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Provincial.
comprehended all that could be said upon the subject , and had been said so well , that it left him but little to say . But this he would remark , that the present proceeding was highly creditable to the inhabitants of Bristol , inasmuch as it showed a desire to preserve the architectural beauties ofthe mediseval ages , and to perpetuate the memory of those great monarchs who had conferred such lasting privileges upon the city .
The Grand Treasurer , Bro . Taylor , then threw a handful of silver money on to the stone , and said a most grateful office devolved on him . Freemasons blessed with the enjoyment of the good things of this life never forgot their poorer Brethren , and , hy the command of the Grand Master , he threw the money upon the stone for the benefit of the workmen .
The band now struck up " God save the Queen , and the Grand Lodge having again marched three times round the stone , the procession reformed , and proceeded in order to the Council House , where , after the Mayor had thanked his fellow-citizens for the support they had afforded him , it broke up . In the evening the Brethren of the Masonic Lodges celebrated the occasion hy dining together at the 'White Lion , Broad-street , and ( somewhat in relaxation of the strict rules of the Order ) the Right
Worshi pful the Mayor , J . K . Haberfield , Esq ., P . W . S . Miles , Esq ., M . P ., Major Sharpe , of the 72 nd Highlanders , and other gentlemen uninitiated in the mysteries of the Craft , were honoured with invitations to be present . There was a goodly gathering of the Brotherhood , and , in all , nearly a hundred gentlemen sat down , the members ancl officers of Lodges wearing the collars , aprons , and jewels , of their respective Orders . The chair was taken by the Right Worshiful the
p Provincial Grand Master , Major Shute , who was supported on his right and left by the distinguished guests above named ; the Grand Swordbearer of England , Bro . R . J . Spiers , of Oxford ; the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Powell , & c . The vice-presidential chairs were efficiently filled by the Senior Grand Warden , Bro . S . Bryant , and the
iirancl Secretary , Bro . E . tiler , lhe dinner proved the determination of the worthy host , Bro . Niblett , to do justice to his brother Masons . One interesting incident occurred during the evening which may , without impropriety , be noticed—the presentation of a handsome gold jewel of office , and a massive gold snuff-box of the value of forty guineas , suitably inscribed , to Bro . Arthur Hare Palmer , Grand Registrar , in token of the esteem entertained for him by the members of the Craftand of their appreciation of his able and fraternal services
, while filling , for a period of several years , the office of Provincial Grand Secretary . The Grand Master , in presenting the token , remarked that they were of pure gold , emblematic of the purity of the motives which had suggested the presentation , and they were made at once beautiful and of intrinsic value , as suited to the services they were desi gned to acknowledge . It was due to the Craft to state that they were not merely intended as tokens of the Society ' s admiration of Bro . Palmer ' s
zeal and energy in the Masonic cause , but to acknowledge his peculiar kindness of heart as shown to an aged brother , who , after a long life of honest and honourable industry , was reduced to want . Near a thousand pounds , ( hear it those who were not Masons ); would have been raised for the relief of that brother ' s necessities had not his lamented death ensued . AVhen the old man was removed from a larger to a smaller
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Provincial.
comprehended all that could be said upon the subject , and had been said so well , that it left him but little to say . But this he would remark , that the present proceeding was highly creditable to the inhabitants of Bristol , inasmuch as it showed a desire to preserve the architectural beauties ofthe mediseval ages , and to perpetuate the memory of those great monarchs who had conferred such lasting privileges upon the city .
The Grand Treasurer , Bro . Taylor , then threw a handful of silver money on to the stone , and said a most grateful office devolved on him . Freemasons blessed with the enjoyment of the good things of this life never forgot their poorer Brethren , and , hy the command of the Grand Master , he threw the money upon the stone for the benefit of the workmen .
The band now struck up " God save the Queen , and the Grand Lodge having again marched three times round the stone , the procession reformed , and proceeded in order to the Council House , where , after the Mayor had thanked his fellow-citizens for the support they had afforded him , it broke up . In the evening the Brethren of the Masonic Lodges celebrated the occasion hy dining together at the 'White Lion , Broad-street , and ( somewhat in relaxation of the strict rules of the Order ) the Right
Worshi pful the Mayor , J . K . Haberfield , Esq ., P . W . S . Miles , Esq ., M . P ., Major Sharpe , of the 72 nd Highlanders , and other gentlemen uninitiated in the mysteries of the Craft , were honoured with invitations to be present . There was a goodly gathering of the Brotherhood , and , in all , nearly a hundred gentlemen sat down , the members ancl officers of Lodges wearing the collars , aprons , and jewels , of their respective Orders . The chair was taken by the Right Worshiful the
p Provincial Grand Master , Major Shute , who was supported on his right and left by the distinguished guests above named ; the Grand Swordbearer of England , Bro . R . J . Spiers , of Oxford ; the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Powell , & c . The vice-presidential chairs were efficiently filled by the Senior Grand Warden , Bro . S . Bryant , and the
iirancl Secretary , Bro . E . tiler , lhe dinner proved the determination of the worthy host , Bro . Niblett , to do justice to his brother Masons . One interesting incident occurred during the evening which may , without impropriety , be noticed—the presentation of a handsome gold jewel of office , and a massive gold snuff-box of the value of forty guineas , suitably inscribed , to Bro . Arthur Hare Palmer , Grand Registrar , in token of the esteem entertained for him by the members of the Craftand of their appreciation of his able and fraternal services
, while filling , for a period of several years , the office of Provincial Grand Secretary . The Grand Master , in presenting the token , remarked that they were of pure gold , emblematic of the purity of the motives which had suggested the presentation , and they were made at once beautiful and of intrinsic value , as suited to the services they were desi gned to acknowledge . It was due to the Craft to state that they were not merely intended as tokens of the Society ' s admiration of Bro . Palmer ' s
zeal and energy in the Masonic cause , but to acknowledge his peculiar kindness of heart as shown to an aged brother , who , after a long life of honest and honourable industry , was reduced to want . Near a thousand pounds , ( hear it those who were not Masons ); would have been raised for the relief of that brother ' s necessities had not his lamented death ensued . AVhen the old man was removed from a larger to a smaller