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BBC . CAPT . HORACE W . CUST . Died , the night after the battle of Alma , Capt . H . W . Cust , aged twenty-five , of the Coldstream Guards , aide-de-camp to Major-General Bentinck , from the effect of a severe wound in the leg , which rendered amputation necessary . Capt . Cust was the third son of the Hon . Col . P . F . Cust , maternal nephew of the Duke of Buccleugh , and grandson of the first Lord Brownlow , and a member of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 317 , Richmond .
BRO . CAPT . HYLTON JOLIFFE . Died , October 4 th , on the heights before Sebastopol , Capt . H . Joliffe , of the Coldstream Guards , aged twenty-eight , eldest son of Sir W . G . Joliffe , of Mertsham , Surrey , and nephew of the late Marquis of Anglesea . Bro . Capt . H . Jolliffe was a member of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 317 , Richmond .
BRO . JOHN DALTON . October 4 , Bro . JohnDalton , aged 83 , for many years known and respected as the Tyler of several Lodges . Bro . Dalton was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge of Nine Muses , July , 1818 , and was enrolled in the R . A . Chapter , No . 212 , in Dec . 1829 . Though occupying a comparatively humble position in the Craft , Bro . Dalton subscribed cheerfully to many of the Masonic charities .
REV . C . J . RIDLEY , PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF OXFORDSHIRE . Since our last publication , the Province of Oxfordshire has sustained a severe loss by the death of its Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Ridley , M . A ., Senior Fellow of University College , which took place on Sunday , the 8 th of October , at the Rectory of West Harling , Norfolk , to which he was instituted in 1826 . The deceased Brother was initiated into Masonry in the Apollo University Lodge , Oxford , in 1820 , and was selected to fill the office of W . M . of that
Lodge , in the years 1824 , 1828 , 1829 , 1833 , and 1834 . On the re-establishment the Provincial Grand Lodge in 1837 , the Prov . G . M ., Lord John Spencer Churchill , appointed Bro . Ridley to the office of Dep . Prov . G . M . On the death of Lord John Churchill in 1840 , the office of Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire became vacant , and remained in abeyance until 1845 , when the M . W . the G . M ., the Earl of Zetland , conferred that distinction on Bro . Ridley . In Royal Arch Masonry , Bro . Ridley also took a lively interest , and filled the highest offices with
great zeal and ability , having been installed 3 rd P . in 1847 , 2 nd P . in 1848 , and IstP . in 1849 . In 1850 , he was installed Grand Superintendent of the Province of Oxford , which office , as well as that of Prov . G . M ., he retained till his death . Bro . Ridley took so much delight in Masonry , and evinced such a watchful care over his Province , that he never failed to attend the meetings of the Brethren , except when illness or absence from Oxford prevented him . He also attended most of the meetings of the Grand Lodge in London , as well as the Festivals of the various Masonic
Charities , in which he took an especial interest . He was distinguished alike for his benevolence and urbanity , and his loss is severely felt by all the Brethren of this Province , over which he presided with so much ability and courtesy . His many amiable qualities will long be cherished in affectionate remembrance by all who had the opportunity of bearing testimony to them . The remains of the deceased , who was sixty-two years of age , were interred in the family vault at West Harling .
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BBC . CAPT . HORACE W . CUST . Died , the night after the battle of Alma , Capt . H . W . Cust , aged twenty-five , of the Coldstream Guards , aide-de-camp to Major-General Bentinck , from the effect of a severe wound in the leg , which rendered amputation necessary . Capt . Cust was the third son of the Hon . Col . P . F . Cust , maternal nephew of the Duke of Buccleugh , and grandson of the first Lord Brownlow , and a member of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 317 , Richmond .
BRO . CAPT . HYLTON JOLIFFE . Died , October 4 th , on the heights before Sebastopol , Capt . H . Joliffe , of the Coldstream Guards , aged twenty-eight , eldest son of Sir W . G . Joliffe , of Mertsham , Surrey , and nephew of the late Marquis of Anglesea . Bro . Capt . H . Jolliffe was a member of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 317 , Richmond .
BRO . JOHN DALTON . October 4 , Bro . JohnDalton , aged 83 , for many years known and respected as the Tyler of several Lodges . Bro . Dalton was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge of Nine Muses , July , 1818 , and was enrolled in the R . A . Chapter , No . 212 , in Dec . 1829 . Though occupying a comparatively humble position in the Craft , Bro . Dalton subscribed cheerfully to many of the Masonic charities .
REV . C . J . RIDLEY , PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF OXFORDSHIRE . Since our last publication , the Province of Oxfordshire has sustained a severe loss by the death of its Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Ridley , M . A ., Senior Fellow of University College , which took place on Sunday , the 8 th of October , at the Rectory of West Harling , Norfolk , to which he was instituted in 1826 . The deceased Brother was initiated into Masonry in the Apollo University Lodge , Oxford , in 1820 , and was selected to fill the office of W . M . of that
Lodge , in the years 1824 , 1828 , 1829 , 1833 , and 1834 . On the re-establishment the Provincial Grand Lodge in 1837 , the Prov . G . M ., Lord John Spencer Churchill , appointed Bro . Ridley to the office of Dep . Prov . G . M . On the death of Lord John Churchill in 1840 , the office of Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire became vacant , and remained in abeyance until 1845 , when the M . W . the G . M ., the Earl of Zetland , conferred that distinction on Bro . Ridley . In Royal Arch Masonry , Bro . Ridley also took a lively interest , and filled the highest offices with
great zeal and ability , having been installed 3 rd P . in 1847 , 2 nd P . in 1848 , and IstP . in 1849 . In 1850 , he was installed Grand Superintendent of the Province of Oxford , which office , as well as that of Prov . G . M ., he retained till his death . Bro . Ridley took so much delight in Masonry , and evinced such a watchful care over his Province , that he never failed to attend the meetings of the Brethren , except when illness or absence from Oxford prevented him . He also attended most of the meetings of the Grand Lodge in London , as well as the Festivals of the various Masonic
Charities , in which he took an especial interest . He was distinguished alike for his benevolence and urbanity , and his loss is severely felt by all the Brethren of this Province , over which he presided with so much ability and courtesy . His many amiable qualities will long be cherished in affectionate remembrance by all who had the opportunity of bearing testimony to them . The remains of the deceased , who was sixty-two years of age , were interred in the family vault at West Harling .