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Ireland.
and so they also had a diversity of opinion sometimes among them at their meetings , and at their debates , of which , however , they knew very little , as those gentlemen he saw below him that evening were not admitted to the meetings to make known their proceedings to the public . They never had any unpleasantness , though , or personality ; and he only wished that every other body would follow their example , and allow each individual to hold his own opinion , while , at the same time ,
they bowed to the majority without giving or taking offence . They were indebted for that feeling to the true JIasonic spirit which possessed them , and the training of the Order . They were led to respect each other , and bow to the decisions of their deputy , who had ruled them for so many years , and whom they all loved , respected , and obeyed , as in duty hound , but more from affection , he assured them , than anything else . He ruled them with firmnessbut with great kindness and consideration . It was
, not always an easy or agreeable task to praise a gentleman to his face , and he would be afraid now to go further lest their Deputy Grand JIaster should think he was saying too much ; but on the part of the JIasonic body he begged to tender him their most grateful thanks for the manner in which he had presided over them for the last twelve years , and also for his dignified conduct in the chair that evening . As the Duke was not therehe thought they had the next best in the order
pre-, sent , and therefore he thought on the part of the JIasonic body generally , aud the ladies and gentlemen present , they might tender the Deputy Grand JIaster their best thanks . The Right Hon . ' the Attorney General came forward to second the motion , and was received with marked manifestations of applause . He said he should hesitate in addressing so large an assemblage as was there that night , and he asked their
indulgence hy permitting him to remain silent , but he knew from so large a JIasonic element as he saw in that vast assemblage around him , that ho would receive that indulgence at their hands while he addressed the few crude and unpremedidated observations which he had to address to them . His excellent friend , the Grand Secretary , had spoken to the resolution that he was to soeond in terms of well-deserved praise addressed to their most excellent and respected Deputy Grand JIaster , chiefly in reference to the presidency ho had exercised for so many
years over the Masonic Order . He had not had , unfortunately , the same opportunities of judging of him in that high positio " n as his excellent friend , theGrand Secretary hail , biit he would address them on a subject that was , perhaps , germane to the meeting , and that is in relation to the part " taken by their excellent and right worshipful Grand JIaster in connection with the admirable charity whose annual festival they had assembled to witness that nihtHe spoke in well-deserved terms of the
g . kind and gentle sway exercised over the orphans by the Deputy Grand JIaster , but he ( the Attorney General ) as a working member of the institution which they were assembled there to inaugurate the festival of , could bear his testimony to the worth of that most excellent brother in relation to that charity , and to the kind and parental care which he exercised over the orphans . He could state that for he had been connected with
many years the schools and their management . Nobody had taken a more zealous , kind , or active part in them than Bro . Townsend , and inthat capacity he was happy to be privileged that night by being called upon to second a vote of thanks to their Deputy-Grand JIaster . He assured them that it gave him unfeigned pleasure and happiness to see such an assemblage as he had the honour of addressing . He remembered the early stages of tho institution "
, when such a meeting was not dreamedof , when they ventured for the first time to hold their meeting for the distribution of prizes in the comparatively limited space of the Masonic Hall , in a room not capable of containing one-tenth part of the number he saw present there that evening , and he ¦ was delighted to see that the assemblage was not confined to the members of the JIasonic OrderThey knew that at the
. bottom of the institution , as the great basis upon which it rested , the most prominent feature iu all its characteristics was that of chanty . He did irot believe it could be better exercised , or that a better display of the benevolent intentions of the Order could be made than b y producing before tliem the children they had shown that night . He trusted the appearance of thosa childrenand the care bestowed themindicated the ad
, upon , - vance which they made in the different subjects and branches of education , evidenced by the premiums awarded to them , not as a mere routine in the ordinary commonp lace examination , but for real ! merit , tested by men who were as well calculated to judge their proficiency as any men could be . All that indi-
Ireland.
