Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Underdown Knell , of Jevvin-crescent , who has been suffering from a severe attack of laryngitis , is progressing favourably towards recovery . Bro . Pearse Morrison on Wednesday entertained a few friends at dinner at St . George ' s Club , Mr . H . M . Stanley , the African explorer , being amongst the guests .

Ihe Queen gave a dinner party at Holyrood Palace on the 19 th inst ., at which the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , and several others were guests . Bro . Sir Kdmund Monson , British Minister at Copenhagen , was present at the banquet given by the

Directors of the Great Northern Telegraph Company to Mr . John Pender on Friday , the 20 th inst . Bro . General Lord Wolseley returned to London on the 19 th inst . from Milford House , where he had been to witness the operations of the fleet , under Bro . Sir VV . Hewett , against the defences of Pembroke Dockyard .

The Prince and Princess of Wales and Princesses of Wales are expected to return from Homburg to England towards the end of next week , after which it is expected their Royal Highnesses will spend some time in Scotland . Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . Master designate of Northumberland , has been returned to Parliament for the Blackpool Division of Lancashire , in

succession to Bro . Sir F . Stanley , who has been raised to the peerage . The Q ueen accompanied by the other members of the Royal Family , and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court , left Edinburgh for Balmoral at 11 p . m . on Friday , the 20 th inst ., reaching her destination early the following morning .

On Thursday , 19 th inst ., a party of Freemasons from Liverpool , numbering about 100 , had atrip to Alderley Edge . The visitors dined at the Queen's Hotel , and in the afternoon a number of vehicles were chartered to convey a large number to Gawsworth . Bro . General Sir Redvers Buller is expected to arrive in Dublin to-day ( Friday ) , and will immediately

proceed to Kerry and take charge of the duties entrusted to him . His sphere of operations will include the Counties of Kerry and Clare and a part of West Cork . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor of England ) , Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., Sir F . Stanley , Lord Ashbourne , and Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., were present at the Cabinet

Council held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last . A numerous pa rty of our Colonial and Indian guests visited Sheffield on Monday , and were received and entertained at luncheon by the Mayor and Corporation of the town . They were afterwards conducted over some of the principal manufactorie . s the day concluding with a conversazione at Cutlers' Hall . The reception accorded the visitors by the townspeople was most enthusiastic .

Among the guests of our Bro . Herr Weinmann ( late of the Lodge of Tranquility ) at his charming hotel at Dorffi , on the Lake of Lucerne , there has been , during the past week , a goodly gathering of well known Masons . Bro . Sir John Monckton , accompanied by one of his sons , Bro . Sir Horace and Lady Jones , Bro . Philbrick , Q . C ., and family , Bro . Col . Harding and Miss Harding , Bro . Rudolph G . Glover , Bro . Edward Letchworth , and Bro . E . H . Burnell and Mrs . Burnell .

MASONIC BENEVOLENCE IN WEST LANCASHIRE . —The Committee of Management of the West Lancashire Alpass Benevolent Institution for providing annuities for distressed widows of Freemasons of the province announce that there are now three vacancies for annuitants . The last day for receiving applications was the 24 th inst ., and the poll is fixed to take place at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street ,

between five and six o'clock on the evening of the 22 nd September . The consecration of the De Tatton Lodge , No . 2144 , Bowden , has been fixed by the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Egerton of Tatton , for September 6 th . The ceremony , which will be of the most complete and elaborate nature , is expected to be attended by a large number of brethren

from all parts of the province . The use of the Parish Church Schools has been kindly granted for the occasion . The W . M . designate is Bro . E . Simpson , and he will invest as his first officers Bros . E . Morgan , S . W . ; G . Bowen ( Mayor of Altrincham ) , J . W . ; A . Ingham , S . D . ; F . Johnson , J . D . ; and Col . Munn , I . G . According to the latest advices from Nortli

Queensland , Bro . Arthur Meats , who was the first W . Master of the St . George Lodge , No . 197 S , Herberton , was presented with a handsome gold Past Master ' s jewel bearing the inscription " Presented to Worshipful Bro . Arthur Mears , first Worshipful Master , by the Brethren of

the St . George Lodge , Herberton , 1 SS 6 . " The presentation was made by Bro . Carthew who , in a few well chosen sentences , referred to Bro . Mears's services , especially in inaugurating and establishing the lodge , after the scheme had been for some time in abeyance . Ihe gift was suitably acknowledged by the recipient .

