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the resident gentry . But one feeling of sorrow ancl sympathy appeared to pervade the crowds who had assembled to witness the procession . At the entrance of the Gatton property , the tenants , workrpen , and servants had assembled , who conducted the body to the mansion , where it was deposited , to await the completion of the mausoleum . On the 27 th of October the final ceremony of interment took place . Tbe church , which was rebuilt bthe deceased noblemanadjoins the houseand the
y , , body was conveyed thither by the Gatton tenantry . The last rites of the church were performed in the presence of Lord Brooke , the Earls of Warwick and Mexborough , Viscount Pollington , M . P ., Lord Monson , Rev . J . Monson , of Bedale , Hon . J . Ashley , Sir W . G . H . Joliffe . bart , M . P ., Sir B . C . Brodie , bart ., and other gentlemen ; and a numerous bodv of tenantry and dependents .
The deceasetl nobleman was , we believe , initiated in the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , 324 , to which he presented a set of very elegant gavels ; he was also a member of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . He was exalted at an Especial G rand Chapter with the Marquis of Abercorn and the Marquis of Salisbury , on which occasion a festival was held , the only one on record . He was installed a Knight Templar in the Chapter of Observance , and attained the full rank of E . G ., and also received the
other high degrees . At the dedication of the Reigate Lodge , he was installed its first Master , at which meeting several Brethren were initiated . Having misinterpreted the directions in the Constitutions in this respect , the subject was noticed at the next Grand Lodge by the Grand Master , in the presence of his lordship . Shortly afterwards , Lord Monson was appointed Provincial Grancl Master for Surrey ; and , while his health permitted , laboured unceasingly as its chief , ably assisted by his Deputy ,
Brother Francis , Brother 11 . L . Wilson , and others . Always of a weak habit , and even puny appearance , he could not undergo fatigue ; but his observations were always sensibly made ; his Masonic , as well as his literary attainments , we ' re considerable ; he spent much time in study ; his hospitalities at Gatton were proverbial ; ancl , had health permitted , he woulcl have been a prominent Masonic character . When the subject of the Masonic Library ancl Museum was under consideration , he offered a " stone chair" as his contribution to the antiquities . The Library Committee will do well to see his lordship ' s directions are fulfilled .
Oct . 16 . —Taunton . —Miss MARY ANN MELHUISH , ret . 55 , sister of Bro . Melhuish , very deservedly lamented . Oct . 20 . —At No . 1 , Newcastle-street , Strand , ret . 35 , ELIZABETH , the beloved wife of Brother GEORGE AARONS . The deceased lady had been attacked by internal inflammation , and had partially recovered , when she became afflicted with dropsy , which terminated her existence . Her disposition was amiable , and her devotion to her husband all that
could even be hoped for from fondness and duty ; but we will speak in the very words of the bereaved one , who thus touchingly writes : —'" All medical aid , all earthly assistance was in vain , it has pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to call her to another and a better world , we trust to an ethereal mansion not built with hands , but one elevated in the heavens , where distinction is conferred only on the pious and the good . She was a crown to her husband , and she prized the princip les of Free masonry on account of its moral tendency and benevolence . Peace be to her soul ! " Brother Aarons ! we sincerely condole with thee ; none
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Obituary.
the resident gentry . But one feeling of sorrow ancl sympathy appeared to pervade the crowds who had assembled to witness the procession . At the entrance of the Gatton property , the tenants , workrpen , and servants had assembled , who conducted the body to the mansion , where it was deposited , to await the completion of the mausoleum . On the 27 th of October the final ceremony of interment took place . Tbe church , which was rebuilt bthe deceased noblemanadjoins the houseand the
y , , body was conveyed thither by the Gatton tenantry . The last rites of the church were performed in the presence of Lord Brooke , the Earls of Warwick and Mexborough , Viscount Pollington , M . P ., Lord Monson , Rev . J . Monson , of Bedale , Hon . J . Ashley , Sir W . G . H . Joliffe . bart , M . P ., Sir B . C . Brodie , bart ., and other gentlemen ; and a numerous bodv of tenantry and dependents .
The deceasetl nobleman was , we believe , initiated in the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , 324 , to which he presented a set of very elegant gavels ; he was also a member of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . He was exalted at an Especial G rand Chapter with the Marquis of Abercorn and the Marquis of Salisbury , on which occasion a festival was held , the only one on record . He was installed a Knight Templar in the Chapter of Observance , and attained the full rank of E . G ., and also received the
other high degrees . At the dedication of the Reigate Lodge , he was installed its first Master , at which meeting several Brethren were initiated . Having misinterpreted the directions in the Constitutions in this respect , the subject was noticed at the next Grand Lodge by the Grand Master , in the presence of his lordship . Shortly afterwards , Lord Monson was appointed Provincial Grancl Master for Surrey ; and , while his health permitted , laboured unceasingly as its chief , ably assisted by his Deputy ,
Brother Francis , Brother 11 . L . Wilson , and others . Always of a weak habit , and even puny appearance , he could not undergo fatigue ; but his observations were always sensibly made ; his Masonic , as well as his literary attainments , we ' re considerable ; he spent much time in study ; his hospitalities at Gatton were proverbial ; ancl , had health permitted , he woulcl have been a prominent Masonic character . When the subject of the Masonic Library ancl Museum was under consideration , he offered a " stone chair" as his contribution to the antiquities . The Library Committee will do well to see his lordship ' s directions are fulfilled .
Oct . 16 . —Taunton . —Miss MARY ANN MELHUISH , ret . 55 , sister of Bro . Melhuish , very deservedly lamented . Oct . 20 . —At No . 1 , Newcastle-street , Strand , ret . 35 , ELIZABETH , the beloved wife of Brother GEORGE AARONS . The deceased lady had been attacked by internal inflammation , and had partially recovered , when she became afflicted with dropsy , which terminated her existence . Her disposition was amiable , and her devotion to her husband all that
could even be hoped for from fondness and duty ; but we will speak in the very words of the bereaved one , who thus touchingly writes : —'" All medical aid , all earthly assistance was in vain , it has pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to call her to another and a better world , we trust to an ethereal mansion not built with hands , but one elevated in the heavens , where distinction is conferred only on the pious and the good . She was a crown to her husband , and she prized the princip les of Free masonry on account of its moral tendency and benevolence . Peace be to her soul ! " Brother Aarons ! we sincerely condole with thee ; none