The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-20 00:00:00

FREEMASONRY.

MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
Monday,September24,LoNnoN. Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, '305,
321, 407, 458.
COUNTRY. Nos. 227, 246, 320, 490,
546, 578, 707.
Tuesday, - 25, LONDON. No. 65.
COUNTRY. Nos. 38, 67, 68, 1452 427,
668.
Wednesday, -26, LONDON. Nos. 12, 36, 91, 235, 296,
3-19. Lodge of Bene-
volence.
COUNTRY. Nos. 86, 112, 215, 235,
314, 414, 440, 442, 478,
-548, 549, 6CI.
Thursday, 27, LONDON. Nos. 7, 82, 86, 142, 156,
216, 222, 327, 481. Gen.
Corn. Female School, at
12.
COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 153, 176, 178,
453, 481.
Friday, 28, LONDON. No. 421.
COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 236, 283.
Saturday, - 29, Loa; DON. * *
COUNTRY. Nos. 412, 492.

DORSETSIIIRE.

WEYMOUTH SEPT. 15.—IVIASONIC MEETING
FOR „LAYING TIIE FOU.NDATION STONE OF THE
NEWBRIDGE.-Monday the 13th of August was
the day originally fixed for this interesting cere-
mony, in compliment to the Birth-day of our
most gracious Sovereign, the GRAND PATRON of
the Order, but it was postponed to Monday last,
in consequence of the-unexpected decease of her
late MA./ ES'FY. The bustle which pervaded the
town announced at an early hour in the morning
the arrival of the long expected day. The pub-
lic edifices were decorated with the British
standard, and all the shipping in the harbour
displayed their various flags. The day was most
beautiful, although the country had been de-
luged with rain on the two preceding days, and
it seemed as if the Great Architect of the uni-
verse had been pleased to command the reful-
gent rays of the sun to add splendour and glory
to this happy and auspicious occasion.
At nine o'clock the Members of the Corpora,
tion assembled at the house of the Worshipful
Mayor, brother J. W. WESTON, Esq. where they
partook of an elegant dejeune, after which they
repaired to the Guildhall, to be in readiness to
join the masonic body.
The Brethren began to assemble between nine
and ten o'clock at the Masonic Hall; and at ten
o'clock, the Prov. Grand Lodge was opened in
ample form by the R. W. Brother Win. WIL-
LI:Oas, Esq. M.P. Grand Master for this Pro-
vince, assisted by his Prov. Grand Officers, and
several distinguished Members of the fraternity
present as visitors. After the usual business had
been dispatched, the Grand Lodge was adjourn-
ed, and at eleven o'clock the procession to- the
Church was formed in the following order :

Two Constables, with"their Staves.
_ 3tILITAItY BAND.

Friendly Societies, according to seniority, two and two, preceded
by their respective banners.
Inhabitants, two and two.
Contractor, with the Plate, bearing the Inscription.
Architect, Mr. GEORGE NOXEYPEXNY, with the Plan.
The Bridge Committee, with 'White 'Wands,
The Town Band.
Constables, two and two.

• Serjeants at Mace.
Bailiff, jj The Worshipful Mayor, ) Bailiff,
R.Wzsz oN,Esq. 1 J. 'W. WEsToN,_Esq. j J. Low it, Esq.
Corporation two and two.
A Tylcrs with a drawn sword,
Two Stewards, with their Wands.
Lodges not belonging to the Province.
Lodges in the Province, arranged according to seniority, tiu
Juniors precetlizig, with their different insignia.
Two Stewards, properly clothed, with White Wands.
Provincial Grand Deacons.

Provincial Grand Secretary. Provincial Grand Treasurer.
The Square, Level, and Plumb Rule,
Borne by three Master Masons.
A Gold Pitcher, A Gold Pitcher,con-
containing wine, The Cornucopia, taming oil, borne
borne by Brother Borne by aP. M. by Brother
ARDEN. NICHOLETTS.
The Volume of the Sacred Law,
Square, and Compasses, borne on a crimson velvet cushion,
by a Master of a Lodge,
supported by two Stewards, with white wands.
Provincial Grand Chaplain.
Past Prov. Grand Officers, according to their rank.
Steward, with { The banner of the Prov. Grand} Steward, with
Lodge,
his wand. his wand.
borne by Brother RonticsoN.
Prov. Junior G. Warden.
Prov. Senior G. Warden.
De Prov. Grand Master,
W. Brother PARR.

