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Masonic And General Tidings
Masonic and General Tidings
The General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their first regular meeting since the holidays at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at 4 P-m-The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular
monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 10 th inst . The Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction will resume its labours to-day ( Friday ) , at seven o'clock . Bro . Batty , P . M ., will be the W . M . on the Opening Night , and as his zeal for the good of the Craft is so well known , it is hoped the brethren will support him on this occasion .
At a meeting of the jockey Club at Newmarket , on the 26 th ult ., it was announced that the Empress Frederick of Germany had presented to the club an engiaving of his late Imperial Majesty the Emperor Frederick , and it was resolved unanimously that a letter of thanks be addressed to her Majesty in acknowledgment of the gift .
A special meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicester and Rutland is convened for Tuesday , the nth inst ., at the Infirmary , Leicester . The Provincial Grand Lodge is to be opened at 1 . 30 p . m ., the purpose of the assembly , as ordered by the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , being to lay the memorial stone of the Children ' s Hospital , in that town , under Masonic auspices . The roll
will be called as soon as the Provincial Grand Lodge has been opened , after which Bro . E . Bullen will be invested as Prov . S . G . D ., and then the procession will be formed under the direct control of Bro . M . J . Walker , P . P . G . W ., the Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Ladies' tickets may be had on an early application being made to the Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , at his residence , Leicester .
Bro . George Reynolds , Secretary , and Bro . John Skinner , D . C , of the Anglo-American Lodge , arrived safely at Liverpool , on their return from America , on Saturday last , in the steamship City of New York , of the Inman Line . They speak most highly of the manner in which the ship behaved in very heavy weather . The berths
are large and well ventilated , and the whole of the appointments of the ship are grand . The attention of Captain Watkin , Commander , the Chief Officer ( Bro . Barf ) , the Doctor ( Dr . Reynolds ) , and officers and men were all that one could desire , they helped to make the voyage a pleasant one . Many brethren were on board , and one not to be forgotten , Bro . O'Connell .
A meeting of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers was held at the Guildhall on Saturday last , when Mr . W . H . Bishop was sworn in as Master , Bro . Charles Hudson as Upper Warden , and Bro . W . Digby Seymour , Q . C , as Renter Warden . The usual Quarterly Convocation of the Supreme Council of the 33 will be held at Golden-square on the
gth inst . The proceedings will be as follows : At noon for Supreme Council 33 , Home , Foreign , and Colonial Correspondence ; at 2 . 45 , Grand Consistory of S . P . R . S . 32 ; at 3 . 45 , Sovereign Tribunal of G LLC 31 ° ; at 4 . 45 , Grand Chapter of 111 . Gd . El . Kts . K . H . 30 . A banquet will take place at the Ca ! 6 Royal at 6 . 30 . There are 15 candidates for the 30 , two for the 31 , and one for the 32 °
The Sandown Lodge of Instruction , No . i 860 , is held at the Masonic Hall , Sandown , every Thursday evening except the third Thursday in the month ( lodge night ) . Bro . A . Shaw , I . P . M . 1 S 69 , is Preceptor , and Bro . A . G . Prickett , 1869 , Secretary . Those who know the genial manners and excellent working of Bro . Shaw believe that great success will attend this new venture .
CHURCH EMIGRATION SOCIETY . —Bro . Thos . Salt , M . P ., President ; Bro . Rev . E . M . Tomlinson , Hon . Secretary . —A party of single girls , in care of a chaplain and the society's matron , will be sent out to Australia in the deck-house of the Orient , in which are the best 3 rd class berths , on the 26 th instant . This will be an excellent
opportunity for sending out young women to friends or relations under proper protection . Bro . Major C A . Cooper will give full particulars , on application to him at the Secretary ' s office , 9 , Victoria Chambers , Westminster ; or at the Society ' s stall , Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition , Church Congress , Manchester .
