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devolved upon him as a gentleman in private life . It were , however , a useless task to attempt to eulogise the character of an individual sharing so largely the esteem of his townsmen ancl friends ; and , therefore , he would without further preface at once request them to drink the heal . th of the mayor of AVarwick , Edward Greaves , and thanks to him for the use ofthe Court-house—( great applause ) . The AV . M . said that his next toast was one fullentitled to bumper
y a . It alluded to a body of ladies , no less proverbial for their possession of those amiable qualities which were so richly blended in the female character , than for the exemplary conduct which marked their career either as wives , daughters , sisters , sweethearts , or friends —( cheers ) . It might be considered no slight source of regret , that the smiles of those failchildren of old Albion , had not been permitted to shed their chastening influence over the festive proceedings now about to be brought to a closebut their
; female friends must be led to understand that their exclusion arose from an impression highly complimentary to them , namely , that the domestic duties which devolved upon them , and were never better performed by the women of any other country , were too important , when fairly estimated among the many relations of social life , to be sacrificed at the shrine of unprofitable curiosity . He now asked them to drink a bumper toast— "The Warwickshire Lasses "
—( long continued cheering ) . Bro . Dr . CnucEFix here remarked that he could have wished to have had a longer acquaintance with the ladies of AVarwickshire , that he might have enlarged upon their high moral endowments , for which they were well known . Pie begged , however , as a mark of respect , to wish
them all health and happiness , and that the meeting of that day might engender an intention to promote a Masonic ball , as a means of reparation for their necessary exclusion from the Lod ge —( great cheering ) . AVe regret that we have not room for the remaining toasts of the evening ; but we cannot omit to state that Bro . Crucefix , in the kindest manner , ancl with a warm assurance that , although he had attended the most splendid banquets , held at the greatest hotels in the metropolis , he hael witnessed excellent
never a more supply , in quantity , quality , and variety , of both viands ancl wines , than on the present occasion , nor ever in his life more truly enjoyed an evening , proposed the health of Bro . Harris , with thanks to him for the very superior feast he had provided , and best wishes for health , prosperity , and all earthl y happiness , to him and to his family —( drank with hearty cheers ) . He felt it would be ungrateful in him to pass over one deli ghtful circumstance—that Masons ' wives and
Masons' bairns had on this occasion imitated the patriarchal age , and had usurped the kindlier office of hand-maids to the Brethren . Bro . FIAKBIS begged most sincerely to return his heartfelt thanks for the very handsome manner in which ' his health , ancl that of his family , had been proposed by a Brother so justly respected , and in which it had been received by the assembled Brethren . 11 e assured them that nothing ever afforded to him and to Mrs . Harris more unfeigned gratification
, than to receive the approval of those friends whom it was always their most anxious desire to please , and whose kind expressions of satisfaction would at all times be the most acceptable reward for their past exertions , and the best stimulus to their future endeavours . On behalf of his family and himself he repeated his grateful thanks , and retired amid the Most cordial expressions of applause . At a few minutes past nine , the AV . M . vacated the chair , which gave
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Provincial.
devolved upon him as a gentleman in private life . It were , however , a useless task to attempt to eulogise the character of an individual sharing so largely the esteem of his townsmen ancl friends ; and , therefore , he would without further preface at once request them to drink the heal . th of the mayor of AVarwick , Edward Greaves , and thanks to him for the use ofthe Court-house—( great applause ) . The AV . M . said that his next toast was one fullentitled to bumper
y a . It alluded to a body of ladies , no less proverbial for their possession of those amiable qualities which were so richly blended in the female character , than for the exemplary conduct which marked their career either as wives , daughters , sisters , sweethearts , or friends —( cheers ) . It might be considered no slight source of regret , that the smiles of those failchildren of old Albion , had not been permitted to shed their chastening influence over the festive proceedings now about to be brought to a closebut their
; female friends must be led to understand that their exclusion arose from an impression highly complimentary to them , namely , that the domestic duties which devolved upon them , and were never better performed by the women of any other country , were too important , when fairly estimated among the many relations of social life , to be sacrificed at the shrine of unprofitable curiosity . He now asked them to drink a bumper toast— "The Warwickshire Lasses "
—( long continued cheering ) . Bro . Dr . CnucEFix here remarked that he could have wished to have had a longer acquaintance with the ladies of AVarwickshire , that he might have enlarged upon their high moral endowments , for which they were well known . Pie begged , however , as a mark of respect , to wish
them all health and happiness , and that the meeting of that day might engender an intention to promote a Masonic ball , as a means of reparation for their necessary exclusion from the Lod ge —( great cheering ) . AVe regret that we have not room for the remaining toasts of the evening ; but we cannot omit to state that Bro . Crucefix , in the kindest manner , ancl with a warm assurance that , although he had attended the most splendid banquets , held at the greatest hotels in the metropolis , he hael witnessed excellent
never a more supply , in quantity , quality , and variety , of both viands ancl wines , than on the present occasion , nor ever in his life more truly enjoyed an evening , proposed the health of Bro . Harris , with thanks to him for the very superior feast he had provided , and best wishes for health , prosperity , and all earthl y happiness , to him and to his family —( drank with hearty cheers ) . He felt it would be ungrateful in him to pass over one deli ghtful circumstance—that Masons ' wives and
Masons' bairns had on this occasion imitated the patriarchal age , and had usurped the kindlier office of hand-maids to the Brethren . Bro . FIAKBIS begged most sincerely to return his heartfelt thanks for the very handsome manner in which ' his health , ancl that of his family , had been proposed by a Brother so justly respected , and in which it had been received by the assembled Brethren . 11 e assured them that nothing ever afforded to him and to Mrs . Harris more unfeigned gratification
, than to receive the approval of those friends whom it was always their most anxious desire to please , and whose kind expressions of satisfaction would at all times be the most acceptable reward for their past exertions , and the best stimulus to their future endeavours . On behalf of his family and himself he repeated his grateful thanks , and retired amid the Most cordial expressions of applause . At a few minutes past nine , the AV . M . vacated the chair , which gave