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Provincial.
party of Masonic Brethren , and numbers of the respectable inhabitants purposed to assist in the procession , a great degree of interest in the celebration was evident throughout the town a considerable time before the hour announced for starting . The Brethren , who had come from al ! the nei ghbouring towns in tlie county , among whom were the P . G . C . and several other provincial officers , assembled for clothing in tlie Lodge-room of the Loclge of Unanimityat the King ' s Arms Inn
, , ancl were met there by Brethren of the respective Lodges in Preston . A portion of the band attached to the 3 rd Lancashire Militia was also in attendance at the same place , and when the order was given by Brother Fallowfield , D . P . G . M .: C . AV . P . L ., for the Brethren to form , immediate attention was paid , and the procession , then exclusively of Masons , nearly one hundred in number , headed by the music , and the splendid flag belonging to the Loclge of Unanimity proudly floating in
the breeze , richly emblazoned with the royal arms of England , and on the reverse the arms of Brothers Le Gendre Starkie , Esq ., P . G . M . ; the Rev . Gihnour Robinson , P . G . C ; Sir T . D . Hesketh , Bart ., P . G . AV . of England ; Charles Swainson , Esq ., jun ., P . G . S . ; and J . Fallowfield , Esq ., P . G . D . C , moved into Church Street , down the Old Shambles , througli the Market-place , up Cheapside to Churcli Street , and when its extreme rear had passed the Town Hallthe Blue Coat
, scholars , the mayor , and other members of the corporate body ; the clergy , among whom we observed the Rev . R . Carus ATOson , 31 . A ., vicar of Preston ; the Rev . R . Harris , B . D . minister of St . George ' s ; the Rev . T . Clark , 31 . A ., curate of Preston ; the Rev . B . J . A ernon , 31 . A ., minister of St . Peter ' s ; the Rev . J . Rigg , M . A ., minister of
St . Paul ' s ; tlie Rev . Joshua Paley , M . A ., minister of Pemberton churcli ; the Rev . John Clay , B . D ., chaplain of the House of Correction ; the Rev . AV . Hartley , minister of Balderston ; tlie Rev . R . Moore , M . A ., minister of Lund ; the Rev . R . Grainger , minister of Grimsargh ; the Rev . G . N . Smith , 31 . A ., master of the Preston Grammar School ; and the Rev . Gihnour Robinson , P . G . C , minister of Tockholes ; and these were followed by a very large party of the
gentry and other inhabitants of Preston . In tin ' s order the procession moved down Church Street , to the site of the churcli , attended by a vast concourse , the parish bells ringing merry peals , and both sides of the streets , and all the windows along the line of procession were thronged with crowds of admiring spectators . On arriving at the site , the ground Jiad been already taken up by a number of ladies , ancl a great crowd of other personsby whicli some inconvenience was experienced b -
, y per sons who came in the procession , inasmuch as it rendered it an impossibility for many to get near the place in which the stone was to be laid , and consequently prevented them from seeing the peculiar ceremony for the clay , or hearing the beautiful prayer and tlie excellent address delivered b y the Rev . gentleman ; this latter misfortune , liowever , we hope to be in some measure able to repair by tlie report which follows . The customary preparations had been made for lowering the stone ;
the small glass jar containing the silver and copper coins of the realm , a Preston paper , and a Preston almanack , were in readiness to be deposited in the cavity for its reception , ancl all other things in a state which would prevent delay : the Rev . the vicar then called upon the assembled multitude to join with him in invoking the blessings of Almighty God on their present undertaking , and he poured forth their united supplication in a sublimel y beautiful and appropriate prayer .
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Provincial.
party of Masonic Brethren , and numbers of the respectable inhabitants purposed to assist in the procession , a great degree of interest in the celebration was evident throughout the town a considerable time before the hour announced for starting . The Brethren , who had come from al ! the nei ghbouring towns in tlie county , among whom were the P . G . C . and several other provincial officers , assembled for clothing in tlie Lodge-room of the Loclge of Unanimityat the King ' s Arms Inn
, , ancl were met there by Brethren of the respective Lodges in Preston . A portion of the band attached to the 3 rd Lancashire Militia was also in attendance at the same place , and when the order was given by Brother Fallowfield , D . P . G . M .: C . AV . P . L ., for the Brethren to form , immediate attention was paid , and the procession , then exclusively of Masons , nearly one hundred in number , headed by the music , and the splendid flag belonging to the Loclge of Unanimity proudly floating in
the breeze , richly emblazoned with the royal arms of England , and on the reverse the arms of Brothers Le Gendre Starkie , Esq ., P . G . M . ; the Rev . Gihnour Robinson , P . G . C ; Sir T . D . Hesketh , Bart ., P . G . AV . of England ; Charles Swainson , Esq ., jun ., P . G . S . ; and J . Fallowfield , Esq ., P . G . D . C , moved into Church Street , down the Old Shambles , througli the Market-place , up Cheapside to Churcli Street , and when its extreme rear had passed the Town Hallthe Blue Coat
, scholars , the mayor , and other members of the corporate body ; the clergy , among whom we observed the Rev . R . Carus ATOson , 31 . A ., vicar of Preston ; the Rev . R . Harris , B . D . minister of St . George ' s ; the Rev . T . Clark , 31 . A ., curate of Preston ; the Rev . B . J . A ernon , 31 . A ., minister of St . Peter ' s ; the Rev . J . Rigg , M . A ., minister of
St . Paul ' s ; tlie Rev . Joshua Paley , M . A ., minister of Pemberton churcli ; the Rev . John Clay , B . D ., chaplain of the House of Correction ; the Rev . AV . Hartley , minister of Balderston ; tlie Rev . R . Moore , M . A ., minister of Lund ; the Rev . R . Grainger , minister of Grimsargh ; the Rev . G . N . Smith , 31 . A ., master of the Preston Grammar School ; and the Rev . Gihnour Robinson , P . G . C , minister of Tockholes ; and these were followed by a very large party of the
gentry and other inhabitants of Preston . In tin ' s order the procession moved down Church Street , to the site of the churcli , attended by a vast concourse , the parish bells ringing merry peals , and both sides of the streets , and all the windows along the line of procession were thronged with crowds of admiring spectators . On arriving at the site , the ground Jiad been already taken up by a number of ladies , ancl a great crowd of other personsby whicli some inconvenience was experienced b -
, y per sons who came in the procession , inasmuch as it rendered it an impossibility for many to get near the place in which the stone was to be laid , and consequently prevented them from seeing the peculiar ceremony for the clay , or hearing the beautiful prayer and tlie excellent address delivered b y the Rev . gentleman ; this latter misfortune , liowever , we hope to be in some measure able to repair by tlie report which follows . The customary preparations had been made for lowering the stone ;
the small glass jar containing the silver and copper coins of the realm , a Preston paper , and a Preston almanack , were in readiness to be deposited in the cavity for its reception , ancl all other things in a state which would prevent delay : the Rev . the vicar then called upon the assembled multitude to join with him in invoking the blessings of Almighty God on their present undertaking , and he poured forth their united supplication in a sublimel y beautiful and appropriate prayer .