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The Earl of Mulgrave , in returning thanks , said , that although uot one of the initiated , he was delighted to meet fc- the first time in public since his assumption to the government of this province , a society so well known for the charity it extended to all classes . This toast was followed by the healths of " The Duke of Athole ancl the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; " " The Earl of Zetland and the Grand Lodge of England ;" and "The Duke of Leinster and the Grand Lodof Ireland . "
ge The R . AA . Prov . Grand Master next gave , " Our distinguished Brother , Vice Admiral Sir Houston Stewart , aud the Heat under his command . " Sir Houston Steward in reply dwelt at great length on the kindness he had ever received from the people of Halifax , for upwards of thirty years . In the course of his remarks he alluded to his son who was born iu Halifax , joined the army , and after a successful campaign iu the East Indies , his health succumbed to an Indian dimewhere he met a soldier ' s grave . His speech throughout was
inter-, spersed with numerous witticisms , ancl at the close he sat-down amidst a hurricane : of applause . The Brethren -next duly honoured , " Our distinguished brother , Major General Trollbpe , ancl the garrison under his command . " Gen . Trollope , in a very able manner , responded to this sentiment . He spoke of the good feeling that existed between the military ancl civilians , and expressed a wish that the feeling would continue . It was his fervent wish that it should ,
and nothing would be left undone by him and those under his command , to cultivate that spirit of harmony aud good feeling that should ever exist between the military and civil powers . He also adverted to the fact , that since he had been appointed to the British North American statiou , he was happy to say that he also could boast ,, like tbe worthy admiral who preceded him , of having three sons born on the soil of British North America , who he trusted would one clay do honour to the land of their birth . mi . - n T * r T >—— n i ir i . . , . . . . j . ~ . 1 it r \ -... j . 1— -n ..-4-l— n—i . T rt The Grand Master next proposed worthBrother
, „„ R . AV . Prov . , " Our y , Capt . J . C . Dalrymple Hay , R . AV . P . Prov . G . M . for AVigtonshire . " Capt . Hay ( of H . M . S . Indus ) , in responding , made a few brief ancl eloquent remarks on the beuefits of Masonry . He was initiated iu Canton , took his next degree at the jCape , another at Malta , and was elevated to his present position in Scotland . It would afford him great pleasure to convey to the Scottish Grand Lodgo at the first opportunity , the honour that hacl been paid to it . The sentiment then proposed was" The Three Great Lights hi Masonry . Ho
, whose footsteps are guided thereby cannot err . " ' The R . AA . Prov . Grand Master said , "Brethren , I have next to propose the Countess of Mulgrave , Lady Stewart , Mrs . Trollope , and the fair daughters of Acadia . AVe have their sympathies iu the distress which it is our great object to relieve . " At the request of the chairman , this toast was received with Masonic honours ( notwithstanding the presence of numerous strangers ) and was responded to b
, y his Excellency the Governor , the Admiral , and General Trollope , in suitable terms . The Brethren next drank the health of "Our venerable Brother , the Hon . the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia ; " to which Bro . Fitzgerald Cochran responded . After the toast of "The Mayor and Corporation of Halifax , " the Chairman proposed "Our Guests who have honoured us this evening with their company ; we give them a cordial ancl friendly welcome . ' Mr . Robert Millar responded in a brief and handsome maimer , and expressed his
gratification at meeting a body so influential and charitable as that of the Masonic Craft . The concluding healths were to "Our absent Brethren and friends all over the world ; " and a bunipor to " Our next Merry Meeting ; " which was responded to by the whole company joining bauds , ancl singing " Aultl Lang Syne . " During tho evening the Prov . Grand Master announced that he had received a tele giam from Charlottetown , Prince Edward's Island , expressing a wish to join them in toasting the memory of St . Andrew , which request was enthusiastically responded to .
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Colonial.
The Earl of Mulgrave , in returning thanks , said , that although uot one of the initiated , he was delighted to meet fc- the first time in public since his assumption to the government of this province , a society so well known for the charity it extended to all classes . This toast was followed by the healths of " The Duke of Athole ancl the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; " " The Earl of Zetland and the Grand Lodge of England ;" and "The Duke of Leinster and the Grand Lodof Ireland . "
ge The R . AA . Prov . Grand Master next gave , " Our distinguished Brother , Vice Admiral Sir Houston Stewart , aud the Heat under his command . " Sir Houston Steward in reply dwelt at great length on the kindness he had ever received from the people of Halifax , for upwards of thirty years . In the course of his remarks he alluded to his son who was born iu Halifax , joined the army , and after a successful campaign iu the East Indies , his health succumbed to an Indian dimewhere he met a soldier ' s grave . His speech throughout was
inter-, spersed with numerous witticisms , ancl at the close he sat-down amidst a hurricane : of applause . The Brethren -next duly honoured , " Our distinguished brother , Major General Trollbpe , ancl the garrison under his command . " Gen . Trollope , in a very able manner , responded to this sentiment . He spoke of the good feeling that existed between the military ancl civilians , and expressed a wish that the feeling would continue . It was his fervent wish that it should ,
and nothing would be left undone by him and those under his command , to cultivate that spirit of harmony aud good feeling that should ever exist between the military and civil powers . He also adverted to the fact , that since he had been appointed to the British North American statiou , he was happy to say that he also could boast ,, like tbe worthy admiral who preceded him , of having three sons born on the soil of British North America , who he trusted would one clay do honour to the land of their birth . mi . - n T * r T >—— n i ir i . . , . . . . j . ~ . 1 it r \ -... j . 1— -n ..-4-l— n—i . T rt The Grand Master next proposed worthBrother
, „„ R . AV . Prov . , " Our y , Capt . J . C . Dalrymple Hay , R . AV . P . Prov . G . M . for AVigtonshire . " Capt . Hay ( of H . M . S . Indus ) , in responding , made a few brief ancl eloquent remarks on the beuefits of Masonry . He was initiated iu Canton , took his next degree at the jCape , another at Malta , and was elevated to his present position in Scotland . It would afford him great pleasure to convey to the Scottish Grand Lodgo at the first opportunity , the honour that hacl been paid to it . The sentiment then proposed was" The Three Great Lights hi Masonry . Ho
, whose footsteps are guided thereby cannot err . " ' The R . AA . Prov . Grand Master said , "Brethren , I have next to propose the Countess of Mulgrave , Lady Stewart , Mrs . Trollope , and the fair daughters of Acadia . AVe have their sympathies iu the distress which it is our great object to relieve . " At the request of the chairman , this toast was received with Masonic honours ( notwithstanding the presence of numerous strangers ) and was responded to b
, y his Excellency the Governor , the Admiral , and General Trollope , in suitable terms . The Brethren next drank the health of "Our venerable Brother , the Hon . the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia ; " to which Bro . Fitzgerald Cochran responded . After the toast of "The Mayor and Corporation of Halifax , " the Chairman proposed "Our Guests who have honoured us this evening with their company ; we give them a cordial ancl friendly welcome . ' Mr . Robert Millar responded in a brief and handsome maimer , and expressed his
gratification at meeting a body so influential and charitable as that of the Masonic Craft . The concluding healths were to "Our absent Brethren and friends all over the world ; " and a bunipor to " Our next Merry Meeting ; " which was responded to by the whole company joining bauds , ancl singing " Aultl Lang Syne . " During tho evening the Prov . Grand Master announced that he had received a tele giam from Charlottetown , Prince Edward's Island , expressing a wish to join them in toasting the memory of St . Andrew , which request was enthusiastically responded to .