_ The Langton Lodge of Instruction will resume its meetings at the White Hart , Abchurch-lane , E . C , on the nth inst ., at 5 . 30 p . m . THE YOUNG MEN ' S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION . —The annual distribution of prizes to the members of the City of London Young Men ' s Christian Association was held on Monday evening-, at their rooms , in
Aldersualpstreet . Bro . J . D . Alio oft , who presided , commended the Practice of the Commitiee in giving prizes for athletic competitions as well as for various branches of knowledge , and gave some words of advice to the young men present as to their conduct in fighting the battle of life . He ex-Pressed aijopinion that the success which had attended the Association was due to the fact that it was based the — t
upon .,. -w --. ~ .... » ...- ... ., . . . , . . . . . . . . . j upu . 1 Ull , niDie . In that respect it differed widely , he said , from the mechanics' institutes which were established when he was a y ° ung man , and which had failed solely because the Work which they undertook was confined to secular instruction . Referring to the question of commercial education , Jje pointed out the importance to clerks of joining the
tw - ^ rencn a "d German , so that they might meet the forei gner upon equal ground . Mr . Burn , the general secretary , made a statement with regard to the work of the "suing session , which showed that a wide range of subla IS at t . he dis P ° ! City youths . Besides modern nguages , instruction is given in commercial geography , .. , and commercial law . He exnrpsscH a hnno
fnntk ii the winter months the members would form a "otbaii club , a branch of sport which has hitherto „ : „ " neglected by them . Addresses were afterwards ( Z" L by Mr - George Williams , Mr . David Walker UlHn ^ ° the Sjdne ? - - - - )< and the Rev . F .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of South Wales was held at the Masonic Hall , Haverfordwest , on Wednesday , the 19 th ult ., under the banner of the Picton Castle Lodee , 297 . In the much regretted absence of the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Pryse Pryse , Bart ., the chair was taken by Bro . Rev . J . Marsden , D . P . G . M . After the business was concluded , a collection was taken up in aid of
local Charity , amounting to £ 2 os . 3 d ., which the W . M . was requested to hand over to the Secretary of the Pembrokeshire and Haverfordwest Infirmary . We hope to give a fuller report in our next . The meetings of the Royal Savoy Mark Lodge of Instruction , at The Moorgate , Moorgate-street , were resumed on the 29 th ult . Many of the brethren of the Province of
Warwickshire will be pleased to learn that at the last meeting of the Lodge of Emulation , No . 1163 , meeting at the Masonic Hall , Birmingham , on Thursday last , Bro . G . N . Milward , J . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Henry Irving was entertained at dinner b y the Pen and Pencil Club of Edinburgh , on Tuesday , and was called upon to return thanks for the toast of '" The Drama . "
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Londesborough , Bro . Viscount and Viscountess Raincliffe , and the Duchess of Abercorn were among those present at the marriage at St . Andrew ' s Church , Wells-street , on Tuesday , of Capt . John E . P . Spicer , of the 1 st Life Guards , and the Lady Margaret Mary Fane , youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Westmorland .
Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs , met his constituents in North-East Manchester on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., and addressed them at some length on the political circumstances of the day .
The Sheriff ' s badge and chain , which we described last week , were presented to Mr . Sheriff Newton by some of hisfriendsin Burton-on-Trent . They were manufactured by Mr . Kenning , of Little Britain , and are excellent specimens of skill in the handicraft of the goldsmith . —Citizen .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —We understand that Sir Archibald Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., M . P ., has consented to be again nominated as Grand Master Mason of Scotland , this making his fourth annual election to that office . 'The election will take place at the meeting
of Grand Lodge in November . In response to an appeal made to them by the Bishop of London , the Mercers' Company have voted a donation of £ 262 10 s . towards the Corporation of the Church House .
A banquet was given by the Italian Colony in London and the exhibitors at the Italian Exhibition on Saturday last to Mr . J . R . Whitley and Colonel . North , the Director-General and President of the Reception Committee , when the 'belief was expressed that a second Italian Exhibition next year in London would be well supported . The contemplated visit of the Crown Prince of Italy to the Exhibition has been indefinitely postponed .
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales inspected the Hungarian Regiment of Hussars , of which he is Colonel , at Miskolcz , on Monday , and expressed himself highly gratified with the discipline and appearance of the regiment , and the admirable manner in which they performed their evolutions . His Royal Highness was entertained at a banqet the same evening by the officers of the regiment , and throughout was most enthusiastically received .
