The Duke Of Albany At Huddersfield.

THE DUKE OF ALBANY AT HUDDERSFIELD .

On Monday last the Masons of Huddersfield were en fete . The Duke of Albany , who was on a visit to the town on the occasion of the opening of Beaumont Park and the visit to the Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition at the New Technical School , had consented to receive an address from the members of the five Huddersfield lodges , who issued invitations to the various lodges comprising the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire

and other lodges . This brought together nearly a thousand members of the Craft . The morning being fine , large crowds of people assembled before the Town Hall and along the route to witness the arrival of the Duke . On the arrival of his Royal Highness at 11 . 30 he was greeted with heatty cheers , and was received at the Town Hall by Bro . J . F . Brigg , P . M ., Mayor of Huddersfield ; Bro . Joseph Batley , P . M ., Town Clerk , and

the five Masters of the Huddersfield lodges . By them His Royal Highness was conducted to the robing rooms , and from there to the door of the Provincial Grand Lodge , where he was received by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . T . W . Tew , of Wakefield , and six Stewards , who conducted him to the throne , while the assembled Masons sang a verse of the National Anthem .

An address was then presented on behalf of the five Huddersfield lodges , and the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , to His Royal Highness by Bro . Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., Prov . G . Master . The DUKE OF ALBANY made the following reply : The fraternal greetings and good wishes of so influential a body of Masons as that which I now see before me cannot but be gratifying to me . I beg most heartily to

reciprocate those greetings and good wishes , both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Province over which I have the honour to preside . It will be long before the Duchess of Albany and I forget the welcome which the people of Huddersfield gave us on Saturday last , and this spontaneous action on the part of the brethren of the Province of West Yorkshire , and of the five lodges of the borough of Huddersfield , fills up the measure of hospitality

and friendly greeting . I thank you for your expressions of loyalty to the Queen , the Throne , and the Constitution . With Masons , loyalty is a cherished tradition ; nor are the bonds which bind us to this principle likely to be weakened under the rule of our Most Worshipful Grand Master . Right Worshipful Sir and Brethren , I again thank you from the bottom of mv heart for vour kind welcome .

Sir HENRY EDWARDS thanked the Duke for his gracious reply , and the proceedings in the Grand Lodge closed . At 12 o ' clock the Duchess of Albany arrived at the Town Hall , escorted , as the Duke had been , by Yeomanry Cavalry . Her Royal Highness met with a most enthusiastic reception all along the route and at the Town Hall . At a quarter to one the 900 Freemasons formed a procession , and the Duke and Duchess , accompanied in their carriage by the Prov . G . Master ,

Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., and Mrs . H . T . Beaumont , left the Town Hall , and proceeded to the railway station , with the Yeomanry escort in the rear . Along the whole route there were dense crowds of people , and the cheering was very great and continuous . At the railway station the Duchess of Albany was presented with a beautiful bouquet by Miss Emmeline Barber , of Helmebridge , near Huddersfield . She was the first English lady to welcome the Duke on his arrival at Arolsen before his marriage , and on the Duchess

learning of this she called upon her . The Duchess , learning that Miss Barber was in Huddersfield , expressed a wish to see her and receive a bouquet from her , and Miss Barber presented the bouquet accordingly , both the Duke and Duchess being most cordial in their greetings . Their Royal Highnesses took leave of the Mayor and Mayoress , Mr . and Mrs . Beaumont , Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., and others , and left Huddersfield station by special train for London at a quarter to one o ' clock , amidst a round of hearty Yorkshire cheers -

Glasgow Municipal Buildings.

GLASGOW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS .

LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE WITH MASONIC CEREMONIAL . The foundation-stone of the new Municipal Buildings was laid on Saturday by Bro . the Hon . John Ure , Lord Provost of thecity , amid demonstrations of popular enthusiasm unsurpassed in connection with any similar event in the history of the city . This was all the more noteworthy from the fact that there was no added element to lend eclat to the proceedings . When the arrangements for the ceremonial began to be considered it was felt that an occasion of so much importance might fitly be marked by the presence of

Royalty , and the Prince of Wales was accordingly approached with this object in view . It was found , however , that the public engagements of His Royal Highness rendered it impossible for him to hold out any hope that he would be able to comply with the request . The committee thereupon resolved to fall back upon time-honoured precedent , and to ask the Lord Provost , as civic head of the community , to undertake the duty . The day was observed as a general holiday . In all the public works

labour was suspended ; warehouses and shops were closed . The morning trains brought in many thousands of visitors , and by twelve o ' clock no fewer than half a million of visitors had congregated along the route of the procession and the streets converging thereon . From an early hour people began to take up positions in the windows of the houses overlooking the line of march , and handsome sums were in many cases paid for this privilege .

