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sidered it an honour to belong to a profession to which England owed much of her greatness . Bro . Capt . Goocn in returning thanks on behalf of the navy , said he was proud of the profession to which he belonged , and although he had been severely shaken on the coast of Africa , and one half of him was already gone , his heart was still left with the remaining half , and that should ever be at the service of his country . Bro . WALLACE then gave " The W . G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland , " complimenting the order upon having so distinguished and excellent a nobleman at their head .
The next toast was " The Earl of Yarborough . " The W . M . then rose to propose the health of their distinguished guest , the Lord Mayor of London . He said it was a proud day folium and for the inhabitants of Southwold to have amongst them the chief magistrate , the representative of the greatest commercial city of the world . He must confess , when he sent an invitation to his Lordship to be present at this banquet , he had little thought that his Lordship would have conferred upon him the distinguished honour he had
that day done ; but knowing as he did that his Lordship never forgot the Brethren of their Order , as he had practically shown in the exercise of his princely hospitality , at a splendid banquet he had given to a large assemblage of Brethren of the Craft at the Mansion House , to which he had invited his friend and Bro . F . W . Ellis , who expressed himself to him as being highly gratified with his reception at that most hospitable hoard—he could but say that it was an honour almost unheard ofa proud
, day to the Craft , and not only to the Craft , but to the inhabitants generally of Southwold , to receive a visit from one of so high standing in the world . He was happy to announce the pleasure of the Lord Mayor to join Lodge Fidelity , 813 , as a subscribing member , and to intimate to his Brethren that his Lordship had been pleased to present him with his Masonic apron , and to accept one of him in return , as a token of good will . —( Cheers . ) He regretted it had not fallen to tlie lot of a more
able spokesman than himself to propose his health , but he begged to assure his Lordship that nothing could delight him more than that of seeing him partaking of the enjoyments of the festive board with them in right good brotherhood . He gave them the health of " The Lord Mayor . " Received with immense applause . The LORD MAYOR said he was pleased and gratified at the reception he had met from his Brother Masons at Southwold ; he was always proud to meet his Brethren of the Craft ; he was proud of the notice
that had been taken of him , and of the feelings of kind interest that had been shown to him by the corporation and inhabitants of Southwold ; he was glad to find that he had given satisfaction during the time he had held the Chief Magistracy of the City of London . To receive the approbation of his fellow-countrymen for bis conduct whilst he stood in the proud position of the Chief Magistrate of the first city in the world , was to him a source of sufficient gratification and
remuneration . He was happy to have acted in his situation satisfactoril y , and he hoped he should continue to do so to the end of his term of office ; he was not out of it at present , but he trusted when he retired he might carry with him tlie same goodwill of his fellow creatures he had already received . He wished to return his sincere th anks and express his gratitude to them and their AV . M ., Bro . AVallace , for introducing him to Southwold and the Lodge of Fidelity , and , in conclusion , he drank the
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sidered it an honour to belong to a profession to which England owed much of her greatness . Bro . Capt . Goocn in returning thanks on behalf of the navy , said he was proud of the profession to which he belonged , and although he had been severely shaken on the coast of Africa , and one half of him was already gone , his heart was still left with the remaining half , and that should ever be at the service of his country . Bro . WALLACE then gave " The W . G . M . of England , the Earl of Zetland , " complimenting the order upon having so distinguished and excellent a nobleman at their head .
The next toast was " The Earl of Yarborough . " The W . M . then rose to propose the health of their distinguished guest , the Lord Mayor of London . He said it was a proud day folium and for the inhabitants of Southwold to have amongst them the chief magistrate , the representative of the greatest commercial city of the world . He must confess , when he sent an invitation to his Lordship to be present at this banquet , he had little thought that his Lordship would have conferred upon him the distinguished honour he had
that day done ; but knowing as he did that his Lordship never forgot the Brethren of their Order , as he had practically shown in the exercise of his princely hospitality , at a splendid banquet he had given to a large assemblage of Brethren of the Craft at the Mansion House , to which he had invited his friend and Bro . F . W . Ellis , who expressed himself to him as being highly gratified with his reception at that most hospitable hoard—he could but say that it was an honour almost unheard ofa proud
, day to the Craft , and not only to the Craft , but to the inhabitants generally of Southwold , to receive a visit from one of so high standing in the world . He was happy to announce the pleasure of the Lord Mayor to join Lodge Fidelity , 813 , as a subscribing member , and to intimate to his Brethren that his Lordship had been pleased to present him with his Masonic apron , and to accept one of him in return , as a token of good will . —( Cheers . ) He regretted it had not fallen to tlie lot of a more
able spokesman than himself to propose his health , but he begged to assure his Lordship that nothing could delight him more than that of seeing him partaking of the enjoyments of the festive board with them in right good brotherhood . He gave them the health of " The Lord Mayor . " Received with immense applause . The LORD MAYOR said he was pleased and gratified at the reception he had met from his Brother Masons at Southwold ; he was always proud to meet his Brethren of the Craft ; he was proud of the notice
that had been taken of him , and of the feelings of kind interest that had been shown to him by the corporation and inhabitants of Southwold ; he was glad to find that he had given satisfaction during the time he had held the Chief Magistracy of the City of London . To receive the approbation of his fellow-countrymen for bis conduct whilst he stood in the proud position of the Chief Magistrate of the first city in the world , was to him a source of sufficient gratification and
remuneration . He was happy to have acted in his situation satisfactoril y , and he hoped he should continue to do so to the end of his term of office ; he was not out of it at present , but he trusted when he retired he might carry with him tlie same goodwill of his fellow creatures he had already received . He wished to return his sincere th anks and express his gratitude to them and their AV . M ., Bro . AVallace , for introducing him to Southwold and the Lodge of Fidelity , and , in conclusion , he drank the