Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK has left London for Paris . PRINCESS LOUISE ( MARCHIONESS OF LORNE ) has arrived at Kensington Palace from Scotland . THE BARONESS BURDETT-C OUTTS , who is confined to the house suffering from a chill , is somewhat better . BRO . THE MAROUIS AND MARCHIONESS OF T WEEDDALE have arrived in London frcm Scotland .

BRO . ALDERMAN SIR J OSEPH DIMSDALE has been sworn in as a Justice of the Peace for Essex . His house , Goldsmiths , Langdon Hills , is approaching completion . BRO . VISCOUNT WOLESLEV , President of the North London Ride Club , has premised to preside at the annual dinner at the Holborn Restaurant , on ; th February next . LADY EDITH WII . HRAHAM , daughter of the late Bro . the Earl of Lathom , has come to town from Ormskirk , Lancashire . Her ladyship ' s health gives much anxiety to her friends .

A POEM entitled "When the stars grow pale , " is contributed by Miss Kathleen Haydn Green , the daughter of Bro . Alderman Frank Green , to the current number of the Pall Mall Magazine . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALKS , who is President of the Smithfield Club , on the occasion of the centenary show , visited the Roval Agricultural Hall , Islington , his Royal Highness being accompanied by the Duke of Vjrk and Prince Christian .

H . R . H . TH K PRINCE OF WALES , attended by Commander the Hon . Seymour Fortescue , arrived in I o-idun on Monday morning from Sandringham , and drove from the Liverpool-street Station to the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , to visit the Centenary Exhibition of the irmithlield Club , of which his Royal Highness is the President for the

year . AT THE ELECTION meeting of the well-known and successful City lodge , the Ttmplej-No . 101 , held at the Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . G ., on the Ctninst ., Bro . Harry Eyre , of East Dulwich , the S . W ., was elected W . M . for the ensuing year by the unanimous vote of a large number of brethren present , and it is felt certain under his able guidance the prestige of the lodge will be fully maintained .

IN AN ORDER TO THE ARMY it is announced that the Queen has approved of the forces employed in the military operatiens in Egypt which resulted in the capture of Abu Hamed , the reconquest of the province of Berber , the defeat ol Emir Mahmoud's army on the Atbara , and the final operations resulting in the overthrow of the Khalifa's troops at . Khartoum , accepting and wearing the silver m » dal granted by the Khedive .

H . M . THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL COUNTIES A GRICULTURAL SHOW . —The Oueen , throjgh Prince Christian , has given permission for next year's Royal Counties Agricultural Show to be held , on June 5 th and the three following days , in Windsor Home Park . The site selected is about 35 acres in extent , and is situated in the private portion ofthe Castle grounds between the trout stream and the Datchet-road .

BRO . EDWARD TERRY ' S autumn tour terminates at the Theatre Royal , Brighton , on Saturday , the 17 th inst ., shortly after which the rehearsals of the new comedy entitled , " What Will the Woild Say ? " by Mr . George P . Bancroft , will commence at Terry's Theatre , for production there about thc end of January . Mr . Terry , on his reappearance , will be supported by a strong cast . Miss Cailotta Addison and Mr . Ernest Hcndrie are amongst those already engaged .

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE will visit Kingston-on-Thames on Monday , the 12 th instant , to open Ihe new Victoria Hospital , built as a memorial of the Oueen's long reign . His Royal Highness will drive through Putney , where he will be met by an escort of the Middlesex Yeomanry ( Duke cf Cambridge ' s Hussars ) , and at the borough boundary on Kingston-hill the Mayor and Corporation will offer an address of welcome . After the opening ceremony the Duke will be presented with the freedom of the borough at the Town llall , and subsequently the Mayor will entertain his Royal Highness to luncheon . The hospital has been erected on a piece of land given by his Royal Highness .

