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Ireland.
Girdwood , Henry Murray , John Paine , W . Barre , Henry Ebbs , P . N . Jackson , Alfred Martin , James Allen , N . J . Daly , Charles W . Simins , 13 . H . Casey , Alexander Eilie , Tbos . Brunker , W . E . Gumbleton , J . Foyle , T . T . Mecredy , W . Parry , R . II . Henry , James Wilson , Thomas Wilson , H . St . George , Frederick Crowe , George Powell . The dinner was supplied by Bro . Jmle , of Grafton-street , and was of a most recherche description ; the wines were from the
cellars of Bros . Deering and Handcock , and afforded equal satisfaction . At half-past eight o ' clock ladies were admitted to the gallery , and between 150 and 200 availed themselves of the privilege , refreshments having been previously supplied to them in the dining-room of the Catch Club . On entering the gallery they were received with loud applause by the gentlemen present .
The children maintained in the Masonic Orphan Asylum were also seated in the gallery , and any one looking at them could not fail to feel gratified at their neat aud healthy appearance , which testified to the care which is bestowed upon them by the managers of this most excellent institution . The dinner having concluded , The CHAIRMAN said he was about to give a toast which they
all well knew was the first to be proposed at every assembly where Masons met for enjoyment . They were all aware that loyalty to the Sovereign under whose sway they lived had been inculcated on the members of the Masonic Order for more than 1000 years , ever since Prince Edwin assembled the first Grand Lodge of York . ( Hear , hear . ) Every one present k : iew that it was the duty of members of the body to he peaceable subjectsnot to be concerned in plots against the Statebut to labour
, , industriously to maintain the good name of the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) Loyalty was the principle inculcated by every true Mason—attachment to the Government under which they lived —in order not merely to insure tho benefits and blessings of peace ond civilisation to themselves , but to extend these inestimable blessings to , all mankind . ( Hear , hear . ) They trusted that the laws of England would diffuse those blessings to the
e . vtremest limits of the earth . The loyalty of Masons was not merely an abstract principle —( Hear , hear . )—but it was a feeling of attachment to the lady who fills the throne of these realms . Called to that high position when she was a mere girl , her Majesty has shown to her people the highest and noblest example of all those virtues which alone could make home happy , and which constitute the holiest character whether in a neasant
or a princess . ( Applause . ) I ho toast was received with due honours . The CnAia 3 tAi . —I have now to give you the health of him who stands on the steps of the throne , though we all trust it will be many a long year before he ascends those steps . ( Hear , hear . ) I believe the Prince of Wales has not yet joined our Order , as many of his noble ancestors have done . Many of the Sovereigns of England have exchanged the sceptre for the
trowel , taken part in our ceremonies , and have been glad to decorate themselves with our badges , and seek the preferment which is due to personal merit only . I trust we may ere long have the Prince of Wales as a brother amongst us . ( Hear , hear ) In the mean time we must ever hope that whenever he may be , in the providence of God , called upon to rule these kingdomshis reign may be glorious—glorious not with the
, , glory that is derived from strife and bloodshed , from desolated homes and devastated cities , —but the glory that proceeds from civilisation , and from the promotion of those arts and sciences which his noble father did so much to promote . ( Hear , hear . ) Glorious in all those virtues that our Order is intended to promote ; and if it must be otherwise—if , indeed , foreign armies should tread our shores , and compel us to take up arms in
defence of the throne of Great Britain and the descendants of our ancient line of monarchs , I am quite sure that among the Freemasons of this kingdom will be found many read y to stand by their legitimate Sovereign with their fortunes and with their lives . ( Loud applause . ) I shall , therefore , give you "The Prince and Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " ( Applause . ) The accession of the Princess of Wales to the high
position which she fills was recently celebrated by our Order , in common with all our fellow-subjects , and we hope she will be happy in her new and exalted sphere . The toast was warml y received . The CIIAIIOIA - . —After our allegiance to the ruler of the people , our homage is to the ruler of the Craft . ( Loud Applause . ) But while the law enjoins obedience to the authorities which it sets over us , and enforces that obedience by the
