Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar , has been appointed Legal Assessor to the London Chamber of Arbitration . Bro . Dr . R . Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., P . A . G . D . C , accompanied by Mrs . and Miss Pigott , opened a bazaar at the Fox Court Ragged Schools , on Wednesday last . The Duke and Duchess of Fife and their daughter , the Lady Alexandra Duff , left Sandringham on Tuesday at the conclusion of their visit to the Princess of Wales .

It is understood that the Princess of Wales will visit the Queen at Windsor on the 12 th December , and remain over the anniversary ( the 14 th ) of the death of the Prince Consort and Princess Alice . Bro . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) and Bros , the Right Hon . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre and Sir George O . Trevelya 11 Bart ., attended the Cabinet Council , which was held in Downing-street on Monday .

By the advice of his medical attendants , Viscount Folkestone , M . P ., eldest son of Bro . the Earl of Radnor , will leave England on Friday , the 2 nd prox ., for Algeria , where he will spend a considerable portion of the winter . To-day ( Friday ) First-Class Staff - Sergeant Charles Williams , of the Medical Staff Corps , will attend by command at Windsor Castle for the purpose of being decorated by the Oueen with the medal for distinguished service in the field .

Bro . Lord and Lady Charles Beresford have taken Parkgate House , Ham Common , for a term of years . Her ladyship will leave England next month for Cairo to join her husband , and there she will remain till March , when his command is up , and the two will return to England .

Bro . the Duke of Portland presided at a meeting held at University College , Nottingham , on Tuesday , for the purpose of considering a proposal which has been made to establish a Miners' Orphanage for the Midland Counties . A representative Committee was appointed to report on the subject .

The Earl of Rosebery , K . G ., H . M . ' s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , had an audience of the Queen at Windsor Castle on Tuesday , and was privately ~ invested with the riband and badge of the Order of the Garter . His lordship afterwards had the honour of dining with the Royal Family .

Bro . Major Le Feuvre , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , has been gazetted to receive the Volunteer decoration , after 2 S years' service in the ist Hants Artillery Volunteers and the 2 nd V . B . Hampshire Regiment . This decoration will be presented next Monday by H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught .

The Duke of Northumberland has contributed £ 100 towards the fund which is being raised for the purpose of securing that the Bath and West of England and Southern Counties' Agricultural Show shall be held at Guildford in 1 S 94 . Bro . the Earl of Onslow and Lord Ashcombe have also sent donations to the same fund .

The half-yearly illustrated price book of Spiers and Pond ' s stores , just issued , compares favourably in size and appearance with the price lists of the largest and oldest London ttores . Its 1000 pages are replete with useful information for every householder , and it is , we understand , supplied gratis to applicants .

One of the weights of the clock of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , which weighs about 800 lbs ., fell with a tremendous crash through the timber supports to the staircase of the lower balcony on Tuesday , and the man , who had just completed his work of winding the clock , had a very narrow escape of being killed . Notwithstanding the accident , the clock has gone on recording the time as usual .

The Gaekwar and Maharani of Baroda visited the Queen at Windsor Castle on Monday , and were received liy the Marquis of Lome , K . T ., and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court . Her Majesty shortly afterwards invested the Maharani with the Order of the Crown of India . The

distinguished visitors , after lunching with the Queen and Royal Family , left the Castle , returning to London by the Great Western line . A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards , with the colours and band of the regiment , were on duty both on their arrival and departure .

EMIGRATION TO CANADA . — We print elsewhere an advertisement of the Canadian Government calling attention to the different provinces of the Dominion , the free grants of land that are offered , and the suitability of the country for settlement purposes . The classes in demand in Canada are those with capital , farmers , and other persons with capital desiring to follow agriculture as a profession ,

farm _ labourers , and domestic servants . There are also openings for skilled mechanics who have friends in the country , or who are advised , after special enquiry , to proceed to the Dominion . Reliable information upon all matters relating to Canada may be obtained from the Government Agencies , the addresses of which are given in the advertisement , the persons proceeding to Canada have the great advantage of being helped on their arrival by the

Government Agents , who are to be found in every important place , and who are ready to assist them with advice and counsel whenever it may be required . It is not generally known that in addition to the other advantages , settlers in Manitoba , the North-West , and British Columbia , are entitled to a substantial money bonus on proof of having taken up land in either of the provinces named within 18 months of their arrival .

