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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
VVE REGRET to find that there vvas an important omission in the list of names of those present at both the meetings of Grand Ledge and Grand Mark Lodge in our report last week , viz ., that of Rear-Admiral Markham , District Grand Master of Malta , who was present on both occasions . We regret this the more , as the opportunities offered to the rulers of distant provinces to be present at these communications are rare , and should therefore be chronicled .
THE SALE of tbe library of the late Bro . Edmund Yates-, vvhich vvill arouse considerable interest in literary and dramatic circles , is to take place at Messrs . Sotheby ' s towards the end of January next . AT A MEETING of the Brunswick Lodge , No . 159 , held at the Ebrington Hall , Storehouse , on the 5 th inst ., Bros . W . Smeeth vvas elected W . M . ; H . Mortimore , P . P . G . Std . Hr ., Treas . ; | as . Bartlett , Tyler ; and N . Radmore ,
P . P . G . Std . Br ., Representative on the Committee ot Petitions and Charity Steward . MASONIC PRESENTATION AT DERBY . —Bro . George Fletcher , who has resigned the head-mastership of the Science Section of the Derby Technical College , to fill a Government appointment in Devonshire , has been presented vvith a silver coffee-pot and a gold pen by the brethren of the Hartington Lodge , of vvhich he is a member . The presentation vvas made by Bro . Berridge .
AT A MFETING of the Fidelity Lodge , No . 230 , held at the Masonic Hall , Devonport , on the Gth inst ., Bros . VV . Routledge was unanimously elected W . M . ; and Bro . Ii . A . Littleton , P . P . G . J . D ., Treas ; and Henderson , Tyler . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Lemon , P . P . G . J . W ., P . G . Chap ., presented to the lodge a very handsome picture of the installation of H . R . I 1 . the Duke of Connaught as P . G . Master of Sussex , on June 22 nd , iSSC , and vvas accorded a very heartv vote of thanks .
THE UNITED NORTHERN COUNTIES LODGE has byreason of its York traditions , and the King Edwin legend , alwajs given scope for the artistic element in its designs for the lodge summonses , & c- VVe have had some of the historic architecture of the ancient city before , and now Bro . R . Stephen Ayling , quite a young member of the lodge , has given us an etching as a frontispiece for the
last summons and toast list , vvhich not only depicts the Old Minster and the obverse and reverse ot the lodge seal ( Prince Edwin of York , circa 926 ) , but is surrounded by a border of Masons' marks from York Minster , Carlisle Abbey , Chester Cathedral , Peterhead Priory , and other sources . Bro . Ayling also provided a humorous design for the menu , which vvas much appreciated by the brethren .
A Y . vn-. viiLE COLLECTION of ancient coins vvas dispersed by Mtssrs . Sotheby on Thursday . The sale realised £ 1300 , and the following were the more important items : ^ A tetradrachm of Ariarathes IX . of Cappadocia , , £ 51 ; a tetradrachm of Magnesia , £ 20 ; a tetradrachm of Pythagores of Ionia , £ iS ; a drachm of Bruttii , £ iS ; a very rare silver coin of Bruttii , vvith busts of the Dioskuri to right ,
19 guineas ; a htne of Syrakuse , £ 27 ios . ; a medallion ot Syrakuse , £ 21 ; another , £ 34 ios . ; a tetradrschm of / linus , £ 13 ios . ; a tetradrachm of Olynthus , £ 14 ; a gold distaicr of Philip 11 . of Macedon , £ iG ; an early eleclrum distater of Lampsakos , £ 14 ; a stater of Methj mna , £ 15 ; a didrachm of the same province , 13 guineas ; a gold octadrachm of Ptolemaios Land II ., £ 21 ; and a similar coin of Ptolemaios III ., 17 guineas .
FIELD LANE REFUGES AND RAGGEDScimoi . s .-Anappeal is made by the Secretary , Mr . Peregrine Piatt , through our columns , forthe much needed help in the work amongst the extreme pcor and the destitute . In addilion to holding upwards of 30 mission meetings a week , the institution maintains continually some 250 boys and girls , and 60 men and women ; distributes broken focd daily to some yo families ;
gives a breakfast every Saturday to upwards of 550 of the homeless pcor , and a hot dinner four days a week , during the winter , to some ico children ( last year 7 O 03 such dinners were given . ) They are anxious also to provide a dinner on Christmas Day for 700 to Sco ot the homeless poor , and to send a good Christmas parcel and 1 cwt . of coal to over Coo very poor deserving families , all known to our officials
or voluntary workers . The distress is very real and very gieat . lly the end cf the year £ 1500 vvill be required to meet their liabilities . We leel suie that this recital of their work ar . d need will bear fruit amongst our readers . AFRICA IN LONIMIN . —The directors of the Crystal Palice have just concluded anangements for the outdoor section of the South African Exhibition of 1 S 05 .
