Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

We are asked to notify that the Mount Lebanon Lodge of Instruction , No . 73 , now meets at the Half Moon Hotel , Borough , S . E ., on Wednesday evenings at 7 . 30 . The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland have been staying at Lairg with Bro . Lord and Lady Fitzhardinge , and have had some excellent sport in the Helmsdale river in both salmon and trout fishing .

The gardens of Lincoln ' s Inn which have been open for several weeks past to poor children living in crowded districts round about will be closed this ( Friday ) evening . No damage whatever has been done to the trees , plants , or shrubs .

A congress of railway delegates from all parts of _ the United Kingdom will beheld in the Memorial Hall , Farringdon-street , early next week , when many of the labour questions of the day will be dealt with from the point of view of the employes of the railway companies .

At the concluding meeting of the Congress of Orientalists , a telegram was read from the Duke of Connaught , in which his Royal Highness expressed his regret that he had been unable to be present . The Congress was a great success . The tenth meeting will be held at Geneva in 1 S 94 .

Orders have been given by the authorities to the Volunteer Corps which use the butts lying eastward of the Staines and VVest Drayton Railway , to cease practice , numerous complaints having been made by residents in the neighbourhood of Staines Aloor of the danger arising from the firing .

According to the Registrar-General ' s returns , the deathrate in London for last week was 16 . 6 , as compared with 18 . 9 in the 33 great towns of England and Wales , the only districts which showed a cleaner bill of health being Wolverhampton and Bristol , 15 . 6 ; Swansea , 15 . 2 ; Huddersfield , 14 . 6 ; Nottingham , 14 . 3 ; Birkenhead , 13 . 9 ; and Croydon , 11 . 3 .

Bro . Sir George Trevelyan , Bart ., AI . P ., the Secretary for Scotland , was the guest of the Lord Provost of Glasgow during his recent visit to that city . Bro . Sir Algernon and Lady Borthwick have been entertaining a large party of guests at Invercauld , while Bro . Sir Michael and Lady Octavia Shaw-Stewart have been on a visit to North Berwick .

Bro . Lord Alayor Sir David Evansand the Lady Alayoress , and Bro . Sir J . N . Puleston were the guests of Lord and Lady Penryhn at Penryhn Castle during the earl y part of the present week , a distinguished company having been invited to meet them . On Tuesday they were conducted over the slate quarries , when Bro . the Lord Mayor was was presented with an address from the Bethula Local Board .

The brethren of Suffield Lodge , No . 1 S 0 S , met attheAnge Hotel , North Walsham , on Wednesday evening , the 7 th inst ., when Bro . E . Skipper was installed W . AL for the ensuing year , after which the following appointments were made by the W . AL -. Bros . F . Gregory , S . W . ; the Rev . G . Sharley , J . W . ; J . Francis , S . D . ; H . W . Churchyard , J . D . ; and J . C Ray , LG . The ceremony was followed by a banquet .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . —We are pleased to announce that Bro . H . Pritchard , P . P . G . Treas . Middlesex , and member of . the Board of Alanagement , has made arrangements for the Boys to visit the International Horticultural Exhibition , and also Buffalo Bill ' s Wild West on Wednesday , the 21 st inst . Given fine weather , this should be a red-letter day with our Boys , and we wish them all happiness .

The Institute of Journalists were entertained at dinner by the Municipality of Glasgow on Alonday evening . About 400 guests were at table , under the presidency of the Lord Provost of the city , among them being Bro . Sir George Trevelyan , Bart ., ALP , who returned thanks for her Alajesty ' s Alinisters , Bro . Sir Edward Lawson , Bart ., Bro . Sir Algernon Borthwick , M . P ., Bro . Shaw-Stewart , ALP .,

and others . There is living at Newport , Shropshire , an old soldier , who served for many years in the Royal Artillery , by name Amos Jinks , who has attained the ripe age of 107 . Though withered , thin , and stooping , and though his eyesight has failed and his voice is shaky , he is in all other respects well

and free from physical infirmity . He eats , drinks , and sleeps well , and is not remarkably deaf . Two years ago he had the misfortune to break his leg , and in his day has met with other accidents . Quite recently a daughter of his died at the age of So . The date of his birth has been amply verified .

