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repaying them for tlieir kindness towards me , were I not to endeavour to devote the little time that I have to doing my duty to the best of my ability . At the same timeT . must say that those duties have always been to me most easy , most light , and most agreeable—because I have found that the brethren around me have always come forward in such a manner to support me that could not be but most gratifying to my feelings ; and I am sure that upon this occasion no one
could have felt so much satisfaction and pleasure as I did myself . It must likewise have been most gratifying to every Mason present to see the reception which we met with from all classes of society . Throughout the very long procession that we had , I myself saw but one feeling , and that of kindness towards us . ( Cheers . ) I did not see anything like confusion amongst the crowd ; I never saw a crowd who behaved better . ( Cheers . ) It must likewise have been very gratifying to all the brethren to have seen the extraordinary turn out of the fair sex , who occupied every window throughout the whole route of the procession .
The R . W . Lord Loughborough proposed the health of the foreign Grand Lodges , which was a toast to which he was sure every Scotchman would do most ample justice—for he was quite sure that the heart of Scotch Masons abode not in Scotland alone , but was , like the principle of Masonry itself , spread over the whole Continent . He was not aware that they had occasion this evening to greet a deputation from any foreign Grand Lodge ; but he was perfectly well aware that there were present many representatives of such Lodges who were alike an ornament to Scotch Masonry and to the foreign Lodges which they
represented—( loud applause ) . He would beg of such to carry back , when they visited or held correspondence with their Lodges , the good feeling which they had experienced on this occasion . He would have them tell the Grand Lodges in foreign parts that Scotland had at last a Grand Lodge of her own , which , magnificently begun , would probably some day equal that of any in the world . He would wish to see the lily of France twined in a garland with the rose , the shamrock , and the thistle—( loud cheers ) . There was no flower that might not be twined in the garland of Masonry . It was universal , for it reached to every country in the world —( cheering ) .
Bro . M'Cowan , M . D ., S . G . D ., in responding to this toast , said , that considering the long intercourse that had existed betwixt the foreign Lodges and their own , those feelings of love and friendship which obtained between them must be cemented by a very strong bond of union , It was just three years since the Grand Lodge of France inaugurated their new hall . Gn that occasion a deputation was present from Scotland , who were received with the most kindly feelings ; and he was instructed by the Brethren of that country to wish them the greatest success in the * undertaking which had been , commenced and so gloriously carried through to-day —( cheers ) .
The M . W . G . M . next gave— " Prosperity to the New Hall . " He felt quite assured that every Mason in Scotland , as well as many in England and Ireland , who kindly . entered into their feelings , would join them in this sentiment . He was sure that no building that ever was erected would prove of more benefit than this one . He was happy that the time had now arrived when the foundation stone of a building , the want of which they had long felt , had been laid ; and he must , as the Grand Master , once more thank the Brethren of Scotland for the very liberal manner in which they had come forward to enable the Grand Lodge to have a hall fit and proper for them to meet in . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then gave "The Prov . Grand Lodges of England and the Deputations from them , " which was drunk amidst loud applause . Bro . William Berkeley , P . Prov . S . G . W . and Prov . G . Sec . of Northumberland ,
returned thanks , and expressed the interest felt in the Masons of Scotland by their Brethren of England , and the great gratification he felt at the proceedings of the day . He replied on behalf of the deputations from the Prov . Grand Lodges of Cumberland , Durham , Lancashire , and Northumberland , and Berwickon-Tweed . The M . W . G . M . then intimated that , in consequence of the late hour at which the dinner too , k place , he would have to vacate the chair , as he had to leave by a
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repaying them for tlieir kindness towards me , were I not to endeavour to devote the little time that I have to doing my duty to the best of my ability . At the same timeT . must say that those duties have always been to me most easy , most light , and most agreeable—because I have found that the brethren around me have always come forward in such a manner to support me that could not be but most gratifying to my feelings ; and I am sure that upon this occasion no one
could have felt so much satisfaction and pleasure as I did myself . It must likewise have been most gratifying to every Mason present to see the reception which we met with from all classes of society . Throughout the very long procession that we had , I myself saw but one feeling , and that of kindness towards us . ( Cheers . ) I did not see anything like confusion amongst the crowd ; I never saw a crowd who behaved better . ( Cheers . ) It must likewise have been very gratifying to all the brethren to have seen the extraordinary turn out of the fair sex , who occupied every window throughout the whole route of the procession .
The R . W . Lord Loughborough proposed the health of the foreign Grand Lodges , which was a toast to which he was sure every Scotchman would do most ample justice—for he was quite sure that the heart of Scotch Masons abode not in Scotland alone , but was , like the principle of Masonry itself , spread over the whole Continent . He was not aware that they had occasion this evening to greet a deputation from any foreign Grand Lodge ; but he was perfectly well aware that there were present many representatives of such Lodges who were alike an ornament to Scotch Masonry and to the foreign Lodges which they
represented—( loud applause ) . He would beg of such to carry back , when they visited or held correspondence with their Lodges , the good feeling which they had experienced on this occasion . He would have them tell the Grand Lodges in foreign parts that Scotland had at last a Grand Lodge of her own , which , magnificently begun , would probably some day equal that of any in the world . He would wish to see the lily of France twined in a garland with the rose , the shamrock , and the thistle—( loud cheers ) . There was no flower that might not be twined in the garland of Masonry . It was universal , for it reached to every country in the world —( cheering ) .
Bro . M'Cowan , M . D ., S . G . D ., in responding to this toast , said , that considering the long intercourse that had existed betwixt the foreign Lodges and their own , those feelings of love and friendship which obtained between them must be cemented by a very strong bond of union , It was just three years since the Grand Lodge of France inaugurated their new hall . Gn that occasion a deputation was present from Scotland , who were received with the most kindly feelings ; and he was instructed by the Brethren of that country to wish them the greatest success in the * undertaking which had been , commenced and so gloriously carried through to-day —( cheers ) .
The M . W . G . M . next gave— " Prosperity to the New Hall . " He felt quite assured that every Mason in Scotland , as well as many in England and Ireland , who kindly . entered into their feelings , would join them in this sentiment . He was sure that no building that ever was erected would prove of more benefit than this one . He was happy that the time had now arrived when the foundation stone of a building , the want of which they had long felt , had been laid ; and he must , as the Grand Master , once more thank the Brethren of Scotland for the very liberal manner in which they had come forward to enable the Grand Lodge to have a hall fit and proper for them to meet in . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then gave "The Prov . Grand Lodges of England and the Deputations from them , " which was drunk amidst loud applause . Bro . William Berkeley , P . Prov . S . G . W . and Prov . G . Sec . of Northumberland ,
returned thanks , and expressed the interest felt in the Masons of Scotland by their Brethren of England , and the great gratification he felt at the proceedings of the day . He replied on behalf of the deputations from the Prov . Grand Lodges of Cumberland , Durham , Lancashire , and Northumberland , and Berwickon-Tweed . The M . W . G . M . then intimated that , in consequence of the late hour at which the dinner too , k place , he would have to vacate the chair , as he had to leave by a