Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . AA ALTER MONTGOMERY . The death of Bro . Walter Montgomery , the actor , by his own hand , will produce a universal feeling and expression of regret . The circumstances of this sad suicide are painful in the extreme . To-day his marriage as well as his death is recorded . Married on Wednesday , he killed himself oil Friday . Deeply and keenly must the public sympathise with the young widow—the wife but for two short days . It was but a brief honeymoon ; and

the end is tragical indeed . Bro . Montgomery was 44 years of age . He had been connected with the profession for about twenty years . He was originally engaged in important commercial avocations in the City ; but from his youth showed strong inclination after dramatic studies , and frequently appeared iu amateur performances . His first professional appearance was at the New Royalty ( then known as Miss Kelly's Theatre ) . His success was sufficiently marked to secure for him

provincial engagements . Having gone the round , he entered into arrangements for a short series of performances at the Princess ' s , where he first came out as Othello . Subsequentl y he appeared at Drury Lane . He then took the now theatre at Nottingham , where he was so far successful as to encourage him to accept a starring engagement in Australia . Here he had quite a triumphant career . He proceeded to California , and made a tour of the United States . On his return to England

he took the Gaiet y for one month , and although the experiment , owing to the hot weather , was pecuniarily not a subject of congratulation , his various impersonations of some of the very highest characters of the national drama brought him many encouraging encomiums . The inquest was held before Mr . Langhain at Sadler ' s Hotlel , Albermavle-street . fhe evidence was indefinite in some respects , but fully justified the verdict . Bro . Mellon said he saw Bro . Montgomery

on AVednesday hist , when he appeared in good health and buoyant in spirits . He knew the deceased very well , and could not account for anything which was likely to depress him . He knew the deceased had contemplated again visiting Australia , and had made arrangements for the time of starting to the colonics with his wile , aud had naid their passage . He

knew that the Gaiety speculation had not been a success . Bro . Melton described Bro . AI ontgomei-y as a man of great application . He thought study might have had something- to do with operating on his nervi-s . The widow cf the deceased—Mrs . Laleah Montgomery was then called , aud deposed that on Friday her husband was engaged for some few minutes in looking over a box . He appeared cast down , which she attributed to his unprofitable speculation at the Gaiet y Theatre . After

looking over the box he said " I feel so depressed that suicide may be my lot . " ( The unhappy wife was quite overcome , and it was some time before the examination was proceeded with . ) She knew her husband had met with losses at the Gaiety . He said " Good-bye , Tilley , I am gone . " He left the room , and witness heard a report , and immediately screamed out to the landlady that her husband had killed himself . The room where her husband committed suicide was not locked , and he was

discovered dead on the floor , with a pistol at his side . Bro . Montgomery ' s manager said that ho did not believe his lesses at the Gaiety had been great , and certainly did not think they would have any effect on Bro . Montgomery . He knew he had money to meet all exigencies , and having had so uinch experience in theatrical business , he never for a moment anticipatfd that the deceased would commit suicide . Dr . Harding , who made a post-mortem examination of the

hiuly , described the appearance of the head of the deceased . He said a bullet went clean through the rcof ot the month , and struck against the back part of the skull . The pistol must have been fired into the mouth . The coroner , in summing up the evidence to the jury , said that the case was a most distressing- one , and the jury returned a returned a verdict of " suicide while of unsound mind . " Much more evidence was presented , but it was of a painful and strictl

y private character . — Sunday Times , September 3 rd . It will be remembered that Bro . Montgommery crossed the Atlantic in company with the American Knights Templar , at present in this country . AVhilst en the voyage he composed an additional verse , appropriate to the occasion , to the American national song , " The Star Spangled Banner , " which was given in our pages in a recent number .

List Of Lodge Meetings &C., For Week Ending September 15th, 1871.

LIST OF LODGE MEETINGS & c ., FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 15 TH , 1871 .

METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS . Tuesday , September 12 th . LODGES . —AA ellington , White Swan Tavern , Deptford ; Stanhope , Thicket Hotel , Anerley , Surrey . Wednesday , September loth . Committee of Royal Masonic Boys' Institution , at 3 .

LODGES . —Union AVaterloo , Masonic Hall , AVilliam Street , AVoolwich ; Vitruvian . AVhite Hart , College Street , Lambeth ; MacDonald , Head Quarters 1 st Surrey Volunteer Corps ; Beacontree , Private Rooms , Leytonstone . CHAPTER . — Hervey , Sivan , Walham Green . Thursday , September 14 th . LODGES . —CapperMarine HotelVictoria DockWest

, , , Ham ; Upton , Spotted Dog Tavern , Upton , Essex ; Finsbury Park ' , Finsbui-y Park Tavern , Seven Sisters' Road , Holloway ; Emblematic , I ' ulse Hill Hotel , Tulse Hill . CHAPTERS . —R-yal Jubilee , Horns Tavern , Kennington ; Beadon , Greyhound Hotel , Dulwich . Saturday , September loth . CHAPTER ,. —Caveac .

Metropolitan Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION .

A number of Lodges and Chapters of Instruction do not meei during the . summer months , vie shall , therefore discontinue the publication , of our usual list until the re-commencement of the season . We shall , however , give the announcements of those Lodges and Chapters of Instruction which continue to meet during the summer on receiving authoritative intimation thereof .

The following Lodges of Instruction , we are informed by the Secretaries , meet all the year round : — ROYAL UNION LODGE ( No . 382 ) , Horse and Groom , AVinslev Street , Oxford Street , at 8 . Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . PAN-MURE LODGE ( NO . 720 ) , Balham Hotel , Balham , Fridays at 8 . Bro . John Thomas , Preceptor . AVESTBOURXE LODGE ( NO . 733 ) Horse and GroomA '

, , nnsley Strcet , Oxford Street , Fridays at 8 . Bro . Ash , Preceptor . STRONG MAN , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkomvell , Monday , at S Bro . 'ferry , Preceptor . ST . JAMES ' , ( No . 705 ) , Gregorian Arms Tavern , Jamaica Road , Beimonusey , Fridays at S . TEMPERANCE , ( No . 109 ) , Victoria Tavern , Victoria Road Deptford , Fridays at 8 . '

STAR , ( NO . 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby "r-ivern , New Cross Load Deptford , Saturdays at 7 . BURDETT C ' CUTTS LODGE OP INSTRUCTION , Approach Tavern Victoria Park , Fridays . SINCERITY LODGE ( NO . 174 ) , Railway Tavern , Railway Station , 1-enchurch Street , Monday at 7 . AVe have been requested to announce that Radley ' s Hotel beinpclosed , no meetings of Lodges or Chapters can be " held there for the present .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

V A 1 > Communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , W . C . AVE shall be glad to receive from brethren any proceedings of Masonic meetings , which shall be duly inserted . Communications should be forwarded so as to reach us as early in the week as convenient—not later than Wednesday if possible have to

AVo request our correspondents to be particular in writing names distinctly . J . R . —COLCHESTER . —What you have pointed out is certainly erroneous , but it is so in our authority .