Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Marquis of Lome has been re-elected Commodore of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron . Messrs . R . W . Macbeth , painter , and E . J . Gregory , were elected Associates of the Royal Academy on Tuesday . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will open the Rovai College of Music in May next . It is calculated

that the funds already raised are sufficient for the establishment of fifty scholarships , and these will be thrown open to public competition . A grand complimentary banquet was given on Monday at the Restaurant Delmonico . New York , in honour of Sir E . M . Archibald , K . C . M . G ., C . B ., on his retirement after a service of 25 years from the British

Consul-Generalship of New York . Mr . hvarts presided ; the guests numbered about two hundred of his most distinguished fellow citizens . The sum of /' S , being the balance accruing from the late Triennial Musical Festival at Bristol , has been subscribed to the Bristol Scholarship Fund of the Royal College of Music

Bro . Viscount Folkestone , M . P ., and Lord IT . Tliynne , M . P ., were present on Tuesday , at a meeting of the South Wilts Chamber of Agriculture , convened for the purpose of considering the report of the Royal Agricultural Commission . The Vestry of St . Martin ' s-in-the-Fields has

been served by three different companies with copies of provisional orders for lighting the parish by electricity , hut it has resolved on opposing the grant of such orders of the Board of Trade , because among other reasons they seek to extinguish the right to control the public streets now vested in the local authority .

On Monday Bro . Lord Carlingford opened the new wing of the Radstock School Board building , and remarked that while a fair education ' was now within reach of the children of Somersetshire , it was desirable that parents should take an interest in their children's education and insure their regular attendance at school .

A meeting was held on Monday in Edinburgh of the association for the encouragement of higher education at the University of Edinburgh . The Lord Provost presided , and it vvas shown that though little had been done for endowment purposes , £ 12 , 000 had been left or devoted to the purposes of the Association . It was resolved to establish a second fellowship .

On Wednesday Bro . Alderman Sir F . Wyatt Truscott was unanimously elected Chairman of the Special Committee appointed by the Corporation of the City of London to consider the question of the Reform of the Corporation and the Extension of Municipal Government to the whole Metropolis . The yacht Sunbeam , with Bro . Sir Thomas

Brasseyand family on board , left Port Said for Alexandria on Saturday last . She encountered such bad weather that she was obliged to return to Port Said on Monday . She left again on Tuesday and arrived at Alexandria on Wednesday . At a general meeting of the Musical Festival Society at Bristol on Tuesday it vvas resolved to hold a festival in 1 SS 5 , and a hope vvas expressed that through the

establishment of the Royal College of Music , the committee would be able to secure for the performance some great workby an English composer . The Mayor read a communication from the secretary of the Royal College of Music , intimating that the Prince of Wales hoped to open the College in May and throw fifty scholarships open for competition , and the Prince's suggestion of local examinations for testing the competitors was referred to the Executive Committee .

Bro . Lord Wolseley will preside at a festival dinner to be held at Willis ' s Rooms , on thc 26 th May , in aid of the annuity fund of the Cabdrivers' Benevolent Association . Bro . Arthur Sullivan will take the chair of the 145 th anniversary festival of the Royal Society of Musicians which will take place at St . James ' s Hall , on Tuesday , March 13 th . Of the origin and management of this

institution many interesting particulars are to be found in Dr . Burney ' s well known " History of Music . " Its charter of incorporation however dates only fiom 1790 , when King George III . bestowed upon ithis special patronage . and commanded that the " Messiah " should be annually performed for its benefit . It was in 1 SG 6 that the Royal Society of Female Musicians , after a separate existence of 26 years , was finally amalgamated with the older society .

The Earl of Lathom Lodge of Instruction meets every Wednesday evening at eight o ' clock precisely , at the Station Hotel , Camberwell New-road , and brethren are cordially invited to pay it an occasional visit . The M . W . G . Master has granted a warrant for

a new lodge , the Stirling , No . 1989 , to be held at the populous and increasing township of Cleator Moor , in the province of Cumberland and Westmorland , being the 20 th lodge under the distinguished rule of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master , the Earl of Bective , M . P . The consecration is expected to take place about the middle of March .

Mr . T . Broadbent Trowsdale , author of "Glimpses of Olden England , " "Customs of Christmastide , " "Old Time Tales , " and other works of antiquarian interest , has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society . It is certain the Queen ' s Physician , Dr . Fairbank ,

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Masonic And General Tidings

On Monday evening Bro . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., delivered an address in the Presbyterian lecture room , Brighton , on " Richard Cobden . " The Duke and Duchess of Albany will it is expected take up their residence at Windsor Castle towards the end of next week , and will remain there till after the Duchess ' s confinement .

