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Obituary.
Jan . 14 . —Bro . JOHN WRIGHT , tet . 54 , at his house , the Turk ' s Head , in the Strand . The fortunes of the deceased svere chequered by various changes . He svas first knosvn as a cook under Bro . Cuff ) the late lessee of the Freemasons' Tavern ; emerging from thence , he opened a spiritshop in Ratcliffe Highsvay , and in process of time realized a handsome fortune , the entire of svhich he expended in the rebuilding of the Turk ' s Head Coffee-houseStrandwhere , hosveverfrom an unsuccessful
, , , friendship svith a large svine firm , he became enthralled in difficulties that proved too sveighty for him , and , added to domestic afflictions of a sorrosvful character , he sunk broken-hearted into the grave . Brother Wright svas initiated in the Burlington Lotlge , and hut for misfortunes of no common nature , would have attained a higher notice than is thus recorded of him .
Tralee , Jan . 14 . —The remains ofthe late Bro . THOMAS A'IOORE svere removed from his house in William-street , in this city , for interment , accompanied some miles by the Freemasons' Lodges No . 13 antl 73 , as a tribute of respect to an esteemed Brother and fellosv-citizen . Jan . 17 . —At Bingham Tosvn , near Gosport , Brother JOHN CLAZRK , formerly of the White Hart , Winchester , _ et . 68 . His remains svere follosved to the grave by several gentlemen of the Masonic body , of svhich
he svas an old and respected member . Jan . 24 . —The Rev . J . T . HESVLETT , A . AI ., at Little Stambridge , Rochford , Essex . This amiable and highly educated Brother has passed from an earthly scene of ceaseless anxiety to meet his reward in the realms of bliss , leaving nine motherless children , svhose ages range from tsventy to six years , to lament the loss of their beloved parent and instructor . His svas another of those melancholinstances of "
brokeny heart , " that "sad , immedicable malady . " Death svas hosvever accelerated by the malaria of the district of svhich he svas the pastoral rector , existing ivith his numerous family on an income of 175 / . Poor dear Hesvlett ! for many months he died daily , for in the gradual decay of his vital posver he communed svith the " spectre" of his declining energy , and svas too fatally warned by the loss of many friends , together with
his clerk and his housekeeper , and even his dog ! Mrs . Hesvlett , to svhom he svas most tenderly attached , died before he entered on the living that proved his sepulchral home . Bro . Hesvlett svas the author of several svorks besides fugitive papers , among them " Peter Priggins , " " Dunster Castle , " " The Parish Clerk , " " Parsons and Widosvs . " His mind svas highly refined—his sensitiveness extremely delicate . He svas poor , and for his family ' s sake felt deeply that poverty that affected their comfort . In writing to a friend
he observed , " I am afraid of disgrace , antl also of seeing my children either crying for bread , or carried to the union ! Aly situation is peculiar , I have not a relative in the svorld to help me or receive them . Do not beg for me , but beg hard for my children svhen I am gone . Remember that I have a sort of claim on tlie Freemasons' benevolent fund , antl on the literary fund also , and that there are church funds for the aid of orphans . "
On this lamentable case , the able commentator in the Times remarks" Nobly has that ancient antl honourable fraternity fulfilled , nay , more than fulfilled , the dying Brother ' s expectation . No sooner svere the tidings of Brother Hesvlett ' s death communicated to the Lodge of True Friendship , Rochford , of svhich the departed svas Chaplain , than they VOL . V . M
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Jan . 14 . —Bro . JOHN WRIGHT , tet . 54 , at his house , the Turk ' s Head , in the Strand . The fortunes of the deceased svere chequered by various changes . He svas first knosvn as a cook under Bro . Cuff ) the late lessee of the Freemasons' Tavern ; emerging from thence , he opened a spiritshop in Ratcliffe Highsvay , and in process of time realized a handsome fortune , the entire of svhich he expended in the rebuilding of the Turk ' s Head Coffee-houseStrandwhere , hosveverfrom an unsuccessful
, , , friendship svith a large svine firm , he became enthralled in difficulties that proved too sveighty for him , and , added to domestic afflictions of a sorrosvful character , he sunk broken-hearted into the grave . Brother Wright svas initiated in the Burlington Lotlge , and hut for misfortunes of no common nature , would have attained a higher notice than is thus recorded of him .
Tralee , Jan . 14 . —The remains ofthe late Bro . THOMAS A'IOORE svere removed from his house in William-street , in this city , for interment , accompanied some miles by the Freemasons' Lodges No . 13 antl 73 , as a tribute of respect to an esteemed Brother and fellosv-citizen . Jan . 17 . —At Bingham Tosvn , near Gosport , Brother JOHN CLAZRK , formerly of the White Hart , Winchester , _ et . 68 . His remains svere follosved to the grave by several gentlemen of the Masonic body , of svhich
he svas an old and respected member . Jan . 24 . —The Rev . J . T . HESVLETT , A . AI ., at Little Stambridge , Rochford , Essex . This amiable and highly educated Brother has passed from an earthly scene of ceaseless anxiety to meet his reward in the realms of bliss , leaving nine motherless children , svhose ages range from tsventy to six years , to lament the loss of their beloved parent and instructor . His svas another of those melancholinstances of "
brokeny heart , " that "sad , immedicable malady . " Death svas hosvever accelerated by the malaria of the district of svhich he svas the pastoral rector , existing ivith his numerous family on an income of 175 / . Poor dear Hesvlett ! for many months he died daily , for in the gradual decay of his vital posver he communed svith the " spectre" of his declining energy , and svas too fatally warned by the loss of many friends , together with
his clerk and his housekeeper , and even his dog ! Mrs . Hesvlett , to svhom he svas most tenderly attached , died before he entered on the living that proved his sepulchral home . Bro . Hesvlett svas the author of several svorks besides fugitive papers , among them " Peter Priggins , " " Dunster Castle , " " The Parish Clerk , " " Parsons and Widosvs . " His mind svas highly refined—his sensitiveness extremely delicate . He svas poor , and for his family ' s sake felt deeply that poverty that affected their comfort . In writing to a friend
he observed , " I am afraid of disgrace , antl also of seeing my children either crying for bread , or carried to the union ! Aly situation is peculiar , I have not a relative in the svorld to help me or receive them . Do not beg for me , but beg hard for my children svhen I am gone . Remember that I have a sort of claim on tlie Freemasons' benevolent fund , antl on the literary fund also , and that there are church funds for the aid of orphans . "
On this lamentable case , the able commentator in the Times remarks" Nobly has that ancient antl honourable fraternity fulfilled , nay , more than fulfilled , the dying Brother ' s expectation . No sooner svere the tidings of Brother Hesvlett ' s death communicated to the Lodge of True Friendship , Rochford , of svhich the departed svas Chaplain , than they VOL . V . M