Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their usual monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the nth inst . It is announced that Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will preside at the annual meeeting of the training ship bearing his name , the time and place for the gathering being to-day ( Friday ) , and the Guildhall , Plymouth . By the recent death of Lord Addington—better known as

the Right Hon . J . G . Hubbard—Bro . the Hon . E . Hubbard , M . P ., enters the House of Lords , and a vacancy in the representation of Buckinghamshire occurs . Barnet fair commenced on VVednesday , when it was found that there was a larger show than usual . Not so many sales as might have been expected were effected , buyers apparently holding back for a fall in prices ^ which ruled somewhat hig h . The fair will close to-day ( Friday .

Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead and the Lady Mayoress have been travelling in Scotland , and early during this week the Queen entertained them at luncheon at Balmoral , and afterwards received them in audience . His lordship is expected to return to the Mansion House to-day ( Friday ) .

Parliament was prorogued on Friday , the 30 th ult ., by a Commission , of which Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , the Marquis of Lothian , the Earl of Coventry , Bro . the Earl of Limerick , and Lord KnutsEord were the constituent members , the Queen ' s Speech being read by the Lord Chancellor .

The final match in first class county cricket was brought to a close on Friday , thc 30 th ult ., at Beckenham . The counties engaged were Notts and Kent , and after an exciting match , in which fortune showed herself particularly fickle , Kent succeeding in heating her formidable opponent by four wickets .

Mr . and Mrs . Gladstone , accompanied by Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., and other friends , left Charing Cross by tidal train on Tuesday for Folkestone , whence they crossed by the Albert Victor for Boulogne , and continued their journey to Paris , where they intended spending some time in visiting the International Exhibition .

The festival of the choirs has been held this year at Gloucester , and has been well attended , the improvement in the numbers attending having been considerable . Dr . Hubert Parry ' s oratorio , "Judith , " was performed under the direction of the composer , and was followed by Rossini ' s "Stabat Mater . " In the evening- * " The Last Night at Bethany , " a church cantata by Mr . Lee Williams , cathedral organist and conductor , was performed . The cathedral was crowded in all parts .

The Bournemouth Regatta was held in splendid weather on Tuesday , and proved a great success . The Deerhotind won the prize of £ 21 for yachts . The Senior Pairs for the South Coast Championship Shield was won by the Southsea . men , Cowes being second , and Bonchurch third . The Senior Fours was secured by Shanklin , Bournemouth being second , and Cowes third . J . Gamble , Bournemouth , won the Senior Sculls , Southsea the Junior Pairs , and Bournemouth the Junior Fours .

The members or the St . Aubyn Chapter , No . 20 , of the A . and A . Rite , held their annual meeting on the 30 th ult ., at the Ebrington Hall , Devonport . Frater F . Crouch , the M . W . S . elect . was installed . Frater J . Allen , P . M . W . S ., was the Installing Officer , assisted by Fratres C . Watson and T . Goodall , P . M . W . S . The officers invested were

Fratres F . Adams Davison , P . M . W . S . ; F . T . VV . Curtis , R . N ., Prelate ; W . G ;> Watson , ist G . ; VV . H . Gillman , 2 nd G . ; C . Watson , Treas . ; T . Goodall , Recorder ; | . Allen , M . ; T . W . Payne , Raphael ; F . Woolland , C of G ; A . Verdi , H . j C . Newton , Org . ; and W . Henderson , Equerry .

Bro . Chapman ' s volume of Dr . Mctham ' s "Masonic Orations , " just published , is being exceedingly well received and supplies a long felt want . For clergymen , as well as Prov . and Deputy Prov . Grand Masters , and all interested in "Consecrations" and " Dedications , " the addresses will be most welcome , and the handsome book has only to be seen and read to be appreciated . The edition is limited to 300 copies , and , as nearly all have been subscribed for , those

still desiring copies should apply at once to the publisher , Bro . George Kenning , 16 , Great Queen-street , from whom the work may be had at 5 s . each . Bro . Hughan ' s introduction , giving a history of the Craft in Devon and Cornwall , is alone worth the sum asked for the volume . The net proceeds will be devoted to the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum , Devonport , which represents the life work of Dr . Metham , and has lent a helping hand to many a deserving Masonic widow and orphan .

