Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

We are asked to announce that the St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction vvill in future meet at the Victoria Tavern , Gertrude-street , Chelsea , on Alondays at S o'clock . We learn there will be a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire , presided over by Lord Egerton of of Tatton , to be held at the Royal George Hotel , Knutsford . on the 27 th inst .

The will of the late Bro . Sir Philip Egerton , Bart ., of Dutton Park , Tarporley , Ins been proved in the Chester Probate Court . The real and personal estate passes to the heir , the value of the latter being sworn at £ 26 , 750 . It is officially stated that there will be two Drawing Rooms held at Buckingham Palace in the month of Alay , and that there will also be two Levees at St . James's Palace held on behalf of her Alajesty after Easter , the dates of which have not yet been fixed .

The annual dinner in aid of the Drovers' Benevolent Institution vvas held at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday evening under the presidency of Mr . Joseph Renew , who . in 1 S 44 , assisted vvith others in founding the Charity . The donations and subscriptions amounted to about £ 640 . Her Alajesty ' s ironclad Victoria , vvhich a short while since

went aground at Platea , arrived at Alalia towards the close of last week vvith Admiral Sir George Tryon on board , and accompanied by the ironclad the Edinburgh and the dispatch vessel Surprise . She was at once placed in the new Admiralty Dock called the Victoria , and vvill be thoroughly overhauled .

Princess Beatrice has accepted the invifa'ion of Lady Egerton of Tatton to visit Cheshire on the 27 th April , when she will open a fete and fancy fair at Stockport in behalf of the Cheshire Girls' Friendly Society . Bro . the Duke of Fife has very kindly consented to preside at the anniversary festival which will be held on the 14 th Alay in aid of the funds of Kind ' s College Hospital .

On Saturday evening last Baroness Hurdett-Coutts distributed the prizes to the successful members of the Queen ' s Westminster Rifle Volunteers . The corps is 1100 strong , and in a very ellicient state , and it was announced in the course of the proceedings that the German Emperor intends presenting a specially painted portrait of himself as a souvenir of his inspection of that regiment last year .

At thc opening of the Upper House of Convocation , the Archbishop of Canterbury , after referring to the national mourning for the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale , moved that an address be presented to her Alajesty and a resolution to the Prince and Princess of Wales , expressing the House ' s sympathy vvith them in their deep affliction . The proposal vvas agreed to . Similar votes vvere passed by the Lower House .

There has been a further marked decline in the mortality from influenza , the fatal cases primarily attributed having decreased from 31410 183 , and those in vvhich it is returned as a secondary cause from G 2 to 33 , while deaths due to diseases of the respiratory organs fell from 761 to 560 . The death-rate from all causes for London has fallen from 30 . C to 24 . 6 per 1000 . Brighton , Croydon , and other large towns in England , with the exception of Nottingham and Newcastle-on-Tyne , show a similar improvement .

The storm with which we were favoured by the Clerk of the Weather on Alonday appears to have been of exceptional severity on the East Coast , where the wind amounted to a gale . At Ipswich and Peterborough the snowfall interrupted the train service . At Aldeburgh the destruction

of the Norwegian barque vvhich was stranded there in November last vvas completed . In Essex the snowfall is said to have been the heaviest since the great storm in January , 1 SS 1 , while in South Lincolnshire the railway traffic vvas disorganised .

Certain statements vvhich have been made in various quarters respecting Bro . Edward Terry ' s prospective arrangements are likely to prove misleading . Air . Pinero ' s excellent comedy , "The Times , " is as popular as ever , and the advance booking is so good , that there is no doubt of its running up to the termination of the season , which vvill be about the end of June . On July iSth Bro . Terry is

pledged to start on a provincial tour , vvhich will last 10 or 12 weeks , but it is his present intention to resume the run of "The Times" on his return to town in the autumn . Therefore , it is not likely that another will be required before November at the earliest . When this occasion arrives it will be found that Bro . Terry ' s next production is from the pen of a well-known authoress , while the popular comedian

will appear as collaborator . I he paragraphs about Air . Walter Frith's new play are just a little " previous , " as , owing to the above arrangements , it may not be seen before Christmas or early in 1893 . Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo Wallis died at his residence , Pantington House , near Chichester , on Saturday morning last in his 101 st year . The deceased was born at Halifax ,

