Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

WE ARE PLEASED TO HEAR that Bro . Sir George W . Elliot has so far recovered from his recent serious illness as to be able to be moved to Whitby . BRO . AND MRS . B . I . BARNATO arrived on Sunday morning at Southampton from the Cape on board the steamship Norman , and proceeded to London to their temporary residence at No . 24 , South-street , Park-lane . NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED at Aldershot that the Duke of Cambridge , the Commander-in-chief , will be with General Lick ' s Cavalry on the 2 Sth and 29 th instant , and also with the Duke of Connaught ' s Field Force about Broomey Plain .

THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY ' great annual Irish Horse and Sheep Show will be opened at Bull ' s Bridge , Dublin , on Tuesday next , and will remain open four days . The number of entries is 1405 , and is the largest on record . His excellency the Lord Lieutenant will visit the show on Wednesday . NEWS WAS RECEIVED at Berlin from St . Petersburg on Monday to the effect that the Artillery Barracks at Tula , about 100 miles south of Moscow , had been blown up by a mine , which is said to have been laid by Nihilist conspirators . Some 300 soldiers and several officers are reported to have been killed , and the building to have been completely wrecked .

IT WAS ANNOUNCED in both Houses of Parliament on Monday that the Dukeof Cambridge will be succeeded in the command of the British Army by Bro . Viscount Wolseley , who , however , will enter upon his duties on the ist November and under altered conditions . Lord Wolseley will be succeeded in the command of the troops in Ireland by Bro . F .-M . Lord Roberts .

AT THE ROYAL NORMAL COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND at Upper Norwood on Monday , Miss Nellie Adams , a pupil of that Institution , who is only 16 years of age , was successful in passing the Second-Class Figure Skating Test of the National Skating Associate n , being highly commended for the excellence of her style and finish . At the fame time Aliss kmily Lucas , a fellow pupil , passed the Third-Class Test .

THE MARQUIS and Marchioness of Londonderry have been entertaining a large number of gues's at Wynyard Park , Stockton , during the present week , among them being Prince and Princess Henry of Pless , Bro . the Earl of Durham , the Earl of Crewe , Viscount and Viscountess Curzon , the Countess of Derby and the Lady Isobel Stanley , Captain Machell , Sir Samuel Scott , Major Egerton , and Viscount Castlereagh . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES visited the Empire of India Exhibition on Saturday afternoon last , and was escorted throueh the jungle , the menagerie , the Queen's palace , and other buildintrs bv Mr . Imre Kiralfy . In the evening , accompanied by

H . R . H . the Princess of Wales and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , he witnessed a performance of " The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown " at the Vaudeville Theatre . THE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS opened at the rooms of the Society of Arts , Adelphi , on Monday for the purpose of inaugurating a general International Co-operative Alliance . Ear ] Grey presided , and delivered an address , in which the objects of the gathering were set forth very clearly , among those present being delegates from France , Italy , Holland , Belgium , Roumania , Switzerland , Germany , and the United States .

THE EXPEDITION under the command of Ad . mral Rawson and General Sir Lloyd W . Mathews , which left Zanzibar on the 12 th instant for the purpose of attacking Mwele and punishing the insurgent chief , M'Baruk , accomplished its task on Saturday last , the casualties being limited to three killed , three severely wounded , and seven slightly wounded , among the latter being the General ; Lieut . Kennedy of the Phoebe , and Midshipman Grogan of the St . George .

H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES and the Princesses Victoria and Maud left Marlborough House on Monday afternoon on a visit to the King and Queen ot Denmark . Their Royal Highnesses , accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York , drove to Charing Cross , where they took the train for Port Victoria . On reaching the latter place about 4 p . m ., they were conducted on board the Royal Yacht Osborne , and half an hour afterwards left Sheerness Harbour for Copenhagen .

