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letter is dated Grand Orient de France , Paris , 9 th Jan . 1857 .- — " Very dear Brother , — Prince Lucieii Murat , Grand Master of the Masonic Order in France , has received the letter you addressed to him , dated 20 th December , 1856 , enclosing- an order on London for 2004 francs , being the amount of a subscription raised by you among our good Scottish Brethren , in aid of the unfortunate victims of the inundations in France . The Prince desires me to convey to you his deep
and lively gratitude for such an act of sympathy on the part of your countrymen , and especially to thank you for the care and pains you have taken in collecting this offering . I enclose a receipt for 2004 francs you sent to the Grand Master , and which the cashier of the G . O . F . has paid into the treasury , for distribution among the sufferers . Receive , T . 111 . Brother , the assurance of my devoted esteem and fraternal regard .- —( Signed)—P . Claude , 33 , Chief of the Secretariat General of the Order , Representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland at the Grand Lodge of France . "
DUNDEE UNION ROYAL CHAPTEE ( NO .-6 ) . Presentation of a Portrait to > Comp . James \ Jack , M . E ., Past Principal Z . — The Companions of this Chapter , being highly sensible of the eminent services rendered by Comp . James Jack , not only to the Union Chapter , but to the Royal Arch Order in this part of Scotland for nearly half a century ,, resolved to request him to sit for his portrait , to which he readily assented . On the evening of Monday , 26 th January , a meeting of the subscribers to this testimonial took place in the British Hotel for its presentation ; Comp . G . L . L . Alison in the
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chair , who presented the portrait in eloquent and graceful terms . Comp . Jack acknowledged the compliment in a feeling manner , assuring his Companions of the high estimation and value in which he regarded their kindness ; and in return requested that it might be accepted by the Union Chapter , to be placed in their hall , and preserved along with the Charter of the Chapter . Comp . James Chalmers , M . E . Z ., accepted the portrait in the name of the Chapter , assuring
Comp . Jack that it would be carefully preserved , cherished , and highly esteemed , but with the fervent hope that he may long be spared to represent himself personally at their meetings . The portrait is a splendid one , on a large scale , and placed in a handsome frame . The likeness is perfect , and the artistic work of a superior class ., highly creditable to the talents of the artist , Comp . James Irvine , of Montrose , a member of this Chapter . In the meantime , the picture has been sent to the Royal Exhibition of Paintings in Edinburgh .
Ireland
IEELAFD
CORK . The regular Quarterly Convention of the above-named Grand Lodge for this year assembled on Monday , the 16 th of February , in the handsome Lodge Room ( in Turkej ^ -street , Cork ) , of No . 1 on the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . As our Prov . G . M . was absent , the Lodge was opened as heretofore in the 3 rd Degree by the I ) ep . Prov . G-. M ., Pro . W . Atkins , of Waterpark , after which our P . G . Sec ., Bro . George Chatterton , read the record of the previous meeting , held
in same room , in Nov ., 1856 . He stated , ho had not any particular subject to lay before the Brethren assembled , beyond the necessity of expelling an unworthy member of two of the Cork Lodges from our Order ; and , as every Brother present was well aware of tlie case alluded to , the suggestion was immediately acted on , and the record of expulsion sent to the Supreme Grand Lodge in Dublin for confirmation . ^ A lengthened discussion followed , showing the advantage to the Order rem an uniformity of opening and closing ., initiating , crafting , and raising in the
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letter is dated Grand Orient de France , Paris , 9 th Jan . 1857 .- — " Very dear Brother , — Prince Lucieii Murat , Grand Master of the Masonic Order in France , has received the letter you addressed to him , dated 20 th December , 1856 , enclosing- an order on London for 2004 francs , being the amount of a subscription raised by you among our good Scottish Brethren , in aid of the unfortunate victims of the inundations in France . The Prince desires me to convey to you his deep
and lively gratitude for such an act of sympathy on the part of your countrymen , and especially to thank you for the care and pains you have taken in collecting this offering . I enclose a receipt for 2004 francs you sent to the Grand Master , and which the cashier of the G . O . F . has paid into the treasury , for distribution among the sufferers . Receive , T . 111 . Brother , the assurance of my devoted esteem and fraternal regard .- —( Signed)—P . Claude , 33 , Chief of the Secretariat General of the Order , Representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland at the Grand Lodge of France . "
DUNDEE UNION ROYAL CHAPTEE ( NO .-6 ) . Presentation of a Portrait to > Comp . James \ Jack , M . E ., Past Principal Z . — The Companions of this Chapter , being highly sensible of the eminent services rendered by Comp . James Jack , not only to the Union Chapter , but to the Royal Arch Order in this part of Scotland for nearly half a century ,, resolved to request him to sit for his portrait , to which he readily assented . On the evening of Monday , 26 th January , a meeting of the subscribers to this testimonial took place in the British Hotel for its presentation ; Comp . G . L . L . Alison in the
ROYAL ARCH
chair , who presented the portrait in eloquent and graceful terms . Comp . Jack acknowledged the compliment in a feeling manner , assuring his Companions of the high estimation and value in which he regarded their kindness ; and in return requested that it might be accepted by the Union Chapter , to be placed in their hall , and preserved along with the Charter of the Chapter . Comp . James Chalmers , M . E . Z ., accepted the portrait in the name of the Chapter , assuring
Comp . Jack that it would be carefully preserved , cherished , and highly esteemed , but with the fervent hope that he may long be spared to represent himself personally at their meetings . The portrait is a splendid one , on a large scale , and placed in a handsome frame . The likeness is perfect , and the artistic work of a superior class ., highly creditable to the talents of the artist , Comp . James Irvine , of Montrose , a member of this Chapter . In the meantime , the picture has been sent to the Royal Exhibition of Paintings in Edinburgh .
Ireland
IEELAFD
CORK . The regular Quarterly Convention of the above-named Grand Lodge for this year assembled on Monday , the 16 th of February , in the handsome Lodge Room ( in Turkej ^ -street , Cork ) , of No . 1 on the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland . As our Prov . G . M . was absent , the Lodge was opened as heretofore in the 3 rd Degree by the I ) ep . Prov . G-. M ., Pro . W . Atkins , of Waterpark , after which our P . G . Sec ., Bro . George Chatterton , read the record of the previous meeting , held
in same room , in Nov ., 1856 . He stated , ho had not any particular subject to lay before the Brethren assembled , beyond the necessity of expelling an unworthy member of two of the Cork Lodges from our Order ; and , as every Brother present was well aware of tlie case alluded to , the suggestion was immediately acted on , and the record of expulsion sent to the Supreme Grand Lodge in Dublin for confirmation . ^ A lengthened discussion followed , showing the advantage to the Order rem an uniformity of opening and closing ., initiating , crafting , and raising in the