Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Rose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1622 , resumes its meetings at the Stirling Castle , Camberwell , on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., at 8 o ' clock . Bro . David Rose , P . M ., is the Preceptor , and Bro . T . Grummant , P . M ., the Secretary .

Bro . H . Martyn Barker , M . B ., M . R . C . S ., & c , VV . M . 1 S 69 , has recently completed a very successful course of lectures , at Brading Vicarage , on first aid to the injured , in connection with the St . John ' s Ambulance Association . The Star Chapter of Instruction , No . 1275 , will resume work on Friday , the 7 th inst ., at 8 p . m ., at the Stirling Castle , Camberwell , Comp . Moore will occupy

the chair of First Principal , and for those who know his careful working this will be sufficient attraction . The worthy Preceptor , Comp . F . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 , has arranged to work Ihe ceremonies of installing the three Principals , taking one ceremony on each evening before the rehearsal of the exaltation ceremony . We hope the Principals and P . Z ' s of South London will avail themselves

of this opportunity of perfecting themselves in the ritual , for Comp . Hilton is kindness personified , although very exact in the rendering of all ceremonies . The Chiswick Lodge of Instruction resumes its meetings , under the able guidance of Bro . E . Ayling , P . M ., to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at the Windsor Castle Hotel , Hammersmith , at 7 . 30 p . m .

The annual meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness terminated last week , the result as regards the winning of the officers' prize being that it was carried off by a Southern detachment belonging to an Essex Corps , which had scored 102 points the previous week , none of the Northern detachments having been able to beat that total . The inspection of the second or Northern contingent and the distribution of prizes took

place on the 23 rd ult ., and Bro . the Earl of Limerick , President of the Association , as usual , delivered an address , in the course of which he expressed his thanks to the officers , non-commissioned officers , and men of the School of Gunnery for the valuable assistance they had rendered during the meeting . The weekly meetings of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , No . 1471 , will be resumed on Tuesday next , the 4 th instant .

Bro . Alderman De Keyser ( Lord Mayor of London ) , accompanied by the Lady Mayoress and Bros . Sheriffs Higgs and Davies , arrived at Termonde , his native place in Belgium , on Sunday , and met with a most cordial reception from the municipality .

We regret to announce the death of Bro . Lord Alfred Paget , who had held the office of Clerk Marshal to her Majesty with one or two brief interruptions since 1 S 46 and concurrently till 1874 , that of Chief Equerry as well . Our deceased brother was a great favourite with both the Queen and Prince of Wales , and was also popular in society . He was Vice-Commodore of the Royal Thames

Yacht Club , and his death , which occurred suddenly on the evening of Friday , the 24 th ult ., took place on board his yacht , off Inverness . The deceased was the third son of the distinguished cavalry officer , the Marquess of Anglesea , who lost his leg at Waterloo , and was in his 72 nd year , having been born in 1 S 16 . The funeral took

place in Hampton Church on Wednesday , among those pr . sent being , in addition to the membersof the family , Bros . Lord Suffield , Admirals Lord Alcester and Sir E . A . Inglefield , and others . The Hon . W . H . Carington , Equerry to the Queen , represented her Majesty , and Major-General Arthur Ellis the Prince of Wales .

Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton presided at an ordinary meeting held at St . James ' s Hall , Manchester , on Wednesday , of the shareholders of the Manchester Ship Canal Company . The report and accounts , which were of a satisfactory character , were unanimously adopted .

The 700 th performance of "Dorothy" took Place at the Prince of Wales ' s Theatre on Friday , the 24 th ult ., when the house was crowded by a most enthusiastic audience , and floral souvenirs were presented to everyone present .

During her visit to the Glasgow Exhibition last week her Majesty was shown a number of relics which had been brought from the Bishop ' s Castle for her inspection , and of which the following is a list , viz . ; The Bachuill IMohr , the pastoral staff of St . Moloch ( earlv 7 th centurvc

BU y i \ he Dukeof Argyll , K . G . ; sword given by King Kobert Bruce to Sir James Douglas ( the Good Sir James ) , lent by the Earl of Home ; infant chair of James , son of Mary Queen of Scots ( King James VI . ) , lent by the Earl of Mar and Kellie ; silver hand bell of Mary Queen of Scots , lent " y Lord Balfour of Burleigh ; leading strings of Tames VI ..

