Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

A Second Edition of the Freemason , containing the result of the Boys' School election , will be published tomorrow ( Saturday ) morning . The General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Tavern to-morrow ( Saturday ) , November ist .

The will of the late Bro . Francis Bennoch has been proved , the personalty being sworn at £ 10 , 160 net . ROYAL MILITARY EXHIBITION , 1890 . —The Central Committee have awarded a diploma of merit to Bro . George Kenning for military accoutrements . The Duke of Connaught , as Honorary Colonel of the London Irish Rifles , has consented to take the chair at the annual distribution of prizes , to take place at Freemasons ' Tavern , on the Sth December .

Bro . the Duke of Portland opened a hospital at Mansfield on Monday , and gave a cheque for £ 500 towards endowing the institution , at the same time promising to maintain a bed on behalf of the Duchess . Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Chaplain of England , rector of Long Melford , Suffolk , has been appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty the Queen , in succession to the late Bro . the Rev . Henry White .

Saturday last being the 36 th anniversary of the Battle of Balaclava , the surviving officers vvho took part in the memorable engagement dined together at Limmer ' s Hotel , under the presidency of General Sir C . C . Shute . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , vvho left Nesvcastle for

Scotland at the end of last week , will deliver a political address at Edinburgh to-day ( Friday ) , and then leave to join Lord and Lady Edsvard Cavendish at Chatsworth , where it is likely he will remain till Parliament opens on the 25 th inst .

The Princess of Wales left Sandringham on Saturday last in order to join the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House , and on Monday their Royal Highnesses left tosvn on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry , at Wynyard Park , Durham .

Bro . H . M . Jackson , M . P ., Financial Secretary to the Treasury , left tosvn on Monday to visit Ireland for the third time , his object being to consider the light railsvays in course of construction , or about to be constructed , in the west , and it is probable he will meet and consult svith the Irish Secretary before returning to England . Good news has been received from Teheran to the effect

that the British Minister at the Shah ' s Court—Bro . Sir H . Drummond Wolff—svhose life a short time since svas despaired of , has made considerable progress tosvards recovery , and that he is able to sit up in bed , and take solid focd . We trust the improvement svill continue . A meeting of the Provincial Priory of the United Orders

of the Temple and Malta of the Province of Somerset and Monmouth vsill beheld on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Weston-super-Mare , under the banner of the Worlebury Preceptory of St . Dunstan . The Provincial Prior , Sir Knight Lieut .-Col . Alfred Thrale Perkins , svill preside .

The Devonians in London held their second annual ball at the Portman Rooms , on Friday , the 24 th ult ., svhen there was a goodly muster of guests , among them being several Mayors wearing their chains of office . Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) svas unfortunately prevented by his official duties from being present .

We remind our readers in the Chatham district of the Masonic lecture appointed to be delivered by Bro . James Stevens on Wednesday next , the 5 th inst ., at the Sun Hotel , Chatham , under the auspices of the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 . A lodge svill be opened prior to the

lecture , whicii will commence at seven o ' clock , and occupy two hours in delivery . We are not surprised to learn that a very large attendance of Masons from several lodges in the province is anticipated , and can recommend those who can conveniently attend to do so .

The route of the Civic procession on the ioth instant , when Bro . Lord Mayor Savory svill go in state to the Royal Courts of Justice to receive the congratulations of the Bench on his installation in office , svill be from the Guildhall through Gresham-street , Wood-street , Fore-street

Moorgate-street , Pnnce ' s-street , Cornhill , Leadenhall-street as far as Aldgate Pump , Fenchurch-street , Gracechurchstreet , Cannon-street , St . Paul ' s Churchyard , Ludgate Hill , and Fleet-street . The return route is not yet settled , but it will in all probability be , as usual , along the Strand and the Thames Embankment .

Bro . Alderman Savory , Lord Mayor elect of the City of London , visited the Lord Chancellor , Bro . Lord Halsbury , at the House of Lords , on the 24 th ult ., in order that the latter might signif y her Majesty ' s approval of the choice by the citizens of their nesv Chief Magistrate . Among those present svere the Recorder of London , Sir Thomas

Chambers , Sheriffs Farmer and Bro . Augustus Harris , Bro Sir J . B . Monckton ( Tosvn Clerk ) , Bro . H . H . Crasvford ( City Solicitor ) , & c , & c Bro . Savory svas presented by the Recorder , and in expressing the Queen ' s approval , the Lord Chancellor spoke in extremely complimentary terms of the Chief Magistrate elect ' s past career .

