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Scotland.
On the Seventh clay of August , Anno Domini 1862 , Anno Lucis 58 G 6 , And the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA , This Plate ivas deposited in The Foundation Stone
Of this Harbour , Named THE ALBERT HARBOUR , In honour of his late Eoyal Highness , ALBERT , Prince Consort of her Majesty ,
AVhich Stone AA'as laid with full Masonic Honours , By JAMES JOHNSTON GRIEA ' E , Esquire , Provost of the Burgh , and Acting Depute Provincial Grand Master of the Ancient Fraternity of Freemasons in AA ' est Renfrewshire . Assisted by the Brethren of the Provincial Grand Lodge .
The plate the Grand Secretary deposited in a cavity in the stone . Cement was then applied , which the Prov . Grand Master smoothed in a tradesman-like way with an elegant silver trowel , provided by the engineers for the purpose ; the order to lower the stone to its place was given , and , while this was proceeding , the band played the Old Hundred . At the desire of the Grancl Master , the E . AA . Grancl Junior AVarden applied the plumb ; the R . AA " . Grand Senior AAlirden used the level ; and the R . AV .
Substitute P . G . Master applied the square ; and the Grancl Master , declaring his confidence of their skill in the Royal Art , finished the work by three mystical knocks with the golden mallet . Three heart } ' cheers were then given by tbe thousands within sight of the ceremony . The band again played the Old Hundred , during which the cornucopia ) were delivered to the Grand Master , who strewed the corn and flowers on the stone , pouring over them wine and oil from silver vases . Three other
cheers followed , and the band repeated the Masons' Anthem . The PROA'OST said : —Harbour trustees and gentlemen , as acting Provincial Grand Master of AA'est Renfrewshire , ancl as Provost of this Burgh , I have to report to you that I have duly performed the duty of laying the foundation stone of the Albert Harbour , which you requested the Masons to lay this clay . I have to congratulate you , ancl the inhabitants generally , on this
auspicious event , and I trust the work so begun will be carried on with zeal and energy to a successful completion . It is not fitting I should detain you longer by any lengthened remarks of mine ; but I hope you will indulge me a few minutes , while I
say that it is admitted on all sides , that there is a pressing necessity for additional harbour accommodation at Greenock , and that your trade and revenues are rapidly increasing . Our surplus harbour revenue for the year ending September next will show a sum little short of £ 10 , 000 . This circumstance , coupled with unbounded credit and cheap money , will give the trustees good heart to keep abreast of the times in harbour expansion and other improvements connected therewithsuch as railssteam
, , cranes , dry clocks , etc . I would not be doing justice to our engineers , Messrs . Bell and Miller , did I not allude to the mode of construction adopted in the present case by these getlemen . The wall on which we stand rests on a body of concrete , as solid as the block of granite forming the cope . The saving in coffer dams alone is enormous . I am not aware that sea walls have before been constructed on this principle , ancl therefore I
would recommend those who have such works iu contemplation to pay a visit to Greenock . To the Masons , the different trades and societies who have turned out on the present occasion , swelling our procession to close upon 5000 , I beg as Provost and chairman to the Harbour Trustees to tender my most grateful thanks , ancl on behalf of the magistrates have also to thank Captain Campbell and his Hihlanderswho have paid the
g , us compliment to act as a guard of honour . Gentlemen , I will now propose three cheers , ancl three more for our beloved Queenand also , three cheers ancl success to tbe Albert Harbour ancl the trade of the port and harbours of Greenock . ( These calls were responded to with great enthusiasm . ) A salvo of eighteen guns was fired from a battery on the
Scotland.
Albert Quay . The display of enthusiasm by the onlookers at the successful close of the ceremony battles all description . The Queeu ' s Anthem ended the proceedings . The procession then re-formed , and , the Freemasons taking the lead , followed by the Harbour Trustees ancl other bodies in the same order as they marched to the works , proceeded to Cathcart-square , were they were thus addressed by Provost GRIEVE -. —Fellow-townsmen—Allow me to render to you all again my
own thanks and that of the harbour trustees , for the great interest you have evinced in the prosperity of our town and . port , by turning out in such unexampled numbers to be present at the laying of the foundation stone of the Albert Harbour . Never since the procession after the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832 , have we witnessed anything to the same extent in Greenock , and it shows how fully the inhabitants are with the harbour ffustees in the operations they have in hand . Gentlemen
forming the different trades and societies , who have at so much personal inconvenience come forward to-day , I have again to tender to you my most cordial and grateful thanks , and my most earnest wish and hope is that our undertaking may be blessed hy Him from whom all goocl gifts flow . The Provost then called for three cheers for the Queen , the
harbour , the trades in tiie procession , ancl the people of Greenock , who , in return , gave three hearty cheers for the Provost , Mr . Allison , and Capt . Neivnham . The cortege then broke up , some returning to their places of rendezvous / and others parading the streets headed by their bands . The highly respectable appearance of the artizans in the procession , nearly all being dressed iu black suits and white gloves , and their patience and good humour despite the drenching they
received , were subjects of general remark . The arrangements of the day were thoroughly admirable .. Through the indefatigable exertions of Mr . Allison , the Master of AA orks , ancl Captain Newnham , the ivhole programe ivas carried through ivithout a slip , without a moment ' s hesitation or delay . Unlike most ceremonies of the kind , the time appointed was observed throughout , the procession started exactly at the
hour named , and the proceedings were completed with an exactness and accuracy that no previous rehearsal could hai-e improved upon . To the prudence and forethought with which everything wes conceived ancl the precision with which the plan was carried through , are to be ascribed the success of the procession as a beautiful spectacle , and the entire freedom from even the most trifling accident during all the proceedings .
