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Provincial.
The Worshipful the Mayor then spoke to the following purport : — " Ladies , Gentlemen , and Fellow-Townsmen , —We are met on a memorable occasion , to lay the foundation of a structure which the growing interests of the town demand , and I am glad to find that our proceedings meet with such decided approval . The building is intended for the administration of justice , and for the convenience of commerce . Nothing is so likelto conduce to the prosperity of this
y my native town , as that justice and commerce should go hand in hand , an object which I shall invariably promote to the best of my ability . As it has been hinted to me that more work may be possibly accomplished before we separate , I must now ask my friend , Mt . Pearce , as the presiding Freemason here , if he can give us further aid ? " On which Mr . Pearce then addressed the assembly , and said , " Mr . Mayor , the pre-eminent situation in which I find myself placed , first , by the
kind confidence of my townsmen in electing me to a distinguished position in the town council , and , secondly , by the trust reposed in me by my Brothers of the Masonic body , renders it imperative that I should now address you . Sincerely , indeed , do I regret , both on your account and on my own , that I stand here deprived of the presence and powerful aid of several of my Brethren , by whom I had calculated on being supported through the labours of the day . Brothers Robinson
, Le Grice , and Ellis , have sent me notes expressive of their sorrow at not being able to attend : the first from an engagement on business of importance , the second from illness , and the third from municipal duties at Falmouth , having prior claims on him . Either of them would have been a host , I fear also that 1 shall not be able to prevail on any of my Masonic Brethren present to give vent in public to those strains of eloquence with which several of them are
accustomed to delight us in private life . I will trespass no longer on your patience than to say , that we will endeavour to make up by our deeds what we lack in words . Gentlemen of the Building Committee , be pleased to take your stations . " On this , Messrs . Batten , Boase , Vibert , Colliver , Thomas , Harvey , Branwell , and Bromley proceeded with some workmen to eight other stones , at so many corners of the intended building . Brother P . G . S .
Warden Pearce then , attended by Brothers Millet , Roscorla , Beckerleg , and Matthews , the architect , and two senior contractors , proceeded to the several corners , commencing with the S . E ., where Mr . Vibert was , and taking the others seriatim , each stone was in succession rapidly laid , and its position proved by the P . G . S . Warden and the presiding committee man , and acknowledged by cheers . The last of the number , being both the north-east corner of the market-house and north-west
of the guildhall , alone remaining , was laid by the P . G . S . Warden , himself a member of the Building Committee . He then , followed by the whole of the Building Committee and the others who had accompanied him in his circuit , mounted the first foundation stone , and spoke as nearly as possible to the following effect : — " When I addressed your worship half an hour since , I told you that deeds were of more account than words . The spot from which I now
address you must be ever memorable . Here it was that the greatest philosopher of the age , the celebrated Sir Humphry Davy—your near relation—first devoted himself to that science which has rendered his name immortal . I knew him in early life , having studied under him at the Royal Institution , and cannot but feel proud at the honour to which you and my Brothers' have called me , that of assisting to lay the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The Worshipful the Mayor then spoke to the following purport : — " Ladies , Gentlemen , and Fellow-Townsmen , —We are met on a memorable occasion , to lay the foundation of a structure which the growing interests of the town demand , and I am glad to find that our proceedings meet with such decided approval . The building is intended for the administration of justice , and for the convenience of commerce . Nothing is so likelto conduce to the prosperity of this
y my native town , as that justice and commerce should go hand in hand , an object which I shall invariably promote to the best of my ability . As it has been hinted to me that more work may be possibly accomplished before we separate , I must now ask my friend , Mt . Pearce , as the presiding Freemason here , if he can give us further aid ? " On which Mr . Pearce then addressed the assembly , and said , " Mr . Mayor , the pre-eminent situation in which I find myself placed , first , by the
kind confidence of my townsmen in electing me to a distinguished position in the town council , and , secondly , by the trust reposed in me by my Brothers of the Masonic body , renders it imperative that I should now address you . Sincerely , indeed , do I regret , both on your account and on my own , that I stand here deprived of the presence and powerful aid of several of my Brethren , by whom I had calculated on being supported through the labours of the day . Brothers Robinson
, Le Grice , and Ellis , have sent me notes expressive of their sorrow at not being able to attend : the first from an engagement on business of importance , the second from illness , and the third from municipal duties at Falmouth , having prior claims on him . Either of them would have been a host , I fear also that 1 shall not be able to prevail on any of my Masonic Brethren present to give vent in public to those strains of eloquence with which several of them are
accustomed to delight us in private life . I will trespass no longer on your patience than to say , that we will endeavour to make up by our deeds what we lack in words . Gentlemen of the Building Committee , be pleased to take your stations . " On this , Messrs . Batten , Boase , Vibert , Colliver , Thomas , Harvey , Branwell , and Bromley proceeded with some workmen to eight other stones , at so many corners of the intended building . Brother P . G . S .
Warden Pearce then , attended by Brothers Millet , Roscorla , Beckerleg , and Matthews , the architect , and two senior contractors , proceeded to the several corners , commencing with the S . E ., where Mr . Vibert was , and taking the others seriatim , each stone was in succession rapidly laid , and its position proved by the P . G . S . Warden and the presiding committee man , and acknowledged by cheers . The last of the number , being both the north-east corner of the market-house and north-west
of the guildhall , alone remaining , was laid by the P . G . S . Warden , himself a member of the Building Committee . He then , followed by the whole of the Building Committee and the others who had accompanied him in his circuit , mounted the first foundation stone , and spoke as nearly as possible to the following effect : — " When I addressed your worship half an hour since , I told you that deeds were of more account than words . The spot from which I now
address you must be ever memorable . Here it was that the greatest philosopher of the age , the celebrated Sir Humphry Davy—your near relation—first devoted himself to that science which has rendered his name immortal . I knew him in early life , having studied under him at the Royal Institution , and cannot but feel proud at the honour to which you and my Brothers' have called me , that of assisting to lay the