Bro . W . S . Hoyte , Organist of All Saints , Margaretstreet , W ., Prov . Grand Organist for Surrey , performed some admirable selections at the organ recital of last Saturday at the Bosv and Bromley Institute . His repertoire for the evening included an organ duet , sonata in D minor by Merkel , which he played in conjunction with Mr . Butler . The double pedal action rendered the work of the tsvo players difficult , especially in the Fugue movement .

The solos were the Introduction to Wagner ' s "Parsifal " and the lovely "Pilgrim ' s Chorus" from "Tannhauser , " Grand Prelude and Fugue in C minor , by Krebs , Andantino by C . Franck , Polonaise in C major by Rubenstein , and a brilliant " Festal March , " composed by the performer himself . An additional interest is added to this piece , as it was expressly composed to be played on the occasion of his appointment as Prov , Grand Organist for Surrey .

Masonic And General Tidings

Prince Henry of Battenberg has consented to preside at the 73 rd Anniversary Festival of the German Society of Benevolence , to be held at the Hotel Mdtropole on the 24 th February , 1 S 91 . In future the Government Institution , svhich is knosvn as the Normal School of Science and Royal School of Mines , svill , by command of her Majesty , be knosvn as " The Royal College of Science , London . "

Lord Egerton of Tatton has presented his portrait to all the lodges in the Province of Cheshire . The likeness is an excellent one , and presents his lordship in his Masonic clothing as Provincial Grand Master . The Michaelmas sittings of the Royal Courts of Justice opened ou Friday , the 24 th ult ., when the judges , after breakfasting svith Bro . Lord Halsbury at his official residence at the House of Lords , attended in great force .

At the moment of going to press vve hear that Bro . S . H . Parkhouse , P . M . 511 , 1642 , of North Kensington , vvas presented on Wednesday evening vvith a testimonal consisting of ' an illuminated address , a gold watch , and a purse containing a cheque for £ 150 . We shall refer to this more particularly in our next issue .

We regret to hear that the Countess of Jersey caught a slight chill in going to Balmoral the other day , and this has since developed into typhoid fever . The Countess , hosvever , according to the latest accounts , is progressing favourably . In consequence Bro . the Earl of Jersey has been compelled to postpone his departure for Australia .

The British Astronomical Society , which has been formed as a supplement to the Royal Astronomical Society , held its annual general meeting at the Society of Arts on the 24 th ult ., svhen , according to the reports presented , it vvas found that there svere 2 S 3 members , and that the society had a balance at its bankers of close on £ 200 .

The William Shurmur Lodge , No . 2374 , svill be consecrated at the Royal Forest Hotel , Chingford , on Monday , the 24 th instant . The ceremony of consecration will be performed by the Provincial Grand Master , the Right Hon . Lord Brooke , and the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , will install the W . M .

The Grand Superintendent of Essex , Comp . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar , will consecrate the Warner Chapter , No . 2256 , on Saturday , the Sth instant , at the Royal Forest Hotel , Chingford . Comp . William Shurmur , P . Z . ; M . E . Z ., and Z . elect 1471 , is the M . E . Z . designate ; Comp . Daniel Pound Holness , P . M ., P . Z . 1471 , H . designate ; and Comp . T . Scoresby J ackson , P . S . 1471 , J . designate .

The South Australian Freemason says : — "Excellent as is R . F . Gould ' s ' History of Freemasonry , ' it is doubtful svhether it svill in any great degree become popular . There is a svant of abridgment of it . Such a svork svill be well received by the Masonic svorld , and would probably lead many Masons to peruse the greater work and thereby further the grosving taste for Masonic study . " The entertainment organised by the directors of the

Empire Theatre for the benefit of the survivors of the Balaclava Charge was a great success . By permission of the respective managers , a great array of talent ss * as there to give their services , svhich svas very good of them , and their respective managers , especially Bro . Edsvard Terry , vvho permitted himself to come , and svho was very heartily received . The proceeds , sve believe , svill form a substantial contribution to this very deserving fund .

