Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

THK STATF APARTMENTS of Windsor Castle will be open to the public un and afier Manila * , * , Ihe iSth inst ., on every week clay , Wednesdays excepted , under the usual regulations , until further notice . WK REGRET very much to Icam that owing to the sudden illr . ess of Bro . K . W . Atkinson , S . W ., W . M . elect , of the Ardwick Lodge , JIST , Ardwick , the installation which

should have taken place on the nth inst ., at the Midland Hotel , had to be postponed until a future occasion . THE ART EXHIBITION at Eastbourne was opened on Wednesday by Sir E . Ashmead Bartlett , M . P ., in the presence of a large number of residents . The Duke of Devonshire was among those who lent valuable paintings . Prizes are to be awarded for the encouragement of local talent .

THE EARL OF HOPETOUN , the retiring- Governor of Victoria , who is en a visit to Sydney prior to his departure for England , was entertained at a farewell banquet by the leading citizens on Monday evening . The assemblage included the Hon . G . H . Reid , the Premier and Colonial Treasurer , and Sir G . Dibbs . WE ARE glad to hear that Bro . Colonel Richardson

Gardner , late M . P . for Windsor , who has been laid up with a serious illness , supervening - on the severe accident he met with when riding over a rabbit common near Bournemouth , is now fully restored to health , and has publicly expressed his thanks for the sympathy shown to him . ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE . — The Council of the

Royal Colonial Institute has addressed a circular letter to Ihe various Colonial Governments inviting them to issue ( throigh the medium of the Government gazettes or otherwise ) periodical registers of official and other locally-published woiks with their full titles , so that complete records of the literature of each colony may be made available for the information of the general public .

WK VKKY much regret to announce that Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , P . A . G . D . C ., Deputy Pruv . Grand Master of Middlesex , is very seriously ill . 'Ihe loss of one whose services to the Craft have been so numerous and important would be stveie indeed , and we must all express the hope lhat he will recover from his illness and be able , at no dislant petit d , to resume his labours in behalf ot

Freemasonry generally and the Province of Middlesex in particular . Bv COMMA . NO of the Oueen a Levee was held at St . James ' s Palace on Monday afternoon by H . R . H . the Duke of Yoik , Piince Christian , with the Duke of Teck and Prir . ce Adolphus of Teck being also present . Presentations to his Koyal Highness are , by the Queen ' s command , e ' eemed equivalent to presentations to her Majesty .

CO . MIS . J . F . Railing , II . Jerman , and Edward II . 5-horlo were installed in oilice as M . E . Z ., 11 ., and J . respectively , of the Chapter of St . George , No . 112 , Exeter , at the annual meeting held in Freemasons' Hall in thai city , on the 6 th inst . The ceremony was most impitsbively peifotmcd by Comps . W . R . Lisle , Wm . Packham , and Jas . Jounan , who are all P . Zs , of the said chapter , and at its close the new M . E . Z . invested the other ollicers .

THK REGULAR MEETING of the Perseverance Lodge , No . 1743 , was held em the yth inst . at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , when the annual custom of entertaining the ladies was observed . The work of the lodge was first disposed of , and then the ladies , members of the lodge , and visitors sat down to . 1 banquet , under the presidency of Bro . T . | . O'Brien , the W . M . A few toasts were afterwards honoured , and dancing wasindulged in , interspersed wilh some excellent songs , & c , until midnight .

A J UBILEE AT THK MITRE . — -Bro . C . Sadler , host ofthe Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court , a house well known to City men , kept last week his jubilee of association with that establishment . In iS 45 he went there under Mr . Goodman , and in 1 S 6 4 he succeeded tbat gentleman as proprietor . Bro . Sadler is in his Sist year , and though compelled to

keep to one room hopes are entertained that he may see ye-t more seasons in Ihe hostelry be has so long been connected with . Hc was born within a stone ' s throw of the Mitre , and his great friend as a boy was the late Bro . G . E . Wood , C . C , the friendship between them being broken only by the recent death of the latter .

URO . THE RIGHT HON * , EARI . OF I . ATHOM has very kindly promised to preside as Chairman at the anniversary festival which will lie held at Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday , the 16 TI 1 May , in aid of The Friend of the Clergy Corporation . We hope his lordship will be liberally supported . The Corporation , which grants pensions to the

widejws and orphan unmarried daughters of clergymen of the Estalilisheel Church , as well as temporary help to necessitous clergymen and their families , is we-II worthy ol help , and ti ils income were larger would be in a position to extend relief to a still larger number of most deserving people .

