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of the 20 th of May last . A reward of £$ o had been offered for the recovery of the body , and we need hardly say that the seafaring folk along the coast of Morecambe Bay and its approaches had long kept a sharp look out . The body when picked un . was enveloped in a mackintosh , which he wore
when he fell overboard with Bro . O'Neill , that had no doubt tended to preserve it . From personal acquaintance with the deceased , Captain Roskell had no doubt it was the body of Bro . Battersby , the long submersion in the sea not having altogether obliterated the means of identification , and on
examination of the deceased ' s clothes subsequent to the landing of the body at South Pier , Blackpool , there were such evidences found—cards , envelopes , & c , bearing his name and address—as left no room for any doubt on the point of identity which might have previously existed . Mr . J . T .
Newbold , The Springs , Bury , hearing of the discovery of the body proceeded to look at it and was enabled ( thoug h not without some difficulty ) to identify it by the features as the body of Bro . Battersby . All doubt , therefore , being removed , the family of the deceased at Bury were
communicated with , and due preparations made for handing the body over into their charge . Although the body had been over sixty days at sea , it was in a fair state of preservation when found . The pockets of the mackintosh were turned inside out , but none of the other pockets appeared to have
been disturbed , and the watch , notes , and loose cash that deceased had taken out with him were all found ; likewise the ring he wore when the accident occurred . The body was picked up some five miles from where the accident happened , and there is reason for supposing that it has never been washed
out of the bay into open sea . It is thought that the body had floated only the day on which it was picked up—the features being then quite whiteand that up to that period it had either been sanded over or entangled among the sea weed , which on breaking up had released the body .
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on the following day , a verdict of "accidentally drowned " was returned . The funeral of deceased took place on Saturday last , in the family vault at St . Paul ' s Church-yard , Bury . The late Bro . Battersby being at the time
of his death S . D . of the Prince of Wales'Lodge No . 1012 , Bury , of which his equally unfortunate companion Bro . O'Neil was W . M ., invitations were sent out to the brethren of various local lodges to attend the funeral , and there was a tolerably fair muster on their part . Mr . A . Mallilien , and Mr .
W . P . Mather , of Manchester , who was with the deceased when the accident happened , were present at the funeral , and accompanying them were Mr . John O'Neil ( father of the late Bro . O'Neil ) , and Bro . G . A . O'Neil , W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge No . 91 . Among the brethren preceding the
corpse to the churchyard were Bros . Henry Maiden , P . P . G . S . B ., East Lancashire , secretary : James Barrett , steward ; J . M . Whitehead , P . P . G . S . B ., and Henry Heys , P . M ., all of Lodge No . 1012 ; Edmund Eccles , W . M ., Lodge No . 42 ; J . B . Champion , P . M ., No . 934 ; Amos Stott , P . M .,
Lodge No . 363 : S . Bailey , P . M . ; W . Balmer , J . W . ; Thos . W . Probert , S . D ., and A . Hopkinson , I . G ., all of Lodge No . 191 ; James Hill , P . M . ; John Grime , P . M . ; E . P . Robinson , S . D ., and Joseph Wolstenholme , I . G ., all of Lodge No . 128 ; Harry Grundy , I . P . M . ; J . W . Crossley , P . M . ;
Cornelius Warburton , P . M ., and Thomas Barker , J . D ., all of the Lodge No . 42 ; J . Metcalf , J . W ., and W . Burgess , S . D ., both of Lodge No . 1392 . The bearers ( all members of Lodge No . 1012 ) were Bros . J . Halliwell , P . M . ; William Handley , P . M . ; John Rothwell , P . M . ; Harry Woodcock , Org . ; Dennis Hardman ; Ralph Newbold ; W . H . Hoyle ,
and J . T . Milnes . Bro . the Rev . J . Chell , Vicar of St . Paul's , followed in the rear of the general body of processionists . Bro . J . W . Kenyon , P . M ., Lodge No . 42 , acted as director of ceremonies . The streets were lined with throngs of spectators , and many blinds were drawn and places of business either partially or wholly closed out of respect to the memory of the deceased .
The burial service was very impressively gone through by Bro . Chell . On the funeral party entering the church . Bro . J . R . Fletcher , P . M ., Lodge No . 191 , played Mendelssohn ' s funeral march on the organ , and as the coffin was carried out , he
played the " Dead March " in Saul . Just before the coffin was lowered to its last resting place , Mr . T . Battersby , brother to the deceased , laid a floral cross on the lid , and handsome wreaths were placed thereon by Bro . G . O'Neil and Mr . J . H . Openshaw .
