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a short ramble through the beautiful pleasure grounds , sat clown to a dinner . The chair was taken by Brother Captain Muttlebury , supported by Brothers Major Grafton , Maclagan , Yea , Little , Lloyd , Caldecot , Drake , and about twenty other Brethren . On the removal ofthe cloth , "Non nobis Domine" was sung in splendid style by Brothers Manners , Millar , J . Loder , Wodderspon , Keeling ancl Yea ; after which the first toast of the Craft was given in perfect time ancl order ;
followed by " The Queen ; " " Queen Dowager , Patroness of the Masonic Charitable Institutions ; " " Grand Master of England ; " " Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; " " Grand Lodge of Somerset . " ( for which Brother Wodderspon , P . G . J . W ., returned thanks ); " The Lodges , Royal Cumberland ; " " Royal Sussex ; " " Lodge of Honour ; " and " Lodge of Rectitude , " were all drunk with Masonic honours , and most appropriately acknowledged bBrothers JohnsonMillarGraftonand Drake . In
y , , , the course of the evening some beautiful glees and songs were sung by the Brethren , among which the serenade , " Sleep , gentle lady , " was most rapturousl y encored . Brother Manners ' s " Shamrock , " Brother Millar ' s " Here ' s a health to thee , Tom Moore , " and Brother Caldecot ' s AVelsh song , "Ar hy dder nos , " were received with thunders of applause . The health ancl success of Brother Parker were also toasted with great fervour . After coffeethe Brethren embarked to proceed to
, Bath ; but the harmony and conviviality were not left behind , the voyage home being enlivened by many a noble song and merry jest , while the full unclouded moon looked approvingly on the close of as happy and delighted a party as ever wooed her smile on the waters . " The Bank of England Lodge have acted gloriously in the Asylum
cause . Instruct us here in any tactics that may help , and you may reckon us docile and obedient pupils . Bath will not lag behind . " Box , WILTS , July 27 . —LODGE OF RECTITUDE . —The Brethren of this ancient Lodge , now revived under the most auspicious circumstances , together with a few visitors from the Lodges of Somerset , met at the Bear Inn , for the purpose of electing a W . M ., and other Officers for the ensuing year . The Lodge was opened in form , and the
W . P . M ., Brother H . E . Drake , proceeded to instal the newly and unanimously elected AV . M ., Brother Bennett , ofthe Market-place . Brothers AVestall , Cartland , Little , and AVodderspon , were respectively elected the S . ancl J . AV ., Secretary ancl Treasurer . After the transaction of other special business , the Lodge closed in form , and at five o ' clock the Brethren sat clown to a dinner , provided by Mr . Miles , nearly thirty in number . The newly elected AV . M . was in the chair , supported by
Brothers GeneralInnes , Major Grafton , — McClaghan , Drake , Rev . E . Lewis , Kingston , Maule , Little , Gislot , & c , & c , and faced by Brother AVestall , as Vice-chairman . After the first toast ( one of the Arcana of the Order ) , the healths of their Majesties the Queen , ancl Queen Dowager , the Grancl Master of Masons His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the R . AV . P . G . M . for Somerset and his Grand Officers , the past and present W . M . of tbe Lodge of Rectitudeand the other
, Officers , by name , the visiting Brothers present and absent , & c , were proposed ancl drunk with full Masonic honours . Some excellent ancl appropriate songs and glees by Brothers Millar , AVodderspon , and Keeling , heightened the pleasurable enjoyments of the evening , more particularly Mr . Millar ' s noble song , " Ye sons of philanthropy , " which was enthusiastically welcomed both for the music and the sentiment . The best feeling prevailed , both in respect to the Lodge of Rectitude in
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a short ramble through the beautiful pleasure grounds , sat clown to a dinner . The chair was taken by Brother Captain Muttlebury , supported by Brothers Major Grafton , Maclagan , Yea , Little , Lloyd , Caldecot , Drake , and about twenty other Brethren . On the removal ofthe cloth , "Non nobis Domine" was sung in splendid style by Brothers Manners , Millar , J . Loder , Wodderspon , Keeling ancl Yea ; after which the first toast of the Craft was given in perfect time ancl order ;
followed by " The Queen ; " " Queen Dowager , Patroness of the Masonic Charitable Institutions ; " " Grand Master of England ; " " Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; " " Grand Lodge of Somerset . " ( for which Brother Wodderspon , P . G . J . W ., returned thanks ); " The Lodges , Royal Cumberland ; " " Royal Sussex ; " " Lodge of Honour ; " and " Lodge of Rectitude , " were all drunk with Masonic honours , and most appropriately acknowledged bBrothers JohnsonMillarGraftonand Drake . In
y , , , the course of the evening some beautiful glees and songs were sung by the Brethren , among which the serenade , " Sleep , gentle lady , " was most rapturousl y encored . Brother Manners ' s " Shamrock , " Brother Millar ' s " Here ' s a health to thee , Tom Moore , " and Brother Caldecot ' s AVelsh song , "Ar hy dder nos , " were received with thunders of applause . The health ancl success of Brother Parker were also toasted with great fervour . After coffeethe Brethren embarked to proceed to
, Bath ; but the harmony and conviviality were not left behind , the voyage home being enlivened by many a noble song and merry jest , while the full unclouded moon looked approvingly on the close of as happy and delighted a party as ever wooed her smile on the waters . " The Bank of England Lodge have acted gloriously in the Asylum
cause . Instruct us here in any tactics that may help , and you may reckon us docile and obedient pupils . Bath will not lag behind . " Box , WILTS , July 27 . —LODGE OF RECTITUDE . —The Brethren of this ancient Lodge , now revived under the most auspicious circumstances , together with a few visitors from the Lodges of Somerset , met at the Bear Inn , for the purpose of electing a W . M ., and other Officers for the ensuing year . The Lodge was opened in form , and the
W . P . M ., Brother H . E . Drake , proceeded to instal the newly and unanimously elected AV . M ., Brother Bennett , ofthe Market-place . Brothers AVestall , Cartland , Little , and AVodderspon , were respectively elected the S . ancl J . AV ., Secretary ancl Treasurer . After the transaction of other special business , the Lodge closed in form , and at five o ' clock the Brethren sat clown to a dinner , provided by Mr . Miles , nearly thirty in number . The newly elected AV . M . was in the chair , supported by
Brothers GeneralInnes , Major Grafton , — McClaghan , Drake , Rev . E . Lewis , Kingston , Maule , Little , Gislot , & c , & c , and faced by Brother AVestall , as Vice-chairman . After the first toast ( one of the Arcana of the Order ) , the healths of their Majesties the Queen , ancl Queen Dowager , the Grancl Master of Masons His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the R . AV . P . G . M . for Somerset and his Grand Officers , the past and present W . M . of tbe Lodge of Rectitudeand the other
, Officers , by name , the visiting Brothers present and absent , & c , were proposed ancl drunk with full Masonic honours . Some excellent ancl appropriate songs and glees by Brothers Millar , AVodderspon , and Keeling , heightened the pleasurable enjoyments of the evening , more particularly Mr . Millar ' s noble song , " Ye sons of philanthropy , " which was enthusiastically welcomed both for the music and the sentiment . The best feeling prevailed , both in respect to the Lodge of Rectitude in