Foitunately the new Sports Arena ( nearly iS acres ; is rapidly approaching completion , otherwise it would have been impossible to organise an entertainment on such a gigantic scale . In addition to a troupe of over 60 Afiican nativesmen , women , ar . d children—about 140 wild animals vvill be imporled from Africa to the Crystal Palace . Elephants , dicir . edi . iies , lions , leopards , cheetahs , jackals , hyenas
, zebras , gazelles , antelopes , monkeys , tortoises , lizards , and snakes , besides Afiican horses , oxen , donkejs , sheep , ar . d goats , vvill take [ . art in one of the most attiactive , interesting , and exciting shows ever piescnted to the British public . A number of kiaals will be built , and the mode ot life of the natives , as well as the manner in vvhich they
procure ar . d transput wild animals , will be practically demonstrated . The natives will be seen in their homes , in exciting hunting expeditions , and in their games ancl fantastic dances . They vvill also exhibit their dexterity with the assegai and bow and arrow . There will likewise be horse races and diomedary races . In an adjacent portion cf the grounds there vvill be a large ostrich farm .
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lieallli nt Ihr wlinli-N )>! cm . TII | . iirilv tin-lilni . il anil In nirrivl itir-nrili-r ^ ol the liicr ' ami Mdtiia .-li , lln- unlv .-i-rlain , : alc ami . -itiri-r .-ilik- inrilii'ilii- i- HiillnwayV I'ill-- ll ) nu -iill .-r In , in ;; niil , lliciiniatism . or Intnha ^ ,,, M-alil--, Imni -, or -iin Mar < - \ i ! s , yon niu >! use will , tiie / c .-ifl [ KISMIIIC ( ICI . ' H I tutt <> u , n > . ( linlni .-iir . ' l- ' nr i . n-iliall-a-ri-iitnn lh ,-,- lai - r ' .-in ,-. lie . have li .-.-n ll ,,- laillilnl l iii-ml i , l tiian .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE OUEEN presented Madame Adelina Patti , before the distinguished artist left Windsor Castle , on Wednesday , with a beautiful brooch formed ot the Royal Crown and initials in precious stones , and also with a portrait of her Majesty bearing the Royal autograph . •THE 733 rd PERFORMANCE and the second anniversary ot " Charley ' s Aunt " will take place on Friday , 21 st inst .
Messrs . Raphael Tuck have been entrusted with the "Souvenir" that every member of the audience on that night vvill receive . AT THE MEETING of the Yarborough Lodge , at Gainsborough , on the 3 rd inst ., Bro . John Francis Johnson ( of Caistor , who had been acting as Senior , Warden , was elected Worshipful Master , Bro . Alfred Kirk was re-elected 'Treasures , and Bro . George Scott , Tyler .
AT CAMBRIDGE , BP > . James Catling , S . W ., has been elected W . M . of the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , No . 441 ; and Bro . John L . Rutter , S . W ., succeeds to the chair in the Scientific Lodge , No . SS . Their installations vvill respectively take place on January 7 th and 14 th . Ii IS PROPOSED to found a Masonic lodge upon the lines of the Bar , the Apollo , and the Sir Isaac Newton Lodges ,
for brethren vvho have received the whole or a part of their education at St . Bartholomew's Hospital . Brethren vvho are interested in the project are invited to attend a preliminary meeting to be held at 20 , Bloomsbury-square , on Monday , the 17 th inst ., at 4 . 30 . p . m . ¦ MASONIC FUNERAL AT BATH . —The funeral of Bro . J .
Foote , an old organist of Bath , and for 3 S years a member of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , who died suddenly at Lansdovvn-terrace , took place on the 4 th inst . at Locksbrook Cemetery . Many Masonic brethren attended , and also several brother musicians . The service was choral , the choir from the Mineral Water Hospital being in
attendance . .. . AT A LOCAL MASONIC GATHERING held a few days ago , the rector of the parish vvas in the vice-chair as Junior Warden , and vvas supported on one side by his churchwardens , and on the other by a Mason who rejoiced in the name of Church , whilst the vis-a-vis oi the latter vvas named Halfpenny . Amid some amusement , the rector , in the
course ol some remarks , said it was ' rather singular that the rector should be there , along vvith the wardens , the church , and the offertory . THE SEAMAN ' S H OSPITAL ; SOCIETY . —No doubt this national marine charity is known to our readers . Ever since the year 1 S 22 the society has been giving relief to sick , injured , and shipwrecked sailors of all nations , but like many other institutions , they are finding the utmost
difficulty in raising funds , to carry on the work of the society . During the last three years the expenditure has exceeded the income , and unless new supporters are forthcoming , it is feared that the work must be seriously curtailed . Sailors suffer great hardships in bringing us not only the luxuries , but even the necessaries of life , and it is only fitting that such a useful and necessary institution as the Dreadnought should be liberally supported .
