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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
DUNDEE . —The New Infirmary . — Laying of the Foundation Stone . —Since the visit of the Queen to Dundee in 1844 , no event has excited so much general interest in this locality as the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the New Infirmary , on the 22 nd of July , with Masonic honours , and with a procession of all the important public corporations , professions , and fraternities of the town . The Directors of the Royal Infirmary had previously requested that the members of the different civic bodiespresbteriesguildsand
, y , , lodges would take part officially in the proceedings of the day ; and the Committee , on which devolved the preliminary arrangements , with Sir John Ogilvy—the Chairman of the Board of Directors—at its head , had been indefatigable in its attention to the innumerable matters of detail connected with the orderly assemblage of the vast number of persons congregated . The result was , that the spectacle was one of the most imposing , and the order maintained
rarely equalled on such occasions . About twelve o ' clock the various bodies began to assemble on the Mid Quay . The first was the society of journeymen curriers , after whom the bakers made their appearance , dressed iu black , with white linen aprons . The body who next made their appearance was that of the printers , who had flags from Edinburgh , Perth , and Cupar , having the mottoes , " For the Queen , Church , and Constitution , " and " Born to live through good and evil report . " Two
parties bearing an extended banner , with the words , " A free press is the bulwark of our liberty , " headed them . A spring - cart , decorated with evergreens , followed , in which there was a small printingpress , which was kept working throughout the whole route of procession , throwing off copies of the ode to be sung by a band of choristers . The printers followed , and in their rear was carried another extended banner , having the words , " Knowledge to the
mind is as health to the body . " Spectators now began to assemble in Dock-street , and to man the yards of the vessels in the harbour , several of which were crowded . The windows in the neighbourhood also began to be occupied , and the roofs of the Royal Exchange aud neighbouring houses , and the fish-stalls iu the market to be thronged . Carts also appeared amidst the increasing crowd , packed by those anxious to see the procession .
Several Masonic Lodges , in full dress — white neckcloths , white kid gloves , and carrying white , rods tipped with red—now appeared on the quay . The Seamen Fraternity , preceded by a band of music , engrossed the attention of all present by the instruments they carried , namely , two large globes , lighthouse , buoy , a sextant and compass , parallel-rulers and chart , and a very large full-rigged model of a man-of-war . The Provost , supported by George Duncan , Esq ., M . P ., and the senior Bailie , John Anderson , Esq ., followed by the other Magistrates and Councillors , were also headed by a band of music , and by two young boys dressed in straw hats , with a
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Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
DUNDEE . —The New Infirmary . — Laying of the Foundation Stone . —Since the visit of the Queen to Dundee in 1844 , no event has excited so much general interest in this locality as the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the New Infirmary , on the 22 nd of July , with Masonic honours , and with a procession of all the important public corporations , professions , and fraternities of the town . The Directors of the Royal Infirmary had previously requested that the members of the different civic bodiespresbteriesguildsand
, y , , lodges would take part officially in the proceedings of the day ; and the Committee , on which devolved the preliminary arrangements , with Sir John Ogilvy—the Chairman of the Board of Directors—at its head , had been indefatigable in its attention to the innumerable matters of detail connected with the orderly assemblage of the vast number of persons congregated . The result was , that the spectacle was one of the most imposing , and the order maintained
rarely equalled on such occasions . About twelve o ' clock the various bodies began to assemble on the Mid Quay . The first was the society of journeymen curriers , after whom the bakers made their appearance , dressed iu black , with white linen aprons . The body who next made their appearance was that of the printers , who had flags from Edinburgh , Perth , and Cupar , having the mottoes , " For the Queen , Church , and Constitution , " and " Born to live through good and evil report . " Two
parties bearing an extended banner , with the words , " A free press is the bulwark of our liberty , " headed them . A spring - cart , decorated with evergreens , followed , in which there was a small printingpress , which was kept working throughout the whole route of procession , throwing off copies of the ode to be sung by a band of choristers . The printers followed , and in their rear was carried another extended banner , having the words , " Knowledge to the
mind is as health to the body . " Spectators now began to assemble in Dock-street , and to man the yards of the vessels in the harbour , several of which were crowded . The windows in the neighbourhood also began to be occupied , and the roofs of the Royal Exchange aud neighbouring houses , and the fish-stalls iu the market to be thronged . Carts also appeared amidst the increasing crowd , packed by those anxious to see the procession .
Several Masonic Lodges , in full dress — white neckcloths , white kid gloves , and carrying white , rods tipped with red—now appeared on the quay . The Seamen Fraternity , preceded by a band of music , engrossed the attention of all present by the instruments they carried , namely , two large globes , lighthouse , buoy , a sextant and compass , parallel-rulers and chart , and a very large full-rigged model of a man-of-war . The Provost , supported by George Duncan , Esq ., M . P ., and the senior Bailie , John Anderson , Esq ., followed by the other Magistrates and Councillors , were also headed by a band of music , and by two young boys dressed in straw hats , with a