THE DINNER . At six o'clock a grand banquet took place in the Council Hall . The tables were beautifully decorated with silver epergnes ancl vases containing rare and costly bouquets , and the viands ancl wines were excellent . The Provost occupied the chair , supported by Mr . Dunlop , 3 I . P . Sir M . R . Shaw StewartBart . M . P . Rev . Mr . Robertson
, , , , , Captain Macdonald , R . N ., and Robert Steele , Esq ., and Bailies Caird and Grey acted as croupiers . The Rev . Mr . Robertson said grace before and after dinner . After the cloth was removed , the usual loyal and patriotictoasts were given in excellent terms by the Chair . Captain . Macdonald replied briefly to " The Navy , " ancl Lieut .-Colonel Sir M . R . Shaw Stewart , Bart ., for " TheVolunteers . "
The PROVOST , on rising to propose success to tbe Albert Harbour , was received with great applause . He said it was not necessary to tell this audience that such an addition to our harbour accommodation is necessary ; but I may say , for general information , that this harbour is intended more especially to accommodate the timber trade and the large class of ships , and that it will admit vessels drawing 24 ft . at high water ; and as
I have said in another place to day , I feel sure the trustees will press forward the work to completion with all the energy in their poiver ; and they are fortunate in having intelligent and energetic engineers ancl contractors to perform the work . It is necessary ancl probably expected that I should give some sketch of the progress of our harbours , and I will endeavour to do so as briefly as I can . Although it is not needful at present to
go into all the little minutis . of the foundation ancl extension of Greenock from the period in which it was a sunny bay , as some learned folks assert the word Greenock to mean , and when only one street formed the town , it is perhaps excusable to call up a few reminiscences of by-gene clays on an important and imposing occasion like this , when another great step in the material advancement of Greenock has been taken by the laying of
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Scotland.
On the Seventh clay of August , Anno Domini 1862 , Anno Lucis 58 G 6 , And the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA , This Plate ivas deposited in The Foundation Stone
Of this Harbour , Named THE ALBERT HARBOUR , In honour of his late Eoyal Highness , ALBERT , Prince Consort of her Majesty ,
AVhich Stone AA'as laid with full Masonic Honours , By JAMES JOHNSTON GRIEA ' E , Esquire , Provost of the Burgh , and Acting Depute Provincial Grand Master of the Ancient Fraternity of Freemasons in AA ' est Renfrewshire . Assisted by the Brethren of the Provincial Grand Lodge .
The plate the Grand Secretary deposited in a cavity in the stone . Cement was then applied , which the Prov . Grand Master smoothed in a tradesman-like way with an elegant silver trowel , provided by the engineers for the purpose ; the order to lower the stone to its place was given , and , while this was proceeding , the band played the Old Hundred . At the desire of the Grancl Master , the E . AA . Grancl Junior AVarden applied the plumb ; the R . AA " . Grand Senior AAlirden used the level ; and the R . AV .
Substitute P . G . Master applied the square ; and the Grancl Master , declaring his confidence of their skill in the Royal Art , finished the work by three mystical knocks with the golden mallet . Three heart } ' cheers were then given by tbe thousands within sight of the ceremony . The band again played the Old Hundred , during which the cornucopia ) were delivered to the Grand Master , who strewed the corn and flowers on the stone , pouring over them wine and oil from silver vases . Three other
cheers followed , and the band repeated the Masons' Anthem . The PROA'OST said : —Harbour trustees and gentlemen , as acting Provincial Grand Master of AA'est Renfrewshire , ancl as Provost of this Burgh , I have to report to you that I have duly performed the duty of laying the foundation stone of the Albert Harbour , which you requested the Masons to lay this clay . I have to congratulate you , ancl the inhabitants generally , on this
auspicious event , and I trust the work so begun will be carried on with zeal and energy to a successful completion . It is not fitting I should detain you longer by any lengthened remarks of mine ; but I hope you will indulge me a few minutes , while I
say that it is admitted on all sides , that there is a pressing necessity for additional harbour accommodation at Greenock , and that your trade and revenues are rapidly increasing . Our surplus harbour revenue for the year ending September next will show a sum little short of £ 10 , 000 . This circumstance , coupled with unbounded credit and cheap money , will give the trustees good heart to keep abreast of the times in harbour expansion and other improvements connected therewithsuch as railssteam
, , cranes , dry clocks , etc . I would not be doing justice to our engineers , Messrs . Bell and Miller , did I not allude to the mode of construction adopted in the present case by these getlemen . The wall on which we stand rests on a body of concrete , as solid as the block of granite forming the cope . The saving in coffer dams alone is enormous . I am not aware that sea walls have before been constructed on this principle , ancl therefore I
would recommend those who have such works iu contemplation to pay a visit to Greenock . To the Masons , the different trades and societies who have turned out on the present occasion , swelling our procession to close upon 5000 , I beg as Provost and chairman to the Harbour Trustees to tender my most grateful thanks , ancl on behalf of the magistrates have also to thank Captain Campbell and his Hihlanderswho have paid the
g , us compliment to act as a guard of honour . Gentlemen , I will now propose three cheers , ancl three more for our beloved Queenand also , three cheers ancl success to tbe Albert Harbour ancl the trade of the port and harbours of Greenock . ( These calls were responded to with great enthusiasm . ) A salvo of eighteen guns was fired from a battery on the
Scotland.
