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Masonic General Tidings
MASONIC GENERAL TIDINGS
The regular meeting' of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will take place at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) at 4 p . m . Bro . Augustus Harris returned to London from Italy on Saturday last .
Bro . Sheriff Clarke is the subject of a portrait and biographical memoir in a recent number of the 5 / . Stephen ' s Review . Bro . Deputy Saunders has been unanimously selected as candidate in the Liberal interest for the Northwestern Division of Kent at the next General Election .
Bro . Sir J . Colquhoun , Bart ., presided at a meeting held in Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey ' s Assembly Room , Hastings , on Monday , in aid of the London City Mission . Bro . J . Matthew Klenclc has been unanimousl y elected , at a Vestry meeting of St . Helen's , Bishopsgate ,
to be one of the overseers of the parish for the ensuing year . Bro . the Rev . J . E . Cox , D . D ., P . G . Chap ., vicar of St . Helen ' s , Bishopgate , preached a sermon on Sunday last in aid of the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the distress among the Unemployed .
Bro . J . E . Ponder , who has recentl y resigned the Secretaryship of the Joiners' Company , was at a Court of the Livery on Monday presented with a testimonial in recognition of the services he had rendered as Secretary . Among the more recent contributors to the Mansion House Fund for the Unemployed must be mentioned the Lodge of Israel , No . 20 £ , which has sent , per Bro . C . F . Hogard , the sum of £$ 5 s ., and the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , which figures for £ \ o ios .
The Kentish Observer states that the late Bro . Rev . A . G . Graystone , of Tankerton Castle , Whitstable , whose death occurred in London on Tuesday last , has left property to the value of four million pounds . The Graystone Lodge is named after him . Bro . John Lobb , M . L . S . B ., has made an earnest appeal for lelt-off clothing and boots for the poor
children attending the Board Schools in Bethnal Green . Parcels containing such articles should be addressed to "Mr . John Lobb , care of Mr . Turner , Wilmot-street Board School , Bethnal Green . " The followin g dinners took place at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , April 3 rd : Monday—Eclectic Chapter . Wednesday —
Smeatonian Society ; Lodge of Progress ; Italian Ball . Thursday—St . James ' s Chapter ; Universal Chapter ; Victoria Rifles Lodge ; Westminster and Keystone Lodges . Friday—Britannic Chapter ; Royal Kensington Lodge ; Thistle Lodge ; Odd Volumes ; Society de Secours mutuels des Suisses . Saturday—City and VVest End Soiree . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was presented on
Tuesday evening with the freedom and livery of the Goldsmiths' Company , and afterwards entertained at a banquet in the hall of the Company . The freedom was contained in an elegant gold casket , and bore a suitable inscription . Bros . Lord Wantage , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Sir Robert Peel , Bart ., M . P ., were among the principal persons invited to be present .
The Tower of London has been reopened to the public , the freeadmission days being Monday and Saturday , while on the other four days the charge is Cd . each person . The Jewel House , however , is still closed lor repairs , and will not be accessible till the ist May next . The hours of admission are from 10 a . m . to 4 p . m ., excepting during the months from May to September , both inclusive , when the time is extended to 6 p . m . on free days .
Bro . James Martin has been duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year in St . Ives Tregenna Lodge , No . 1272 , and invested the following brethren as his officers : Bros . VV . H . Patsons , S . VV .: G . Williams , J . VV . ; the Rev . J . B . Jones , Chap . ; J . T . Short , Treas . ; J . Wearnc , Sec ; C . P . Rowe , S . D . j R . S . Read , J . D . j R . Banfield , I . G . j E . Keskeys , D . C . ; J . White , Org . j VV . H . Trevorrow and S . Richards , Stwds ; J . P . Trevorrow , Tyler ; 1 . T . Short , C . M . A . F . ; and R . Williams , I . P . M .
The will ( dated March 13 th , 1869 ) , with two codicils ( dated March 3 rd , 1 S 75 , and February 2 nd , 1 S 77 ) , of the Most Noble James , Duke of Abercorn , K . G ., Grand Master of Ireland , late of Hampden House , Green-street , Grosvenor-square , who died on October 31 st last at Barons Court , Newtown Stewart , Ireland , was proved on the 27 th ult . by the Duke of Abercorn , the son , and the Earl of Lichfield , the surviving executors , the value of the personal
estate in the United Kingdom amounting to upwards of £ 144 , 000 . The testator appoints portion of £ 7000 to each of his daughters who have not already been provided for , and bequeaths annuities to his unmarried daughters . The portions of his younger sons are made up to £ 30 , 000 each ; and he leaves to his son Lord Claud , in addition , a house in Hertford-street , Mayfair . The residue of his real and personal estate he gives to his eldest son , the present Duke .
