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of Wynnstay , and Lord A . E . Hill , of Hillsborough Castle . The R AV . P . G . Master having ascended the throne ,-with the JJ . l-. lr . Ai . John F . Maddock on his Lordship ' s right , with several of the 1 rovincial Officers of this and the neighhouringProvincesm their respective places . The Masonic labours of the day commenced after the initiation of the candidates , when the Honourable Wellington Cotton had the Master ' s degree conferred upon him . „ , - T 1 At four o ' clock , the Junior AA ^ arden , by command , called the Lodge
from labour . , , Upwards of sixty sat down in the spacious assembly room to tne Vhe cloth being removed , ancl grace being pronounced by the : Rev . Chaplain , the usual loyal Masonic toasts were delivered by the R . VY . P . G . M . from the throne . The I ) P . G M . Bro . F . M ADDOCK confessed that on the present occasion he felt happv that it had devolved on him to submit
peculiarly to them the name of their R . AV . P . G . Master , when he saw that his Lordship had brought his nearest and clearest connexions and friends to associate with the Craft . This would doubtless be to the Brethren , as it was to him , a matter of the highest gratification . He knew of no county within the extensive range of Freemasonry , where the Brethren had more reason to congratulate themselves on the appointment ot individual to preside their Order than that of Chester . His
an over Lordship was held in the hig hest estimation of the country , the county , and the city , ancl was looked up to with veneration , admiration , and respect by all the Lodges under his inspection . Twenty-seven years ago , in that room , tbe citizens of Chester had entertained him , and great was their delig ht to have within their walls " the Cheshire Hero . " His services as a soldier were in the recollection of some , to many they were historical . May he long live to preside over the Masonic Order , and inessandwhen gathered
enjoy the fullest measure of health and happ ; , to his fathers , may all survivors remember with earnest ancl continued gratitude , his services and his virtues as a soldier , a peer , a citizen , a man , and a Mason . " The It . AV . P . G . Master . " ( Masonic honours . ) Brother the Right Hon . LORD C OMBERMERB said , that on various occasions he had found it- difficult to express his gratitude to the Brethren for their kindness , but he now found it impossible to say one half of what he felt for the affectionate manner in which his health had been
proposed and drank . The R . W . Deputy only did him justice in saying that he had devoted himself earnestly and sincerely to the welfare ot the Craft . AVhen the late M . AV . G . Master applied to him to accept his present office , he promised to clo his utmost to revive Masonry in the good old county of Chester , where it had flourished under the fostering care of his late lamented father , but from the date of his decease had fallen off , until he had exerted himself for its restoration . He was he had estab
proutl to say that , with the assistance of the Deputy , - lished in the county , Lodges , that for accurate working , might vie with any in England . He had been delighted that day to shew to the strangers who had done them the honour of visiting them , the working of the Cestrian Lodge as a specimen of what had been clone in the province —( loud cheers ) . The Cestrian Lodge had discharged its duty in every respect . It had stepped forward and set an example to the others which had been eagerly followed , and to its spirit , energy , and industry , they were indebted for much of the good that prevailed in the
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Provincial.
of Wynnstay , and Lord A . E . Hill , of Hillsborough Castle . The R AV . P . G . Master having ascended the throne ,-with the JJ . l-. lr . Ai . John F . Maddock on his Lordship ' s right , with several of the 1 rovincial Officers of this and the neighhouringProvincesm their respective places . The Masonic labours of the day commenced after the initiation of the candidates , when the Honourable Wellington Cotton had the Master ' s degree conferred upon him . „ , - T 1 At four o ' clock , the Junior AA ^ arden , by command , called the Lodge
from labour . , , Upwards of sixty sat down in the spacious assembly room to tne Vhe cloth being removed , ancl grace being pronounced by the : Rev . Chaplain , the usual loyal Masonic toasts were delivered by the R . VY . P . G . M . from the throne . The I ) P . G M . Bro . F . M ADDOCK confessed that on the present occasion he felt happv that it had devolved on him to submit
peculiarly to them the name of their R . AV . P . G . Master , when he saw that his Lordship had brought his nearest and clearest connexions and friends to associate with the Craft . This would doubtless be to the Brethren , as it was to him , a matter of the highest gratification . He knew of no county within the extensive range of Freemasonry , where the Brethren had more reason to congratulate themselves on the appointment ot individual to preside their Order than that of Chester . His
an over Lordship was held in the hig hest estimation of the country , the county , and the city , ancl was looked up to with veneration , admiration , and respect by all the Lodges under his inspection . Twenty-seven years ago , in that room , tbe citizens of Chester had entertained him , and great was their delig ht to have within their walls " the Cheshire Hero . " His services as a soldier were in the recollection of some , to many they were historical . May he long live to preside over the Masonic Order , and inessandwhen gathered
enjoy the fullest measure of health and happ ; , to his fathers , may all survivors remember with earnest ancl continued gratitude , his services and his virtues as a soldier , a peer , a citizen , a man , and a Mason . " The It . AV . P . G . Master . " ( Masonic honours . ) Brother the Right Hon . LORD C OMBERMERB said , that on various occasions he had found it- difficult to express his gratitude to the Brethren for their kindness , but he now found it impossible to say one half of what he felt for the affectionate manner in which his health had been
proposed and drank . The R . W . Deputy only did him justice in saying that he had devoted himself earnestly and sincerely to the welfare ot the Craft . AVhen the late M . AV . G . Master applied to him to accept his present office , he promised to clo his utmost to revive Masonry in the good old county of Chester , where it had flourished under the fostering care of his late lamented father , but from the date of his decease had fallen off , until he had exerted himself for its restoration . He was he had estab
proutl to say that , with the assistance of the Deputy , - lished in the county , Lodges , that for accurate working , might vie with any in England . He had been delighted that day to shew to the strangers who had done them the honour of visiting them , the working of the Cestrian Lodge as a specimen of what had been clone in the province —( loud cheers ) . The Cestrian Lodge had discharged its duty in every respect . It had stepped forward and set an example to the others which had been eagerly followed , and to its spirit , energy , and industry , they were indebted for much of the good that prevailed in the