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close solemn prayer was offered by the Prov . G . Chap ., and the ceremony proceeded . When it had concluded the lodge was closed , and retired from the room in the same order in which ii had entered . After the business of the evening had been concluded the brethren , numbering between fifty and sixty persons , sat down to a dinner in the banquet room of the hail , prepared by Mrs . Bowserof Bowser ' s Hotel . The chair was ied by Bro
, occup . R . T . Clinch , and the West by Bro . G . H . Russell . The tables -were bountifully and substantially supplied , and all present did ample justice to the feast prepared . After the cloth had been removed , "The Queen and the Craft , " "The Earl of Zetland , Grand . Master of England , " " The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland , " "The Provincial Grand Master of New Brunswick , " "The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " "The Miramichr
Lodge , " " The Mount Lebanon Chapter , " " The Press , " " The Ladies , " and various other regular and volunteer toasts were given and responded to with spirit , and these were interspersed with songs of a patriotic' or Masonic character . The gathering was marked by sociability and jollity , and passed off in the most fraternal spirit and to the satisfaction of all present . Of course , the visitors from St . John were greatly impressed with the courtesy and kindness of their brethren in Chatham .
Obituary.
Obituary .
Buo . WILLIAM RULE , P . G . POEST . We regret to announce the deatli of this well-known brother , which took place on the 25 th ult ., after a painful illness . Bro . Rule was initiated at Jedburgh , in Scotland , in the year 1816 . He subsequently joined the Lodge of Industry ( No . 219 , now No . 108 ) , London , aud the Lion and Lamb Lodge ( No . 2 * 27 now No . 192 ) and
, , passed the chair of both lodges . He was also one of the original promoters of the Lodge of Temperance in the East , in which he was regarded as one of its bri ghtest ornaments . Bro . Rule was a member of the Jerusalem Chapter , and a zealous supporter of the various Masonic institutions . He was appointed Grand Pursuivant by the late Duke of Sussex , and held office for nine years .
Literary Extracts.
LITERARY EXTRACTS .
Tire BANTING RESTAURANT JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . —An association under the foregoing title has been formed for the purpose of enabling persons endowed with a hearty appetite to gratify it without incurring the penalty of corpulence , too generally consequent on its indulgence . The undertaking contemplated by this
society is that of establishing dining halls and refreshment rooms , at which the bill of fare shall be framed on the dietetic principles recommended by Mr . Banting . The Banting Restaurant Oompauy will devote its earnest attention to the preparation of viands which , whilst excluding , as much as possible , saccharine , farinaceous ,
and oleaginous matters , shall nevertheless administer in the highest degree compatible with the absence of those savoury substances , to the pleasures of the palate . Leading professors of chemistry and gastronomy have been engaged to unite their efforts in the invention of dishes which will answer the purpose which the company
has in view . By the aid of these scientific gentlemen the directors of the Banting Restaurant Company confidentl y trust to enable the gourmand to combine enjoyment with gracility , and whilst , as the popular phrase is , playing a good stick , to preserve a good figure . They have not the slightest doubt that the profits of the company will exceed 10 per cent . The capital ' of the
Banting Restaurant Company consists of £ 10 , 000 , 000 , in shares of one shilling each , of which half the amount has been paid up , and the remainder may be sent to 85 , Fleet-street . — -Punch . A CRIMINAL LUNATIC AT THE FISHEETON ASYLUM . — As the doctor spoke , the man advanced towards us with
an insolent , defiant look , but without a trace of iinsanty . When he was sufficiently close to speak , he asked me if I was in the magistracy , and I informed him I was not . " Are you connected with Government , Sir P" " No , not in any way . " "Ave you acquainted with any one tiiafc is ? If you are , pray stand my friend , for I am treated
here in the most infamous manner . I am no more mad , Sir , than you are , and yet the doctor , for his own profit , keejjs me hero . " "But yoa know , " says the doctor , that you are a prisoner , and I have no voice in the matter . The Government sent you here , and without their
