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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . J . Downing was installed W . M . of the New Concord Lodge , No . S 13 , on Thursday , the 15 th inst . The members of the Peveril of the Peak Lodge intend building a Masonic Hall in Union-road , New Mills . A resolution on the subject has been passed unanimously . At the Royal Gloucester Lodge on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., Sir Barrington Simeon , Bart ., was initiated into the Craft by the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., who attended specially to conduct the
ceremony . The death is announced of the Very Rev . the Hon . Geo . Herbert , M . A ., Dean of Hereford , which occurred at the Deanery early on Thursday morning . A fortnight ago the rev . gentleman caught cold while travelling from London , and his condition became gradually worse until he succumbed . He was the son of the second Earl of Powis , and was born in 1 S 25 . In 1 SO 3 he married Elizabeth Beatrice , fourth daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes , who died in 1 SS 3 .
The installation meeting of the Duke of Fife Lodge , No . 2345 > will be held , by dispensation , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . G ., on Tuesday , the 27 th inst ., when Bro . Alfred Harvey , P . M . 1903 , S . W ., will be installed . The only other business before the lodge is to pass Bro , Horace Cross Mitchell , and to receive the report of the Audit Committee . Bro . Beaven , P . M . 19 O 3 , W . M ., will take the
passing . 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 ist proximo , and that the share transfer books will be closed from the 19 th to
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 of the year ending 31 st March , 1 S 94 , the full dividend for which will be declared in July next .
The annual ball of St . Mary ' s Lodge of Freemasons was held in the Palace Hotel , Inverness , on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., when the brethren and their lady and gentleman friends attended to the number of about a hundred . The dance was in every way a success ; and perhaps even more
enjoyable than the gatherings of other years , the arrangements and accommodation being all that was desirable . The duties of M . C . 's . were efficiently fulfilled by Chief Officer Seaden , of the Briton , and Coj .-Sergt . Macpherson , while the secretarial work was in the capable hands of Mr . D . Macrae .
A grand evening concert in aid of the Caxton Wing of the Morley House Seaside Convalescent Home , St . Margaret ' s Bay , Dover , will be given at the Queen's Hall , Langham place , W ., which the management has generously placed at the disposal of the Caxton Wing Committee , on
Saturday evening , the 31 st inst . Thc Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Lady Mayoress , the Sheriffs , and a distinguished company have signified their intention of being present . Students of the Guildhall School of Music and a number of distinguished j artistes have volunteered their services .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham paidtheii official visit to the Stranton Lodge , West Hartlepool , on Wednesday , 7 th inst . There was a numerous and influential gathering including Bros . Hudson , P . G . S . ; ] . ] oel , Asst . P . G . S . ; the Prov . S . G . Warden , and T . j . " Johnson , P . J . G . D . Amongst the local brethren present were : Bros . J . F . Wilson ; J . Lilly , VV . M . 764 ; J . Sugeitt , W . M . 2462
C . J . Watson , VV . M . 240 ; A . Boddy , VV . M . 1 SO 2 ; G . L . Woolley , S . W . 1 SG 2 ; F . H . Bennett , P . M . ; W . Barlow , P . M . ; Chaltonj J . E . R . Hurworlh , P . P . G . S . ; J . Monkman , P . M . ; H . C . Marston , P . M . ; J . Metcalfe , and others . The Provincial Grand Officers expressed themselves highly satisfied with the management of the lodge , and the arragements made for their comfort .
A meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund , presided over by Bro . I . R . Lord , was held on Friday , the 9 th instant , at the Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , to examine petitions from candidates and to place on the list such as are eligible for the election that is to take place on the 3 rd prox . Two candidates , one with 581 votes and the other with 70 votes
to his credit , are brought forward from the last election , and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . J . B . Gover , now reported that there were four other applications—one each from Devonport , Ilfraccmbe , Exeter , and Tiverton—all deserving cases . It was decided to add these to the list , so that there are now six candidates for the four vacancies to be filled next month .
