Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . George Kenning had the honour , on Tuesday last , of submitting to Her Majesty the Queen , at Osborne , the sword of honour manufactured by him to the order of the Corporation of the City of London for presentation to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour , G . C . B ., now Lord Alcester .

Bro . Davis , Preceptor , will rehearse the installation ceremony in the New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 1695 , at Hornsey Wood Tavern , on the second Tuesday in February , when brethren are invited to attend .

Prince Albert Victor of Wales'has been gazetted an honorary Sub-Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve . Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Kilmorcy ar e about to visit the Dowager Duchess of Montrose and Mr . Sterling Crawfurd at Cannes . The Prince of Wales has sent a present of pheasants for the inmates of the West-end Hospital in Welbeck-street .

Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson was at the last meeting of the Court of Aldermen elected on the Visiting Committee to Newgate Prison , and Bros . Alderman Whitehead and Waterlow were elected to fill vacancies in the Visiting Committee of Holloway Prison .

Bro . James Terry , P . G . S . W . Herts , will rehearse the ceremonies of consecration and installation at the Royal Commemoration Lodge of Instruction , No . 15 S 5 , at the Railway Hotel , High-street , Putney , on Monday next , at seven o ' clock p . m .

We regret to announce the death , on Wednesday last , of Bro . Thomas Entwistle , P . M . 221 , Bolton , and P . P . G . D . East Lancashire . Bro . Andrew McDowell , P . M . 94 S , P . G . D . C . Berks and Bucks , will be installed VV . M . of the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , at Anderton's Hotel , on Friday next .

Bro . G . M . Felton presided on Tuesday last at the first meeting of the Commisioners of Sewers held after the Christmas recess . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire , has arranged to address his constituents at

Bacup on Friday next , and at Danven the day following . The State Apartments at Hampton Court Palace have been again opened to the public . There are , however , still signs apparent of the late fire , and the tapestry which was so wetted , though it has been re-dried , has not yet been re-hung .

Bro . Philip Saillard , of Aldersgatc-strect , prosecuted the manager ( J . Kennctt ) of his farm near St . Leonard's Forest , at the Sussex Sessions , en a charge of defrauding him of moneys in connection with alleged estate disbursements , and defendant being found guiity was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour .

Bro . Sir John Bennett attended the funeral of M . Gambetta , and was invited by the family to follow as a friend . Sir John was well received by the authorities , and was taken to the hall in which the magnificently-decorated catafalque stood .

At the annual meeting on Tuesday of the Royal Humane Society , the gold medal was presented to Constable John Jenkins , of the K Division , who , in July last , jumped , in full uniform , from Waterloo Bridge into the Thames and rescued a would-be suicide from drowning , in spite of the resistance offered by the latter .

The medals for the Egyptian campaign were distributed at Brighton on Tuesday to the 4 th Dragoons , among those present as spectators being Bro . VV . T . Marriott , Q . C ., M . P ., and among the recipients Bro . Col . Shaw-Hillier , commanding the regiment . The distribution was made at the Preston Barracks by Major-General Newdigate , in command cf the south-eastern district .

According to the programme issued by the London Society for the extension of University teaching for the ensuing session—January to April—courses of lectures , accompanied by high class teaching , will be given in eightteen different centres in the London district , the lecturers being appointed by a joint board of the Universities of Oxford , Cambridge , and London .

On Wednesday evening , the 24 th inst ., Bro . James Terry , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . S . W . Herts , & c , will rehearse the ceremonies of consecration and installation at the Earl of Lathom Lodge of Instruction , No . 1922 , held at Bro . Charles Sims's , Station Hotel , Camberwell

Newroad , S . E . Lodge will be opened at six o ' clock precisely . Brethren are invited to attend , and in full Masonic clothing . After lodge is closed a supper will be held , the tickets for which wiil be five shillings each . Brethren desirous to stay to the latter must signiiytheir intention to Bro . Sims not later than the 20 th inst .

