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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The next meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Worcestershire will be held on Wednesday , September 14 th , at the Talbot Hotel , Stourbridge , at 12 o ' clock at noon , and after transacting the business on the agenda of Prov . Grand Lodge , the brethren will walk in procession to attend Divine service at St . Thomas ' s Church , at 2 . 45 ., p . m ., when a sermon will be preached by Bro . the Rev . J . B .
Wilson , M . A ., Prov . Grand Chaplain , and a collection made for charitable purposes . Banquet will be served at the Talbot Hotel at 4 . 30 . Light refreshments will be provided to the brethren on their arrival at the Talbot Hotel . The installation meeting of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge , No 1 S 39 , will take place on Saturday , the 10 th inst ., at " Freemasons' Hall , W . C ., at 4 p . m . The W . M .
elect is Bro . Dr . W , Gibson Bott , and the ceremony will be worked by the outgoing W . M ., Bro . J . C . Corpe . Wc regret to announce the sudden decease of Bro . diaries Arthur Smith , Past Master and Treasurer of the Rose of Denmark Lodge . The funeral took place on Thursday , the ist inst ., at 1 o ' clock , at Old Willesden Church , Church End , Willesden ' , and was
attended by several members of his lodge and other Masonic friends of the deceased . The consecration of the Commercial Chapter , No . 411 , will take place at the Masonic Hall , Nottingham , on Thursday , the Sth inst , at 4 o ' clock in the afternoon . M . E . Comp . J . Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts , Secretary of the Ro \ al Masonnic Benevolent Institution , will be the
Consecrating officer . The officers designate are , M . E . Comp M . Vowlcs , P . P . S . G . W . Notts , P . Z . 47 , Z . ; M . E . Comp C . G . Wragg , P . G . S . Notts , P . Z . 47 , II . ; M . E . Comp C . B . Truman , P . S . G . D . Notts , P . Z . 47 , J . Bro . John Hogg has in the press " Great Move ments , and Those ' Who Achieved Them , " by Mr . H . J
Nicoll . Bro . Hogg also anounces " Girls and their Ways : a Book for and about Girls , " by One who Knows Them ; and "Stories of Young Adventurers , " by Ascott R . Hope . Bro . IT . B . Marshall , CC , has given a donation of three guineas to the funds of Ye Antientc Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners .
Bro . and Mrs . Bancroft are spending their holiday in the Engadine . Bro . A . T . Blarney was installed W . M . of the Jordan Lodge , No . 1402 , at the Masonic Hall , Torquay , on the 23 rd ult . Bro . Sir Albert Woods . Garter , Principal King of Arms , went to Windsor Castle on Monday morning and
placed the banner and regalia of the Emperor of Russia over the stalls of the Knights of the Garter in St . George ' s Chapel . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Waterlow and Bro . Horace Marshall , CC , F . R . G . S ., are among those who have promised to take part in the ceremony of laying the memorial stones of a new Weslcyan chapel at . Willesden , on Saturday , the 10 th inst .
Sir Henry W . Peek , Bart ., M . P ., has made over a perpetual annuity of £ 250 in augmentation of the living of Rousdon , Devonshire , the annuity being derived , under the Wandsworth Common Act of 1 S 71 , from local rates , as an equivalent for loss of manorial rights , which were originally Earl Spencer's . Bro . William Francis , of the Mohawk Minstrels , will take his ninth annual benefit on Wednesday , the 7 th
inst ., at the Agricultural Hall . Bro . the Duke of Connaught yesterday visited the Volunteer encampment at Aldershot , and inspected the arrangements . Owing to the unfavourable weather the Volunteers in camp had a comparatively idle day . A smail portrait of Lord Macaulay has been presented to the Corporation of London by Miss Elizabeth
Beata Macaulay , and has been placed with olhcr gifts in the Guildhall Library . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , Bart ., M . P ., has not , as reported , become the purchaser of Strawberry Hill , which is still in the market . The Home Office has sanctioned a payment of £ 50 to the St . John Ambulance Association , as a
contribution towards the expenses of the Metropolitan Police Ambulance classes . Bro . Sir Julius Benedict , Sir George T . Elvey , Dr . Macfarren , Bro . Dr . Arthur Sullivan , Bro . Brinley Richards , and Mr . II . Leslie are among the patrons of the Brighton Musical Festival and Competition , to be held on Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , the Cth , 7 th , and Sth inst .
