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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
The first meeting of the Board of Stewards of the forthcoming Festival of the Girls' School will be held at the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., at 5 o ' clock . The Rev . W . P . Svvaby , D . D ., who was consecrated as Bishop of British Guiana on Saturday last in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury , is a member of the Universities' Lodge , Durham .
We hear that Bro . W . Hancock , W . M . of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , and Preceptor of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , is on his way to Constantinople . We wish him a safe journey and a speedy return to his native land .
The Empress Frederick of Germany visited the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat , Golden-square , on Monday , when her Imperial Majesty vvas pleased to dedicate the Children's Ward to the memory of her son , Prin-e Waldemar , vvho died in 1 S 70 , at the age of 11 years , of diphtheria .
Ihe Marquis of Salisbury , vvho was able to be removed from Arlington-street , to Hatfield , is progressing very favourably , and has been able to take carriage exercise . His private secretary , Mr . Gunton , vvho likewise had an attack of influenza , is also making satisfactory progress towards recovery .
Bro . Sir E . li . Malet , the British Ambassador to the Court of Berlin , and Lady Ermyntrude Malet left the German capital on Monday for I he purpose of attending the -vmera . of the late Duke of Bedford at Chenies . The late Duke and Lady Malet vvere brother and sister .
Her Majesty ' s new cruiser the Royal Arthur , bearing the Hag of Rear-Admiral Stephenson , sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday , and after calling at Las Palmas , will continue her journey to Valpara i so and Stanley ( Falkland Islands ) . She will relieve the Warspite at Sandy Point , Straits of Magellan , on the 7 th May .
Bro . the Karl and Countess of Wharncliffe have gone to Wortley Hall , Sheffield , for the Easter recess ; Bro . Lord and Lady Tweedmouth to Bath ; Bro . Lord and Lady Brassey to Normanhurst Court , Battle ; and Bro . Lord and Lad y Cremorne to Port Eliot , Cornwall , on a visit to the Earl and Countess of St . Germans .
An entertainment will be given , ' oy permission of Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , at 7 , St . James's-square , on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., in behalf of the Mendicity Society . The entertainment will commence at 3 p . m ., and ' will be under the special patronage of the Queen and the Duchess of Teck , the latter of whom has signified her intention of being present .
Bro . Lord Brassey presided on Monday at the special general meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute , vvhich had een called for the purpose of considering the proposed amalgamation with the Imperial Institute . The speakers were nearly unanimous in their opposition to the scheme , a resolution being adopted to maintain the independence of the Colonial Institute , while working harmoniously vvith the Imperial .
Bro . the Marquis of Breadalbane gave a dinner party at Harcourt House on Saturday evening last , at which the guests included the Right Hon . the Prime Minister , the Earls of Kimberley and Chesterfield , Lords Acton , Sandhurst , and Reay , Bro . Sir George O Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., Mr . Herbert Gladstone , M . P ., Sir Edward Bradford , Bro . M'Lagan , M . P ., Sir Andrew Clark , and Bro . Dr . Farquharson .
The funeral of the late Duke of Bedford took place at Chenies , Bucks , on Tuesdav . Her Majesty vvas represented by General LyneHoch Gardiner and the Empress Frederick of Germany by Col'inel the Hon . William Carrinpton . Lord Heibrand Russell , only son of the late Duke , Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , Lords Charles and Alexander Russell , Bro . Lord Ampthill , and other members of the Russell family and relations vvere present on themournlul occasion .
The annual general meeting of the Actors' Association was held at the Garrick Theatre on Monday under the presidency of Bro . John Hare , Messrs . G . Alexander , F . K . Benson , F . H . Macklin , and G . P . Hawtrey , and Misses Beatrice Lamb , Fanny Brough , E . Thomeand Pauncefort
, being among those present . The annual report , vvhich showed a membership of SSi—of whom 271 joined last year—and an excess of expenditure over income ot £ 124 , vvas adopted , and Bro . Henry Irving re-elected President of the Association .
The Princess of Wales , with her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , and her son , the Dukeof York , have been making the most oi their cruise in the Mediterranean , landing from the Royal Yacht Osborne , from time to time , and visiting places of interest within easy reach of the
Italian seaboard . Her Royal Highness has ascended Vesuvius , ard after other excursions , returned to Naples from Castellamare on Tuesday . It is expected that the Royal party will reach Athens on Friday , the 7 th inst ., where they will remain for some time , on a visit to the King of Greece , who is brother to her Roya Highness .
