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General Purposes , he expressed his delight at the liberal act of the AV . M ., and begged to be allowed to place his name on the list also for ten guineas . Bro . Arthur H . Weston , Warden of No . 152 , gave two guineas , and several other brethren one guinea each ; this addition makes three stewards from Hampshire for the Boys' School , and one for the Benevolent Fund , and secures upwards of one hundred guineas for the Boys' School alone .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . PROVINCIAL - GRAND LODGE . The festivities in connection with the " Preston Guild" —a festival of great antiquity which is celebrated every twenty years—were commenced on Monday . Notwithstanding the deep distress which prevails in the district at the present moment , the ¦ arrangement points to a carnival of unusual gaiety and
splendour . The whole of this week has been devoted to the "Guild , " and judging from the . great influx of visitors into the town , it is highly probable that a considerable sum has been realised for charitable purposes . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held ¦ on Tuesday , in the Independent Chapel school-rooms , Preston . The meeting was held in that town for the double purpose of transacting the business of the province and engaging in the
interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the intended new Town Hall , in the Market-plaee , at the junction of Fishergate and Church-street . Preparatory to the Provincial Grand Lodsre entering the school-room ( which is a new and elegant building ) , the AV . M . of lodge No . 101 , Bro . W . J . Fowler , ¦ opened the lodge , assisted by the AV . M . of 130 , who acted as Senior Warden , and Bro . AVilliam M . Connan , W . M . 294 , as
Junior Warden . After the lodge was duly opened the brethren , to the number of 600 , formed in procession , and proceeded in "the direction of Fishergate , and continued their march up Church-street to the top , at which point they walked round the pillars supporting the triumphial arch , and proceeded down Church-street , and finally stopped at the site of the new Town Hall , which was occupied until March last , by a Guild Hall , whichwhile sufficient for the celebration of 17 G 2 for which it
, , was erected , was quite inadequate for the convenience of the burgesses in the present day , and by a Town Hall , built in 1782 . It is in the Market-place , adjoining Fishergate , and is nearly in the centre of the borough . The new building will be erected from plans drawn by Mr . G . G . Scott . The style is Gothic . The high roof and the turreted tower , terminating in an
octagonal spirelet , will give the building something of the appearance of the old Guildhall in the low countries . On the ¦ ground floor will be an arcade , approached by a flight of steps on two sides . The Exchange will occupy this floor ; its roof Avill be supported by six circular columns , and it will be lighted by windows of three lights . Committee-rooms and offices for the Corporation officials will also be provided on the ground floor . On the first storey will be a lofty concert-room , lighted
by long two-light windows , the mullions decorated with tracery and enriched with carved capitals , a council-room , committeeroom , mayor ' s parlour , & c . The tower will be about 160 ft . high , ancl will form one of the most beautiful parts of the building . Below the gables of the tower will be placed four dials surrounded with elaborate carving . The walls aro to he built of local stone , and the roofs covered with Westmorland slates . Granite and marble columns are interspersed among others of
stone , so as to relieve the colours constructively . Sculptured decorations , too , will be extensively introduced in numerous foliated capitals , panels , and statues . The cost of the buildingis estimated at £ 30 , 000 . Shortly before-one o ' clock the procession arrived at the site -of the Town Hall . During the walk through the streets , the Tylers preceded the band of the 11 th Lancashire ( Preston ) Ride Volunteersand were followed bupwards of 700 members of
, y lodges of Freemasons . To these succeeded the Office-bearers of the Order , carrying those mystic insignia about which the outside world knows so very little , such as the Corinthian , Doric , and Ionic lights , the column of " Prov . J . G . W ., " & c . The tools to be used in the ceremony were also carried in tbe procession . The Mayor , the band of the 21 st -L . A . V . ( Preston ) , and the members of the Corporation followed the Masons . The stone to be laid was in the north-east corner of the tower , and
was from one of the Longridge quarries . The Mayor , along witli the principals of the Masonic Order , took his position on a platform erected around a portion of the tower on the north-eastern side of the building , where tho