The memorial-stone of the new Masonic Hall , Stromness , will be laid with Masonic honours , according to the usages of the Craft , on the nth inst . It is expected that a number of the brethren from Kirkwall , Lerwick , Wick , and Thurso will be present , along with the members of the Prov . Grand Lodge . The members of the local lodge are making arrangements for a grand procession on that occasion . The Masons will meet in the Town Hall at 12

o ' clock , where a procession will he formed , consisting of the Freemasons and the members of the volunteer corps , headed by the brass band . After marching through the town , the ceremony of laying the memorial-stone will be performed ; the procession will again be formed , and inarched back to the Volunteer Drill Hall , where a cake and wine banquet will be served . The brethren from a distance will return again at 3 o ' clock with the mail steamer St . Olaf .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased b y inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury

ot our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Prince of Wales , who has been staying at Homburg for some weeks , and has greatly benefited by the change of scene and rest , left for England on VVednesday , travelling via . Ostend . The National Dahlia Society hold their show at the Crystal Palace to-day ( Friday ) and on Saturday , Lovers of dahlias may expect to find one of the finest displays to be seen in the kingdom . f

Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., arrived on Wednesday , at Machynlleth , where his lordship is the guest of the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry , widow of Bro . the Marquis of Londonderry , Prov . G . M . Durham . VVe are asked to announce that the Prince Frederick William Lodge of Instruction , No . 753 , will resume its meetings on Tuesday , the ioth inst ., at the Eagle Tavern , Clifton-road , Maida Hill , at eight o'clock , when _ brethren , particularly those at that end of London , are invited to be ' ¦

present . A monument is to be erected over thc grave of the Poet Laureate of Freemasonry , Bro . Rob Morris . Lodges and brethren are contributing . Contributions may be sent to Bro . H . B . Grant , Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky , at Louisville . The object is a worthy one . —Keystone .

Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , President of the Board of Trade , has intimated to Mr . Grotrian , M . P ., his intention of attending the meeting- of the Associated Chamber of Commerce at Hull on the ioth inst . The right hon . gentleman has also accepted an invitation to the banquet in the eveninar .

Mr . Harding , of Piccadilly , has arranged for a special night balloon ascent , under the auspices of the Balloon Society of Great Britain , when he will be accompanied by M . Ernest Griset . It is intended to make a scries of observations and sketches of the scenery of the earth under the harvest moon . The ascent will take place from Olympia on the first favourable opportunity near the period when the moon is full .

The Exhibition docs not appear to have ruined the Paris theatres , as managers at one time feared . On the contrary , it has poured money much more freely into their coffers than its predecessors in 1 S 6 7 and 18 7 6 . During- the month just closed , the receipts at the Paris theatres amounted to 2 , 485 , 483 francs , compared with 1 , 86 9 , 5 6 3 francs in August , 1 S 7 S , and 1 , 205 , 802 francs in 1067 . These figures would

need a good deal of twisting to bring out " Ruin . " The departure of the Alerte on her treasure-seeking expedition has naturally excited great interest and curiosity , especially in Southampton . Although there are only foui paid hands in the crew , there are no less than eight "

gentlemen adventurers , " including Mr . Meredyth , Mr . Holden , Mr . Powell ( nth Hussars ) , Mr . Ellis , and Mr . Pollock , M . A . Whether the expedition be successful or not in bringing back the anticipated wealth , it is at least certain that Mr . Knight has made an arrangement with a firm of London publishers to produce an account of his adventure .

A meeting of representatives of Chambers of Commerce Jrom Leeds , Huddersfield , Sheffield , Barnsley , Clcckheaton , Halifax , Halifax , Wakefield , Bradford , Morley , and other places wasViekV at Leeds on Wednesday to consider the proposed railway rates . It was agreed to inform the

railway companies of the readiness of the West Riding Associated Chambers to meet them at their convenience to confer upon the classifications . The West Riding Chambers also decided to join thc Mansion House Association for the purpose of appearing by counsel in resistance to the proposals of the railway companies .

The annual Masonic sermon was preached on Sunday last to thc brethren of Dalmuir St . John ' s , No . 543 , in St . James ' s Parish Church , Clydebank-, by the Rev . Bro . Robert M'Lellan , of Inchinnan . There was a very large turnout of Freemasons in the Masonic Hall , Dalmuir , and

the lodge being duly opened by Bro . Samuel Crawford , R . W . M ., the brethren marched to Clydebank , accompanied by deputations from Prince of Wales Lodg ' e , Renfrew , Paisley , Partick , and VVhiteinch lodges . There was a handsome retiring collection towards the Benevolent Fund .