The silver wedding of the King and Queen of Italy wil ' be celebrated in Rome and throughoutfltaly towards the close of the present month . The Oueen will be represented on the occasion by the Duke of York , vyho will arrive in the Italian capital on the 20 th or 21 st instant , and will be received at the railway station on his arrival by King Humbert , thc Italian princes , and thc British Ambassador , lt is the expressed wish ot King Humbert that the auspicious event
sh uld be celebrated by works of charity , and the Italian community in London will found as a memorial of the wedding a benevolent institution for the instruction of Italian children in the trades for which they may be the most fitted . In honour of the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany , who will visit Rome on the occasion , a grand tournament will be held at the Villa Borghese on the . ' 5 th instant , which will comprise illustrations of four great epochs in thc history of the House of Savoy , and at vvhich some 350 knights will take part in the proceedings .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bro . Lord Brassey will preside at the annual dinner of the officers of the Royal Naval Reserve , vvhich will be held at the St . George ' s Club , Hanover-square , on the 5 th May next . Count Torneilli , the Italian Ambassador , gave a dinner party at the Embassy in Grosvenc r-square , on Monday evening , in honour of the French Ambassador and Madame Waddington .
Comp . Magnus Ohren , P . G . D . C , Assoc . M . Inst . C . E ., will be installed as M . E . Z . of Grand Masters Chapter , No . 1 , at the next meeting , to be held on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., at the Hotel Victoria . The Yost Typewriter has been awarded the gold medal and diploma at the Universal Exhibition at Monaco . This makes the third gold medal awarded to the Yost within the last few months .
The Duke of Connaught has become patron of the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital , Gray ' s Innroad , and has presented a donation of j ( , 20 towards the Building Extension Fund . We much regret to hear that Bro . G . H . Foan , I . P . M . of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , and Preceptor of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , is suffering from a severe affliction . We heartily wish a speedy recovery .
The Duke of Cambridge has presented a handsome stained glass window to Kew Parish Church as a memorial to his mother , the late Duchess of Cambridge . It is placed behind the communion table , close to the mausoleum , where the remains of the late Duchess are interred .
The annual meeting of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians was held on Monday evening under the presidency of Sir Andrew Clark , vvho vvas re-elected to the office of President for the ensuing year . The annual banquet , vvhich followed , vvas held at Limmcr ' s Hotel .
Bro . A . J . Altman was the recipient , on Thursday evening last , of a testimonial , consisting of a very beautiful silver salver , suitably inscribed , as 1 mark of his colleagues ' appreciation of his courtesy , geniality , and good services during his year of office as Chairman of the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee of the Common Council .
Bro . Sir Augustus Harris , P . G . Treas ., presided at a Court dinner of the Patten Makers' Company on Thursday , the 23 rd ult ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . A special significance was attached to this gathering , as it celebrated the election of Sir Augustus Harris as Master of the company for the second time .
Princess Christian , Princess Louise Marchioness of Lome , and the Duchess of Edinburgh have become patronesses of the Children's Salon "At Home , " which will take place at thc Westminster Town Hall , on the 20 th April , towards completing the endowment of the Memorial Cot in the Victoria Hospital for Children , which is named after the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale .
The Drapers' Company have lately made a grant of £ 150 a year , for three years , to the Rev . S . A . Harnett's Committee for helping pupil teachers to finish their training at Oxford or Cambridge . The expense of the University is greater than that of an ordinary training college , but the advantages are , of course , considerable . The Committee seeks to raise the amount at its disposal for these scholarships to £ 500 per annum .
A CORRECTION . —In our report of the meeting of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of 1- ngland and Wales last week , it is stated that the Rev . I . M . Vaughan was appointed Grand Chaplain , and replied for " The Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Officers . " It should have been the Rev . H . Maugham , M . A ., Vicar of Whitstable , Chaplain of the Invicta 1 ouncil , No . 14 , meeting at the Masonic Temple in Canterbury .
The Prince of Wales has made known his intention of laying the memorial stone of the new wing of the Royal United Service Institution—lately the Chanel Roval , Whitehall—on Tuesday , the Oth Junp , while immediately after the ceremony a Naval and Military Costume Bazaar wilt
be opened under the patronage of the Queen in aid of the building fund . Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar is Chairman , and Prince Adolphus of Teck and Count Gleichen are members of the Committee in charge of the arrangements for the function .
