Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The next monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday , the 2 nd prox . Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., and Bro . Lord and Lady Burton are on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe , at Floors Castle , Kelso .

The yield of the Queensland gold fields during the , past nine months has amounted to 558 , 000 ounces , or 7 6 , 000 ounces more than the yield for the whole of last year . Bro . Samuel Pope , Q . C , was among those who attended the annual meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance held in Manchester , on Tuesday , under the presidency of Sir Wilfrid Lawson , Bart ., M . P .

The Prime Minister , Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are among the Ministers who have accepted invitations to be present at the Lord Mayor's dinner at the Guildhall , on Saturday , the t ) th prox .

The " Father " of the House of Commons , Mr . C . R . M . Talbot , M . P ., who was first returned as Member in 1 S 30 , has forwarded a cheque for £ 1000 to the Secretary to the Home of Rest for Invalids and the Distressed Poor at Porthcawl .

Bro . Sir Edward Baines , who is in his 90 th year , has latterly been ailing owing to chill , and at one time the case appeared to be very serious , but the latest reports are favourable , the improvement which took place on Saturday last having been well maintained .

It is announced that the first of the series of Cabinet Councils which are usually held at this season of the year to arrange the programme of measures to be submitted to Parliament during the next Session will take place at the Foreign Office , on Thursday , the 7 th prox .

Major-General Sir F . Grentell , K . C . B ., Sirdar of the Egyptian army , has left England in order to be present at Alexandria when the Prince of Wales arrives there on Saturday , the 2 nd prox . Sir Francis will sail from Brindisi in the P . and O . steamer Britannia on the 27 th inst .

The Prince and Princess of Wales will honour Lord and Lady Wimborne with a visit at Canford Manor on the second week in January , it being the first occasion on which their Royal Highnesses have been to Canford , though they- have more than once stayed at Crichel House , the neighbouring seat of Lord and Lady Alington .

Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead , in response to an appeal which has been made to him to open a fund at the Mansion House for the relief of the widows and orphans of the miners who perished in the Longton colliery accident , last week , has expressed his willingness to forward to Longton any sums that may be remitted to him for the purpose .

Monday was the 84 th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar , fought on the 21 st October , 1 S 05 , and in accordance with annual custom , the Victory , which some time since was put through a complete course of repairs , was decorated with laurel , the cabin , the cockpit , ancl the place where Nelson fell being especially distinguished this way . There are still , we believe , one or two officers on the Navy List who are survivors of this great and glorious victory .

The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan ' s " Yeomen of the Guard " will be given at the Residenz Theatre at Dresden just before Christinas , and during the Christmas holidays in Berlin . Certain alterations , however , have been made in the text in order to give the story a German character , and Bro . Sir A . Sullivan has made some alterations in the score , and also some additions in order to suit the new character of the

piece . .-: A gathering of more than ordinary interest took place a few evenings ago in connection with the Blackley Cricket Club . Bro . John Waring , P . M ., the highly-esteemed and respected Secretary of the club , left the neighbourhood to

reside at Bolton , and in consequence had to relinquish the position which for so many years he had so admirably filled . After a sumptuous tea , Bro . J . Waring was . prcsented ' with a very handsome marble timepiece , mounted with bronze figures , and also two beautiful side ornaments in bronze .

Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Masters , Wardens , and Courts of Assistants of the Shipwrights' and Fanmakers' Companies at a banquet in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House , on the iSth inst . The guests , including ladies , numbered about 250 , and among them were Bro . Sir E . J . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Lady Reed , Bro . Sir Alfred and Lady Kirby , Bro .

Admiral Sir George and Lady Willis , Bro . Sir K . A . Inglefield , and Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Knill . In proposing the toast of "The Armv , Navy , and Reserve Forces , " his lordship announced , amid general cheering , that the sum he had succeeded in raising for the Metropolitan Volunteers would suffice to provide them with the necessary equipment for active service , and enable them , in case of necessity , to take the field at a moment's notice .

