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Obituary.
Alaskelyne it terminated fatally , the others arc recovering . The d -ceased , who was universally beloved in the garrison , was interred with military honours , and folloAA'ed to the grave , iu addition to the officers and' men of bis own regiment , by a great number of non-commissioned , officers of other regiments and corps , upwards of one hundred officers , and nearly the whole of the staff and departments , with a large concourse cf the general public , the Rev . J . A . Crozier , ALA ., chaplain to the forces , officiating . The funeral service of the Church of England being concluded
, the usual volley was fired by the company hitherto c ommanded by the deceased , after which a large number of the brethren approached the grave , ancl one by one threw into it the Alasonic sprig , thus giving expression to a silent but heartfelt hope that it will phase the . Lord of life to raise our departed brother from the tomb of transgression to shine as the stars for ever ancl ever .
I BRO . JOHN BARNES . P . Z . ; P . M . ; PAST GRAND STEAA'ARD . AA E last week recorded the death on the 22 nd ult ., at his residence , No . 16 , New Burlington-street , after a short but painful illness , of the esteemed Treasurer of the Old King ' s Arms Lodge , in the forty-sixth year of his age . Bro . Barnes was initiated in the Lodge of Tranquillity , No . 218 , on the 23 rd Nov ., 1838 , of whicli he AA-as AA . Alaster tAvo years , 1841 and 1842 , ancl a member to Dec , 1853 . On the 14 th Nov ., 1839 ,
he joined the Old King's Arms Lodge , No . 30 . and became Master in 18-14 ; he also served the office of Grand Steward from the same Lodge for the festival of 1844 , and continued a member to the time of his death . He was elected a member of the Board of General Purposes for the years 1849 , 1850 , 1851 , 1852 , and 1853 : and was also elected one o ' f the twelve on the Lodge of Benevolence from the time of the passing the resolution in 1850 . Bro . Barnes was exalted to tho degree of Royal Arch , in the Jerusalem Chapter , No . 218 , on the 14 th April , 18-10 ; was
one of the petitioners for the Old King ' s Arms Chapter , No . 30 , the charter for which was granted on the 5 th Feb ., 1845 ; he was appointed the first J ., aud the folloiving years filled the chairs of H . and Z . In 1850 he became a A ice President of the Institution for granting Annuities to Aged Freemasons , and a member of the committee of management , of which he was a regular attendant . On the 10 th 'Aih ., 1851 . he became a governor of tho branch of the institution for granting annuities to the widows of deceased Freemasons to these two charities ; he was also an annual subscriber to each , and served the office of steward at four festivals . Bro . Barnes was also a \ ice President of the Girls School
and a life governor of the Boys School , being also a liberal annual donor to the funds of these charities , of tho committees of which he was an active member . Tho funeral of our resp . ctod brother took place on Thursday , at lvcnsal Green Cemetery , and all who know him living , ivill feel that by the death of this excellent and kind hearted Alason , the Craft has lost a valuable member . The funeral cortege , consisting of an elegant hearse open at the sides , and five mourning coaches , left the late residence of the deceased in New Burlington-street at eleven o ' clock in
the morning . In the first tivo coaches were the principal mourners , the father of our deceased brother ; Mr . Rutherford ; Bro . AV " . F . Beadon , P . G . AA . ; Bro . AAliitmore ; the medical attendant of the deceased , Air . A . AL Duff ; Mr . S . Kenall ; Bro . J . F . Franks ; and Bro . AVatkins , in whoso house the deceased resided at the time of his death . Iu the other coaches were Bros . Crew , Paas , Farnfield , Binckes , Udall , and Geo . Barrett , who acted as pall bearers ; Bros . Gale , Young , J . Levinson , 11 .