THE LATE DUKE OK CLARENCE . —A large window of Munich glass has just been placed in St . Bartholomew ' s , Moorfields , in a screen over the western entrance , in memory of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale . l'he subject is the Angel of thc Resurrection greeting the Holy
women at thc Sepulchre , and pointing to a scroll in which are the words— " He is not here . He is risen . " A p linth in the lower part of the design exhibits the names and date of the death of his Royal Highness , and a tablet is in course of erection vvith an appropriate inscription . "
GRAND LODGE OP SCOTLAND . —The following official notice has been issued by Bro . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary : " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master Mason , Brother Colonel thc Right Hon . the Earl of Haddington , has directed that arrangements be made for the undernoted functions : 1 , Installation of the Right Worshipful Brother , George Christie , Provincial Grand Master of Stirlingshire , within the Golden Lion Hotel ,
Stirling , on Tuesday , 4 th April , at five o'clock , afternoon . 2 , Grand Visitation to the Provincial Grand Lodge ol Dumbartonshire , in the U . P . Church Hall , Dumbarton , on Wednesday , the 5 th April , at five o'clock , afternoon . 3 , Grand Visitation to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West , and installation of its Provincial Grand Master , the Right Worshipful Brother , M . Hugh Shaw-Stewart of Carnock , M . P ., in the Council Chambers , Greenock , on Tuesday , 0 th April , at half-past five , afternoon . Evening dress . "
HOLLOW * ri . Oi . vm _ . vr A NO PILI . S .-Diseases of the Skin . — No case of disease of tlie skin , be its nature what it may , has failed to be b uelitted when these polent reme ies have been properly applied . In scrofulous and scorbutic affections they are especially serviceable . Scurvy and eruptions which bad res sled all oilier mndes of treatment , and gradually become worse' from
year to year , have been completely cured by Holloway's cooling Oi tment and purifying Pills , which root out the disease from the blood itself , and leave the constitution free from every moibid taint . In tlie nursery Holloway's Ointment should be ever at hand ; it will give ease in sprains , contusions , burns , scalds , and infantile eruptions , and may always safely be applied by any ordinary attendant .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The State Department at Washington has been officially informed that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to raise the rank of Sir Julian Paunceforte from MU _ _ jt er Plenipotentiary to that of Ambassador . The " Isaac Newton University Masonic Hall
Buildino-Committee " announce that the "Hall will be opened with due ceremony on Thursday afternoon , June snd next ensii . ing . The ceremony will be performed by Bro . Colonel R T . Caldwell , P . G . M ., assisted by the Provincial Grand Officers .
The Lord Mayor will not personally attend the usual service at Christ Church , Newgate-street , on Easter Tues . day , but will be represented by Alderman Sir Whittaker Ellis , his locum tenens . In other respects his lordship will do duty at the Mansion House throughout the holidays .
The directors of the City of London General Pension Society , on the motion ot Mr . J . H . Batty , C . C , seconded by Dr . Osborne Smith , have passed a special voteof thanks to Lieut .-Col . Lambert , F . S . A ., their president , " for his generous support and the great interest he has taken in
the welfare of the institution . The lieutenant colonel is to be offered , vve hear , a special presentation enabling him at the ensuing election to nominate a pensioner to receive without election the sum ot £ iS 12 s . per annum . The pension wilt be called the " George Lambert Pension . "Citv Press .
At the annual meeting of the Accident Insurance Company ( Limited ) , held on Wednesday , the Directors reported that the income for the year ending 31 st December , 1 S 92 , amounted to £ 52 , 061 13 s . 4 d . The claims paid amounted ' to £ 24 , 174 qs . nd ., and the bonus allowances to policy .
holders to _ f , 35 oS is . 5 d . A dividend of 5 per cent ., free of income tax , vvas declared , making , with the interim interest already paid , 10 per cent , for the year , while a sum equivalent to 2 per cent , was set aside to increase the paid capital account . A reserve of about 50 per cent , on the premium income vvas carried forward .
