Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

THEDEPUTY REGISTRARSHIP OFTHE MAYOR ' S COURT . —In the event of the present Deputy Registrar being appointed to the vacant office of Registrar of the Mayor ' s Court , Bro . D . W . Pearse , of Finsbury Chambers , will be a candidate for the Deputy Registrarship .

The health of Bro . Lord Brooke , M . P ., P . G . M . Essex , has improved of late so much that Lady Brooke was able to leave Easton Lodge and attend her Majesty ' s Drawing Room on the 14 th inst . At a meetingof the W . M . Sewell Council , No . 11 , of Allied Masonic Degrees , held at Maryport last week , Bro . J . Clifton Thompson was elected W . M ., and Bro . P . de E . Collin was elected Treasurer for the ensuing year .

Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellorof Ireland ) , SirM . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., and Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last . The second meeting this season of the Fox Club was held at Brooks ' s , on Saturday last , Bro . Victor A . Williamson , C . M . G . ; the Hon . F . Hanbury Tracy , M . P . ; C . C Cotes , and Lord Hothfield being among the members present .

At the quarterly communication of the District Grand Lodge of N ew Zealand it was decided at once to proceed with the erection of a memorial stone over the grave of the late Bro . Dr . Deamer , D . D . G . M . The design will probably take the form of a granite obelisk , with suitable iron work and stone enclosed .

The installation of officers of the St . Helen ' s Chapter , No . 531 , took place at the Masonic Hall , Hartlepool , on the 12 th inst ., as under , each officer being installed by his predecessor in office : Comps . C . F . Hockaday , M . E . Z . ; J . N . Taylor , H . j and Edward Nixey , J . At the conclusion of the ceremony , a banquet was held at the King ' s Head Hotel .

• The directors of the Carl Rosa Opera Company have issued their prospectus for the coming season at Drury Lane Theatre . There is a very strong body of artistes gathered together , and the season , which will commence on Saturday , the 5 th prox ., will comprise 30 evening and six morning performances . The whole will be under the direction of Bro . Augustus Harris , under whose auspices there seems to be every prospect of success .

Monday being the anniversary of St . Patrick , the patron saint of Ireland , was celebrated pretty generally by the Irish in London and elsewhere , the shamrock being conspicuously worn . A number of banquets was held in honour of the day , the 107 th anniversary of the Benevolent Society of

St . Patrick being celebrated at the First Avenue Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . the Earl of Arran , Bro . the Earl of Milltown , Sir Alexander Miller , & c , & c , being among the guests . The subscriptions , including £ 150 from the Queen , amounted to £ 550 .

Mark Masonry is making very rapid strides in Derbyshire , and new lodges have been consecrated at Ashbourne and at Ilkeston , while another is in contemplation at Alfreton . _ At present the county is in the Mark Province of "Leicester , Northampton , Derby , and Rutland , " and while

the present Provincial Grand Master , the venerable Bro . Wm . Kelly , who is the doyen of P . G . M . 's , remains at the head of affairs , there will be no desire for a change ; but in any vacation of his office Derbyshire will probably agitate for Home Rule . —A ew York Herald .

The Prince of Wales visited the National Training School of Cookery , in Buckingham Palace-road , on Saturday last . His Royal Highness lunched with the Committee and afterwards visited and inspected the schools while the students were engaged in their duties . In the evening- he was a

guest at an evening party given by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Committee of the Sports and Arts Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery . Prince George of Wales , the Duke of Teck , and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe were also present , as well as a large and fashionable company .

Mrs . Baskcomb gave a small " at home " at Ivy Lodge , Wandsworth Common , on the gth inst ., when some good music was heard . The hostess herself played with great expression " Fraiimes-VVirren Grillen " ( Schumann ) , and Mr . Cusins executed , in his usual masterly manner , " Fantaisie Impromptu " ( Chopin ) . Miss Maud Webster recited "The Spanish Mother , " and , in response to a special request , gave Oliver Wendell Holmes's "Aunt

labitha . Mrs . Paterson box gave a fine rendering of an air from " Mignon , " accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr . Cusins , and Bro . Baskcomb contributed two original recitations , viz . : "Coming to the point at last" and "Some ladies in our village start a soup kitchen for the poor , " and Lieut . St . John Gierke ( son of Bro . Col nel Shadwell H . Gierke ) performed a capital solo on the banjo .

