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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Josep h Renals , J . W . Aldersgate Lodge , has been unanimously elected Alderman for the Ward of Alderso-ate in succession to Bro . Sir John Staples , K . C . M . G . Bro . J- C . Parkinson , P . G . D ,, was present at the opening session , on Monday , of the Cymmrodorion Society , and delivered a long and interesting lecture " On which he
the Eisteddfod and its Critics , " in the course of dwelt in eloquent terms on the past struggles of Welsh literature , the inclination of the Welsh youth towards learning , and the fostering influence so admirably exercised by the Eisteddfod . The lecture was listened to with the utmost attention throughout , and on the motion of Bro . G . A . Sala , a vote of thanks was passed unanimously to Bro .
Parkinson for his excellent address . The third annual ball of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , will be held on the 2 nd of March at the Star and Garter , Kew-bridge . Bro . Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill arrived in Paris from Berlin on Saturday evening last , and were expected to return to London a ter a stay of a few days in the French Capital .
The Empress of Germany has presented to the Red Cross Association the sum of 6000 mark ? , and also three gold and nine silver medals bearing her Imperial Majesty ' s effigy , in order to promote its interests . Prince Albert Victor of Wales has been gazetted an honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve , his
Royal Highness ' s commission bearing date the 2 Sth Nov ., 1 SS 7 . The Prince of Wales . having returned to town from Sandringham , left Victoria Station , by the London , Brighton , and South Coast train , on Tuesday afternoon for Portsmouth , en route to Osborne on a visit to the Oueen .
Bro . Col . Edis presided at the annu a dinner at the Holborn Restaurant , on Tuesday , of the South St . Pancras Conservative Association , Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., being one of the principal guests .
The Windsor Town Council resolved at their meeting on Tuesday evening to celebrate ihe silver wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in a manner worthy of the Royal borough , and the Mayor intends giving a grand ball at the Guildhall in honour of the event .
Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the Court of Aldermen at the Guildhall , on ihe 27 th ult ., when a resolution of sympathy with the family of the late Sir Robert Carden , Batt , and of regret at the loss sustained by the City through his death , was passed unanimously .
The State banquet which was held at Sydney last week , in ( celebration of the * centenary of New South Wales , was attended by the Governor and Prime Ministers of all the Australasian Colonies , and also by Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , who made one of the most interesting and eloquent speeches on the occasion .
The Prince of Wales arrived at Marlborough House from Sandringham on the 26 th ult , and having attended the meeting of the Imperial Institute Committee on Friday , and that of the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the British Museum on Saturday , returned to Sandringham in the evening of the latter day .
Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., who has lately resigned office as one of the Lords of the Admiralty , addressed a meeting of the electors of East Marylebone in St . Andrew ' s Hall , Newman-street , on Thursday , the 26 th ult . Bro . Gen . Sir W . Fitz-Wygram , M . P ., presided , and among those present were Bros . Sir R , N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir H . Keppel , G . C . B .
Dr . Barnardo entertained at supper at the Edinburgh Castle , off Mile End-road , on Tuesday evening , upwards of 2000 of the factory girls employed in the lam , rope , jute , match , and other factories at the East-end of London , the boys in Dr . Barnardo ' s Homes furnishing an excellent band , whose performances were loudly applauded . J v
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided at the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the South-Eastern " Railway , held at the Cannon-street Hotelon Thursday , the 26 th ult . The motion for the adoption of the report was made by the chairman , seconded by Bro ; Lord Brabourne , and carried by a large majority . Bro . Lord Hothfield was one of the re-appointed directors .