Last week a largely attended meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee of Hants and the Isle of Wight was held at the Junction Hotel , Eastleigh , when the question of the forthcoming elections to the Boys ' and Girls , Schools were considered , and the voting power of the province reported on . Two girls were adopted as candidates for the Girls' School , one being a
"last chance , " which the Committee pledged themselves to carry through successfully if possible ; and the claims of a third candidate will come up with the view to her adoption for the following election . One boy was adopted , and a second also contingent on voting power being obtained from the Province of Dorset , on which the case has some claim . Some Charitable grants were made , and a sum of
50 guineas was granted from Provincial Grand Lodge Funds as a special donation to each of the Central Charities . Bibles were selected for presentation to the four " Lewises" who took part in the recent ceremony of la ) ing the foundation-stone of St . John ' s Church , Boscombe . 'Ihe broks will fear a suitable inscription on the covers commemorative of the interesting and solemn ceremony in which these young lads assisted .
Twelfth Annual Edition of Explanatory Book , sent gratis and post free , gives reliable information how to make money quickly by Stocks and Shares . Highest and lowest prices for past years . —Address , G . Evans and Co ., Stockbrokers , II , Poultry , London , E . C .
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The Fifteen Sections will be worked at St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , No . 144 , the Victoria Tavern , Gertrudestreet , Chelsea , S . W ., on Good Friday , the 23 rd inst ., commencing at O . 30 . The 75 th anniversary festival of the City of London General Pension Society will be held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , April 19 th . The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs of London , will preside .
The competition for the Santley Prize of the Royal Academy of Music took place on Thursday . The examiners were Miss Annie Glen , Signor F . Paolo Tosti , and Mr . Henry R . Bird , Chairman . The prize was awarded to Edith O . Greenhill .
The City of London Electric Lighting Company have had erected at their new works at Bankside , Southwark , a clock made by Mr . J . W . Benson , of Ludgate-hill and Old Bond-street . It shows the time on 4 ft . Oin . dials , and Strikes the hour on a iooevts . bell .
As a mark' of their esteem and regard , the company engaged this year in the Drury Lane pantomime have presented Bro . Sir Augustus Harris with a massive silver soup tureen and ladle and a pair of silver entree dishes of the reign of George III . The whole weighs nearly 300 ounces . Brethren are invited to send for the list of Masonic Books published at the oflice of the Freemason . Many works of
interest both to the Masonic student and general reader have recently been added , and the publisher will gladly forward a copy to any address on receipt of a post-card . At the annual general court of the Royal Humane Society , the Stanhope Gold Medal for the * ' most deserving case of saving life " out of some Soo brought under the society ' s notice during the past year , was conferred upon
Captain b . W . Scrase-Dickins , 2 nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry , who , invalided from India at the time of the occurrence , plunged from the steamship Peshawur in the Red Sea , to the rescue of a Lascar who had fallen overboard . The ship was steaming 11 J- knots at the time , the gallant ollicer was suffering from sea-sickness , a heavy sea was running , and the water was infested with sharks . When
picked up the two men were a mile and-a-half from the ship . Starting with a donation of _ £ * 20 , ooo , contributed by four public-spirited merchants of the City of London , the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses has accumulated a sum of nearly , ( , ' 170 , 000 , and has an annual budget from nurses ' payments and invested moneys ot over £ 30 , 000 . Last
year nearly £ 6 oo was distributed in sick pay . The sum of £ 5800 has been set aside to increase the annuities of "the lirst thousand nurses " as they become due . At the annual meeting , held on Thursday , with Mr . W . H . Burns in the chair , a report signed by Lady Rothschild was lead dealing with the Junius S . Morgan Benevolent Fund , and Mr . H . C . Burdett pointed to the benefits the lund confers upon nurses .
Mr . Gladstone , who looked exceedingly well , drove and walked on the Brighton front on Thursday . In the course of the day Mr . Gladstone was presented with a luxurious easy chair of local manufacture by the Mayor of Brighton , Mr . Alderman Ewart , on behalf of representatives of the Church , Nonconformity , law , medicine , the magistracy ,
Town Council , School Board , and other institutions of the town . The gift was accompanied by the expression of a hope that it might contribute to Mr . Gladstone ' s convalesence , and afford comfort in the pursuit of studies which he had done so much to promote . In acknowled gment Mrs . Gladstone wrote expressing thanks , not only for the chair , but also for the kindly thought which prompted it .
