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Article PRESENTATION TO SIR OFFLEY WAKEMAN. ← Page 2 of 2 Article BRO. LIEUT.-COL. T. DAVIES SEWELL, P.G. STEWARD. Page 1 of 1 Article BRO. LIEUT.-COL. T. DAVIES SEWELL, P.G. STEWARD. Page 1 of 1 Article Obituary. Page 1 of 1 Article Obituary. Page 1 of 1 Article THE LATE BRO. W. ELIOT, P.P.G.M. DORSETSHIRE. Page 1 of 1
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Presentation To Sir Offley Wakeman.
Lister , P . G . A . D . of C . j J . Danily , P . P . G . S . B . j T . C . Royle , W . M . ; T . P . Deakin , I . P . M . ; W . Bolton , S . W . ; A . B . Deakin , Sec ; W . Baxter and J . Entwistle , 117 : R . A . Craig , VV . M . ; T . S . Stooke , S . W . j A . Lowcock , J . VV . ; " VV . E . Harding , I . P . M . j and John Dovaston , 262 ; E . R . Millington , S . W . 601 ; Arthur Marston , S . VV ., and Jno . H . Williams , P . M . 611 ; Rev . T . Hughes and John Owen , S . VV . 99 S ; L . E . Wollstein ,
VV . M . ; J . Machin , P . M . ; and John Jinks , S . W . 1120 ; J . P . Cartwright , 1124 ; E . F . Edisbury , S . VV . 1336 ; j . H . Parsons , VV . M . ; John Whitridge , I . P . M . ; - J . Maclardy , 1432 ; A . Hugh' Jones , W . M . 15 S 2 ; J . H . Cooksey , S . VV . ; and H . E . Roberts , J . W . 1 C 21 ; H . A . Steer , W . M . 1 C 74 ; VV . R . Davies , VV . M . ; VV . C . Logan , and VV . B . O . Lowe , 19 SS . After the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened , and the
preliminary business dispatched , Bro . Sir WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN said : I have assembled you here to-day on a most interesting occasion to all , namely , to do honour to my Deputy P . G . M . Although it is not many years since he undertook that office , yet you all know how he has assisted me in my failing health by visiting the lodges in North VVales and Shropshire . You know how he has worked the lodges in Shropshire , and with equal kindness
in the rest of the province—how he has assisted to extend Masonry . I hope that now he is going to take a wife he will still remain in that position which he has so adorned . Thc young lady , his intended bride , is well known in Shropshire . She has gained the esteem of all with whom she has come in contact , and we are glad to know she is to remain amongst us . There were various ideas as to the mode and place for making this presentation , and 1 hope I
am not mistaken in selecting this method as being most consistent with the wishes ot the brethren in the province , as I know the Masons present would rather express their approbation and appreciation of the services of Sir Oflley by word than by letter . I will now ask the Prov . Grand Secretary to remove the cover from the clock . Sir Oflley , in the name of the Masons of this province , may I present this small token of esteem to you as expressive of their
best wishes for your future happiness ? Sir OFFLEY rose to reply , and , curiously enough , as soon as he began to speak the clock began to chime . He said 1 hardly know how to find words adequately to express my gratitude to you for the kind words the P . G . M . has used about me , and for the most handsome and munificent present you have given me . Since I have been connected with . this province I have had repeated occasion to express
my thanks to you for your ronstant kindness and good feeling towards me ; but on no occasion have those feelings been so marked and so conspicuous as at the present time . There is , I know , a sort of glamour about an approaching wedding , whicli appeals strongly to the innate kindliness of an Englishman ' s heart . I knew , too , that I could safely rely in any great event of my life on the kindly sympathy of my Masonic brethren ; but that you should meet
together in an especial Provincial Grand Lodge to do me honour , and give me so magnificent a present , is certainly more than I expected , and infinitely more than I deserve . I feel that my thanks are due to you , Right Worthy Provincial Grand Master , in a high degree , not only for the interest you have taken in this matter , but more especially for coming down from London in the depth of winter to preside on this occasion . Brethren , I have said that the
clock you have given me is most handsome and acceptable , and it will certainly form a most noticeable feature in my future home ; but it is not for its beauty or its usefulness that I shall chiefly value it , but rather because it is the memorial of the generosity and fraternal regard of my brethren of the Craft . From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this truly magnificent present , and still more for the words , and I am sure the feelings , which accompany it .
