The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-25 00:00:00

EV_ENING EDITION•

heart tvLs with their cause; 'trod he had give.o every !P-
-sis:since in his power to the Sociev•' .7,urn its first iorrnatton
up to the present hour...—( Hoar, hear.)
The meeting then broke up.

ASYLUM FOR DECANED FR E'

MASONS

The fifth annivercary of this Institution was held
yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern, the Hon. IlenrY
'Fitzroy, in the Chair. On his right was Mr;
Mackenzie, Member for Peebleshire, and on his left
Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood. At the cross table
there were also to, Rev. H. Slade, the Rev. G.
Veitch, J. C. Bell, E,q., Win. Shand, Esq., Dr. 13cci-
ford, Dr, Crucifix, and a number of other': brothers of
the craft, who took an anxious interest in thc success of
the charity. About 200 gentlemen sat down to din-
ner. The gallery was fitted with ladies, who, on grace
being said, retired to an excellent collation provieisaior
them in an adjoining room. We believe this ebAritY
has the merit of making this great improvement on t"
old feasting regulations oe the citizens of London..
Formerly the ladies were• alloy eel to see the gentlemen
dine, but the brothers of the waft introduced some seven
years ago a different practice. They would not allow'
the ladies to hear any rattlinz of knives and forks ex-
cept those which they used for ;heir own peculiar ad-
vantage. This is a proof of civh7zation, and the Free-
masons, therefore, ought to have the credit of it.
On the sloth being removed,
The Honourable CHAIRMAN proposed the health of
the Queen in a :vat and feeling speech. He adverted to
the late atrocious attack made on her life, the ;Juicers!,
hoirar expressed throughout the country at the idea of
the less of a Sovereign so dear to her subjects, and t°
the exultation which was displayed in all quarteam„all
the pr3vidential escape of the Lord's anointed. ir
toast was drank with the utmost enthusiasm, and tut'
national anthem followed, in which the whole sorepailf,
joined in chorus. Atter giving the " Queen 291
Prince Albert," the Honourable Chairman then eel'
he would preface the next toast with a
tew words. He had waited on the Chamberlain,
of the Queen Dowager, Earl Howe, with the view °f
obtaining her Majesty's patronage in aid of the cba'
rity. He stated that the smallest donation would be
received with gratitude, and that he was confident, tiet
only from her Majesty's generous support of similar in-
stitutions, but because her late illustrious husband wee
a member of the craft, that his application would not
be made in vain. He was not mistaken—her West/
at once acceded to the proposition, and subscribed 20h.
and expressed her hope that the charity would Oa'
ceed.—(Great cheering.) He then proposed " The
Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal FarnilY'
which was responded to with the utmost enthusiaso3.
The next toast was " The Duke of Sussex;' Grand
Master, who had been a friend to the craft for 30 yeart
and who was not the only number of the House et
Brunswick who had honoured the noble Society ,
Freemasons with their countenarace and support. The

toast was received with great Applause. - -
After some routine toasts had hew) given, the Oats
MAN gave " Success to the Asylum tor the worth)",
aged, and decayed Freemasons." Charity, he said, woe
the key-stone on which the craft was raised. Th°
craft was founded on one of the two great Cuolu3n
ments, " Love thy neighbour as thyself ;" and it was tb,
bounden duty of every member of it to think 01 their
aged and destitute brethren. Asylums had been Pre"
vided for the young, but was that a reason
should not make provision for the old, all°en-
deavour to furnish support and consolation for tuc:
who, in the day of prosperity, had liberally contribut ed
e
their friends in want and distress.--for those who
arrived a t hat dark and gloomy stage of human bfe,r
beautifully described in the Sacred book.s?—when the
years shall draw nigh in which I shall say I hev° be:
pleasure in them—when the sun, and the fight, and re,
t dr,
moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the' cluuu,s„„fie-
turn not after the rain—when the keepers of the "'—
shall tremble, and the strong men bow thenis'elvesri
when they shall be afraid of that which is nigN isja,
fears shall be in the way, and the almond-tree suit,'
flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, ilgt
desire shall fail—because man goeth to his long htn tae,
and the mourners go about the streets."--(Great e.;
ing.) 'Cti? Hon. Chairman added, that he had met
with opposition both from within and without. The 5, r
ciety was increasing, and he doubted not the amouno
of subscriptions this year would be twice as much 2.,S
it had ever been. The toast was received with gre4w
enthusiasm.
Brother Bennett, the a-lor, then recited. am oiler
written by Brother Stevens, well adapted for tbil
occasion.
in the course of the evening, Dr. Carreierx real'
the Report, which was highly satisfactory. It appear
that the funds of the Society were steadily improvinr
They had 2.0301. for annuitants, independent of 1,0004'
for ensiowments, and the subscriptions for the eveniall
were most libera; :—The Queen Dowager 20/. ; the'
Cha:rman, 151. donation, and 51. se. annually; the.
End of Southampton, .5/..55. annually ; the Earl or
Maw field, 101. ; Alderman Thomas Wood, 10/. ; tibir
Committee Ball Stewards, 531. ; Mr. Bculer Oar
well-known singer and poet, who also lent his aid in
profes%ional way), 101. 10s. ; Alderman Harmer, 51.;"
making, altogether, between 5001. and 6001.
Too evening was passed, altogether, with great hai'
rity and good order, and the " brethren," as well st 4
strangers, seemed highly gratified at the result. Ipt
order to show the spirit with which the brethren take'
up the cause, we may add that, amon the sn'aicriptiongr •
five members of the " Westminster and Key• Steno'
Lodge " subscribed 70 guineas for the support of the'
charity.