Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

THE SHRIEVALTY . —A very enthusiastic meeting vvas held at 17 , Lawrence-lane , on Friday last , in support of the candidature of Bro . George Hand . Mr . J . Mowlem Burt , the master of the Lorniers' Company , occupied the chair , and there vvas a large and representative attendance of the members of the Committee who are promoting Bro . Hand's

interests . The meeting vvas reminded at the outset that Bro . Hand vvas the first of the candidates to announce his intentions , the date on vvhich his declaration vvas made being as far back as Jan . nth . That being so , Bro . Hand had undoubtedly a prior claim to the three other gentlemen now before the livery .

We are asked to state that the meetings of the Albany Lodge of Instruction , No . 1963 , are adjourned until the first Wednesday in September . Bro . J . Gait Fisher , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . D . Middx ., will be installed W . M . of the Wilson lies Lodge , No . 2054 , at

the Swan Hotel , Rickmansworth , on Saturday , the ist July . The Princess Margaret of Connaught , vvho vvas accompanied by her father , opened a bazaar at Southsea on Tuesday in aid of the building fund of the St . Luke's Day School , Portsmouth .

The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Cheshire is to b 5 held at the Town Hall , Chester , at 2 . 30 p . m ., on the 24 th inst ., when the popular Cheshire Mason , Bro . Jas . Salmon , will be invested Deputy Prov . G . Master . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Berkshire will be . held at the Town Hall , Maidenhead , on Thursday , the 29 th inst ., under the presidency of VV . Bro . John Thornhill Morland , M . A ., Deputy Prov . Grand Master ( in charge ) . The banquet will take place at the Town Hall .

The annual dinner of the Old Rugbeians will be held at the H 6 tel Metropole on Monday , the 3 rd prox . Sir Horace Davey , O . C , will preside as Chairman , and among the principal guests who are expected to support him will be the Deans of Westminster and Wells , Bro . Lord Brassey , Viscount Cross , Lord Sandhurst , Sir A . J . Arbuthnot , and Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P .

This year ' s conversazione of the Society of Arts is announced to take p lace on Friday evening , the 30 th inst ., at the Imperial Institute , South Kensington . The bands of the Scots Guards and the Royal Artillery will perform a selection of music in the gardens which will be specially illuminated , and the galleries of the Institute , containing the Colonial and Indian collections , will be open for inspection .

At the regular meeting of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Whitehaven , on the sth inst ., Bro . Rev . James Anderson , W . M ., Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 . Cockermouth , was elected W . M . This is an exceptional case in the Province of Cumberland and Westmorland , for a brother to be elected W . M . of one lodge , while Master of another , but the choice is a wise one , and we have no doubt it will further the interests of the lodge .

ROVAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . —This year a pleasant feature in the re-unions which take place from time to time at the Girls' School will be missing—vve refer to the ex-pupils' day , which usually takes place on the last Saturday in June—seeing that this year the holidays commenced early in June . We trust that the untoward circumstances that have prevented the gatheiing on this occasion will not occur in future years .

The members of the Airedale Lodge , No . 3 S 7 , Shipley , numbering about 50 , vvith their wives , sisters , Sic , had a very pleasant picnic on the 6 th inst ., to Masham , Swinton , and Hack Fall . By the kind permission of Lord Masham the party were allowed through the grounds , Sic , of Swinton Hall and Park , whence they were conveyed to Hack Fall in traps supplied by the landlord of the Kine's

Head Hotel , vyhere a substantial breakfast vvas served at 10 a . m . and dinner at 5 p . m . The weather vvas everything that could be desired . The W . M ., Bro . H . Telford , and his officers were most assiduous for the comfort of the party , and vvere accorded a hearty vote of thanks for their untiring efforts . The party left Masham at 7 p . m ., and after a pleasant run duly reached Shipley about 10 p . m .