Nova Scotia , on the 12 th April , 1791 , and his name was entered in the books of the navy from 1795 , but it was not till 1 S 04 , when he was in his 14 th year , that he wasappointed a midshipman and went on active service . He took part in the capture of six frigates and one of our present colonies , but Ihe great evint of his life was the part he took in the duel between the American frigate l . hcsapeakc , Captain Lawrence , nnd the English frigate the Shannon ,

t . apiain Broke , AA alhs being at the time second lieutenant of the latter . The Shannon very speedily captured its antagonist , and Captain Broke being wounded seriously , and the lirst lieutenant killed , it devo ved on Lieut . AA ' allis to receive the swords of the enemy ' s officers . The funeial took place vvith naval honours on AA ' ednesday , Lady Wallis having graciously acceded to the wishes of the service , as conveyed to her in its behalf by Bro . Lord George Hamilton , First Lord of the Admiralty .

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Masonic And General Tidings.

The Prince and Princess of Wales , vvith Prince George and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , have been staying for some time at Compton Place , Eastbourne , vvhich has been kindly placed at their disposal by Bro . the Duke of Devonshire .

Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor of England ) and Bro . Lord George Hamilton , Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., and the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson attended the Cabinet Council vvhich vvas held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last .

The Duke and Duchess of Teck and Princess Victoria , who have been on a visit to her Alajesty at Osborne , left the Isle of Wight on Monday , and crossing the Solent on the Royal Yacht Alberta , then proceeded by train to the White Lodge , Richmond .

The promoters of the North London Alasonic Benevolent Ball have published a balance-sheet , which shows that the profit amounts to £ 73 10 s ., sufficient for 14 Life Subscriptions to the Masonic Charities . We congratulate all concerned on this successful result .

Bro . Lord Alayor Evans and the Lady Alayoress entertained the new Recorder of the City of London , Bro . Sir Charles Hall , Q . C , ALP ., the Sheriffs , many of the Aldermen , and the principal Officers of the Corporation at dinner at the Mansion House on Tuesday evening .

The remains of the late Colonel drant , the distinguished African Explorer , vvere interred at Nairn early in the present week , the funeral being attended by the neighbours and friends of the gallant officer . The coffin was carried to its last resting place by a detachment of the Seaforth Highlanders , and preceded by two pipers of the regiment , the widow and sons were the chief mourners .

Bro . Emra Holmes , F . R . H . S ., a former constant contributor to the " Freemasons'Magazine " and "Masonic Monthly , " has received the best thanks of H . S . H . the Princess Victoria Mary of Teck for his poem— " Princess May , " which is published in the current issue of the Gentleman ' s Journal . Her Secretary , in conveying the gracious intimation , adds : " Her Serene Highness vvas deeply touched and is very grateful . "

Bro . Lord Mayor Evans and Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Tyler and Sheriff Foster paid their annual state visit to tbe "Leopold Rooms" —the headquarters of the Church of England Young Alen ' s Society—where they vvere met by Bro . Lord Halsbury , President of the Society , and Lady Halsbury . Last year there vvere 15 , 000 young men on the books of the Society , and a substantial increase vvas reported .

We continue to receive numerous reports of meetings of Provincial Grand Lodges and private lodges vvhich have been convened for the purpose of expressing their sympathy vvith the Grand Alaster and the Royal Family on the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale . For the reasons vve gave last week it appears to us unnecessary to give full particulars of each meeting , and we must again ask our correspondents to consider the reports which have already appeared as representing the general feeling of the Craft .

Bro . Lord Egerton , P . G . AI . Cheshire , has promised to lay the corner-stone of the new porch which is shortly to be erected at St . Alary ' s-on-the-Hill , Chester , by the brethren of the Province of Cheshire , as a memorial to Randle Holmes , the distinguished antiquarian , historian , and

Freemason , of the 17 th century , who is buried in the edifice . It has heen decided to hold the Prov . Grand Lodge in the castle early in the afternojn , walk in procession to the church , hold a short service , and then lay the stone vvith Alasonic honours .

