Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The regular monthly meeting of the General Committee of : the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at 4 p . m . It is with very great regret we hear that the Countess of Zetland , wife of the Prov . G . Master of N . and E . Yorkshire , is laid up with an attack of typhoid fever at her residence in town .

It is officially announced that the Queen ' s visit to Llangollen will take place on Monday , the 26 th , instead of 'Tuesday , the 27 th , inst . Her Majesty ' s stay in North Wales will last till the 29 th inst . ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR . —The installation meeting of the Cleve Fast Conclave , No . S , was held at the Mitre , Hampton Court , on Saturday , the 20 th ult ., when Bro . E . C . Mulvey , P . G . Stwd ., was installed Supreme Ruler by Bro . John J . Pakes , P . G . Grd .

We are pleased to notice that Bro . Voiscy ' s company of boys again received the banner presented by the Society of Arts for proficiency in drill . The Duke of Cambridge entrusted it to their keeping for a second year . The special fireworks , at the Crystal Palace , in honour of

the marriage of H . R . H . the Princess Louise of Wales with Bro . the Duke of Fife , were marred by the rain on Saturday . The day ' s programme was very interesting , including two very successful concerts by the Tonic-Sol-fa Choral Association , conducted by Mr . J . Proudman .

At the annual presentation of medals and diplomas of the London Academy of Music , held at St . George ' s Hall , Langham-place , VV ., on Wednesday last , the coveted distinction of diploma of Associate to Gold Medallists ,,, for Vocalists , was secured by Miss Emily Foxcroft , daughter of Bro . W . M . Foxcroft , P . M . 177 , and 2063 , P . P . A . " G . D . C . Essex .

St . Ives , m Cornwall , is to have a new Masonic Hall . Mr . Robert Toy , having secured the contract for Tregenna Lodge , No . 1272 , commenced operations on the 22 nd ult . 'This lodge will have a magnificent suite of rooms , and from the healthy state of the Order one thing is very certain , viz ., that the honourable Order at St . Ives is fully alive to the times .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , with Prince Albert Victor and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , were present at the marriage at St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , on the 25 th ult ., of Mr . H . C . Hay with Miss Lepel Sayer , daughter of the late Capt . Sayer , 23 rd Welsh Fusiliers . The weddingpresents included a moonstone and diamond bracelet given by the Prince and Princess , a diamond heart bracelet given by Princes Albert Victor and George , and a gold bracelet from the Princess Louise , Marchioness of Lome .

On Wednesday , the 17 th ult ., the summer outing - of , the members of the Deptford lodges was held . Sixty-two ladies and brethren left New Cross by saloon carriages for Windsor , where steam launches were provided , and a most enjoyable day was spent up the river . Lunch and dinner

were provided at the New 1 hames Hotel , Maidenhead . Bro . E . G . Bax , W . M . S 71 , presided , supported by Bro . Emblin , W . M . 147 ; Bro . Jones , W . M . 54 8 ; Bros . Dealer , Brokenshire , Pitt , Dingle , Green , Speight , and Weston , acting as Stewards , and John J . Pakes , as Secretary .

On I-nday , the 2 Cth ult ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of Perthshire East held their usual quarterly communication in the Scoon and Perth Hall . Bro . Colonel Campbell , S . P . G . M ., presided , and there was a good attendance . An application was made by the lodge at Tullicallan for a

subscription to their hall building fund . The acting Prov . Grand Master expressed his great regret that the state of the Prov . Grand Lodge funds would not permit of their contributing to the object . Bro . James MacLeish was installed as Provincial Grand Master . 'The other business was routine .

