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Summary Of News For September.

( the low comedian of the establishment ) , played the principal characters with great success . The after-piece was a burlesque on the " Winter ' s Tale , " in which Mrs . Mellon ( late Miss Woolgar ) , Mr . Calhaen , and Bro . Toole bore away the honours . Haymaeket . —During the past month , Bro . Buckstone has introduced to the public four candidates for metropolitan honours , and all with success . Pirst ,

Miss Booth ( a niece of the once celebrated Sally Booth ) , as Rosalind , in " As You Like It . " Secondly , Miss Sabine , as Celia , in the same comedy . Thirdly , Madame Julie Leonte , as Mary Copp , in " Charles II . ; " and , lastly , Mr . Murdoch , a comedian from the other side of the Atlantic , as Young Mirabel , in Earquharson ' s comedy of the " Inconstant , " which was revived for the occasion , and compressed into three acts . He is a natural and gentlemanly actor , and will prove a great acquisition to the company . . ¦*

Crystal Palace . —The last flower and fruit show of the season commenced on the 10 th , and closed on the 12 th September ; and notwithstanding the advanced period of the year , the beauty of the weather attracted a very numerous and fashionable company . This was the first autumnal show on a large scale , and may be regarded only as an experiment , the success of which will lead to its being the prelude to more extensive arrangements for future years . The concluding display of the grand fountains was on the 20 th .

Obituary.

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BRO . J . R . NEWSAM . Died , on the 13 th September , at Walsall , Bro . James Ramsey Newsam , Prov , J . G . W . of Staffordshire ; P . M . of the Lodge of St . Matthew , No . 786 ; P . Z . of the Vernon Chapter , No . 786 ; a member of the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 233 ; and of the Lodge of Light , No . 689 . Bro . Newsam was a most ardent supporter of our Order , and a zealous and indefatigable member of the Lodge of St . Matthew , by the Brethren of which Lodge he was highly respected and esteemed . His

remains were interred in the churchyard of Great Barr , in the county of Stafford , and were followed by about thirty of his Masonic Brethren . That the respect in which he was held was not confined to the district in which he resided , the following extract from the Belfast Mercury ( of which town he was a native ) , will show : — "The melancholy intelligence of the death of our townsman , James Ramsey Newsam , Esq ., was received yesterday morning , and excited , among a very large circle of attached friends , the deepest feelings of regret . He was , at

one period , a partner in an eminent commercial firm in this town , and of late has been associated in railway and mining operations with his brother-in-law , our eminent townsman , J . R . McClean , Esq ., C . E . He was one of those men imbued with the milk of human kindness , whose delight is in giving pleasure to all around ; and with these kindly characteristics he united great firmness of character , candour , sterling integrity , and a high sense of all that is upright and honourable in conduct . "

BEG . CHARLES BAUMER . Bro . Charles Baumer , who was well known amongst the Brethren , died at his bouse in Albemarle-street , on the 29 th of August , aged 88 . Bro . Baumer was initiated in the Caledonian Lodge , No . 156 , on the 1 st of April , 1816 , and joined the Cyrus Chapter on the 2 nd March , 1820 , and subsequently went through tho various offices to the great satisfaction of the Brethren . After serving the office of Grand Steward , Bro . Baumer was , in 1844 , appointed as G . D . and Assist . G . S . in G . Chapter .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1856-10-01, Page 71” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 1 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/frm_01101856/page/71/.
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MASONIC PHILOSOPHY. Article 1
COMMON DESCENT OF OUR RACE. Article 9
PENCILLINGS FROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OF A MADRAS OFFICER. Article 10
AN INCIDENT. Article 22
THE NOAH'S ARK. Article 23
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 24
FINE ARTS. Article 25
CAUTIOUS SECRECY. Article 25
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND THE CRAFT. Article 26
THE GRAND MASTER OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 27
VISIT OF THE FEMALE CHILDREN TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Article 28
MYSTERY. Article 28
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 29
METROPOLITAN. Article 37
PROVINCIAL. Article 38
WORCESTERSHIRE. Article 57
ROYAL ARCH. Article 58
MARK MASONRY. Article 60
SCOTLAND, Article 60
IRELAND. Article 65
INDIA. Article 65
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER. Article 68
Obituary. Article 71
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Summary Of News For September.

( the low comedian of the establishment ) , played the principal characters with great success . The after-piece was a burlesque on the " Winter ' s Tale , " in which Mrs . Mellon ( late Miss Woolgar ) , Mr . Calhaen , and Bro . Toole bore away the honours . Haymaeket . —During the past month , Bro . Buckstone has introduced to the public four candidates for metropolitan honours , and all with success . Pirst ,

Miss Booth ( a niece of the once celebrated Sally Booth ) , as Rosalind , in " As You Like It . " Secondly , Miss Sabine , as Celia , in the same comedy . Thirdly , Madame Julie Leonte , as Mary Copp , in " Charles II . ; " and , lastly , Mr . Murdoch , a comedian from the other side of the Atlantic , as Young Mirabel , in Earquharson ' s comedy of the " Inconstant , " which was revived for the occasion , and compressed into three acts . He is a natural and gentlemanly actor , and will prove a great acquisition to the company . . ¦*

Crystal Palace . —The last flower and fruit show of the season commenced on the 10 th , and closed on the 12 th September ; and notwithstanding the advanced period of the year , the beauty of the weather attracted a very numerous and fashionable company . This was the first autumnal show on a large scale , and may be regarded only as an experiment , the success of which will lead to its being the prelude to more extensive arrangements for future years . The concluding display of the grand fountains was on the 20 th .

Obituary.

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BRO . J . R . NEWSAM . Died , on the 13 th September , at Walsall , Bro . James Ramsey Newsam , Prov , J . G . W . of Staffordshire ; P . M . of the Lodge of St . Matthew , No . 786 ; P . Z . of the Vernon Chapter , No . 786 ; a member of the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 233 ; and of the Lodge of Light , No . 689 . Bro . Newsam was a most ardent supporter of our Order , and a zealous and indefatigable member of the Lodge of St . Matthew , by the Brethren of which Lodge he was highly respected and esteemed . His

remains were interred in the churchyard of Great Barr , in the county of Stafford , and were followed by about thirty of his Masonic Brethren . That the respect in which he was held was not confined to the district in which he resided , the following extract from the Belfast Mercury ( of which town he was a native ) , will show : — "The melancholy intelligence of the death of our townsman , James Ramsey Newsam , Esq ., was received yesterday morning , and excited , among a very large circle of attached friends , the deepest feelings of regret . He was , at

one period , a partner in an eminent commercial firm in this town , and of late has been associated in railway and mining operations with his brother-in-law , our eminent townsman , J . R . McClean , Esq ., C . E . He was one of those men imbued with the milk of human kindness , whose delight is in giving pleasure to all around ; and with these kindly characteristics he united great firmness of character , candour , sterling integrity , and a high sense of all that is upright and honourable in conduct . "

BEG . CHARLES BAUMER . Bro . Charles Baumer , who was well known amongst the Brethren , died at his bouse in Albemarle-street , on the 29 th of August , aged 88 . Bro . Baumer was initiated in the Caledonian Lodge , No . 156 , on the 1 st of April , 1816 , and joined the Cyrus Chapter on the 2 nd March , 1820 , and subsequently went through tho various offices to the great satisfaction of the Brethren . After serving the office of Grand Steward , Bro . Baumer was , in 1844 , appointed as G . D . and Assist . G . S . in G . Chapter .

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