The installation meeting of the Evelyn Lodge ( S . C . ) was held at Herberton , N . Queensland , on St . lohn ' s Day last , the ceremony being conducted by Bro . C . G . Hurrcy , assisted by Bro . Craig , P . M ., as well as Bros . Carthew , W . M ., and A . Mears , l . P . M . of the St . George Lodee , No . 197 S . The following are the officers for the year , namely : Bros . J . Robson , R . W . M . ; R . G . M'Lcan , D . M . : VV . D . Bowkett , S . M . ; VV . Maghn , S . W . ; J .

Newell , | . W . ; A . Aumuller , S . D . ; VV . Richards , J . D . ; C . G . Hurrey , Treas . ; G . E . Airey , Sec . ; G . M'Kenzie , Chap . ; II . Selig , Org . ; D . Mathcson I . G . ; VV . Richards and J . Robson , Stwds . ; and J . Craig , Tyler . The annual ball , at which about Go ladies and brethren were present , took place the same same evening at the Divisional Hall , which was very tastefully decorated for the occasion . The ball was a great success , there being both good music and an excellent supper .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . the Earl and Countess Cowper left Penshanger , his lordship ' s shooting quarters in the Highlands , on Saturday last . Bro . J . L . Toole has greatly benefited by his visit to Aix-les-Bains , and will commerce his provincial tour , according to previous arrangements , on Monday next .

Bro . the Duke of Leinster has arranged , under the Land Purchase Act , to sell to his tenants a large portion of his Kildare estates at 18 years' purchase of the rents . Telegraphic addresses ( Inland ) for the Freemason Printing and Publishing Works— "Freemason , London . " For Jewels , Clothing , Furniture , Banners , Sic , & c . — " Kenning , London . "

The London Gazette of the 20 th inst . contains a notice , dated Osborne , August iG , that the Queen has been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Bro . Edward George Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., Solicitor-General . HIGH CROSS L ODGE , NO . 754 . —The installation meeting of this lodge took place on Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., when Bro . J . D . Birkin , the W . M . elect , was duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year by the retiring W . M ., Bro . A . G . Fidler . A full report will appear in our next issue . .

Bro . Earl Granville arrived in town from Stone Park , Stafford , late on , Tuesday evening , and the day following had a long conversation with Mr . Gladstone prior to the departure of the late Premier for Bavaria . Bro . Earl Granville left town again on Wednesday evening for Walmer Castle , Deal . It is suggested that the portrait of Bro . R-

Paget , Vestry Clerk ot CletKenwell , which attracted much attention at the Academy last year , should be purchased to hang in the Vestry Hall upon the completion of his thirtieth year in the service of the parish next November . The painting is by one of his sons , Mr . Sidney Paget . Bros . Lord Hothfield , the Earl of Clonmell , Earl Bathurst , and the Marquis of Ailesbury were among

the Peers who took the oath and their seats at the opening of the new Parliament on the 19 th inst . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , and the Earl of Kintore were two of the Royal Commissioners for opening the Parliament , and the former read the Queen ' s Speech . One of the last acts of Bro . Lord Wolverton ,

before leaving the office of H . M ' s . Postmaster-General , was to effect a very material reduction in the cost of Postoffice Orders . The reduction will come into operation from the 1 st prox ., and under it a P . O . Order for £ 10 will cost no more than sixpence , instead of a shilling , Orders for lower amounts being proportionately reduced .

Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., President of the Irish Society of the City of London , and its other representatives , who went to Ireland last week on their usual annual visit , reached Coleraine on the iSth inst ., and were present at the distribution of prizes to the successful students of the Academical Institution , Bro . Sir J . Ellis occupying the chair and performing the agreeable ceremony . Subsequently they entertained at luncheon the clergy , gentry , and merchants of the town .

