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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somerset.
to express his earnest apprehension not only as to the then state of affairs , but what might be expected if a very beneficial rainfall did not follow . The policy of the Government was one which I think was wise and prudent to adopt under the circumstances . They encouraged as far as possible voluntaiy effort , but determined not to interfere with the general occupations of trade . They gave
all the assistance they could to local committees and they established large public works and , as far as was possible they gave relief , not as a . mere matter of charity , but in return for work done , with the view , as far as might be , of not pauperising the native population , and wisely they laid it down as a principle that as far as the resources of the State were available and it was pra'icable to employ
them , human life should be saved . I take it that the policy of the Indian Government was a prurient one , and within certain limits bad succeeded very well . They have encouraged voluntary effort as far as they could , and their appeal has been met as I have just now said , both in this country and in our colonies , very liberally . A famine fund has been formed which has had several objects , but
mainly I should say f , r the mitigation of suffering as distinguished frcm the duty of the relief works , which duty more ptobably falls on the Indian Government itself , and this fund has been formed very properly for the assistance of the local committees and for giving relief , especially to women and children ; and it is to that fund that any contribution this Provircial
Grand Lodge may be pleased to make will be paid . As I have before said , in August last the then Viceroy took a very gloomy view of the prospect ? Mercifully and providentially , somewhere in the month of September , there was a veiy welcome rainfall , and that was followed up in other parts of India until about the middle of October , when it became clear that the crops for the ensuing year
would be saved . Thank God that has not failed , and now the prospects are more cheering . At the same time tbe strain has been terrible . Looking upon the resources of the Indian Government and upon the individual amount i f mortality not only that " ias already taken plac , but which will follow as thc after effect of disease and weakness which must greatly impoverish these unfortunate
people , who have been compelled to sell their cattle and their implements and farming stock of every kind , there are millions which have been reduced to a state of the most terrible desti ution , and therefore this j £ ' 50 which I propose to this Grand Lodge to subscribe will come as a welcome help to the fund which is being accumulated , and , though not a great amount , it will prove , at all events ,
an earnest evidence of tbe interest which the Freemasons of Somerset take in this national calamity . Bro . R . C . Else , D . P . G . M ., seconded the motion , which was agreed to with acclamation . On the motion of Bro . T . E . Payne , seconded by Bro . Inskip , it was unanimously resolved lhat the sum of fifty guinias be presented lo the Royal Masonic Institution for
Girls , that the same be placed on thc list of ihe W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Else , who has signified his intention to represent the province of Somerset as a Steward at the next festival in aid of the funds of the Institution , and that the P . G . Treas ., be authorised to pay thc amount out of the funds in his hands on account of this province . On the proposition of Bro . Payne , seconded by Bro . Col .
Adair , and supported by the Earl of Carnarvon , the following was unanimously agreed to : — "That this P . G . Lodge desires to express its sympathy with the family of the late Bro . C . J . Vigne , P . P . G . S . W ., and one of the trustees t > f the property of this P . G . Lodge , in their late melancholy bereavement , and to recoid its sense of the service to Freemasonry , rendered by their deceased brother .
Two sums of twenty guineas each having been voted out of the funds of the lodge for tbe relief of children of deceased brethren . Bro . Rev . F . S . P . Scale introduced a motion with respect to the working of the Lodge of Benevolence , but after a discussion had taken place thereon , the resolution was withdrawn .
On the proposition of Bro . Payne , the sum often guineas was voted in aid of the fund of the Taunton and Somerset Hospital . The lodge was then closed , and the members afterwards dined together at Withycombe ' s Castle Hotel . The Earl of Carnarvon presided during part of the evening , but being obliged to leave before the toast-list had been
gone through , thc chair was occupied during the rest of the evening by Bro . Else , D . P . G . M . The noble Earl was supported by P . P . G . M . Adair , Bro . T . Meylar , W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton , and a large number of past and present Provincial Grand Officers . Provincial Grand Chaplain Scale said grace before and after dinner .
Departing from thc usual course VV . M . Meyler proposed "The Health of the Provincial Grand Master of England" first . Adding to the old proverb , he said , " Time , tide , and trains wait for no man , " and as his Loidship was compelled to leave early to be in time for his train , he proposed his health , tendering him thc thanks of the Masons of Somerset for presiding over them that day .