The widespread ruin that has been brought about through the failures of the Liberator and other kindred building societies is awakening general sympathy , and many offers of assistance are pouring in upon the Committee who have kindly consented to raise a fund for the benefit of the sufferers . Mr . Horace Sedger has most opportunely proposed , with the sanction of the General Committee , to give a series of performances of " The Golden Web " at the Lyric Theatre during the coming season , when the whole proceeds will be devoted , in their entirety , to this highly-deserving object .
On Sunday the death occurred suddenly , it is understood , from apoplexy , of Bro . George Joseph Westbury , landlord of the City Arms , Church-sireet , Worcester . Bro . Westbury , who vvas well known in the town , was formerly a commercial traveller . He vvas an old and prominent Mason , being a member of Lodge No . 529 , and of one of the Dudley lodges , and a Past Prov . J . G . W . The members ofthe
Semper Fidelis Lodge , No . 529 , assembled at the cemetery at 12 . 30 p . m ., on Thursday , to render the last tribute ol affectionate regard to their late brother . Two beautiful wreaths were provided , one by the Semper Fidelis Lodge , composed of as many sprigs of acacia as there are members , the other of blue and white hyacinths , from Dudley Lodge , in the shape of a double triangle .
MEMORIAL TOSIR FRANCIS BURDETT . —Messrs . Whilehead and Sons of the Granite Works , Aberdeen , will in the course of another fortnight erect in the churchyard of Foremark , Derbyshire , a very handsome memorial , composed of polished red granite , Sicilian white marble and stone , with a bronze raised recumbent cross . The inscription to be placed upon the memorial reads as follows : " In loving memory of Francis Burdett , 7 th Bart ., late Lieut .-
Colonel , 17 th Lancers , and Colonel , her Majesty s Guards , ist Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Middlesex , ist Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason for Middlesex and Surrey ; representative from Grand Lodgeof Ireland atthe Grand I _ odge of England ; Inspector . General 33 'd Degree Ancient and Accepted Rite . Born March 2 , * , rd , 1 S 13 ; died May 31 st , 1892 . 'As in Adam all die , even so in Christ shall all be made alive . ' "
A large audience attended the concert given on Wednes . day evening at the Grocers' Company ' s School , Hacknej Downs . Two familiar sacred works were performed , the rendering in both cases affording proof of the fact that the study of music is pursued at this institution to excellent purpose . In Mendelssohn ' s motet , " Hear my Prayer , Master R . H . Hobday distinguished himself not a little by his sincinsr of the tolo part ! while Soohr's " Last
Judgment " gave Mr . Ernest Newton's choir abundant opportunity for displaying its good qualities . The choruses ot this latter work were sung in most creditable fashion , the well-known "Holy , Holy , Holy ! " being treated with especial care and delicacy . Welcome assistance was rendered in the tenor and bass solos by Bros . Reg inald Groome and Franklin Clive , both artists , it is sea ; eel )/ necessary to say , bearing off their full share of the evening s
laurels . DEVON MASONIC EDUCATIONAL FUND . —The General Purposes Committee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund met on the 21 st ult . at the Freemasons' Hall , ' y * mouth , Bro . J . R . Lord , P . P . G . T . and Treasurer to tbe Fund , presiding . There were also present Bros . J- {{• Gover , P . P . G . S ., Sec . ; H . Steele , P . P . G . D . C . Cornwa l .
S . Jevv , P . P . G . T . ; J . Griffin , P . P . G . D . ; R . PengW . P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . Gidley , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . ' - < ° " rf ' P . M . 202 ; W . Ashford , P . M . 202 ; C . Mutten , I . P-M-1550 ; E . M . Ellis , P . M . 006 ; and W . H . Dillon , S . W . 1099 . The Secretary announced that three candidates . election on the fund vvho were unsuccessful at the *** <" ! "S in October last were still plifible . one of them bringing
forward 31 O votes , a second 272 , and a third 28 votes , addition two further applicalions had been received , one respect of the child ol a deceased brother from To- " ! " ?'' and the other on behalf of a child of a deceased b'o ' of Benevolent Lodge , Princetown , making five candid ^' for the two vacancies to be filled at the forthcoming *»*? .
ing , It was decided to put the whole of the names on list , and the election will take place at Plymou ' n Tuesday next , Twelfth Annual Edition of Explanatory Book , a * gratis and post free , gives reliable information how to 1 t money quickly by Stocks and Shares . Highest and {? £ . prices for past years . —Address , G . Evans and Co ., - brokers , 11 , Poultry , London , E . C .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
The first meeting of the Board of Stewards of the forthcoming Festival of the Girls' School will be held at the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 5 th inst ., at 5 o ' clock . The Rev . W . P . Svvaby , D . D ., who was consecrated as Bishop of British Guiana on Saturday last in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury , is a member of the Universities' Lodge , Durham .
