Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Duchess of Teck has consented to open a bazaar at Richmond , on October 25 th , in aid of the Missions to Seamen . Thursday , the 4 th October , has been appointed for the reception of works of art intended for the Autumn Exhibition ( the 33 rd ) of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit-street Galleries .

FJThe Secretary of the St . George's Lodge of Instruction , No . 140 , requests us to announce that the weekly meetings at the New Cross Public Hall will be re-commenced on Tuesday , the 2 nd prox ., at eight o'clock . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lancashire will be held in the Memorial Hall , Albertsquare , Manchester , on Friday , October 5 th , at three o ' clock . The Earl of Lathom will preside .

By special arrangement there was a large attendance of visitors from the Darlington , Stockton . Marwood ( Redcar ) , North York ( Middlesborough ) , Stokesley , and Guisborough Lodges at the monthly meeting of the Rose of Raby Lodge at Staindrop on Monday , the 24 th inst . The W . M . of the lodge ( Bro . Lord Barnard ) gave the visiting brethren special permission to inspect Raby Castle . The visitors expressed themselves much gratified by the heartiness of the reception accorded them .

The Jura-Simplon Railway Company , of Switzerland , announces that the office in Shaftesbury - avenue will remain open throughout the winter for the convenience oi intending visitors to Geneva , Lausanne , Vervey , Montreux , Sierre , Montana ) , & c . The Duke and Duchess of

Connaughthave been staying at Montreux , and were enchanted with the many excursions they made to the environs . Their Royal Highnesses ascended the Rochers de Naye many times , to adore the magnificent panorama seen from the summit .

The Hotel , of Sept . mth , contains the following : "A big Masonic feed took place on August 22 nd , at the East End Hotel , Rochester , when Brother G . A . Abbot was entertained at supper on his election to the D . G . mastership of the South London district of the order . Bro . E . A . Billinghurst . proprietor of the hotel , did his establishment full justice on the occasion . " We should like to know something more about the South London District of the Order .

The " Goose and Gridiron , London House lard , near St . Paul ' s Cathedral , and the ancient brick tenement in Fuller ' s Rents are doomed . In the former , Freemasonry , as far a'j this country is concerned , was revived in 1717 , and the first Grand Lodge of the World afterwards formed . The latter in Charles II . ' s time was "The Squire's , " famous as the place where Melbourne and Oates ' s Club

met , and whence many "Spectator" papers are dated . Not long ago it suffered from lire , and was saved only tobe sold as old material . "Staples" Inn still stands , but against it too the edict has gone forth . —British Architect . PRESENTATION TO BRO . GOODACRE . —A large gathering of brethren took place on the 10 th inst ., in the Victoria Hotel , Liverpool , for the purpose of presenting a handsome

piece of silver plate and a purse containing too guineas to the Prov . G . Secretary of the Province of West Lancashire ( Bro . W . Goodacre , Past S . G . D . England ) . Bro . J . D . Murray , Past G . Treas . of England , presided , and he was supported by Bros . Walter Simpson , P . P . S . G . W . ; W . Savage , P . P . G . Treas . ; and R . Armitage , P . P . G . R . The

Chairman announced that the gift was to be looked upon as a wedding present from brethren in the Western Division of Lancashire to Bro . Goodacre , who was about to be married . Bro . Goodacre acknowledged the present in suitable terms , and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

The Provincial Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons for Devon is to assemble at Totnes on October 16 th under the wing of the Pleiades Chapter , No . 710 . Viscount Ebrington , the respected Grand [ superintendent , is expected to preside , and the attendance is anticipated to be larger than usual , as the town is easy of access for a great number of the companions . There are 20 chapters in Devon ,

being the largest in proportion of any Province in England . Major Da-ie , J . P ., is the Grand Scribe E . ; the local officers being Comp . John Taylor , J . P . ( Torquay ) , the M . E . £ ., and Comp . W . Bennett Maye , P . Z ., the Scribe E . The meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter is to be held in the large room of the Seven Stars Hotel , the Masonic Hall rot being sufficiently large .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WORCESTERSHIRE . — The ar . r . ' -ial meeting of the above Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Malvern College , on Wednesday , under the banker of the Royds Lodge . Some 300 brethren were present . Bro . Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , M . P ., Prov . G . M ., presided . At the conclusion of the business the brethren adjourned in procession to the Priory Church . The service

was fully choral , with an anthem , " Bear ye one another ' s burdens . " specially composed for the occasion by Bro . F . W . Newton , who also presided at the organ . The sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . G . F . Hough , vicar of Holy Trinity , Worcester , and Prov . Grand Chaplain . After service the brethren returned to the lodge and then dined at the Imperial Hotel . We shall give a full report next week .

