , and which fact of itself shows that a man must stand well with the brotherhood
when he becomes to be Grand Master . ( Hear , hear . ) There is no way in -wliich we can appreciate Masonry better than when we see loyalty spreading triumphantly through the land , and the onward march of wliich is illustrated by the reception which that young lady , who is destined , perhaps , to be onr future < Jueen , lias received , and is receiving , and in the preparations which are making throughout the empire to celebrate her nuptials on to-morrow ( hearhear ); and therefore I do not think
, there can be a more fir-ting time to drink the health of one who has been raised to a high degree in Masonry than the present . ( Hear , hear . ) There are men here to-night who do not know our present Prov . Grand Master ; but , when they are acquainted with him , they will see standing before them a good citizen , a good country gentlemen , a kind and good landlord , and an estimable man—a truly honest man . ( Applause . ) I now
propose the health of our Prov . Grand Master , and I will add that , as Prov . G . Master , he is entitled to three elevens and three distinct huzzas . ( Hear , hear . ) The gallant Colonel's call was fully responded to .
The PROA . GRAND MASTER said that he lamented when he reflected that cold and old age would press on every man , but nevertheless he felt that there were moments which give more real pleasure to men than all the ephemeral enjoyments of youth , and these were when a man obtains preferment amongst his fellow-men , not by any merits of bis own , but merely as a consequence of the approbation in which they hold him ( hear , bear ) and he did not think that any circumstance could ive
, g him greater pleasure than his present position , because those who placed him , in it could not be controlled by any unworthy motive , and in that position he was placed by tbe unanimous approbation of tbe brethren . ( Hear , hear . ) He thanked Lodge 13 and Lodge 73 for the kind feeling which they evinced in his favour , and wliich enabled his friends in Dublin to place him in the provincial chair of Minister . The other three lodges
, which did not send forward any memorial in his favour , but Whose wishes were in his behalf , he also thanked , and he promised that , so long as he held the office of Grand Muster of the province , he would unite and preserve union amongst the lodges because he knew that in union there was strength . ( Applause . ) The Prov . G . Master concluded by proposing the health of his predecessorBro . Michael Furnell . ( Hear , hearand much
ap-, , plause . ) The toast being duly honoured , Bro . Captain FURNELL returned thanks on the part of his relative in an appropriate speech . Bro . STERLING proposed the health of the D . Prov . G . M . of
Ireland.
Munster , and in doing so bore testimony to the zeal of that gentleman in connection with the Masonic Order , and also highly eulogised him as a man of honour and rectitude iu every relation of life . AU the honours were rendered to the toast . Bro . G . CHATTERTON , P . Prov- Grand Master of the Cork district , returned thanks . Bro . James SPAIGHT said that there was no more recognised principle in what is known of Masonry than to help to bear each
other's burdens , and , therefore , he rose to propose the toast which he saw on the paper , and he had very peculiar pleasure in proposing it , because he felt that it would be received with enthusiasm , for the brother whose health he intended to propose was one wdio possessed and who practised those great Jruliug principles of Masonry—namely , kindness and brotherly love ( Hear , hear . ) Under ordinary circumstances , he would hesitate before he would say so much in the gentleman ' s presence , but
when every one around him knew the extent to which those gifts were possessed by Brother Gubbins , he could not hesitate—( Hear , hear . ) The brother who had recently addressed them was tripping on the verge of breaking secrets ( laughter ) , anahe wouldnot follow the example ; but this he would say , that every good man would be a mason , aud every good mason must be a good man . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) It was his ( Bro . Spaight ' s ) privilege to do a good deal of work with Brother
Gubbins , and he , consequently , was enabled to say , that a truer heart never beat in the breast of a man , or mason , than did in the bosom of Brother Gubbins . ( applause . ) Bro . J . GUBBINS returned thanks , and said , that although he was not known much in the city of Limerick , he hoped before long to be known to all the brethren in it . ( Hear , hear . ) The District Lodges , the Visiting Brethren , and the Ladies , were proposed seriatim , and duly honoured , after wliich the , guests , having enjoyed an intellectual as well as social evening , separated .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . GARSTON . — Chapter of Harmony ( No . 267 ) . —At a convocation of this chapter , held on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., by a full assembly of chiefs and companions , Comp . J . C . Banister , P . Z ., Prov . G , Dir . of Ceremonies for the Western division of Lancashire , Prov . G . D . for Durham , aud Festival Steward for 1862 and 1863 , presented to Comp . Pepper , M . E . Z ., a Past Principal's jewelas a mark of respect . The jewel is of an
