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Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Hall At Bournemouth.
rentenary festival was held on the 23 rd November , 1870 , when the Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire , and the Provincial Officers attended , and decorated the then Wor-. hioful Master—Bro . E . W . Rebbeck—yvith the centenary , Vyvel The Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . P . H . Newnham , read a very interesting history of the lodge , and the R . W . PGM congratulated the members on their continued
. success . Now , the lodge-room at the Belle Vue Assembly Rooms has become too small for the members , and it has been found necessary to seek more convenient quarters , and yve congratulate the lodge on thc excellent site chosen for a neyv hall , the first stone of which was laid on Monday , and a description of which we append . The new Masonic Hall is to contain on the ground floor
hall isft . by 21 ft . 6 in ., yvhich yvill afford accommodation for from 50 to So brethren . The ante-rooms being placed in front of the building , yvill ensure perfect privacy to the hall . On this floor arc also a retiring room and other conveniences . In the basement are a refreshment room and kitchen . The front of the building is to be faced with yvhitc brick and Bere freestone , and yvill be after the
Tuscan order of architecture . The contract for the building , amounting to £ 89 6 , is to be carried out by Mr . I . McWilliani ; the time for completion being fixed as the ist of May next . The architect is Bro . T . Stevens , of this toyvn yvho appears to have been successful in producing a design yvhich yvill utilise the someyvhat limited space to its utmost extent , and the general style of yvhich will , we
think be much appreciated when completed , and be a welcome addition to the public buildings of the town . The weather on this auspicious occasion was unusually fine . The lodge assembled at the Pembroke Hotel at two o ' clock , and yvas close tyled at 2 . 30 . Shortly after three o ' clock a grand procession yvas formed in the folloyving order : Tyvo P . G . Tylers ( Bros . Green and Graham ) , with drayvn
swords . Band of the 4 th Hants Artillery . Visiting Brethren , not members of any Lodge , two and
two . The Lodges of the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight , according to their numbers , preceded by their banner , Juniors going first . Architect ( Bro . T . Stevens ) and builder ( J . McWilliam , P . M . ) with the plans . Cornucopia with corn , borne by Bro . Halliday , i ? 2 .
Eyver with wine , borne by G . Uouch , P . M . 195 . Ewer with oil , borne by W . M ., Blandford Lodge . P . G . Pursuivant ( Bro . Rawlins ) . Organist ( Bro . T . Arthur Burton ) . P . G . Secretary ( Bro . J . E . LB Feuvre ) with book of Constitu
tions on a cushion . Vreasurer of Lodge Hengist ( Bro . C . R . Plank ) , bearing a phial containing the coins to be deposited in the stone . Visitors of distinction The Corinthian Light borne by Bro . Merson , S . W . P . J . G . Warden ( Brother Dyer , W . M . 132 ) , yvith plumb
rule . P . G . Steward ( Bro . Legge ) . The Doric Light , borne by Bro . W . J . Worth , J . W . P . S . G . Warden ( Bro . Captain West ) with level . The P . Junior Grand Deacon ( Bro . Atkinson ) . Chaplain ( Bro . the Rev . Gordon Browne ) with the Volume of the Sacred Law . P . G . Superintendent of Works with the plate bearing
the inscription . D . P . G . Master ( Bro , Hickman ) with square . Brother of eminence ( Bro . Cartwright , P . D . M . West India , S . C ) , bearing the mallet and the troyvel . Sword bearer ( Bro . E . W . Rebbeck , P . M ) . R . W . Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Beach ) .