G . AA arren , and Garstin , of AVelbeck-stveet , who , as an old friend , schoolfellow , ancl brother , of the deceased , conducted the funeral . On the ground we also observed Bros . Thiselton , AV . Davis , Caruthcrs , Clemmitt , and others . The deceased brother having been consigned to the grave , which a few years since received the remains of his wife , and the regular funeral service euded , Bro . Binckes briefly addressed the brethren on tbe loss they hacl sustained , and drew tears from many eyes of those who , as strangers , surrounding the grave , though they knoiv not the brother in life , felt hoiv deep must be the loss to his friends of one so highly respected .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The health of all the royal family at Balmoral this week is reported as good as usual , and , with that exception , there is hardly any news . The Queen entertained the wandering philosophers from Aberdeen last week , as we have elsewhere recorded ; unci a privy council has been necessitated by the gravity of the state of public affairs . The Cointc cle Flandres , the Earl of Elgin , the Duke ol Richmond , and Her Alajcsty ' s visitors generally have taken their leave ,
and Sir James Clark appears to be almost the only guest . Prince Arthur has been out with his father to learn the noble sport ' of deer stalking ; but tbe Court Journal has not chronicled the number of fat Wicks which have fallen to his riile . The Queen has this week visited the Falls of the Garrbalt , and several other picturesque spots within a drive of Balmoral ; and among the families honoured ivith her visits have been the Earl and Countess of Fife and the Farquharson . at Invercauld .
FOREIGN NEAVS . —From the letters of various correspondents there would seem to be a spirit of opposition to the government arising in the French journals , that will only be la-id by the strong hand of power , if it can be laid at all . Of this spirit wc may judge when we find it stated that the Giroiidc newspaper ventured to call the attempts to place Prince Napoleon on the Tuscan throne a " Napoleonian conspiracy , " for which a warning [ was inflicted upon it . The government seems full y alive to its danger , however , and the Moniteur of yesterday contained a
neiv imperial manifesto on the subject of the press . The official journal says : — " Under the pretence that the press is not free several journals direct their attacks against the decree of February , 1852 , which go beyond the extreme limits of discussion , and are wanting in a respect for thelaiA ' , Avhich is inseparable with the royal exercise of liberty . Against writers , AA'ho have forgotten this , the government could have made use of the weapons at its command . Not wishing to do so the clay after the measure spontaneously granted by the emperorAvhich released the press
, from the consequences of warnings received , the government , faithful to the principles of moderation , ivill , nevertheless , not fail in performing the duty ivhich is imposed upon it , to make the law respected , and therefore informs the papers that it is decided no longer to tolerate these polemical excesses , which can only be considered as party manoeuvres . " The King of the Belgians has left Biarritz for Genoa , via Marseilles , where it is said he will confer with several important personages . It is supposed that the journey of his majesty is in some way connected with
the proposal of a congress at Brussels . The report of the foundation of a kingdom in Central Italy , under the rule of the Count of Flanders , has been positively denied , and declared to bo Avithout foundation . Paris letters say that the policy of the Emperor of the French is one of delay , for the purpose of enabling the son-in-law of A ictor Emmanuel to gain an important advantage . The French press is noiv assuming a rather defiant attitude towards the imperial government iu reference to the reiterated restrictive laws against journalism . A telegram from Turin
, dated the 24 th , brings a summary of the reply of the King of Sardinia to the address of the Roinagnese deputation . It is remarkable for the same ambiguity that marked his replies to the other deputations . He said : —" ' I am grateful for the wishes of the people of the Romagua , of which vou are the interpreter before me . As a Catholic sovereign I
shall myself always retain , . profound and unalterable respect for the superior hierarch of the church . As an Italian prince I am reminded that Em-ope , having in vieiv the state of tho Roniagnese 2 > eople , who demanded prompt and efficient measures of reform , has accepted formal obligations towards your country . I receive your wishes , and , strong by the rights conferred upon mo , I will support your cause before the great powers . You may rely on their sense of justice . Yon may rely on the generous love of our country of the French Enipevor , who will
accomplish the great work of reparation he has so powerfully begun , and who , assured ofthe gratitude of Italy , and seeing the moderation which has characterized your resolution during tho late moments of incertitude , will recognize that in the Homagna the mere hope of a national government suffices to put an end to civil disorders . When your numerous volunteers arrived , during the clays oE the national ] struggle , to enrol themselves under my flag , you knew that Piedmont ivould not go to war for herself alone , but for our common country . To-day the
unanimity of your wishes and the order which you observe at home is very gratifying to my heart , and nothing better could ensure your future destiny . Europe will reognize that it is her common duty , and also her common interest , to finish the era of disorder , and thereby satisfy the legitimate desires of the people . " A letter from Alihm , dated Sept . 21 , gives a lively picture of the state of feeling in the Milanese . The arrival of the deputations from Alodena and Parma- afforded tbe people of Alilan an opportunity of displaying their love of liberty , and the illuminations upon that occasion appear to have been entirely planned by the inhabitants— -the government , as such , taking no part in them .