Oour . n TESTIMONIAL . —Donations to this fund have been recently received from the following brethren : Bros . R . J . Miller , 33 ° , Kentucky ; Surgeon-General 'Theobald Ringer , F . M . Gratton , Dist . G . W . North China ; C . 'Thorne , Past Dist . G . M . North China ; ] . 1 . Miller , Dist . G . M . North China ; J . VV . Kingsmill , D . D . G . M . North China ; D . R . J . Sevan , D . S . G . D . North China ; W . S . Emens , Org . Northern Lodge of China ; James Newton

P . P . S . G . D ., Prov . A . G . Sec . East Lancashire ; W . K . Bradford , 1574 ; C . Palmer , W . M . 1460 ; A . E . Austen , P . M . 146 9 ; and the Hon . Sir Henry J . Burford-Hancock , Dist . G . M . Gibraltar ; also from the Meridian Lod ge , 141 * 9 , Cradock , Cape of Good Hope , and the Cosmopolitan Lodge , 1409 , Kimberley , South Africa . Further donations will ^ be gratefully received by thc Hon . Secretary , Bro . Dr . Ral ph Gooding , P . G . D ., Heath Lodge , The Grove , Blackheath , The Ubique Lodge , No . 17 S 9 , Bro . VV . R . Arnold , R . A ., W . M ., will hold its usual quarterly meeting at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , W ., on Monday , the 12 th inst ., at 5 . 30 o ' clock p . m ., when the following brethren will he balloted for as joining members , viz . : Bros . Capt . A . Crawford , R . A ., 1465 ; Capt . E . H . Elliot , R . A ., 6 ; Lieut . V . F . W . A . Paget , R . H . A ., J . VV . 1971 and Lieut .

; VV . Jarvis , R . A ., P . M . 491 , 2195 , P . P . J . G . D . of jersey . The under-mentiomed gentlemen will be initiated , if approved , viz . : Capt . S . W . Lane , R . A ., and Sergt-Maior G . Allen , R . A . Bros . Capt . VV . V . Faber , R . A ., A . D . C . to the General commanding the Woolwich District , and

Capt . T . Y . Osmond , R . A ., Adjutant of thc Aberdeen Volunteer Artillery , will be passed ; and the raising of Bro . Lieut . R . J . Wilson , R . A ., will complete the work . The Secretary is Bro . George Mason , R . A ., 139 , Alderneystreet , S . W ., to whom all communications concerning the lodge should be addressed . -v ,

SCIKXCE ( EXTRAORDINARY ) . —TERREY ' S "HOUSEIIOI . II PCUHH ' R " " ( Registered , 1 for Universal Purposes . —Acts like magic . A « tron <' and pleasant Disinfecting Fluid for Sanitary Use . Treble the Disinfecting Strength of . Carbolic . A new and valuable Discovery has been made in the manufacture nf this Fluid then ' .

being no Sediment . Dissolves at once in Water , making , 1 Milkv appearance , Where this is used all Infections Diseases are kept away . Sold by Chemists , Stores , Grocers . Oilmen , kc , in ( id . and IS . bottles , or in gallons 4 s ., delivered free . is . charged for cans ( returnable ) . —TURKEY BROS ., 5 $ , Chester-street , Kennington , —ADVT . . ¦

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We are glad to hear that our American brethren—Bros-C . E . Meyer , Kelly , Sic , of Philadelphia , and elsewherewho recently visited this country and so thoroughly enjoyed their reception by the Anglo American Lodge , No . 2191 , have reached home safely , the City of Paris , on which they were passengers , being reported among the arrivals at New York .

Bro . Sir John Puleston , M . P ., entertained the American Minister in London at dinner at the House of Commons , on the 26 TI 1 ult ., Bros . Sir James Fergusson and T . Sutherland . " being among tbe guests invited to meet his Excellency . 'The Provincial Grand Lodg-e of Somerset will be held in the 'Town Hall , Weston-Super-Mare , to-day ( Friday ) . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro . G . M . of England , Prov .

G . M . of Somerset , will preside . We shall report thc proceedings next week . Wc thank Bro . Dr . Hambleton for a copy of his pamphlet entitled " Cure of Consumption , " which has been laid before Professor Vernemt ' s Committee , formed for the purpose of discovering a cure for tuberculosis . It is ably and concisely written , and contains several cases in evidence of the correctness of his theory .