embroidered by Mary Queen of Scots , lent by Lord Herries ; autograph letter of Queen Mary , written to Henry III . of trance a few hours before her execution , lent by Alfred Morrison ; the gun with which James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh shot the Regent Moray , lent by Lord Hamilton ?* Ualzell ; pistol carried bv Viscount Dundee (

"Clavernouse ) on the field of Killiecrankie , lent by J . Lacon , of JJuntrune ; Covenanters' flag , carried at the battle of urumclog ( motto , " Avendail for Religion , Covenant , £ ng ) , lent by the Weavers' Society of Strathaven ; the ^ 'enorchy Charm Stcne of Breadalbane , lent by the 'Vlarquis of Breadalbane ; the Black Chanter or Feadan AM I- , Clan Chattan » 'en' by Cluny Macpherson ; the £ rdvorl , ch " Ciach Dearg , " lent by Colonel Stewart , ] eni u " , ; sword of vis <* ount Dundee ( Claveihouse ) , lmn . . { , awuiu ui viacuunc uunaee idaveihouse ) , ™ t by the

Duke of Montrose ; sword of King Robert ienl h' % , by -l !? * of E , 2 5 the Brooch ° f Lo ™ e , reli y Colonel C - A - McDougall . of Dunollie . The various Cur-Tf We ? " shovvn t 0 her Ma l ' esty hy Mr . Jas . Paton , urat 0 r 0 f the Museum and Corporation Galleries . The KOMI " examined Wlth curiosity the leading strings of her resrVr i ? DCes , ' J ames VI ' She a , so desired information Arck £ 1 ? ' he Charm Stone - " which was given by Sir SDeriLl it Ca ™ pbe 11 and Mr - Paton * and she called the of rt . « ention of the Princess Beatrice to the sword " - 'averhouse , included in the collection .

Masonic And General Tidings

The East Surrey Lodge of Concord Lodge of Instruction , of which Bro . H . M . Hobbs , P . M ., P . J . G . W . Surrey , is the Preceptor , will resume its weekly meetings on Tuesday next at the Greyhound Hotel , High-street , Croydon , at 7 . 45 . Prince Albert Victor of Wales , after attending York Races on Wednesday , left for Danby Lodge on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Danby for a week ' s grouse

shooting . A numerous party of guests has been invited to meet his Royal Highness . A meeting of the Belvidere Chapter , No . 503 , was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Maidstone , on Wednesday , the 22 nd ult ., and was numerously attended . In addition to the usual business , Bros . R . McVicar and G . F . Baker were admitted to the Order . The members

afterwards dined together at the New Inn Hotel , by kind invitation of the Principal of the chapter , Comp . C . G . Long . Bros . Jacob Mayer , M . W . G . M . j Brenham Van Dusen , D . G . M . ; Jas . F . Robinson , S . G . W . j Christopher Taylor , J . G . W . j Daniel Ct'McKercher , G . Treasurer j and J . Babcock , G . Secretary , are among the Grand

Officers of the Grand Lodge of Oregon appointed at the annual Communication held at the Masonic Hall , Portland , Oregon , on the 13 th June last . The 33 rd annual Foresters' Fete in aid of the Distressed Gift and Asylum Funds was held at the Crystal Palace on Monday , the weather being very fine and the attendance considerably in excess of what it was last year .

A long and varied programme had been arranged , and every one seemed satisfied with the entertainment . OLD LONDON BRIDGE . —The old bridge had by the beginning of the iSth century become perilously ruinous . Pennant speaks of remembering the street as dark , narrow , and dangerous j the houses overhung the road in such a terrific manner as almost to shut out the

daylight , and arches of timber crossed the street to keep the shaky old tenements from falling on each other . Indeed , Providence alone kept together the long-toppling , dilapidated structure , that was perilous above and dangerous below . " Nothing but use , " observes this agreeable and vivacious writer , " could preserve the repose of the inmates , who soon grew deaf to the noise cf the falling waters ,

the clamour of watermen , and the frequent shrieks of drowning wretches . " Though many booksellers and other tradesmen affected the great thoroughfare between Kent , Surrey , and Middlesex , the bridge houses were , in the reign of George II ., chiefly tenanted by pin and needle makers ; and economical ladies were accustomed to drive there from the West-end of the town to make

cheap purchases . — From Cassell ' s Old and' New London for September . The M . W . the Grand Master remains at Homburg . Among the brethren staying there are Bros . Sir F . W . Truscott , P . G . W . ; R . G . Glover , P . D . G . D . C ; Col . Harding , P . A . G . D . C ; Herr Kuhe , P . G . Org . ; VV . E . Stewart , P . G . S . B . ; and R . G . Clutton .

