Consecration Of The Devonian Lodge, No. 2834.

toast of the Worshipful Master for the time being , whoever he might be , to point out how desirable it was that there should be su ch an Institution as that they were met to form , when the W . Master and his brethren should be on such terms of intercourse as happily he thought they were at present . Arid in that spirit he heartily wished to reciprocate , and he desired to thank them most heartily for the way in which they had received him .

The LORD CHANCELLOR coupled with the toast of " The Visitors " the names of Bros . J ustice Bigham , Underdown , Q . C , and Passmore Edwards , the latter of whom , his lordship said , had made an addition to the education of his country in the most practical form . Bro . Justice BIGHAM said the toast had been drunk with an enthusiasm

and hospitality which , on the sample they had had that night , would justify them in expecting for that lodge , and he hoped , as far as he was personally concerned , he should have the opportunitv on another occasion of making the speech which he ought to make that night . ( Laughter . ) Bros . UNDERDOWN and PASSMORE EDWARDS also responded .

The LORD CHANCELLOR next proposed the toast of " The Officers , and said the brethren knew how very much depended on the officers of the lodge and how completely the harmony of the Iodge was secured , or the reverse , according to the way the officers did their duty . They had officers in the Devonian Lodge in whom they might place implicit trust .

Bro . WALTER WELLSMAN , S . W ., said the officers relied on the W . M . ' s guidance in carrying on the lodge , and he had no doubt the lodge would be an honour not only to the W . M ., but to the county they represented . The Tyler ' s toast followed . The usual requisites were supplied by Bros . George Kenning and Son , London .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

TO-DAV ( Friday ) is the 59 th anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . G . Master , his Royal Highness having been born on the gth November , 1841 . We offer our most respectful congratulations to the Prince on this auspicious occasion . THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular meeting for the month at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 14 th instant , at four p . m .

BRO . J . C PARKINSON has returned home from Wankowa-Brehkow , Gahcia . BRO . SIR HENRY HARBEN , J . P ., has been elected the president of the South Hampstead Club . BRO . R . D . M . LITTLER , Q . C , C . B ., opened on Saturday last the new recreation ground and branch library at Tottenham . THE MEMBERS of the Enfield Wesleyan Church were entertained a few days ago by Bro . A . J . Hollington , C . C , and Mrs . Hollington at the Clock House , Forty Hill . BRO . LORD ROBERTS , the hon . Colonel of the City Imperial Volunteers , has accepted an invitation to dine with the members of the United Service Club on his return from South Africa .

WOMEN OF IRELAND have decided upon presenting to Field-Marshal Bro . Lord Roberts , V . C ., a Star of Saint Patrick in diamonds , as an evidence of the great esteem in which his services to the Empire are held by his countrywomen . BRO . THE EARL OK HALSBURY , Lord Chancellor , has consented to preside at the " Ladies' Night" of the Legal Musical Society , in the Great Hall of Freemasons Tavern , on Friday , the 14 th prox . BRO . GEORGE PHILLIPS , the chairman of the late Holborn Board of Works , has been presented by the members and officials of that authority with a silver fruit stand in recognition of the services rendered by him during his 20 years' occupancy of tha chair .

METROPOLITAN B OROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS , WOOLWICH , S . E . —In the recent elections Bro . J . O . Widger , B . A ., I . P . M . of the Cornish Lodge , No . 23 ( 19 , was returned at the top ofthe poll for his ward , and had the honour of obtaining the largest number of votes in the borough . BRO . ALDERMAN AND S HERIFF VAUGHAN MORGAN laid , on Saturday , the 3 rd instant , the dedication stone of the permanent church of St . Matthew , Willesden . He was accompanied by Bro . Under-sheriff Langton , Bro . Under-SherilT Gardiner , and his acting chaplain , the Rev . E . H . Pearce .

THE ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed by Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . B ., at the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 105 ( 1 , held at the Mail Coach Hotel , 60 , Farringdon-street , E . C , on the 23 rd instant , at G . 30 p . m . The Lyric Vocal Quartette ( Bros . Thos . Powell , Charles Strong , Etherington Smith , and Horace Reynolds ) have kindly consented to render the musical portion of the ceremonies . Masonic clothing .