Bro . Lord Magheramorne presided at the usual weekl y meeting on the 27 th ult ., of the Metropolitan Board ot Works , when Bro . Jubal Webb drew attention to the tact that men dressed as firemen were going about London , and inviting subscriptions towards the Fire Brigade . Jt was stated , in reply , that one of there sham firemen had . ~~ , ¦ ••> i-f . j , ... « . win- v . i « i . ;\ . fiiaiu lucmcil lldU
° een convicted , and people were cautioned against givine Inem money . & & . FIELD -LANE BOYS' SCHOOL . —The annual meet' , ? £ , entertainment , and prize distribution took place on ^ aturd ay at the Field-lane Boy s' Home and Industrial school , West Hampstead . The instilution , which is in ? ° nnection with the Field-lane refuges , ragged schools , & c , s certified
a industrial school , and at the present time conadrfv ' k ° ' detained under magistrates' order . * , who , in tra - •to rece ' ' o g ° od elementary educaiion , are bo i , J" ta , lorm £ > shoemaking , baking , & c . After the u J "ad enjoyed a bountiful repast , a meeting was held , tW Presidency of Mr . B . Worsley Chandler , at which ' r , ™ a large gathering of friends . An excellent lertainment of music snd recitations was given by the ° ys , under the direction of the able suoerintmJpnt . Mr
« " ' Peall . The boys' military band also played a selec-C 7 •mus'C At the close of this entertainment the hom ma c gave an interesting account of the work of the sisrl e- , i , aturday evenings social meetings are held , con-Th = "J " ' > for lhe P oor of the neighbourhood . ani L . l r ? s are S P arranged by the energetic * " •! devoted Secretary , Peregrine Piatt ,
Masonic And General Tidings
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the Sth inst ., when the lists of candidates for the May election will be settled , and the number of vacancies to be filled will be declared . Bro . the Earl of Crawford will move the Address in the House of Lords , in reply to the Queen's Speech , at the opening of Pailiament on Thursday next , the 9 th inst .
Brp . Viscount and Viscountess Bury and their family will return to town for the season on 'Tuesday next , the 7 th inst . Bro . Lord Eustace Cecil , who with his son has been making an extended tour in the United States and Japan , is expected to arrive in India , after visiting China , some time during the current month .
Bro . Joseph Davenport Elliott Tarr was installed W . M . ot the Burdett Lodge , No . 1293 , at the Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court , on Saturday , the 2 Sth ult ., in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering of the Craft . Bro . J . L . Toole , who had been laid up at his house for a fortnight with a severe attack of gout , has , we are glad to say , recovered somewhat , and has been able to leave his rocm .
At the dinner held on Monday ( Grand Day in Hilary Term ) in Middle Temple Hall , the principal guests included Bros . S . Pope , Q . C , M . Lloyd , Q . C , C . L . Webb , Q . C , Ambrose , Q . C , M . P ., C . Hall , Q . C , M . P ., and others .
The Corporation of London have selected the model in silver of the Imperial Institute , which it is intended to present to the Princess of Wales on the occasion of the 25 th anniversary on the 10 th March of her Royal Highness's marriage with the Prince of Wales .
On the 16 th November last Vancouver Quadra Lodge , No . 2 , British Columbia , presented Bro . Oppenheimer with a Past Master's jewel set in diamonds , the presentation being made by Bro . Eli Harrison , Past Grand Master of British Columbia .
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided at the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan Railway Company , held at the Cannon-street Hotel on the 27 th ult . The directors ' report was adopted . We are glad to hear that the work of restoring Oueen Eleanor ' s Cross at Waltham has been taken in
hand , the heavier stones having been already carved , and the workmen being engaged in placing them in their proper positions . Bro . Sir Henry Halford , Bart ., C . B ., Colonel of of the ist Leicestershire Rifle Volunteers , and Captain of the English eight at Wimbledon , has resigned his membership on the Committee of Magazine Rifles for the British
Army in consequence of having identified himself with the manufacture of Magazine arms . Bro . Sir Morell Mackenzie reached San Remo between 6 and 7 p . m . on Sunday evening last , and after seeing his illustrious patient the Crown Prince of German } -, expressed himself satisfied with the Prince ' s general health , and the appearance of the throat .
