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Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . LEONARD CHANDLER , P . G . D . This worthy brother died on the 10 th inst ., at his residence , in St . John ' s-street , E . C , aged 74 . Bro . Chandler was initiated in the St . Paul ' s Lodge ( No . 229 ) in the year 1823 , and passed the chair of the lodge , continuing a member until his death . He joined the British Lodge ( No . S ) in 1 S 37 , and continued a
member eight years , having served the office of Grand Steward , and being elected President of the Board . He was exalted in the Cyrus Chapter ( No . 21 ) , and passed the various chairs , continuing a subscribing member to the time of his death . Bro . Chandler had served the office of Steward to each of the Charities , that of the Royal Benevolent Institution twice , and was a Life Governor and warm friend of all . His loss will be deeply felt by all who had the honour of his acquaintance , and by none
more than by the members of his lodge and chapter . MRS . GRAY CLARKE . On tbe 15 th inst ., at No . 17 , Dorset-square , N . W ., Eleanor , wife of William Gray Clarke , Esq ., G . Sec , and only daughter of the late Major James Brine , formerly of the 7 th Royal Fusiliers . The unfortunate lady had been confined of twins a few days previously , and leaves eight children to deplore her loss .
Poetry.
Poetry .
THE SLAVE SHIP . A ship bounds o ' er the open sea , Conceal'd by fog and night ; The waves are foaming over it , Dash'd by the wild storm's might .
Two hundred slaves lie prison'd there , Between the narrow beams ; Half waken'd by the howling storm , Half brooding savage dreams . They see themselves like laboring beasts ,
Sold on a foreign shore ; They feel the scourge's heavy blows , The sunbeams , scorching sore . They pray with fervent soul , aloud , Amidst the snow and rain . " Oh Lord 1 release with sudden death ,
Us from such lasting pain !" And over slaves and sailors howls The storm with savage might , No beacon shines—the lightning ' s flash Alone illumes the night . The captain cries , " 0 Alia— -help !
Save us from danger , save 1 " The slaves within call wildly out , " 0 Lord ! give us the grave . " And fierce and fiercer drives the storm , Tne ship hounds madly on ! Sudden—it strikes upon a rock ! And splits—all hope is gone !
And from the wreck : " 0 woe ! 0 woe 1 " Howls loudly o'er the sea ; But from two hundreds lips resound , " Hail , Lord ! we now are free ! "
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty arrived on Friday , the 14 th inst ., at Windsor . She was accompanied hy the younger branches of her family , and by ber guests , Prince Christian and Princess Alexandria of Denmark . Her Majesty is expected to remain at Windsor about a fortnight . The Prince and Princess of Hesse ( our own Princess Alice ) , also landed at Giavesend on the same day , from the Continent , and proceeded by rail and carriage to
Windsor . It is expected the young couple will now take up their permanent abode at Frogmore Lodge , which has been pro . vided for their residence since the time of their marriage . —A letter from Naples tells us how the Prince of Wales celebrated the day on which he attained his majority—an occasion which excited so much interest in England . He dined on board the Osborne , which was lying in the Bay of Naples , with tbe Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia , the Prince and Princess
of Leinigen , his own attendants , and a number of naval officers and others . His health was proposed by General Knollys , who alluded to tbe melancholy circumstance which led the Prince to spend that day in a foreign land . " The Princesses were much affected , and , as tbe guests raised their glasses to drink the toast , the Princess of Prussia kissed her brother . " A signal from the Osborne announced that the toast of the evening had been drunk , and her Majesty's ships in the bay were in a moment blazing with
blue lights , " and tho silence of the evening was broken by the cheers of the crews as they drank the health of the Prince of Wales . " The Prince of Wales , and the Prince of Prussia have since visited Rome , and bad an audience of the Pope . His Royal Highness is expected in England next week . GENERAL HOKE NEWS . —The cold weather that has lately set in tells with remarkable effect on the mortality of London . Last week it reached 1429 ; a fortnight before it was no higher
than 1189 . The average of the same week during the last ten years , calculated on the same population , was only 1323 , so that the increase is more than 100 ; so fatal has been the fog and the cold of last week . The births , however , compensated for this loss , as they were 100 more than on the average , or 1904 boys and girls . It is not expected that Parliament , which has been prorogued to the 13 th of January , will meet for the despatch of business before the first week in February . The
public , on Saturday , saw the last of the Exhibition , and upwards of 13 , 000 persons assembled to witness its calm decease . The National Anthem was performed , and there was a faint attempt to get up a cheer . On a day in January , not yet fixed , the Prince of Wales will distribute tbe medals to the successful exhibitors , and it is said there will be an attempt to light tbe building with a view to a file by gaslight after the distribution . There is some talk of the building being sold for a terminus of
the West London Railway , but as yet nothing has been decided . The road which was opened through Hyde Park during the Exhibition is about to be closed . There was no promise made that the opening should be permanent , but as it has proved a great convenience to the public , and has in no sense destroyed the amenity of the park , it might have been allowed to remain . Mr . George Glive , M . P ., the Under Secretary of State for the Home Departmentis about to retire from that office . Mr .