Albert Quay . The display of enthusiasm by the onlookers at the successful close of the ceremony battles all description . The Queeu ' s Anthem ended the proceedings . The procession then re-formed , and , the Freemasons taking the lead , followed by the Harbour Trustees ancl other bodies in the same order as they marched to the works , proceeded to Cathcart-square , were they were thus addressed by Provost GRIEVE -. —Fellow-townsmen—Allow me to render to you all again my
own thanks and that of the harbour trustees , for the great interest you have evinced in the prosperity of our town and . port , by turning out in such unexampled numbers to be present at the laying of the foundation stone of the Albert Harbour . Never since the procession after the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832 , have we witnessed anything to the same extent in Greenock , and it shows how fully the inhabitants are with the harbour ffustees in the operations they have in hand . Gentlemen
forming the different trades and societies , who have at so much personal inconvenience come forward to-day , I have again to tender to you my most cordial and grateful thanks , and my most earnest wish and hope is that our undertaking may be blessed hy Him from whom all goocl gifts flow . The Provost then called for three cheers for the Queen , the
harbour , the trades in tiie procession , ancl the people of Greenock , who , in return , gave three hearty cheers for the Provost , Mr . Allison , and Capt . Neivnham . The cortege then broke up , some returning to their places of rendezvous / and others parading the streets headed by their bands . The highly respectable appearance of the artizans in the procession , nearly all being dressed iu black suits and white gloves , and their patience and good humour despite the drenching they
received , were subjects of general remark . The arrangements of the day were thoroughly admirable .. Through the indefatigable exertions of Mr . Allison , the Master of AA orks , ancl Captain Newnham , the ivhole programe ivas carried through ivithout a slip , without a moment ' s hesitation or delay . Unlike most ceremonies of the kind , the time appointed was observed throughout , the procession started exactly at the
hour named , and the proceedings were completed with an exactness and accuracy that no previous rehearsal could hai-e improved upon . To the prudence and forethought with which everything wes conceived ancl the precision with which the plan was carried through , are to be ascribed the success of the procession as a beautiful spectacle , and the entire freedom from even the most trifling accident during all the proceedings .
THE DINNER . At six o'clock a grand banquet took place in the Council Hall . The tables were beautifully decorated with silver epergnes ancl vases containing rare and costly bouquets , and the viands ancl wines were excellent . The Provost occupied the chair , supported by Mr . Dunlop , 3 I . P . Sir M . R . Shaw StewartBart . M . P . Rev . Mr . Robertson
, , , , , Captain Macdonald , R . N ., and Robert Steele , Esq ., and Bailies Caird and Grey acted as croupiers . The Rev . Mr . Robertson said grace before and after dinner . After the cloth was removed , the usual loyal and patriotictoasts were given in excellent terms by the Chair . Captain . Macdonald replied briefly to " The Navy , " ancl Lieut .-Colonel Sir M . R . Shaw Stewart , Bart ., for " TheVolunteers . "
The PROVOST , on rising to propose success to tbe Albert Harbour , was received with great applause . He said it was not necessary to tell this audience that such an addition to our harbour accommodation is necessary ; but I may say , for general information , that this harbour is intended more especially to accommodate the timber trade and the large class of ships , and that it will admit vessels drawing 24 ft . at high water ; and as
I have said in another place to day , I feel sure the trustees will press forward the work to completion with all the energy in their poiver ; and they are fortunate in having intelligent and energetic engineers ancl contractors to perform the work . It is necessary ancl probably expected that I should give some sketch of the progress of our harbours , and I will endeavour to do so as briefly as I can . Although it is not needful at present to
go into all the little minutis . of the foundation ancl extension of Greenock from the period in which it was a sunny bay , as some learned folks assert the word Greenock to mean , and when only one street formed the town , it is perhaps excusable to call up a few reminiscences of by-gene clays on an important and imposing occasion like this , when another great step in the material advancement of Greenock has been taken by the laying of