Referring to the now obsolete custom of wearing " patches , " the Warehouseman and Drafer says : " Fairholt figures a lady's face with a black crescent on each cheek just below the eyes , a circular spot on the chin , a star on the right side of the mouth , and a coach and horsi ; s , with a driver and postillions , on the forehead . Should the practice ever be revived—and it may ,

possiblyladies wr . o go to the extreme of fashion will probably wear bicycle- ; and railway trains—the latter being the most suitable for the 'fast' young ladies—rather than the ' slow coaches' of former times . By the way we have heard whispers that patches are really amongst the probabilities of the near future , and that the fashionable spotted veils are only intended as preliminary experiments—leathers , if we may be permitted to say so , to show which way the wind blows . "

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . Ross Robertson , P . G . M . Canada , left England for home on Saturday last . The Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , No . 749 , is now held at the Salutation Tavern , Newgate-street , on Wednesday evenings at 6 . 30 p . m .

We are asked to state that the weekly Wednesday evening meetings of the Westbourne Lodge of Instruction , No . 733 , at the Prince Alfred , 112 , Queen ' s-road , Bayswater , which were suspended for the holiday season , were resumed on the 19 th inst .

Miss Lillian Russell ' s engagement at the Lyceum Theatre must terminate on October iSth , as , according to arrangements made some time ago , she is to start on the 20 th for New York , where "The Queen of the Brilliants" will be produced with the original scenery and dresses .

The result of the working of the Masonic Charities Association of Exeter is most satisfactoiy . During the last seven years 60 guineas have been subscribed by this means alone on easy terms , 15 guineas being devoted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , 20 guineas each to the Royal Masonic Institutions for Girls and Boys , and five guineas to the Devon Educational Fund .

Bo . lieerbohm Tree and his company , who appeared by command before the Queen at Balmoral , will , under the management [ of Mr . Henry E . Abbey , appear in various successful Haymarket pieces at Abbev ' s Theatre , New York , early next year . Subsequently Bro . Tree and his Haymarket company will go on tour through the chief cities of the . States , visiting the various theatres of which Mr . Abbey has control .

The coastguardsmen of Lowestoft have a magnificent dog who has proved a successful collector for a fund in aid of the widow and children of a fisherman who was drowned recently in the North Sea . The dog is now employed collecting money for the Missions to Seamen , in aid of the fund which is being raised to enable the Society to erect a Seamen's Institute at Lowestoft as a memorial to the late Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen , K . C . B .

Extensive preparations are said to be in progress at Craig-y-Nos Castle in view of the expected Royal visit . The garden scene from " Faust" will form a prominent part of the operatic programme . Not far off from the abode of the sweet singer a new , church is in progress of being built—the gift , in large measure , of a local lady millionaire who has dowered the " Establishment" in Wales with untold thousands of pounds . Hopes are being cherished that the Duke and Duchess of York may attend the opening

. The meeting of Supreme Grand Chapter in Edinburgh last Wednesday was of short duration . An endeavour was made to submit to the companions assembled a proposed basis of union which had been . received from the " Early Grand" section of Royal Arch Masonry in Scotland . The

meeting , however , decided to wait until the document could be discussed by Supreme Committee . Those who had read the petition volunteered the opinion that if similar proposals had been made by the body seeking to come within the pale of the Grand Chapter on a former occasion no doubt the schism would have been healed ere now . This sounds promising for a speedy uni n , and I hope it may prove so . —Mallet .

The Savoy Theatre will re-open probably during nex week with " Mirette , " a revised version of the opera having been made b y Mr . Adrian Ross , and many new musical numbers having been written by M . Messager . The leading part will be played by Miss Rolla , an artist well known in Grand opera . Miss Brandram , Miss Florence Perry ,

Mr . Courtice Pounds , Mr . Walter Passmore , Mr . Scott Fishe , Mr . Richard Temple , and Mr . John Coates will also take part in the performance . For Miss Emmie Owen a new character has been introduced . The alterations in the theatre required by the County Council have somewhat delayed the re-opening , but it is hoped that everything will be finished early next week .

