Obituary.

Obituary .

BKO . RAYNHAM W . STEWART . T HOSE of onr readers to whom the late Bro . Stewart was most intimately known will not be surprised to hear of his death , which occurred on Sunday last . For months past his state of health had been so critical that scarcely any hopes could be entertained of even a partial recovery of

strength . Bro . Raynham Stewart had long been associated •with Freemasonry , and very few of the notable events connected -with the Craft during the past thirty years have been celebrated without his having taken some share in their proceedings . He was promoted , in the year 1871 , to

the office of Grand Deacon by the Earl of Zetland , at that time Most Worshipful Grand Master . Bro . Stewart was looked up to as a staunch advocate for the "Blue " section ol the Craft He it was who proposed that the annual grant from Grand Lodge to the Royal Masonio Benevolent

Institution should be increased to £ 1600 . He also took upon himself the propositions of the welcome annual grant from Grand Lodge to supply coals for the residents at Croydon . Again , he proposed the Jubilee grants of

£ 2000 each to the Masonic Charitable Institutions . For years he had been a constant attendant at tho several Quarterly Courts and Committee meetings , while for the Boys' School ho held the responsible position of Trustee . His funeral took place on Thursday .

Bro. William Side.

BRO . WILLIAM SIDE .

BT the death of this worthy brother the Metropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 , has lost one of its most esteemed Past Masters . Bro . Side had been afflicted with a painful disease for some months past , and his sufferings—which he had heroically born—terminated only with his death ,

which occurred on Wednesday last . In addition to his association with the Metropolitan , Bro . Side was a founder , and the first W . M . of the Wharton Lodge , No . 2045 ; he was also a Past Master of the Zetland , No . 511 . In

Royal Arch Masonry , Comp . Side joined the Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1507 , and went through tho Principal Chairs . The funeral has been arranged to take placo today ( Saturday ) , at Willesden Park Church .

Bro. G. Goad P.M. No. 1855.

BRO . G . GOAD P . M . No . 1855 .

THE funeral of Bro . G . Goad took place , on tho 9 th inst ., at the Cemetery , Plympton . Ho was a P . M . of the Saint Maurice Lodge , No . 1855 . The funeral was numerously attended . Among those present were Bros . R .

Hambly P . M ., J . B . Skinner P . M ., T . J . R . Chalice P . M ., Dr . R . EUery P . M ., W . ' H . Lister P . M ., Jno . Lavers sen . P . M ., Jno . Folly S . W ., F . Hunt J . W ., G . Osborue , S . Hicks , J . Pearse , Jas . Williams , J . Hcllinpcs , all of 1855 ,

J . Gidley P . M . 2025 , and J . Lavers W . M . 223 , besides a number of Oddfellows . Tho funeral service was cond acted by the Rev . J . Cranswick .

Bro. Richard Maddox.

BRO . RICHARD MADDOX .

J . HK funeral of this worthy brother took place at Anfield Cemetery , on 13 th inst . Bro . Maddox died on Thursday , the 10 th inst ., after a brief attack of congestion of the lungs . Bro . Maddox until lately was connected with the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association ; and he was

also a highly-respected member of the Downshire Lodge , No . 594 . The funeral was attended by a large number of friends , representative of the Freemasons and Oddfellows , and the fnllmvir ___ r mflmhnrst nf t . ho ClnmmiMpn nf tho

Licensed Victuallers' Association : Messrp . J . T . Bramley ( Chairman ) , L . Bramwell ( Vice-Chairman ) , T . Armstrong ( Trustee ) , J . Sewart , W . H . Curwen , T . Dodd , W . J . Marshall , T . Saxon , J . Harrison , and J . Leech ( Secretary ) .

The latest issue of the popular Quatuor Coronati Lodge JS a splendid fac simile reproduction of tho 1738 Book of Constitutions . This forms Volume VII . of tho scri-. s being issued under the careful supervision of Bro . G . W .

Speth , Secretary 2076 . The work contains a scholarly introduction by Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . Deacon England , and will undoubtedly secure a place for itself in - •the popular Yasonic Libraries throughout tho world .