COVENT GARDEN FANCV DKRSS BALI ,. —The popularity of the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Balls show no sign of diminution . Operations in Wednesday night ' s entrancing maze were guided by a strong contingent from the Stock Exchange , ably seconded by " moving spirits" from the principal hospitals . Many of the dresses were in excellent taste . Among the leading prize winners the " Palm Dress , " " Bottom , the Weaver , " "The Indian Chief , " and " King
Johannis" were remarkable . "'Pastor McDougall , C . C . C ., " with " Hims ancient and modern , ministered to the spiritual needs of the flock , whilst his portly Majesty—The " johannis King "— " promoted the appetite" and " prolonged the life " of thirsty ones from several boxes in various parts of the house . The popular impressario , Sir Augustus Harris , evidently recovered from his recent illness , presided over all with his accustomed "bonhomie . "
BELFAST MASONIC CHAHITIES . —The annual meeting of the Belfast Masonic Charities was held in the Ulster Hall on Monday last , when there was a brilliant assembly , a grand Masonic procession , and a capital musical programme . The brethren in Belfast spare no trouble to make their public functions agreeable and attractive , and that of Monday was no exception to the rule . The report and
statement of accounts was presented , and the serious portion of the meeting was disposed of by S . 45 . After that the musical programme was taken up by the following artistes , under the direction of Bro . S . Leigton , P . G . O . : Miss Dorothy Bayley , the well-known Dublin soprano ; Mrs . Bradford , from the principal Dublin concerts ; Mr .
W . Thomas , tenor ; Mr . J . M'Quitty , basso ; and Mr . T . J . Lindsay ( solo violin ) , leader of the Philharmonic Orchestra . Accompanist : Mr . A . Morrison . There was a select chorus of no less than 100 voices , and as Belfast is particu l arly rich in chorus talent , their performance on Monday evening constituted one of the best features of the entertainment .
Our Freemasonry , if it is to be of any value to us , should make us better men , better husbands , better friends , better in every way than we were before . If it does not do this , it is useless ; we should be better without it . Freemasonry is like our religion . If it is to be of practical use to us it must be worked out in our daily lives . VVhat use is it for us to enunciate high-sounding words about Morality and
Brotherly love , when we meet in lodge , if our lives give the lie to our professions . What possible use can Freemasonry lie to a man whose life is impure , to a man who slanders his brother , to a man who is uncharitable and heartless ? We may heap degree upon degree , we may clothe ourselves with all the emblems of thc Order , we may affix to our
names high-sounding and mysterious titles . But if our lives do not correspond with our profession , we shall be like the Pharisees of old . Whited sepulchres fair without , but within full of corruption . Think of what you have promised , and let your practice , as far as in your power lies , accord with your solemn obligations , —Indian Masonic Review .
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Mr . Justice Charles has consented to preside at a festival dinner in aid of the funds of the University College Hospim to be held on June 13 . Baron De Hirsch has made a further donation of jf 30 o towards the debt on the new buildings of the Great Northern Central Hospital , Holloway-road .
Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Dimsdale will preside to-day ( Friday ) , at theTlolborn Restaurant , atthe annual dinner of the Old Boys of the United Westminster Schools . As a memorial of his late wife , Mr . Charles Scotter , the general manager of the London and South-Western Railway , has endowed a ward at the South-Western Orphanage .
Mr . D . H . Somerville will be in the chair at the dinner the Irishmen of the London Postal Service intend holding to . morrow ( Saturday ) , St . Patrick ' s Day , at the City R . taurant , Milk-street , E . C . The largest Masonic district in New York State is the Nineteenth , which embraces the counties of Onondaga , Oswego , Cayuga and Cortland . Its numerical strength is , according to the last report , 4411 .
In his opening speech on Tuesday , at the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce , Sir Albert Rollit , the President , declared that the present state of trade seemed once more to be hopeful and even promising . Sixteen additional annuitants—eight by ballot and eigh ) by rotation—will be placed upon the books of the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund at the election to be held at the offices , Moorgate-street , on Thursday , May 17 th .
