Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

COMP . T . LEWES SAYER has been elected Scribe E . of the Beadon Chapter No . 619 . BRO . THE RIGHT HON . Gerald Balfour , Chief Secretary for Ireland , left Euston on Monday night for Dublin . His EXCELLENCY Count Deym , the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador , returned to London on Monday from his leave of absence . BRO . THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE arrived on Monday night at Blythswood House , Renfrewshire , on a visit to Bro . Lord and Lady BMhswood .

THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK left Warwick Castle for Wynyard Park , Stockton , on Monday on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry . THE QUEEN , according to present arrangements , is expected to reside in Scotland until about the middle of next month , when the Court leaves Balmoral for Windsor Castle . THE LORD MAYOR ELECT will be the guest of the Alliance Lodge at their installation banquet on Tuesday , the 15 th proximo . Bro . Baron de Bush is the W . Master elect .

THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING of the Whittington Lodge , No . S 62 , afterthe recess will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Monday next . Bro . H . C . Kemp is the W . Master . COUNTESS PERCY is lending her house , 2 S , Grosvenor-square , for a floral bazaar and concert on Wednesday and Thursday of next week , in aid of Sister Katherine's Nursing Work at Plaistow .

THE OUEEN has forwarded , through Colonel the Right Hon . Sir Fleetwood Edwards , K . C . B ., her annual subscription of £ 50 to the Army and Navy Pensioners ' Employment Society , of which her Majesty is patron . THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE and Bro . Colonel the Earl of Strafford , who repiesented the Queen at the funeral of the late Queen of Denmark , reached Victoria Station on Tuesday evening on their return from Copenhagen .

AT THE STABILITY CHAPTER , NO . 217 , on the 17 th instant , Comp . W . R . Smith , M . E . Z ., assisted by his officers , exalted to the Supreme Degree Bro . Cornelius H . Barham , i 27 S . The ceremony was rendered with that perfectness for which this chapter has always been known . BRO . LORD GEORGE HAMILTON has arrived as Minister in attendance on her Majesty , and , with the Very Rev . Principal Story , M . D ., Chaplain to the Queen , who has also arrived at the Castle , had the honour of being included in the Royal dinner party . Bro . Sir Waltar Parratt left the Castle .

BRO . THE EARL OF DERBY presided on Saturday last at the annual meeting of the Governors of University College , Liverpool , and , urging the necessity of the erection of a building for the school of anatomy , intimated his intention of giving £ 5000 towards the £ 20 , 000 required . Another donation of ^ 2000 was announced . AT THE monthly meeting of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , a handsome and costly carved oak frame , containing the photos of the Past Masters , was presented for exhibition in the lodge room by Bros . A . E . Burnett , P . M ., and H . Cox , S . W . The gift was accepted by the W . M ., Bro . F . W . Bishop , with thanks .

LORD MASHAM was presented with the freedom of Bradford at a sp ecial meeting of the Corporation . The scroll was enclosed in a golden casket . Lord Masham recently gave £ 40 , 000 to the Corporation to erect an Art Gallery and Museum in memory of Cartwright , whom he recognised as the original inventor of the wool-combing machine .

THB LORD CHANCELLOR ( Bro . Lord Halsbury ) will receive the Lord Mayor-Elect at the House of Lords on Monday , the 24 th instant , at 11 . 15 a . m . On the same day , at ri . 45 , there will be a special service at Westminster Abbey . Places will be reserved for the Judges , Queen ' s Counsel , and officers of the Supreme Court who may attend . The Dean will receive the Judges at the west door . The Lord Chancellor ' s reception at the House ot Lords will take place at 12 . 45 .

THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY has accepted Bro . Lord Mayor Davies s invitation to the Mansion House banquet on the 4 th prox ., to meet the Sirdar , 'on his admission to the Freedom of the City , as have also the Marquis of Lansdowne ( Secretary of State for War ) , the Earl of Rosebery , Bro . Lord Roberts , and the Speaker , Bro . the Right Hon . W . C . Gully , M . P . The London Rifle Brigade will form a guard of honour for the Sirdar on the occasion of his visit .