The Prince of Wales , as Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St . John of Jerusalem in England , of which the Queen is head and patron , has fixed Saturday , the 24 th inst ., at 12 . 30 , for unveiling the memorial at St . John ' sgate , Clerkenwell , to the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale , first Sub-Prior of the Order since its incorporation under Royal Charter . The ancient gateway once formed

the entrance to the famous Priory of Clerkenwell , founded in 1100 . It was the headquarters of the Order in England up to the time of the Reformation , and is one of the few relics of old London . It has for some years past been again the headquarters of the Order to whom it belongs . On the north front of the gate facing the Clerkenwell-road the date of the former restoration by Sir Thomas Vicura ,

Prior of the Order in 1504 , is still to be seen . The original gateway was destroyed by Wat Tyler . Of late , from age and its many vicissitudes—it has been in turn a storehouse , a printing office , a lodging-house , and a tavern—the building had gradually fallen into disrepair . Under the direction of Mr . J . Oldred Scott , F . S . A ., as architect , the restoration has been most carefully carried out by Mr . John Thompson , of Peterborough . As far as possible the old

work has remained undisturbed , new material being only used where absolutely necessary . The Prince of VVales will be accompanied by the Duke of V ' ork and other members of the Royal Family , all of whom belong to the Order , and as the day is St . John Baptist ' s Day-the annual festival of the Order—it is believed that there will be a large gathering of members , for whom special accommodation is being provided .

CRICKETINT , EXTRAORDINARY . —WO _ . __ KR _ .-I / .. E . VIH / KANCE . —THE HIOHEST SCORE EVER RECORDED in the annals of cricket EXCELLED this season if members of clubs will regularl y use Holloway ' s Ointment , which cures stiffness of the joints and makes the muscles strong and elastic . Holloway ' s Pills , taken in conjunction with the Ointment , impart lightness and vitality to the system .

Masonic And General Tidings.

We are requested to state that the meetings of the Stanhope Lodge of Instruction , held at the Fox and Hounds , Putney , are adjourned for the season . The announcement in the Gazette that the Prince of Wales has again accepted the position of Colonel and Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company has caused the liveliest satisfaction among the members of that ancient corps .

It is considered by no means improbable that the King and Queen of Denmark will attend the marriage of the Duke " of York and Princess May . The Czarewitch and the Grand Duke of Hesse—the latter as best man—are also expected .

At the dinner party given by Sir Francis and Lady Jeune , on Wednesday evening , the guests included the Duchess of Cleveland , Bro . Lord and Lady Roberts , Sir Henry and Lady Ponsonby , Miss Balfour , Mr . A . Chamberlain , Bro . Sir Frederick Leighton , and the Right Hon . H . Matthews , M . P .

A three days' bazaar at the Hampstead Conservatoire , Eton-avenue , vvas opened by the Duchess of Wellington , on Wednesday , in aid of thc Orphan Working School Haverstock Hill , and its junior branch , the Alexandra Orphanage for Infants , Hornsey Rise , in vvhich 600 children are maintained , clothed , and educated .

At the meeting of the Earl of Leicester Lodge , No . 2237 , on Monday evening , at the new Hall , Wells-next-the-Sea , there vvjere two initiations—Bros . Smith and Christmas , and a raising—Bro . Mallett . Bro . Alfred Wm . Whitlock , the W . M ., vvas in the chair , supported by Bros . Rev . J . E . Player , P . M ., P . P . G . C , and Goddard , P . M .

Bro . Admiral Sir E . A . Inglefield , K . C . B ., presided at the 30 th annual meeting on Wednesday of the St . Andrew ' s Waterside Church Mission . The report presented was very satisfactory , and the Bishops of St . Albans , Colchester , and Gibraltar , and others who addressed the meeting , congratulated the Society on the improvement which had taken place in the character and conduct of English seamen .

Owing to the death of his brother , the Archbishop of Canterbury was not able to be present at the dinner given on Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., at Lambeth , to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and the Stewards of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy . Many engagements have to be cancelled , and the annual garden parties at Lambeth will be postponed to the end of July .

Display , drill , and competitions made up an interesting programme on Thursday at the Fire Brigades Tournament in the Agricultural Hall . The Portuguese Pompier Corps again showed their wonderful proficiency in scaling a burning building . It may be said that vvith the Americans they share the honours of being the quickest at turning out and tackling the work of rescuing people from houses in flames . At manual drill the palm for speed was gained by Wimbledon and Chester .