Bro . Charles Warner s annual benefit concert at the Great Central Hall , Bishopsgate , will take place on Monday , when a special company of forty artistes will appear . Bro . His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , a Vice-Patron of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners ' Society , has contributed a donation of twenty-five guineas
to this royal benevolent society , with , in addition , a special donation of £ 15 in aid of the Shetland Relief Fund , recentl y inaugurated by the society on behalf of the Local Relief Committee in the Shetlands . Bros . Baron H . de Worms , and Mclntyre , Q . C ., voted with the minority in the House of Commons in favour of curtailing the duration of the Long Vacation .
rhe Strong Alan Lodge of Instruction , No . 45 , has removed to the Excise Tavern , 4 S and 49 , Old Broad-•treet , and will in future meet at seven o ' clock instead of clKht , so as to meet the wishes of city brethren . Tin : ARTIZANS AND LAISOURERS' DWKLLIXILS ACT . — ' ]' Peabody Trustees have purchased of the Metropolitan Board of Works the site of Peartree-court , situate
between Clerkemvell-close and Farringdon-road , fer the Purpose of erecting dwellings under the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings Act , and purpose effecting certain improvements adjacent thereto , provided Messrs . Green-Wood , clockmakers , of Farringdon-road , who own the adjoining property , give their consent , which they have done , and the vestry of Clerkenwell approve of the plans . —City Press .
Masonic And General Tidings.
La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction has moved from Maddox-strcct , Regent-street , to Morland ' s Hotel , Dean-street , Oxford-street . The members meet every Wednesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Bro . Wm . Stephens will be installed W . M . of the St . Mark's Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 1 , on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern .
The St . Michaels Lodge of Instruction , No . 211 , will hold their first meeting after the recess on Thursday evening , the Sth inst ., at eight o'clock , at The -Moorgate , Moorgate-street . Bro . Lord Fife , who met with an accident last week - , was moved to Mar Lodge on Saturday last , where preparations had been made for his reception .
Bro . Sir Trcdenck Roberts will sail for India on October 12 th , to assume the command of the Madras Army . He will be accompanied by Lady Roberts . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey gaveagarden party at Middleton Park , Bicester , on Monday , at which upwards of 150 of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood were present , including the Duchess of Marlborough , the
Countess of . J ersey and Mr . Brandling , Viscount and Viscountess Valentia , the Hon . Robert Villicrs , the Hon . Reginald Villiers , Lady Caroline and Mr . W . H . R . Jenkins , Sir Thomas and Lady Peyton , Sir Henry Dashwood , Captain Dashwood , Mr . and Mrs . Stapes-Browne , Mr . and Mrs . Dewar , Captain Unthank , Mr . and Mrs . Myers , Mr . H . Morrcll , Mr . Charles Marsham , Mr . and Mrs . H .
Tubb , Sic . The health of Bro . Sir J . Macdonald , Premier of Canada , has been entirely re-established since his arrival in England , and Sir John proposes leaving Norwood , where he is residing , next month , en route to Canada , to resume his official duties . Messrs . W . H . and L . Collingridgc , of the City
Press , announce the completion and occupation of their new buildings , 14 S and 141 ) , Aldersgatc-strect , which have been erected upon the site of the offices destroyed by fire in April of last year . ORDER OF ST . J OIIX OK J ERUSALEM . —Sir Brook Kay , Bart ., attended a meeting at Gloucester on Thursday , the 25 th ult ., on behalf of the Duke of
Manchester and the Chapter , and presented the medal recently awarded to a man named Everett for a daring act of gallantry in saving life . The Mayor and Corporation were present at the presentation . NEW ACTS OF PARLIAMENT . —On Monday , it was officially notified the number of Acts which received
the Royal Assent in the last session . The total number was 297 , of which 72 were public , 219 local , and 6 private . In the previous session , the number was 6 7 public , 211 local , and 5 private , making 253 . The next meeting of the Mozart Lodge , No . 1929 , will be held at Hnrcwood House , 105 , High-street , Croydon , on Saturday , September loth .