RAILWAY UNPUNCTUALITY . —Bro . J . W . Tickel writes : "A great deal of the u npunctuality not only on the South-Eastern and Chatham Railway , but also on other lines , is due , it seems to me , to there being three classes of carriages on the trains . So long as passengers have to rush about as they do now in search of a particular class of carriage so long will delays occur . Considering the litre that would be saved , to say nothing of the saving to the companies in other ways , is it not about time that two out of the three classes of carriages were abolished ?"

ODDFELLOWS H ONOUR CITY COUNCILLORS . —On the 5 th instant the Pride o [ Garden Lodge , No . 897 , of the National Independent Order of Oddfellows , held a social evening to celebrate the opening of the new Lodge Rooms in Carlton Chambers , Westminster . An interesting ceremony took place prior to the social part of the proceedings . On the nomination of Bro . Dr . Charles Forshaw , F . R . S . L ., seconded by Bro . Councillor Burke , Councillors O'Flynn , Minty , and Sewell , and Messrs . W . Garside and VV . J .

Bentley were unanimously elected honorary members of the lodge . Subsequently , Bro . Lee , P . G ., the Treasurer of the Society , presided , and several songs were sung in good style , Mr . Pickles accompanying on the piano . A novel and instructive form of entertainment was introduced by Bro . Dr . C F . Forshaw . Each member was given a slip of paper upon which he or she was intruded to write some theme or subject . Bro . Dr . Forshaw undertook from the store of his memory to furnish a verse or poem bearing upon the subjects thus submitted .

Masonic And General Tidings.

BRO . W . J . BATHO , Finchley , was again successful in taking a prize at the Royal Aquarium this week for Canon Hall Muscat grapes . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF FIFE and their family leave Mar Lodge this ( Friday ) alternoon for London . CAPTAIN PRINCE ALEXANDER OF TECK left Cape Town for England on Wednesday on board the transport Fort Salisbury , which is due to arrive at Plymouth on the 28 th inst . Among the passengers by this week ' s homeward-bound mail steamer from Cape Town are Prince Francis of Teck and the Duchess of Teck .

H . M . THE QUEEN and Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenburg drove out at Windsor on the 7 th instant , attended by the Hon . Harriet Phipps , and her Majesty , accompanied by the Princess , went out on Thursday morning . The Hon . Aline Majendie has arrived at the Castle as Maid of Honour in Waiting to the Queen . IF AUSTRALIA was to be a great people , said Bro . the Earl of Carrington at Liverpool on Thursday night , it was of vital importance that it should remain Anglo-Saxon and Celtic . And in order that the good understanding between the Mother Country and her offspring should be maintained , it was necessary that our self-governing Colonies should receive their fair share of the plums and prizes of Imperial life .

THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY has forwarded to Bro . Sir Alfred Newton , the late Lord Mayor , the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Medjidieh , which his Highness the Khedive has conferred upon him as a souvenir of his visit to the City , and has informed Bro . Sir Alfred that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to give him permission to accept and wear the decoration . BRO . SIR ROBERT H . ROGERS presided on Monday , the 5 th instant , at the annual meeting of R . H . and S . Rogers ( Limited ) , at the Guildhall Tavern . In regretting the absence of his colleague , Mr . Alderman Pound , the Chairman said that nothing but

illhealth would have kept him away , as he was interested in all the work of the company . As far as his memory served him , the Alderman had attended all the meetings throughout the year . It was proposed to make a final distribution at the rate of 10 per cent , per annum for the six months ended September 30 th on the ordinary shares , making the total dividend for the year on those shares j \ per cent . Of the remaining sum it was recommended to add £ iGoo to the reserve fund , thereby increasing it to £ 4200 , and tj carryforward the balance of £ 1137 . Bro . T . Hastings Miller , C . C , seconded the motion , which was carried . Mr . Alderman Pound was afterwards re-elected on the directorate .

NEW FRESCOES AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE . —TWO handsome frescoes have been added to the walls of the Royal Exchange , already adorned by thc late Lord Leighton and other eminent artists ; and on Tuesday witnessed their formal acceptance by the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir A . J . Newton ) on behalf of the Gresham Committee . His lordship , who wore his robes of office , was attended by Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Vaughan Morgan and Bro . Sheriff Lawrence , and a distinguished company , including Lady Newton , watched with evident interest the biief ceremony of unveiling , which was performed by Mrs . John Paddon and Mrs . Abe Bailey , wives respectively of the donors , who are personal Iriends of the Lord Mayor . One panel is from the brush of Mr .