After the " Hearty good wishes of the various lodges were expressed , the DEPUTY said he wished to call the attention of the brethren to the necessity of revising the bye-laws of the various lodges to make them accord with the new Book of Constitutions , and in order to facilitate their doing so the R . W . P . G . M . had directed that a copy of a set which had been approved by the M . W . G . M . and the R . W . P . G . M ., should be sent to each lodge , not at all
to dictate to them , but to assist them in forming a set of bye-laws for each lodge that would meet with similar approval . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a banquet , which did great credit to mine host of the Lion , Bro . C Fleet , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly given and responded to . The clock is designed to stand on a bracket , lt is in a
handsome ebony and ormolu case , and goes for eight days . It chimes at pleasure either on eight bells or the Westminster chimes . and if wished it can remain silent . At the bottom of the clock is fixed a gold plate bearing the following inscription : " Presented to Sir Oflley Wakeman , Bart ., Worshipful Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Antient Free and Accepted
Masons of North VVales and Shropshire , by the brethren of , the lodges in the province , as a mark of their esteem , on the occasion of his marriage with Miss Rouse Boughton , January , 18 S 5 . " A beautiful photograph has been taken of it by Bro . Maclardy , of Owestry , from whom any who wish can obtain copies . It is intended to send a photograph to each lodge in the province as a memento of the occasion .
Bro. Lieut.-Col. T. Davies Sewell, P.G. Steward.
BRO . LIEUT .-COL . T . DAVIES SEWELL , P . G . STEWARD .
We had much pleasure in chronicling last week the fact of Bro . T . Davies Sewell having been gazetted Lieut .-Col . of the 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers , and it is with still greater pleasure that wc publish now a more detailed account of his career . Our respected brother obtained his first experience , as a soldier in the Honourable Artillery
Company , which he joined as a cadet when only seventeen years of age , and in which he rose to be drill-sergeant , and was for a brief time acting Sergeant-Major . Resigning eventually , he joined the London Rifle Brigade in 1 S 59 as its first eniolled volunteer , and was very soon gazetted Lieutenant . Further promotion awaited him , and when he left the Brigade he did so as its senior Captain . But
before taking this step , he was gazetted a subaltern in the Royal London Militia ( 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers ) , and now after fifteen years' service in the intermediate , has had conferred upon ^ him , on the recommendation of Bro . Col . Dundas , the rank of Lieut .-Col . As a Mason he has taken a very active part in the proceedings of the Ciaft . He was initiated some twenty years since in the Emulation Lodge , No . 21 , and having filled all the minor offices was ultima-
Bro. Lieut.-Col. T. Davies Sewell, P.G. Steward.
tely elected its W . M ., and also its representative on the Board of G . Stewards . In 1 S 77 he helped to found the Centurian Lodge , No . 171 S , and was appointed its first Secretary . Two years later we find his name figuring in the warrant of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1 S 27 , of which he has been Secretary and S . Warden and is now the W . M ., and he is also a joining member of the De Moulham Lodge ,
No . 1146 , Swanage , Dorsetshire , his name facing still on the roll in the calendar for that province . Bro . Sewell has been exalted to the R . A . Degree , and is a subscribing member of the St . George ' s Chapter , No . 370 , Cheitsey , while as regards our Institutions , he has served as Steward for the Boys' School and Benevolent Fund , is a Life Governor of the former , and a Life Subscriber of the latter , as well as of the Girls' School .
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BRO . JOSEPH BATLEY . The funeral of the late Bro . Joseph Batley , Town Clerk of Huddersfield , took place on Monday last , at Huddersfield Cemetery , and , in ; accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased , only his [ family attended . The vicar of Huddersfield , the Rev . J . VV . Bardsley , and the vicar of St . Thomas's , the Rev . E . Snowden , conducted the service . A beautiful wreath from the Mayor and Corporation was
placed on the coffin . In consequence of the private character of the funeral , the Mayor ( Alderman John Varley ) , called by circular a meeting of the Town Council , to be held on Monday morning at half-past ten o'clock . There was a , large attendance , and the Mayor presided . His Worship said he had received letters from several members stating their inability to be present , but deeply sympathising with the family of the deceased . A telegram
of sympathy was also received from the Town Clerk of Leeds . The Mayor paid a high and warm tribute to the ability and worth of Mr . Batley , and proposed the following resolution : — "That this Council hereby expresses its sincere and heartfelt condolence with the widow and family of the late Bro . Joseph Batley , who held the office of town clerk from the incorporation of the borough in iSGS to the time of his
decease , and their high appreciation of the value of the services he rendered to the Council during such period by the assiduity and unswerving devotion with which he discharged the duties devolving upon him , the tact he displayed in all matters requiring quick perception and careful thought , and the irreparable loss they have sustained by his decease . " Alderman Woodhead seconded , and Alderman
Brigpsupported the resolution , and it was then silently passed . Subsequently a memorial service was held in the Town Hall , and there was a very good attendance . Mr . Joshua Marshall presided at the organ , and played Chopin's " Marche Funebre , " Ravina's "Adoremus , " Sullivan ' s sacred song " The Lost Chord , " and the " Dead March " in Saul ( Handel . ) The congregation sang , " O God ,-our help in ages past , " " Brief life is here our portion , " and
the National Anthem . The Rev . P . F . J . Pearce , vicar of St . Paul ' s and the Rev . R . Bruce , D . D ., of Highfield Congregational Church , gave addresses bearing on the worth of the deceased gentleman . The service was of a solemn and impressive character . The Corporation offices were closed from half-past ten to 12 o'clock . A large number of the members of the Huddersfield Incorporated Law Society , of which Bro . Batley was president , met at the society ' s
rooms , in Imperial Arcade , at half-past ten o ' clock . Mr . S . Learoyd was chosen chairman , and after paying a warm tribute to the professional ability and integrity of the deceased gentleman , proposed that a letter of condolence and sympathy with the widow and family be sent to Mrs . Batley . This was seconded by Mr . H . Barber ; it was supported by Mr . C Mills ( magistrate ' s clerk for the borough ) , Mr . J . I . Freeman , Mr . VV . LaycockMr . J . HaighMr .