BRO . LORD KITCHENER , G . C . B ., has addressed the following letter to the daily Press : " Sir , —A week ago in your column * I proposed the establishment of a Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum , and asked for a sum of at least £ 100 , 000 for that purpose . It was with some hesitation that I decided to make that appeal , but the result is proving so successful that I feel that I did not then fully icalise the great generosity of the British people . I desire on leaving Kngland to tender my thanks to all who have

subscribed to or sympathised with this object , as well a * to the Press for its unaninju , support . There is now no doubt that it is the wish of the British public that there should be founded at Khartoum a college in memory of Gordon . On behalt of the people of the Soudan I thank the people of this country , and willingly undertake the task . —I have the honour to remain , yours faithfully , ( signed ) KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM , 67 , Lombard-street , E . C ., 7 Dec . "

HEK MAJESTY , accompanied by H . R . H . Princess Henry of Battenberg and H . R . H . Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein , visited the sick and wounded at the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley cn Saturday last . The Queen left Windsor by special train on the South-Western Railway at half-past 11 , the suite in attendance being as follows : The Countess of Lytton ( Lady-in-Waiting ) , the Hon . Mrs . Grant , Major-General Sir John McNeill and Lieut .-Colonel Davidson ( Equerries in Waiting ) , and Lieut .-Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge ( her Majesty's private secretary ) . Maiir-G-neral

Lord Kitchener , G . C . B ., Sirdar , joined the Royal train at the railway statinn in Windsor , and attended her Majesty to the Royal Victoria Hospital . On arriving at Netley the Oueen was received by General Sir Baker Ru sssll , K . C . 13 ., Commanding the Southern District , and his staff , and at the hospital by Surgeon-General Nash , Army Medical Staff , Principal Medical Officer , and the Med-cal and Surgical Staff . A bouquet was presented to her Majesty by Miss Stevenson , daughter of Colonel W . F . Stevenson , M . B ., Royal Army Medical Corps , Professor of Clinical and Military Surgery . The

( Jueen was conducted through 12 wards and divisions , and spoke to some of the sick and wuunded soldiers , of whom about G 25 were seen , many having recently returned from the North-West frontier , India , the Soudan , Mashonaland , and the West Cosst of Africa . Miss H . C . Norman , Lady Superintend : nt of the Army Nurs-s , was in attendance . The Oueen conferred the Distinguished Conduct Medal upon First-class Staff-Sergeant George Augustus Benson and Private Albert Davidson , of the Royal Army Medical Corps , who were employed in the Soudan . The Royal party returned to the Castle at 0 o'clock .

Masonic And General Tidings.

THE EARL OF ROSERERY has left town for Dalmeny Park , Linlithgowshire . THE EARL OF HOFETOUN has arrived in London from Hopetoun House , South Queensferry . THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH left Paddington on Tuesday afternoon for Blenheim Palace . THE MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY and Lady Helen Stewart have arrived at Londonderry House , Park-Lane , from Amport House , Andover .

THE QUEEN , according to present arrangements , is expected to leave Windsor Castle on or about the iOth inst . for the Isle of Wight . BRO . LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM arrived at Marseilles at 10 o ' clock on Thursday , and embarked immediately for Alexandria . BRO . LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM paid his farewell visit to the War Office on Tuesday afternoon , and took leave of the heads of the various departments . THE DUCHESS OF ATHOLL , accompanied by Bro . the Marquis of Tullibardine left Euston on Monday for Blair Castle , Blair Atholl , Perthshire .

THE OUEEN has signified her intention to hold a further investiture at Windsor Castle to-morrow ( Saturday ) . WE HAVE BEEN ASKED to announce that the Eclectic Lodge of Instruction meets every Sunday evening at the Frascati , at 7 p . m . BRO . LORD BURTON has so far recovered from his illness that he is now able to leave his bed , and is on the way to convalescence . BRO . THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DERBY and Lady Isobel Stanley arrived at Derby House , St . James's , on Monday evening fron Knowsley .

THE OUEEN has ordered that the 21 st Lancers shall in future be designated " The 21 st ( Empress of India ' s ) Lancers . BRO . ALDERMAN SIR J OSEPH DIMSDALE has been elected the chairman of the Police Committee , in succession to the late Alderman Stuart Knill , Bart . BRO . HENRY GARROD , P . G . P ., has been elected Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence . Bro . Garrod has been a regular attendant for over 30 years .

THE OUEEN has been pleased to approvi ths appointment of the Earl of Hopetoun , Tj . C . M . G ., to be Lord Chamberlain in the room of the late Bro . the Earl of Lathom . THE QUEEN has sent the Lord Mayer the sum of 250 guineas as a donation to the Sirdar ' s Fund for the Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum . The total now subscribed amounts to over £ 90 , 000 .

