Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

Bro . George Kennmg has received instructions from the General Purposes Committee to manufacture the sword to be presented to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour , G . C . B ., F . R . G . S ., A . D . C . to Her Majesty the Queen . Bro . the Right Rev . Bishop Beckles , D . D ., performed the ceremony of marriage between his brother , Mr . S . H . Beckles , F . R . S ., F . G . S ., and Miss J . G . Spooner , at Kew Church , by special licence .

' 1 he meetings of the Wallington Lodge , No . 1 S 92 , are held on the third Thursday in the months of January , February , March , June , October and November , at the Public Hall , Carshalton , Surrey .

Bro . the Earl or Shaftesbury will preside at a public meeting of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society , at Willis ' s Rooms , on the 15 th inst ., in connection with the Egyptian crisis on the subject of the African slave trade . Bro . Lord Percy , INI . P ., and Bro . the Lord Mayor are members of a Committee just formed to entertain the battalions of Foot Guards who served in Egypt ,

and who are expected home about the 14 th inst . V . W . Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , the officer in command of the Foot Guards , left Alexandria on Tuesday for England via Brindisi . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Rosslyn , and Bro . Lord and Lady Charles Beresford were amongst those who assembled at the celebration of the marriage of the

Earl of Durham and Miss Ethel Milner , at St . Peter's , Eaton-square , on Saturday afternoon . The Earl and Countess left for The Durdans , Epsom , Lord Roseberry ' s seat , for the honeymoon . On Friday evening the 27 th ult ., at a largely attended meeting of the House Committee of the Masonic Hall , Liverpool , under the presidency of Bro . R . Robinson ,

it was resolved to proceed with the decoration of the chapter and other rooms , staircases , corridors , and other portions of the building , at a cost of upwards of £ 500 . Cordial thanks were given to Bro . R . Washington , P . P . G . S . D ., for his gift of a very valuable clock , which has been p laced in the entrance hall of the buiiding . A new work is in the press upon the " Disputed

Text" in the First Epistle of St . John , about the three that bear witness in heaven . In the revised version of the English Bible this verse is omitted without explanation or comment , and we understand that the aim of the forthcoming work is to show that this is to decide an old controversy in a new way , without any substantial addition to

the evidence . The work is enriched by a section from an eminent Dignitary of the church who is himself a member of the Committee for the revision of the Bible . It is by the Rev . H . T . Armfield , M . A . F . S . A ., a rector of Colne , Engaine , Essex , and will be published by Messrs . Bagster and Sons , the eminent Biblical publishers of

Paternosterrow . Bros . Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., Chaplain Great City Lodge , Incumbent of Curzon Chapel ; Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C ., S . W . Brixton Lodge , F . R . G . S . ; the Duke of Marlborough , K . G . ; Rowland Plumbe , F . R . I . B . A . ; and Alderman Fowler , M . P ., are Stewards for the festival dinner of the National Orphan

Home , in addition to those we mentioned last week . The dinner is fixed for Tuesday , and it is hoped a large number of noblemen and gentlemen will support our Royal brother the Chairman ( H . R . H . Prince Leopold ) , as the banquet is being held at a different time of year from the

conventional one in the spring . We may add that the Secretary , Captain Taylor ( late loSth Regiment ) , is a member of the Fraternity since 1 S 45 , and was initiated in the George William Lodge , of the 94 th Regiment , and later a member of the Universal Assembly , and is also on the books of the Knight Templars Preceptory , Golden-square .

A Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorset was held at Sherborne on Wednesday last . A report will appear in our next . A Lodge of Instruction is held in connection with the Temperance in the East Lodge , S 9 S , on Wednesday evenings at the George the Fourth , Ida-street , Poplar . Bro . S . T . Finch , P . M . S 61 , 89 S , & c , is the Precepter .