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Sir James Whitj . head and Lady Whitehead , and Mr . A . C . Morton , C . G , MP ., were amongst the company who attended on Saturday last the reception held by Countess Spencer at the official residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty .
The Duke of York , attended by General Sir Francis de Winton , G . C . M . G ., and Mr . J . S . Purcell , C . B ., the Con . trailer of Stamps , paid a lengthened visit on Thursday , to to the Stamp Factories of Messrs . Thomas de la Rue and Co . in Bunhill-row . His Royal Highness , who is a well , known philatelist , was greatly interested in the various processes employed in the manufacture of stamps .
With a view to the encouragement of military horsemanshi p in the Yeoman Cavalry , the Committee of the Royal Military Tournament have resolved that a Challenge Cup value _^ io be presented to such brigades of the Yeomanry Cavalry as mav elect to compete therefore under the rules
of the Royal Military Tournament in Contest F , namely , heads and posts , lemon cutting , and tent pegging , as set forth on page 20 of the rules and regulations for 1 S 94 . A small gold medal to be presented to the winner , and the cup to be kept if won three times by the same competitor .
Bro . Bertini , who is retiring from the management of the "Criterion , " Piccadilly , a position he has held with great success for the past two years , was the recipient , last week , of a very gratifying testimonial , from the staff of that well-known establishment . The testimonial was in the form of a handsome clock and two candelabras , the presentation being made by Bro . Addeino , the future manager , who
spoke of the high qualities of their late manager , and the great respect all in the establishme nt had for him , all feeling they had lost a sincere friend . Bro . Bertini has our b . st wishes for his future happiness and success . The remarkable philanthropic scheme for the establishment of Agricultural Colonies in South America for the benefit of Russian Jews has , so far , succeeded beyond all
expectation ; and it has now been shown that even those Jews , formerly occupied exclusively in town occupations and destitute of all agricultural knowledge , can become satisfactory agricultural colonists if practically taught and aided in their work , a fact hitherto doubted and often denied . Baron Hirsch's " Jewish Colonisation Association "
has i , 2 , 000 , 000 at its disposal and gives each family its passage out , good land , houses , food , and , the best of all , agricultural requisites . In return , it requires _ small part repayment only after successful harvest , according to whal each family can well afford , and until the land becomes the colonist's own property .
The Queen arrived at Strasburg from Flushing at 10 o ' clock on Thursday morning . During the brief stoppage her Majesty did not leave the Royal saloon , and as the Oueen is travelling incognita , neither civil nor military authorities attended to receive the Royal party . Continuing her journey , her Majesty reached Lucerne at 3 . 4 S p . m . 1 he public were excluded from the station , but
a considerable crowd gathered outside . Tea was served to the Royal travellers in the saloon , after which Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg alighted and walked up and down the platform for some time . The journey was resumed at 4 . S p . m . via the St . Gothard Tunnel . Sir Clare Ford , the British Ambassador , and Colonel Static , Military Attache , have arrived at Florence from Rome , to await her Majesty ' s coming .
Visitors to the Crystal Palace this summer will find a very pleasing improvement in the grounds just outside the northern end of the great nave . This has hitherto been a nondescript region of small shows—aviaries and wild beast cages , amazons and divers , and what not . The various structures in which these shows have been carried on have occupied a gieat deal of ground , and have very much
disfigured the Palace at that end . They are all to be swept away , and the ground laid out as a pretty ornamental garden , with shrubberies and gravel paths and lawns , on to which visitors may pass directly out from the nave of the Palace . The ground is on a level with the floor of the building , so that there will be no getting up and down stairs . The apparent extent of lhe new garden is to be
increased by the erection of a lofty pictorial screen alonff one side of it , something after the manner of the F . arl *> Court ground . A new band-stand is being erected in the middle of it . Adjacent to this new ground is an enormous tank of water , the sides of which are at present merely brie * walls , rising a foot or two above the level of the ground ,
and several feet above the level of the water contained m the lank . Sooner or later it is intended to make an ornamental lake of this , with steps down from thc lawns to the water's edge , and with perhaps a few small boats . Under the pretty illuminations in which the managers of the Palace are so skilful , this ought to be a very attractive addition to the evening fetes and promenade concerts of the cominl . summer .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . J . Downing was installed W . M . of the New Concord Lodge , No . S 13 , on Thursday , the 15 th inst . The members of the Peveril of the Peak Lodge intend building a Masonic Hall in Union-road , New Mills . A resolution on the subject has been passed unanimously . At the Royal Gloucester Lodge on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., Sir Barrington Simeon , Bart ., was initiated into the Craft by the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., who attended specially to conduct the
ceremony . The death is announced of the Very Rev . the Hon . Geo . Herbert , M . A ., Dean of Hereford , which occurred at the Deanery early on Thursday morning . A fortnight ago the rev . gentleman caught cold while travelling from London , and his condition became gradually worse until he succumbed . He was the son of the second Earl of Powis , and was born in 1 S 25 . In 1 SO 3 he married Elizabeth Beatrice , fourth daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes , who died in 1 SS 3 .
