Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25
MASONIC. CEREMONIAL in EDIN.
BURGH.

MASONIC CEREMONIAL IN EDIN
BURGH.
On Thursday great Masonic display wa.
made in Edinburgh on the occasion Of iayina
the foundation ofanew hall there for the Grand
Lodge Of Scotland The event drew together
between 5000 and 1000 Freemasons, repfe
senting neatly, all the lod dges Of Scotland, head
ed BY the Duke Of AlholI, Grand Master Ma,
son Of Scotland. Excursion trains were run
from all parts Of the country, and in many oI
the smaller towns holiday was held in honor
of the event, and in Edinburgh itself very
general suspension Of business took place.
There was numerous deputalion presl Mt from
the Grand Lodge Of England, healed BY Lord
Panmure, Deputy Grand Master, besides de-
Puties representing various English provincial
grand lodges, and also.the treasurer and sec.
retary Of the Grand Lodge If Ireland. Among
those who took part in the ceremonial were
Lord James Murray, Lord Loughborough, the
Hon. F. Dundas, MP, SIR Archibald Alison.
Mr. Forbes Mackenzie Mr.. ]. Whyie Melville,
and numerous other grand officers Of Scotland
and England. The day was one Of brilliant
sunshine, and as the procession, which was
torned within the quadrangle Of HOLLYWOOD
Palace, moved up the Canongate and High
street TO ST. Giles Church. the whole line was
Ibronged with dense mutiludes Of spectators.
After hearing a sermon from the Grand Chap
lain, the procession WAS once more formed, and
passed through several of the streets Of the
New Town, to the site of the new hall in
George street. On arriving at the spot, the
foundation was laid with full masonic ceremo
nial by the Duke Of AtboIl, who afterwards
addressed the brethren, thanking them for the
spirited and gratifying manner in which they
bad turned out, many Of them from distant
parts OF the country. lie was sure that they
all were extremely happy TO see that depu:s-
ifaaudf iiagsu usfaillE edihetb tb iAsagf Eiirpfehnea
in Scotland in laying that important founda-
tion stone. He trusted that in little time
such a superstructure would be raised upon il
as would be credit to the Masons ofScotland
His grace then expressed his own qualification,
and he was sure the qualification Of all the
provincial brethren, at the very cordial and
hattering reception which they had met with
from the citizens Of Edinburgh The proposed
hall will present temple Of the Ionic order,
and will cost, including the purchase Of the
sites, nearly 100000 At half past o'clock
in the evening about 800 of the masonic breth-
rem sat down to banquet in the Music Hall,
the Grand Master presiding. Among other
toasts he proposed "the health of the Earl of
Zetland, Grand Master Mason Of England"
which toast was replied TO by Lord Panmure,
Deputy Grand Master, who said it would be
his pleasing duty, and that Of the deputaton
who accompanied him from England, TO re-
port that they bad that day Witnessed one Of
the most successful masonic gatherings that
ever took place within the british empire
He knew If no occasion on which upwards of,
he might say, 1000 Masons had been gathered
together with such successful order and atten-
ton as they had witnessed this day; nor did
lie believe that anywhere, except in this city
itself, such gathering could have taken place.
They had that day been privileged to see the
foundation stone laid of Grand FfeemasOn's
Hall for the craft Of Scotland, and the deputa.
ton and himself had most earnestly prayed
the Great Architect of the Universe that in the
superstructure TO be raised above that fOunda-
lon stone the Masons of Scotland might nd
vance the dignity add the interests ofihe craft
for ages to come Among the succeeding
toasts was that Of the Provincial Grand Mas
ters, to which Sir A. Alison replied, and in
the course Of bis remarks recounled family
anecdote to show the advantages Of masonrv
and It's humanizng tendencies. Inthe Ameri-
can war one Of the British officers was woun-
ded with bayonet while slorming an en-
lrenchmept The bayonet was at bis breast,
when be caught bold Of the hand of yonng
American officer, and gave him the Freema
sons grip. The latter lnsteltly struck up The
bayoneL from the breast of the British officer,
thus saving his lite, aud tie American after
wards took him to his home for some months,
where he was treated like bFolher The Off.
Ger came home to Scotland married young
lady related to thenobls family Of Erskine,
and The issue Of that marriage was his wife,
Lady Alison. III the evening q ball took
place in the Assembly rooms, and various other
entertainments were provided for the masonic
brethren. Altogether. the occasion passed of
with great eclat, and it is said that 40 masonic
demonstration Of equal magnitude and splen-
dor has been made ia Scotland since George
~ visited Eiinburgh in ls22.-BOston Ga
zstts July 2s.
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