The 20 miles Championship Race of the Shepherd's Bush Cycling Club came off at the Putney Athletic Ground on Monday evening , the 24 th inst . There were only five entries , and as there was a strong wind blowing during the whole of the race , the time was not as good as might have been expected . In the result Mr .. Cecil H . Abbott passed the

post first , covering the distance in 1 hour 20 seconds ; Mr . P . H . Sanders , who was last year ' s champion , being a good second , and Mr . Vernon C . Abbott , two laps behind , third . The other two competitors gave up a'ter riding some 10 and iG miles respectively . Mr . Gordon R . Griffith very kindly acted as starter and time keeper .

Messrs . C . T . Brock and Co . have been remarkably prompt in adopting the great naval battle in the far East to a firework spectacle , which was shown at the Crystal Palace on Thursday night for the first time . The weather was fine , and the display was witnessed to advantage by a large gathering of persons . The battle piece , the leading feature

of a long programme , represented the Japanese and Chinese fleets in conflict to the number of five vefsels of a side and several torpedo boats . The rapid firing and the explosion of the shells over the long ( space of 500 feet , to which the piece extends , was very brilliant , and the incidents of explosion and foundering were duly imitated . Messrs . Brock appear to have taken pains to make their ships conform in model to the originals , but as the public are hardly familiar with the outlines of the war vessels of China and

Japan , such accuracy was not absolutely required , but is an interesting evidence of artistic conscientiousness . The spectators see a striking scene of ships in action , with brisk discharge of shells , on a scale which would be even more imposing but that Messrs . Brock have made the public familiar for many years with set pieces suited to the magnitude of the grounds in which they are shown . The battle of Yalu will be fought again on two occasions before the Crystal Palace firework season closes .

" S AFE AS Tin : HANK or KM ; I . ANII . "—The phrase is familiar enough , and in spite of recent criticisms of uur great national institution , most of us would be perfectly content if all our private ventures were " as safe as the Hank of Kngland . " Well then , you must look after your financial soundness as well as you

can ; and if von are not quite . sound in health , take my advice . l or all complaints of throat , chest , liver and stomach ; for coughs , colds , influenza , bronchitis , and the like , you will find in Holloway's Pills and Ointment a cure " safe as the Hank of Kngland . " They are a sound investment , as proved by a trial extending to nearly si \ ty years .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Langton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1673 , will resume work on Thursday , the nth prox ., at the White Hart , Abchurch-lane , E . C . We regret to learn that Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I ., has been confined to his room for the past fortnight by illness , but is now improving , and hopes to be able to resume his duties in a few days . With reference to our remarks of Bro . C . F . Hogard ' s

connection with-the Mutual Insurance Company of New York , we should have mentioned that his official address is No . 10 , Fore-street , E . C , where he will be pleased to hear from any of his friends who desire any information about the company which he represents .

We trust we are not betraying any confidence by stating that we are indebted to the pen of our worthy and energetic District Grand Secretary , Wor . Bro . H . M . Rustomjee , for the exhaustive and interesting notice of Right Wor . Bro . Sandeman ' s . Masonic career in India . — Indian Freemason .

We have been favoured with a copy of a nicely got up record of the proceedings in connection with the inauguration in July last of the newly created Province of Guernsey and the installation of R . W . Bro . Brigade-Surgeon J . Balfour Cockburn , M . D ., as the first Prov . Grand Master .

It has been compiled by Bro . Frederick Clarke , Prov . Grand Registrar , and , we believe , presented by him to the province . The arms of the province , beautifully illuminated , forms the frontispiece , and the little book is bound in cloth , thus forming a permanent souvenir of the interesting proceedings .

LODGE DUES . —When a Secretary asks a brother for his dues , he is not begging for himself , but he is discharging his own duty and reminding the brother of his . Just why it is that members seem to regard the reminder on the part of the Secretary or the Master of this important obligation as an offence , is a mystery , but somehow the bill for lodge

dues is pigeon-holed , or torn up without the least compunction of conscience . This is the reason so many lodges are in hard lines , and find it difficult to meet lodge expenses . There is a mutual obligation upon all members , and it is unjust to the officers who devote time to the discharge of duties to put an additional burden upon them by a failure to pay the lodge its just due—Indian Freemason .

