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Obituary.
Royal Sussex Lodge , 428 , and First Principal of the Royal Sussex Chapter ; his Masonic attainments were of the hi ghest character ; his lectures and conversations will be long remembered by a very numerous hotly of the Brethren in this county . Brother Lane was an artist of the first class ; a teacher of drawing and fencing at the Royal Naval College , and a lecturer on various branches of the arts and sciences ; his melanchol y death is sincerel y lamented by all .
Brother HUGH MITCHELL , June 4 . —The Brethren of the Dumfries Operative Branch Loclge , Carlisle , No . 138 , attended the remains of their deceased friend ancl Brother , Hugh Mitchell , from his residence , in Caldewgate , to St . Mary ' s churchyard , dressed in Masonic costume , each having white sashes , white gloves and aprons , with three rosettes of crape cm each . The Brethren met in their Lodge-room , at Brother Andrew Lockie ' s , in Castle Street , from whence they proceeded to Caldewgate .
The procession moved off at a solemn ancl slow step till they arrived at the house of their deceased Brother , when the band ceased playing , ancl the Stewards , with their rods forming an arch , the Brethren opened up from right ancl left , ancl the Master , who hacl been last in the procession , now advanced , with his head uncovered , followed in rotation by the several members , into the place where the corpse lay , and here ceremony of a solemn kind took place ; the Master , advancing to the head of the coffin shell
or , read a short oration over the body , depositing the roll of the Secretary in it , after which they all joined in prayer , and the coffin was then closed up . They then proceeded to remove the body out of the house , and the square ancl compass , with the apron and jewel of the deceased , were placed upon it , when one of the Tylers attended it with a sword drawn , and moved off' for the place of interment , the band playing the " Dead March" till thev
arrived at the churchyard , when they agained opened up , ancl , the coffin ancl mourners being past , they immediately followed to the church where they placed themselves round , the coffin till the service of the church was ended . After the ceremony of interment was ended by the Rev . Mr . Rees , one of the Brethren read an oration of considerable length , and the Secretary deposited his roll in the grave . The procession then returned to the Lod ge-room in the same order as they had t adds
come . Our corresponden , " On the whole , a more solemn or imposing scene I have not witnessed . Every one seemed to be struck with ancl felt the solemnity thereof . The greatest order and regularity prevailed throughout the ivhole proceedings . Great praise is due to the Rev Mr . Rees for the kind leave that was granted by him to the Brethren to bury the deceased ( who was Master of the Lodge ) in the manner he had requested . The deceased was many years foreman to Messrs . Simpson , builders , Carlisle , and died much regretted by all who knew him . J
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Obituary.
Royal Sussex Lodge , 428 , and First Principal of the Royal Sussex Chapter ; his Masonic attainments were of the hi ghest character ; his lectures and conversations will be long remembered by a very numerous hotly of the Brethren in this county . Brother Lane was an artist of the first class ; a teacher of drawing and fencing at the Royal Naval College , and a lecturer on various branches of the arts and sciences ; his melanchol y death is sincerel y lamented by all .
Brother HUGH MITCHELL , June 4 . —The Brethren of the Dumfries Operative Branch Loclge , Carlisle , No . 138 , attended the remains of their deceased friend ancl Brother , Hugh Mitchell , from his residence , in Caldewgate , to St . Mary ' s churchyard , dressed in Masonic costume , each having white sashes , white gloves and aprons , with three rosettes of crape cm each . The Brethren met in their Lodge-room , at Brother Andrew Lockie ' s , in Castle Street , from whence they proceeded to Caldewgate .
The procession moved off at a solemn ancl slow step till they arrived at the house of their deceased Brother , when the band ceased playing , ancl the Stewards , with their rods forming an arch , the Brethren opened up from right ancl left , ancl the Master , who hacl been last in the procession , now advanced , with his head uncovered , followed in rotation by the several members , into the place where the corpse lay , and here ceremony of a solemn kind took place ; the Master , advancing to the head of the coffin shell
or , read a short oration over the body , depositing the roll of the Secretary in it , after which they all joined in prayer , and the coffin was then closed up . They then proceeded to remove the body out of the house , and the square ancl compass , with the apron and jewel of the deceased , were placed upon it , when one of the Tylers attended it with a sword drawn , and moved off' for the place of interment , the band playing the " Dead March" till thev
arrived at the churchyard , when they agained opened up , ancl , the coffin ancl mourners being past , they immediately followed to the church where they placed themselves round , the coffin till the service of the church was ended . After the ceremony of interment was ended by the Rev . Mr . Rees , one of the Brethren read an oration of considerable length , and the Secretary deposited his roll in the grave . The procession then returned to the Lod ge-room in the same order as they had t adds
come . Our corresponden , " On the whole , a more solemn or imposing scene I have not witnessed . Every one seemed to be struck with ancl felt the solemnity thereof . The greatest order and regularity prevailed throughout the ivhole proceedings . Great praise is due to the Rev Mr . Rees for the kind leave that was granted by him to the Brethren to bury the deceased ( who was Master of the Lodge ) in the manner he had requested . The deceased was many years foreman to Messrs . Simpson , builders , Carlisle , and died much regretted by all who knew him . J