Bro . J . Druitt , jun ., W . M . Lodge Hengist . There yvas a very large attendance of spectators , the line of route being thronged , yvhilst from the windoyvs in the yieinity ' of the site of the proposed structure , and from every spot of vintage ground near , crowds of men , women , and children witnessed the proceedings . Police officers guarded the hoarding in front of the works , which are
situate on St . Michael's-rise , Commercial-road . On arriving at the site , the brethren halted , divided right and left , turning inwards for the Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master and his officers to passup the centre , preceded by his Sword Bearer , and followed by the various lodges in inverted order from the bottom of the procession . The basement of the new structure has already been partly
erected , and over the rafters had been placed loose planks for the convenience of the brethren . Here was placed an American organ , and the procession formed a semi-circle al > out it , leaving space for the P . G . M . and chief officers to perform the ceremony connected with the laying of the stone . When all had taken their places , Organist T . A . Burton took his position at the organ and the anthem was
sung , " Behold , how good and joyful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity . " The stone was then raised , and the Chaplain , the Rev . C . G . Browne , M . A ., intoned the well-known prayer , commencing , " Prevent us , 0 Lord , in all our doings . " The P . G . Treas ., C . R . Plank , ty command of the R . W . P . G . M ., then deposited in a cayity in the stone a bottle containing coins of the present reign , a
"eyvspaper of the day , and a list of the officers and members of the lodge . The cement was laid on the lower stone , and the upper one slowly lowered , solemn music playing the while . The P . G . M . then came forward , and received the plumb rule from the P . J . G . W ., the level from the P . S . G . W ., and the square from the D . P . G . M . After
testing the stone , the P . G . M . said , It is a well wrought stone , square , level , perdendieular , and fitted to form the foundation of the intended work . The plans were next submitted by the P . G . Supt . of Works , and examined by ' » e P . G . M ., who said : They are accurately defined , well executed , and well fitted for the design of the intended work . The mallet , " square , & c , being handed to the
Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Hall At Bournemouth.
architect , the following hymn was sung to the tune of the Old Hundredth : This first foundation now we ' ve made , Level and square , upright and true , Firm may it rest upon its bed , For months , and years , long ages through . Grand Archizect on Heaven ' s high span ,
Pass Thou our yvork , our efforts aid ; Permit Thy lowly creature , man , To praise Thee who hast all things made . This house yve dedicate to Thee , To truth , and purity and love , Fill thou our hearts yvith charity ,
And raise our souls to Thee above . By faith , Lord , level Thou our steps : By love adjust our every deed : With hope enlighten Thou the depths Of our great , never-ending , need . And when at last our yvork is done ,
As stones prepared and shaped by Thee , Our battle ' s o ' er , our victories won , Build us , O Lord , a house to Thee . —So mote it be . P . G . M . Beach then said : —Ladies and gentlemen , and brethren , at the erection of all stately and superb edifices there is a necessity for wisdom and skill in the design for solidity and strength in the execution .
In order to carry out these qualities efficiently and well , in former days workmen yvere formed into guilds and societies „ and attained an excellence in the work yvhich probably has never been surpassed . They passed away from their generation , but they left behind them no mean record of their skill and ability in those magnificent buildings yvhich have existed from mediaeval
ages . Ihesc bring to the latter age the record of the skill and the unity which animated them . By means of that unity and skill , they were enabled to bring to successful execution some of the most magnificent buildings which have ever existed on the face of the earth , and yve know very well from certain tokens which are engraven thereon that in their day they
yvere Masons , and have left impressed upon them a record of the fact . Those buildings form a sort of bridge by which we are enabled to gulf over the distance of time yvhich has existed between their age and ours . We have succeeded to some extent as their successors . We do not in the present time emulate their example as operative Masons , but we have adopted them from certain
principles , up to which we try to act . We have adopted their utility as one rule of our conduct , and it is by our unity as brethren that wc exist as a large and powerful society . We adopted also their principles of self-assistance . They in their day assisted each other , and the principles therefore of benevolence has never failed to exist amongst us . The principle , too , of charity . we also emulate , and
try to follow out to its fullest extent ; and while we adopt these principles , and apply them as far as yve can to our conduct , we do not relinquish the interest we feel in the operative work of our ancestors . We still try to take the greatest interest in all works of Masonry , in all works of architecture , in all building operations , and setting ourselves , as we do , in their place , we try in our
generation to encourage them as far as we can . We are indeed a peaceful Society . We try to practice within ourselves those virtues which I have stated , and we try to give assistance , not only to ourselves , but to others in the practice of virtue , and the practice of everything yvhich is social and moral . I trust that the practice of moral and social virtues may ever exist
among us , and that yvhilst yve have the opportunity of conducing to the support of any useful yvork , yve shall try to do our duty as far as in us lies . I trust that the work which yve have had the pleasure of facilitating and inaugurating this uay may be successful . I trust that the building , in harmony yvith the plans yvhich have been submitted to me , will be an ornament to the town of
Bournemouth . In a town , existing and thriving like Bournemouth docs , it yvill be strange , indeed , if the many Freemasons who reside here did not wish to have a hall of their own to carry ont their rites and ceremonies . I congratulate them upon the fact . May that work be crowned with success , and may we all yvho attend here this day have reason to congratulate ourselves upon the work which yve have inaugurated I ( Loud cheers . )
The procession then returned to the Pembroke Hotel , when the lodge was closed . In the evening a grand banquet yvas given at the Pembroke Hotel , to which a large number of brethren sat down , under the presidency ofthe R . W . P . G . M . Bro .. Beech , who was supported by many influential members of the Craft , including Bros . Sir H . D . Wolff , M . P ., K . G . M . C , Bro . Sir Molyneux Nepean , Bart ., most of the brethren of the Hengist Lodge , and many visitors from other lodges .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOSEPH GUNDRY . It is our melancholy duty to announce , which we do with sincere regret , the death of our much esteemed Bro . Joseph Gundry , R . W . Prov . Grand Master for Dorsetshire , Justice of the Peace . The sad intelligence reached us late on Thursday evening , prior to going to press . Bro . Gundry died on Thursday morning at his residence , The Hyde , Bridport .