, , Joseph Bottomley , Mr . Henry Moseley , and Mr . J . F . Johnson , and the resolution was then carried . Highly esteemed as Bro . Batley was for his strict professional integrity , his personal honour , his valuable public services , and his private worth , the great loss the inhabitants have sustained by his death will make them sympathise the more deeply with the bereaved widow and family of eight children ( two daughters and six sons ) whom he has left to mourn
his death . Bro . Batley was a zealous and valued member of the Order , and a distinguished ornament of the Province of West Yorkshire . Initiated in 1849 , he was elected W . M . of the Lodge of Harmony , Huddersfield , in 1 S 55 , and was remarkable for his strict attendance to his Masonic duties , and at the Lodgeof Instruction ; never until this last installation having missed an installation meeting for 36 years . In recognition of his long and faithful services
and his zealous efforts for the Charities , he was appointed Prov . G . W ., having previously mainly ) contributed in drawing up that admirable and unique arrangement of Bye-laws , passed under the genial rule of Lord Ripon , and in the time ^ of our lamented Bro . Fearnley , D . P . G . M ., which gave West Yorkshire the most lucid and admirably conceived code of needful provincial legislation
distinguishing it from all other provinces . He employed his singular clearness , terseness , and power of expression with remarkable effect . He will long be affectionately and warmly remembered among his brethren in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , as typyfying in himself the amiable and attractive character of a loyal Freemason , a devoted friend , and a cultured gentleman .
BRO . HENRY THREADINGHAM , P . M ., P . P . G . SUPT . OF WORKS , HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT . It is with great regret that we have to chronicle the death of Bro . Henry Threadingham , P . M ., P . P . G . Supt . ef Works Hampshire and Isle of Wight . A profound sensation was created in Portsmouth on Monday morning when it became known that Bro . Henry Threadingham , the Marine Superintendent of the Joint Railways Steam Packet Company , had died suddenly at his residence ,
Broad-street , Portsmouth . Every possible token of respect was manifested , the companies' steamers in the harbour having their flags half-mast , whilst at Point many blinds were drawn . The deceased , who completed his fifty-third year on Christmas Day , came to Portsmouth in 1864 , as Superintendent of the Port of Portsmouth and Ryde United Steam Packet Company , in succession to the late Bro . A . Heather , which position he held until four years ago , when , on the acquisition of the company by the Joint Railway Companies , he was appointed to the same office under the new regime . Bro . Threadingham ' s death resulted from
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angina pectoris . About eighteen months since he had an epileptic fit , and had since that time been attended by Dr . E . K . Parson , J . P . Bro . Threadingham had a wide circle of friends , and both in public and private life was distinguished for his geniality and kindness towards those with whom he was brought in contact . He leaves a widow and three daughters . He took a great interest in Masonic
matters , and , at the time of his decease , he was Treasurer of the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 4 S 7 , and the Saxe-Weimar Lodge , No . 1903 , and was presented by the former with a testimonial ( consisting of an illuminated address and casket ) in recognition of his services as Master during 1 SS 0 and 1 SS 1 . He was also Treasurer of a Druids' lodge at Southsea . Whilst connected with the old Steam Packet
Company he was presented by those employed under him with a handsome timepiece and pair of vases , and on the occasion of her crossing from Portsmouth to Ryde the Empress of Austria gave him a handsome souvenir . The deceased was sidesman of the Vicar ' s churchwarden ( Bro .
H . J . Guy , P . M . ) at the Portsmouth parish church , and took a great interest in all matters relating to that place of worship . The funeral took place at the Highland-road Cemetery , when there were assembled a large number of friends and the members of the two lodges to which he belonged .