severest penalties , the ruler of the Craft has no other hold upon us than that which is obtained by the influence which naturally follows our respect and affection for him . To say that we respect the Grand Master is to say that we participate in the feeling of Irishmen . ( Hear . ) I believe the whole community respect a nobleman who is placed at the head of the Irish peerage , and who is the chief of the illustrious family of the Geraluines . ( Applause . ) Which , in my humble opinion , is a ,
prouder honour than even his ducal rank . The Duke of Leinster has passed the greater part of his honoured life iu the quiet of his country seat , among his own people , intent upon the duties of a great landed proprietor , ever ready to assist in every work of utility in which his country ' s benefit is concerned . ; We certainly respect such a man . We respect a man who rises above the petty intricacies of party , and who is free from that spirit of extravagance which has reduced so many a noble house
to ruin , and caused the possessions of the hereditary noble topass into the hands of strangers . ( Hear , hear . ) We , of course , respect such a man ; but when we consider him as for 50 years our Grand Master ( Loud and continued applause)—when we meet him coming thus amongst us once more , as our brother and our guest—we are bound certainly to bestow upon him the highest acclamatiotn which our hearts and hands can
offer . ( Applause . ) It has been your pleasure , my brethren of the Grand Lodge , to present an address to the Duke , and I will not delay you from hearing that address , which you will hear now for the first time . It has been placed very lately in my bands by the committee who prepared it , and they have , & think , expressed your sentiments and feeling 3 better than 1 could do . ( Applause . ) The Deputy Grand Master then read the address as follows : — " To his Grace Autiiislits Frederick , Duke of Leinster , Grand
Master of the Freemasons of Ireland . " MOST Wonsinrvox GUASD MASTEII , —The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland beg leave to present toyour Grace , on this , the 50 th anniversary of your election to the office of their Grand Master , their grateful acknowledgment of the fidelity and care with which you have upheld the institution of Freemasonry , and their admiration of the purity of life and rectitude of purpose which have uniformly distinguished
your Grace ' s career . " We believe that the records of our order throughout the world afford no other instance of the re-election of the sains individual to the office of Grand Master during a period of 50 consecutive years . We may , therefore , congratulate your Grace on that distinction ; and still more on the fact that , during the long period in which the unanimous suffrages of the Grand Lodge of Ireland have placed yon at the head of a society , the
very basis of whose social compact is freedom and independence , and in which personal merit alone gives any just claim to distinction , the Masonic Order in Ireland has been progressively advancing in prosperity , influence , respectability , and usefulness , to an extent hitherto unprecedented in its history . Wo believe this result to be attributable in no slight degree to the advantages the Society has enjoyed under your Grace ' s wise , temperate , and vigilant superintendance .
" Ever zeaious in the furtherance of our great design , your Grace has united the whole body of Freemasons in Ireland iu the strictest' amity and fraternity , and in the most cordial harmony and good-will . Steady and firm of purpose , you havs ruled us on all occasions of difficulty with gentleness and moderation , but with an inflexible impartiality , which , while it commanded our respect , has likewise won our confidence . Affable and courteous to allyour personal demeanour amongst us has
, gained the favour of our whole community , and those who have had the honour , of being associated with you in the management of its affairs have over borne with them tho most grateful and pleasing reminiscences of your kindness aud condescension , the genuine result of that benevolent and unassuming spirit which alone is true nobility Nor should we omit to acknowledge your munificence to the asylum provided for the orphan children of
our brethren ; iu that , as iu all other respects , you have set usan example not only worthy of our praise , but , according to our several means and opportunities , of our imitation likewise . " We respectfully offer to your Grace , on your own behalf , and on the part of the great fraternity which we represent , onr cordial and enthusiastic greetings and salutations on this happy anniversary . We trust that you will long continue to fill the high and dignified position which you have now for half a century occupied and adorned in our time-honoured and revered institution . We imnlore the Great Architect of the universe to-
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Ireland.