The installation meeting of the Duke of Fife Lodge , No . 2345 > will be held , by dispensation , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , E . G ., on Tuesday , the 27 th inst ., when Bro . Alfred Harvey , P . M . 1903 , S . W ., will be installed . The only other business before the lodge is to pass Bro , Horace Cross Mitchell , and to receive the report of the Audit Committee . Bro . Beaven , P . M . 19 O 3 , W . M ., will take the
passing . 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 ist proximo , and that the share transfer books will be closed from the 19 th to
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 of the year ending 31 st March , 1 S 94 , the full dividend for which will be declared in July next .
The annual ball of St . Mary ' s Lodge of Freemasons was held in the Palace Hotel , Inverness , on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., when the brethren and their lady and gentleman friends attended to the number of about a hundred . The dance was in every way a success ; and perhaps even more
enjoyable than the gatherings of other years , the arrangements and accommodation being all that was desirable . The duties of M . C . 's . were efficiently fulfilled by Chief Officer Seaden , of the Briton , and Coj .-Sergt . Macpherson , while the secretarial work was in the capable hands of Mr . D . Macrae .
A grand evening concert in aid of the Caxton Wing of the Morley House Seaside Convalescent Home , St . Margaret ' s Bay , Dover , will be given at the Queen's Hall , Langham place , W ., which the management has generously placed at the disposal of the Caxton Wing Committee , on
Saturday evening , the 31 st inst . Thc Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Lady Mayoress , the Sheriffs , and a distinguished company have signified their intention of being present . Students of the Guildhall School of Music and a number of distinguished j artistes have volunteered their services .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham paidtheii official visit to the Stranton Lodge , West Hartlepool , on Wednesday , 7 th inst . There was a numerous and influential gathering including Bros . Hudson , P . G . S . ; ] . ] oel , Asst . P . G . S . ; the Prov . S . G . Warden , and T . j . " Johnson , P . J . G . D . Amongst the local brethren present were : Bros . J . F . Wilson ; J . Lilly , VV . M . 764 ; J . Sugeitt , W . M . 2462
C . J . Watson , VV . M . 240 ; A . Boddy , VV . M . 1 SO 2 ; G . L . Woolley , S . W . 1 SG 2 ; F . H . Bennett , P . M . ; W . Barlow , P . M . ; Chaltonj J . E . R . Hurworlh , P . P . G . S . ; J . Monkman , P . M . ; H . C . Marston , P . M . ; J . Metcalfe , and others . The Provincial Grand Officers expressed themselves highly satisfied with the management of the lodge , and the arragements made for their comfort .
A meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund , presided over by Bro . I . R . Lord , was held on Friday , the 9 th instant , at the Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , to examine petitions from candidates and to place on the list such as are eligible for the election that is to take place on the 3 rd prox . Two candidates , one with 581 votes and the other with 70 votes
to his credit , are brought forward from the last election , and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . J . B . Gover , now reported that there were four other applications—one each from Devonport , Ilfraccmbe , Exeter , and Tiverton—all deserving cases . It was decided to add these to the list , so that there are now six candidates for the four vacancies to be filled next month .