We hear that Bro . W . Hancock , W . M . of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , and Preceptor of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , is on his way to Constantinople . We wish him a safe journey and a speedy return to his native land .
The Empress Frederick of Germany visited the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat , Golden-square , on Monday , when her Imperial Majesty vvas pleased to dedicate the Children's Ward to the memory of her son , Prin-e Waldemar , vvho died in 1 S 70 , at the age of 11 years , of diphtheria .
Ihe Marquis of Salisbury , vvho was able to be removed from Arlington-street , to Hatfield , is progressing very favourably , and has been able to take carriage exercise . His private secretary , Mr . Gunton , vvho likewise had an attack of influenza , is also making satisfactory progress towards recovery .
Bro . Sir E . li . Malet , the British Ambassador to the Court of Berlin , and Lady Ermyntrude Malet left the German capital on Monday for I he purpose of attending the -vmera . of the late Duke of Bedford at Chenies . The late Duke and Lady Malet vvere brother and sister .
Her Majesty ' s new cruiser the Royal Arthur , bearing the Hag of Rear-Admiral Stephenson , sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday , and after calling at Las Palmas , will continue her journey to Valpara i so and Stanley ( Falkland Islands ) . She will relieve the Warspite at Sandy Point , Straits of Magellan , on the 7 th May .
Bro . the Karl and Countess of Wharncliffe have gone to Wortley Hall , Sheffield , for the Easter recess ; Bro . Lord and Lady Tweedmouth to Bath ; Bro . Lord and Lady Brassey to Normanhurst Court , Battle ; and Bro . Lord and Lad y Cremorne to Port Eliot , Cornwall , on a visit to the Earl and Countess of St . Germans .
An entertainment will be given , ' oy permission of Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , at 7 , St . James's-square , on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., in behalf of the Mendicity Society . The entertainment will commence at 3 p . m ., and ' will be under the special patronage of the Queen and the Duchess of Teck , the latter of whom has signified her intention of being present .
Bro . Lord Brassey presided on Monday at the special general meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute , vvhich had een called for the purpose of considering the proposed amalgamation with the Imperial Institute . The speakers were nearly unanimous in their opposition to the scheme , a resolution being adopted to maintain the independence of the Colonial Institute , while working harmoniously vvith the Imperial .
Bro . the Marquis of Breadalbane gave a dinner party at Harcourt House on Saturday evening last , at which the guests included the Right Hon . the Prime Minister , the Earls of Kimberley and Chesterfield , Lords Acton , Sandhurst , and Reay , Bro . Sir George O Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., Mr . Herbert Gladstone , M . P ., Sir Edward Bradford , Bro . M'Lagan , M . P ., Sir Andrew Clark , and Bro . Dr . Farquharson .
The funeral of the late Duke of Bedford took place at Chenies , Bucks , on Tuesdav . Her Majesty vvas represented by General LyneHoch Gardiner and the Empress Frederick of Germany by Col'inel the Hon . William Carrinpton . Lord Heibrand Russell , only son of the late Duke , Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , Lords Charles and Alexander Russell , Bro . Lord Ampthill , and other members of the Russell family and relations vvere present on themournlul occasion .
The annual general meeting of the Actors' Association was held at the Garrick Theatre on Monday under the presidency of Bro . John Hare , Messrs . G . Alexander , F . K . Benson , F . H . Macklin , and G . P . Hawtrey , and Misses Beatrice Lamb , Fanny Brough , E . Thomeand Pauncefort
, being among those present . The annual report , vvhich showed a membership of SSi—of whom 271 joined last year—and an excess of expenditure over income ot £ 124 , vvas adopted , and Bro . Henry Irving re-elected President of the Association .
The Princess of Wales , with her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , and her son , the Dukeof York , have been making the most oi their cruise in the Mediterranean , landing from the Royal Yacht Osborne , from time to time , and visiting places of interest within easy reach of the
Italian seaboard . Her Royal Highness has ascended Vesuvius , ard after other excursions , returned to Naples from Castellamare on Tuesday . It is expected that the Royal party will reach Athens on Friday , the 7 th inst ., where they will remain for some time , on a visit to the King of Greece , who is brother to her Roya Highness .