THAT VERY ENTERPRISING WEEKLY , Great Thoughts , which has been giving a railway insurance coupon for a long time past , has now gone one better than any of its rivals inthe matter of insurance . By the coupon published this week anyone may , by simply signing their name upon the Great Thoughts insurance coupon , insure themselves for X 2000 against accidents while travelling in railway trains , cabs , 'busses , or

steamboats ; or if a 12 months' subscription is paid in advance , either to the publisher or to thc subscriber ' s local newsagent , and the receipt registered at Great Thoughts ofiice , it is not necessary for such a subscriber to sign the coupon at all , which obviates the possibility of the insurance company invalidating the insurance through lack of the owner ' s signature .

TRULY , THE MASONIC WORLD MOVES . —The wife of T . W . Parvin , the daughter of a Past Grand Master , and the daughter-in-law of Most Worshipful Brother Theodore Sutton Parvin , of Iowa , Past Grand Master ; Past Grand Commander ; Past High Priest , and an active member of the Southern Supreme Council , 33 rd and last degree , is a 14 th degree Mason , Lodge of Perfection , and was the Worshipful Master of " Martha

Washington Lodge ot Master Masons in Mexico . Brother Theodore Sutton Parvin was himself knighted in Apollo Commandery , No . 1 , of Chicago , January 10 , 1855 . He never expected then to live to see the day when his son and son ' s wife would meet in the same Master Mason's lodge , and the son ' s wife would be the Worshipful Master . —Chicago Legal Neves .

BRO . THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN ' S yacht Valkyrie , which left Tory Island on July 28 th , arrived off Sandy Hook on Sunday , and met with a magnificent reception lrom the New Yorkers , who in tugs and steam yachts escorted her with cheers and salutes from steam whistles to the quarantine station , which was reached about 10 p . m . The Valkyrie experienced some rough weather on her voyage . She encountered a fresh gale from N . N . W . with high seas shortly after her departure , and on the 31 st it began

to blow again from the N . W ., the gale lasting live days . According to Capt . Cranlield , who was in charge , the passage was a good one considering the weather she encountered . The yacht was greatly admired , and was stripped of her rigging preparatory to her going into dry dock on Monday . The pluck and perseverance of Bro . the Earl of Dunraven in returning to the attack are acknowledged on all hands , and hopes are expressed that the race for the America Cup will be free from the trouble previously caused by excursion steamers and other craft .

GEN . J CORSON SMITH , ex-Lieutenant Governor of Illinois , on his second trip around the world , with his daughter Ruth , spent a few days this month at York , England . York Lodge gave the General a splendid reception on the evening of July 15 th . The General presented the lodge with " Bradwell ' s Ancient Masonic York Rolls , " with American Appendix , illustrated . He had the pleasure of again meeting personally Josh Todd , the custodian of the Rolls , who is the Grand Standard Bearer of the Grand Lodge of England , and a very earnest Freemason . It was " hee " and T .

B . Whytehead , one of the most prominent Freemasons and writers in York , who transscribed the Ancient Rolls from which the first 102 pages of "Bradwell ' s Masonic Rolls" were printed . J . S y kes Rymer , the five hundredth Lord Mayor of the city of York , in regular succession ( a half-tone portrait of whom appears in " Bradwell ' s Masonic Rolls" ) , gave to Gen . Smith such a dinner as only an Englishman knows how

to give to his friends . Bro . Rymer was entertained during the World ' s Fair at" Smith ' s Inn , " 65 , Sibley-roads . The health ot thc General and his daughter has been greatly improved by this voyage around the world . Gen . Smith was pleased to learn upon arriving at York that the " Ancient Companions " would be out in full force to attend the Triennial Conclave at Boston . The General will sail on August 3 rd , on the Lucania , for America . —Chicago Legal News .

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Masonic And General Tidings.

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE arrived at Dover from the Continent on Wednesday for the purpose of making his final inspection of the troops in the district . ; J THE DUCHESS OF TECK has been pleased , with the approval of the Queen , t 0 appoint Lady Katherine Coke and Miss Georgina M . Tifnell to be Ladies-in-Waiting t 0 her Royal Highness . BRO . THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN , accompanied by the Ladies Rachel and Alicia Wyndham Quin , sailed for New York on Wednesday on board the White Star liner Teutonic , to witness the race for the America Cup .