Bro . E . S . Elliott , M . W . G . M . Wisconsin , solemnly dedicated the new Masonic Halls at Watertown and Bay View , on the 2 nd and 26 th November last respectively . On each occasion Bro . Elliott was ably assisted by his Grand Officers , and there was a large attendance of brethren present to witness the ceremony . The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting at
Marlborough House on Friday , the 27 th ult ., of the Organising Committee of the Imperial Institute , among the members present being Bros . Lord Herschell , the Earl of Fife , the Lord Mayor , Sir F . Abel ( organising Secretary ) , and Sir Somers Vine ( Assistant Secretary ) . The concert and entertainment which took place
at Freemasons' Tavern , on the 26 th ult ., in aid of the sufferers by . the fire at the Grand Theatre , Islington , and at which Bro . Lionel Brough presided , was announced as yielding upwards of £ 140 to the fund . 1 he concert was given under the auspices of the Coventry Club , and the programme was a most attiactive one .
Under the new arrangements at the War Office , Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers Buller will have charge of a department under the Quarter-Master General entrusted with part of the duties lately carried on by the Adjutant General ' s Department , and partly by that of the late Surveyor-General of the Ordnance—Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford Northcote .
Bro . Baron H . De Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness De Worms were entertained at dinner at Brussels by the King and Queen of the Belgians , the Count and Countess of Flanders , Lord Vivian , the English Minister , and Lady Vivian being among the guests on the occasion . The Baron left for the Hague on Sunday , and , after re-visiting Brussels to attend a Couit ball , on Wednesday proceeded to Berlin .
We made our annual pilgrimage to the Standard in Bishopsgate-streetto witness Bro . Douglass' pantomime , which we found boiling over with topical allusions , vented forth by popular Ienny Lee ( Jo ) , who nightly slays the giant . Bro . Douglass—who , by the way , is the Master of the Strand Lodge , and P . M . of the Royal Savoy—will , we
hope , revive some of his recent successes in the drama . " A Dark Secret , " originally produced at the Standard , has , in America , taken on to such an extent that its receipts beat everything on reccrd ; even Bro . Irving has to bow to this . " The Silver Wedding , " another of Bro . Douglass' dramas , in collaboration with Bro . James Willing , ought to be brought before the public again .
HULLOWAV ' PILLS . —Inva'ids distracted by indigestion and discouraged in their search fur its remedy should make trial of this never failing medicine . A lady , long a martyr to dyspeptic tortures , writes that Holloway's Pills made her feel as if a burden had been taken off her . Her spirits , formerly low , have greatly improved ; her capricious appetite has given place to healthy hunger ; her
dull , sick headache has departed , and gradually so man-ellous a change has been effected , that she is altogether a new creature , and again lit for her duties . These Pills may be administered with safety to the most delicate . They never act harshly , nor do they ever induce weakness ; they rightly direct deranged and control excessive action . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , Bro . R . J . Rastrick , W . M ., P . G . Treas ., will give a Masonic Ball on Wednesday , the 14 th March , in aid of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational and Benevolent Institution .
Bro . Col . Duncan , C . B ., M . P ., will second the address in the House of Commons in reply to the Queen's speech on Thursday next , the gth inst . Up to the end of 1886 , New South Wales had raised / 36 , 4 ' 0 , i 3 S worth of gold , nearly £ 600 , 000 of
silver , over , £ iS , ooo , ooo of coal , £ 1 , 000 , 000 of shale , ^ 7 , 500 , 000 of tin , and £ 5 , 000 , 000 of copper . Eifell ' s Tower—the Parisian Tower of Babelis progressing . The four girders have been put into place , and the structure now rests on a solid basis , which will enable it to defy wind and storm .
Bro . Sir H . Drummond Woolf , our newlyappointed Minister to the Shah of Persia , will leave England in about a fortnight ' s time for Constantinople , whence he will continue his journey to Teheran . Miss Emily Foxcroft , daughter of Bro . W . M . Foxcroft , P . M . 177 , W . M . 2063 , P . A . G . D . C . Essex , during this week sang at the Mercers' and Fishmongers' Companies' Court Dinners , charming her hearers by her delightful vocalisation .