The silver wedding of the King and Queen of Italy wil ' be celebrated in Rome and throughoutfltaly towards the close of the present month . The Oueen will be represented on the occasion by the Duke of York , vyho will arrive in the Italian capital on the 20 th or 21 st instant , and will be received at the railway station on his arrival by King Humbert , thc Italian princes , and thc British Ambassador , lt is the expressed wish ot King Humbert that the auspicious event
sh uld be celebrated by works of charity , and the Italian community in London will found as a memorial of the wedding a benevolent institution for the instruction of Italian children in the trades for which they may be the most fitted . In honour of the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany , who will visit Rome on the occasion , a grand tournament will be held at the Villa Borghese on the . ' 5 th instant , which will comprise illustrations of four great epochs in thc history of the House of Savoy , and at vvhich some 350 knights will take part in the proceedings .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bro . Lord Brassey will preside at the annual dinner of the officers of the Royal Naval Reserve , vvhich will be held at the St . George ' s Club , Hanover-square , on the 5 th May next . Count Torneilli , the Italian Ambassador , gave a dinner party at the Embassy in Grosvenc r-square , on Monday evening , in honour of the French Ambassador and Madame Waddington .
Comp . Magnus Ohren , P . G . D . C , Assoc . M . Inst . C . E ., will be installed as M . E . Z . of Grand Masters Chapter , No . 1 , at the next meeting , to be held on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., at the Hotel Victoria . The Yost Typewriter has been awarded the gold medal and diploma at the Universal Exhibition at Monaco . This makes the third gold medal awarded to the Yost within the last few months .
The Duke of Connaught has become patron of the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital , Gray ' s Innroad , and has presented a donation of j ( , 20 towards the Building Extension Fund . We much regret to hear that Bro . G . H . Foan , I . P . M . of the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , and Preceptor of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , is suffering from a severe affliction . We heartily wish a speedy recovery .
The Duke of Cambridge has presented a handsome stained glass window to Kew Parish Church as a memorial to his mother , the late Duchess of Cambridge . It is placed behind the communion table , close to the mausoleum , where the remains of the late Duchess are interred .
The annual meeting of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians was held on Monday evening under the presidency of Sir Andrew Clark , vvho vvas re-elected to the office of President for the ensuing year . The annual banquet , vvhich followed , vvas held at Limmcr ' s Hotel .
Bro . A . J . Altman was the recipient , on Thursday evening last , of a testimonial , consisting of a very beautiful silver salver , suitably inscribed , as 1 mark of his colleagues ' appreciation of his courtesy , geniality , and good services during his year of office as Chairman of the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee of the Common Council .
Bro . Sir Augustus Harris , P . G . Treas ., presided at a Court dinner of the Patten Makers' Company on Thursday , the 23 rd ult ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . A special significance was attached to this gathering , as it celebrated the election of Sir Augustus Harris as Master of the company for the second time .
Princess Christian , Princess Louise Marchioness of Lome , and the Duchess of Edinburgh have become patronesses of the Children's Salon "At Home , " which will take place at thc Westminster Town Hall , on the 20 th April , towards completing the endowment of the Memorial Cot in the Victoria Hospital for Children , which is named after the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale .
The Drapers' Company have lately made a grant of £ 150 a year , for three years , to the Rev . S . A . Harnett's Committee for helping pupil teachers to finish their training at Oxford or Cambridge . The expense of the University is greater than that of an ordinary training college , but the advantages are , of course , considerable . The Committee seeks to raise the amount at its disposal for these scholarships to £ 500 per annum .
A CORRECTION . —In our report of the meeting of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of 1- ngland and Wales last week , it is stated that the Rev . I . M . Vaughan was appointed Grand Chaplain , and replied for " The Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Officers . " It should have been the Rev . H . Maugham , M . A ., Vicar of Whitstable , Chaplain of the Invicta 1 ouncil , No . 14 , meeting at the Masonic Temple in Canterbury .
The Prince of Wales has made known his intention of laying the memorial stone of the new wing of the Royal United Service Institution—lately the Chanel Roval , Whitehall—on Tuesday , the Oth Junp , while immediately after the ceremony a Naval and Military Costume Bazaar wilt
be opened under the patronage of the Queen in aid of the building fund . Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar is Chairman , and Prince Adolphus of Teck and Count Gleichen are members of the Committee in charge of the arrangements for the function .
