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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OP ENGLAND AND WALES ASD TUB COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF LATHOM M . W . GRAND MASTER . THE RT . HON . EARL OF DONOUGHMORE R . W . DEP . GRAND MASTER . INSTALLATION OF M . W . GRAND MASTER . THE SUMMER HALF-YEARLY COMMUNICATION OF THIS Grand Lodgo will bo hold at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , W . C , on Tuesday , tho 1 st day of Juno next , when and whero all Grand Officers ( Past and Present ) , W . Masters , I " ast Masters , and Overseers of private Lodges are hereby summoned to attend , and at which , by permission , nil regularly registered Mark Master Masons may bo present . Grand Lodge will bo opened at five o ' clock p . m . By Command of the M . W . Grand Master . FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . J . W ., Grand Secretary . N . B . —A Banquet will bo provided at seven o ' clock , at which tho Grand Master will preside . Tho Tickets will bo 15 s each , inclusive of wine , if taken before tho day of meeting ; and 17 s ( id if taken on that day ; aud it is requested that every Brother intending to dino will forward his namo to tho Grand Stewards , care of tho Grand Secretary , not later than Saturday , tho 29 th of May . Grand Lodgo Office : — -3 Red Lion Square , Holborn , W . C . 19 th May 1880 .
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^ tWWJ'ttESSl ^ fJW fffJWZEEZtt H^^^^M^^a BrWg'ra . V ' AVWi l ^ g pWTOWAAw J 23 GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C .
The Prince And Princess Of Wales At Truro.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT TRURO .
IT is customary in this country , in tho caso of all public fufces and ceremonies , before all things to say something respecting tho weather . An account of any important event without this reference ¦ would be bnt little appreciated by ordinary readers , for is it not tho fact thafc in this ficklo climate of onrs , ifc makes all the difference between success and failure whether the day bo bright
and sunshiny or gloomy and wet ? As a rule our Gracious Sovereign has been so favoured by tho meteorological authorities that " Queen ' s weather" has passed into a proverb , and ono might almost be inclined to fear the British Empire had reached its nadir , if a fall of rain shonld intervene to mar the brilliancy of a Royal progress or ceremony in which the Queen herself took part . Tho Princo of
Wales , however , has not been quite so fortunate , and therefore Truro and its throng of visitors from all parts of the country are to bo congratulated on tho gloriously bright weather which has prevailed dnring His Royal Highness ' s visit for tho purpose of laying Masonically tho foundation-stones of tho Cathedral Church of tho new Diocos ? , of which this ancient Cornish city will bo tho episcopal
centre . Nor were their rejoicings in tbo slightest degree diminished by the fact that his Royal Consort and their young sons tho Princes Albert Victor and Goorgo accompanied him . Indeed her brigh t presence would almost alono havo sufficed to redeem tho visit from any gloom that might havo prevailed had the Clerk of tho Weather been out of sorts . However , as wo havo already said , everything
passed off most brilliantly , and Truro could hardly havo known itself in the midst of all its guests , with its concomitant music , feasting , and decorations , and above all , its unaccustomed display of Masonic strength and fervour . The purpose of tho Royal visit is without a precedent in our history . Many a time and oft have there been in different parts of
the United Kingdom Masonic processions which havo excited the wonder nnd admiration of the public . Many a timo has the first stone of an important public edifice been laid by the Grand Master of English Freemasons . Bufc this is the first occasion on which tbo foundation stone of an entirely new Cathedral of tho Anglican Chnrch has been laid by tbe Heir Apparent to the British Crown in his
capacity of Grand Master . It will bo said thafc St . Paul ' s is a caso in point—of a new Episcopal building having been erected since the Reformrtion , but this is not so . This was the re-erection of a Cathedral which had existed almost from time immemorial , whereas in this instance it is not an old building re-edified , or converted to new uses , bnt an entirely new edifice for episcopal purposes , in what to all
intents and purposes is an entirely new Dioceso . Henco tho importance attached to the event—not because the Prince took tho leading part in it , for ho has done that again and again , nor on account of the Masonic display , for that is often witnessed—and , moreover , his Highness has before this had experience of the fraternal heartiness with which Cornish brethren receive their Dnke ; bnfc because this is
the first timo in the lapse of centuries thafc a British Princo has laid the first stone of a new British Cathedral . The journey was commenced on Monday , when tho Royal party left London by special train for Torquay , whero they were to rest
en route , and were received as guests by the" Duchess of Sutherland . Tho reception at the various stopping places and afc Torquay itself was of tho most cordial character . Guards of honour , addresses , nnd the other outward and visible signs of a Royal journey , were among the minor matters to bo noted , while the good peoplo of Torquay seem to have been especially delighted by tho kindness and
The Prince And Princess Of Wales At Truro.
