Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . CHARLES GEARY , P . AI . 19 . Another of our ancient brethren has passed from our midst in the person of Bro . Charles Geary , P . AI . 19 , at thc ripe age cf 86 . Bro . Geary was initiated 111 the Enoch l odgc ^ No . ii ) on December 30 th , 1 S 22 , and subsemiently , in January , 1 S 25 , joined thc roval Athelstan Lodge ( No . 19 ) , of whicii lodge he became W . AL . in 1 S 26 , and discharged thc duties of the chair for the three following

years . ' In 1827 , in conjunction with Bros . Gilkes and Beckford , hc founded the Athelstan Lodge of Instruction , and the Temperance Lodge of Instruction in 1 S 30 . At this time he was an acknowledged Preceptor in Alasonry , and became a member of eleven other Lodges of Instraction , devoting a large jiortion of his time to Alasonry with a view of producing uniformity of working , towards which object lie has done perhaps as " much as any member of the Craft .

In 1 S 44 Bro . Geary was induced to leave London , to undertake thc duties of clerk of the parish of All Saints , Hereford , a position which hc held to the time of his death . In 1 S 5 S hc was instrumental in thc resuscitation of the Palladian Lodge , No . 120 , in that city , becoming a member , and rendering great assistance to the brethren of that and thc other lodges of thc province , by whom his services have been frequently acknowledged . In 1865 , when age and

infirmities began rapidly to advance upon him , be was successful in obtaining an annuity of the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution ! " which has been a great comfort and support to his declining years . He had been ailing for some time , and about six weeks previous to his death he took to his bed and never rallied . Peacefully and without

a struggle he passed to his rest on Alarch 17 th , deeply mourned by his wife and children , and sincerely regretted by tbe many brethren to whom his name was as a household word , and by whom he will be long held in grateful remembrance . Bro . Geary was interred in thc Hereford Cemetery on thc 22 nd Alarch , when several of the members of the Palladian Lodge attended the funeral to pay thc last tribute of respect ( o departed merit .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

LIVERPOOL . —Mariners Chapter ( No . 249 ) . — 'The usual periodical meeting of this chapter was held on 'Thursday , the iSth ult ., at the Alasonic Hall , Hope-street , where there were present Comps . J . E . Jackson , / .. ; Peter B . Gee , P . Z . ; A . Cotter , H . ; A . Alorrison , E . ; Jos . Wood , 'Treas ; and Peter Ball , Janitor ; G . Crutc , Jos . Korn , T . J . Luv-a , R . Edwards , R . VV . Bulman , E . Carter ,

G . Turner , Jno . 'Tickle , A . Bucknall , and ( . Creak . The visitors were Comps . Charles James , 37 ( S . C ); R . Fairclough , 203 ; and Jno . Kenwright , 203 . A letter was read from Comp . J . Wood , resigning his position of Treasurer in the chapter ( whicii hc had held for a period of ten years ) , in which he thanked the companions , individually and collectively , for the invariable kindness and

courtesy he had received at their hands . 'The resignation of Comp . Wood was received antl accepted with many expressions of regret , and the AI . E . Z . spoke in the highest terms of thc efficiency , amiability , and diligence which had marked Comp . Wood ' s performance of his duties during the long period he had held the position of Treasurer . 'The

letter was ordered to be recorded on the minutes . Ihe following were subsequently elected officers for the ensuing year : Comps . VV . Cotter , Z . ; J . Ellis , H . ; Tl . Firth , J . ' ; J . II . Jackson , Treas . ; A . Alorrison , S . E . ; Balman , S . N . ; and Korn , P . S . Comps . Gee and Crate were chosen Auditors . The chapter was afterwards closed .

LANCASTER . —Rowley Chapter ( No . 1051 ) . — The installation meeting of the companions of this chapter of Freemasons was held on Alonday afternoon , the 15 th Alarch , in the Alasonic Rooms , Athena * tim . There were present Ex . Comps . VV . Hall , jun ., AI . E . Z . ; H . Longman , IL ; VV . Duff , | . ; Comps . | . Ellershaw , Scribe E . ; | . 1 . Croskell , Scribe N . ; R .