Young lady artist , daughter of Exhibitor at the Royal Academy , artistically colours photographs : Cartes , is ., 2 s . ; cabinets , 2 s ., 3 s . Gd . Photographs enlarged up to life-size , and finished in oils , water colour , or monochrome . Ivory miniatures faithfully reproduced from photographs , and most delicately painted . Special care taken with the colouring of regalia . Highest testimonials from nobility , & c . —Mabel Vernon , Craven House , Beaconsfield-road , New Southgate , N .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Prince Henry of Battenberg has very kindly promised to preside at the 4 Sth annual Festival of the German Hospital , which will be held at the Hotel Metropole at the usual date . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Londesborough and the Ladies Dension have arrived in Grosvenor-square from their seat in the North , and will remain in London till after Christmas .

Monday being the 52 nd birthday of the Empress Frederick of Germany , ( Princess Royal of Great Britain ) , the church bells of Windsor were rung , and a Royal salute fired in the Long Walk . The Duchess of Teck opened a bazaar at the Athen .-cum , Enfield , on Saturday last , in aid of the local College Hospital , to which a new wing , in commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee , has just been added .

We are glad to hear that Bro . Harry Nicholls , who has been prostrated by serious illness for so long a time , has so far advanc ed on his road towards convalescence that his medical advisers have allowed him to seek change of air at Hastings , where , we trust , he will be speedily restored to his usual health .

On Monday next , the 2 Sth inst ., the Duke of Connaught will distribute prizes to the 2 nd Hants Artillery Volunteers . The function will take place in the Portsmouth Town Hall , and at the same time his Royal Highness will present the new Volunteer decoration to the 57 officers in the Southern Military District to whom it has been awarded .

By the kind permission of Bro . Lord and . Lady Brassey , a sale of fancy work was held at 24 , Park-lane on Wednesday and Thursday in aid of the Ladies' Art and Needlework Depot , the Sisterhood of Epiphany ( Truro ) , and the restoration funds of St . Bartholomew-the-Great , St . Marythe-Less ( Lambeth ) , and AH Saints ' , Dulwich .

The Duchess of Teck , accompanied by the Princess May , was present at a meeting in the Oak Room of Hampton Court Palace , on Tuesday , of the Surrey Ladies ' Needlework Guild , for the purpose of assorting and packing the work sent in during the year ' prior to its distribution among the poor at the East-end of London .

The Duke of York has very graciously consented to preside at the festival dinner which will be held early in the spring of 1 S 93 in aid of the Great Northern Central Hospital buildings , Holloway-road . A sum of £ 27 , 000 is required for the extension and the necessary furniture and fittings , and of this only jfSooo has been promised or received .

By the Queen ' s command , the band of the Grenadier Guards , under Bro . Lieut . Dan Godfrey , and that of the ist Dragoon Guards played on the East Terrace , Windsor Castle , on Sunday afternoon last from 3 to 4 p . m ., several thousands of residents and visitors being admitted to the promenade and taking up position on the terrace overlooking the slopes and the Home Park .

A lecture will be delivered at the regular meeting of the Great City Lodge , No . 14-26 , at Cannon-street Hotel , on Saturday , Deceember 10 th , by Bro . George W . Speth , P . M . 1 S 3 and 2076 , & c , Secretary Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , on "Ihe Degreesof Ancient ( pre 1717 ) Masonry . " Master Masons only may be present . The lecture will commence at 4 . 3 3 p . m ., and conclude at about 0 o ' clock .

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress attended the annual vocal music competition which is promottd by the London School Board , and was held in Exeter Hall , on Tuesday . Sir Jc hn Stainer and Mr . W . McNaught acted as judges , and the Challenge Medallion was awarded to the children of the Fleet Schools . This was duly presented b y the Lady Mayoress , and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to her ladyship for attending .

To-day ( Friday ) her Royal Highness the Duchess of Teck will open the new wing of the Boys' Industrial School , Hillfield-road , West Hampstead , which has been erected to commemorate the Jubilee of the ' * Field-lane Ragged Schools and Refuses , " established in 1 S 41 by the

late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury . The new wing will accommodate an additional 40 boys , and incudes an infirmary and covered playground . Its erection has cost £ i 95 ° i . ° f which £ 1000 remains unsubscribed , and , as the Institution has done good work , we trust this sum will be speedily contributed .