CORNISH ' S AMERICAN ORGANS . —In connection with an advertisement that appears in our columns under the above heading , it will be only necessary for us to inform our readers that Bro . Johnston Cornish is a prominent Mason , and a member of the De Molay Commandery of Knights

Templar , to assure them that the advertisement is thoroughly bona-fide . Any personal application to Bro . Johnston Cornish by a brother Mason will receive immediate attention . Messrs . Cornish are noted for their chapel and lodge organs , and special terms can always be arranged .

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

for all household disinfecting purposes , watcrclosets ( being automatic in action no attention required ) , for ozonizing baths , & c Prices : is ., 2 s . Cd ., 5 s ., os ., and , iSs . A . S . Cylinder Company , 181 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C - Can be obtained of all Chemists .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Colonel , Mrs ., and Miss North are . staying at the Hotel Metropole until their new home at Eltham is ready . Bro ; Lord Londesborough , who is establishing- a herd of Galloway cattle on his farm in Yorkshire , has purchased a number of animals from Sir R . Jardine , M . P . Bro . Lieut .-Col . J . Perry Godfrey has been elected to succeed Bro . H . Clarke , C . C , as W . M . of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1 S 27 . The installation ceremony will take place at thc Guildhall Tavern , on Wednesday , November Gth .

At the harvest services at St . Clement Danes , on Sunday last , Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , M . A ., P . G . C ., a former rector , preached in the morning , and the Rev . Thomas Moore , M . A ., rector of Allhallows-the-Great and Less , in the evening .

His Majesty the King of Portugal died , after a long illness , on Saturday last , and is succeeded on the throne by his eldest son , Dom Carlos , who at once issued his proclamation announcing to his people his accession to the throne . The late king was born in 1 S 3 S , and was , therefore , 51 years of age .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Thursday , the 31 st instant . Bro . Joseph Greenway , W . M . ; Bro . *[ . Hemming , S . W . ; Bro . Dr . J . Powdrell , J . W . ; and Bro . George Reynolds , W . M . of the mother lodge , Secretary .

In recognition of the patriotic services rendered by the Lord Mayor to the Volunteers of all arms in the metropolis especially in the matter of equipment , it has been decided by the commanding officers to make a presentation to his lordship at an early date . The form that the presentation will take has not yet been decided .

A meeting of the Aire and Calder Lodge , No . 45 S , was held on Friday , the nth inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Goole , when Bro . Dayson , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers , and there was also a large attendance of members and visitors . Bros . Whitaker and Boulton were raised , the ceremony being admirably performed by the W . M ., assisted by Bro . Bray , P . M .

The members of the Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 12 SS , held at the Old Cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., intend rehearsing full musical ceremonies on the fourth Saturday in each month , at eight p . m . The first will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when the ceremony of initiation will be rehearsed with complete musical service , rendered by an efficient choir with organ accompaniment .

A meeting of the subscribers of the Commercial Travellers' Schools , Pinner , was held on Wednesday evening at the Saracen ' s Head , Snow Hill , E . C . Mr . Alfred Machin presided , and stated that there were now in the schools 3 6 S orphan children of commercial travellers , showing an increase of 41 inmates within the last three years . The recent rapid growth of the schools had imposed serious responsibilities on the board of management .

On Wednesday , the annual exhibition of the Turners ' Company was 1 pened at the Mansion House . It consists of articles worked by turners in wood , glass , and metal . There are very few metal exhibits , but there isa considerable collection of fine specimens of turnery in wood . Some of the ornamental vases and other ornaments in wood are beautiful pieces of workmanship . There are also some fair specimens of turned glass .

Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson had last week a narrow escape from what might have been a serious accident . On his way to speak at the temperance meeting at the Mansion House , he fell under the wheels of a passing cab . Fortunately , he escaped with nothing worse than a shaking . Strangely enough , that very morning the doctor had thought of writing to the Lord Mayor suggesting that a platform should be erected in front of tbe Mansion House , so that foot passengers might cross with safety .