The members of thc Royal Albert Edward Lodge , No . got ) , Weston , have subscribed for and presented to the lodge the portrait of Bro . George Henry Bartlett , I . P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . Somerset , in recognition of his Masonic services . Bro . Bartlett ' s successor in the chair of K . S . is Bro . Arthur Wadoux . He was installed recently by the D . P . G . M . of the province , Bro . R . C . Else . Bro . Col . Laurie , C . B ., M . P ., has been appointed by the Earl Amherst , Prov . G . M . Kent , S . G . W . of the province .

The marriage of the Princess Louise of Wales with Bro . the Earl of Fife , K . T ., was solemnised in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace on Saturday last , in the presence of the Oueen , the Prince and Princess of Wales , the King of Greece , the Crown Prince of Denmark , the members of the Royal Family in England , the Ministers , Grand Officers of State and Household , and the leading members of the

aristocracy . The Archbishop of Canterbury , assisted by the Bishop of London and several clergymen , officiated , and thc Prince of Wales g -avc away his daughter . At the close of the ceremony , the congregation left the chapel , and the vredding breakfast was partaken of . Thc bride and bridegroom , and the Prince and Princess of Wales and their sons and daughters returned to Marlborough House , and

shortly before 5 p . m . the Duke and Duchess of Fife—the Oueen in the interim having- conferred a dukedom on the bridegroom—left in a carriage and four for Sheen House to spend the honeymoon . Here the reception was most enthusiastic , as indeed it had been throughout , on the way to Buckingham Palace , on the return to Marlborough House , and en route for Richmond .

'The restoration and enlargement of Yaverland ( Isle of Wight ) Church was undertaken by the present vicar , Bro . the Rev . J . N . Palmer , P . G . C . England , and he is to be congratulated upon the completion of his self-imposed task-. The church is very old , although there is some doubt about the exact period at which it was built . 'Time ' s all-corroding touch has left its mark on the building , portions of which

had fallen into a sadly dilapidated condition , and urgent need had arisen for the interposition of the reverently-restoring hand . That need has been very judiciously met by the energy of Bro . Palmer . When lowering the floor , a cinerary urn was found , which is stated to be of pre-Roman date . A carved monk ' s head was also discovered , and it has been placed over the entrance porch . Some very beautiful

ecclesiastical needlework has been presented , and the majority of it bears the emblem of St . John the Baptist , after whom the church is henceforth to be called . In speaking of the restoration at the luncheon which was held in honour of the re-consecration by the Bishop of Guildford , our rev . brother said that the ancient parts of the church remained precisely as they were . The beautiful specimen of Norman

architecture , the chancel arch , was in precisely the same spot where it had stood for ages , and the entrance arch also remained exactly as it originally was . When they came to restore the chancel wall the ) - discovered a relic of antiquity—namely , a hagioscope , or , as some people called it , a squint . He further said that he considered that all parties in the church were bound to make the House of God beautiful , and the accessories of public worship should be beautiful also .

THK ESSEX GRAND TRKASURER . SH . IP . — - An Essex correspondent sends us the following -. — More ' than ordinary interest attaches to the meeting - of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex on 'Tuesday next , from the fact that it will be held at the residence of Lord Brooke , M . P . At this meeting the appointment of Provincial Grand 'Treasurer will be decided . It will be within the recollection

of many that this office has been occupied by Bro . Durrant now for upwards of nine years , and that of late a feelinghas gained ground in this province , as in others , against perpetuating the principle of continuous election . This fact obtained ascendancy last year , when Bro . E . J . Acworth , P . M . of the Epping Lodge , was proposed for the collar , and lost the election by two votes only . Beyond the desire

which obtains to break through the custom of re-electing the same brother year by year to the post , it must be admitted that Bro . Durrant has performed the duties of his office with ability , and that he still maintains , in thc highest possible degree , the undiminished confidence and best wishes of the Craft , but it will be impossible to withstand the widespread feeling which