The King of Italy , accompanied by the Prince of Naples , the Duke of Genoa , the Count of Turin , and his chief ministei s , visited the several foreign squadrons assembled in thc harbour of Genoa to take part in the Columbus festivities . His Alajesty visited the flagships of the French and Austrian Admirals , and then went aboard the

Sanspereil , where he was received in state by Captain Wilson , and conducted over every part of the ship . He also visited the United States Warship , Newark , and expressed great satisfaction at all he saw , and at the manner in which the crews went through their various evolutions .

" The Story of Leicester Square " is the title of a little shilling volume by Air . John Hollingshead , which is about to be published by Air . George Kenning , of Great Queenstreet . Mr . Hollingshead ' s knowledge of London ~ is like that of Sam Weller , and he has in Leicester-square an excellent subject , for from tbe days when it was known as Leicester-fields , and the duellists used to meet there , until the time when it was laid out as a recreation ground of

the people by Baron Grant , the spot is particularly rich in historical and gossiping recollections . Whether Mr . Hollingshead has any revelations to make does not appear , but it is certain that the world has never yet heard how it was that London woke up one morning and found the hideous old man on horseback , who once disfigured the square , covered by great black spots , suchasCaleb Plummer put on the wooden toy horses , with a view to making them as near to " natur' " as possible— Daily News .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The Duke of Albany Lodge of Instruction , No . 1963 , held at the Masons' Arms Hotel , 169 , Battersea Park-road , resumed its meetings on Wednesday , the 7 th inst . Bro . Sir George Trevelyan remarked the other night that the Lord Mayor of London has dignity and fame enough , but the resident population over which he rules is not onetwelfth—he supposes since the recent extension of Glasgow not one-fifteenth—of those who live under the government of the Lord Provost .

General sympathy will be felt with Bro . the Marquis of Zetland at the loss he has just sustained by the sudden death of his brother , the Hon . John Charles Dundas , who was born in 1 S 45 , and represented the town of Richmond , Yorkshire , in the House of Commons from 1 S 80 till its disfranchisement in 1885 .

The announcement that there is no improvement in the condition of Sir Richard Owen is greatly to be regretted . The distinguished patient is able to take a little liquid food , but there is no renewal of strength . It is satisfactory , however , to know , on the authority of his medical adviser , that he is apparently free from anything like pain or discomfort .

Bros . Sir John Pander , M . P ., General Lord Wolseley , and Sir Jimes Fergusson , Bart , ALP , the Dean of Westminster , and Sir Robert Herbert have left Plymouth for Gibraltar on board the steamship Alerrion , their intention being to make a cruise of several weeks' duration , during which they will visit the different stations of the Eastern Telegraph Company .

The Prince of Wales has arrived at Mar Lodge on a visit to Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Fife , with whom the Princess of Wales and the Princesses Victoria and Maud have been staying for some time . Both the Princess of Wales and the Duchess have been enjoying some good fishing , the latter having landed a very large salmon in the upper waters of the Dee quite recently .

The Empress of Germany was safely delivered of a daughter at the Marble Palace at Potsdam early on Tuesday morning , the 13 th inst . The Emperor was in residence at the time , and at once telegraphed the news to the Queen , her mother , the Empress Frederick , and other members of the Imperial and Royal Family . This is the lirst daughter her Alajesty has given birth to , her other children , six in number , being all sons .

The insane run on the Birkbeck Bank , which originated , no doubt , in the uneasiness caused by the failure of a bank which was connected with a building society , has had no other effect than to demonstrate its perfect solvency . The Birkbeck officials , in order to meet the demands made upon them on Monday , kept their bank open till 10 p . m ., but since then the usual hours of business have been adhered to . Confidence in the stability of the bank is being fast restored .

Tuesday , the 13 th instant , was the ioth anniversary of the battle of Tel-el-Kebir , and in commemoration of the victory achieved by our troops on the occasion the colours of the regiments which took part in the battle were decked with laurel . The day following—the 14 th September , 18 S 2 —Arabi Pasha and about 10 , 000 Egyptian soldiers surrendered unconditionally , and our troops entered Cairo . Bro . Sir Garnet Wolseley , now Viscount Wolseley , received a peerage for his services .