BRO . ISAAC TOWNSEND . On Tuesday morning , the 6 th July , died suddenly of paralysis , Bro . Isaac Townsend , P . M . and late secretary of Adams Lodge No . 158 , Sheerness , P . P . G . S . of W ., P . P . G . Reg . of Kent , and P . Z . of
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Adams chapter No . 158 , one of the oldest Masons of the United Kingdom at the advanced age of 82 years . FUNERAL . —Thebrethren in full Masonic costume assembled in their Lodge Room in the Masonic Hall , Sheerness , at four o ' clock p . m ., on Saturday
the 10 th July , where they were joined by the W . M ., Officers and Brethren of Dc Shurland Lodge No . 1089 . The two lodges numbered 60 brethren . The lodge was opened in the three degrees b y Bro . Firminger , W . M ., who , in a few appropriate remarks , alluded to the circumstance which had
caused him to invite them to meet him that day , and after reading the dispensation for a Public Masonic Funeral ( which had been granted by the D . P . G . M . Bro . Eastes ) , he appointed Bro . A , Spears , P . M . and treasurer of Lodge No . 158 , and P . P . G . O . to perform the funeral ceremony .
The Brethren were then formed into order of procession by Bro . W . T . Carpenter , P . M ., of Lodge No . 158 , acting as Director of Ceremonies , and proceeded to the residence ofthe deceased in Edward-street , where the funeral procession was formed with the Masonic Brethren preceding the
hearse ; after the brethren of the Lodges De SluuTand and Adams , came the W . M . Bro . W . Bourne nnd officers of De Shurland 1089 ; following them Bro . Bagshaw , P . M ., and secretary of Lodge No . 158 , and Bro . Darley , P . M . of 15 S , as S . W . and J . W . with their columns ; then a M . M .
carrying the volume of the Sacred Law , supported by Bros . Watts and Nunn , the two Deacons of Lodge No . 158 . The W . M . of Adams Lodge No . 158 , followed by Bro . T . M . Rigg , P . M ., of Lodge No . 1089 , and P . P . G . R . of Kent , and Bro . W . Ord , P . M . ( Irish Constitution ); then came the hearse
with the four oldest P . P . G . officers of Kent as pallbearers , viz ., Bro . A . Spears , P . P . G . O . with Bro . W . Pannell , P . P . G . S . of W . on the right , and Bro . G . Beckwith , P . P . G . S . of W . with Bro . J . R . McDonald , P . P . G . A . D . C . on the left side ; following the hearse the family and friends of the deceased .
On arriving at the cemetery the brethren opened out for the hearse mourners and friends to pass , when the mortuary chapel was soon filled . The beautiful and solemn burial service of the Church of England was impressively performed by the Rev . Bro . G . Bryant , Incumbent of Holy Trinity Church , of which the deceased was a member .
When the service of the Church was ended , Bro . A . Spears called on the brethren to surround the grave , when he delivered an address peculiarly Masonic and befitting the solemn occasion . The procession was then reformed and proceeded to the lodge , where the beautiful and impressive service was completed by reading the XII . Chapter of Ecclesiastes , singing the 100 th Psalm and
prayer . Before separating , Bro . Darley paid a tribute of respect to the deceased , whom he said he had known for upwards of 30 years , and who , though holding an humble position in society was superior to it in his general mode of life . The Craft appreciated it , and raised him to a superior station in its ranks .
He was kind in manner , firm as a friend , and in the accomplishment of a good purpose a decided enemy to infidelity , a kind father and a general lover of Freemasonry . In conclusion , Bro . Darley said , in order to be good Masons the brethren must be good
men , and exhorted them to study , to honour God , to do good , and show sympathy for the bereaved , and cherish the hope of meeting their departed Bro . in an upper and better world . The lodge was then closed in due form and with solemn prayer .