order you know perfectly well I cannot release you , " 'But you know , " said the man , " that if you only told the truth , and said I was not mad , I should be allowed to go at once . " "Not at all ; you would only bo sent to some prison . Besides , you have applied to the Commissioners , and they refuse to interfere in your behalf . "
" Because they go snacks with yon , I believe , " said the convict . " "Well , then , this gentleman , " said the doctor , " is a stranger to me , aud connected with the law , and can doubtless bring forward your case if he thinks pvoper . " " It would be a charity if you would , Sir , for you may imagine what a terrible thing it is for a sane man to pass his life with tho horrible madness you see hero . " " Tell the gentleman your own case , " said the
doctor , "and then he can judge for himself . "I will tell you everything , Sir , " he said , " and as true as the Gospel ; for I am [ not at all afraid of letting my case be known . I was formerly a respectable tradesman in the north of England . One' day , a tax-gatherer called on me and said he had a claim against me for 12 s . I asked
him what for . He said I had been keeping a dog which I had made no return of , and for the matter of that it was perfectly true . ' " Well , then , ' said he , ' yon must pay the tax for it . ' I shall do nothing of the kind ; no man ought to pay a tax for keeping a dog . ' 'Now be reasonable , ' he said , ' and pay it , for you can ; if you
don't I must summon you , and I do not want to do that to you or any mam' 'Take my advice , ' said I , ' and don't try it . ' ' I must , ' said he , ' and he left me . A few days afterwards he called with the summons , and I took up a knife and killed him . " " You did a very infamous action , then , " I answered , astonished at the fellow ' s
recital . " A short time since a man was hung for killing a broker who seized his goods for rent , and I do not see much difference befcweeu his case aud yours . " " And he really deserved it , " said the maniac ; " but my summons was for a dog . " " No matter ; you are bound to pay the tax for a dog as well as for a house , " I replied , totally
forgetting I was reasoning with a maniac . "Is that really your opinion , " he said , getting greatly excited . " Certainly . " " Very well ; I shall know you whenever I see you again , and if ever I get from here I will rip you up as I did the tax-gatherer . " I devoutly hoped , as I turned from him , that it would be some time before he left the asylum . —GornMll Magazine for October .
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close solemn prayer was offered by the Prov . G . Chap ., and the ceremony proceeded . When it had concluded the lodge was closed , and retired from the room in the same order in which ii had entered . After the business of the evening had been concluded the brethren , numbering between fifty and sixty persons , sat down to a dinner in the banquet room of the hail , prepared by Mrs . Bowserof Bowser ' s Hotel . The chair was ied by Bro
, occup . R . T . Clinch , and the West by Bro . G . H . Russell . The tables -were bountifully and substantially supplied , and all present did ample justice to the feast prepared . After the cloth had been removed , "The Queen and the Craft , " "The Earl of Zetland , Grand . Master of England , " " The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland , " "The Provincial Grand Master of New Brunswick , " "The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " "The Miramichr
Lodge , " " The Mount Lebanon Chapter , " " The Press , " " The Ladies , " and various other regular and volunteer toasts were given and responded to with spirit , and these were interspersed with songs of a patriotic' or Masonic character . The gathering was marked by sociability and jollity , and passed off in the most fraternal spirit and to the satisfaction of all present . Of course , the visitors from St . John were greatly impressed with the courtesy and kindness of their brethren in Chatham .
Obituary.
Obituary .
Buo . WILLIAM RULE , P . G . POEST . We regret to announce the deatli of this well-known brother , which took place on the 25 th ult ., after a painful illness . Bro . Rule was initiated at Jedburgh , in Scotland , in the year 1816 . He subsequently joined the Lodge of Industry ( No . 219 , now No . 108 ) , London , aud the Lion and Lamb Lodge ( No . 2 * 27 now No . 192 ) and
, , passed the chair of both lodges . He was also one of the original promoters of the Lodge of Temperance in the East , in which he was regarded as one of its bri ghtest ornaments . Bro . Rule was a member of the Jerusalem Chapter , and a zealous supporter of the various Masonic institutions . He was appointed Grand Pursuivant by the late Duke of Sussex , and held office for nine years .
Literary Extracts.
LITERARY EXTRACTS .