Pro . the Duke of Fife presided at the annual general meeting , held at Prince ' s Hall , Piccadilly , on Saturday last , of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . The meeting was numerously attended , and the report for the past yearj which showed that the society ' s boats had been instrumental in saving the lives of 420 persons , was unanimously adopted . The total effective number of boats controlled by the

society was 293 , as many as 20 boats having been added to the list during the year . Unfortunately , while the expenditure amounted to £ 67 , 48 4 the receipts reached only £ 42 , 700 , and in order to meet this large deficiency the Committee had been obliged to have recourse to certain legacies , which would otherwise have been carried to the capital account . A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings .

Among the latest houses supplied with Austin ' s Sanitary Cylinders , are those of Peers , Judges , Doctors , & c . They are used in Hospitals , Clubs , Hotels . Names will be given on application and Testimonials sent . They arc odourless , non-poisonous , and Cheap ( a Cylinder lasts a year ) . Used

for all household disinfecting purposes , waterclosets ( being automatic in action no attention required ) , for ozonizin " baths , & c . Prices : is ., 2 s . 6 d ., 5 s ., gs ., and iSs " A . S . Cylinder Company , 1 S 1 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C Can be obtained of all Chemists .

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Tuesday was the 42 nd birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess Louise , Marchioness of Lome , who was born on the 1 Sth March , 184 S . The Princess of Wales , accompanied by "' the Princess Victoria and Prince George of Wales , visited the Royal Hospital for Women and Children on Saturday last , and distributed flowers to the patients .

Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , initiated his eldest son , Mr . James Stevens , into the Order , in the Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1457—Bro . William James Shadrake , VV . M . —• at Loughton , Essex , on the 13 th inst . A report of the meeting will be found in another column .

The Prince of Wales has been re-elected Commodore , and Bro . Lord Brassey Vice-Commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club . The report and statement of accounts for the past year , which were submitted and approved at the annual general meeting on the 13 th inst ., were in all respects satisfactory .

The Queen has approved of the appointment of Bro . Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C , M . P ., Under-Secretary of State for lndia , as a British Plenipotentiary at the Labour Conference at Berlin . Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , our Ambassador at Berlin , will watch the discussion from a diplomatic point of view , while Bro . Sir J . E . Gorst will consider the leading aspects of the question .

The annual supper in connection with the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction will take place at the Victoria Hall , Criterion , on Thursday , the ist May . Bro .. Brindley , P . M ., Preceptor , Chairman ; Bro . J . Greenway , Vice-Chairman ; and Bro . G . Reynolds , P . M ., Secretary .

Miss Fowler , who played the part of Lady Mayoress during the two Mayoralties of her father , Bro . Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., accompanied by a deputation of ladies , attended the Court of Common Council last week , and presented a memorial in support of the education of women .

The sale of tickets for the Guards' Burlesque in Chelsea , in aid of the Guards' Industrial Home , amounted early last week to over £ 147 , and a cheque for £ 150 has accordingly been presented to that deserving charity on behalf of the Guards' Amateur Theatrical Company .

Bro . Lord Mayor Isaacs has consented to open a public subscription at the Mansion House in aid ofthe sufferers by the Morfa , as well as by the Llanerch , Colliery accident , and subscribers , in remitting their contributions , are requested to state clearly to which of the two funds they desire them to be credited .

Lord Loughborough , eldest son of Bro . the Earlof Rosslyn , Past G . Master Mason of Scotland , was entertained at a grand banquet at Dysart House , Kirkcaldy , on Saturday last , and received addresses from the tenantry , miners , and servants on the estate , and also from the Town Council of Dysart , congratulating his lordship on the attainment of his majority . Lord Loughborough has since arrived at 40 , Upper Brook-street .

Prince Albert Victor of Wales arrived from Nepaul at Baroda on the evening of Thursday , the 13 th inst ., and met with a splendid reception from the Maharajah and the inhabitants . The following morning a cheetah hunt was organised for the entertainment of his Royal Highness , and in the evening a grand banquet , followed by a magnificent display of fireworks , was given in his honour . The city was illuminated both evenings .

