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Provincial.
breakfast was ready , and the numerous party , comprising nearly three hundred persons , proceeded through the saloon into the banquettingroom . The Mayor took the chair . The Brethren of St . George ' s Lodge , with Sir ' AV . B . Cooke , Bart ., as acting W . M . ; Rev . J . ' G Fardell , P . M ., Chaplain ; and the Brethren of the Britannia Lodge , Sheffield , were present . After breakfastthe MAYOR proposed " the Queen" and statedthat
, ; , this being Her Majesty ' s birthday , they would feel greater pleasure in doing justice to the toast . " Prince Albert , the Queen Dowager , and the rest of the Royal Family , " was the next toast . Other toasts followed . The company then proceeded down stairs , to join in the procession to the market-place . The procession was formed opposite the Mansion House , in a very few minutes , and proceeded in order . Before the Freemasons , the
banner of St . George ' s Lodge , Doncaster , accompanying the Masons ' two banners belonging to the Royal Arch Chapter of Paradise of the Britannia Lodge , 162 , Sheffield , representing "tlie Horse of Gad , " and " the Lion of Judah . " Where the stone was laid floated the Union . lack , and at the Woolpack was exhibited a large blue flag , with " Success to Agriculture and the Town antl Trade of Doncaster . " ( hi arriving at the lacewhich was in the Corn Marketalmost on
p , , the spot where Mr . Bullas' shop formerly stood , the sight was very imposing . Some hundreds of ladies had taken their places on the platform , all of whom had an excellent and unobstructed view of the proceedings . Sir W . B . Cooke , the AV . M . of the St . George ' s Lodge of Freemasons , clothed in the Provincial Grand decorations of the Order .
was seated in his open carriage , close to the stone , which was suspended from a crane ready to be lowered . Tbe worthy Baronet , who was accompanied by Lady Cooke and Miss Middleton , looked very ill , and was unable to alight from his carriage to perform the ceremony which had been allotted to him . The flags and banners , on which were inscribed various mottoes , & c , were placed near , and these , with the gay dresses of the ladies 'on the platform and at the windows of the houses , the sashes and paraphernalia of the Masons , with the fineness of
the weather , aided by the ringing of the bells of the parish church , formed a spectacle at once to be admired and not easily to be forgotten . The MAYOR , on presenting Sir W . Cooke with the mallet and trowel provided for the occasion , the former of which is a beautiful piece of workmanship , said— " Sir AVilliam Cooke , in the name of the corporation , and also in the name of the burgesses of the borough of Doncaster , I have the honour to present you this trowel and mallet , with which to lay the first stone of the new markets about to be erected in this town .
It is a high satisfaction to us to know that this most important duty is about to be performed by one who has ever manifested a lively interest in the welfare of the town anil the prosperity of the inhabitants , and by one also whose ancestors have been associated with Doncaster for generations almost beyond the memory of man . That the work may prove beneficial not only to the inhabitants of this town , but also of the district , and that you , Sir William , may long live to witness those benefits , is the sincere wish of the corporation and the inhabitants of Doncaster . "
Sir WM . COOKE having received the implements ofthe Craft , spoke as follows : — "Mr . Mayor , and Gentlemen of the Town Council , in compliance with your request , I have now the honour , in my capacity of Worshipful Master of St . George ' s Lodge , to lend my aid towards
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Provincial.
breakfast was ready , and the numerous party , comprising nearly three hundred persons , proceeded through the saloon into the banquettingroom . The Mayor took the chair . The Brethren of St . George ' s Lodge , with Sir ' AV . B . Cooke , Bart ., as acting W . M . ; Rev . J . ' G Fardell , P . M ., Chaplain ; and the Brethren of the Britannia Lodge , Sheffield , were present . After breakfastthe MAYOR proposed " the Queen" and statedthat
, ; , this being Her Majesty ' s birthday , they would feel greater pleasure in doing justice to the toast . " Prince Albert , the Queen Dowager , and the rest of the Royal Family , " was the next toast . Other toasts followed . The company then proceeded down stairs , to join in the procession to the market-place . The procession was formed opposite the Mansion House , in a very few minutes , and proceeded in order . Before the Freemasons , the
banner of St . George ' s Lodge , Doncaster , accompanying the Masons ' two banners belonging to the Royal Arch Chapter of Paradise of the Britannia Lodge , 162 , Sheffield , representing "tlie Horse of Gad , " and " the Lion of Judah . " Where the stone was laid floated the Union . lack , and at the Woolpack was exhibited a large blue flag , with " Success to Agriculture and the Town antl Trade of Doncaster . " ( hi arriving at the lacewhich was in the Corn Marketalmost on
p , , the spot where Mr . Bullas' shop formerly stood , the sight was very imposing . Some hundreds of ladies had taken their places on the platform , all of whom had an excellent and unobstructed view of the proceedings . Sir W . B . Cooke , the AV . M . of the St . George ' s Lodge of Freemasons , clothed in the Provincial Grand decorations of the Order .
was seated in his open carriage , close to the stone , which was suspended from a crane ready to be lowered . Tbe worthy Baronet , who was accompanied by Lady Cooke and Miss Middleton , looked very ill , and was unable to alight from his carriage to perform the ceremony which had been allotted to him . The flags and banners , on which were inscribed various mottoes , & c , were placed near , and these , with the gay dresses of the ladies 'on the platform and at the windows of the houses , the sashes and paraphernalia of the Masons , with the fineness of
the weather , aided by the ringing of the bells of the parish church , formed a spectacle at once to be admired and not easily to be forgotten . The MAYOR , on presenting Sir W . Cooke with the mallet and trowel provided for the occasion , the former of which is a beautiful piece of workmanship , said— " Sir AVilliam Cooke , in the name of the corporation , and also in the name of the burgesses of the borough of Doncaster , I have the honour to present you this trowel and mallet , with which to lay the first stone of the new markets about to be erected in this town .
It is a high satisfaction to us to know that this most important duty is about to be performed by one who has ever manifested a lively interest in the welfare of the town anil the prosperity of the inhabitants , and by one also whose ancestors have been associated with Doncaster for generations almost beyond the memory of man . That the work may prove beneficial not only to the inhabitants of this town , but also of the district , and that you , Sir William , may long live to witness those benefits , is the sincere wish of the corporation and the inhabitants of Doncaster . "
Sir WM . COOKE having received the implements ofthe Craft , spoke as follows : — "Mr . Mayor , and Gentlemen of the Town Council , in compliance with your request , I have now the honour , in my capacity of Worshipful Master of St . George ' s Lodge , to lend my aid towards