MEMBERS OK THE Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' Committee have been daily engaged in making arrangements for the annual civic pageant on the 3 th proximo . ' Ihe triumphal cars will be confined to three in number , and will be symbolical of Anglo-American Unity , British South Africa , and the Advance of Technical Education . With a view to introducing into the procession a strong military element , the Committee has made application to the commanding ofiicers of some of the leading Metropolitan Volunteer corps , inviting them to send detachments .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , accompanied by Princess Victoria , arnved at Marlborough House early on Wednesday morning , from Balmoral Castle . Bro . Capt . Holford was in attendance . Princess Louise , Marchioness of Lome , and Princess Louis of Battenberg visited the Prince of Wales during the day . Bros , the Duke of Abercorn represented the Prince of Wales , and Lord Colville of Culross the Princess of Wales , at the funeral service in the German Chapel , Marlborough-gate , on . Saturday last , for the Queen of Denmark .

BRO . THE MARQUIS OF TULLIBARDINE , of the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue ) , who has been serving throughout the two Egyptian Campaigns of this year , arrived from Khartoum a fortnight ago at his father ' s house in Eaton-place , en route for Blair , where great festivities were in preparation in his honour . Unfortunately he at once developed an acute attack of malaria and Egyptian fever . The Duchess of Atholl has come up to town to nurse her son , whose condition necessitates , in his medical adviser ' s opinion , the most absolute quiet , although his temperature is not so high as might have been expected .

THE QUEEN , with her Imperial Majesty the Empress Frederick and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales , Princess Henry of Battenberg , Princess Victoria of VVales , Princess Adolphe of Schaumburr-Lippe , and her Royal Highness Princess Louise Duchess of Fife , and the Duke of Fife , attended on Saturday morning last in Craithie Church a memorial service for her Majesty the Oueen of Denmark , i'he Rev .

S . J . Ramsay Sibbald officiated . The Countess of Lytton and Captain Ponsonby were in attendance . The Countess Perponcher and Count Seckendoiff were in attendance on her Imperial Majesty the Empress Frederick , and Bro . Captain Holford was in attendance on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . The musical portion of the service was conducted by Bro . Sir Waller Parratt , P . G . O .

Masonic And General Tidings.

THE MANSION HOUSE VVest Indies Hurricane Relief Fund amounted last night ( Thursday ) to £ 33 , 900 . BRO . LORD CHARLES BERESFORD arrived at Pekin on Sunday last , and is staying with Sir Claude MacDonald as his guest . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT arrived at Bedale , Yorkshire , on Saturday night last , on a visit to the Earl of Listowel , who has rented Thorpe Perrow *

Hall . A MARRIAGE is arranged to take place between Bro . the Earl of Strafford , Equerry to the Oueen , and Mrs . Colgate , of Uplands , New Hamburg-on-Hudson , United States . MISS GRACE J ACKSON , daughter of Bro . the Right Hon . VV . L . Jackson , M . P .

, of Allerton Hall , Chapel Allerton , Leeds , was on Saturday afternoon last married to Mr . Aubrey Brocklebank , son of Mr . Thomas Brocklebank , of Irton Hall , Cumbsrland , and the Hollies , Liverpool . The wedding was solemnised at the Leeds Parish Church , the officiating clergy , including the Bishop of Ripon and the Vicar of L-jeds ( the Rev . Dr . Gibson ) . The bride was given away by her father .

THE LATE BRO . SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD . —The member for the Whitby division , Mr . E . W . Beckett , on Tuesday unveiled the memorial tablet to and the portrait of the late Bro . Sir Frank Lockwood subscribed for by the members of the Reading Room at Cloughton , near Scarborough . Mr . Beckett and Mr . J . E . Ellis , M . P ., each paid tributes to the memory of Sir Frank , who , during his residence in Cloughton , did a great deal to improve and cheer the lives of the villagers .

