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Knights Templar.
expressly for this encampment were fixed in the proper places and much admired by the Sir Knights . Business over , the conclave was closed in due form .
Obituary.
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BRO . AVALMSLEY , PROA . GRAND TREAS . LANCASHIRE AVEST . Bro . Joshua AValmsley , Prov . G . Treas . for the AVestern Division of Lancashire , and P . Prov . S . G . AV ., was initiated into Masonry in the early part of the year 1839 , in the Lodge of Sincerity ( No . 368 ) , Liverpool , and thus continued a subscribing member fco the period of his lamentable and untimely decease . AVlien he joined
the Order many of the existing lodges in Liverpool were languishing , and he was induced to join the Order in Lodge 368 , from his having learned that this lodge , which his uncle , John AValmsley , had been the means of establishing , was likely to become extinct ; and soon , through the aid of the late ^ Bros . George Thompson and John Molineux , both of whom filled the office of Prov . Grand Organist ( the former succeeding the latter ) , a new era in Freemasonry among the lodges hi Liverpool was the result of
their united endeavours . Bro . George Thompson was a veritable patriarch and law-giver among- Masons , both by precept and example ; and Bro . John Molineux was one of the most zealous and indefatigible Masons , sparing neither time nor trouble , in training his newly-initiated brethren , and fitting them not only to become good Masons and skilled in the working of the various offices in a lodge , hut inculcating all the nobler and higher
sentiments which adorn and beautify our Order ; his benevolence and charity knew no hounds , and his brotherly kindness was universal ; in our late Bro . Joshua AValmsley he found a willing disciple , ¦ sitting at the feet of this Gamaliel , possessing keen observations , backed by deep reflection and indomitable perseverance , he saw that Freemasonry possessed higher and nobler objects than mere personal gratification . After filling all the offices in the lodge , he ivas elected AV . M . in 1841 ; appointed Grand Steward in 1842 ;
and , on the resignation of Bro . James Norris , Prov . G . Sec , he was appointed his successor in 1847 . The death of Bro . Norris in the same year , leaving his family unprovided for , was often alluded to by our lamented Bro . AValmsley as having first directed his mind to tbe necessity for the establishment of an institution in the province for the education of the children of Freemasons who might be left without tbe means of giving them such an education as would fit them to become useful and intelligent members of society . Bro . AValmsley spoke to several influential brethren on the subject ,
tout he met with very little encouragement , nay , it might be said for a while he was almost discouraged , for so little sympathy did he meet with , he being a bachelor , and hence it may be seen how disinterested were his motives , that he was asked frequently " how his pet bantling was coming on , " and " whether he ever expected his child's fortune to reach five hundred pounds . " Nothing daunted , be persevered and fortunately found an advocate in the Prov . Grand Lodge in the person of our late Bro . Thomas Littledale , Prov .
G . W ., who boldly gave notice , and subsequently proposed in the Prov . Grand Lodge , that in order to establish such a fund , the sums of five shillings out of every initiation fee , and one shilling out of every joining fee be paid by the lodges in the province , which was supported hy a P . M . of Lodge 368 , and Bro . AValmsley followed in a truly eloquent speech , the motion , after a long discussion , being carried by a large majority , in 1849 ; but the rules were not adopted till 1852 , and then only after much deliberation as to
details . The satisfactory results of the establishment of this institution were shown in your last number of the FEEEMASONS ' MAGAZINE . These results may be in a great measure attributed to the zeal and ardour of our late Bro . AValmsley , who spared neither time nor labour in advocating its cause on every opportunity ; and such was his winning eloquence , that he succeeded in enlisting brethren out of all the lodges around Liverpool to become his colleagues , and to assist as his coadjutors in bringing its merits
before the brethren . But his labours were not confined to this alone : he some years since , single handed , directed attention to , and set on foot a fund to relieve the poorer brethren who might come casually amongst the lodges , and though ifc was not at first as successful as its merits deserved , he was at last enabled to get a permanent Relief Committee established , who have met weekly for more than a year , their duty being to examine and relieve any poor sojourners , and assist them ia their distressThe first report of their labours