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TRANSLATION
From the German of Bro . Dr . B . Blanche , Orator of the Lodge , " Zu den 3 Ccdcrn , " Stuttgart , for the Feast of St . John , 1875 . In the " Bauhiitte , " of July 24 th , 1875 . My brethren , at your friendly feast assembled , The goblet fill with rapturous shouts to-day ,
My toast , the dear ones , man ' s heart companions Along this dark world ' s often stormy way . Those friendly sisters , when care is close at hand , Uncloud the brow , exhilarate the road , And if man in life ' s battle sternly rages ,
Give peace and rest to his dear home abode . The toast concerns their beauty brightly gleaming , The eye , the cheek , rose-painted soft and fair , That sweetness which , like the fragrant violet , With scent divine pervades the ambient air .
Where grace and sweetness in dear union live , Goodness of heart will a third guest appear , To twine that chain which for all coming time Links fast two souls in joy and sorrow here .
Then quick , my brethren , in union dear and free , Upraise the beaker with ils foaming tide ; To all our sisters , gentle , fair , and charming , The mother , and the wife , and loving bride . J uly 26 th , 1875 . A . F . A . W .
Brother Captain Boyton.
BROTHER CAPTAIN BOYTON .
" ^^»« 83 B | #£ As notified in the Freemason of last week Bro . £ Captain Boyton gave his entertainment in connection with his Life Saving Dress at the Crown Baths , Kennington Oval , S . W ., on Wednesday the 21 st . It was expected , as
Bro . Captain Boyton had intended , that the proceeds of the exhibition should be , afler payment of the actual costs in getting it up , such as the charges for the baths , the band , and advertisements , & c , handed over in equal shares to the respective Treasurers of the Royal Masonic
Institution for Boys and Girls , to be by them applied for the benefit of these charities , that there would be a full muster of the general public , and of the members of the craft . However , unfortunately , the results did not nearly justify the anticipation which Bro . Capt .
Boyton entertained , as also those immediatel y concerned with him in getting up the exhibition . As great publicity had beeen given respecting the entertainment and the mode in which the receipts were to be applied , the writer is bound , much against the wish of Bro . Captain Boyton ,
to confess that the money taken at the doors and elsewhere did not represent one-fourth of the actual cost incurred . One is hardly justified in attributing the want of success to a lack of charitable feelings on the part of either the public or the members of the craft , but as
somebody or something must be blamed for the consequences , itmustbe put down to the weather . To be sure there was very little time afforded to bring the affair properly before the public , as it was only settled at midday on Friday last where the exhibition was to take place . Nevertheless ,
no time was lost , and several hundred big bills were posted up in all directions . At least a couple of thousand handbills were distributed in frequented places within the vicinity ofthe baths , and the usual complement of advertisements duly appeared in the principal daily papers , and
circulars were sent out in all directions . Masons holding high positions in the craft were seen upon the subject , and by the kind permission of the Lord Mayor , two big posters were for two consecutive days , Tuesday and Wednesday , hung up in front ofthe Mansion House announcing the
exhibition and the mode of dealing with the proceeds ; and also a slip was prominently placed upon the bills , which stated that tickets were to be obtained at No . 40 , Cheapside . And yet with all this the result is as recorded above . The proceedings commenced at half past 6 , for at 6 ,
the hour advertised , there was scarcely a soul in the building . Bro . Captain Boyton did not in any way curtail the entertainment on account of the smallness of the number present , but performed his varied feats just as he would have done if the baths were crowded from floor to
ceiling . Amongst his other performances he made his raft , and his fire on the top , and then cooked his meal of fish . This done he ate it up , and apparently with as good relish and comfort as if he were sitting at a table in a cosy
dining room or breakfast parlour . The excellent band of the St . George's Rifles was by the permission of Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . Charles Hugh Lindsey , and under the direction of Mr . Phasey , the band master in attendance . At the termination of the
proceedings , Bro . Captam Boyton gave a commission that another entertainment should be given for precisely the same objects as those for which the present one was got up . This truly energetic Mason can neither be disheartened nor disappointed , and he yet confidently expects to be
in a position to hand over a good round sum to the Orphans , as he persistently denominates the inmates of the Boys' and Girls' Schools . Prominent notice will be given on the next occasion , and it is hoped that the brethren will generally co-operate with Bro . Captain Boyton in carrying out in a proper manner his philanthropic
intentions . It is only due to Bro . Captain Boyton to say that he personally bears the whole of the expenses . [ We would suggest that on future occasions , those who get up such Masonic undertakings , should not altogether leave an old friend like the Freemason " out in the cold . " — ED . ]
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of the 20 th of May last . A reward of £$ o had been offered for the recovery of the body , and we need hardly say that the seafaring folk along the coast of Morecambe Bay and its approaches had long kept a sharp look out . The body when picked un . was enveloped in a mackintosh , which he wore
when he fell overboard with Bro . O'Neill , that had no doubt tended to preserve it . From personal acquaintance with the deceased , Captain Roskell had no doubt it was the body of Bro . Battersby , the long submersion in the sea not having altogether obliterated the means of identification , and on
examination of the deceased ' s clothes subsequent to the landing of the body at South Pier , Blackpool , there were such evidences found—cards , envelopes , & c , bearing his name and address—as left no room for any doubt on the point of identity which might have previously existed . Mr . J . T .
