Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

THE HUGHAN TESTIMONIAL . —The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lincolnshire has voted three guineas to the Hughan Testimonial Fund . On Thursday , the 13 th inst ., Bro . Earl Granville unveiled the memorial bust placed in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the virtues of the late Archbishop Tait .

The warrant of the Portsmouth Temperance Lodge has been signed by the Grand Master , and is numbered No . 2 o 6 Son ' the roll of the Grand Lodge of England . The Oueen has been pleased to confer the dignity of the "Srand Cross of the Order of the Bath , Civil Division , on Bro . Sir J . A . Macdonald , K . C . B ., G . C . M . G .,

P . G . S . W . England . A thrilling story , entitled " On the Square , " will be published this month , and from the circumstance of its being founded on fact , and turning on a Masonic incident of great interest , we have no doubt it will prove very welcome to our readers .

Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., has been appointed Secretary of the Admiralty in succession to Mr . Campbell-Bannerman , M . P ., and is succeeded as Civil Lord by Mr . VV . S . Caine , M . P . Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson is President of a committee formed for the purpose of raising a testimonial to be presented to Mr . VV . G . George , the well-known athlete , on his retirement from the path .

" All in the Sun " is the title of a very pretty fine art book by Mrs . Christophine Goddard , which will be shortly issued by Messrs . Dean and Son . A feature in the book will be that an etching of child life will appear between each page of chromo pictures in colours . The annual banquet of the Whittington Lodge of Instruction , No . S 62 , will take place at Bro . Day ' s , the Red Lion , Poppins Court , Fleet-st ., on the 26 th inst ., at 7 o'clock , Bro . W . H . Mars ' on , P . M . 55 , 1599 , in the chair .

According to the latest bulletins , the condition of our venerable Bro . Sir Moses Monteflore is very favourable , though much of the weakness supervening on the excitement resulting from the birthday festivities still

remains . Bro . the Earl of Limerick , P . G . M . Bristol , and tbe Countess of Limerick , and Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . M . Cornwall , have arrived in town , the former from Dromore Castle , co . Limerick , and the latter from Mount Edgcumbe . Our late Bro . the Marquis of Londonderry , P . G . M . Durham , has been succeeded as Lord Lieutenan t

of the county of Durham by Bro . the Earl of Durham , whose family had been conspicuously connected with Freemasonry for a long term of years . We are in a position to announce , as a further evidence of Messrs . Spiers and Pond ' s anxiety to cater well for their patrons , the public , that a musical entertainment will shortly be provided for those who dine at the " table d'hote " in the Grand Hall of the Criterion .

According to the Keystone , a meeting of the Philadelphia bar was held on the 13 th October for the purpose of demonstrating the respect of its members towards the late Bro . the Hon . M . Phillips , Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania . All the principal members were present , and the address was delivered and the minute of respect moved by Bro . the Hon . Richard Vaud , who is also a P . G . M .

Pennsylvania . It seems that as we English Masons can boast of our centenarian brother in the person nf Sir Moses Monteflore , so can the Masons of the United States , one of whom , . Bro . Christopher C . Graham , M . D ., Louisville , Kentucky , was born on the 10 th October , 17 S 4 , and initiated in Warren Lodge , No . 53 , Kentucky , in March , 1 S 19 .

Thus our Sir Moses , though a slightly younger man , is a considerably older Mason . We have to acknowledge receipt of a list , in tabular form , of the officers and members for the year 18 S 4-5 of the Saye and Sole Lodge , No . 1973 ( Craft ) , Mark Lodge , No . 309 , and Conclave , No . 122 , all of Belvedere , Kent , their place of meeting being the Royal Alfred

Institute , Belvedere . The dates of thc installation and other meetings are added , as well as the names of the Secretaries of the three bodies . The information , which is given in compact and handy form , will be found useful for purposes of occasional reference . The London Gazette of Friday contains the official appointment of a Royal Commission for the promotion of an exhibition of the Products , Arts , and

Manufactures of the Colonies and India . Among the members of the Commission are Bros . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , P . G . W . ; the Duke of Manchester , P . G . M . Northams and Hunts ; the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire ; the Marquis of Hamilton , P . G . W . ; the Earl of Dalhousie , the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro G . M . ; Earl Granville , Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Gloucestershire ; Sir T . Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., & c , & c Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen is the Secretary .

