Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

WE MUST REMIND our readers that the first meeting of the Board of Stewards for the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will take place at Freemasons' Hall , this ( Friday ) afternoon , at about 4 p . m ., when the various ofiicers will be appointed , and the preliminary measures for the gathering will be arranged .

THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons ' Hall , on Wednesday next , the ioth inst ., at 4 p . m . THE EIGHTH anniversary dinner of the Devonians in London was held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Saturday evening last , under the presidency of Viscount Sidmouth .

BRO . THE Duke and Duchess of Devonshire have offered a prize for competition in the Battle of Flowers , whicii will take place at Eastbourne on Wednesday , the 24 th inst . THE 52 ND Anniversary Festival of the Royal Metal Trade ' s Pension Society will be held in the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers sometime during the month of Alay .

His EXCELLENCY the United States Ambassador has very kindly promised to preside as chairman at the festival dinner which will be held at the Hotel Ali * tropole , on the 1 st May , in aid of King ' s College Hospital . THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE has very kindly promised to visit Exeter on the anniversary of the Queen ' s birthday for the purpose of unveiling the memoriaT erected in honour of the late Sir John Bucknill , the father of the Volunteer Movement .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES before leaving Cannes presented the Mayor with 500 francs for the poor , and 150 francs for the police of the port , where the Britannia and other yachts have been so pleasantly berthed during their stay .

HER MAJESTY ' S first-class cruiser Crescent , bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Erskine , sailed from Portsmouth on VVednesday morning for Bermuda and Halifax , to relieve the Blake , flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir J . O . Hopkins , in command of the British Fleet on the North American and West India Station .

WE REGRET to announce the death of Bro . Sir Charles Mills , the Agent General in London for the Cape of Good Hope . The sad event occurred on Sunday afternoon last after only a few days' illness . He had served in many offices at the Cape , and had held the Agency General for the last 13 years .

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES and their daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Alaud , left Marlborough House for Sandringham on Saturday last . Previous to their departure his Royal Highness presided at a meeting of his Council at the offices of the Duchy of Cornwall , Buckingham-gate .

IT is REPORTED that the condition of the Czarewitch , brother of the Czar , is very serious . His Imperial Highness has been staying for some time at Algiers , but according to the latest news , both of his lungs are affected , and one very seriously . If this proves tiue , the visit of the Dowager Empress of Russia to the Danish Court will be shortened .

THE APPEAL of the Lord Alayor ( Bro . Alderman Sir Thomas Renals ) and the Alansion House Committee for funds to enable the test work of the unemployed to be resumed has resulted , so far , in contributions amounting to upwards of £ Soo , among the more recent donors being Bro . the Dukeof Bedford , £ 100 , and the ClothwoiIters ' Company , X 50 .

BRO . J . L . TOOI . E , though he has been making good progress towards recovery , has not yet been able to leave for the seaside , though he hopes to be able to reach there before the end of the present week . In consequence , his re-appearance at Toole's Theatre in "Thorough-bred " will be somewhat later than Easter , at which it was recently fixed . * *

THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER on behalf of the German Society of Benevolence was held at the Hotel Aletropole , on the 30 th ult ., under the presidency of Air . Alexander Siemens , the subscriptions announced in the course of the evening amounting to £ 1552 , in which were included £ 50 from the German Emperor and a like sum from the Emperor of Austria . '

AMONG the guests at the dinner party given by the Countess Stanhope at her residence in Grosvenor-place on Saturday evening last were the French Ambassador , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Erne , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , Bro . Lord and Lady Halsbury , Bro . Lord Ashbourne , and Bros . Akers-Douglas , ALP . ; Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P . ; and Sir Al . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P .