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

At the Adelphi , to-night ( Saturday ) , will be revived the oele brated drama , " The Green Bushes . " In this Messrs . Prank Cooper , W . L . Abingdon , J . D . Beveridge , J . L . Shine , Lionel Eignold ,

Arthnr Styan , Howard Russell , Marshall Moore , James East , Mesdames Mary llorke , Ad » Ferrar , Kate James , Brnnton , Clara Jeoks will appear . The drami will be preceded by " The Married Bachelor . "

" She Stoops to Conquer " will be put into the evening bill at the Vaudeville to-night ( Saturday ) , with Mr . Thomas Thorne as Tony Lumpkin , and Miss Winifred Emery as Kate Hardcastle .

" Master and Man " will be played at the Princess's for the last time to-night ( Saturday ) . We are glad to hear that Sardou ' s masterpiece " Theodora , " adapted from the French by Mr . Eobert Buchanan , is in active preparation for production early in May .

A new play , by Mr . A . W . Pinero , is in active rehearsal at tho Court , and will bo produced on Wednesday evening , the 23 rd inst . The last nights of " As you Like It" are announced at the St . James ' s . We recommend oar readers to see Mrs . Langtry as Rosalind ere it bo too late .

The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph of tbe 16 th inst . writes as follows : — M . Floqnet received a welcome last evening from the Freemasons of Bordeaux and the country round , who had assembled in the Temple of the Rue Segalier to do him honour , and the Graud Orient of France

was represented on the occasion by upwards of five Delegates , In the course of the evening the President of the Chamber made some remarks on the political rdle whioh the Masonio Lodges had played during the Empire . It was in them that Liberty had found a last asylum , and that tbe bold spirits foregathered who were destined to

witness the triumph of Democracy in 1870 . The . Republic waa now victorious , bnt this was no reason why Masonry shonld be neglected , as no one could say what the future might have in store for them , and by Masonry Liberty might again be saved . In conclusion , M . Floquet appealed in eloquent language to " the principles of Liberty ,

Equality , and Fraternity , whioh were those of Freemasonry , of the Revolution , and of the Republican party . " This sentiment was greeted with enthusiastic applause and cries of "Vive la Republiquo ' . " Afterwards refreshments were served in the " Salle des FStes , " the festivities being kept up until a late hour .

The death of Dr . Crawford Pocock will be felt as a distinct loss to Brighton for many memorable reasons . Although not amongst the list of fashionable doctors whose carriages may be seen driving rapidly up and down the King ' s Road , without apparently making stoppages , Dr . Pocock had succeeded to the old-established practice of his father , and numbered amongst his clients many notable people ,

of whom may be mentioned the recently deceased Chief Rabbi . Ho had also inherited from his father—who was Provincial Grand Secretary for Sussex for twenty years—an ardent love of Freemasonry , and his investiture only a month ago as Senior Grand Warden , to support Sir William Marriott when made Deputy Provincial Grand Master , was hailed with general acclamation . But outside

tho town and county Dr . Pocock had established a wide reputation for bis very interesting collection of engravings and etchings . He not only possessed several original drawings of interest , by Turner , Buskin , Proufc , Hine , Scott , and othor Sussex artists , but his collection of tho Liber Studkrum , which was represented by as many as five complete sets of all the plates , was probably unequalled . He

was also a great admirer of Cruikshank , and I have a lively recollection of a delightful morning spent with Dr . Pocock while he displayed his beautiful and [ complete collection of every work illustrated by this rare artist , whose great ability has never been quite sufficiently recognised . Lastly , I may express a hope that the unique collection of old drawings and engravings illustrating the history and growth of Brighton may be secured to the town . —The World .

THE MILITARY SALUTE . —The military custom of saluting by bringing the hand iufco a horizontal position over the eyebrows is snppjsed to date back to the tournaments of the Middle Ages , when , after the Queen of Beauty waa enthroned , the knights who were to take part

in the spurts of the day marched pust the dais on which she sat , und , as they passed , shielded their eyes from the rays of her beauty . Tho principal part of tbe otfioar ' s salute—kiasiug the hilt of the sworddates also from the Middle Ages . When the Crusaders were on the march to the Holy City , the Knights were iu the daily custom of pluniing their long two-handed swords upright in the ground ,

thereby torming a cross ; and before these they pertormea their morning devotions . On all military occasions they kissed tho hilts of their swords , in token of devotion to the Cross , for the prayers of tho soldiers wore formerly considers I of such efficacy that thoy wero n . ade an essential part of their duty . —Selected .

Oco of the leading principles of Freemasonry is tho equality of all mon before God , and in natural right , aud iu the oye of the law , and the exercise of that liberty of action , opinion and speech which , ret / atcd by wise laws , is noccaaaiy to tbo pursuit of happiuoas .