On Wednesday week a dinner was given at the Suffolk Hotel , Lowestoft , the newly incorporated sea-side borough of the Eastern counties , to the staff of H . M . Post Office . Sir A . S . Gooch kindly presided . Mr . VV . H . Hope , principal nf the telegraph department , being vicechairman . The recherche menu , provided b y Bro . F . Smith and Mrs . Smith , was peifect . The ladies belonging to the postal staff dining in a separate room with several other
ladies . Ihe usual loyal toasts were given and duly responded to . Some well chosen songs followed , and Bro . II . G . Cooper , the chief postmaster , in responding to the toast of " The Postmaster and General Heads of D ^ nartments . " gave some very interesting details and stutis'ii . sof the great rise and development of the postal system jluiiriir the past few years . The last toasts , "The Ladies . " ami " l'he Host and Hostess , " brought a very enjoyable evening to a close .
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Bro . T . D . Bolton , P . D . G . D . C , presided at the general meeting on Tuesday of the Shareholders of the Isle of Wight ( Newport Junction ) Railway Company . Bro . Lord Herschell , Lord Chancellor , will occupy the chair at the next house-dinner of the Devonshire Club , which will take place on Wednesday , the 14 th inst . Bro . the Earl of Egmont was present at a large
meeting held at Portsmouth on Monday evening , to support the maintenance of the Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland . FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE .. —The Freemasons ' Lodge of the Scotch Rite have bought a house in which to hold its meetings in the Rue Rochechouart , Paris , for the sum of £ 24 , 000 . Bro . the I ^ ord Mayor has made it known to the
public generally that to-morrow ( Saturday ) the organisation of the Hospital Saturday Fund will be called in to aid the appeal now being made on behalf of the Unemployed . Bro . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., is one of the Stewards at the anniversary festival to take place at Willis's Rooms , St . lames's , on Thursday , the Sth inst ., of the City of
London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , Victoria Park . Bro . the Lord Mayor has promised to unveil some time during the month of May a memorial window shortly to be placed in the Church of St . James , Curtainroad , Shoreditch , which is opposite the spot where the Curtain Theatre formerly stood .
Bro . Sir Charles Warren , W . M . 2076 , the newlyappointed Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police , arrived in London from Suakim on Monday , and shortly afterwards had an interview with Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., at the Home Office . Members of the St . George Lodge , No . 2025 , at their meeting held on the 23 rd ult ., at St . George's Hall , Stonehouse , elected their S . VV ., Bro . J . S . Sloggett , their
VV . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . F . Hooper , P . M . 1212 and 2025 , P . P . G . D . C ., was chosen Treasurer , and Bro . James Gidley , Tyler . A lecture will be delivered by Bro . S . Valentine , P . M . No . g , at the Albion Lodge of Instruction , Crown Hotel , Essex-street , Strand , on Friday evening , the 16 th inst . Subject : "Some Speculations as to the Origin of Freemasonry ; its Signs , Tokens and Words , as
suggested by the Bible . " The installation of Bro . Burcham Cooper , as W . M . of the Ivy Lodge , No . 1441 , took place on Tuesday last , the 23 rd ult ., at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road . The Installing Master being the retiring VV . M ., Bro . J . Williams , who performed the imposing ceremony in a most able and efficient manner . Bro . G . S . Graham , P . M ., presided at the organ .