It is understood that the Court will move from Osborne to Windsor Castle about the 14 th instant , and that her Majesty will visit the Metropolis on the 23 rd , and remain till Saturday , the 25 th instant . Next month , it is believed , the Queen will visit the Riviera . A MUNIFICENT GIFT . —Mr . T . Dyer Edwardes has given a donaticn of Xiooo towards the reduction of
the heavy mortgage debt on the Chelsea Hospital for Women . The Board of Management still owe £ 4000 under the mortgage , and it is to be hoped that other donors will follow Mr . Dyer Edwardes' munificent example . The marriage of Mr . Walter James Everett second son of Bro . George Everett , of Clapham , and Miss Mary Hyde , eldest daughter of Mr . S . H . Hyde , the
popular Secretary of the Kempton Park Company , was solmenised yesterday at the parish church of Sudbury-on-Thames . We regret to hear of the death , on Saturday last , after only a few days illness , from conge , tionjof the
lungs , of Bro . A . H . Strong , W . M . of the Royal Commemoration Lodge . The funeral was appointed to take place at West Brompton Cemetery , on Thursday , and many members of the Royal Commemoration and Dilhousie Lodges proposed to attend and pay the last tribute of respect to our deceased brother .
The first batch of allotments of the 1000 £ 6 per cent . Mortgage Debentures of £ 100 each , which the Directors of the Cheadle Railway , Mineral , and Land Company ( Limited ) , are in course of issuing , have been sent out already ; and as the Bill for the construciion of the railway has satisfied the Standing Orders of Parliament , it is expected that the Contractors will commence their operations next week .
We are reminded by Bro . Frank 'I ayler , VV . M . of the John Carpenter Ledge , No . 1997 , that his lodge was consecrated in 1883 , and is composed entirely of Old Scholars from the City of London School , so that we were not strictly accurate in our suggestion last week that the Old Westminsters' Lodge , No . 2 : 233 , which was consecrated a few days since , was the first which had been established exclusively for brethren educated at a particular public school .
We are pleased to hear that Geo . Dumbleton is one of the successful candidates for "Bancroft" Scholarships , which entitles him to board , clothes , and education till he reaches the age of 16 or 17 . He is a scholar of Southwark Park Schools ( Head Master , Bro . R . Greenwood , P . M . 1641 ; Class Teacher , Bro . C . Wojds , 1 SG 9 ) .
Other successes in the same class during the past year have been as follows : G . Berridge , A . Marshall , G . Spencer , F . Lemmon , and F . Partridge , each a "Mitchell" Scholarship , tenable at Cowper-street Schools . W . Andrews also gained a prize of £ 5 from Dame Ann Bacon's Charity .
We are very sorry to hear that the G . Treasurer , Bro . Richard Eve , met with an accident on Tuesday which has been of sufficient importance to necessitate his keeping to his room at the National Liberal Club , whence he was on the point of returning to Aldershot . On Sunday last he slipped when crossing a street and strained one of the muscles of his leg , and on Tuesday , on leaving Bro .
Zachane s house where he had been dining , he again slipped in descending the stairs , and on his being conveyed to his club in a cab it was found he had snapped one of the tendons near the femoral artery . However , he hopes to be able to leave his room early next week , and in the meantime will be pleased at any of his friends calling and helping him to wile away his time pleasantly .
Bro . H . E . Cousans , P . M . 297 and Prov . J . G . W . Lincolnshire , Sheriff of Lincoln for the current year , was presented on Monday week with an illuminated address of congratulation on his appointment as Sheriff of the city of Lincoln , from the staff of the Lincoln Gazette and Times and the employes in the printing department of the firm .
The address was handsomely engrossed on vellum , and the presentation was made by Mr . G . W . Critch , one of the compositors , who alluded to the harmonious terms that had always prevailed between Bro . Cousans and his subordinates . The gift was suitably acknowledged by our worthy brother .
