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services will be , as they ever have been , at the command of the fraternity . I assure you that I have never hacl a more pleasant duty to perform since I became Grand Master than that which I have performed this clay , in installing the noble Duke in the office of Prov . G . M . of this province . ( Loud applause . ) Your late Prov . G . M . Avas a A'ery early ancl a very good friend of mine , for Avhom I always entertained the highest respect , although until now I have never had the leasure of visiting this province in

p my official capacity . I rejoice sincerely that the noble Duke has not allowed himself to be prevented by his public ancl private duties from taking upon himself the responsibilities of the position which lie has this day assumed , ancl the duties of ivhich I am sure he will perform with credit to himself and with satisfaction to you . ( Loud applause . ) His GEACE nextjproposed "The Health of Lord Panmure , D . G . M ., and the of

G . L . England . " He said the brethren were no doubt aware how frequently the health of our D . G . M . prevented his appearance amongst them at their social meetings ; but he ivas sure they were ivell convinced that his heart was not the less with them . ( Applause . ) He hoped they ivould , therefore , drink the toast Avith all sincerity . The toast was dul y honoured . The Rev . Bro . BOAVYEE G . Chap . as the senior officer of Grand

, , Lodge present , responded to the toast , and said that the installation in which they had that day [ taken part ivould be a source of satisfaction , not merely to that proi'ince , but to the Craft at large . ( Cheers . ) _ The M . W . G . M . next proposed " The Health of the Prov . G . M . " his Grace the Duke of Newcastle—a toast which he saicl he was sure they ivould all drink ivith enthusiasm . He felt that in such a

company he need say nothing in praise of their R . W . brother—( cheers)—because , in that county , ; his personal merits ancl political services were so well knoivn that it would be riresumptioii in him to dilate upon them . ( Applause . ) He would venture to say , however , that on the death of tlieir late lamented friend , Colonel AVildman , the noble Duke was the first person whom it occurred to him to nominate as his successor ( Loud cheers ) He certainldid

. . y feel some apprehension ivhen the noble Duke at first thought that his other avocations would prevent his accepting the appointment ; and he ivas much gratified ivhen lie consented to w . -m-o these objections and undertake the duties and responsibilities ofthe office to which it was Lis ( the Grand Master ' s ) earnest desire to appoint

him . ( Cheers . ) Under their R . AV . Brother he felt sure that Masonry in Nottingham could not fail to flourish . ( Hear , hear . ) He assured them that he proposed this toast with no ordinary Satisfaction , and he hoped that the noble Duke would for many years to come rule tho brethren in that county . ( Cheers . ) Tho toast was honoured in a very enthusiastic manner . His GRACE acknowledged the compliment , and expressed his gratitude to the noble lord for the many marks of affection and

kindness which he hail experienced at his hands . He said that he had always mot with the greatest kindness in Nottingham—a town to which he was bound by many ties of affection and of -mutual interest . ( Cheers . ) Ho expressed his thankfulness to the numerous brethren from other provinces , ivho had that day honoured them ivith their presence . As to his having , for a time , declined the honour , on the ground of his numerous engagements and avocationshe coulcl onl that he ultimatelfelt it riht

, y say y g to clo everything that he could , consistently with his other duties , when solicited to undertake the task by his friends ancl neighbours . ( Cheers . ) One of the features of Freemasonry was its abstinence from all those exciting topics which usually formed the subject of public addresses in assemblages of Englishmen , and it ivas one of those characteristics of the Order to which no doubt a great deal of its permanence and popularity ivas due , and he was not on that occasion about to

diverge from that admirable rule , but he would say that , in the present temper of the world , they must all wish that the principles of Freemasonry pervaded all sections of society —( loud cheers)—in order to pour oil on the troubled waters—( cheers)—to stay those serious and blood-stained events of which we so often deprecated the approach , and which Ave most earnestly hoped might never arrive . They Avere freed by their principles from all the animosities of diversit

y of creed , and divested of all national animosities . ( Cheers . ) They spoke as Freemasons , as loyal subjects , ancl as Englishmen , ancl they wished to see universally prevalent the refined feelings of charity , benevolence , and philanthropy . ( Loud cheers . ) The brethren mi ght rely on his best efforts to promote the interests of the Order—( hear)—and he hoped that his endeavours would be seconded bthose officers who

y hacl kindly undertaken to assist him . He felt it all the more desirable that he should clo what he could , since so many of the landed proprietors ofthe county were prevented by age , or i ' llhealth , from taking the part which they otherwise Avould take in public affairs . ( Cheers . ) He felfc all the more encouraged by the fact that he was treated with so much forbearance ancl consideration by his

