Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The regular monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the nth inst . We beg to remind our readers that the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular meeting for the month at Freemasons '

Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at 4 p . m . The Duke of Cambridge dined with Bro . Sic Algernon and Lady Borthwick on Saturday last , among the guests invited to meet his Royal Highness being Bro . Lord and Lady Suffield , Bro . Lord and Lady Burton , and the Countess of Lathom . Prince Albert Victor of Wales has sent a communication to the Bridlington Local Board , fixing

Thursday , the 19 th inst ., as the day on which he will open the Beaconsfield sea-wall and promenade . The 31 st Exhibition of Dogs by the Kennel Club was opened at the Ranelagh Club , Barnes , on Tuesday , the number of entries being 1415 as against 1234 at the last ordinary summer show at the Royal Aquarium . The show will close to-day ( Friday ) .

Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey Bro . Lord and Lad y Charles Beresford , and the Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild were among the guests at the dinner party given by the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury at their residence in Arlington-street , on Wednesday . Her Ladyship afterwards held her second reception of . this season at the Foreign Office . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting held

at the Mansion House , on Monday , for the purpose of promoting an intended institution for the further development of teachingof operatic art in this country . Bro . Carl Rosa was among those present , and letters of regret at being unable to attend were read from Bro . Sit A . Sullivan , P . G . O ., and others .

It is reported that the proceeds of the Military Tournament recently held at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , amounted to £ i 4 , ooo , which will be paid over to the Cambridge Hospital for Old and Disabled Soldiers . This exceeds by £ 4000 the product of any previous tournament , and it has now been directed by the War Office that the event shall take place annually . '

Among the company present at the recent marriage of Sir Charles S . Forbes with Miss Emma T . Maxwell , youngest daughter of the late Mr . Robert Maxwell , in St . Peter's , Eaton-square , and at the wedding breakfast afterwards , were Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Athole , Bro . the Earl of Fife , Bro . the Earl of Dunmore , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Airlie , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Rosslyn , and Viscount and Viscountess Strathallan .

Mr . Fred Horner ' s laughable comedy , in one act , entitled " On Toast" ( which should have been produced at the Crilerion last autumn ) , will now see the light for the first time at the Avenue Theatre at Mr . D'AIbertson ' s matinee , on the iGth inst . The parts have been distributed

amongst the following : Messrs . J . J . Dallas , H . Grattan , M . H . Grahame , Miss Emma Broughton and Miss Nelly Woodford . The plot has reference to the Jubilee Costume Ball held last year , and at which the Prince and Princess of Wales were present .

Bro . H . Homewood Crawford , Master of the Glovers' Company , accompanied by the Wardens and Clerk , attended at the Mansion House on Tuesday , for the purpose of presenting the Lady Mayoress with specimens of the handicraft of the Company , consisting of a dozen white and a dozen tan-coloured kid gloves , in commemoration of the Jubilee of her Majesty's coronation .

The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society , which opens to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at Nottingham , will be the largest since the International Show at Kilburn in 1879 . The entries in the horse , cattle , sheep , and pig classes are 1 S 75 , against the 1833 of last year at Nottingham , and the 1 S 23 of 1866 at Norwich , while the show of implements and machinery in motion will occupy

10 , 743 feet of shedding , as against 8217 feet in 1 SS 7 . There will also be a working dairy , with trials in butter and cheese-making and horse-shoeing competitions . LODGE GLASGOW KILWINNING , NO . 4 . —The brethren of this lodge held their annual excursion on Thursday , the aSth ult ., this year making their way to the Forth Bridge works . The company met at the

Oueenstreet Station of Ihe North British Railway , and proceeded to Linlithgow , where they left the train . The view of the interesting pile of the ruins of Linlithgow Palace was very much enjoyed by the brethren , some of whom picked out a good few of the builders' marks on the ancient stones . The company returned to luncheon at the Star and Garter , and after a short rest mounted the coaches to drive to the