Last week a largely attended meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee of Hants and the Isle of Wight was held at the Junction Hotel , Eastleigh , when the question of the forthcoming elections to the Boys ' and Girls , Schools were considered , and the voting power of the province reported on . Two girls were adopted as candidates for the Girls' School , one being a
"last chance , " which the Committee pledged themselves to carry through successfully if possible ; and the claims of a third candidate will come up with the view to her adoption for the following election . One boy was adopted , and a second also contingent on voting power being obtained from the Province of Dorset , on which the case has some claim . Some Charitable grants were made , and a sum of
50 guineas was granted from Provincial Grand Lodge Funds as a special donation to each of the Central Charities . Bibles were selected for presentation to the four " Lewises" who took part in the recent ceremony of la ) ing the foundation-stone of St . John ' s Church , Boscombe . 'Ihe broks will fear a suitable inscription on the covers commemorative of the interesting and solemn ceremony in which these young lads assisted .
Twelfth Annual Edition of Explanatory Book , sent gratis and post free , gives reliable information how to make money quickly by Stocks and Shares . Highest and lowest prices for past years . —Address , G . Evans and Co ., Stockbrokers , II , Poultry , London , E . C .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Fifteen Sections will be worked at St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , No . 144 , the Victoria Tavern , Gertrudestreet , Chelsea , S . W ., on Good Friday , the 23 rd inst ., commencing at O . 30 . The 75 th anniversary festival of the City of London General Pension Society will be held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , April 19 th . The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs of London , will preside .
The competition for the Santley Prize of the Royal Academy of Music took place on Thursday . The examiners were Miss Annie Glen , Signor F . Paolo Tosti , and Mr . Henry R . Bird , Chairman . The prize was awarded to Edith O . Greenhill .
The City of London Electric Lighting Company have had erected at their new works at Bankside , Southwark , a clock made by Mr . J . W . Benson , of Ludgate-hill and Old Bond-street . It shows the time on 4 ft . Oin . dials , and Strikes the hour on a iooevts . bell .
As a mark' of their esteem and regard , the company engaged this year in the Drury Lane pantomime have presented Bro . Sir Augustus Harris with a massive silver soup tureen and ladle and a pair of silver entree dishes of the reign of George III . The whole weighs nearly 300 ounces . Brethren are invited to send for the list of Masonic Books published at the oflice of the Freemason . Many works of
interest both to the Masonic student and general reader have recently been added , and the publisher will gladly forward a copy to any address on receipt of a post-card . At the annual general court of the Royal Humane Society , the Stanhope Gold Medal for the * ' most deserving case of saving life " out of some Soo brought under the society ' s notice during the past year , was conferred upon
Captain b . W . Scrase-Dickins , 2 nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry , who , invalided from India at the time of the occurrence , plunged from the steamship Peshawur in the Red Sea , to the rescue of a Lascar who had fallen overboard . The ship was steaming 11 J- knots at the time , the gallant ollicer was suffering from sea-sickness , a heavy sea was running , and the water was infested with sharks . When
picked up the two men were a mile and-a-half from the ship . Starting with a donation of _ £ * 20 , ooo , contributed by four public-spirited merchants of the City of London , the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses has accumulated a sum of nearly , ( , ' 170 , 000 , and has an annual budget from nurses ' payments and invested moneys ot over £ 30 , 000 . Last
year nearly £ 6 oo was distributed in sick pay . The sum of £ 5800 has been set aside to increase the annuities of "the lirst thousand nurses " as they become due . At the annual meeting , held on Thursday , with Mr . W . H . Burns in the chair , a report signed by Lady Rothschild was lead dealing with the Junius S . Morgan Benevolent Fund , and Mr . H . C . Burdett pointed to the benefits the lund confers upon nurses .
Mr . Gladstone , who looked exceedingly well , drove and walked on the Brighton front on Thursday . In the course of the day Mr . Gladstone was presented with a luxurious easy chair of local manufacture by the Mayor of Brighton , Mr . Alderman Ewart , on behalf of representatives of the Church , Nonconformity , law , medicine , the magistracy ,
Town Council , School Board , and other institutions of the town . The gift was accompanied by the expression of a hope that it might contribute to Mr . Gladstone ' s convalesence , and afford comfort in the pursuit of studies which he had done so much to promote . In acknowled gment Mrs . Gladstone wrote expressing thanks , not only for the chair , but also for the kindly thought which prompted it .