"She" will be produced at the Gaiety Theatre on the Gth inst . The final rehearsals of the elaborate scenic effects has necessitated closing the theatre for a week . Mr . Chasemore has designed the dresses , and the " Ammahagger" dance is being arranged by Mr . John D'Auban . The music has been specially written by Messrs . Edward Solomon and Hamilton Clark . Miss

Fanny Enson , Miss Mary Rorke , and Mr . Edmund Munce have been engaged . The whole is to be produced under the stage direction of Mr . William Sidney . Mr . Eugene C . Stafford is now sole manager for Miss Eyre's season . The Baroness Burdett-Coutts visited the Lansdowne Ragged Schools , Southwark , and alter inspecting the flowers and plants which had been cultivated by the

children of the institution , distributed the prizes to the successful competitors , and was honoured with a vote of thanks for her kindness . The annual prize shooting contest ofthe Honourable Artillery Company of London took place at the Park Ranges , near Tottenham , on the 24 th ult . There was some very good scoring , the championship of the regiment being

seemed by Pnvate Gilbert . The Princess Mary Duchess of Teck and the Duke , with the Princes Adolphus , Francis , and Alexander of Teck were present at the first annual sports of the Post Office Athletic Club , held in the Old Deer Park , Richmond , on Saturday , and when the programme had been gone through her Royal Highness very graciously distributed the prizes .

Opportunity was taken of the visit of the Queen arid several members of the Royal Family to the Glasgow Exhibition to invite the Princess Henry of Battenberg to christen a new war vessel built for the Government at Govan , on the Clyde , by the firm of which Bro . Sir VV . Pearce , M . P ., is Chairman , and on the 33 rd ult the Princess travelled to Govan for the purpose . Her Royal

Highness was received by Brd ; Sir W . Pearce and other officials of the Company , a guard of honour of the Seaforth Highlanders being in attendance , and in due course the ceremony was performed and the vessel , which had been named the Marathon , glided into the water amid the cheers of the spectators , and to the triumphant sounds of " Rule Britannia , " played by the band of the training ship Cumberland , followed by the National Anthem , ln

the afternoon her Majesty , accompanied by the Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , visited Paisley , to the great delight of the inhabitants , who gave the Royal visitors a most hearty welcome . On Friday the Queen paid a second visit to the Exhibition , and finally left Blytheswood , the seat of Bro . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., M . P ., whose guest she had been during the visit , by train for Aberdeen , en route for Balmoral , where she arrived shortly after nine a . m . on Saturday morning .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Coughs , influenza . —The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respiratory organs . In common colds and influenza the Pills , taken internally , and the Ointment rubbed over the chest and throat , are exceedingly efficacious . When influenza is epidemic , this treatment is the easiest , safest , and surest .

Holloway ' s Pills purify the blood , remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs , relieve the over-gorged air tubes , and render respiration free , without reducing the strength , irritating the nerves , or depressing the spirits ; such are the ready means of saving suffering when anyone is afflicted with colds , coughs , bron . chitis , and other chest complaints , by which so many persons are seriously and permanently afflicted in most countries . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The members of the St . Ambrose Lodge of Instruction are requested to meet at eight o'clock on Monday evening next , at the Baron ' s Court Hotel , West Kensington , near to the station , in order to assist Bro . Jesse Collings , P . M ., the Preceptor , to form plans for the ensuing session , Bro . P . Skar is the W . M . elect for the evening .

Sir Knight E . W . Price , G . Commander , presided at the 30 th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of New Jersey , U . S . A ., at Trenton , in May last . There are 1267 members in the jurisdiction , and the financial report looks healthy . Sir Knight Isaac C . Githens is the new Grand Commander , and Sir Knight Charles Bechtel continues G . Recorder .

The memorial tablet in St . Paul's Cathedral to the late Major-General Sir Herbert Stewart , K . C . B ., which Bro . General Lord Wolseley unveiled towards the end of July last , was sculptured by the well-known academician Mr . J . E . Boehm , and founded in bronze by Bro . Alfred Barnard , of Chelsea , an initiate of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , who appears to have been commended on all sides for the excellence of his workmanship .