South Queensferry side of the Forth Bridge . This drive was through a lovely bit of country , as , by the kindness of the Earl of Hopettun , the party had special permission to drive through his policies . After inspecting the stupendous works and the bridge itself , the coaches were driven by another route back to Linlithgow , where dinner was served by mine host , and the brethren were in such a

condition as to be able to pay their best regards to it . On the cloth being removed , the chairman , genial Bro . Gordon , proposed the usual , loyal , patriotic , and Masonic toasts , which were heartil y responded to . The brethren spent a pleasant hour with song , toast , and sentiment before taking the train back to Glasgow . H OLLOWAY ' PULS . —It is difficult to determine which is the

more trying to health—intense cold or excessive heat , though everybody knows that the sudden transitions from the one to the other are prolific of disease , which may in most instances be repelled b ' y an early resort to these purifying , regulating , and strengthening Pills . This well-known and highly-esteemed medicine affords a safe and easy remedy for almost every constitutional

wrong which climates or dietetic errors can engender , and effectually removes any weakness self-indulgent habits may have induced . In all conditions of the system bordering on disease , such as are indicated by apathy , listlessness , and restlessness , Hollo ivay ' s Pills will prove esp ecially serviceable in begetting the vivacity appreciated by both sound and sick ,

Masonic And General Tidings

By command of the R . W . P . G . M . M ., the annual Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland will be held at Maryport on Wednesday , the iSth inst ., under the banner of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 151 . Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford and family have left Eaton-square for Warwickshire . Bros . Edward Ledger , John Maclean , and many others were present at the 49 th annual meeting , held at the

Lyceum Theatre , on Tuesday , of the subscribers and members of the Royal Theatrical Fund . Bro . the Lord Mayor will give his usual dinner at the Mansion House to her Majesty's Ministers on the 8 th August next . Bro . the Lord Mayor will preside at a meeting which will beheld to-day ( Friday ) at the Mansion House in support of the new Hospital for Women , Maryleboneroad .

Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained a numerous and distinguished company at dinner at the Mansion House , on Wednesday , in honour of the Archbishops and Bishops of the United Kingdom , the Colonies , and the United States of America , the guests numbering close on 300 . The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three daughters arrived at Sandringham from Marlborough House on Wednesday afternoon , the Countess of

Macclesfield , Miss Knollys , and Bro . Sir Francis Knollys being among the suite in attendance on their Royal Highnesses . Bro . R . Jasper More has been appointed Chairman of the Committee of the House of Commons on Corn Averages , which will meet for the transaction of business on Tuesday next . Prince and Princess Christian visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House on Tuesday and remained to luncheon .

The anniversary Festival in aid of the Newsvenders' Benevolent and President Institution was held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Wednesday , under the presidency of Viscount Lymington , M . P . The subscriptions in the course of the evening amounted to upwards of £ 450 . The Duke of Cambridge paid his annual visit of inspection to the Royal Military Asylum , Chelsea , on

Wednesday , the inmates to the number of 4 S 0 being the orphan sons of soldiers who are being educated and trained either for military service or for civil life . After witnessing the boys' drills and hearing the report for the past year , his Royal Highness distributed the prizes and subsequently expressed his satisfaction with what he had seen . Bro . Sir Robert and Lady Collins arrived at

Windsor Castle on Wednesday and had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family . Bro . the Earl of Limerick has Succeeded Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh as Lord-in-Waiting . Bros . Viscount Sherbrooke , the Earl of Fife , the Earl of Meath , Lord Stalbridge , and Lord Alcester attended the meeting of Liberal Unionist Peers which was

held at the Earl of Derby ' s residence in St . James ' s-square The " Roman Coliseum" at the Italian Exhibition at West Brompton was formally opened to the public on Wednesday , and will doubtless prove a very great attraction . A series of games , such as formed the attraction in the best days of Imperial Rome , was carried out very successfully , and with every appearance of reality ,

while the procession at the close of the performance , when the gladiators , legionaries , and others marched past the Emperor Titus and his Consort , proved a very imposing spectacle . Bros . J . T . Agg-Gardner , M . P ., and F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., were among the principal guests at the 82 nd Anniversary Festival , at the Crystal Palace , on Tuesday ,

in aid of the Licensed Victuallers School , the amount of the subscriptions announced in the course of the evening being about £ 6000 . It appears that the number of pupils at present in the school is 217 , and that the annual expenditure is £ 7500 , the permanent income , arising out of dividends on funded property , being only £ 1500 . The final meeting of the Royal Commission for

the Adelaide International Exhibition of 1887 was held in the Levee Room at the Horse Guards on Tuesday , under the presidency of the Duke of Cambridge , Bros , the Duke of Manchester , Sir F . Leighton , and Sir P . Cunliffe Owen being among the members present . A drawing for three Life Subscriberships to the Royal Masonic Charities , in connection with the Second

Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction Charitable Association , took place on Thursday last at the weekly meeting held at the Criterion , Piccadilly . Bro . Horace B . Marshall , J . P ., Earl Compton , Bro . Sir Charles Warren , Sir J . Parker Deane , Q . C ., and the Hon . T . Allnutt Brassey have become Vice-Presidents of the Bethnal Green Free Library , E .

NORTH-WEST LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE . — Extract from Kentish Town Magazine , for Apri 1 , 1886 . — "The above-named Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , Medical Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . W . districts , affords in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous exemplification of the great progress that has been made in the science of dentistry during quite modern days , and also proves

indisputably the great boon which the above-named Institute conlers daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gums are well known to be the foundation of the most painful complaints that afflict mankind , and that the several ailments of the mouth need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they are to be cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such skilled attention might be within the reach of all grades , the NOEIH -WEST LONDON

DENTAL INSTITUTE was established . Situated at 80 , Fortess-road , Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence of Mr . A . W . FURBER , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons o £ England , assisted by a stall of skilled and qualified gentlemen , this Institute supplied artificia . teeth ; latest scientific improvements ; extracts teeth , and perforrr-iall other necessary operations painlessly , and bestows benefits that cannot be over-estimated upon this portion of our largely-populated suburbs that would not seek the aid of

Hospitals and Charities in the Metropolis . We may add that Mr A . W . FURBEK , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years' experience in hospitals and private practice , is of a very kinuly disposition , and eminently fitted foe the position that he holds , where he has earned the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . Mr . FUEUER is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten years of his early practice to serve the poor , during which period his well-tutored and able hand relieved [ free of cost" ) no less a number than 20 , 000 suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are moderate , and Free to " the UnemDloved , "

Masonic And General Tidings

The consecration of the Anglo-American Con clave , No . 6 , of the Order of the Secret Monitor , will tak " place at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Thursday next at p . m . The conclave will be consecrated bv Brn ' rJi Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Sec . Lo 1 '

STAR CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION . —This chapter has adjourned for two months . When it resumes work Comp . F . Hilton , P . Z ., Preceptor , intends , if possible to regularly work one of the ceremonies of installation I t each meeting , immediately preceding the rehearsal of the ceremony of exaltation . As this will be very valuable to Principals of chapters , we trust they wiH ably support him in the matter . m

The annual distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Infant Orphan Asylum at Wansted took place atthe Institution on the 2 Sth ult ., the prizes being handed to the successful competitors by Lady Randolph Churchill . The reports as to the health and progress of the children weie very satisfactory , and the large attendance of friends and supporters of the Charity were delighted with the calis . thenic and other exercises , which formed a conspicuous part of the day ' s programme .

Lieut . J . Macnab , chief examiner , Local Marine Board , Custom-house Arcade , Liverpool , has ,, we are pleased to say , just been installed W . M . of the Merchants ' Lodge of Freemasons , 241 , founded as far back as 1710 All who know Lieut . Macnab will congratulate him on his

attaining so prominent a position in the Craft , and we are sure the Order will not suffer during his tenure of office His ability to discharge the duties is well known and generally recognised . The members of the lodge and the visitors dined at Southport after the installation . —Newcastle Journal of Commerce .

The Prince and Princess of Wales have appointed Tuesday , the 17 th instant , for their visit to Isling . ton , in order to open the Great Northern Central Hospital . We congratulate Bro . R . J . Voisey , P . M ., P . Z ., A . G . l . G . ( Mark ) , & c , on the success of his company of

boys on Friday , the 29 th ult ., when they succeeded in carrying off Ihe banner presented by the Society of Arts and which is annually awarded to the school in the Metropolis , which shows the highest proficiency in drill . Lady E . Hart-Dyke presented the banner on this occasion .