At the meeting of the St . Michael Lodge , No . 175 , of Mark Master Masons at the Masonic Rooms , Helston , on Wednesday , the lOth inst ., Bro . J . M . Richards was installed W . M . by Bro . W . Hall , and the officers invested were Bros . Black well , 6 . W . ; Ratcliffe , I . W . ; Willev ,

M . O . ; I ' . B . James , S . O . ; W . Ellis , J . O . ; Taylor , Treas . ; W . Hall , Chap . ; E . Dunstan , S . D . ; Ralph , J . D . ; and J . O . Eva , Sec . The visitors present were : Bros . R . H . Reed , W . M . 450 ; R . Rowe , VV . M . ; W . Vyell , S . VV . ; and A . Duncan , J . W . 1544 . After business dinner was served at Bro . Blackwell ' s , Angel Hotel .

Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to command Sir Augustus Harris to give a perlormance of Bizet's opera , " Carmen , " in Italian , at Windsor Castle , on the evening of Saturday , the 3 rd December . Sir Augustus recently visited the Casile to make notes of the stage accomodation , and to make final arrangements with regard to the cast , which her Majesty has approved , and which isas follows : Carmen , Mdlle . de I . ussan ; Mich . ela ,

. Miss fcsther Falliser ; rrasquita , Miss Agnes Jansen ; Escamillo , M . Dufrichc ; Dancairo , Sig . Caracciolo ; Kemendado , Sig . Rinaldini ; Morales , Signor Corsi ; Zuniga , Sig . de Vaschetti ; Don Jose , Sig . Cremonini ; premiere danseusc , Mdlle . Riganti ; and conductor , Sig . Bevagnini . Ihe scenery will be painted expressly to ( it the theatre , which will be constructed for the occasion in the Waterloo Chamber . The regular Covent Garden orchestra and chorus will take part in the performance , which in all respects will lie made as perfect as it is possible to make it .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTM NT AMI TILLS . —For bad letfs , bad bre'sts , scorbutic and scrofulous sn-es tins is a genuine specilic . Tlie Kratifnl and earnest era itudc ol thousands wlm have experienced its unrivalled p nvcr over these comp nints , and who have heen raised from prostrate help essness and a condition loathsome to themselves and others , renders it ipiite uimec . ssary to in in its

enlarge rhisp „ ee op ' extraordinary virtues . The parts atlectcd should lie hat .. ed with lukewarm water , and when the pores are thereby opened the Ointment should he well rubbed in at least twice a day . It is always advisable to take Holloway ' s l'ills in these disorders , as this much assists the Ointment's action . The Pills check the fever , purify the blood , and eject all morbid matter engendered by these diseases .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The annual supper of Prosperity Lodge of Instruct - No . 65 , will take place at the Old Parr ' s Head , KnirrWl !?"' street , E . C , on Wednesday . Bro . J . C Stone , VV . M | I " will preside . ' ' $ ' The Marquis of Bute was on Thursday unanimous ! elected Lord Rector of St . Andrew ' s University , in succes ^ sion to the Marquis of Dufferin , whose term of office now expires .

At a meeting of Masons held at Johannesburg on a ,. 27 th ult ., at which 70 were present , it was decided to form a new lodge under the English Constitution , to be called the Gold Fields Lodge . The foundation members elected Bro . S . Hirschfield , W . M ., and Bros . H . A . Reid and A S . Godfrey S . W . and J . W . respectively .

Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Mr . Daniel Mayer ( trading as S . and P . Erard of iS , Great Marlborough-street , London , VV . ) , into the place and quality of pianoforte and harp makers to her Majesty This warrant is in continuation of those held b y the firm of S . and P . Erard since the time of King George III

A new gymnasium attached to the schools in Stamfordstreet was opened on Saturday last by Bro . Lord Ashbourne President of the Benevolent Society of St . Patrick , who ' in the course of his remarks , paid a handsome tribute of respect to the late Bro . the Earl of Milltown , by whom the idea of tiecting the gymnasium was started , and whose widow has most generously carried out his intentions .

