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Masonic Intelligence.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has appointed Major Stewart , of th « Life Guards , Grand Master of Free Masons for the county of Hampshire ami Isle of Wight , vice Thomas Dunkerley , Esq . deceased . Mr . Richard Walker Whalley , No . 5 , Fountain Court , Strand , is elected to the office of Collector to the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School . A New Edition ( considerably enlarged and improved ) of PRESTON ' S ILLUSTRATIONS OF MASONRY is expected early in . January . Orders for that or any other respectable work on Freemasonry , will be received and punctually executed by the- Proprietor of this Magazine , at the British Letter Foundry , Bream's Buildings , Chancery Lane , London .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
EDINBURGH , NOV . 30 , 1795 . This being St . Andrew ' s Day , the Tutelar Saint of Caledonia , at one o'clock , P . M . the Grand Lodge of Scotland , with the Lodges in Edinburgh and Proxies from several others indifferent parts of the kingdom , met in the New Church Aisle , Parliament Square , when the following Noblemen and Gentlemen
were Re-elected to preside over the Fraternity for the ensuing year :. The Most Worshipful and Pcight Honourable WILLIAM Earl of ANCRUM , Grand Master . FRANCIS Lord Viscount DOWN , Deputy Grand Master . THOMAS HAY ' , Esq . Surgeon to the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers , Substitute Grani Master , Sir JAMES FOULIS , of Collington , Bart . Senior Grand Warden ,
ANDREW HOUSTON , Esq . of Jordan Hill , Junior Grand Warden . JOHN HAY , Esq . Grand Treasurer , Bev . Dr . JOHN TOUCH , Grand Chaplain , Mr . Robert MEICKLE , Grand Secretary , Mr , THOMAS SO . MERS , Grand Clerh , and Mr . WILLIAM REID , Grand Tyler . The Elections made at the Ouarterly Communication of the 2 d November
¦ were then confirmed ; and an Address voted to his Majesfy on his late fortunate escape from assassination , of which our readers will find a copy in page 429 of this Number . When the Election was over , the different Lodges dispersed . But , ¦ In the evening , the Lodges of Edinburgh , & c . convened in the Old Assembly Rooms , to the number of nearly 500 brethren . The Grand Master took the Chair about six o ' clock . He was attended by ALEXANDER FERGUSON , of Craigdarroch , . Esq . Advocate , Provincial Grand Master for the South District of Scotland ; by Sir
J AMES STIRLING , Bart . Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; several of the other magistrates , ancl a number of respectable gentlemen who had formerly borne offices in the Grand Lodge . On the Grand Master ' s entering the room , the band struck up , " Come let us prepare 1 " After partaking of a very elegant cold collation , the evening was spent in the most agreeable manner , frequently interspersed with songs , by the best singers of the city and neighbourhood , assisted by an excellent band of instrumental performers . In short , every thing was conducted in a manner worthy the Fraternity , whose tenets and principles have stood the test of many revolving ages . The company broke up before eleven o'clock , during the dismission of which the baud performed the old Scotch tune of " Gude night and joy be wi' voif o' ("
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has appointed Major Stewart , of th « Life Guards , Grand Master of Free Masons for the county of Hampshire ami Isle of Wight , vice Thomas Dunkerley , Esq . deceased . Mr . Richard Walker Whalley , No . 5 , Fountain Court , Strand , is elected to the office of Collector to the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School . A New Edition ( considerably enlarged and improved ) of PRESTON ' S ILLUSTRATIONS OF MASONRY is expected early in . January . Orders for that or any other respectable work on Freemasonry , will be received and punctually executed by the- Proprietor of this Magazine , at the British Letter Foundry , Bream's Buildings , Chancery Lane , London .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
EDINBURGH , NOV . 30 , 1795 . This being St . Andrew ' s Day , the Tutelar Saint of Caledonia , at one o'clock , P . M . the Grand Lodge of Scotland , with the Lodges in Edinburgh and Proxies from several others indifferent parts of the kingdom , met in the New Church Aisle , Parliament Square , when the following Noblemen and Gentlemen
were Re-elected to preside over the Fraternity for the ensuing year :. The Most Worshipful and Pcight Honourable WILLIAM Earl of ANCRUM , Grand Master . FRANCIS Lord Viscount DOWN , Deputy Grand Master . THOMAS HAY ' , Esq . Surgeon to the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers , Substitute Grani Master , Sir JAMES FOULIS , of Collington , Bart . Senior Grand Warden ,
ANDREW HOUSTON , Esq . of Jordan Hill , Junior Grand Warden . JOHN HAY , Esq . Grand Treasurer , Bev . Dr . JOHN TOUCH , Grand Chaplain , Mr . Robert MEICKLE , Grand Secretary , Mr , THOMAS SO . MERS , Grand Clerh , and Mr . WILLIAM REID , Grand Tyler . The Elections made at the Ouarterly Communication of the 2 d November
¦ were then confirmed ; and an Address voted to his Majesfy on his late fortunate escape from assassination , of which our readers will find a copy in page 429 of this Number . When the Election was over , the different Lodges dispersed . But , ¦ In the evening , the Lodges of Edinburgh , & c . convened in the Old Assembly Rooms , to the number of nearly 500 brethren . The Grand Master took the Chair about six o ' clock . He was attended by ALEXANDER FERGUSON , of Craigdarroch , . Esq . Advocate , Provincial Grand Master for the South District of Scotland ; by Sir
J AMES STIRLING , Bart . Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; several of the other magistrates , ancl a number of respectable gentlemen who had formerly borne offices in the Grand Lodge . On the Grand Master ' s entering the room , the band struck up , " Come let us prepare 1 " After partaking of a very elegant cold collation , the evening was spent in the most agreeable manner , frequently interspersed with songs , by the best singers of the city and neighbourhood , assisted by an excellent band of instrumental performers . In short , every thing was conducted in a manner worthy the Fraternity , whose tenets and principles have stood the test of many revolving ages . The company broke up before eleven o'clock , during the dismission of which the baud performed the old Scotch tune of " Gude night and joy be wi' voif o' ("