cated to what an extent the education of the school had been carried out . Some might say that the children were overeducated . He denied that . They were entitled to the best education that the funds of the great Order was capable of affording them . His only regret was that the funds were not more extended than they were . He « ould be happy if a Boys ' School were also established in connection with the Female Orphan Schools . He would be delighted to think , and he could
hardly doubt that if the matter were started it would be supported , and if the project were put forward he was certain it would receive a support that would satisfy them in forming such an institution . He rejoiced that their school was conferring such advantages on the children as they had an opportunity of witnessing that evening , and be trusted they would always have that cordial support that would show JIasonic charity was not stinted . He knew nothing better deserving their supportand
, he would ask any one present , in what they saw that evening , had they anything to reproach themselves for ? He trusted that from year to year they would go on advancing and progressing , and that nothing would occur that could shake their confidence in the stability of an institution which depended on their charity , and that they would be able to add to it from time to timeand that they would see in that hallfrom year to year
, , , such assemblages as he had the pleasure of observing that evening . The Deputy Grand JIaster ( Bro . J . II . Townsend , LL . D . ) , on rising to respond , was received with loud applause . He said he had to return his most sincere thanks to the Grand Secretary who had proposed a vote of thanks to him , and his acknowledgments to his right lion , friend who had so kindly seconded the
motion . He would take it for granted that unless he had in . some degree deserved the good opinions of his brethren , he . would not now , after an interval of twelve years , still retain thohold upon their regard which had been evinced in the way just , manifested by the manner in which his name had been received .. He trusted they would excuse him for not saying more of
himself on that occasion than that he was very proud—honestly proud—of being associated with men who devoted so much , time and trouble , and brought so much ability to the affairs of the institution as those who surrounded him on that occasion , and had taken the institution in hand , raid had brought it to the condition in which they now saw it . He had , on the part of tbe Duke of Leinster , whose place he filled at present ,, to return those ladies and gentlemen who had honoured them ,
with their presence cordial acknowledgments . He was sorry his Grace was absent , but he would reiterate the . sentiment , that he did , wherever lie went , carry with him the most zealousanxiety for the benefit of that institution , which he had so long fostered by his care and supported by his ability . Her ( the chairman ) had also to thank the brethren of the JIasonic Order for the display they made that evening . He was really proud of presiding over such an institution as the Jlasonic- ,
body of Ireland , and well might a man of higher social position than his be proud of the position which he then held . He . was glad to find that on that evening the trivial details of ceremonial—those principles of order , regularity , and harmony wliich lay at the basis of tho institution—had been carried out . so well ; and be trusted they would not be forgotten , as they had never been in more important matters . The JIasonic Order was making a rapid and noble progress in the city among all
the intelligent and educated classes . Ho trusted it would continue so to extend , and that those who joined , and those whobelonged to the institution would remember that it was not only their duty to assist the Order , but also to further the . great and glorious objects for which the institution bad beenformed . He trusted they would not conceive that on account of the absence that evening of their more influential brethren , those dear little orphan scholars of theirs had been forgotten
by them , having here personal testimony to the efficiency of our schools . Tne Deputy G . JIaster concluded amidst applause . A programme of music was gone through , and the proceedings , terminated .
Obituary.
Obituary .
DEATH OF BRO . SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON , HART JD . CZ ., LL . D ., F . Z . S ., AND PROV . G . JI . GLASGOAV . From tho brief notice . appearing in our last our readers would gather there wore , indeed , but faint hopes of tho recovery of the
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Ireland.
and so they also had a diversity of opinion sometimes among them at their meetings , and at their debates , of which , however , they knew very little , as those gentlemen he saw below him that evening were not admitted to the meetings to make known their proceedings to the public . They never had any unpleasantness , though , or personality ; and he only wished that every other body would follow their example , and allow each individual to hold his own opinion , while , at the same time ,
they bowed to the majority without giving or taking offence . They were indebted for that feeling to the true JIasonic spirit which possessed them , and the training of the Order . They were led to respect each other , and bow to the decisions of their deputy , who had ruled them for so many years , and whom they all loved , respected , and obeyed , as in duty hound , but more from affection , he assured them , than anything else . He ruled them with firmnessbut with great kindness and consideration . It was
, not always an easy or agreeable task to praise a gentleman to his face , and he would be afraid now to go further lest their Deputy Grand JIaster should think he was saying too much ; but on the part of the JIasonic body he begged to tender him their most grateful thanks for the manner in which he had presided over them for the last twelve years , and also for his dignified conduct in the chair that evening . As the Duke was not therehe thought they had the next best in the order
pre-, sent , and therefore he thought on the part of the JIasonic body generally , aud the ladies and gentlemen present , they might tender the Deputy Grand JIaster their best thanks . The Right Hon . ' the Attorney General came forward to second the motion , and was received with marked manifestations of applause . He said he should hesitate in addressing so large an assemblage as was there that night , and he asked their
indulgence hy permitting him to remain silent , but he knew from so large a JIasonic element as he saw in that vast assemblage around him , that ho would receive that indulgence at their hands while he addressed the few crude and unpremedidated observations which he had to address to them . His excellent friend , the Grand Secretary , had spoken to the resolution that he was to soeond in terms of well-deserved praise addressed to their most excellent and respected Deputy Grand JIaster , chiefly in reference to the presidency ho had exercised for so many
years over the Masonic Order . He had not had , unfortunately , the same opportunities of judging of him in that high positio " n as his excellent friend , theGrand Secretary hail , biit he would address them on a subject that was , perhaps , germane to the meeting , and that is in relation to the part " taken by their excellent and right worshipful Grand JIaster in connection with the admirable charity whose annual festival they had assembled to witness that nihtHe spoke in well-deserved terms of the
g . kind and gentle sway exercised over the orphans by the Deputy Grand JIaster , but he ( the Attorney General ) as a working member of the institution which they were assembled there to inaugurate the festival of , could bear his testimony to the worth of that most excellent brother in relation to that charity , and to the kind and parental care which he exercised over the orphans . He could state that for he had been connected with
many years the schools and their management . Nobody had taken a more zealous , kind , or active part in them than Bro . Townsend , and inthat capacity he was happy to be privileged that night by being called upon to second a vote of thanks to their Deputy-Grand JIaster . He assured them that it gave him unfeigned pleasure and happiness to see such an assemblage as he had the honour of addressing . He remembered the early stages of tho institution "
, when such a meeting was not dreamedof , when they ventured for the first time to hold their meeting for the distribution of prizes in the comparatively limited space of the Masonic Hall , in a room not capable of containing one-tenth part of the number he saw present there that evening , and he ¦ was delighted to see that the assemblage was not confined to the members of the JIasonic OrderThey knew that at the
. bottom of the institution , as the great basis upon which it rested , the most prominent feature iu all its characteristics was that of chanty . He did irot believe it could be better exercised , or that a better display of the benevolent intentions of the Order could be made than b y producing before tliem the children they had shown that night . He trusted the appearance of thosa childrenand the care bestowed themindicated the ad
, upon , - vance which they made in the different subjects and branches of education , evidenced by the premiums awarded to them , not as a mere routine in the ordinary commonp lace examination , but for real ! merit , tested by men who were as well calculated to judge their proficiency as any men could be . All that indi-
Ireland.