The Rev . Charles Marshall , M . A ., Prebendary of St . Paul's , Vicar of St . Bride's , Fleet-street , and Chap-Iain to Bro . Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser , died on Sunday afternoon at the advanced age of S 2 . An influential meeting was held on Monday at the Mansion House for the purpose of considering the desirability of holding an exhibition and art collection of

Irish lace in London , with a view to improving that industry . Bro . the Lord Mayor acceded to the request for the use of the Mansion House for the purpose , and a committee has been formed to make the necessary arrangements . Bros . Lord Claud J . Hamilton , M . P . ; Rylands , M . P . ; Hon . Col . Stanley , M . P . ; and Stuart Wortley , M . P ., have this week addressed public meetings on the

leading questions of the day . Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., has accepted an invitation from the Rosslyn Lodge , No . 1543 , to deliver his lecture explanatory of the rituals and ceremonies of the First Degree at the ensuing lodge meeting at Dunmovv , Essex , on the 20 th inst . The attendance of members of Lodges 276 , 409 , 12 S 0 , 1312 , and of other lodges in the

surrounding neighbourhood is anticipated . Bro . Richard Poore has been elected Secretary to the United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 50 C , which holds its meetings every Friday evening at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , S . E ., under the preceptorship of Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z . Bro . Gibson Sinclair was installed W . M . of the

St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 32 , at the Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 24 th ult . This is one of the oldest lodges in the Province of West Lancashire , having been consecrated in the year 1753 ( the same year as the foundation of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . SG , meeting at Prescot ) , and it numbers amongst its members several of the " Masonic rulers supreme and iubordinate . "

The Honor Oak Lodge , No . 19 S 6 , will be consecrated at the Moore Park Hotel , Westhall-road , Foresthill , on Thursday next . Bro . Walter Hopekirk is the VV . M . elect , and the ceremonies of consecration and installation will be performed by V . W . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary . The anniversary dinner in aid of the benevolent branch of the Dramatic and Musical Sick Fund will take

place at Willis ' s Rooms on the 7 th inst ., when the chair will be occupied by Bro . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs and Under-Sheriffs . The dinner is to be followed by a " smoking concert , " in which many eminent singers and vocal performers will take part . For the annual benefit of the Royal General Theatrical Fund , which will take place on Thursday , March 15 th , Bro . Augustus Harris has granted the free use of Drurv-lane Theatre .

We much regret to announce . the death of Miss Nesta Williams VVynn , second daughter of Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . P . G . M . North Wales and Shropshire , which took place at Wynnstay on Saturday morning last , from ulceration of the throat alter only a few days' illness , at the age of 16 . Sir Watkin himself , who has been lying ill at Wynnstay for nearly two months , we

are glad to & ay continues steadily to improve . The arrangements for the great Handel Festival of 1 SS 3 at the Crystal Palace are now well forward . The dates fixed are June 13 th , 16 th , iSth , and 20 th , and Bro . Sir Michael Costa has again accepted the post of conductor

which he has filled at every festival since the preliminary one in 1 S 57 . Among the engagements of soloists made or pending are those of Mesdames Albani and Valleria , Trebelli and Patey , Anna Williams and Annie Marriott ; Messrs , Edward Lloyd and Maas , Mr . Santley and Signor Foli , Messrs . Bridson and F . King .

The Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197 , voted on Friday 26 th ult ., 20 guineas to the fund now being raised in support of the Royal College of Music among Masons , by the wish of his Royal Highness the Grand Master . The Aldersgate Lodge recently gave 10 guineas to the same fund , as did the Lodge of Honour ( Wolverhampton ) . The Lodges of Antiquity , Buckingham and Chandos , St . George's (

Doncaster ) , St . Matthew ( Walsall ) , Dunheved ( Launceston ) , Royal Brunswick ( Brighton ) , Sutherland of Unityl ( Newcastle ) , and Gosport , have voted five guineas each , and many other lodges smaller sums . The Provincial Grand Lodges of Oxfordshire and Sussex have also responded to the desire of the Grand Master by votes of 10 guineas . The Jerusalem was the lodge first visited and joined by the

Prince of Wales after his initiation by the King of Sweden . Morning Post . After a careful examination by the Architect , Mr . J . L . Pearson , R . A ., the great Central'Tower of Peterborough Cathedral has been pronounced to be in so dangerous a condition as to necessitate its being taken ilown and entirely re-built . There are many other repairs

recommended by the architect , and a general committee has been formed consisting of some of the principal clergy and laity of the diocese , and at the first meeting , held on thc 24 th ult ., it vvas resolved " That an appeal should be made without delay to the diocese of Peterborough and the country at large for the lestoration of the cathedral . " The cost of the whole of the vvcrk recommended by Mr . Pearson ,

and thought to be desirable by the Dean and Chapter and the committee , has been estimated at not less than £ 55 . 000 . Subscriptions are invited , and they may be paid to the London and Westminster Bank and branches , the National Provincial Bank of England and branches , Messrs . Courts and Co ., and Messrs . Barclay , Bevan , and Co . ; or to the lion , treasurers , Messrs . C . J . Strong , Thorpe Hall , Peterborough , and Mr . A . Percival , Minster Precincts ,

