Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 12 th inst ., at 4 p . m . THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES the Prince and Princess of Wales will reside during the Ascot week at St . Leonard ' s Hill , near Windsor , which has been placed at their disposal by Mr . Francis Tress Barry , M . P .

BRO . THE DUKE OF ST . ALBANS AND LADIES BEAUCLERK left London on Saturday last for Bestwood Parks , Notts , while the Duchess has gone on a visit to Lady Arthur Butler at Sandleford Priory , Newbury , Berks . THE PRIME MINISTER started from Southampton on Saturday last for a cruise in the steam-yacht Morven , and to-morrow ( Saturday ) will become the guest of Bro . the Earl and Countess of Warwick , at Warwick Castle .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , after attending the review at Aldershot on Wednesday , and lunching with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , returned to Marlborough House , and later in the evening left for Sandringham to join H . R . H . the Princess of VVales and their daughters . THE Q UEEN has been pleased to become patron of the Grand Bazaar in aid of St . Alary ' s Hospital , Paddington , which will be held at the Portman Rooms on the 27 th , 28 th , and 29 th inst ., whicii H . R . H . the Princess of VVales has consented to open , and at which the Duke and Duchess of York will be present .

BRO . SIR ALBERT ALTMAN , on behalf of the Joiners' Company , has handed to Capt . H . C . Howard , Adjutant of the 2 nd City of London Rifle Volunteers , a silver cup to take the place of one formerly given to the regiment by the company , which has been finally won by , and became the property of , one of the members . BRO . SIR FRANCIS KNOLLYS has addressed a letter to Dr . VV . CGrace , in which writing by command of the Prince of VVales , he tenders his Royal Highness's congratulations to the " Champion " on having compiled upwards of a hundred centuries , and having , during his long career , rendered such valuable service in promoting the national game of cricket .

AMONG THE SIGHTS which proved the most attractive to the sightseers on Bank Holiday were the newly-opened Empire of India Exhibition at Earl's Court , which was visited by 63 , 683 ; the Crystal Palace , which drew together 61 , 326 ; the Zoological Gardens , which is always popular and was visited by 27 , 283 ; Wembley Park by 17 , 000 ; and the Natural History Museum at South Kensington by 6530 .

A MUSICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT has been arranged to take place at the Royal Alasonic Institution for Boys , Wood Green , on Tuesday , the iSth inst ., by Bros . Short and Bradford , assisted by the Schartau Singers , Bro . James Kift , and a band of 36 performers . Tickets of admission may be had on application to the Secretary , Bro . J . Al . AlcLeod , at the office of the Institution .

A MEETING of the General Committee of the West Lancashire Alasonic Educational Institution will be held at the Alasonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , this ( Friday ) evening at 7 p . m . for the purpose of considering the applications of the candidates to be placed on the Educational , Combined , and Advancement Funds of the Institution and to receive the resignation of Bro . S . Coxon one of the Secretaries .

ON SUNDAY LAST thc Shahzada Nasrulla Khan received at Dorchester House a deputation from the Anjuman-i-Islam ( London ) , which has under its protection the civil , political , and religious rights of Mohammedans resident in this country . His Highness thanked the deputation for the address with which they presented him , and afterwards entertained them at tea . Subsequently he visited the Zoological Gardens .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , attended by General Stanley Clarke , visited the exhibition of pictures at the Guildhall on Sunday afternoon , afterwards lunching with the High Sheriff of London and Mrs . Faudel Phillips . Among those present to meet his Royal Highness were Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar , Bros , the Duke of Abercorn and the Alarquis of Tweeddale , Bro . Baron and the Baroness H . de Worms , and Air . Temple .

THE BRONZE equestrian statue of the late Field-AIarshal Lord Strathnairn ( Sir Hugh Rose )| will be unveiled on Wedmsday , the 19 th instant , the anniversary of the capture of Gwalior by that distinguished soldier . The gun metal of which the statue is made is the gilt of the Government of India , through Bro . Field-Marshal Lord Roberts . The ceremony will be performed by the Duke of Grafton , K . G ., the site selected being at the junction of Knightsbridge and the Brompton-road .

AIONDAY , THE 3 RD INST ., was the 30 th anniversary of the birth of the Duke of York , the auspicious event being observed in the usual manner at Windsor , where the bells were rung and a royal salute fired on the Long Walk . At Sandringham , where his Royal Highness is staying , the Duke and Duchess of York and the infant Prince Edward spent the day privately with H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , the Princess Louise ( Duchess of Fife ) , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud .

A GRAND MILITARY CONCERT in aid of the Royal Cambridge Asylum for Soldiers ' Widows will beheld in the Queen's Hall , on Wednesday , the 12 th instant , under the patronage of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of York , and the Duke of Cambridge . The hour fixed is 2 . 30 p . m ., and the bands which will take part in the concert are those of the Royal Artillery , Royal Engineers , and the Grenadiers , Coldstream , and Scots Guards .