Sir Samuel Martin , formerly a Baron of the Exchequer , died at his residence in Piccadilly , on Tuesday , in the _ eighty-second year of his age . The late judge was a son-in-law of the late Lord Chief Baron Pollock , and was raised . to the bench in 1 S 50 . He resigned in 1873 , on which occasion he was made Privy Councillor .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —Sudden changes , frequent fogs , and preying dampness sorely impede the vital functions , and conduce to ill-health . The remedy for such disorders Jies in some purifying medicine , like these Pflls , which is competent to grapple successfully with the mischief at its source , and stamp It out , without fretting the

nerves or weakening the system . Holloway ' s Pills extract from the hlond all noxious matter , regulate the action of cverv disordered organ , stimulate liver and kidneys , and relax the bowels ' . In curing chest complaints these Pills arc remartolily clVective , especiall y when aided by a free local application of the Ointment . 1 Ins double treatment will ensure a certain , steady , and beneficent progress , and sound health will soon be re-established . —IAwvr . 1

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . Niness , P . M ., P . P . G . R ., has been reelected Treasurer for the twentieth time of the Boscawen Lodge , No . C 99 , Chacewater . The annual grand Masonic ball in aid of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution took place at the Town Hall , Liverpool , on Thursday evening , the nth inst ., under distinguished patronage . The report of the assembly will appear in due course .

An emergency meetingof the Liverpool Dramatic Lodge , No . 1 G 09 , takes place to-day ( Friday ) at the Masonic Half , Hope-street , Liverpool . The proceedings will be reported next week . Many musical and dramatic brethren are expected on the special occasion .

The Lodge of Prosperity , No . 6 5 , holds its annual ball on Tuesday next , the 16 th inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . Brethren from other lodges desirous of attending the ball , by applying to Bro . J . Roberts , W . M ., 32 , Lawrence-lane , Cheapside , can receive full particulars .

The report of the special committee appointed by the City Commissioners of Sewers recommending that application should be made under the Act for a special licence of a positive form to light a small area of the City with electric light , and for permissive powers as regards lighting a larger area , has been adopted .

lhe Wandsworth Lodge of Instruction , No . 1044 , meeting at the East Hill Hotel , Alma-road , Wandsworth , will , on Tuesday , the 16 th inst ., receive a visit from the brethren of the Stockwell Lodge of Instruction , No . 1339 , accompanied by Bro . Frances , P . G . S . D ., Surrey , the

Preceptor , for the purpose of working the Fifteen Sections . The lodge will be opened at seven o ' clock precisely . The Stockwell Lodge of Instruction , inaugurated in 1 SS 0 , has proved one of the most successful in the South of London , and has contributed largely to the Masonic Charities .

On Thursday evening , the 4 th inst ., at Bro . E . Gilbert's , WindsorCastle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , VV ., the anniversary dinner of the Orpheus Harmonic Club was held . 'The chairman was Mr . VV . F . Craig j vicechairman , Mr . VV . H . Rogers ; and the honorary secretary , Mr . George E . Higginson , was as usual indefatigable in his exertions to make all happy . About fifty partook of the banquet .

Monday , the Sth inst ., being Plough Monday , was kept in the City with the usual observances . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a wardmote in the Guildhall , when were presented the ward returns of the recently-elected Common Councilmen . The City Marshal , Bro . Major

Campbell , and the ward beadles and special constables were sworn in , and in the evening Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained at dinner at the Mansion House the official members of the household and the officers of the Corporation .

To the true fancier , a certain quiet charm belongs to the small but select pigeon show annually held at the Crystal Palace by the National Peristeronic Society . In the absence of prizes and judgments , the carping and contention almost inseparable from even the fairest of fiats are absent also . But though the shows are non-competitive and

therefore peaceful , the honour of the fancy never fails to bring together a collection of birds that would for the most part distinguish themselves at any prize exhibition . Six hundred specimens were sent in to the exhibition recently held . The exhibition was in the tropical department at the north end of the palace .