Bow AND BROMLEY INSTITUTE . —We have been asked by Bro . Charles Blain to announce to such of oiir readers who assisted him in the disposal of one guinea's worth of tickets for the concert given at the Bow and Bromley Institute , in aid of Masonic Institutions , on 14 th Dec . last , that the ballot for one Life Governorship and one Life Subscribeiship will take place at Bro . Seaton ' g , Fenchurch-street Tavern , on Monday evening next , the 5 th February , at 7 o'clock precisely .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
We are informed that Bro . John Lazar , R . W . District Grand Master of Westland , New Zealand , has been pleased to grant a dispensation for a neyv lodge at Kumara , to be called the " Lazar . " It is interesting to learn that Kumara is a newly discovered gold field , about eighteen miles from Hokitika , possessing a
population of upwards of 7 , 000 inhabitants , of whom over fifty are members of the Craft . Captain Hamber , for some time editor of the Standard , and yvho was recently connected with the now defunct Hour , has been elected editor of the Morning Advertiser by the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers .
Bro . His Grace the Duke of Marlborough held his first Leve ' c on Tuesday , which was more numerously attended than any for several years past . The superior Courts did not sit , in order to give the Judges an opportunity of attending the Leve ' e . The Company ot Goldsmiths have given a donation of £ 100 in aid of the funds of the Royal Albert
Orphan Asylum . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will shortly be created Duke of Sussex . —Yorick . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert , Duke of Saxony , Prince of SaxeCoburg and Gotha , K . G ., K . T ., has been appointed an extra Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India . —Gazette .
A promise has been formall y given by the Metropolitan Board of Works that a site will be found on the Thames Embankment for " Cleopatra ' s Needle . " Most people yvill think this a mere matter of routine , seeing that thc monument lies buried in the sands of Egypt , and that it has been repeatedly declared , on official authority , that the nation is too poor to pay for its transport to this
country . The French were able to defray the cost of transporting a similar monument from Egypt to Paris , and it forms the most striking object in the Place de la Concorde . A distinguished and public-spirited suigeon has determined to defray the expense of bringing " Cleopatra ' s Needle " to London , so that the application to the Metropolitan Board of Works was no empty form . With a modesty which
he would hardly have displayed had he been not an unassuming professional man , but a Birmingham capitalist or a retired East India merchant , he does not wish his name made public till the work be accomplished . When the work is done he will have amply earned the hearty thanks of the nation . —The / forld . —[ We may add that the gentleman alluded to is a distinguished Mason . ]
CRYSTAL PALACE . — The arrangements for the forthcoming show of artificial flowers and fruit at the Crystal Palace are rapidly progressing , and the promises of support encourage the belief that the undertaking will result in an attractive exhibition . It is expected that many of the principal wholesale and retail dealers in artificial floyvers , both for personal use and also for room and
corridor decorations , will take advantage of the exhibition to bring their goods prominently before the public , and these classes will , of course , add very considerably to the general effect of the whole display . But independently of the ordinary commercial aspect of this novel show , its success is a matter of interest to many home workers in the art of flower making yvho have at present no means of obtaining a market for their productions , and
are debarred from turning their abilities to pecuniary advantage . The private ball of thu Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , will be given on the 9 th inst ., at Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill . Dancing will commence at eight o ' clock . The yvhole of the proceeds will be devoted to the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , at whose festival , on the nth inst ., Bro . Murlis , W . M ., will be the Steward .
