Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Major T . Davies Sewell was installed as Master of the Alliance Lodge at the Guildhall Tavern on Wednesday . Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson delivered a lecture on Wednesday evening in the Victoria Coffee Hall , \ Vaterloo-road , S . E ., on " Food and Feeding . " The Attorney-General has nominated Bro . F . A .

Philbrick , Q . C ., Deputy Prov . G . M . Essex , as leading counsel for the Post Office on the South-Eastern Circuit , in p lace of Mr . Talford Salter , lately deceased . At a meeting of the Liverpool Committee of the Royal College of Music a few days since it was announced that the amount necessary to form a Liverpool Scholarship , A 3000 , had been subscribed .

We have been asked to announce that the Royal Commemoration Lodge of Instruction , No . 15 S 5 , hitherto meeting at the Railway Hotel , Putney , vvill , on and after Monday next . be held at the Fox and Hounds Hotel , Putney , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . Il is announced that Bro . the Earl of Mar and Kellie , M . W . Grand Master Mason of Scotland , vvill

consecrate the new lodge of Rothsay St . John ' s on the 13 th prox . The brethren have resolved to have festivities in keeping with the importance of the occasion and the honour conferred upon them . At the annual installation of Principals of the Ogle Royal Arch Chapter , No . 431 , North Shields , on the 25 th ult ., our veteran Comp . Edward Dean Davis , P . Z .,

P . P . G . H ., and P . G . D . C , who is now in his 7 Sth year , acted as Installing Principal with all his " wonted fire " and ability , to the intense pleasure and gratification of the companions present . Bro . A . L . Emanuel , F . R . G . S ., was , on the 1 st inst ., elected a member of the Portsmouth Town Council ,

unseating Bro . T . Good , who had occupied that position for nine years . During the day of the election Bro . Emanuel vvas driven through the ward in which he sought election b y Bro , Moon , the Conservative candidate for Andover , in a miniature coach and four ponies . Bros . Beale , Dean , and D . Whitehall were likewise successful candidates .

Baron Huddleston , in charging the grand jury at the late Bristol assize , referred at length to the growing decrease of crime in the country , and , remarking that the calendar , which embraced the city of . Bristol and the county of Somerset , contained only t 2 prisoners , said the 3 rea included had a population of about 500 , 000 , and the number of prisoners to be tried , therefore , averaged but

one in 10 , 000 of the population . He attributed this state of things to the active measures taken for inculcating temperance habits amongst the people . The following banquets have taken place at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending Thursday , November Sth : Friday , 2 nd—Linnean Club , Odd Volumes , Royal Kensington Lodge , Blondel Preceptory , Chapter of

hdelity . Saturday , 3 rd—St . James s Soiree . Monday , Sth—Asaph Lodge , Lodge of Unions , Urban Chapter , Lodge of Joppa . Tuesday , 6 th—Royal York Lodge , Albion Lodge . Wednesday , 7 th—Grand Chapter Club , British Lodge . Thursday , Sth—Builders' Benevolent Association , Lodge of Regularity , Pilgrim Lodge , Creaton Lodge , and Polish National Lodge .

On Tuesday , the 30 th ult ., Bro . John Elvin , S . D . La Tolerance and Preceptor to the same lodge of Instruction , vvas married at St . George ' s Hanoversquare , to Miss Gertrude Williams , daughter of Bro . Tom Williams , P . M ., formerly a resident of High Wycombe , but now of Stockwell . The bride vvas accompanied by five bridesmaids , and was given away by her

father . The solemnity and beauty of the marriage ceremony was rendered most impressive by a full choral service . The ceremony finished , the wedding party proceeded to the residence of bride's uncle ( Bro . Edward Humphrey , P . M . of La Tolerance and St . Asaph Lodges ) , in Mortimer-st ., where a most elegant breakfast had been laid , and to which 35 sat down . At four o ' clock the bride and bridegroom

took their departure for the Isle of Wight , admidst a shower of rice and slippers , carrying with them the hearty and sincere good wishes for future health , happiness , and prosperity from all their friends . Several of the guests had travelled a long distance to be present at the wedding notably Mrs . Rothery of Wakefield , Mr . Bushnell of Cheltenham , Mrs . Batchelor , near High Wycombe , Bro . and Mrs . Lisenden of Manchester , and others .

