Jamaica.

Jamaica .

KINGSTON . —Royal Lodge ( No . 207 ) . —At the ordinary meeting of this lodge , held at Freemasons' Hall , Hanover-street , on Monday , the 2 nd ult ., Bro . E . X . Leon •vas installed as Master for the ensuing year . The ceremony was most ably performed by V . W . Bro . G . J . Sargeant , assisted by the I . P . M ., V . W . Bro . G . M . Duff , in the presence of R . W . Bros . Altamont DeCordova , D . D . G .

Master ; R . Langley , S . E . Pieterez , and C . W . Tait ; V . W . Bros . B . Stines , jun ., L . C . Hollar , A . H . Jones , G . P . Myers , and E . Finzi ; R . W . Bro . W . Duff , W . Bro . S . Hart , and a large attendance of brethren . The following is the administration for the ensuing year : —W . Bros . E . X . Leon , Master ; G . M . Duff , I . P . M . ; Bros . T . N . Aguilar , S . W . ; J . M . Simpson , J . W . ; G . A . Campbell ,

Treas . ; C . M . Sherlock , Sec ; W . R . Ryder , S . D . ; F . G . Fryer , J . D . ; P . Simpson , I . G . ; D . Stevenson and A . E . Longley , Stewards ; and G . Magnus , Tyler . It having been incidentally mentioned that W . Bro . Sargeant would soon be leaving the Island for England , the W . Master appointed a Committee to prepare a farewell address , which will be presented at the next ordinary meeting .

SPANISH TOWN . —Hamilton Lodge ( No . 1440 ) . —At the ordinary meeting of this lodge , held on Thursday evening , the 5 U 1 ult ., Bro . W . Duncan Byles , Master elect , was installed , the ceremony being performed by the V . W . Bro . G . J . Sargeant , D . G . S . D ., assisted by \\ T IJm W T Tnmlncnn I P M . nnd nthpr Past Masters . Itit * —

T » . ULU . ... J . ...-. jv ., . . . •, ~ ... « . The administration is as follows : W . Bro . W . D . Byles , Master ; W . Bro . W . J . Jamieson , I . P . M . ; Bro . J . H . Richards , S . W . ; Bro . McL . Keer , J . W . ; Bro . A . Clunie , Treas . ; Bro . C . A . J . James , Sec ; Bro . J . C . Bryant , S . D . ; Bro . J . C . Bolton , J . D . ; Bro . H . J . Mendes , I . G . ; and J . R . Deleon , Tyler .

Obituary.

Obituary .

JOHN STEARN GISSING . It is with much regret we have to announce the death of Bro . John Steam Gissing , which took place at Woodbridge , on the 13 th ult ., a loss which will be shared in by all the Masons of Suffolk . Bro . Gissing was initiated in the Doric Lodge December 2 nd , 1 S 41 , was J . W . in 1842 , served as

Master of the Doric in 1 S 44 , 1 S 52 , 1 S 59 , and 1 S 64 , was also P . P . G . J . W . Suffolk , and served the office of Z . in the Royal York Chapter , Si ; was also a Knijjht Templar and a Rose Croix Mason , and in all these offices he has done good service . He was interred in the cemetery at Woodbridge , on Friday , the 20 th inst ., followed by numerous members of the Craft and very many sorrowing friends .

BRO . J . BROADBENT . We regret to announce the premature death of Bro . J . Broadbent , W . M . St . Thomas ' s Lodge , 922 , Manchester , at the early age of thirty-two years . Bro . Broadbent had for some months past been suffering from congestion of the bowels , which resulted in diabetes , and terminated fatally on Monday , the 9 th ult ., at his residence , Waterloo-road ,

Cheetham . 'The deceased brother was a P . Z . of the Derby Chapter , 1055 ; a Past S . W . of Concord Lodge , 1534 , and W . M . of St . Thomas's Lodge , 992 , Lower Broughton . The funeral was attended by several well-known members of the Craft in Manchester , amongst whom were Bros . J . J . Meakin , P . M . and Sec . 992 ; Joseph Warren , P . M . 992 ; Henry Fisher , P . M . ; J . Johnston , P . M . ; J . HeiiTor ,

P . M . ; J . Hancock . P . M ; E . Hilton , S . W . 992 ; 1 . Allercnshaw , J . W . 992 ; John Hall , S . D . 992 ; John Hargreaves , J . D . 992 ; Riddel ] , Past Master , Tyler ; and Bros . Cromblehouse , Finis , Farrer , H . G . Rutter , S . Cronshaw , Mark Steinert , W . J . Edwards , William Owen , Alfred Robinson , J . Brookes , and William Sharpies ( all members of 992 ) , also Bros . A .

