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could so ill spare so sincere a friend ; for a time thy " darkness" will affect the heart ; but the same Power that thus wills it so , can , and we trust may , chasten and restore you to serenity ancl peace . The widower has no children to mourn with him ; but he is not alone in his grief , which is shared by every member of his ancl her family . October 24 . —At Saxe Weimar , MARY , wife of Johana Gottfried Roder , Esq ., and sister of Brother Graeff , Grancl Master ' s Lodge . Oct . 25 . —SPENCER , youngest son of Brother S . C . NORRIS , P . G . D ., Bloomfield Street , Finsbury Circus .
Oct . 30 . —Bro . JOHN JAMES HOWEL COE , at . 61 , at the Star Inn , Newport , Essex , in consequence of a compound fracture of the left thigh and severe bruises , caused by the gig , in which he was driven b y his friend Mr . Titmarsh , having been forced , in a dark night , against the Norwich mail . Bro . (' oe lingered about a fortnight ; a coroner ' s inquest returned a verdict of accidental death . PL ' s remains were brought to his house , No . 21 , Gloucester-street , Commercial Road , East , and followed
were to the grave , at St . Olave ' s , Tooley Street , by several of the boys of the Masonic Institution , and by Bros . Peter Thompson , Lee , Wilson , Dr . Smith , and eleven other friends . He was married three times ; had six children by his first wife , all of whom died in their infancy ; three by his second wife , who died in childbirth , as well as the infant ; one son , ret . 20 , by the second wife , survives his father , and is now on his passage to Sydney . His third wife , the sister of the second , survives him . Those who have lived in affection and domestic comfort can estimate her loss .
The free and generous heartedness of Brother Coe has probabl y led to the expectation that he would bequeath a legacy to the Boys' School , and we have no doubt that he would have done so , had not serious losses , to the amount of £ 2000 , seriously impaired bis resources , and even trespassed heavily upon the widow ' s means , his little pension from the India Company having ceased with his life . Brother Coe was the intimate associate of Brothers Philip Broadfoot , SatterlBlackPeter
y , , Thompson , Kelly , Lee , Barnes , ancl the worthies of the East end , in whose sentiments he generally coincided , and by whom he was much esteemed . He was for many years a cooper to the East India Company , ancl on the change in its charter went into business . The Lodge in which he was initiated felt sensible of his merits , and presented him with his portrait , an excellent likeness , which he has directed should be presented to the Boys' Schoolif ever a building
, should be erected . He was also presented by the Nore Committee with a handsome silver cup and cover , and various votes of thanks . His enthusiasm for the Boys' School was unbounded , considering his limited means ; the time and expense he devoted to that charity was beyond any reasonable estimate . His Masonic jewels have been distributed amongst his most esteemed friends .
The amount he paid in to the Boys' Charity , as Treasurer to the Nore Committee and other meetings , reached the amount of £ 1100 0 * . lod ., independent of an account ( unsettled in consequence of his death ) , for a ball at the Eagle Tavern in September last . We have spoken of Brother Coe as a Mason , and ivould wish to do his memory justice as a man . —Open hearted and liberal , his hand was ever ready to help the . distressed , and many instances of his goodness have
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Obituary.
could so ill spare so sincere a friend ; for a time thy " darkness" will affect the heart ; but the same Power that thus wills it so , can , and we trust may , chasten and restore you to serenity ancl peace . The widower has no children to mourn with him ; but he is not alone in his grief , which is shared by every member of his ancl her family . October 24 . —At Saxe Weimar , MARY , wife of Johana Gottfried Roder , Esq ., and sister of Brother Graeff , Grancl Master ' s Lodge . Oct . 25 . —SPENCER , youngest son of Brother S . C . NORRIS , P . G . D ., Bloomfield Street , Finsbury Circus .
Oct . 30 . —Bro . JOHN JAMES HOWEL COE , at . 61 , at the Star Inn , Newport , Essex , in consequence of a compound fracture of the left thigh and severe bruises , caused by the gig , in which he was driven b y his friend Mr . Titmarsh , having been forced , in a dark night , against the Norwich mail . Bro . (' oe lingered about a fortnight ; a coroner ' s inquest returned a verdict of accidental death . PL ' s remains were brought to his house , No . 21 , Gloucester-street , Commercial Road , East , and followed
were to the grave , at St . Olave ' s , Tooley Street , by several of the boys of the Masonic Institution , and by Bros . Peter Thompson , Lee , Wilson , Dr . Smith , and eleven other friends . He was married three times ; had six children by his first wife , all of whom died in their infancy ; three by his second wife , who died in childbirth , as well as the infant ; one son , ret . 20 , by the second wife , survives his father , and is now on his passage to Sydney . His third wife , the sister of the second , survives him . Those who have lived in affection and domestic comfort can estimate her loss .
The free and generous heartedness of Brother Coe has probabl y led to the expectation that he would bequeath a legacy to the Boys' School , and we have no doubt that he would have done so , had not serious losses , to the amount of £ 2000 , seriously impaired bis resources , and even trespassed heavily upon the widow ' s means , his little pension from the India Company having ceased with his life . Brother Coe was the intimate associate of Brothers Philip Broadfoot , SatterlBlackPeter
y , , Thompson , Kelly , Lee , Barnes , ancl the worthies of the East end , in whose sentiments he generally coincided , and by whom he was much esteemed . He was for many years a cooper to the East India Company , ancl on the change in its charter went into business . The Lodge in which he was initiated felt sensible of his merits , and presented him with his portrait , an excellent likeness , which he has directed should be presented to the Boys' Schoolif ever a building
, should be erected . He was also presented by the Nore Committee with a handsome silver cup and cover , and various votes of thanks . His enthusiasm for the Boys' School was unbounded , considering his limited means ; the time and expense he devoted to that charity was beyond any reasonable estimate . His Masonic jewels have been distributed amongst his most esteemed friends .
The amount he paid in to the Boys' Charity , as Treasurer to the Nore Committee and other meetings , reached the amount of £ 1100 0 * . lod ., independent of an account ( unsettled in consequence of his death ) , for a ball at the Eagle Tavern in September last . We have spoken of Brother Coe as a Mason , and ivould wish to do his memory justice as a man . —Open hearted and liberal , his hand was ever ready to help the . distressed , and many instances of his goodness have