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Provincial.
cock , J . Bratton , — Wace , Col . Hogg , W . Austin , J . Wattou , J . Knowles , —¦ Rollings , •—•Greene , J . Cartwright , G . S . Barnett , S . Scoltock , T . Onions , S . Roberts , L . Meredith , J . Humphreys , J . Evans , H . Shaw , J . Taylor , J . White , II . Smith , — Stephens , N . Pritchard , G . Hay , J . Martin , — Davies , AV . Burr , — Lee , II . Evett , II . Edwards , ' E . II . Griffiths , E . Tench , II . M . Jones . After the cloth had been withdrawnthe R . W . G . P . M . for
, Shropshire and North AVales gave the usual loyal toast— " The Queen ancl the Craft , " & c . & c . The usual routine of Masonic toasts followed— " The Earl of Zetland , G . M . of England ; " " The Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . ; " " The Grand Officers ; " for which toast the Past Grand Chajilain , Bro . Dakyene , returned thanks in very pleasing terms for the honour conferred on the Grand Lodge . " The Pr . G . M . for Cheshire , Lorcl Combermere ; " which was
enthusiastically received ancl responded to . " The Health of Dr . Bowles" was then proposed by the Noble Chairman , to which Dr . BOWLES replied in most appropriate terms , and concluded by proposing « The health of Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., Pr . G . M . of Shropshire ancl North AVales . " The Rev . Doctor was loudly and enthusiastically cheered . Sir AV . AV . WYNN rose amidst deafening applause to return his
most grateful thanks to the company for the honour they had conferred upon him by nominating him as one worthy to govern their Order in that Province , ancl to the noble Earl , who had so admirably j . erformed the extremely beautiful and imjn-essive ceremony on that day . He assured them he felt deeply the honour thev had done
him , ancl sincerely trusted that the Craft would not in any degree suffer from its government being committed to his charge . It was the earnest wish of his heart , that Freemasonry should flourish as well in this as it hacl done in other Provinces ; that it might , all he could say was , that nothing on his jiart should be wanting to deserve their good wishes , ancl further the prosperity of the Order , — for he confidently believed that no other communion of assembled individuals could boast of the power which Freemasonry hacl . It
bound all men together in one common tie of universal brotherhood ancl friendship ;—all met on the same level , at the same board , united by one and the same mysterious tie of friendship ancl brotherly attachment , and whatever might be the differences in their jiolitical or religious opinions , in their dealings with the world , once having met within the tyled precincts of a Lodge , every discordant feeling and every political difference dwindled away and were
forgotten . Again thanking them for the kindness shown towards him in exalting him to the jiosition he then occupied , the Pr . G . M . proposed " The Visiting Brethren , " coupling with the toast the name of a nobleman who was not more known by his long residence in the county , than for the urbanity of his manners and the truly Masonic virtues which adorned his heart , Lord Dungannon . Lord DUNGANNON thanked his friend the R . AV . the G . M . for the
high terms with which his health had been proposed . He had been twenty-seven years a member of the Fraternity , and although his duties had prevented his paying the attention due to the Order , he hoped he had not for a single moment ever lost sight of its best principles , which were founded upon everything the Bible teaches us , and dut y leads us to perform . The noble lorcl paid a just eulogy
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
cock , J . Bratton , — Wace , Col . Hogg , W . Austin , J . Wattou , J . Knowles , —¦ Rollings , •—•Greene , J . Cartwright , G . S . Barnett , S . Scoltock , T . Onions , S . Roberts , L . Meredith , J . Humphreys , J . Evans , H . Shaw , J . Taylor , J . White , II . Smith , — Stephens , N . Pritchard , G . Hay , J . Martin , — Davies , AV . Burr , — Lee , II . Evett , II . Edwards , ' E . II . Griffiths , E . Tench , II . M . Jones . After the cloth had been withdrawnthe R . W . G . P . M . for
, Shropshire and North AVales gave the usual loyal toast— " The Queen ancl the Craft , " & c . & c . The usual routine of Masonic toasts followed— " The Earl of Zetland , G . M . of England ; " " The Earl of Yarborough , D . G . M . ; " " The Grand Officers ; " for which toast the Past Grand Chajilain , Bro . Dakyene , returned thanks in very pleasing terms for the honour conferred on the Grand Lodge . " The Pr . G . M . for Cheshire , Lorcl Combermere ; " which was
enthusiastically received ancl responded to . " The Health of Dr . Bowles" was then proposed by the Noble Chairman , to which Dr . BOWLES replied in most appropriate terms , and concluded by proposing « The health of Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., Pr . G . M . of Shropshire ancl North AVales . " The Rev . Doctor was loudly and enthusiastically cheered . Sir AV . AV . WYNN rose amidst deafening applause to return his
most grateful thanks to the company for the honour they had conferred upon him by nominating him as one worthy to govern their Order in that Province , ancl to the noble Earl , who had so admirably j . erformed the extremely beautiful and imjn-essive ceremony on that day . He assured them he felt deeply the honour thev had done
him , ancl sincerely trusted that the Craft would not in any degree suffer from its government being committed to his charge . It was the earnest wish of his heart , that Freemasonry should flourish as well in this as it hacl done in other Provinces ; that it might , all he could say was , that nothing on his jiart should be wanting to deserve their good wishes , ancl further the prosperity of the Order , — for he confidently believed that no other communion of assembled individuals could boast of the power which Freemasonry hacl . It
bound all men together in one common tie of universal brotherhood ancl friendship ;—all met on the same level , at the same board , united by one and the same mysterious tie of friendship ancl brotherly attachment , and whatever might be the differences in their jiolitical or religious opinions , in their dealings with the world , once having met within the tyled precincts of a Lodge , every discordant feeling and every political difference dwindled away and were
forgotten . Again thanking them for the kindness shown towards him in exalting him to the jiosition he then occupied , the Pr . G . M . proposed " The Visiting Brethren , " coupling with the toast the name of a nobleman who was not more known by his long residence in the county , than for the urbanity of his manners and the truly Masonic virtues which adorned his heart , Lord Dungannon . Lord DUNGANNON thanked his friend the R . AV . the G . M . for the
high terms with which his health had been proposed . He had been twenty-seven years a member of the Fraternity , and although his duties had prevented his paying the attention due to the Order , he hoped he had not for a single moment ever lost sight of its best principles , which were founded upon everything the Bible teaches us , and dut y leads us to perform . The noble lorcl paid a just eulogy