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Masonic Chit Chat.
Order to recover , though in our times nothing can be positively predicted respecting that country ; because changes take place there of which nobody could have had any presentiment in 1 S 30 . A numerous deputation of the Knights of St . John of Jerusalem was remarked at the coronation of the Emperor at Milan , and amongst the number were grand crosses , commanders , and several French knights . The Knights of the Order wear a scarlet uniform turned up with white
for the Knights of Justice , and turned up with black for the Knights of Grace , with epaulettes and ornaments of gold . MARRIED . —October 27 th , at St . James ' s Church , by Brother the Rev . C . Woodward , Brother Charles Hawley , Esq ., ( of the British Lodge , No . 8 , ) Coventry-street , to Mary , third daughter of the late — Tideswell , Esq ., Oak-moor , Staffordshire . BIRTH . —On October 11 th , the lady of William Lloyd Thomas , Esq . of Hatfield , of a son .
Obituary.
Obituary .
FUNERAL OP SIR JOHN HAY , BART . — The remains of the late Sir John Hay , of Smithfield and Hayston , Bart ., were interred in the family vault at the Cross Church of Peebles . Sir John having been for many years Provincial Grand Master Mason for the district of Peebles and Selkirk , and Proxy Master for , as well as a member of the Ancient Lodge , Peebles , Kilwinning , about sixty of the Brethren , clad in full mourning , and wearing their aprons trimmed with crape , met the
funeral on its way from Edinburgh , and proceeded to the vault before the hearse , walking two and two . On arriving at the Cross Church , they formed two lines , and standing uncovered , allowed the body of their lamented Brother , followed by the relatives , to pass betwixt them . After the interment , they again uncovered , and the relatives passed back to their carriages , and the Brethren returned in regular order to their hall . In the evening a Funeral Lodge was held—the R . W . M . Mr .
Robert Gibson in the chair , at which there was a very numerous attendance . After prayer , part of the 15 th Paraphrase having been sung , the Rev . William Bliss , chaplain to the Lodge , pronounced a neat and impressive oration , in which , after a well-merited eulogy upon the virtues of the deceased , he called upon the Brethren to lay the sad and mournful events of the day to heart , and apply them for their own spiritual profit , and held up the character of the departed as worthy of imitation .
After some other ceremonies , the Lodge was closed and the Brethren separated . The Lodge-room was hung with black cloth , and the insignia of the office-bearers covered with crape . Indeed a deeper feeling of regret , or more earnest desire to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of a departed Brother , never can be shown within its walls . Sir John Hay expired at Rome on the 1 st of November last . LATELYat his residence in Colchesternot less regretted as a Mason
, , than a man , Brother CREEK , P . M . The deceased long and deservedly held a distinguished position in the Craft , which his talent , seal , and industry illustrated and advanced , no less than his social virtues adorned . About forty Brethren assembled on the 17 th inst ., the day of his funeral , at Brother Sylvester ' s , from whence they proceeded to the resi-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
Order to recover , though in our times nothing can be positively predicted respecting that country ; because changes take place there of which nobody could have had any presentiment in 1 S 30 . A numerous deputation of the Knights of St . John of Jerusalem was remarked at the coronation of the Emperor at Milan , and amongst the number were grand crosses , commanders , and several French knights . The Knights of the Order wear a scarlet uniform turned up with white
for the Knights of Justice , and turned up with black for the Knights of Grace , with epaulettes and ornaments of gold . MARRIED . —October 27 th , at St . James ' s Church , by Brother the Rev . C . Woodward , Brother Charles Hawley , Esq ., ( of the British Lodge , No . 8 , ) Coventry-street , to Mary , third daughter of the late — Tideswell , Esq ., Oak-moor , Staffordshire . BIRTH . —On October 11 th , the lady of William Lloyd Thomas , Esq . of Hatfield , of a son .
Obituary.
Obituary .
FUNERAL OP SIR JOHN HAY , BART . — The remains of the late Sir John Hay , of Smithfield and Hayston , Bart ., were interred in the family vault at the Cross Church of Peebles . Sir John having been for many years Provincial Grand Master Mason for the district of Peebles and Selkirk , and Proxy Master for , as well as a member of the Ancient Lodge , Peebles , Kilwinning , about sixty of the Brethren , clad in full mourning , and wearing their aprons trimmed with crape , met the
funeral on its way from Edinburgh , and proceeded to the vault before the hearse , walking two and two . On arriving at the Cross Church , they formed two lines , and standing uncovered , allowed the body of their lamented Brother , followed by the relatives , to pass betwixt them . After the interment , they again uncovered , and the relatives passed back to their carriages , and the Brethren returned in regular order to their hall . In the evening a Funeral Lodge was held—the R . W . M . Mr .
Robert Gibson in the chair , at which there was a very numerous attendance . After prayer , part of the 15 th Paraphrase having been sung , the Rev . William Bliss , chaplain to the Lodge , pronounced a neat and impressive oration , in which , after a well-merited eulogy upon the virtues of the deceased , he called upon the Brethren to lay the sad and mournful events of the day to heart , and apply them for their own spiritual profit , and held up the character of the departed as worthy of imitation .
After some other ceremonies , the Lodge was closed and the Brethren separated . The Lodge-room was hung with black cloth , and the insignia of the office-bearers covered with crape . Indeed a deeper feeling of regret , or more earnest desire to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of a departed Brother , never can be shown within its walls . Sir John Hay expired at Rome on the 1 st of November last . LATELYat his residence in Colchesternot less regretted as a Mason
, , than a man , Brother CREEK , P . M . The deceased long and deservedly held a distinguished position in the Craft , which his talent , seal , and industry illustrated and advanced , no less than his social virtues adorned . About forty Brethren assembled on the 17 th inst ., the day of his funeral , at Brother Sylvester ' s , from whence they proceeded to the resi-