We are sincerely grieved to hear of the death at Brighton on the iS ' th ult ., of Bro . Dr . J . C . L . Marsh , who had graduated as Doctor of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen , was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of England , and had practised in Nottingham for 23 years . The deceased , who had attained the age of 64 years , while in Nottingham took a very active part in
Freemasonry , and subsequently on his retirement took part with the late Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson in founding the Erasmus Wilson Lodge , No . 1464 , Greenhithe . He was the founder of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain , but for the last three years Bro . Dr . Marsh had been in failing health , and though he went to live at Brighton in 18 S 6 he gradually sank and died as stated , the funeral taking place at the Hove Cemetery on the 24 th ult ,
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Josep h Renals , J . W . Aldersgate Lodge , has been unanimously elected Alderman for the Ward of Alderso-ate in succession to Bro . Sir John Staples , K . C . M . G . Bro . J- C . Parkinson , P . G . D ,, was present at the opening session , on Monday , of the Cymmrodorion Society , and delivered a long and interesting lecture " On which he
the Eisteddfod and its Critics , " in the course of dwelt in eloquent terms on the past struggles of Welsh literature , the inclination of the Welsh youth towards learning , and the fostering influence so admirably exercised by the Eisteddfod . The lecture was listened to with the utmost attention throughout , and on the motion of Bro . G . A . Sala , a vote of thanks was passed unanimously to Bro .
Parkinson for his excellent address . The third annual ball of the Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , will be held on the 2 nd of March at the Star and Garter , Kew-bridge . Bro . Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill arrived in Paris from Berlin on Saturday evening last , and were expected to return to London a ter a stay of a few days in the French Capital .
The Empress of Germany has presented to the Red Cross Association the sum of 6000 mark ? , and also three gold and nine silver medals bearing her Imperial Majesty ' s effigy , in order to promote its interests . Prince Albert Victor of Wales has been gazetted an honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve , his
Royal Highness ' s commission bearing date the 2 Sth Nov ., 1 SS 7 . The Prince of Wales . having returned to town from Sandringham , left Victoria Station , by the London , Brighton , and South Coast train , on Tuesday afternoon for Portsmouth , en route to Osborne on a visit to the Oueen .
Bro . Col . Edis presided at the annu a dinner at the Holborn Restaurant , on Tuesday , of the South St . Pancras Conservative Association , Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., being one of the principal guests .
The Windsor Town Council resolved at their meeting on Tuesday evening to celebrate ihe silver wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in a manner worthy of the Royal borough , and the Mayor intends giving a grand ball at the Guildhall in honour of the event .
Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the Court of Aldermen at the Guildhall , on ihe 27 th ult ., when a resolution of sympathy with the family of the late Sir Robert Carden , Batt , and of regret at the loss sustained by the City through his death , was passed unanimously .
The State banquet which was held at Sydney last week , in ( celebration of the * centenary of New South Wales , was attended by the Governor and Prime Ministers of all the Australasian Colonies , and also by Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , who made one of the most interesting and eloquent speeches on the occasion .
The Prince of Wales arrived at Marlborough House from Sandringham on the 26 th ult , and having attended the meeting of the Imperial Institute Committee on Friday , and that of the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the British Museum on Saturday , returned to Sandringham in the evening of the latter day .
Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., who has lately resigned office as one of the Lords of the Admiralty , addressed a meeting of the electors of East Marylebone in St . Andrew ' s Hall , Newman-street , on Thursday , the 26 th ult . Bro . Gen . Sir W . Fitz-Wygram , M . P ., presided , and among those present were Bros . Sir R , N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir H . Keppel , G . C . B .
Dr . Barnardo entertained at supper at the Edinburgh Castle , off Mile End-road , on Tuesday evening , upwards of 2000 of the factory girls employed in the lam , rope , jute , match , and other factories at the East-end of London , the boys in Dr . Barnardo ' s Homes furnishing an excellent band , whose performances were loudly applauded . J v
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided at the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the South-Eastern " Railway , held at the Cannon-street Hotelon Thursday , the 26 th ult . The motion for the adoption of the report was made by the chairman , seconded by Bro ; Lord Brabourne , and carried by a large majority . Bro . Lord Hothfield was one of the re-appointed directors .