Newbold , The Springs , Bury , hearing of the discovery of the body proceeded to look at it and was enabled ( thoug h not without some difficulty ) to identify it by the features as the body of Bro . Battersby . All doubt , therefore , being removed , the family of the deceased at Bury were
communicated with , and due preparations made for handing the body over into their charge . Although the body had been over sixty days at sea , it was in a fair state of preservation when found . The pockets of the mackintosh were turned inside out , but none of the other pockets appeared to have
been disturbed , and the watch , notes , and loose cash that deceased had taken out with him were all found ; likewise the ring he wore when the accident occurred . The body was picked up some five miles from where the accident happened , and there is reason for supposing that it has never been washed
out of the bay into open sea . It is thought that the body had floated only the day on which it was picked up—the features being then quite whiteand that up to that period it had either been sanded over or entangled among the sea weed , which on breaking up had released the body .
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on the following day , a verdict of "accidentally drowned " was returned . The funeral of deceased took place on Saturday last , in the family vault at St . Paul ' s Church-yard , Bury . The late Bro . Battersby being at the time
of his death S . D . of the Prince of Wales'Lodge No . 1012 , Bury , of which his equally unfortunate companion Bro . O'Neil was W . M ., invitations were sent out to the brethren of various local lodges to attend the funeral , and there was a tolerably fair muster on their part . Mr . A . Mallilien , and Mr .
W . P . Mather , of Manchester , who was with the deceased when the accident happened , were present at the funeral , and accompanying them were Mr . John O'Neil ( father of the late Bro . O'Neil ) , and Bro . G . A . O'Neil , W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge No . 91 . Among the brethren preceding the
corpse to the churchyard were Bros . Henry Maiden , P . P . G . S . B ., East Lancashire , secretary : James Barrett , steward ; J . M . Whitehead , P . P . G . S . B ., and Henry Heys , P . M ., all of Lodge No . 1012 ; Edmund Eccles , W . M ., Lodge No . 42 ; J . B . Champion , P . M ., No . 934 ; Amos Stott , P . M .,
Lodge No . 363 : S . Bailey , P . M . ; W . Balmer , J . W . ; Thos . W . Probert , S . D ., and A . Hopkinson , I . G ., all of Lodge No . 191 ; James Hill , P . M . ; John Grime , P . M . ; E . P . Robinson , S . D ., and Joseph Wolstenholme , I . G ., all of Lodge No . 128 ; Harry Grundy , I . P . M . ; J . W . Crossley , P . M . ;
Cornelius Warburton , P . M ., and Thomas Barker , J . D ., all of the Lodge No . 42 ; J . Metcalf , J . W ., and W . Burgess , S . D ., both of Lodge No . 1392 . The bearers ( all members of Lodge No . 1012 ) were Bros . J . Halliwell , P . M . ; William Handley , P . M . ; John Rothwell , P . M . ; Harry Woodcock , Org . ; Dennis Hardman ; Ralph Newbold ; W . H . Hoyle ,
and J . T . Milnes . Bro . the Rev . J . Chell , Vicar of St . Paul's , followed in the rear of the general body of processionists . Bro . J . W . Kenyon , P . M ., Lodge No . 42 , acted as director of ceremonies . The streets were lined with throngs of spectators , and many blinds were drawn and places of business either partially or wholly closed out of respect to the memory of the deceased .
The burial service was very impressively gone through by Bro . Chell . On the funeral party entering the church . Bro . J . R . Fletcher , P . M ., Lodge No . 191 , played Mendelssohn ' s funeral march on the organ , and as the coffin was carried out , he
played the " Dead March " in Saul . Just before the coffin was lowered to its last resting place , Mr . T . Battersby , brother to the deceased , laid a floral cross on the lid , and handsome wreaths were placed thereon by Bro . G . O'Neil and Mr . J . H . Openshaw .
