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India.
and , floating above all , the standard of England , justly emblematic thai that was the general guardian of all the classes , tribes , and religions gathered beneath ; the eye embracing this scene comprehended that which rarely falls to the lot of any one to witness . It was a splendid sight , and the ivhole went off without any serious accident . THE METCALF HALL . —Ceremony observed at Laying the Foundation Stone ofthe Metcalfe HallSaturdayDec 19 The foundation
, , . . — stone of the Metcalfe Hall was laid with great formality on Saturday afternoon by the R . AV . the Provincial Grand Masters of Bengal and Bombay , m presence of the Governor-General , the Miss Edens , the Magistrates of Calcutta , the Committee of the Building , a deputation of the _ Horticultural Society , and an immense assemblage , European and native , of the population of Calcutta . The number of Masons in the procession must have counted 350 .
The Provincial Grancl Lodge of Bengal , the other Lodges , together with visitors , assembled about three P . M . at Freemasons' Hall , and thence proceeded to the site of the intended structure in order . On the procession reaching the ground , it halted and faced inwards , forming a broad lane , through which the Grancl Lodge passed to the east of ' the foundation stone , where were a platform and three chairs for the P . and Dep . PGrand Mastersthe Officers of the Grand Lod
. , ge ranging the mselves on either side , ancl in rear of the three chairs . The Magistrates of Calcutta and the Committee of the Metcalfe Building and Horticultural Society met the Grand Lodge on the sround .
_ The Brethren of the JLod ges ranged themselves two deep in the places indicated to them by yellow flags . The P . G . Masters having seated themselves , the music played , and the architect of the building , Brother C . K . Robison , Esq ., then presented the plan to the P . G . Master of Bengal . The Registrar and Ireasurer also presented the inscribed plate and the coins . The P . G . Masters , accompanied by the D . P . G . Master , and the Grand V \ arden then submitted
s , the plan , the plate , and the coins to the Governor-General ; the inscription on the plate was read b y Bro Blacquiere , and the Provincial G . Masters and the Dep . P . G . Master , with the Grancl Officers , then descended into the trench , and the stone having been raised by the' united aid of Brethren from the different-Lod ges appointed for the purpose , Brother Blacquiere deposited the coins ancl the inscribed latein their respective placesancl the
p , , spread cement , which was handed to him with a trowel by the builder , Brother Gray ; after which the stone was lowered , with three regular stops , into its destined bed , conducted b y Brother Blacquiere , solemn music playing . The P . G . M . for Bengal , after stating that this occasion was
peculiarly auspicious , as being the first on which two Provincial Grand Masters in India had ever stood together by the same foundation stone , and congratulated himself on being supported b y Brother Burnes addressed the latter : — " R . AV . Colleague of AVestern India , we shall now apply the various implements of our royal Craft , borne by the Grand Officers of Bengal , to this stone , that it may be laid in its bed , according to the rules of architectureand in conformity with cient
, our an rules and usages . " To which Brother Burnes replied , "R . AV . Brother , my pride and gratification are complete , that I have the honour to stand by you now , and to assist in an undertaking which has for its object the further embellishment of Calcutta . " The P . Grand Masters and thc
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India.
and , floating above all , the standard of England , justly emblematic thai that was the general guardian of all the classes , tribes , and religions gathered beneath ; the eye embracing this scene comprehended that which rarely falls to the lot of any one to witness . It was a splendid sight , and the ivhole went off without any serious accident . THE METCALF HALL . —Ceremony observed at Laying the Foundation Stone ofthe Metcalfe HallSaturdayDec 19 The foundation
, , . . — stone of the Metcalfe Hall was laid with great formality on Saturday afternoon by the R . AV . the Provincial Grand Masters of Bengal and Bombay , m presence of the Governor-General , the Miss Edens , the Magistrates of Calcutta , the Committee of the Building , a deputation of the _ Horticultural Society , and an immense assemblage , European and native , of the population of Calcutta . The number of Masons in the procession must have counted 350 .
The Provincial Grancl Lodge of Bengal , the other Lodges , together with visitors , assembled about three P . M . at Freemasons' Hall , and thence proceeded to the site of the intended structure in order . On the procession reaching the ground , it halted and faced inwards , forming a broad lane , through which the Grancl Lodge passed to the east of ' the foundation stone , where were a platform and three chairs for the P . and Dep . PGrand Mastersthe Officers of the Grand Lod
. , ge ranging the mselves on either side , ancl in rear of the three chairs . The Magistrates of Calcutta and the Committee of the Metcalfe Building and Horticultural Society met the Grand Lodge on the sround .
_ The Brethren of the JLod ges ranged themselves two deep in the places indicated to them by yellow flags . The P . G . Masters having seated themselves , the music played , and the architect of the building , Brother C . K . Robison , Esq ., then presented the plan to the P . G . Master of Bengal . The Registrar and Ireasurer also presented the inscribed plate and the coins . The P . G . Masters , accompanied by the D . P . G . Master , and the Grand V \ arden then submitted
s , the plan , the plate , and the coins to the Governor-General ; the inscription on the plate was read b y Bro Blacquiere , and the Provincial G . Masters and the Dep . P . G . Master , with the Grancl Officers , then descended into the trench , and the stone having been raised by the' united aid of Brethren from the different-Lod ges appointed for the purpose , Brother Blacquiere deposited the coins ancl the inscribed latein their respective placesancl the
p , , spread cement , which was handed to him with a trowel by the builder , Brother Gray ; after which the stone was lowered , with three regular stops , into its destined bed , conducted b y Brother Blacquiere , solemn music playing . The P . G . M . for Bengal , after stating that this occasion was
peculiarly auspicious , as being the first on which two Provincial Grand Masters in India had ever stood together by the same foundation stone , and congratulated himself on being supported b y Brother Burnes addressed the latter : — " R . AV . Colleague of AVestern India , we shall now apply the various implements of our royal Craft , borne by the Grand Officers of Bengal , to this stone , that it may be laid in its bed , according to the rules of architectureand in conformity with cient
, our an rules and usages . " To which Brother Burnes replied , "R . AV . Brother , my pride and gratification are complete , that I have the honour to stand by you now , and to assist in an undertaking which has for its object the further embellishment of Calcutta . " The P . Grand Masters and thc