COVENT GARDEN FANCV DKRSS BALI ,. —The popularity of the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Balls show no sign of diminution . Operations in Wednesday night ' s entrancing maze were guided by a strong contingent from the Stock Exchange , ably seconded by " moving spirits" from the principal hospitals . Many of the dresses were in excellent taste . Among the leading prize winners the " Palm Dress , " " Bottom , the Weaver , " "The Indian Chief , " and " King
Johannis" were remarkable . "'Pastor McDougall , C . C . C ., " with " Hims ancient and modern , ministered to the spiritual needs of the flock , whilst his portly Majesty—The " johannis King "— " promoted the appetite" and " prolonged the life " of thirsty ones from several boxes in various parts of the house . The popular impressario , Sir Augustus Harris , evidently recovered from his recent illness , presided over all with his accustomed "bonhomie . "
BELFAST MASONIC CHAHITIES . —The annual meeting of the Belfast Masonic Charities was held in the Ulster Hall on Monday last , when there was a brilliant assembly , a grand Masonic procession , and a capital musical programme . The brethren in Belfast spare no trouble to make their public functions agreeable and attractive , and that of Monday was no exception to the rule . The report and
statement of accounts was presented , and the serious portion of the meeting was disposed of by S . 45 . After that the musical programme was taken up by the following artistes , under the direction of Bro . S . Leigton , P . G . O . : Miss Dorothy Bayley , the well-known Dublin soprano ; Mrs . Bradford , from the principal Dublin concerts ; Mr .
W . Thomas , tenor ; Mr . J . M'Quitty , basso ; and Mr . T . J . Lindsay ( solo violin ) , leader of the Philharmonic Orchestra . Accompanist : Mr . A . Morrison . There was a select chorus of no less than 100 voices , and as Belfast is particu l arly rich in chorus talent , their performance on Monday evening constituted one of the best features of the entertainment .
Our Freemasonry , if it is to be of any value to us , should make us better men , better husbands , better friends , better in every way than we were before . If it does not do this , it is useless ; we should be better without it . Freemasonry is like our religion . If it is to be of practical use to us it must be worked out in our daily lives . VVhat use is it for us to enunciate high-sounding words about Morality and
Brotherly love , when we meet in lodge , if our lives give the lie to our professions . What possible use can Freemasonry lie to a man whose life is impure , to a man who slanders his brother , to a man who is uncharitable and heartless ? We may heap degree upon degree , we may clothe ourselves with all the emblems of thc Order , we may affix to our
names high-sounding and mysterious titles . But if our lives do not correspond with our profession , we shall be like the Pharisees of old . Whited sepulchres fair without , but within full of corruption . Think of what you have promised , and let your practice , as far as in your power lies , accord with your solemn obligations , —Indian Masonic Review .
Masonic And General Tidings
Mr . Justice Charles has consented to preside at a festival dinner in aid of the funds of the University College Hospim to be held on June 13 . Baron De Hirsch has made a further donation of jf 30 o towards the debt on the new buildings of the Great Northern Central Hospital , Holloway-road .
Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Dimsdale will preside to-day ( Friday ) , at theTlolborn Restaurant , atthe annual dinner of the Old Boys of the United Westminster Schools . As a memorial of his late wife , Mr . Charles Scotter , the general manager of the London and South-Western Railway , has endowed a ward at the South-Western Orphanage .
Mr . D . H . Somerville will be in the chair at the dinner the Irishmen of the London Postal Service intend holding to . morrow ( Saturday ) , St . Patrick ' s Day , at the City R . taurant , Milk-street , E . C . The largest Masonic district in New York State is the Nineteenth , which embraces the counties of Onondaga , Oswego , Cayuga and Cortland . Its numerical strength is , according to the last report , 4411 .
In his opening speech on Tuesday , at the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce , Sir Albert Rollit , the President , declared that the present state of trade seemed once more to be hopeful and even promising . Sixteen additional annuitants—eight by ballot and eigh ) by rotation—will be placed upon the books of the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund at the election to be held at the offices , Moorgate-street , on Thursday , May 17 th .
