Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

BEO . E . F . 13 . FULLER has presented a silver loving cup to the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company . A GRAND MASONIC BALL in aid of the "Bussell ' Masonic Memorial Fund , will be held at the Town Hall , Newark , on the 31 st inst .

BRO . COLONEL PHINKAS COWAN has been installed Master of the Worshipful Company of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company for the ensuing year . A MASONIC BALL will be held under the auspices of the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , No . 44 . 1 , Cambridge ,

in the Guildhall , Cambridge , on Thursday , the 31 st inst . THE WILL of Bro . Charles John Perceval , of S , Thurloeplace , Brompton , who died on October 14 th , was proved on the 20 th ult ., by Mrs . Elizabeth Perceval , the widow and residuary legatee , thc value of the personal estate amounting to £ 209 .

THE £ 277 , 575 of Mr . John Walter , of the Times , is the largest personal estate left by any newspaper proprietor since the death of Mr . Edward Lloyd , in 1 S 90 . Mr . Lloyd's fortune was £ 5 03 , 022 . In 1 SS 9 , Mr . Levy , of the Daily Telegraph , died , leaving a personal estate of £ 47 : 5 , 000 .

AT THK ANNUAL FESTIVAL of the Faith and Unanimity Lodge , No . 417 , Dorchester , on the 3 rd inst ., Bro . Knight , S . W ., was installed W . M . for the year . The VV . AI . afterwards invested the following ollicers : Bros . J . Neville , S . W . ; Barrow , J . W . ; Rev . H . Charlton , Chap . ; Lock , Treas . ; Kingdom , S . D . ; Roberts , J . D . ; Hunt , I . G . ; Ling , D . of C . ; E . Newman , Org . ; and Talbot , Tyler .

PETERHEAD— MASONIC BALL . —A ball under thc auspices of the Peterhead Freemasons was held in the Music Hall , on the evening of the 27 th ult . The hall was decorated in a most tasteful and attractive manner , being gaily festooned with Hags , and profusely decorated with evergreens , the whole of which was interspersed with

lanterns of different hues . A large company assembled , and to the music of Mr . Hyam Dimmer ' s band the evening passed off in delightful style ; not a little credit of which was due to the excellent arrangement made by a committee , of which Mr . VV . H . Leask was Secretary . Messrs . Leask and Forrest acted as Masters of Ceremonies .

FEELING AGAINST FREEMASONRY IN AUSTRIA . —On Tuesday last , in the Diet of Lower Austria a noisy scene was provoked by the Anti-Semites . Dr . Haberl , the Vice-President of thc Diet , resented the repeated attacks made upon him by that party because he is a Freemason . He protested that to be a Freemason was by no means high treason , and that in other countries Princes and Monarchs held ollice in the Order . He said : " All the world knows

that Freemasons are not traitors , but noble , generous men . " Here the Anti-Semite member Gregorig interrupted : " They are Jews ; they are no men at all . " But the President continued that they were men who , without considering confessions or nationalities , performed charitable works , and went on to speak in this connection of the Prince of Wales . At this point he was interrupted by offensive cries . —Daily News .

MASONIC BALL . —On Friday evening , the 4 th instant , a meeting of the Masonic Ball Committee was held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , under the presidency of Bro . VV . Simpson , P . P . S . G . W . There was a very large attendance , and the reports given in with regard to the sale of tickets were of a very encouraging nature . The ball patrons now number about 70 , and the list of stewards

embraces upwards of 300 . Bro . R . Tunnicliffe , I . P . M . 11 S 2 , was unanimously elected captain of the stewards , and Bro . R . Bradley , P . P . G . D . C , was chosen Sub-captain . Other important offices we-e assigned to Bros . S . Swift , 1675 ; G . Beeken , P . P . A . G . Sec . ; E . Jones , 241 ; and others , 'lhe ball takes place on the 15 th instant , when all the stewards are expected to be in attendance at 7 . 30 at

the Town I lall . The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress have kindly consented to receive the guests . Bro . H . M . Molyneux , P . P . G . D . C , will for the iCth time again carry out the duties of director of ceremonies , assisted by Bros . G . Harradon , P . P . G . Treas ., and E . R . Latham , P . M . 594 . THE I . ATI- - . BKO . SIR EDWARD A . INGI . KFIELD . —The will , dated April 3 rd , 1 S 94 and written by the testatorhas

