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Ireland.
Wri- 'hr , and Russell , having sang several duets and glees , which were well ^ calculated to banish any il penscroso tone of thought , the W . AI . proposed , with a suitable preface , " the healths of our visitors , " Lieut . Brereton , R . N . Lodge of Antiquity , London , | Brother Alaguire , G . AI . L ., Alderman Hoyle , and Richard AVright , P . AIs ., No . 2 , Brother I-Iill , P . M ., 100 , and P . M . ' s Tenison ancl Ellis , and Brothers Green , S . D ., Nixon , ancl Sydney Browne , of No . 50 . After acknowledgments
had been made by the Alembers of the other Lodges , Brother Tenison rose and said , " AVorshipful Alaster ancl Brethren , it devolves upon me , as the Senior Past Alaster , to have the honour of addressing the Alembers of the Leinster Lodge , on the part of its parent stock , No . 50 , of which , I am proud to say , you are promisingscions . Worshipful Sir , I have witnessed with sincere gratification , the spontaneous desire this day exhibited by the Brethren of your Lodge to have an opportunity of thoroughly acquainting themselves with the
arcana of Alasonic proceedings—indeed , the perfection of Alasonry should be the ne plus ultra of a A'lason ' s ambition—for by squaring our actions on the rules of our ancient and honoured Order , we are taught not only the knowledge but the practice of every moral obligation . On the part of the Brethren of Lodge No . 50 , present , I beg to say , that you , AA ' orshipful Alaster , have received us with every mark of honour that ceremony could devise , or hospitality suggest , and that no efforts
have been spared on the parts of the subordinate Officers to render your entertainment agreeable ; and indeed , I may say , that the spirit which pervades this meeting , g ives full assurance that those efforts have been eminently successful in diffusing cordiality , good fellowship , and the most gentlemanly punctiliousness . " Brother Phillips , S . AA- " . then sang an excellent song , and Brother SDof Lodge 50 related the vicissitudes of BillO'Rourke ' s
Green , .. , y voyage to the A'loon . The vis comica so apparent in both these gentlemen , naturally diffused itself through the company , and the meeting continued to keep it up con spirito until the parting hour ; when the Brethren returned to town in a train especially provided for their
conveyance by the proprietors of the rail-road . j , 20 . — . An investiture of " The Knig hts of the sword , or Red Cross , " was held in the Chapter Rooms ; on which occasion Brother Phelps , P . AI . No . 2 , Brother T . I . Quinton , P . AI . No . I , ancl Brother James Nixon , of No , 50 , were knig hted and invested with the badges and Jewel of this honourable degree , which is a continuation of " The Order of the Sword" first instituted AD 1525 bGustavus Vasa , and
, .. , y revived as a military distinction in the year 1748 , by Frederick the Great . The Heralds in their gorgeous tabards—the banners , regalia , ancl armorial ensigns , being arranged in martial array , stamped a peculiar and additional interest on the sacred solemnities which were " A model to behold , serene ami noble . " The brigade afterwards partook of a bivouac prepared by Radley * tlie furnished
munitions of " war -. 0 the knife , " consisting of much variety , an unexceptionable repast , and some good singing imparted a lively zest to the rational converse of the evening . FESTIVAL OE ST . JOHN . —The Duke of Leinster and the G . L ., actuated by a grateful sense of duty and respect for the memory of our late kind-hearted and beloved sovereign , AVilliam the Fourth , Grand Patron of the Order , postponed thc celebration of this festival sine die . Thc
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Ireland.
Wri- 'hr , and Russell , having sang several duets and glees , which were well ^ calculated to banish any il penscroso tone of thought , the W . AI . proposed , with a suitable preface , " the healths of our visitors , " Lieut . Brereton , R . N . Lodge of Antiquity , London , | Brother Alaguire , G . AI . L ., Alderman Hoyle , and Richard AVright , P . AIs ., No . 2 , Brother I-Iill , P . M ., 100 , and P . M . ' s Tenison ancl Ellis , and Brothers Green , S . D ., Nixon , ancl Sydney Browne , of No . 50 . After acknowledgments
had been made by the Alembers of the other Lodges , Brother Tenison rose and said , " AVorshipful Alaster ancl Brethren , it devolves upon me , as the Senior Past Alaster , to have the honour of addressing the Alembers of the Leinster Lodge , on the part of its parent stock , No . 50 , of which , I am proud to say , you are promisingscions . Worshipful Sir , I have witnessed with sincere gratification , the spontaneous desire this day exhibited by the Brethren of your Lodge to have an opportunity of thoroughly acquainting themselves with the
arcana of Alasonic proceedings—indeed , the perfection of Alasonry should be the ne plus ultra of a A'lason ' s ambition—for by squaring our actions on the rules of our ancient and honoured Order , we are taught not only the knowledge but the practice of every moral obligation . On the part of the Brethren of Lodge No . 50 , present , I beg to say , that you , AA ' orshipful Alaster , have received us with every mark of honour that ceremony could devise , or hospitality suggest , and that no efforts
have been spared on the parts of the subordinate Officers to render your entertainment agreeable ; and indeed , I may say , that the spirit which pervades this meeting , g ives full assurance that those efforts have been eminently successful in diffusing cordiality , good fellowship , and the most gentlemanly punctiliousness . " Brother Phillips , S . AA- " . then sang an excellent song , and Brother SDof Lodge 50 related the vicissitudes of BillO'Rourke ' s
Green , .. , y voyage to the A'loon . The vis comica so apparent in both these gentlemen , naturally diffused itself through the company , and the meeting continued to keep it up con spirito until the parting hour ; when the Brethren returned to town in a train especially provided for their
conveyance by the proprietors of the rail-road . j , 20 . — . An investiture of " The Knig hts of the sword , or Red Cross , " was held in the Chapter Rooms ; on which occasion Brother Phelps , P . AI . No . 2 , Brother T . I . Quinton , P . AI . No . I , ancl Brother James Nixon , of No , 50 , were knig hted and invested with the badges and Jewel of this honourable degree , which is a continuation of " The Order of the Sword" first instituted AD 1525 bGustavus Vasa , and
, .. , y revived as a military distinction in the year 1748 , by Frederick the Great . The Heralds in their gorgeous tabards—the banners , regalia , ancl armorial ensigns , being arranged in martial array , stamped a peculiar and additional interest on the sacred solemnities which were " A model to behold , serene ami noble . " The brigade afterwards partook of a bivouac prepared by Radley * tlie furnished
munitions of " war -. 0 the knife , " consisting of much variety , an unexceptionable repast , and some good singing imparted a lively zest to the rational converse of the evening . FESTIVAL OE ST . JOHN . —The Duke of Leinster and the G . L ., actuated by a grateful sense of duty and respect for the memory of our late kind-hearted and beloved sovereign , AVilliam the Fourth , Grand Patron of the Order , postponed thc celebration of this festival sine die . Thc