The Collectorship of Customs at Kirkcaldy has this week been abolished , and Mr . Holmes , the collector , has been appointed principal officer of Customs [ at Guernsey , whither he vvill shortly proceed . During his somewhat short stay in Kirkcaldy , Mr . Holmes has done his utmost for the edification and enjoyment of the people . He delivered a racy lecture on 'Public Speaking , ' the

proceeds going in aid of the Sabbath School of the Parish Church , •and more recently he took a leading part in Retting up a dramatic performance in aid of the organ fund of the Parish Church . Recently he also delivered a lecture at Leven in aid of the Episcopal Parsonage fund , and afterwards gave a reading in aid of the same object .

"e lectured in Aberdeen , and was engaged to give another lecture in that city . Mr . Holmes has been a contributor to our own and other journals . We observe 'his week in the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald a long notice of his career , the article being signed " A Literary J-ounger . "—Fife Free Press . —We may add that the subject of the above notice is Bro . Emra Holmes , late of Fovvey .

Another Cure of Bad Throat , Cough , & c . ( thil -, vech ) , hy Du . . iicoi'K ' s Pui .. Mo \ ic WATERS . —Prom Mr . Heron , , High-street , "clfast : " I am subject to inllammation of the throat , and sutler pcatly in com weather from a cough . DR . LOCOCK ' S WAFERS re'' ci ' ed the coughallayed the inflammationand gave me ease at

, , fn " ' " Asthma , Consumption , Bronchitis , Colds , Coughs , Shortness "ilireath , Phlegm , Pains in the Chest , and Rheumatism are instantly "H'ved and rapidly cured by the Wafers , which taste pleasantly . 2 ™ at is , \\ i , zs . <) d ., 4 s , ud ., and its . per box by all Druggists ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . John Havers , P . G . D ., we are pleased to learn has returned from his visit to the United States . The Southwark Mark Lod ge , No . 22 , will meet at the Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge , next Tuesday evening , for the installation of Bro . J . B . Sorrell . An entertainment is to be given at the Royal

Masonic Institution for Boys , at Wood Green , this evening ( Friday ) , including a display of fireworks by Bro . James Payne . Bro . John Derb y Allcroft will preside at the 29 th annual meeting and autumn election of the Royal Hospital for Incurables on the 13 th inst ., when 25 candidates will be elected .

Comp . A . Middlcmass will be installed as the First Principal of the Caveac Chapter , No . 176 , on Saturday , the 2 Gth inst ., at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , City . Comp . A . VV . Thorpe vvill also be installed Second Principal , and Comp . Robert Palmer Tebb as Third . The Provincial Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of West Yorkshire vvas held on Wednesday at

Dewsbury , the three Provincial Grand Principals being Comps . Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., Robt . I . Critchley , and Harrop . A report will appear next week . A grand Masonic ball in connection with the province of West Yorkshire will be held at Leeds on the second Friday in January . Among the patrons are H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , the Earl of Carnarvon , the Earl of Lathom , Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , and Sir Henry

Edwards , Bart . The author of " The Bitter Cry of Outcast London " writes to the Daily News , in reply to Bro . G . R . Sims ' s statement that many pages in his pamphlet on " Outcast London " have been compiled from Bro . Sims ' s paper on " How the Poor Live , " that a comparison vvill show that of some 72 district cases in the pamphlet only eight are from Bro . Sims , who is more than once referred to .

The first Masonic ball in connection with the Windrush Lodge , No . 1703 , vvill be held in the Corn Exchange , Witney , on Tuesday , the 27 th inst ., under the distinguished patronage and sanction of H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , K . G ., Sic . ; the R . W . Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Jersey ; W . Bro . Reginald Bird , M . A . ; and Bro . VV . Atkins , W . M . 1703 , P . P . G . S . of VV .

The writer who contributes to the " Gentleman ' s Magazine under the nom de plume of "Sylvanus Urban " makes the suggestion that the Griffin should be replaced by a statue of Samuel Johnson . " Next year , " he says , " will be the centenary of the death of Samuel Johnson .