consideration of tho Princo and Princess , who carried away with them not a few mementoes of their visit , thus making glad tho hearts of tho jewellers and other tradesmen who wore honoured with tho Royal patronage . On Tuesday afternoon tho journey was re . sutned to Truro , tho Dnchoss of Sutherland , Sir John Konnaway , M . P ., and Sir G . and Lady Macgregor boing on tho platform to bid their
Royal Highnesses God-speed . After stoppages at Plymouth , whero tho Mayor handed in an address of welcome , and at Liskeard , tho Royal train ultimately reached its destination afc tho Grampouud Road Station , which , as may bo imagined , was gaily decorated and , fitted with flags and banners , flowers , crimson carpeting , & c , in honour of tho visit . Hero tho Earl of Falmouth , with hia son , tho
Hon . Hugh Boscawon , was in waiting to receive his illustrious guests . Tho greeting was of tho heartiest , and tho Royal party and Lord Falmouth having entered tho carriages in waiting , drove off amid the cheers of thoso assembled to Tregothnan , the noble Earl ' s Cornish seat . At intervals along tho route tho good people had mot together to givo their Royal Highnesses a trno Cornish welcome . Afc
the towns and hamlets throngh which tho cortege passed all kinds of pretty devices and floral decorations had been arranged , and hero and there triumphal arches had been erected , while at Tregothnan tho Earl ' s tenantry wero in attendance , and gavo tho party , on its arrival a reception such as perhaps tho Prince and Princess , with all thoir experience , have rarely met with boforo . It is needless to say
the preparations wero on a scale worthy alike of the noble host and the princely visitors . A wing of the mansion had been sot apart for the latter , and beautifully fitted . In the evening a grand ball was given at which tho Earl of Monnt-Edgeoumbe and tho elite of society in tho neighbourhood wero present . It is only natural that Truro , which was thus to bo honoured ,
shonld havo been steadily preparing itself for weeks past in order to receive tho Duko and Duchess of Cornwall in a manner worthy of tho county which gives them that ancient title . Tho neighbouring population , too , with a proper anxiety to witness a nniqno spectacle , was benfc on furnishing a strong contingent , and oven romoto districts and the metropolis itself , sent np a strong array of loyal
people , all curious to seo what there was to be seen . Thus tho resources of the city as regards accommodation wero vory seriously taxed . However , goodwill and good management combined sueceeded afc last in finding spaco for all in Truro and round about , and when Thursday morning arrived , tho oxtensivo preparations wero as complete as they could well havo been , even nnder tho most
favourable circumstances , and with , tho resources of a far larger city ab command . Bufc tho citizens and tho Cathedral Committee had worked with a will , and to them justly falls the honour of having achieved so magnificent a success . Long before tho hour fixed for tho commencement of the pro . oeedings , every street was crowded , and in spito of the loyal and
good-tempered efforts of the Militia and Volunteers , to whom tho duty of keeping the streets had been entrusted , locomotion became a matter of some difficulty , so that when tho carriages containing tho Earl of Falmouth nnd his guests arrived at Boscawon Bridge , tho progress thence to the Town Hall was vory slow . But words fail to convoy any adequate idea of tho warmth with which their Royal
Highnesses wero greeted all along tho line , till tho Town Hall was at length reached . There a guard of honour of tho Royal Cornwall Miners' Artillery was drawn np , and thero tho Mayor of Truro , tho High Sheriff of the county , tho Mavors of several Cornish boroughs , and most of tho loading officials of tho county wero assembled . To the usual address of welcome , tho Princo returned a gracious reply ,
and then in company with his wife was driven to tho residence of Mr . R . W . Paull , Sonthleigh , thero to await the arrival of the Masonio procession . In the meantime tho brethren had nofc been neglectful of thoir duties . Grand Lodgo was opened afc tho Town Hall by tho Earl of Lathom , Depnty Grand Master , there boing present the Grand