FESTIVAL OV THE ROVAL MASOUIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —We understand that the musical direction for the above , which will be held on the 12 th February , at the Freemasons' Hall , has been entrusted to Bro . T . Lawler , jun ., of 62 , Saltoun-road , Brixton , S . W . Mesdames Sherrington , Larkcom , Helen Heath , Bros . Henry Parker , P . P . G . Org . Middx ., Baxter ,
Thornton , Caravogha , and Messrs . Leyvis Thomas and T . Harper , have been engaged for the occasion . MARK MASONRY . —The lodge of Mark Masons , which was recently opened in Chester , is progressing satisfactorily . At the last meeting 22 candidates were ballotted for , and 14 of the number advanced . It promises to become one of the most influential lodges in thc
province . FREEMASONRY AT RHYL . —We understand that the Mastership of the Masonic lodge which is about to be formed in Rhyl has been offered to Bro . James Salmon , P . J . G . W . of North Wales and Salop . Bro . Sir Watkin W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire , is still confined to
his room at Wynnstay , with a serious attack of complicated bronchitis , but he is said to be progressing favourably towards recovery . His Worship the Mayor of Liverpool , Mr . Alderman A . B . Walker , entertained nearly 3000 poor people at dinner , on the evenings of the 22 nd and 23 rd
ult ., at St . George ' s Hall . Each of the recipients of the mayoral bounty was upwards of 60 years old . This is the second occasion on which his worship has acted with the same true nobility , and amongst his other princely acts , may be named thc gift of . an Art Gallery to the town , worth £ 40 , 000 , and the presentation of a jewelled badge ' of office for future chief magistrates , worth X 2000 .
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Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Hall At Bournemouth.
rentenary festival was held on the 23 rd November , 1870 , when the Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire , and the Provincial Officers attended , and decorated the then Wor-. hioful Master—Bro . E . W . Rebbeck—yvith the centenary , Vyvel The Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . P . H . Newnham , read a very interesting history of the lodge , and the R . W . PGM congratulated the members on their continued
. success . Now , the lodge-room at the Belle Vue Assembly Rooms has become too small for the members , and it has been found necessary to seek more convenient quarters , and yve congratulate the lodge on thc excellent site chosen for a neyv hall , the first stone of which was laid on Monday , and a description of which we append . The new Masonic Hall is to contain on the ground floor
hall isft . by 21 ft . 6 in ., yvhich yvill afford accommodation for from 50 to So brethren . The ante-rooms being placed in front of the building , yvill ensure perfect privacy to the hall . On this floor arc also a retiring room and other conveniences . In the basement are a refreshment room and kitchen . The front of the building is to be faced with yvhitc brick and Bere freestone , and yvill be after the
Tuscan order of architecture . The contract for the building , amounting to £ 89 6 , is to be carried out by Mr . I . McWilliani ; the time for completion being fixed as the ist of May next . The architect is Bro . T . Stevens , of this toyvn yvho appears to have been successful in producing a design yvhich yvill utilise the someyvhat limited space to its utmost extent , and the general style of yvhich will , we
think be much appreciated when completed , and be a welcome addition to the public buildings of the town . The weather on this auspicious occasion was unusually fine . The lodge assembled at the Pembroke Hotel at two o ' clock , and yvas close tyled at 2 . 30 . Shortly after three o ' clock a grand procession yvas formed in the folloyving order : Tyvo P . G . Tylers ( Bros . Green and Graham ) , with drayvn
swords . Band of the 4 th Hants Artillery . Visiting Brethren , not members of any Lodge , two and
two . The Lodges of the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight , according to their numbers , preceded by their banner , Juniors going first . Architect ( Bro . T . Stevens ) and builder ( J . McWilliam , P . M . ) with the plans . Cornucopia with corn , borne by Bro . Halliday , i ? 2 .