The Masonic Advocate , of Indianapolis , for the current month refers in sympathetic terms to the death on the 13 th Tune last , at the ripe age of So years , of Bro . Luke E . Barber , who for many years held the office of Grand Secretary to the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter respectively of Arkansas . Bro . Barber had been four years Grand Master and for ten years Grand High Priest

of that jurisdiction , and in those exalted positions , as well as during his tenure of the two Grand Secretaryships , had fulfilled his duties with signal credit to himself and to the general credit of the Fraternity ; His loss will be deeply regretted by the brethren in Arkansas . Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers H . Buller , V . C ., K . C . B ., who has been appointed to act in the South

and West of Ireland , with a view to suppressing disorder and outrage , is the son of the late Mr . J . Wentworth Buller , M . P ., of Downes , Crediton , Devonshire , and has seen considerable active service since 18 G 0 , having served in the China Campaign in i 860 , the Red River Expedition under Bro . General Lord ( then Colonel ) Wolseley , in the

Ashantee War under the same chief , in the Kaffir and Zulu Wars of 1 S 789 , as Chief of the Staff to Bro . Sir Evelyn Wood in the Boer War 1 S 81 , in the Egyptain Campaign of 18 S 2 under Bro . Sir Garnet Wolseley , and in the Soudan Expedition of 1 S 84 as second in command to Sir Gerald Graham .

According to the statistics compiled by Bro . J . H . Drummond , P . G . M ., the number of Freemasons in North America , at the close of June , was 59 6 , 464 , New York heading the list with 72 , 31 s , Illinois being second with 40 , 015 , and Pennsylvania third with 37 , 175 , Ohio holds the fourth place with 29 , 345 members , and Massachusetts and Michigan follow close with 27 , 590 and 27 , 045 respectively .

Missouri has 25 , 821 members , Indiana 22 , 54 s , Jowa 21 , 309 , and Maine 20 , 077 , a tne other Grand Lodges having under 30 , 000 members . Canada stands well with 18 , 983 members , Nova Scotia has 2966 members , Quebec 2822 members , New Brunswick 1910 members , Manitoba , 1350 members , and British Columbia , which is the smallest , not only of those in British territory , but on the whole continent , 312 members .

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Masonic And General Tidings

"The City Architect has just been knighted . Designing fellow ! " —Moonshine . Viscount Cross has appointed Mr . Arthur W . Williams Wynn to be an assistant unpaid Private Secretary at the India Office . Viscount and Viscountess di Vesci arrived at the end of last week at Abbey Leix , their seat in Ireland , for the autumn .

Our Berlin Correspondent telegraphs that Professor Von Helmholtz , the celebrated scientist , is lying seriously ill at Interlaken . The number of visitors to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition on Tuesday last was 41 , 067 , making a total since the opening of 2 , 900 , 724 . The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , with

Lady Winifred Herbert , have left Highclere Castle on a visiting tour , which will probably extend over a month or five weeks . Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and family arc passing the season at Coollatin , Wicklow . Earl Fitzwilliam is expected to return lo Wentworth House early next month , to receive company for the Doncaster race

meeting . Prince Albert Victor on Wednesday attended a large and fashionable party at the Lea , Crookham , Hants , the residence of Lord Frederick Kerr , R . N . His Royal Highness subsequently distributed the prizes at a local cottagers' show . At the funeral of Mr . George Wilmshurst , late

Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall , which took place at Walton-on-the-Naze on Wednesday last , the Prince of Wales was represented by Lieut .-General Sir Dighton-Probyn , Comptroller of his Royal Highness ' s Household . In our report last week of the Hope and Unity Chapter , No . 214 , Chingford , we printed the veteran M . E . Z . ' s name as " Dolard " instead of " Adlard . " Our

good brother ' s name is so well known in Masonic circles , both in Essex and London , that the correction is scarcely necessary except in the interest of veracity . Bro . Augustus Harris re-opens Drury Lane tomorrow ( Saturday ) with the new sporting drama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris entitled "A Run of Luck . " We hear rumours of exciting incidents and startling effects ,

both in the plot and stage accessories , and we trust that the " good luck" of the lessee of the National Theatre will be a continuation of that " run of luck " he has so long enjoyed and so pluckily worked for . A selection of Egyptian antiquities , consisting of vases , arms , tools , foundation deposits , jewellery , and works of ancient art , in stone , bionze , terra cotta , glass ,