BRO . SIR B . W . RICHARDSON , President of the British Medical Temperance Association and the Committee , on Friday , the 7 th inst ., entertained a large number of medical students at a conversazione held at the Temperance Hospital , Hampstead-road . The visitors vvere welcomed by the President , who delivered an address , in the course of vvhich he warned them to be careful in accepting new
discoveries vvhich had not been tested by frequent and careful experiment . Rapid advances were fickle , and although the man vvho announced a new remedy without the necessry investigation may not be a charlatan in spirit , he vvas often a charlatan through enthusiasm . Remedies which appeared to be successful in one hand , but failed in others , were not
true remedies . The institution they were invited to inspect he believed marked a new era vvith regard to the u * e of stimulants . The experience of the twenty years which had elapsed since its foundation proved that they were unnecessary either in health or disease , and he rejoiced to know that their principles were now being gradually introduced into nearly every hospital .
BETHNAL GREEN FREE LIBRARY . —An urgent appeal is being made by the Committee of this Institution ( which vvas founded in 107 G and is supported by voluntary contributions ) for £ 200 to meet pressing liabilities , and to close the financial year at the end of this month free from debt . Bethnal Green is proverbial for its poverty and overcrowding , but its dense population in itself affords one of the
strongest pleas for the provision of such a retreat as this free library , where young and old may enjoy innocent and profitable enjoyment of an evening after their work is done . As showing how thoroughly East-enders appreciate its advantages , it may be stated that the number of persons attending the library , classes , & c , during the past 11 months approaches 50 , 000 . It is hoped that the sum
required may be speedily obtained , so as to enable the Committee to go on with their work unhindered throughout the winter . Contributions may be sent to F . A . Bevan , Esq ., Treasurer , at the Bank , 54 , ' Lombard-street , E . C . ; Messrs . Barclay , Ransom , and Co ., Bankers , Lombardstreet ; or to the Secretary and Librarian , Bethnal Green Free Library , E .
THE Galloway Gazelle , of the Sth inst ., has the following note on the late Bro . Harriott , whose death vve announced in a previous issue : " News has been received in this country of the death of Mr . George Robert Harriott , a well-known Freemason , vvhich took place some lime ago at Larnaca , in the island of Cyprus . Mr . Harriott vvas for some years Past Provincial Grand Master of the Province
of Wigtown and Kiikcudbiight , and during his term of office he did much to keep up the interest in thc Craft in the south-west . Indeed , he maybe said to have kept it alive , as for some jeais after his departure in 1 S 81 the " mystic art " vvas almost neglectad in the province . Before leaving this distiict lie wrote a short history of the province , which was put in permanent form along with some of his stirring addresses to the brethren . Since he
went to Cyprus in 1 SS 5 , Mr . Harriott has done a great deal in the cause of Masonry . At that lime there was no combined organisation in the island , but under his guidance lodges have been formed at various places . Mr . Ilaniott was initiated in the Castle Lodge of Harmony , No . 2 ( 1 , London , more than 311 years ago , but took all the higher Degrees ( he had reached 32 ) as well as Grand Office in Scotland . Thc Masons in Cyprus intend to erect a monument to his memory . "
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAI . has appointed Mr . H Crawley , assistant-superintendent at the Central Telegraph Oflice , London , postmaster at Macclesfield , in the room of Mr . Hepburn , vvho resigned a few months ago on a pension . THE F REEMASONS OF PENZANCE have fixed Friday the iSth of January , for their annualball in St . John ' s Hall , in aid of the Cornish Masonic Charities . This is always a popular engagement , and will doubtless draw , as in previous years , a large number cf Masonic brethren and their friends .
BRO . J . TODD , of York , has received from Gen . Jonn C . Smith , P . G . M ., Illinois , a certificate of election on the 24 th October last , as an honorary member of the Masonic Veteran Association of the State of Illinois . We congratulate Bro . Todd on becoming a member of this venerable and distinguished body .
BRO . F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P : M . ( P . Z ., Sic , 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 .
ROY At . ACADEMY OF MUSIC . —The competition for the Rutson Memorial Prize ( soprano vocalists ) took place on Thursday . The examiners vvere Madame Isabel Fassett , Mr . Frank Barrington Foote , and Madame Annie Marriott ( in the chair ) . The prize vvas awarded to Gertrude Hughes and the examiners highly commended Alice Crawley .
SUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY . —The second series of lectures given by this Society began on Sunday afternoon , the gth inst ., in St . George ' s Hall , Langram Place , when E . Neville Rolfe , Esq ., lectured on "The Buried Cities of Campania . " Lectures will be subsequently given by W yke Bayliss , Esq ., President , Royal Society British Art ' sts ; Professor Marshall Ward , F . R . S ., D . Sc . ; Professor Vivian B . Lewes ; Oswald Brown , Esq . ; Arthur Clayden , Esq ., M . A- ; Jas . Craven Esq .