As was anticipated would be the case , the Corporation , with practical unanimity , have cordially given their support to the movement for making a presentation to the Lady Mayoress , in recognition of the graceful way in which she has presided at the Mansion House during her husband ' s year of office . The presentation is to take the form of a very handsome and unique bracelet . The ceremony of asking her ladyship ' s acceptance of the gift will in all probability take place in the course of the next fortnight .

A Jarge and thoroughly representative meeting was held on Friday evening , the iSth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the annual Masonic ball and festival in aid of the funds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution . Bro . J . Houlding presided at the commencement of the proceedings , his place being

afterwards taken by Bro . James De Bels Adam , who was unanimousl y and enthusiastically elected Chairman of the Ball Committee . Bro . W . H . Leake was chosen Vice-Chairman ; Bro . T . A . Withey , Treasurer ; Bro . G . H . Harriden , Secretary ; and Bro . H . M . Molyneux , Master of Ceremonies . It was resolved , subject to the new Mayor ' s convenience , that the ball should be held on Tuesday , the 14 th January , iSco .

A new crown has just been completed by the order of the German Emperor . The work has been carried out by Humbert , the Berlin jeweller , from a design by Doepler . The crown is set with diamonds and pearls of great worth from the family jewels of the Hohenzollern ; it is three pounds in weight , the diamonds alone weighing 750 carats . The design is carried out in solid gold . On the broad gold

band are eight diamonds the size of walnuts , of rare brilliancy , and set round with pearls . . The eight symbolic leaves are composed of huge diamonds , and are linked together by a chain of 2 S smaller stones . The Imperial Globe is represented by a huge saphire , crowned by a cross of 18 diamonds . The whole effect is heightened by the purple velvet with which the crown is lined , and which sets off the colours of the stones to perfection .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than ^ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury

ot our own working people , . so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as . well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT , -.. - .

Masonic And General Tidings

The '* , Royal Commission on Vaccination met again on VVednesday , at S , Richmond-terrace , Whitehall , and further examined Dr . Barry , author of the Sheffield small-p report . The National Thrift Society held the fifth of a series of open-airmeetings on Wednesday at Loughborough Junction when the speakers were Mr . Bowden Green , Mr . * WilIiani Mist , and Mr . Robert Payne .

The oldest clergyman in the Church of England is Archdeacon Jones , late of Liverpool . He has attained the patriarchal age of gS , and was ordained in the year when Waterloo was fought . A grand Masonic ball was given by the officers and members of the West Ham Abbey Lodge , No . 2291 , on Thursday , the 24 th inst ., at the Town Hall , Stratford . The proceeds are to be devoted in aid of the funds of the West Ham Hospital . ' .

In France thc telephone rate in future is to be a fixed charge of 50 centimes for five minutes' conversation for every 100 kilometres . This will cause an increase in tlie charg-e between Paris and Rouen , Havre , Lyons , Marseilles , and other towns . The rate between Paris and Brussels remains unaltered .

The Printers' readers have now been considered by _ warm-hearted friend of the Printers' Pension , Almshouse , and Orphan Corporation—viz ., the Rev : F . A . J acox . This gentleman has ( the City Press says ) remitted to the Corporation the sum of £ 2066 , which will be sufficient to provide for the establishment of three pensions for aged indigent readers . '

We have much pleasure in announcing that Mr , Ferdinand Dunkley , the only son of Bro . W . S . Dunkley , P . M . 1777 , P . P . G . O . Middx ., has succeeded in obtainim ** the prize offered for competition at her Majesty ' s Theatre for an orchestral suite . There was a large number of competitors , among them being several rising musicians of great talent , and the honour which results to Mr . F . Dunkley is for this reason the more worthy of being appreciated .