Wardens , tho Grand Secretary , Bro . Thos . Fenn P . G . Deacon , who , in the absence of Sir Albero Woods ( Garter ) , fulfilled tho duties of Grand Director of . Ceremonies , the Vory Rev . Purey-Cust , Dean of York , Grand Chaplain , and a strong muster of brethren entitled to sit in Grand Lodge . The Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall was opened by Right Worshipful Past Grand . Master the Earl of
Mount Edgecumbo , who was likewise numerously supported by his Officers and tho members of tho various subordinate Lodges of tho Province . A procession having been duly formed , tho brethren marched two and two , with thoir banners , and wearing their full regalia down Lemon-street towards the site chosen for the now Cathedral ; and as soon as the leading files had reached the latter , the
brethren opened out in two lines , ono on each side of the street . Along the avonuo thus formed , tho Princess of Wales and her sons , accompanied by tho Earl of Falmonth , drove to tho site , and the Prince having in tho interim taken up his position afc tho head of Grand Lodge , tho brethren filed into the enclosure , and occupied tho seats provided for them , with the exception of the Grand Master and
tho Officers whoso duty ifc was to assist His Royal Highness iu tho ceremony . Tho National Anthem having boon sung , nnd the preliminaries having been arranged , the Prince and his Officers , together with tho clergy , including tho Bishops of Trnro , Exeter , and Madagascar , took up positions at tho north-east corner-stone . A prayer was offered np by Bishop Benson , and then the Prince addressed
the brethren and those present as follows : — "Bo ifc known unto you thafc we , being lawful Masons , trno and faithful to tho laws of our country , although nofc ourselves operative masons , have from timo immemorial been associated with the erection of buildings to be raised for tho benefit of mankind , the adornment of the world , and the glory of tho Great Architect of the Universe . We
have among us secrets , concealed from thoso who are not Masons ; bufc they are lawful and honourable , and are not opposed to the laws either of God or man . They wero entrusted to Masons in ancient times , and having faithfully been transmitted to us , ifc is our duty to convey them down to our posterity . Wo are assembled here to-day in tho presence of God , to erecfc a houso for tho worship and praise
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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OP ENGLAND AND WALES ASD TUB COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF LATHOM M . W . GRAND MASTER . THE RT . HON . EARL OF DONOUGHMORE R . W . DEP . GRAND MASTER . INSTALLATION OF M . W . GRAND MASTER . THE SUMMER HALF-YEARLY COMMUNICATION OF THIS Grand Lodgo will bo hold at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , W . C , on Tuesday , tho 1 st day of Juno next , when and whero all Grand Officers ( Past and Present ) , W . Masters , I " ast Masters , and Overseers of private Lodges are hereby summoned to attend , and at which , by permission , nil regularly registered Mark Master Masons may bo present . Grand Lodge will bo opened at five o ' clock p . m . By Command of the M . W . Grand Master . FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . J . W ., Grand Secretary . N . B . —A Banquet will bo provided at seven o ' clock , at which tho Grand Master will preside . Tho Tickets will bo 15 s each , inclusive of wine , if taken before tho day of meeting ; and 17 s ( id if taken on that day ; aud it is requested that every Brother intending to dino will forward his namo to tho Grand Stewards , care of tho Grand Secretary , not later than Saturday , tho 29 th of May . Grand Lodgo Office : — -3 Red Lion Square , Holborn , W . C . 19 th May 1880 .
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^ tWWJ'ttESSl ^ fJW fffJWZEEZtt H^^^^M^^a BrWg'ra . V ' AVWi l ^ g pWTOWAAw J 23 GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C .
The Prince And Princess Of Wales At Truro.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT TRURO .
