Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

BRO . LORD CLAUD H AMILTON , Chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company , has returned from the Continent and gone on a visit to Scotland . THE IST B ATTALION of the Grenadier Guards , under the command of Colonel Villiers Hutton , will embark at Southampton for Gibraltar , on Friday , the 29 th October . MR . GEORGE H ANBURY , Treasurer of the Paddington Green Children ' s Hospital , has made a donation of £ 100 towards paying off a debt of £ 1900 due to the bankers of the institution .

BRO . J . HOLLIS , of the Southampton Lodge , No . 394 , was presented on Thursday , the iGth inst ., with a Past Master ' s jewel—voted by the lodge—by the W . M ., Bro . A . Doggrell . AT WORCESTER , a new Masonic hall , with frontages to St . Nicholas and Trinitystreets , has been built . The chief elevation is Classic in character , and is carried out in red brick and terra-cotta .

THE ELCHO SHIELD , which was won by the English Eight , at Bisley , in July , will be taken to the Guildhall , escorted by members of the City Volunteers , on Saturday , the gth October , and placed in charge of the Lord Mayor . THE O UEEN EMTRESS has transmitted a message to the Viceroy of India expressive of her ~ Majesty ' s grief at the recent losses of officers and men and of her admiration of the conduct of the troops during the severe fighting on the North-west frontier .

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY and other officials of the department arrived at Devonport from London on Monday night and at once went on board the Admiralty yacht Enchantress . The inspection of the dockyard commenced the following day . THE WARDEN of St . Michael's College , Aberdare , has received from an anonymous donor the handsome gift of £ 1003 towards the endowment fund . The College was founded by the late Miss Talbot , and is intended for the training of young men for

the Church . MR . J AMES COATS , JUN ., of Ferguslie House , Paisley , has forwarded a donation of £ 1000 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to mark his sense of the conduct of those who recently attempted to bring discredit on the management . Mr . Coats has aho announced his intention of doubling his annual subscription paid to the local secretary .

Two MASONIC FUNCTIONS of especial moment are about to take place in connection with the Pcov . Grand L « dge of the Western Division of Lancashire , of which , Bro . the Earl of Lathom is P . G . M . The one is the laying of the foundation-stone of St . Catherine ' s Church , Horwich , on the 2 nd prox ., and the other will be found in a gathering of the brethren of the Prov . Grand Lodge at Southport , on the 13 th of the same month .

THF . yuEEN , accompanied by Princess Henry oi Battenberg , and the Prince and Princess Francis Joseph of Battenberg , with the Princess Eugenie and Prince Alexander of Battenberg in a second carriage , drove to Mar Lodge on Saturday afternoon last and had tea with the Duke and Duchess of Fife . Notwithstanding the day was cold and stormy there were a large number of visitors who turned out to get a glimpse of her Majesty .

THE PEACE Preliminaries between Turkey and Greece were signed on Saturday last both at Constantinople and Athens . The amount of indemnity to be paid by Greece amounts to four millions , while the strategic frontier which is to be assigned to Turkey includes several heights of importance the possession of which enabled the Greek brigands to invade Turkish territory without serious difficulty . The frontier line , however , will be settled on the spot .

MONDAY was the 43 rd anniversary of the Battle of the Alma , which was fought on the 20 th September , 1854 , and the regiments that were engaged in the battle had their colours decorated in honour of the victory t . en achieved by the allied armies over Russia . The senior surviving officers on the active list who took part in the fight are Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge , who was in command of the First Division , and Sir F . P . Haine , who was then a Brevet-Major in the 21 st Foot—now Royal Scots Fusiliers .

H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES visited the International Exhibition of Fine Arts , in Copenhagen on Saturday last , and expressed his satisfaction to find British Art so well represented . On Sunday his Royal Highness wi ' . h the Princess of Wales , the Princess Victoria of Wales , and Princess Charles of Denmark , attended the Harvest Thanksgiving Service at St . Alban ' s Church , Copenhagen . On Monday the Prince left for Homburg with the intention of paying a visit to his sister , the Empress Frederick of Geimany at Kronberg Castle .

THE KING OF SIA . M has returned from his continental trip , and left Paddington Station lor Taplow Court on Saturday afternoon last . His Majesty was met by the First Secretary and others of the staff of the Siamese Legation , and drove at once to the Court . Here on Tuesday his 44 th birthday was celebrated , and on Wednesday , in continuation of the festivities in honour of that event , the King gave a garden party , which was attended by a numeious and distinguished party of guests . The King will leave England early next month .

SWEDES AND NORWEGIANS on a visit to , or resident in , London dined together at the Trocadero Restaurant on Saturday , in celebration of the 25 th anniversary of King Oscar II . ' s accession to the throne . In the absence of the Swedish and Norwegian Minister , the chair was taken by the acting Charge d'Affaires , and , after due honour had been done to the toast of "Oueen Victoria , " King Oscar's health was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm . A sprcial Jubilee service was held on Sunday in the old Swedish Chuich in Prince ' s-square , Shadwell , the last resting place of Emanuel Swedenborg .