anti-, quated character , having been the property of the late P . Z ., Comp . Samuels , of Liverpool , by whom it was presented to the late lamented P . Z ., Comp . -Joshua AValmsley , Prov . G . Treas . for AA est Lancashire , and at whose death it came into the possession of Comp . Banister . Comp . Pepper , in expressing his grateful thanks for their free-will offering , and the kind and very feeling terms in which it was conveyedreplied that be should ever
, consider and esteem it as the most valuable of all the presentations that had been made to him , from its associations , having been worn on the breasts of those patriarchs in Freemasonry , Comps . Samuels , AValmsley , and Banister , and hoped the mantle ofthe two former might fall upon himself ; and that Comp . Banister might long be spared to wear the honours he had so justly earned , that the various provinces , chapters , and lodges
with which he was associated , and by whom he was held in such high esteem , might continue to reap the advantages of his gifted and varied abilities . LIVERPOOL . —Mariners' Chapiter ( No . 310 ) . —This chapter was opened in the Masonic Temple , Hope-street , on March 13 tb , by Comps . James Hamer , Z . ; AVileocks , as II . ; J . Pepper , J . ; Thos . AVylie , P . Z . ; C . J . Banister , P . Z ., and a full attendance of companions and visitors . The minutes of last meeting being read
and confirmed , a candidate was exalted to this supreme degree by the principals , each delivering their proper lectures in a most impressive manner , Comp . P . S . doing his work well . This being the night of election of Principals and officers , Comp . P Maddox was elected Z . ; Pepper , II . ; Lanley , J . ; T . Marsh , Scribe E . ; Ropel , Scribe N . ; Taylor , P . S . ; James Hamer , Treasurer ; the installation will take lace May 8 th . Several
p candidates were proposed for exaltation , and business over the chapter was closed . At refreshment the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and done justice to . Bro . Banister proposed the health of the three Principals and P . Z ., Comp , AA ylie , and prosperity to this flourishing chapter . Comps . Hamer , M . E . Z ., and AVylie , P . M . E . Z , returned thanks in excellent speeches , giving all present , particularly the younger com-
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Ireland.
the name of the G . M . of Ireland , and next to that inestimable personage , I now propose to you the health of a brother whom I have known for 25 years—a brother who possesses those peculiar qualities which render a man estimable in every relation of life . I do not think that the brethren could find a more estimable man to honour than the Duke of Leinster , whose dicliiinl wouldimplicitly receive in preference to that of any man I everknew , becausehehas rendered Masonry his study and , therefore
do not think that any man could go away from him unanswered Upon any topic relating to the Craft , aud next to him I place the brother whose health I am now going to propose to you , and which I feel assured you will receive with all that regard which ho merits from the brethren . I now give you Brother Fitzhenry Townsend . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . CREE returned thanks for Bro . Townsend , with whom he had long been united as a brother Masonand a brother at
, the bar , and he thought he could say without flattery to Brother Townsend that a truer Mason did not exist than that gentleman . ( Hear , hear . ) And whenever he was invited to his ( Mr . Cree ' s ) lodge in Dublin , he reflected credit on the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) And he was proud to see that he was appreciated here as well as in Dublin . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Cree concluded by returning thanks on tbe part of Bro . Townsend .
Bro . Colonel DICKSON , M . P ., called for a bumper , and then said , —Worshipful Grand Master , I am going to propose a toast which you can't propose yourself , inasmuch as it is your own ; and I know , when I announce the health of the Provincial
Grand Master , it will be received with all that clue regard which his high office exacts from us , and also with that affection and esteem wliich his conduct as a man and brother Mason entitle him to receive from every one who enjoys the pleasure of his friendship . ( Hear , hear . ) AVe recognise in him not only our Grand Master , but a man of many requirements , else he could not attain the position he now holds , and which fact of itself shows that a man must stand well with the brotherhood
when he becomes to be Grand Master . ( Hear , hear . ) There is no way in -wliich we can appreciate Masonry better than when we see loyalty spreading triumphantly through the land , and the onward march of wliich is illustrated by the reception which that young lady , who is destined , perhaps , to be onr future < Jueen , lias received , and is receiving , and in the preparations which are making throughout the empire to celebrate her nuptials on to-morrow ( hearhear ); and therefore I do not think
, there can be a more fir-ting time to drink the health of one who has been raised to a high degree in Masonry than the present . ( Hear , hear . ) There are men here to-night who do not know our present Prov . Grand Master ; but , when they are acquainted with him , they will see standing before them a good citizen , a good country gentlemen , a kind and good landlord , and an estimable man—a truly honest man . ( Applause . ) I now
propose the health of our Prov . Grand Master , and I will add that , as Prov . G . Master , he is entitled to three elevens and three distinct huzzas . ( Hear , hear . ) The gallant Colonel's call was fully responded to .