An "invitation concert" was given on Thursday evening last at St . James's Hall by Miss Carlingford , who , by recent performances at the Savoy Theatre , has shown herself to be an admirable vocalist . There was a large audience , and all the numbers in the programme was well received , Miss Carlingford's songs— "The Lost Chord " and "Spare my boy at sea " —being vehemently applauded . But the chief feature of the evening was Dr . Carter

Moffat's address on "The Ammoniaphone , " an instrument which , after many years of labour and study , he has at length succeeded in perfecting , and which he has invented for the purpose of improving and enriching the voice by the inhalation of chemical compounds resembling artificial Italian air . Dr . Moffat ' s lecture was listened to with the closet attention , and there seems , from the descrip tion and the experiments which accompanied it , good reason to anticipate that the " Ammoniaphone " will prove a success .

Masonic And General Tidings

A meeting of the Town Council of Haverfordwest was held on Monday , the 10 th inst ., under the presidency of Mr . S . Thomas , mayor , when a vote of thanks to Captain G . Lambert , F . S . A ., P . G . Swd . Br ., of Coventrystreet , London , was cordially passed , to the effect "That the sincere thanks of this council be tendered to Captain George Lambert , F . S . A ., of Coventry-street , London , for his

kindness in having at his own expense repaired and restored the corporation maces , and in having returned them so restored to this council in a handsome polished oak box for their safe keeping with an engraved inscription inside on a brass tablet , recording the fact of their having been exhibited at the forty-first congress of the British Archaeological Association , held at Tenby in September of

the present year , of which association Captain Lambert is a member , and was himself present at such congress . " — City Press . Bro . Lord Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk , is among the guests who are staying with Bro . Lord Londesborough , at Londesborough Lodge , Yorkshire . Bro . I . G . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., has been

appointed her Majesty ' s Postmaster-General in succession to the late Professor Henry Fawcett , M . P . The Duke of Northumberland and his eldest son , R . W . Bro . Earl Percy , M . P ., P . G . M . Northumberland , have arrived in town from Alnwick Castle . On Tuesday , the nth inst ., at the monthl y meeting of the Jewish Board of Guardians , a benefaction of

£ 100 from Bro . Sir Moses Monteflore was announced to mark the completion of his 100 th year . At the regular meeting of the United Service Lodge , No . 142 S , at Portsmouth , on Friday last , a very gratifying and well-deserved mark of esteem was paid to Bro . Chas . V . Birch by the lodge presenting to him a very handsome and valuable gold Secretary ' s jewel .

On Monday the Queen was present at thc funeral of Willie Blair , Her Majesty ' s Highland fiddler , who died last week at the venerable age of 90 . The body was interred in Cra'chie churchyard , where a monument will be erected by command of her Majesty . Bro . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs , will preside at the nqth annual meeting of the Benevolent

Strangers' Friend Society , to be held at the Mansion House on the 15 th December . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., P . G . J . W ., ex-Lord Mayor , is Treasurer of the Society . The installation meeting of the City of Westminster Lodge , No . 156 3 , will take place on Thursday , the 27 th inst ., and the VV . M . ( Bro . Burdett-Coutts ) , and the officers of the Abbey Lodge , Westminster , No . 2030 , have been invited , by resolution at the last meeting , to attend .

