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respectable gentlemen of fhe town and neighbourhood , the Magistrates and Town Council , the Member for the burgh , & c . The ceremony was commenced by Brother Norval offering up a prayer . Thereafter , Mr . Arkley addressed Brother Smith , the contractor for the works , and expressed his confidence that , from the contractor ' s well-known character , and that of the many excellent and respectable workmen who were assisting him in this matterthe utmost urbanity
, would exist betwixt them during the continuance of the work , and that it would be conducted to its termination in such a manner as ivould reflect credit on their most ancient and most honorable Craft . Bailie Smith briefly replied to Mr . Arkley , who then addressed Provost Crawford , and congratulated him , as representing the inhabitants of Montrose , on the increased and increasing trade of the burgh . He especially congratulated the working classeswhohe hopedin thisand
, , , , the subsequent improvements which would follow , would practically see the falsehood of the assertions made by some individuals , that their interests and those of the capitalists were disjoined—by a greater demand for their labour , and the additional value that it would thus receive . Provost Crawford replied , in a very neat address . After which , Mr . Norval again prayed ; and , about half-past two o ' clock , the procession walked in order to the Hih Streetwhere a hollow square was formed ;
g , and , after the bands had played the Queen ' s Anthem , three hearty cheers were given for her Majesty ; and the different Masonic Lodges proceeded to their respective places of meeting , escorted by music . It is gratifying to be able to add that , from the excellence of the arrangements , and the activity of the Police , the greatest order was
observed , and not a single accident occurred . In the afternoon about ninety gentlemen sat down to dinner in the Guildhall—Provost Crawford in the chair , and Baillie Sim and John Barclay , Esq ., croupiers . Among the sentiments and toasts Masonry came in for its compliment , when , on the health of Brother Arkley being given , the Chairman observed , that they were much indebted to Lord Panmure for
appointing so worthy a Depute ; and he was afraid his lordship had had some designs upon them , to woo and win them all over to Masonry . —( Great applause ) . Of this he was sure that , if Mr . Arkley was a true personification of the principles of Masonry , there was so much amiability in his character , that it ivould go far to induce some of them to become converts to the Craft . —( Cheers ) . Mr . Arkley , in returning thanksobserved that he was happy at all
, times to meet with the inhabitants of Montrose , and felt peculiarly gratified in being present that day . He was convinced that the undertaking , now happily begun , ivould be eminently conducive to the prosperity of the town . —( Cheers ) . His means were comparatively small ; but he would yield to none in anxiety fox the welfare and success of the town and trade of Montrose , the inhabitants of which place had extended much indulgence toivards himand this he attributed mainlto the
, y respect they had entertained for his father , whose footsteps he would endeavour to follow . —( Applause ) . As a Mason , he was entirely new to the duties that had that day devolved on him , and could have desired they had been performed by a more experienced Brother . —( Cheers ) . CUPAR—MASON LODGE . —A general meeting ofthe Lodge St . John of this place , was held ivithin their Hall on the evening of Saturday , the 30 th ultimo , to elect office bearers for the ensuing year-
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respectable gentlemen of fhe town and neighbourhood , the Magistrates and Town Council , the Member for the burgh , & c . The ceremony was commenced by Brother Norval offering up a prayer . Thereafter , Mr . Arkley addressed Brother Smith , the contractor for the works , and expressed his confidence that , from the contractor ' s well-known character , and that of the many excellent and respectable workmen who were assisting him in this matterthe utmost urbanity
, would exist betwixt them during the continuance of the work , and that it would be conducted to its termination in such a manner as ivould reflect credit on their most ancient and most honorable Craft . Bailie Smith briefly replied to Mr . Arkley , who then addressed Provost Crawford , and congratulated him , as representing the inhabitants of Montrose , on the increased and increasing trade of the burgh . He especially congratulated the working classeswhohe hopedin thisand
, , , , the subsequent improvements which would follow , would practically see the falsehood of the assertions made by some individuals , that their interests and those of the capitalists were disjoined—by a greater demand for their labour , and the additional value that it would thus receive . Provost Crawford replied , in a very neat address . After which , Mr . Norval again prayed ; and , about half-past two o ' clock , the procession walked in order to the Hih Streetwhere a hollow square was formed ;
g , and , after the bands had played the Queen ' s Anthem , three hearty cheers were given for her Majesty ; and the different Masonic Lodges proceeded to their respective places of meeting , escorted by music . It is gratifying to be able to add that , from the excellence of the arrangements , and the activity of the Police , the greatest order was
observed , and not a single accident occurred . In the afternoon about ninety gentlemen sat down to dinner in the Guildhall—Provost Crawford in the chair , and Baillie Sim and John Barclay , Esq ., croupiers . Among the sentiments and toasts Masonry came in for its compliment , when , on the health of Brother Arkley being given , the Chairman observed , that they were much indebted to Lord Panmure for
appointing so worthy a Depute ; and he was afraid his lordship had had some designs upon them , to woo and win them all over to Masonry . —( Great applause ) . Of this he was sure that , if Mr . Arkley was a true personification of the principles of Masonry , there was so much amiability in his character , that it ivould go far to induce some of them to become converts to the Craft . —( Cheers ) . Mr . Arkley , in returning thanksobserved that he was happy at all
, times to meet with the inhabitants of Montrose , and felt peculiarly gratified in being present that day . He was convinced that the undertaking , now happily begun , ivould be eminently conducive to the prosperity of the town . —( Cheers ) . His means were comparatively small ; but he would yield to none in anxiety fox the welfare and success of the town and trade of Montrose , the inhabitants of which place had extended much indulgence toivards himand this he attributed mainlto the
, y respect they had entertained for his father , whose footsteps he would endeavour to follow . —( Applause ) . As a Mason , he was entirely new to the duties that had that day devolved on him , and could have desired they had been performed by a more experienced Brother . —( Cheers ) . CUPAR—MASON LODGE . —A general meeting ofthe Lodge St . John of this place , was held ivithin their Hall on the evening of Saturday , the 30 th ultimo , to elect office bearers for the ensuing year-