B y the death of Earl Amherst , which occurred on Friday , the 26 th ult ., at his seat near Sevenoaks , R . W . Bro . Viscount Holmesdale , P . G . M . Kent , succeeds to the vacant title and estates . Lord Holmesdale has had a seat in the House of Lords as Baron Amherst for some years . The funeral of the deceased peer was arranged to take place on Thursday , the ist inst . Bro . Sheriff Clarke presided at the annual
meeting held in the Hall of the btationers Company , Stationers ' Hall-court , Ludgate Hill , on Friday evening , the 26 th ult ., of the members and friends of the St . Bride's Youths ' Institute , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street . Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , Past Grand Treasurer , sent a letter , in which he regretted his inability to attend , but enclosing a cheque for £ 50 towards the funds of the Institute . The Secretary in his report announced that Bro . the Lord Mayor had
consented to become President during his Mayoralty , and that Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Sheriff Clarke , H . B . Marshall , C . C , and J . Judd , C . C , would be among the Vice-Presidents . A lecture of more than usual interest is to be delivered at St . George's Hall , Stonehouse , on Monday , 12 th inst ., under the wing of Lodge Sincerity , No . iSg , by Bro . John Chapman , P . M . 1402 , P . P . G . l ) . Devon , on
"Freemasonry in Relation to the Great Pyramid . " The subject will be lucidly treated by Bro . Chapman , who has made it his study for many years past , is familiar with all its many intricate , abstruse , and curious details , and is abundantl y qualified to give authoritative opinion and authentic information thereon . The attendance of visiting brethren is invited by the members of the lodge , who anticipate a great intellectual treat on the occasion .
The consecration of the Gordon Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 364 , will take place at the New Falcon Hotel , West-street , Gravesend , to-day ( . Friday ) , at 3 p . m . The ceremony will be performed by R . W . Bro . the Rev . Thomas Robinson , M . A ., Provincial Grand Mark Master of Kent , who will be assisted by Bros , the Rev . Hayman Cummings , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Grand Mark Chaplain ; Horatio Ward , Provincial Grand Senior
Warden ; Henry Penfold , Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden ; the Rev . Branfell Harrison , M . A ., Provincial Grand Chaplain ; J . G . Podevin , Past Grand S . B . England , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Grand Secretary ; and C . F . Matier , Past Grand Warden England , as Director of Ceremonies . The officers designate are Bros . VVilliam Barlow , Worshipful Master ; Frederick Mitchell , Senior Warden ; and J . Willoughby Brown , J . P .,
Junior Warden . TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . —An Illustrated Guide of no pages " How to open respectably from JC * to ^ 2000 ; " three stamps , H . Myers & Co ., 109 , I ' uston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —fAnvi . ] MORTOAOE . S . —Messrs . J AMES are in a position to Supply Money to ANV EXTENT on the ' following Securities : —Landed Kstates ' , Mouses . Shops , and Ollices , Warehouses and Wharves , Life
Intcrests , & c ., Reversions , Borough Rates , & c ., at the lowest current rales of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London , W . C . —[ Anvr . ] HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT ASH PILLS . —As Spring advances . most favourahle opportunity oilers for rectifying irregularities , removing impurities , and erasing hleinislies which have arisen from the presence of matters forhad hy winter from being transpired lhn . ne . li the pores . This searching Ointment , well ruhbed upon
the skin , penetrates to the deeply-seated organs , upon which it exerts a most wholesome and beneficial influence . Well nigh all the indigestions give way to this simple treatment , aided hy purifying and aperitive doses ot Holloway's Pills , round each ' box of which plain ' * instructions" are folded . Hiiious disorders , loss of appetite , fullness after eating , lassitnile , gout , and rheumatism mav he effectively checked in iheir painful jirogress , and the seeds of long suffering eradicated by these remedies . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic General Tidings
The Duke of Connaught has contributed £ 25 to the funds of the National Indian Association . Sunday last , the 28 th ult ., was the second anniversary of the lamented death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . W ., and P . G . Master of Oxfordshire . At the Drawing Room held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace last week , Miss Allcroft , daughter of
Bro . J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treasurer , was presented by her mother , Mrs . Allcroft . At a meeting of the Richmond Lodge , No . 2032 , on the 2 nd ult ., Bro . Phillips was elected VV . M . for the ensuing year . A Benevolent Fund was started in connection with the lodge . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., has been
elected Chairman of the Committee of the House of Commons on the Employers' Liability Act Amendment Bill . The inquiry will commence to-day ( Friday ) . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie paid his first visit to the Scotch Office on Monday morning , when Bro . the