Stanton , P . S . ; F . G . Dale and T . Ltingmtre , A . S . ; Ex . Gimps . J . D . Aloore , P . P . G . S . B ., P . P . G . H . Comps . Hon . F . A . Stanley , ALP ., the AI . E . Z . elect ; Ed . Simpson , P . S . ; Dr . Hall , I . S . ; Comps . A . Dodson , J . Fenton , VV . J . Sly , G . Kelland , T . Bayley , R . Wolfenden , T . Longmire , VV . Longmire , A . Sheriff , VV . VV . Wilde . Visitors , Capt . Garnett , R . Couiiland , and T . II . Bradivall .

I lie preliminary business having been transacted , Comp . Col . the Hon . 1 * . A . Stanley , ALP ., Secretary of State for War , was duly installed in the chair of AI . E . Z ., by Ex . Comp . J . D . Aloore , P . G . S . B . of thc Supreme Council of England , P . P . G . H . of West Lancashire . The AI . E . Z . appointed his officers as follows : —Comp . J . Ellershaw ,

Scribe E . ; J . J . Croskell , Scribe N . ; Geo . Kelland , P . S . ; K . Stanton and F . G . Dale , A . S . ; E . . Simpson , 'Treasurer ; and A . K . Allinson , Jan . At ( he conclusion of the ceremony the brethren adjourned to the County Hotel , where a l . atiquet was held under the presidency of Ex . Comp . Col . Stanley ; when the usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were given and responded to .

TYWARDREATH . —Chapter of Unity ( No . . 1151 ) . —The quarterly conclave of this chapter was held in the Masonic Hall on the 16 th ult . There were present Comps . Emra Holmes , Prov . G . Standard Bearer , Z . ; J Polkinghorne , H . ; P . Smith , J . ; S . Trevail , Scribe N . ; H . Baker , Scribe E . ; VV . Tonkin , P . Z . ; Dr . Newman , Dr . f e Legh , P . Z . ; T . C . Stephens , P . Z . ; and others . On

• he -proposition of Comp . Smith , seconded by Comp . Ton-Kin , it was agreed that the chapter should meet in future at five o ' clock p . m . The following were elected officers for the ensuing year Gumps . J . Polkinghorne , Z . ; P . Smith , H . ; De ' Legh , . •; II . Baker , Scribe E . ; VV . Rundle , Scribe N . ; and T .

walton , P . Soj . On thc motion of Comp . 'Prevail , seconded by Comp . ¦^ ephens , £ 3 3 s - was voted to the Cornwall Alasonic Annuit y Fund . It was agreed that at the annual meeting '' " - the installation of officers in June a banquet should be " ' ¦ 'd at the New Inn , Tywardreath . No other business coming before the meeting , the chapter was closed in ¦ wmn form .

The Lord Mayor , Bro . Sir Francis W yatt Trus-J ° lt , will preside at the dinner in connection with the 226 th ^ shval of the Sons of the Clergy , to be held at . Merchants , a ) 'lors' Hall on Wednesday , Alay 12 th .

North Africa.

North Africa .

TUNIS .. — William- Kingston Lodge ( No . 1 S 35 ) . —The annual festival of this lodge was celebrated on the 20 th February at ( he Alasonic Hall , Goletta . 'The lodge was opened at 0116 p . m . precisely by the W . AL , Bro . Barker , assisted by Bros . 'They , S . VV . ; Curlctto , J . W , ; Alorana , D . of C .: Attard , S . D . ; Vaux , LG . ; and A . Pagano , 'T yler . There were also jiresent Bros . Coppi , Durazzano , Villarcalc , Castelli , Rombi , Rotino , Catalano ,

and Angelica , members ; and visitors , bros . V ' las , Orator ; Alaltesopolo , J . W ., and Cittanttova , Secretary , of the Italian Lodge Risorgimcnto , at Tunis ; and Soulier , S . VV . ; Pentecost , "J AV . ; Barsotti , Treas . ; and Le Gallais , S . D ., of Ancient Carthage Lodge , No . 1717 , E . G ., also at Tunis . An alarm being given , the following * distinguished brethren were received with due honour : VV . Bros . Reade , No . 1717 , P . D . D . G . AL Egypt ; A . AL Broadley , D . D . G . M .