ON WEDNESDAY , the 2 nd prox ., at 3 p . m ., the Bishopsgate Lodge , No . 2396 , will attend at St . Botolph Church , Bishopsgate , a Masonic service , at which the offertory will be given in aid of the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . the Lord Bishop of Marlborough will preach the sermon , and the Lord Mayor will attend in state . A dispensation has been obtained for the brethren to appearin Craft clothing and jewels . Full directions as fo the service will be printed on the tickets , which are to be obtained of Bro . Lionel H . Lemon , Sec , 4 , King-street , Cheapside , E . C .

THE COMMITTEE of the Hospital Saturday Fund held their annual collection throughout the metropolis on Saturday last , but on account ot the numerous complaints which were made to the police the familiar street collection was abandoned . Instead they availed themselves of the offer of upwards of 1500 London tradesmen to place boxes in their shops , and the ladies who used to have stands at various points of vantage in the streets have this year gone round with subscription sheets , ft is said that so far that the collections in the workshops has been most satisfactory , and that , all things considered , there will be a more favourable return this year frome all sources than in 1 S 97 .

THE NAME OF TEOKANI IS so well known in the smoking world , that we offer no apology in calling attention to their Turkish cigarettes , which continue to bs of a high class standard and the best that money can buy . With so many imitations about , smokers should see that they are not easily put off with cigarettes that do not bear the . genuine trade mark and name of this firm , which are on every cigarette and box they

send out . Direct importers of the leaf from Turkey , Messrs . Teofani ' s brands are all manufactured from _ the highest class tobaccos , and , for quality and make cannot be surpassed by anything in the trade . They are always to be got at the leading hotels , railway buffets , cafes , restaurants , principal stores and tobacconists throughout the United Kingdom , and we recommend those that have not sampled them to obtain them at once .

MESSRS . MUSGRAVE AND CO ., II , St . John-street , E . G ., deserve the highest commendation for the quality of their new preparation , upon which they have bestowed the name of " Dargi-dash . " It answers the double flavour of a full-bodied sauce of excellent flavour , which not only nids digestion , but is likewise a capital relish when taken with fish , soups , hot and cold meat , chops and steaks , & c , and also of a" Pick-me-up , " a liqueur glass taken after exhausting exercise having an immediate and most beneficial effect . 1 he name is an appropriate one , commemorating as it does the great feat of arms at Dargai during the recent Anglo-Indian frontier campaign , and at the same time possessing in a high degree the many qualities we have ascribed to it .

THE REMAINING WEEKS of Bro . the Lord Mayor ' s year of office are to be devoted , in a great measure , to a revival of the hospitality which has been all along the characteristic of the mayoralty . To-morrow ( Saturday ) Bro . the Lord Mayor gives a banquet , on the occasion of the reception of the Elcho Shield , to the English Eight and the Commanding Officers of Aletropolitan Volunteers . For the first time in the history of the trophy , Lord Wemyss—the donor—will be present at the dinner . On . the same evening the Mackinnon Cup for volley firing and the Volunteer Ambulance

Shield , won again this year by Metropolitan Corps , will be handed to Bro . the Lord Mayor for retention at the Mansion [ House until the next competition . On the 26 th instant a Masonic banquet to the Grand Officers of the year , the Provincial Grand Masters , and other leading members ef the Craft , will be given in celebration of Bro . the Lord Mayor ' s promotion as Past Grand Deacon . By dispensation of the Grand Master , full dress Masonic clothingand jewels will be worn . On Tuesday , the 1 st prox .,

the Lady Mayoress will have her final afternoon reception . On the 2 nd prox . the muchdebated dinner to the Chairman and members of the London County Council will be held , and on the 4 th prox . the Lord Mayor will receive the Sirdar . On the 5 th prox . the boys and girls of the Freemen ' s Orphan School will be entertained . On the Sth prox . the Mayoralty changes hands , and , prior to ihe annual ceremonial , Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lord Mayor elect will jointly give a dejeuner at the Mansion House .

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