BRO . PETER HARVEY , P . M . 299 . The burial of the remains of Bro . Peter Harvey , P . M . 299 , and for many years ; station master at Dartford , on the South-Eastern Railway , took place on Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., at Dartford Cemetery , in the presence of a large concourse of the brethren of No . 299 and the gentry and inhabitants of the town generally , who knew and respected
his many excellent qualities during life . The cortege consisted of an elegant open glass-panelled hearse , drawn by four horses , carrying the body in a polished pitch pine casket , with heavy brass mountings , preceded by some 20 brethren of the lodge , wearing white gloves , and carrying wreaths and crosses of white flowers . Three mourningcoaches followed , bearing the family and immediate friends of the
deceased . The initial service at Dartford Church was choral . The organist , Mr . A . Toe , played " I know that my Redeemer liveth " as the procession entered the church , and then the choir chanted the 90 th Psalm . After St . Paul's splendid argument on the immortalitj of the soulmost impressively read by the officiating minister , the Rev . F . S . Dale—the hymn " Days and nights are swiftly
flying " was sung , and the " Dead March " from " Saul " was grandly played , and then the body was conveyed to its final resting place , and buried amid the unrestrained grief of many present . At the conclusion of the burial service , Bro . Noah Martin said a few words at the graveside , in which he eloquently pourtrayed the good life and earnest work of the deceased , and then the brethren , throwing their sprigs
of acacia on the coffin , took a long adieu of one who in life was a good man and a good Mason . The brethren reassembled at Bro . Bray ' s Hotel , the Bull , and with them were several prominent members of the Local Board , Vestry , and also station masters from the various stations on the South-Eastern Railway . Bro . J . Brock , W . M . 299 , presided , and he and Mr . Cann , of Dartford , bore testimony to the charity , kindness , and courtesy of the
deceased , both in his private and public life . Among those present were , beside the VV . M ., Bros . Noah Martin , P . M ., Treas ., P . P . G . S > vd . Br . Kent ; T . Wills , P . M ., Sec , P . P . G . S . of Works Kent ( who had the whole charge of the proceedings ); A . VV . Wells , P . M . ; VV . J . Light , P . M . j C . VVhite , I . P . M . j H . McNaul , S . W . ; W . Greig , J . D . ; C . Hind , Org . ; T . Jenkins , D . C ; Woolley , Howitt , Page , Parish , Barton , Potter , W . Skelleter , P . M . 483 ; W . Wright , 600 ; C Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) , and others .
BRO . LIEUT .-COL . RAMSAY . Bro . Lieut .-Col . Ramsay died at Rome on Monday night of apolexy , in his 63 rd year . He was one of the most prominent members of Roman society , and enjoyed the esteem of Italians equally with that of hisown countrymen . . He was the author of a lively book entitled " Rough
Recollections of the Service and Society . It was due to his initiation that the marble tablet was placed by the municipality on the front of the house where Sir Walter Scott lived in Rome in 1832 . A distinguished Freemason , he assisted at the foundation of the Grand Orient in Rome in 1 S 75 . He served for some time on the staff in India , and belonged to the Queen's Body Guard of Archers .
The Late Bro. W. Eliot, P.P.G.M. Dorsetshire.
THE LATE BRO . W . ELIOT , P . P . G . M . DORSETSHIRE .
We gave last week the principal facts in connection with the Masonic career of our late Bro . W . Eliot , P . G . M . and P . G . Supt . of Dorsetshire , who was supposed at the timethongh it seems erroneonsly—to have been the oldest continuous subscribing Freemason in the world . How highly our late brother was esteemed and respected , and how
great therefore must be the loss which our Dorsetshire brethren have sustained through his death , may be judged from the almost universal evidences of mourning which were visible in Weymouth on the day of his funeral , as well as from the crowded state of the church in which the earlier portion of the funeral service was performed . The officiating clergymen included two of the five sons of the deceased , and among those present , in addition to the
leading merchants and traders of the town and district , were some forty Freemasons , of whom we may particularise Bros . C . G . Targett , W . M . All Souls Lodge , No . 170—the deceased ' s mother lodge—and Zillwood Milledge , its I . P . M ., P . G . D . C ; the following P . Ms , of the lodge , namely , Bros . R . N . Howard ( ex-Mavor ) , P . P . G . S . W ., Prov . G . Sec , C . F . Arden , P . P . G . J . W ., J . A . Sherren , P . P . G . P ., E . T . Targett , P . G . J . D ., J . Lowe , P . P . G . J . D ., W . B . Morgan , P . P . G . S . of Wks ., R . A . Ayles ,
P . P . G . P ., A . Graham , P . P . G . J . W ., Rev . A . Hill , B . D . Chaplain , D . Collett , P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; together with Bros . S . Bragge , P . M . ; T . R . Charles , P . M . 1037 ; G . J . G . Gregory , P . M . 417 , P . P . G . J . W . ( Mayor of Dorchester ); and W . Chick , P . M . 170 and 417 , P . P . G . J . D . We will add that the last public Masonic act of Bro . Eliot was his laying the last stone of the banqueting-room of the All Souls Lodge , in 1 S 6 7 , and that he held the office of Dep . P . G . M . for over a dozen years before his appointment as P . G . M .