Eyver with wine , borne by G . Uouch , P . M . 195 . Ewer with oil , borne by W . M ., Blandford Lodge . P . G . Pursuivant ( Bro . Rawlins ) . Organist ( Bro . T . Arthur Burton ) . P . G . Secretary ( Bro . J . E . LB Feuvre ) with book of Constitu
tions on a cushion . Vreasurer of Lodge Hengist ( Bro . C . R . Plank ) , bearing a phial containing the coins to be deposited in the stone . Visitors of distinction The Corinthian Light borne by Bro . Merson , S . W . P . J . G . Warden ( Brother Dyer , W . M . 132 ) , yvith plumb
rule . P . G . Steward ( Bro . Legge ) . The Doric Light , borne by Bro . W . J . Worth , J . W . P . S . G . Warden ( Bro . Captain West ) with level . The P . Junior Grand Deacon ( Bro . Atkinson ) . Chaplain ( Bro . the Rev . Gordon Browne ) with the Volume of the Sacred Law . P . G . Superintendent of Works with the plate bearing
the inscription . D . P . G . Master ( Bro , Hickman ) with square . Brother of eminence ( Bro . Cartwright , P . D . M . West India , S . C ) , bearing the mallet and the troyvel . Sword bearer ( Bro . E . W . Rebbeck , P . M ) . R . W . Provincial Grand Master ( Bro . Beach ) .
Bro . J . Druitt , jun ., W . M . Lodge Hengist . There yvas a very large attendance of spectators , the line of route being thronged , yvhilst from the windoyvs in the yieinity ' of the site of the proposed structure , and from every spot of vintage ground near , crowds of men , women , and children witnessed the proceedings . Police officers guarded the hoarding in front of the works , which are
situate on St . Michael's-rise , Commercial-road . On arriving at the site , the brethren halted , divided right and left , turning inwards for the Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master and his officers to passup the centre , preceded by his Sword Bearer , and followed by the various lodges in inverted order from the bottom of the procession . The basement of the new structure has already been partly
erected , and over the rafters had been placed loose planks for the convenience of the brethren . Here was placed an American organ , and the procession formed a semi-circle al > out it , leaving space for the P . G . M . and chief officers to perform the ceremony connected with the laying of the stone . When all had taken their places , Organist T . A . Burton took his position at the organ and the anthem was
sung , " Behold , how good and joyful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity . " The stone was then raised , and the Chaplain , the Rev . C . G . Browne , M . A ., intoned the well-known prayer , commencing , " Prevent us , 0 Lord , in all our doings . " The P . G . Treas ., C . R . Plank , ty command of the R . W . P . G . M ., then deposited in a cayity in the stone a bottle containing coins of the present reign , a
"eyvspaper of the day , and a list of the officers and members of the lodge . The cement was laid on the lower stone , and the upper one slowly lowered , solemn music playing the while . The P . G . M . then came forward , and received the plumb rule from the P . J . G . W ., the level from the P . S . G . W ., and the square from the D . P . G . M . After
testing the stone , the P . G . M . said , It is a well wrought stone , square , level , perdendieular , and fitted to form the foundation of the intended work . The plans were next submitted by the P . G . Supt . of Works , and examined by ' » e P . G . M ., who said : They are accurately defined , well executed , and well fitted for the design of the intended work . The mallet , " square , & c , being handed to the
Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Hall At Bournemouth.
architect , the following hymn was sung to the tune of the Old Hundredth : This first foundation now we ' ve made , Level and square , upright and true , Firm may it rest upon its bed , For months , and years , long ages through . Grand Archizect on Heaven ' s high span ,
Pass Thou our yvork , our efforts aid ; Permit Thy lowly creature , man , To praise Thee who hast all things made . This house yve dedicate to Thee , To truth , and purity and love , Fill thou our hearts yvith charity ,
And raise our souls to Thee above . By faith , Lord , level Thou our steps : By love adjust our every deed : With hope enlighten Thou the depths Of our great , never-ending , need . And when at last our yvork is done ,
As stones prepared and shaped by Thee , Our battle ' s o ' er , our victories won , Build us , O Lord , a house to Thee . —So mote it be . P . G . M . Beach then said : —Ladies and gentlemen , and brethren , at the erection of all stately and superb edifices there is a necessity for wisdom and skill in the design for solidity and strength in the execution .
