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England , to have the pleasure of meeting the members of the fraternity in this island , but I am also desirous of paying my tribute of respect to the illustrious Princess whose birth-day this is , and who honours the present undertaking by giving it the sanction of her name—a Princess whose benevolence and the virtues of ivhose heart are so well knoivn to the town of R yde . I shall now proceed to the proper purpose of our meeting , and accept with the very highest pleasure the honour you have committed to my hands ; and beg to assure you that I shall at all times , and on all occasions , be most happy to meet and to serve the inhabitants of the Isle of AVight . "
1 he speech of the noble earl was most warmly received . The upper stone , weighing half a ton , was now raised , a bottle containing a quantity of Maunday money and other coins of the realm , was placed in a cavity of the lower stone by Brother Sheridan : —the wei ght of the lower stone was about four cwt . The upper stone was then lowered upon it , ancl a silver trowel being handed to tlie D . G . M ., the mortar was spread around . A mallet was then next handed to the
D . G . M ., who struck the stone with ' it . A bunch of wheat was then shook upon the stone by Brother Sheridan , and the proper officers poured on it the oil and wine . Brother Sheridan then said : " May the Great Architect of the Universe bless the work in which we have been engaged ; and may this building be an ornament and a benefit to the town . Allow me to congratulate you on the completion of your labours and on your being assisted on the occasion by the Deputy Grand Master and Senior AVarden of this province , and of Hampshire ; ancl I trust that the proceedings of this day will add a benefit to the
undertaking . The advocates of Masonry will not expect me to detain them with long observations at this late period of the day . I shall , therefore , confine myself to expressing my hope and prayer that the time may come when the virtues of Freemasonry shall be universall y known , satisfied as I am , that the practice of its precepts would tend to render the world more neighbourly , peaceable , virtuous , and more happy than it now is . I also beg to thank you all , Brethren , for the honour
you have done us b y your attendnance this day . " The whole ceremony was very impressive , and the rich collars , jewels , and other ornaments of the members of the Lodges , combined with the extreme fineness of the clay , to render the scene exceedingly attractive . The Lodges then returned to Sheridan ' s Hotel , where the Earl of Durham presided ; and expressed a great satisfaction in being able to be present on this occasion . He said , he at all times considered it his
duty , but it afforded him great pleasure , let him be in what part of the country he might , to assist in the performance of any Masonic ceremony . He felt proud on the present occasion in making acquaintance ivith so numerous a body of Masons as were then assembled together , and he hoped , from this period , to find that the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Isle of AVight would hold their meetings regularly . On his Lordship ' s retiring from the Lodge , he was escorted to the Pier Hotel by the
Brethren in procession . During the afternoon the band played in the extensive gardens of the hotel ; guns were fired from the site of the intended building , and the great number of visitors parading the streets of this beautiful town , gave it the appearance of a holiday in which every body participated . In the evening a splendid dinner was given at the Town Hall , by Mr . Banks , to his brother Masons , and a number of his friends . About
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Provincial.
England , to have the pleasure of meeting the members of the fraternity in this island , but I am also desirous of paying my tribute of respect to the illustrious Princess whose birth-day this is , and who honours the present undertaking by giving it the sanction of her name—a Princess whose benevolence and the virtues of ivhose heart are so well knoivn to the town of R yde . I shall now proceed to the proper purpose of our meeting , and accept with the very highest pleasure the honour you have committed to my hands ; and beg to assure you that I shall at all times , and on all occasions , be most happy to meet and to serve the inhabitants of the Isle of AVight . "
1 he speech of the noble earl was most warmly received . The upper stone , weighing half a ton , was now raised , a bottle containing a quantity of Maunday money and other coins of the realm , was placed in a cavity of the lower stone by Brother Sheridan : —the wei ght of the lower stone was about four cwt . The upper stone was then lowered upon it , ancl a silver trowel being handed to tlie D . G . M ., the mortar was spread around . A mallet was then next handed to the
D . G . M ., who struck the stone with ' it . A bunch of wheat was then shook upon the stone by Brother Sheridan , and the proper officers poured on it the oil and wine . Brother Sheridan then said : " May the Great Architect of the Universe bless the work in which we have been engaged ; and may this building be an ornament and a benefit to the town . Allow me to congratulate you on the completion of your labours and on your being assisted on the occasion by the Deputy Grand Master and Senior AVarden of this province , and of Hampshire ; ancl I trust that the proceedings of this day will add a benefit to the
undertaking . The advocates of Masonry will not expect me to detain them with long observations at this late period of the day . I shall , therefore , confine myself to expressing my hope and prayer that the time may come when the virtues of Freemasonry shall be universall y known , satisfied as I am , that the practice of its precepts would tend to render the world more neighbourly , peaceable , virtuous , and more happy than it now is . I also beg to thank you all , Brethren , for the honour
you have done us b y your attendnance this day . " The whole ceremony was very impressive , and the rich collars , jewels , and other ornaments of the members of the Lodges , combined with the extreme fineness of the clay , to render the scene exceedingly attractive . The Lodges then returned to Sheridan ' s Hotel , where the Earl of Durham presided ; and expressed a great satisfaction in being able to be present on this occasion . He said , he at all times considered it his
duty , but it afforded him great pleasure , let him be in what part of the country he might , to assist in the performance of any Masonic ceremony . He felt proud on the present occasion in making acquaintance ivith so numerous a body of Masons as were then assembled together , and he hoped , from this period , to find that the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Isle of AVight would hold their meetings regularly . On his Lordship ' s retiring from the Lodge , he was escorted to the Pier Hotel by the
Brethren in procession . During the afternoon the band played in the extensive gardens of the hotel ; guns were fired from the site of the intended building , and the great number of visitors parading the streets of this beautiful town , gave it the appearance of a holiday in which every body participated . In the evening a splendid dinner was given at the Town Hall , by Mr . Banks , to his brother Masons , and a number of his friends . About