foundation stone was to be laid . On the western side were the general masonic body ; on tbe eastern the corporation ; on the north-easteru a large number of ladies ancl gentlemen , on a gallery erected for the occasion ; and on the southern the general public . Amongst those in the gallery were the Earl and Countess of Derby , Lorcl Stanlev , Major-General the Hon . Sir J . Yorke Scarlett , K . G . B ., Sir R . T . Gerard , Part ., & c . On the platform were Bros . Sir Thomas G . Kesketh , Part .,
M . P . ; the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , with level ; H . Gamble , with plmttb rule ; Past Grand Officer , with mallet ; Deputy Provincial Grand Master , with square ; N . H . Beazley , with trowel ; Rev . — Dunkley , with Bible ; J . M'Clinchy , with cornucopia ; AV . Blackhurst , with ewer containing oil ; G . Easthans , with ewer containing wine ; J . J . Myres , with salt ; Stephen Blair Prov . G . M . East Lancashire ; James Billinge , P . Prov . G . J . W . ; Thos . AVlieProv . G . S . ; C . J . Bannister
y , , Prov . G . D . C . ; R . T . Parker and his AV . M . and P . M . ; Prov . G . Treas ., with phial containining coins , & c . ; Recorder , Chairman of Building Committee , G . G . Scott , Esq ., P . A ., the architect . After the Masonic body , & c , had arrived at the site of the building , ancl when each party had taken up their respective positions , — The Mayor said—Ladies and gentlemen , it is my duty to declare that the object of this meeting is to lay the foundation
stone of the new Town Hall of Preston with Masonic honours upon the north-east portion of the site on which you now stand . The Eev . J . Dunkley . Prov . Grand Chap ., then offered up a prayer appropriate to the occasion , after which two bottles , hermetically sealed , and containing all the current gold , silver , and copper coins of the realm , a list of the members of the Preston corporation , engrossed on vellum , & c , were handed to the Mayor , who deposited them in a cavity below the foundation stone . A
brass plate containing the following inscription was placed over the cavity : — "This foundation stone of the Town Hall of the borough of Preston , in the county of Lancashire , was laid with Masonic rites and ceremonies , by the Right AVorshipful Robert Townley , Guild Mayor , on the second day of the Guild Merchant , being the second day of September , in the year of Our Lord 1 SG 2 , and the 26 th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria , by the grace of God of the United
Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland , Queen , defender of the faith . Edmund Birley , Alderman , Chairman of the building committhe ; James Naylor , Councillor , vice-Chairman ; George Gilbert Scott , M . A . Architect ; Thos . Batty Addison , Recorder ; Robert Ascroft , Town Clerk ; and John Owen Parr , Vicar of Preston and Chaplain to the Guild Mayor . " Mr . Alderman E . Birley , then presented the Mayor ivith a silver trowel , which bore an appropriate inscription . Mr . Birley ,
who was very inaudible to the general assemblage , said he had great pleasure in being present on that occasion as chairman of the building committee . He afterwards highly eulogised the Mayor , and expressed a hope that he ancl bis family would long be spared to live amongst tbem . The Mayor , he was sure , carried with him the good feelings and wishes of the entire town . He had earned the respect of all , ancl he trusted that he might long be spared to enjoy the honour and kind regards of
the people of Preston ancl the general inhabitants of the surrounding country . The musical brethren then sang " To Heaven's High Architect , all praise . " The stone was then laid in its bed , after which corn , wine , oil , and salt were poured upon it . Along with the corn was a very beautiful bouquet of flowers , which the Mayor presented , amid cheersto the Countess of Derb .
, y The MAYOR afterwards said : Ladies and gentlemen , I shall first offer up a supplication . May this ceremony of pouring corn , wine , oil , ancl salt upon the foundation-stone be not merely an empty ceremony , but may it make a lasting impression on all present , by reminding us of the gratitude we owe the Almighty for His merciful care in our welfare . Ladies ancl gentlemen , in fulfilling the duties which I have just performed , I have to
thank the Corporation of Preston for the position in which they have placed me . It is one of great honour , of great legal dignity , and one which has been peculiarly flattering to myself . I have also to thank my brother Freemasons for the support they have given me on this occasion ; for their presence ; for the display which has gratified the public at large . ( Hear , hear . ) I was in hopes that the ceremony which I have just carried out would have been performed by an illustrious prince . I regret that although we endeavoured to prevail upon her Majesty to grant her sanction to such a step , her Majesty's recollection of the
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Provincial.
