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Jan . 9 . —ALEXANDER MALCOLM DAVIES , tet . 23 , whose prospects of a promising career in his profession surrendered to that fatal disease consumption . He was the son of Bro . David Davies , solicitor , Henriettastreet , formerly of the Bank of England Lodge , 329 . Jan . 30 . Mt . 82 , at his residence Upper Charlotte-street , Fitzroysquare , Bro . Joseph Constantine Carpue , F . R . S ., initiated in Paris , 1788 . As a Mason , the deceased Brother was distinguished for affability , kindnessancl love to mankind ; he never took any part in Masonic polity .
, As a man he was distinguished for high-mindedness , honour , integrity ; in these great qualities he was unsurpassed . As a politician he was characterised by independent advocacy of Reform , and enjoyed the friendship of Fox , Sheridan , Nelson , Home Tooke , Romilly , Major Cartwright , ancl the others of the good and the great . As a surgeon , Carpue was before his time ; educated professionally abroad , he had an early preference for new inventions , but always respected the opinion of
others . He attended the late Princess Amelia , ancl was a favourite with the Prince Regent . His method of lecturing was amusing and instructive ; we well remember the den ( we believe since converted by Miss Kelly into a dramatic theatre ) in which he delivered those lessons of deep philosophy in simple truths to those who were about to enter the navy , army , and India service , for to such was his class generally limited , ancl how at that time his most excellent system was derided by
the aristocrats of the day , yet Carpue ' s boast was , " no pupil of mine was ever rejected . " We have said that he was a-head of his clay , but he lived to see every medical school adopt his plan , but not his manner , that was Carpue ' s alone . We may possibly refer to the biography of
this great ancl good man hereafter at some greater length , but of his benevolent kindness the writer of these few remarks is not ashamed to give the following instance : being about to proceed to India , Mr . Carpue sent for him and frankly stated that he had heard his sea-chest required some additions , ancl enquired what sum would suffice—that sum was doubled—but for this timely aid , what might have been the privations of a youth about to leave home and country ? Bless thy memory , dear and valued friend ! Reader ponder on the grave of Carpue .
Feb . 18 . —Bro . William Hawes , the musical professor , at his residence on the Adelphi-terrace , aged 61 . Mr . Hawes was almoner and master of the boys at St . Paul's Cathedral , gentleman , ancl master of the boys at the Chapel Royal . He was father of the highly-talented vocalist , Miss Maria B . Hawes , ancl Honorary Member of the Prince of Wales ' Lodge . Feb . 20 . —Bro . J . D . Loderleader of the Ancient and Philharmonic
, Concerts , & c , aged 58 . Bro . Loder used to lead the concerts at Bath , in the palmy days of the celebrated Rauzzini . His disease was confirmed dropsy . Feb . —A letter from Berlin announces the death of Bro . Baron de Bulow , ex-Minister of State . A malady , which he had contracted of late years , from excessive application to business , was the cause of his death . March 3 . —Mt : 48 at Tibberton-squareIslingtonBrother ROBERT
, , , FIELD , who for upwards of 30 years had most faithfully served as clerk in the house of Messrs . Edward Robinson & Co ., of Cheapside , London . A mind too severely taxed by the devotion to the responsibility of his situation , and a constitution far from strong , yielded to the encroaches of a severe nervous disease , which brought about a softening of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Obituary .
Jan . 9 . —ALEXANDER MALCOLM DAVIES , tet . 23 , whose prospects of a promising career in his profession surrendered to that fatal disease consumption . He was the son of Bro . David Davies , solicitor , Henriettastreet , formerly of the Bank of England Lodge , 329 . Jan . 30 . Mt . 82 , at his residence Upper Charlotte-street , Fitzroysquare , Bro . Joseph Constantine Carpue , F . R . S ., initiated in Paris , 1788 . As a Mason , the deceased Brother was distinguished for affability , kindnessancl love to mankind ; he never took any part in Masonic polity .
, As a man he was distinguished for high-mindedness , honour , integrity ; in these great qualities he was unsurpassed . As a politician he was characterised by independent advocacy of Reform , and enjoyed the friendship of Fox , Sheridan , Nelson , Home Tooke , Romilly , Major Cartwright , ancl the others of the good and the great . As a surgeon , Carpue was before his time ; educated professionally abroad , he had an early preference for new inventions , but always respected the opinion of
others . He attended the late Princess Amelia , ancl was a favourite with the Prince Regent . His method of lecturing was amusing and instructive ; we well remember the den ( we believe since converted by Miss Kelly into a dramatic theatre ) in which he delivered those lessons of deep philosophy in simple truths to those who were about to enter the navy , army , and India service , for to such was his class generally limited , ancl how at that time his most excellent system was derided by
the aristocrats of the day , yet Carpue ' s boast was , " no pupil of mine was ever rejected . " We have said that he was a-head of his clay , but he lived to see every medical school adopt his plan , but not his manner , that was Carpue ' s alone . We may possibly refer to the biography of
this great ancl good man hereafter at some greater length , but of his benevolent kindness the writer of these few remarks is not ashamed to give the following instance : being about to proceed to India , Mr . Carpue sent for him and frankly stated that he had heard his sea-chest required some additions , ancl enquired what sum would suffice—that sum was doubled—but for this timely aid , what might have been the privations of a youth about to leave home and country ? Bless thy memory , dear and valued friend ! Reader ponder on the grave of Carpue .
Feb . 18 . —Bro . William Hawes , the musical professor , at his residence on the Adelphi-terrace , aged 61 . Mr . Hawes was almoner and master of the boys at St . Paul's Cathedral , gentleman , ancl master of the boys at the Chapel Royal . He was father of the highly-talented vocalist , Miss Maria B . Hawes , ancl Honorary Member of the Prince of Wales ' Lodge . Feb . 20 . —Bro . J . D . Loderleader of the Ancient and Philharmonic
, Concerts , & c , aged 58 . Bro . Loder used to lead the concerts at Bath , in the palmy days of the celebrated Rauzzini . His disease was confirmed dropsy . Feb . —A letter from Berlin announces the death of Bro . Baron de Bulow , ex-Minister of State . A malady , which he had contracted of late years , from excessive application to business , was the cause of his death . March 3 . —Mt : 48 at Tibberton-squareIslingtonBrother ROBERT
, , , FIELD , who for upwards of 30 years had most faithfully served as clerk in the house of Messrs . Edward Robinson & Co ., of Cheapside , London . A mind too severely taxed by the devotion to the responsibility of his situation , and a constitution far from strong , yielded to the encroaches of a severe nervous disease , which brought about a softening of the