The brethren of the Glasgow Province , as well as from a distance , assembled in unprecedently large numbers to assist at a ceremony than which none of greater importance , from a Masonic point of view , is likely to occur in this quarter of Scotland during the present generation . With respect to numbers , it was calculated that about 25 , 000 persons were included in the ranks , while in length the procession extended for fully four miles , the route followed also being nearly four miles .

In the evening a grand banquet took place in the City Hall , over which the Lord Provost presided . The chapter-house of the cathedral was held in reserve for the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , which was opened at one o ' clock . Bro . Wm . Pearse , R . W . Prov . G . M . Glasgow , presided , and he was supported by the following ofiice-bearers : Bros . W . J . Easton , Dep . Master ; John Graham , Sub . Master ; J . M . Oliver , ? -W . ; John Morr / an . I . W .: David Reid . Sec : Rev . W . W . Tulloch , G . Chap .

the Rev . John Watt , P . G . Chap . ; Geo . M'Leod , S . D . ; Jas . Balfour , J . D . ; Andrew Holms , Archt , ; William Macdonald , Jeweller ; Walter Nelson ; William Ferguson , "• of C ; Andrew Myles , D . of M . ; Allan Macbeth , Org . ; Walter Stewart , I . G . ; Robert Gardiner , Tyler ; and Thomas Halket , Treas . of Benevolent Fund . There were also present Bros . Sir Archibald C . Campbell , of Blythswood , Bart ., P . G . M . Renirewshire , East ; R . W . Cochran-Patrick , of Woodside , MP' , P . G . M . Ayrshire ; Uias . Dalrymple , M . P ., P . G . M . Argyll and thc Isles ; J . M . Martin , of Auchendennan

Glasgow Municipal Buildings.

P . G . M . Dumbartonshire ; J . Clark Forrest , of Auchenraith , P . G . M . Lanarkshire , Middle Ward ; Frederick E . Vilhers , of Closeburn , P . G . M . Dumfrieshire ; Hector F . Maclean , P . G . M . Lanarkshire , Upper Ward ; and the following office-bearers from the Grand Lodge ; Bros . Major John Crombie , of Aberdeen , G . S . W . ; David Kinnear , G . Cashier ; James Crichton , G . Jeweller and R . W . M . 1 ; J . Caldwell , D . P . G . M . Renfrewshire , East ; Major-General Johnstone , C . B . ; Jas . Darlymple Duncan , D . P . G . M . Dumbartonshire ; and Col . Molfatt , Past G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Canada . There were also letters of apology from Bros . Peter M'Lagan , M . P ., P . G . M . Linlithgowshire ; and D . Murray Lyon , G . Sec .

The Prov . Grand Lodge , and deputations _ from sister Provincial Grand Lodges , on leaving the chapter-house joined the civic congregation , and senior Ptov . Grand Chaplain , rtev . W . W . Tulloch ascended the ancient oaken pulpit and gave out the 121 st Psalm . Aided by a small but powerful choir , located in the rood screen or loft , and accompanied by the organ , thc congregation of matured male voices sang the eight verses of the old

familiar psalm , after which the senior Grand Chaplain offered prayer . The junior Grand Chaplain , Rev . John Watt , of Anderston Parish Church , read the Scripture lessons , the first being from Micah vi ., 1 to 9 , and the second from 1 Peter ii ., 11 to 20 . The anthem beginning " Honour and Glory , and Blessing and Power" having been sung , the senior Grand Chaplain delivered an address , in the introduction of which he referred to the Craft ' s deep-rooted foundations in Oriental antiquity .

The procession was then marshalled in the nave , and left the cathedral . The brethren , to the number of close on 5000 , were met with marks of admiring favour as they pursued the same line of march as the civic functionaries with the band of the 93 rd Highlanders , from Maryhill Barracks , preceding the Provincial Grand Lodge . Nearly all the lodges were represented .