IT is customary in this country , in tho caso of all public fufces and ceremonies , before all things to say something respecting tho weather . An account of any important event without this reference ¦ would be bnt little appreciated by ordinary readers , for is it not tho fact thafc in this ficklo climate of onrs , ifc makes all the difference between success and failure whether the day bo bright
and sunshiny or gloomy and wet ? As a rule our Gracious Sovereign has been so favoured by tho meteorological authorities that " Queen ' s weather" has passed into a proverb , and ono might almost be inclined to fear the British Empire had reached its nadir , if a fall of rain shonld intervene to mar the brilliancy of a Royal progress or ceremony in which the Queen herself took part . Tho Princo of
Wales , however , has not been quite so fortunate , and therefore Truro and its throng of visitors from all parts of the country are to bo congratulated on tho gloriously bright weather which has prevailed dnring His Royal Highness ' s visit for tho purpose of laying Masonically tho foundation-stones of tho Cathedral Church of tho new Diocos ? , of which this ancient Cornish city will bo tho episcopal
centre . Nor were their rejoicings in tbo slightest degree diminished by the fact that his Royal Consort and their young sons tho Princes Albert Victor and Goorgo accompanied him . Indeed her brigh t presence would almost alono havo sufficed to redeem tho visit from any gloom that might havo prevailed had the Clerk of tho Weather been out of sorts . However , as wo havo already said , everything
passed off most brilliantly , and Truro could hardly havo known itself in the midst of all its guests , with its concomitant music , feasting , and decorations , and above all , its unaccustomed display of Masonic strength and fervour . The purpose of tho Royal visit is without a precedent in our history . Many a time and oft have there been in different parts of
the United Kingdom Masonic processions which havo excited the wonder nnd admiration of the public . Many a timo has the first stone of an important public edifice been laid by the Grand Master of English Freemasons . Bufc this is the first occasion on which tbo foundation stone of an entirely new Cathedral of tho Anglican Chnrch has been laid by tbe Heir Apparent to the British Crown in his
capacity of Grand Master . It will bo said thafc St . Paul ' s is a caso in point—of a new Episcopal building having been erected since the Reformrtion , but this is not so . This was the re-erection of a Cathedral which had existed almost from time immemorial , whereas in this instance it is not an old building re-edified , or converted to new uses , bnt an entirely new edifice for episcopal purposes , in what to all
intents and purposes is an entirely new Dioceso . Henco tho importance attached to the event—not because the Prince took tho leading part in it , for ho has done that again and again , nor on account of the Masonic display , for that is often witnessed—and , moreover , his Highness has before this had experience of the fraternal heartiness with which Cornish brethren receive their Dnke ; bnfc because this is
the first timo in the lapse of centuries thafc a British Princo has laid the first stone of a new British Cathedral . The journey was commenced on Monday , when tho Royal party left London by special train for Torquay , whero they were to rest
en route , and were received as guests by the" Duchess of Sutherland . Tho reception at the various stopping places and afc Torquay itself was of tho most cordial character . Guards of honour , addresses , nnd the other outward and visible signs of a Royal journey , were among the minor matters to bo noted , while the good peoplo of Torquay seem to have been especially delighted by tho kindness and
The Prince And Princess Of Wales At Truro.
consideration of tho Princo and Princess , who carried away with them not a few mementoes of their visit , thus making glad tho hearts of tho jewellers and other tradesmen who wore honoured with tho Royal patronage . On Tuesday afternoon tho journey was re . sutned to Truro , tho Dnchoss of Sutherland , Sir John Konnaway , M . P ., and Sir G . and Lady Macgregor boing on tho platform to bid their
Royal Highnesses God-speed . After stoppages at Plymouth , whero tho Mayor handed in an address of welcome , and at Liskeard , tho Royal train ultimately reached its destination afc tho Grampouud Road Station , which , as may bo imagined , was gaily decorated and , fitted with flags and banners , flowers , crimson carpeting , & c , in honour of tho visit . Hero tho Earl of Falmouth , with hia son , tho
Hon . Hugh Boscawon , was in waiting to receive his illustrious guests . Tho greeting was of tho heartiest , and tho Royal party and Lord Falmouth having entered tho carriages in waiting , drove off amid the cheers of thoso assembled to Tregothnan , the noble Earl ' s Cornish seat . At intervals along tho route tho good people had mot together to givo their Royal Highnesses a trno Cornish welcome . Afc