The Cholmondeley Lodge , » No . 1908 , was consecrated on Saturday last by Bro . the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., D . P . G . M . Cheshire , at the Commercial Hotel , Frodsham . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., for North Hauls , presided at the luncheon given in connection with the Horticultural Show held at Pamber , near Basingstoke ,
on Monday . Mr . Street , R . A ., recently designed a pastoral staff for presentation to the Bishop of Winchester , and it is proposed to present it at the end of September or the middle of October . It is to be regarded as a gift to the see , and bears a Latin inscription to that effect . The presentation ceremony will take place at Winchester .
Bro . the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., responded to the toast of " The House of Commons " at the meeting of the Cheshire Agricultural Society at Sanbach , on Tuesday . A public meeting , presided over by the Mayor ( Alderman David Smith , D . L . ) , was held at Brighton on Tuesday , for the purpose ot deciding upon the desirability of
holding a regatta this year , the funds having been entirely absorbed on the last occasion owing to the want of sufficient support . It was unanimously resolved that an effort should be made to organise a series of acquatic races worthy of the town , and the 2 SU 1 inst . was fixed upon for the event . Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales leaves the
Solent this day ( Saturday ) for Liverpool , for the purpose of opening the new docks , and upon the Prince disembarking the Royal yacht , Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , commander , will go into Portsmouth Harbour to lay up for the winter . A special meeting of the Council of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society , presided over by Mr . J . Clarke Mould , solicitor , was held on Tuesday to
receive the report of Mr . Henry Wright , honorary Secretary , on the proposed destruction of St . Matthew ' s , Fridaystreet , a church with a good congregation at both Sunday services , the rector of which is the succentor and a minor canon of St . Paul ' s Cathedral—Dr . Sparrow Simpson . Mr . Wright stated he had read the whole scheme of the proposal for the union of benefices of St . Matthew , Friday-street ,
and St . Vedast , Foster-lane , of which he gave the Council a summary . After considering the various proposals in the draft , and particularly objecting to the sum of , f 1500 being spent on a rectory-house which is not tenanted , and the handing over of £ 700 to the Parish of St . Matthew , the Council expressed their surprise that the vestry of St . Vedast should demand £ 1500 to be spent on that church , when ,
hut two or years back , they informed the then rector that the church stood in no need of reclamation , and the more so as there are ample parochial funds without robbing the proposed new district . The following resolution , proposed by Mr . G . II . Birch , " A . R . I . B . A ., and seconded by Mr . Bowes A . I ' aice , A . K . I . B . A ., was unanimously carried : " That the Council of Ihe City Church and Churchyard
Protection Society , whilst admitting there may be no special beauty in the Church of St . Matthew , Fridaystreet , yet consider that every opposition should be offered to its proposed destruction , both from principle and on account of many of the provisions in the scheme for the union of benefices . " The council also expressed their deteimination to oppose any legislation which would remove these ancient landmarks of the City .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The "John Hervey Memorial Fund" now amounts to £ 733 7 s . 6 d . Bro . George H . West , Secretary of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Indiana , states , in a letter to the Masonic Advocate of Indianapolis , that , including the benefits paid since fast communication , the society from the period of its organisation has paid away no less than
two millions ninety-four thousand two hundred and four dollars and ninety-nine cents . The number of patients under treatment at the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , for the week ending August 27 th , was 909 . Mr . George Tidcombe , sen ., having retired from the firm of G . Tidcombe and Son , millwrights ,
engineers , and founders , on account of his advanced age , the business will in future be carried on as before under thesame name by Bro . George Tidcombe , jun ., P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . D . of C . Middlesex . Bro . William Thomas Davey , schoolmaster , of Bodmin , Cornwall , had been awarded a certificate of
efficiency , first division , with a Parliamentary grant of £ 57 12 s ., for the year ending Lady Day , 1 SS 2 . The Confidence Instruction Lodge will resume the weekly meeting on Wednesday next , the 7 th inst ., at the usual place , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street , at 7 o'clock .
On Wednesday it was determined to take steps to erect in Exeter Cathedral a memorial to the late Chancellor Harrington , who during his lifetime ^ gave £ 15 , 000 to the restoration of the building , and by his will has left his library to the Dean and Chapter , with funds
for paying a librarian to take charge of the books . SEATS IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES . —On Wednesday , with the sanction an co-operation of the Vestry of St . Mary , Newington , the National Health Society commenced the placing of seats along the New Kent-road , under trees already existing there .