Alalta ; Dr . Perini , VV . AI . 1717 ; Professor Ayra , W . AL Italian Lodge Risorgimcnto ; V ' ais , 33 ° , and Dr . Funaro , P . AI . 's of the same ' lodge ; D . Costa / VV . AL of the Italian lodge Progress Costituzionalc , at Susa ; and Dr . Alugnaini , - , 2-- ' , P . AI . Lodges Carthage and Utica , at Tunis . 'The Worshipful Alaster asked the D . D . G . AL , Bro . Broadley , to assume the gavel . 'The D . D . G . AL expressed the jjleasure experienced by the Lodge No . 1 S 35 at receiving thc visits

of- so many distinguished Alasons on this occasion ; be slated that the only business before them was lo read a circular from the P . G . Lodge of Alalta , warning the English brethren at 'Tunis from holding Alasonic intercourse with a self-created body calling itself the Grand Orient of Tunis and its Dependencies . 'The circular having been read , it was duly inserted in thc minute book . VV . Bro . Reade , P . D . D . G . AL of Egypt , H . B . M . ' s Agent and

Consul-Gencral at Tunis , then addressed the assembled brethren . He said that in returning to his birth-place after an absence of thirty years nothing had pleased him more than to find Alasonry flourishing in the country . He was especially interested in thc Lodge 1 S 35 , as working on thc very ruins of Carthage . lie callbcl the particular attention of the English and Italian biethren to the circular the D . D . G . AL had read , and told them their duty in the matter

could be described in two words—fidelity and obedience — fidelity to the Grand Lodge of England to which they owed allegiance , and obedience to the orders of their immediate superior , the D . G . AI ., who had so ably dealt with the matter in accordance with the decision of the Colonial Board of Grand Lodge . He added that nothing could be more illegal than the action of the half-dozen individuals who had constituted themselves into a pretended Grand

Orient against the will of the great majority of regular Alasons in the country , and that he felt sure that the united and harmonious action of the Italian and English Alasons in the country would speedily bring the movement into deserved contempt . VV . Bro . Reade resumed his seat admidst many demonstrations of approval . VV . Bros . Perini , Ayra , Costa , and Alugnaini addressed the lodge in turn , and expressed their cordial approval of the D . G . AI . ' s

circular and VV . Bro . Keadc ' s remarks . 'Two candidates for initiation were proposed and seconded . 'The charitable collection was then made , and the brethren adjourned to an ¦ elaborate banquet , provided by Bro . Angelica . The D . D . G . AL , at the request of the W . AL , presided , and the whole of the brethren above mentioned were jiresent . On the removal of the clotli the following toasts ivere duly honoured : " The Ouecn and thc Craft , " "The Al . VV . " Grand

Alaster , " "Thc AI . W . G . AI . of Italy , " "The Grand Officers and the D . G . AI . of Alalta . " In proposing "The Health of the R . W . Bro . Kingston , " the D . D . G . AI . alluded to the able way that illustrious brother had represented his district in England . He was able to tell the members of 1 S 35 that there D . G . AI . took a most lively interest in the progress of English Alasonry in this important part of his district , and

especially in the prosperity of thc lodge which bore his name . Bro . Kingston would certainly visit thc Golctta in ] une , and probably hold a Grand Lodge under their banner . Bro . Kingston ' s health was then enthusiasticall y drunk , and it was decided to convey to him by telegraph the hearty good wishes of the lodge . 'The next toast was that of "The D . D . G . AI . of Egypt , " to which Bro . J . F . Reade responded , ln returning thanks for his health being