, , been proved of Bro . Admiral Sit Edward Augustus Inglefield , of 99 , Queen's-gate , who died on the 5 th September last , aged 74 years , and who served at St Jean d'Acre , 1 . S 40 , at the battle of Parana , 1 S 45 , commanded an expedition to the Arctic Regions and discovered Smith ' s Sound and explored Jones' Sound , 1 S 52 , commanded two Government expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin in

1 S 53-54 . was at the capture of Kinburn in the Crimean War , Naval attache * at Washington in 1 S 72 , in command in the Mediterranean and Admiral Superintendent at Malta Dockyard , 1872-7 ( 1 , and Commander-in-Chief on the North American and VVest Indian Station , 1 S 7 S-S 0 . The executors of Bro . Admiral Inglefield ' s will are his brother-in-law , Mr . Francis John Johnston of

Dunsdale , Westeiham , and Mr . Francis Alexander Johnston , of Meadow Cottage , Belchworth . It was the testator ' s desire that the expenses of his funeral should not exceed , £ 25 , and he ordered the payment of certain charges on his securities incurred to satisfy a claim of £ 10 , 000 in respect of the Genoa Waterworks Company . The proceeds of sale of his house are to lie paid to the trustees of his

marriage settlements , and he bequeathed to Lady Inglefield his furniture and household effects . The Admiral bequeathed to his son Henry Beaufort as heirlooms the silver salver presented to him at Liverpool , the portraits of the Oueen and Prince Albert , given to him by her Majesty , the gold snuff box given to him by the Emperor of the French , and the brooch made from the lid of the snuff box ,

his own , his father's and his grandfather's medals and orders , the pictures of his grandfather's ship Centaur in action with the C . i-sar , and of his grandfather's shipwreck , a letter from Lord Nelson to his grandfather , and all the testator ' s Arctic relics . He leaves his residuary estate ( after satisfying the covenants made by him as lo his son Fitz-Maurice ' s marriage settlements ) to his said son Henry Beaufort . The gross value of Bro . Admiral Sir Edward Inglelield ' s personal estate is entered as £ 12 , 992 .

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THE REVENUE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA . —The revenue of Western Australia during the past three months amounted to £ 247 , 000 , being an increase of £ 83 , 000 , as compared with the corresponding period of 1 S 93 . THE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY of New York has issued a very useful office calendar , which , for boldness of figures and attractive appearance , is equal to anything we

have seen . Their desk-pad is also a very good one . VVe presume they may be obtained by any business firm on application to the agents of the company . BRO . F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P . M ., P . Z ., & c , author of " The Noble Soul , " ' * The Submerged City , " " Toujours Perdrix " ( poems ) , " A Novel Vengeance , " and " The Four Henries" ( prose ) , recites his original productions at

musical entertainments , smoking concerts , & c . For terms , address 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting Hill , W . ON TUESDAY LAST , at the meeting of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1 ( 114 , at the Criterion , Piccadilly . Bro . William Belsham , P . M . 733 , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . George Coleman , P . M ., Treasurer ; and Bro . Robert F . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . We heartily wish thc VV . M . a successful and happy year of office .

MORE MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE . —After along discussion on Wednesday , the Liverpool City Council , by 29 votes to 13 , decided to offer to purchase from the Liverpool Electric Supply Company , Limited , the whole undertaking of the company as a going concern this year , instead of waiting until the period when the corporation could compel the company to sell .

THE Smith African Masonic Record notes the interesting and curious fact that the W . M . of the Lodge de Goede Trouw , N . C , is an Englishman , as is the R . W . M . of the Lome Lodge , S . C . ; the VV . M . of the Lodge de Goede Hoop , N . C , is a Welshman ; while the W . M . of the British Lodge , E . G ., is an Irishman ; thatof the Carnarvon , K . C , is a Scotchman ,

AT A MEETING of the Dagmar Chapter of Instruction , held at the Half Moon Hotel , Borough High-street , on Friday , the 4 th inst ., Comp . Morley , on behalf of himself and Comp . Kite , presented the chapter with six handsome new jewels for the officers' collars . They were accepted by Comp . Walker , M . E . Z ., who thanked Comps . Morley and Kite for their kindness , and informed them that a hearty vote of thanks would be recorded on the minutes to them .

SOME MASONS have remarkable ideas on Masonry . At a recent Masonic function a visitor , in responding , expressed his regret that the meeting had not been more freely advertised , as he should judge from his experience that evening , that the body would be fairly successful if it gave more publicity to its proceedings , and he had no doubt many initiates could be got to join if they only knew , & c .