Right Hon . G . O . Irevelyan , M . P ., attended , and formally handed over to his lordship the work of the department . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , is one of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of Historical Manuscripts , where they are deposited , and how they might be made available for public
reference . Bro . J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treasurer , presided at a meeting held last week at his residence , 10 S , Lancaster Gate , Hyde Park , when the claims to support the London City Mission were warmly advocated , and its operations described . At a sale of books which took place in Edinburgh
on Monday two Common Place books , containing MSS . by Bro . Robert Burns , were the subject of very keen competition , one of them realising 310 guineas and the other 27 a guineas . A Kilmarnock edition of the poet ' s works , date 17 SG , sold for So guineas , and another copy of the same , of which but 50 copies had been originally printed , was knocked down for 47 guineas , this latter work including
the original MS . of " The Calf . " INTENDED VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO LIVERPOOL . —An intimation has been received by the Mayor of Liverpool stating that it is her Majesty's intention to visit that city on or about the 1 tth May next . The Oueen will arrive from Windsor at noon , and will visit during the day the principal sights of the city , including the river and the
International Exhibition , which it is expected will be opened by that time . On the following day the Queen will make another Royal progress through the city , and will leave for Windsor at two o ' clock . During her stay in Liverpool her Majesty will be the guest of the Corporation at the Judges ' Lodges , Newsham Park . Devon Masonic Educational Fund , of which
the R . W . Bro . Lord Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . G . Master , is President , is to be held in the Masonic-hall , Gandy-street , Exeter , on Tuesday , the 6 th inst . The names of five brethren will be proposed as additional Trustees , two Auditors , the Treasurer , and the Secretary will be elected , and the usual Committee appointed . There are six candidates for the three vacancies in the Institution , the fathers of whom were formerly members of lodges situated in the province ,
and as all appear to have strong claims for the assistance offered by this excellent fund , it is much to be regretted that the support of the brethren has not been sufficient to enable the Committee to have recommended the election of the whole , half only being eligible for selection . The contest , therefore , will be keen , and it is not likely that fewer than 350 votes will be successful .
SANITARY INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN . — ( Leoni ' s Patent Gas Ranges and Gas Fires . )—The Judges have now completed the testing of the Gas Apparatus exhibited at the Exhibition held at Leicester , and I am instructed to inform you that they have awarded you the Silver Medal of the Exeter Gas Company , and also the Medal of the Institute for your " Large Gas Cooker with
Boiler ; " Certificate of Merit of the Institute for your " Artizan Gas Cooker ; " the Silver Medal of the Gas Department of the Corporation of Leicester , and also the Medal of the Institute , for your " Fibre Asbestos open Gas Fire . " Yours faithfully , E . VVhite Wallis , Secretary . P . S . —The Judges are unable to make any awards for Bath Heaters or Gas Baths .
THE INTER-MASONIC TROPHY . —We understand that at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Masonic Trophy , held a day or two ago . it was unanimously agreed that the competition should this year take place at Darnlcy , in connection with the inaugural meeting of the Scottish National Rifle Association . Several alterations have been made in the bye-laws regulating the
competition , the principal of these being that in future daughter lodges will be allowed to send more than one team to compete for the trophy , and that " any position" will be allowed in shooting at 200 yards , as well as at the 500 yards . It is anticipated that these alterations will prove beneficial , and that the entries will be more numerous than in previous years . It will be remembered that this trophy
has , with one exception—when it was shot for at Cowglenalways been competed for at the Edinburgh meeting , but this year the Masonic brethren have resolved to give whateveraidis in their power to secure thesuccess of the Scottish National Rifle Association . GRATIFYING PRESENTATION . — A well-earned compliment , whether for assiduous discharge of duties or for
a genial way of doing so , was paid by his brethren of Mount Sinai , No . 121 , to Bro . F . Rodda , I . P . M ., of Penzance , at the monthly lodge meeting on Wednesday , the 24 th ult . The VV . M ., Bro . W . Colenso , in the name of all the brethren , and especially of those excellent judges of work , the Past Masters , presented Bro . Rodda with an elegant jewel of office . The insignia of a P . M . in gold on an oval
turquoise , the stone framed in gold , with a wreath of vine leaves round the upper half of the frame , tell their own tale in significant if speechless symbol . But that Bro . Rodda's family and non-Masonic friends may also read and learn there is , at the back of the jewel , a surface of plain gold , thc following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . F .
Rodda , P . M ., by brethren of Mount Sinai Lodge , No . 121 , in appreciation of his valuable services as W . M ., 1885 . March 17 th , lf-Sfi . " I his valued testimony to work and worth was handed to Bro . Rodda in an appropriate speech , and iti receipt acknowledged with modesty and feeling .