The marriage of Bro . the Rev . Thomas Cochrane , Grand Chaplain , M . A ., Rector of Stapleford Abbots , Essex , only son of the Hon . Sir James Cochrane , formerly Chief Justice of Gibraltar , and Miss Julia Walker , younger daughter of the late Rev . William Walker , M . A ., Vicar

of Bardney , was solemnised on I uesday in last week , at St . Mary Abbotts , Kensington . The Rev . St . George Walker , M . A ., Rector of Elveden , and the Rev . Frederick Walker , Vicar of Kingswear , brothers of the bride , performed the ceremony , the bride being given away by her brother , Mr . Henry Walker , of Kilburn .

Bro . Wood , of 112 , Cheapside , has introduced a cigarette , which he calls the " Craft Cigarette , " and has sent us a small packet " for review . " This we do with p leasure , as it is much more agreeable than reviewing a dry book . Bro . Wood recommends us to smoke one while writing a notice , exhibiting a confidence in the genuineness and superiority of his wares which we can cheerfully say is not

misplaced . Tastes vary , and in nothing more than tobacco ; but this Craft cigarette suits us to a nicety , and it will give us great pleasure to keep on reviewing them , although we cannot promise to record their soothing influences in the pages of the Freemason . HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —Good Spirits . —Everyone has frequently experienced sudden personal changes from gaiety to gloom . The wind and weather oftcntime receive the blame when a faulty digestion is

alone thc cause of the depression . Holloway s Pills can be honestl ) recommended for harmoniously attuning circulation and respiration , disturbance of the balance of which produces a sense of fulness and oppression after eating . They clean the furred tongue , and whole , somely stimulate the liver , and act as a gentle aperient to the bowels . They healthfully rouse both body and mind . Holloway ' s Pills are the best known antidotes for want of appetite , nausea , flatulency , heartburn , languor , depression , and that apathy so characteristic of chronic derangement of the digestion , —[ A BVT , ]

Masonic Notes And Queries.

RAV . Bro . the Lord Mayor unveiled the busts of Lord Beaconsfield and Mr . Gladstone , on Tuesday , in the vestibule of the Guildhall , in the presence of Bros . Sir John Monckton , President of the Board of General Purposes ; Alderman Fowler , M . P ., 1 ; Sheriff de Kevser , and Sir Wm . Thos . Charley , D . C . L . The Inaua-ural Mr . etimr nf ihr » Nnm P 1 „ H -,,-, rl

Institute to be held at Bro . R . Hirst ' s , 237 , Mile End-road , E ., on Thursday evening , has to be postponed until the 16 th inst , at 7 o clock , in consequence of Lord Mayor ' s day occurring on next Thursday . The opening night will be devoted to the working of the Fifteen Sections , ' when Bro . B . Cundick , P . M . 1421 , and the Preceptor of the Club and Institute will preside , and be supported hv numerous

wellknown and able workers . Bro . Dr . T . Loane , M . C . 1421 , and G . H . Stephens , J . VV . 1623 , & c , are acting as Joint Secretaries , and the undertaking promises to be ' a success . On Monday evening an inaugural supper was held to celebrate the completion of the structural arrangements which will enable the brethren to meet in a handsome and well appointed lodge-room . Bro . C . H . Bardouleau . id . 21 .

nresided , and was supported by Bros . Loane , 1421 ; Loftus , | 3 ° J Stephens , 1623 ; Taylor , 554 ; Pringle , 7 S 1 , & c . Bro . Hirst ' s , 1 4 21 , catering giving much satisfaction . The performance of Gounod ' s " Redemption " at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday bv th <> Rovnl

Albert Hall Choral Society , with several of our chief artistes in the leading parts , was honoured by the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Limerick are staying at the Royal Pavilion Hotel , Folkestone .