The brother was , doubtless , somewhat surprised at the absence of enthusiasm in the reception of his remarks , which may be explained from the fact that the body in question for the past 17 years has prided itself on securing Masonic quality at the expense of quantity . WE ARE SOMETIMES led to advise those seeking membership in the fraternity to keep out of it because they cannot afford it . A man has no right to join any

society at the expense of his own or his family ' s comfort . Masonry is not an asylum or school of correction , intended to reform men ; it seeks only to make reformed men better ; neither is it an institution of benevolence , where the man goes to receive certain monetary benelits or better a crippled condition ; it takes care of its own when misfortune overtakes them . He should be able to support himself and family , and to lay aside something for a rainy day , before hc joins a Masonic lodge . —Australasian Keystone .

TABLEAUX VIVANTS , under the patronage of thc Duchess of Teck , will be given at Chelsea Town hall , at 8 . 30 p . m ., on Tuesday next , in aid of the poor of Chelsea and Kensal Town . This entertainment promises well , since the management of the tableaux is in such practised hands as Mrs . ijopling , Mr . G . A . Storey , A . K . A ., Mr . G . P . JacomD Hood , and others of well-known name . Tickets

can be obtained from Lady Adeliza Manners , Belgrave Mansions , Grosvenor Gardens , S . W . ; from Mr . Bertram F . Hartshorne , 41 , Elm Park Gardens , S . W . ; Irom Mr . Hailey Audain , New Travellers' Club , Piccadilly , W . ; and Messrs . Gastrell , 15 , Sussex-place , S . W . The Duchess of Teck intends to be present at a matinee performance of the tableaux to take place later on .

THE DEATH of the once celebrated Mrs . Bloomer is announced . In all probability her name will never be entirely forgotten , because she had the good , or evil , fortune to impress the peculiar hideousness of the costume which she wore , but did not , as a matter of fact , invent , upon the mind of Leech , who enshrined it in immortal

caricatures . A Mrs . Miller was , we believe , the real inventor of the costume . It is to be feared that Mrs . Bloomer's apprehension that she would be famous only as the woman who wore trousers will be justified , though she did a good deal of real philanthropic work , and was not nearly so foolish as her ridiculous dress made people think her .

WE FREQUENTLY HEAR the phrase " ancient constitutions , " and appeals , are frequently made to them as supreme authoiity . This is all a mistake . The " ancient constitutions" referred to are simply the Constitution , or "General Regulations , " of the Grand Lodgeof England as adopted by that body when they " approved" the Charges as compiled by Anderson . These " Regulations " for the Gjvernment of the Craft in England are

enactments based upon the Charges ; or ,. in other words , they are simply the ' . ' onstitutiun of that Grand Lodge , and are of no more authority beyond the jurisdiciian of that body than is Ihe Constitution of lhe Grand Lodge of Michigan or that of any other Urand Lodge . The Regulations may be changed at pleasure , so that they do not contravene the Chuges ; they have b . * en changed frequently since they were lirst adopted , and will probably be again . —American Tyler .

. M .-N ' K IM , minima Wi-liavi- it 1111 Shakespeare s . 1 utliority tli . at 1 In- winter wind is nnt mure unkind than man ' s iiinraliliidc . In mniiv cases Ihis is inilnrtim .-itcly only Inn Inn * . Tin-re nn limes , I ' mwi-vi-r , wlirn the bciielit received is sn « rcnt Hint in . l-r .-ilituili- bei-nines iinniissilili-. When I ifi- is rendered : i burden

Inns In sickness , ami sninciillccmllcs nnd restnres lis In lien I til , we shnnld ' lie base indeed In feel iin-jrnleliil . Thus , millions nre tnilny umlelnl In Iinllownv ' s I'ills nnd Ointment , wlucli have cured thrill 11 I ' nil slmnnch and liver Irnnliles , banished headache , llntulcncv , iniligi-slinil , nnd low spirits , nnd cleared their systems ul gnu ! , rheumatism , sciatica , nnd all similar ailments .

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Bro . J GAGGlNasserts thatthereisasortof Masonry practised among the cannibals of the Fiji Islands . THE DEMAND for the costume cards issued by the " Johannis " Company has been so great that the stock of 25 , 000 has been exhausted .

THE CHARACTER ofa wise man consists in three thingsto do himself what he tells others to do ; act on no occasion contrary to justice ; and to bear with the weaknesses of those around him . WHATEVER be the cause of happiness may also be the cause of misery . The medicine , which rightly applied , has power to cure , has , when rashness and ignorance prescribes it , the same power to destroy .