THE SPANISH ARMADA TERCENTENARY . —The
Exhibition of Armada and Elizabethan relics , pictures , armour , & c , which Bro . Augustus Harris has organised , will be opened in the Grand Saloon , Drury Lane Theatre , on the afternoon of the 24 th October , by the Earl of VVinchilsea and Nottingham . The following gentlemen form the Committee for carrying out the coming Exhibition , viz . : Sir Duncan Campbell , Bart . ( Chairman ) , the Earl
of Winchilsea and Nottingham , Sir Oswald Brierly , F . R . G . S . ( Marine Painter to the Queen ) , Bro . Admiral Sir Edward lnglefield , K . C . B ., Mr . Seymour Lucas , A . R . A ., Mr . R . F . J . Grenfell , Major Martin Frobisher , Mr . Stuart Hawkins , Mr . W . H . Wintour , Mr . Pridham Wippell , Mr . J . B . Cusack-Smith , Dr . H . H . Drake , Major Bevil Granville , Mr . E . W . Rashleigh , and Captain
Woolmer-Williams . Mr . W . H . K . Wright , of the Guildhall , Plymouth , is the Secretary of the Exhibition . Bro . Harris has received promises of the loan of many objects of very great interest , which will be received for arrangement on the 15 th October . Mr . T . C . Valentine , stage manager at Bro . Terry ' s Theatre , who is about to leave for America to superintend the production of Mr . Pinero ' s " Sweet
Lavender" in New York , was on Wednesday night entertained by his theatrical friends at a supper in the Strand Restaurant . Bro . Terry was in the chair . J So . — " If women are not good enough to belong to the Masons , will you please tell us why ?" " My dear ; that is the very trouble . You are too good . The necessity for your membership does not exist . Masonry was founded to make men better , and the Lord knows they need it . "—New York Dhpatch .
Bro . Joseph D . Evans , P . G . M ., Grand Master of New York in 1 S 54-55 , died on the nth ult . Bro . Evans , it is stated , initiated the system o £ diplomatic representation between the Masonic powers of the world , and the successful working of which has since so largely conduced to the interchange of fraternal relations everywhere . He was 82 years of age at the time of his death , and was not only ripe in years , but rich in the possession of deserved Masonic honours . —Keystone .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS are the medicine most in repute for curing the multifarious maladies which beset mankind when dry , sultry weather suddenly gives place to chilly , drenching days . In fact , these Pills offer relief even if they tail of proving an absolute remedy in all the disturbances of digestion , circulation , and nervous
tone which occasionally oppress a vast portion of the population . Under the genial , purifying , and strengthening powers exerted by this excellent medicine , the tongue becomes clean , the appetite improves , digestion is quickened , and assimilation is rendered perfect . These Pills possess the highly estimable property of cleansing the entire mass of blood , which , in its renovated condition carries purity , strength , and vigour to every tissue of the body , —ADYT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The election of a successor to Bro . Alderman De Keyser as Lord Mayor of London took place at a Common Hall , held at the Guildhall , on Saturday last , when Bro . Alderman Whitehead was chosen to fill the office during the ensuing year . Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser afterwards entertained the Lord Mayor elect at dinner at the Mansion House .
The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be worked by Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., at the High Cross Lodge of Instruction , No . 754 , which meets at the Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , on Thursday , the nth inst . Bro . J . Garrod , P . M . 754 , will officiate as D . C Masonic clothing may be worn . Bro . W . Binney , P . P . G . S . B . Bucks , Secretary .
F . L . May and Company ' s Newspaper Advertisement Offices have been removed from 159 , Piccadilly , to their extensive new premises on the ground floor , 162 , Piccadilly ( corner of St . James's-street , W . ) . According to a Berlin correspondent , news has been received from Egypt to the effect that the tomb of Alexander the Great , which Dr . Schliemann sought in
vain last winter , has now been discovered in Alexandria . The coffin is of marble , and is covered with beautiful decorations . Its breadth is about three feet and a half , and its height three feet . A three-light window , from the studio of Mr . Taylor , of Berners-street , has been erected in the Church of "Ferneaux-Pelham , Hertfordshire , with the surplus fund , on the occasion of the Jubilee of her Majesty .
