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Provincial.
TAUNTON . —The Lodge of Sincerity has voted ten pounds to the "Sussex Memorial , " Making £ 110 from the Province of Somerset . Bro . AA . Tucker , of Coryton Park , has been unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Expectation is on tip-toe ; the high promise of a happy and successful career , we are certain will not be broken to the hope . His installation will take place on St . John ' s-day ; and we regret it will not be in our powerin this numberto record " the
tran-, , sactions of the auspicious day . " The Brethren of the Lodge muster some eighty members ; ancl , in addition to their Chapter , are anxious to be enrolled as " Masonic Soldiers of the Faith , " as soon as the Grand Conclave shall determine on the course of operations . The bounty money is all ready , and the enlistment will doubtless do great credit to the captains and others , who are panting to go through the Masonic evolutions in the " Encampment of Peace . "
BRISTOL , Oct . 30 . —The ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Guildhall took place . The route intended to be pursued by the procession was unfortunately rendered undesirable by a continued shower of rain . A very large assembly , however congregated in the neighbourhood of the Council House ; and the scite of the intended building was ornamented with a profusion of flags and streamers . The area in which the ceremony was to be performed was covered over with an extensive awning . The banners of the various trades having arrivedand the
, Freemasons , in full costume , having assembled , the procession issued from the Council House in order , proceeding directly down Broad-street . On arriving on the spot , and the different bodies having taken up their respective positions , the Right AVorshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Brother HUSENBETII , in presenting the Trowel to the Mayor , addressed him as follows : — "Right Worshipful Sir , —The Society of Freemasons , over whom I
have the honour of presiding in this city , feel themselves highly honoured in assisting at the laying of the Foundation Stone of this intended Hall of Justice ; thus corresponding fully with the employment of our Craft in the erection of Temples to God , and Halls for the correction of vice and immorality . I have , therefore , great pleasure in presenting your AVorship with the Tools of Operative Masonry . " His AVorship , the Mayor , then , in a very Masonic style , proceeded to spread the mortar under the stone , and which act was accompanied by the spectators giving vent to their feelings of gratification bv cheerina : most
heartily . His AVorship then took the brass plate , and read the inscription . His AA ^ orship having deposited the plate in the place prepared for it , the stone was lowered into its proper position amidst a flourish of trumpets , and the acclamation of the surrounding spectators , the band playing '' God save the Queen . " The Mayor then applied the square to the stone , aud struck it at the corners with the mallet made out ofthe wood taken from the old Guildhalland the ceremony was concluded bthe Grand
Chap-, y lain , the Rev . C . Holder , M . A ., Incumbent of Hanham , in an impressive manner , amidst profound silence , reading a prayer . His AVorship the Mayor then ascended a slightly elevated stone , and addressed the assembl y , concluding nearly in the following words : " I would now beg to express my cordial thanks to those gentlemen who have honoured me with their attendance , and more particularly to the D . P . G . M . ancl the Society of the Freemasons , for their kind assist-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
TAUNTON . —The Lodge of Sincerity has voted ten pounds to the "Sussex Memorial , " Making £ 110 from the Province of Somerset . Bro . AA . Tucker , of Coryton Park , has been unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Expectation is on tip-toe ; the high promise of a happy and successful career , we are certain will not be broken to the hope . His installation will take place on St . John ' s-day ; and we regret it will not be in our powerin this numberto record " the
tran-, , sactions of the auspicious day . " The Brethren of the Lodge muster some eighty members ; ancl , in addition to their Chapter , are anxious to be enrolled as " Masonic Soldiers of the Faith , " as soon as the Grand Conclave shall determine on the course of operations . The bounty money is all ready , and the enlistment will doubtless do great credit to the captains and others , who are panting to go through the Masonic evolutions in the " Encampment of Peace . "
BRISTOL , Oct . 30 . —The ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Guildhall took place . The route intended to be pursued by the procession was unfortunately rendered undesirable by a continued shower of rain . A very large assembly , however congregated in the neighbourhood of the Council House ; and the scite of the intended building was ornamented with a profusion of flags and streamers . The area in which the ceremony was to be performed was covered over with an extensive awning . The banners of the various trades having arrivedand the
, Freemasons , in full costume , having assembled , the procession issued from the Council House in order , proceeding directly down Broad-street . On arriving on the spot , and the different bodies having taken up their respective positions , the Right AVorshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Brother HUSENBETII , in presenting the Trowel to the Mayor , addressed him as follows : — "Right Worshipful Sir , —The Society of Freemasons , over whom I
have the honour of presiding in this city , feel themselves highly honoured in assisting at the laying of the Foundation Stone of this intended Hall of Justice ; thus corresponding fully with the employment of our Craft in the erection of Temples to God , and Halls for the correction of vice and immorality . I have , therefore , great pleasure in presenting your AVorship with the Tools of Operative Masonry . " His AVorship , the Mayor , then , in a very Masonic style , proceeded to spread the mortar under the stone , and which act was accompanied by the spectators giving vent to their feelings of gratification bv cheerina : most
heartily . His AVorship then took the brass plate , and read the inscription . His AA ^ orship having deposited the plate in the place prepared for it , the stone was lowered into its proper position amidst a flourish of trumpets , and the acclamation of the surrounding spectators , the band playing '' God save the Queen . " The Mayor then applied the square to the stone , aud struck it at the corners with the mallet made out ofthe wood taken from the old Guildhalland the ceremony was concluded bthe Grand
Chap-, y lain , the Rev . C . Holder , M . A ., Incumbent of Hanham , in an impressive manner , amidst profound silence , reading a prayer . His AVorship the Mayor then ascended a slightly elevated stone , and addressed the assembl y , concluding nearly in the following words : " I would now beg to express my cordial thanks to those gentlemen who have honoured me with their attendance , and more particularly to the D . P . G . M . ancl the Society of the Freemasons , for their kind assist-