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The Rev . Bro . CAMPBELL re-echoed the same sentiment ; and added , that he did not recollect any period of his life when he had derived more gratification , either as a minister , or as a man , than he had derived from the proceedings of that day . He trusted that all who had paid New Swindon a visit , Avould go away , not only with a good opinion of Masonry , but of the mechanics who inhabited the
place , for he did not hesitate to say that a better-disposed , betterconducted class of men was not to be found in the kingdom ( hear , hear ) . The CHAIBTVTAN said , it was noAV his pleasing duty to bring before the notice of the company , the health of those brave troops and sailors who Avere fighting our battles in distant lands ( cheers ) . The Army of England was now , as it had ever been , the first army in
Europe ; and it would , as heretofore , they might depend upon it , maintain that hi gh credit Avhich it had gained in former Avars ( cheers ) . The name of Napier Avas of itself a toAver of strength , and supported as Sir Charles was by so many good captains , he trusted we should hear , before long , that both in the Baltic and in the Black Sea , our Navy had been again triumphant ( cheers ) . Bro . STONE proposedas the next toastthe health of the Directors
, , of the New Swindon Improvement Company , aud said , that the energy he had seen exhibited that clay towards ameliorating and raising the condition of the working classes , assured him that the Brethren in Wilts residing in that locality stood first in rank among those AA ho called themselves in the true sense of the word
Freemasons ( cheers ) . Bro . Sir WATKIN W . WINN then rose , and addressing the company , said , with the leave of the Prov . G . M ., will you alloAV me to propose a toast ? It is a toast which I have excessive pleasure in being allowed to give , though I must say I wish it had fallen into the hands of a person AA'I IO would have done it more justice . It is the health of Lord Methuen ( great cheering ) . I have had the
honour of knowing his Lordship intimatel y for a great many years ; and I might therefore expatiate upon the excellence of his character ; but I will not waste time by doing so ; and really if I were to attempt it , I should not be able to find language to express what I feel to be due to the worth of that excellent nobleman , no less in his position as a country gentleman , than as a brave soldier of his
Queen ( the toast was drunk with enthusiasm ) . As soon as the applause had subsided , Lord METHUEN - said , I can assure you , ladies and gentlemen , I return you my very sincere thanks for the kind manner in which my health has been proposed , and for the still kinder manner in which you have received it . It was with considerable reluctance that I accepted the honour of performing the duties of this day . I felt that , as I had not appeared before the world at time as a public characterI should not be iving that
any , g impetus to the wishes of the promoters of this Institution , which might he derived from some more eminent individual than myself . But , having yielded to the request that was made to me , I may say that however inadequate I may he to the task , whenever my services may be considered likely to conduce to the benefit of any Institution calculated to promote the Avelfare of my fellow-men , I shall be ready to come forward ( loud cheers ) . Much , no doubt , may be said about the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The Rev . Bro . CAMPBELL re-echoed the same sentiment ; and added , that he did not recollect any period of his life when he had derived more gratification , either as a minister , or as a man , than he had derived from the proceedings of that day . He trusted that all who had paid New Swindon a visit , Avould go away , not only with a good opinion of Masonry , but of the mechanics who inhabited the
place , for he did not hesitate to say that a better-disposed , betterconducted class of men was not to be found in the kingdom ( hear , hear ) . The CHAIBTVTAN said , it was noAV his pleasing duty to bring before the notice of the company , the health of those brave troops and sailors who Avere fighting our battles in distant lands ( cheers ) . The Army of England was now , as it had ever been , the first army in
Europe ; and it would , as heretofore , they might depend upon it , maintain that hi gh credit Avhich it had gained in former Avars ( cheers ) . The name of Napier Avas of itself a toAver of strength , and supported as Sir Charles was by so many good captains , he trusted we should hear , before long , that both in the Baltic and in the Black Sea , our Navy had been again triumphant ( cheers ) . Bro . STONE proposedas the next toastthe health of the Directors
, , of the New Swindon Improvement Company , aud said , that the energy he had seen exhibited that clay towards ameliorating and raising the condition of the working classes , assured him that the Brethren in Wilts residing in that locality stood first in rank among those AA ho called themselves in the true sense of the word
Freemasons ( cheers ) . Bro . Sir WATKIN W . WINN then rose , and addressing the company , said , with the leave of the Prov . G . M ., will you alloAV me to propose a toast ? It is a toast which I have excessive pleasure in being allowed to give , though I must say I wish it had fallen into the hands of a person AA'I IO would have done it more justice . It is the health of Lord Methuen ( great cheering ) . I have had the
honour of knowing his Lordship intimatel y for a great many years ; and I might therefore expatiate upon the excellence of his character ; but I will not waste time by doing so ; and really if I were to attempt it , I should not be able to find language to express what I feel to be due to the worth of that excellent nobleman , no less in his position as a country gentleman , than as a brave soldier of his
Queen ( the toast was drunk with enthusiasm ) . As soon as the applause had subsided , Lord METHUEN - said , I can assure you , ladies and gentlemen , I return you my very sincere thanks for the kind manner in which my health has been proposed , and for the still kinder manner in which you have received it . It was with considerable reluctance that I accepted the honour of performing the duties of this day . I felt that , as I had not appeared before the world at time as a public characterI should not be iving that
any , g impetus to the wishes of the promoters of this Institution , which might he derived from some more eminent individual than myself . But , having yielded to the request that was made to me , I may say that however inadequate I may he to the task , whenever my services may be considered likely to conduce to the benefit of any Institution calculated to promote the Avelfare of my fellow-men , I shall be ready to come forward ( loud cheers ) . Much , no doubt , may be said about the