( Applause ) . The Earl of Carnarvon , in reply , said that it was only a short time since he was reading them a lecture on the necessity of observing regularity and order on their procedure , and now , he found himself , through the kindness of Bro . Meyler , committing one ofthe greatest solecisms , and greatest irregularities he had ever witnessed at a
Masonic gathering , ( Laughter . ) He found himself actually returning thanks for his health in the very middle of their entertainment , and before the loyal toasts had been honoured . He was sure , however , if His Royal Highness the illustrious Grand Master of England —( applause)—with whom he had as it happened within the last few days been in corre spondence on Masonic subjects if he had known of the circumstances of the case would not have forbidden
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somerset.
his Somersetshire brethren for giving him their cordial and hearty good wishes in this way . ( Applause . ) He regreted exceedingly that he was obliged to leave them . He congratulated them on the flourishing state of the province at the present moment . It was impossible tbat so large and important a lodge could be conducted without difficulties or some little clouds occasionally gathering
in the horizon . In fact he should begin to doubt whether it was in a satisfactory state if there were no clouds , but the way in which the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and himself had dealt with those difficulties tiny had passed away , a fact that was owing a great measure to the good temper and Masonic obedience which prevailed throughout the province . He repeated now what he had said on former
occasions that Masonic affairs were only to be satisfactorily conducted when those who were invested with the executive power were seconded , and heartily and cordially seconded by every lodge in the province . It was to them he had looked , it was to them he h < . d appealed on former occasions when there had been any difficulty , tbat appeal had never been made in vain . ( Applause . ) Not only was
Masonry prosperingin this country , hut it was prospering in the colonies , and he assured them that when administering colonial affairs many matters arising out of ordi- ary and practical life cime up and reminded him of Masonic questions and Masonic brotherhood . Matters frequently arose in which Masonic interests were involved , and he felt that there was that under-current—even m the
administration of ceilonial matters—of Masonic feeling which existed he was happy to believe in every part tf Ibis country . ( Applause . ) He hoped and trurted that they would be very careful to maintain what he might call the landmarks of tbe O'dir . ( App'ausr . ) It was these landmarks which distinguished Englbh Masonry from most ether branches e . f Masnmy all over the world , and things
had been done and said lately which some of them considered went to the root of Masonry and which had raised questions of grave and anxious doubt . This was not the occasion or thc time to go into that quest on . He simply said this , which any Mason or non-Mason might hear , and could not misunder > ta : rd—that lie trusted those yrcatlandmarks of Masonry which they all knew , which thty all reverenced and to which tbey weie all pledged would be
maintained throughout this province , and in all their lodges , as long as any of them had the power to maintain them . ( Applause . ) He concluded by wishing them a pleasant evening Tbe . P . G . M . then left . Bro . Ebc , D . P . G . VI ., having taken the chair , proceeded to propose the usual toasts . " Thc Queen and the Craft , " and " The M . W . G . M ., His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales" were duly lioiioiireit .
" The Health of the Oflicers of the Grand Lodge of England " having been drunk , " The Health of Bro . Colonel Adair as P . P . G . M . " was heartily honoured . Bro . Colonel Adair , in eulogistic terms , proposed "The Health of Bro . Else , as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " and Bro . Else made a suitable response .
Several visiting brethren acknowledged thc toast of "Thc Victors , " and Bro . T . Meyler , W . M . of Lodge 261 ( Taunton ) , responded for that lodge . "Theothtr Lodges in the Province , " "The Masonic Chariiics . " and " To all poor and distressed Masons , Arc , " concluded the list . —A .
New Lodges.
NEW LODGES .
Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master , since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , for the following Lorlges : — No . 1722 . ExceUior Lodge , Dugshai , Punjab . 1723 . St . George ' s L nlgr , Bolton , Lancashire .
172 J . K-. usar-i-Hind Lodge " , Regci . t Street . 1725 . Douglas Lodge , Maidstone , Kent . 1726 . Gordon Lodge , Bognor , Sussex . 1727 . Tentcrfield Lodge , Tentcrfield , N . S . W .