THE GOULD FUND . —The following sums have been recently received : —Harcourt Preceptory , £ 1 is . ; Lagos Lodg'e , No . 1171 , £ 2 2 s . ; Lodge Perfect Unanimity , No . 150 , Madras , £ 10 ios . ; _ Victoria Lodge , No . 2196 , Barbados , £ 2 2 s . ; and donations have arrived from the following brethren : Bros . H . Sadler , Grand Tyler ; K . L . Christiansen , Penang , P . D . G . VV . Eastern Archipelago ; Robert

Berridge , P . G . D . ; David Kalakaua , 33 ° , King of the Hawaiian Islands ; John Owen Dominis , 33 , Governor of Honolulu ; and S . Stacker Williams , Past Grand Master , Ohio , U . S . A . Further donations are invited , and will be thankfully received and acknowledged by the Hon . Sec , Bro . Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . G . D ., Heath Lodge , The Grove , Blackheath , S . E .

New York continues to be agitated about its chance of getting the International Exhibition of 1 S 92 . Chicago and St . Louis also press their claims ; but a much more serious rival is to be found in Washington itself . A canvass of members of Congress , especially from tlie South and West , brings out the fact that many of them think it should be managed by the National Government , and of course paid

for out of the National Treasury . In fact , it now appears that " wires have been laid" with this in view for years past , and that New York may find itself , in the words of the old saying , " a day too late for the fair . " This leaves but one thing for that city to do , and it must be done before the question comes up in Congress . It must show that it can

carry on thc exhibition without more help from the nation than Philadelphia got in 1 S 7 6 , and that it alread y has thc money in hand for the undertaking . And it must satisfy Congress that i' has a suitable site for the buildings . This last is a very difficult point in view of the contracted site of the city . It is here that Washington and Chicago have the advantage , and nothing but a full purse will balance it .

SCIENCE ( EXTRAORDINARY ) . —TERREY ' S "HousEiror . 11 PURIFIER " ( Registered ) for Universal Purposes . —Acts like magic . A strong and pleasant Disinfecting Fluid for Sanitary Use . Treble the Disinfecting Strength of Carbolic . A new and valuable Discovery has been made in thc manufacture of this Fluid , there SedimentDissolves at in

being n . o . once Water , making a Milky appearance . Where this is used all Infectious Diseases are kept away . Sold by Chemists , Stores , Grocers , Oilmen , & c , in 6 d and IS . bottles , or in gallons 4 s ., delivered free . is . charged for cans ( returnable ) . —TERREY BROS ., a , Chester-street , Kennineton . —ADVT . "

Masonic And General Tidings

A series of torrential rainstorms and floods in the Southe Provinces of Russia has isolated several villages by mal- " thc roads impassable . * » The Great Yarmouth herring fishers have made an earl and promising start with the autumn fishing . Already ^ : good number of excellent catches have been " landed . a Nearly 4000 passengers left the Mersey , on Wednesday by the three large Teutonic , City of New York , and City of ¦ Rome for New York , a number never carried before hv three steamers in one day . "

The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry has receive I a letter from the Princess Beatrice , written since her arrival at Balmoral , in which her Royal Highness expresses the 1 pleasure she had derived from her visit to Barmouth , and expresses a hope that it may not be very long before she has an opportunity of renewing her acquaintance with Wales .

Thc funeral of the late Lord Addington took place , on Wednesday , at Addington . The service was full y choral 1 and in addition to the family mourners , who were very numerous , were Lord Napier and Ettrick , Sir John D . and Lady Hay , Lord Beauchamp , Mr . Stewart Grenville , M . P . Sir Harry Verney , the Mayor and Corporation of Bucking ham , deputations from several institutions , and the whole of the tenantry . The coffin was covered with wreaths .

Messrs . Donald Currie and Co . ' s Royal Mail steamer Roslin Castle has beaten all previous recorded fast runs from England to the Cape of Good Hope by arriving at Cape Town at seven o'clock yesterday morning . This packet which left Dartmouth on the 16 th of August , was detained

at Lisbon from 9 p . m . on the iSth to 5 p . m . on the 19 th waiting for thc overland mails , and also called at Madeira on the 21 st , which detentions , deducted from the gross length of her passage , leave a net steaming time of 17 days 13 hours .