BRO . LORD LUDLOW , more familiarly known as Lord Justice Lopes , has returned from his excursion abroad and met with a most cordial welcome on reaching his home near Wtstbury . The town was en fete and in the market place a guard of honour of the ist Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers was drawn up and saluted his lordship . Outside the Town Hall an address was presented congratulating his lordship on his elevation to the peerage . After expressing his thanks for his recaption Lord Ludlow drove io his residence at Heywood , where the members of the reception committee and the volunteers were afterward entertained by his lordship .

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK have been enjoying their stay at Guisachan , in Inverness-shire , as the guests of Lord and Lady Twecdmouth . On Friday and Saturday of last week , accompanied by his host and the Hon . Dudley Marjoribanks , the Duke went deer-stalking . On Sunday his Royal Highness attended divine service in the dining-hall , while on Monday the Duke again went out in the hope of further sport , and the Duchess drove out with Lady Twecdmouth and visited Glen Affric , one of the finest glens in Scotland . The hcuse party includes the Earl of Crewe , Viscount and Viscountess Curzon , Lcrd Lovat , and Sir Charles Cust , Equerry to the Duke of York .

AFTER THE anniversary service at Weybridge in memory of the late Comte de Paris , head of the House of Orleans , a family gathering took place in London , when Bro . Major Henry Wright , a P . M . of the Alliance Lodge , had the honour of being received , and the young Duchesse d'Orlcans signed in his book of autographs . The others present ( who had alread y signed in 1 S 95 ) were the Comtesse de Paris , Due d'Orleans , Duchesse d'Aosta , Princesses Isabelle and Louise d'Orleans , and the Due de Montpensier . B y a curious coincidence , Prince Henri d'Orleans and his fellow duellist , the Count of Turin , have both signed on one page .

THE LORD MAYOR and Sheriffs , with several of the Aldermen , wearing all of them their fcarlet robes , with the Town Clerk ( Bro . Sir John B . Monckton ) , the Sword and Mace Bearers , and other City officials , attended Divine service at Christ Church , Newgate-street , on Tuesday ( St . Matthew ' s Day ) , when the sermon was preached by the Rev . J . R . Shortt . The Civic dignitaries afterwards adjourned to the Court Room

of Christ s Hospital , when the lists of the Governors of the several Royal Hospitals were formally handed to the Lord Mayor , by whom they were entrusted to the Town Clerk for safe custody among the Corporation archives during the year . The occasion dates in all probability from 1553 , but certainly from 1557 , there being an old black letter document of the latter date , decreeing that the election of Governors should ta . ke place on St . Matthew's Day .

Masonic And General Tidings.

BRO . SIIFRIFF-ELECT DEWAR has commissioned Bros . George Kenning and Son , of Little Britain , to execute his heraldic banner . THE LORD CHANCELLOR ( Bro . Lord Halsbury ) and Lady and the Hon . Miss Giffard have arrived at Inverary Castle . BRO . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE have been on a visit to Mr . and Mrr , Arthur Sassoon at Tulchan Lodge . THE ROYAL ARTILLERY annual sports came off at Aldershoton Tuesday , when a full programme was successfully carried out .

THE _ KING OF SUM will be entertained hy the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House on Thursday , the 30 th inst ., when an address will be presents 1 to his Majesty .

PRINCE AND PRINCESS HERMANN OF SAXE -WEIMAR , with the Princess Olga , dined with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House on Tuesday evening . VERY GENEROUS support being given to the proposal initiated some time since by the Ladies' Kennel Club to hold a Jubilee Dog Show at Earl ' s Court , in December , in aid of the Prince of Wales ' s Fund for the Hospitals in London . THE ANNUAL oyster feast at Colchester has been fixed for Wednesday , the 20 th prox , and the Lord Mayor of London has accepted the invitation of the Mayor and Corporation of the ancient borough to Dreside on the occasion .

FROM the report recently issued by the Railway Department of the Board of Trade as regards railway travelling in 1 S 9 6 , it appears that only one passenger was killed in 10 , 541 , 2 S 7 passenger journeys , and only one injured in 6 iS , i 2 i . A NIGHT ATTACK was made by a large force under the Hadda Mullah on Sir Bindon Blood ' s camp at Lakerai , on Monday , but though General Wodehouse was badly wounded in the knee , the loss inflicted by the enemy was very trifling .

PRINCE RANJITSINHJI took his departure from Cambridge on Wednesday . On Monday and Tuesday he entertained his friends at farewell dinners , and on Wednesday was present at a smoking concert , when the company drank his health most enthusiastically . THE DEATH of General Bourbaki is announced as having taken place at his villa near Bayonne , on Wednesday morning . The deceased was born at Pau in 1816 , and had greatly distinguished himself in Algeria , the Crimea , in the Italian Campaign in 1 S 59 , and the Franco-Garm in War of 1870-1 .

THE GERMAN torpedo boat S . 25 capsized and sank off Cuxhaven , on Wednesday morning , seven seamen being drowned in addition to the lieutenant commanding Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin , half-brother of the late Grand Djke , whose death occurred at Cannes in April last . THE GERMAN EMPEROR arrived on a visit to the Emperor-King Francis Joseph at Buda-Pesth , on Monday , and met with a very cordial reception . On Tuesday , a State banquet was held in honour of the illustrious visitor , at which his health wis pro posed by the Emperor Francis Joseph , and gracefully acknowledged .

