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Ireland ,
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BELFAST . St . John ' s Day , June 24 . —The anniversary festival of the " Brethren of the Mystic Tie / ' was celebrated in Belfast with the usual rejoicings . There were no processions , however , the members of the ancient brotherhood having abstained from display during the past three or four years ,
DO WNSHIRE . Castlewellan . — -St . Paid ' s Lodge ( No 142 ) . —The Brethren met in open Lodge at 9 o ' clock a . m ., on St . John ' s Day , June 24 th , and after the transaction of some business , were called by the W . M . from labour to refreshment , and the Brethren proceeded at 10 o'clock a . m ., according to appointment / to meet the members of St . James ' s ( 197 ) , of Union ( 367 ) , and those of Lodge 1009 , at Dundrum , whence they all proceeded to visit the picturesque village of Newcastle—dividing into groups
as fancy led—one party took a ramble through the beautiful grounds of Donard Lodge , while another tried their physical powers in the ascent of the lofty Slieve Donard , and the spectator from the shore might descry in the distance the white sails of a very pretty little yacht ( the property of one of the Brethren ) bearing the remainder of the Brethren assembled " o ' er the , glad waters of the deep blue sea . " At 3 o ' clock conveyances were ordered , and the party drove to Castlewellan through the beautiful demesne of Earl Annesley till 5 o ' clock , when they sat down to a substantial dinner provided by Bro . Herron in the Lodge-room of
St . Paul ' s Lodge . The cloth being removed , the Brethren were again called to labour , and the lodge closed in peace and harmony according to ancient rites . The after proceedings of the evening were ushered in by a motion that the Rev . W . Sayers should take the chair , which having been complied Avith , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts Avere given from the chair , and speeches made by several of the Brethren . After several good songs had been sung , the Brethren separated at 9 o ' clock p . m ., each for their respective homes , much pleased with their reunion on St . John ' s Day , and looking forward Avith hope to many such happy meetings .
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AUSTRALIA . —VICTORIA . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Victoria was held at the Lodge-room , on Monday the 29 th of March , 1858 , the R . W . Prov . G . M ., the Hon . Capt . Clarke , R . E ., presiding , supported by his Prov . Grand Officers . The Prov . G . M . announced that from various reasons which he assigned , lie deemed it desirable to reappoint the Brethren to the Provincial offices wh ^ ch they now respectively held . The Prov . G . Treas . was also re-elected .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . for South Australia , Benjamin Archer Kent , Esq ., M . B . having been announced , he was duly ushered into the Prov . Grand Lodge by tlie Deacons and Stewards , and received with the grand honours on his being conducted to the right of the Prov . G . M . On a complimentary vote of thanks being voted to Bro . Kent , on the motion of the V . W . Prov . G . S . W ,, Bro . H . W . Lowry , seconded and supported by Bro , J . J . Moody , P . Prov . J . G . W . for Cheshire , and Bro . Robt . Levick , P . M ., and others , that di ^ tipgm > he / d Brother , iu an appropriate speech , returned thanks , expressed his grain
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland ,
IRELAND ,
BELFAST . St . John ' s Day , June 24 . —The anniversary festival of the " Brethren of the Mystic Tie / ' was celebrated in Belfast with the usual rejoicings . There were no processions , however , the members of the ancient brotherhood having abstained from display during the past three or four years ,
DO WNSHIRE . Castlewellan . — -St . Paid ' s Lodge ( No 142 ) . —The Brethren met in open Lodge at 9 o ' clock a . m ., on St . John ' s Day , June 24 th , and after the transaction of some business , were called by the W . M . from labour to refreshment , and the Brethren proceeded at 10 o'clock a . m ., according to appointment / to meet the members of St . James ' s ( 197 ) , of Union ( 367 ) , and those of Lodge 1009 , at Dundrum , whence they all proceeded to visit the picturesque village of Newcastle—dividing into groups
as fancy led—one party took a ramble through the beautiful grounds of Donard Lodge , while another tried their physical powers in the ascent of the lofty Slieve Donard , and the spectator from the shore might descry in the distance the white sails of a very pretty little yacht ( the property of one of the Brethren ) bearing the remainder of the Brethren assembled " o ' er the , glad waters of the deep blue sea . " At 3 o ' clock conveyances were ordered , and the party drove to Castlewellan through the beautiful demesne of Earl Annesley till 5 o ' clock , when they sat down to a substantial dinner provided by Bro . Herron in the Lodge-room of
St . Paul ' s Lodge . The cloth being removed , the Brethren were again called to labour , and the lodge closed in peace and harmony according to ancient rites . The after proceedings of the evening were ushered in by a motion that the Rev . W . Sayers should take the chair , which having been complied Avith , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts Avere given from the chair , and speeches made by several of the Brethren . After several good songs had been sung , the Brethren separated at 9 o ' clock p . m ., each for their respective homes , much pleased with their reunion on St . John ' s Day , and looking forward Avith hope to many such happy meetings .
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AUSTRALIA . —VICTORIA . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The annual meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Victoria was held at the Lodge-room , on Monday the 29 th of March , 1858 , the R . W . Prov . G . M ., the Hon . Capt . Clarke , R . E ., presiding , supported by his Prov . Grand Officers . The Prov . G . M . announced that from various reasons which he assigned , lie deemed it desirable to reappoint the Brethren to the Provincial offices wh ^ ch they now respectively held . The Prov . G . Treas . was also re-elected .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . for South Australia , Benjamin Archer Kent , Esq ., M . B . having been announced , he was duly ushered into the Prov . Grand Lodge by tlie Deacons and Stewards , and received with the grand honours on his being conducted to the right of the Prov . G . M . On a complimentary vote of thanks being voted to Bro . Kent , on the motion of the V . W . Prov . G . S . W ,, Bro . H . W . Lowry , seconded and supported by Bro , J . J . Moody , P . Prov . J . G . W . for Cheshire , and Bro . Robt . Levick , P . M ., and others , that di ^ tipgm > he / d Brother , iu an appropriate speech , returned thanks , expressed his grain