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MR. LEWIS'S NEW STORES.
In lawng the foundation stone of this e\
tensive building on Thursday last, the fol-
lowing insciiptioii was read by Mr lewis,
the senior member and parent of the fiim, a
copy of which on paichment, with the cur
icnt coins of the reulm, was deposited in
the «tone in the peiformance of which Mr
R L Mun ay ably assisted, and spoke with
great feeling and ability - ^
In the namo of the most high
GOD
On the 23rd day of January in the year of human
Rédemption
1845 1 »
And in the eighth 3 ctr of the reign of Her
Molt Gi acinus Majesty
QUETN VIC rORIA
And the second yeal of the Government of
His E\ccllcricy 1
Sir JOHN EABDITY E AUDLEY-W11 MOÏ, Baronet
IIIIS STONE 1
Tho foundation of an Tdificc for the purpose of
TRADE AND COMMERCE '
was deposited by
1 RICHARD LEWIS ESQUIRE,
One of the Magihtiatcs of the Island
Richard Lewi«, David Lewis, mid Nul Lclvis
PROPRIETORS
Cai rynig on business under the style and firm of
R LEWIS & SONS
John Cleghorn and Francis Anderson
BUILDERS
THE AROHII ECT >
The gi eat CREATOR of the Universe
?\A hose over varied pi oduetions even in the
linmmatc patt of tho Creation from the
lninuUbt clnystal to tho colossal
columns 1v
Wo mortals must confess ourselves unible to
' ' imitate'oi comprehend O ) it
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