Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE DUKE AND D UCHESS OF YORK are expected to arrive at Copenhagen today ( Friday ) . BRO . ALDERMAN AND S HERIFF FRANK GREEN , P . G . D ., and Mrs . Green have now returned to London from Harrogate . BRO . THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE will be accompanied by the Duchess upon the occasion of his visit to Keighley to-morrow ( Saturday ) , for the purpose of laying the first stone of an extension of the Keighley Hospital .

ISLINGTON L ODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 1471 . —The weekly meetings of this lodge will be resumed on Tuesday next , the Gth instant , at 7 . 30 p . m ., at the Cocfc Tavern , Highbury . Bro . Walter Hancock , P . M . 2191 , Preceptor . THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER , who holds the office of Prov . Grand ' Master of Gloucestershire , has arranged to consecrate a new lodge at Nailsworth on October 6 th . and will afterwards lay , with Masonic ceremonial , the foundation-stone of a new church to be dedicated to St . George .

THE ANNUAL convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Northumbsrland will be held at the Masonic Hall , Norfolk-street , North Shields , on Wednesday , the 5 th prox . The meeting will be presided over by the Grand Superintendent , the Right Hon . Sir Matthew White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., H . M . ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department .

SUNDAY , the 28 th ult ., was the last Sunday show at the Guildhall Art Gallery , for the present season , of the loan collection of pictures of the French School . There was again a large attendance of interested sightseers , the number passing the turnstile between three and six o'clock being 1472 , which brought up the grand total for the three months during which the pictures have been viewed to nearly 198 , 030 persons .

HER MAJESTY , on Saturday last , gave a fete to the labourers on the estate , the servants , and some of the men of the Royal yachts , in remembrance of the birthday of the beloved Prince Consort , of which the day previous was the anniversary . The people were provided with a dinner , after which there were rustic games and dancing . The Oueen , accompanied by the Royal Family , drove to the Recreation Ground , and witnessed some of the sports . Lieut .-Col . Sir Arthur Bigge and Major the Hon . H . C . Legge , the Equerries-in-Waiting , were in attendance .

H . R . H . THE P RINCE OF WALES was landed on Saturday last from the Royal yacht Osborne , which was anchored under the slopes of Mount Edgcumbe Park . As this was the first time the Prince had left the yacht for three weeks , every possible precaution was taken to avoid an accident , and with complete success . Bro . the Karl of Mount Edgcumbe , Viscount Valletort , Colonel the Hon . C . Edgcumbe , Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe , and Admiral Sir R . Macdonald were present to greet his Royal Highness ,

who was much amused at the novel method of landing . As soon as the horses were harnessed Lord Mount Edgcumbe took his seat by the side of his Royal Highness in the carriage , which was driven up to Mount Edgcumbe House . Remaining in the carriage the Royal visitor was subsequently taken through the park , the flower gardens , and the orangery . Shortly before seven o ' clock his Royal Highness was safely conveyed back to the Osborne .

H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE was present on Saturday afternoon last at the annual inspection of the 2 nd Durham Seaham Volunteer Artillery , which took place at Seaham Harbour . The brigade was under the command of the Marquis of Londonderry , who is the Colonel Commandant , and among the oflicers ptesent were Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Henry Vane Tempest and Major Lord Herbert Vane Tempest . After a most successful parade inspection , the Duke of Cambridge addressed the officers and

men , and congratulated Lord Londonderry on the high state of efficiency to which the brigade had been brought . He sincerely hoped that the necessity for calling out the Volunteer forces would never arise , but if it were to , he was certain that they would each and all maintain the honour of their Queen and country . His Royal Highness also presented the prizes to the successful companies . On Sunday last the Duke attended a cyclists' church parade at Seaham Hall , the grounds having been lent for the occasion by the Marquis of Londonderry .

ON SATURDAY LAST a very interesting ceremony took place at the Viceregal Lodge , Dublin . The Lord Lieutenant and Countess Cadogan received a number of nurses of the City of Dublin Nursing Institution , in order to confer upon them the distinctions awarded by the Order of St . John of Jerusalem in England for their meritorious services last year on the Inishkea Islands , when the inhabitants of those comparatively remote and isolated districts were prostrated by a virulent epidemic of typhus fever . There was a large and fashionable assemblage . Frere Chevalier Francis

Robert Davies , Senior Knight of J ustice of the Order , and President of the Dublin centre of the St . John ' s Ambulance Association , who had been deputed by the Chapter to represent H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , who is Grand Prior , invested each of the ladies with the honorary rank of serving sister . Her Excellency subsequently decorated the nurses thus distinguished . Amongst those present at the ceremony were the Lord Chancellor of Ireland ( Bro . Lord Ashbourne ) and Lady Ashbourne , Field-Marshal Bro . Lord Robeits , Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Justice FitzGibbon , and Mr . T . W . Russell , M . P .