The session of the Stability Lodge of Instruction , Masons' Hall Tavern , Masons' Avenue , Colemanstreet , E . C , commenced on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., at six p . m ., and will be continued every Friday evening , from six till eight p . m ., at the above address , till April , 1 SS 2 . Bro . King Kalakua arrived by Wednesday morning's mail train from the Continent , where his Majesty and suite have been travelling since they left England at
the end of July . On arriving at Channg-cross Terminus his Majesty was met by Mr . R . F . Synge , of the Foreign Office , and at once drove to Claridge ' s Hotel . After dinner his Majesty , attended by Mr . Synge and suite , went to Drury Lane Theatre . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., has left Wynnstay , Ruabon , for Puy de Dome , France , on the advice of his medical adviser .
Dr . Bradley , the new Dean of Westminster , is not expected to take up his residence at the Deanery for another month . Bro . Rev . J . Sludholme Brownrigg , P . G . C , Deputy Provincial Grand Master Berks and Bucks , assisted by Bro . Col . Shadwell II . Clcrkc , Grand Secretary , and the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , will consecrate
the Hcrschel Lodge , No . iSg 4 , at the Masonic rooms , High-street , Slough , on Wednesday , September 14 th . Bro . Rev . R . P . Bent . ' P . G . C , is the W . M . designate , and the first Wardens are Bros . J . Watson , High Sheriff of Bucks , and A . H . Kennedy . Tlie proceedings will commence at 12 . 20 p . m . A banquet will be held at the Croivn Hotel at five o'clock .
The immortal swim across the Bosphorus from Sestos to Abydos accomplished by Leander and Byron has been eclipsed by that of Lord Clandcboye , the eldest son o £ Lord Dufterin , who is reported to have swum across from Thcrapia to Bcicos , a much longer passage , in little over an hour .
The Inner Temple Gardens , which have been open to the public every evening from six to nine during the last three months , was closed for the season on Wednesday night , and will not again be opened until the annual show of chrysanthemums in November next . At the sixth public annual meeting of the Sunday Society , held in the Freemasons' Tavern , on May 2 Sth ,
1 SS 1 , after addresses by the President , Mr . Ihomas Burt , M . P ., the Right Hon . the Earl of Dunraven , Mr . Charles II . Hopwood , Q . C , M . P ., the Right Hon . Earl Dalhousie , Mr . Philip Rathbone , J . P ., of Liverpool , the Hon . J . C . Dundas , M . P ., Mr . J . C . Wakefield , J . P ., of Glasgow , and the Honorary Secretary , Mr . Mark H . Judge , it was unanimously agreed to invite Mr . George Howard , M . P .,
to accept the leadership of the movement in the House of Commons . Mr . Howard addressed the meeting and promised to give notice of motion for next Session , which he did on Tuesday , August 23 rd , as follows : — "That , seeing the success which has attended the action of Her Majesty ' s Government in opening on Sundays the National Museoms and Galleries in the suburban districts of London and in
the city of Dublin , this House is of opinion that the time has arrived for extending this action to all museums and galleries supported by National funds . " A WISE FOR PRINCES AND SENATORS . —In spite of what some persons may say in favour of nonintoxicating beverages , good champagne will always continue to be universally recognised as the best and most
refreshing of all sparkling drinks , whilst _ it enjoys the power of filling many a ball-room with merriment , as well as loosening the tongues of statesmen . The district of Ay has become probably the most celebrated in the ancient province of Champagne for its grapes , and among the famous brands of that famed region not one has gained popularity to a greater extent in this country than that of Deutz and Geldermann . The wine of this well-known firm
is invariably met with on every important occasion , and it is noticed Ihat within the last few days Deutz and Geldcrinanii's " Gold Lack " was specially selected for the banquet given by the Royal Naval Club at Portsmouth to his Royal I Ugliness the Prince of Wales , and some proof of its excellence may be gathered from the fact that this brand was drunk on a former visit of the Prince to the club two years since . Deutz and Geldermann's " Gold Lack " was one of the champagnes supplied at the late Ministerial whitebait dinner at the Trafalgar . —Morning Post .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The next meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Worcestershire will be held on Wednesday , September 14 th , at the Talbot Hotel , Stourbridge , at 12 o ' clock at noon , and after transacting the business on the agenda of Prov . Grand Lodge , the brethren will walk in procession to attend Divine service at St . Thomas ' s Church , at 2 . 45 ., p . m ., when a sermon will be preached by Bro . the Rev . J . B .
