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1 ,,-nT 1 . ¦ ? rX , ^ EN ^ . U - Punp 0 SES ' March 10 .-A charge having been bio . ight against Brother Alderman Thomas Wood , and Brother J . Lee Stevens , ™ LJ , T XF ° , ° !' ( len « e ,, t in res P ect t 0 the Grand Master at a public meetnig ot the subscribers to the Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason ; ilf : t l " " ^ r ( 'r * ' *»¦ ' T """"* C >" C ^ t , le chairman of such meeting , foi not having called those Brethren to order ; the Board came to the decil M ° ! L /™' " '' ' i " ' \ r'lT"s Wo"d should be suspended from all his Masonic functions and privileges for six calendar monthsthat Brother
— J . Lee Stevens should be suspended for three calendar months ; and that Brother Mobert _ 1 hornets Crucefix should be suspended for six calendar months G dlfd deC ' S 10 n the severaI parties have lod S 1 , otices of appeal to the
In consequence , however , of the sentence having been put into immediate execution , by preventing Brother J . Lee Stevens from attending the Anniversary Charitable Festival of the Boys' Masonic Institution on the following day the 11 th instant , and previously to his having received any intimation ofthe decision of the Board ; and further , the Board not having waited to confirm their minutes before they published their sentence , the several respondents have submitted a case to a distinguished barrister , Brother Sir Fred Pollock —whose opinion is subjoined
. Extract from Case . — " You will therefore have the goodness to advise whetner under tlie circumstances before mentioned , Bros . Dr . Crucefix Alderman Wood , and J Lee Stevens , can or cannot exercise their Masonic rights and privileges until the final decision on their respective appeals has pronouned them either innocent or guilty . " r Opinion . — "I am of opinion that the parties under sentence of suspension , may ( pending the appeal ; exercise their Masonic ri ghts und privileges until the fmal decision their respecti has
on ve appeals pronounced them either innocent Z ill " . . fV , Constitutions an appeal is given-it is ofthe essence of an appeal that it should stay execution of the judgment appealed against ; and this may be supported by analogy from every existing code of laws : in many cases ' d , > v n , 7 A me W 0 Ul J "f 1 ° S 1 ' eatest "' Justice and the grossest absurdity , as it a judgment affected li fe or limb . The case of Mr . Stevens in an ZffZZ tfxf I ? ? Vf e ? f the , same so . rt ; the punishment will have been suffered before the justice of it can be enquired into , unless it be held that the appeal suspends all proceedings under the judgment ; which in my opinion it
Jemple , 27 March , 18-10 . ( Signed ) F Por LOCK rwfn ? ^ ASONS A SYLUM — In consequence of the decision of the Board of Geneial Purposes , Brother Dr . Crucefix immediatel y resigned the office of the a ^ er' ASP ' General Meeting of the Subscribers was convened on the 25 th instant , at which Brother Wm . Shaw , presided as Chairman The 1 reasurer s resignation was accepted ; and on the explanation of Dr . Crucefix It was resolved unanimously .- — ' " That Dr . Crucefix be re-elected Treasurer of this Institution " It was then resolved unanimously
' . ' . Ihat the cordial sympathy of the Governors present , is offered to the feelings of Bro . Alderman T . Wood and Bro . J . Lee Stevens , under their present circumstances . " ' v It was then resolved unanimously to 'Sir 7 ? r r ^ H ° v liS Meeti "i r be specially offered on this occasion to Biother Dr . Crucefix for his past conduct as Treasurer of this Institution . " ther Smi ™! f C 1 a 1 ,. " . . the meeting be offered to the Chairman , Brother William Shaw , for his impartial conduct in the Chair "
We have to state , as a singular fact , that not one of the parties who broueht the charges against the Brethren above named , attended the meeting onfhe 25 th , although the resignation of Dr . Crucefix was tendered as much for theYur pose of giving them the opportunity to substantiate those charges face to fece " m the presence of those who could best judge of the truth , as to place in the hands of the Subscribers the important trust which he felt he could no loneer hod without their especial approbation of his conduct . The addresses of each of the Brethren were appropriate and intercstinir and hava already appeared in the public papers . b >
