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Ireland.
IRELAND .
Our reporter quaintly states , that during the Queen ' s visit to Dublin he has been demented , and lhat therefore he cannot attempt to describe the universal happiness and joy which her visit created . Among those whose heads were most turned from their pursuits were the Masons ; consequently masonic matters must bide awhile . AVe subjoin with much pleasure the following extracts from a contemporary : —
MASONIC MEETINGS . —The public journals from every part of Ireland convey intelligence during the past week of the progress of the masonic Order , and of the large and influential re-unions which took place at the midsummer festival . The nobility and gentry in several counties are taking a leading part in promoting its interests ; and there is no doubt whatever , that under the paternal government of his Grace the Duke of Leinsterthe masonic Order in Ireland will continue to
pro-, gress to an incalculable extent . AVithout a reference to the statistics of the body , it would be impossible to convey an idea of its strength both in numbers , respectability , ancl influence , at the close of the past year . AA e are gratified to perceive such noblemen as the Marquis of Ormonde , . who bears a name intimately interwoven with the history of our country for ages , taking a leading part in Masonry in his native county .
THE QUEEN ' VISIT TO CARTON . —On the visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to the Duke ancl Duchess of Leinster , at Carton , it was stated that it had been arranged that the royal party should return by water to the mansion , from the rural cottage which they had gone to view , but that for some reason the arrangement was altered , her Majesty returning by land . AA ' e have since heard that the cause of the alteration in the arrangement was this : —her Majesty seeing an outside car
belonging to the Duke of Leinster near where the royal carriages were stationed , at the bridge crossing the Rye AA ' ater , observed that she could not have it said she had been in Ireland without having been on an outside car , and that therefore she would return to the house in that way . Her Majesty and the Prince were then conducted to the car , and driven along the margin of the river towards the mansion , amid the loud and enthusiastic cheers of the assembled crowds . Her Majesty expressed herself highly delighted with her drive through the demesne , and-especially with the latter part of it , on " the Irish car . "
CARLOW . —The masonic festival of St . John was celebrated b y the members of the Carlow Lodge , with the accustomed ceremonials of the Order ; and here we might observe that the warrant of the County Lodge being granted so far back as 1739 , ancl no interruption having taken ' place in its sittings but during a brief period in 1745 , when the arrival of the Pretender was anticipated , there are few members of the Order in the county who will not readily admit that the celebration of so ancient
and time-honoured a festival should to them be a most gratifying duty . Death , since the last festival , had deprived the lodge of a valued and beloved member of tbe Order ,-but whose memory will be long cherished for his benevolence , as well as for his possession of those moral and social
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
IRELAND .
Our reporter quaintly states , that during the Queen ' s visit to Dublin he has been demented , and lhat therefore he cannot attempt to describe the universal happiness and joy which her visit created . Among those whose heads were most turned from their pursuits were the Masons ; consequently masonic matters must bide awhile . AVe subjoin with much pleasure the following extracts from a contemporary : —
MASONIC MEETINGS . —The public journals from every part of Ireland convey intelligence during the past week of the progress of the masonic Order , and of the large and influential re-unions which took place at the midsummer festival . The nobility and gentry in several counties are taking a leading part in promoting its interests ; and there is no doubt whatever , that under the paternal government of his Grace the Duke of Leinsterthe masonic Order in Ireland will continue to
pro-, gress to an incalculable extent . AVithout a reference to the statistics of the body , it would be impossible to convey an idea of its strength both in numbers , respectability , ancl influence , at the close of the past year . AA e are gratified to perceive such noblemen as the Marquis of Ormonde , . who bears a name intimately interwoven with the history of our country for ages , taking a leading part in Masonry in his native county .
THE QUEEN ' VISIT TO CARTON . —On the visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to the Duke ancl Duchess of Leinster , at Carton , it was stated that it had been arranged that the royal party should return by water to the mansion , from the rural cottage which they had gone to view , but that for some reason the arrangement was altered , her Majesty returning by land . AA ' e have since heard that the cause of the alteration in the arrangement was this : —her Majesty seeing an outside car
belonging to the Duke of Leinster near where the royal carriages were stationed , at the bridge crossing the Rye AA ' ater , observed that she could not have it said she had been in Ireland without having been on an outside car , and that therefore she would return to the house in that way . Her Majesty and the Prince were then conducted to the car , and driven along the margin of the river towards the mansion , amid the loud and enthusiastic cheers of the assembled crowds . Her Majesty expressed herself highly delighted with her drive through the demesne , and-especially with the latter part of it , on " the Irish car . "
CARLOW . —The masonic festival of St . John was celebrated b y the members of the Carlow Lodge , with the accustomed ceremonials of the Order ; and here we might observe that the warrant of the County Lodge being granted so far back as 1739 , ancl no interruption having taken ' place in its sittings but during a brief period in 1745 , when the arrival of the Pretender was anticipated , there are few members of the Order in the county who will not readily admit that the celebration of so ancient
and time-honoured a festival should to them be a most gratifying duty . Death , since the last festival , had deprived the lodge of a valued and beloved member of tbe Order ,-but whose memory will be long cherished for his benevolence , as well as for his possession of those moral and social