It was four o ' clock when the company had been got into proper position and everything was in readiness for the ceremony being proceded with . When silence had been proclaimed by the P . G . Marshal , the Queen's Anthem was sung by the choir . l ^ Bro . Bailie WILSON , the Senior Magistrate , then stood forward and said : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , in the name of the Town Council I have to request that you will do us the honour to proceed with the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Municipal Buildings for Glasgow . ( Cheers ) .

The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER said : My ' Lord Provost , I delegate to you the privilege of laying this foundation-stone in accordance with thc rites of Masonry , and I am sure the brethren around me will give you their hearty assistance . Bro . MORRISON , in the name of the builders , presented the acting Prov . Grand Master with a handsome silver trowel with which to perform the ceremony . On a signal given the choir sang three verses of Psalm

cxlv . to the tune " Crassehus . " The Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . W . W . Tullock , then advanced and offered prayer , at the close of which the Prov . Grand Master called on the Prov . Grand Secretary and Treasurer , Bro . D . Reid , to place the coins , & c , in the cavity of the stone ; and the architect having brought forward the necessary workmen , the coins were duly placed . The jar contained , amongst other documents , the Freemason , " The Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar and Diary for 1883 , " the whole of the Glasgow newspapers ; the current coins of the realm ;

postage and telegraph stamps , post cards , wrappers , and envelopes in use at date . A brass plate , with an inscription , was then placed over the cavity . The Hundredth Psalm" was then sung by the choir to the tune of the " Old Hundredth . " While the music was being sung , the Prov . Grand Master and Bro . the Hon . the Lord Provost walked from the platform to the Eastof the stone , with the Substitute P . G . Master ( Bro . John Graham ) on his right , the Prov . G . Wardens ( Bros . Oliver and Morgan ; walking before him and taking their places to the west , having with them the level and the plumb .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER then said : Right Worshipful Substitute Provincial Grand Master , you will cause the various implements lobe applied to the stone that it may be laid in its bed according to the rules of Masonry . The SUBSTITUTE PROV . GRAND MASTER thereupon ordered the Wardens to do their duty , and the plumb and the level having been applied by the Junior and Senior Wardens , the Substitute Grand Master applied the square .

Then Bro . the Hon . the LORD PROVOST said : " Having , my right worshipful brethren , full confidence in your skill in our royal art , it remains with me now to finish this our work . " He then gave three knocks , saying : "May the Almighty Architect of the Universe look down with benignity upon our present undertaking , and crown the edifice of which we have laid the foundation with every success . "

Three cheers were then given by the brethren , and were heartily reechoed by the surrounding multitude . Thereafter the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel ' s " Messiah " was rendered with splendid effect by the choir . During the music the cornucopia and the vases with wine arid oil were handed to the Substitute Prov . Grand Master and the senior and junior Prov . Grand Wardens . The chorus concludedthe contents of the

cornu-, copia were poured on the stone by Bro . the Hon . Lord Provost , and the wine and the oil likewise , he at the same time delivering an ap jropriate innovation . The Masons' Anthem was then played by the band , after which Bro . Mason presented Bro . Wm . Pearce , R . W . P . G . M ., with a memorial trowel . The Prov . Grand Officers , their duty completed , returned to the platform amid the cheers of the brethren .

The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER afterwards said : My Lord Provost , I have to congratulate you on the Craftsmanlike manner in which you have performed the ceremony of laying this foundation-stone . It is a duty which devolved upon myself as Provincial Grand Master of Glasgow , but , looking to your great services to the city , it has been a pleasure to me to hand over to ' your lordship the honour and the privilege of doing so . You have had , as Chief Magistrate , the government of the city for the last three ,

years and you must have become acquainted with the necessity of ample accommodation for all those officials who assist you in the discharge of the onerous dutiesyouhave to perform . Itrust , Bro . Ure , you may notonly bespared many years to become an ornament to the Masonic body , of which you have shown yourself to be so able a member to-day , but that you may live long after this edifice is completed , and revert with pride to this day , when so many citizens have assembled to do you honour .

J he PROVOST and Bailie WILSON having replied , the ceremonial was brought to a close at five o'clock b y the choir and band rendering "Rule Briiannia . The Provincial Grand Lodge then left the platform , and proceeded to the Council Chamber , where it was duly closed . The members of the trades then filed from thc platform , and marched to thc various rendezvous , and the vast multitude of spectators rapidly dispersed . A banquet afterwards took place at thc City Hall .