A LARGE SUM of money has been voted by the City Corporation to supplement a much larger amount given by a benevolent gentleman to provide winter work for the West Ham unempbyed . This gift was conditional on the price per hour being limited - to fourpence in order that
more poor people might be benefited , fn how appearsthat a deputation professing to represent the unemployed have waited on the West Ham authorities and declined to work on such terms . The latter sum of money has , therelore , been sent back to the donor , and it seems probable that the Corporation cheque will be in like manner returned .
PRESENTATION . — Mr . VV . J . Burhnson , who recently retired from the position of superintendent of the Great Western Railway , vvas' on Thursday afternoon presented vvith a cheque , a horse , and a cabinet , and . also a diamond boochforMrs . Burlinson . The presentation was made by
Mr . Lambert , the general Managef of the line , in the Board Room at Paddington Station , on behalf of the subsctiber ' s , a large number of whom attended . A dinner in honour of the occasion was held at tbe Holborn Restaurant , the same evening , at which about , 50 officials of the company , and friend ^ of Mr . Burlinson , were present .
A HANDSOME BRASS has been placed in the crypt of St . Paul ' s Cathedral to the memory of Colonel James Augustus Grant , the African Explorer . The tablet contains a portrait medallion in alto-relief , surrounded by Scotch fir-tops , the badge of the Grants , while on the lower portion there is a perspective view of the Victoria Nyanza , commemorative
of the discovery of the source of the Nile ; T he inscription is as follows : " In memory of James Augustus Grant , C . B ., C . S . I ., F . R . S ., Lieut .-Colonel H . M . Indian Army . Born 1 S 27 . Died iSy 2 , Mooltan , Goojerat , Cawnpore , Lucknow , Abyssinia . In company with Speke , discovered the source of the Nile , 1 SC 0-1 S 63 . "
ON THURSDAY Princess Henry of Battenberg inspected the Windsor Fire Brigade , and witnessed the trial of its new steam-engine , vvhich has been named "The Princess Beatrice " in honour of her Royal Highness . The Princess , vvho was attended by Sir Fleetwood Edwards and Lady Biddulph , drove at half-past three o ' clock to Thamesside , which , as well as Windsor Bridge , vvas thronged vvith
spectators . Her Royal Highness was received by Mr . T . G . Dyson ( Chief Officer of the Brigade ) , Mr . H . Webber ( Mayor of Windsor ) , Mr . F . T . Barry , M . P ., Mr . Layton tex-Mayor ) , Mr . Alderman Dyson , and otheis . Princess Beatrice , amid considerable applause , christened her namesake by turning on the steam of the engine . . MRS . ROSKELL , a professor of the pianoforte who not
long since attracted mnch attention by reading a clever and suggestive paper on the musical training of children , gave the first of a short series of quartet concerts , in the small Queen ' s Hall , on Wednesday evening . The programme contained well-known works only , such as the Rasoumowsky Quartet in F major , Handel ' s violin Sonata in A , and Dvorak ' s pianoforte Quintet in the last-mentioned key ( Op . 81 ) . Mrs . RosKell , of course , took part in the
Quintet , and played asher solo Chopin ' s Scherzo ( Op . . 51 ) i tier associates being Messrs . Elderhorstand Eayres ( violins ) , Mr . Hobday ( viola ) , and Mr . Adolf Schmid (' cello ) , vvith Miss Marie Brema and Mr . Walter Ford as vocalists . The concert vvas altogether of a high class , and gave good promise as to its successors . It should be mentioned that Miss Maud White ' s song , " A Protest , " well sung by Mi = s Brema , obtained much favour , and had to be repeated .
THE SKILL OF HER MAJESTY ' HARPIST , Salle Liard , both as composer and perfonner , was on Wednesd ay afternoon , the 12 th inst ., well attested at his recital , the programme of which contained a large number of ° "S '"^ pieces and arrangements from Mr . Thomas ' s pen . Welsn melodies as may be supposed , vvere not wanting , and again Pencerdd Gwaha delighted his sympathetic hearers vyitn
" Watching the Wheat , " "David of the White Koc't , and other national airs which have won for themselves immortality . Of the original works , mention was social '/ deserved by a " Reverie " and "Spinning Wheel — ' »' very fanciful and ingenious examples of harp must Mr . John Thomas never neglects his famous "J astei > Parish Alvars , some of whose compositions , nota » 'V ' . celebrated " Mandoline , " were much appreciated . " reciters executive powers are too well know for descriH ' tion , and too much admired for eulogy . He was a 1 jf assisted by Mrs . Mary Davies , whose singing of' 1 he ' , Grove" and other songs could hardly have been improv upon .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
VVE REGRET to find that there vvas an important omission in the list of names of those present at both the meetings of Grand Ledge and Grand Mark Lodge in our report last week , viz ., that of Rear-Admiral Markham , District Grand Master of Malta , who was present on both occasions . We regret this the more , as the opportunities offered to the rulers of distant provinces to be present at these communications are rare , and should therefore be chronicled .