Girdwood , Henry Murray , John Paine , W . Barre , Henry Ebbs , P . N . Jackson , Alfred Martin , James Allen , N . J . Daly , Charles W . Simins , 13 . H . Casey , Alexander Eilie , Tbos . Brunker , W . E . Gumbleton , J . Foyle , T . T . Mecredy , W . Parry , R . II . Henry , James Wilson , Thomas Wilson , H . St . George , Frederick Crowe , George Powell . The dinner was supplied by Bro . Jmle , of Grafton-street , and was of a most recherche description ; the wines were from the
cellars of Bros . Deering and Handcock , and afforded equal satisfaction . At half-past eight o ' clock ladies were admitted to the gallery , and between 150 and 200 availed themselves of the privilege , refreshments having been previously supplied to them in the dining-room of the Catch Club . On entering the gallery they were received with loud applause by the gentlemen present .
The children maintained in the Masonic Orphan Asylum were also seated in the gallery , and any one looking at them could not fail to feel gratified at their neat aud healthy appearance , which testified to the care which is bestowed upon them by the managers of this most excellent institution . The dinner having concluded , The CHAIRMAN said he was about to give a toast which they
all well knew was the first to be proposed at every assembly where Masons met for enjoyment . They were all aware that loyalty to the Sovereign under whose sway they lived had been inculcated on the members of the Masonic Order for more than 1000 years , ever since Prince Edwin assembled the first Grand Lodge of York . ( Hear , hear . ) Every one present k : iew that it was the duty of members of the body to he peaceable subjectsnot to be concerned in plots against the Statebut to labour
, , industriously to maintain the good name of the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) Loyalty was the principle inculcated by every true Mason—attachment to the Government under which they lived —in order not merely to insure tho benefits and blessings of peace ond civilisation to themselves , but to extend these inestimable blessings to , all mankind . ( Hear , hear . ) They trusted that the laws of England would diffuse those blessings to the
e . vtremest limits of the earth . The loyalty of Masons was not merely an abstract principle —( Hear , hear . )—but it was a feeling of attachment to the lady who fills the throne of these realms . Called to that high position when she was a mere girl , her Majesty has shown to her people the highest and noblest example of all those virtues which alone could make home happy , and which constitute the holiest character whether in a neasant
or a princess . ( Applause . ) I ho toast was received with due honours . The CnAia 3 tAi . —I have now to give you the health of him who stands on the steps of the throne , though we all trust it will be many a long year before he ascends those steps . ( Hear , hear . ) I believe the Prince of Wales has not yet joined our Order , as many of his noble ancestors have done . Many of the Sovereigns of England have exchanged the sceptre for the
trowel , taken part in our ceremonies , and have been glad to decorate themselves with our badges , and seek the preferment which is due to personal merit only . I trust we may ere long have the Prince of Wales as a brother amongst us . ( Hear , hear ) In the mean time we must ever hope that whenever he may be , in the providence of God , called upon to rule these kingdomshis reign may be glorious—glorious not with the
, , glory that is derived from strife and bloodshed , from desolated homes and devastated cities , —but the glory that proceeds from civilisation , and from the promotion of those arts and sciences which his noble father did so much to promote . ( Hear , hear . ) Glorious in all those virtues that our Order is intended to promote ; and if it must be otherwise—if , indeed , foreign armies should tread our shores , and compel us to take up arms in
defence of the throne of Great Britain and the descendants of our ancient line of monarchs , I am quite sure that among the Freemasons of this kingdom will be found many read y to stand by their legitimate Sovereign with their fortunes and with their lives . ( Loud applause . ) I shall , therefore , give you "The Prince and Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " ( Applause . ) The accession of the Princess of Wales to the high
position which she fills was recently celebrated by our Order , in common with all our fellow-subjects , and we hope she will be happy in her new and exalted sphere . The toast was warml y received . The CIIAIIOIA - . —After our allegiance to the ruler of the people , our homage is to the ruler of the Craft . ( Loud Applause . ) But while the law enjoins obedience to the authorities which it sets over us , and enforces that obedience by the