Bro . F . Seager Hunt has subscribed £ 100 towards the proposed new central premises of the Church of England Young Men ' s Society .
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Presentation To Sir Offley Wakeman.
Lister , P . G . A . D . of C . j J . Danily , P . P . G . S . B . j T . C . Royle , W . M . ; T . P . Deakin , I . P . M . ; W . Bolton , S . W . ; A . B . Deakin , Sec ; W . Baxter and J . Entwistle , 117 : R . A . Craig , VV . M . ; T . S . Stooke , S . W . j A . Lowcock , J . VV . ; " VV . E . Harding , I . P . M . j and John Dovaston , 262 ; E . R . Millington , S . W . 601 ; Arthur Marston , S . VV ., and Jno . H . Williams , P . M . 611 ; Rev . T . Hughes and John Owen , S . VV . 99 S ; L . E . Wollstein ,
VV . M . ; J . Machin , P . M . ; and John Jinks , S . W . 1120 ; J . P . Cartwright , 1124 ; E . F . Edisbury , S . VV . 1336 ; j . H . Parsons , VV . M . ; John Whitridge , I . P . M . ; - J . Maclardy , 1432 ; A . Hugh' Jones , W . M . 15 S 2 ; J . H . Cooksey , S . VV . ; and H . E . Roberts , J . W . 1 C 21 ; H . A . Steer , W . M . 1 C 74 ; VV . R . Davies , VV . M . ; VV . C . Logan , and VV . B . O . Lowe , 19 SS . After the Provincial Grand Lodge was opened , and the
preliminary business dispatched , Bro . Sir WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN said : I have assembled you here to-day on a most interesting occasion to all , namely , to do honour to my Deputy P . G . M . Although it is not many years since he undertook that office , yet you all know how he has assisted me in my failing health by visiting the lodges in North VVales and Shropshire . You know how he has worked the lodges in Shropshire , and with equal kindness
in the rest of the province—how he has assisted to extend Masonry . I hope that now he is going to take a wife he will still remain in that position which he has so adorned . Thc young lady , his intended bride , is well known in Shropshire . She has gained the esteem of all with whom she has come in contact , and we are glad to know she is to remain amongst us . There were various ideas as to the mode and place for making this presentation , and 1 hope I
am not mistaken in selecting this method as being most consistent with the wishes ot the brethren in the province , as I know the Masons present would rather express their approbation and appreciation of the services of Sir Oflley by word than by letter . I will now ask the Prov . Grand Secretary to remove the cover from the clock . Sir Oflley , in the name of the Masons of this province , may I present this small token of esteem to you as expressive of their
best wishes for your future happiness ? Sir OFFLEY rose to reply , and , curiously enough , as soon as he began to speak the clock began to chime . He said 1 hardly know how to find words adequately to express my gratitude to you for the kind words the P . G . M . has used about me , and for the most handsome and munificent present you have given me . Since I have been connected with . this province I have had repeated occasion to express
my thanks to you for your ronstant kindness and good feeling towards me ; but on no occasion have those feelings been so marked and so conspicuous as at the present time . There is , I know , a sort of glamour about an approaching wedding , whicli appeals strongly to the innate kindliness of an Englishman ' s heart . I knew , too , that I could safely rely in any great event of my life on the kindly sympathy of my Masonic brethren ; but that you should meet
together in an especial Provincial Grand Lodge to do me honour , and give me so magnificent a present , is certainly more than I expected , and infinitely more than I deserve . I feel that my thanks are due to you , Right Worthy Provincial Grand Master , in a high degree , not only for the interest you have taken in this matter , but more especially for coming down from London in the depth of winter to preside on this occasion . Brethren , I have said that the
clock you have given me is most handsome and acceptable , and it will certainly form a most noticeable feature in my future home ; but it is not for its beauty or its usefulness that I shall chiefly value it , but rather because it is the memorial of the generosity and fraternal regard of my brethren of the Craft . From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this truly magnificent present , and still more for the words , and I am sure the feelings , which accompany it .
After the " Hearty good wishes of the various lodges were expressed , the DEPUTY said he wished to call the attention of the brethren to the necessity of revising the bye-laws of the various lodges to make them accord with the new Book of Constitutions , and in order to facilitate their doing so the R . W . P . G . M . had directed that a copy of a set which had been approved by the M . W . G . M . and the R . W . P . G . M ., should be sent to each lodge , not at all
to dictate to them , but to assist them in forming a set of bye-laws for each lodge that would meet with similar approval . The Provincial Grand Lodge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a banquet , which did great credit to mine host of the Lion , Bro . C Fleet , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly given and responded to . The clock is designed to stand on a bracket , lt is in a
handsome ebony and ormolu case , and goes for eight days . It chimes at pleasure either on eight bells or the Westminster chimes . and if wished it can remain silent . At the bottom of the clock is fixed a gold plate bearing the following inscription : " Presented to Sir Oflley Wakeman , Bart ., Worshipful Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Antient Free and Accepted
Masons of North VVales and Shropshire , by the brethren of , the lodges in the province , as a mark of their esteem , on the occasion of his marriage with Miss Rouse Boughton , January , 18 S 5 . " A beautiful photograph has been taken of it by Bro . Maclardy , of Owestry , from whom any who wish can obtain copies . It is intended to send a photograph to each lodge in the province as a memento of the occasion .