From Palermo we have news which singularly illustrates the state of society in Sicily . " Some hundreds of persons" have been arrested there , their sole oileucc being that they hissed the chief of police I AA e hai-c papers from Madrid of the 22 nd . The semi-official C ' orresponduncia , Aulngrafa states that Spain is only seeking redress of grievances from Morocco , and does not contemplate conquest . The Tuscan Monitor says the Tuscans want to carry out the programme of the emperor , liecause the welfare of Italy and the peace of Europe require it .
The States of Denmark have been opened . The president , in his speech , said : — " 'The government ancl the council of the kingdom had but to choose between federal execution and the suppression of the whole common constitution , in so far as it relates to Holstein aud Lauenberg . Government has chosen the hitter , although it does not recognize the competency ofthe federal execution . " The Wiener Zei / ung publishes an imperial letter addressed to the Alinistcr of Finances , ordering the
appointment of a commission , with special legislative powers , to organize extensive forms in the system of direct taxation . The president ancl secretary to the commission are Count Hartig , ancl Baron de Kalclibcrg , aud the other members consist chiefly of the ratepayers in the different provinces . The Messenger of the Ti / rvl and Vorarlberg contains an official v .. mv _ AAi . ic _ At '_ ii _ to the effect that tbe Emperor of Austria had , by an autograph letter , authorized the archduke governor to cause the committee of the States to delibei . tte on the projected provincial statute for the Tyrol mid Vorarlberg . The Emperor of Russia left Sarskoc-Selo on Friday , for Aloscoiv , from whence he was to proceed direct to Totila . The eastern mission of Lord Elgin seems to have miscarried
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Obituary.
Alaskelyne it terminated fatally , the others arc recovering . The d -ceased , who was universally beloved in the garrison , was interred with military honours , and folloAA'ed to the grave , iu addition to the officers and' men of bis own regiment , by a great number of non-commissioned , officers of other regiments and corps , upwards of one hundred officers , and nearly the whole of the staff and departments , with a large concourse cf the general public , the Rev . J . A . Crozier , ALA ., chaplain to the forces , officiating . The funeral service of the Church of England being concluded
, the usual volley was fired by the company hitherto c ommanded by the deceased , after which a large number of the brethren approached the grave , ancl one by one threw into it the Alasonic sprig , thus giving expression to a silent but heartfelt hope that it will phase the . Lord of life to raise our departed brother from the tomb of transgression to shine as the stars for ever ancl ever .
I BRO . JOHN BARNES . P . Z . ; P . M . ; PAST GRAND STEAA'ARD . AA E last week recorded the death on the 22 nd ult ., at his residence , No . 16 , New Burlington-street , after a short but painful illness , of the esteemed Treasurer of the Old King ' s Arms Lodge , in the forty-sixth year of his age . Bro . Barnes was initiated in the Lodge of Tranquillity , No . 218 , on the 23 rd Nov ., 1838 , of whicli he AA-as AA . Alaster tAvo years , 1841 and 1842 , ancl a member to Dec , 1853 . On the 14 th Nov ., 1839 ,
he joined the Old King's Arms Lodge , No . 30 . and became Master in 18-14 ; he also served the office of Grand Steward from the same Lodge for the festival of 1844 , and continued a member to the time of his death . He was elected a member of the Board of General Purposes for the years 1849 , 1850 , 1851 , 1852 , and 1853 : and was also elected one o ' f the twelve on the Lodge of Benevolence from the time of the passing the resolution in 1850 . Bro . Barnes was exalted to tho degree of Royal Arch , in the Jerusalem Chapter , No . 218 , on the 14 th April , 18-10 ; was