Miss Linda Gilbert , whose work among the prisons in America has earned her the title of "The Prisoners' Friend , " is trying to raise a fund of £ 100 , 000 to build an Industrial and Educational Home near New York , to meet the needs of ex-convicts . In this institution there will be a chapel , library , and night-school ; and to make it self-supporting , a farm , poultry-yard , workshops ,
and laundry . Our Right Hon . Bro . S . T . Nevill , Bishop of Dunedin , took advantage of the opportunity offered by his recent visit to England to attend the Pan-Anglican Synod to renew his intercourse with the brethren of the Menturia Lodge , No . 418 , Hanley , of which he was formerly W . Master . The lodge paid him the compliment of
attending Divine service in his old parish church at Shelton , on Sunday , the 16 th ult ., when he preached the sermon , and he was among " the visitors" at the regular lodge meeting , on Tuesday , the iSth ult ., returning thanks for that time-honoured toast , and expressing his firm attachment to our Society . He said that since he had been in
New Zealand he had invoked its aid on all possihle occasions in connection with the laying of the foundationstones of churches and other such buildings , and that in his diocese where there were people of all nationalities , he found Freemasonry a most efficient aid in welding and cementing them together , and establishing amongst them a kindly feeling .
The freedom of the burgh of Nairn was formall y conferred at a meeting of the Corporation , on Tuesday , on Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., and the following day his lordship had a similar honour bestowed on him by the burgh of Inverness . On both occasions the reception accorded the noble Marquis was very enthusiastic , and in both cases he acknowledged the' honour in a speech of
some length and much geniality . MASONIC PRESENTATIONS AT TORQUAY . —On the 1 st inst ., a number of important presentations were made at the monthly meeting of the St . John's Lodge , No . 32 S , at the Masonic Hall , Torquay . Past Masters ' jewels were presented to the following brethren : —Bros . C . 1 . Harland , P . P . J . G . D . ; W . Wakeham , P . P . GiS . B . ;
D . J . Allams , P . P . G . D . C . ; W . Taylor , P . M ., Sec ; J . Grant , P . M . ; J . Salter , P . M . ; and E . Richards , I . P . M . The presentations were made by Bro . R . L . Mugford , W . M ., and Bro . Richards , having been made W . M . during the past year , received a Jubilee jewel , the other jewels having a gold bar , bearing the inscription , " Veteran , " in recognition of their services to the lodge .
Bros , the Rev . Elphinstone Rivers , Babbacombe , and Conway Couch were raised , and the brethren afterwards partook of a cold collation , which was served in the banqueting room of the hall by Bro . Harrison , of the Queen's Hotel . PEARL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . — The Directors of the Pearl Life Assurance Company ( Limited ) had the satisfaction of presenting a most
favourable report of their proceedings during the past year at the 24 th Annual General Meeting at the Company's Offices , London Bridge , on Friday , the 28 th ult ., and the shareholders and policyholders must be indeed difficult to please if they are not gratified at the position which the ability and energy of the directorate has secured for the company . As general evidence of the progress which has
been made , it was pointed out that in the last ten years the income of the company has very nearly quadrupled itself , it was £ 58 , 397 for the financial year ended June , 18 78 , and now it stands at £ 233 , 031 . As regards the last twelve months it seems that the number of Policies issued during that period is 391 , 965 , the new annual Premium Income represented by those Policies being a fraction over
£ 153 ) 559- The total income was £ 239 , 413 4 s . lid ., or £ 20 , 565 is . 1 id . in excess of what it was during the previous twelve months . The Premium Income on the Policies in force at the close of the year was close on £ 261 , 838 , and the Directors had every confidence that this would be well maintained during the present year . The claims and grants paid by the company during the
year numbered 14 , 06 s , and represented a sum of £ 93 , 882 12 s . id ., raising the total paid in claims since the establishment of the Company to £ 579 , 189 5 s . 6 Jd . The Life Assurance Fund , which has been increased during the year just concluded by over £ 25 , , now amounts to very nearly ^ 177 , 456 , while , as regards the general extension of the business , as many as
2185 new Superintendents , Assistant Superintendents , and Collectors have been appointed , very many of whom have already given proof of their efficiency by the manner in which they have sustained and extended the business of the company . Underthese highly favourable circumstances
the directors , in concluding their report , recommended that a dividend of 10 per cent , be paid in two half-yearly instalments , the first on Monday , the 1 st inst ., and the second on the 30 th March , 1889 . The report was adopted , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding brought the proceedings to a close .