Bro . the Earl of March , M . P ., P . G . S . W ., and Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , P . G . M . Scotland , were amongst the mourners at the funeral of Lieut .-Col . Balfour ' at Balbirnie , Fifeshire . The deceased is the only officer who has died belonging to the Foot Guards during the Egyptian war . Lieut .-Col . Balfour was wounded in the knee , but died of blood poisoning , after the operation at his sister ' s

house , the Marchioness of Downshire . Lieut . Weyland has also died , and he is the only officer the Household Guards have lost from the war . He was attacked with dysentery at 1 . alta . Bro . Sir Henry T y ler , M . P . ( Harwich ) , and family have been staying at Bri g hton . A most fashionable bazaar has just been held in aid of the funds of the

rebuilding of the Chapel Royal . Arabi ' s counsel are both En glish barristers , and both members of the Masonic Fraternity . Bro . A . M . Broadley is the son of the Rev . I . Broadley , rector of Bradpole , and honorary canon of Salisbury Cathedral . Bro . Broadley was called to the bar at Lincoln ' s Inn , in 1 S 79 , and left soon after for Tunis , where he has established an

extensive and remunerative practice , and is a master of the native language . Bro . Broadley is a Past Master of Lodges 1 S 35 and 1717 , P . D . D . G . M . Malta , P . G . M . M . M . for 'Tunis and Malta , besides being a member and holding office in many of the higher Degrees . As an author he has distinguished himself b y the publication of a work on Tunis , entitled " The last Punic War . " On the Tunisian Onestion

Bro . Broadley maybe regarded as an authority , behaving occupied the position of "Times" correspondent during the French and Tunisian war . In connection with Masonic literature , we may also mention that Bro . Broadley has written a " History of Freemasonry in the District of Malta "—a work of much interest to Masons , not onl y in the Mediterranean , but in England as well . Bro . the Hon .

Mark Napier , the junior counsel , is the third son of Francis Napier , nint ' i Lord Napier and Ettrick . He was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1 S 76 . He married the daughter of Lord Ranelagh , by whom he has two sons . His chambers are in Fig Tree-court , Temple . At the Court of Common Council , held on

Thursday last , at the Guildhall , the Lord Mayor remarked that it would be the last occasion on which he should preside , and therefore he took the opportunity of thanking the members for the cordial support he had received from them on all occasions . It was subsequently agreed to present our worthy brother with an illuminated vote of thanks on vellum .

The gold medal and other prices given by the Prince and Princess of Wales for swimming , to the choristers and ex-choristers of the Chapel Royal , Savoy , were competed for on Friday last , at the Charing Cross Floating Bath . They will be presented at the general distribution of prizes next year . Messrs . Bnnsmead and Son having arranged for

a series of concerts in aid of the endowment fund of the Royal College of Music , the first is to take place at St . James's Hall on the 16 th inst ., when Miss Anna Williams , Mdme . Patey , Mr . Sims Reeves , Mr . Herbert Reeves , Signor Runcio , Mr . Barrington Foote , Signor Foli , and the London Vocal Union will sing .

Among those present on the platform at Charing Cross Station to greet Bro . Sir Garnet Wolseley , G . C . B ., were H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , Mr . Gladstone , M . P ., Bro . Earl Granville , Mr . Childers , the Duke and H . R . H . the Duchess of Teck , and Lieut .-Col . Clarke , on behalf of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess nf Wales .

Professor Palmer , of whose untimely death there seems to be little , if any doubt , was a distinguished oriental linguist . He commenced his favourite studies at a very early age , and having matriculated at Cambridge , was electeda Fellow of St . John ' s College asa reward for his great oriental attainments . He had several times previously visited

the Syrian Desert , and his command of the Arab language , as well as of the people's manners , was such that he might easily have passed himself off as one of them . Loot seems to have been at the bottom of the cause to which he has fallen a victim .

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Masonic Notes And Queries.

The names of the following brethren appear in the requisition presented to Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson , soliciting him to become a candidate for the London School Board : Bros . Alderman Fowler , M P Edwin Freshfield , W . G . Harrison , O . C ., E . VV Hubbuck , G . M . Felton , J . A . Vickerl , D . Shrewsbury .

rienry Uarcy , Oeorge Darcy , A . E . Gladwell , Edwin Fox , 1 . Fenn , R . J . Dart , G . Chillingworth , T . Hastings Miller , H . H . Heath , — Draper , F . Green , E . W . Stillwell , U . Knell , A . J . Altman , C . Spurgeon , J . R . Foulger , R . VV . Paget , G . M . Taylor , H . VV . Dalwood , and I . C . Dwarber .