drunk , Bro . Barker , VV . AI . Lodge 1 S 35 , proposed the toast of their indefatigable chief , " Bro . Broadley . " 'The Worshipful Alaster of the Risorgimcnto Lodge , added , on behalf of his lodge , that the D . D . G . AI ' . must be considered as the pioneer and main supporter of the common interests of regular Alasonry in the country . 'Tbe loast was very cordially drunk , and Bro . Broadley returned thanks at some length . Various other toasts were disposed

of , and the brethren separated at 4 . 30 , highly pleased with their winter festival . English Alasonry is gaining ground day by day in North Africa , but the existence of a ' spurious centre must always be regretted . I ( need hardly be said that the body in question has never even sought the recognition of our U . G . Lodge , nor , as far as is known , has any communication with a single Alasonic governing body of

importance . It originated with four or five individuals , and the members of Lodges Nos . 1717 and 1 S 35 trust that the Alasonic authorities of distant countries will obtain proper information before committing themselves by even the smallest recognition of the G . O . of thc Reformed Egyptian Rite—whatever this high-sounding title may be intended to represent .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The Most Worshipful Grand Master ( His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) has been pleased to confer the important office of Junior Grand Warden of England for the ensuing year upon Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt 'Truscott , the Lord Alayor , Past President Board of Grand Stewards ) and now , for the second time , Worshipful Alaster of No . 1 ( Grand Alaster ' s ) Lodge , and President of the Stewards Girls' School Festival .

Bro . P . Soman , proprietor of the Norwich Guardian , has been elected a poor law guardian for the City of Norwich b y a large majority over his ojiponent . The Jewish Chronicle says that no Jew has been elected on this board for twenty years until now . Dr . Stoker , whose services in Zululand in connection with the Stafford House Fund are well known , has returned to England , the work in connection with this society liaving been completed .

Masonic And General Tidings.

At a convocation of Royal Arch Marons , held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday evening , Comp . Jos . Farncombe , P . M . No . 311 and P . P . G . S . B ., wase Iected AI . E . Z . of the South Snxon Chapter for the ensuing year ; Comp . S . Tanner , P . M .

311 , as If . : Comp . G . Stone , W . AL 111 , as J . ; Comp . VV . H . Hodgkin , P . AL not , as S . E . ; Compl Stedman , N . j Comp . Hattxwcll , P . S . ; Comp . R . Crosskey , P . G . T ., Treasurer ; and Comp . H . Hall , Janitor . To Com *} . R . H . Ellman the chapter voted a jewel on his retiring from the tiost of First Principal .

The Creaton Lodge of Instruction will be inaugurated on Wednesday next , the 7 th inst ., at the Royal Albert Tavern , Notting Hill Gate . Bro . Col . Creaton will be W . AL ; Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , S . VV . ; J . J . Barron , J . W . ; Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , Chaplain ; assisted by several other Grand Officers . We hope to give a report of thc proceedings in our next . THE SIAMESE ENVOY . —His Excellency Phva

Bhaskarawongse , Envoy of His Alajesty the King of Siam , is expected on a second visit to England about the middle of Alay . It had been arranged that the King of Siam himself would come to invest Her Alajesty with the insignia of the Order of the White Elephant , but it is understood that His Majesty ' s visit is for tbe present postponed , consequent ujnon thc indisposition of His Highness the Ex-Regent , who would , in the King ' s absence , have had the reins of srovcrnment .

Bro . Yv . Nicholas , Secretary to the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots , delivered , his lecture , "On Dogs and their Virtues , " as part of the proceedings at the annual gathering of the Stockwell Orphanage on Wednesday , when Air . Spurgeon occupied thc chair .

Ihe Volunteer Review at Bri ghton seems to have been a great success . The town vvas en fete several days previous to the review , many of our volunteers evidently availing themselves of the holiday time to air themselves and their uniforms at the seaside .