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Masonic And General Tidings
Masonic and General Tidings
The General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their first regular meeting since the holidays at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at 4 P-m-The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular
monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 10 th inst . The Burgoyne Lodge of Instruction will resume its labours to-day ( Friday ) , at seven o'clock . Bro . Batty , P . M ., will be the W . M . on the Opening Night , and as his zeal for the good of the Craft is so well known , it is hoped the brethren will support him on this occasion .
At a meeting of the jockey Club at Newmarket , on the 26 th ult ., it was announced that the Empress Frederick of Germany had presented to the club an engiaving of his late Imperial Majesty the Emperor Frederick , and it was resolved unanimously that a letter of thanks be addressed to her Majesty in acknowledgment of the gift .
A special meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicester and Rutland is convened for Tuesday , the nth inst ., at the Infirmary , Leicester . The Provincial Grand Lodge is to be opened at 1 . 30 p . m ., the purpose of the assembly , as ordered by the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , being to lay the memorial stone of the Children ' s Hospital , in that town , under Masonic auspices . The roll
will be called as soon as the Provincial Grand Lodge has been opened , after which Bro . E . Bullen will be invested as Prov . S . G . D ., and then the procession will be formed under the direct control of Bro . M . J . Walker , P . P . G . W ., the Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Ladies' tickets may be had on an early application being made to the Prov . Grand Director of Ceremonies , at his residence , Leicester .
Bro . George Reynolds , Secretary , and Bro . John Skinner , D . C , of the Anglo-American Lodge , arrived safely at Liverpool , on their return from America , on Saturday last , in the steamship City of New York , of the Inman Line . They speak most highly of the manner in which the ship behaved in very heavy weather . The berths
are large and well ventilated , and the whole of the appointments of the ship are grand . The attention of Captain Watkin , Commander , the Chief Officer ( Bro . Barf ) , the Doctor ( Dr . Reynolds ) , and officers and men were all that one could desire , they helped to make the voyage a pleasant one . Many brethren were on board , and one not to be forgotten , Bro . O'Connell .
A meeting of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers was held at the Guildhall on Saturday last , when Mr . W . H . Bishop was sworn in as Master , Bro . Charles Hudson as Upper Warden , and Bro . W . Digby Seymour , Q . C , as Renter Warden . The usual Quarterly Convocation of the Supreme Council of the 33 will be held at Golden-square on the
gth inst . The proceedings will be as follows : At noon for Supreme Council 33 , Home , Foreign , and Colonial Correspondence ; at 2 . 45 , Grand Consistory of S . P . R . S . 32 ; at 3 . 45 , Sovereign Tribunal of G LLC 31 ° ; at 4 . 45 , Grand Chapter of 111 . Gd . El . Kts . K . H . 30 . A banquet will take place at the Ca ! 6 Royal at 6 . 30 . There are 15 candidates for the 30 , two for the 31 , and one for the 32 °
The Sandown Lodge of Instruction , No . i 860 , is held at the Masonic Hall , Sandown , every Thursday evening except the third Thursday in the month ( lodge night ) . Bro . A . Shaw , I . P . M . 1 S 69 , is Preceptor , and Bro . A . G . Prickett , 1869 , Secretary . Those who know the genial manners and excellent working of Bro . Shaw believe that great success will attend this new venture .
CHURCH EMIGRATION SOCIETY . —Bro . Thos . Salt , M . P ., President ; Bro . Rev . E . M . Tomlinson , Hon . Secretary . —A party of single girls , in care of a chaplain and the society's matron , will be sent out to Australia in the deck-house of the Orient , in which are the best 3 rd class berths , on the 26 th instant . This will be an excellent
opportunity for sending out young women to friends or relations under proper protection . Bro . Major C A . Cooper will give full particulars , on application to him at the Secretary ' s office , 9 , Victoria Chambers , Westminster ; or at the Society ' s stall , Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition , Church Congress , Manchester .