A PAPER is published in Rome by the clerical party , and the Vatican has issued orders to all priests , compelling them to publish the names of all Masons in their parishes , particularly the leaders and officers of lodges . ATTHE LATE MEETING of the Grand Lodge of Illinois some one placed an Overseers' square on Grand Master Cobutn's bald head , and remarked : " It is neither oblong nor square , but owing to its singular form and beauty I am unwilling to reject it . " It passed .

IF YOU HAVE ambition for Masonic honours you must attend your lodge regularly and endeavour to do well the work assigned to you . Then obeying its moral precepts , thereby gaining the respect of your brethren , you will climb to the top of the ladder . Taking the degrees places you only inside of the door ; you must earn the honours .

HYRAM LODGE OF TURN-SEVERIN , Roumania , which has , since 1 SG 5 , existed under the Grand Orient Lusitania in the Orient of Lissabon , has received the distinction to use the additional name of " La Meritante . " Besides this , two of its members have received the medal " Merite maconique , " for their untiring efforts and Masonic zeal .

THE CONSTITUTION of the Grand Lodgeof Kentucky has this provision , which constitutes Article XV : " Electioneering in any way for olfice in the Grand Lodge is positively prohibited , and any member guilty of the offence shall not be eligible to oflice , and , if an officer , shall forfeit the office held by him ; and the same rule shall apply to subordinate lodges . How would a similar law affect the candidates for the office of Grand Treasurer with us ?

WE REGRET to announce the death , which occurred on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., from typhoid fever and pneumonia , of Mi . C Lambert , the managing director of the London branch of Laird and Johnson ( Limited ) , shawl and dress manufacturers , of Glasgow and Watling-street . The deceased gentleman , who was 52 years of age contracted

the disease whilst on a visit to Glasgow a month ago . He was a nephew of Major G . Lambert , at whose residence , 12 , Coventry-street , Piccadilly , he passed away after a brief illness . The funeral took place at Kensal Green Cemetery , on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst ., the principal mourners being the deceased's widow and Major Lamb ; rt . —City Press .

So MOTE ( T BE . —We love this quaint old response . To use it means unity borne of harmony , which is the key to heavenly enjoyment , lt says we have sat together on the level , and profit has been its fruit ; that we are better men by so doing , and as little things make up our natural Temple , so these meetings from time to time , build up our spiritual . It should be our aim to make these words golden . Let them be an echo from thc heart . They

are a benediction born of Charity which has its sustenance from a world unseen by mortal eyes—the source of all inspiration . For more than a century has this Masonic saying been borne heavenward as incense . We trust , as the years roll by , they will be dearer , as the sun of that land of rest begins to shed its lusture over the mountain peaks which look upon the landscape where a weary footfall is never heard , and tears and sighs are aliens . —Dr . R . Adams .

__ THEFT FROM A LODGE . — At the Northumberland Epiphany Sessions , on Thursday , thc 3 rd instant , Elias Burnett , aged 36 , labourer , was , indicted for stealing one bottle of gin , one bottle of rum , one bottle of port wine , and two bottles of vinegar , the property of Matthew Armstrong and others at Alnwick on October 28 th , 1804 . Mr . Strachan

appeared to prosecute , and Mr . Blake defended . Matthew Armstrong gave ^ evidence to the effect that he was Master of the Alnwick Lodge of Freemasons in October last . The meetings were held at the Freemasons' Hall , in Alnwick , where there was an ante-room , and the property in that room was vested in the Master for the time being . Witness on the . 28 th

October went to the ante-room and found that it had been broken into . Witness gave information to the police , and on returning to the hall found that the place had been entered again , and that some full bottles were missing . He had known prisoner for 30 or o years . Prisoner was not a brother Mason , but he had been engaged to work in the hall . The Steward

of the lodge identified the bottles produced which were found in the house of the prisoner . A police-constable said that when he went to the prisoner ' s house he found him with a cup of rum in his hand . He explained that he was going to take it to a neighbour . A policesergeant said that when the prisoner was arrested he said , " It ' s all the drink ; you cannot put the vinegar

against me ; you did not find that in my house . " The defence was to the effect that prisoner , who was the worse for drink , was walking past a field next the Masonic Hal ) , where he saw some boys drinking from a bottle . They ran away , and prisoner went to the spot and found the bottles produced . Then , foolishly , in his drunken state , he thought he had got a " find , " and took the bottles home . The entrance had been made

by breaking a window , and the defence urged that the size of the hole in the glass was much more in accordance with the theft of boys than with that of a substantia ) man like the prisoner . Prisoner was found not guilty of breaking into the premises and stealing the goods , but they found him guilty on a second count of receiving the goods well knowing them to have been stolen . Prisoner was sent to prison for one month .