severest penalties , the ruler of the Craft has no other hold upon us than that which is obtained by the influence which naturally follows our respect and affection for him . To say that we respect the Grand Master is to say that we participate in the feeling of Irishmen . ( Hear . ) I believe the whole community respect a nobleman who is placed at the head of the Irish peerage , and who is the chief of the illustrious family of the Geraluines . ( Applause . ) Which , in my humble opinion , is a ,
prouder honour than even his ducal rank . The Duke of Leinster has passed the greater part of his honoured life iu the quiet of his country seat , among his own people , intent upon the duties of a great landed proprietor , ever ready to assist in every work of utility in which his country ' s benefit is concerned . ; We certainly respect such a man . We respect a man who rises above the petty intricacies of party , and who is free from that spirit of extravagance which has reduced so many a noble house
to ruin , and caused the possessions of the hereditary noble topass into the hands of strangers . ( Hear , hear . ) We , of course , respect such a man ; but when we consider him as for 50 years our Grand Master ( Loud and continued applause)—when we meet him coming thus amongst us once more , as our brother and our guest—we are bound certainly to bestow upon him the highest acclamatiotn which our hearts and hands can
offer . ( Applause . ) It has been your pleasure , my brethren of the Grand Lodge , to present an address to the Duke , and I will not delay you from hearing that address , which you will hear now for the first time . It has been placed very lately in my bands by the committee who prepared it , and they have , & think , expressed your sentiments and feeling 3 better than 1 could do . ( Applause . ) The Deputy Grand Master then read the address as follows : — " To his Grace Autiiislits Frederick , Duke of Leinster , Grand
Master of the Freemasons of Ireland . " MOST Wonsinrvox GUASD MASTEII , —The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland beg leave to present toyour Grace , on this , the 50 th anniversary of your election to the office of their Grand Master , their grateful acknowledgment of the fidelity and care with which you have upheld the institution of Freemasonry , and their admiration of the purity of life and rectitude of purpose which have uniformly distinguished
your Grace ' s career . " We believe that the records of our order throughout the world afford no other instance of the re-election of the sains individual to the office of Grand Master during a period of 50 consecutive years . We may , therefore , congratulate your Grace on that distinction ; and still more on the fact that , during the long period in which the unanimous suffrages of the Grand Lodge of Ireland have placed yon at the head of a society , the
very basis of whose social compact is freedom and independence , and in which personal merit alone gives any just claim to distinction , the Masonic Order in Ireland has been progressively advancing in prosperity , influence , respectability , and usefulness , to an extent hitherto unprecedented in its history . Wo believe this result to be attributable in no slight degree to the advantages the Society has enjoyed under your Grace ' s wise , temperate , and vigilant superintendance .
" Ever zeaious in the furtherance of our great design , your Grace has united the whole body of Freemasons in Ireland iu the strictest' amity and fraternity , and in the most cordial harmony and good-will . Steady and firm of purpose , you havs ruled us on all occasions of difficulty with gentleness and moderation , but with an inflexible impartiality , which , while it commanded our respect , has likewise won our confidence . Affable and courteous to allyour personal demeanour amongst us has
, gained the favour of our whole community , and those who have had the honour , of being associated with you in the management of its affairs have over borne with them tho most grateful and pleasing reminiscences of your kindness aud condescension , the genuine result of that benevolent and unassuming spirit which alone is true nobility Nor should we omit to acknowledge your munificence to the asylum provided for the orphan children of
our brethren ; iu that , as iu all other respects , you have set usan example not only worthy of our praise , but , according to our several means and opportunities , of our imitation likewise . " We respectfully offer to your Grace , on your own behalf , and on the part of the great fraternity which we represent , onr cordial and enthusiastic greetings and salutations on this happy anniversary . We trust that you will long continue to fill the high and dignified position which you have now for half a century occupied and adorned in our time-honoured and revered institution . We imnlore the Great Architect of the universe to-