In order to carry out these qualities efficiently and well , in former days workmen yvere formed into guilds and societies „ and attained an excellence in the work yvhich probably has never been surpassed . They passed away from their generation , but they left behind them no mean record of their skill and ability in those magnificent buildings yvhich have existed from mediaeval
ages . Ihesc bring to the latter age the record of the skill and the unity which animated them . By means of that unity and skill , they were enabled to bring to successful execution some of the most magnificent buildings which have ever existed on the face of the earth , and yve know very well from certain tokens which are engraven thereon that in their day they
yvere Masons , and have left impressed upon them a record of the fact . Those buildings form a sort of bridge by which we are enabled to gulf over the distance of time yvhich has existed between their age and ours . We have succeeded to some extent as their successors . We do not in the present time emulate their example as operative Masons , but we have adopted them from certain
principles , up to which we try to act . We have adopted their utility as one rule of our conduct , and it is by our unity as brethren that wc exist as a large and powerful society . We adopted also their principles of self-assistance . They in their day assisted each other , and the principles therefore of benevolence has never failed to exist amongst us . The principle , too , of charity . we also emulate , and
try to follow out to its fullest extent ; and while we adopt these principles , and apply them as far as yve can to our conduct , we do not relinquish the interest we feel in the operative work of our ancestors . We still try to take the greatest interest in all works of Masonry , in all works of architecture , in all building operations , and setting ourselves , as we do , in their place , we try in our
generation to encourage them as far as we can . We are indeed a peaceful Society . We try to practice within ourselves those virtues which I have stated , and we try to give assistance , not only to ourselves , but to others in the practice of virtue , and the practice of everything yvhich is social and moral . I trust that the practice of moral and social virtues may ever exist
among us , and that yvhilst yve have the opportunity of conducing to the support of any useful yvork , yve shall try to do our duty as far as in us lies . I trust that the work which yve have had the pleasure of facilitating and inaugurating this uay may be successful . I trust that the building , in harmony yvith the plans yvhich have been submitted to me , will be an ornament to the town of
Bournemouth . In a town , existing and thriving like Bournemouth docs , it yvill be strange , indeed , if the many Freemasons who reside here did not wish to have a hall of their own to carry ont their rites and ceremonies . I congratulate them upon the fact . May that work be crowned with success , and may we all yvho attend here this day have reason to congratulate ourselves upon the work which yve have inaugurated I ( Loud cheers . )
The procession then returned to the Pembroke Hotel , when the lodge was closed . In the evening a grand banquet yvas given at the Pembroke Hotel , to which a large number of brethren sat down , under the presidency ofthe R . W . P . G . M . Bro .. Beech , who was supported by many influential members of the Craft , including Bros . Sir H . D . Wolff , M . P ., K . G . M . C , Bro . Sir Molyneux Nepean , Bart ., most of the brethren of the Hengist Lodge , and many visitors from other lodges .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . JOSEPH GUNDRY . It is our melancholy duty to announce , which we do with sincere regret , the death of our much esteemed Bro . Joseph Gundry , R . W . Prov . Grand Master for Dorsetshire , Justice of the Peace . The sad intelligence reached us late on Thursday evening , prior to going to press . Bro . Gundry died on Thursday morning at his residence , The Hyde , Bridport .
Bow AND BROMLEY INSTITUTE . —We have been asked by Bro . Charles Blain to announce to such of oiir readers who assisted him in the disposal of one guinea's worth of tickets for the concert given at the Bow and Bromley Institute , in aid of Masonic Institutions , on 14 th Dec . last , that the ballot for one Life Governorship and one Life Subscribeiship will take place at Bro . Seaton ' g , Fenchurch-street Tavern , on Monday evening next , the 5 th February , at 7 o'clock precisely .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
We are informed that Bro . John Lazar , R . W . District Grand Master of Westland , New Zealand , has been pleased to grant a dispensation for a neyv lodge at Kumara , to be called the " Lazar . " It is interesting to learn that Kumara is a newly discovered gold field , about eighteen miles from Hokitika , possessing a
population of upwards of 7 , 000 inhabitants , of whom over fifty are members of the Craft . Captain Hamber , for some time editor of the Standard , and yvho was recently connected with the now defunct Hour , has been elected editor of the Morning Advertiser by the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers .
Bro . His Grace the Duke of Marlborough held his first Leve ' c on Tuesday , which was more numerously attended than any for several years past . The superior Courts did not sit , in order to give the Judges an opportunity of attending the Leve ' e . The Company ot Goldsmiths have given a donation of £ 100 in aid of the funds of the Royal Albert
Orphan Asylum . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will shortly be created Duke of Sussex . —Yorick . His Royal Highness Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert , Duke of Saxony , Prince of SaxeCoburg and Gotha , K . G ., K . T ., has been appointed an extra Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India . —Gazette .
A promise has been formall y given by the Metropolitan Board of Works that a site will be found on the Thames Embankment for " Cleopatra ' s Needle . " Most people yvill think this a mere matter of routine , seeing that thc monument lies buried in the sands of Egypt , and that it has been repeatedly declared , on official authority , that the nation is too poor to pay for its transport to this
country . The French were able to defray the cost of transporting a similar monument from Egypt to Paris , and it forms the most striking object in the Place de la Concorde . A distinguished and public-spirited suigeon has determined to defray the expense of bringing " Cleopatra ' s Needle " to London , so that the application to the Metropolitan Board of Works was no empty form . With a modesty which
he would hardly have displayed had he been not an unassuming professional man , but a Birmingham capitalist or a retired East India merchant , he does not wish his name made public till the work be accomplished . When the work is done he will have amply earned the hearty thanks of the nation . —The / forld . —[ We may add that the gentleman alluded to is a distinguished Mason . ]
CRYSTAL PALACE . — The arrangements for the forthcoming show of artificial flowers and fruit at the Crystal Palace are rapidly progressing , and the promises of support encourage the belief that the undertaking will result in an attractive exhibition . It is expected that many of the principal wholesale and retail dealers in artificial floyvers , both for personal use and also for room and
corridor decorations , will take advantage of the exhibition to bring their goods prominently before the public , and these classes will , of course , add very considerably to the general effect of the whole display . But independently of the ordinary commercial aspect of this novel show , its success is a matter of interest to many home workers in the art of flower making yvho have at present no means of obtaining a market for their productions , and
are debarred from turning their abilities to pecuniary advantage . The private ball of thu Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , will be given on the 9 th inst ., at Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill . Dancing will commence at eight o ' clock . The yvhole of the proceeds will be devoted to the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , at whose festival , on the nth inst ., Bro . Murlis , W . M ., will be the Steward .
FESTIVAL OV THE ROVAL MASOUIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —We understand that the musical direction for the above , which will be held on the 12 th February , at the Freemasons' Hall , has been entrusted to Bro . T . Lawler , jun ., of 62 , Saltoun-road , Brixton , S . W . Mesdames Sherrington , Larkcom , Helen Heath , Bros . Henry Parker , P . P . G . Org . Middx ., Baxter ,
Thornton , Caravogha , and Messrs . Leyvis Thomas and T . Harper , have been engaged for the occasion . MARK MASONRY . —The lodge of Mark Masons , which was recently opened in Chester , is progressing satisfactorily . At the last meeting 22 candidates were ballotted for , and 14 of the number advanced . It promises to become one of the most influential lodges in thc
province . FREEMASONRY AT RHYL . —We understand that the Mastership of the Masonic lodge which is about to be formed in Rhyl has been offered to Bro . James Salmon , P . J . G . W . of North Wales and Salop . Bro . Sir Watkin W . Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M . of North Wales and Shropshire , is still confined to
his room at Wynnstay , with a serious attack of complicated bronchitis , but he is said to be progressing favourably towards recovery . His Worship the Mayor of Liverpool , Mr . Alderman A . B . Walker , entertained nearly 3000 poor people at dinner , on the evenings of the 22 nd and 23 rd
ult ., at St . George ' s Hall . Each of the recipients of the mayoral bounty was upwards of 60 years old . This is the second occasion on which his worship has acted with the same true nobility , and amongst his other princely acts , may be named thc gift of . an Art Gallery to the town , worth £ 40 , 000 , and the presentation of a jewelled badge ' of office for future chief magistrates , worth X 2000 .