Bro. Lieut.-Col. T. Davies Sewell, P.G. Steward.
BRO . LIEUT .-COL . T . DAVIES SEWELL , P . G . STEWARD .
We had much pleasure in chronicling last week the fact of Bro . T . Davies Sewell having been gazetted Lieut .-Col . of the 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers , and it is with still greater pleasure that wc publish now a more detailed account of his career . Our respected brother obtained his first experience , as a soldier in the Honourable Artillery
Company , which he joined as a cadet when only seventeen years of age , and in which he rose to be drill-sergeant , and was for a brief time acting Sergeant-Major . Resigning eventually , he joined the London Rifle Brigade in 1 S 59 as its first eniolled volunteer , and was very soon gazetted Lieutenant . Further promotion awaited him , and when he left the Brigade he did so as its senior Captain . But
before taking this step , he was gazetted a subaltern in the Royal London Militia ( 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers ) , and now after fifteen years' service in the intermediate , has had conferred upon ^ him , on the recommendation of Bro . Col . Dundas , the rank of Lieut .-Col . As a Mason he has taken a very active part in the proceedings of the Ciaft . He was initiated some twenty years since in the Emulation Lodge , No . 21 , and having filled all the minor offices was ultima-
Bro. Lieut.-Col. T. Davies Sewell, P.G. Steward.
tely elected its W . M ., and also its representative on the Board of G . Stewards . In 1 S 77 he helped to found the Centurian Lodge , No . 171 S , and was appointed its first Secretary . Two years later we find his name figuring in the warrant of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1 S 27 , of which he has been Secretary and S . Warden and is now the W . M ., and he is also a joining member of the De Moulham Lodge ,
No . 1146 , Swanage , Dorsetshire , his name facing still on the roll in the calendar for that province . Bro . Sewell has been exalted to the R . A . Degree , and is a subscribing member of the St . George ' s Chapter , No . 370 , Cheitsey , while as regards our Institutions , he has served as Steward for the Boys' School and Benevolent Fund , is a Life Governor of the former , and a Life Subscriber of the latter , as well as of the Girls' School .
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BRO . JOSEPH BATLEY . The funeral of the late Bro . Joseph Batley , Town Clerk of Huddersfield , took place on Monday last , at Huddersfield Cemetery , and , in ; accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased , only his [ family attended . The vicar of Huddersfield , the Rev . J . VV . Bardsley , and the vicar of St . Thomas's , the Rev . E . Snowden , conducted the service . A beautiful wreath from the Mayor and Corporation was
placed on the coffin . In consequence of the private character of the funeral , the Mayor ( Alderman John Varley ) , called by circular a meeting of the Town Council , to be held on Monday morning at half-past ten o'clock . There was a , large attendance , and the Mayor presided . His Worship said he had received letters from several members stating their inability to be present , but deeply sympathising with the family of the deceased . A telegram
of sympathy was also received from the Town Clerk of Leeds . The Mayor paid a high and warm tribute to the ability and worth of Mr . Batley , and proposed the following resolution : — "That this Council hereby expresses its sincere and heartfelt condolence with the widow and family of the late Bro . Joseph Batley , who held the office of town clerk from the incorporation of the borough in iSGS to the time of his
decease , and their high appreciation of the value of the services he rendered to the Council during such period by the assiduity and unswerving devotion with which he discharged the duties devolving upon him , the tact he displayed in all matters requiring quick perception and careful thought , and the irreparable loss they have sustained by his decease . " Alderman Woodhead seconded , and Alderman
Brigpsupported the resolution , and it was then silently passed . Subsequently a memorial service was held in the Town Hall , and there was a very good attendance . Mr . Joshua Marshall presided at the organ , and played Chopin's " Marche Funebre , " Ravina's "Adoremus , " Sullivan ' s sacred song " The Lost Chord , " and the " Dead March " in Saul ( Handel . ) The congregation sang , " O God ,-our help in ages past , " " Brief life is here our portion , " and
the National Anthem . The Rev . P . F . J . Pearce , vicar of St . Paul ' s and the Rev . R . Bruce , D . D ., of Highfield Congregational Church , gave addresses bearing on the worth of the deceased gentleman . The service was of a solemn and impressive character . The Corporation offices were closed from half-past ten to 12 o'clock . A large number of the members of the Huddersfield Incorporated Law Society , of which Bro . Batley was president , met at the society ' s
rooms , in Imperial Arcade , at half-past ten o ' clock . Mr . S . Learoyd was chosen chairman , and after paying a warm tribute to the professional ability and integrity of the deceased gentleman , proposed that a letter of condolence and sympathy with the widow and family be sent to Mrs . Batley . This was seconded by Mr . H . Barber ; it was supported by Mr . C Mills ( magistrate ' s clerk for the borough ) , Mr . J . I . Freeman , Mr . VV . LaycockMr . J . HaighMr .