BRO . CAI-I . J . II . I . ESJ . IE , P . M . and late Secretary of the Stewart Lodge , No . n / 10 , Kawal Pindi , read a very interesting paper on" The Secrets of Freemasonry "before the members of the Distort Grand Lodge of the Punjab , at the last meeting of lhat body , which was " highly appreciated and applauded . " The . thanks of the District Grand

Lodge were voted to our zealous brother , who will soon return to lingland ( to the great grief of the Indian Craft ) , and the paper is printed in Ihe appendix to the ollicial report of the proceedings , liro . Captain J . II . Leslie is the District J . G . W . at present , and has been looked upon as the best successor to the lamented Bro . II . J . Whymper , CLE .., both for local and general Masonic purposes .

. ¦ Ult - -a :.., lr ,-. i ... 11 MI I ' KO . MIM . ('\ -L . ~~ This i ^ a fainiliailinc in the new : |< - ' ii " - ' *» ai , i une- which always attracts lhc * eye . And yet , when we cine ; ,, u-ad the report , how oltcii do we find lhat ihi- r . ); r i :-, nni . ,, 1 . ' auiusio-, ' alter a ]] . Indeed , considered riglilly , Ihe in . ; , l ; in ; . i , i a nroiu ' w is a veiy serious matier . A is

man win . i ^ um c ;; iiil : > 1 , 1 MH'S I an act never misted aj / am . When we an- Miller , 1 j ); lioni iiidi ; . c--lita ) , : ick laailacla-, or irom an } ' disorder oi lhc : nana . It , why dowe- turn to Holloway ' s Pills - Because they [ . nan .- c relul in such cares , ami i . avc never vet broken their promise dunn _; a trial in all yarts ui llic world Inr uearly sixty years ,

Masonic And General Tidings

THE INSTALLATION MEETING of the Montague Guest Chapter , No . 1900 , took place on Wednesday last , a full report of which will appear in our next issue . THE FINAL MEETING of the Board of Stewards forthe recent Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Ftiday , the Sth instant , when the accounts were submitted , passed , and ordered to be paid , and votes of thanks passed to the officers .

AT THE Court of Almoners of Christ ' s Hospital , on Wednesday , Bro . Alderman W . Vaughan Morgan ' s resignation of the Treasurership of that institution was accepted , and at the same time a resolution in which his services in that capacity during the last four years were gratefully acknowledged was passed with acclamation .

AMONG the guests at the Speaker ' s third Parliamentary full-dress dinner , 011 Wednesday , were Bros , the Hon . Sir Stafford Northcote , K . C . B ., Sir John Mowbray , Bart ., Sir M . While Ridley , Bart ., A Staveley Hill , Q . C , Sir Arthur Hayter , Bart ., Sir Charles Dalrymple , Batt ! , Sir F . Dixon-Hartland , Bart ., Sir E . Reed , K . C . B ., and W . Burdett

Coutts . WE REGRET to announce that Bro . Colonel Henry Radcliffe died at his residence in Eardley Crescent , S . W ., early on the morning of Friday , the Sth inst . Bro . Radcliffe , who was 61 years of age , had been ill for only a few days .

THE LORD CHIEF J USTICE , at Liverpool Assizes , on Tuesday , said that he saw that the diminution of drunkenness in Liverpool synchronised with a diminution in the number of public-houses . If that were more than an accidental occurrence it suggested matter for very grave consideration on the part of those who were charged with the granting , withdrawal , or renewal of public-house licences .

AT THE LAST meeting of the Easterford Lodge , No . 2342 , Kelvedon , Bro . Sir William Abdy , Bart ., was reelected W . M ., and Bro . J . II . Salter , Treasurer . The new hall , which is being erected for the use of the lodge through the munificence of Bro . Sir William Abdy , is rapidly approaching completion , and it is expected that it will be ready for occupation early next month , when it will be dedicated to Alasonic uses by Bro . the Earl of Warwick , Prov . G . M . of Essex .