A statement of the accounts of Christ ' s Hospital for the year ended December 31 st has just been prepared . The average number of children maintained and educated in the London and Hertford establishments in 1 S 79 vvas 11 3 1 , the average expenditure jier child being £ 50 ios . —City Press .

At . St . James ' s Hall , last night , William Cook and William Mitchell p layed a billiard match of 1000 points up for > C 200 , Cook giving a start of 200 points . Mitchell ran out with a break of m—a winner by 109 points . But for his opponent ' s extraordinary luck in the last 200 Cook would have won .

Ihe Masonic Ma gazine for this month is unusually interesting . Air . Henry Calvert Apjileby seems to be a regular contributor , and has another of his charming tales entitled " The Mystic Chord . " His stories are told with sparkling vivacity , and they are always true pictures of nature . 'That excellent antiquarian writer , Afr . Thos . B . Trowsdale , author of " Glipmses of Olden Kent , " and

many other valuable works , has a good paper on "Church Bells and their Associations , " whicii deals with their various lore in a pleasing manner . Wc arc always glad to sec the products of his clever pen . Other articles of a Alasonic character are readable even to outsiders , and are full of useful information . Some poems of merit are also included in the number , and altogether the magazine deserves to

rank with our best journals . —Buxton Advertiser . Bro . Macrae Moor , P . M . Grenadiers' Lodge , No . 66 , intimated at a General Court of the Governors of thc Scottish Coipovotion , held on Wednesday last , that he was in communication with Bro . Alajor Knollys , to ascertain whether it would be convenient for the Prince of Wales to open the new building , which is expected to be

completed early in the summer . Until more accuratel y informed as to the contents of the base or thc monolith , whicii arc being prepared for removal from I ' . gypt to this country , we refrain from speculative theories upon the revelations of thc Obelisk while holding strong convictions . 'The daily press gives the news , and the Alasonic press , in due time , will give its

attention to the Alasonic bearing * and import of the discoveries , should the same be justified . — The Masonic Newspaper . Comp . Col . the Ri ght Hon . F . A . Stanley , ALP ., Secretary of Slate for War , was installed on Alonday , thc 16 th ult ., as M . E . Z . ofthe Rowley Chajitcr , No . 1051 , Lancaster , by Comp . J . D . Aloore , P . G . S . B . of the

Supreme Grand Chapter of England , P . P . G . H ., & c . Once in . 1 while a pugnacious , obstinate and cross-grained sort of a man makes the mistake of becoming a Alason . \ Ve call it a mistake because he is nn ' t suited ( o such an association—lo the genial intercourse and'harmonious condition *; of a well-regulated lodge . He is

argumentative and contentious , never so well pleased as when , in earnest discussion , giving or receiving the blows of a wordy combat . Of such an one it was said ; " Brother is so argumentative that he will dispute with a guide post about thc distance to the next town , and he will argue with a tombstone as to the truth of the epitaph inscribed upon it . "—Freemasons' Repository .

Ihe report of the Second Tottenham , Enfield , and Edmonton Alasonic Charitable Association has just been issued , by which it appears that the sum of £ 371 os . 6 d . has been subscribed , out of which thirty-one appropriations have been made to the three Charities . We think Bro . Garrod , thc Secretary , and the Committee may be congratulated upon thc success of the Association .

The needle question is now agitating the minds of Englantl as well as of America . A correspondent of the London Builder presumes even to query as to whether Dr . Fanton is not an "infatuated" rather than an " instructed " Alason , and stales lhat he expects soon to hear of a Alasonic degree " with an unbroken lineal descent from the great Rameses . " That would be refreshing . Rameses , you know , reigned n . c . 1492 and built the

, Great Pyramid . Won ' t someone please discover some emblems—dogs , spoons , and the like at the base of the Pyramid ? It wouldn't be a had idea to move thc Great Pyramid to America , and set it up in Philadelphia , in opposition to Cleopatra ' s Needle at New York . Why this has not been thought of before is , in the language of a distinguished Englishman , "something that no fellow can find out . " — Keystone .