THE FREE HOME FOR THE DYING at 82 , The Chase , Clapham , S . W ., was opened after an appeal inserted in the Times on Christmas Day , 1 S 91 . It provides 10 beds for poor persons who are ceitilied to be in a dying state and have neither home nor friends to help them , one of the beds having been established under the name of " Our Brother ' s" for the benefit of indigent brethren who are

sick unto death and are unable to find help in other quarters . The Institution which is entirely dependent upon Charity for its means , is well worthy of support , and we earnestly appeal to our readers to contribute towards the maintenance of " Our Brother ' s " Bed . The sum required for the current year is £ 100 , of which about one-lifth has already been obtained . It only needs therefore that a

very moderate number of lodger , and brethren should combine together and give five shillings each in order to complete the amount we have mentioned . Alay we hope that our readers will help in so meritorious a cause by remitting contributions either to William Hoare , Esq ., Hon . Treas . The

Brewery , Lower Hast Smithfield ; Miss Clara Marie Hole , at the Home , 82 , The Chase , Clapham , S . W . or Bro . VV . Portlock-Dadson , Hon . Sec , at the Offices , 2 S 1 , Strand , VV . C , to whom all cheques and postal orders crossed " Alessrs . C Hoare and Co ,, " should be made payable .

Masonic And General Tidings

AT A LARGE MEETING in the Alasonic Hall , Torontostreet , of the Past Alasters' Association of Toronto , a paper which our worthy contemporary , The Canadian Craftsman , describes as excellent , was read bv Bro . Kappele , entitled , " Alasonry the Science of Human Friendship . "

ON THE same authority we learn that Royal Arch Masonry is making considerable progress at the present time in Canada . The visits of Comps . Robertson and Sargant have had the effect of waking up the companions to a greater degree of interest in this most beautiful branch of pure and ancient Alasonry .

THE REMAINS of our late Bro . Lord Alcester were cremated on Wednesday at Woking , and simultaneously a memorial service was held in the Chapel Royal , St . James ' s , at which there were present representatives of the Prince of Wales , the Duke of York , the Duke of Connaught , and

of the Emperor William of Germany , and amongst many others Bros , the Alarquis of Hertford and the Earl of Wharncliffe , the Earls of Lucan and Camperdown , Bro . Lord Carrington , Earl Fortescue , Lord Colville of Culross , and Bros . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., and the Right Hon . Hugh C E , Childers , and others .

THE Voice of Alasonry announces the death , at his residence in Salem , on the 15 th January last , of Bro . Stephen F . Chadwick , who for upwards of a quarter of a century had served as Grand Secretary and on the Committee of Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge cf Oregon . Bro . Chadwick , who was in his 70 th year , was initiated in

1856 , and Had served successively as Junior and Senior Grand Warden , Deputy Grand Alaster , and Grand Alaster of the Grand Lodge , previous to holding the office of Grand Secretary . He was also a Royal Arch Mason , and had taken the 33 ° in the Ancient and Accepted Rite .

IT HAS been arranged that a short series of orchestral concerts shall be held at the Queen ' s Hall , Langhamplace , W ., on Sunday evenings under the auspices of Air . Randegger , with Air . J . T . Carrodus as leader . The orchestra will be composed entirely of our most prominent

instrumentalists , and the opening concert will take place on Sunday next , the 7 th inst ., when Aladame Belle Cole and Mr . Andrew Black will be the vccalists . Admission will be free , but reserved seats will be charged for at prices ranging from sixpence to half-a-crown .

THE 36 TH ANNUAL MEETING of the Institute of Naval Architects was held in the rooms of the Society of Arts , on Wednesday afternoon , under the presidency of Bro . Lord Brassey , when a number of papers of great interest were read . In the evening the annual dinner took place at the

Holborn Restaurant , the chair being again occupied by Bro . Lord Brassey , while among the guests were Bros . Lord Charles Beresford , and Lord George Hamilton , ALP ., Bro . the Earl of Ravensworth , Sir Edward Harland ALP ., Air . Bryce , M . P ., Admiral Sir John . Hay , and others to the number of about 200 .

AGRICULTURAL SHOWS , 1 S 95 . —The Great Northern Railway Company have issued a handy and compendious list of the principal Agricultural Shows to be held throughout the country during the year 1 S 95 and to and from which they carry . Some useful information is added as to the Royal Agricultural Society ' s Show at Darlington ir . June next , for which the Great Northern Company's ' * Express "

route to and from London , and the various railways south of the Thames , appear to be specially suitable . Their representatives will attend on the show grounds , and be prepared to give full particulars of rates and times of transit . The list is mounted on linen card , conveniently folded for pocket , and copies may be had on application to the company's agents or to Air . J . Aledcalf , Out-door Goods Alanager , King ' s Cross Station , London , N .