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1 ,,-nT 1 . ¦ ? rX , ^ EN ^ . U - Punp 0 SES ' March 10 .-A charge having been bio . ight against Brother Alderman Thomas Wood , and Brother J . Lee Stevens , ™ LJ , T XF ° , ° !' ( len « e ,, t in res P ect t 0 the Grand Master at a public meetnig ot the subscribers to the Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason ; ilf : t l " " ^ r ( 'r * ' *»¦ ' T """"* C >" C ^ t , le chairman of such meeting , foi not having called those Brethren to order ; the Board came to the decil M ° ! L /™' " '' ' i " ' \ r'lT"s Wo"d should be suspended from all his Masonic functions and privileges for six calendar monthsthat Brother
— J . Lee Stevens should be suspended for three calendar months ; and that Brother Mobert _ 1 hornets Crucefix should be suspended for six calendar months G dlfd deC ' S 10 n the severaI parties have lod S 1 , otices of appeal to the
In consequence , however , of the sentence having been put into immediate execution , by preventing Brother J . Lee Stevens from attending the Anniversary Charitable Festival of the Boys' Masonic Institution on the following day the 11 th instant , and previously to his having received any intimation ofthe decision of the Board ; and further , the Board not having waited to confirm their minutes before they published their sentence , the several respondents have submitted a case to a distinguished barrister , Brother Sir Fred Pollock —whose opinion is subjoined
. Extract from Case . — " You will therefore have the goodness to advise whetner under tlie circumstances before mentioned , Bros . Dr . Crucefix Alderman Wood , and J Lee Stevens , can or cannot exercise their Masonic rights and privileges until the final decision on their respective appeals has pronouned them either innocent or guilty . " r Opinion . — "I am of opinion that the parties under sentence of suspension , may ( pending the appeal ; exercise their Masonic ri ghts und privileges until the fmal decision their respecti has
on ve appeals pronounced them either innocent Z ill " . . fV , Constitutions an appeal is given-it is ofthe essence of an appeal that it should stay execution of the judgment appealed against ; and this may be supported by analogy from every existing code of laws : in many cases ' d , > v n , 7 A me W 0 Ul J "f 1 ° S 1 ' eatest "' Justice and the grossest absurdity , as it a judgment affected li fe or limb . The case of Mr . Stevens in an ZffZZ tfxf I ? ? Vf e ? f the , same so . rt ; the punishment will have been suffered before the justice of it can be enquired into , unless it be held that the appeal suspends all proceedings under the judgment ; which in my opinion it
Jemple , 27 March , 18-10 . ( Signed ) F Por LOCK rwfn ? ^ ASONS A SYLUM — In consequence of the decision of the Board of Geneial Purposes , Brother Dr . Crucefix immediatel y resigned the office of the a ^ er' ASP ' General Meeting of the Subscribers was convened on the 25 th instant , at which Brother Wm . Shaw , presided as Chairman The 1 reasurer s resignation was accepted ; and on the explanation of Dr . Crucefix It was resolved unanimously .- — ' " That Dr . Crucefix be re-elected Treasurer of this Institution " It was then resolved unanimously
' . ' . Ihat the cordial sympathy of the Governors present , is offered to the feelings of Bro . Alderman T . Wood and Bro . J . Lee Stevens , under their present circumstances . " ' v It was then resolved unanimously to 'Sir 7 ? r r ^ H ° v liS Meeti "i r be specially offered on this occasion to Biother Dr . Crucefix for his past conduct as Treasurer of this Institution . " ther Smi ™! f C 1 a 1 ,. " . . the meeting be offered to the Chairman , Brother William Shaw , for his impartial conduct in the Chair "
We have to state , as a singular fact , that not one of the parties who broueht the charges against the Brethren above named , attended the meeting onfhe 25 th , although the resignation of Dr . Crucefix was tendered as much for theYur pose of giving them the opportunity to substantiate those charges face to fece " m the presence of those who could best judge of the truth , as to place in the hands of the Subscribers the important trust which he felt he could no loneer hod without their especial approbation of his conduct . The addresses of each of the Brethren were appropriate and intercstinir and hava already appeared in the public papers . b >