, , Joseph Bottomley , Mr . Henry Moseley , and Mr . J . F . Johnson , and the resolution was then carried . Highly esteemed as Bro . Batley was for his strict professional integrity , his personal honour , his valuable public services , and his private worth , the great loss the inhabitants have sustained by his death will make them sympathise the more deeply with the bereaved widow and family of eight children ( two daughters and six sons ) whom he has left to mourn
his death . Bro . Batley was a zealous and valued member of the Order , and a distinguished ornament of the Province of West Yorkshire . Initiated in 1849 , he was elected W . M . of the Lodge of Harmony , Huddersfield , in 1 S 55 , and was remarkable for his strict attendance to his Masonic duties , and at the Lodgeof Instruction ; never until this last installation having missed an installation meeting for 36 years . In recognition of his long and faithful services
and his zealous efforts for the Charities , he was appointed Prov . G . W ., having previously mainly ) contributed in drawing up that admirable and unique arrangement of Bye-laws , passed under the genial rule of Lord Ripon , and in the time ^ of our lamented Bro . Fearnley , D . P . G . M ., which gave West Yorkshire the most lucid and admirably conceived code of needful provincial legislation
distinguishing it from all other provinces . He employed his singular clearness , terseness , and power of expression with remarkable effect . He will long be affectionately and warmly remembered among his brethren in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , as typyfying in himself the amiable and attractive character of a loyal Freemason , a devoted friend , and a cultured gentleman .
BRO . HENRY THREADINGHAM , P . M ., P . P . G . SUPT . OF WORKS , HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT . It is with great regret that we have to chronicle the death of Bro . Henry Threadingham , P . M ., P . P . G . Supt . ef Works Hampshire and Isle of Wight . A profound sensation was created in Portsmouth on Monday morning when it became known that Bro . Henry Threadingham , the Marine Superintendent of the Joint Railways Steam Packet Company , had died suddenly at his residence ,
Broad-street , Portsmouth . Every possible token of respect was manifested , the companies' steamers in the harbour having their flags half-mast , whilst at Point many blinds were drawn . The deceased , who completed his fifty-third year on Christmas Day , came to Portsmouth in 1864 , as Superintendent of the Port of Portsmouth and Ryde United Steam Packet Company , in succession to the late Bro . A . Heather , which position he held until four years ago , when , on the acquisition of the company by the Joint Railway Companies , he was appointed to the same office under the new regime . Bro . Threadingham ' s death resulted from
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angina pectoris . About eighteen months since he had an epileptic fit , and had since that time been attended by Dr . E . K . Parson , J . P . Bro . Threadingham had a wide circle of friends , and both in public and private life was distinguished for his geniality and kindness towards those with whom he was brought in contact . He leaves a widow and three daughters . He took a great interest in Masonic
matters , and , at the time of his decease , he was Treasurer of the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 4 S 7 , and the Saxe-Weimar Lodge , No . 1903 , and was presented by the former with a testimonial ( consisting of an illuminated address and casket ) in recognition of his services as Master during 1 SS 0 and 1 SS 1 . He was also Treasurer of a Druids' lodge at Southsea . Whilst connected with the old Steam Packet
Company he was presented by those employed under him with a handsome timepiece and pair of vases , and on the occasion of her crossing from Portsmouth to Ryde the Empress of Austria gave him a handsome souvenir . The deceased was sidesman of the Vicar ' s churchwarden ( Bro .
H . J . Guy , P . M . ) at the Portsmouth parish church , and took a great interest in all matters relating to that place of worship . The funeral took place at the Highland-road Cemetery , when there were assembled a large number of friends and the members of the two lodges to which he belonged .