THE LATE DUKE OK CLARENCE . —A large window of Munich glass has just been placed in St . Bartholomew ' s , Moorfields , in a screen over the western entrance , in memory of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale . l'he subject is the Angel of thc Resurrection greeting the Holy
women at thc Sepulchre , and pointing to a scroll in which are the words— " He is not here . He is risen . " A p linth in the lower part of the design exhibits the names and date of the death of his Royal Highness , and a tablet is in course of erection vvith an appropriate inscription . "
GRAND LODGE OP SCOTLAND . —The following official notice has been issued by Bro . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary : " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master Mason , Brother Colonel thc Right Hon . the Earl of Haddington , has directed that arrangements be made for the undernoted functions : 1 , Installation of the Right Worshipful Brother , George Christie , Provincial Grand Master of Stirlingshire , within the Golden Lion Hotel ,
Stirling , on Tuesday , 4 th April , at five o'clock , afternoon . 2 , Grand Visitation to the Provincial Grand Lodge ol Dumbartonshire , in the U . P . Church Hall , Dumbarton , on Wednesday , the 5 th April , at five o'clock , afternoon . 3 , Grand Visitation to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West , and installation of its Provincial Grand Master , the Right Worshipful Brother , M . Hugh Shaw-Stewart of Carnock , M . P ., in the Council Chambers , Greenock , on Tuesday , 0 th April , at half-past five , afternoon . Evening dress . "
HOLLOW * ri . Oi . vm _ . vr A NO PILI . S .-Diseases of the Skin . — No case of disease of tlie skin , be its nature what it may , has failed to be b uelitted when these polent reme ies have been properly applied . In scrofulous and scorbutic affections they are especially serviceable . Scurvy and eruptions which bad res sled all oilier mndes of treatment , and gradually become worse' from
year to year , have been completely cured by Holloway's cooling Oi tment and purifying Pills , which root out the disease from the blood itself , and leave the constitution free from every moibid taint . In tlie nursery Holloway's Ointment should be ever at hand ; it will give ease in sprains , contusions , burns , scalds , and infantile eruptions , and may always safely be applied by any ordinary attendant .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The State Department at Washington has been officially informed that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to raise the rank of Sir Julian Paunceforte from MU _ _ jt er Plenipotentiary to that of Ambassador . The " Isaac Newton University Masonic Hall
Buildino-Committee " announce that the "Hall will be opened with due ceremony on Thursday afternoon , June snd next ensii . ing . The ceremony will be performed by Bro . Colonel R T . Caldwell , P . G . M ., assisted by the Provincial Grand Officers .
The Lord Mayor will not personally attend the usual service at Christ Church , Newgate-street , on Easter Tues . day , but will be represented by Alderman Sir Whittaker Ellis , his locum tenens . In other respects his lordship will do duty at the Mansion House throughout the holidays .
The directors of the City of London General Pension Society , on the motion ot Mr . J . H . Batty , C . C , seconded by Dr . Osborne Smith , have passed a special voteof thanks to Lieut .-Col . Lambert , F . S . A ., their president , " for his generous support and the great interest he has taken in
the welfare of the institution . The lieutenant colonel is to be offered , vve hear , a special presentation enabling him at the ensuing election to nominate a pensioner to receive without election the sum ot £ iS 12 s . per annum . The pension wilt be called the " George Lambert Pension . "Citv Press .
At the annual meeting of the Accident Insurance Company ( Limited ) , held on Wednesday , the Directors reported that the income for the year ending 31 st December , 1 S 92 , amounted to £ 52 , 061 13 s . 4 d . The claims paid amounted ' to £ 24 , 174 qs . nd ., and the bonus allowances to policy .
holders to _ f , 35 oS is . 5 d . A dividend of 5 per cent ., free of income tax , vvas declared , making , with the interim interest already paid , 10 per cent , for the year , while a sum equivalent to 2 per cent , was set aside to increase the paid capital account . A reserve of about 50 per cent , on the premium income vvas carried forward .
