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anguish of his loss is the more severely felt from the near prospect they had of seeing him , when it pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to frustrate their expectations , and take the object of all their earthly hopes unto Himself . This is a sorrow which admits of no other consolation but that which is found in perfect submission to the will of God . May this be afforded them , and realization of mercy eventually
experienced in that which now is so painful and grievous . " It matters little at what hour of day The righteous falls asleep . Death cannot come To him untimely , who is fit to die ; The less of this cold world , the more of heaven ; The briefer life , the earlier immortality . " Had this youth of promise been spared , he would possibly have been initiated by dispensation . The Zetland Lodge is a pattern one , and its Master most exemplary .
Sept . 25 . —At his residence , Yarborough Cottage , Southsea , Portsmouth , let . 73 , Bro . GEORGE STEBBING , optician , & c , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G , and Father of the Phoenix Lodge , 319 , Portsmouth , of which Lodge he had been a subscribing member from 1804 to the day of his death , during which lengthened period he never missed a Lodge but from illness or absence from home . The veteran Mason was much esteemed in the Masonic world , as well as in the royal navy , in which service several of his ingenious inventions have from time to time been introduced by the Admiralty . He has left a widow , and thirteen sons and daughters living ; amongst them are several active Masons , two being Masters of Lodges and Grand Officers in Hants .
Oct . 4 . —At Cleve s Lodge , Queen s Elm , set . 55 , Bro . RICHARD B . PEAKE , leaving a large family in great distress . We believe that a long but-ill founded expectation of future independence had recently been broken to the hope of this estimable man , and that his spirits sunk under the disappointment . Richard Brinsley Peake , the dramatist , was the author of many deservedly popular productions , including " The Hundred Pound Note , "
"The Climbing Boy , " and various others , the names of which will he in the minds of our readers . The late John Reeve was a performer in not a few of them , and it is not easy to decide whether the actor was more indebted to the author , or the author to the actor . Mr . Peake ' s talents were extremely versatile ; he wrote several novels , and for many years was a valued contributor of essays , & c , to our best magazines . His illness was of considerable duration and suffering , and from the first
his medical attendants were extremely fearful for the issue . He was one of the godsons of the late Richard Brinsley Sheridan , who was well acquainted with Mr . Peake ' s father , atone time prompter at Drury Lane theatre , ' and subsequently at the Lyceum , when in the hands of Mr . S . J . Arnold . The pieces then performed were usually sent by him to the licenser . The brother of Mr . R . B . Peake was formerly actively employed bMadame Vestris at the Ol icand he also followed the
y ymp , business of a coal ^ merchant , but we believe that he died some years ago . " Dick Peake , " as he used familiarly to be called , was a most cheerful and clever companion , but at the same time a man of very regular life and : steady conduct . Nobody can for a moment dispute his claims on the /; syiripathy of the public and of the profession , and ' we hope that something'substantial may be done for his wife arid family in the shape > of ( benefits at our theatres . This is such a case as we-should like
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Obituary.
anguish of his loss is the more severely felt from the near prospect they had of seeing him , when it pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to frustrate their expectations , and take the object of all their earthly hopes unto Himself . This is a sorrow which admits of no other consolation but that which is found in perfect submission to the will of God . May this be afforded them , and realization of mercy eventually
experienced in that which now is so painful and grievous . " It matters little at what hour of day The righteous falls asleep . Death cannot come To him untimely , who is fit to die ; The less of this cold world , the more of heaven ; The briefer life , the earlier immortality . " Had this youth of promise been spared , he would possibly have been initiated by dispensation . The Zetland Lodge is a pattern one , and its Master most exemplary .
Sept . 25 . —At his residence , Yarborough Cottage , Southsea , Portsmouth , let . 73 , Bro . GEORGE STEBBING , optician , & c , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G , and Father of the Phoenix Lodge , 319 , Portsmouth , of which Lodge he had been a subscribing member from 1804 to the day of his death , during which lengthened period he never missed a Lodge but from illness or absence from home . The veteran Mason was much esteemed in the Masonic world , as well as in the royal navy , in which service several of his ingenious inventions have from time to time been introduced by the Admiralty . He has left a widow , and thirteen sons and daughters living ; amongst them are several active Masons , two being Masters of Lodges and Grand Officers in Hants .
Oct . 4 . —At Cleve s Lodge , Queen s Elm , set . 55 , Bro . RICHARD B . PEAKE , leaving a large family in great distress . We believe that a long but-ill founded expectation of future independence had recently been broken to the hope of this estimable man , and that his spirits sunk under the disappointment . Richard Brinsley Peake , the dramatist , was the author of many deservedly popular productions , including " The Hundred Pound Note , "
"The Climbing Boy , " and various others , the names of which will he in the minds of our readers . The late John Reeve was a performer in not a few of them , and it is not easy to decide whether the actor was more indebted to the author , or the author to the actor . Mr . Peake ' s talents were extremely versatile ; he wrote several novels , and for many years was a valued contributor of essays , & c , to our best magazines . His illness was of considerable duration and suffering , and from the first
his medical attendants were extremely fearful for the issue . He was one of the godsons of the late Richard Brinsley Sheridan , who was well acquainted with Mr . Peake ' s father , atone time prompter at Drury Lane theatre , ' and subsequently at the Lyceum , when in the hands of Mr . S . J . Arnold . The pieces then performed were usually sent by him to the licenser . The brother of Mr . R . B . Peake was formerly actively employed bMadame Vestris at the Ol icand he also followed the
y ymp , business of a coal ^ merchant , but we believe that he died some years ago . " Dick Peake , " as he used familiarly to be called , was a most cheerful and clever companion , but at the same time a man of very regular life and : steady conduct . Nobody can for a moment dispute his claims on the /; syiripathy of the public and of the profession , and ' we hope that something'substantial may be done for his wife arid family in the shape > of ( benefits at our theatres . This is such a case as we-should like