prevails , that other brethren should have placed within their reach the ollice in question . VVe shall be much mistaken if this feeling does not manifest itself prominently at the meeting of 'Tuesday , when the claims of Bro . Acworth , who was first invited to test the principle , will be pressed

upon the Provincial Grand Lodge . In the event of Bro . Durrant declining - nomination , it would be graceful on the part of the brethren , considering the narrow majority by which the election was decided last year , to recognise the prior claims of Bro . Acworth , and if possible to bring about the transfer of the collar with a feeling of unanimity .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury

of our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT . . - . :

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We regret to announce the death on Tuesday of R C . Spence Bate , F . R . S ., of Malgrave-place , Pl ymouth J ° The Rock , South Brent . Bro . Bate had been a Freem ' a for upwards of 30 years , and was highly respected amo ' nn-1 our Devon brethren . ~> A Masonic bazaar was opened on the 20 th ult ., at M ' M port , by Bro . G . Y . Hendry , of Tourville , who was int . duced by Bro . AVm . Hastie . The drawings for the tlir ° "

clays were as follows : Thursday , £ 102 os . 6 d . ; Fritla ¦ £ 61 3 s . ; Saturday , £ 67 ios . 3 d . ; donations , jCi 5 l ' —total , £ 246 3 s . gd . As there are still a few articles lefi over , a sale of work will be held this month ( August ) . 'The Massachusetts Rifle 'Team , which came over t England to attend the meeting- at Wimbledon of n .

National Rifle Association , visited the Mansion House Monday , when they were most hospitably received b y ]' ,-., Lord Mayor Whitehead , and by him conducted over the official residence of the Chief Magistrate of London . | n the evening they dined with the Honourable Artillery Com pany at their headquarters , Finsburv-square , E . C .

Many of our readers will doubtless call to mind that I " J . C . Parkinson , P . G . D ., presided at the 42 nd Anniversary Festival held at the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on thc \\ i March last , in aid of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots , when subscriptions amounting to close on / . ' 2000 were announced

The full report of the speeches on the occasion and a com ! plete list of the moneys entrusted , " printed by the inmates at the Asylum , Red Hill , Surrey , " has been published , and will be found all the more worthy of perusal from the fact of its production being the work of the poor people on whose behalf the Festival was held .

Mr . Freeman I homas announces his eighth series of Promenade Concerts at Covent Garden Theatre , commencing August ioth . The following distinguished artistes have been exclusively engaged : Nikita , Mdme . Clara Samuell Mdlle . Colombati , Miss Fanny Joyce , Miss Beata Francis Mdme . Pauline Rita , Mdme . Rose Hersee , Mdme ! Valleria , Mdme . Patey , Mdlle . Tremelli , Mdme .

belle-Cole , and Antoinette Sterling ; Mr . Sims Reeves , Signor Runcio , Mr . Valentine Smith , Mr . Charles Chilley , Mr . Holberry Hagyard , Mr . Henry Piercy , Mr . Orlando Harley , Signor Foli , Mr . Walter Clifford , Signor Ciampi , Signer Abramoff , and Mr . Barrington Foote ; solo pianoforte , Mdme . Roger-Miclos , Herr Arthur Friedheim , and Miss Florence Wand ; solo violin and leader , Mr . Carrodns

solo flute , Mr . John Radcliffe ; solo piccolo , Mr . J . A . Hamilton ; solo violoncello , Mr . E . Howell ; solo oboe , M . Vandenberg ; solo clarionet , Mr . Julian Egerton ; solo cornet , Mr . A . H . Smith ; solo euphonium , Mr . C . Bourne ; solo bassoon , Mr . J . F . Hutchins ; accompanist and

assistant conductor , Mr . H . M . Higgs ; and musical director , Signor Arditi . The admission will be is ., and Mr . Freeman Thomas has provided , at the price of one guinea , season ticket books containing 60 admissions available for any evening , a liberality which will undoubtedly be appreciated by the music-loving public .

