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Masonic Chit Chat.
priate memorial of his late Royal Highncss ' s character , render his virtues a source of benefit to mankind , and invest his memory with a moral grandeur , compared to which the hi ghest works of art sink into insignificance . " Mr . Dietrichsen seconded the amendment , and spoke in high terms of the Royal Free Hospital . Lord Ebrington , the Chairman , spoke in opposition to the
amendment , which , together with the report , were put to the meeting . Every hand in the room ( with one exception ) was held up in favour of the amendment , so that the money collected will be applied to the Royal Free Hospital .
Lord Ebrington retired , and Dr . Bowles was called to the chair . The Rev . Dr . Wolff moved the following resolution : — "That the Sussex wing ancl statue be erected under the superintendence and direction of the General Committee of the Sussex Memorial Fund , ancl of the following Governors of the Free Hospital . ( The Trustees of the Hospital having guaranteed that he sum of £ 1 , 303 34-. 9 d ., Three per Cent . Bank Annuities , belonging to that institution shall be reserved ancl set apart for the erection of the wing
ancl statue ) : —Lord Robert Grosvenor , M . P ., Lord Ashley , ALP ., Lord Ebrington , M . P ., the Hon . Arthur Kinnaird , F . P . Walesby , Esq ., William Pritchard , Esq ., and Dr . Marsden . The Rev . Dr . Worthington , in seconding the resolution , remarked that the Royal Free Hospital was in his parish . That parish contained 13 , 000 souls , 10 , 000 of whom were the poorest of the poor . He was quite sure the application of the money to that Hospital would be . productive of incalculable good . The resolution was carried nem . dis .
Thanks having been voted to the Rev . Dr . Bowles , the Chairman , and the other officers , the meeting separated . THE STATUE OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX , which was ordered from E . H . Bailly , Esq ., the eminent sculptor , by the Grand Lodge , is rapidly progressing , and the fidelity with which the features and figure of the late Prince are delineated , and the admirable manner in which the gorgeous decorations of the Orders of the Thistle and Garter , with the robes of the latter ( the costume ) are executedas far as they have
, , gone , reflect the greatest credit on the artist , and have received the highest encomiums from Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness , His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , and others who have visited the sculptor ' s studio . The whole figure is eight feet high , including a six-inch plinth ; its weight is about six tons , and it is formed of one solid block of beautiful white Italian marble , from the quarries of Carrara , the original cost of which was 280 guineas , and the price to be paid to
Mr . Bailly is 1 , 800 Z . When completed it will be placed on a five-feet pedestal , to be formed , it is understood , of ordinary stone , and the whole is to be erected on the dais in Freemasons' Hall , which is at present being embellished ancl decorated . The statue , from its great size ancl weight ; can only be conveyed into the hall through an aperture to be cut in the outer wall . The execution of the public subscription statue of His Royal Highness is entrusted to the same sculptor , and will , it is
understood , be from the above model , price 1 , 000 guineas . A drawing has been made , which will shortly be engraved for publication . THE EFFECTS OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —The sale of the residue of the effects of His late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was
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Masonic Chit Chat.
priate memorial of his late Royal Highncss ' s character , render his virtues a source of benefit to mankind , and invest his memory with a moral grandeur , compared to which the hi ghest works of art sink into insignificance . " Mr . Dietrichsen seconded the amendment , and spoke in high terms of the Royal Free Hospital . Lord Ebrington , the Chairman , spoke in opposition to the
amendment , which , together with the report , were put to the meeting . Every hand in the room ( with one exception ) was held up in favour of the amendment , so that the money collected will be applied to the Royal Free Hospital .
Lord Ebrington retired , and Dr . Bowles was called to the chair . The Rev . Dr . Wolff moved the following resolution : — "That the Sussex wing ancl statue be erected under the superintendence and direction of the General Committee of the Sussex Memorial Fund , ancl of the following Governors of the Free Hospital . ( The Trustees of the Hospital having guaranteed that he sum of £ 1 , 303 34-. 9 d ., Three per Cent . Bank Annuities , belonging to that institution shall be reserved ancl set apart for the erection of the wing
ancl statue ) : —Lord Robert Grosvenor , M . P ., Lord Ashley , ALP ., Lord Ebrington , M . P ., the Hon . Arthur Kinnaird , F . P . Walesby , Esq ., William Pritchard , Esq ., and Dr . Marsden . The Rev . Dr . Worthington , in seconding the resolution , remarked that the Royal Free Hospital was in his parish . That parish contained 13 , 000 souls , 10 , 000 of whom were the poorest of the poor . He was quite sure the application of the money to that Hospital would be . productive of incalculable good . The resolution was carried nem . dis .
Thanks having been voted to the Rev . Dr . Bowles , the Chairman , and the other officers , the meeting separated . THE STATUE OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX , which was ordered from E . H . Bailly , Esq ., the eminent sculptor , by the Grand Lodge , is rapidly progressing , and the fidelity with which the features and figure of the late Prince are delineated , and the admirable manner in which the gorgeous decorations of the Orders of the Thistle and Garter , with the robes of the latter ( the costume ) are executedas far as they have
, , gone , reflect the greatest credit on the artist , and have received the highest encomiums from Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness , His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , and others who have visited the sculptor ' s studio . The whole figure is eight feet high , including a six-inch plinth ; its weight is about six tons , and it is formed of one solid block of beautiful white Italian marble , from the quarries of Carrara , the original cost of which was 280 guineas , and the price to be paid to
Mr . Bailly is 1 , 800 Z . When completed it will be placed on a five-feet pedestal , to be formed , it is understood , of ordinary stone , and the whole is to be erected on the dais in Freemasons' Hall , which is at present being embellished ancl decorated . The statue , from its great size ancl weight ; can only be conveyed into the hall through an aperture to be cut in the outer wall . The execution of the public subscription statue of His Royal Highness is entrusted to the same sculptor , and will , it is
understood , be from the above model , price 1 , 000 guineas . A drawing has been made , which will shortly be engraved for publication . THE EFFECTS OF THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX . —The sale of the residue of the effects of His late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was