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Provincial.
along the lines , from his station in the rear of the procession to the Saracen ' s Head ; after which the rest of the Brethren returned to the Lion Hotel , where various votes of thanks were passed , and the Lodge was closed .
THE DINNER . At half-past three o ' clock above one hundred Membsrs of the Craft , with some visitors who bad been invited , sat down to an excellent dinner at the City Arms Hotel ; the AV . M . presided , having on his right the R . AV ., the P . G . M ., and Sir E . L . Bulwer , Bart ., M . P ., as a guest ; and on the left the D . P . G . M . and the Mayor of the city , the dais being
occupied by other Provincial Grancl Officers . The cloth being withdrawn , The W . M . proposed the health of " The Queen , " the daughter of one Grand Master of the Craft , and the niece of two other Grand Masters . ( Cheers . ) " God save the Queen . " The next was , "The Queen Dowager , the Patroness of the Female han School" the AV . M . remarking that it was most pleasing to
re-Orp ; flect that the widow of a Mason was the protector of the orphans of Masons . The AV . M . then said he was about to propose the health of one of those illustrious Brethren , whose Masonic talents found an echo in the breast of every Brother , and whose private virtues ancl learning were known to those who were not of the Order ; he was known not only to the Craft of this country , over which he so honourably ancl usefully prethe
sided , but by all the world . He had good reason to believe that Duke of Sussex had intended to pay a visit to Lincolnshire , to tbe house of the R . AV ., the Provincial Grand Master , but the precarious state of his roval highness ' s health hacl hitherto prevented it ; he would venture
to hope , that at no distant period the province might hope to be favoured with a visit , and he would propose the better health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the M . AV . Grand Master —( loud cheers ) . The Prov . G . M . rose to acknowledge the compliment to his royal highness : it was true that he was expecting the honour of a visit from his royal hig hness during the summer under his humble roof , and it was his full intention , if health permitted , to visit the ancient metropolitan town
of the province —( cheers ) . The next toast proposed from the chair was the health of the R . W . the P . G . M ., who had honoured the Lodge with his presence that day , at a considerable sacrifice of personal convenience to himself , which the Brethren would all fully appreciate ; at the meeting , after laying the foundation stone , the Lodge had by an unanimous vote expressed thenthanks to the R . AV . P . G . M . for his attendance , as well as for the able and toast
clear exposition which he had given at the ceremonial . The was very loudly applauded . The Right Hon . C . T . D'EYNCOURT , M . P ., in returning thanks , said , he should not have considered he had done his duty if he had not attended to the summons , as a humble individual , to occupy his proper situation in the great work of the day ; they had heard stated by a high authority from the pulpit what were the aims and objects of Freemasonry , and he was happy to find that the Masons of this ancient city carried out that spirit , and the great progress they hacl made was proved by the event of that day . It was an important occasion to be laying the foun-
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Provincial.
along the lines , from his station in the rear of the procession to the Saracen ' s Head ; after which the rest of the Brethren returned to the Lion Hotel , where various votes of thanks were passed , and the Lodge was closed .
THE DINNER . At half-past three o ' clock above one hundred Membsrs of the Craft , with some visitors who bad been invited , sat down to an excellent dinner at the City Arms Hotel ; the AV . M . presided , having on his right the R . AV ., the P . G . M ., and Sir E . L . Bulwer , Bart ., M . P ., as a guest ; and on the left the D . P . G . M . and the Mayor of the city , the dais being
occupied by other Provincial Grancl Officers . The cloth being withdrawn , The W . M . proposed the health of " The Queen , " the daughter of one Grand Master of the Craft , and the niece of two other Grand Masters . ( Cheers . ) " God save the Queen . " The next was , "The Queen Dowager , the Patroness of the Female han School" the AV . M . remarking that it was most pleasing to
re-Orp ; flect that the widow of a Mason was the protector of the orphans of Masons . The AV . M . then said he was about to propose the health of one of those illustrious Brethren , whose Masonic talents found an echo in the breast of every Brother , and whose private virtues ancl learning were known to those who were not of the Order ; he was known not only to the Craft of this country , over which he so honourably ancl usefully prethe
sided , but by all the world . He had good reason to believe that Duke of Sussex had intended to pay a visit to Lincolnshire , to tbe house of the R . AV ., the Provincial Grand Master , but the precarious state of his roval highness ' s health hacl hitherto prevented it ; he would venture
to hope , that at no distant period the province might hope to be favoured with a visit , and he would propose the better health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , the M . AV . Grand Master —( loud cheers ) . The Prov . G . M . rose to acknowledge the compliment to his royal highness : it was true that he was expecting the honour of a visit from his royal hig hness during the summer under his humble roof , and it was his full intention , if health permitted , to visit the ancient metropolitan town
of the province —( cheers ) . The next toast proposed from the chair was the health of the R . W . the P . G . M ., who had honoured the Lodge with his presence that day , at a considerable sacrifice of personal convenience to himself , which the Brethren would all fully appreciate ; at the meeting , after laying the foundation stone , the Lodge had by an unanimous vote expressed thenthanks to the R . AV . P . G . M . for his attendance , as well as for the able and toast
clear exposition which he had given at the ceremonial . The was very loudly applauded . The Right Hon . C . T . D'EYNCOURT , M . P ., in returning thanks , said , he should not have considered he had done his duty if he had not attended to the summons , as a humble individual , to occupy his proper situation in the great work of the day ; they had heard stated by a high authority from the pulpit what were the aims and objects of Freemasonry , and he was happy to find that the Masons of this ancient city carried out that spirit , and the great progress they hacl made was proved by the event of that day . It was an important occasion to be laying the foun-