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Provincial.
"The health of Bro . Roberts , " the architect of the new markethouse , Avas next proposed by the Chairman ; Bro . Roberts suitabl y acknowledging the compliment . I now rise ( said Lord METHUEN ) to propose a toast which I assure you I do with great pleasure , for it is the health of a very excellent friend of mineand an excellent friend of all menAVIIO
, , know him and are in any way connected with . He is the mainstay of Masonry in this county , and has , as far as in him lies , forwarded the best wishes of all who desire to see it prosper . I give you the health of my Dep . G . M ., Bro . Gooch ( drank with cheers ) . Bro . GOOCH said this was one of the happiest days of his life . He had been looking forward for weeks past to this day , in the hope of seeing not only a large assembly of Brethren from distant parts of the country , but of others interested
in the undertaking which had been the means of calling them together ; and he need not say that his wishes had been far more than realized ( hear , hear ) . Bro . Gooch considered it an honour to New Swindon that such an institute should be commenced for the benefit of the working classes : and the working classes of New Swindon deserve it , for all who know them must bear testimony to the fact that a more respectable or better-conducted class of men did not exist ( cheers ) . The Great Western Company did boast , and would boast , of the most respectable class of men in the railway service ( hear , hear ) . He had himself worked for the Great Western Company sixteen years , and during the whole of that time he had not known one instance of anything like an attempt at those strikes , which had occurred among the mechanics employed upon other railways . This ( Bro . Gooch
said ) arose from the liberality and the desire to seek the interest of their workmen which the Great Western Directors always manifested ; aud as an instance of their liberality , he stated that he had never applied for passes where the welfare of the Company's servants might be advanced by their being granted , where his application had not met with a ready acquiescence . In conclusion , Bro . Gooch thanked the company for the honour they had done New Swindon in coming there that day , and expressed a hope that they might all have a pleasant journey home ( cheers ) .
Lord METHUEN .- —The Dep . G . M ., who has just sat down , says he hopes you will go away from here . I could almost say , when I see the table graced by so many delicious beings , that I could wish you to remain for ever ( cheers ) . And I-fancy I am not alone in this wish ; for if I mistake not , there are fluttering hearts not 100 miles from this tent that will hereafter find that this day has not been thrown away ( laughter and cheers ) . I only hope that the happy individuals , whoever they may be , will prove to be Masons . Take my advice , ladies . Whoever the happy man of your choice may be , prove him to be a Mason ( cheers ) .
If he is likely to be a good husband , to turn out a respectable father , and to live a respectable life , depend upon it , if he is not already a Mason he will become one ; and it will be his supreme happiness to find that his wife will persuade him to become one ( laughter ) . This I will promise you , that if he should happen to be in society in the evening , and you will whisper in my ear that you wish him home at ten o'clock , you may depend upon it he shall be there ; or if , on the other hand , he commits himself , bring him to me , and I will read him the kind of lecture his conduct richly deserves ( continued laughter ) . That this year , next
year , and every succeeding year may increase your happiness , ladies , is my most fervent wish ; and before I sit down , allow me to drink to all your good healths . The toast was gallantly drank , and as gallantly responded to by Bro . Major CADLET . The Great Western Railway Company behaved most liberally on the occasion , having granted a pass to every person who intimated a wish to be present , and hundreds availed themselves of the privilege .
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Provincial.
"The health of Bro . Roberts , " the architect of the new markethouse , Avas next proposed by the Chairman ; Bro . Roberts suitabl y acknowledging the compliment . I now rise ( said Lord METHUEN ) to propose a toast which I assure you I do with great pleasure , for it is the health of a very excellent friend of mineand an excellent friend of all menAVIIO
, , know him and are in any way connected with . He is the mainstay of Masonry in this county , and has , as far as in him lies , forwarded the best wishes of all who desire to see it prosper . I give you the health of my Dep . G . M ., Bro . Gooch ( drank with cheers ) . Bro . GOOCH said this was one of the happiest days of his life . He had been looking forward for weeks past to this day , in the hope of seeing not only a large assembly of Brethren from distant parts of the country , but of others interested
in the undertaking which had been the means of calling them together ; and he need not say that his wishes had been far more than realized ( hear , hear ) . Bro . Gooch considered it an honour to New Swindon that such an institute should be commenced for the benefit of the working classes : and the working classes of New Swindon deserve it , for all who know them must bear testimony to the fact that a more respectable or better-conducted class of men did not exist ( cheers ) . The Great Western Company did boast , and would boast , of the most respectable class of men in the railway service ( hear , hear ) . He had himself worked for the Great Western Company sixteen years , and during the whole of that time he had not known one instance of anything like an attempt at those strikes , which had occurred among the mechanics employed upon other railways . This ( Bro . Gooch
said ) arose from the liberality and the desire to seek the interest of their workmen which the Great Western Directors always manifested ; aud as an instance of their liberality , he stated that he had never applied for passes where the welfare of the Company's servants might be advanced by their being granted , where his application had not met with a ready acquiescence . In conclusion , Bro . Gooch thanked the company for the honour they had done New Swindon in coming there that day , and expressed a hope that they might all have a pleasant journey home ( cheers ) .
Lord METHUEN .- —The Dep . G . M ., who has just sat down , says he hopes you will go away from here . I could almost say , when I see the table graced by so many delicious beings , that I could wish you to remain for ever ( cheers ) . And I-fancy I am not alone in this wish ; for if I mistake not , there are fluttering hearts not 100 miles from this tent that will hereafter find that this day has not been thrown away ( laughter and cheers ) . I only hope that the happy individuals , whoever they may be , will prove to be Masons . Take my advice , ladies . Whoever the happy man of your choice may be , prove him to be a Mason ( cheers ) .
If he is likely to be a good husband , to turn out a respectable father , and to live a respectable life , depend upon it , if he is not already a Mason he will become one ; and it will be his supreme happiness to find that his wife will persuade him to become one ( laughter ) . This I will promise you , that if he should happen to be in society in the evening , and you will whisper in my ear that you wish him home at ten o'clock , you may depend upon it he shall be there ; or if , on the other hand , he commits himself , bring him to me , and I will read him the kind of lecture his conduct richly deserves ( continued laughter ) . That this year , next
year , and every succeeding year may increase your happiness , ladies , is my most fervent wish ; and before I sit down , allow me to drink to all your good healths . The toast was gallantly drank , and as gallantly responded to by Bro . Major CADLET . The Great Western Railway Company behaved most liberally on the occasion , having granted a pass to every person who intimated a wish to be present , and hundreds availed themselves of the privilege .