THE SALE of tbe library of the late Bro . Edmund Yates-, vvhich vvill arouse considerable interest in literary and dramatic circles , is to take place at Messrs . Sotheby ' s towards the end of January next . AT A MEETING of the Brunswick Lodge , No . 159 , held at the Ebrington Hall , Storehouse , on the 5 th inst ., Bros . W . Smeeth vvas elected W . M . ; H . Mortimore , P . P . G . Std . Hr ., Treas . ; | as . Bartlett , Tyler ; and N . Radmore ,
P . P . G . Std . Br ., Representative on the Committee ot Petitions and Charity Steward . MASONIC PRESENTATION AT DERBY . —Bro . George Fletcher , who has resigned the head-mastership of the Science Section of the Derby Technical College , to fill a Government appointment in Devonshire , has been presented vvith a silver coffee-pot and a gold pen by the brethren of the Hartington Lodge , of vvhich he is a member . The presentation vvas made by Bro . Berridge .
AT A MFETING of the Fidelity Lodge , No . 230 , held at the Masonic Hall , Devonport , on the Gth inst ., Bros . VV . Routledge was unanimously elected W . M . ; and Bro . Ii . A . Littleton , P . P . G . J . D ., Treas ; and Henderson , Tyler . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Lemon , P . P . G . J . W ., P . G . Chap ., presented to the lodge a very handsome picture of the installation of H . R . I 1 . the Duke of Connaught as P . G . Master of Sussex , on June 22 nd , iSSC , and vvas accorded a very heartv vote of thanks .
THE UNITED NORTHERN COUNTIES LODGE has byreason of its York traditions , and the King Edwin legend , alwajs given scope for the artistic element in its designs for the lodge summonses , & c- VVe have had some of the historic architecture of the ancient city before , and now Bro . R . Stephen Ayling , quite a young member of the lodge , has given us an etching as a frontispiece for the
last summons and toast list , vvhich not only depicts the Old Minster and the obverse and reverse ot the lodge seal ( Prince Edwin of York , circa 926 ) , but is surrounded by a border of Masons' marks from York Minster , Carlisle Abbey , Chester Cathedral , Peterhead Priory , and other sources . Bro . Ayling also provided a humorous design for the menu , which vvas much appreciated by the brethren .
A Y . vn-. viiLE COLLECTION of ancient coins vvas dispersed by Mtssrs . Sotheby on Thursday . The sale realised £ 1300 , and the following were the more important items : ^ A tetradrachm of Ariarathes IX . of Cappadocia , , £ 51 ; a tetradrachm of Magnesia , £ 20 ; a tetradrachm of Pythagores of Ionia , £ iS ; a drachm of Bruttii , £ iS ; a very rare silver coin of Bruttii , vvith busts of the Dioskuri to right ,
19 guineas ; a htne of Syrakuse , £ 27 ios . ; a medallion ot Syrakuse , £ 21 ; another , £ 34 ios . ; a tetradrschm of / linus , £ 13 ios . ; a tetradrachm of Olynthus , £ 14 ; a gold distaicr of Philip 11 . of Macedon , £ iG ; an early eleclrum distater of Lampsakos , £ 14 ; a stater of Methj mna , £ 15 ; a didrachm of the same province , 13 guineas ; a gold octadrachm of Ptolemaios Land II ., £ 21 ; and a similar coin of Ptolemaios III ., 17 guineas .
FIELD LANE REFUGES AND RAGGEDScimoi . s .-Anappeal is made by the Secretary , Mr . Peregrine Piatt , through our columns , forthe much needed help in the work amongst the extreme pcor and the destitute . In addilion to holding upwards of 30 mission meetings a week , the institution maintains continually some 250 boys and girls , and 60 men and women ; distributes broken focd daily to some yo families ;
gives a breakfast every Saturday to upwards of 550 of the homeless pcor , and a hot dinner four days a week , during the winter , to some ico children ( last year 7 O 03 such dinners were given . ) They are anxious also to provide a dinner on Christmas Day for 700 to Sco ot the homeless poor , and to send a good Christmas parcel and 1 cwt . of coal to over Coo very poor deserving families , all known to our officials
or voluntary workers . The distress is very real and very gieat . lly the end cf the year £ 1500 vvill be required to meet their liabilities . We leel suie that this recital of their work ar . d need will bear fruit amongst our readers . AFRICA IN LONIMIN . —The directors of the Crystal Palice have just concluded anangements for the outdoor section of the South African Exhibition of 1 S 05 .