BRO . PETER HARVEY , P . M . 299 . The burial of the remains of Bro . Peter Harvey , P . M . 299 , and for many years ; station master at Dartford , on the South-Eastern Railway , took place on Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., at Dartford Cemetery , in the presence of a large concourse of the brethren of No . 299 and the gentry and inhabitants of the town generally , who knew and respected
his many excellent qualities during life . The cortege consisted of an elegant open glass-panelled hearse , drawn by four horses , carrying the body in a polished pitch pine casket , with heavy brass mountings , preceded by some 20 brethren of the lodge , wearing white gloves , and carrying wreaths and crosses of white flowers . Three mourningcoaches followed , bearing the family and immediate friends of the
deceased . The initial service at Dartford Church was choral . The organist , Mr . A . Toe , played " I know that my Redeemer liveth " as the procession entered the church , and then the choir chanted the 90 th Psalm . After St . Paul's splendid argument on the immortalitj of the soulmost impressively read by the officiating minister , the Rev . F . S . Dale—the hymn " Days and nights are swiftly
flying " was sung , and the " Dead March " from " Saul " was grandly played , and then the body was conveyed to its final resting place , and buried amid the unrestrained grief of many present . At the conclusion of the burial service , Bro . Noah Martin said a few words at the graveside , in which he eloquently pourtrayed the good life and earnest work of the deceased , and then the brethren , throwing their sprigs
of acacia on the coffin , took a long adieu of one who in life was a good man and a good Mason . The brethren reassembled at Bro . Bray ' s Hotel , the Bull , and with them were several prominent members of the Local Board , Vestry , and also station masters from the various stations on the South-Eastern Railway . Bro . J . Brock , W . M . 299 , presided , and he and Mr . Cann , of Dartford , bore testimony to the charity , kindness , and courtesy of the
deceased , both in his private and public life . Among those present were , beside the VV . M ., Bros . Noah Martin , P . M ., Treas ., P . P . G . S > vd . Br . Kent ; T . Wills , P . M ., Sec , P . P . G . S . of Works Kent ( who had the whole charge of the proceedings ); A . VV . Wells , P . M . ; VV . J . Light , P . M . j C . VVhite , I . P . M . j H . McNaul , S . W . ; W . Greig , J . D . ; C . Hind , Org . ; T . Jenkins , D . C ; Woolley , Howitt , Page , Parish , Barton , Potter , W . Skelleter , P . M . 483 ; W . Wright , 600 ; C Jolly , 913 ( Freemason ) , and others .
BRO . LIEUT .-COL . RAMSAY . Bro . Lieut .-Col . Ramsay died at Rome on Monday night of apolexy , in his 63 rd year . He was one of the most prominent members of Roman society , and enjoyed the esteem of Italians equally with that of hisown countrymen . . He was the author of a lively book entitled " Rough
Recollections of the Service and Society . It was due to his initiation that the marble tablet was placed by the municipality on the front of the house where Sir Walter Scott lived in Rome in 1832 . A distinguished Freemason , he assisted at the foundation of the Grand Orient in Rome in 1 S 75 . He served for some time on the staff in India , and belonged to the Queen's Body Guard of Archers .
The Late Bro. W. Eliot, P.P.G.M. Dorsetshire.
THE LATE BRO . W . ELIOT , P . P . G . M . DORSETSHIRE .
We gave last week the principal facts in connection with the Masonic career of our late Bro . W . Eliot , P . G . M . and P . G . Supt . of Dorsetshire , who was supposed at the timethongh it seems erroneonsly—to have been the oldest continuous subscribing Freemason in the world . How highly our late brother was esteemed and respected , and how
great therefore must be the loss which our Dorsetshire brethren have sustained through his death , may be judged from the almost universal evidences of mourning which were visible in Weymouth on the day of his funeral , as well as from the crowded state of the church in which the earlier portion of the funeral service was performed . The officiating clergymen included two of the five sons of the deceased , and among those present , in addition to the
leading merchants and traders of the town and district , were some forty Freemasons , of whom we may particularise Bros . C . G . Targett , W . M . All Souls Lodge , No . 170—the deceased ' s mother lodge—and Zillwood Milledge , its I . P . M ., P . G . D . C ; the following P . Ms , of the lodge , namely , Bros . R . N . Howard ( ex-Mavor ) , P . P . G . S . W ., Prov . G . Sec , C . F . Arden , P . P . G . J . W ., J . A . Sherren , P . P . G . P ., E . T . Targett , P . G . J . D ., J . Lowe , P . P . G . J . D ., W . B . Morgan , P . P . G . S . of Wks ., R . A . Ayles ,
P . P . G . P ., A . Graham , P . P . G . J . W ., Rev . A . Hill , B . D . Chaplain , D . Collett , P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; together with Bros . S . Bragge , P . M . ; T . R . Charles , P . M . 1037 ; G . J . G . Gregory , P . M . 417 , P . P . G . J . W . ( Mayor of Dorchester ); and W . Chick , P . M . 170 and 417 , P . P . G . J . D . We will add that the last public Masonic act of Bro . Eliot was his laying the last stone of the banqueting-room of the All Souls Lodge , in 1 S 6 7 , and that he held the office of Dep . P . G . M . for over a dozen years before his appointment as P . G . M .
Bro . F . Seager Hunt has subscribed £ 100 towards the proposed new central premises of the Church of England Young Men ' s Society .