Morrison , P . M . 1055 ; Elias Nathan , P . M . 179 S ; T . Southern , P . M . 935 ; Frank Robinson , 1534 ; and several other brethren . The brethren met at the Masonic Rooms , Bedford-street , Bury New-road , and proceeded in carriages to the residence of our deceased brother , where the hearse and a carriage containing some immediate relatives were

waiting . The cortege slowly wended its way along the Bury New-road to Keisal Church , where the first portion of the service was read by the Rev . Canon Brayshaw , and the brethren afterwarels followed the remains of our brother to the grave , and witnessed their interment , during which the Rev . Canon read the concluding portion of the solemn service . 'The deceased leaves a widow and children .

General Tidings.

General Tidings .

In future the ordinal- } ' adhesive penny receipt stamp may be used as a penny postage stamp , and the adhesive penny postage stamp may be used as an ordinary penny receipt stamp . It is to be understood that for purposes of postage the receipt stamps , in common with postage stamps , must have no printing or writing placed on their face by the public .

A band contest , in connection with the National Rifle Association , will take place on Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., in the Crystal Palace , to select a band for the shooting meeting of the National Rifle Association , which will be held at Wimbledon from Monday , July nth , to Saturday , July 23 rd , inclusive . Prizes : first prize , £ 15 , and an

engagement by the Council of the National Rille Association for the Wimbledon Meeting , the band receiving the sum of £ 120—in all £ 135 . Second prize , £ 10 . Judges Mr . J . P . Clarke , Bandmaster Scots Guards ; Herr J . A . Sawerthal , Bandmaster Royal Engineers ; Mr . C . Thomas , Bandmaster Coldstream Guards .

WHAT SHALL WE DRINK ?—No summer beverage so refreshing , so wholesome , none so delicious and grateful to the taste , when hot , tired , and thirsty , as a glass of Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brandy taken with aerated waters or lemonade . Ask pointedly for it by name , as substitutes and mixtures abound , report adulterations to the manufacturer , Thomas Grant , Distiller , Maidstone . Sold at the Crystal Palace , and by Bertram and Roberts everywhere , also at the clubs , the hotels , and all noted places of refreshment .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette , 31 , was installed M . W . S . of the Palestine Chapter , Rose Croix , on Tuesday , the 24 th ult . Bro . S . C . Hall announces the publication , through Messrs . Griffiths and Farran , of St . Paul's

Churchyard , of a series of 220 short poems , entitled " Rhymes in Council ; Aphorisms Versified . " They are written in his eighty-first year , and he bequeaths them as a legacy to his kind ; the result of knowledge based on experience and matured by thought , " the proceeds of a long life . "

Bro . Sir T . Brassey , ALP . ( one of the Lords of the Admiralty ) , has been unanimously elected on the court of the Shipwrights' Company . The Queen has signified to Bro . General Sir Frederick ~ Roberts her wish that he should sit to Mr . Frank Holl , A . R . A ., for his portrait for her own possession .

Comp . M . Bamberger was , at the last meeting of the Faith Chapter , presented with a gold jewel , elaborately chased , together with a testimonial on vellum , beautifully illuminated and aesthetically framed . The inscription on the jewel is— " Presented to Comp . Bamberger , as a slight recognition of his generous and valued services as Treasurerof the Faith Chapter , May , 1 SS 1 . " The testimonial , reads as follows : " This testimonial , together with a

Treasurer ' s gold jewel , was presented to Comp . M . Bamberger by the members of the Faith Chapter , No . 141 , in grateful acknowledgment of the valuable aid rendered to the chapter by him for the past seven years , and as a token of fraternal regard and esteem . " Bro . Ex-Sheriff Burt took the chair on Tuesday evening at the annual meeting of the Protestant Blind Society at the Cannon-street Hotel .