Foitunately the new Sports Arena ( nearly iS acres ; is rapidly approaching completion , otherwise it would have been impossible to organise an entertainment on such a gigantic scale . In addition to a troupe of over 60 Afiican nativesmen , women , ar . d children—about 140 wild animals vvill be imporled from Africa to the Crystal Palace . Elephants , dicir . edi . iies , lions , leopards , cheetahs , jackals , hyenas
, zebras , gazelles , antelopes , monkeys , tortoises , lizards , and snakes , besides Afiican horses , oxen , donkejs , sheep , ar . d goats , vvill take [ . art in one of the most attiactive , interesting , and exciting shows ever piescnted to the British public . A number of kiaals will be built , and the mode ot life of the natives , as well as the manner in vvhich they
procure ar . d transput wild animals , will be practically demonstrated . The natives will be seen in their homes , in exciting hunting expeditions , and in their games ancl fantastic dances . They vvill also exhibit their dexterity with the assegai and bow and arrow . There will likewise be horse races and diomedary races . In an adjacent portion cf the grounds there vvill be a large ostrich farm .
l- ' uuui . N (' ., Ml-i TI mi \ is ( if I en i ! i- ( larc ] In lu- tin- 1 ; ii ! M- of m iic ! ul tlit- MUk-riug in llii- riiuiurv , ami wi- arc li . W tl . at tin- ntimlivi ol f ( irci ^ Tici > in l-jijilarii ! iiial . c it \ cr \ . lillicult lor tin- l- . n ^ li . li man In llcl a li \ in ^ . I lmvr \ cr llii > mav In-, il i-. ivrlninli Inn that Hie hii-M-niT ul liirciirn mailer in Ilie I .. ' ., i .. 1 nnL-m ..,. > . . tin
lieallli nt Ihr wlinli-N )>! cm . TII | . iirilv tin-lilni . il anil In nirrivl itir-nrili-r ^ ol the liicr ' ami Mdtiia .-li , lln- unlv .-i-rlain , : alc ami . -itiri-r .-ilik- inrilii'ilii- i- HiillnwayV I'ill-- ll ) nu -iill .-r In , in ;; niil , lliciiniatism . or Intnha ^ ,,, M-alil--, Imni -, or -iin Mar < - \ i ! s , yon niu >! use will , tiie / c .-ifl [ KISMIIIC ( ICI . ' H I tutt <> u , n > . ( linlni .-iir . ' l- ' nr i . n-iliall-a-ri-iitnn lh ,-,- lai - r ' .-in ,-. lie . have li .-.-n ll ,,- laillilnl l iii-ml i , l tiian .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE OUEEN presented Madame Adelina Patti , before the distinguished artist left Windsor Castle , on Wednesday , with a beautiful brooch formed ot the Royal Crown and initials in precious stones , and also with a portrait of her Majesty bearing the Royal autograph . •THE 733 rd PERFORMANCE and the second anniversary ot " Charley ' s Aunt " will take place on Friday , 21 st inst .
Messrs . Raphael Tuck have been entrusted with the "Souvenir" that every member of the audience on that night vvill receive . AT THE MEETING of the Yarborough Lodge , at Gainsborough , on the 3 rd inst ., Bro . John Francis Johnson ( of Caistor , who had been acting as Senior , Warden , was elected Worshipful Master , Bro . Alfred Kirk was re-elected 'Treasures , and Bro . George Scott , Tyler .
AT CAMBRIDGE , BP > . James Catling , S . W ., has been elected W . M . of the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , No . 441 ; and Bro . John L . Rutter , S . W ., succeeds to the chair in the Scientific Lodge , No . SS . Their installations vvill respectively take place on January 7 th and 14 th . Ii IS PROPOSED to found a Masonic lodge upon the lines of the Bar , the Apollo , and the Sir Isaac Newton Lodges ,
for brethren vvho have received the whole or a part of their education at St . Bartholomew's Hospital . Brethren vvho are interested in the project are invited to attend a preliminary meeting to be held at 20 , Bloomsbury-square , on Monday , the 17 th inst ., at 4 . 30 . p . m . ¦ MASONIC FUNERAL AT BATH . —The funeral of Bro . J .
Foote , an old organist of Bath , and for 3 S years a member of the Royal Cumberland Lodge , who died suddenly at Lansdovvn-terrace , took place on the 4 th inst . at Locksbrook Cemetery . Many Masonic brethren attended , and also several brother musicians . The service was choral , the choir from the Mineral Water Hospital being in
attendance . .. . AT A LOCAL MASONIC GATHERING held a few days ago , the rector of the parish vvas in the vice-chair as Junior Warden , and vvas supported on one side by his churchwardens , and on the other by a Mason who rejoiced in the name of Church , whilst the vis-a-vis oi the latter vvas named Halfpenny . Amid some amusement , the rector , in the
course ol some remarks , said it was ' rather singular that the rector should be there , along vvith the wardens , the church , and the offertory . THE SEAMAN ' S H OSPITAL ; SOCIETY . —No doubt this national marine charity is known to our readers . Ever since the year 1 S 22 the society has been giving relief to sick , injured , and shipwrecked sailors of all nations , but like many other institutions , they are finding the utmost
difficulty in raising funds , to carry on the work of the society . During the last three years the expenditure has exceeded the income , and unless new supporters are forthcoming , it is feared that the work must be seriously curtailed . Sailors suffer great hardships in bringing us not only the luxuries , but even the necessaries of life , and it is only fitting that such a useful and necessary institution as the Dreadnought should be liberally supported .