The Shadwell Clerke Preceptory of Ivnight Templars will be consecrated on Monday , the 22 nd December — instead of the ist—at 33 , Golden-square , by Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Great Sub-Prior , assisted by some of the most distinguished members of the Order . The business will comprise the installation of candidates , the consecration , and the installation of Bro . H . Lovegrove , E . P . designate ,

A very interesting lecture was delivered 011 Tuesday , the nth inst ., under the banner of the Lodge of St . George , No . 2025 , in the Huyshe Masonic Temple , Princess-street , Plymouth , the lecturer being none other than our learned and respected Bro . VV . J . Hughan , P . G . D . England . The subject chosen was " The Four Grand Lodges of England , " and our readers will have no

difficulty in picturing to themselves how ably and clearly it was dealt with by the lecturer . The Annual Assembly of the General Grand Conclave of the Masonic and Military Orders of the Red Cross of Constantine , K . H . S ., and St . John the Evangelist , will be held at Sa Red Lion-square , Holborn , on Monday , the ist December 315 . 30 p . m . The business to be dealt

, with includes the reading of the Annual Report of the Executive Committee , the appointment of eight Grand Senators , and the election of ten Grand Senators . A banquet will be held at 6 . 30 p . m ., and Knights' Companions proposing to dine are requested to send in their names , with as little delay as possible , to the Grand Recorder , W . R , Woodman , M . D ., Ford House , Exeter .

The following dinners took p lace at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending November 22 nd : Monday—Bristol Lodge ; Whittington Lodge . Tuesday—Cadogan Lodge ; Salisbury Lodge ; Ebury Chapter , VVednesday—Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society j Grand Stewards' Lodge ; Buckingham and Chandos Lodce ; Oak Lodge ; Noviomagus ; Royal York Lodge .

Thursday—Civil Service Vocal Union ; Cymmrodonan Society ; St . Mary's Lodge ; Universal Lodge ; Globe Lodge ; Linnean Club . Thursday — United Pilgrim Chapter j Great Northern Lodge ; Scottish Corporation . Friday—Jordan Lodge j University Lodge ; St . James's Chapter . The "Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary ,

and Pocket Book for 1885 , " has just been issued , it being the fifteenth year of publication of this popular directory . We have little to say of the new issue beyond recording the fact that it contains the latest particulars relating to Masonry , not only in the United Kingdom , but in all other countries as well . Its information is likewise even more

complete and accurate than ever , and as showing to how recent a date this is brought down , we may state that the Lodge of St . Osyth , No . 2063 , of Clacton-on-Sea , consecrated only last week , appears in its p lace on the roll of our English lodges . In , short , while retaining all its old characteristics , no pains have been spared to make the " Cosmo " a reliable guide to the Craft universal .

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Masonic And General Tidings

The banquet to be g iven by the Empire Club in honour of Bro . Sir John A . Macdonald , K . C . B ., G . C . M . G ., will take place at the club premises on VVednesday next , the 26 th inst ., the Marquis of Lome , late Governor . General of Canada , will preside .

Bro . David James , wc are very p leased to learn , has recovered from his late severe indisposition , and will positively resume the Dart of Perkyn Middlewick in "Our Boys " at the Strand Theatre on Monday next . Bro . the Lord Mayor was entertained at dinner

on Thursday week by ( lie Leat / iersellers' Company , which is thus the first of the City companies to have the honourof receiving his lordship as a guest at their festive board . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead was present in his capacity of one of the Company ' s Wardens .

Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , M . P ., and Lord Carrington , P . G . S . W ., with the Hon . E . L . Stanley , M . P .. Mr . Samuel Morley , M . P ., and Mr . Jesse Coliings , M . P ., members of the Royal Commission on the Hon ; ing of the Working Classes , stayed at Sandringham from Saturday to Monday last , on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales .

A grand Masonic Bazaar and Fancy Fair will be held in the Tontine Rooms , Armagh , on Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday next , in aid of the funds now being raised towards the erection of a Masonic Hall in Armagh . The scheme will be carried out under the patronage of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , his Grace the Duke of Abercorn , M . W . G . M . Ireland ; Bros . Maxwell C . Close , M . P .,

P . G . M . Armagh ; John G . Winder , D . P . G . M . ; the Ea of Charlemont , George D . Beresford , M . P ., and the Countess of Charlemont ; Mrs . Close , and Mrs . Beresford . The last two ladies will preside at the Provincial Grand Lodge stall , and other influential ladies at the Monaghan stall , and those fitted and furnished by lodges Nos . 409 , 39 , 99 . a"d 623 , and the refreshment stall . A medi .-eval street has been designed for the occasion by Mr . I . F .