Bro . Lord Magheramorne presided at the usual weekl y meeting on the 27 th ult ., of the Metropolitan Board ot Works , when Bro . Jubal Webb drew attention to the tact that men dressed as firemen were going about London , and inviting subscriptions towards the Fire Brigade . Jt was stated , in reply , that one of there sham firemen had . ~~ , ¦ ••> i-f . j , ... « . win- v . i « i . ;\ . fiiaiu lucmcil lldU
° een convicted , and people were cautioned against givine Inem money . & & . FIELD -LANE BOYS' SCHOOL . —The annual meet' , ? £ , entertainment , and prize distribution took place on ^ aturd ay at the Field-lane Boy s' Home and Industrial school , West Hampstead . The instilution , which is in ? ° nnection with the Field-lane refuges , ragged schools , & c , s certified
a industrial school , and at the present time conadrfv ' k ° ' detained under magistrates' order . * , who , in tra - •to rece ' ' o g ° od elementary educaiion , are bo i , J" ta , lorm £ > shoemaking , baking , & c . After the u J "ad enjoyed a bountiful repast , a meeting was held , tW Presidency of Mr . B . Worsley Chandler , at which ' r , ™ a large gathering of friends . An excellent lertainment of music snd recitations was given by the ° ys , under the direction of the able suoerintmJpnt . Mr
« " ' Peall . The boys' military band also played a selec-C 7 •mus'C At the close of this entertainment the hom ma c gave an interesting account of the work of the sisrl e- , i , aturday evenings social meetings are held , con-Th = "J " ' > for lhe P oor of the neighbourhood . ani L . l r ? s are S P arranged by the energetic * " •! devoted Secretary , Peregrine Piatt ,
Masonic And General Tidings
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the Sth inst ., when the lists of candidates for the May election will be settled , and the number of vacancies to be filled will be declared . Bro . the Earl of Crawford will move the Address in the House of Lords , in reply to the Queen's Speech , at the opening of Pailiament on Thursday next , the 9 th inst .
Brp . Viscount and Viscountess Bury and their family will return to town for the season on 'Tuesday next , the 7 th inst . Bro . Lord Eustace Cecil , who with his son has been making an extended tour in the United States and Japan , is expected to arrive in India , after visiting China , some time during the current month .
Bro . Joseph Davenport Elliott Tarr was installed W . M . ot the Burdett Lodge , No . 1293 , at the Mitre Hotel , Hampton Court , on Saturday , the 2 Sth ult ., in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering of the Craft . Bro . J . L . Toole , who had been laid up at his house for a fortnight with a severe attack of gout , has , we are glad to say , recovered somewhat , and has been able to leave his rocm .
At the dinner held on Monday ( Grand Day in Hilary Term ) in Middle Temple Hall , the principal guests included Bros . S . Pope , Q . C , M . Lloyd , Q . C , C . L . Webb , Q . C , Ambrose , Q . C , M . P ., C . Hall , Q . C , M . P ., and others .
The Corporation of London have selected the model in silver of the Imperial Institute , which it is intended to present to the Princess of Wales on the occasion of the 25 th anniversary on the 10 th March of her Royal Highness's marriage with the Prince of Wales .
On the 16 th November last Vancouver Quadra Lodge , No . 2 , British Columbia , presented Bro . Oppenheimer with a Past Master's jewel set in diamonds , the presentation being made by Bro . Eli Harrison , Past Grand Master of British Columbia .
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided at the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan Railway Company , held at the Cannon-street Hotel on the 27 th ult . The directors ' report was adopted . We are glad to hear that the work of restoring Oueen Eleanor ' s Cross at Waltham has been taken in
hand , the heavier stones having been already carved , and the workmen being engaged in placing them in their proper positions . Bro . Sir Henry Halford , Bart ., C . B ., Colonel of of the ist Leicestershire Rifle Volunteers , and Captain of the English eight at Wimbledon , has resigned his membership on the Committee of Magazine Rifles for the British
Army in consequence of having identified himself with the manufacture of Magazine arms . Bro . Sir Morell Mackenzie reached San Remo between 6 and 7 p . m . on Sunday evening last , and after seeing his illustrious patient the Crown Prince of German } -, expressed himself satisfied with the Prince ' s general health , and the appearance of the throat .