Wilson , M . A ., Prov . Grand Chaplain , and a collection made for charitable purposes . Banquet will be served at the Talbot Hotel at 4 . 30 . Light refreshments will be provided to the brethren on their arrival at the Talbot Hotel . The installation meeting of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge , No 1 S 39 , will take place on Saturday , the 10 th inst ., at " Freemasons' Hall , W . C ., at 4 p . m . The W . M .
elect is Bro . Dr . W , Gibson Bott , and the ceremony will be worked by the outgoing W . M ., Bro . J . C . Corpe . Wc regret to announce the sudden decease of Bro . diaries Arthur Smith , Past Master and Treasurer of the Rose of Denmark Lodge . The funeral took place on Thursday , the ist inst ., at 1 o ' clock , at Old Willesden Church , Church End , Willesden ' , and was
attended by several members of his lodge and other Masonic friends of the deceased . The consecration of the Commercial Chapter , No . 411 , will take place at the Masonic Hall , Nottingham , on Thursday , the Sth inst , at 4 o ' clock in the afternoon . M . E . Comp . J . Terry , P . G . D . C . Herts , Secretary of the Ro \ al Masonnic Benevolent Institution , will be the
Consecrating officer . The officers designate are , M . E . Comp M . Vowlcs , P . P . S . G . W . Notts , P . Z . 47 , Z . ; M . E . Comp C . G . Wragg , P . G . S . Notts , P . Z . 47 , II . ; M . E . Comp C . B . Truman , P . S . G . D . Notts , P . Z . 47 , J . Bro . John Hogg has in the press " Great Move ments , and Those ' Who Achieved Them , " by Mr . H . J
Nicoll . Bro . Hogg also anounces " Girls and their Ways : a Book for and about Girls , " by One who Knows Them ; and "Stories of Young Adventurers , " by Ascott R . Hope . Bro . IT . B . Marshall , CC , has given a donation of three guineas to the funds of Ye Antientc Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners .
Bro . and Mrs . Bancroft are spending their holiday in the Engadine . Bro . A . T . Blarney was installed W . M . of the Jordan Lodge , No . 1402 , at the Masonic Hall , Torquay , on the 23 rd ult . Bro . Sir Albert Woods . Garter , Principal King of Arms , went to Windsor Castle on Monday morning and
placed the banner and regalia of the Emperor of Russia over the stalls of the Knights of the Garter in St . George ' s Chapel . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Waterlow and Bro . Horace Marshall , CC , F . R . G . S ., are among those who have promised to take part in the ceremony of laying the memorial stones of a new Weslcyan chapel at . Willesden , on Saturday , the 10 th inst .
Sir Henry W . Peek , Bart ., M . P ., has made over a perpetual annuity of £ 250 in augmentation of the living of Rousdon , Devonshire , the annuity being derived , under the Wandsworth Common Act of 1 S 71 , from local rates , as an equivalent for loss of manorial rights , which were originally Earl Spencer's . Bro . William Francis , of the Mohawk Minstrels , will take his ninth annual benefit on Wednesday , the 7 th
inst ., at the Agricultural Hall . Bro . the Duke of Connaught yesterday visited the Volunteer encampment at Aldershot , and inspected the arrangements . Owing to the unfavourable weather the Volunteers in camp had a comparatively idle day . A smail portrait of Lord Macaulay has been presented to the Corporation of London by Miss Elizabeth
Beata Macaulay , and has been placed with olhcr gifts in the Guildhall Library . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , Bart ., M . P ., has not , as reported , become the purchaser of Strawberry Hill , which is still in the market . The Home Office has sanctioned a payment of £ 50 to the St . John Ambulance Association , as a
contribution towards the expenses of the Metropolitan Police Ambulance classes . Bro . Sir Julius Benedict , Sir George T . Elvey , Dr . Macfarren , Bro . Dr . Arthur Sullivan , Bro . Brinley Richards , and Mr . II . Leslie are among the patrons of the Brighton Musical Festival and Competition , to be held on Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , the Cth , 7 th , and Sth inst .