The City Press states that the new scheme for the conduct of Christ ' s Hospital is , with but few exceptions almost identical with that issued by the Charity Commissioners two years since . It provides that the boys ' school , which is to be erected in some convenient spot in the country , shall accomodate 700 , permission being granted to increase that number to S 50 as soon as the funds of the foundation permits . The girls ' school is to accommodate

350 , instead of 500 as provided by the former scheme . Besides these two establishments the scheme also provides that there shall be a preparatory school for 120 boarders , a science school for 600 scholars , and a girls' day school for 400 scholars . An important feature of the new scheme is that , while all the children are now boarded , educated , and clothed gratuitously , in future the governing body will be empowered to charge fees for a certain proportion of the young " Bluecoats . "

THE BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY . The report for the year ended the 31 st January , 1 SS 7 , which it was the piivilege of the directors of the British Equitable Assurance Company to submit at the 33 rd annual general meeting , at the Cannon-street Hotel , on the 30 th May last , makes it clear that the policy which the

management has uniformly pursued since the establishment of the company has been as uniformly attended with the most beneficial results . During the year itself 17 S 3 new policies were issued , assuring to the holders the sum of A 33 o , i 75 « 'he premiums payable thereon amounting to £ 10 , 386 . The payments under 4 S 0 policies amounted to £ 83 , 898 1 is . 6 d ., and there was also paid in respect of

policies surrendered a sum of £ giS 6 16 s . 7 d . After satisfying all expenditures there remained a surplus of £ 64 , 760 6 s . 2 d . to add to the Accumulated Fund . The directors further report that they have now adop ted as their basis of valuation the Institute of Actuaries Healthy Males Table , and have valued their liabilities at yk per cent . on ordinary whole life mutual policies , being about

fourfifths of the whole business , and at 4 per cent , on the remaining fifth , the result showing a surplus in the Mutual Department of £ 65 , 957 , out ot which they recommend that a reversionary bonus be allocated to all policies effected on or prior to the 31 st January , 18 S 7 , in force on the 1 st June , on the following scale , namely : on whole life policies effected before 31 st January , 1885 , a bonus of 3

per cent , on the amount of such policies ; on those effected between 1 st February , 1 SS 5 , and 31 st January , i 386 , a bonus of 2 per cent . ; on those effected between 1 st February , 1886 , and 31 st January , 1 SS 7 , a bonus of 1 percent . ; and on all other policies effected on or before 3 ist January , i 887 , and entitled to participate , a proportionate bonus to be determined by the Actuary . As regards the period of 33 years the

during which the Company has been in existence , following gratifying facts are disclosed . There are now in force 28 , 226 policies , the sums assured by which amount to ^ , " 5 , 260 , 235 . The annual premium income is £ i , 56 , 7 6 4 > and the income arising from interest and dividends £ 4 ° > 4 > giving a total annual income of £ 202 , 322 . The amount paid by the Company in claims and bonuses is £ i , i 2 o , 759 >

and for the surrender of poIicies £ 63 , i 53 . The percentage in hand of all net premiums required on all policies m torce is Si - 41 ; the cash in hand for every £ 100 assured is £ , 23 > and the year ' s premiums in hand are 7 83 . The Accum lated Fund amounts to £ 1 , 206 , 570 , the whole of

whicnexcepting , of course , the cash in hand—is securely """"" l principally in ground rents , mortgages , government securities , and loans on policies . The ground rents co - stitute 6 4 per cent , of the Fund , and with the exception 0 ' £ 8 S , io 8 are freehold , and the mortgages , forming 19 4 f per cent of the Fund , are on metropolitan house P ° Pf . V " The ahmm fprls « , hirh l ^ lfi , most conclusively . ' 0 i »

excellence of the directors' management , show tha position of the British Equitable Assurance Cornpany thoroughly sound , and as there is little doubt that a po ^ J which has proved so beneficial will be stead ' ; y _ tained , we are justified in anticipating that the uomF J will be able to show a continuance of its prosperity a close of every succeeding year .