172 . S . Temple Bar Lodge , Meet Street . 1729 . Skelmersdale Lodge , Pietermaritzburg . 1730 . Urmston Lodge , Urmston , Lancashire . 1731 . Cholmeley Lodge , Muswell Hill . 1732 . King ' s Cross Lodge , King ' s Cross .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Thursday afternoon at the Freemasoi s ' Hall , Bro . Col . Creaton , Vice-President . The other brethren present were Bros . Griffiths Smith , T . F . Peacock , H . Cox , John Boyd , A . H . Tattershall , Henry Venn , F . G . Baker ,
Herbert Dicketts , 11 . Massey ( Freemason ) , and R . W . Little ( Secretary ); Bro . Hedges also attended . Four petitions for candidates to be placed on the list for election in April were received and accepted , and the candidates were ordered to be placed on thc list . Notice of morion was given on behalf of Bro . Joshua Nunn for increasing all the salaries at thc school . The committee then adjourned .
Royal Masonic Boys' School.
ROYAL MASONIC BOYS' SCHOOL .
W . A . Parker , a pupil in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , gained the 9 th place out of a large number of candidates for entrance into Her Majesty ' s Dockyard , to be educated as a naval engineer . He has
been directed to enter upon bis duties in H . M . ' s ship " Marlborough , " at Portsmouth , early in the present month . Parker had no special preparation for tbe examination , which included English , French , and mathematics .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Christmas Number of the Masonic Magazine will contain a portrait of Bro . Capt . Philip ; Senior Giand Deacon , in addition to ninety six pao- cs of interesting matter , written expressly for this number , by eminent Masonic writers , and a handsome illuminated cover . The price of this number will be one shilling .
Mr . Charles P . O'Conor , the "Irish Peasant Poet , " will lecture on Monday evening , thc 17 th inst ., at St Matthias ' s School , On-the-Weir Bristol . The subj , . ct will be "Poets and Poetry cf Ireland . " A report of the meeting of the Neptune LooV ej held on Thursday , will appear in our next .
The half-yearl y Communication of the Grand L-xlge of Mark Master Masons will be held at Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London , on Tuesday next . The installation meeting of the Carnarvon Lodge . No . 1572 , takes place this ( Saturday ) afternoon at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate street . A full report will appear
in our next . The consecration of the Kaisar-i-Hind Lod ge ( No . 1724 ) , for Indian Officers and those connected with India , took place on Thursday last . The ceremonies were performed by Bro . John Hervey , Grand Secrelarv , assisted by Bros , the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford . P . G . C . ; and II . G . Buss , Assist . Grand Secretary . A full report will appear in our next .
A DistBLui ) HOSPITAL . —Owing to the severe gales , four wards of The National Hospital for the Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho Square , have been rendered uninhabitable , necessitating thc immediate removal of the suffering patients . The committee have issued an appeal asking for assistance for the reparation of the damage done and to reopen the wards . AN OLD ENGINE- -The first sale in
connection with the estate of I homas vaughan and Co ., ironmasters , of Middlesbro ' , in liquidation , took place on Wednesday , at the Whessoe Work ? . Amongst thc lotofferer' was an old-fashioned locomotive , declared to be the fifth ever n acle for the first railway , the Stockton and Darlington line . This engine and its tender were sold to a marine store dealer for £ 4 *; .
At a meeting ofthe Ivy Lodge , No . 1441 , on Tuesday 27 th ult ., in an appropriate speech , Bro . Archer Farr alluded in touching terms to the lamented death of the late Bro Superintendent Mott . Arrangements have just been completed by Atlantic Cable with Mrs . Harriet Bcccher Stowe ( author of " Uncle Tom ' s Cabin , " & c , occ . ) for the publication ,
from advanced sheets , of her new story , " Our Folks at Poganuc , " in the columns of thc Christian Globe . The story abounds in dramatic incident , and is writttn in Mrs . Harriet Beecher Stowt ' s well-known and attractive style and is full of that mysterious life-principle which is the first condition of the highest art in every form of literature . The first annual ball ofthe City of
Westminster Lodge , No . 1563 , will be held at Willis ' s Rooms on Wednesday , the 23 rd of January next , under the presidency of Bro . E . White , VV . M . cf the lodge . Bro . the Rev . P . M . Holden is Vice-President , and among the Stewards arc Bros . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; B . H . Swallow , P . M . ; B . Phillips , S . W . ; and John E . Shand , S . D . Wc hope to give further particulars in a future number .