Sic , recently discovered by Mr . W . M . Minders Petrie at Tell Nebesheh , a dependency of Tanis , and at Tell Defeunch ( the Biblical " Tahpanhes , " the "Daphna ; " of the Greek historians ) will , by kind permission of the President and Council , be on view at the room of the Archaeological Institute , Oxford Mansion , near Regent-circus , every Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday , from 10 a . m . to 4 p . m .

from the 2 nd to the 21 st of September . Among the resolutions to be submitted at the Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States , which will be held at St . Louis on the 21 st September prox . and following days , is one to hold the meetings of this body in Washington , D . C ., in the month of December , and triennially as

heretofore . The freemasons Repository seems _ favourably inclined towards the proposal , which it considers would enable more time to be devoted to the business arrangements of the Order , while it will in no way interfere with the festive tendencies of the sir knights . According to Le Monde Maconnique , the Grand

Orient has 3 61 bodies in its allegiance , namely , 313 symbolic lodges , 35 chapters , and 13 councils , which are thus distributed , namely , 67 in the Orient of Paris , 1 i in Beaulieu , 229 in the Departments , 13 in Algeria , 9 in the Colonies of France , and 32 in countries outside France and the French possessions . The same authority gives the receipts for the year ended the 2 Sth February , iSSG , as close upon 139 , 857 francs , and the expenses as 139 , 866 francs .

A large party of the Liverpool brethren visited Clitheroe on the 19 th inst ., arriving in the morning . After a substantial dinner at the Swan and Royal Hotel , they drove in a coach and four and several large waggonettes to Stoneyhurst College , and were shown the usual sights there , after which they returned to Clitheroe viA Mitton , where they inspected the grand old church and the

Shcrburn chapel , and Whalley , inspecting Whalley Abbey and Church . After tea a musical evening was spent , and the party returned home by the last train to Liverpool . On and from the 1 st of September parcels not exceeding 11 lb . in weight will be received at any postoffice in the United Kingdom for transmission to Newfoundland . Commencing with Tuesday , the 14 th September , parcel mails will be made up at Liverpool for

Newfoundland every alternate Tuesday morning in summer , for conveyance by the Newfoundland contract mail steamers ; and every alternate Thursday morning in winter for conveyance to Halifax by the Canadian contract mail steamers . Parcels intended to be so sent must be posted so as to reach Liverpool by the night mails of the previous day . In the reverse direction , the parcels will be conveyed to Liverpool by the same lines of steamers , and distributed by means of the inland parcel post .

According to a brief sketch in the July number of the Freemasons' Repository , Bro . Frank R . Lawrence , who in June last was a second time elected M . W . Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York , was initiated into Freemasonry in the Excelsior Lodge , No . 195 , New York , in 1874 , and was chosen its W . M . in the years 1 S 77 and 1 S 7 S . In 1 S 7 S and 1 S 79 he was Dist . D . G . M . of the Fifth Masonic District , Commissioner of Appeals in 1 S 79

and 1 SS 0 , Chief Commissioner of Appeals in 1 S 81-4 , Deputy Grand Master in 1 S 84 , and Grand Master in 1885 and again in 1 SS 6 . He is also a member of the Royal Arch , Templar Masonry , and the other Degrees . By profession Bro . Lawrence is a lawyer of good standing at the New Yorkjbar . He is also a man of great culture and refinement , and possesses a large amount of energy , and by the persistency of his efforts has succeeded to the present time in reducing the debt on the Masonic Hall at New York by 81 , 000 dollars ( £ 16 , 200 ) .