the towns and hamlets throngh which tho cortege passed all kinds of pretty devices and floral decorations had been arranged , and hero and there triumphal arches had been erected , while at Tregothnan tho Earl ' s tenantry wero in attendance , and gavo tho party , on its arrival a reception such as perhaps tho Prince and Princess , with all thoir experience , have rarely met with boforo . It is needless to say
the preparations wero on a scale worthy alike of the noble host and the princely visitors . A wing of the mansion had been sot apart for the latter , and beautifully fitted . In the evening a grand ball was given at which tho Earl of Monnt-Edgeoumbe and tho elite of society in tho neighbourhood wero present . It is only natural that Truro , which was thus to bo honoured ,
shonld havo been steadily preparing itself for weeks past in order to receive tho Duko and Duchess of Cornwall in a manner worthy of tho county which gives them that ancient title . Tho neighbouring population , too , with a proper anxiety to witness a nniqno spectacle , was benfc on furnishing a strong contingent , and oven romoto districts and the metropolis itself , sent np a strong array of loyal
people , all curious to seo what there was to be seen . Thus tho resources of the city as regards accommodation wero vory seriously taxed . However , goodwill and good management combined sueceeded afc last in finding spaco for all in Truro and round about , and when Thursday morning arrived , tho oxtensivo preparations wero as complete as they could well havo been , even nnder tho most
favourable circumstances , and with , tho resources of a far larger city ab command . Bufc tho citizens and tho Cathedral Committee had worked with a will , and to them justly falls the honour of having achieved so magnificent a success . Long before tho hour fixed for tho commencement of the pro . oeedings , every street was crowded , and in spito of the loyal and
good-tempered efforts of the Militia and Volunteers , to whom tho duty of keeping the streets had been entrusted , locomotion became a matter of some difficulty , so that when tho carriages containing tho Earl of Falmouth nnd his guests arrived at Boscawon Bridge , tho progress thence to the Town Hall was vory slow . But words fail to convoy any adequate idea of tho warmth with which their Royal
Highnesses wero greeted all along tho line , till tho Town Hall was at length reached . There a guard of honour of tho Royal Cornwall Miners' Artillery was drawn np , and thero tho Mayor of Truro , tho High Sheriff of the county , tho Mavors of several Cornish boroughs , and most of tho loading officials of tho county wero assembled . To the usual address of welcome , tho Princo returned a gracious reply ,
and then in company with his wife was driven to tho residence of Mr . R . W . Paull , Sonthleigh , thero to await the arrival of the Masonio procession . In the meantime tho brethren had nofc been neglectful of thoir duties . Grand Lodgo was opened afc tho Town Hall by tho Earl of Lathom , Depnty Grand Master , there boing present the Grand
Wardens , tho Grand Secretary , Bro . Thos . Fenn P . G . Deacon , who , in the absence of Sir Albero Woods ( Garter ) , fulfilled tho duties of Grand Director of . Ceremonies , the Vory Rev . Purey-Cust , Dean of York , Grand Chaplain , and a strong muster of brethren entitled to sit in Grand Lodge . The Provincial Grand Lodgo of Cornwall was opened by Right Worshipful Past Grand . Master the Earl of
Mount Edgecumbo , who was likewise numerously supported by his Officers and tho members of tho various subordinate Lodges of tho Province . A procession having been duly formed , tho brethren marched two and two , with thoir banners , and wearing their full regalia down Lemon-street towards the site chosen for the now Cathedral ; and as soon as the leading files had reached the latter , the
brethren opened out in two lines , ono on each side of the street . Along the avonuo thus formed , tho Princess of Wales and her sons , accompanied by tho Earl of Falmonth , drove to tho site , and the Prince having in tho interim taken up his position afc tho head of Grand Lodge , tho brethren filed into the enclosure , and occupied tho seats provided for them , with the exception of the Grand Master and
tho Officers whoso duty ifc was to assist His Royal Highness iu tho ceremony . Tho National Anthem having boon sung , nnd the preliminaries having been arranged , the Prince and his Officers , together with tho clergy , including tho Bishops of Trnro , Exeter , and Madagascar , took up positions at tho north-east corner-stone . A prayer was offered np by Bishop Benson , and then the Prince addressed
the brethren and those present as follows : — "Bo ifc known unto you thafc we , being lawful Masons , trno and faithful to tho laws of our country , although nofc ourselves operative masons , have from timo immemorial been associated with the erection of buildings to be raised for tho benefit of mankind , the adornment of the world , and the glory of tho Great Architect of the Universe . We
have among us secrets , concealed from thoso who are not Masons ; bufc they are lawful and honourable , and are not opposed to the laws either of God or man . They wero entrusted to Masons in ancient times , and having faithfully been transmitted to us , ifc is our duty to convey them down to our posterity . Wo are assembled here to-day in tho presence of God , to erecfc a houso for tho worship and praise