The Pans Academic de Medecine has been investigating the effects of absinthe upon the health of habitual consumers , and has come to the conclusion that the terrible results so often observed are due , in reality , to the small proportion of absolute absinthe contained in the "liqueur verte . " In fact , if a bottle of absinthe was all absinthe it would be rather less harmful than milk and water . 'Twas ever thus—not the punch , but the turtle ; not the sherry , hut the salmon and cucumber . i

The Cope Lodge , No . 1357 , Brooklands , held the Festival of St . John , on the iSth inst ., at the Brooklands Hotel , j Sale , when Bro . C . Neale was installed W . M . for the ensu- ! ing year . The following officers were also invested : Bros . W . Campbell , I . P . M . ; O . Reuss , S . W . ; J . S . Law , ;

T . W . ; I . D . Suncock , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; A . ' Griffiths , P . P . G . C , Sec ; H . Miller , P . M ., P . P . G . Org ., : Org . ; R . A . Anderson , S . D . ; T . Travis , j . D . ; E . } . Bradbury , P . P . G . S . B ., D . C ; W . S . Coppoc ' k , I . G ; Dr . G . Wright and W . T . Rylance , Stewards ; andW . Grove , : Tyler .

The Festival of St . John , in connection with the De Tatton Lodge , No . 2144 , was held at Bowden , on the 14 th instant , when Bro . George Bowen was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by Bro . Simcock , P . P . G . S . B ., and the following officers invested : Bros . Eli Morgan , LP . M . ; Alfred Ingram , P . P . G . Stwd ., S . W . ; Frederick lohnson ,

J . W . ; Edwin G . Simpson , P . M ., P . P . J . G : D ., D . C . ; Josiah Drinkwater , P . M ., Treas . ; _ Alfred J . Pearce , P . M ., Sec . ; J . Massey Simpson , Charity Representative ; John T . Goulden , S . D . ; Wm . Morris , J . D . ; Ernest L . Kenyon , I . C ; William Forster , Org . ; J . Crawshaw , W . Moody , W . A . Doherty , and A . R . Jury , Stwds . ; and * James Harrison , Tyler .

" Playgoers will find much to interest them in ' Hood s Annual , ' for 1890—notably an amusing skit on Ibsen's , play ' s , called ' Bogies , ' , 'written in Ibsens of Mind , ' and cleverly illustrated by the author , Mr . J . W . Houghton . Another author-artist is Mr . J . B . Partridge ( Bernard Gould ) , who has a diverting- parody of the ' palace-liftingto-eternal-summer ' speech in ' The Lady of Lyons , '

descriptive of the horrors of squeezing into the pit . Miss Clo Graves illustrates in verse an incident in the life of Rachacl ; Mr . J . J . Hewson sings of 'The Villain of the Play ; ' and among other theatrical contributions is an entertaining story by ' Richard Henry , 'called'The Marriage Tie , 'in whieli fun is made of the theory that married players ought always to act together . " —Globe .

The first sitting of the National Temperance Congress took place in Birmingham , on Tuesday . The president , Bro . Dr . Richardson , occupied the chair , and delivered his presidential address upon the scientific aspect of temperance . He accepted this as a fitting opportunity for offering con * . gratulations to medical abstainers from alcohol . It was not his wish to boast of triumph , because triumph was not

complete , and if it were it had better rest on its own merits . He wasWmself the president of a society consisting of-I medical men actively engaged in practice , and of ' students earnestly engaged in their student work , every onjj of whom were total abstainers from alcohol in deed as we " as in' ^ vord . Bro . Dr . Richardson claimed the right of t ' physician to prescribe alcohol like any other remedy , lm' as alcohol , and always as a weapon of precision . Theso wc - . w ., m ... ... —jm mm m .. mm-ym .. Wi p . mm . ^ . yj ...

. the views which far and wide were now permeating » , world of medicine on the subject . The most hopeful siS . was that the young in medicine were interested above ^_ ¦¦ others in the question . A series of interesting papers we * - ,-read on subjects connected with the great temper ' " ' : question , and in the afternoon there was a conference ladies , under the presidency of the Mayoress . In the ev < ' ing a public meeting was held in the Town Hall . ¦ " , * addresses were delivered by Bro . Dr . Richardson J others .

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