The Marquis of Breadalbane , Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire East , accompanied by the office-bearers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , visited St . John's Lodge , Dundee on Wednesday , the 16 th inst . The distinguished visitors were entertained to cake and wine . The toast of ' * The Provincial Grand Lodge" was proposed by Bro . Henry Curr , and responded to by the Marquis , who expressed himself as highly pleased with the state of the Muthill Lodge .

By the kind permission of Bro . Henry Irving , a special meeting of the members of the Actor ' s Association was held at the Lyceum Theatre , on Tuesday , for the purpose of considering a form of " memorandum of agreement , " which has been prepared by the council of the association for use in theatrical engagements between actors and managers . Bro . Irving presided , and among those present were Bros . T . N . Bolton , M . P . ( honorary member ) , William Terris , Lionel Brough , and others .

On Monday , December 5 th , Mr . Gilbert Dalziel will publish "Ally Sloper ' s Christmas Holidays . " The chief features this year will be " Tootsie ' s Serpentine Dance , " composed by Leopold Wenzel , musical director at the Empire Theatre , Leicester-square ; and the large plate by VV . F . Thomas , "Sloper ' s Christmas Dinner . " The number will also contain 100 pictures , never before published , and innumerable Christinas stories in prose and verse , all new and original .

HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RITUAL . —In the Shrewsbury County Court , on Monday , the 7 th inst ., before Juilfjc Harris , Lea , Erskine and Co ., of Birmingham , sued Harry Smith , wool merchant , of St . John ' s-hill . for five guineas , for three volumes of the " History of Freemasonry " ordered by him and returned . Mr . Bishop , plaintiff ' s traveller , called upon the defendant , who is a Freemason , and showed him a prospectus of the work and also a sample

of the engravings and printed matter , and defendant signed a written order for the three volumes . They were delivered and returned without any explanation . The defence was that defendant was led to understand that the work would contain instructions as to the duties of the different officers and the ritual of the lodges , and if it contained what ho required he was willing to take it . His Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed .

MASONIC AT HOME . —An exceedingly successful and enjoyable "At Home" was held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on the 15 th inst ., under the auspices of the Royal Brunswick and St . Ctcilia Lodges . 1 he arrangements were of a thorough character , and over 400 guests were entertained in a most liberal manner from eight o ' clock lilt long past the " witching hour . " The whole of the lo . \ er suite of rooms were engaged , and looking particulaily

brilliant under a profuse display of lloral and other dec rations . The guests were cordially received by Bros . Morion Ledger and John Wood soon after eight o'clock , and dancing was quickly in full swing in the music and banquctm . ;' rooms , and the saloon , excellent music being supplied l > y Mr . Gates'band . During the evening light refreshments were served by Mr . J . Sayers , in most rerlierc / testyie . I "' entertainment was altogether a mjst encouraging succc-s , upon which the two lodges are to be congratulated .

A MASONIC LOTTERY IN CDVAN . —An audience numbering over 3000 assembled on Wednesday , the 9 th inst ., in the National Halls , Glasgow , when a concert promoted by Plantation Lodge in aid of the Masonic Benevolent Fund was given . Among the attractions was the " chance carried along with the admission ticket , it having 1 ) "' " arranged that a lottery drawing for a grand p iano iroi . il

take place at the close of the proceedings . Iix-Bame Simons , who presided , closed his speech by saying tnat owing to the action of a spasmodic Town Council they were prohibited from having the drawing as arranged , but what could not be done in Glasgow would be done in Govan on the following right . At the close of the concert it «' . is stated that the drawing for the piano would take place in however

the New Halls , Govan . The merry Masons had , , forgotten to reckon with a well-known official from mat aspiring burgh , who chanced to be on the platform , and on Thursday the Secretary of the lodge was informed > y Captain Hamilton that steps would be taken to enforce tut law of the country regarding lotteries should the drawini . take place within his jurisdiction . When the hour arnye on 'Ihursday night the dilemma was got over by sejv r

gentlemen engaging a cab , intj which they plac- " - numbered tickets in a box and drove off . It is said the ra went in a westerly direction along Paisley-road , but i ^ . J only known to a very few where it halted . When it < stop , however , the drawing took place , and shortly seven o ' clock the winning number was announced m

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