It is satisfactory to know that up to the present time thanks to the energetic action taken by the Government and municipal authorities throughout England , but more especially at our various seaports , we are enabled to show a perfectly clean bill of health as regards cholera . The two cases which have occurred in this country have been imported from abroad , but they were dealt with so promptly ,

and the measures for completely isolating proved so successful , that till now not a single outbreak of the disease has been reported . We trust the precautionary measures will be continued , as the scourge is still raging in Hamburg and Russia . A meeting of the Committee of the Alansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the fire at St , John's , Newfoundland , was held in the Venetian Parlour of the Mansion House on Tuesday , the 13 th inst . Reports

were read showing the destitution that prevailed in this land , and it was suggested that Bro . Lord Alayor Evans should make a further appeal for help to the public It was announced that the Fund exceeded , ( , ' , 000 , of which £ 17 , 000 had been remitted , and it was decided to keep the balance of £ 5000 in hand for the present to meet the necessities of the sufferers at a later date . The statements as to the condition of the poor people were pitiable in the extreme .

THE SEVEN BIDI . ES OK THE WOULD . —The seven Bibles of the world are the Koran of the Mohommedans , the Tri-Pitikes of the Buddhists , the Five Kings of the Chinese , the Three Vedas of the Hindoos , the Zendavesta of the Persians , the Eddas of the Scandinavians , and the Bible of the Christians . The Eddas is the most recent , and cannot really be called more than a semi-sacred work .

It was given to the world some time during the fourteenth century of our era . The Koran is the next most ancient , dating from about the seventh century A . D . It is composed of sublime thoughts from both the Old and New Testaments , with frequent , almost literal , quotations from the Talmud . The Buddhist ' s Tn-Pitikes were composed in the sixth century before Christ . lis teachings are pure and sublime ; its aspiration lofty and extreme . ' lhe word

" king as used in connection with the sacred work of the Chinese simply means a web of cloth . From this it is presumed that they were originally written on fine rolls of cloth . The Vedas are the most ancient works in the language of the Hindoos , but they do not , according to the best commentaries , ante-date the twelfth century before the opening of the Christian era . The Zendavesta of the Persians contains the sayings of Zorcoster , who lived and worked in the twelfth century before Christ .

HOLLOWAY ' OiNTMtxT AXD Pu . cs . —Sudilcn changes of temperature sore y try all persons prone to rhc . iiuatism , sciatica , tic doloreux , a d many maladies scarcely less painful , though of shorter duration . On the first attack of stillness or suffering in any muscle , joint , or nerve , recourse should immediately be had to fomentin . the seat ot'diseae with hot brine and rubbing in this remarkable Ointmentwliici wilt tbe uneasiness

, a-su-ige ot the part , subdue inllammation , and reduce Ihc swelling . The I'ills , simultaneously taken , will rectif y constitutional disturb , ances and renew the strength . No remedy heretofore discovered has proved so effective as thc Ointment and Pills for removing gouty , rheumatic , and scrofulous attacks , which all ' ect all ages , and are commonly called hereditary .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Mrs . Temple has consented to distribute the prizes at th Fulham Federation of Boys' Clubs Athletic Sports , wh * L : will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) , in the Bishop ot Lonrl „ 1 Fields , Fulham Palace . a ° s Bro . W . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., had a garden partv

Thursday , the 15 th inst ., at Holly Lodge . Among othe several members of his lodge , The Abbey ( Westminst-r ? No . 2030-Bros . J . Gibson , P . AL , Treas . ; J . E . Sha „ i ' P . M , Sec ; C . C . Piper , P . M . ; R . E . H . Goffin , Tho ' Bull , P . AL ; Balchim , Baugham , and others .

St . Matthew s Day is one of the time-honoured occasions on which the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs , accompanied by the members of the Court of Aldermen and the Governors of the Royal Hospitals , attend Divine service in State . The ceremony of Wednesday next will take place , as usual at Christ Church , Newgate-street . One of the great attrac tions is the choir-singing of the Blue Coat boys . An " old boy " generally preaches the sermon .

Pheasant shooting prospcts in the Thames Valley are on the whole , favourable , the coverts on the various demesnes being fairly stocked with game . In Windsor Park the sport is reserved for the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family . Pheasants are sun . plied thence for the Queen ' s table at Balmoral and Windsor Castle , but during the season her Alajesty is acccustomed to send a large number of birds to charitable institutions .