_ The Langton Lodge of Instruction will resume its meetings at the White Hart , Abchurch-lane , E . C , on the nth inst ., at 5 . 30 p . m . THE YOUNG MEN ' S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION . —The annual distribution of prizes to the members of the City of London Young Men ' s Christian Association was held on Monday evening-, at their rooms , in
Aldersualpstreet . Bro . J . D . Alio oft , who presided , commended the Practice of the Commitiee in giving prizes for athletic competitions as well as for various branches of knowledge , and gave some words of advice to the young men present as to their conduct in fighting the battle of life . He ex-Pressed aijopinion that the success which had attended the Association was due to the fact that it was based the — t
upon .,. -w --. ~ .... » ...- ... ., . . . , . . . . . . . . . j upu . 1 Ull , niDie . In that respect it differed widely , he said , from the mechanics' institutes which were established when he was a y ° ung man , and which had failed solely because the Work which they undertook was confined to secular instruction . Referring to the question of commercial education , Jje pointed out the importance to clerks of joining the
tw - ^ rencn a "d German , so that they might meet the forei gner upon equal ground . Mr . Burn , the general secretary , made a statement with regard to the work of the "suing session , which showed that a wide range of subla IS at t . he dis P ° ! City youths . Besides modern nguages , instruction is given in commercial geography , .. , and commercial law . He exnrpsscH a hnno
fnntk ii the winter months the members would form a "otbaii club , a branch of sport which has hitherto „ : „ " neglected by them . Addresses were afterwards ( Z" L by Mr - George Williams , Mr . David Walker UlHn ^ ° the Sjdne ? - - - - )< and the Rev . F .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of South Wales was held at the Masonic Hall , Haverfordwest , on Wednesday , the 19 th ult ., under the banner of the Picton Castle Lodee , 297 . In the much regretted absence of the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Pryse Pryse , Bart ., the chair was taken by Bro . Rev . J . Marsden , D . P . G . M . After the business was concluded , a collection was taken up in aid of
local Charity , amounting to £ 2 os . 3 d ., which the W . M . was requested to hand over to the Secretary of the Pembrokeshire and Haverfordwest Infirmary . We hope to give a fuller report in our next . The meetings of the Royal Savoy Mark Lodge of Instruction , at The Moorgate , Moorgate-street , were resumed on the 29 th ult . Many of the brethren of the Province of
Warwickshire will be pleased to learn that at the last meeting of the Lodge of Emulation , No . 1163 , meeting at the Masonic Hall , Birmingham , on Thursday last , Bro . G . N . Milward , J . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . Henry Irving was entertained at dinner b y the Pen and Pencil Club of Edinburgh , on Tuesday , and was called upon to return thanks for the toast of '" The Drama . "
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Londesborough , Bro . Viscount and Viscountess Raincliffe , and the Duchess of Abercorn were among those present at the marriage at St . Andrew ' s Church , Wells-street , on Tuesday , of Capt . John E . P . Spicer , of the 1 st Life Guards , and the Lady Margaret Mary Fane , youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Westmorland .
Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs , met his constituents in North-East Manchester on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., and addressed them at some length on the political circumstances of the day .
The Sheriff ' s badge and chain , which we described last week , were presented to Mr . Sheriff Newton by some of hisfriendsin Burton-on-Trent . They were manufactured by Mr . Kenning , of Little Britain , and are excellent specimens of skill in the handicraft of the goldsmith . —Citizen .
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —We understand that Sir Archibald Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., M . P ., has consented to be again nominated as Grand Master Mason of Scotland , this making his fourth annual election to that office . 'The election will take place at the meeting
of Grand Lodge in November . In response to an appeal made to them by the Bishop of London , the Mercers' Company have voted a donation of £ 262 10 s . towards the Corporation of the Church House .
A banquet was given by the Italian Colony in London and the exhibitors at the Italian Exhibition on Saturday last to Mr . J . R . Whitley and Colonel . North , the Director-General and President of the Reception Committee , when the 'belief was expressed that a second Italian Exhibition next year in London would be well supported . The contemplated visit of the Crown Prince of Italy to the Exhibition has been indefinitely postponed .
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales inspected the Hungarian Regiment of Hussars , of which he is Colonel , at Miskolcz , on Monday , and expressed himself highly gratified with the discipline and appearance of the regiment , and the admirable manner in which they performed their evolutions . His Royal Highness was entertained at a banqet the same evening by the officers of the regiment , and throughout was most enthusiastically received .
