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department is a truly sad one . To watch the march of the grim tyrant and observe how relentlessly he clutches his victims , requires some nerve and not a little philosophy . One by one , the heart misses a dear friend , enshrined in its mysteries , and , but that it is wrong to mourn as without hope , we should pass negligently over a duty that tries the feelings . Captain Edward Fiott is no more ; the scene of his great and useful labours was at Leigewhere for many years he boldly
with-, stood the assailants of Masonry , and won the golden opinions of those with whom he was associated ; he was beloved by the circle in which he moved . In conduct , character , aud position , a gentleman , he maintained his dignity without betraying reserve , would reprove without giving pain , and convince as much by benignity of manner as by the force of argument . In correspondence he was chaste , explanatory , instructive , and amusing . Masonry , in his district , could ill afford his
loss ; but then , as he himself agreed , its principles were too pure and holy to be entombed with the mortal remains of any man . So may his beatified spirit look down with complacency on the efforts of those who are left behind !
At Bath , on the 17 th of October , Bro . Sir THOMAS BUCKLER LETHBRIDGE , Bart ., in the 72 nd year of his age . Our venerable brother was for many years a prominent member of the House of Commons , and caused some notoriety by his motion for the committal of Sir Francis Burdett to the Tower ; strange that Sir Thomas should have lived to adopt , which he did , very nearly the same code of politics which distinguished " Old Glory . " The respected Baronet was initiated in
Lodge No . 327 , then 497 , Taunton , and continued a subscribing member for many years ; he was a warm kind-hearted man , and in his family deservedly beloved ; he was a son of the first Baronet , by the eldest daughter of William Buckler , Esq ., of Boreham , and was born in 1778 . Sir Thomas was Colonel of the 2 nd Somersetshire militia , and represented Somersetshire in Parliament for many years ; he was twice married , first to the daughter of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh ,
Bart ., aud secondly to the daughter of Ambrose Goddard , Esq ., of Swindon , Wilts ; he is succeeded by his eldest son John Hesketh , now Sir John Hesketh Lethbridge , Bart . The mansion is Sandhill Park , a magnificent domain , about four miles from Taunton , and occupying some of the most beautiful portion of that highly favoured locality . The family claim descent from an eminent legal functionary , of the reign of Queen Elizabeth . The deceased Baronet was buried on the 25 th , in the ancestral vault at Bishop ' s Lydeard , a romantic village , under the celebrated range of the Quantock Hills .
Dec . 6 . — Bro . JAMES SYLVESTER , horticulturist , was found dead in a bower in the Tivoli Gardens , Gravesend , having apparentl y killed himself by blowing out his brains with a pistol , which was found clasped in his hand . He was 67 years of age , and much esteemed . An inquest was held on the body in the evening , when evidence was given which left no doubt on the minds of the jury , that he was in an unsound state of mind when he committed the act . A verdict was given accordingly . He was a member of the lodge of Freedom , No . 91 .
Dec . 8 . —Bro . HENRY MARRIOTT , the extensive scale-maker and ironmonger , of Fleet Street , and who was formerly a member of the Court of Common Council , entered one of the carriages of the South-Western Railway , for the purpose of proceeding to his country house , near Kingston . In the course of a few minutes after the unfortunate gentleman
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Obituary.
department is a truly sad one . To watch the march of the grim tyrant and observe how relentlessly he clutches his victims , requires some nerve and not a little philosophy . One by one , the heart misses a dear friend , enshrined in its mysteries , and , but that it is wrong to mourn as without hope , we should pass negligently over a duty that tries the feelings . Captain Edward Fiott is no more ; the scene of his great and useful labours was at Leigewhere for many years he boldly
with-, stood the assailants of Masonry , and won the golden opinions of those with whom he was associated ; he was beloved by the circle in which he moved . In conduct , character , aud position , a gentleman , he maintained his dignity without betraying reserve , would reprove without giving pain , and convince as much by benignity of manner as by the force of argument . In correspondence he was chaste , explanatory , instructive , and amusing . Masonry , in his district , could ill afford his
loss ; but then , as he himself agreed , its principles were too pure and holy to be entombed with the mortal remains of any man . So may his beatified spirit look down with complacency on the efforts of those who are left behind !
At Bath , on the 17 th of October , Bro . Sir THOMAS BUCKLER LETHBRIDGE , Bart ., in the 72 nd year of his age . Our venerable brother was for many years a prominent member of the House of Commons , and caused some notoriety by his motion for the committal of Sir Francis Burdett to the Tower ; strange that Sir Thomas should have lived to adopt , which he did , very nearly the same code of politics which distinguished " Old Glory . " The respected Baronet was initiated in
Lodge No . 327 , then 497 , Taunton , and continued a subscribing member for many years ; he was a warm kind-hearted man , and in his family deservedly beloved ; he was a son of the first Baronet , by the eldest daughter of William Buckler , Esq ., of Boreham , and was born in 1778 . Sir Thomas was Colonel of the 2 nd Somersetshire militia , and represented Somersetshire in Parliament for many years ; he was twice married , first to the daughter of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh ,
Bart ., aud secondly to the daughter of Ambrose Goddard , Esq ., of Swindon , Wilts ; he is succeeded by his eldest son John Hesketh , now Sir John Hesketh Lethbridge , Bart . The mansion is Sandhill Park , a magnificent domain , about four miles from Taunton , and occupying some of the most beautiful portion of that highly favoured locality . The family claim descent from an eminent legal functionary , of the reign of Queen Elizabeth . The deceased Baronet was buried on the 25 th , in the ancestral vault at Bishop ' s Lydeard , a romantic village , under the celebrated range of the Quantock Hills .
Dec . 6 . — Bro . JAMES SYLVESTER , horticulturist , was found dead in a bower in the Tivoli Gardens , Gravesend , having apparentl y killed himself by blowing out his brains with a pistol , which was found clasped in his hand . He was 67 years of age , and much esteemed . An inquest was held on the body in the evening , when evidence was given which left no doubt on the minds of the jury , that he was in an unsound state of mind when he committed the act . A verdict was given accordingly . He was a member of the lodge of Freedom , No . 91 .
Dec . 8 . —Bro . HENRY MARRIOTT , the extensive scale-maker and ironmonger , of Fleet Street , and who was formerly a member of the Court of Common Council , entered one of the carriages of the South-Western Railway , for the purpose of proceeding to his country house , near Kingston . In the course of a few minutes after the unfortunate gentleman