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adjoining county and it is now our duty to add a name to the list of the Brethren which we are full y persuaded will sustain in unsullied purity those beautiful principles ancl precepts which Masonry as a numan institution , can alone inspire . It is a matter of considerable interest among the Craft generall y , that there is no known instance of a chief magistrate , during nis mayoralty , having joined tbe Masonic body ; and it is not a little grateful to the feelings of in
every Mason this district , that Mr . "Walmsley , in that capacity , has attached himself to a party m which politics and polemics are never the subject of discussion and strife , but where union and friendl y regard form the principal and permanent bond , united with a higher and holier feeliim- of daily adoration and worshi p towards the Great Architect of the Universe in whicli the heavens declare his glory , and where the firmament showeth ins handyivork .
Having briefl y stated the object of the meeting , we cannot lead our notice " further ; the Masonic business having aided , we proceed to THE BANQUET . Upwards of fifty of the Brethren , in Masonic clothing , sat clown to a most sumptuous repast prepared bBrotliRadley to whose
y er , skill in these matters very many have frequently testified . Among the Brethren present we observed the AVorshipful Master , Joseph Hess , who was supported by the RAV D . P . G . M . John Drinkwater , Esq ., tiie Mayo ' of Es n ° , f % £ - S I ? ™ ' I *? '' V . W . P . G . T . Lewis slmuet Esq . ; and Brethren Henderson , AVoodward , Rampling , Statham , Ect-B 1 nCl 0 l MeseliHessSutlerAshcreft ™
slT , t ^ m yneUX > > > . , Owe Lew Samuel , & c . The repast , consisting of the choicest delicacies , having been discussed and removed , « Non nobis" was sung in excellent style by Brethren Blanch , Molyueux , Norris , and Dodd . » Th eAF ° KSTFUI ' MAS ™* then gave " The Queen , " ancl successively 1 ne yueen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family * " " Thp Dnvi sSi^ssss"s"*- ¦ *'oisas
Brethren V 6 ry appr 0 prkte glees vrere sun S between the toasts by several The AVORSHIPFIJL MASTER then gave "The R . AV . D . P . G . M John If * w ? " P ™ P ° « u this t 0 SSt ' he 0 bserved > il was n < S usual to couple the name of a Brother with that of his official capacity except upon extraordinary events ; and observing several old Members of the Craft present , he conceived the occasion would now justify it sivfsp h ' 1 ' ER acknowledged * be toast in a neat and
impVes-Brother HESS then rose , ancl said that he had had the honour to initiate into the mysteries of Freemasonry that clay two gentlemen , one of ' whom was known as their worthy chief magistrate- ( loud cheers ) Hereto ced that the name had been received with the eclat which it deserve ! They all recognized Brother Walmsley as a very worthy m an , and he mi ^ necessaril y be a good Mason- ( cheers ) . Brother JOSHUA U ' ALMSLEY returned thanks in
, Esq ., an excellent and appropriate speech He observed that the honour which had been conferred upon him should be appreciated so long as he lived . It had Ionbeen his desire to become a Member of the Masonic body but it wa ? never too late to do well , and he should endeavour to cairy out thole
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Provincial.
adjoining county and it is now our duty to add a name to the list of the Brethren which we are full y persuaded will sustain in unsullied purity those beautiful principles ancl precepts which Masonry as a numan institution , can alone inspire . It is a matter of considerable interest among the Craft generall y , that there is no known instance of a chief magistrate , during nis mayoralty , having joined tbe Masonic body ; and it is not a little grateful to the feelings of in
every Mason this district , that Mr . "Walmsley , in that capacity , has attached himself to a party m which politics and polemics are never the subject of discussion and strife , but where union and friendl y regard form the principal and permanent bond , united with a higher and holier feeliim- of daily adoration and worshi p towards the Great Architect of the Universe in whicli the heavens declare his glory , and where the firmament showeth ins handyivork .
Having briefl y stated the object of the meeting , we cannot lead our notice " further ; the Masonic business having aided , we proceed to THE BANQUET . Upwards of fifty of the Brethren , in Masonic clothing , sat clown to a most sumptuous repast prepared bBrotliRadley to whose
y er , skill in these matters very many have frequently testified . Among the Brethren present we observed the AVorshipful Master , Joseph Hess , who was supported by the RAV D . P . G . M . John Drinkwater , Esq ., tiie Mayo ' of Es n ° , f % £ - S I ? ™ ' I *? '' V . W . P . G . T . Lewis slmuet Esq . ; and Brethren Henderson , AVoodward , Rampling , Statham , Ect-B 1 nCl 0 l MeseliHessSutlerAshcreft ™
slT , t ^ m yneUX > > > . , Owe Lew Samuel , & c . The repast , consisting of the choicest delicacies , having been discussed and removed , « Non nobis" was sung in excellent style by Brethren Blanch , Molyueux , Norris , and Dodd . » Th eAF ° KSTFUI ' MAS ™* then gave " The Queen , " ancl successively 1 ne yueen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family * " " Thp Dnvi sSi^ssss"s"*- ¦ *'oisas
Brethren V 6 ry appr 0 prkte glees vrere sun S between the toasts by several The AVORSHIPFIJL MASTER then gave "The R . AV . D . P . G . M John If * w ? " P ™ P ° « u this t 0 SSt ' he 0 bserved > il was n < S usual to couple the name of a Brother with that of his official capacity except upon extraordinary events ; and observing several old Members of the Craft present , he conceived the occasion would now justify it sivfsp h ' 1 ' ER acknowledged * be toast in a neat and
impVes-Brother HESS then rose , ancl said that he had had the honour to initiate into the mysteries of Freemasonry that clay two gentlemen , one of ' whom was known as their worthy chief magistrate- ( loud cheers ) Hereto ced that the name had been received with the eclat which it deserve ! They all recognized Brother Walmsley as a very worthy m an , and he mi ^ necessaril y be a good Mason- ( cheers ) . Brother JOSHUA U ' ALMSLEY returned thanks in
, Esq ., an excellent and appropriate speech He observed that the honour which had been conferred upon him should be appreciated so long as he lived . It had Ionbeen his desire to become a Member of the Masonic body but it wa ? never too late to do well , and he should endeavour to cairy out thole