General Purposes , he expressed his delight at the liberal act of the AV . M ., and begged to be allowed to place his name on the list also for ten guineas . Bro . Arthur H . Weston , Warden of No . 152 , gave two guineas , and several other brethren one guinea each ; this addition makes three stewards from Hampshire for the Boys' School , and one for the Benevolent Fund , and secures upwards of one hundred guineas for the Boys' School alone .
LANCASHIRE ( AVEST ) . PROVINCIAL - GRAND LODGE . The festivities in connection with the " Preston Guild" —a festival of great antiquity which is celebrated every twenty years—were commenced on Monday . Notwithstanding the deep distress which prevails in the district at the present moment , the ¦ arrangement points to a carnival of unusual gaiety and
splendour . The whole of this week has been devoted to the "Guild , " and judging from the . great influx of visitors into the town , it is highly probable that a considerable sum has been realised for charitable purposes . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held ¦ on Tuesday , in the Independent Chapel school-rooms , Preston . The meeting was held in that town for the double purpose of transacting the business of the province and engaging in the
interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the intended new Town Hall , in the Market-plaee , at the junction of Fishergate and Church-street . Preparatory to the Provincial Grand Lodsre entering the school-room ( which is a new and elegant building ) , the AV . M . of lodge No . 101 , Bro . W . J . Fowler , ¦ opened the lodge , assisted by the AV . M . of 130 , who acted as Senior Warden , and Bro . AVilliam M . Connan , W . M . 294 , as
Junior Warden . After the lodge was duly opened the brethren , to the number of 600 , formed in procession , and proceeded in "the direction of Fishergate , and continued their march up Church-street to the top , at which point they walked round the pillars supporting the triumphial arch , and proceeded down Church-street , and finally stopped at the site of the new Town Hall , which was occupied until March last , by a Guild Hall , whichwhile sufficient for the celebration of 17 G 2 for which it
, , was erected , was quite inadequate for the convenience of the burgesses in the present day , and by a Town Hall , built in 1782 . It is in the Market-place , adjoining Fishergate , and is nearly in the centre of the borough . The new building will be erected from plans drawn by Mr . G . G . Scott . The style is Gothic . The high roof and the turreted tower , terminating in an
octagonal spirelet , will give the building something of the appearance of the old Guildhall in the low countries . On the ¦ ground floor will be an arcade , approached by a flight of steps on two sides . The Exchange will occupy this floor ; its roof Avill be supported by six circular columns , and it will be lighted by windows of three lights . Committee-rooms and offices for the Corporation officials will also be provided on the ground floor . On the first storey will be a lofty concert-room , lighted
by long two-light windows , the mullions decorated with tracery and enriched with carved capitals , a council-room , committeeroom , mayor ' s parlour , & c . The tower will be about 160 ft . high , ancl will form one of the most beautiful parts of the building . Below the gables of the tower will be placed four dials surrounded with elaborate carving . The walls aro to he built of local stone , and the roofs covered with Westmorland slates . Granite and marble columns are interspersed among others of
stone , so as to relieve the colours constructively . Sculptured decorations , too , will be extensively introduced in numerous foliated capitals , panels , and statues . The cost of the buildingis estimated at £ 30 , 000 . Shortly before-one o ' clock the procession arrived at the site -of the Town Hall . During the walk through the streets , the Tylers preceded the band of the 11 th Lancashire ( Preston ) Ride Volunteersand were followed bupwards of 700 members of
, y lodges of Freemasons . To these succeeded the Office-bearers of the Order , carrying those mystic insignia about which the outside world knows so very little , such as the Corinthian , Doric , and Ionic lights , the column of " Prov . J . G . W ., " & c . The tools to be used in the ceremony were also carried in tbe procession . The Mayor , the band of the 21 st -L . A . V . ( Preston ) , and the members of the Corporation followed the Masons . The stone to be laid was in the north-east corner of the tower , and
was from one of the Longridge quarries . The Mayor , along witli the principals of the Masonic Order , took his position on a platform erected around a portion of the tower on the north-eastern side of the building , where tho