The installation meeting of the Duke of Connaught Chapter , No . 1524 , will be held at Anderton ' s Hotel on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., at five o'clock p . m ., when Comp . Thomas Charles Chapman will be installed First Principal . Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . IL Ernest Brette has been appointed Examiner to St . Paul ' s School by the Mercers '

Company . Mr . Edgar Henry Bowycr ( son of Bro . Edgar Bowyer ) has been gazetted 2 nd Lieutenant 21 st ( late 39 th ) Middlesex Rifle Corps . Bro . Erasmus Wilson ' s account of ancient Egypt will be published immediately by Messrs . Kegan Paul and Co ., of Paternoster-square .

Bro . T . Brassey , M . P ., has been honoured with the title of K . C . B . He has earned the reward for his services in the formation of the Naval Volunteer Corps . The Prince and Princess of Wales have consented to give their patronage to the George Stephenson Centenary Festival , to be held at the Crystal Palace on

Wednesday , the 9 U 1 inst . Bro . Boord , ALP ., has given . 1 donation of twenty-five guineas in support of the anniversary festival of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum , which will be presided over by Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , M . P ., and will take place at the Alexandra Palace on the 9 th inst .

Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . II . Ernest Brette has been appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty Examiner to the Royal Naval College , Greenwich . Bro . J . A . Rucker , President Colonial Board , has been placed on the Committee of the John Hervey Testimonial Rund .

The total subscriptions received for the John Hervey Testimonial Fund up to the end of May is £ 621 IIS . Bro . the Marquis of Londonderry , P . G . M . Durham , was elected a Governor of the Royal Agricultural Society at a meeting of the council held on Wednesday last .

Bro . W . S . Daniel , W . M . of the Alexandra Palace Lodge , No . 1541 , worked the ceremony of installation at the Kennington Lodge of Instruction , at the Horns Tavern , Kennington , on 'Tuesday last . Bro . the Most Hon . the Marquis of Londonderry has consented to preside at the distribution of prizes at the Boys' School , on the 2 SU 1 inst .

We are requested lo state that the regular meeting days of the Sehvyn Lodge , No . 1901 , are the third Thursdays in January , February , March , April , September , October , November , and December . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., will attend the regular meeting of the Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Lodge , No . 1903 , on Wednesday , August 3 rd .

The installation meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge was held at the Crystal Palace , Sydenham , on Thursday last , when Bro . John Blundell was installed W . M .

In our report of the consecration of the Saxe-Weimar Lodge , last week , we stated that the W . M . presented each of the founders with a jewel , but we are informed that each brother provided himself with one . Bro . Thomas Brassey has been gazetted K . C . B . in recognition of his services in the formation of the Royal Naval Reserve .

The Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement held their last meeting of the 1 SS 0-S 1 session on Tuesday last . Bro . Agg Gardner has joined the Wingh ' eld Testimonial Committee . The installation meeting of the Farringdon Without Lodge , No . 1745 , was held at the I lolborn Viaduct Hotel on Monday last , when Bro . II . J . Lardncr was installed Worshipful Master .

The installation meeting of ihe William Preston Chapter , No . 7 66 , was held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 26 th ult ., when Comp . Henry Garrod was installed M . E . Z .

Masonic Tidings.

The Bayard Lodge held its installation banquet ; at Limmer ' s Hotel , Conduit-street , on Monday , the 30 th ult ., when Bro . Francis C . Compton was duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , has consented to receive the appointment of Past Grand Mark Master .

Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , v : car of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , preached a sermon in that church on Sunday morning on behalf of the Bishop of London ' s Fund . The amount collected was £ 2 19 s . 4 d . Bro . Sheriff Waterlow and Mrs . Waterlow opened a bazaar on Tuesday at Christ Church , Highburygrove , in aid of the building fund of St . John ' s Church , Highbury-vale .

H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has accepted the office of President of the City and Guilds of London Institute . H . M . Commissioners for 1 S 51 having signified their approval of the plans for the Central Institution prepared by Mr . Alfred Waterhouse under the instructions of the committee , the Prince of Wales has expressed his willingness , as President of the Institute , to lay the foundationstone of the building in July next .