The harmer of the Prov. Grand
Steward, with Steward, with
his wand. Master, his wand.
borne by Brother PARR, jun.
Prov. Grand Sword-bearer.
THE R. W. PROF. GRAND MASTER,
Brother WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P.
Two Stewards, with their wands.
Tyler, with drawn sword.
On arriving at the Church porch, the proces-
sion entered with the greatest regularity. The
services of the day were then read in a very im-
pressive manner by the Rev. Brother DEASON,
after which the Rev. Brother BO ItGEiS, in the
absence of the Prov. Grand Chaplain, preached
a most excellent, animated, and eloquent ser-
mon from Acts, ch. 20, v. 32:
'= And now, Brethren, I commend you to God, and to the
word of his grace, which is ably to BUILD you up, and to give
you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."

The Church was crowded to excess, but the
utmost decorum was observed, and the solemn
silence that prevailed throughout so great a
meeting, strongly'evinced the effect of the ad.
mirable discourse and the other services in the
congregation. 'When the services were ended,
the procession was again formed, the advance
taking their station at the head of St. Mary,
street, near Conygar-lane. On a signal being
given, it moved forward and marched to the end
of the Esplanade, and returned by St. Thomas-
street over the Bridge to the intended scite ; on
arriving at which the constables at the head of
the procession halted, and held up their staves
as a signal for the procession also to halt,
and to open right and left for the R. W. Prov.
G rand Master, the Officers of the Prov.
Grand Lodge, the Mayor and Corporation, and
the Committee of Management, to advance, fol-
lowed by the rest of the procession in inverted
order. The procession was attended from the
Church by an immense multitude, which, in ad-
dition to the numberless spectators assembled
on the adjoining hill, the house tops, and the
old Bridge, and the elegant and beautiful
females (whom our correspondent justly styles
44 INESTIMABLE JEWELS") that filled the galle-
ries raised for their accommodation, gave inte-
rest and animation to a scene far surpassing in
brilliancy and splendour any ever before wit-
nessed in this town.

When the R. W. Prov. Grand Master had
reached the intended scitel he descended from

the platform, attended by his Prey. Grand
Officers, and accompanied by the Mayor and
Corporation, to perform the solemn ceremony
of laying the foundation stone according to the
ancient rites of masonry. A Coronation medal,
and the various coins of his present MAJESTY'S
reign, were first deposited in a cavity formed in
the stone for the purpose, which was then co-
vered with-a brags plate, ►hereon was engraved
the following inscription, which was read by the
Prey. S. G. W. Br. Wm. ELLIOT
• Favente Deo optimo maximo
Regnante Gl:onum IV. patre patrize,
llujus pontis
Feliciter fundamenta posuit,
GULIELMUS WILLIAMS, Armiger,
- Summus Provincialis Ylagister
De Conti tam. Dorset;
Adstante
Fratrum Societatis Architectonicw,
Et procerum oppidi hujkis •
Spectabili corona,
Populi quoque plurima comitante catervi,
Decuno tertio die Augusti,
Anno salutis humante, 1821,
/Ezte Architectonicw, 5821,
Prffltore
JAcono WILLIS WESTON, Armigero,
Consulibus
ROPER WESTON',I. • •
Irungens.
JAcono BOWER,
GEOROTO MONEYPENNY, Architectone.

As soon as the inscription had been read and
the plate properly adjusted, the upper stone
was lowered, the bands playing a sacred air.
The square, the level, and the plumb rule were
successively delivered to the R. W. Prov.
Grand Master, who duly applied them,,and then
gave three knocks with his mallet, saying,
" May the Great Architect of the Universe grant a blessing
" on this foundation-stone, and enable us to finish this and
" every other work which may be undertaken for the benefit of
" this Town."

The It. W. Prey. G. M. then delivered the va-
rious implements of Masonry to the builder, ad-
dressing him in a neat and appropriate speech,
After which the Prey. Grand Master received
the cornucopia and the two gold pitchers suc-
cessively -from the brethren by whom they were
carried, and poured the corn, wine, and oil, with
the ancient ceremonials, on the stone, saying,
" May the All-bounteous Author of Nature bless this Town
" with abundance of corn, wine, and oil, and with all the ne-
" cessaries and comforts of life."