The match between M . C . C . and Ground and the Australians , terminated on Wednesday in a very substantial victory for the former by seven wickets . For the Australians Lyons made 83 and 45 j Trott , 56 and o j Bruce 2 and not out 4 G ; and M'Leod not out igjand 3 S . Of the victors Dr . VV . G . Grace made 75 and 45 ; Stoddart 5 and 74 ; Gunn , 36 ; A . Hearne , ig and not out 18 ; and

Flowers 17 and not out 15 . For the Colonials Turner and Trumble and for the M . C . C . Kortright vvere successful in bowling . Bros , the Rev . F . VV . Macdonald , vicar of Stapleford , G . Chap . England j the Rev . John A . Lloyd , vicar of Mere , P . G . Chap . England ; B . H . Watte , Clerk of the Peace j and Surgeon-General Ringer , M . D ., vvere

entertained on Monday , the 12 th inst ., by the W . M . and members of the Lodge of Honour , No . 379 , at a banquet , held after a meeting of the lodge , at which there were two initiations , in the dining room of the Masonic Hall . A very cordial vote of thanks to the above brethren was passed for their past services in the lodge , on the motion of the W . M ., who congratulated them in the several honours conferred

upon them by the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of England , and the Grand Mark Lodge . At the same time Bro . H . Gulliford Hopkins , also a P . M . ol the lodge , and Secretary , was voted a P . P . S . G . Warden ' s jewel , as a token of esteem and regard . Bro . Hopkins at the banquet gave a very interesting account of the history of the lodge in proposing the toast of the evening , to which the four

brethren suitably replied , Bro . Lloyd saying that he had the pleasure of initiating the W . M ., Bro . Major Charles H . Simpson , during his year of office in iSSfi . We hear Bro . Lloyd has accepted an invitation to be present at the session of the Grand Lodge of Canada , to be held at Ottawa , July 19 th , and sails from Liverpool by the Allan liner Numidian , on the 22 nd inst .

Q UATUOR CORONATI LODOE . —The annual excursion of the lodge will this year take place on on Saturday , the 24 th inst . The brethren will meet at the Holborn Viaduct Terminus , and leave by the 9 . 55 train for Canterbury , arriving there at 11 . 30 . a . m . A saloon carriage will be provided . Carriages will meet the brethren at the Canterbury Station , and drive them through the city , past the old Keep ,

to the Fountain Hotel ( where wraps can be left ) , and from there to the Cathedral . A couple of hours will be devoted to the inspection of the venerable pile under competent guidance , probably one of the Cathedral clergy , the brethren then walking to the Fountain Hotel close by , where they are cordially invited to partake of lunch by Bro . Horatio Ward , D . G . S . B . After lunch the carriages will take the

brethren to St . Martin's Church , a Saxon foundation , in which Christian service was conducted prior to , and at the time of , the landing of St . Augustine . Visits will then be made to St . Augustine ' s Monastery , the ruins of St . Pancras , the West Gate , the Masonic Temple , or such of them as time will permit j andthe brethren will be re-conveyed to the Fountain Hotel Dy 6 p . m ., to partake of a substantial

" High Tea . " After rest and refreshment , it will be optional vvith the brethren either to walk to the station through Dane John , the lovely little park within the old city walls , which at this spot are well preserved and form a raised walk round the park , or to drive there outside these walls . The return

train will leave at 7 . 45 p . m ., arriving in London at 10 o'clock . The charge to each brother is fixed at £ 1 sterling : a sum only rendered possible through the kindness of Bro . Ward in asking the brethren to lunch . It will be an assistance to the Secretary , Bro . G . W . Speth , if brethren will a t once intimate to him by postcard their intention of joining tjjC excursion .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The Grand Festival of the Order of the Secret Monli will be held at Mark Masons' Hall on Wednesday , a 21 st inst . ' e The Queen has been graciously pleased to present statuette of herself , in silver , to the Marquis Torrigian - Syndic of Florence , as a memento of the visits she paid t '

that city in 1 SS 8 and 1 S 93 . The annual summer dinner of the Aldersgate P , i Officers' Club has been arranged to take place on the -. sa inst . at the King ' s Arms Hotel , Westerham , Kent . Bro T . Murray Jones , of 101 , Aldersgate-street , is the Hon Secretary .

Bro . the Earl of Meath , the Earl of Wemyss , Bros . Vis count Powerscourt and Lord Plunket and Lord MonWi have been added to the Standing Committee of the House of Lords for the purpose of considering the Sale of Liquo , ( Ireland ) Bill . The Cunard liner the Servia , which arrived at Queenstown at 1 p . m . on Wednesday , reports having come into collision , in a dense fog , with the American barque Alex , ander M'Cullum . The latter almost immediatel y sank but its crew , with one exception , were saved . '

BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . —In our report of the election of members of the above Board in our last week ' s issue vve omitted the name of Bro . J . J . Thomas from the list of successful candidates . Bro . Thomas was one of the successful Past Masters , and polled 313 votes .