BRO . SIR B . W . RICHARDSON , President of the British Medical Temperance Association and the Committee , on Friday , the 7 th inst ., entertained a large number of medical students at a conversazione held at the Temperance Hospital , Hampstead-road . The visitors vvere welcomed by the President , who delivered an address , in the course of vvhich he warned them to be careful in accepting new
discoveries vvhich had not been tested by frequent and careful experiment . Rapid advances were fickle , and although the man vvho announced a new remedy without the necessry investigation may not be a charlatan in spirit , he vvas often a charlatan through enthusiasm . Remedies which appeared to be successful in one hand , but failed in others , were not
true remedies . The institution they were invited to inspect he believed marked a new era vvith regard to the u * e of stimulants . The experience of the twenty years which had elapsed since its foundation proved that they were unnecessary either in health or disease , and he rejoiced to know that their principles were now being gradually introduced into nearly every hospital .
BETHNAL GREEN FREE LIBRARY . —An urgent appeal is being made by the Committee of this Institution ( which vvas founded in 107 G and is supported by voluntary contributions ) for £ 200 to meet pressing liabilities , and to close the financial year at the end of this month free from debt . Bethnal Green is proverbial for its poverty and overcrowding , but its dense population in itself affords one of the
strongest pleas for the provision of such a retreat as this free library , where young and old may enjoy innocent and profitable enjoyment of an evening after their work is done . As showing how thoroughly East-enders appreciate its advantages , it may be stated that the number of persons attending the library , classes , & c , during the past 11 months approaches 50 , 000 . It is hoped that the sum
required may be speedily obtained , so as to enable the Committee to go on with their work unhindered throughout the winter . Contributions may be sent to F . A . Bevan , Esq ., Treasurer , at the Bank , 54 , ' Lombard-street , E . C . ; Messrs . Barclay , Ransom , and Co ., Bankers , Lombardstreet ; or to the Secretary and Librarian , Bethnal Green Free Library , E .
THE Galloway Gazelle , of the Sth inst ., has the following note on the late Bro . Harriott , whose death vve announced in a previous issue : " News has been received in this country of the death of Mr . George Robert Harriott , a well-known Freemason , vvhich took place some lime ago at Larnaca , in the island of Cyprus . Mr . Harriott vvas for some years Past Provincial Grand Master of the Province
of Wigtown and Kiikcudbiight , and during his term of office he did much to keep up the interest in thc Craft in the south-west . Indeed , he maybe said to have kept it alive , as for some jeais after his departure in 1 S 81 the " mystic art " vvas almost neglectad in the province . Before leaving this distiict lie wrote a short history of the province , which was put in permanent form along with some of his stirring addresses to the brethren . Since he
went to Cyprus in 1 SS 5 , Mr . Harriott has done a great deal in the cause of Masonry . At that lime there was no combined organisation in the island , but under his guidance lodges have been formed at various places . Mr . Ilaniott was initiated in the Castle Lodge of Harmony , No . 2 ( 1 , London , more than 311 years ago , but took all the higher Degrees ( he had reached 32 ) as well as Grand Office in Scotland . Thc Masons in Cyprus intend to erect a monument to his memory . "
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAI . has appointed Mr . H Crawley , assistant-superintendent at the Central Telegraph Oflice , London , postmaster at Macclesfield , in the room of Mr . Hepburn , vvho resigned a few months ago on a pension . THE F REEMASONS OF PENZANCE have fixed Friday the iSth of January , for their annualball in St . John ' s Hall , in aid of the Cornish Masonic Charities . This is always a popular engagement , and will doubtless draw , as in previous years , a large number cf Masonic brethren and their friends .
BRO . J . TODD , of York , has received from Gen . Jonn C . Smith , P . G . M ., Illinois , a certificate of election on the 24 th October last , as an honorary member of the Masonic Veteran Association of the State of Illinois . We congratulate Bro . Todd on becoming a member of this venerable and distinguished body .
BRO . F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P : M . ( P . Z ., Sic , 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 .
ROY At . ACADEMY OF MUSIC . —The competition for the Rutson Memorial Prize ( soprano vocalists ) took place on Thursday . The examiners vvere Madame Isabel Fassett , Mr . Frank Barrington Foote , and Madame Annie Marriott ( in the chair ) . The prize vvas awarded to Gertrude Hughes and the examiners highly commended Alice Crawley .
SUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY . —The second series of lectures given by this Society began on Sunday afternoon , the gth inst ., in St . George ' s Hall , Langram Place , when E . Neville Rolfe , Esq ., lectured on "The Buried Cities of Campania . " Lectures will be subsequently given by W yke Bayliss , Esq ., President , Royal Society British Art ' sts ; Professor Marshall Ward , F . R . S ., D . Sc . ; Professor Vivian B . Lewes ; Oswald Brown , Esq . ; Arthur Clayden , Esq ., M . A- ; Jas . Craven Esq .