The Countess Amherst and the Ladies Margaret and Charlotte Amherst have arrived within the last few days at Montreal , Sevenoaks . TELEGRAPHIC FEATS . — The telegraph — and especially the submarine telegraph—has reached a marvellous pitch of perfection . Two months ago there was a cricket match between Oxford University and the Australian

team . The result was known and published , and papers recording it were actually selling in the streets of Melbourne within two hours of the close of the innings . For the result of a race to be obtainable in London within ten or twelve minutes of the time when the horse passes the post at Chester or Newmarket is not nowadays at all uncommon ; but the Melbourne feat is astonishing . The

message , after it left London , had to pass through France , the continent of Europe , Asia Minor , Aden , Bombay , Penang , Malacca , Singapore , and Java ; from Java along a cable 1100 miles to Port Darwin , and from Port Darwin to Melbourne , or by an alternative route equally long . Then it had to be set up , printed , published , sold , and distributed ; yet all was done within 120 minutes . —From Cassell's Saturday Journal for September .

Bro . George Reynolds , the well known Secretary of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , sailed from Liverpool on Wednesday last in company with Bro . Skinner , of the same lodge , for a short tour in the States . The principal object of their visit is to present a vote of thanks , which has been beautifully illuminated on vellum , to General Shryock , the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Maryland , in acknowledgment of his gift of a

commemorative medal of the Centenary of the Grand Lodge of Maryland to each member of the Anglo-American Lodge . It will be remembered that General Shryock paid a visit to this country last year and was entertained at a banquet by the members of No . 2191 , when he received a most hearty welcome . Bro . Reynolds will also visit New York and Philadelphia—where , as a representative of the International Lodge , he will doubtless be hospitably received .

The anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , which was founded in 1864 in memory of the late Prince Consort , was celebrated at the institution , Collingwood Court , near Bagshot , on Saturday last . The Charity supports 117 boys and 57 girls , and on this occasion there were present some 80 old pupils , in addition to a numerous gathering of friends and supporters .

The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Connecticut held its 70 th annual assembly in Hartford on the 7 th May last , Comp . James H . Welsh , M . P . G . M ., being in the chair . According to the reports submitted there are 2195 members in the jurisdiction , and its finances are satisfactory . The Grand Master for the current year is Comp . John P . Weir , and the Grand Recorder , Comp . Joseph K . Wheeler .

The Italian Exhibition in London has many attractions ,- foremost we may mention the reception hall , which contains some noble examples of Italian sculpture , and on the right a collection of pictures lent by the King of Italy and from the Italian National Gallery , amongst which the "Charge of Bersaglieri" is most notable . The pavilion of the Roman jewellers is full of unusually effective objects which command and arrest attention from the many thousands of visitors .

The corner-stone of a new Masonic Hall at Minneapolis will be laid on Wednesday , the 5 th instant , by the Grand Master of Minnesota , and his Grand Officers and the brethren in that jurisdiction have been very naturally looking forward to an event which is likely to

exercise so beneficial an influence on the fortunes of the Craft . The estimated cost of the Hall is set down at 335 , 000 dollars ( £ 67 , 000 ) , and it is expected that the muster oi the brethren on the occasion will be the largest ever known in the State .

NORTH-WEST LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE . — Extract from Kentish Town Magazine , for April , 1886 . — "The above-named Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , Medical Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . W . districts , aft ' erds in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous exempli , lication of the great progress that has been made in the science of dentistry during quite modern days , and also proves

indisputably the great boon which the above-named Institute conlers daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gums are well known to be the foundation of the most painful complaints that afflict mankind , and that the several ailments of the mouth need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they are to be cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such skilled attention might be within the reach of all grades , the NOIVIH-WEST LONDON

DENTAL INSTITUTE was established . Situated at 80 , Fortess-road , Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence of Mr . A . VV . FURBER , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons of England , assisted hy a stall of skilled and qualified gentlemen , this Institute supplied artiticia . teeth ; latest scientific improvements ; extracts teeth , and perforn i . all other necessary operations painlessly , and bestows benefits that cannot be over-estimated upon this portion of

our largely-populateu suburbs that would not seek the aid of Hospitals and Charities in the Metropolis . We may add that Mr ' A . W . FURBER , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years' experience in hospitals and private practice , is of a very kindly disposition , and eminently fitted for the position that he holds , where he has earned

the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . Mr . FUBBER is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten years of his early practice to serve the poor , during which period his well-tutored and able hand relieved [ free of cost ] no less a number than 20 , 000 suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are moderate , and Free to " the Unemployeds"