Bro . Albert Edward Pridmore was , on the 19 th instant , elected by a substantial majority a representative for Bishopsgate Ward upon the Court of Common Counc'l ; of the City of London in place of the late Mr . Deputy Hammack . Bro . Pridmore is a Fellow of the Surveyor ' s Institution and also of the Society of Architects , and for some years has practised in the ward he now represents at

Guildhall . He is a partner in the firm of Pridmore and Anderson , of Watford , where he resides , and where in his capacity of overseer he has shown great energy in endeavouring to remedy the inequalities of assessment . Bro . Pridmore has made some progress in the Craft , being the

Senior Deacon in the Penge Lodge , No . 1 S 15 , and a member of the Bishopsgate Lodge , No . 2396 , ot the Camden Lodge of Mark Masters , and of the Royal Ark Mariners . In the Ward a movement for presenting Bro . Pridmore with his badge and chain has already been set on foot . Mr . Churchwarden Moore is acting as hon . sec

An exchange says that a joker recently induced the owner of a goat to take the animal to the hall in which a lodge was in session . He told the man that the lodge goat was dead , and that a new one was needed for immediate service . The goat was a very troublesome one , one of the " Billy " persuasion , and its owner was glad to be rid of him , so he promptly haltered him , and after an exciting trip through

the streets and a fatiguing journey up two flights of stairs , the outer door was reached , the man being tired with his exertions and the goat mad at being hauled so far above terra firma against his will . Just then a young man who was to be initiated that night came up the stairs , and the goat catching sight of him , jerked away from its owner and with a hair raising , blood curdling ba-a-a-, lowered its

horns , and went tor the newcomer like a yearling lamb . One glimpse of his wild , weird-looking assailant was sufficient , and the frightened candidate , with an ear-splitting yell of dismay , went down stairs , six steps at a jump , ana made for the woods at a 2 . 40 gait . His initiation has been indefinitely postponed until he can be found , and the lodge has placed advertisements in the newspapers , asking for intelligence of his whereabouts .

The Duke of Cambridge visted Newcastle-on-Tyne , to inspect the Royal Artillery stationed there . His Royal Highness was accompanied from York by Major-General Wilkinson , commanding the Nonh-tastern District and the members of his Staff , and on arriving at Newcastle drove in an open carriage with two horses and an outrider to the Town Moor . On the way one of the horses fell , but

quickly recovered its feet . On the moor there was a large crowd , and three batteries of artillery were drawn up ready to meet the Conmander-in-Chief . His Royal Hig hness was received with a general salute , and at once alighted ano commenced a minute and painstaking inspection of the soldiery . A number of evolutions were gone through under the command of Colonel Campbell , his Royal Hign ;

ness paying the closest attention to every movement aw directing several additional manoeuvres to be performed . Shortly after one o ' clock the inspection concluded , and we Commander-in-Chief and party drove off to the barracks ; where the Duke of Cambridge partook 1 f luncheon . His Royal Highness left Newcastle again by 5 . 15 train fort " South .

Bro . Fred Mason , whose well-known " P . and O . Sauce and Specialities for Invalids" are now beco .-ning so wiosl ) known , has had some flattering notices of his preparations recently in the Lancet and papers devoted to nursingi cookery . & c , amonest others , Miss Bessie Halliday , ' »

" Cookery Notes , " says : " I am so pleased with sever * 'Specialities for Invalids , ' prepared by Mr . l ' f "' n Mason , of 52 , Acre-lane , Brixton , that I wish to call alt " tion to the excellence of his soups . I never tasted any i >» them ; they are entirely free from that disagreeable II M ° "

of gelatine , which one instantly detects in most tin '" : soups , and he guarantees that all his preparations are ma of Iresh meat and the finest ingredients . I believe supplies all the leading hospitals , and that many enn «> e . medical men prescribe his concentrated beef tea a essences . His ' P and O . Sauce' is a delicious rejisn j fish or cold meat . Apropos ol sauces , I am asked recipes of these additions . "