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Scotland.
attention was paid them by the Committee of the Auxiliary Fund . The music in the gardens was varied , and all the arrangements were most complete antl satisfactory . Between one and two o ' clock the centre gallery , set apart for the public who had purchased tickets , was crowded by a brilliant company , chiefly of ladies . Among the ladies in front of the gallery were the Countess of StairLadGreenockLadGiffordLadDick Lauder
, y , y , y , Lady Milne , Lady Forrest , Lady Spittal . the Misses Dick Lauder , Misses Cathcart , Mrs . Campbell Riddell , Mrs . Geo . Forbes , Misses Anderson of Moredvm , Misses Dundas , & c . & c . The municipal and military bodies , who had previously assembled in the hall of the Royal Institution , took their places on the western gallery . This procession consisted of the Scott Monument Committee , the Magistrates and Council of Edinburgh , the Magistrates of Cannongate and LeithOfficers of
Portsburgh , the Provost , Magistrates , and Council of , North British Staff , the Royal Artillery , the Queen ' s Bays , and the 29 th foot . In connection with this part of the procession we observed the Right Hon . - Lord Belhaven , the Right Hon . Sir Wm . Rae , Hon . Lord Cockburn , Sir David Kinloch , Sir John Robinson , Sir Henry Jardine , Solicitor-General Maitland , Thomas Thomson , Esq ., Deputy Clerk isterWilliam ClerkEsq . Advocate ; Professors Wilson ,
Reg , , , Graham , Christison , and Sym ; George Forbes , Esq ., Banker ; Edward Horsman , Esq ., M . P . ; Mr . Fletcher of Dunans , Mr . Anderson of Moredun , Mr . Millar of Dalswinton , J . T . Gordon , Esq ., Advocate , Robert Cadell , Esq ., AVm . Allen , Esq ., P . R . S . A-, Archibald Davidson , Esq ., Advocate , & c & c . ...
Two companies of the 29 th regiment kept the ground m the gardens immediately in front of the galleries-At one o ' clock the Masonic bodies began to assemble in the quadrangle of the College , where they were marshalled by their respective officers ; and we believe never , on any former occasion in the annals of the city , did the Masonic Brethren turn out in such an imposing number . It is calculated , and we believe truly , that considerably above a thousand took This to
a part in the ceremonial of the day . procession began move from the College Square about a quarter past two o ' clock , preceded by a strong body of the Edinburgh police , in uniform , and the band of the Queen ' s Bays ; the rear being similarly brought up , the band of the 29 th foot taking their station in that part of the procession . A squadron of the Bays lined the streets . Previous to the procession leaving the quadrangle , the Right W orshiph
ful Master and W ardens of the Loclge of Edinburg , Mary ' s Chapel , waited upon the Most AVorship ful the Grand Master , and in name of the ancient Lodge over which they presided , presented his lordship with an elegant silver trowel , ( made by Brother Law , 3 , Hanover Street ) , which bore the following inscription : — " To commemorate the laying the foundation stone of the monument at Edinburgh in honour of the immortal Scottthis trowelto be used
, , at the ceremonial , was presented to the Rig ht Hon . Sir James Forrest of Comiston , Baronet , Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Most AA ^ orshipful Grand Master Mason over all Scotland , by the Right AVorshipful Master , Office-bearers , and Brethren of the Grand Master Mother Lodge , the Ancient Lotlge of Edinburgh , No . 1 . —August 15 , 1840 . ' The Most AVorship ful the Grand Master was pleased to accept of the same , and took the opportunity of thanking the Brethren of that Lodge
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Scotland.
attention was paid them by the Committee of the Auxiliary Fund . The music in the gardens was varied , and all the arrangements were most complete antl satisfactory . Between one and two o ' clock the centre gallery , set apart for the public who had purchased tickets , was crowded by a brilliant company , chiefly of ladies . Among the ladies in front of the gallery were the Countess of StairLadGreenockLadGiffordLadDick Lauder
, y , y , y , Lady Milne , Lady Forrest , Lady Spittal . the Misses Dick Lauder , Misses Cathcart , Mrs . Campbell Riddell , Mrs . Geo . Forbes , Misses Anderson of Moredvm , Misses Dundas , & c . & c . The municipal and military bodies , who had previously assembled in the hall of the Royal Institution , took their places on the western gallery . This procession consisted of the Scott Monument Committee , the Magistrates and Council of Edinburgh , the Magistrates of Cannongate and LeithOfficers of
Portsburgh , the Provost , Magistrates , and Council of , North British Staff , the Royal Artillery , the Queen ' s Bays , and the 29 th foot . In connection with this part of the procession we observed the Right Hon . - Lord Belhaven , the Right Hon . Sir Wm . Rae , Hon . Lord Cockburn , Sir David Kinloch , Sir John Robinson , Sir Henry Jardine , Solicitor-General Maitland , Thomas Thomson , Esq ., Deputy Clerk isterWilliam ClerkEsq . Advocate ; Professors Wilson ,
Reg , , , Graham , Christison , and Sym ; George Forbes , Esq ., Banker ; Edward Horsman , Esq ., M . P . ; Mr . Fletcher of Dunans , Mr . Anderson of Moredun , Mr . Millar of Dalswinton , J . T . Gordon , Esq ., Advocate , Robert Cadell , Esq ., AVm . Allen , Esq ., P . R . S . A-, Archibald Davidson , Esq ., Advocate , & c & c . ...
Two companies of the 29 th regiment kept the ground m the gardens immediately in front of the galleries-At one o ' clock the Masonic bodies began to assemble in the quadrangle of the College , where they were marshalled by their respective officers ; and we believe never , on any former occasion in the annals of the city , did the Masonic Brethren turn out in such an imposing number . It is calculated , and we believe truly , that considerably above a thousand took This to
a part in the ceremonial of the day . procession began move from the College Square about a quarter past two o ' clock , preceded by a strong body of the Edinburgh police , in uniform , and the band of the Queen ' s Bays ; the rear being similarly brought up , the band of the 29 th foot taking their station in that part of the procession . A squadron of the Bays lined the streets . Previous to the procession leaving the quadrangle , the Right W orshiph
ful Master and W ardens of the Loclge of Edinburg , Mary ' s Chapel , waited upon the Most AVorship ful the Grand Master , and in name of the ancient Lodge over which they presided , presented his lordship with an elegant silver trowel , ( made by Brother Law , 3 , Hanover Street ) , which bore the following inscription : — " To commemorate the laying the foundation stone of the monument at Edinburgh in honour of the immortal Scottthis trowelto be used
, , at the ceremonial , was presented to the Rig ht Hon . Sir James Forrest of Comiston , Baronet , Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Most AA ^ orshipful Grand Master Mason over all Scotland , by the Right AVorshipful Master , Office-bearers , and Brethren of the Grand Master Mother Lodge , the Ancient Lotlge of Edinburgh , No . 1 . —August 15 , 1840 . ' The Most AVorship ful the Grand Master was pleased to accept of the same , and took the opportunity of thanking the Brethren of that Lodge