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Masonic General Tidings
MASONIC GENERAL TIDINGS
The regular meeting' of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will take place at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) at 4 p . m . Bro . Augustus Harris returned to London from Italy on Saturday last .
Bro . Sheriff Clarke is the subject of a portrait and biographical memoir in a recent number of the 5 / . Stephen ' s Review . Bro . Deputy Saunders has been unanimously selected as candidate in the Liberal interest for the Northwestern Division of Kent at the next General Election .
Bro . Sir J . Colquhoun , Bart ., presided at a meeting held in Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey ' s Assembly Room , Hastings , on Monday , in aid of the London City Mission . Bro . J . Matthew Klenclc has been unanimousl y elected , at a Vestry meeting of St . Helen's , Bishopsgate ,
to be one of the overseers of the parish for the ensuing year . Bro . the Rev . J . E . Cox , D . D ., P . G . Chap ., vicar of St . Helen ' s , Bishopgate , preached a sermon on Sunday last in aid of the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the distress among the Unemployed .
Bro . J . E . Ponder , who has recentl y resigned the Secretaryship of the Joiners' Company , was at a Court of the Livery on Monday presented with a testimonial in recognition of the services he had rendered as Secretary . Among the more recent contributors to the Mansion House Fund for the Unemployed must be mentioned the Lodge of Israel , No . 20 £ , which has sent , per Bro . C . F . Hogard , the sum of £$ 5 s ., and the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , which figures for £ \ o ios .
The Kentish Observer states that the late Bro . Rev . A . G . Graystone , of Tankerton Castle , Whitstable , whose death occurred in London on Tuesday last , has left property to the value of four million pounds . The Graystone Lodge is named after him . Bro . John Lobb , M . L . S . B ., has made an earnest appeal for lelt-off clothing and boots for the poor
children attending the Board Schools in Bethnal Green . Parcels containing such articles should be addressed to "Mr . John Lobb , care of Mr . Turner , Wilmot-street Board School , Bethnal Green . " The followin g dinners took place at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , April 3 rd : Monday—Eclectic Chapter . Wednesday —
Smeatonian Society ; Lodge of Progress ; Italian Ball . Thursday—St . James ' s Chapter ; Universal Chapter ; Victoria Rifles Lodge ; Westminster and Keystone Lodges . Friday—Britannic Chapter ; Royal Kensington Lodge ; Thistle Lodge ; Odd Volumes ; Society de Secours mutuels des Suisses . Saturday—City and VVest End Soiree . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was presented on
Tuesday evening with the freedom and livery of the Goldsmiths' Company , and afterwards entertained at a banquet in the hall of the Company . The freedom was contained in an elegant gold casket , and bore a suitable inscription . Bros . Lord Wantage , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Sir Robert Peel , Bart ., M . P ., were among the principal persons invited to be present .
The Tower of London has been reopened to the public , the freeadmission days being Monday and Saturday , while on the other four days the charge is Cd . each person . The Jewel House , however , is still closed lor repairs , and will not be accessible till the ist May next . The hours of admission are from 10 a . m . to 4 p . m ., excepting during the months from May to September , both inclusive , when the time is extended to 6 p . m . on free days .
Bro . James Martin has been duly installed as W . M . for the ensuing year in St . Ives Tregenna Lodge , No . 1272 , and invested the following brethren as his officers : Bros . VV . H . Patsons , S . VV .: G . Williams , J . VV . ; the Rev . J . B . Jones , Chap . ; J . T . Short , Treas . ; J . Wearnc , Sec ; C . P . Rowe , S . D . j R . S . Read , J . D . j R . Banfield , I . G . j E . Keskeys , D . C . ; J . White , Org . j VV . H . Trevorrow and S . Richards , Stwds ; J . P . Trevorrow , Tyler ; 1 . T . Short , C . M . A . F . ; and R . Williams , I . P . M .
The will ( dated March 13 th , 1869 ) , with two codicils ( dated March 3 rd , 1 S 75 , and February 2 nd , 1 S 77 ) , of the Most Noble James , Duke of Abercorn , K . G ., Grand Master of Ireland , late of Hampden House , Green-street , Grosvenor-square , who died on October 31 st last at Barons Court , Newtown Stewart , Ireland , was proved on the 27 th ult . by the Duke of Abercorn , the son , and the Earl of Lichfield , the surviving executors , the value of the personal
estate in the United Kingdom amounting to upwards of £ 144 , 000 . The testator appoints portion of £ 7000 to each of his daughters who have not already been provided for , and bequeaths annuities to his unmarried daughters . The portions of his younger sons are made up to £ 30 , 000 each ; and he leaves to his son Lord Claud , in addition , a house in Hertford-street , Mayfair . The residue of his real and personal estate he gives to his eldest son , the present Duke .