THE 8 TH ANNUAL AUTUMNAL MEETING of the Institute of British Carriage Manufacturers was opened at Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday , the delegates from all parts of the United Kingdom being received by the Mayor at the Town Hall . BRO . LORD HENRY BENTINCK , M . P ., has been appointed Provincial Grand Mark Master of Cumberland land Westmorland , in succession to the late Earl of Bective . His lordship will be installed by the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , at Keswick , on Thursday , the 12 th prox .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES left Charing Cross Station by special train for Dover , en route for Homburg , where his Royal Highness proposes to make a stay 0 £ some three weeks . The Prince was accompanied by the Duke of York on his way from Marlborough House , and was loudly cheered as the train moved out of the station .

Bro . BURDETT-COUTTS , M . P ., gave a dinner party at Holly Lodge , Highgate , on Wednesday , at which there were present , among other M . Ps ., Bros . Lord George Hamilton , Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., W . H . Long , Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C , Graham Murray , Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., the Marquis of Carmarthen , and Lord Stanley . THE 40 TH ANNUAL FETE of the Ancient Order of Foresters was held at the Crystal Palace on Monday , when an ample programme was provided for the delectation of the thousands who attended this popular gathering . The profits of the fete will be devoted to the District Gifts' Fund , the Foresters' Asylum , and the Convalescent Home at Dover .

THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT paid a visit to the Queen at Osborne on Tuesday , crossing from Poitsmouth to Cowes in the Royal yacht Alberta . The Duke and Duchess of York arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday for the purpose of being present at the launch of the battleship Prince George . Their Royal Highnesses were the guests of Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon , V . C .

IT IS SO COMMON and so easy in these times of unrest and novelties , and the insane desire to make Masonry " keep step to the progress of the times , " to suggest all sorts of theories , which are set up to destroy the established law of Masonry , that our brethren must be careful and watchful that these schismatic theories do not taint our beloved Craft . —Keystone .

A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM , containing views of the English Lake District recently visited by the Emperor of Germany , has been presented , through the Earl of Lonsdale , by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood to his Majesty for the Empress , and Lord Lonsdale has expressed to them his sincere thanks not only for the gift they have forwarded through him , but also for the hearty welcome they extended to his Imperial Majesty .

A FIRE broke out at Appleby Castle , the Westmorland residence of Bro . Lord Hothfield , the Lord Lieutenant of the county , on Tuesday , but the lire brigade with the engine presented to it by his lordship quickly arrived on the scene from Appleby , and the fire was promptly extinguished , but not until it had done a considerable amount ot damage to the building . Happily none of the valuable pictures and ancient records were injured .

THE FIRST MATCH—for the Albert Cup—at the annual regatta of the Royal Albert Yacht Club was sailed off Southsea on Monday , the entries including the Britannia and the Ailsa . The former obtained a good lead early in the match , and ; improving her advantage , ultimately won the Cup , the second prize going to the Ailsa . Earl Dudley ' s Inyoni , the American Niagara , and Bro . the Earl of Dunraven ' s Audrey were placed ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd respectively in the 20-tonner race , while Maid Marion , Creole , and Heath passed the winning point in the order named in the match for cruisers .

NATIONAL DEPOSIT FRIENDLY SOCIETY . —The agents in the Berks and Hants branch of this society have presented a handsomely fitted travelling bag to Bro . George J . Cosbum , M . J . I ., of the Caxton Printing Works , Newbury , on his relinquishing the office of county Secretary , after 23 years' service . The presentation was made on behalf of the agents on Saturday by Mr . F . H . Stillman , Chairman of the Newbury District Committee . The subscribers to the testimonial expressed the high esteem in which they held Bro . Cosburn , and also their best wishes for his future health and prosperity .