Bro . Charles Warner s annual benefit concert at the Great Central Hall , Bishopsgate , will take place on Monday , when a special company of forty artistes will appear . Bro . His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , a Vice-Patron of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners ' Society , has contributed a donation of twenty-five guineas
to this royal benevolent society , with , in addition , a special donation of £ 15 in aid of the Shetland Relief Fund , recentl y inaugurated by the society on behalf of the Local Relief Committee in the Shetlands . Bros . Baron H . de Worms , and Mclntyre , Q . C ., voted with the minority in the House of Commons in favour of curtailing the duration of the Long Vacation .
rhe Strong Alan Lodge of Instruction , No . 45 , has removed to the Excise Tavern , 4 S and 49 , Old Broad-•treet , and will in future meet at seven o ' clock instead of clKht , so as to meet the wishes of city brethren . Tin : ARTIZANS AND LAISOURERS' DWKLLIXILS ACT . — ' ]' Peabody Trustees have purchased of the Metropolitan Board of Works the site of Peartree-court , situate
between Clerkemvell-close and Farringdon-road , fer the Purpose of erecting dwellings under the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings Act , and purpose effecting certain improvements adjacent thereto , provided Messrs . Green-Wood , clockmakers , of Farringdon-road , who own the adjoining property , give their consent , which they have done , and the vestry of Clerkenwell approve of the plans . —City Press .
Masonic And General Tidings.
La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction has moved from Maddox-strcct , Regent-street , to Morland ' s Hotel , Dean-street , Oxford-street . The members meet every Wednesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Bro . Wm . Stephens will be installed W . M . of the St . Mark's Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 1 , on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern .
The St . Michaels Lodge of Instruction , No . 211 , will hold their first meeting after the recess on Thursday evening , the Sth inst ., at eight o'clock , at The -Moorgate , Moorgate-street . Bro . Lord Fife , who met with an accident last week - , was moved to Mar Lodge on Saturday last , where preparations had been made for his reception .
Bro . Sir Trcdenck Roberts will sail for India on October 12 th , to assume the command of the Madras Army . He will be accompanied by Lady Roberts . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey gaveagarden party at Middleton Park , Bicester , on Monday , at which upwards of 150 of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood were present , including the Duchess of Marlborough , the
Countess of . J ersey and Mr . Brandling , Viscount and Viscountess Valentia , the Hon . Robert Villicrs , the Hon . Reginald Villiers , Lady Caroline and Mr . W . H . R . Jenkins , Sir Thomas and Lady Peyton , Sir Henry Dashwood , Captain Dashwood , Mr . and Mrs . Stapes-Browne , Mr . and Mrs . Dewar , Captain Unthank , Mr . and Mrs . Myers , Mr . H . Morrcll , Mr . Charles Marsham , Mr . and Mrs . H .
Tubb , Sic . The health of Bro . Sir J . Macdonald , Premier of Canada , has been entirely re-established since his arrival in England , and Sir John proposes leaving Norwood , where he is residing , next month , en route to Canada , to resume his official duties . Messrs . W . H . and L . Collingridgc , of the City
Press , announce the completion and occupation of their new buildings , 14 S and 141 ) , Aldersgatc-strect , which have been erected upon the site of the offices destroyed by fire in April of last year . ORDER OF ST . J OIIX OK J ERUSALEM . —Sir Brook Kay , Bart ., attended a meeting at Gloucester on Thursday , the 25 th ult ., on behalf of the Duke of
Manchester and the Chapter , and presented the medal recently awarded to a man named Everett for a daring act of gallantry in saving life . The Mayor and Corporation were present at the presentation . NEW ACTS OF PARLIAMENT . —On Monday , it was officially notified the number of Acts which received
the Royal Assent in the last session . The total number was 297 , of which 72 were public , 219 local , and 6 private . In the previous session , the number was 6 7 public , 211 local , and 5 private , making 253 . The next meeting of the Mozart Lodge , No . 1929 , will be held at Hnrcwood House , 105 , High-street , Croydon , on Saturday , September loth .