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Sir James Whitj . head and Lady Whitehead , and Mr . A . C . Morton , C . G , MP ., were amongst the company who attended on Saturday last the reception held by Countess Spencer at the official residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty .
The Duke of York , attended by General Sir Francis de Winton , G . C . M . G ., and Mr . J . S . Purcell , C . B ., the Con . trailer of Stamps , paid a lengthened visit on Thursday , to to the Stamp Factories of Messrs . Thomas de la Rue and Co . in Bunhill-row . His Royal Highness , who is a well , known philatelist , was greatly interested in the various processes employed in the manufacture of stamps .
With a view to the encouragement of military horsemanshi p in the Yeoman Cavalry , the Committee of the Royal Military Tournament have resolved that a Challenge Cup value _^ io be presented to such brigades of the Yeomanry Cavalry as mav elect to compete therefore under the rules
of the Royal Military Tournament in Contest F , namely , heads and posts , lemon cutting , and tent pegging , as set forth on page 20 of the rules and regulations for 1 S 94 . A small gold medal to be presented to the winner , and the cup to be kept if won three times by the same competitor .
Bro . Bertini , who is retiring from the management of the "Criterion , " Piccadilly , a position he has held with great success for the past two years , was the recipient , last week , of a very gratifying testimonial , from the staff of that well-known establishment . The testimonial was in the form of a handsome clock and two candelabras , the presentation being made by Bro . Addeino , the future manager , who
spoke of the high qualities of their late manager , and the great respect all in the establishme nt had for him , all feeling they had lost a sincere friend . Bro . Bertini has our b . st wishes for his future happiness and success . The remarkable philanthropic scheme for the establishment of Agricultural Colonies in South America for the benefit of Russian Jews has , so far , succeeded beyond all
expectation ; and it has now been shown that even those Jews , formerly occupied exclusively in town occupations and destitute of all agricultural knowledge , can become satisfactory agricultural colonists if practically taught and aided in their work , a fact hitherto doubted and often denied . Baron Hirsch's " Jewish Colonisation Association "
has i , 2 , 000 , 000 at its disposal and gives each family its passage out , good land , houses , food , and , the best of all , agricultural requisites . In return , it requires _ small part repayment only after successful harvest , according to whal each family can well afford , and until the land becomes the colonist's own property .
The Queen arrived at Strasburg from Flushing at 10 o ' clock on Thursday morning . During the brief stoppage her Majesty did not leave the Royal saloon , and as the Oueen is travelling incognita , neither civil nor military authorities attended to receive the Royal party . Continuing her journey , her Majesty reached Lucerne at 3 . 4 S p . m . 1 he public were excluded from the station , but
a considerable crowd gathered outside . Tea was served to the Royal travellers in the saloon , after which Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg alighted and walked up and down the platform for some time . The journey was resumed at 4 . S p . m . via the St . Gothard Tunnel . Sir Clare Ford , the British Ambassador , and Colonel Static , Military Attache , have arrived at Florence from Rome , to await her Majesty ' s coming .
Visitors to the Crystal Palace this summer will find a very pleasing improvement in the grounds just outside the northern end of the great nave . This has hitherto been a nondescript region of small shows—aviaries and wild beast cages , amazons and divers , and what not . The various structures in which these shows have been carried on have occupied a gieat deal of ground , and have very much
disfigured the Palace at that end . They are all to be swept away , and the ground laid out as a pretty ornamental garden , with shrubberies and gravel paths and lawns , on to which visitors may pass directly out from the nave of the Palace . The ground is on a level with the floor of the building , so that there will be no getting up and down stairs . The apparent extent of lhe new garden is to be
increased by the erection of a lofty pictorial screen alonff one side of it , something after the manner of the F . arl *> Court ground . A new band-stand is being erected in the middle of it . Adjacent to this new ground is an enormous tank of water , the sides of which are at present merely brie * walls , rising a foot or two above the level of the ground ,
and several feet above the level of the water contained m the lank . Sooner or later it is intended to make an ornamental lake of this , with steps down from thc lawns to the water's edge , and with perhaps a few small boats . Under the pretty illuminations in which the managers of the Palace are so skilful , this ought to be a very attractive addition to the evening fetes and promenade concerts of the cominl . summer .