The Worshi p ful Company of Skinners have given a donation of £ 10 ios . to the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , in aid of the funds of that excellent institution , of which our Bro . Wm . Worrell is the energetic Secretary . The annual concert in aid of the funds of the
Post Office Orphan Home will be given this ( Saturday ) evening , at St . James's Hall , under the patronage cf the Right Hon . Lord John Manners , Postmaster General . A Grand Ballad Concert will be given on Saturday next Dec . Sth , at thc Angel Town Institution , Gresham-road , Brixton , to commence at 8 o ' clock . The artistes for this occasion include Madame Worrell-Duval ,
Madame Marie Coles , and Bro . J . Turle Lee . The Surrey County Club announce their second evening concert of thc winter season , for Tuesday next , the 4 th inst . On Wednesday Mr . Walter , M . P ., presided at the annual festival dinner in aid of the Home for Little Boys , at Horton Kitby , Farningham . Subscriptions
amounting to about £ 1200 were announced during the proceedings . The opening meeting of the Sessions of the Law Amendment Society will be held on Monday evening next , when Mr . Sergeant Cox will read a paper on "A Court of Criminal Appeal . " Mr . William Forsyth , Q . C ,
M . P ., will preside . A Dramatic performance , by members of the Honourable Artillery Company , will take place at the Royal Aquarium Theatre , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst . The proceeds will be devoted to the City Orthopedic Hospital .
Bro . Theo Lane ' s letter reached us too late for insertion this week . It shall appear in our next . An interesting communication has reached us from Bro . Robert Laing ( Copenhagen ) , representative cf the Grand Lodge cf England in the Grand Lodge ' of Denmark , which we shall have much pleasure in giving i »
our next . We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs . Eleanor Spencer , the wife of Bro . Walter Spencer which took place on the 15 th ult ., at thc residence of hrr father , at Upper Norwood , after protracted sufferings . VV esincerely sympathize with Bro . Walter Spencer in his g reat bereavement .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somerset.
to express his earnest apprehension not only as to the then state of affairs , but what might be expected if a very beneficial rainfall did not follow . The policy of the Government was one which I think was wise and prudent to adopt under the circumstances . They encouraged as far as possible voluntaiy effort , but determined not to interfere with the general occupations of trade . They gave
all the assistance they could to local committees and they established large public works and , as far as was possible they gave relief , not as a . mere matter of charity , but in return for work done , with the view , as far as might be , of not pauperising the native population , and wisely they laid it down as a principle that as far as the resources of the State were available and it was pra'icable to employ
them , human life should be saved . I take it that the policy of the Indian Government was a prurient one , and within certain limits bad succeeded very well . They have encouraged voluntary effort as far as they could , and their appeal has been met as I have just now said , both in this country and in our colonies , very liberally . A famine fund has been formed which has had several objects , but
mainly I should say f , r the mitigation of suffering as distinguished frcm the duty of the relief works , which duty more ptobably falls on the Indian Government itself , and this fund has been formed very properly for the assistance of the local committees and for giving relief , especially to women and children ; and it is to that fund that any contribution this Provircial
Grand Lodge may be pleased to make will be paid . As I have before said , in August last the then Viceroy took a very gloomy view of the prospect ? Mercifully and providentially , somewhere in the month of September , there was a veiy welcome rainfall , and that was followed up in other parts of India until about the middle of October , when it became clear that the crops for the ensuing year
would be saved . Thank God that has not failed , and now the prospects are more cheering . At the same time tbe strain has been terrible . Looking upon the resources of the Indian Government and upon the individual amount i f mortality not only that " ias already taken plac , but which will follow as thc after effect of disease and weakness which must greatly impoverish these unfortunate
people , who have been compelled to sell their cattle and their implements and farming stock of every kind , there are millions which have been reduced to a state of the most terrible desti ution , and therefore this j £ ' 50 which I propose to this Grand Lodge to subscribe will come as a welcome help to the fund which is being accumulated , and , though not a great amount , it will prove , at all events ,
an earnest evidence of tbe interest which the Freemasons of Somerset take in this national calamity . Bro . R . C . Else , D . P . G . M ., seconded the motion , which was agreed to with acclamation . On the motion of Bro . T . E . Payne , seconded by Bro . Inskip , it was unanimously resolved lhat the sum of fifty guinias be presented lo the Royal Masonic Institution for
Girls , that the same be placed on thc list of ihe W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Else , who has signified his intention to represent the province of Somerset as a Steward at the next festival in aid of the funds of the Institution , and that the P . G . Treas ., be authorised to pay thc amount out of the funds in his hands on account of this province . On the proposition of Bro . Payne , seconded by Bro . Col .