cated to what an extent the education of the school had been carried out . Some might say that the children were overeducated . He denied that . They were entitled to the best education that the funds of the great Order was capable of affording them . His only regret was that the funds were not more extended than they were . He « ould be happy if a Boys ' School were also established in connection with the Female Orphan Schools . He would be delighted to think , and he could
hardly doubt that if the matter were started it would be supported , and if the project were put forward he was certain it would receive a support that would satisfy them in forming such an institution . He rejoiced that their school was conferring such advantages on the children as they had an opportunity of witnessing that evening , and be trusted they would always have that cordial support that would show JIasonic charity was not stinted . He knew nothing better deserving their supportand
, he would ask any one present , in what they saw that evening , had they anything to reproach themselves for ? He trusted that from year to year they would go on advancing and progressing , and that nothing would occur that could shake their confidence in the stability of an institution which depended on their charity , and that they would be able to add to it from time to timeand that they would see in that hallfrom year to year
, , , such assemblages as he had the pleasure of observing that evening . The Deputy Grand JIaster ( Bro . J . II . Townsend , LL . D . ) , on rising to respond , was received with loud applause . He said he had to return his most sincere thanks to the Grand Secretary who had proposed a vote of thanks to him , and his acknowledgments to his right lion , friend who had so kindly seconded the
motion . He would take it for granted that unless he had in . some degree deserved the good opinions of his brethren , he . would not now , after an interval of twelve years , still retain thohold upon their regard which had been evinced in the way just , manifested by the manner in which his name had been received .. He trusted they would excuse him for not saying more of
himself on that occasion than that he was very proud—honestly proud—of being associated with men who devoted so much , time and trouble , and brought so much ability to the affairs of the institution as those who surrounded him on that occasion , and had taken the institution in hand , raid had brought it to the condition in which they now saw it . He had , on the part of tbe Duke of Leinster , whose place he filled at present ,, to return those ladies and gentlemen who had honoured them ,
with their presence cordial acknowledgments . He was sorry his Grace was absent , but he would reiterate the . sentiment , that he did , wherever lie went , carry with him the most zealousanxiety for the benefit of that institution , which he had so long fostered by his care and supported by his ability . Her ( the chairman ) had also to thank the brethren of the JIasonic Order for the display they made that evening . He was really proud of presiding over such an institution as the Jlasonic- ,
body of Ireland , and well might a man of higher social position than his be proud of the position which he then held . He . was glad to find that on that evening the trivial details of ceremonial—those principles of order , regularity , and harmony wliich lay at the basis of tho institution—had been carried out . so well ; and be trusted they would not be forgotten , as they had never been in more important matters . The JIasonic Order was making a rapid and noble progress in the city among all
the intelligent and educated classes . Ho trusted it would continue so to extend , and that those who joined , and those whobelonged to the institution would remember that it was not only their duty to assist the Order , but also to further the . great and glorious objects for which the institution bad beenformed . He trusted they would not conceive that on account of the absence that evening of their more influential brethren , those dear little orphan scholars of theirs had been forgotten
by them , having here personal testimony to the efficiency of our schools . Tne Deputy G . JIaster concluded amidst applause . A programme of music was gone through , and the proceedings , terminated .
Obituary.
Obituary .
DEATH OF BRO . SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON , HART JD . CZ ., LL . D ., F . Z . S ., AND PROV . G . JI . GLASGOAV . From tho brief notice . appearing in our last our readers would gather there wore , indeed , but faint hopes of tho recovery of the