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Provincial.
Response— " So mote it be . " The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then said , addressing the chairman and gentlemen of the committee , that it was now his duty formally to announce to them that the interesting work delegated to himself and his brethren in Masonry that day , so far as laying the foundation-stone of the new Infirmary , was completed ; and he begged to express their acknowled gments to the committee for having selected them to perform so interesting
and gratifying a ceremony . He begged also to congratulate his worshi p the Mayor , his fellow-townsmen , and the friends of the institution , on the auspicious event which had brought them together . They had been in the habit of assembling together on various occasions , —such as the commencement of the docks , the opening of the railway , the celebration of victories , and other interesting events , —but he doubted not they would participate in his feelings when he stated that never , on any
former occasion , had he derived so much gratification as he had in performing the duty that devolved on him that clay . With the prospect of the increasing commerce of the town , they might expect to have ships of all nations and climes bringing their crews here . Those crews might be attacked with sickness and disease ; and there they would find an asylum . Wishing every prosperity to the institution , and thanking them for the honour they had done the Craft in permitting them to assist in the day ' s ceremony , he concluded with expressing his acknowledgments to the Brethren from neighbouring towns , who had come in to evince their desire to benefit a charitable object , though that object
was not connected with the fraternity of Freemasons . The Rev . T . L . SHAPCOTT said it was his duty now , on behalf of the committee and supporters of the institution , to return the Worshipful Master and the Brethren hearty thanks for their services that day . Often as he bad met his fellow-townsmen during the last quarter of a century , he had never addressed them on any occasion with feelings of stronger emotion than he felt on the present ; for it was well known to
many who surrounded him , that this object was nearest and dearest to the heart of one , who , if he had lived to see the proceedings of that day , would have hailed it with delight . He rejoiced that they could meet on this occasion without distinction of sect or party , and lay aside the frivolous distinctions that sever man from man , and brother from brother , to further the object which had called them together . The MAYOR acknowledged the compliment paid him by the rev .
gentleman , on the part of himself and the corporation . He referred to the legacy of £ 2500 left by Mr . Newman to supply a permanent income for the support of the institution ; and hoped that man y persons would follow the example . The band then played "God save the Queen ; " the procession re-formed , and left the ground in the same order , as that in which it arrived , and proceeded down Love-lane up the New Roadand down
, the High-street to the Audit-house , where the corporation , & c ., remained , and the Masonic body passed on to the Freemasons' Hall , where shortly after a banquet was served up , the Worshipful Master presiding , supported by the reverend Chaplain , several Provincial Grand Officers , & c .
COLCHESTER , Sept . 13 . — Laying the First Stone of the New Town Hall . —A spacious gallery , covered in , was erected near the platform raised round the stone , and was occupied by about 350 ladies . There
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Provincial.
Response— " So mote it be . " The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then said , addressing the chairman and gentlemen of the committee , that it was now his duty formally to announce to them that the interesting work delegated to himself and his brethren in Masonry that day , so far as laying the foundation-stone of the new Infirmary , was completed ; and he begged to express their acknowled gments to the committee for having selected them to perform so interesting
and gratifying a ceremony . He begged also to congratulate his worshi p the Mayor , his fellow-townsmen , and the friends of the institution , on the auspicious event which had brought them together . They had been in the habit of assembling together on various occasions , —such as the commencement of the docks , the opening of the railway , the celebration of victories , and other interesting events , —but he doubted not they would participate in his feelings when he stated that never , on any
former occasion , had he derived so much gratification as he had in performing the duty that devolved on him that clay . With the prospect of the increasing commerce of the town , they might expect to have ships of all nations and climes bringing their crews here . Those crews might be attacked with sickness and disease ; and there they would find an asylum . Wishing every prosperity to the institution , and thanking them for the honour they had done the Craft in permitting them to assist in the day ' s ceremony , he concluded with expressing his acknowledgments to the Brethren from neighbouring towns , who had come in to evince their desire to benefit a charitable object , though that object
was not connected with the fraternity of Freemasons . The Rev . T . L . SHAPCOTT said it was his duty now , on behalf of the committee and supporters of the institution , to return the Worshipful Master and the Brethren hearty thanks for their services that day . Often as he bad met his fellow-townsmen during the last quarter of a century , he had never addressed them on any occasion with feelings of stronger emotion than he felt on the present ; for it was well known to
many who surrounded him , that this object was nearest and dearest to the heart of one , who , if he had lived to see the proceedings of that day , would have hailed it with delight . He rejoiced that they could meet on this occasion without distinction of sect or party , and lay aside the frivolous distinctions that sever man from man , and brother from brother , to further the object which had called them together . The MAYOR acknowledged the compliment paid him by the rev .
gentleman , on the part of himself and the corporation . He referred to the legacy of £ 2500 left by Mr . Newman to supply a permanent income for the support of the institution ; and hoped that man y persons would follow the example . The band then played "God save the Queen ; " the procession re-formed , and left the ground in the same order , as that in which it arrived , and proceeded down Love-lane up the New Roadand down
, the High-street to the Audit-house , where the corporation , & c ., remained , and the Masonic body passed on to the Freemasons' Hall , where shortly after a banquet was served up , the Worshipful Master presiding , supported by the reverend Chaplain , several Provincial Grand Officers , & c .
COLCHESTER , Sept . 13 . — Laying the First Stone of the New Town Hall . —A spacious gallery , covered in , was erected near the platform raised round the stone , and was occupied by about 350 ladies . There