In consequence of the lamented death of Bro . John Maclean , the Logic Club at its last weekly meeting , at the Cavendish Rooms , was in mourning . In place of the officers appointed at the last meeting , Bro . G . E . Fairchild , Preceptor , acted as W . M . ; Bro . J . P . Fitzgerald , as S . W . ; and Bro . R . P . Stevens , as J . W . It was unanimously resolved that a letter of condolence be forwarded by the Secretary and a wreath of flowers sent in the name of the club .

The Teignmouth brethren on Monday , the ioth inst ., on the motion of the W . M ., Bro . F . C . Hallett , P . S . CD ., telegraphed congratulations to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master , on the 27 th anniversary of his wedding , and praying that the Great Architect of the

Universe would spare him long to preside over the Craft with the same good fortune that had distinguished his rule in the past . His Royal Highness replied thanking the brethren of Benevolent Lodge very sincerely for their fraternal message .

At a meeting of the St . Pancras Vestry , on Wednesday , the Chairman expressed the regret , which he was sure they all felt , at the serious illness of their Vestry Clerk , Bro . Alderman E . Gibb . He ( the Chairman ) had seen him that day , and Bro . Gibb said he was better , but his appearance

did not indicate any improvement . Mr . Thornton moved a resolution expressing the sorrow with which the Vestry heard of the illness of Bro . Gibb , and their wish for his speedy restoration to health . Mr . VVestacott seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously , and the Chief Clerk was directed to send a copy of it to Bro . Gibb .

The eleventh annual soiree and dance in connection with Lodge St . John , No . 216 ( S . C ) , Stow , was held in the Town Hall , on Friday , the 7 th inst . Bro . R . Sanderson , P . M . 216 , Prov . G . Sec , presided . The attendance was fully up to the average , and included a deputation from Peebles Lodge , No . 24 . After tea a varied programme of songs , recitations , & c , was entered into and ably sustained by local ladies and gentlemen , and towards the

close Bro . Dr . Middleton , Prov . G . M . of Roxburgh and Selkirk , gave an address , in which he referred to the forthcoming bazaar in connection with the Grand Lodge of Scotland ' s scheme of Masonic benevolence , and commended the undertaking as one worthy of the heartiest support of the brethren , as also of well-wishers outside the Craft . The dance thereafter was as usual largely attended and very enjoyable .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMEX" / AND PILLS . —Ever useful . The alllictcd hy il . ness should look their diseases fully in the face , and at once seek a remedy for them . A short search will convince the most sceptical that these nohle medicaments have allbrded ease , comfort , and oftentimes complete recovery to the most tortured sufferers . The Ointment will cure all descriptions of sores , wounds ,

bad legs , sprains , eruptions , erysilepas , rheumatism , gout , and skin all ' ections . The Pills never fail in correcting and strengthening the stomach , and in restoringa deranged liverto a wholesome condition , in rousing torpid kidneys to increase their secretion , and in re-establishing the natural healthy activity of the bowels . Holloway ' s are the remedies for complaints of all classes of society .

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Bro . James F . Haskins announces an evening concert to take place at the Town Hall , Shoreditch , on Thursday , April 24 th , when we have no doubt he will provide , according to his custom , an excellent programme for his patrons . The Prince of Wales and Prince George have left London

for Brussels , en route for Berlin . The Prince on his arrival at Berlin will be received wtih all the honours due to a monarch , as he is on this occasion representing the Queen and paying the return visit for that of the Emperor to Osborne .

Bro . Abel Smith , M . P ., and Mrs . Abel Smith entertained a number of young men and girls in the rooms of the Young Men ' s Christian Association , Exeter Hall , on Monday evening . Collections of photographs , microscopes , and scientific apparatus were exhibited , and , after an eloquent and humorous address by the Dean of Norwich , there was a concert .

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught embarked at Bombay on their voyage to China on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., the farewell of the inhabitants ol all classes being of the most enthusiastic character . The Duke ' s children left for England on the following day in charge of Lieut .-Col . Becher . VVe regret

to hear of the fatal accident to Sir Howard Elphinstone , V . C , Comptroller of the Duke ' s household , who was swept overboard when travelling by the New Zealand Shipping Company ' s steamer Tongariro , from Plymouth to Teneriffe . Great sympathy is felt for Lady Elphinstone and her daughter , who were passengers with Sir Howard .