On Wednesday week a dinner was given at the Suffolk Hotel , Lowestoft , the newly incorporated sea-side borough of the Eastern counties , to the staff of H . M . Post Office . Sir A . S . Gooch kindly presided . Mr . VV . H . Hope , principal nf the telegraph department , being vicechairman . The recherche menu , provided b y Bro . F . Smith and Mrs . Smith , was peifect . The ladies belonging to the postal staff dining in a separate room with several other
ladies . Ihe usual loyal toasts were given and duly responded to . Some well chosen songs followed , and Bro . II . G . Cooper , the chief postmaster , in responding to the toast of " The Postmaster and General Heads of D ^ nartments . " gave some very interesting details and stutis'ii . sof the great rise and development of the postal system jluiiriir the past few years . The last toasts , "The Ladies . " ami " l'he Host and Hostess , " brought a very enjoyable evening to a close .
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Bro . T . D . Bolton , P . D . G . D . C , presided at the general meeting on Tuesday of the Shareholders of the Isle of Wight ( Newport Junction ) Railway Company . Bro . Lord Herschell , Lord Chancellor , will occupy the chair at the next house-dinner of the Devonshire Club , which will take place on Wednesday , the 14 th inst . Bro . the Earl of Egmont was present at a large
meeting held at Portsmouth on Monday evening , to support the maintenance of the Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland . FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE .. —The Freemasons ' Lodge of the Scotch Rite have bought a house in which to hold its meetings in the Rue Rochechouart , Paris , for the sum of £ 24 , 000 . Bro . the I ^ ord Mayor has made it known to the
public generally that to-morrow ( Saturday ) the organisation of the Hospital Saturday Fund will be called in to aid the appeal now being made on behalf of the Unemployed . Bro . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., is one of the Stewards at the anniversary festival to take place at Willis's Rooms , St . lames's , on Thursday , the Sth inst ., of the City of
London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , Victoria Park . Bro . the Lord Mayor has promised to unveil some time during the month of May a memorial window shortly to be placed in the Church of St . James , Curtainroad , Shoreditch , which is opposite the spot where the Curtain Theatre formerly stood .
Bro . Sir Charles Warren , W . M . 2076 , the newlyappointed Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police , arrived in London from Suakim on Monday , and shortly afterwards had an interview with Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., at the Home Office . Members of the St . George Lodge , No . 2025 , at their meeting held on the 23 rd ult ., at St . George's Hall , Stonehouse , elected their S . VV ., Bro . J . S . Sloggett , their
VV . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . F . Hooper , P . M . 1212 and 2025 , P . P . G . D . C ., was chosen Treasurer , and Bro . James Gidley , Tyler . A lecture will be delivered by Bro . S . Valentine , P . M . No . g , at the Albion Lodge of Instruction , Crown Hotel , Essex-street , Strand , on Friday evening , the 16 th inst . Subject : "Some Speculations as to the Origin of Freemasonry ; its Signs , Tokens and Words , as
suggested by the Bible . " The installation of Bro . Burcham Cooper , as W . M . of the Ivy Lodge , No . 1441 , took place on Tuesday last , the 23 rd ult ., at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road . The Installing Master being the retiring VV . M ., Bro . J . Williams , who performed the imposing ceremony in a most able and efficient manner . Bro . G . S . Graham , P . M ., presided at the organ .