1 he Prince of Wales ' s new yacht , the Britannia , which sustained severe damage in the race of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club , has arrived at Cowes and it is hoped that the repairs will be completed in time to allow of its taking part in the race of the Royal Southern Yacht Club at Calshot on Saturday .

Silence , secrecy , and calmness of temper are the unraistakable marks of a true Mason . He who incessantly boasts of his knowledge may be set down as an empty chatterer . Noise is not wisdom . Those vvho ostentatiousl y proclaim their own merits , may , for a time , enjoy the satisfaction oi deceit j yet , in the end , their pretentions are sure to be exposed . —Oliver .

At a meeting of the Stamford Mark Lodge , No . 14 S , held at the Town Hall , Altrincham , on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., seven brethren vvere advanced to the Degree of Mark Master Mason , the ceremonies being performed by Bro . VV . Cartwright , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., the W . M ., Bro . Ramsden , P . O . Reg ., acting as S . D . There was a large attendance of brethren .

The regular meeting of the St . Andrews Mark Lodge , No . 34 , was held on Tuesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Free-. - .. asons' Hall , Cooper-street , Manchester , when there vvere present Bros . G . Smith , W . M . ; C . E . Towell , P . M . ; I . T . Richardson , P . M ., P . P . G . Insp . of Wks ., D . C .

G . A . Myers , S . W . ; A . K . Boothroyd , J . W . ; J . Laurisch , S . D . j W . Nicholl , P . G . D . Eng ., Sec . j John Hardwicke Marsh , Chap , j J . Ormrod , I . G . j and Chas . Shaw , Org . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., and all the business attended to , previous to closing the lodge .

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of VVales and the Duke ot York dined with Viscount Bury , M . P ., on Wednesday evening , at Willis ' s Restaurant , to commemorate the 841 ( 1 birthday of his lordship's great-uncle , Admiral of the Fleet , the Hon . Sir Henry Keppel . There were also present

Viscount Coke , Lord Colville of Culross , Admiral Lord Alcester , Admiral the Hon . Victor Montagu , Col . the Hon . W . Coke , the Hon . Derek Keppel , the Hon . G . Keppel , Sir Augustus Stephenson , and Lieutenant Colin Keppel , R . N . After dinner those present inscribed their names on one of the menus as a memento to him of the occasion .

The Irish Times reports the annual meeting and distnbution of prizes in connection with the Masonic Female Orphan School , Dublin , held on the 29 th ult ., at some con . siderable length . The occasion vvas one of particular interest , and vvas largely attended both by Masons and non-Masons and lady friends . The report refers to the

institution as a veritable monument of the large-hearted charity and true philanthropic sentiment of brotherhood which forms the cardinal principles of the Order . For years and years these institutions—the Boys' Orphanage and the Girls' Orphanage—have fulfilled a noble mission . Witnin the last 12 months no less than 105 orphan girls have been benefited .

The summer festival of the Lodge of Instruction ol Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , took place on Wednesday , the 7 th inst . The company , numbering some 50 of the brethren , left the Chatham Station , bouHj-Eastern Railway at 9 . 30 , and proceeded to Gravesend , when they embarked on board the Victoria Company s

splendid steamer Koh-i-noor . After a delightful journey down the Thames they arrived at Clacton-on-Sea soon alter mid-day , at which place the party landed and enjoyed some two or three hours ashore . The return journey was accomplished under the most pleasant circumstances , the party arriving home at 8 p . m . The company were loud in 1 tW'j appreciation of the excellent catering on board the

Kon-i-noor . As the day for the marriage of the Duke of York a «» the Princess May of Teck approaches , the din of preparation is heard more generally , and the determination of w country to make the most of the joyous occasion " CCOIM more apparent . It has alread y been settled that the brio oartv shall leave for Sandrineham bv the Liverpool-suet

Terminus instead of the St . Pancras , and the citizens «' thus have the opportunity of bidding God-speed to v > newly-wedded couple . As for the presents and adJres ^ which will be presented to the Queen and the Prince a Princess of Wales on the occasion their numberis increa s rapidly , among the latest additions to the latter oe » addresses from the Windsor Town Council . The weao ^ rinir has been manufactured from a nuceet of p " , R „

taken from ihe Merionethshire Gold Mines , and nas A accepted by the Duke of York as a gift from the , " ° National Presentation Committee , of which Bro . Awer Sir David Ev . ins , K . C . M . G ., is Chairman . It only nee a ceneral holidav . or one that is as nearly genera , vvi

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