The Most Worshipful Grand Master has given his consent to the removal of the Gallery Lodge , No . 192 S , from Brixton Hall to Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street . The brethren of the lodge having passed a resolution in favour of this change of site , obtained the assistance of the Grand Secretary to lay their views before the Prince of Wales , with the reasons for the desired change , which were that as a large number of newspaper contributors are living on the

north side of the Thames , Brixton is inconvenient for them , and that as Anderton's is central , it is equally accessible to the brethren living on both sides of the river . The alteration in the days of meeting has also been agreed to by the Grand Master , and the lodge will now meet on the first instead of the second Saturday in February , March , May , July , and November , the December meeting remaining on the second Saturday of that month as before .

In October , 1874 , the Mark Mister Mason Lodge of St . Michael , No . 175 , was consecrated at Helston by the P . G . M ., and in honour of the event the Provincial Grand Lodge was held there in that year . Owing to the lack of railway communication and the consequent isolation of Helston from other parts of the county , no Provincial Grand Lodge has been held there since . During the . last year

Helston has provided accommodation for public entertainments by the erection of its spacious public buildings , and the brethren of St . Michael Lodge have now the pleasure of announcing to the Mark Masons of the province that the P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Charles Graves-Sawle , Bart ., has arranged to hold the next Provincial Grand Lodge at Helston some time next month . The brethren will meet in the Godolphin Hall .

Cigarette smoking has now become so general that it is not to be wondered at that manufacturers keenly compete with each other in establishing a reputation amongst connoisseurs . The most successful effort in that direction we have met with has been made by Bro . C R .

Brighten , of Blanchard ' s , who has introduced a cigarette of the finest Oriental tobacco , done up in a most convenient and atlractivebox of a registered pattern , and has arranged with the manufacturers to supply them solely to the famous house in Beak-street .

At a recent meetingof the Hervey Lodge of Instruction , held at the White Hart Hotel , Bromley , at the conclusion of the ordinary business , a presentation was made , on behalf of the lodge , to Bro . Martin J . Dickins , as a testimonial of their appreciation of his services as Secretary since the formation of the lodge in 1 SS 4 . The presentation took the form of a Master ' s collar , with most elaborately engraved and solid jewels , inscribed with the names of the following

brethren , members of the lodge : Bros . J . F . Arnaud , R . Burkitt , Sec ; H . G . Cooper , N . R . Dyer , H . J . Felton , P . M . ; R . L . Gore , P . M . ; D . Grinsted , P . M ., P . S . G . D . ; C L . Grundy , I . G . ; R . V . Harman , H . G . Hibbs , S . D . ; J . Howard , S . W . ; J . King , P . M . ; T . Lansbury , G . VV . F . Loftus , P . M . ; VV . R . Mallett , E . Packe , Stwd . ; D . Payne , A . Portway , P . M . : H . B . Quick , J . Reilly , F . Rogers , 1 . Sanders , J . VV . ; F . H . ~ Siderfin , Stwd . ; and VV . A . Williams , J . D .

AERATION - OF WATERS . —There are not many of us but know the value in every-day life of mineral and aerated waters , but few are aware of the vast proportions to which the business of their production has developed , or the ingenuity and enterprise which has marked its progress from its earliest stages . A visit to the manufactory of one of the prominent

aerated water producers , with its many bright copper cylinders , copper tubes , coiling here and everywhere , and its gauges and dials , all telling of confined and compressed force , would almost bewilder the uninitiated , but tend to make the " cooling draught" interesting as well as comforting . But " wonders will never cease , " and the latest wonder is the facility with

which the Volcanic Aeration Company has enabled the dispenser of aerated waters to , on the spot , produce as many bottles of whatever kind as may be required in the mansion , the hospital , the hotel , the restaurant , the canteen , the school with its thousand inmates , the club , the military or naval mess , and even the cricket field , all ready instantaneously , bright and pure , soda , lemon ,

potash , or of whatsoever flavour or description , highly aerated , and with an effervesence of the greatest lasting properties . We are told that compared for economy , and in the absence of need for skilled labour , the cost of the apparatus is nominal , and it can be rented from the

company upon suitable tsrms . We doubt not that there is a great future for this new departure in commercial economics , and we should advise an inspection of the several apparatus held under the patents of the Volcanic Aeration Company , at their offices , 16 , Philpot-lane , E . C .