Bro . E . S . Elliott , M . W . G . M . Wisconsin , solemnly dedicated the new Masonic Halls at Watertown and Bay View , on the 2 nd and 26 th November last respectively . On each occasion Bro . Elliott was ably assisted by his Grand Officers , and there was a large attendance of brethren present to witness the ceremony . The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting at
Marlborough House on Friday , the 27 th ult ., of the Organising Committee of the Imperial Institute , among the members present being Bros . Lord Herschell , the Earl of Fife , the Lord Mayor , Sir F . Abel ( organising Secretary ) , and Sir Somers Vine ( Assistant Secretary ) . The concert and entertainment which took place
at Freemasons' Tavern , on the 26 th ult ., in aid of the sufferers by . the fire at the Grand Theatre , Islington , and at which Bro . Lionel Brough presided , was announced as yielding upwards of £ 140 to the fund . 1 he concert was given under the auspices of the Coventry Club , and the programme was a most attiactive one .
Under the new arrangements at the War Office , Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers Buller will have charge of a department under the Quarter-Master General entrusted with part of the duties lately carried on by the Adjutant General ' s Department , and partly by that of the late Surveyor-General of the Ordnance—Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford Northcote .
Bro . Baron H . De Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness De Worms were entertained at dinner at Brussels by the King and Queen of the Belgians , the Count and Countess of Flanders , Lord Vivian , the English Minister , and Lady Vivian being among the guests on the occasion . The Baron left for the Hague on Sunday , and , after re-visiting Brussels to attend a Couit ball , on Wednesday proceeded to Berlin .
We made our annual pilgrimage to the Standard in Bishopsgate-streetto witness Bro . Douglass' pantomime , which we found boiling over with topical allusions , vented forth by popular Ienny Lee ( Jo ) , who nightly slays the giant . Bro . Douglass—who , by the way , is the Master of the Strand Lodge , and P . M . of the Royal Savoy—will , we
hope , revive some of his recent successes in the drama . " A Dark Secret , " originally produced at the Standard , has , in America , taken on to such an extent that its receipts beat everything on reccrd ; even Bro . Irving has to bow to this . " The Silver Wedding , " another of Bro . Douglass' dramas , in collaboration with Bro . James Willing , ought to be brought before the public again .
HULLOWAV ' PILLS . —Inva'ids distracted by indigestion and discouraged in their search fur its remedy should make trial of this never failing medicine . A lady , long a martyr to dyspeptic tortures , writes that Holloway's Pills made her feel as if a burden had been taken off her . Her spirits , formerly low , have greatly improved ; her capricious appetite has given place to healthy hunger ; her
dull , sick headache has departed , and gradually so man-ellous a change has been effected , that she is altogether a new creature , and again lit for her duties . These Pills may be administered with safety to the most delicate . They never act harshly , nor do they ever induce weakness ; they rightly direct deranged and control excessive action . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , Bro . R . J . Rastrick , W . M ., P . G . Treas ., will give a Masonic Ball on Wednesday , the 14 th March , in aid of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational and Benevolent Institution .
Bro . Col . Duncan , C . B ., M . P ., will second the address in the House of Commons in reply to the Queen's speech on Thursday next , the gth inst . Up to the end of 1886 , New South Wales had raised / 36 , 4 ' 0 , i 3 S worth of gold , nearly £ 600 , 000 of
silver , over , £ iS , ooo , ooo of coal , £ 1 , 000 , 000 of shale , ^ 7 , 500 , 000 of tin , and £ 5 , 000 , 000 of copper . Eifell ' s Tower—the Parisian Tower of Babelis progressing . The four girders have been put into place , and the structure now rests on a solid basis , which will enable it to defy wind and storm .
Bro . Sir H . Drummond Woolf , our newlyappointed Minister to the Shah of Persia , will leave England in about a fortnight ' s time for Constantinople , whence he will continue his journey to Teheran . Miss Emily Foxcroft , daughter of Bro . W . M . Foxcroft , P . M . 177 , W . M . 2063 , P . A . G . D . C . Essex , during this week sang at the Mercers' and Fishmongers' Companies' Court Dinners , charming her hearers by her delightful vocalisation .
