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i The vice-chairs were occupied by the W . M . Thomas and P . M . Wells . The Rev . Chap . Roberts , before " commencing dinner , called for " Non nobis , Domine , " which was sung by Bros . J . H . Groves , W . Bo wen , of Swansea , and J . Snary , of Bristol . Upwards of two hundred members of the Order were present . The appetite ' s feast having been completed , " the feast of reason and the flow of soul" was anticipated with much pleasure . A choice selection of glees , duets , songs , & c , were sung by Bros . H . J . Groves , of Newport ; W . Bowen , of Swansea ; and J . Snary , of Bristol , during the evening . The President said , the first toast which he had to present required no words of eulogy from him—all would appreciate it right loyally—" The Queen and the Craft . " ( Pledged with Masonic honours . )
. The P . G . M . of Bristol ( Bro . D . W . Nash ) here rose , and apologising for intruding any observations at that moment , intimated that his Lodge were about to return to Bristol ; but before they left , he wished to state that they had all experienced a high gratification in having that day been permitted to join in the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of a New Masonic Hall in Newport . He hoped the warm interchange of social and brotherly feeling which now characterised the Bristol and Newport Lodges might long continue ( cheers ) .
This was not the first occasion on which they had been kindly and courteously received by the Newport Brothers , and they ardently wished for the period when they might reciprocate the fraternal kindness ( hear , hear , and cheers ) . They would now depart , assuring their Newport Brothers that they earnestly wished them prosperity , and that the foundation-stone that day laid might prove the beginning of a success which should shortly raise the Province to as high a position in the Order of Freemasonry as any Province in the country .
The Rev . G . Roberts said he would propose , out of its order , the toast of the " Prov . G . M . of Bristol" ( cheers ) . He assured the gentlemen from Bristol , that the Monmouth Brethren entertained the highest respect for them . Bristol was the great mart for commerce on the Severn ; and she was always ready to pour out her treasures for other towns . She was the pioneer of commerce on the waves , as she had been to the towns on the banks of the Severn , and had added to the prosperity and intellect of the country . Bristol lent its aid when Masonry was weak in Monmouthshire , and they had learned to follow the bright example which Bristol had set them .
The President endorsed the sentiments of the last speaker ; and the whole company rising , bade a hearty farewell " good night , and a pleasant voyage" to the friends whom Bro . Captain Howe was waiting to escort to the Severn . Bro . Captain Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , proposed the health of that great , brave , and magnanimous ally , the Emperor of the French , whose noble hospitality to our beloved Queen , and those who recently accompanied her
Majesty to Paris , was so well known and gratefully felt ; and whose conduct had completed the work of healing those jealousies which had existed between the two nations , previously to the great war in which both were at present engaged for the protection of a weaker ally , and the promotion of liberty throughout the world . —• "The health of the Emperor of the French . "—The toast was drunk with hearty enthusiasm .
Dep . Prov . G . M . Rolls gave " The Army and Navy , " and expatiated on the beneficial effects of Masonry in a variety of circumstances ( war included ) — arresting the murderer's aim , saving life in moments of peril , and even on the battle-field staying the uplifted arm of an enemy . He felt that the army and navy at this moment deserved high appreciation , and national gratitude ; it being well known that wherever British pluck and courage should carry our standard , there , sooner or later , would victory crown their chivalrous daring .
Bro . Major Maclurcan , of the First Devon Militia , returned thanks for the army—eloquentl y depicting the gallant successes of our army on the battle-fields of the Crimea , in illustration of his remark that the service deserved well of the country . Bro . Charles Lyne , Esq ., R . N ., said he had hoped that Bro . Foote would have
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i The vice-chairs were occupied by the W . M . Thomas and P . M . Wells . The Rev . Chap . Roberts , before " commencing dinner , called for " Non nobis , Domine , " which was sung by Bros . J . H . Groves , W . Bo wen , of Swansea , and J . Snary , of Bristol . Upwards of two hundred members of the Order were present . The appetite ' s feast having been completed , " the feast of reason and the flow of soul" was anticipated with much pleasure . A choice selection of glees , duets , songs , & c , were sung by Bros . H . J . Groves , of Newport ; W . Bowen , of Swansea ; and J . Snary , of Bristol , during the evening . The President said , the first toast which he had to present required no words of eulogy from him—all would appreciate it right loyally—" The Queen and the Craft . " ( Pledged with Masonic honours . )
. The P . G . M . of Bristol ( Bro . D . W . Nash ) here rose , and apologising for intruding any observations at that moment , intimated that his Lodge were about to return to Bristol ; but before they left , he wished to state that they had all experienced a high gratification in having that day been permitted to join in the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of a New Masonic Hall in Newport . He hoped the warm interchange of social and brotherly feeling which now characterised the Bristol and Newport Lodges might long continue ( cheers ) .
This was not the first occasion on which they had been kindly and courteously received by the Newport Brothers , and they ardently wished for the period when they might reciprocate the fraternal kindness ( hear , hear , and cheers ) . They would now depart , assuring their Newport Brothers that they earnestly wished them prosperity , and that the foundation-stone that day laid might prove the beginning of a success which should shortly raise the Province to as high a position in the Order of Freemasonry as any Province in the country .
The Rev . G . Roberts said he would propose , out of its order , the toast of the " Prov . G . M . of Bristol" ( cheers ) . He assured the gentlemen from Bristol , that the Monmouth Brethren entertained the highest respect for them . Bristol was the great mart for commerce on the Severn ; and she was always ready to pour out her treasures for other towns . She was the pioneer of commerce on the waves , as she had been to the towns on the banks of the Severn , and had added to the prosperity and intellect of the country . Bristol lent its aid when Masonry was weak in Monmouthshire , and they had learned to follow the bright example which Bristol had set them .
The President endorsed the sentiments of the last speaker ; and the whole company rising , bade a hearty farewell " good night , and a pleasant voyage" to the friends whom Bro . Captain Howe was waiting to escort to the Severn . Bro . Captain Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , proposed the health of that great , brave , and magnanimous ally , the Emperor of the French , whose noble hospitality to our beloved Queen , and those who recently accompanied her
Majesty to Paris , was so well known and gratefully felt ; and whose conduct had completed the work of healing those jealousies which had existed between the two nations , previously to the great war in which both were at present engaged for the protection of a weaker ally , and the promotion of liberty throughout the world . —• "The health of the Emperor of the French . "—The toast was drunk with hearty enthusiasm .
Dep . Prov . G . M . Rolls gave " The Army and Navy , " and expatiated on the beneficial effects of Masonry in a variety of circumstances ( war included ) — arresting the murderer's aim , saving life in moments of peril , and even on the battle-field staying the uplifted arm of an enemy . He felt that the army and navy at this moment deserved high appreciation , and national gratitude ; it being well known that wherever British pluck and courage should carry our standard , there , sooner or later , would victory crown their chivalrous daring .
Bro . Major Maclurcan , of the First Devon Militia , returned thanks for the army—eloquentl y depicting the gallant successes of our army on the battle-fields of the Crimea , in illustration of his remark that the service deserved well of the country . Bro . Charles Lyne , Esq ., R . N ., said he had hoped that Bro . Foote would have