. was so satisfactory to the lodges , that they were unanimously requested to continue them , Bro . AValmsley was the Treasurer of this fund . In his Masonic duties , such was his general information and his habits of study , combined with a most retentive memory and good _ elocution , possessing , too , an aptness for teaching and a strong desire to promote to tho utmost of his ability the principles and tenets of the Order , and so regular and systematic was he in all he undertook , that scarcely a lodge in or around Liverpool exists
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which has not benefitted by his instructions and advice , and many lodges have been extricated out of great difficulties through his kind intervention . In his intercourse with the various lodges , his attention was especially directed to the necessity for establishing a place of meeting for Freemasons' lodges , other than in hotels and taverns , and though several attempts were made by others to obtain a Freemasons' Hall in Liverpool without success , through his assistance and advice a freehold house and garden have been
secured at a cost exceeding £ 2000 , free from debt , and invested in trustees , affording excellent accommodation for Freemasons lodges , at which most of the chapters and lodges in Liverpool meet until funds can he raised for building a new hall , which it is intended shall he of an ornamental character , and contain accommodation for a library , refreshment , and reading-rooms , in addition to the rooms specially appropriated to lodges and chapters . Bro . AValmsley having resigned the office of Prov . G . Sec , was
elected Prov . G . Treas ., on the death of the late Bro . Lewis Samuel , in the year 1854 , and has been re-elected every year since . Of him it may be said , that the Order has lost one of its ablest and most disinterested members ; may his mantle descend on some young Elisha who shall carry on the good work of promoting peace , unanimity , and concord , maintaining in purity and power the holy principles of faith , hope , and charity , and in act , word , and deed extend these principles so as to succour all poor and distressed Masons throughout the globe , and bring speedy relief to them .
The following extract from the Liverpool Mercury of the 28 th September , will explain the manner of our deceased brother ' s death : —• " It is with the deepest regret—a regret which will be shared by all classes of our readers—that we have to record the melancholy death of Mr . Joshua Wahnsley , bookseller , 50 , Lord-street , one of the oldest and most respected of the tradesman of Liverpool , About three o ' clock yesterday afternoon , Mr , AValmsley left his
shop and crossed over to the other side of Lord-street . As he left no one in Ilis place of business , it is supposed that he must have been rather in a hurry . As he was crossing over , the Woolton and and AVavertree omnibus came down the street ; the front horse knocked him down , and both wheels passed over the lower portion of his body . Singularly enough , although surrounded by so many of his friends , be was not recognised , and was first taken to the shop of Mr . AVilliamschemist and drnggistLord-streetMr
, , . . AValmsley's features were so mucb distorted when taken to the shop of . Mr . AVilliams that the latter failed to recogonise bim , and , as he could do nothing in the case , he recommended that the injured gentleman should he taken to the Northern Hospital . Mr . AA ahnsley was then removed to that institution , which he reached before half-past three o'clock . Here he was immediately attended to by the house-surgeon , and it was found that one of his knees
were broken , that he was suffering from a compound contusion of the lower part of the hack , and severe internal injuries . A short time after he reached the hospital he rallied a little , although -from his appearance when admitted the surgeon did not expecb that he would live many minutes . The improvement , however , was of short duration , for a little before six a change for the worse took place , and he died at six o'clock , having been unconscious from the time of his admission . The circumstances attending his death
will no doubt be fully investigated by the borough coroner . 'As we have before said , Sir . AValmsley was one of the oldest tradesmen in the town . More than a quarter of a century ago he succeeded Mr . Thomas Muncaster in the bookselling business then carried on in the shop at the corner of Church-street and Basnettstreet , and now forming part of Compton House . AVhen that portion of Church-street was improved Mr . AValmsley removed to Lord-streetand has there ever since carried on business . He was
, one of the most conciliatory , obliging , and upright of men , and was generally esteemed for his kindness ot heart and business integrity . The news of his serious accident and then of his sad death occasioned , so far as it was known , the deepest regret , especially amongst bis friends and neighbours , by whom be was sincerely and deservedly respected . Mr . AValmsley was never married , and was about 70 years of age .
Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
HAYMARKET THEATRE . Mr . Edwin Booth , the son of the Booth who gained some fame as contemporary to the elder Kean , and who has himself gained a reputation in the United States , made his first appearance in England at this Theatre on Monday as Shylock . _ Mr . Booth ' s performance of Shyloek has one conspicuous merit . His conception of the part is on the whole a truthful one . He brings out the good points of the Jew quite as distinctly as his had ones , and in doinn- so he seems to render justice to the poet's ideal of the character . " Shakespere , " writes AVilliam Hazlitt , " could not easily
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Knights Templar.
expressly for this encampment were fixed in the proper places and much admired by the Sir Knights . Business over , the conclave was closed in due form .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . AVALMSLEY , PROA . GRAND TREAS . LANCASHIRE AVEST . Bro . Joshua AValmsley , Prov . G . Treas . for the AVestern Division of Lancashire , and P . Prov . S . G . AV ., was initiated into Masonry in the early part of the year 1839 , in the Lodge of Sincerity ( No . 368 ) , Liverpool , and thus continued a subscribing member fco the period of his lamentable and untimely decease . AVlien he joined
the Order many of the existing lodges in Liverpool were languishing , and he was induced to join the Order in Lodge 368 , from his having learned that this lodge , which his uncle , John AValmsley , had been the means of establishing , was likely to become extinct ; and soon , through the aid of the late ^ Bros . George Thompson and John Molineux , both of whom filled the office of Prov . Grand Organist ( the former succeeding the latter ) , a new era in Freemasonry among the lodges hi Liverpool was the result of
their united endeavours . Bro . George Thompson was a veritable patriarch and law-giver among- Masons , both by precept and example ; and Bro . John Molineux was one of the most zealous and indefatigible Masons , sparing neither time nor trouble , in training his newly-initiated brethren , and fitting them not only to become good Masons and skilled in the working of the various offices in a lodge , hut inculcating all the nobler and higher
sentiments which adorn and beautify our Order ; his benevolence and charity knew no hounds , and his brotherly kindness was universal ; in our late Bro . Joshua AValmsley he found a willing disciple , ¦ sitting at the feet of this Gamaliel , possessing keen observations , backed by deep reflection and indomitable perseverance , he saw that Freemasonry possessed higher and nobler objects than mere personal gratification . After filling all the offices in the lodge , he ivas elected AV . M . in 1841 ; appointed Grand Steward in 1842 ;
and , on the resignation of Bro . James Norris , Prov . G . Sec , he was appointed his successor in 1847 . The death of Bro . Norris in the same year , leaving his family unprovided for , was often alluded to by our lamented Bro . AValmsley as having first directed his mind to tbe necessity for the establishment of an institution in the province for the education of the children of Freemasons who might be left without tbe means of giving them such an education as would fit them to become useful and intelligent members of society . Bro . AValmsley spoke to several influential brethren on the subject ,
tout he met with very little encouragement , nay , it might be said for a while he was almost discouraged , for so little sympathy did he meet with , he being a bachelor , and hence it may be seen how disinterested were his motives , that he was asked frequently " how his pet bantling was coming on , " and " whether he ever expected his child's fortune to reach five hundred pounds . " Nothing daunted , be persevered and fortunately found an advocate in the Prov . Grand Lodge in the person of our late Bro . Thomas Littledale , Prov .
G . W ., who boldly gave notice , and subsequently proposed in the Prov . Grand Lodge , that in order to establish such a fund , the sums of five shillings out of every initiation fee , and one shilling out of every joining fee be paid by the lodges in the province , which was supported hy a P . M . of Lodge 368 , and Bro . AValmsley followed in a truly eloquent speech , the motion , after a long discussion , being carried by a large majority , in 1849 ; but the rules were not adopted till 1852 , and then only after much deliberation as to
details . The satisfactory results of the establishment of this institution were shown in your last number of the FEEEMASONS ' MAGAZINE . These results may be in a great measure attributed to the zeal and ardour of our late Bro . AValmsley , who spared neither time nor labour in advocating its cause on every opportunity ; and such was his winning eloquence , that he succeeded in enlisting brethren out of all the lodges around Liverpool to become his colleagues , and to assist as his coadjutors in bringing its merits
before the brethren . But his labours were not confined to this alone : he some years since , single handed , directed attention to , and set on foot a fund to relieve the poorer brethren who might come casually amongst the lodges , and though ifc was not at first as successful as its merits deserved , he was at last enabled to get a permanent Relief Committee established , who have met weekly for more than a year , their duty being to examine and relieve any poor sojourners , and assist them ia their distressThe first report of their labours