Warden , of the Theatre Royal , Belfast , and a military band will be in attendance each day . There will be a charge for admission of 2 s „ on the afternoon of the first day , and is . the evening ; and on the other days , morning is ., and evening is . Doors open on Monday from 3 p . m ., to 6 p . m ., and in the evening from S p . m ., to 10 p . m . ; Tuesday and VVednesday—Morning , noon , 105 p . m . ; evening , 7 p . m ., to 10 p . m . Brethren are requested to attend in Masonic costume .

An Alarming Disease Afflicting A Numerous Class.

AN ALARMING DISEASE AFFLICTING A NUMEROUS CLASS .

The disease commences with a slight derangement of the stomach , but , if neglected , it in time involves the whole frame , embracing the kidneys , liver , pancreas , and , in fact , the entire glandular system , and the afflicted drags out a miserable existence until death gives relief from suffering .

The disease is often mistaken for other complaints ; but if the reader will ask himself the following questions he will be able to determine whether he himself is one of the afflicted : —Have I distress , pain , or difficulty inbreathing after eating ? Is there a dull , heavy feeling attended by drowsiness ? Have the eyes a yellow tinge ? Does a thick , sticky , mucus gather about tbe gums and teeth in the

mornings , accompanied by a disagreeable taste ? Is the tongue coated ? Is there pain in the sides and back ? Is there a fulness about the right side as if the liver were enlarging . ' Is there costiveness ? Is there vertigo or dizziness when rising suddenly from a horizontal position ? Are the secretions from the kidneys scanty and highly coloured , with a deposit after standing ?

Does food ferment soon after eating , accompanied by flatulence or a belching of gas from the stomach ? Is there frequent palpitation ofthe heart ? These various symptoms . may not be present at one time , but they torment the sufferer in turn as the dreadful disease progresses . If the case be one of long standing there will be a dry , hacking cough , attended after a time by expectoration . In very

advanced stages the skin assumes a dirty brownish appearance , and the hands and feet are covered by a cold , sticky perspiration . As the liver and kidneys become more and more diseased , rheumatic pains appear , and the usual treatment proves entirely unavailing against this latter agonising disorder . The origin of this malady is indigestion or dyspepsia , and a small quantity of the

proper medicine will remove the disease if taken in its incipiency . It is most important that the disease should be promptly and properly treated in its first stages , when a little medicine will effect a cure , and even when it has obtained a strong hold the correct remedy should be persevered in until every vestige of the disease is eradicated , until the appetite has returned , and the digestive organs restored

to a healthy condition . The surest and most effectual remedy for this distressing complaint is " Seigel's Curative Syrup , " a vegetable preparation sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the world , and by the proprietors , A . J . White , Limited , 17 , Farringdon-road , London , E .. This Syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease , and drives it , root and branch , out of the system . Ask your chemist for Seigel ' s Curative Syrup .

Spanish Town , Jamaica , West Indies , Oct . 24 , rSSz . Dear Sir , —I write to inform you that 1 have derived great benefit from " Seigel's Syrup . " For some years I have suffered from liver complaint , with its many and varied concomitant evils , so that my life was a perpetual misery . Twelve months ago I was induced to try Seigel's

Syrup , and although rather sceptical , having tried so many reputed infallible remedies , I determined to give it at least a fair trial . In two or three days I felt considerably better , and now at the end of twelve months ( having continued taking it ) I am glad to say that I am a different being altogether . It is said of certain pens that they " come as a boon and a blessing to men , " and I have no reason to doubt the truthfulness of the statement . I can

truly say , however , that Seigel's Syrup has come as a " boon and a blessing " to me . I have recommended it to several fellow-sufferers from this distressing complaint , and their testimony is quite in accordance with my own . Gratitude for the benefit 1 have derived from this excellent preparation prompts me to furnish you with this unsolicited testimonial . I am , dear sir , yours ever gratefully , ( Signed ) CAREY B , BERRY , Baptist Missionary .