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    Article PROVINCIAL LODGES. ← Page 12 of 18 →
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Provincial Lodges.

The trowel with which the stone was laid , was presented to the P . G . M ., with a suitable address , by the W . M . of tho Silurian Lodge ; and after an acknowledgment of the same by the P . G . M .. a few observations relating to the discipline of the province were made by the D . P . G . M ., and the Lodge Avas closed in solemn form . After Avhich , the procession proceeded to the King ' s Head , where the P . G . L . was closed , and the brethren joined the banquet .

THE DINNER . Owing to the protracted character of the proceedings , the company was not able to sit down to dinner at four o ' clock , the hour appointed . and it was not till after five that an attempt was made to commence that important meal . The room in which dinner was served , was the new large room in course of erection at the King ' s Head . The walls were very elaborately decorated by the gentlemen above named , flowers and evergreens being profusely used . The square and compass were represented in flowers ;

a large number of the flags of the allied nations were beautifully blended ; a number of pendants were hung in various parts ; ancl the gas chandelier was covered with evergreens . The tables were arranged thus : three were placed nearly the entire length , and one across the top , raised in the form of a dais , and the chair for the Right Worshipful the P . G . M . was decorated ; and immediately behind the chair was suspended a tinted drawing of the edifice about to be erected . Col . TynteM . P . the Prov . G . M . of Monmouthshirewas in the chairand the

, , , ; W . M . of the Silurian Lodge , Brother Thomas , was in the vice-chair . On the right and left of the chairman were Captain Bowyer ; J . E . W . Rolls , Esq ., Deputy Prov . G . M . ; Rev . G . Roberts , P . G . C . ; Dr . Bowles ; Col . Burlton ; Captain Tynte ; — Kent , Esq . ; —Davis , Esq . ; C . Lyne , Esq . ; S . Campbell , Esq . ; J . J . Nicholas , Esq . ; and S . Coombs , Esq . Tho Prov . G . Chaplain said grace at the commencement of dinner , and at the close " Non nobis Domhie " was sung .

The Chairman commenced the toast list by saying that , the first toast was one which required but few words to make it appreciable by the brethren . It was , " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . D . W . Nash , the D . G . P . M . of Bristol , said , that he and his friends were obliged to leave , as time and tide waited for no man ; but , before they left , they

Avished to give utterance to the great gratification which they had experienced in being permitted to assist in the ceremony of the day , and to hope that the Order in the province of Monmouthshire would be prosperous . They felt satisfied that there Avould be a continuance of the interchange of Masonic courtesies which had distinguished those of Monmouthshire towards the Bristol brethren in times passed , and which they of Bristol were always wishful to reciprocate . He wished to express their best wishes for the prosperity of the Lodge whose foundation stone had been laid ; and

might Masonry attain that high position in the United Kingdom which it was deserving of . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . G . Roberts said he Avould propose , out of its order , the toast of " The P . G . M . of Bristol . " ( Cheers . ) He assured the gentlemen from Bristol that the Monmouth brethren entertained the highest respect for them . Bristol was the great mart for commerce on the Severn , and she was always ready to pour out her treasures for other towns . She was the pioneer of commerce on the waves , and she had been ' the

pioneer to the towns on the banks of the Severn , and had added to the prosperity and intellect of the country . Bristol lent its aid when Masonry was weak in Monmouthshire , and they had learned to follow the bright example which Bristol had set them . He most cordially gave them the toast , and it was drunk most rapturously . The Chairman also acknowleged the good services of Bristol in times past , and and then gave , " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family . " Captain Bowyer saidthe manner in which the Queen of land had been

enter-, Eng tained in France Avas the admiration of all Englishmen . He trusted that now the jealousies of the two nations had passed away , and that the great union wonhl exist for many generations , to give protection to the just rights of mankind , and to promote the real liberty of the world . "The health of his Majesty the Emperor of the French , " ( Loud cheers . )

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UNIFORMITY OF RITUAL. Article 1
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. Article 4
MASONIC REMINISCENCES. Article 11
THE NEW CONSTITUTIONS OF THE FRENCH MASONS. Article 17
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 21
LONDON LODGES. Article 24
PROVINCIAL LODGES. Article 25
ROYAL ARCH. Article 42
SCOTLAND. Article 43
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 50
SUMMARY OF SMEWS FOR SEPTEMBER. Article 53
NOTICES. Article 59
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Provincial Lodges.

