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Provincial.
MONMOUTH . —Any . 7 . —The brethren ofthe loyal Monmouth Lodge assembled rather strongly at a Lodge of Emergency called for the purpose of advancing several members in the Order , when opportunity was taken to present Bro . Joshua Williams with a P . M . jewel , agreeably to a resolution of the members at a lodge held on the 10 th of March last . Business being dispatched , the assembled brethren adjourned to a soiree , provided bBro . Evansof the Beaufort Arms' Hotel . The hour at
y , which the cloth was drawn being late , the W . M . Bro . Crook who presided , gave the Queen and the Craft , and the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England , in quick succession ; he then in highly complimentary terms , proposed the health of Bro . Williams , congratulating him on the ability and zeal he had evinced in behalf of the lodge , by which he had won the esteem and regard of his brother Masons , and proceeded amidst the cheers of the company to invest him
with a handsome jewel encircled with the words Loyal Monmouth Lodge , and inscribed on the reverse , "Presented to Bro . Joshua AVilliams , P . M ., by the members of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge , No . 671 , as a token of fraternal regard , and as an acknowledgment of his services in behalf of the lodge . " Bro . Williams acknowledged the compliment in an appropriate and feeling speech , observing that the good feeling shown towards him , coupled with the handsome manner in which the
testimonial had been presented to him , rendered it one of the proudest moments of his life , he esteemed it as a token of respect , and should ever wear and consider it as such ; in conclusion , he proposed in highly eulogistic terms , the health of the AV . M ., who had so kindly conferred that honour upon him . Amongst the brethren present , were Bros . King , H . Dyke , W . F . Price , T . Prosser , Ward , Powell , Chillcott , & c , & c They were severally complimented , and the toasts interspersed with songs .
GUERNSEY , June 8 . —On the recent installation of James John Hammond , Esq , of Jersey , into the office of Provincial Grand Master of Guernsey and its dependencies , the town of St . Peter-Port assumed an unusually gay appearance . In most of the streets there was a very handsome display of flags , and the vessels in the harbour were similarly decorated . The weather being fine , and a masonic procession being an event of rare occurrence in Guernsey , an immense concourse of persons
was collected in the neighbourhood of the Assembly Rooms , and in the streets through which the procession was to pass , crowds of both sexes coming in from the country parishes , and the assemblage being swelled by the influx of a considerable number of visitors from Jersey and elsewhere . At eleven o ' clock the brethren assembled at the Rooms , which were decorated with great taste , aud with a proper regard to the canons of the
Craft . At the top of the room was a splendid canopy of purple velvet , under which was the chair of state ; and numerous gorgeous banners of silk , with the armorial bearings of the Masters and other officers of the lodges of Jersey and Guernsey , were displayed in various parts of the apartment , the masonic paraphernalia of the several lodges being arranged according to rule . The lodge at twelve o ' clock being tiled , the ceremony of installing Bro . Hammond into the office of Provincial Grand Master
of Guernsey and its dependencies was performed with due solemnity , occupying the Craft till two o ' clock . At that hour the procession emerged from the Rooms in order , accompanied by the band of the 1 st or East Regiment of Royal Guernsey Militia , in full uniform . VOL . VII . nil
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Provincial.
MONMOUTH . —Any . 7 . —The brethren ofthe loyal Monmouth Lodge assembled rather strongly at a Lodge of Emergency called for the purpose of advancing several members in the Order , when opportunity was taken to present Bro . Joshua Williams with a P . M . jewel , agreeably to a resolution of the members at a lodge held on the 10 th of March last . Business being dispatched , the assembled brethren adjourned to a soiree , provided bBro . Evansof the Beaufort Arms' Hotel . The hour at
y , which the cloth was drawn being late , the W . M . Bro . Crook who presided , gave the Queen and the Craft , and the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England , in quick succession ; he then in highly complimentary terms , proposed the health of Bro . Williams , congratulating him on the ability and zeal he had evinced in behalf of the lodge , by which he had won the esteem and regard of his brother Masons , and proceeded amidst the cheers of the company to invest him
with a handsome jewel encircled with the words Loyal Monmouth Lodge , and inscribed on the reverse , "Presented to Bro . Joshua AVilliams , P . M ., by the members of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge , No . 671 , as a token of fraternal regard , and as an acknowledgment of his services in behalf of the lodge . " Bro . Williams acknowledged the compliment in an appropriate and feeling speech , observing that the good feeling shown towards him , coupled with the handsome manner in which the
testimonial had been presented to him , rendered it one of the proudest moments of his life , he esteemed it as a token of respect , and should ever wear and consider it as such ; in conclusion , he proposed in highly eulogistic terms , the health of the AV . M ., who had so kindly conferred that honour upon him . Amongst the brethren present , were Bros . King , H . Dyke , W . F . Price , T . Prosser , Ward , Powell , Chillcott , & c , & c They were severally complimented , and the toasts interspersed with songs .
GUERNSEY , June 8 . —On the recent installation of James John Hammond , Esq , of Jersey , into the office of Provincial Grand Master of Guernsey and its dependencies , the town of St . Peter-Port assumed an unusually gay appearance . In most of the streets there was a very handsome display of flags , and the vessels in the harbour were similarly decorated . The weather being fine , and a masonic procession being an event of rare occurrence in Guernsey , an immense concourse of persons
was collected in the neighbourhood of the Assembly Rooms , and in the streets through which the procession was to pass , crowds of both sexes coming in from the country parishes , and the assemblage being swelled by the influx of a considerable number of visitors from Jersey and elsewhere . At eleven o ' clock the brethren assembled at the Rooms , which were decorated with great taste , aud with a proper regard to the canons of the
Craft . At the top of the room was a splendid canopy of purple velvet , under which was the chair of state ; and numerous gorgeous banners of silk , with the armorial bearings of the Masters and other officers of the lodges of Jersey and Guernsey , were displayed in various parts of the apartment , the masonic paraphernalia of the several lodges being arranged according to rule . The lodge at twelve o ' clock being tiled , the ceremony of installing Bro . Hammond into the office of Provincial Grand Master
of Guernsey and its dependencies was performed with due solemnity , occupying the Craft till two o ' clock . At that hour the procession emerged from the Rooms in order , accompanied by the band of the 1 st or East Regiment of Royal Guernsey Militia , in full uniform . VOL . VII . nil