The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

THE ORANGE INSTITUTION

We gave, in our last, a brief report of the celebration
of the 12th of July, by several of the lodges of the Grand
Protestant Association of Loyal Orangemen, but time
precluded our giving the excellent speeches delivered on
the occasion. The following address, however, delivered
by Mr. John Payne, at the dinner of Lodge 24, at the
Aigburth Hotel, contains so much that is calculated to
exhibit the real principles of Oraegeism, and the designs of
Orangemen, that we publish it for the information of the
general public, and the edification of our Protestant
readers.

- In the EARGE BALL-ROOM, 89 feet by 42, the painting,
gilding of the sides and roof, mouldings, &c., in delicate
tints, is extremely well executed ; and the room is much
improved by the new curtains being elevated seven feet
higher than their " predecessors in office "—imparting to
the windows a larger and more elevated appearance, and
admitting a fuller volume of light. The double-bannered
and richly-gilded cornicing over them is deep and massive,
without, at the same time, being heavy. The designs
entirely originated with Messrs. Hand, and though there
may be a difference in the respective tastes of individuals,
we have no duubt but that the public at large, when they
are seen, will pronounce them to be truly beautiful and
appropriate. This splendid room is to be appropriated
for the civic banquet to be given to Prince Albert, and
the tables are already fixed. The diagram we have given ritislt onstitution, that there ought to he no con-
will show their position. "The Prince's" table, under flexion between the state of England and the Church of
the orchestra, is longitudinal with the room. It is about Rome (cheers) ; that such connexion is opposed to our
fourteen yards in length. There are nine long tables civil polity, and to our religious principles. At the Re-
across the room : the two at each end of about nine yards formation, the state and. Church of England renounced
in length, and the central ones, closer to the royal table, their alliance with the Church of Rome. The English
about seven yards each. There can be no question but people recorded then their deliberate protest against its
that when these are plenished with good things, and sur- errors and encroachments. (Loud applause.) It was a
rounded by the distinguished guests, the scene presented protest made calmly : it was meant to be final. To grant,
will be magnificent. therefore, endowments to the Church of Rome—to make
We now come to the GRAND STAIR CASE, in the cen- the Romish priesthood pensioners of the English state—
tee of the building, of which we lastly obtained a glimpse, to recognise their influence as an instrument of our civil
though, in due order, we should have nt.ticed it first. In government—to tax the people of England for their pay-
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" I have joined the Orange Society, believing they
have no desire but to seek in concert the maintenance and
diffusion of those great principles of the British consti-
tution on which they believe the national welfare to de-
pend. Also, they bold it as a fundamental
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vices Luis scar ease uas eve,' oem I ment—are all contrary to our Protestant principles and
considered; with its large and lofty dome, one of the finest our Protestant laws. (Loud cheers.) The members
in Europe. It was before done interiorly in plain stonework, of the Orange Society feel it to be their duty to
which, though perhaps classically correct, imparted a uphold the United Church of England and Ireland in
somewhat cold and comparatively heavy appearance. The her integrity and her Protestant character, They cannot
work of renovation in this instance has been entrusted to and will not concur with those who assail the establish-

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is approaching to completion, and, discarding all local pre
judice, is, we think, truly beautiful in design and execu• guarantee of our social welfare ; for this has been the
tion. The stair case is about 351 feet square below, and marked characteristic of the English constitution, that in
the height from the base to the top of the dome (interi- the midst of great political changes, it has kept firm the
orly) is 106 feet; the whole lighted by four immense balance of our liberties, and has joined popular rights
Venetian windows under the cupola. Mr.lnghram's men with social order. (Hear, hear.) This is due to the
have been engaged upon it for four months. The wall- character of the English people, formed in a great
work is beautifully painted in imitation of variegated degree, as we believe, by the influence of a Scrip-
Sienna marble, in large blocks, so veined, polished, and tural Church—a church which blends the lessons
transparent in appearance, and so cold to the touch, that of truth with the interests of the world, and restrains th
one has difficulty in believing it not to be the rea-
itself. The Corinthian col

passions of men

by the words and

warning

upper landing, equally faithfully represent variegated On the principles which should regulate the Government,
jasper of the richest hues and of the most glossy surface. the Orange Society hold these opinions. They regard it
The basis and capitals of these resemble Parian marble, as the duty of the state to extend justice to all her sub-
and the latter will be touched with gold. jects, to impose no penalties on the Romanists, (except
The bannisters of the stairs are entirely gilded, and the where the Protestant Church is concerned,) and to inflict
ends of the steps, which will alone be seen when the car- no injustice on the Protestants, to look to the first
pets are down, appear to be also of statuary marble, as with deep interest, as a people sorely wronged by
also does the framework of each of the doors. The carved those who have long misled them ; to look to the
ornamental band under each side of the steps is also gilded, latter with cordial sympathy and support, as placed
or rather enammelled, on a white marble ground, in these times, in circumstances of peculiar trial, yet still,
The interior of the cupola, however, in reality, " tops" I the firm friends of the British constitution. They con-
all, and has a magnificent and enlarging effect, appearing ceive that every one should enjoy the full rights of freedom,
like the interior of a huge baloon. In the centre there is I and that over all without distinction, should be asserted '
a circle, grounded with ultra-marine blue. The rest of I the supremacy of the law. These are some of the princi-
the dome is divided into. radiating compartments, five pies which the Orange Society regard as all important, not
panels high, and twenty-eight round, in all, 140. speculative, but practical, the foundation of our pubLc.for-
Vie backs of these are painted in vermilion and lake, and tunes. For if we suffer the faith of the country to fail, and
the mouldings are edged with gold. Arabesque orna- her morals to become corrupt, we prepare, by an unerring
ments fill the centre of each panel of the dome. The two law, the national decline. For, where national religion
flat styles of each panel are finished in two shades of cream decays, the public morals become disordered ; reckless
colour; the outer styles in white. Arabesque ornaments, morals cause restless politics, and, by the shocks of fre-
in oil colours, and done on paper, are also introduced in quent change, the confidence of capitalists is disturbed,
the panels, tops, and sides of the windows. and the returns of industry are deranged. i
All, therefore,
The whole of the veined marble work is enamelled paint- have a deep personal interest in maintaining these. mpor-
ing. There will be eight massive gas chandeliers below tent principles. And now, to conclude, we have the strong
the staircase, which will show all the etching toadvantage, conviction that great evils are at hand, and that there may
aided by the clustered and gilded gas-light pillars round yet be time, by united exertion, to avert them.
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and putting forth their best efforts, and calmly committing
Taking the entire building, as it will be completed and the issue to Him with whom. alone are the destinies of
furnished for the reception of the consort of our beloved nations." (Cheers for some time, and Kentish fire.)