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P . G . J . W . " " The Visiting Brethren . " " Masonry universal , " & c . all of which were drunk with the honours . At about ten o ' clock the P . G . M . announced his intention of departing ; when Brother Finn immediately rose , and after eulogizing the lady of Colonel Wildman for her universal exertions in behalf of the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , requested , before the P . G . M . deprived them of his presence , that the health of that lady miht be drank with
g every honour which is due to the Mason ' s wife , and the friend and benefactor of Masons' orphan children . ( Much cheering . ) After this toast the P . G . M . took his leave , accompanied b y Dr . Oliver ; and shortly afterwards the meeting broke up . YORK , October 29 . —A Lodge was opened at Thornton , near Bradford . The dinner was provided b y Mr . Jonas Robinson , of the New Inn . After the cloth was removed , the remainder of the evening was spent in conviviality and harmony .
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE . —GRAND MASONIC CEREMONY OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONES OF TWO CHURCHES AT STALYBRIDGE AND DUKINFIELD . —The ceremony of laying the corner stone in the rebuilding of St . George ' s Chapel , Stalybridge , and of St . John ' s church , Dukinfield , took place on Monday last , and proved a hi ghly interesting event to the inhabitants of that populous district . By the arrangements of the committees of management of the two churches , it was
determined that these interesting ceremonies should take place on the same day , and to further their views , the respective owners of the extensive cotton spinning works kindly consented so suspend the labours of their establishments , to afford to their numerous workpeople an opportunity of participating in the events of the day , August 27 , 1838 . Our duty points to the propriety of giving , at the length they deserve , the particulars of this magnificent ceremonyone in which the
intelli-, gence of man—the heart of man—and the best feelings of man , so happily associated in the dedication of the temple to his God . But it is not possible to do justice , by partial details ; we can only , then , observe , that while all the proprieties of Masonic discipline were observed , so those proprieties were the subject of approbation of the assembled throng who witnessed the proceedings . Lord Combermere presided as the Provincial Chiefthe Rev . Mr . France offered the appropriate
; prayer . At a subsequent banquet the addresses of Lord Combermere and Mr . France , as well as those of the Chairman , Captain Hollingsworth , were typified with peculiar elegance ; nor can we , even in our brief remarks , omit to state that Brother Preston ' s truly Masonic sentiments made their due impression . All was peace , harmony , and love .
GRAND MASONIC AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL , SADDLEWORTII—IN COM - MEMORATION OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY ' CORONATION , Oct . 5 . — Lodge of Candour , No . 422 . That the day should not be devoted to feasting alone , it was deemed proper that the praises of a loyal and devoted people should also be displayed by the performance of a selection of sacred music from the sublime Oratorios of Handel ' s "Messiah , " and Haydn ' s " Creation . " As the Lodge Room was found to be too small for the purposes intended , a spacious pavilion , about twenty-six yards in length , and eighteen broad , was erected in a small close near the banks of the river .
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Provincial.
P . G . J . W . " " The Visiting Brethren . " " Masonry universal , " & c . all of which were drunk with the honours . At about ten o ' clock the P . G . M . announced his intention of departing ; when Brother Finn immediately rose , and after eulogizing the lady of Colonel Wildman for her universal exertions in behalf of the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , requested , before the P . G . M . deprived them of his presence , that the health of that lady miht be drank with
g every honour which is due to the Mason ' s wife , and the friend and benefactor of Masons' orphan children . ( Much cheering . ) After this toast the P . G . M . took his leave , accompanied b y Dr . Oliver ; and shortly afterwards the meeting broke up . YORK , October 29 . —A Lodge was opened at Thornton , near Bradford . The dinner was provided b y Mr . Jonas Robinson , of the New Inn . After the cloth was removed , the remainder of the evening was spent in conviviality and harmony .
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE . —GRAND MASONIC CEREMONY OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONES OF TWO CHURCHES AT STALYBRIDGE AND DUKINFIELD . —The ceremony of laying the corner stone in the rebuilding of St . George ' s Chapel , Stalybridge , and of St . John ' s church , Dukinfield , took place on Monday last , and proved a hi ghly interesting event to the inhabitants of that populous district . By the arrangements of the committees of management of the two churches , it was
determined that these interesting ceremonies should take place on the same day , and to further their views , the respective owners of the extensive cotton spinning works kindly consented so suspend the labours of their establishments , to afford to their numerous workpeople an opportunity of participating in the events of the day , August 27 , 1838 . Our duty points to the propriety of giving , at the length they deserve , the particulars of this magnificent ceremonyone in which the
intelli-, gence of man—the heart of man—and the best feelings of man , so happily associated in the dedication of the temple to his God . But it is not possible to do justice , by partial details ; we can only , then , observe , that while all the proprieties of Masonic discipline were observed , so those proprieties were the subject of approbation of the assembled throng who witnessed the proceedings . Lord Combermere presided as the Provincial Chiefthe Rev . Mr . France offered the appropriate
; prayer . At a subsequent banquet the addresses of Lord Combermere and Mr . France , as well as those of the Chairman , Captain Hollingsworth , were typified with peculiar elegance ; nor can we , even in our brief remarks , omit to state that Brother Preston ' s truly Masonic sentiments made their due impression . All was peace , harmony , and love .
GRAND MASONIC AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL , SADDLEWORTII—IN COM - MEMORATION OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY ' CORONATION , Oct . 5 . — Lodge of Candour , No . 422 . That the day should not be devoted to feasting alone , it was deemed proper that the praises of a loyal and devoted people should also be displayed by the performance of a selection of sacred music from the sublime Oratorios of Handel ' s "Messiah , " and Haydn ' s " Creation . " As the Lodge Room was found to be too small for the purposes intended , a spacious pavilion , about twenty-six yards in length , and eighteen broad , was erected in a small close near the banks of the river .