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Metropolitan.
by the presence of the Hight Hon . tbe Earl of Yarborough R . W . D . G . M ., and nearly a hundred brethren . The W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . J . H . Wynne , filled the chair , and was supported on his right by the Eail of yarborough . and on the left b y Bro . Thos . Vesper , jun . Anion ;* tbe distinguished brethren present were Bros . G . W . K . Potter , G . J . D . and W . M . Moira Lodge ; Peter Thompson , P . G . S . D ; Francis CrewP . G . S . ; Rev . Rich . LeeRector of Stepney and
, , Chaplain of the Cadogan Lodge , No . 188 ; Thos . Pryer , P . M ., Oak Lodge , No . 225 , 33 ° ; J . B . Manesk D'Villa , 33 ° ; Stephen H . Lee , P . M . St . George ' s and Corner Stone Lodge , No . 5 ; Lepee , W . M ., La Tolerance , No . 784 ; L . Lemanski , W . M ., Polish National Lodge , No . 778 ; —Tuxford , P . G . S . D ., Lincolnshire ; J . D . Kincaid , P . G . J . W . Surrey ; —Werwick , W . M ., Pilgrim Lodge ; R . S . Williams P . M ., Enoch LodgeNo . 11 ; G . BiggsP . M . No . 216 & c .
, , , , On the removal of the cloth , and the usual loyal toast given from the chair , with that of the Right Hon . tbe Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Masons . The W . M . proposed the health of the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , R . AV . D . G . M , which was elegantly acknowledged by his lordship . After the health of the W . M . ' had been given by his lordship , and responded to , tbe Earl of Yarborough rose " and proposed that which his lordship was pleased to consider the toast of
the evening , the health of Bro . P . M . Vesper , to the following effect : — " It had been his good fortune , " be said , " to receive the compliment of many invitations to Lodgessince the commencement of his Masonic career , but he had never experienced more pleasure in accepting them than upon
this occasion . He recollected with much happiness the previous anniversary , one which had been impressed upon his mind most indelibl y , as much by the ' due form and order' with which it was conducted , as for the high compliment paid him in giving so respectable , so numerous , and , he hoped he might add , so useful a Lodge his name . He was delighted to perceive that its prosperity was on tbe increase , and assured the Brethren that it should ever receive his warmest support . Hehoweverconsidered himself to be much more hihlhonoured this
, , gy day , because be had been selected to perform an act of gratitude on the part of the Brethren to an eminent Brother , who so well deserves the consideration they had been pleased to offer him . It was not to be forgotten that to Bro . Vesper the prosperity of the Lodge was owing , and its stability enforced . The germs of excellence which he had planted , have already produced a large and wide spreading tree , large in point of numbersand wide spreading because under its banners there
, have been enlisted those who will carry brotherly love throughout tbe world , so that wherever the name of the Yarborough Lodge is mentioned , there also will Bro . Vesper ' s name be esteemed . " After congratulating Bro . Vesper upon the highly creditable and excellent manner in which he had passed the Chair of the Lodge , his Lordship proceeded to refer to the object of the present meeting , and expressed his sense of the compliment conferred upon him in having been selected to present that
handsome present which the Lodge had been gratified to offer for liro . Vesper ' s acceptance , as a proof of their esteem and affection . Bro . Vesper , after the rapturous applause with which the toast was received hail subsided , returned thanks to the following
effect" My Lord , Right Worshipful D . G . M ., Worshipful Master , and Brethren , the heart may conceive , but the tongue must fail to give utterance to thc deep sense of gratitude which I feel at this moment . Over-
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Metropolitan.
by the presence of the Hight Hon . tbe Earl of Yarborough R . W . D . G . M ., and nearly a hundred brethren . The W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . J . H . Wynne , filled the chair , and was supported on his right by the Eail of yarborough . and on the left b y Bro . Thos . Vesper , jun . Anion ;* tbe distinguished brethren present were Bros . G . W . K . Potter , G . J . D . and W . M . Moira Lodge ; Peter Thompson , P . G . S . D ; Francis CrewP . G . S . ; Rev . Rich . LeeRector of Stepney and
, , Chaplain of the Cadogan Lodge , No . 188 ; Thos . Pryer , P . M ., Oak Lodge , No . 225 , 33 ° ; J . B . Manesk D'Villa , 33 ° ; Stephen H . Lee , P . M . St . George ' s and Corner Stone Lodge , No . 5 ; Lepee , W . M ., La Tolerance , No . 784 ; L . Lemanski , W . M ., Polish National Lodge , No . 778 ; —Tuxford , P . G . S . D ., Lincolnshire ; J . D . Kincaid , P . G . J . W . Surrey ; —Werwick , W . M ., Pilgrim Lodge ; R . S . Williams P . M ., Enoch LodgeNo . 11 ; G . BiggsP . M . No . 216 & c .
, , , , On the removal of the cloth , and the usual loyal toast given from the chair , with that of the Right Hon . tbe Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . of Masons . The W . M . proposed the health of the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , R . AV . D . G . M , which was elegantly acknowledged by his lordship . After the health of the W . M . ' had been given by his lordship , and responded to , tbe Earl of Yarborough rose " and proposed that which his lordship was pleased to consider the toast of
the evening , the health of Bro . P . M . Vesper , to the following effect : — " It had been his good fortune , " be said , " to receive the compliment of many invitations to Lodgessince the commencement of his Masonic career , but he had never experienced more pleasure in accepting them than upon
this occasion . He recollected with much happiness the previous anniversary , one which had been impressed upon his mind most indelibl y , as much by the ' due form and order' with which it was conducted , as for the high compliment paid him in giving so respectable , so numerous , and , he hoped he might add , so useful a Lodge his name . He was delighted to perceive that its prosperity was on tbe increase , and assured the Brethren that it should ever receive his warmest support . Hehoweverconsidered himself to be much more hihlhonoured this
, , gy day , because be had been selected to perform an act of gratitude on the part of the Brethren to an eminent Brother , who so well deserves the consideration they had been pleased to offer him . It was not to be forgotten that to Bro . Vesper the prosperity of the Lodge was owing , and its stability enforced . The germs of excellence which he had planted , have already produced a large and wide spreading tree , large in point of numbersand wide spreading because under its banners there
, have been enlisted those who will carry brotherly love throughout tbe world , so that wherever the name of the Yarborough Lodge is mentioned , there also will Bro . Vesper ' s name be esteemed . " After congratulating Bro . Vesper upon the highly creditable and excellent manner in which he had passed the Chair of the Lodge , his Lordship proceeded to refer to the object of the present meeting , and expressed his sense of the compliment conferred upon him in having been selected to present that
handsome present which the Lodge had been gratified to offer for liro . Vesper ' s acceptance , as a proof of their esteem and affection . Bro . Vesper , after the rapturous applause with which the toast was received hail subsided , returned thanks to the following
effect" My Lord , Right Worshipful D . G . M ., Worshipful Master , and Brethren , the heart may conceive , but the tongue must fail to give utterance to thc deep sense of gratitude which I feel at this moment . Over-