The Duke of Connaught will return to England in the spring , after giving up his command at Bombay . His route will be by way of Hong Kong , Yokohama , Vancouver , and the Canadian Pacific Railway . Thc object of the selection of this route is at once to enable him to complete the journey round the world , to emphasise the possibility of it

as an alternative road to India , and to enable him to inspect this important military work . It is almost certain that shortly after his arrival the Duke will be found some important home command , which in Ministerial circles will he regarded as practically the stepping-stone to the Commandership-in-Chief .

M . Herman Fol reports to the Academic des Sciences the result of the researches that he has been making in the depths of the Mediterranean during the summer months , his object having been to certify how far daylight penetrates . His operations have been carried on in water of remarkable clearness between Corsica and the shores of the

Alpes-Maritimes , at a distance of iS geographical miles from the nearest land . M . Fol used gelatino-bromide plates , exposed during ten minutes , whereby he has found the limitof daylight in those waters to be at a depth of 151 S feet ( 4 G 5 metres ) . This is 327 feet short of the limit assigned to daylight in the Mediterranean by the Germans , Chun and Petersen , some years ago .

In Bro . Parvin's recently printed report on the Masonic library of Iowa , we find a vigorous appeal in behalf of that instrumentality , which has done so much for the dissemination of - Masonic information and knowledge generally , and whose interests are ever near the heart of the librarian . Bro . Parvin truly says : "Get money , get office , get what you may , unless you get knowledge of the Institution of

Freemasonry , of its symbols , its history , its laws and principles , with its ritualistic ceremonies—without this knowledge you may be a Mason in name , and yet no more a Mason than the insignia you wear ; for in these latter days men are known as Masons more by a pin , charm , or badge , than by their intellectual attainments in Masonic literature . It is only where ignorance exists that pretences can prevail over true and loyal institutions . —Keystone .

Major-General Sir Francis Grenfell , who so recently and so brilliantly defeated the invading force of Dervishes at Tosko , has arrived in England , and on reaching Wilton Park , Beaconsfield , the residence of Mr . Pascoe Grenfell , met with a most gratifying reception . The streets of Beaconsfield were profusely decorated with flags , and at the entrance to the park was a triumphal arch of evergreens and flowers . The carriage containing General and Lady

Grenfell was met on entering the town by the local band and a mounted escort of members of the Grenfell family , and conducted to the middle of the town , when the usual address of congratulation was presented . In returning thanks , General Grenfell spoke in high terms of the Egyptian troops now that they are officered by Eng lishmen , during the recent campaign . In the evening there was a display of fireworks in Wilton Park , which the inhabitants of the neighbourhood were invited to witness .

Mr . Edward Laman Blanchard died at his London residence on VVednesday . Mr . Blanchard was born in 'S 2 ° » and he was the son of William Blanchard , a distinguished comedian , who , for 38 years , was one of the leading ' favourites in the old Theatre Royal Covent Garden , "is son became at a very early age a contributor to dramatic and miscellaneous literature ; and , ere he was 25 , edited a publication called Chambers ' s London Journal . In the early

days of Bradshaw , Mr . Blanchard also compiled several descriptive guides for the great hierarchs of railway timetables . It was to _ his facility and dexterity in the composition of the openings to Christmas pantomimes that » lr-Blanchard owed much of his dramatic success , and foun his greatest acceptance not onl y among managers , but iron the audiences of Old Drury , especially among that mos important section of the spectators of Yuletide entertaii - ments at the National Theatre—the children .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Notable Facts , — 'ntel )* heat augments the annoyance of skin disease , and encourage the develobmcnt of febrile disorders ; wherefore they should , ' * they may , be removed by these detergent and purifying VK 1 a '' lions . \ n stomach complaints , liver affections , pains and s l' ? ' j of the bowels , Holloway's Ointment well rubbed over thc allccf '

part immediately gives the greatest ease , prevents congest and inflammation , checks the threatening diarrhoea , and ¦ 'l , c ' . |' | incipient cholera . The poorer inhabitants of large cit "i * . ] ce find these remedies to be their best friend when any PJ- . ' , ^' . , rages , or when from unknown causes , eruptions , boils , abscess . - ^ or ulcerations betoken the presence of taints or impurities « 'i the system , and call tor instant and effective curative medic —ADVT .