The Cholmondeley Lodge , » No . 1908 , was consecrated on Saturday last by Bro . the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., D . P . G . M . Cheshire , at the Commercial Hotel , Frodsham . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., for North Hauls , presided at the luncheon given in connection with the Horticultural Show held at Pamber , near Basingstoke ,
on Monday . Mr . Street , R . A ., recently designed a pastoral staff for presentation to the Bishop of Winchester , and it is proposed to present it at the end of September or the middle of October . It is to be regarded as a gift to the see , and bears a Latin inscription to that effect . The presentation ceremony will take place at Winchester .
Bro . the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., responded to the toast of " The House of Commons " at the meeting of the Cheshire Agricultural Society at Sanbach , on Tuesday . A public meeting , presided over by the Mayor ( Alderman David Smith , D . L . ) , was held at Brighton on Tuesday , for the purpose ot deciding upon the desirability of
holding a regatta this year , the funds having been entirely absorbed on the last occasion owing to the want of sufficient support . It was unanimously resolved that an effort should be made to organise a series of acquatic races worthy of the town , and the 2 SU 1 inst . was fixed upon for the event . Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales leaves the
Solent this day ( Saturday ) for Liverpool , for the purpose of opening the new docks , and upon the Prince disembarking the Royal yacht , Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , commander , will go into Portsmouth Harbour to lay up for the winter . A special meeting of the Council of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society , presided over by Mr . J . Clarke Mould , solicitor , was held on Tuesday to
receive the report of Mr . Henry Wright , honorary Secretary , on the proposed destruction of St . Matthew ' s , Fridaystreet , a church with a good congregation at both Sunday services , the rector of which is the succentor and a minor canon of St . Paul ' s Cathedral—Dr . Sparrow Simpson . Mr . Wright stated he had read the whole scheme of the proposal for the union of benefices of St . Matthew , Friday-street ,
and St . Vedast , Foster-lane , of which he gave the Council a summary . After considering the various proposals in the draft , and particularly objecting to the sum of , f 1500 being spent on a rectory-house which is not tenanted , and the handing over of £ 700 to the Parish of St . Matthew , the Council expressed their surprise that the vestry of St . Vedast should demand £ 1500 to be spent on that church , when ,
hut two or years back , they informed the then rector that the church stood in no need of reclamation , and the more so as there are ample parochial funds without robbing the proposed new district . The following resolution , proposed by Mr . G . II . Birch , " A . R . I . B . A ., and seconded by Mr . Bowes A . I ' aice , A . K . I . B . A ., was unanimously carried : " That the Council of Ihe City Church and Churchyard
Protection Society , whilst admitting there may be no special beauty in the Church of St . Matthew , Fridaystreet , yet consider that every opposition should be offered to its proposed destruction , both from principle and on account of many of the provisions in the scheme for the union of benefices . " The council also expressed their deteimination to oppose any legislation which would remove these ancient landmarks of the City .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The "John Hervey Memorial Fund" now amounts to £ 733 7 s . 6 d . Bro . George H . West , Secretary of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Indiana , states , in a letter to the Masonic Advocate of Indianapolis , that , including the benefits paid since fast communication , the society from the period of its organisation has paid away no less than
two millions ninety-four thousand two hundred and four dollars and ninety-nine cents . The number of patients under treatment at the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , for the week ending August 27 th , was 909 . Mr . George Tidcombe , sen ., having retired from the firm of G . Tidcombe and Son , millwrights ,
engineers , and founders , on account of his advanced age , the business will in future be carried on as before under thesame name by Bro . George Tidcombe , jun ., P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . D . of C . Middlesex . Bro . William Thomas Davey , schoolmaster , of Bodmin , Cornwall , had been awarded a certificate of
efficiency , first division , with a Parliamentary grant of £ 57 12 s ., for the year ending Lady Day , 1 SS 2 . The Confidence Instruction Lodge will resume the weekly meeting on Wednesday next , the 7 th inst ., at the usual place , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-street , at 7 o'clock .
On Wednesday it was determined to take steps to erect in Exeter Cathedral a memorial to the late Chancellor Harrington , who during his lifetime ^ gave £ 15 , 000 to the restoration of the building , and by his will has left his library to the Dean and Chapter , with funds
for paying a librarian to take charge of the books . SEATS IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES . —On Wednesday , with the sanction an co-operation of the Vestry of St . Mary , Newington , the National Health Society commenced the placing of seats along the New Kent-road , under trees already existing there .