The propriety of commemorating the occasion by some form of ceremonial has already begun to be discussed . Johnson is a promising subject for a sculptor , and I cannot but think that the genius of a Woolner could be put to no better purpose than enriching London with a statue worthy of the name . "

At the last communication of Merchants' Lodge , R . W . Bro . Bonnington vvas present , at the request of Al . W . J . Edward Simmons , to receive a distinguished Mason from India , R . . VV . H . J . Rustomjee . R . W . Bro . Bonnington received the visitor in the urbane and finished manner for which he is noted . Afterwards they both witnessed the

conferring of the Second Degree , Bro . R . P . Gibson , of Howard Lodge , No . 35 , rendering the Middle Chamber work . We understand that R . W . Bro . Rustomjee proposes to remain some time in our city , and we can assure him of the warmest welcome to the hearts and firesides of the craft here and elsewhere . —New York Dispatch .

The form of the town of VV ittenburg has been but little altered , and many of the houses are still standing as they stood when the burly form of Luther passed down under their shadow from his quiet rooms to the town church , or again onward past the market-place to the Castle Church . From the castle two main streets run the length of the town , being divided in the centre by the Rathaus in the market-place , and the town church ; and these two streets

with a few narrow lanes form the whole of the town . At the beginning of the principal street at the west end on the right hand side , built on to the two great round towers of the castle , is the famous Castle Church j a little further up is the old University building , now alive with troops busy with their drill ; and at the extreme east end of the town is the monastery once the home of Luther . —From " Cassel's Family Magazine " for November .

The recent examination of a tumulus situated in the old churchyard of Taplow , near Maidenhead , memorable as the burial place of Sarah Milton , mother of the illustrious poet John Milton , has resulted in the discovery of a remarkable series of Anglo-Saxon objects . The articles found include an elegant jewelled and enamelled gold buckle , gold fibuke , silver armlets and wrist ornaments , a

bronze shield , breastplate , and helmet , iron sword , spear , bronze bucket , two drinking horns with ornamented metal mountings , tvvo glass vessels remarkably characteristic of the Early Anglo-Saxon glass manufacture , and other interesting items . Portions of inhumated human remains were found with the articles at a depth of about Sft . below the natural level of the floor of the barrow , which must have

been the grave of a person of considerable distinction , and who vvas evidently buried in his full dress , with all his ornaments , arms , and accoutrements ; and above was raised a lofty mound to proclaim the celebrity of his deeds . For the rich variety of the many valuable articles discovered , this " find " is perhaps without precedent . The examination of the barrow has been conducted with the permission of

the Rector of Taplow ( Rev . C . Whately ) , by Bro . James Rutland , of Maidenhead ; Bro . Major Cooper King , of Sandhurst ; Mr . Walter Money , F . S . A ., of Newbury ; and Dr . Stevens , of Reading , who have taken great interest in the proceedings . HOLLOWAV ' S OINTMEXT A . vn PILLS . —Counsel for the Delicate . — Those to whom the changeable temperature is a protracted period of trial should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all

obstacles to good health . This cooling Ointment , pcrsevertngly rubbed upon the skin , is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all diseases of the throat an-1 chest . Quinsey , relaxed tonsils , sore throat , swollen glands , ordinary catarrh , and bronchitis , usually prevailing at ibis season , may be arrested as soon as discovered , and every symptom banished by Holloway ' s simple and effective treatment . ' This Ointment and Pills are highly commended for the facility with which they successfully contend with influenza ; they allay in an incredibly short time the distressing fever and teasing cough , —IADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The bulletin issued on Thursday morning says that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough is still making satisfactory progress . Comp . Chas . Veal , S . E . Staninorc Chapter , 1 549 , P . P . G . S . D . Surrey , vvas installed M . E . Z . of the Ezra Chapter , No . 14 S 9 , by Comp . Wm . Stephens , P . Z ., G . A . P ., P . P . G . S . D . Middlesex , en Friday , the 2 nd inst ., at Dalston .

The Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , held its installation meeting on Thursday at Ladbroke Hall Notting-hill . Bros . Sir Charles Dilke and J . F . B . Firth , the members for the borough of Chelsea , together with a very large number of Grand Officers , accepted invitations to be present . A report will appear in our next .