Adair , and supported by the Earl of Carnarvon , the following was unanimously agreed to : — "That this P . G . Lodge desires to express its sympathy with the family of the late Bro . C . J . Vigne , P . P . G . S . W ., and one of the trustees t > f the property of this P . G . Lodge , in their late melancholy bereavement , and to recoid its sense of the service to Freemasonry , rendered by their deceased brother .
Two sums of twenty guineas each having been voted out of the funds of the lodge for tbe relief of children of deceased brethren . Bro . Rev . F . S . P . Scale introduced a motion with respect to the working of the Lodge of Benevolence , but after a discussion had taken place thereon , the resolution was withdrawn .
On the proposition of Bro . Payne , the sum often guineas was voted in aid of the fund of the Taunton and Somerset Hospital . The lodge was then closed , and the members afterwards dined together at Withycombe ' s Castle Hotel . The Earl of Carnarvon presided during part of the evening , but being obliged to leave before the toast-list had been
gone through , thc chair was occupied during the rest of the evening by Bro . Else , D . P . G . M . The noble Earl was supported by P . P . G . M . Adair , Bro . T . Meylar , W . M . of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton , and a large number of past and present Provincial Grand Officers . Provincial Grand Chaplain Scale said grace before and after dinner .
Departing from thc usual course VV . M . Meyler proposed "The Health of the Provincial Grand Master of England" first . Adding to the old proverb , he said , " Time , tide , and trains wait for no man , " and as his Loidship was compelled to leave early to be in time for his train , he proposed his health , tendering him thc thanks of the Masons of Somerset for presiding over them that day .
( Applause ) . The Earl of Carnarvon , in reply , said that it was only a short time since he was reading them a lecture on the necessity of observing regularity and order on their procedure , and now , he found himself , through the kindness of Bro . Meyler , committing one ofthe greatest solecisms , and greatest irregularities he had ever witnessed at a
Masonic gathering , ( Laughter . ) He found himself actually returning thanks for his health in the very middle of their entertainment , and before the loyal toasts had been honoured . He was sure , however , if His Royal Highness the illustrious Grand Master of England —( applause)—with whom he had as it happened within the last few days been in corre spondence on Masonic subjects if he had known of the circumstances of the case would not have forbidden
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Somerset.
his Somersetshire brethren for giving him their cordial and hearty good wishes in this way . ( Applause . ) He regreted exceedingly that he was obliged to leave them . He congratulated them on the flourishing state of the province at the present moment . It was impossible tbat so large and important a lodge could be conducted without difficulties or some little clouds occasionally gathering
in the horizon . In fact he should begin to doubt whether it was in a satisfactory state if there were no clouds , but the way in which the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and himself had dealt with those difficulties tiny had passed away , a fact that was owing a great measure to the good temper and Masonic obedience which prevailed throughout the province . He repeated now what he had said on former
occasions that Masonic affairs were only to be satisfactorily conducted when those who were invested with the executive power were seconded , and heartily and cordially seconded by every lodge in the province . It was to them he had looked , it was to them he h < . d appealed on former occasions when there had been any difficulty , tbat appeal had never been made in vain . ( Applause . ) Not only was
Masonry prosperingin this country , hut it was prospering in the colonies , and he assured them that when administering colonial affairs many matters arising out of ordi- ary and practical life cime up and reminded him of Masonic questions and Masonic brotherhood . Matters frequently arose in which Masonic interests were involved , and he felt that there was that under-current—even m the
administration of ceilonial matters—of Masonic feeling which existed he was happy to believe in every part tf Ibis country . ( Applause . ) He hoped and trurted that they would be very careful to maintain what he might call the landmarks of tbe O'dir . ( App'ausr . ) It was these landmarks which distinguished Englbh Masonry from most ether branches e . f Masnmy all over the world , and things
had been done and said lately which some of them considered went to the root of Masonry and which had raised questions of grave and anxious doubt . This was not the occasion or thc time to go into that quest on . He simply said this , which any Mason or non-Mason might hear , and could not misunder > ta : rd—that lie trusted those yrcatlandmarks of Masonry which they all knew , which thty all reverenced and to which tbey weie all pledged would be
maintained throughout this province , and in all their lodges , as long as any of them had the power to maintain them . ( Applause . ) He concluded by wishing them a pleasant evening Tbe . P . G . M . then left . Bro . Ebc , D . P . G . VI ., having taken the chair , proceeded to propose the usual toasts . " Thc Queen and the Craft , " and " The M . W . G . M ., His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales" were duly lioiioiireit .