The R. W. Prov. Grand Master then re-as-
cended the platform, and with his usual eloquence
addressed the Mayo: and Corporation, and the
assembled multitude, expressing the satisfaction
felt by himself and the craft on being invited to
perform this solemn and interesting ceremony,
and assuring them that the general prosperity of
the town demanded his most anxious wishes, and
would ever be promoted by his best and most
zealous exertions—he dwelt on the principles of
universal beneficence and brotherly love pro-
fessed by masons, and he appealed to many illus-
trations of the fidelity and perseverance with
which they observe them—he then bestowed the
highest encomiums, but which were justly merited,
on the Mayor for his upright, active, and indefati-
gable conduct during the period he had presided
over the Borough, to which it had been as beneficial
as it was honourable to himself; and he concluded
by solemnly invoking, in his own name and that
of his brethren in masonry, the M. H. G. to be
pleased to bless the present undertaking, and to
ordain that it may tend for ages to come to the
advantage. and welfare of the town.
The worthy Mayor made a very suitable re-
ply, strongly professing his regard and afrilety
for the prosperity of this his native town, and in
the most handsome manner acknowledged the
compliment which had been paid him, and the
great pleasure and satisfaction he felt from the
circumstance of the foundation stone of the in-
tended Bridge being laid during his Mayoralty.
He expressed his conviction of the justice of the
remarks of the R. W. Prov. Grand Master on
the benign influence of Masonry, and he con-
cluded by most heartily wishing that the occa-
sion which had then caused them to assemble
might prove a never-failing source of benefit to
the inhabitants of the town.

A beautiful and sublime prayer was then
offered up by the Rev. Brother DEASON, the
Chaplain of the All Souls' Lodge, supplicating
the protection of the Grand Architect of the uni-
verse on the undertaking, and that he would
preserve from danger the workmen engaged in
the arduous employment. An appropriate an-
them was sung by the choir, and the ceremonies
were concluded by the bands playing the na-
tional air of " God save the King," accompanied
by the loudest cheers from the surrounding as-
semblage.

At this moment, perhaps, a more splendid
spectacle was never presented at one view,—the
interesting nature of the occasion—the grandeur
and solemnity of the ceremony—the quays and
other public edifices covered with so many spec-
tators—the surrounding ships manned from the
mast heads to the water edge—the sounds of
music floating in the air—and the shouts of the
applauding multitude, certainly excited a sensa-
tion so sublime and affecting, that it cannot easily
be forgotten by those who had the happiness of
witnessing the scene and participating in the
feeling.

The ceremony being concluded, the proces-
sion was resumed, and returned in the same
order to the Guildhall, where the several soci-
eties separated, and proceeded to their respec-
tive places of entertainment. The Worshipful
MAyon and the Corporation, with their friends,
dined at the King's Head Inn. The dinner was
most sumptuous and elegant, consisting of turtle
and venison, and every delicacy in season. The
turtle and venison were the handsomeand liberal
present of the Right. lion. T. WALLACE,
and his worthy co-representative, in honour of
the day, and they were dressed in a manner that
gave the highest satisfaction to this loyal and
patriotic party.

- The Fraternity dined at the Masonic Hall,
which, we lately stated, had received an exten-
sive repair, and been most splendidly decorated,
and it is now, perhaps, one of the most complete
and unique masonic temples in the kingdom.
The dinner was served up by Brother WOOD..
WARD in a style of peculiar elegance and prof t.
sion. The venison was supplied. from the parks
of the Earl DIGDY and Governor PENN, and,
with the wines and desert, received the unquali-
fied approbation of the brethren. On the cloth
being removed; the ft. W. Prov. Grand Master