B y the death of Earl Amherst , which occurred on Friday , the 26 th ult ., at his seat near Sevenoaks , R . W . Bro . Viscount Holmesdale , P . G . M . Kent , succeeds to the vacant title and estates . Lord Holmesdale has had a seat in the House of Lords as Baron Amherst for some years . The funeral of the deceased peer was arranged to take place on Thursday , the ist inst . Bro . Sheriff Clarke presided at the annual
meeting held in the Hall of the btationers Company , Stationers ' Hall-court , Ludgate Hill , on Friday evening , the 26 th ult ., of the members and friends of the St . Bride's Youths ' Institute , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street . Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , Past Grand Treasurer , sent a letter , in which he regretted his inability to attend , but enclosing a cheque for £ 50 towards the funds of the Institute . The Secretary in his report announced that Bro . the Lord Mayor had
consented to become President during his Mayoralty , and that Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Sheriff Clarke , H . B . Marshall , C . C , and J . Judd , C . C , would be among the Vice-Presidents . A lecture of more than usual interest is to be delivered at St . George's Hall , Stonehouse , on Monday , 12 th inst ., under the wing of Lodge Sincerity , No . iSg , by Bro . John Chapman , P . M . 1402 , P . P . G . l ) . Devon , on
"Freemasonry in Relation to the Great Pyramid . " The subject will be lucidly treated by Bro . Chapman , who has made it his study for many years past , is familiar with all its many intricate , abstruse , and curious details , and is abundantl y qualified to give authoritative opinion and authentic information thereon . The attendance of visiting brethren is invited by the members of the lodge , who anticipate a great intellectual treat on the occasion .
The consecration of the Gordon Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 364 , will take place at the New Falcon Hotel , West-street , Gravesend , to-day ( . Friday ) , at 3 p . m . The ceremony will be performed by R . W . Bro . the Rev . Thomas Robinson , M . A ., Provincial Grand Mark Master of Kent , who will be assisted by Bros , the Rev . Hayman Cummings , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Grand Mark Chaplain ; Horatio Ward , Provincial Grand Senior
Warden ; Henry Penfold , Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden ; the Rev . Branfell Harrison , M . A ., Provincial Grand Chaplain ; J . G . Podevin , Past Grand S . B . England , Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Grand Secretary ; and C . F . Matier , Past Grand Warden England , as Director of Ceremonies . The officers designate are Bros . VVilliam Barlow , Worshipful Master ; Frederick Mitchell , Senior Warden ; and J . Willoughby Brown , J . P .,
Junior Warden . TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . —An Illustrated Guide of no pages " How to open respectably from JC * to ^ 2000 ; " three stamps , H . Myers & Co ., 109 , I ' uston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —fAnvi . ] MORTOAOE . S . —Messrs . J AMES are in a position to Supply Money to ANV EXTENT on the ' following Securities : —Landed Kstates ' , Mouses . Shops , and Ollices , Warehouses and Wharves , Life
Intcrests , & c ., Reversions , Borough Rates , & c ., at the lowest current rales of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London , W . C . —[ Anvr . ] HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT ASH PILLS . —As Spring advances . most favourahle opportunity oilers for rectifying irregularities , removing impurities , and erasing hleinislies which have arisen from the presence of matters forhad hy winter from being transpired lhn . ne . li the pores . This searching Ointment , well ruhbed upon
the skin , penetrates to the deeply-seated organs , upon which it exerts a most wholesome and beneficial influence . Well nigh all the indigestions give way to this simple treatment , aided hy purifying and aperitive doses ot Holloway's Pills , round each ' box of which plain ' * instructions" are folded . Hiiious disorders , loss of appetite , fullness after eating , lassitnile , gout , and rheumatism mav he effectively checked in iheir painful jirogress , and the seeds of long suffering eradicated by these remedies . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic General Tidings
The Duke of Connaught has contributed £ 25 to the funds of the National Indian Association . Sunday last , the 28 th ult ., was the second anniversary of the lamented death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . W ., and P . G . Master of Oxfordshire . At the Drawing Room held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace last week , Miss Allcroft , daughter of
Bro . J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treasurer , was presented by her mother , Mrs . Allcroft . At a meeting of the Richmond Lodge , No . 2032 , on the 2 nd ult ., Bro . Phillips was elected VV . M . for the ensuing year . A Benevolent Fund was started in connection with the lodge . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., has been
elected Chairman of the Committee of the House of Commons on the Employers' Liability Act Amendment Bill . The inquiry will commence to-day ( Friday ) . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie paid his first visit to the Scotch Office on Monday morning , when Bro . the