THE DEATH RATE in London showed a further slight fall last week . There was , however , an unfortunate increase in the number of fatal cases arising from measles , scarlet fever , and diphtheria , but this was more than counterbalanced by the smaller return of deaths arising from gastric maladies . WHILE H . M . S . Galatea was engaged in target practice off the Lincolnshire Coast , on Wednesday afternoon , one of the guns , which was fully charged , burst with terrific force , inflicting what it is feared will prove fatal injuries on an able seaman named Halvey , who was removed at once to the hospital at Grimsby in a dying condition .

BRO . SIR HENRY IRVING ' S week ' s engagement at the Metropole Theatre , Camberwell , was brought to a conclusion on Saturday evening last . When the performances were over , the audjence remained in the theatre cheering , and though the curtain was twice raised , Bro . Sir H . Irving was at length obliged to respond to the call nude upon him for a speech , and expressed his thanks for the kindness and heartiness of the reception .

AN ADDRESS of congratulation on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee was presented to _ her Majesty on Wednesday by the tenants and servants on the Balmoral , Abergeldie , and Birkhall estates . The presentation was made by a deputation , while the address was read by the Rev . S . J . Ramsay Sibbald , minister of Crathie . Princess Henry of Battenberg was present with the Queen , who was pleased to reply briefly , but very graciously .

A CHOICE SELECTION of cows , heifers , and bulls from the extensive herds at Waddesdon Manor and Walton Grange , the property respectively of Bro . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . P ., and Mr . Henry Wyatt , J . P ., were disposed of by auction at Walton Grange on Tuesday , and fetched good prices . Purchases were made by Mr . Tait for her Majesty , b y Mr . Beck for H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and by Mr . McCowan for the Marquis of Salisbury .

THE BATCH of additional magistrates just appointed by the Lord Chancellor for the borough of Newbury includes Bro . Harman Skinner Hanington , P . M . of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , No . 574 , and S . E . of the Hope Chapter . Bro . Hanington hasfor years been one of the most energetic men in Newbury , and has filled the civic chair . Among the offices he holds is that of second officer of the Volunteer Fire Brigade , Hon . Sec . to the Horticultural Society , and Hon . Sec . to the Literary and Scientific Institution .

THE MARRIAGE of Mr . Alexander Augustus Dalglish , eldest son of the late Mr . J . Campsie Dalglish , of Wandara , Goulburn , New South Wales , with Miss Mary Josephine Maxwell-Scott , daughter of the Hon . J . and Mrs . Maxwell-Scott , of Abbot iford , Melrose , and great-great-granddaughter of the great poet and novelist—Bro . Sir Walter Scottwas solemnised at the Church of the Sacred Heart , Wimbledon , on Tuesday . In the course of the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left to spend the honeymoon at Arundel Castle , which had been placed at their disposil by the Duke of Norfolk .

A DISASTROUS _ collision occurred on Wednesday between the Ika and the Cunard Liner steamer Tyria , Captain Bacon , just when the former vessel was entering and the latter leaving Fiume Harbour . The result was that the Ika was cut in two , and sunk in two or three minutes . _ The Tyria rendered all the assistance in her power , and 23 persons were rescued , but it is believed that about 50 are lost . A strong bora was raging at the time , and rain was descending heavily . It is not known with whom the blame for the disaster rests .

BRIGHTON KEGATrA , which had already been put off three times , came off on Saturday last , thus bringing the South Coast Regatta season to a close for the present year . The Mayor and Mayoress and Corporation witnessed the proceedings from the head of the West Pier , while the Corporation band played on it during the whole of the afternoon . There was also a large gathering of spectators along the beach , and wherever a good view was obtainable . There wire iG events on the card , which were most ot them well contested , and in the evening there was an illuminated water fete arranged by the Naval Volunteer Cruising Club .

THE MANAGEMENT of the Garrick Theatre are to be congratulated on possessing so capable an understudy as Miss Maud Boyd , who , owing to the sudden indisposition of Miss Florence St . John on Saturday afternoon last , at very short notice , played ' * La Perichole , " and with such success that she was not only heartily applauded by the audience for the rendering of the part , but at the final fall of the curtain received loud applause and congratulations from the members of the company assembled on the stage . Miss St . John's indisposition was fortunately only of a temporary nature and she was able to resume her part the same evening .

AVERY UNUSUAL mishap occurred at Drury Lane Theatre on Saturday evening last . The house was packed in every part and the orchestra were playing the overture to "The White Heather , " the new drama which has proved so great a success , when it was found that the huge hydraulic lift , which was put up about a year ago by the late Bro . Sir A . Harris , would not work properly , and th re was no alternative but for the

management to cause it to be announced that the piece could not be performed that evening , and that all money would be returned . As soon as the audience realised the situation they rose and filed out quietly . The only inconvenience experienced was the absence of cabs , Sic , at such an hour , carriages having been ordered for 11 o ' clock However , this was soon remedied .