THE NORTH LONDON CYCLE CLUH held their annual 100 miles open race on the Catford track , on Saturday afternoon last . There was a good attendance of spectato s , the number of entries being 22 . The winner turned up in the person of F . D . Frost , of the Bath Road Club , who broke all previous amateur records from 54 to 100 miles , covering the whole distance in 3 hrs . 55 min . 47 sees , the previous best having been that of C . G . Wridgway , on the Heme Hill track , on the 6 th July last , when he covered the distance in 4 hrs . 5 min . 30-i-5 th sec . A . W . Horton , of the Catford C . C ., beat the previous best times from 27 to 36 miles .

ROBERT MORRIS , a prominent Mason of Kentucky , was sent to Palestine some 18 years ago on a search for Masonic remains and trophies . He came back with quantities of baggage , but only the initiated know what tie found . Among other interesting things , he conducted a Iodge in this Bezetha quarry . All the American and English Masons in Palestine were gathered together , and the little lodge , with all its forms and symbolism was held in this smoke-stained quarry under the mountain where Solomon himself may have trod . It is related that these brethren from far lands washed themselves in the historic basins and set their lamps under the old smoke stains , but that is tradition . At any rate , they tried to bridge as far as possible the impossible gulf of 3000 years . ( Ex ) .

THE ANNUAL BRASS BAND COMPETITION for prizes to the value of £ 45 took place in West Ham Park on Saturday last . The number of competing bodies was 10 , each of them being required to play the piece by Schubert , which was performed at the recent Eisteddfod at Llannelly . The judge was Mr . George Miller , Mus . Bac , Cambridge , whose decision was given in favour of No . S , which turned out to be the

regimental band of the 4 th V . B . Essex , which won last year . To this was according ly awarded the first prize of £ 20 , the second prize of ^ io being received by the Romford Companies Band of the ist V . B . Essex , the third , of £ 5 by the Thames Ironworks Band , and the 4 th , of £ 3 , by the Epping Forest and Loughton Bind . There was also a quick step contest , while for the march round the 3 rd V . B . Essex Bugle Band was the only entry . There was a large attendance of the general public .

"THE KEPJRT AND ACCOUNTS of the Mutual Life of New York for the year 1 S 94 continue to show a marvellous increase all along the line , and have received ample and favourable notice on all sides . It is worthy of being remembered that the company continues to be specially careful of the nature of its risks . It avoids unhealthy and risk y lives . It also seeks only to establish its business in healthy and well-regulated districts . It is matter of common knowledge that the bulk of its risks are in the best parts of the United States and the British Empire . In search of good fields for life

risks it came to Great Britain eight years ago . British life offices have a standing and repute all over the world . The Mutual Life came to share with them in the good business to be found in Great Britain , and it came to stay . In eight years the company has built up a premium income as large as offices of 60 or 70 years' existence , and in these last is included not their British business only , but their whole premium income , wherever derived from . This is a position the British policy-holders and agents of the company may well be proud of . "

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT happened to the Seaford , one of the Newhaven and DjepP ' Cross-Channel Service of Steamers on Tuesday afternoon . The vessel had left Diepi ^ ati . 30 p . m .. having on board 255 passengers and a crew of 42 all told , when within 2 J miles of the English coast it was run into by the cargo steamer Lyon , of Dieppe . * dense fog prevailed at the time of the collision , but Captain Sharp and his officers jno men remained perfectly calm antl collected . Hie n . iqqencrprs were furnished or furnish ™

themselves with lifebelts , and the boats were ordered to be got out . But the Ly" ° coming alongside , the whole of the passengers and crew were safely transferred to « a decks , the only casualties happening to some ladies , one of whom fell into the water , a "" on being rescued was found to haveliroken her ankle , while two others had broken WP » and a gentleman a broken arm . The captain was the last to leave the Seaford , wh'Oj sank stern first some ' 40 minutes after it had been struck . The Lyon also sustain '" great damage , but at once headed for Newhaven , and landed the passengers and cre ™ of the ill-fated ship . It was impossible to save any of the luggage .