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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
EDINBURGH . —ST . ANDREW S DAY . —The Grand Lodge of Scotland met in the Waterloo Room for the annual election of Office-bearers . The chair was taken , a short time after two o ' clock , by the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest , Bart ., Lord Provost , supported by the Past Grand Office-bearers , and attended by the Masters and Wardens of various Lodges . The following were unanimously elected : —Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , G . C . H ., M . AV . Grand Master Mason of Scotland ;
the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest , Bart ., Lord Provost , Past Grand Master ; the Right Hon . George Lord Glenlyon , Depute G . M . ; John AVhyte Melville , ' Fsq ., of Mount Melville , Substitute G . M . ; James Hamilton , Esq ., of Ninewar , Senior Grand AVarden ; Sir David Dundas , of Dunira , Bart ., Junior Grand Warden ; Sir William Forbes and Co ., Grand Treasurers ; W . A . Laurie , Esq ., Grand Secretary ; John Mait-Iand , Esq ., Grand Clerk ; the Rev . Alex . Stewart , Minister of Douglas , Grand Chaplain ; Sir John Ogilvy , Bart ., Senior Deacon ; AVilliam
Bailie , Esq ., younger , of Polkemmet , Junior Deacon ; William Burn , Esq ., Architect ; William Cunningham , Esq ., Jeweller ; Robert Gilfillan , Esq ., Bard ; John Lorimer , Esq ., Bible-bearer ; William Anderson , Esq ., Grand Director of Ceremonies ; Alexander Menzies and John Tindsley , Grand Marshals ; Donald Ross and AVilliam Petrie , Tylers . At six o ' clock , the Grand Officers and a select party sat down to dinner at the AVaterloo Hotel—Lord Glenlyon in the chair , supported
by the Lord Provost , Mr . Whyte Melville , Sir David Dundas , Bart ., Mr . Hamilton , Sir John Ogilvy , Bart ., Captain Drummond , Megginch , Captain Ogilvy , R . N ., Mr . Laurie , Mr . Maitland , Mr . Smith , & c . After dinner , the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given , and the enlivening strains of the fine band of the Inniskillens added much to the social good feeling which was predominant . The party broke up at half-past eight o ' clock , and the whole proceeded to the Grand Hall , to join the Brethren there assembled in celebrating the Festival of St . Andrew .
Lord Glenlyon again took the chair , in the much-regretted absence , from severe indisposition , of the M . AV . the Grand Master . His lordship did the honours of the chair in excellent style , and exerted himself to the utmost in keeping up the good feeling and conviviality of the meeting . Many eloquent speeches were made , and the instrumental ancl vocal bands vied with each other in adding to the harmony of the evening . MARY ' CHAPEL— NOV . 29 . —A special meeting of the Lod was
ge held in Freemasons' Hall , for the purpose of initiating into the mysteries of the Craft several candidates of distinction , preparatory to the celebration of the Festival of St . Andrew . The attendance of the Brethren was numerous , and the D . G . M . the Right Hon . Lord Glenlyon , accompanied by several of the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge , honored the meeting with their presence . The ceremony was conducted in a manner worthy of the fame and high standing of the ancient Lodge . Before
the closing of the Lodge , the D . G . M . took the opportunity of expressing the great gratification and pleasure he had received from witnessing the correct and highly Masonic style in which everything had been conducted , as well on the part of the R . W . M . and Office-bearers , as on the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
EDINBURGH . —ST . ANDREW S DAY . —The Grand Lodge of Scotland met in the Waterloo Room for the annual election of Office-bearers . The chair was taken , a short time after two o ' clock , by the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest , Bart ., Lord Provost , supported by the Past Grand Office-bearers , and attended by the Masters and Wardens of various Lodges . The following were unanimously elected : —Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , G . C . H ., M . AV . Grand Master Mason of Scotland ;
the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest , Bart ., Lord Provost , Past Grand Master ; the Right Hon . George Lord Glenlyon , Depute G . M . ; John AVhyte Melville , ' Fsq ., of Mount Melville , Substitute G . M . ; James Hamilton , Esq ., of Ninewar , Senior Grand AVarden ; Sir David Dundas , of Dunira , Bart ., Junior Grand Warden ; Sir William Forbes and Co ., Grand Treasurers ; W . A . Laurie , Esq ., Grand Secretary ; John Mait-Iand , Esq ., Grand Clerk ; the Rev . Alex . Stewart , Minister of Douglas , Grand Chaplain ; Sir John Ogilvy , Bart ., Senior Deacon ; AVilliam
Bailie , Esq ., younger , of Polkemmet , Junior Deacon ; William Burn , Esq ., Architect ; William Cunningham , Esq ., Jeweller ; Robert Gilfillan , Esq ., Bard ; John Lorimer , Esq ., Bible-bearer ; William Anderson , Esq ., Grand Director of Ceremonies ; Alexander Menzies and John Tindsley , Grand Marshals ; Donald Ross and AVilliam Petrie , Tylers . At six o ' clock , the Grand Officers and a select party sat down to dinner at the AVaterloo Hotel—Lord Glenlyon in the chair , supported
by the Lord Provost , Mr . Whyte Melville , Sir David Dundas , Bart ., Mr . Hamilton , Sir John Ogilvy , Bart ., Captain Drummond , Megginch , Captain Ogilvy , R . N ., Mr . Laurie , Mr . Maitland , Mr . Smith , & c . After dinner , the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given , and the enlivening strains of the fine band of the Inniskillens added much to the social good feeling which was predominant . The party broke up at half-past eight o ' clock , and the whole proceeded to the Grand Hall , to join the Brethren there assembled in celebrating the Festival of St . Andrew .
Lord Glenlyon again took the chair , in the much-regretted absence , from severe indisposition , of the M . AV . the Grand Master . His lordship did the honours of the chair in excellent style , and exerted himself to the utmost in keeping up the good feeling and conviviality of the meeting . Many eloquent speeches were made , and the instrumental ancl vocal bands vied with each other in adding to the harmony of the evening . MARY ' CHAPEL— NOV . 29 . —A special meeting of the Lod was
ge held in Freemasons' Hall , for the purpose of initiating into the mysteries of the Craft several candidates of distinction , preparatory to the celebration of the Festival of St . Andrew . The attendance of the Brethren was numerous , and the D . G . M . the Right Hon . Lord Glenlyon , accompanied by several of the Office-bearers of the Grand Lodge , honored the meeting with their presence . The ceremony was conducted in a manner worthy of the fame and high standing of the ancient Lodge . Before
the closing of the Lodge , the D . G . M . took the opportunity of expressing the great gratification and pleasure he had received from witnessing the correct and highly Masonic style in which everything had been conducted , as well on the part of the R . W . M . and Office-bearers , as on the