one of the petitioners for the Old King ' s Arms Chapter , No . 30 , the charter for which was granted on the 5 th Feb ., 1845 ; he was appointed the first J ., aud the folloiving years filled the chairs of H . and Z . In 1850 he became a A ice President of the Institution for granting Annuities to Aged Freemasons , and a member of the committee of management , of which he was a regular attendant . On the 10 th 'Aih ., 1851 . he became a governor of tho branch of the institution for granting annuities to the widows of deceased Freemasons to these two charities ; he was also an annual subscriber to each , and served the office of steward at four festivals . Bro . Barnes was also a \ ice President of the Girls School
and a life governor of the Boys School , being also a liberal annual donor to the funds of these charities , of tho committees of which he was an active member . Tho funeral of our resp . ctod brother took place on Thursday , at lvcnsal Green Cemetery , and all who know him living , ivill feel that by the death of this excellent and kind hearted Alason , the Craft has lost a valuable member . The funeral cortege , consisting of an elegant hearse open at the sides , and five mourning coaches , left the late residence of the deceased in New Burlington-street at eleven o ' clock in
the morning . In the first tivo coaches were the principal mourners , the father of our deceased brother ; Mr . Rutherford ; Bro . AV " . F . Beadon , P . G . AA . ; Bro . AAliitmore ; the medical attendant of the deceased , Air . A . AL Duff ; Mr . S . Kenall ; Bro . J . F . Franks ; and Bro . AVatkins , in whoso house the deceased resided at the time of his death . Iu the other coaches were Bros . Crew , Paas , Farnfield , Binckes , Udall , and Geo . Barrett , who acted as pall bearers ; Bros . Gale , Young , J . Levinson , 11 .
G . AA arren , and Garstin , of AVelbeck-stveet , who , as an old friend , schoolfellow , ancl brother , of the deceased , conducted the funeral . On the ground we also observed Bros . Thiselton , AV . Davis , Caruthcrs , Clemmitt , and others . The deceased brother having been consigned to the grave , which a few years since received the remains of his wife , and the regular funeral service euded , Bro . Binckes briefly addressed the brethren on tbe loss they hacl sustained , and drew tears from many eyes of those who , as strangers , surrounding the grave , though they knoiv not the brother in life , felt hoiv deep must be the loss to his friends of one so highly respected .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The health of all the royal family at Balmoral this week is reported as good as usual , and , with that exception , there is hardly any news . The Queen entertained the wandering philosophers from Aberdeen last week , as we have elsewhere recorded ; unci a privy council has been necessitated by the gravity of the state of public affairs . The Cointc cle Flandres , the Earl of Elgin , the Duke ol Richmond , and Her Alajcsty ' s visitors generally have taken their leave ,
and Sir James Clark appears to be almost the only guest . Prince Arthur has been out with his father to learn the noble sport ' of deer stalking ; but tbe Court Journal has not chronicled the number of fat Wicks which have fallen to his riile . The Queen has this week visited the Falls of the Garrbalt , and several other picturesque spots within a drive of Balmoral ; and among the families honoured ivith her visits have been the Earl and Countess of Fife and the Farquharson . at Invercauld .