THE ROYAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , which has been in progress since the 23 rd ult ., was brought to a conclusion on Thursday evening , having been a great success from first to last , and will , no doubt , confer material benefits on the Military Charities , in whose behalf it is held . All the members of the Royal Family in or near town have visited it , and so have the Shahzada , many of the foreign Ambassadors , military and naval officers , and the general public .

THE SHAHZADA NASRULLA KHAN visited Aldershot on Wednesday for the purpose of witnessing the grand review ot troops which was held in his honour . About 18 , 000 men of all arms were on the ground , the whole being under the command of Gen . the Duke of Connaught . In addition to his Highness , there were present on the ground H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Princess Louise , the Duke of Cambridge , and several members ; of the Head-quarters' Staff , among them being Bros . General Sir Evelyn VVood and General Sir Redvers Buller .

A FORTNIGHT IN NORTH WALES . —The London and North Western Railway Company announce that thty will lun cheap excursions every Saturday during June , July , August and September , leaving London ( Euston ) at 8 . 15 a . m ., and Willesden Junction 8 . 25 a . m ., for Shrewsbury , Rhyll , Abergele , Colwyn Bay , Llandudno , Dolgelly , Barmouth , Aberystwyth , and numerous other stations in North VVales for three , eight , 10 , 15 , and 17 days . Full particulars can be obtained at any of the Company ' s stations and Town Oflices .

FARMHOUSE , SEASIDE , AND COUNTRY LODGINGS . —Last year the Great Western Railway Company issued a nicely illustrated pamphlet , containing a list of farmhouse , seaside , and country lodgings , hotels , and boarding houses in Somerset , Dorset , Devon , and Cornwall , showing the accommodation ^ obtainable and the features of interest in the locality . This book was so successful that it has this year been extended to the whole of the districts served by the Great Western line , including Jersey and Guernsey .

Copies can be obtained free at the Company s London Receiving Offices , and at Paddington Station and the principal stations throughout the line . The Company ' s Divisional Superintendents at Paddington , Reading , Bristol , Exeter , Plymouth , Penzance , Swansea , Llanelly , Cardiff , Pontypool Road , Hereford , Worcester , Birmingham , and Chester will forward pamphlets free on application , and copies can be obtained at Messrs . Smith and Son's bookstalls at the stations on the Great Western Railway , at the price of id . each .

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Masonic And General Tidings.

THE COMMITTEE of the Comedie Francaise in Paris has forwarded a letter of congratulation to Bro . Sir Henry Irving on his having had conferred upon him the honour of knighthood . BRO . SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS will produce "Harold" for the first time on any stage at Covent Garden to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The libretto is by Bro . Sir E . B . Malet and the music by Mr . F . H . Cowen .

THE ANNUAL regimental dinner of the ist Life Guards , which took place at the H 6 tel Mejtropole on Saturday evening last , was honoured by the presence of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , who is CoIonel-in-Chief of . the Corps . THERE IS REASON to believe that the President of the United States will invite Air . Olney to take the office of Secretary of State , vacant by the death of Mr . Gresham , and offer the Attorney Generalship to Air . Don . M . Dickinson .

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE has intimated his intention of personally inspecting the London Ride Brigade this year . His Royal Highness has been honorary colonel of the corps ever since its formation , upwards of 35 years ago . THE DUKE OF ORLEANS , who had been staying at Gibraltar since the 30 th ult ., on board the Portugese Royal yacht . Amelia , has left for England on board the Orient Line steamer , Orient . His Royal Highness is making rapid progress towards recovery .

AIR . GLADSTONE , the venerable ex-Prime Minister , who is staying at Hawarden , caught a cold on Saturday , which has necessitated his remaining indoors since , but we are glad to hear that no misgivings are entertained as to the speedy restoration to health of the right hon . gentleman . THE LORD CHANCELLOR ( Bro . Lord Herschell ) opened an Exhibition of Railway Appliances at the Imperial Institute on Saturday last , among those present being Sir George Birdwood , Sir Andrew and Lady Clarke , Bro . Sir Frederick Abel , Bro . Sir Somers Vine , and Bro . Naoroji , M . P .

THE ANNUAL VISITATION of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich was made by Lord Rayleigh , Lord Ross , and others , on Saturday last . Among the visitors present on the occasion being the Italian Ambassador , Sir Douglas Gallon , Sir E . Alaunde Thompson , and Bro . Sir H . Trueman Wood . T PRINCE OF NAPLES , who is coming over to England to attend the wedding of the Duke d'Aosta with the Princess Helene of Orleans will leave Rome on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., travelling via Paris , where he will make a stay of one day , and call upon M . Faure , the President of the French Republic .

THE ANNUAL DINNER of the survivors of the Lucknow garrison was held at the Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday evening . The uuests numbered in all 28 , of whom 17 were survivors of the original garrison , seven of General Havelock's relieving force , and four who were in the Residency as children . BRO . BARON FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD , accompanied by Bro . Sir F . Lockwood , Q . C , M . P ., H . M . 's Solicitor-General , opened at Aylesbury the public baths which have been given to the town at a cost of £ 2000 . An address was afterwards presented to the Baron in the County Hall by the Chairman of the Urban District Council .