It may be of interest to our readers to note that our distinguished Bro . Rev . C . J . Ball , who is so well known in connection with the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , read a paner on " Akkadian Affinities of Chinese " at the ninth Congress of Orentalists recently held in London . A very large number of distinguished scholars and travellers accepted an invitation to visit the cyclorama of Ancient Egypt at

Niagara Hall , Westminster , and expressed very great admiration of Berninger ' s work . The party included the delegate from the Khedive Sheikh , Rasched Mohammed and several Egyptian gentlemen from Cairo . ' The Prince of Wales arrived at Ballater on Thursday morning from London , and was met at the station by the Duchess of Albany , who had driven from Birkhall . The

weather being fine , the Prince drove to Mar Lodge in an open carriage . In the afternoon his Royal Highness , accompanied by the Princess of Wales and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , paid a visit to the Queen at Balmoral . At Braemar a large gathering welcomed the Royal party . It has been arranged that the presentation of the freedom

of the Burgh of Ayr to Mr . Carnegie shall take p lace at a public dinner in the Town Hall on the evening ofthe 5 th or 6 th October , as shall suit Mr . Carnegie ' s convenience . It has also been agreed that the memorial-stone of the new library shall be laid with Masonic honours , and that Mrs . Carnegie shall perform the ceremony .

We are requested to state that the Emulation Lodge of Instruction , No . 244 , will commence its third session on Friday , the 30 th instant , at the British Hotel , Broad-street , St . Helier's , on which occasion the ceremonies of the Third Degree will be rehearsed and some of the Sections worked . Bro . Jas . Caton , S . W . 244 , is the Preceptor , and henceforth the lodge will meet every Friday evening , instead of every Tuesday evening .

There was an influential gathering of Wesleyan Methodists at Willoughby-road , Hornsey , on Thursday , to witness the ceremony of fixing the memorial stones of what is likely to be one of the finest Nonconformist places of worshi p in that rapidly-increasing neighbourhood . Mr . George Williams , Bro . Horace B . Alarshall , jun , with four others placed the stones , and an able address , dealing with

various phases of Alethodism , was delivered by the Rev . C . H . Kelly , a Wesleyan ex-president and chief of the Connexional Book Room . The site and present buildings are already paid for , but the entire scheme involves a cost of over £ 10 , 000 . The Royal Welsh Fusiliers left Abergele on Thursday morning on a march to Denbeigh . They halted for a few minutes at Bodelwyddan village , which was decorated for the

occasion , and , after inspecting the church , resumed their march to St . Asaph . The little city was gay with flagsand mottoes of welcome . On arrival the soldiers attended service in the cathedral . The Bishop , taking his text from the words— " A Devout Soldier , " urged the practice of Christian virtues while following the profession of arms . Later , the officers were entertained at luncheon by the Duke of Westminster .

On Friday , the 9 th inst , the Benevolence and Charity Committee of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire held a meeting at the Alasonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , where there was a very large and influential attendance , under the chairmanship of Bro . R . Wylie .

I he business of the meeting was to consider petitions for grants from the Provincial Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence , and as a result of the Committee's deliberations the sum of £ 60 was voted in aid of distressed Freemasons and the widows of deceased brethren .

1 he Lady Alayoress will hold afternoon musical receptions at the Mansion House on Tuesday , September 20 th , October 4 th and iSth , and Novembei ist , from three to fiveo clock . The annual nail to the Mayors and Provosts of the United Kingdom has been fixed for Fiiday , October 21 st . J he presentation of fruit to the Chief Magistrate by the Fruiterers' Company takes place on Wednesday , October the

12 th , and on the same evening his lordship entertains Court of the Company at a banquet . The Lord Mayor will give a dinner party to meet the Lord Mayor elect alter the election on September 2 yth . MASONIC LECTUKES . — Bro . James Stevens h ? arranged to visit Lancashire during the last week of this month , and will deliver his interesting lecture on the ritual

and ceremonial of the symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry , under the auspices of the Alorecambe Lodge , No . i 5 Cl > a Alorecambe , on the 27 th instant . He has also accepted an engagement for a second visit to the Loyal Lodge , No . 2 5 ' > at Barnstaple , North Devon , and will lecture at tne Alasonic Hall in that town on the 3 rd October . Arrangements are in progress lor similar lectures in Herts , lis 5 " * Kent , Warwickshire , and other provinces . We can rec < T ' f - - — - ... W .. M .-... >| *•!»*• Ubll \> t [/ iwr llt \ . \~ yjt » — —— . iUg 01

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