Peterborough . " Sapo Carbonis Detergens" is a physician ' s name for a remedy prescribed for the past quarter-century for every variety of skin disease . The public have also adopted the same as a preventive of smallpox , scarlet fever , and measles . Purchasers should see that the Latin Brand is on every tablet , and WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP on each wrapper , without which none are genuine .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Sir Francis Truscott , Past Grand Warden , is the subject of a lengthy biographical notice in the Citizen of Saturday last . It is considered probable that the Duke and Duchess of Connaught will remain at Windsor Castle till after the Queen ' s return thither from Osborne . The duchess and the infant prince are both doing well .

The annual ball in connection with the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge will be held at thc Town Hall , High-street , Kensington , on Thursday next . This gathering has hitherto been most successful , and has resulted in a goodly sum being handed over to thc Charities . We trust that the next will be equally fortunate . We are asked to stale that the Covent Garden

Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 ( 114 , now meets at the Bedford Head Hotel , Maiden-lane , Covent Garden , W . C A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be held this day ( Friday ) , at Bishopstoke , when a large amount will be voted to Masonic Charity , and the election of a Prov . Grand Treasurer and other important business transacted .

A full report will appear in our next . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough has been suffering for some time past from a severe attack of bronchitis , and several important engagements of his lordship's have had in consequence to be postponed . Bro . the Lord Mayor proposes issuing a circular to the mayors of provincial towns , inviting them to

cooperate with him in raising funds for the relief of the sufferers by the lire at Kingston , Jamaica . The annual ball in aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' School will take place at St . James's Hall on Thursday next , the Sth inst . It has been arranged that the Volunteer Review on Easter Monday shall take place at Brighton .

I he annual ball of the Burdett Courts Lodge , No . 127 S , vvas celebrated with great success on 'Tuesday last , at the Cannon-street Hotel . Owing to great pre-ssure upon our space the report is held over until our next issue .

The Oxford and Cambridge boat race will come off on Saturday , the 17 th March , over the usual course from Putney to Mortlake . Both crews are already preparing themselves for the struggle . On Tuesday evening , the 6 th inst ., the ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed by Bro . J . Terry , P . M .. P . Z ., P . P . G . J . VV . Herts , & c , in

the Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 445 , held at the Grand Avenue Masonic Hall , SS , Gracechurchstrect , E . C . Lodge will be opened at G for ( 1 . 30 p . m . Brethren to appear in Masonic clothing . After lodge is closed the anniversary supper will be held , at which Bro . T . J . Barnes , P . M ., P . Z . 554 and 933 , will preside . Tickets three shillings and sixpence each . Brethren are

cordially invited . A musical entertainment was given at the Girls ' School on Friday , the 2 Gth ult ., by Bro . J . F . Vialls , VV . M . of Lodge 1 S 20 . The performance gave great satisfaction to the children and visitors present , and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro . Vialls , which that brother acknowledged on behalf of himself and colleagues .

I he 20 th annual dinner of thc United Waiters ' Benevolent Association takes place on Monday at the Holborn Restaurant , when Mr . W . J . Nicliolls , of the firm of Messrs . H . and G . Simonds , brewers , is expected to take the chair .

The Lady Mayoress is depicted on the front page of Moonshine this week . Bro . B . Brown , of Fenchurch-street , was elected and installed Worshi pful Master of the Grand Masters ' Lodge , No . 1 , succeeding Bro . Alderman Sir J . VV . Ellis , Bart .

Bro . G . R . Sims , author of the " Lights of London , " & c , has purchased Mr . Fred Barnett's picture " Saturday Night in the East of London , " for 500 guineas . The first annual meeting and conversazione of the Medical Union Society took place at the Holborn 'Town Hall on Wednesday last . Bro . B . VV . Richardson delivered an address to students of medicine , after which there was a vocal and instrumental concert .

Bro . J . Lobb has given notice of motion in the School Board for a return of all sites scheduled in the Hackney Division . Lady Roberts left Brindisi on Monday last for Bombay , to join Bro . Sir F . Roberts in India , by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ' s steamer Tanjore .

A club has been formed in the General Post Office to give a series of miscellaneous entertainments . Whatever difficulty there may be in finding the artisteswho must all be in some branch of the postal service—there ought certainl y to be no difficulty in procuring good audiences , considering the vast number of employes at St .

Martin s-le-Grand . There are in the Post Office temperance and other associations , and an amateur orchestral society , but in the matter of entertainment clubs , such as the one just started , it is behind every other great establishment in the City or West-end . The club cught to be a great success . —Citv Press .

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