Speaking on the svord " Freemason , Bro . VV . Simpson , of Lodge Quatuor Coronati , says we do not knosv the exact meaning of the name . Many etymologies have been suggested . All the languages in Europe having been exhausted in attempts , the ancient languages of the East are nosv being attacked as a solvent in this case . Bro . J . H . Little has dived into the hieroglyphics of Egypt , and has derived the word from that source . He puts it as i / 7 j- /? -masson .

The marriage of Bro . G . Loder , the junior M . P . for Brighton , with the Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk , eldest daughter of Bro . the Duke of St . Albans , svas solemnised at St . Peter ' s , Eaton-square , on Saturday last . The Prince of VVales svas present , and among the congregation ancl at

the svedding breakfast svere Bro . the Duke and Duchess of St . Albans , the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , Bro . Sir VV . Marriott , M . P ., and Lady Marriott , and Bro . Sir Raymond and Lady Burrell . In the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left for Beechvvood , Herts , for the honeymoon .

The Crystal Palace Dog Shosv , svhich svas opened on Tuesday and remained open the tsvo follosving days , svas on a larger scale than any that has yetbeen attempted . It svas conducted under Kennel Club rules , but svas organised by the Palace Company . The exhibits numbered over 1700 , and were divided into more than a hundred classes , while the sum distributed in prizes svas £ 1350 , irrespective of 175

special prizes . Among the best and most numerously represented heads svere the St . Bernard ' s , the bloodhounds , and pugs , and there svere some very fine foreign dogs , in particular a team of Eskimo clogs . The following circular has been issued by the Provincial Grand Secretary of Somerset : — " By command of the V . W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master in charge , Bro . R . C . Else , P . G . D ., I beg to inform you that the postponed

Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge will be held on Thursday , November 6 th , at the Public Rooms , Clevedon , at one o'clock , under the banner of the Coleridge Lodge , No . 1750 , vvhen the business set out in the already issued summons , dated July 28 th , will be the only matter transacted . The R . W . Provincial Grand Master designate , the Right Hon . Viscount Dungarvan , having postponed his installation until next year . —John C . Hunt , P . P . S . G . W ., Prov . Grand Secaetary . "

A faresvell banquet svas given at Sydney on Monday by the leading colonists of Nesv South Wales to Bro . Lord Carrington , on his vacation of the Governorship of the colony . Among the principal guests svere Bro . the Earl of Hopetoun , Governor of Victoria ; Bro . the Earl of Kintore , Governor of South Australia ; and the principal members of

the Ministry . The health of his excellency svas drunk vvith the utmost enthusiasm . A grand ball was to be given in his honour on Thursday . To-morrosv ( Saturday ) his lordship will hold his last levee , after which he and . Lady Carrington svill leave by the overland route for Adelaide , vyhere they will embark for England on board the Orient line steamer Orizaba .

Masonic And General Tidings

Foremast Church , near Derby , has been thoroughly restored , at the cost of Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., P . G . M . of Middlesex . Mr . Edsvin Drew svill give an elocutionary and musical evening at Exeter Hall , on the ioth inst ., this being his first appearance at this celebrated centre .

VVe learn from a dispatch recently received at Berlin from Zanzibar that Vice-Admiral Fremantle captured Vitu on Tuesday and burned the town to the ground . Tuesday night ' s Gazette contained an announcement that the Queen has been pleased to command , on the recommendation of her Majesty's Chapel Royal Commission , that the Chapel Royal , Whitehall , shall be permanently closed .

The Exhibition of the Works in Pottery , Stone , and Glass , to which the prizes annually given by the Turners' Company had been awarded , was opened at the Mansion House on VVednesday . The state of the eyesight of Bro . Alderman Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott is a cause of anxiety to him . An eminent oculist vvho has been consulted advises the Alderman that , though he can read the smallest print , he must scrupulously avoid overtaxing the strength of his eyes .

The Dutch States General by a vote of 109 to 5 votes have declared his Majesty the King , on account of the state of his health , to be incapacitated from carrying on the government of the country , and a bill providing fora Regency is expected to be passed in the course of the next fortnight .