" The Health of the Oflicers of the Grand Lodge of England " having been drunk , " The Health of Bro . Colonel Adair as P . P . G . M . " was heartily honoured . Bro . Colonel Adair , in eulogistic terms , proposed "The Health of Bro . Else , as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , " and Bro . Else made a suitable response .
Several visiting brethren acknowledged thc toast of "Thc Victors , " and Bro . T . Meyler , W . M . of Lodge 261 ( Taunton ) , responded for that lodge . "Theothtr Lodges in the Province , " "The Masonic Chariiics . " and " To all poor and distressed Masons , Arc , " concluded the list . —A .
New Lodges.
NEW LODGES .
Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master , since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , for the following Lorlges : — No . 1722 . ExceUior Lodge , Dugshai , Punjab . 1723 . St . George ' s L nlgr , Bolton , Lancashire .
172 J . K-. usar-i-Hind Lodge " , Regci . t Street . 1725 . Douglas Lodge , Maidstone , Kent . 1726 . Gordon Lodge , Bognor , Sussex . 1727 . Tentcrfield Lodge , Tentcrfield , N . S . W .
172 . S . Temple Bar Lodge , Meet Street . 1729 . Skelmersdale Lodge , Pietermaritzburg . 1730 . Urmston Lodge , Urmston , Lancashire . 1731 . Cholmeley Lodge , Muswell Hill . 1732 . King ' s Cross Lodge , King ' s Cross .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Thursday afternoon at the Freemasoi s ' Hall , Bro . Col . Creaton , Vice-President . The other brethren present were Bros . Griffiths Smith , T . F . Peacock , H . Cox , John Boyd , A . H . Tattershall , Henry Venn , F . G . Baker ,
Herbert Dicketts , 11 . Massey ( Freemason ) , and R . W . Little ( Secretary ); Bro . Hedges also attended . Four petitions for candidates to be placed on the list for election in April were received and accepted , and the candidates were ordered to be placed on thc list . Notice of morion was given on behalf of Bro . Joshua Nunn for increasing all the salaries at thc school . The committee then adjourned .
Royal Masonic Boys' School.
ROYAL MASONIC BOYS' SCHOOL .
W . A . Parker , a pupil in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , gained the 9 th place out of a large number of candidates for entrance into Her Majesty ' s Dockyard , to be educated as a naval engineer . He has
been directed to enter upon bis duties in H . M . ' s ship " Marlborough , " at Portsmouth , early in the present month . Parker had no special preparation for tbe examination , which included English , French , and mathematics .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Christmas Number of the Masonic Magazine will contain a portrait of Bro . Capt . Philip ; Senior Giand Deacon , in addition to ninety six pao- cs of interesting matter , written expressly for this number , by eminent Masonic writers , and a handsome illuminated cover . The price of this number will be one shilling .
Mr . Charles P . O'Conor , the "Irish Peasant Poet , " will lecture on Monday evening , thc 17 th inst ., at St Matthias ' s School , On-the-Weir Bristol . The subj , . ct will be "Poets and Poetry cf Ireland . " A report of the meeting of the Neptune LooV ej held on Thursday , will appear in our next .