. was so satisfactory to the lodges , that they were unanimously requested to continue them , Bro . AValmsley was the Treasurer of this fund . In his Masonic duties , such was his general information and his habits of study , combined with a most retentive memory and good _ elocution , possessing , too , an aptness for teaching and a strong desire to promote to tho utmost of his ability the principles and tenets of the Order , and so regular and systematic was he in all he undertook , that scarcely a lodge in or around Liverpool exists
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which has not benefitted by his instructions and advice , and many lodges have been extricated out of great difficulties through his kind intervention . In his intercourse with the various lodges , his attention was especially directed to the necessity for establishing a place of meeting for Freemasons' lodges , other than in hotels and taverns , and though several attempts were made by others to obtain a Freemasons' Hall in Liverpool without success , through his assistance and advice a freehold house and garden have been
secured at a cost exceeding £ 2000 , free from debt , and invested in trustees , affording excellent accommodation for Freemasons lodges , at which most of the chapters and lodges in Liverpool meet until funds can he raised for building a new hall , which it is intended shall he of an ornamental character , and contain accommodation for a library , refreshment , and reading-rooms , in addition to the rooms specially appropriated to lodges and chapters . Bro . AValmsley having resigned the office of Prov . G . Sec , was
elected Prov . G . Treas ., on the death of the late Bro . Lewis Samuel , in the year 1854 , and has been re-elected every year since . Of him it may be said , that the Order has lost one of its ablest and most disinterested members ; may his mantle descend on some young Elisha who shall carry on the good work of promoting peace , unanimity , and concord , maintaining in purity and power the holy principles of faith , hope , and charity , and in act , word , and deed extend these principles so as to succour all poor and distressed Masons throughout the globe , and bring speedy relief to them .
The following extract from the Liverpool Mercury of the 28 th September , will explain the manner of our deceased brother ' s death : —• " It is with the deepest regret—a regret which will be shared by all classes of our readers—that we have to record the melancholy death of Mr . Joshua Wahnsley , bookseller , 50 , Lord-street , one of the oldest and most respected of the tradesman of Liverpool , About three o ' clock yesterday afternoon , Mr , AValmsley left his
shop and crossed over to the other side of Lord-street . As he left no one in Ilis place of business , it is supposed that he must have been rather in a hurry . As he was crossing over , the Woolton and and AVavertree omnibus came down the street ; the front horse knocked him down , and both wheels passed over the lower portion of his body . Singularly enough , although surrounded by so many of his friends , be was not recognised , and was first taken to the shop of Mr . AVilliamschemist and drnggistLord-streetMr
, , . . AValmsley's features were so mucb distorted when taken to the shop of . Mr . AVilliams that the latter failed to recogonise bim , and , as he could do nothing in the case , he recommended that the injured gentleman should he taken to the Northern Hospital . Mr . AA ahnsley was then removed to that institution , which he reached before half-past three o'clock . Here he was immediately attended to by the house-surgeon , and it was found that one of his knees
were broken , that he was suffering from a compound contusion of the lower part of the hack , and severe internal injuries . A short time after he reached the hospital he rallied a little , although -from his appearance when admitted the surgeon did not expecb that he would live many minutes . The improvement , however , was of short duration , for a little before six a change for the worse took place , and he died at six o'clock , having been unconscious from the time of his admission . The circumstances attending his death
will no doubt be fully investigated by the borough coroner . 'As we have before said , Sir . AValmsley was one of the oldest tradesmen in the town . More than a quarter of a century ago he succeeded Mr . Thomas Muncaster in the bookselling business then carried on in the shop at the corner of Church-street and Basnettstreet , and now forming part of Compton House . AVhen that portion of Church-street was improved Mr . AValmsley removed to Lord-streetand has there ever since carried on business . He was
, one of the most conciliatory , obliging , and upright of men , and was generally esteemed for his kindness ot heart and business integrity . The news of his serious accident and then of his sad death occasioned , so far as it was known , the deepest regret , especially amongst bis friends and neighbours , by whom be was sincerely and deservedly respected . Mr . AValmsley was never married , and was about 70 years of age .
Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
HAYMARKET THEATRE . Mr . Edwin Booth , the son of the Booth who gained some fame as contemporary to the elder Kean , and who has himself gained a reputation in the United States , made his first appearance in England at this Theatre on Monday as Shylock . _ Mr . Booth ' s performance of Shyloek has one conspicuous merit . His conception of the part is on the whole a truthful one . He brings out the good points of the Jew quite as distinctly as his had ones , and in doinn- so he seems to render justice to the poet's ideal of the character . " Shakespere , " writes AVilliam Hazlitt , " could not easily