Ar THE THREE DAYS HAZAAR , which was held in Downshire House in aid of the Countess de Casa Valencia's London fund for the Spanish sick and wounded and widows and orphans , the sum of £ 1100 wis realised .

Bro . ALDERMAN AND SHERIFF ALLISTON has consented to preside in June over the Speech Day proceedings at the Warehousemen , Clerks and Drapers' Schools . Mrs . Alliston has kindly consented to distribute the prizes on the occasion . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK have arranged to return to York House , St . James's Palace , on Monday next . On Tuesday afternoon the children of their Royal Highnesses arrived at St . Pancias from Sandringham , and drove to St . James ' s Palace .

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS will be worked at the La Tolerance Lod geof Instruction , No . 53 S , Frascati Restaurant , Chford-street , W ., on Wednesday , the 1 ith inst . Lodge will be opened at 7 p . m ., with Bros . J . Paul , P . M . 12 S 7 and 1472 , as W . M . ; J . Hemming , P . M . 2398 and 12 S 7 , P . Z . 94 S , as S . W . ; and M . Beedle as J . W . BRO . THE MAROUIS OF TUI . I . IHARDINE , who has no * quite recovered from the fever which fell on him after escaping the dangers of Omdurman , received on Tuesday a thoroughly Atholl welcome from the clansmen and tenantry of his father ' s estates in Perthshire . Bagpipes played , and the Highlanders cheered , in honour of the young chieftain and his father , Bro . the Duke of Atholl .

THE DIRECTORS of Spiers and Pond Limited announce that the Debenture Stock Transfer Books will be closed from the 13 th to the 31 st inst ., both inclusive , for the purpose of preparing the Interest Warrants for the Half-year ending 31 st Dicember , 1 S 9 S , on the Five Per Cent . First Mortgage Debentures , the " A " Mortgage Debenture Stock , the "BV Mortgage Debenture Stock , and the "C" First Mortgage Debenture Stock of the Company .

THE DrKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK , attended by Sir Charles Cust , arrived at Wilton House , Salisbury , on Monday evening , as the guests of the Earl and Countess of Pembroke . Their Royal Highnesses travelled from Waterloo by special train , in charge of Mr . George White , superintendent of the line , and on arriving at Salisbury , at C . 30 p . m ., were met by Lord Pembroke , and driven to Wilton .

THE FOURTH LADIES' NICHT of the Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , consisting of a supper and dance , will take place at the Cannon-street Hotel on the 2 ( ith prox ., when gentlemen who are not brethren will he welcomed ; admission by ticket only , which may be obtained from the VV . M ., Bro , William Baker , S 7 , Dalberg-road , Brixton ; or the M . Cs ., Bros . Fred Hughes , P . M ., 31 , Goswellroad , K . C , and J . G . Robeson , S . W ., 32 , Ridge-road , Stroud Green , N .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES presided on Tuesday morning at a meeting of the Council of the Smithfield Club at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Isli ngton , and atterwards at a general meeting of the members of the club . His Royal Highness received , at Marlborough House , his Excellency Baron de Courcel , previous to his departure from London , on the resignation of his post as Ambassador from the President of the French Republic tolthe Court of St . James .

A FINAL MEETING of the committee of the Princess Miry Adelaide Memorial was held at the Mansion House recently . Bro . Alderman Sir Horatio Davies , M . P ., who presided , announced that the fund having reached , and in fact exceeded , the sum ( 10 , 000 ) required to endow in perpetuity the Home of Rest for Poor Women at Bognor , which a munificent donor was building and furnishing , the subscription list was closed . It was resolved to hind over the amount to the trustees designated by the Duchess of

York , viz ., Prince Adolphus of teck , the Duke of Westminster , the Earl of Leven and Melville , Bro . Sir Whittaker Ellis , Mr . E . J . Halsey ( Chairman of the Surrey County Council ) , and Mr . Max Waechter . A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Sir , Horatio Davies for raising the sum during his year of office as Lo : d Mayor , and to Bro . Sir Whittaker Ellis and Mr . E . J . Halsey , the hon . sees , of the movement . Among the last donors to the fund was Lady Ellis , who gave £ 100 , in addition to /" loo from Bro . Sir Whittaker Ellis . fc

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