A LARGE SUM of money has been voted by the City Corporation to supplement a much larger amount given by a benevolent gentleman to provide winter work for the West Ham unempbyed . This gift was conditional on the price per hour being limited - to fourpence in order that
more poor people might be benefited , fn how appearsthat a deputation professing to represent the unemployed have waited on the West Ham authorities and declined to work on such terms . The latter sum of money has , therelore , been sent back to the donor , and it seems probable that the Corporation cheque will be in like manner returned .
PRESENTATION . — Mr . VV . J . Burhnson , who recently retired from the position of superintendent of the Great Western Railway , vvas' on Thursday afternoon presented vvith a cheque , a horse , and a cabinet , and . also a diamond boochforMrs . Burlinson . The presentation was made by
Mr . Lambert , the general Managef of the line , in the Board Room at Paddington Station , on behalf of the subsctiber ' s , a large number of whom attended . A dinner in honour of the occasion was held at tbe Holborn Restaurant , the same evening , at which about , 50 officials of the company , and friend ^ of Mr . Burlinson , were present .
A HANDSOME BRASS has been placed in the crypt of St . Paul ' s Cathedral to the memory of Colonel James Augustus Grant , the African Explorer . The tablet contains a portrait medallion in alto-relief , surrounded by Scotch fir-tops , the badge of the Grants , while on the lower portion there is a perspective view of the Victoria Nyanza , commemorative
of the discovery of the source of the Nile ; T he inscription is as follows : " In memory of James Augustus Grant , C . B ., C . S . I ., F . R . S ., Lieut .-Colonel H . M . Indian Army . Born 1 S 27 . Died iSy 2 , Mooltan , Goojerat , Cawnpore , Lucknow , Abyssinia . In company with Speke , discovered the source of the Nile , 1 SC 0-1 S 63 . "
ON THURSDAY Princess Henry of Battenberg inspected the Windsor Fire Brigade , and witnessed the trial of its new steam-engine , vvhich has been named "The Princess Beatrice " in honour of her Royal Highness . The Princess , vvho was attended by Sir Fleetwood Edwards and Lady Biddulph , drove at half-past three o ' clock to Thamesside , which , as well as Windsor Bridge , vvas thronged vvith
spectators . Her Royal Highness was received by Mr . T . G . Dyson ( Chief Officer of the Brigade ) , Mr . H . Webber ( Mayor of Windsor ) , Mr . F . T . Barry , M . P ., Mr . Layton tex-Mayor ) , Mr . Alderman Dyson , and otheis . Princess Beatrice , amid considerable applause , christened her namesake by turning on the steam of the engine . . MRS . ROSKELL , a professor of the pianoforte who not
long since attracted mnch attention by reading a clever and suggestive paper on the musical training of children , gave the first of a short series of quartet concerts , in the small Queen ' s Hall , on Wednesday evening . The programme contained well-known works only , such as the Rasoumowsky Quartet in F major , Handel ' s violin Sonata in A , and Dvorak ' s pianoforte Quintet in the last-mentioned key ( Op . 81 ) . Mrs . RosKell , of course , took part in the
Quintet , and played asher solo Chopin ' s Scherzo ( Op . . 51 ) i tier associates being Messrs . Elderhorstand Eayres ( violins ) , Mr . Hobday ( viola ) , and Mr . Adolf Schmid (' cello ) , vvith Miss Marie Brema and Mr . Walter Ford as vocalists . The concert vvas altogether of a high class , and gave good promise as to its successors . It should be mentioned that Miss Maud White ' s song , " A Protest , " well sung by Mi = s Brema , obtained much favour , and had to be repeated .
THE SKILL OF HER MAJESTY ' HARPIST , Salle Liard , both as composer and perfonner , was on Wednesd ay afternoon , the 12 th inst ., well attested at his recital , the programme of which contained a large number of ° "S '"^ pieces and arrangements from Mr . Thomas ' s pen . Welsn melodies as may be supposed , vvere not wanting , and again Pencerdd Gwaha delighted his sympathetic hearers vyitn
" Watching the Wheat , " "David of the White Koc't , and other national airs which have won for themselves immortality . Of the original works , mention was social '/ deserved by a " Reverie " and "Spinning Wheel — ' »' very fanciful and ingenious examples of harp must Mr . John Thomas never neglects his famous "J astei > Parish Alvars , some of whose compositions , nota » 'V ' . celebrated " Mandoline , " were much appreciated . " reciters executive powers are too well know for descriH ' tion , and too much admired for eulogy . He was a 1 jf assisted by Mrs . Mary Davies , whose singing of' 1 he ' , Grove" and other songs could hardly have been improv upon .