The half-yearl y Communication of the Grand L-xlge of Mark Master Masons will be held at Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London , on Tuesday next . The installation meeting of the Carnarvon Lodge . No . 1572 , takes place this ( Saturday ) afternoon at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate street . A full report will appear
in our next . The consecration of the Kaisar-i-Hind Lod ge ( No . 1724 ) , for Indian Officers and those connected with India , took place on Thursday last . The ceremonies were performed by Bro . John Hervey , Grand Secrelarv , assisted by Bros , the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford . P . G . C . ; and II . G . Buss , Assist . Grand Secretary . A full report will appear in our next .
A DistBLui ) HOSPITAL . —Owing to the severe gales , four wards of The National Hospital for the Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho Square , have been rendered uninhabitable , necessitating thc immediate removal of the suffering patients . The committee have issued an appeal asking for assistance for the reparation of the damage done and to reopen the wards . AN OLD ENGINE- -The first sale in
connection with the estate of I homas vaughan and Co ., ironmasters , of Middlesbro ' , in liquidation , took place on Wednesday , at the Whessoe Work ? . Amongst thc lotofferer' was an old-fashioned locomotive , declared to be the fifth ever n acle for the first railway , the Stockton and Darlington line . This engine and its tender were sold to a marine store dealer for £ 4 *; .
At a meeting ofthe Ivy Lodge , No . 1441 , on Tuesday 27 th ult ., in an appropriate speech , Bro . Archer Farr alluded in touching terms to the lamented death of the late Bro Superintendent Mott . Arrangements have just been completed by Atlantic Cable with Mrs . Harriet Bcccher Stowe ( author of " Uncle Tom ' s Cabin , " & c , occ . ) for the publication ,
from advanced sheets , of her new story , " Our Folks at Poganuc , " in the columns of thc Christian Globe . The story abounds in dramatic incident , and is writttn in Mrs . Harriet Beecher Stowt ' s well-known and attractive style and is full of that mysterious life-principle which is the first condition of the highest art in every form of literature . The first annual ball ofthe City of
Westminster Lodge , No . 1563 , will be held at Willis ' s Rooms on Wednesday , the 23 rd of January next , under the presidency of Bro . E . White , VV . M . cf the lodge . Bro . the Rev . P . M . Holden is Vice-President , and among the Stewards arc Bros . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; B . H . Swallow , P . M . ; B . Phillips , S . W . ; and John E . Shand , S . D . Wc hope to give further particulars in a future number .
The Worshi p ful Company of Skinners have given a donation of £ 10 ios . to the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , in aid of the funds of that excellent institution , of which our Bro . Wm . Worrell is the energetic Secretary . The annual concert in aid of the funds of the
Post Office Orphan Home will be given this ( Saturday ) evening , at St . James's Hall , under the patronage cf the Right Hon . Lord John Manners , Postmaster General . A Grand Ballad Concert will be given on Saturday next Dec . Sth , at thc Angel Town Institution , Gresham-road , Brixton , to commence at 8 o ' clock . The artistes for this occasion include Madame Worrell-Duval ,
Madame Marie Coles , and Bro . J . Turle Lee . The Surrey County Club announce their second evening concert of thc winter season , for Tuesday next , the 4 th inst . On Wednesday Mr . Walter , M . P ., presided at the annual festival dinner in aid of the Home for Little Boys , at Horton Kitby , Farningham . Subscriptions
amounting to about £ 1200 were announced during the proceedings . The opening meeting of the Sessions of the Law Amendment Society will be held on Monday evening next , when Mr . Sergeant Cox will read a paper on "A Court of Criminal Appeal . " Mr . William Forsyth , Q . C ,
M . P ., will preside . A Dramatic performance , by members of the Honourable Artillery Company , will take place at the Royal Aquarium Theatre , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst . The proceeds will be devoted to the City Orthopedic Hospital .
Bro . Theo Lane ' s letter reached us too late for insertion this week . It shall appear in our next . An interesting communication has reached us from Bro . Robert Laing ( Copenhagen ) , representative cf the Grand Lodge cf England in the Grand Lodge ' of Denmark , which we shall have much pleasure in giving i »
our next . We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs . Eleanor Spencer , the wife of Bro . Walter Spencer which took place on the 15 th ult ., at thc residence of hrr father , at Upper Norwood , after protracted sufferings . VV esincerely sympathize with Bro . Walter Spencer in his g reat bereavement .