, Clive was seriously ill some time age , but we are told that his health is re-established , and that his retirement is owing to the work being too heavy for him . It is important at the present moment to know that successful experiments have been made with American cotton seed in the Turkish province of Adrianople .
The Governor has just sent to this country for twelve tons of the same kind of seed , and the Sultan ' s Ambassador in London , in seeking the assistance of the Cotton Supply Association in the matter , remarks that " the well-known public spirit and energy of his Highness render it certain that , having interested himself in the cultivation of cotton in tbe extensive and important province under his administration , he will not relax his efforts until they be crowned with success . "
The University of Oxford have passed a vote in Convocation authorising the sum of £ 1000 to be given , in four monthly payments , out of tho University chests , to the relief of the manufacturing districts . It is understood that most , if not all , of the colleges will subscribe to the same fund . Mr . Gladstone was among the speakers at a meeting of tbe parishioners of St . Martin ' s-in-the-Fields , for the purpose of deciding upon measures for assisting in the relief of the suffering population in tbe cotton manufacturing districts . The right lion , gentleman urged that the landowners of Lancashire and those who , he alleged , were reaping fortunes at Liverpool from the continuance of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . LEONARD CHANDLER , P . G . D . This worthy brother died on the 10 th inst ., at his residence , in St . John ' s-street , E . C , aged 74 . Bro . Chandler was initiated in the St . Paul ' s Lodge ( No . 229 ) in the year 1823 , and passed the chair of the lodge , continuing a member until his death . He joined the British Lodge ( No . S ) in 1 S 37 , and continued a
member eight years , having served the office of Grand Steward , and being elected President of the Board . He was exalted in the Cyrus Chapter ( No . 21 ) , and passed the various chairs , continuing a subscribing member to the time of his death . Bro . Chandler had served the office of Steward to each of the Charities , that of the Royal Benevolent Institution twice , and was a Life Governor and warm friend of all . His loss will be deeply felt by all who had the honour of his acquaintance , and by none
more than by the members of his lodge and chapter . MRS . GRAY CLARKE . On tbe 15 th inst ., at No . 17 , Dorset-square , N . W ., Eleanor , wife of William Gray Clarke , Esq ., G . Sec , and only daughter of the late Major James Brine , formerly of the 7 th Royal Fusiliers . The unfortunate lady had been confined of twins a few days previously , and leaves eight children to deplore her loss .
Poetry.
Poetry .
THE SLAVE SHIP . A ship bounds o ' er the open sea , Conceal'd by fog and night ; The waves are foaming over it , Dash'd by the wild storm's might .
Two hundred slaves lie prison'd there , Between the narrow beams ; Half waken'd by the howling storm , Half brooding savage dreams . They see themselves like laboring beasts ,
Sold on a foreign shore ; They feel the scourge's heavy blows , The sunbeams , scorching sore . They pray with fervent soul , aloud , Amidst the snow and rain . " Oh Lord 1 release with sudden death ,
Us from such lasting pain !" And over slaves and sailors howls The storm with savage might , No beacon shines—the lightning ' s flash Alone illumes the night . The captain cries , " 0 Alia— -help !
Save us from danger , save 1 " The slaves within call wildly out , " 0 Lord ! give us the grave . " And fierce and fiercer drives the storm , Tne ship hounds madly on ! Sudden—it strikes upon a rock ! And splits—all hope is gone !
