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Provincial.
ness being over , the grand pursuivant arranged the Brethren in order of procession for church . The sacred edifice was thronged , and tbe service was performed in a solemn and impressive manner by the Rev . A'icar ancl Brother Fortescue Todd , after which an admirable sermon was preached by the Provincial Grand Chaplain of Cornwall , Brother the Rev . Henry Grylls , A . M ., vicar of St . Neot ' s , from the 47 th to the 50 th v ., 4 chapter of Acts" But Solomon built him an house" & c .
, , The procession returned from church , in the same order , to tbe Lodge-room , when the presiding Officer , Bro . Ellis of Falmouth , performed tbe ancient ceremony of constituting the New Lodge and installing the various Officers , in a manner highly gratifying to the large and respectable assembly of the Brotherhood , —and which , from its unusual occurrence , and the ancient forms being so rigidly observed , excited considerable interest .
The Brethren then went in procession from the Lodge-room to the spacious Town Hall , ivhich forms the front of a commodious new market-house lately erected by the spirited inhabitants . Here a splendid repast was laid out at the Queen ' s Head , On the removal of the cloth the D . P . G . M . ELLIS gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , ancl stated his regret that Sir C . Lemon , Bart , M . P ., whom he eulogised as the patron of every scientific institution of the county , was detained by parliamentary dutiesbeing appointed on
, tbe secret committee on the letter opening question , & c . On proposing the health of P . A ' . Robinson , Esq ., D . P . G . M ., he read-a letter from that gentleman , who was prevented from being present by unavoidable circumstances . ¦ The ladies were then introduced , and never but on one occasion of tbe kind were so great a number present at a Cornwall Masonic meeting , the spacious apartment affording opportunity for the accommodation of
, it is said , at least from three to four hundred . The chairman proposed their health in terms of which we could give no idea , unless he were to transmit to us the hi ghly wrought language he employed . The acting D . P . G . M . Bro . Pearce of Penzance , returned thanks for the ladies , ancl in conclusion proposed the health of the Chairman in
terms of eulogy peculiar to himself , which was responded to by the whole assembly with nine times nine ancl the musical hips . The AV . Bro . ELLIS replied by tendering his thanks for the honour , and begging the Brothers' forbearance for not giving a lengthened speech , the unexpected position he occupied having so engaged his attention for several hours , as to bear down his energies . The health of Bro . R Pearce , of Penzance , acting D . P . G . M . was warmly cheered . Bro . PEARCE repliedand introduced the subject of his visit to France
, , where he had tbe pleasure of witnessing the introduction of two ladiesand really charmed the fair who were present with this speech , in ivhich he was repeatedly cheered . The P . G . Chaplain ' s health , ancl that of the Rev . Vicar were given , with thanks to the former for his sermon , ancl to the latter for his kindness in lending the church , and performing duty . They replied in appropriate terms .
Several visitors were present from the neighbouring county of Devon , whose healths were drunk . The ladies then retired , and the Brethren resumed their duties . The whole terminated in the most happy and orderly manner . ¦ Dr . Pearce , one of the -St . Austell Stewards ,-gave a gala at his rcsi-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
ness being over , the grand pursuivant arranged the Brethren in order of procession for church . The sacred edifice was thronged , and tbe service was performed in a solemn and impressive manner by the Rev . A'icar ancl Brother Fortescue Todd , after which an admirable sermon was preached by the Provincial Grand Chaplain of Cornwall , Brother the Rev . Henry Grylls , A . M ., vicar of St . Neot ' s , from the 47 th to the 50 th v ., 4 chapter of Acts" But Solomon built him an house" & c .
, , The procession returned from church , in the same order , to tbe Lodge-room , when the presiding Officer , Bro . Ellis of Falmouth , performed tbe ancient ceremony of constituting the New Lodge and installing the various Officers , in a manner highly gratifying to the large and respectable assembly of the Brotherhood , —and which , from its unusual occurrence , and the ancient forms being so rigidly observed , excited considerable interest .
The Brethren then went in procession from the Lodge-room to the spacious Town Hall , ivhich forms the front of a commodious new market-house lately erected by the spirited inhabitants . Here a splendid repast was laid out at the Queen ' s Head , On the removal of the cloth the D . P . G . M . ELLIS gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , ancl stated his regret that Sir C . Lemon , Bart , M . P ., whom he eulogised as the patron of every scientific institution of the county , was detained by parliamentary dutiesbeing appointed on
, tbe secret committee on the letter opening question , & c . On proposing the health of P . A ' . Robinson , Esq ., D . P . G . M ., he read-a letter from that gentleman , who was prevented from being present by unavoidable circumstances . ¦ The ladies were then introduced , and never but on one occasion of tbe kind were so great a number present at a Cornwall Masonic meeting , the spacious apartment affording opportunity for the accommodation of
, it is said , at least from three to four hundred . The chairman proposed their health in terms of which we could give no idea , unless he were to transmit to us the hi ghly wrought language he employed . The acting D . P . G . M . Bro . Pearce of Penzance , returned thanks for the ladies , ancl in conclusion proposed the health of the Chairman in
terms of eulogy peculiar to himself , which was responded to by the whole assembly with nine times nine ancl the musical hips . The AV . Bro . ELLIS replied by tendering his thanks for the honour , and begging the Brothers' forbearance for not giving a lengthened speech , the unexpected position he occupied having so engaged his attention for several hours , as to bear down his energies . The health of Bro . R Pearce , of Penzance , acting D . P . G . M . was warmly cheered . Bro . PEARCE repliedand introduced the subject of his visit to France
, , where he had tbe pleasure of witnessing the introduction of two ladiesand really charmed the fair who were present with this speech , in ivhich he was repeatedly cheered . The P . G . Chaplain ' s health , ancl that of the Rev . Vicar were given , with thanks to the former for his sermon , ancl to the latter for his kindness in lending the church , and performing duty . They replied in appropriate terms .
Several visitors were present from the neighbouring county of Devon , whose healths were drunk . The ladies then retired , and the Brethren resumed their duties . The whole terminated in the most happy and orderly manner . ¦ Dr . Pearce , one of the -St . Austell Stewards ,-gave a gala at his rcsi-