The widespread ruin that has been brought about through the failures of the Liberator and other kindred building societies is awakening general sympathy , and many offers of assistance are pouring in upon the Committee who have kindly consented to raise a fund for the benefit of the sufferers . Mr . Horace Sedger has most opportunely proposed , with the sanction of the General Committee , to give a series of performances of " The Golden Web " at the Lyric Theatre during the coming season , when the whole proceeds will be devoted , in their entirety , to this highly-deserving object .
On Sunday the death occurred suddenly , it is understood , from apoplexy , of Bro . George Joseph Westbury , landlord of the City Arms , Church-sireet , Worcester . Bro . Westbury , who vvas well known in the town , was formerly a commercial traveller . He vvas an old and prominent Mason , being a member of Lodge No . 529 , and of one of the Dudley lodges , and a Past Prov . J . G . W . The members ofthe
Semper Fidelis Lodge , No . 529 , assembled at the cemetery at 12 . 30 p . m ., on Thursday , to render the last tribute ol affectionate regard to their late brother . Two beautiful wreaths were provided , one by the Semper Fidelis Lodge , composed of as many sprigs of acacia as there are members , the other of blue and white hyacinths , from Dudley Lodge , in the shape of a double triangle .
MEMORIAL TOSIR FRANCIS BURDETT . —Messrs . Whilehead and Sons of the Granite Works , Aberdeen , will in the course of another fortnight erect in the churchyard of Foremark , Derbyshire , a very handsome memorial , composed of polished red granite , Sicilian white marble and stone , with a bronze raised recumbent cross . The inscription to be placed upon the memorial reads as follows : " In loving memory of Francis Burdett , 7 th Bart ., late Lieut .-
Colonel , 17 th Lancers , and Colonel , her Majesty s Guards , ist Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Middlesex , ist Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason for Middlesex and Surrey ; representative from Grand Lodgeof Ireland atthe Grand I _ odge of England ; Inspector . General 33 'd Degree Ancient and Accepted Rite . Born March 2 , * , rd , 1 S 13 ; died May 31 st , 1892 . 'As in Adam all die , even so in Christ shall all be made alive . ' "
A large audience attended the concert given on Wednes . day evening at the Grocers' Company ' s School , Hacknej Downs . Two familiar sacred works were performed , the rendering in both cases affording proof of the fact that the study of music is pursued at this institution to excellent purpose . In Mendelssohn ' s motet , " Hear my Prayer , Master R . H . Hobday distinguished himself not a little by his sincinsr of the tolo part ! while Soohr's " Last
Judgment " gave Mr . Ernest Newton's choir abundant opportunity for displaying its good qualities . The choruses ot this latter work were sung in most creditable fashion , the well-known "Holy , Holy , Holy ! " being treated with especial care and delicacy . Welcome assistance was rendered in the tenor and bass solos by Bros . Reg inald Groome and Franklin Clive , both artists , it is sea ; eel )/ necessary to say , bearing off their full share of the evening s
laurels . DEVON MASONIC EDUCATIONAL FUND . —The General Purposes Committee of the Devon Masonic Educational Fund met on the 21 st ult . at the Freemasons' Hall , ' y * mouth , Bro . J . R . Lord , P . P . G . T . and Treasurer to tbe Fund , presiding . There were also present Bros . J- {{• Gover , P . P . G . S ., Sec . ; H . Steele , P . P . G . D . C . Cornwa l .
S . Jevv , P . P . G . T . ; J . Griffin , P . P . G . D . ; R . PengW . P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . Gidley , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . ' - < ° " rf ' P . M . 202 ; W . Ashford , P . M . 202 ; C . Mutten , I . P-M-1550 ; E . M . Ellis , P . M . 006 ; and W . H . Dillon , S . W . 1099 . The Secretary announced that three candidates . election on the fund vvho were unsuccessful at the *** <" ! "S in October last were still plifible . one of them bringing
forward 31 O votes , a second 272 , and a third 28 votes , addition two further applicalions had been received , one respect of the child ol a deceased brother from To- " ! " ?'' and the other on behalf of a child of a deceased b'o ' of Benevolent Lodge , Princetown , making five candid ^' for the two vacancies to be filled at the forthcoming *»*? .
ing , It was decided to put the whole of the names on list , and the election will take place at Plymou ' n Tuesday next , Twelfth Annual Edition of Explanatory Book , a * gratis and post free , gives reliable information how to 1 t money quickly by Stocks and Shares . Highest and {? £ . prices for past years . —Address , G . Evans and Co ., - brokers , 11 , Poultry , London , E . C .