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Provincial.
Council , the W . M ., the S . W ., and Treasurer , ( Bro . Middleton ) attended as a deputation , offering to rent the hall from the Corporation at 4 * 20 a year . It was , however , decided by a considerable majority , to let it to the town clerk for his public offices , at the same sum , and to make a considerable outlay in fitting it up for the muniments ancl official documents of the Corporation . At present , therefore , the Craft in Lincoln are without' a local habitation ' it is expected they will meet
; , temporarily , at the County Club Rooms , or some other commodious place , but it is also expected that a new company will be formed , for the erection of another hall , on freehold ground ; some influential members of the fraternity , who did not join in the former uncertain tenure , have promised to contribute to the purchase of a permaneut place of meeting . [_ Our Lincoln brethren , instead of making their hall a source of profit , have been so soon deprived of itthat they have scarcelrealized
suffi-, y cient to pay for their deeds of settlement , ancl other expenses , which could form no part of the actual cost of the building to be repaid by the Corporation . The undertaking was commenced with no prospect of more than a reasonable return for the outlay , but the rents at first offered exceeded the estimation , and the frequent demand for the use of the hall , appears to have created a spirit of trade , ancl a desire for gain , contrary to the original intention . As soon as ever the speculation began
to shew a profitable return , it afforded a ready pretext for persons who might fancy themselves affected by the letting of the hall , and the intruding of strangers to compete with their monopolies in trade , to demand its purchase on the part of the public . Let us wish the brethren 'better luck next time , ' ancl that they may succeed in obtaining a building of their own , without the necessity of making use of it for secular
purposes . ] NOTTINGHAM , 19 th Nov . —Exchange Hall . —At one o ' clock the Right Worshipful the , Provincial Grand Master , Colonel Thomas Wildman , arrived , and shortly afterwards a Lodge was opened for the initiation of a Brother , which being concluded , a Grand Lodge was opened by the Provincial Grand Master , assisted by the P . G . Wardens and officers ; Grand Officers from neighbouring provinces ; Masters and Wardens
of Nottinghamshire having been admitted , the various Lodges were arranged by the P . G . Pursuivant under their several banners . The Provincial Grand Master having explained the nature of the business , called upon the Secretaries of the Lodges in his province to make their reports . The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master having expressed his approbation of the reports , and the state of his province , proceeded to dispatch other business connected with the Grand Lodge ,
which was reduced at three o ' clock to that of a Craft Lodge in the first degree , when all Brethren were admitted upon proof . At halfpast four the Banquet was announced to be ready , when the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies arranged the Procession to the Hall . On either side of the Hall might be observed a beautiful arrangement of classic figures , busts , & c , upon blue and white basements ; the latter were decorated with wreaths of evergreens and flowersand had a
, most enchanting effect . Between each of tliese were placed settees for the ladies , whose presence graced the Hall during the time the procession passed round it . The emblems of Freemasonry were interspersed throughout the Hall . At the east end , between the pillars , which were also decorated , a temporary orchestra had been erected . On the right of the P . G . M . we noticed Captain Campbell , P . G . M . for Argyllshire ; VOL . ir . 3 o
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Provincial.
Council , the W . M ., the S . W ., and Treasurer , ( Bro . Middleton ) attended as a deputation , offering to rent the hall from the Corporation at 4 * 20 a year . It was , however , decided by a considerable majority , to let it to the town clerk for his public offices , at the same sum , and to make a considerable outlay in fitting it up for the muniments ancl official documents of the Corporation . At present , therefore , the Craft in Lincoln are without' a local habitation ' it is expected they will meet
; , temporarily , at the County Club Rooms , or some other commodious place , but it is also expected that a new company will be formed , for the erection of another hall , on freehold ground ; some influential members of the fraternity , who did not join in the former uncertain tenure , have promised to contribute to the purchase of a permaneut place of meeting . [_ Our Lincoln brethren , instead of making their hall a source of profit , have been so soon deprived of itthat they have scarcelrealized
suffi-, y cient to pay for their deeds of settlement , ancl other expenses , which could form no part of the actual cost of the building to be repaid by the Corporation . The undertaking was commenced with no prospect of more than a reasonable return for the outlay , but the rents at first offered exceeded the estimation , and the frequent demand for the use of the hall , appears to have created a spirit of trade , ancl a desire for gain , contrary to the original intention . As soon as ever the speculation began
to shew a profitable return , it afforded a ready pretext for persons who might fancy themselves affected by the letting of the hall , and the intruding of strangers to compete with their monopolies in trade , to demand its purchase on the part of the public . Let us wish the brethren 'better luck next time , ' ancl that they may succeed in obtaining a building of their own , without the necessity of making use of it for secular
purposes . ] NOTTINGHAM , 19 th Nov . —Exchange Hall . —At one o ' clock the Right Worshipful the , Provincial Grand Master , Colonel Thomas Wildman , arrived , and shortly afterwards a Lodge was opened for the initiation of a Brother , which being concluded , a Grand Lodge was opened by the Provincial Grand Master , assisted by the P . G . Wardens and officers ; Grand Officers from neighbouring provinces ; Masters and Wardens
of Nottinghamshire having been admitted , the various Lodges were arranged by the P . G . Pursuivant under their several banners . The Provincial Grand Master having explained the nature of the business , called upon the Secretaries of the Lodges in his province to make their reports . The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master having expressed his approbation of the reports , and the state of his province , proceeded to dispatch other business connected with the Grand Lodge ,
which was reduced at three o ' clock to that of a Craft Lodge in the first degree , when all Brethren were admitted upon proof . At halfpast four the Banquet was announced to be ready , when the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies arranged the Procession to the Hall . On either side of the Hall might be observed a beautiful arrangement of classic figures , busts , & c , upon blue and white basements ; the latter were decorated with wreaths of evergreens and flowersand had a
, most enchanting effect . Between each of tliese were placed settees for the ladies , whose presence graced the Hall during the time the procession passed round it . The emblems of Freemasonry were interspersed throughout the Hall . At the east end , between the pillars , which were also decorated , a temporary orchestra had been erected . On the right of the P . G . M . we noticed Captain Campbell , P . G . M . for Argyllshire ; VOL . ir . 3 o