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Provincial.
this corn as the emblem of plenty ; I pour this wine as the emblem of cheerfulness ; I pour this oil as the emblem of comfort and consolation ; aud may the All-bounteous Author of nature bless this place and the kingdom at large with abundance of corn , and wine , and oil , and all the necessaries , comforts , ancl conveniences of life . "And may the same Almighty power preserve the inhabitants in , peace and unity and brotherly lovetowards which great objects no one
, during his earthly career exerted himself more zealously and more successfully than that nobleman whose memory we are assembled to commemorate . " The Rev . R . GREEN , of Newcastle , the Provincial Grand Chaplain , then offered up an appropriate prayer , with which tbe interesting proceedings were closed . The Earl of Zetland and others present examined the plans of the
proposed erection , which were submitted to them by Mr . J . Green , after ivhich the procession was re-formed , and the Masonic Brethren returned to the pavilion . A great number of ladies and gentlemen , comprising many of the principal county families , were present during the ceremony , and capacious galleries were erected for their accommodation on each side of the place , so as to command an excellent view of the whole proceedings . The proposed monument is already in a very forward state , the works having been in operation some months , so that the spectators coulcl form a pretty accurate conception of what it will be when completed .
The form approximates to that of the lemple of- Theseus , with a rectangular basis of solid masonry a hundred feet long by fifty-four feet in width . The foundation rests on the solid lime stone rock , twenty feet below the surface of the soil , ancl the base rises ten feet above the platform of the hill . At the sides of this rectangle stand eighteen lofty open equidistant columns , thirty feet in height ancl six and a half in diameter , supporting at each end a magnificent pediment , and at each side a deep entablatureivhich will serve as a promenade when the building is
, complete . The promenade will be reached by spiral stairs to be formed within one of the pillars . From the ground to the upper point of the pediment will be about seventy feet . The structure stands nearly due east ancl west , and will form a prominent object to travellers on the line of the Great North of England Railway between Darlington and Newcastle , and will soon become a place of resort for parties of pleasure . The stone for this magnificent edifice was presented to the building
committee by the Marquis of Londonderry , and was obtained from his lordship ' s quarries at the village of New Pensher , distant about a mile from the top of the hill . The lime is from the Earl of Durham ' s kilns at Newbottle , about the same distance ; and the sand from an excellent bed at the foot of the hill . The materials are conveyed up the hill by a temporary winding railway , the bed of which will form a permanent carriage drive when the building is complete .
The Most AA orshipful Grand Master was attended by the Grand Secretary , Grand Director of Ceremonies , and the Grand T yler . The other officers ofthe Grancl Lodge were filled , ad interim , by some Provincial Grancl Officers . The Provincial Grand Officers and Brethren of Durham and Northumberland mustered in great numbers under their respective banners , headed by their Deputy Grand Masters , Bros . Sir Cuthbert Sharp and
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Provincial.
this corn as the emblem of plenty ; I pour this wine as the emblem of cheerfulness ; I pour this oil as the emblem of comfort and consolation ; aud may the All-bounteous Author of nature bless this place and the kingdom at large with abundance of corn , and wine , and oil , and all the necessaries , comforts , ancl conveniences of life . "And may the same Almighty power preserve the inhabitants in , peace and unity and brotherly lovetowards which great objects no one
, during his earthly career exerted himself more zealously and more successfully than that nobleman whose memory we are assembled to commemorate . " The Rev . R . GREEN , of Newcastle , the Provincial Grand Chaplain , then offered up an appropriate prayer , with which tbe interesting proceedings were closed . The Earl of Zetland and others present examined the plans of the
proposed erection , which were submitted to them by Mr . J . Green , after ivhich the procession was re-formed , and the Masonic Brethren returned to the pavilion . A great number of ladies and gentlemen , comprising many of the principal county families , were present during the ceremony , and capacious galleries were erected for their accommodation on each side of the place , so as to command an excellent view of the whole proceedings . The proposed monument is already in a very forward state , the works having been in operation some months , so that the spectators coulcl form a pretty accurate conception of what it will be when completed .
The form approximates to that of the lemple of- Theseus , with a rectangular basis of solid masonry a hundred feet long by fifty-four feet in width . The foundation rests on the solid lime stone rock , twenty feet below the surface of the soil , ancl the base rises ten feet above the platform of the hill . At the sides of this rectangle stand eighteen lofty open equidistant columns , thirty feet in height ancl six and a half in diameter , supporting at each end a magnificent pediment , and at each side a deep entablatureivhich will serve as a promenade when the building is
, complete . The promenade will be reached by spiral stairs to be formed within one of the pillars . From the ground to the upper point of the pediment will be about seventy feet . The structure stands nearly due east ancl west , and will form a prominent object to travellers on the line of the Great North of England Railway between Darlington and Newcastle , and will soon become a place of resort for parties of pleasure . The stone for this magnificent edifice was presented to the building
committee by the Marquis of Londonderry , and was obtained from his lordship ' s quarries at the village of New Pensher , distant about a mile from the top of the hill . The lime is from the Earl of Durham ' s kilns at Newbottle , about the same distance ; and the sand from an excellent bed at the foot of the hill . The materials are conveyed up the hill by a temporary winding railway , the bed of which will form a permanent carriage drive when the building is complete .
The Most AA orshipful Grand Master was attended by the Grand Secretary , Grand Director of Ceremonies , and the Grand T yler . The other officers ofthe Grancl Lodge were filled , ad interim , by some Provincial Grancl Officers . The Provincial Grand Officers and Brethren of Durham and Northumberland mustered in great numbers under their respective banners , headed by their Deputy Grand Masters , Bros . Sir Cuthbert Sharp and