AIESSRS . GEORGE J . COCKERELL & Co . 's ( LTD . ) 62 nd annual circular contains the lowest summer prices for coal , with hints which will be of service to intending purchasers in ordering their supplies , as well as sundry remarks on the state of the coal trade , & c . For luither particulars , address to the firm , 13 , Cornhill , E . C . A LADY _ of the name of Evans was instrumental in rescuing two women and a man from drowning at Southampton on Tuesday . A pleasure boat containing the party capsized near Hythe Pier , and the occupants were in great peril , when Miss Evans , who is a fine swimmer , jumped , as she was , into the water and succeeded in saving their lives .

A SPECIAL MATINEE will take place at the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday , the 12 th instant , in behalf of the Actors' Benevolent Fund . The programme will include " Nance Oldfield , " in which Miss Ellen Terry will play the title role , and " A Story of Waterloo , " and " Don Quixote , " in both of which Bro . Sir Henry Irving will bear his usual part .

THE EARL OF ROSEBERY , in the course of his cruise during the present week , landed at White Rock , Guernsey , and in company with the Lieutenant-Governor inspected the Alarket and Artisans' institute . His lordship subsequently visited the Cattle Fair , _ held under the auspices of the Royal Guernsey Agricultural and Horticultural Society .

1 HE REMAINS of the late Miss Emily Faithful were cremated at the crematorium , Barlow Aloor-road , Chorlton-cum-1 lardy , Manchester , on Tuesday , among those present , in addition to the members of the family , being Bro . J . W . Alaclure , M . P ., Aliss Charlotte Robinson , and Major Schloss . The service was read by the Very Rev . Dr . Maclure , Dean of Manchester .

THE REMAINS of the late Airs . Childers , wife of Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , were interred in the Ore Cemetery , near Hastings , on Tuesday . Among those who sent wreaths , & c , were Ihe Queen , the Duke of Connaught , Mr . and Airs . Gladstone , Sir William and Lady Harcourt , Bros . Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley , the American Ambassador , Lord and Lady Playfair , and Lord and Lady Thring .

IT HAS BEEN ARRANGED that the Duchess of York will open the sale of the Scottish Heme Industries Association on Wednesday next , the 12 th inst ., at Stafford House , which has been kindly placed at the disposal of the Committee b y the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland . The sale will be continued on Thursday , and on both days concerts will be given at 4 p . m ., at which several popular artistes will appear .

IT MUST BE rather trying for the young Afghan Prince to be called upon to attend so many functions , and no wonder his Highness requires an occasional day ' s rest in order to recover from the fatigue . The most important of the events arranged for him during the present week were the grand review of troops at Aldershot on Wednesday , and the visit to the City thc day following , when his Highness was presented with an address in a gold casket .

WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE the death of the Sultan of Johore . The sad event occurred on Tuesday evening , at Bailey ' s Hotel , Kensington , where his Highness arrived only last week from the south of France . He was a prince of very liberal views , and was earnest in his wish to develope the resources and industries of his principality . He was a Knight Commander of the Star of India and a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St . Alichael and St . George .

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SAXE-COBURG GOTHA gave a dinner party at Clarence House on Wednesday evening , when the guests included the Princess Louise Marchioness and the Marquis of Lome , the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and the Countess Deym , the French Ambassador , the Alarquis and Marchioness of Salisbury , the Marquis and Alarchioness of Londonderry , the Earl and Countess of St . Germans , and Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom .

Now THAT THE SHAHZADA has seen the sights which London can offer , he will visit Birmingham , Manchester , and other large provincial cities . At the close of his excursion he will return to the Metropolis , where he will make a further stay of about a fortnight , during which he will be received by the Queen in full state . In the beginnning of July his Highness will visit Paris , Brussels , Berlin , and Vienna , and embark on the Clive on his return home either at Trieste or Constantinople .

THE SON AND HEIR of Bro . Lord and Lady Carrington was christened at the parish church , High Wycombe , on Wednesday , when the town was gaily decorated and some 5000 school children were entertained at tea at Wycombe Abbey Park by his lordship . The names bestowed upon the infant were Albert Edward Charles Robert , the sponsors being the Prince of Wales ( by proxy ) , the Hon . Charles Harbord , Mr . S . D . Smith , and I . ady I lastings . His lordship and Lady Carrington were loudly cheered on their way tc and from the church .

MESSRS . J AMIE AND CO . ' S "DUKENNET WHISKY" has an established reputation as one of the finest blends of old Highland whiskies extant . It possesses a marked delicacy of flavour , and is undoubtedly a most wholesome stimulant . It is sold in four qualities , viz . : " Special , " about six years old ; " Rare Liqueur , " about eight years ; " Imperial Liqueur , " about 12 years ; and lastly , " Royal Liqueur , " which the vendors describe as "curiously old , " and which certainly ^ merits the description . We advise those who take whisky in preference to other spirits to give " Dukennet Whisky " trial ; we feel sure they will be grateful to us for our advice .