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY are making special arrangements in connection with the Doncaster Races . The usual service of _ 15 express trains will be maintained from London . On Monday , the 5 th inst . additional expresses will leave Kink's Cross at 3 . 15 and 5 . 40 p . m . First and third-class luncheon cars will be attached to the special express leaving King's Cross at 9 . 40 a . m . on Tuesday oth , Wednesday 7 th , Thursday Sth , and Friday gth , due Doncaster at 12 . 40 . First and third-classdining cars will also be run on the special express leaving Doncaster at 6 . 5 p . m . on Tuesday 6 th ,

Wednesday 7 th , Thursday Sth , due King s Cross 9 . 5 p . m ., and on Friday 9 th , on the 5 . 0 p . m . due King's Cross S . o p . m . First and third-class dining cars are also run on the 6 . 1 S p . m . from Doncaster , due King's Cross 9 . 20 p . m . To enable visitors from town to return immediately after the last race on " Cup " day , Friday , the 9 th instant , special express trains will leave Doncaster a' 4 . 10 , 4 . 40 , and 5 . 0 p . m . Third-class passengers will be conveyed by all trains . On Wednesday , the 7 th instant ( St . Leger day ) , an excursion for one or three days will leave Woolwich

( Arsenal ) at 6 . 25 a . m ., Woolwich ( Dockyard ) , C . 27 , Charlton , 6 . 30 , Maze Hill , 6 . 35 , Greenwich , 6 . 40 , Deptford , 6 . 43 , Blackheath , 6 . 20 , New Cross , 6 . 30 , Spa-road , 6 . 45 , Moorgate , 6 . 37 , Aldersgate , 6 . 39 , Farringdon , 6 . 41 , King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 7 . 0 ; returning from Doncaster at 6 . 25 p . m . same day or " Cup " day ( Friday ) , the 9 th inst . For this trip the low fare of 12 s . will be charged for third-class passengers . Tickets , bills , and all particulars can be obtained from any of the company ' s stations or town offices .

Masonic And General Tidings.

LA TOLERANCE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 53 S . —This lodge of instruction will resume its usual Wednesday evening meetings at the Frascati Restaurant , Oxfordstreet , at 8 o'clock sharp , on Wednesday , the 7 th inst . PRINCESS CHRISTIAN , who arrived at Victoria Station early on Wednesday morning on her return from Germany , went to Buckingham Palace for a few hours , and in the afternoon left Waterloo for Clouds , near Salisbury , on a visit to the Hon . Percy and Mrs . Wyndham .

THE LORD MAYOR ( Bro . Alderman Davies , M . P . ) brought his visit to Tenby to a close on Tuesday , when he left for London , en route for Marseilles , where he will join a steamer for a cruise in the Mediterranean , returning in about a fortnight . The Lady Mayoress will come back to London early this month . THE CLAPTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 1365 , will commence its winter session to-day ( Friday ) at 7 p . m ., at the Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street , and we can thoroughly recommend this lodge of instruction to all brethren desiring to become proficient in their Masonic work . Bro . W . Finch , senior P . M . of the Mother Lodge , is the able Preceptor .

AMONG THE guests at the garden party given by the Bishop of Salisbury at the Palace on Tuesday were the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Earl and Countess of Pembroke , Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach , and Lady Luck . The Duke and Duchessof Connaught visited the cathedral , and viewed with interest the memorial window to the late Duke of Albany , BRO . LORD GEORGE HAMILTON , the Secretary of State for India , will shortly have to appoint a Bishop of Madras . Dr . F . Gell is about to retire , after 37 years ' service . The jurisdiction of the Bishop of Madras extends over the entire Southern Presidency , and he has also the oversight of the congregations in the Nizam ' s dominions and in the State of Mysore .

AT A MEETING of the East Suffolk County Council on Tuesday Bro . Lord Henniker was presented with his portrait , painted in oils by Mr . A . S . Cope . His lordship was Chairman of the Council up to the time of his appointment to the governorship of the Isle of Man , and the portrait in question was subscribed for by over 300 residents in recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the county . The picture , which is an excellent likeness , was exhibited at the Royal Academy .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE . —Bro . Earl Egerton of Tatton , Prov . G . M ., has appointed the annual meeting to be held at the Literary Institute , Altrinchiw , on the 28 th inst . The reports of the various Committees show that Cheshire M isans subscribed the sum of £ 3000 at the Centenary of ths Rjya . 1 Masnic Institution for Boys , and that contributions to the Cheshire Masonic Benevolent Fund , the Cheshire Educational Fund , and other objects have been as usuil up to the average .