THE COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC DIARY AND POCKKT BOOK . —A new edition of this well-known little work has just been issued foi 1 SS 3 by the publisher , Mr . George Kenning , 16 , Great Queen Street , London . There could scarcely be compiled a more comprehensive book of reference for Masons . In its pages is given a list of lodges , chapters , K . T . preceptories , conclaves , colleges , and grand

councils , with the names of officers in the United Kingdom , the British Colonies , the United States , Central and South America , France , Germany , Italy , Spain , Belgium , Turkey , Denmark , Egypt , & c There are also full particulars , corrected to date , of every grand Masonic body throughcut the globe . The popularity of the Cosmopolitan Diary is sufficiently attested by the fact that this is the thirteenth

year of publication . —The Birmingham Daily Post . The brethren of Filey and others , we are glad to note , propose presenting Bro . R . R . Richardson with a handsome testimonial , in the shape of a purse of gold , together with a Royal Arch companion ' s suit of clothing and the iS-carat gold jewel of the Degree , in recognition of his energetic and brave conduct in saving the lives of eleven persons at various times , and this at great risk to himself .

The steamship Sailier , which sails from this port to-morrow , will convey another shipment of books donated to the Imperial University and National Library at Strasburg , in Alsace . This is the thirty-first case of valuable works collected through the instrumentality of Bro . Col . M . Richards Muckle , of the Philadelphia Ledger , since the destruction of that world-renowed library by the

Franco-German armies in the war of 1 S 70 . 'The library , which at that time numbered over 300 , 000 books , has been restored by purchase and liberal gifts of friends in all parts of the world , and it now counts over 400 , 000 volumes . It might also be mentioned that all the books collected in the United

States have been forwarded free of charge by the Express Company of the . Reading Railroad to Hoboken , from whence they are shipped by the North German Lloyd Steamship Company through the generosity of their agents , the Messrs . Oelrichs and Co ., in New York , to their destination without any expense whatever . —Philadelphia Ledger .

MONEY LENT . Advances on Property . Loans Negotiated . — £ 5 to £ 1000 , with and without securities , at moderate Interest upon Promissory Notes , repayable at a fixed period , or by instalments ; also upon Deeds , Life Policies , Furniture , Jewellery , Shares , Warrants , Stocks ,

& c . Prompt attention , with secrecy . Trade bills discounted . Deposits received . Tin ; LONDON BANK , 71 , Fleet-street , E . G . ; SS , High-street , Islington , N . j and 113 , Church-street , Edgware-road , W . Open daily Forms gratis . Established 1 S 3 S . E . J . READ , Secretary . —[ ADVT . ]

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . George Vickery is the architect for the new range of buildinga from Aldersgate-strect , to Falconsquare . Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., has left England for the Continent , where fie "vill enjoy a brief , but well deserved rest .

Bro . John Hughes will on Monday next be ininstalled VV . M . of the City of London Lodge , No . 901 , at the Guildbnll Tavern , Gresham-strect . Bro . F . P . Allison entertained two hundred friends at a fancy dress ball at his residence , at Beckenham , on the same evening as Bro . the Lord Mayor gave his calico ball at the Mansion House .

1 he first festival of the Brixton lodge of Instruction , is to be held on the 23 rd inst ., when Bro . Henry Lovegrove , P . M ., P . P . S . of VV . Midds ., and W . M . 1949 , will preside . Bro . P . de E . Collin , G . J . D . ( Grand Mark Lodge ) , who has been seriously ill at his residence , Brooklands , near Maryport , is , we are glad to say , very fwucb

better and improving . Our readers our requested to observe that the Bank of London , 71 , Fleet-street , and its branches SS , High-street , Islington , and 113 , Church-street , Edgwareroad are in no way related to a London Bank recently the subject of inquiry in a Metropolitan Police Court . Bro . Read attends as usual to the business of the head office in Fleet-street .

Bro . L . Bennett has been elected W . M . of the Boscawen Lodge , No . 099 , Chacewater . Miss Minnie Bell closes , at the Egyptian Hall , her very successful entertainment on the evening of tomorrow ( Saturday . ) During the time that she has been al : the Hall she has met with nightly ovations . Her talent an an elocutionist is beyond dispute .