Some sanguine individuals have been making . 1 creditable , if somewhat desperate . endeavour to resuscitate humour , which is no longer considered to exist in its natural form in the British mind . The jest consists of the parodying of the formalities and social functions of Freemasonry . The burlesquers entitle themselves ' * Bricklayers , " and among

their many conceits they have devised for the distinction of their officers the titles of " Grand Whitewasher , " " Grand Plasterer , " " Grand Tiler , " and so on , and herein lies the joke , at least the initiated say so . But who shall penetrate their secrets , since they are as sacred as those of the brotherhood at whom their gibes are pointed ? — Court Journal .

The annual Alasonic ball in connection with Douglas 1-odge was held in the Masonic Hall , Bowness , on Friday evening , the 5 th inst . The event is looked upon as being the chief ball of the season in Bowness , and is patronised by the elite of the town and district . The hall was elaborately decorated for the occasion , and there vvas a brilliant company of about 100 ladies and gentlemen present . The ball began at nine o ' clock with the grand march , and a

programme of 22 dances vvas gone through , dancing being kept up vvith spirit till about five in the morning . A number of songs by several ladies vvere introduced between the dances . The duties of Masters of Ceremonies were ably discharged by Bros . James Ballantine and Liston Kirkwood . The music vvas supplied by Air . Sneddon ' s quadrille band , while the purveying , which gave entire satistaction , was in the hands of Air . Clark , Clydesdale Hotel .

A handsome monument has been erected by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Mr . Burdett-Coutts , ALP ., over the grave in Brompton Cemetery of the late Rev . Henry White , Chaplain of tbe Savoy . The memorial consists of a massive recumbent cross tomb of polished red granite , covering the entire grave space . The inscriptions are as follows : " Henry White , Chaplain inordinary to the Oueen ,

Chaplain to the bpeaker ol the House of Commons , and for 30 years Chaplain of the Chapel Royal , Savoy . Born 17 th February , 1833 . Fell asleep in the bavoy Precincts , 7 th October , 1 S 90 . ' VVe cannot all be as cities set upon a hill , whose light cannot be hid , but we can all let our light so shine before men that rhey may glorify our Father in Heaven . Even in our humblest laOours we may shed

around us some rays of a lite illuminated by the Spirit of Christ . Other lights may mislead or go out , but under tie beams of the Everlasting Light vve lind our path of peace '" ( from his sermon on ••'The Unfailing Light " ) . At the foot of the memorial are the words : " By

his friends for mmy years , the Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Mr . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., members of his sorrowing congregation . " A marble bust of Air . White , executed for the Alemorial Committee b y Air . T . R . Essex , has recently been placed in the Art Gallery of the Corporation of London at Guildhall ,

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . Sir H . Drummond Wolff , who succeeds Sir Clare Ford as H . AL's Ambassador to the Court of Spain , will leave London for Madrid on Monday next , the 22 nd inst . Lord Wolverton has consented to preside as Chairman at the 35 th anniversary Festival of the VVarehousemen , Clerks ' , and Draoers' Schools , vvhich will be held at the Hotel

Metropole on the 29 th April . We are pleased to hear that Bro . N . B . Headon , who has been suffering from a severe chill , is now convalescent . His brethren of The Great City Lodge , together vvith his many other friends , Alasonic and otherwise , vvill be glad to know this .

Bro . J . Frost Creswiek , an old P . M . of the Leigh Lodge , No . 957 , and a P . Z . of Hermes Chapter , No . 77 , vvas on the ioth inst . installed W . AL of the Royal Hampton Court Lodge , No . 21 S 3 , of vvhich he was a founder and during the past five years the Secretary .

The deferred assembly of fratres of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia—Third Order—will be held on Thursday , the 25 th inst ., at Alark Masons' Hall , at 4 . 30 p . m ., for the purpose of electing a successor to the late AI . VV . S . AL The deferred convocation of the Metropolitan College will follow at 5 . 30 .

The officers and brethren of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , No . 574 , held their monthly meeting in the Temperance Hall , Newbury , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., under the presidency of the W . AI ., Bro . F . j . Harrold . The visitors present included the Alayor of Chatham , who happened to be staying in the town . A Cheshire correspondent writes : We are pleased to

notify that up to the present date there are 72 Stewards from the Province of Cheshire going to the Festival of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution , representing the handsome sum of £ 1484 . This sum , it is expected , vvill be much increased , and it is , we believe , mainly due tothe indefatigable exertions of Bro . R . Newhou : e , P . G . Sec , who has worked loyally in this noble cause .