Ernest Normand , and represents the Sealing of the Magna Charta by King John . The artisthas carefully studied historic details , and the result is an exceedingly clever and pleasing picture rich in the richest of colours . The second panel is by Mrs . Normand , better known in the world of art as Henrietta Rae . The scene which she depicts is one which all Lenders will like—viz ., Richard Whittington , Lord Mayor of London , assisted by his family , in the act of bestowing charity upon London's poor at the gateway of his residence . The ground and house are covered with snow , and a burning brazier casts a ruddy glow upon the crowd . The whole effect is most pleasing . As the pictures have been painted in spirit fresco colours , they are said to have the power to resist all external damp and change of temperature .

AT THE recent annual general meeting of the " Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men" Generals French and Baden-Powell and Mr . J . Henniker Heaton , M . P ., were unanimously elected as honorary members . The greater number of the members of the retiring council were re-elected , but there was an infusion of new blood in the persons of Messrs . A . A . Banes—son of Major Banes , M . P . —H . Johnson , of St . Mary ' s Hospital ; W . Mudford of the Standard ; H . Nash , Borough Councillor for Greenwich ; and II . W . Popkiss , of Dover . Rules were adopted for the administration of the benevolent fund . At the conclusion of the meeting a highly-instructive and interesting lecture on " Canterbury and its Cathedral " was given by Mr . T . R . Nunn ,

medallist of the Walthamstow Photographic Society , in addition to a valuable topographical collection lent by Mr . J . Cabban , of Greenwich , for inspection , both being Iree to members . The annual dinner is to take phce at the Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., when the Right Hon . Lord Harris , G . C . S . I ., & c . ( who has been unanimously re-elected as president for the ensuing year ) will take the chair , supported by Mr . J . Henniker Heaton , M . P ., Major-General E . Davidson-Smith , and others , as guests of the evening . Application for dinner tickets should be made to the Hon . Secretary , 11 , Fernholme-road , Nunhead , S . E ., a limited number only being now available . The Association is making rapid progress , no less than 57 new members having been elected during the past month .

THE OLD MASONIANS . —The above Society of old Scholars of our School at Wood Green inaugurated Iheir 15 th season by a most successful concert on Friday , the 2 nd insta nt , at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , E . C . The chair was occupied by Bro . R . S . Chandler , Treasurer of the Association and I . P . M . of the Old Masonians Lodge , No . 2700 , who was supported by theofficersof the Association and a numerous company of its members . The programme , which had been arranged by the Chairman and Mr . G . Cross-Willett , was well-varied , and carried through with a good deal of eclat . Bro . VV . J . Packer opened the concjrt by singing "Our jack's come home to-day . " Bro . Patrick O'Doherty sang a couple ot songs in excellent voice , and as an encore gave

" Blow , blow , thou wintry wind , " accompanied on the piano by Bro . Sargeant , the composer . Mr . Pearce Robinson , who is now malting his i / c / uit in London as a tenor , was deservedly applauded in his two songs , " Once" and " Pretty Jane . " Mr . J . E . Walters gave a banjo solo , * ' Cromartie . " Mr . R . Riley proved his thorough maslery of the piccolo by playing a couple of lively and spirited selections . Thc humorous portion of the programme was particularly well sustained . Bro . V . J . Lee elicited roars of laughter by his stump speech on " Temperance , " and Bros . Harry Hawkes , Willred Stracey , and Mr . Will Bentley each came in for a round of hearty

applause . Mr . J . H . Hewett very kindly acted as accompanist throughout the evening . Just before the interval the Chairman , in a short speech proposed " The Health of the Old Masonian CI . Vs ., " who , he was glad to say , had returned from South Africa none the worse for their arduous campaign . He further alluded in a few words to the loss they had sustained by the death of their old schoolfellow , " J acky " Bloomfield , who went out to South Africa with the Hampshire contingent of the Imperial Yeominry .

The toast of the CI . V . was responded to by Private A . H . Windsor . Bro . Chandler afterwards , in a humorous speech , on behalf of the association presented Bro . Patrick O'Doherty with a case of cutlery as a token of the good wishes of his schoolfellows on his recent marriage . At the conclusion of the evening Bro . R . H . Williams proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Mr . Cross-Willett , which was carried with acclamation . A thoroughly enjoyable gathering was brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem .

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