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Masonic acquaintance . Such was his enthusiasm that he almost fatigued the swiftest . Bro . Gilkes looked on and pondered ; the evening of his day was the morning of Bro . iAfacdonald ' s , who profited by the lesson and imbibed the precious draught from every pure fountain which Alasonry presented , and with it a spirit that preserved those draughts in all then- native excellence . He could not wait to re-welcome the lory of the Indian before
g sun He should resume his Masonic duties ; on his passage he discovered some fellow Masons , and he formed a Lodge on shipboard ! On Ins arrival m Calcutta , so far from having lost the slightest notice of the great truths , he landed a preceptor in the mi ghty art , and thus aided the foundation of that happy restoration of Indian Masonry , which \? Tn the admiration of the Anglo-Indian empire—a commencement which Brs . GrantNeaveand Alexander t have acted
, , Gran upon and which promises to he as permanent as it is holy . Itis not in our power to trace the gradual developement of the advantages derived from our late Brother ' s industry and persevetance 1 he grateful homage of admiring Masons was continually poured forth in
requuai lor tiie daily instruction be conveyed . The Prov . Grand Master for Bengal first appointed him Grand Steward , and then Grand Deacon . On assuming the " purple , " Bro . Macdonald felt he had attained the height of his ambition . Alas , how soon after this was he summoned to the Grancl Lodge above ! AA ^ e shall not venture to write our regret for so estimable a friend and Brother ; the heart is oppressed , and often will memory revert to him whose correspondence by the overland mail was as welcome commend
as regular . AVe , then , his example to the l'ratermty . Peace be witn his soul-all sympathy to the dear ones who survive him . ' J April 16 .-In Oxford Square , Hyde Park , after a severe illness , ELIZABETH GOORE , the wife of Bro . DAVID POLLOCK P 61 T Af «/ 10 —Bro . GEORGE MAIIONY , one of the Mayor ' s Serjeants under the Corporation , and one of the senior members of the Masonic body m the city of Waterford .
May 31 . —At Shepton Mallet , Somerset , after a long and severe illness , deeply regretted by all who knew him , HENRY WOODS , third son of Bro . KENT , principal clerk to A . C . Phipps , Esq May 15 . —At Taunton , Bro . JAMES M'CANN , of Lodge No . 327 I he deceased Brother was also Serjeant-major of the AVest Somerset n ^ Tr " *^ J eomanr 7 Cavalry , under the command of the R . AV i . G . M ., Col . Tynte . He served 25 years in the 4 th Dragoon Guards and decorated with the
was proud distinction of a Waterloo medal Such was the respect in which the deceased was held by his comrades ' that his funeral was distinguished by its solemnities being accompanied ' with military honours . " The procession was preceded by a firinnparty of carbineers , leading the admirable band of the regimen ? playing suitable sacred music . The coffin followed , on which were laicl the chakoswordand gauntlets of the departed soldierHis charter
, , . ( caparisoned in mourning clothing , ancl led b y two Serjeants in deep military mourning ) closely attended the remains of its master , headed the sombre tram of mourners and relatives , who were followed bv a lengthened attendance of two or three hundred of the regiment , and by the several recruiting parties , and their officers , in the town The interesting procession was closed by poor M'Cann ' s patron , the respected adjutant of the regiment , Bro . Capt . Mailer , and the regimental sur-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Masonic acquaintance . Such was his enthusiasm that he almost fatigued the swiftest . Bro . Gilkes looked on and pondered ; the evening of his day was the morning of Bro . iAfacdonald ' s , who profited by the lesson and imbibed the precious draught from every pure fountain which Alasonry presented , and with it a spirit that preserved those draughts in all then- native excellence . He could not wait to re-welcome the lory of the Indian before
g sun He should resume his Masonic duties ; on his passage he discovered some fellow Masons , and he formed a Lodge on shipboard ! On Ins arrival m Calcutta , so far from having lost the slightest notice of the great truths , he landed a preceptor in the mi ghty art , and thus aided the foundation of that happy restoration of Indian Masonry , which \? Tn the admiration of the Anglo-Indian empire—a commencement which Brs . GrantNeaveand Alexander t have acted
, , Gran upon and which promises to he as permanent as it is holy . Itis not in our power to trace the gradual developement of the advantages derived from our late Brother ' s industry and persevetance 1 he grateful homage of admiring Masons was continually poured forth in
requuai lor tiie daily instruction be conveyed . The Prov . Grand Master for Bengal first appointed him Grand Steward , and then Grand Deacon . On assuming the " purple , " Bro . Macdonald felt he had attained the height of his ambition . Alas , how soon after this was he summoned to the Grancl Lodge above ! AA ^ e shall not venture to write our regret for so estimable a friend and Brother ; the heart is oppressed , and often will memory revert to him whose correspondence by the overland mail was as welcome commend
as regular . AVe , then , his example to the l'ratermty . Peace be witn his soul-all sympathy to the dear ones who survive him . ' J April 16 .-In Oxford Square , Hyde Park , after a severe illness , ELIZABETH GOORE , the wife of Bro . DAVID POLLOCK P 61 T Af «/ 10 —Bro . GEORGE MAIIONY , one of the Mayor ' s Serjeants under the Corporation , and one of the senior members of the Masonic body m the city of Waterford .
May 31 . —At Shepton Mallet , Somerset , after a long and severe illness , deeply regretted by all who knew him , HENRY WOODS , third son of Bro . KENT , principal clerk to A . C . Phipps , Esq May 15 . —At Taunton , Bro . JAMES M'CANN , of Lodge No . 327 I he deceased Brother was also Serjeant-major of the AVest Somerset n ^ Tr " *^ J eomanr 7 Cavalry , under the command of the R . AV i . G . M ., Col . Tynte . He served 25 years in the 4 th Dragoon Guards and decorated with the
was proud distinction of a Waterloo medal Such was the respect in which the deceased was held by his comrades ' that his funeral was distinguished by its solemnities being accompanied ' with military honours . " The procession was preceded by a firinnparty of carbineers , leading the admirable band of the regimen ? playing suitable sacred music . The coffin followed , on which were laicl the chakoswordand gauntlets of the departed soldierHis charter
, , . ( caparisoned in mourning clothing , ancl led b y two Serjeants in deep military mourning ) closely attended the remains of its master , headed the sombre tram of mourners and relatives , who were followed bv a lengthened attendance of two or three hundred of the regiment , and by the several recruiting parties , and their officers , in the town The interesting procession was closed by poor M'Cann ' s patron , the respected adjutant of the regiment , Bro . Capt . Mailer , and the regimental sur-