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Masonic Intelligence.
in marine concerns , mig ht be executed in Masonic form , which accordingly took place , with a solemnity and splendour equal to the important occasion . At nine o ' clock the Lodges convened at the Court-House ; and the Corporation , & c . & c . assembled at the house of their Treasurer ; when a grand procession was formed , in the following order : Peace Officers
President of the Corporation Directors , two and two Treasurer Secretary Contractors for building the Close-Harbour Mole Plarbtmr Master , bearing the Union Flag
Band of Music of the 8 3 d Regiment Two Tylers , with swords Stewards of the St . James ' s and . Union Lodges , two and two , in their Regalia , with White Staves The Holy Bible , carried by an entered Apprentice , and the symbolic Flag of Craft-Masonry , borne b y another
Clergy Entered Apprentices Fellow Crafts Book of Constitution carried by a Fellow-Craft , and the Royal Arch Banner borne by a Brother of that Order Master Masons Brethren of the higher Degrees
Knights Templars' Banner borne by a Knight , and the Book of Sacred Truths , with Seven Seals , carried b y aM , E . of N . Knights Templars Past Masters Secretaries of the three Lodges Treasurers of ditto Junior Wardens of ditto Senior Wardens of ditto
Masters of ditto His Honour the Gustos Magistrates and Gentry , two and two Masters of Ships , headed by the Senior Master Members of the Corporation and Inhabitants . On the music playing God Save the King , the procession moved
from the Court-House into Market-street , through the Parade , onward to Mr . Ismay ' s wharf , when as many of the procession as could be accommodated , with the band of music , embarked in sixteen boats , ¦ tlie shipping firing a salute . Tlie pinnace , with the President and Directors , " steered by Captain Greig , led , coasting the Bay to Gun-Pointthenby gradually bearing away , drew the whole into a
cres-, , cent , which form , with the respective colours and banners the boats displayed , presented a sight highly gratifying to an admiring multitude of spectators on shore ; they then crossed the Bay , without the shipping ( which were handsomely decorated on the occasion , ) and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Intelligence.
in marine concerns , mig ht be executed in Masonic form , which accordingly took place , with a solemnity and splendour equal to the important occasion . At nine o ' clock the Lodges convened at the Court-House ; and the Corporation , & c . & c . assembled at the house of their Treasurer ; when a grand procession was formed , in the following order : Peace Officers
President of the Corporation Directors , two and two Treasurer Secretary Contractors for building the Close-Harbour Mole Plarbtmr Master , bearing the Union Flag
Band of Music of the 8 3 d Regiment Two Tylers , with swords Stewards of the St . James ' s and . Union Lodges , two and two , in their Regalia , with White Staves The Holy Bible , carried by an entered Apprentice , and the symbolic Flag of Craft-Masonry , borne b y another
Clergy Entered Apprentices Fellow Crafts Book of Constitution carried by a Fellow-Craft , and the Royal Arch Banner borne by a Brother of that Order Master Masons Brethren of the higher Degrees
Knights Templars' Banner borne by a Knight , and the Book of Sacred Truths , with Seven Seals , carried b y aM , E . of N . Knights Templars Past Masters Secretaries of the three Lodges Treasurers of ditto Junior Wardens of ditto Senior Wardens of ditto
Masters of ditto His Honour the Gustos Magistrates and Gentry , two and two Masters of Ships , headed by the Senior Master Members of the Corporation and Inhabitants . On the music playing God Save the King , the procession moved
from the Court-House into Market-street , through the Parade , onward to Mr . Ismay ' s wharf , when as many of the procession as could be accommodated , with the band of music , embarked in sixteen boats , ¦ tlie shipping firing a salute . Tlie pinnace , with the President and Directors , " steered by Captain Greig , led , coasting the Bay to Gun-Pointthenby gradually bearing away , drew the whole into a
cres-, , cent , which form , with the respective colours and banners the boats displayed , presented a sight highly gratifying to an admiring multitude of spectators on shore ; they then crossed the Bay , without the shipping ( which were handsomely decorated on the occasion , ) and