Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE PRISCE OI * WALES will cpen the Royal Military Totirament on 2 Sth May , at thc Aj-riculiursl Hal . Tm ; GUILDHALL LOAN EXHIBITION . —Opening- by Bro . thc Lord Mayor . —The Lord Mayor , accompanied by ( he Lady Maymess ard Sheriffs , attended in State at Gui'Hhal ! on Saturday afternoon , and opened the loin collection of water-colou * draivngs in the Art Gallery .

THE QUEEN REGENT , and young King of Spain , the Infantas Mercedes , Maria Teresa , sisTers rf Ihe King , the Infantas Eulalia and Isabel , aunts of the King , and the Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria , sister to the Oueen Regent , have recently added their signatures to Maj . Henry Wright's collection ofautographs wh'ch , by command of the Royal Family , he had the honour ot sending to Madrid by the Queen ' s Messenger , from the Foreign Office . When tbe Duke and Duchess of Sixe-C'iburg were staying at Clarence House , Maj . Wright , had the honour of a command to show his collection to Ihe yeung Princess IJeairice cf Saxe-Ccburg , the only member cf that family who had njl already signed in it .

PROPOSED VISIT OF FREEMASONS TO THJ MASONS' CAVE . —The members of the thrce Masonic Lodges in Arbrca'h are contemplating ( be revival of the amient custom of vkilin ; the Masons' Cave at the midsummer St . John ' s . Kxcpt for a visit ab ut lwcn y y ars f go , it is a great mmy years since the Masonic brethren in Aibroath gave up ( heir ancient fiis ' cm ( f Ivisil'ng this spo t , which deiives its name from those \ i > i ! s . At the tirre ihe Masons were in the practice of visiting tic cave , and holding lodge meetings within i-, there wis a door at t * * c entrance , and traces of the bui t di * orway still remain . TV . e proposal to resume the old custom has emanated from Ledge St . Thomas .

Masonic And General Tidings.

THE PREPARATORY MEETING of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent will be held at Gravesend on the 20 th inst . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at Folkestone on June 17 th . SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT of his Royal Highness , the members of tbe Loyal Cambrian Ledge propose to present the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., upon his arrival at Merthyr , en route from Aberystwith to Cardiff , with an address of welcome . As already indicated , the Merthyr Urban Council are making efforts to prevail upon the Prircs to Isy Ihe iounditior . -stone of the new public offices .

BRO SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS AND THE LORINERS' COMPANY . —Last week Bro . Sir Augustus Harris celebrated his election as Master of the Loriners' Company by a unique entertainment at Covent Garden Theatre , when he gave a dinner to m ^ mbsrs c f the Court and their ladies , followed by a reception and ball . This Company , which is the largest of the livery guilds of London , includes on its roll of membership 10 ex-Lord Mayors and 26 ex-Sheriffs , ar . d a large number of the members of the dramatic profession .

AMONGST THE MASONS who were presented at , or who attended , the Levde held by the M . W . Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , on behalf of her Majesty th » Queen on the 27 th ult . at St . James ' s Palace were Bros , the Earl of Lathom , the Duke of Connaught , the Earl of Limerick , the Duke of Portland , Colonel the Hon . H . Byng Lord lUUbury , the Duke of Devonshire , Sir Michael Hicks Beach , Sir Matthew White

Ridley , Sir Albert Woods , Captain N . G . Philips , Earl Percy , Lord Blythswood , Sii Somers Vine , Sir W . Boord , Lord Breadalbane , Major Woolmer Williams , the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson , Major Henry Wright , Major Lord Skelmersdale , the Rev . Lord Nonmnby , li . Letchworth ( G . Sec ) , Lord Jersey , Alderman Faudel Phillips , Colonel T . Tully . Speaker of the House ot Keys , Colonel Alfred Egerton , Lords Coventry James ef Hertford , and Lmsdow .-. e . '

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