foundation stone was to be laid . On the western side were the general masonic body ; on tbe eastern the corporation ; on the north-easteru a large number of ladies ancl gentlemen , on a gallery erected for the occasion ; and on the southern the general public . Amongst those in the gallery were the Earl and Countess of Derby , Lorcl Stanlev , Major-General the Hon . Sir J . Yorke Scarlett , K . G . B ., Sir R . T . Gerard , Part ., & c . On the platform were Bros . Sir Thomas G . Kesketh , Part .,
M . P . ; the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , with level ; H . Gamble , with plmttb rule ; Past Grand Officer , with mallet ; Deputy Provincial Grand Master , with square ; N . H . Beazley , with trowel ; Rev . — Dunkley , with Bible ; J . M'Clinchy , with cornucopia ; AV . Blackhurst , with ewer containing oil ; G . Easthans , with ewer containing wine ; J . J . Myres , with salt ; Stephen Blair Prov . G . M . East Lancashire ; James Billinge , P . Prov . G . J . W . ; Thos . AVlieProv . G . S . ; C . J . Bannister
y , , Prov . G . D . C . ; R . T . Parker and his AV . M . and P . M . ; Prov . G . Treas ., with phial containining coins , & c . ; Recorder , Chairman of Building Committee , G . G . Scott , Esq ., P . A ., the architect . After the Masonic body , & c , had arrived at the site of the building , ancl when each party had taken up their respective positions , — The Mayor said—Ladies and gentlemen , it is my duty to declare that the object of this meeting is to lay the foundation
stone of the new Town Hall of Preston with Masonic honours upon the north-east portion of the site on which you now stand . The Eev . J . Dunkley . Prov . Grand Chap ., then offered up a prayer appropriate to the occasion , after which two bottles , hermetically sealed , and containing all the current gold , silver , and copper coins of the realm , a list of the members of the Preston corporation , engrossed on vellum , & c , were handed to the Mayor , who deposited them in a cavity below the foundation stone . A
brass plate containing the following inscription was placed over the cavity : — "This foundation stone of the Town Hall of the borough of Preston , in the county of Lancashire , was laid with Masonic rites and ceremonies , by the Right AVorshipful Robert Townley , Guild Mayor , on the second day of the Guild Merchant , being the second day of September , in the year of Our Lord 1 SG 2 , and the 26 th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria , by the grace of God of the United
Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland , Queen , defender of the faith . Edmund Birley , Alderman , Chairman of the building committhe ; James Naylor , Councillor , vice-Chairman ; George Gilbert Scott , M . A . Architect ; Thos . Batty Addison , Recorder ; Robert Ascroft , Town Clerk ; and John Owen Parr , Vicar of Preston and Chaplain to the Guild Mayor . " Mr . Alderman E . Birley , then presented the Mayor ivith a silver trowel , which bore an appropriate inscription . Mr . Birley ,
who was very inaudible to the general assemblage , said he had great pleasure in being present on that occasion as chairman of the building committee . He afterwards highly eulogised the Mayor , and expressed a hope that he ancl bis family would long be spared to live amongst tbem . The Mayor , he was sure , carried with him the good feelings and wishes of the entire town . He had earned the respect of all , ancl he trusted that he might long be spared to enjoy the honour and kind regards of
the people of Preston ancl the general inhabitants of the surrounding country . The musical brethren then sang " To Heaven's High Architect , all praise . " The stone was then laid in its bed , after which corn , wine , oil , and salt were poured upon it . Along with the corn was a very beautiful bouquet of flowers , which the Mayor presented , amid cheersto the Countess of Derb .
, y The MAYOR afterwards said : Ladies and gentlemen , I shall first offer up a supplication . May this ceremony of pouring corn , wine , oil , ancl salt upon the foundation-stone be not merely an empty ceremony , but may it make a lasting impression on all present , by reminding us of the gratitude we owe the Almighty for His merciful care in our welfare . Ladies ancl gentlemen , in fulfilling the duties which I have just performed , I have to
thank the Corporation of Preston for the position in which they have placed me . It is one of great honour , of great legal dignity , and one which has been peculiarly flattering to myself . I have also to thank my brother Freemasons for the support they have given me on this occasion ; for their presence ; for the display which has gratified the public at large . ( Hear , hear . ) I was in hopes that the ceremony which I have just carried out would have been performed by an illustrious prince . I regret that although we endeavoured to prevail upon her Majesty to grant her sanction to such a step , her Majesty's recollection of the