Bros . J . Defries and Sons , of Houndsditch , were entrusted with the entire arrangements of the lighting and decorations on the occasion of the grand bail given by Viscountess Clifden , at Dover House , ' Whitehall . We understand that Bro . Emra Holmes ' s books , "Tales , Poems , and Masonic Papers , " and "Amabel Vaughan , " are both now out of print . A few copies of

the latter may still be had , however , of Bro . M . Tweddell . Stokesley , Yorkshire , for whose benefit the works were published . It is in contemplation to publish shortly a new volume of Bro . Holmes's poems which have appeared during the past year or two in numerous newspapers and magazines in England , Ireland , Scotland , the United States , and Canada . A sketch of Bro . Emra Holmes will appear in an early issue of the " Biograph . "

Bro . Martin II . Rice , Past Grand Master of Indiana , and enitor of the " Masonic Advocate , " of Indianapolis , celebrated his silver wedding on April 22 nd . Bro . J . Derby Allcroft ( Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital ) presided at the fifty-fourth half-yearly election of

candidates for the benefits of the Royal Hospital for Incurables , which is situate at West-hill , Putney-heath , at Cannon-street Hotel , on Friday , the 27 th uft . There were twenty-five candidates to be elected out of a total of 143 approved applicants , male and female , whose ages ranged from 21 to S 3 years .

In our report last week of the consecration of the Audley Lodge , No . 1 S 96 , at Newport , Salop , we gave amongst the visitors present the name of Bro . H . Cregg , as D . P . G . M . Worcestershire . It should have been Bro . W . Masefield .

It has now been decisively arranged that the Prince of Wales will visit Yarmouth on Thursday , the 9 th inst ., arriving b y the 1 . 50 train . He will inspect the Norfolk Artillery Militia at half-past three o'clock . At 6 . 25 on the same day the Duke of Cambridge will arrive , and on the Friday will inspect first the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers and then the Militia Regiment . The Prince and the

Duke will have apartments at Shaddingfield Lodge , the residence of Mr . S . Nightingall , and will mess with the officers of the Artillery Militia , of which Bro . Lord Suffield is colonel , at the Assembly Rooms . Their Royal Highnesses wiil attend the performance of the London Gaiety Company at the Aquarium on Thursday evening , leaving Yarmouth on Friday . A meeting of the Joppa Chapter was held at the

Albion Tavern , Aldersgatc-street , on Monday last , Comp . Lewis Lazarus , M . E . Z ., in the chair , assisted by Comps . Gulliford , IL ; Isaac , J . ; Baum , S . E . ; and Cohen , P . S . The ballot was taken for five brethren and a joining member , who were unanimously accepted and exalted . The following companions were elected for the ensuing year , which commences next November : Comps . Gulliford , M . E . Z . ; Isaac , II . ; Cohen , J . j Lazarus , Treasurer ; Emanuel , S . E . ; Davis , S . N . ; Hcnochsberg , P . S . ; and others .

' 1 he usual monthly meeting of the Lodge of Israel , Liverpool , was held on the 16 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Bro . S . J . Hcnochsberg , W . M ., in the chair . As the result of the last ball , the sum of £ 50 was added to the Benevolent Fund , which now amounts to over / 300 .

Bro . Wilhelm Ganz ' s ( Past Grand Organist ) orchestral concerts arc approaching the close of the series , but two more remaining to be given . On the latest occasion —on Saturday last—Herr Ernest Loewenburg , a pupil of Rubinstein , made his first appearance here , and played with great success . Another speciality at Saturday's concert was an effective rendering of Berlioz ' s Romeo and

Juliet symphony ( endingwith the " Queen Mab" scherzo ) . ' The vocal portions were sung by Miss Orridgc and Mr . F . Leigh and a select choir . The remainder of the concert comprised Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture , that by Rossini to his Guillaume Tell , and vocal solos contributed by Miss Orridge . Bro . Ganz conducted ably . At the next concert on June 11 the music of Gluck's opera Orfeo is to be performed .

Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., P . G . M . North Wales and Shropshire , Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1 st Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps , has been appointed one of the aides-de-camp to Her Majesty for the service of her Volunteer Force , with the rank of colonel in that Force .

Bro . Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts , G . C . B ., CLE ., V . C ., will not , says the Standard , leave England until the end of the year for India , his friends and medical advisers recommending that he should enjoy a complete rest for a thort time after the great strain which his constitution has lately suffered during the two years ' campaign in Afganistan .

At the sale of Mr . F . J . Coleman ' s Landseer pictures on Saturday , the 28 th ult ., six pictures sold for £ 26 , 355 . Millais' picture , "The Princes in the Tower , " sold for £ 3990 .