The trowel with which the stone was laid , was presented to the P . G . M ., with a suitable address , by the W . M . of tho Silurian Lodge ; and after an acknowledgment of the same by the P . G . M .. a few observations relating to the discipline of the province were made by the D . P . G . M ., and the Lodge Avas closed in solemn form . After Avhich , the procession proceeded to the King ' s Head , where the P . G . L . was closed , and the brethren joined the banquet .

THE DINNER . Owing to the protracted character of the proceedings , the company was not able to sit down to dinner at four o ' clock , the hour appointed . and it was not till after five that an attempt was made to commence that important meal . The room in which dinner was served , was the new large room in course of erection at the King ' s Head . The walls were very elaborately decorated by the gentlemen above named , flowers and evergreens being profusely used . The square and compass were represented in flowers ;

a large number of the flags of the allied nations were beautifully blended ; a number of pendants were hung in various parts ; ancl the gas chandelier was covered with evergreens . The tables were arranged thus : three were placed nearly the entire length , and one across the top , raised in the form of a dais , and the chair for the Right Worshipful the P . G . M . was decorated ; and immediately behind the chair was suspended a tinted drawing of the edifice about to be erected . Col . TynteM . P . the Prov . G . M . of Monmouthshirewas in the chairand the

, , , ; W . M . of the Silurian Lodge , Brother Thomas , was in the vice-chair . On the right and left of the chairman were Captain Bowyer ; J . E . W . Rolls , Esq ., Deputy Prov . G . M . ; Rev . G . Roberts , P . G . C . ; Dr . Bowles ; Col . Burlton ; Captain Tynte ; — Kent , Esq . ; —Davis , Esq . ; C . Lyne , Esq . ; S . Campbell , Esq . ; J . J . Nicholas , Esq . ; and S . Coombs , Esq . Tho Prov . G . Chaplain said grace at the commencement of dinner , and at the close " Non nobis Domhie " was sung .

The Chairman commenced the toast list by saying that , the first toast was one which required but few words to make it appreciable by the brethren . It was , " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . D . W . Nash , the D . G . P . M . of Bristol , said , that he and his friends were obliged to leave , as time and tide waited for no man ; but , before they left , they

Avished to give utterance to the great gratification which they had experienced in being permitted to assist in the ceremony of the day , and to hope that the Order in the province of Monmouthshire would be prosperous . They felt satisfied that there Avould be a continuance of the interchange of Masonic courtesies which had distinguished those of Monmouthshire towards the Bristol brethren in times passed , and which they of Bristol were always wishful to reciprocate . He wished to express their best wishes for the prosperity of the Lodge whose foundation stone had been laid ; and

might Masonry attain that high position in the United Kingdom which it was deserving of . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . G . Roberts said he Avould propose , out of its order , the toast of " The P . G . M . of Bristol . " ( Cheers . ) He assured the gentlemen from Bristol that the Monmouth brethren entertained the highest respect for them . Bristol was the great mart for commerce on the Severn , and she was always ready to pour out her treasures for other towns . She was the pioneer of commerce on the waves , and she had been ' the

pioneer to the towns on the banks of the Severn , and had added to the prosperity and intellect of the country . Bristol lent its aid when Masonry was weak in Monmouthshire , and they had learned to follow the bright example which Bristol had set them . He most cordially gave them the toast , and it was drunk most rapturously . The Chairman also acknowleged the good services of Bristol in times past , and and then gave , " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family . " Captain Bowyer saidthe manner in which the Queen of land had been

enter-, Eng tained in France Avas the admiration of all Englishmen . He trusted that now the jealousies of the two nations had passed away , and that the great union wonhl exist for many generations , to give protection to the just rights of mankind , and to promote the real liberty of the world . "The health of his Majesty the Emperor of the French , " ( Loud cheers . )

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