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ance to all whom her little power enabled her to benefit . A loving and dutiful wife—a kind and affectionate parent . The widower has five children to mourn with him in his sore bereavement of so excellent a wife and so good a mother . Nor are they alone in their grief , for all who knew her sincerely feel the loss society has sustained . Let us , therefore , preserve her memory for no other end but to imitate her virtues ; and let us add her example to the motives to piety which this solemnity was instituted to enforce and impress on the minds and the hearts ofthe survivors .
Nov . 23 . —Bro . BENJAMIN ALDHOUSE , P . G ' . Tyler , ret . 98 , ( vide p . 512 . ) Dec . 2 . —Bro . FERDINANDO JEYES , solicitor , of Chancery-lane , ancl of Mayfield , Sussex , ret . 66- The deceased was in the act of paying his admittance at the pit of Drury-lane Theatre , in company with his wife and daughter , and Mr . Fothergill , a merchant , when he suddenly but loudly gasped for breath , and in an instant fell to the ground . Before
a surgeon could arrive he expired , probably from the rupture of a vessel near the heart . Bro . Jeyes was a highly respected member of the Craft , and served as Grand Steward from the Jerusalem Lodge , a few years since .
Dec . —Bro . LIGHTFOOT , ret . 60 , at his house , Fetter-lane . Many years Past Master and Treasurer ofthe Lodge of Confidence , by the members of which he will be long remembered with affectionate regard . He was highly respected by the parish of St , Dunstan ' s , having acted as Ward Beadle for many years . Dee . —Our beloved Rector of Alcester , Bro . PALMER , LL . D ., we are sorry to record has just breathed his last . He was Prov . Grand
Chaplain for Warwickshire for many years , and a magistrate for the county . His memory will long be cherished by his parishioners , who lately presented him with an elegant piece of plate as a small taken of their respect and regard for him . He was a zealous defender of our hol y faith , an upright judge , and a steady and sincere friend . Recently , at Lincoln , ret . 74 , Bro . CHARLES BEATY , M . D . an alderman and magistrate of that cityand in 1838 Mayorwhenon the
, , ; , occasion of her Majesty ' s coronation , he laid the foundation of the Victoria Infant School , with Masonic honours , which was built out of the surplus of a subscription for celebrating the day . Died , at Bridgewater , Bro . RICHARD CAVE , ret . 75 . Dec . 18 . —In Stratton-street , General Lord Lyndoch , ret . 94 . We hope to give some Masonic particulars of the veteran Brother hereafter .
Dec . 21 . —Bro . the Rev . WILLIAM JOHNSON RODBER , A . M ., rector and lecturer of the united parishes of St . Mary-at-Hill and St . Andrew Hubbard , London ; Grand Chaplain , and Treasurer to the Boys' School . He was initiated about seven years since in the Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , passed the Chair , and served on the Board of Grancl Stewards , of which he was the President . He sank immediately after the operation for stone .
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ance to all whom her little power enabled her to benefit . A loving and dutiful wife—a kind and affectionate parent . The widower has five children to mourn with him in his sore bereavement of so excellent a wife and so good a mother . Nor are they alone in their grief , for all who knew her sincerely feel the loss society has sustained . Let us , therefore , preserve her memory for no other end but to imitate her virtues ; and let us add her example to the motives to piety which this solemnity was instituted to enforce and impress on the minds and the hearts ofthe survivors .
Nov . 23 . —Bro . BENJAMIN ALDHOUSE , P . G ' . Tyler , ret . 98 , ( vide p . 512 . ) Dec . 2 . —Bro . FERDINANDO JEYES , solicitor , of Chancery-lane , ancl of Mayfield , Sussex , ret . 66- The deceased was in the act of paying his admittance at the pit of Drury-lane Theatre , in company with his wife and daughter , and Mr . Fothergill , a merchant , when he suddenly but loudly gasped for breath , and in an instant fell to the ground . Before
a surgeon could arrive he expired , probably from the rupture of a vessel near the heart . Bro . Jeyes was a highly respected member of the Craft , and served as Grand Steward from the Jerusalem Lodge , a few years since .
Dec . —Bro . LIGHTFOOT , ret . 60 , at his house , Fetter-lane . Many years Past Master and Treasurer ofthe Lodge of Confidence , by the members of which he will be long remembered with affectionate regard . He was highly respected by the parish of St , Dunstan ' s , having acted as Ward Beadle for many years . Dee . —Our beloved Rector of Alcester , Bro . PALMER , LL . D ., we are sorry to record has just breathed his last . He was Prov . Grand
Chaplain for Warwickshire for many years , and a magistrate for the county . His memory will long be cherished by his parishioners , who lately presented him with an elegant piece of plate as a small taken of their respect and regard for him . He was a zealous defender of our hol y faith , an upright judge , and a steady and sincere friend . Recently , at Lincoln , ret . 74 , Bro . CHARLES BEATY , M . D . an alderman and magistrate of that cityand in 1838 Mayorwhenon the
, , ; , occasion of her Majesty ' s coronation , he laid the foundation of the Victoria Infant School , with Masonic honours , which was built out of the surplus of a subscription for celebrating the day . Died , at Bridgewater , Bro . RICHARD CAVE , ret . 75 . Dec . 18 . —In Stratton-street , General Lord Lyndoch , ret . 94 . We hope to give some Masonic particulars of the veteran Brother hereafter .
Dec . 21 . —Bro . the Rev . WILLIAM JOHNSON RODBER , A . M ., rector and lecturer of the united parishes of St . Mary-at-Hill and St . Andrew Hubbard , London ; Grand Chaplain , and Treasurer to the Boys' School . He was initiated about seven years since in the Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , passed the Chair , and served on the Board of Grancl Stewards , of which he was the President . He sank immediately after the operation for stone .