THE SPANISH ARMADA TERCENTENARY . —The
Exhibition of Armada and Elizabethan relics , pictures , armour , & c , which Bro . Augustus Harris has organised , will be opened in the Grand Saloon , Drury Lane Theatre , on the afternoon of the 24 th October , by the Earl of VVinchilsea and Nottingham . The following gentlemen form the Committee for carrying out the coming Exhibition , viz . : Sir Duncan Campbell , Bart . ( Chairman ) , the Earl
of Winchilsea and Nottingham , Sir Oswald Brierly , F . R . G . S . ( Marine Painter to the Queen ) , Bro . Admiral Sir Edward lnglefield , K . C . B ., Mr . Seymour Lucas , A . R . A ., Mr . R . F . J . Grenfell , Major Martin Frobisher , Mr . Stuart Hawkins , Mr . W . H . Wintour , Mr . Pridham Wippell , Mr . J . B . Cusack-Smith , Dr . H . H . Drake , Major Bevil Granville , Mr . E . W . Rashleigh , and Captain
Woolmer-Williams . Mr . W . H . K . Wright , of the Guildhall , Plymouth , is the Secretary of the Exhibition . Bro . Harris has received promises of the loan of many objects of very great interest , which will be received for arrangement on the 15 th October . Mr . T . C . Valentine , stage manager at Bro . Terry ' s Theatre , who is about to leave for America to superintend the production of Mr . Pinero ' s " Sweet
Lavender" in New York , was on Wednesday night entertained by his theatrical friends at a supper in the Strand Restaurant . Bro . Terry was in the chair . J So . — " If women are not good enough to belong to the Masons , will you please tell us why ?" " My dear ; that is the very trouble . You are too good . The necessity for your membership does not exist . Masonry was founded to make men better , and the Lord knows they need it . "—New York Dhpatch .
Bro . Joseph D . Evans , P . G . M ., Grand Master of New York in 1 S 54-55 , died on the nth ult . Bro . Evans , it is stated , initiated the system o £ diplomatic representation between the Masonic powers of the world , and the successful working of which has since so largely conduced to the interchange of fraternal relations everywhere . He was 82 years of age at the time of his death , and was not only ripe in years , but rich in the possession of deserved Masonic honours . —Keystone .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS are the medicine most in repute for curing the multifarious maladies which beset mankind when dry , sultry weather suddenly gives place to chilly , drenching days . In fact , these Pills offer relief even if they tail of proving an absolute remedy in all the disturbances of digestion , circulation , and nervous
tone which occasionally oppress a vast portion of the population . Under the genial , purifying , and strengthening powers exerted by this excellent medicine , the tongue becomes clean , the appetite improves , digestion is quickened , and assimilation is rendered perfect . These Pills possess the highly estimable property of cleansing the entire mass of blood , which , in its renovated condition carries purity , strength , and vigour to every tissue of the body , —ADYT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The election of a successor to Bro . Alderman De Keyser as Lord Mayor of London took place at a Common Hall , held at the Guildhall , on Saturday last , when Bro . Alderman Whitehead was chosen to fill the office during the ensuing year . Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser afterwards entertained the Lord Mayor elect at dinner at the Mansion House .
The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be worked by Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., at the High Cross Lodge of Instruction , No . 754 , which meets at the Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , on Thursday , the nth inst . Bro . J . Garrod , P . M . 754 , will officiate as D . C Masonic clothing may be worn . Bro . W . Binney , P . P . G . S . B . Bucks , Secretary .
F . L . May and Company ' s Newspaper Advertisement Offices have been removed from 159 , Piccadilly , to their extensive new premises on the ground floor , 162 , Piccadilly ( corner of St . James's-street , W . ) . According to a Berlin correspondent , news has been received from Egypt to the effect that the tomb of Alexander the Great , which Dr . Schliemann sought in
vain last winter , has now been discovered in Alexandria . The coffin is of marble , and is covered with beautiful decorations . Its breadth is about three feet and a half , and its height three feet . A three-light window , from the studio of Mr . Taylor , of Berners-street , has been erected in the Church of "Ferneaux-Pelham , Hertfordshire , with the surplus fund , on the occasion of the Jubilee of her Majesty .