The session of the Stability Lodge of Instruction , Masons' Hall Tavern , Masons' Avenue , Colemanstreet , E . C , commenced on Friday , the 2 nd inst ., at six p . m ., and will be continued every Friday evening , from six till eight p . m ., at the above address , till April , 1 SS 2 . Bro . King Kalakua arrived by Wednesday morning's mail train from the Continent , where his Majesty and suite have been travelling since they left England at
the end of July . On arriving at Channg-cross Terminus his Majesty was met by Mr . R . F . Synge , of the Foreign Office , and at once drove to Claridge ' s Hotel . After dinner his Majesty , attended by Mr . Synge and suite , went to Drury Lane Theatre . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., has left Wynnstay , Ruabon , for Puy de Dome , France , on the advice of his medical adviser .
Dr . Bradley , the new Dean of Westminster , is not expected to take up his residence at the Deanery for another month . Bro . Rev . J . Sludholme Brownrigg , P . G . C , Deputy Provincial Grand Master Berks and Bucks , assisted by Bro . Col . Shadwell II . Clcrkc , Grand Secretary , and the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , will consecrate
the Hcrschel Lodge , No . iSg 4 , at the Masonic rooms , High-street , Slough , on Wednesday , September 14 th . Bro . Rev . R . P . Bent . ' P . G . C , is the W . M . designate , and the first Wardens are Bros . J . Watson , High Sheriff of Bucks , and A . H . Kennedy . Tlie proceedings will commence at 12 . 20 p . m . A banquet will be held at the Croivn Hotel at five o'clock .
The immortal swim across the Bosphorus from Sestos to Abydos accomplished by Leander and Byron has been eclipsed by that of Lord Clandcboye , the eldest son o £ Lord Dufterin , who is reported to have swum across from Thcrapia to Bcicos , a much longer passage , in little over an hour .
The Inner Temple Gardens , which have been open to the public every evening from six to nine during the last three months , was closed for the season on Wednesday night , and will not again be opened until the annual show of chrysanthemums in November next . At the sixth public annual meeting of the Sunday Society , held in the Freemasons' Tavern , on May 2 Sth ,
1 SS 1 , after addresses by the President , Mr . Ihomas Burt , M . P ., the Right Hon . the Earl of Dunraven , Mr . Charles II . Hopwood , Q . C , M . P ., the Right Hon . Earl Dalhousie , Mr . Philip Rathbone , J . P ., of Liverpool , the Hon . J . C . Dundas , M . P ., Mr . J . C . Wakefield , J . P ., of Glasgow , and the Honorary Secretary , Mr . Mark H . Judge , it was unanimously agreed to invite Mr . George Howard , M . P .,
to accept the leadership of the movement in the House of Commons . Mr . Howard addressed the meeting and promised to give notice of motion for next Session , which he did on Tuesday , August 23 rd , as follows : — "That , seeing the success which has attended the action of Her Majesty ' s Government in opening on Sundays the National Museoms and Galleries in the suburban districts of London and in
the city of Dublin , this House is of opinion that the time has arrived for extending this action to all museums and galleries supported by National funds . " A WISE FOR PRINCES AND SENATORS . —In spite of what some persons may say in favour of nonintoxicating beverages , good champagne will always continue to be universally recognised as the best and most
refreshing of all sparkling drinks , whilst _ it enjoys the power of filling many a ball-room with merriment , as well as loosening the tongues of statesmen . The district of Ay has become probably the most celebrated in the ancient province of Champagne for its grapes , and among the famous brands of that famed region not one has gained popularity to a greater extent in this country than that of Deutz and Geldermann . The wine of this well-known firm
is invariably met with on every important occasion , and it is noticed Ihat within the last few days Deutz and Geldcrinanii's " Gold Lack " was specially selected for the banquet given by the Royal Naval Club at Portsmouth to his Royal I Ugliness the Prince of Wales , and some proof of its excellence may be gathered from the fact that this brand was drunk on a former visit of the Prince to the club two years since . Deutz and Geldermann's " Gold Lack " was one of the champagnes supplied at the late Ministerial whitebait dinner at the Trafalgar . —Morning Post .