And from the wreck : " 0 woe ! 0 woe 1 " Howls loudly o'er the sea ; But from two hundreds lips resound , " Hail , Lord ! we now are free ! "
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Her Majesty arrived on Friday , the 14 th inst ., at Windsor . She was accompanied hy the younger branches of her family , and by ber guests , Prince Christian and Princess Alexandria of Denmark . Her Majesty is expected to remain at Windsor about a fortnight . The Prince and Princess of Hesse ( our own Princess Alice ) , also landed at Giavesend on the same day , from the Continent , and proceeded by rail and carriage to
Windsor . It is expected the young couple will now take up their permanent abode at Frogmore Lodge , which has been pro . vided for their residence since the time of their marriage . —A letter from Naples tells us how the Prince of Wales celebrated the day on which he attained his majority—an occasion which excited so much interest in England . He dined on board the Osborne , which was lying in the Bay of Naples , with tbe Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia , the Prince and Princess
of Leinigen , his own attendants , and a number of naval officers and others . His health was proposed by General Knollys , who alluded to tbe melancholy circumstance which led the Prince to spend that day in a foreign land . " The Princesses were much affected , and , as tbe guests raised their glasses to drink the toast , the Princess of Prussia kissed her brother . " A signal from the Osborne announced that the toast of the evening had been drunk , and her Majesty's ships in the bay were in a moment blazing with
blue lights , " and tho silence of the evening was broken by the cheers of the crews as they drank the health of the Prince of Wales . " The Prince of Wales , and the Prince of Prussia have since visited Rome , and bad an audience of the Pope . His Royal Highness is expected in England next week . GENERAL HOKE NEWS . —The cold weather that has lately set in tells with remarkable effect on the mortality of London . Last week it reached 1429 ; a fortnight before it was no higher
than 1189 . The average of the same week during the last ten years , calculated on the same population , was only 1323 , so that the increase is more than 100 ; so fatal has been the fog and the cold of last week . The births , however , compensated for this loss , as they were 100 more than on the average , or 1904 boys and girls . It is not expected that Parliament , which has been prorogued to the 13 th of January , will meet for the despatch of business before the first week in February . The
public , on Saturday , saw the last of the Exhibition , and upwards of 13 , 000 persons assembled to witness its calm decease . The National Anthem was performed , and there was a faint attempt to get up a cheer . On a day in January , not yet fixed , the Prince of Wales will distribute tbe medals to the successful exhibitors , and it is said there will be an attempt to light tbe building with a view to a file by gaslight after the distribution . There is some talk of the building being sold for a terminus of
the West London Railway , but as yet nothing has been decided . The road which was opened through Hyde Park during the Exhibition is about to be closed . There was no promise made that the opening should be permanent , but as it has proved a great convenience to the public , and has in no sense destroyed the amenity of the park , it might have been allowed to remain . Mr . George Glive , M . P ., the Under Secretary of State for the Home Departmentis about to retire from that office . Mr .
, Clive was seriously ill some time age , but we are told that his health is re-established , and that his retirement is owing to the work being too heavy for him . It is important at the present moment to know that successful experiments have been made with American cotton seed in the Turkish province of Adrianople .
The Governor has just sent to this country for twelve tons of the same kind of seed , and the Sultan ' s Ambassador in London , in seeking the assistance of the Cotton Supply Association in the matter , remarks that " the well-known public spirit and energy of his Highness render it certain that , having interested himself in the cultivation of cotton in tbe extensive and important province under his administration , he will not relax his efforts until they be crowned with success . "
The University of Oxford have passed a vote in Convocation authorising the sum of £ 1000 to be given , in four monthly payments , out of tho University chests , to the relief of the manufacturing districts . It is understood that most , if not all , of the colleges will subscribe to the same fund . Mr . Gladstone was among the speakers at a meeting of tbe parishioners of St . Martin ' s-in-the-Fields , for the purpose of deciding upon measures for assisting in the relief of the suffering population in tbe cotton manufacturing districts . The right lion , gentleman urged that the landowners of Lancashire and those who , he alleged , were reaping fortunes at Liverpool from the continuance of the