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Foreign.
Most Gracious Majesty our Sovereign Lady the Queen , on the happy event of the birth of the Princess Royal ; and also an address of condolence to the Countess of Durham , " expressive of the deep sympathy felt by the Craft in the death of our esteemed Brother , her late lamented husband , the Earl of Durham . The Grand Lodge was then adjourned , and the Brethren retired to meet again at THE FESTIVAL . —At seven o ' clockabout fifty Memberscomprising
, , some from the different Lodges in Halifax , and a few visiting Brethren , sat clown to the best table ever laid out in the Masonic Hall . Regular Toasts . —1 st . Our Most Gracious Queen Victoria , a Mason ' s daughter ! Long and happy may she reign over , and in the hearts of , a free and loyal people . 2 d . The young Princess Royal : may the auspicious omen which has just been presented in the birth of this illustrious infant be fully realized
in the increased prosperity of the nation . 3 d . His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Most AVorshipful Grand Master of England . 4 th . The Right AA'orshipful Alexander Keith , Esquire , Provincial Grand Master of Nova Scotia , and the Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging . His appointment , a most acceptable boon to the Lodges in this province , we hail as a means whereby the principles and practice of
Freemasonry will he more extensively diffused throughout this happy colony . Long may he preside over us ! 5 th . The Earl of Rothes , Most AA ' orshipful Grand Master of Scotland .
6 th . Flis Grace the Duke of Leinster , the Most Worshi pful Grancl Master of Ireland . 7 th . The Provincial Grand Masters in all our Sister Colonics and Settlements . Many other toasts were given , and some excellent speeches were delivered , and a few choice songs enlivened the evening as it " Glided like happiness away . "
At eleven o ' clock coffee was served , and at twelve o ' clock the happy party broke up ; the evening had been spent in good and kindly fellowship , and the Brethren separated in harmony and order , and we may add , emphatically , " that none went away dissatisfied . "
HALIFAX , June 24 . —Great Masonic Procession ; laying of the Corner-Stone ofthe New Penitentiary . —The commissioners for building the Provincial Penitentiary , in accordance with an act passed by the Legislature , having made application to the Provincial Grand Master to lay the corner stone with Masonic honours , the various Lodges assembled in the great room at the Masonic Hall , on Thursday last , the 24 th of June , being the festival of St . John the Baptist . At
high twelve , the several Lodges ranged in front of the Hall , and formed in the order of procession . The band having struck up , the procession moved forward in slow time through Barrington , George , and Hollis Streets . On passing the residence of the Provincial Grand Master ( A . Keith , Esq . ) , it halted , and the Brethren gave the honours , after which they moved forward in quick time , through Hollis , Story , and Pleasant Streets ; by the road west of Fresh Water Bridge to the site of the intended building , pleasantly
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Foreign.
Most Gracious Majesty our Sovereign Lady the Queen , on the happy event of the birth of the Princess Royal ; and also an address of condolence to the Countess of Durham , " expressive of the deep sympathy felt by the Craft in the death of our esteemed Brother , her late lamented husband , the Earl of Durham . The Grand Lodge was then adjourned , and the Brethren retired to meet again at THE FESTIVAL . —At seven o ' clockabout fifty Memberscomprising
, , some from the different Lodges in Halifax , and a few visiting Brethren , sat clown to the best table ever laid out in the Masonic Hall . Regular Toasts . —1 st . Our Most Gracious Queen Victoria , a Mason ' s daughter ! Long and happy may she reign over , and in the hearts of , a free and loyal people . 2 d . The young Princess Royal : may the auspicious omen which has just been presented in the birth of this illustrious infant be fully realized
in the increased prosperity of the nation . 3 d . His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Most AVorshipful Grand Master of England . 4 th . The Right AA'orshipful Alexander Keith , Esquire , Provincial Grand Master of Nova Scotia , and the Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging . His appointment , a most acceptable boon to the Lodges in this province , we hail as a means whereby the principles and practice of
Freemasonry will he more extensively diffused throughout this happy colony . Long may he preside over us ! 5 th . The Earl of Rothes , Most AA ' orshipful Grand Master of Scotland .
6 th . Flis Grace the Duke of Leinster , the Most Worshi pful Grancl Master of Ireland . 7 th . The Provincial Grand Masters in all our Sister Colonics and Settlements . Many other toasts were given , and some excellent speeches were delivered , and a few choice songs enlivened the evening as it " Glided like happiness away . "
At eleven o ' clock coffee was served , and at twelve o ' clock the happy party broke up ; the evening had been spent in good and kindly fellowship , and the Brethren separated in harmony and order , and we may add , emphatically , " that none went away dissatisfied . "
HALIFAX , June 24 . —Great Masonic Procession ; laying of the Corner-Stone ofthe New Penitentiary . —The commissioners for building the Provincial Penitentiary , in accordance with an act passed by the Legislature , having made application to the Provincial Grand Master to lay the corner stone with Masonic honours , the various Lodges assembled in the great room at the Masonic Hall , on Thursday last , the 24 th of June , being the festival of St . John the Baptist . At
high twelve , the several Lodges ranged in front of the Hall , and formed in the order of procession . The band having struck up , the procession moved forward in slow time through Barrington , George , and Hollis Streets . On passing the residence of the Provincial Grand Master ( A . Keith , Esq . ) , it halted , and the Brethren gave the honours , after which they moved forward in quick time , through Hollis , Story , and Pleasant Streets ; by the road west of Fresh Water Bridge to the site of the intended building , pleasantly