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Obituary.
April . —BROTHER PATRICK BRADY LEIGH , Barrister-at-law , of the Western Circuit , late member of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton , and an author of some legal works of acknowledged merit . April 18 . —In Lemon Row , Truro , Mr . ROGER CANDY , aged 60 years , serjeant-major of the Cornwall and Devon Royal Miners' Militia , having served in that corps forty years . He was thirty-five years Master and Royal Arch Mason , and was a brig ht ornament to the Craft .
Newcastle , May 2 . —At the North Shore , near this town , Mr . JAMES SCOTT TURNER , surgeon , aged 32 . The funeral of this gentleman , on Sunday , was attended by the Worshipful Master , Officers , and Brethren of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Borough of Gateshead , and Northern Counties Lodges , from feelings of respect to the deceased , who was a most excellent Mason , and who had filled the office of Worshipful Master of the Newcastle and Gateshead Lodges .
Pembroke , May 2 . —The funeral of the late BROTHER . JOS . MATHIAS , of Lake Villa , Pembrokeshire , took place this day . Masons from all parts assembled on the occasion , to pay their last marks of respect to their departed Brother , through whose instrumentality the society was first established in Pembrokeshire , and by whose exertions it has since been continued ; for until bis pupils in the royal art became able to conduct the affairs of the Crafthe diligentlattended to them himself ;
, y and even until last June , though enfeebled by long indisposition , assisted , in conjunction with Brother Thomas , in arranging the procession which took place at that time in Milford . This was his last Masonic act , save the request on his death-bed , to be buried with Masonic honours . The Brethren of the St . David ' s Lodge , of which he was an honorary member ,
and those of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Pembroke Dock , accompanied by a great number of visiting Brethren , assembled at Lake Villa early in the morning , where , under the directions of Frother Thomas , P . M . Master of the Ceremonies , they were marshalled into procession , and proceeded to Uzmaston Church , preceded by a band of music . Brother Parry , W . M . of the St . David ' s Lodge , to which the dispensation was granted , performed the funeral service in the absence of Brother Bloxam , the chaplain ( prevented attending by indisposition ) and the impressive
, manner in which it was done struck with solemnity and awe the heart of every person present . Brother Mathias was initiated into the mysteries of the Order in Lodge No . 162 , on the 4 th April , 1797 ; exalted to the degree of Holy Royal Arch , 14 th April , 1797 ; installed Knight Templar , " and regularl y initiated , consecrated , and confirmed in all the Divine Mysteries of Rosy Crucian and Ne lus ultra Orders" 6 th April 1812 . After
dep , , voting considerable attention to the Craft , he obtained a Warrant of Constitution , 23 d January , 1812 , to form a Lodge at Haverfordwest , No . 81-59 , and called the Hwlffordd Lodge , of which he was appointed first Master . This Lodge was constituted , in ample form , by the P . S . G . W ., on Wednesday , 18 th day of March , 1812 . Brother Mathias continued to work this Lodge for many years , and had , before his death , the gratification of seeing two other Lod established in the county
ges , and conducted by children of his own in the Craft . A more zealous Mason , or one more ready to afford instruction out of the ample stores of the Masonic knowledge which he possessed , could not be met with . Devotedly attached to the Order , he allowed no opportunity to pass of benefiting the Craft ; and the fruits of his labours , like bread cast upon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
April . —BROTHER PATRICK BRADY LEIGH , Barrister-at-law , of the Western Circuit , late member of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton , and an author of some legal works of acknowledged merit . April 18 . —In Lemon Row , Truro , Mr . ROGER CANDY , aged 60 years , serjeant-major of the Cornwall and Devon Royal Miners' Militia , having served in that corps forty years . He was thirty-five years Master and Royal Arch Mason , and was a brig ht ornament to the Craft .
Newcastle , May 2 . —At the North Shore , near this town , Mr . JAMES SCOTT TURNER , surgeon , aged 32 . The funeral of this gentleman , on Sunday , was attended by the Worshipful Master , Officers , and Brethren of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Borough of Gateshead , and Northern Counties Lodges , from feelings of respect to the deceased , who was a most excellent Mason , and who had filled the office of Worshipful Master of the Newcastle and Gateshead Lodges .
Pembroke , May 2 . —The funeral of the late BROTHER . JOS . MATHIAS , of Lake Villa , Pembrokeshire , took place this day . Masons from all parts assembled on the occasion , to pay their last marks of respect to their departed Brother , through whose instrumentality the society was first established in Pembrokeshire , and by whose exertions it has since been continued ; for until bis pupils in the royal art became able to conduct the affairs of the Crafthe diligentlattended to them himself ;
, y and even until last June , though enfeebled by long indisposition , assisted , in conjunction with Brother Thomas , in arranging the procession which took place at that time in Milford . This was his last Masonic act , save the request on his death-bed , to be buried with Masonic honours . The Brethren of the St . David ' s Lodge , of which he was an honorary member ,
and those of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Pembroke Dock , accompanied by a great number of visiting Brethren , assembled at Lake Villa early in the morning , where , under the directions of Frother Thomas , P . M . Master of the Ceremonies , they were marshalled into procession , and proceeded to Uzmaston Church , preceded by a band of music . Brother Parry , W . M . of the St . David ' s Lodge , to which the dispensation was granted , performed the funeral service in the absence of Brother Bloxam , the chaplain ( prevented attending by indisposition ) and the impressive
, manner in which it was done struck with solemnity and awe the heart of every person present . Brother Mathias was initiated into the mysteries of the Order in Lodge No . 162 , on the 4 th April , 1797 ; exalted to the degree of Holy Royal Arch , 14 th April , 1797 ; installed Knight Templar , " and regularl y initiated , consecrated , and confirmed in all the Divine Mysteries of Rosy Crucian and Ne lus ultra Orders" 6 th April 1812 . After
dep , , voting considerable attention to the Craft , he obtained a Warrant of Constitution , 23 d January , 1812 , to form a Lodge at Haverfordwest , No . 81-59 , and called the Hwlffordd Lodge , of which he was appointed first Master . This Lodge was constituted , in ample form , by the P . S . G . W ., on Wednesday , 18 th day of March , 1812 . Brother Mathias continued to work this Lodge for many years , and had , before his death , the gratification of seeing two other Lod established in the county
ges , and conducted by children of his own in the Craft . A more zealous Mason , or one more ready to afford instruction out of the ample stores of the Masonic knowledge which he possessed , could not be met with . Devotedly attached to the Order , he allowed no opportunity to pass of benefiting the Craft ; and the fruits of his labours , like bread cast upon