`proposed, with appropriate observations, GG 'PM
health of King GEORGE the IVth, our most
trious GRAND PATRON," which was received
with the greatest enthusiasm by all the brethren
present, and it was followed by the national
anthem of " God Save the King," sun;
by Brother CROSS, assisted by Brother.MuNnet
at the R. W, Prov. Gran& Master's command'
At nine o'clock, the worthy Hayor visited hi;
brethren ;, his Unexpected appearance excited
universal peals of applause. His health 113'1
been previously drank as the Chief Magistrate/
and it was now repeated, as a respected brothel
with the most fervent demonstrations of fraternal
regard and attachment. He returned thauk9
an animated and eloquent speech, strongly e'f
0-
pressive of his ratification at the proceedirgs- °
the day, and of his anxious wishes that the crater"
nity might ever continue to be distinguished by
that unanimity and harmony of feeling which bs,
distinguished them on this occasion, :sad will°
had been their chief characteristic in all ages.
Many loyal and masonic toasts were given"
and amongst them " the health of tour most Wi
cellent Grand Master, 11. R. 11. the Dul;;0 °
SUSSEX," was not forgotten, nor the least disth!:
guished. It is almost needless to sat' thatitl?"-i.
hailed with that enthusiasm which itlasonV e!
evince towards a benefactor and paltron. 11"6
conviviality of the evening was long kept up, "()
which the musical powers of Brother Htsc°;:‘'
from Blandford, and Brother NITILLs, fro,:t
not a little contributed; and it was ne,tr
night before the fraternal band departed.
We ought not to omit to notice the grrsat gI;
tification felt by the brethren on receiv
warm eulogium of Brother Wst. x, Pro‘t•Li''
for Essex, on the zeal and proficiency ( ft-Pla);
ed by the Craft in this Province. It w 3
most justly bestowed. There is no pirociactii''
perhaps, where the Craft are more numerous 3.11
respectable, or better acquainted with fhe Prim;
ciples Of the Order, and the rites and cerem°ll''.
practised by us, or where our ancient troditi°"
and the valuable information entrusted to. Alns°l.7„:
are more scrupulously and carefully Fceservett
and we have great pleasure in adding,, that t.:9,
state of the-Craft in this province has not °ll_';',
received the respectable approbation of tire Fr
Grand Master for Essex, but that at a late Fra;
vlncia! Meeting in a neighbouring.county it 'Il
held up by the illustrious Tersonage who Pre, r;
sides over.us, to the several Prov.Gcand Mss be
then assembled, as an example of what mig
achieved by them in the zealous anti consc'
tious discharge of their duty.
In conclusion, we have only to observe/ st
the ceremonies of the day were conducted I 4,
manner that was well worthy of the high
lav cane
racter which the fraternity in Dorsetshire
acquired, and that the paraphernalia 0'
tea
Grand Lodge was most costly, and retlec t
equal credit on the liberality and taste of
branch of the Craft by which they have vees
ve,„
dedicated to the purposes of Masonry. The eof
sels containing the wine, oil, and corn, wer.
e
pure gold, and modelled after the most admir
specimens of the Roman vase ; and the bannsevr!
both of the Pray. Grand Lodge and the Wise&
Prov. Grand Master were most justly. Pra.
for their
Prov. Grandchast Master'seand sim
chair of stare,ple,cyetspienddi wles
The ig
was exceedingly elegant, we understand was
present from S. C. WESTON, Esq.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM OLT'S DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT Q

LONDON,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,18`21'__

We observe with regret that many Journal°
have used, on the subject of the Greeks, a Chrifi‘
tian and unfortunate nation, the language of °I"
durate and unjust insensibility. Such is, in nth-
merous instances, the tone of the Austria°
Observer, several other Foreign Journals, anG?
we are sorry to add, of some English ngws'
papers. Is it just, is it generous to reproach the
Greeks with their vices at a moment when the!
are endeavouring to extricate themselves fril'i)
tho state of social degradation which.i's 1,
source of those vices ? We think that the Greels
might form a small state, under the Prctecti°i
5 vvaeen
at
teeheart: object,sep
;a
3
It
Nrlaa'hntediCdhwrrheollemnertylcileCrerleencsitestioaf"
the
oto,
and guarantee of the Great Pnwers'
ought tproper Si"h3ll
illiaa
1.0111
man Empire, then will be the time to
which has been most singularly
proper judgment of the character of the G reelif
discover if
At present it is scarcely possible t° r to-
truth, among the contradictory opinions 0"
Ind
yellers, respecting the character, manners/ , b
.0,11.°
mental powers of the Greeks; opinions but
in part depend upon local differences' d
dictate
which, in many instances, are evidently mi ce
by a spirit of cruel levit au ign°r-
y, by
misrePresente,id;
whom
of the language of those very persons on
as bi
they presume to pronounce a judgment, -
i 1 in
those natural prejudices which we fear Pre' 0 of
considerable force among some of the dinar; the
modern civilization against the remains °' An
antiently civilized nations of the Levant'
Ivo
impartial examination of this question Wily
have no doubt, lead to this result, tbat if
the