The annual ball in connection with Lodge Friendly , No . 1513 , was held on Tuesday night , the 9 th inst ., at the Public Hall , Barnsley . The room had been tastefull y decorated by Alassie and Sons . Alessrs . Bennett ' s band was in attendance , Alessrs . Fox had charge of the refectory , and the general management vvas vested in the Stewards—Bros . VV . Senior , VV . AL , F . C . Browne , C . Fox , J . IL

Gratton , P . AL , J . Longley , H . B . Nash , B . Smith , P . AL , and C . Sugden . The annual Charity ball of the Bootle Lodge , No . 1473 , took place on the nth instant , at the Town Hall , Bootle , under the distinguished patronage of his Worship the Mayor of Bootle . The officers present vvere Bros . S . Hale , W . AL ; W . R . Brewster , P . AL , and A . Kirkpatrick , P . M ., Al . C . ' s ; R . Rawlinson , Sec . j and W . Taylor , Treas .

There vvas a large gathering , and the hall , which vvas tastefully decorated by Air . J . Cairns , the Hall-keeper , and lit by the electric light , fitted up by Alessrs . Robinson and Co ., Bootle , presented a brilliant appearance . His Worship the Alayor kindly granted the use of the decorations . The Charities that will benefit by the proceeds of the ball are the West Lancashire Educational Fund and the Hamer and Alpass Institutions .

On the evening of the nth instant the members of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 6 73 , held their sixth annual reunion , concert , and dance at the Rodney Hall , Liverpool . The three Alasonic Charities were to benefit by the proceeds , and the success attending the event will warrant the expectation that considerable benefit will be derived . The preliminary arrangements had been made by theollicersof the

lodge , the following of whom vvere present , and did everything possible for the comfort and enjoyment ot their guests : Bros . VV . E . Alorton , VV . AL ; R . Rawlinson , LP . AL ; James Williams , S . W . j John Wylie , J . VV . ; D . Jackson , Treas . ; W . R . Roberts , bee . ; John Alorgan , S . D . ; Dr . Follows , J . D . j Fred . Jenkins , I . G . j James Edgar , Stwd . j T . Roberts , PAL ; and J . T . Callow , P . AI . At the concert , with which the proceedings

commenced , the chair vvas occupied by the VV . AL , Bro . VV . E . Alorton . The programme was contributed to by Alisses Broadfoot , Alawdsley , Iva Clark , and Hughes , and Alessrs . T . Alorgan , T . Ileyes , Ramage , Hudson , and VV . Sweetman , an ellicient accompanist being found in Bro . Harry Round , jun . At the dance vvhich followed Bro . R . Rawlinson , LP . AL , officiated as Alaster of the Ceremonies , and the music vvas supplied by Round ' s band .

'The Wigan Observer has the following : — " Freemasons will be interested in Hughan ' s 'Engraved List of Regular Lodges for A . D . 1734 , ' in facsimile , vvhich has been kindly presented to the Alasonic division of the AA'igan Public Library by Bro . James Newton . The frontispiece of the old list is inscribed to ' The Alost Noble and Puissant Lord John Lindsay , Earl of Crawford and Lindsay , Visrr .

Kilberney , Ld . Spinzie Glenes , Feneven Town , ami Columblinch , Premier El . of Scotland , Grand . Master . ' The Earl , vvith two other noblemm , it is stated , ' wero admitted entered apprentices and also received fellow crafts as honorary members , in the Lodge of Edinburgh . on August 7 th , 1733 , under the temporary . Mastership ut the Iiarl of blriuhmore , then Grand Alaster of England , by

whom his Lordship was introduced to the Grand Lodge on Decmber 13 th of the same year . On Alarch iSth , 1734 . The Earl of Crawford again attended , and was proposed 111 the Grand Alaster ' s name' for successor , hythe Deputy Grand Alaster Batson , in the chair , and was tnen and then ' ' saluted as Grand Alaster elect , ' being styled ' Alaster of

a Lodge . ' The installation tuok place at Alercer ' s Hall on . March 30 th , so there was not much time lost from Lonl Crawford ' s initiation some seven months previously-Prefixed to the facsimi ' c is an interesting account from tinpen oi Bro . Hughan of the various lodges engraved upu " the list . The- book has become a rare one , and is a welcome addition to our Alasonic library . —II . T . F . "

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