THR Q UEEN on her journey from Osborne to Balmoral arrived at Billiter Junction at half-past one on Thursday . A large number of people had assembled outside the barricade . Her Majesty , assisted by her Indian attendants , pissed to her carriage , an open one , drawn by the well-known greys , and , accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg and followed by the other members of the Court , drove to Balmoral , which was reached shortly before three p . m .

HOMBURG appears to have been the chosen resort , during th : past few weeks , of a not inconsiderable number of members of the Craft . Among the prominent M 150 ns who might have been seen daily taking its health-giving waters were Bros , the Eirl of Onslow , the Earl of Dartrey , the Speaker of the House of Commons , the Hon . Mr . Justice Bigham , S . Pope , Q . C , R . D . M . Littler . Q . C , Victor Williamson , E . Letchworth , Walter Harris , Alderman Newton . Major-General F . W . Blake , Cal . f . G . Sandeman , Col . C B . Hozier , Col . A . R . Wilson , ] . M . Waldron , J . Smithers , Forbjs Lankaster , C . Critchett , S . Green , and P . Hubbard .

WB HAVE great pleasure in calling attention to the excursion arrangemsnts which the Midland Railway Company have made for the convenience of the public . Full particulars of these will be found in our advertisement columns , and we acesitistiid will prove most acceptable . The arrangements include fortnightly excursions to Ireland , Scotland , and the North of England ; weekly excursions to the Isle of M in ; and excursions to the English Lake District , Buxton , Matlock , Sic , the charges fixed bein ? in all cases most moderate , while as to the excellence of 'he train service in respjet of punctuality and comfort , this is far too well known and too generally recognised to need any further commendation .

BRIGHTER WRATHER prevailed at Plymouth on Tuesday , and , in company with Bro . the Kirl of Mount Edgcumbe , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was driven along Whitsand Bay , one of the nearest points on the Cornish coast to Barnpool . The other membersof the Royal party visited Plymouth breakwater , and met the Prince , 01 his return , in the orangery at Mount Edgcumbe , where the Royal visitors took leave of Lord Mount Edgcumbe , Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe , Viscount Valletort , and the other members of the house party . His Royal Highness and Princess Victoria , with P . incs Nicholas and Princess Marie of Greece , re-embarked at a quarter to two , and hilf an

hour later the Osborne cast off from the buoy and steamed slowly out int > the Siund . The Prince witnessed the progress of some of the yacht races of the Royal Western Yacht Club . _ As the Osborne went out the Garden Battery at Mount Edgcumbe , her Majesty ' s ship Cambridge , Gunnery School ship , and Plymouth Citadel fired Royal salutes of 21 guns . The Osborne left at three o ' clock , passing along the deep-water channel inside Drake ' s Island , and went within easy sight of the Hoe and the pier , where hundreds had assembled , some to watch the yacht racing , and others to see the Royal craft leave Plymouth . Just before six o ' clock the Royal yacht arrived at Dartmouth , and was moored in the harbour .

ANECDOTE OF LORD RAMSAY .-- ^ the year 1 S 3 G Lord Ramsay was electei Grand Master of the Masons of Scotland , and proved one of the most zealous and most skilful Masons that ever presided over the Fraternity in any country . He is said to have paid such attention to the forms and ceremonies of the Institution as to have become a perfect adept in the details of all the Degrees . The circumstances which first led to his initiation into the Order are thus related : As his lordship , when a y luth , was walking with his tutor , a clergyman , a wretched beggar , apparently a foreigner , entreated his charity . The clergyman turned round to question the mendicant , and in

a moment grasped his hand with the most cordial kindness . Lord Rmsiy wis surprised . The stranger was a Freemason ; he was fed , clothed , and supplied by the generous tutor—who was himself a member of the Order—with tie m ; ins of transport to the coast ot Syria , whence he stated that he had originally c rae . The circumstance of the mystic appeal , which , unobserved by him . had been mide by the suppticait , and the prompt and effective response of his benefactor as soon as he had recognise I a brother , made such an impression upon Lord Ramsay , that he determined to join as soon as possible an association so pregnant with good works . —Exc .

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