Bro . Henry Lorraine , the scholarly Shakesperian tragedian , vvho has this week been svinning high eulogiums by his masterly interpretation of the Ghost in " Hamlet " and Iago in " Othello , " at Sadler's Wells Theatre , has been engaged to support Mrs . Langtry in the forthcoming production of "Cleopatra" at the Princess ' s Theatre .

Bro . Lord Mayor Sir H . A . Isaacs ancl the Lady Mayoress , accompanied by Sheriffs Farmer and Bro . Augustus Harris , attended the Guildhall School of Music on VVednesday evening for the purpose of distributing the prizes to the successful pupils . The prizes were distributed by the Lady Mayoress , and his lordship acknowledged the vote of thanks for their attendance .

It is the intention of Bro . the Earl of Jersey to leave England for Sydney , N . S . W ., as soon as the convalescence of his wife is thoroughly established , and her ladyship svill follow him to Australia svhen she is strong enough to travel . Their children , svho had arrived at Brindisi and were stopped by the nesvs of her illness , are expected to return to England the end of the present sveek .

It is announced that a history of the Craft in Austria and Hungary svill shortly appear . The historian is Bro . Louis Argner , and it svill be published in German in monthly parts . There vvas existing in Hungary in the last century a system of Masonry called the system of Count Draskovich , the details of svhich are promised by Bro . Argner .

The Duke of Clarence and Avondale visited Liverpool on Wednesday , for the purpose of opening the new Royal Infirmary . As may svell be imagined , the city svas en fete in honour of the event , and the Prince , both in the Town Hall , svhere he svas received by the Mayor and Corporation , and the Infirmary , met svith a most hearty reception , an

address in a choice gold casket being presented to his Royal Highness in the Tosvn Hall , and a gold key , svith svhich he unlocked the door leading to the main corridor , and declared the nesv buildings open at the infirmary . A number of ladies presented purses aftersvards , the amount thus raised being reported as £ 4 , 500 . The day ' s rejoicings concluded svith a grand ball , at svhich the Prince svas present .

Mr . Charles E . Mudie , the founder and chief proprietor of the celebrated Select Library , svhich in all probability svill alsvays be distinguished by his name , died at his residence at Hampstead on Tuesday at the ripe age of 72 years . The deceased had been in failing health for a long time , nor had he taken an active part in business for some six or seven years . But though his place in New

Oxfordstreet had long ceased to knosv him , his death svill be very generally lamented as that of tlie founder of the most successful circulating library of this or any other country . " Mudie ' s , " indeed , is an institution , and though all may not have approved of the principles on svhich it is conducted —as regards the selection of books for circulation—it is

generally allowed that the deceased did much to promote the interests of a sound and svholesome literature . It has been said that he vvas narrow and somesvhat bigoted in his viesvs , especially in religious matters , but though some good works may have been excluded from his catalogues , none were ever included that svere calculated to exercise a baneful influence on religion and morals .

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Northumberland and Durham was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Durham , on the 21 st ult . The Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , presided , assisted by Bro . R . B . Reed and the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge . After the usual routine business had been transacted , very satisfactory reports svere presented by the

Masters of the various lodges in the province , shosving that there had been an increase of members during the past year , and that there vvas every likelihood of one or tsvo nesv lodges being consecrated during the ensuing year . The Grand Master aftersvards appointed his officers as follosvs : Bros . Thomas Bell , 35 6 , Prov . S . G . W . ; A . J . Maine , 135 , Prov . J . G . W . ; William Lyon ( T . I . ) , Prov . G . M . O . ; Geo . Porteous , 124 , Prov . S . G . O . ; William Brosvn , 203 ,

Prov . J . G . O . ; Thomas Randell , 356 , Prov . G . Chap . ; VV . H . Massenberge , 250 , Prov . G . R . of M . j C . B . Ford , ( T . L ) , Prov . G . Sec ; C . Spencer , 122 , Prov . S . G . D . ; William Green , 192 , Prov . J . G . D . ; Thomas Mason , 39 , Prov . G . L of W ; J . H . Corder , 346 , Prov . G . D . of C . j G . F . Allen , 122 , Prov . G . S . B . ; Thomas Purvis , 346 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; Jacob Barker , 3 66 , Prov . G . Org . ; and John Hepple , 362 , Prov . G . I . G .

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