Tire BANTING RESTAURANT JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . —An association under the foregoing title has been formed for the purpose of enabling persons endowed with a hearty appetite to gratify it without incurring the penalty of corpulence , too generally consequent on its indulgence . The undertaking contemplated by this
society is that of establishing dining halls and refreshment rooms , at which the bill of fare shall be framed on the dietetic principles recommended by Mr . Banting . The Banting Restaurant Oompauy will devote its earnest attention to the preparation of viands which , whilst excluding , as much as possible , saccharine , farinaceous ,
and oleaginous matters , shall nevertheless administer in the highest degree compatible with the absence of those savoury substances , to the pleasures of the palate . Leading professors of chemistry and gastronomy have been engaged to unite their efforts in the invention of dishes which will answer the purpose which the company
has in view . By the aid of these scientific gentlemen the directors of the Banting Restaurant Company confidentl y trust to enable the gourmand to combine enjoyment with gracility , and whilst , as the popular phrase is , playing a good stick , to preserve a good figure . They have not the slightest doubt that the profits of the company will exceed 10 per cent . The capital ' of the
Banting Restaurant Company consists of £ 10 , 000 , 000 , in shares of one shilling each , of which half the amount has been paid up , and the remainder may be sent to 85 , Fleet-street . — -Punch . A CRIMINAL LUNATIC AT THE FISHEETON ASYLUM . — As the doctor spoke , the man advanced towards us with
an insolent , defiant look , but without a trace of iinsanty . When he was sufficiently close to speak , he asked me if I was in the magistracy , and I informed him I was not . " Are you connected with Government , Sir P" " No , not in any way . " "Ave you acquainted with any one tiiafc is ? If you are , pray stand my friend , for I am treated
here in the most infamous manner . I am no more mad , Sir , than you are , and yet the doctor , for his own profit , keejjs me hero . " "But yoa know , " says the doctor , that you are a prisoner , and I have no voice in the matter . The Government sent you here , and without their
order you know perfectly well I cannot release you , " 'But you know , " said the man , " that if you only told the truth , and said I was not mad , I should be allowed to go at once . " "Not at all ; you would only bo sent to some prison . Besides , you have applied to the Commissioners , and they refuse to interfere in your behalf . "
" Because they go snacks with yon , I believe , " said the convict . " "Well , then , this gentleman , " said the doctor , " is a stranger to me , aud connected with the law , and can doubtless bring forward your case if he thinks pvoper . " " It would be a charity if you would , Sir , for you may imagine what a terrible thing it is for a sane man to pass his life with tho horrible madness you see hero . " " Tell the gentleman your own case , " said the
doctor , "and then he can judge for himself . "I will tell you everything , Sir , " he said , " and as true as the Gospel ; for I am [ not at all afraid of letting my case be known . I was formerly a respectable tradesman in the north of England . One' day , a tax-gatherer called on me and said he had a claim against me for 12 s . I asked
him what for . He said I had been keeping a dog which I had made no return of , and for the matter of that it was perfectly true . ' " Well , then , ' said he , ' yon must pay the tax for it . ' I shall do nothing of the kind ; no man ought to pay a tax for keeping a dog . ' 'Now be reasonable , ' he said , ' and pay it , for you can ; if you
don't I must summon you , and I do not want to do that to you or any mam' 'Take my advice , ' said I , ' and don't try it . ' ' I must , ' said he , ' and he left me . A few days afterwards he called with the summons , and I took up a knife and killed him . " " You did a very infamous action , then , " I answered , astonished at the fellow ' s
recital . " A short time since a man was hung for killing a broker who seized his goods for rent , and I do not see much difference befcweeu his case aud yours . " " And he really deserved it , " said the maniac ; " but my summons was for a dog . " " No matter ; you are bound to pay the tax for a dog as well as for a house , " I replied , totally
forgetting I was reasoning with a maniac . "Is that really your opinion , " he said , getting greatly excited . " Certainly . " " Very well ; I shall know you whenever I see you again , and if ever I get from here I will rip you up as I did the tax-gatherer . " I devoutly hoped , as I turned from him , that it would be some time before he left the asylum . —GornMll Magazine for October .