friends in the performance of the duties of that position to which he hacl been called by the favour of his Sovereign . But he -would cut his observations short , as the time approached at which they would be called elsewhere to conduct the fair sex to a participation in their proceedings . ( Cheers . ) Bro . T . CLOSE , Prov . G . Treas ., expressed his gratification at the manner in which the ceremony of installation had been conducted , with the full splendour of ivhich the Masonic arfc n-as capable . This

was indeed a proud day for the Masons of this county , for they had secured a Prov . G . M . of rank and station , who AVUS also endeared to them by his private worth and his personal character . The worthy brother here bore high testimony to the Masonic and personal character of Col . AVilclman , the noble Duke ' s immediate predecessor , ancl referred to the beautiful ancl appropriate inscription on the monumental brasses ivhich hacl been put up in the chapter-house of Newstead Abbey . He remarked in a very touching

manner on the irreparable loss sustained by the widoiv of the gallant Colonel , and concluded by proposing that they should drink to the health of Mrs . AVilclman , and of Lady Zetland ; and that also , in solemn silence , they should drink to the pious memory of their deceased Prov . G . M . This having been clone , the noble Duke proposed , " The Health of the Prov . G . M . 's and D . Prov . G . M . ' s present on the occasion , " ivhich was drunk with great enthusiasm , and acknowledged by

Capt . BOAVYEE , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , ivho remarked wifch satisfaction that the noble Lord at the head of the Order , and the noble Duke who had just been elected to preside over the Masons in that Province , had both been initiated in the Order in the Province over which he hacl the honour to preside . Bro . ELKINGTON , D . Prov . G . M ., Birmingham , acknowledged the toast on the part of the D . Prov . G . M . 's , and apologised for the absence , from unavoidable circumstances , of the Prov . G . M . of his

province , who he ivas sure regretted that illness prevented from , participating in the pleasing duties , and partaking of the splendid hospitalities of that clay . ( Cheers . ) He congratulated the Nottinghamshire brethren on the appointment of a Prov . G . M . so deservedly popular amongst them as the noble Duke . ( Cheers . ) It ivas clear that his Grace already reigned in their hearts , ancl that they hailed wifch satisfaction his appointment to rule over them . is tho representative of the G . M ., or they would never hai'e seen such a gathering as had done honour to the ceremonies of thafc day . ( Cheers . ) Another reason for the numerous attendance ivas

the desire not only to pay respect to their Prov . G . M ., but to testify to the M . AV . G . M . the high regard and allegiance which they owed him —( loud cheers)—to mark their sense of the great discernment which his Lordship evinced in the appointment of the Prov . G . M . s in general , and of the appointment for that province in particular—( hear , hear)—as well as for the courteous ancl able manner in which he discharged his duties as the head and ruler of the Craft in this country . ( Renewed cheers . ) He congratulated

the brethren on the very satisfactory manner in which everything had passed off . He excused himself from entering into any lengthened observations , on the ground thafc the time had now arrived when they must attend to the ladies ; as the " Entered Apprentice ' s " song said : — " AVhat mortal can more the ladies adore Than a free and an accepted Mason . " ( Lond cheers . ) He believed that if the ladies of Nottinghamshire

appreciated Masonry at its true value , they might alter the song thus : — " The ladies adore a man all the more AVho's a free and an accepted Mason . " ( Great applause . ) Bro . PEIICV , Deputy Prov . G . M . for the county , after eulogising the arrangements which had been made , saicl that the authorities of Nottingham deserved the hihest credit for the spirit and liberalit

g y ivith which they had taken up this matter ; and , after some appropriate observations , which were loudly applauded , he proposed "The Health of the Mayor , Corporation , and Magistrates . " The toast was drunk with great cordiality . The MAYOE of NOTTINGHAM : ( Bro . T . Cullen ) returned thanks . He said he felt highly gratified both at the way in ivhich this toast hacl been proposed , and also at the very flattering reception which ithad met with afc their hands . He was aware , however , that the

compliments Avhich had been made use of belonged , not to him personally , bufc to the office ho hacl the honour to hold . Nottingham hud twice done him the honour to elect him as its chief magistrate . ( Applause . ) The duties of his position were very onerous , but he had the gratification of stating that no man could experience a more kindly reception than that which ho met ivith at the hands of those magistrates with whom he hacl the honour to associate . ( Cheers . ) He hoped they ivould ever be found vigilant supporters of that code of laws which he believed to be one great element of the safety of the community , ancl in fact , he might say , one of the bulwarks of the country . ( Cheers . ) Hoping that they ivould never