Miss Linda Gilbert , whose work among the prisons in America has earned her the title of "The Prisoners' Friend , " is trying to raise a fund of £ 100 , 000 to build an Industrial and Educational Home near New York , to meet the needs of ex-convicts . In this institution there will be a chapel , library , and night-school ; and to make it self-supporting , a farm , poultry-yard , workshops ,
and laundry . Our Right Hon . Bro . S . T . Nevill , Bishop of Dunedin , took advantage of the opportunity offered by his recent visit to England to attend the Pan-Anglican Synod to renew his intercourse with the brethren of the Menturia Lodge , No . 418 , Hanley , of which he was formerly W . Master . The lodge paid him the compliment of
attending Divine service in his old parish church at Shelton , on Sunday , the 16 th ult ., when he preached the sermon , and he was among " the visitors" at the regular lodge meeting , on Tuesday , the iSth ult ., returning thanks for that time-honoured toast , and expressing his firm attachment to our Society . He said that since he had been in
New Zealand he had invoked its aid on all possihle occasions in connection with the laying of the foundationstones of churches and other such buildings , and that in his diocese where there were people of all nationalities , he found Freemasonry a most efficient aid in welding and cementing them together , and establishing amongst them a kindly feeling .
The freedom of the burgh of Nairn was formall y conferred at a meeting of the Corporation , on Tuesday , on Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., and the following day his lordship had a similar honour bestowed on him by the burgh of Inverness . On both occasions the reception accorded the noble Marquis was very enthusiastic , and in both cases he acknowledged the' honour in a speech of
some length and much geniality . MASONIC PRESENTATIONS AT TORQUAY . —On the 1 st inst ., a number of important presentations were made at the monthly meeting of the St . John's Lodge , No . 32 S , at the Masonic Hall , Torquay . Past Masters ' jewels were presented to the following brethren : —Bros . C . 1 . Harland , P . P . J . G . D . ; W . Wakeham , P . P . GiS . B . ;
D . J . Allams , P . P . G . D . C . ; W . Taylor , P . M ., Sec ; J . Grant , P . M . ; J . Salter , P . M . ; and E . Richards , I . P . M . The presentations were made by Bro . R . L . Mugford , W . M ., and Bro . Richards , having been made W . M . during the past year , received a Jubilee jewel , the other jewels having a gold bar , bearing the inscription , " Veteran , " in recognition of their services to the lodge .
Bros , the Rev . Elphinstone Rivers , Babbacombe , and Conway Couch were raised , and the brethren afterwards partook of a cold collation , which was served in the banqueting room of the hall by Bro . Harrison , of the Queen's Hotel . PEARL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . — The Directors of the Pearl Life Assurance Company ( Limited ) had the satisfaction of presenting a most
favourable report of their proceedings during the past year at the 24 th Annual General Meeting at the Company's Offices , London Bridge , on Friday , the 28 th ult ., and the shareholders and policyholders must be indeed difficult to please if they are not gratified at the position which the ability and energy of the directorate has secured for the company . As general evidence of the progress which has
been made , it was pointed out that in the last ten years the income of the company has very nearly quadrupled itself , it was £ 58 , 397 for the financial year ended June , 18 78 , and now it stands at £ 233 , 031 . As regards the last twelve months it seems that the number of Policies issued during that period is 391 , 965 , the new annual Premium Income represented by those Policies being a fraction over
£ 153 ) 559- The total income was £ 239 , 413 4 s . lid ., or £ 20 , 565 is . 1 id . in excess of what it was during the previous twelve months . The Premium Income on the Policies in force at the close of the year was close on £ 261 , 838 , and the Directors had every confidence that this would be well maintained during the present year . The claims and grants paid by the company during the
year numbered 14 , 06 s , and represented a sum of £ 93 , 882 12 s . id ., raising the total paid in claims since the establishment of the Company to £ 579 , 189 5 s . 6 Jd . The Life Assurance Fund , which has been increased during the year just concluded by over £ 25 , , now amounts to very nearly ^ 177 , 456 , while , as regards the general extension of the business , as many as
2185 new Superintendents , Assistant Superintendents , and Collectors have been appointed , very many of whom have already given proof of their efficiency by the manner in which they have sustained and extended the business of the company . Underthese highly favourable circumstances
the directors , in concluding their report , recommended that a dividend of 10 per cent , be paid in two half-yearly instalments , the first on Monday , the 1 st inst ., and the second on the 30 th March , 1889 . The report was adopted , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding brought the proceedings to a close .