Greeks are degenerated, they are not the audior g
of their degradation, and that after a struggle
of wore than two centuries against causes foreign
to their wishes, they have not lost all moral
Principle, nor forfeited all claims to esteem and
interest. We entreat the attention of our
readers to the following observations from the
Pen of a learned and intelligent Greek now in
this country
" The Journals have announced the arrest of
several Greek merchants by the police of Vienna,
on account of their having wished to send assist-
ance to their countrymen. This crime must ap-
pear vcjy heinous in their eyes, when the mere
intention to commit it is punished with such se-
verity. Is it not in reality a crime in Chris-
tians who live in a Christian country, to wish to
save their brethren from the sword of the Moho-
metans ? A Government which is a Member of
the Holy Alliance, and which protects the Je-
suits, could not possibly pardon such a crime.
We know that the Jacobins punished with death
the Frenchmen who were so little Republican,
----04-1-4 obey the sentiments of Nature, and take
an interest in their proscribed relations.
" Before the conception and formation of the
Holy Alliance under the auspices of the Holy
Trinity, and for the protection of the Holy Re-
ligion, the Austrian Cabinet had signalized itself
by its zeal for Mahometanism. Towards the
"d or the last century, it gave up, without diffi-
culty and
the without scruple, to its good neighbours
Turks, the unfortunate Riga of Thessaly,
with six of his associates, convicted of the un-
pardonable crime of having endeavoured to de-
liver Greece from Ottoman protection. Riga
and his associates were beheaded at Belgrade for
the honour of the Koran and the Porte.
" Let us hope that the Greeks now arrested
niaY not experience the same fate. During the
last six months, the Turks have surely shed
enough of Christian blood to satisfy the devotion
of the Holy Alliance and its partizans.
" Greece will be free, or it will be no more.
It is impossible not to smile in pity when we
hear of an amnesty to be granted to the Greeks,
through the intervention of the Holy Alliance.
Great God ! A Turkish amnesty ! What a piece
of barbarous irony ! Look to Walachia,. pillaged,
devastated, and depopulated. Look to Sava and
,
Arnauts massacred, even after having betrayed
their brethren, and gone over to the ranks of the
Turks. But the Greeks did not require these ex-
amples to guide them. The massacres of the Morea
and the isles of the Archipelago,in the last century,
and a thousand other transactions of a similar na-
ture, taught them long ago the meaning of a Turkish
amnesty. The Christian piety of the Govern_
meets of Europe is no less known to them. They
therefore, dispense with the Turkish cle-
mency so much extolled by the Austrian or rather
214'fish Observer, and with the charity of the
Members of the Holy Alliance. They will
rather die with arms in their hands, than allow
themselves to be slaughtered by executioners.
The history of the Souliots and Parganiots loudly
Proves that the Greeks are capable of such a
tesoloution.
by However, men whose hearts are not hardened
interest or hypocrisy, men of true religion
and humanity, I cannot look without agitation on
tthe dreadful alternative to which the Greek na-
ion is reduced. But through what fatality do
they remain silent and inactive ? Why do they
not raise their voices to call forth the exertions
of individuals in favour of the Greeks ? Do they
"wish to delay the display of their sensibility
till the moment when this nation shall have
teased to exist ? Is it necessary to prove to
then, that it is more noble, more glorious, to
Lave it from destruction than to bestow on it
theatrical and sterile tears, after its anniliila-
ilcin ? Ali! if the niost illustrious and the most
unfortunate of nations, a nation which .has done
t° much honour to humanity, a nation to which
.2.urope owes so much, is destined to perish, let
mii°t Posterity say that this happened through
de ingratitude and apathy of our age. If the
_'_°Yernments make themselves the accomplices
t°l barbarism and the pestilence, history will pass
oginent on them. But let the people every where
ctour themselves in its eyes by a very different
,w°,ll(inct ; let them bequeath to it a monument
uiol shall attest for ever, their philanthropy,
theirli intelligence, their love of justice and of
luertY. It was for the people of England to
13`"de set the example; but if Germany has gone
iteF°re them, they will endeavour to go beyond
111 their liberality. We hope that the zeal of
trg:lisil philanthropists, so numerous and cele-
''eti, will soon begin to display itself."

P it
iS now quite useless to look to the French
=talers for authentic information respecting the
Of
Greece, or the warlike preparations of
3 Rus4i
and the Porte. The activity of the Cen-
Cles has lately been so great, that the gaps, in
bee e drench Journals, denoting that passages have
Pll Struck out by these inexorable enemies of
e Press, are so very numerous as to give the
flers a most grotesque appearance. Some of
London Journals, struck with conviction by
hts flagrant exercise of power on the part of
til'e Censors, have at length discovered that
khe Policy of the French Government, in order to
eeP Up the funds, has dictated the conceal-
tnnt) as much as possible, of the actual state
,e
.the relations of the Ottoman Empire. It is
fact'
months since we stated the same obvioqs
:et) and cautioned the British Public against
:.Peculations in French stock. We stood alone
1 this opinion—our caution unseconded by any
eof the other publications of the day. But
'°tlv that the• aspect of the French Papers has
41: e
blished it so fully, that every schoolboy may
po. licy of France in the obliterations and
"res in her political Journals; the Magpies