We understand that it is proposed by the three lodges of which the late Bro . John Allen was a member , that they shall subscribe amongst themselves the funds necessary to place over his tomb at Nunhead Cemetery , an unpretentious gravestone as a mark of their high esteem of him as a Freemason . No monument , however costly , can make Bro . Allen's memory more endeared , but the proposed tribute is thoughtful , and worthy of the Craft .

Bro . the Hon . Frank Lyon , second son of the Earl of Strathmorc , was on Wednesday evening last installed as Provincial Grand Master Mason of Forfarshire . 'The ceremony took place at Forfar , in the presence of the Earl of Mar and Kellie and about 300 Masonic brethren from Edinburgh , Arbroath , Montrose , and other towns in

the county . At the conclusion of the ceremony , which took place in the Masonic Hall , the brethren marched in procession through the principal streets of Forfar to the Reid-hall , where a banquet was held , presided over by the Hon . Frank Lyon . Ex-Provost Wyte , Forfar , and Mr . Berrv , Carnoustie , officiated as croupiers .

A meeting of the metropolitan commanding officers was held on Tuesday at the offices of the National Rifle Association , in Pall-mall East . Lieut .-Col . Ranelan-h presided . On the motion of the chairman it was unanimously agreed that a review of the volunteers should be held on Easter Monday . Letters were then read from the Town Clerk of Dover and the president of the Local Board

of Aldershot , offering Dover and Aldershot as available places for the review , and the deputy-mayor of Brighton , Bro . Alderman Davey , stating that that town would lie very glad to receive the volunteers at Easter . A committee of officers were appointed to select the locality they might consider the most suitable , and to report to an adjourned meeting . The meeting was then adjourned until the 23 rd inst .

It is related at the time of the Franco-German war that some German officers were one evening ridiculing Gambetta and his armies , when Count Moltkc , who was standing near , remarked , " Yes , gentlemen , that is all very well ; nevertheless it took us no more that a month to beat the great disciplined army of F ' rance , but it took no less than five months to beat recruits and mobiles . Indeed ,

M . Gambetta's levee en masse so astonished us soldiers , that we shall have to stud y this question during long years of peace . " The interest is now necessarily revived in the details of that tremendous struggle between France and Germany , the issue of which still forms the key to the present state of Europe . In view of this , the publishers have determined to issue immediately , in monthly parts , at 7 d ., illustrated edition of Cassell

a new ' s History of the Franco-German War , with about 500 illustrations . The Wolseley Lodge , Manchester , we are autho rized to state , is in course of formation , and will , by permission , be named after Lord Wolseley of Cairo , and will be consecrated ( should the warrant be granted ) some time in March next . It is to be carried on upon strictly

temperance principles , and no intoxicating drink will be allowed on the premises . The home of the lodge will be at the Collegiate Church School Rooms , Corporation-street Manchester , and already some forty brethren , including several P . P . G . Officers , P . M . ' s , W . M . ' s , and Officers of other lodges , have consented to become members . The petition , which the R . W . P . G . M ., Col . LeGendreN . Starkie , has si

gned , has already been sent to head-quarters , and the R . W . P . G . M . has promised to support the new lodge . Bro . Daniel Edwards , P . M . and Treasurer 1052 , is to be the first VV . M . j Bro . George Hunt , S . VV . 1009 , the first S . VV . ; and Bro . P . H . Davis , 1055 ( who is now the Provisional Secretary ) , the first J . VV . ; whilst our talented Bro . Professor Thomas Campbell will be appointed Orn-anist .

1 lie meeting nights will he the first I uesday in every month . There is every prospect of this new lod ge becoming un succes complet , and we trust that it may be so . TRUSSES , ELASTIC HAXIMHES , ETC . —SEELEY ' S HARD RUHIIER TRUSSES . —The world ' s recognition of unequalled excellence . Keceving the only award of merit granted for trusses at the late international Medical Exhibition , 1881 . Made in everv desirable anil latest improved pattern , line steel springs , neatly covered with hi hard rubber

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