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The Mysterious Mr. B.
were many jokes passed upon the subject , to such a length , that it was stated that we were possessed of some peculiar attribute not Usuall y belonging to the common race of mankind . The old saying was again revived in all its pristine vigour— " wonders will never cease . " We were soon admitted to his full confidence ; his history is simple , but instructive ; and by his own kind permission we shall endeavour to pourtray the events of it in the simplest colours .
[ Th ? public are aware that authors are , generally speaking , strange animals , bein- * - full of whims aid oddities ; we are like the rest of our brethren in this respect . We now choose , in our magisterial authority , to make , as the vulgar sav , a hitch in our tale ; we conceive , at least we have suihiient audacity to suppose so , that we have raised by this time somcthin " like an anxiety to know all our promised information ; but ye must have a little patience , ye must wait a bit—it would destroy at once that obligation under which ye are now labouring , were we to open the prison house , and leave ourselves without one particle of interest . No , in the next part of this excellent work , provided , nevertheless , that your intclli' -cnt editors permit , we shall proceed in our career , by showing up the mysterious Mr . 13 . in life ! character , nnd behaviour . ]
The Gilkes Tribute.
THE GILKES TRIBUTE .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASON ' S QUARTERLY REVIEW . SIR AND BROTHER , —In conformity with a resolution passed at the late meeting of the " Gilkes Committee , " I beg leave to hand you a final report of their proceedings , and at the same-time an account of the receipts and expenditure thereon , well assured ' it will readil y find a place in your valuable journal . —I remain , Sir and Brother , your most obedient servant , EDWARD PITT
A meeting of the above Committee was held at the house of the Chairman , on Friday , the Sth of May , 183 . 5 , regularly convened by summons . A letter was read from Brother A . L . Thiselton , desiring " that his name should be withdrawn as Secretary . " Upon which it ivas resolved that Brother A . L . Thiselton ' s name should be withdrawn , and that Brother Pitt be requested to act as Secretary , which request he readily acceded to . Brother Pitt reported that he had received a communication inclos
, - ing a remittance of 4 / . 7 * . 6 rf . from Brother Lieutenant Ramsay of the Mth Regiment N . I ., Bombay , Secretary to the Hope Lodge , No . 532 , in aid of the " Gilkes Tribute . " Resolved that the same be respectfully acknowledged . The following account was then finally audited : — Total receipts i' 103 0 2 Additional subscription from Chairman and Treasurer .... 398
. i'lOG 9 10 EXPENDITURE . The monument £ 52 10 0 Church dues 28 15 6 ' Ledger , Grave , & c 7 4 4-X'SS 9 10 I o printing and lithographing various circulars , advertisements ,
messengers , postages , & c , & c , Cll M , 0 £ 100 3 10 Balance in favour of the Committee . . , <•(• o 0
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mysterious Mr. B.
were many jokes passed upon the subject , to such a length , that it was stated that we were possessed of some peculiar attribute not Usuall y belonging to the common race of mankind . The old saying was again revived in all its pristine vigour— " wonders will never cease . " We were soon admitted to his full confidence ; his history is simple , but instructive ; and by his own kind permission we shall endeavour to pourtray the events of it in the simplest colours .
[ Th ? public are aware that authors are , generally speaking , strange animals , bein- * - full of whims aid oddities ; we are like the rest of our brethren in this respect . We now choose , in our magisterial authority , to make , as the vulgar sav , a hitch in our tale ; we conceive , at least we have suihiient audacity to suppose so , that we have raised by this time somcthin " like an anxiety to know all our promised information ; but ye must have a little patience , ye must wait a bit—it would destroy at once that obligation under which ye are now labouring , were we to open the prison house , and leave ourselves without one particle of interest . No , in the next part of this excellent work , provided , nevertheless , that your intclli' -cnt editors permit , we shall proceed in our career , by showing up the mysterious Mr . 13 . in life ! character , nnd behaviour . ]
The Gilkes Tribute.
THE GILKES TRIBUTE .
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASON ' S QUARTERLY REVIEW . SIR AND BROTHER , —In conformity with a resolution passed at the late meeting of the " Gilkes Committee , " I beg leave to hand you a final report of their proceedings , and at the same-time an account of the receipts and expenditure thereon , well assured ' it will readil y find a place in your valuable journal . —I remain , Sir and Brother , your most obedient servant , EDWARD PITT
A meeting of the above Committee was held at the house of the Chairman , on Friday , the Sth of May , 183 . 5 , regularly convened by summons . A letter was read from Brother A . L . Thiselton , desiring " that his name should be withdrawn as Secretary . " Upon which it ivas resolved that Brother A . L . Thiselton ' s name should be withdrawn , and that Brother Pitt be requested to act as Secretary , which request he readily acceded to . Brother Pitt reported that he had received a communication inclos
, - ing a remittance of 4 / . 7 * . 6 rf . from Brother Lieutenant Ramsay of the Mth Regiment N . I ., Bombay , Secretary to the Hope Lodge , No . 532 , in aid of the " Gilkes Tribute . " Resolved that the same be respectfully acknowledged . The following account was then finally audited : — Total receipts i' 103 0 2 Additional subscription from Chairman and Treasurer .... 398
. i'lOG 9 10 EXPENDITURE . The monument £ 52 10 0 Church dues 28 15 6 ' Ledger , Grave , & c 7 4 4-X'SS 9 10 I o printing and lithographing various circulars , advertisements ,
messengers , postages , & c , & c , Cll M , 0 £ 100 3 10 Balance in favour of the Committee . . , <•(• o 0