The PROA . GRAND MASTER said that he lamented when he reflected that cold and old age would press on every man , but nevertheless he felt that there were moments which give more real pleasure to men than all the ephemeral enjoyments of youth , and these were when a man obtains preferment amongst his fellow-men , not by any merits of bis own , but merely as a consequence of the approbation in which they hold him ( hear , bear ) and he did not think that any circumstance could ive
, g him greater pleasure than his present position , because those who placed him , in it could not be controlled by any unworthy motive , and in that position he was placed by tbe unanimous approbation of tbe brethren . ( Hear , hear . ) He thanked Lodge 13 and Lodge 73 for the kind feeling which they evinced in his favour , and wliich enabled his friends in Dublin to place him in the provincial chair of Minister . The other three lodges
, which did not send forward any memorial in his favour , but Whose wishes were in his behalf , he also thanked , and he promised that , so long as he held the office of Grand Muster of the province , he would unite and preserve union amongst the lodges because he knew that in union there was strength . ( Applause . ) The Prov . G . Master concluded by proposing the health of his predecessorBro . Michael Furnell . ( Hear , hearand much
ap-, , plause . ) The toast being duly honoured , Bro . Captain FURNELL returned thanks on the part of his relative in an appropriate speech . Bro . STERLING proposed the health of the D . Prov . G . M . of
Ireland.
Munster , and in doing so bore testimony to the zeal of that gentleman in connection with the Masonic Order , and also highly eulogised him as a man of honour and rectitude iu every relation of life . AU the honours were rendered to the toast . Bro . G . CHATTERTON , P . Prov- Grand Master of the Cork district , returned thanks . Bro . James SPAIGHT said that there was no more recognised principle in what is known of Masonry than to help to bear each
other's burdens , and , therefore , he rose to propose the toast which he saw on the paper , and he had very peculiar pleasure in proposing it , because he felt that it would be received with enthusiasm , for the brother whose health he intended to propose was one wdio possessed and who practised those great Jruliug principles of Masonry—namely , kindness and brotherly love ( Hear , hear . ) Under ordinary circumstances , he would hesitate before he would say so much in the gentleman ' s presence , but
when every one around him knew the extent to which those gifts were possessed by Brother Gubbins , he could not hesitate—( Hear , hear . ) The brother who had recently addressed them was tripping on the verge of breaking secrets ( laughter ) , anahe wouldnot follow the example ; but this he would say , that every good man would be a mason , aud every good mason must be a good man . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) It was his ( Bro . Spaight ' s ) privilege to do a good deal of work with Brother
Gubbins , and he , consequently , was enabled to say , that a truer heart never beat in the breast of a man , or mason , than did in the bosom of Brother Gubbins . ( applause . ) Bro . J . GUBBINS returned thanks , and said , that although he was not known much in the city of Limerick , he hoped before long to be known to all the brethren in it . ( Hear , hear . ) The District Lodges , the Visiting Brethren , and the Ladies , were proposed seriatim , and duly honoured , after wliich the , guests , having enjoyed an intellectual as well as social evening , separated .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . GARSTON . — Chapter of Harmony ( No . 267 ) . —At a convocation of this chapter , held on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., by a full assembly of chiefs and companions , Comp . J . C . Banister , P . Z ., Prov . G , Dir . of Ceremonies for the Western division of Lancashire , Prov . G . D . for Durham , aud Festival Steward for 1862 and 1863 , presented to Comp . Pepper , M . E . Z ., a Past Principal's jewelas a mark of respect . The jewel is of an
anti-, quated character , having been the property of the late P . Z ., Comp . Samuels , of Liverpool , by whom it was presented to the late lamented P . Z ., Comp . -Joshua AValmsley , Prov . G . Treas . for AA est Lancashire , and at whose death it came into the possession of Comp . Banister . Comp . Pepper , in expressing his grateful thanks for their free-will offering , and the kind and very feeling terms in which it was conveyedreplied that be should ever
, consider and esteem it as the most valuable of all the presentations that had been made to him , from its associations , having been worn on the breasts of those patriarchs in Freemasonry , Comps . Samuels , AValmsley , and Banister , and hoped the mantle ofthe two former might fall upon himself ; and that Comp . Banister might long be spared to wear the honours he had so justly earned , that the various provinces , chapters , and lodges
with which he was associated , and by whom he was held in such high esteem , might continue to reap the advantages of his gifted and varied abilities . LIVERPOOL . —Mariners' Chapiter ( No . 310 ) . —This chapter was opened in the Masonic Temple , Hope-street , on March 13 tb , by Comps . James Hamer , Z . ; AVileocks , as II . ; J . Pepper , J . ; Thos . AVylie , P . Z . ; C . J . Banister , P . Z ., and a full attendance of companions and visitors . The minutes of last meeting being read
and confirmed , a candidate was exalted to this supreme degree by the principals , each delivering their proper lectures in a most impressive manner , Comp . P . S . doing his work well . This being the night of election of Principals and officers , Comp . P Maddox was elected Z . ; Pepper , II . ; Lanley , J . ; T . Marsh , Scribe E . ; Ropel , Scribe N . ; Taylor , P . S . ; James Hamer , Treasurer ; the installation will take lace May 8 th . Several
p candidates were proposed for exaltation , and business over the chapter was closed . At refreshment the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and done justice to . Bro . Banister proposed the health of the three Principals and P . Z ., Comp , AA ylie , and prosperity to this flourishing chapter . Comps . Hamer , M . E . Z ., and AVylie , P . M . E . Z , returned thanks in excellent speeches , giving all present , particularly the younger com-