MASONIC PICNIC . —The members of the Temple Lodge , No . 1094 , with their lady friends and visitors , held one of their annual enjoyable excursions , which are so conducive to friendly intercourse and harmony , on the 24 th ult . Bro . \ V . Pye , W . M ., took charge of the party , and was loyally supported by Bros . Alexander , I . P . M . ; J . Alexander , P . M ., Sec ; G . Alexander , S . W . ; A . Lett , l . W . ; C . Knowles

and Matthew Yeoman , Stwds . ; J . Casey , P . M . 1570 ; I ' . Ball , P . P . G . T . ; J . Travis , James Wylie , and others ; and Messrs . M'Chiry and R . Summer , who contributed much to the enjoyment of the members , were also present . The party assembled at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , at 12 noon , and after lunch and the singing of the "Old Hundred , " proceeded in drags to Billinge , taking , by

the kindness of Lords Sefton and Derby , the picturesque route through Croxteth and Knowsley Parks . Notwithstanding the somewhat gloomy state of the weather , the drive was most enjoyable , and after the ascent to the ancient beacon , thc party , after visiting the quaint old church , sat down to a substantial tea supplied by the lodge through Bro . Casey at the

Stork Hotel , the landlord of which , Mr . J . G . Howard , did his best for the comfort of the visitors , who subsequently enjoyed themselves thoroughly in music and dancing , the latter being largely contributed to by some of the best local step dancers . The return was made at 7 . 30 p . m ., and great credit is due to the Committee for their arrangements .

His Majesty the Shah of Persia , after a stay of exactly four weeks in this country , left Cowes for Cherbourg on board the Queen ' s yacht Victoria and Albert , on Monday . Last week , ~ after inspecting the wonders of Elswick , under the guidance of Lord Armstrong , his Majesty travelled further south , taking Leeds and Bradford by the way . '" each of these towns he was enthusiastically received , and

was shown the principal manufactures for which they aie severally known . On Friday he arrived at Brig hton , where he remained till Monday morning , Sir Albert Sassoon , at whose house he stayed , and the Corporation sparing jip effort to make his visit as pleasant as possible . 'The inhabitants , too , accorded him a splendid welcome , and on In " part , his Majesty seems to have had exhibited unusual

interest in ' the residents , and their pastimes and occupations . On Monday he left Brighton for Portsmouth , and on arriving at the latter was conducted on board the Royal yacht , which landed him at Cowes , whence he was driven to Osborne , jvhere he took formal leave of her Majesty , who picsented him with her portrait set in diamonds , and also conferred sundry decorations on his chief ministers and othceis . On his trln tn Cowes Hip Shall bar ! the nnoortunit )' . < " '

seeing our fleet , which lies anchored in a trip le lmc '" miles long . off Spithead , and which gave his Majesty such salute as lias probably never been heard before , the ship 1 "' line being 112 in number . The sight appears to have : impressed his Majesty with a good deal of our power , y . taking leave of the Queeii the Shah went on board t Victoria and Albertand sailed at once for Cherbourg u '

, , he arrived the same evening , and continued his journey Paris the next day . HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND OINI ' MKST . —The attention " tll ' , . sufferers is drawn to these well-known remedies , ' . ^ jj possess conspicuous advantages as a safe and reliable ai ' those iMYiertrencies to which travellers , emigrants , and san ° '

so especially liable . They have been largely patron iseil b ) ^ . Carers by land and sea , and , in fact , by all classes of tm . ^ . ^ munity , to their very great advantage . The Pills are be } ^ doubt one of the most ellective remedies ever discovered t ^ n )_ of obstinate-, constipation , conlirmed indigestion and co 1 ^ . ^ plaints which are engendered by exposure and irregular ^ „ . The Ointment will be found of thc very greatest service " ' „ IlS . of piles , abscesses , erysipelas , and all kinds of local tile ¦ . —ADVT . ' ¦ ' -- ¦