FOREIGN NEAVS . —From the letters of various correspondents there would seem to be a spirit of opposition to the government arising in the French journals , that will only be la-id by the strong hand of power , if it can be laid at all . Of this spirit wc may judge when we find it stated that the Giroiidc newspaper ventured to call the attempts to place Prince Napoleon on the Tuscan throne a " Napoleonian conspiracy , " for which a warning [ was inflicted upon it . The government seems full y alive to its danger , however , and the Moniteur of yesterday contained a
neiv imperial manifesto on the subject of the press . The official journal says : — " Under the pretence that the press is not free several journals direct their attacks against the decree of February , 1852 , which go beyond the extreme limits of discussion , and are wanting in a respect for thelaiA ' , Avhich is inseparable with the royal exercise of liberty . Against writers , AA'ho have forgotten this , the government could have made use of the weapons at its command . Not wishing to do so the clay after the measure spontaneously granted by the emperorAvhich released the press
, from the consequences of warnings received , the government , faithful to the principles of moderation , ivill , nevertheless , not fail in performing the duty ivhich is imposed upon it , to make the law respected , and therefore informs the papers that it is decided no longer to tolerate these polemical excesses , which can only be considered as party manoeuvres . " The King of the Belgians has left Biarritz for Genoa , via Marseilles , where it is said he will confer with several important personages . It is supposed that the journey of his majesty is in some way connected with
the proposal of a congress at Brussels . The report of the foundation of a kingdom in Central Italy , under the rule of the Count of Flanders , has been positively denied , and declared to bo Avithout foundation . Paris letters say that the policy of the Emperor of the French is one of delay , for the purpose of enabling the son-in-law of A ictor Emmanuel to gain an important advantage . The French press is noiv assuming a rather defiant attitude towards the imperial government iu reference to the reiterated restrictive laws against journalism . A telegram from Turin
, dated the 24 th , brings a summary of the reply of the King of Sardinia to the address of the Roinagnese deputation . It is remarkable for the same ambiguity that marked his replies to the other deputations . He said : —" ' I am grateful for the wishes of the people of the Romagua , of which vou are the interpreter before me . As a Catholic sovereign I
shall myself always retain , . profound and unalterable respect for the superior hierarch of the church . As an Italian prince I am reminded that Em-ope , having in vieiv the state of tho Roniagnese 2 > eople , who demanded prompt and efficient measures of reform , has accepted formal obligations towards your country . I receive your wishes , and , strong by the rights conferred upon mo , I will support your cause before the great powers . You may rely on their sense of justice . Yon may rely on the generous love of our country of the French Enipevor , who will
accomplish the great work of reparation he has so powerfully begun , and who , assured ofthe gratitude of Italy , and seeing the moderation which has characterized your resolution during tho late moments of incertitude , will recognize that in the Homagna the mere hope of a national government suffices to put an end to civil disorders . When your numerous volunteers arrived , during the clays oE the national ] struggle , to enrol themselves under my flag , you knew that Piedmont ivould not go to war for herself alone , but for our common country . To-day the
unanimity of your wishes and the order which you observe at home is very gratifying to my heart , and nothing better could ensure your future destiny . Europe will reognize that it is her common duty , and also her common interest , to finish the era of disorder , and thereby satisfy the legitimate desires of the people . " A letter from Alihm , dated Sept . 21 , gives a lively picture of the state of feeling in the Milanese . The arrival of the deputations from Alodena and Parma- afforded tbe people of Alilan an opportunity of displaying their love of liberty , and the illuminations upon that occasion appear to have been entirely planned by the inhabitants— -the government , as such , taking no part in them .
From Palermo we have news which singularly illustrates the state of society in Sicily . " Some hundreds of persons" have been arrested there , their sole oileucc being that they hissed the chief of police I AA e hai-c papers from Madrid of the 22 nd . The semi-official C ' orresponduncia , Aulngrafa states that Spain is only seeking redress of grievances from Morocco , and does not contemplate conquest . The Tuscan Monitor says the Tuscans want to carry out the programme of the emperor , liecause the welfare of Italy and the peace of Europe require it .
The States of Denmark have been opened . The president , in his speech , said : — " 'The government ancl the council of the kingdom had but to choose between federal execution and the suppression of the whole common constitution , in so far as it relates to Holstein aud Lauenberg . Government has chosen the hitter , although it does not recognize the competency ofthe federal execution . " The Wiener Zei / ung publishes an imperial letter addressed to the Alinistcr of Finances , ordering the
appointment of a commission , with special legislative powers , to organize extensive forms in the system of direct taxation . The president ancl secretary to the commission are Count Hartig , ancl Baron de Kalclibcrg , aud the other members consist chiefly of the ratepayers in the different provinces . The Messenger of the Ti / rvl and Vorarlberg contains an official v .. mv _ AAi . ic _ At '_ ii _ to the effect that tbe Emperor of Austria had , by an autograph letter , authorized the archduke governor to cause the committee of the States to delibei . tte on the projected provincial statute for the Tyrol mid Vorarlberg . The Emperor of Russia left Sarskoc-Selo on Friday , for Aloscoiv , from whence he was to proceed direct to Totila . The eastern mission of Lord Elgin seems to have miscarried