It is understood that the Court will move from Osborne to Windsor Castle about the 14 th instant , and that her Majesty will visit the Metropolis on the 23 rd , and remain till Saturday , the 25 th instant . Next month , it is believed , the Queen will visit the Riviera . A MUNIFICENT GIFT . —Mr . T . Dyer Edwardes has given a donaticn of Xiooo towards the reduction of
the heavy mortgage debt on the Chelsea Hospital for Women . The Board of Management still owe £ 4000 under the mortgage , and it is to be hoped that other donors will follow Mr . Dyer Edwardes' munificent example . The marriage of Mr . Walter James Everett second son of Bro . George Everett , of Clapham , and Miss Mary Hyde , eldest daughter of Mr . S . H . Hyde , the
popular Secretary of the Kempton Park Company , was solmenised yesterday at the parish church of Sudbury-on-Thames . We regret to hear of the death , on Saturday last , after only a few days illness , from conge , tionjof the
lungs , of Bro . A . H . Strong , W . M . of the Royal Commemoration Lodge . The funeral was appointed to take place at West Brompton Cemetery , on Thursday , and many members of the Royal Commemoration and Dilhousie Lodges proposed to attend and pay the last tribute of respect to our deceased brother .
The first batch of allotments of the 1000 £ 6 per cent . Mortgage Debentures of £ 100 each , which the Directors of the Cheadle Railway , Mineral , and Land Company ( Limited ) , are in course of issuing , have been sent out already ; and as the Bill for the construciion of the railway has satisfied the Standing Orders of Parliament , it is expected that the Contractors will commence their operations next week .
We are reminded by Bro . Frank 'I ayler , VV . M . of the John Carpenter Ledge , No . 1997 , that his lodge was consecrated in 1883 , and is composed entirely of Old Scholars from the City of London School , so that we were not strictly accurate in our suggestion last week that the Old Westminsters' Lodge , No . 2 : 233 , which was consecrated a few days since , was the first which had been established exclusively for brethren educated at a particular public school .
We are pleased to hear that Geo . Dumbleton is one of the successful candidates for "Bancroft" Scholarships , which entitles him to board , clothes , and education till he reaches the age of 16 or 17 . He is a scholar of Southwark Park Schools ( Head Master , Bro . R . Greenwood , P . M . 1641 ; Class Teacher , Bro . C . Wojds , 1 SG 9 ) .
Other successes in the same class during the past year have been as follows : G . Berridge , A . Marshall , G . Spencer , F . Lemmon , and F . Partridge , each a "Mitchell" Scholarship , tenable at Cowper-street Schools . W . Andrews also gained a prize of £ 5 from Dame Ann Bacon's Charity .
We are very sorry to hear that the G . Treasurer , Bro . Richard Eve , met with an accident on Tuesday which has been of sufficient importance to necessitate his keeping to his room at the National Liberal Club , whence he was on the point of returning to Aldershot . On Sunday last he slipped when crossing a street and strained one of the muscles of his leg , and on Tuesday , on leaving Bro .
Zachane s house where he had been dining , he again slipped in descending the stairs , and on his being conveyed to his club in a cab it was found he had snapped one of the tendons near the femoral artery . However , he hopes to be able to leave his room early next week , and in the meantime will be pleased at any of his friends calling and helping him to wile away his time pleasantly .
Bro . H . E . Cousans , P . M . 297 and Prov . J . G . W . Lincolnshire , Sheriff of Lincoln for the current year , was presented on Monday week with an illuminated address of congratulation on his appointment as Sheriff of the city of Lincoln , from the staff of the Lincoln Gazette and Times and the employes in the printing department of the firm .
The address was handsomely engrossed on vellum , and the presentation was made by Mr . G . W . Critch , one of the compositors , who alluded to the harmonious terms that had always prevailed between Bro . Cousans and his subordinates . The gift was suitably acknowledged by our worthy brother .
We are sincerely grieved to hear of the death at Brighton on the iS ' th ult ., of Bro . Dr . J . C . L . Marsh , who had graduated as Doctor of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen , was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of England , and had practised in Nottingham for 23 years . The deceased , who had attained the age of 64 years , while in Nottingham took a very active part in
Freemasonry , and subsequently on his retirement took part with the late Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson in founding the Erasmus Wilson Lodge , No . 1464 , Greenhithe . He was the founder of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain , but for the last three years Bro . Dr . Marsh had been in failing health , and though he went to live at Brighton in 18 S 6 he gradually sank and died as stated , the funeral taking place at the Hove Cemetery on the 24 th ult ,