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Provincial.
The party broke up shortly after ten o ' clock , and never on any occasion in Weymouth , have the Brethren been better pleased with the purposes for which they assembled , as well as with that truly brotherly regard which prevailed throughout . The next Provincial Meetingfor Dorsetshire , will be held at Sherborne . EXETER . June 2 ~ . —The foundation-stone of the intended new ^ building about to be erected at the expense of the county , for the
reception of pauper lunatics , was laid on Monday afternoon , by the Right Hon . Earl Fortescue , lord-lieutenant of the county , with full Masonic ceremonies , in his capacity of Grand Master of the " Free and Accepted Masons" of this Province . The day was exceedingly fine , and the expectation of witnessing a spectacle as novel as it was interesting , drew together a vast concourse of persons from Exeter and neighbourhood . The site on which the building is to be erected , is near the
turnpikeroad , leading to the village of Exminster , and is , in all respects , exceedingly well adapted to the purpose . The building and grounds will cover an extent of nearly twenty-five acres , and considerable progress has already been made in cutting the new road which is to form the carriage drive to the Asylum . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at the New London Inn , at nine o ' clock in the morningand was close tiled at ten . After the
, transaction of business , the Lodge was adjourned to the Stowey Arms , at Exminster , where the visiting and other Brethren were admitted , and then the whole assemblage formed into procession and marched to the ground . When the P . G . M . and the other officers engaged in the performance
of the ceremony had taken their stations , the band played the National Anthem . After which the P . G . Chaplain , the Rev . J . Carwithen , offered up the following prayer : — " May the Grand Architect of the Universe grant a blessing on this foundation-stone , and by His Providence , enable us to finish this , and every other work , which may he undertaken to the advantage of the County of Devon ; and when this our earthly tabernacle is dissolved , we find a building not made with handseternal in the Heavens . "
may , To this the other Brethren responded " So mote it be . " The inscription , written on vellum , was then read , and the architect announced the coins which were about to be deposited in the stone . The acting Provincial Grand Secretary ( Mr . Terrell ) then read the Masonic inscription , also beautifully written on parchment . The scrolls and coins having been deposited in the hollow prepared in the stone for their receptionthe P . G . M . receivetl the silver trowel
, from the Senior Grand Deacon , and spread the cement on the lower stone , with the skill becoming a master of the Craft . The D . P . G . M . ( the Rev . Dr . Carwithen ) poured corn , wine , and oil upon the stone , having received them from the proper officers , after which he offered up an appropriate prayer . Proclamation having been made by the Grand Superintendant of Works , that the stone had been duly laid according to the rules of
Masonry , the assemblage was suitably addressed by Earls Fortescue and Devon . The band then played "God save the Queen ; " three cheers were given for the success of the building , and the procession returned in inverted order to the Stowey Arms , where it broke up . An elegant entertainment was provided at the close of the proceed-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The party broke up shortly after ten o ' clock , and never on any occasion in Weymouth , have the Brethren been better pleased with the purposes for which they assembled , as well as with that truly brotherly regard which prevailed throughout . The next Provincial Meetingfor Dorsetshire , will be held at Sherborne . EXETER . June 2 ~ . —The foundation-stone of the intended new ^ building about to be erected at the expense of the county , for the
reception of pauper lunatics , was laid on Monday afternoon , by the Right Hon . Earl Fortescue , lord-lieutenant of the county , with full Masonic ceremonies , in his capacity of Grand Master of the " Free and Accepted Masons" of this Province . The day was exceedingly fine , and the expectation of witnessing a spectacle as novel as it was interesting , drew together a vast concourse of persons from Exeter and neighbourhood . The site on which the building is to be erected , is near the
turnpikeroad , leading to the village of Exminster , and is , in all respects , exceedingly well adapted to the purpose . The building and grounds will cover an extent of nearly twenty-five acres , and considerable progress has already been made in cutting the new road which is to form the carriage drive to the Asylum . The Provincial Grand Lodge was opened at the New London Inn , at nine o ' clock in the morningand was close tiled at ten . After the
, transaction of business , the Lodge was adjourned to the Stowey Arms , at Exminster , where the visiting and other Brethren were admitted , and then the whole assemblage formed into procession and marched to the ground . When the P . G . M . and the other officers engaged in the performance
of the ceremony had taken their stations , the band played the National Anthem . After which the P . G . Chaplain , the Rev . J . Carwithen , offered up the following prayer : — " May the Grand Architect of the Universe grant a blessing on this foundation-stone , and by His Providence , enable us to finish this , and every other work , which may he undertaken to the advantage of the County of Devon ; and when this our earthly tabernacle is dissolved , we find a building not made with handseternal in the Heavens . "
may , To this the other Brethren responded " So mote it be . " The inscription , written on vellum , was then read , and the architect announced the coins which were about to be deposited in the stone . The acting Provincial Grand Secretary ( Mr . Terrell ) then read the Masonic inscription , also beautifully written on parchment . The scrolls and coins having been deposited in the hollow prepared in the stone for their receptionthe P . G . M . receivetl the silver trowel
, from the Senior Grand Deacon , and spread the cement on the lower stone , with the skill becoming a master of the Craft . The D . P . G . M . ( the Rev . Dr . Carwithen ) poured corn , wine , and oil upon the stone , having received them from the proper officers , after which he offered up an appropriate prayer . Proclamation having been made by the Grand Superintendant of Works , that the stone had been duly laid according to the rules of
Masonry , the assemblage was suitably addressed by Earls Fortescue and Devon . The band then played "God save the Queen ; " three cheers were given for the success of the building , and the procession returned in inverted order to the Stowey Arms , where it broke up . An elegant entertainment was provided at the close of the proceed-