Right Hon . G . O . Irevelyan , M . P ., attended , and formally handed over to his lordship the work of the department . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , is one of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of Historical Manuscripts , where they are deposited , and how they might be made available for public
reference . Bro . J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treasurer , presided at a meeting held last week at his residence , 10 S , Lancaster Gate , Hyde Park , when the claims to support the London City Mission were warmly advocated , and its operations described . At a sale of books which took place in Edinburgh
on Monday two Common Place books , containing MSS . by Bro . Robert Burns , were the subject of very keen competition , one of them realising 310 guineas and the other 27 a guineas . A Kilmarnock edition of the poet ' s works , date 17 SG , sold for So guineas , and another copy of the same , of which but 50 copies had been originally printed , was knocked down for 47 guineas , this latter work including
the original MS . of " The Calf . " INTENDED VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO LIVERPOOL . —An intimation has been received by the Mayor of Liverpool stating that it is her Majesty's intention to visit that city on or about the 1 tth May next . The Oueen will arrive from Windsor at noon , and will visit during the day the principal sights of the city , including the river and the
International Exhibition , which it is expected will be opened by that time . On the following day the Queen will make another Royal progress through the city , and will leave for Windsor at two o ' clock . During her stay in Liverpool her Majesty will be the guest of the Corporation at the Judges ' Lodges , Newsham Park . Devon Masonic Educational Fund , of which
the R . W . Bro . Lord Ebrington , M . P ., Prov . G . Master , is President , is to be held in the Masonic-hall , Gandy-street , Exeter , on Tuesday , the 6 th inst . The names of five brethren will be proposed as additional Trustees , two Auditors , the Treasurer , and the Secretary will be elected , and the usual Committee appointed . There are six candidates for the three vacancies in the Institution , the fathers of whom were formerly members of lodges situated in the province ,
and as all appear to have strong claims for the assistance offered by this excellent fund , it is much to be regretted that the support of the brethren has not been sufficient to enable the Committee to have recommended the election of the whole , half only being eligible for selection . The contest , therefore , will be keen , and it is not likely that fewer than 350 votes will be successful .
SANITARY INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN . — ( Leoni ' s Patent Gas Ranges and Gas Fires . )—The Judges have now completed the testing of the Gas Apparatus exhibited at the Exhibition held at Leicester , and I am instructed to inform you that they have awarded you the Silver Medal of the Exeter Gas Company , and also the Medal of the Institute for your " Large Gas Cooker with
Boiler ; " Certificate of Merit of the Institute for your " Artizan Gas Cooker ; " the Silver Medal of the Gas Department of the Corporation of Leicester , and also the Medal of the Institute , for your " Fibre Asbestos open Gas Fire . " Yours faithfully , E . VVhite Wallis , Secretary . P . S . —The Judges are unable to make any awards for Bath Heaters or Gas Baths .
THE INTER-MASONIC TROPHY . —We understand that at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Masonic Trophy , held a day or two ago . it was unanimously agreed that the competition should this year take place at Darnlcy , in connection with the inaugural meeting of the Scottish National Rifle Association . Several alterations have been made in the bye-laws regulating the
competition , the principal of these being that in future daughter lodges will be allowed to send more than one team to compete for the trophy , and that " any position" will be allowed in shooting at 200 yards , as well as at the 500 yards . It is anticipated that these alterations will prove beneficial , and that the entries will be more numerous than in previous years . It will be remembered that this trophy
has , with one exception—when it was shot for at Cowglenalways been competed for at the Edinburgh meeting , but this year the Masonic brethren have resolved to give whateveraidis in their power to secure thesuccess of the Scottish National Rifle Association . GRATIFYING PRESENTATION . — A well-earned compliment , whether for assiduous discharge of duties or for
a genial way of doing so , was paid by his brethren of Mount Sinai , No . 121 , to Bro . F . Rodda , I . P . M ., of Penzance , at the monthly lodge meeting on Wednesday , the 24 th ult . The VV . M ., Bro . W . Colenso , in the name of all the brethren , and especially of those excellent judges of work , the Past Masters , presented Bro . Rodda with an elegant jewel of office . The insignia of a P . M . in gold on an oval
turquoise , the stone framed in gold , with a wreath of vine leaves round the upper half of the frame , tell their own tale in significant if speechless symbol . But that Bro . Rodda's family and non-Masonic friends may also read and learn there is , at the back of the jewel , a surface of plain gold , thc following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . F .
Rodda , P . M ., by brethren of Mount Sinai Lodge , No . 121 , in appreciation of his valuable services as W . M ., 1885 . March 17 th , lf-Sfi . " I his valued testimony to work and worth was handed to Bro . Rodda in an appropriate speech , and iti receipt acknowledged with modesty and feeling .