THE BRODERERS' COMPANY have lost a Past Alaster and one of its oldest members by the death on Friday , the 29 th ult ., of Bro . George Henley Barber , senior member of the firm of G . H . Barber and Son , Solicitors , 13 , Gt . Swithin's-Iane . The deceased had been suffering from laryngitis for the past three months , and for a few weeks past had been staying at St . Leonards-on-Sea . 1 le appeared to be progressing favourably until Friday last , when

he became suddenly worse and passed away . At the time of his death he was the auditor of the Broderers' Company , of which guild his son ( Air . G . W . Barber ) is the present clerk . He was a Justice of the Peace for Middlesex , and a prominent Freemason , being a member of the Burlinnton Lodge , No . 9 C . Bro . Barber , who was 62 years of age , leaves a widow ( Julia , the daughter of the late Mr . James Shoolbred , of Tottenham Court-road ) , three sons , and two daughters to mourn his loss .

I HE LAST MATCH played by Air . Stoddart s Eleven before leaving the Antipodes for home terminated in a great victory for England . It was played against the South Australian Eleven at Adelaide , in the presence , each day that it lasted , of crowds of spectators . The Colonials started , and had the satisfaction of compiling the very substantial total of 397 , of which Hill , who carried his bat

out , made 150 . To this England replied with the magnificent score of 609 , towards whicii Ward contributed 219 , Air . Ford 106 , and Brown 101 , while five of the remainder reached douhle figures . In their second venture the South Australians fared somewhat badly , the number they compiled being only 253 , so that England had or . ly 44 runs to make to win . Their difficulty was that there remained only

25 minutes for play . However , Brockwell and Mr . Ford , who are both hard hitters , were sent in , and in 22 minutes put together the necessary number , plus one , England being thus victorious by 10 wickets . The Eleven are now on their way home , having won eight of the 12 matches

played on level terms , the four in which they were defeated being two out of the five test matches with the whole of Australia , the opening match of the tour , with South Australia , and one with Victoria . We may expect to see Air . Stoddart and his merry men back in England early in May , when our own cricket season will have set in .

*;< IIM 1 . S pirits . - Kvery one has Ircipiently experienced sudden personal changes from gaiety I" irliinm . Tin- wind and weather oftentimes receive the hlaine when . 1 fnillly digestion isaloue the cause of thc depression . Hollo way ' s i'ills ran he honestly recommended lor rejfnlalinK a disordered slomarli and improving dineslii'ii . They entirely remove Ihe sense ol fulness and

oppression after i-atinir . They clear the furred tongue , anil act as a wholesome stimulant lo the liver , and as a penile aperient to the huwcls . They healthfully rouse hody and mind . Holloway ' s I'ills are the hest known antidotes lor want of appetite , nausea , llalulency , hearthurn , languor , depression , and that apathy so haructcristii ; of chronic derangement of the dii / cstion .

Masonic And General Tidings

THE DUCHESS OF YORK attended a meeting at g ( Aiartin ' s Vestry Hall on the 30 th ult . and distributed the prizes to the successful pupils of the High School of the Royal Parish of St . Martin's-in-the-Fields . WE READ in the Voice of Masonry that the brethren in Kentucky are raising a centennial fund , towards which subscriptions amounting to over 4400 dollars have been already received . The sum they are endeavouring to obtain is 50 , 000 dollars .

A SQUADRON * of the Aliddlesex V eomanry Cavalry , under the command of Captain William Duncan , will leave London on the nth inst ., in order to take part in the Easter manoeuvres of Lord Belhaven ' s Surrey Volunteer Infantry Brigade , at Brighton .