BRO . ISAAC TOWNSEND . On Tuesday morning , the 6 th July , died suddenly of paralysis , Bro . Isaac Townsend , P . M . and late secretary of Adams Lodge No . 158 , Sheerness , P . P . G . S . of W ., P . P . G . Reg . of Kent , and P . Z . of
Obituary.
Adams chapter No . 158 , one of the oldest Masons of the United Kingdom at the advanced age of 82 years . FUNERAL . —Thebrethren in full Masonic costume assembled in their Lodge Room in the Masonic Hall , Sheerness , at four o ' clock p . m ., on Saturday
the 10 th July , where they were joined by the W . M ., Officers and Brethren of Dc Shurland Lodge No . 1089 . The two lodges numbered 60 brethren . The lodge was opened in the three degrees b y Bro . Firminger , W . M ., who , in a few appropriate remarks , alluded to the circumstance which had
caused him to invite them to meet him that day , and after reading the dispensation for a Public Masonic Funeral ( which had been granted by the D . P . G . M . Bro . Eastes ) , he appointed Bro . A , Spears , P . M . and treasurer of Lodge No . 158 , and P . P . G . O . to perform the funeral ceremony .
The Brethren were then formed into order of procession by Bro . W . T . Carpenter , P . M ., of Lodge No . 158 , acting as Director of Ceremonies , and proceeded to the residence ofthe deceased in Edward-street , where the funeral procession was formed with the Masonic Brethren preceding the
hearse ; after the brethren of the Lodges De SluuTand and Adams , came the W . M . Bro . W . Bourne nnd officers of De Shurland 1089 ; following them Bro . Bagshaw , P . M ., and secretary of Lodge No . 158 , and Bro . Darley , P . M . of 15 S , as S . W . and J . W . with their columns ; then a M . M .
carrying the volume of the Sacred Law , supported by Bros . Watts and Nunn , the two Deacons of Lodge No . 158 . The W . M . of Adams Lodge No . 158 , followed by Bro . T . M . Rigg , P . M ., of Lodge No . 1089 , and P . P . G . R . of Kent , and Bro . W . Ord , P . M . ( Irish Constitution ); then came the hearse
with the four oldest P . P . G . officers of Kent as pallbearers , viz ., Bro . A . Spears , P . P . G . O . with Bro . W . Pannell , P . P . G . S . of W . on the right , and Bro . G . Beckwith , P . P . G . S . of W . with Bro . J . R . McDonald , P . P . G . A . D . C . on the left side ; following the hearse the family and friends of the deceased .
On arriving at the cemetery the brethren opened out for the hearse mourners and friends to pass , when the mortuary chapel was soon filled . The beautiful and solemn burial service of the Church of England was impressively performed by the Rev . Bro . G . Bryant , Incumbent of Holy Trinity Church , of which the deceased was a member .
When the service of the Church was ended , Bro . A . Spears called on the brethren to surround the grave , when he delivered an address peculiarly Masonic and befitting the solemn occasion . The procession was then reformed and proceeded to the lodge , where the beautiful and impressive service was completed by reading the XII . Chapter of Ecclesiastes , singing the 100 th Psalm and
prayer . Before separating , Bro . Darley paid a tribute of respect to the deceased , whom he said he had known for upwards of 30 years , and who , though holding an humble position in society was superior to it in his general mode of life . The Craft appreciated it , and raised him to a superior station in its ranks .
He was kind in manner , firm as a friend , and in the accomplishment of a good purpose a decided enemy to infidelity , a kind father and a general lover of Freemasonry . In conclusion , Bro . Darley said , in order to be good Masons the brethren must be good
men , and exhorted them to study , to honour God , to do good , and show sympathy for the bereaved , and cherish the hope of meeting their departed Bro . in an upper and better world . The lodge was then closed in due form and with solemn prayer .