A court of the Gold and Silver Wyrc Drawers Company was held on Tuesday last at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , the VV . M ., Bro . George Kenning , presided . Bro . Edmund Frank Brewster Fuller took the obligation as an assistant of the company ; and the VV . M ., Wardens and Auditors were appointed for the ensuing year . "The London Freemason "—says the Masonic

Token , of Portland , U . S . A ., — "is the leading Masonic newspaper of the world . " We are much too modest to assume that position ourselves ; but our friend the Token having made the statement , we have no desire to " deny the soft impeachment . " We wish our spirited contemporary every success , and shall be glad to see it attain the position of second on the list . The first vvc mean to keep ourselves .

Truth snys : "A foolish story has been circulated that a marriage is contemplated between the Princess Louise of Wales and the Duke of Portland . It is , of course , a pure fiction ; and , considering that the young Princess is not yet sixteen , and that she vvill not be formally introduced into society for another eighteen months , it would have been more in accordance with good taste to have postponed all such wild speculations for some time to

come . Bro . H . A . Collington , accountant to the District Board of Works at Greenwich , had his house broken into a few days since and articles stolen therefrom , including six Masonic jewels of the value of £ 50 . Three prisoners are in custody and they are believed to be the men who

have committed a number of burglaries in the neighbourhood of Brockley , Forest-hill , and Lewisham , and evidence vvill be adduced connecting them with the attempted murder of a constable at the last named place , the officer having interrupted them while in the act of committing a burglary .

The British correspondent of the Sanitary Engineer , New York , writes : " Scotchmen are a coolheaded and a matter-of-fact race . Professor Gardner read his address as President of one of the sections from manuscript notes , which he had evidently not had time to modify . It vvas , however , very amusing to watch him every now and

then , in the course of its delivery , pause , take a pencil from his pocket , and then dot an i , cross a t , or erase a word . The audience stood these eccentricities of genius with marked good temper , and toward the expiration of the hour taken to deliver the address , speaker and listeners became an amused and happy family . "

Bro . Holncss , who has for the last eight years held the position of Treasurer of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , No . 1471 , having resigned that position , the brethren at the last meeting unanimously resolved to present him with a suitable testimonial , as a mark of esteem

for his faithful services during that time . The annual dinner takes place on the 13 th inst ., at the Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . C ., and advantage vvill be taken of the occasion to present Bro . Holness with the testimonial . We have not been advised as to the shape the latter vvill take .

In a recent number of the Protestant Churchman , edited by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Tudor Rogers , F . R . S . L ., of the Liverpool Dramatic Lodge , No . 1609 , published in London and Manchester , the following admirable remarks were made with respect to the results which would follow a closer relationship between the church and the Cralt : "Freemasonry has been quite overlooked as a power for good in

the various factors in the world ' s spiritual p roblem , and yet if we could only enlist the sympathies of this vast organization what a marvellous result would accrue . To do this would not in any way do violence to the principles of Masonry , but would rather be a strict following out of its present precepts , now unfortunately oftentimes but theoretically existent . We believe that the abstension of the clergy as

a body from joining the ranks of Masons has much to do with this . It is generally thought that a participation of its services is incompatible with the office of a clergyman , but such is not at all true . We personally enjoy the work of a lodge as much as any service held in a church , and it has always the effect , as far as we are concerned , of elevating the heart and mind to deeper and broader views of morality

and truth , and a realisation of the nearness of God to the humble believer . Itis in the call from labour to refreshment that the danger exists , and here we think the influence of clergymen should be especially felt . They must remember that Freemasons are , if they follow out the principles of their Order , gentlemen , and consequently most anxious not to offend any . When we first united with the brethren in

their enjoyable reunions we verily met with matters ( such as the words of songs , etc . ) with which we could not agree . Directly , however , such cases occurred we took the first opportunity of quietly leaving the room . Foralongtime , however , nothing has ever been sung or said in our hearing that could offend the most fastidious , nay , the character of the

entertainment throughout has been of such a nature as to be a veritable intellectual treat , worthy of having the presence of all clergy who do not hold the absurd doctrine that whatever is pleasant and mirthful is necessarily sinful . Our remarks refer more particularly to the Liverpool Dramatic Lodge . "

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