THE QUEEN , accompanied by the Princess Henry of Battenburg and the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein , left Windsor Castle for Portsmouth Dockyard on Wednesday . On arriving at their destination , the Royal party at once embarked on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert , and crossed the Channel under naval escort to Cherbourg . Here they remained for the night , and then

left for the Riviera on Thursday morning . AT * THE meeting of the Court of Aldermen , held at Guildhall on Tuesday , under the presidency of the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Aerials ) , a resolution of sympathy was unanimously passed with the widow and

family of Bro . Alderman Sir F . Wyatt Truscott . Subsequently Bro . Alderman Col . Davies was appointed to serve on the Court of Almoners of Christ ' s Hospital , and Bro . Alderman Sir George Tyler as one of * the Visiting Committee of her Majesty ' s prison at Newgate , in the place of the deceased Alderman .

MASONIC BALL . —On Friday , the Sth inst ., thebrethren of Lodge St . John , No . 272 , Mid-Calder , held their fifth annual assembly , over 50 couple taking part in the grand march . The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion with plants and evergreens , and the Committee are to be

congratulated on the pleasant evening that was spent , everything being done for the comfort and enjoyment oi those present . A word of praise is due to Bros . Gilbert and Wilson for the able way in which they filled their respective posts as M . C ' s . Excellent music was supplied by Bro . T . French Wilson .

FARM HOUSES AND COUNTRY LODGINGS TO LET . — The London and North Western Railway Company have airanged with Messrs . Walter Hill and Co ., of Southampton-row , London , to prepare and issue for the company a list of farm houses and country lodgings to be let in the vicinity of the London and North Western stations in North , South , and Central Wales , the English Lake

district , Leamington , Buxton , and other tourist resorts , so that visitors may have the means of ascertaining what accommodation of this description is available in the districts mentioned , lt is also intended to include hotels and the better class boarding houses in the pamphlet . The station masters are collecting the necessary information , and will be glad lo receive any particulars that may lie furnished lo them .

FORRES ST . LAWRENCE FREEMASONS' ASSEMBLY . — A ball took place at the Institute here on Friday evening , the 1 st inst ., under the auspices of the Forres St . Lawrence Lodge , No . 144 . It is some live years since the last function of the kind took place , and the brilliant gathering on the 1 st inst . proved that the event was appreciated . The large hall , which was tastefully decoraled , was a gay scene

, and the dance was indulged in till the small hours tothe music of an excellent band from Inverness , under the skilful leadership of Bro . Fraser . Mrs . Benton and Miss Stephen kindly lurnished music for extra dances . Bro . David Dalgety , thc excellent Secretary , was Master of Ceremonies , and did all he could to secure the comf jrt of the brethren and their friends . Mr . John Strachan , who

was entrusted with the refreshment department , catered most successfully . 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 , Sic . For terms , address 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting Hill , W .

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Masonic And General Tidings

BRO . LORD AND LADY CARKINC ; gave a dinner party at their residence in Grosvenor-street , on Wednesday evening , when Lord and Lady Ribblesdale , the Earl and Countess of Kimberley , and Bro . Lord and Lady Kensington were among the guests .

BRO . J AMES STEVENS , Representative of the Australian Irrigation Colonies , will deliver a lecture on " A Peep at the Fruit Groves of Australia— * The Fruit Garden of the World , '" at the Shandwick Place , Edinburgh , on Monday , the iStii inst ., at S p . m . Professor R . Wallace , of Edinburgh , has kindly untlertaken to preside .

AT THE PANTHEON , on Wednesday morning , the coffin containing the body of Victor Hugo was placed in its final sarcophagus . Only thc grandchildren of the great writer were invited to be present at the ceremony . THE DUCHESS OF VORK , attended by Lady Eva Greville , visited the Chelsea Hospital for Women on Monday , and very graciously distributed flowers amongst the patients .

WE HAVE been requested to state that Bro . Thomas Smith of 46 , South Hill Park , Hampstead , and 26 , Broadstreet Avenue , E . C ., accountant , who is W . M . of the Chislehurst Lodge , No . 1531 , Chislehurst , has assumed and adopted the name of Featherstone in addition to his present name , and that henceforth he is to be known as Bro . Thomas Featherstone Smith .

BRO . THE MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE , Lord Steward of the Household , gave a dinner party at his residence Harcourt House , Cavendish-square , on Monday evening , amongst the guests being General Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . Lord Carrington , Lord Chamberlain , General Lord Chelmsford , the Earl of Dundonald , and several members of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms .

ON WEDNESDAY , the Gth inst ., at Buckingham Palace , the Oueen had much pleasure in receiving Mrs . Keeley , who is now in her gist year , whose acting , as well as that cf her husband , her Majesty so greally admired in former years .

Vou wonder by what means I all my life ne ' er cease To keep so cheerful . Hark I Be yesterday forgot , To-day give up to rest and peace To-morrow leave to God . WE HAVE received notice from the Directors of Spiers and Pond , Limited , that a third instalment of 4 s . per share , less income tax , on account of dividend , will be posted to

the shareholders of the company on the 1 st proximo , and that the share transfer books will be closed from the lSthto the 31 st instant inclusive , for the purpose of preparing the warrants . This payment , with the two instalments paid on the ist of October and the ist of January last respectively , makes 12 s . per share on account cf the year ending 31 st March , 1 S 95 , the full dividend for which will be declared in July next .

TUB Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers gave a Court dinner at Cannon-street Hotel on Tuesday . Bro . Major Clifford Probyn , the Master , occupied the chair , and Bro . the Lord Alayor was the chief guest . The musical arrangements were in charge of Bro . Wm .

Ganz , P . G . Org . Among other prominent guests were Bros , the Earl of Euston , Viscount Dungarvan , Lord Skelmersdale , Alderman Sir J . C . Dimsdale , Major-General J . C . Hav , Sir John B . Monckton , and Sir F . Seager Hunt , Bait ., M . P .

If WILL HE good news to the many thousand followers of Association football in London that the negotiations which have been in progress for some considerable time between the Football Association Council and the Crystal Palace Executive , with a view to the final tie for the Cup being played on the grounds of the Palace , have ended

satisfactorily , and that consequently the concluding stage of the struggle for the national trophy will be decided al Sydenham . There is a splendid piece of turf for the greal match , and although several huge stands will have to be erected for the occasion , there will be no difficulty , such as might have been experienced at other grounds , in providing for a crowd of 40 . 000 or 50 , 000 .

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING the Thirteen Club , with all its appropriate symbols of broken mirrors , spilt salt / and crossed knives , held its annual dinner at the Holborn Restaurant , under the chairmanship of . Mc . Frank Williams . The King's Hall , in which the dinner was held , and which could only be entered by passing under a ladder , was decorated with ominous peacocks' feathers , and with

ill-fated Japanese lillies . The guests sat at tables which had seats for 13 ; Ihe chairman , instead of taking wine with the guests , " spilt salt " with them and the speeches were of the ordinary level of facetiousness . The toasts , which began in the ordinary manner with that of "The Queen , "

and went on with the unusual one of "The Mikado of Japan , " were 13 in number , and were interspersed with 13 songs , while the dinner , which it is hardly necessary to point out , was held on the 13 th inst ., proved a great success , the number of guests who were present being about 400 ,

MASONIC SOIREE AND DANCE AT STOW . —The iCtr annual soiie-e in connection with Lodge St . John , No . 21 ( 5 , Stow , was held in the Town Hall on Friday , the ist inst . Bro . J . B . Graham , W . M ., occupied the chair , and deputations were present from Melrose and Hawick ( St . James ) Lodges . After tea , Messrs . T . Hislop ancl Bairstow , Galashiels , opened the proceedings with a very

tastefully played overture on the violin and piano . This was followed by a few words of welcome from the Chairman , and then songs were given by Misses M . Dick , Leith , Bella Macnee , Hawick , Mrs . Elliot , Miss Bessie Mitchell , Mr . Sheppard , Lauder , Mr . J . Anderson , Bro . JW . Sanderson , Sergt . Delahunt , Lauder , violin and piano solos bv Miss Land Miss Middleton . violin solo ( Scotch

airs ) by Miss J . W . Stenhouse , and a piano duet by Miss Barbara Adam and Mr . Bairstow . Miss Middleton and Mr . Sheppard acted as accompanists . Bro . Dr . Middleton , Prov . Grand Master of Roxburgh , Peebles , and Selkirk shires , gave a short address , in the course of which he

referred to the position of the Grand Lodge of Scotland financially and numerically duiing the past year , and to its various schemes of benevolence . After the soiree the usual dance took place , for which excellent music tvas provided by Messrs . Hislop " and Bairstow . Bro . Thomas Forsyth acted as Master of Ceremonies . Both at sciree and dance

thc attendance was considerably short of that last year , which was the " record " year , but in all other respects the meeting was one of the most successful yet held .