Translation
TRANSLATION
From the German of Bro . Dr . B . Blanche , Orator of the Lodge , " Zu den 3 Ccdcrn , " Stuttgart , for the Feast of St . John , 1875 . In the " Bauhiitte , " of July 24 th , 1875 . My brethren , at your friendly feast assembled , The goblet fill with rapturous shouts to-day ,
My toast , the dear ones , man ' s heart companions Along this dark world ' s often stormy way . Those friendly sisters , when care is close at hand , Uncloud the brow , exhilarate the road , And if man in life ' s battle sternly rages ,
Give peace and rest to his dear home abode . The toast concerns their beauty brightly gleaming , The eye , the cheek , rose-painted soft and fair , That sweetness which , like the fragrant violet , With scent divine pervades the ambient air .
Where grace and sweetness in dear union live , Goodness of heart will a third guest appear , To twine that chain which for all coming time Links fast two souls in joy and sorrow here .
Then quick , my brethren , in union dear and free , Upraise the beaker with ils foaming tide ; To all our sisters , gentle , fair , and charming , The mother , and the wife , and loving bride . J uly 26 th , 1875 . A . F . A . W .
Brother Captain Boyton.
BROTHER CAPTAIN BOYTON .
" ^^»« 83 B | #£ As notified in the Freemason of last week Bro . £ Captain Boyton gave his entertainment in connection with his Life Saving Dress at the Crown Baths , Kennington Oval , S . W ., on Wednesday the 21 st . It was expected , as
Bro . Captain Boyton had intended , that the proceeds of the exhibition should be , afler payment of the actual costs in getting it up , such as the charges for the baths , the band , and advertisements , & c , handed over in equal shares to the respective Treasurers of the Royal Masonic
Institution for Boys and Girls , to be by them applied for the benefit of these charities , that there would be a full muster of the general public , and of the members of the craft . However , unfortunately , the results did not nearly justify the anticipation which Bro . Capt .
Boyton entertained , as also those immediatel y concerned with him in getting up the exhibition . As great publicity had beeen given respecting the entertainment and the mode in which the receipts were to be applied , the writer is bound , much against the wish of Bro . Captain Boyton ,
to confess that the money taken at the doors and elsewhere did not represent one-fourth of the actual cost incurred . One is hardly justified in attributing the want of success to a lack of charitable feelings on the part of either the public or the members of the craft , but as
somebody or something must be blamed for the consequences , itmustbe put down to the weather . To be sure there was very little time afforded to bring the affair properly before the public , as it was only settled at midday on Friday last where the exhibition was to take place . Nevertheless ,
no time was lost , and several hundred big bills were posted up in all directions . At least a couple of thousand handbills were distributed in frequented places within the vicinity ofthe baths , and the usual complement of advertisements duly appeared in the principal daily papers , and
circulars were sent out in all directions . Masons holding high positions in the craft were seen upon the subject , and by the kind permission of the Lord Mayor , two big posters were for two consecutive days , Tuesday and Wednesday , hung up in front ofthe Mansion House announcing the
exhibition and the mode of dealing with the proceeds ; and also a slip was prominently placed upon the bills , which stated that tickets were to be obtained at No . 40 , Cheapside . And yet with all this the result is as recorded above . The proceedings commenced at half past 6 , for at 6 ,
the hour advertised , there was scarcely a soul in the building . Bro . Captain Boyton did not in any way curtail the entertainment on account of the smallness of the number present , but performed his varied feats just as he would have done if the baths were crowded from floor to
ceiling . Amongst his other performances he made his raft , and his fire on the top , and then cooked his meal of fish . This done he ate it up , and apparently with as good relish and comfort as if he were sitting at a table in a cosy
dining room or breakfast parlour . The excellent band of the St . George's Rifles was by the permission of Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . Charles Hugh Lindsey , and under the direction of Mr . Phasey , the band master in attendance . At the termination of the
proceedings , Bro . Captam Boyton gave a commission that another entertainment should be given for precisely the same objects as those for which the present one was got up . This truly energetic Mason can neither be disheartened nor disappointed , and he yet confidently expects to be
in a position to hand over a good round sum to the Orphans , as he persistently denominates the inmates of the Boys' and Girls' Schools . Prominent notice will be given on the next occasion , and it is hoped that the brethren will generally co-operate with Bro . Captain Boyton in carrying out in a proper manner his philanthropic
intentions . It is only due to Bro . Captain Boyton to say that he personally bears the whole of the expenses . [ We would suggest that on future occasions , those who get up such Masonic undertakings , should not altogether leave an old friend like the Freemason " out in the cold . " — ED . ]