IN THE report we published last week of the installation meeting of the Royal Union Lodge , No . 382 Uxbridge , we regret to say we omitted to mention that the duty cf installing Bro . VV . H . Reed in the chair of VV . M . for the current year was performed , and very ably and impressively performed , by Bro . H . J . Bragg , the present I . P . M .

WE HAVE been requested to announce that the Fifteen Sections will be worked at the St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , No . 144 , Victoria Tavern , Gertrude-street , Chelsea , S . W ., on Friday , the 12 th inst ., commencing at 6 . 30 p . m ., precisely . Bro . F . Stutfield , P . M . 144 , is the Secretary of this lodge of instruction , which holds its meetings , all the year round , on Thursday evening , at S p . m .

THE 32 ND annual Horse Show will be held jointly bv the Royal Agricultural Company and the English Horse Show Society at the Agricultural Hall , Islington , from the nth to the 17 th Alay . New classes have been established for harness horses , both s ingle and double , and novice classes , both riding and driving , for animals that have not previously won prizes of over £ 5 in value . The Show will be managed by the same Committee as in previous years .

THE HIENNIAI . festival in aid of the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic was held at the Hotel Metropole on Tuesday evening under the presidency of H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , Bros . Lord Halsbury , Justice Gainsfcrd Bruce , and General Sir Redvers Buller , and F . Al . Sir Donald Stewart were among the most prominent guests . The subscriptions amounted to £ 4440 , including 2 * 20 from the Chairman and £ 15 15 s . from the Dukeof Connaught .

THE REGIMENTS of Household Cavalry made their usual change of quarters on Wednesday , the 2 nd Life Guards leaving Knightsbridge for Windsor , taking over the quarters of the Royal Horse Guards , the Royal Horse Guards going to the Albany-street Barracks , and the ist

Life Guards from the latter to Knightsbridge . The battalions of the Foot Guards will not change their quarters till September , after the Armv Alameuvres , under the Dukeof Connaught , in the New Forest , to which they will contribute a brigade .

THE FUNERAL of Field-Alarshal Sir Patrick Grant , G . C . B ., Governor of Chelsea Hospital took place in Brompton Cemetery , on Thursday , the troops in attendance being about 700 or Soo . The first portion of the service was performed in tbe Hospital Chapel . Among the many distinguished officers present were the Duke of Cambridge , Field-Marshal Bro . Lord Wolesley , Field-Marshal Sir D .

Stewart and Sir L . Summers , Bros . Sir Redvers Buller , and others . The remaining portion of the service was held at the graveside . THE GREAT E ASTERN RAILWAY HOTEL , HARWICHWe are very pleased to learn that the pleasure trips which were organised last year by the management of this hotel in connection with the Great Eastern Railway

Company will be renewed during the approaching season , and that lodges in search of new resorts for their summer outings will have the opportunity of visiting those places of interest , with which this line is in communication , and within easy access from the port of Harwich , whence its lines of steamers start daily for the Continent and elsewhere . Last vear . the Clapton Lodge , No . 13 G 5 , which meets at the

Great Eastern Hotel , Liverpool-street , enlisted the aid ol the Great Eastern Railway Company in arranging and carrying out its usual summer trip , and it had every reason to be gratified with what was done on its behalf . The party , including ladies , friends , and brethren to the number of over 100 , were accommodated in four saloon carriages attached to an earlv morning train , and conveyed

comfortably to Harwich , where luncheon was served . They then boarded the good ship Orwell for a most delightful excursion up the Orwell to Ipswich . Returning thence to the Great Eastern Hotel at Harwich they found a choice banquet awaiting them . After doing justice to this and honouring the few toasts which are proposed on these occasions , the party returned to town with the same comfort as they had

experienced on the out journey , and reached Liverpoolstreet terminus about 10 . 30 p . m ., having thoroughly enjoyed themselves throughout . The arrangements , from first to last , were in the hands of Bro . H . C . Amendt , the manager of the Hoiel Department , who carried them out member

mo--t successfully to the great satisfaction of every ot the party , and , with this experience to guide us , we have great pleasure in recommending lodges who make summer * excursions to consult him when the time comes for their trips . We are confident they will be well and generously treattd .

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