Bro . I hos . Perrin has been unanimousl y elected Master of the West Kent Lodge , No . 1297 , for 1 SS 3 , and Ins installation will take place ^ on the last Saturday in March . Bro . Alderman Hadlcy entered the fifty-first year of his age yesterday .

Bro . John Lobb , of St . Bride-street , delivered the address to the inmates of the Printers' Almshouses , Wood-green , on Sunday afternoon last . Bro . Dr . Whiteway Wilkinson will be installed W . M . of the St . Mark ' s Lodge of Mark Masters on I uesday next .

On Saturday last some 200 gentlemen dined together at Anderton ' s Hotel , to inaugurate a club of journalists which has been established in Fleet-street . The president , Bro . G . A . Sala , was in the chair , supported by Lord Houghton , Viscount Folkestone , M . P ., and by many journalists . After the usual loval toasts had hnen ™™» rl

, „ Mr . G . A . Henty gave the " Army , Navy , and Reserve forces , " coupled with the name of Capt . the Hon . B . Fitz Patrick . Lord Houghton responded for "The House of Lords . Viscount Folkestone and Dr . Cameron , M . P ., responded for " The House of Commons . " The president , in a speech of genial humour , proposed the toast of Prosperity to the Club . " Mr . C . Williams , the chairman of the club committee , responded , and other toasts were given .

The South Australian Parliament has voted 425 , 000 for the introduction of domestic servants , and 430 , 000 for tne extinction of rabbits . ^ Bro . Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood , V . C ., K . C . B ., has arrived at Chatham , where he will again take up his duties as Commandant of the Garrison .

On Thursday evening last the Lord Mayor elect ( Bro . Alderman Knight ) , iii accordance with ancient custom , entertained his brethren of the Court of Aldermen , thc high officers of the Corporation , and some private friends , at a banquet which took place at Haberdashers' Hall . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will open the Norfolk Agricultural Hall at Norwich , on 'Thursday , the 16 th inst .

Ihe Prince of Wales ' s hunting stud , which is usually kept at Cumberland Lodge , Windsor Great Park , has left Windsor b y special train for Sandringham , as His Royal Highness intends hunting that country during the present season . By command of the Queen . Bro . Sir Garnet

Wolseley left London shortly after his arrival from E gypt for Balmoral , where , 011 Monday evening , he had the honour of dining with Her Majesty . H . R . H . the Duchess of Connaught has arrived in London from Balmoral , and will shortly be joined by the Duke of Connaught , who has already left Egypt for England .

Bros , the harl of Rosslyn , P . G . M . Scotland , and the Earl of March , M . P ., P . G . S . W . England , were among those who attended the funeral of Lieut .-Col . Balfour , of the Grenadier Guards , lately deceased of wounds received at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir . Last week ther e was a large family gathering at Baron's Court , Newton Stewart , Co . ' . Tyrone , the seat of the Duke of Abercorn , G . M . Ireland , to celebrate the golden wedding of the Duke and Duchess .

1 he season of Promenade Concerts at Covent Garden Theatre will terminate this ( Saturday ) evening , when the performance will be for the benefit of Mr . C . Tod-Pullen , the acting manager . Mr . Boutches , the newl y appointed Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh , delivered his inaugural address to the students on Tuesday afternoonand

, was received most enthusiastically . Bro . T . B . Wh ytehead , of York , to whose pen we and the Craft in general are indebted for many erudite essays on Freemasonry , past and present , now gives us a specimen of his artistic skill and taste in the shape of an elaboratel y designed programme for the Mary Commanderv

Knignts templar , Philadelphia , on the occasion of the Bi-centennial of the landing of William Penn , which was celebrated on the 26 th ult . It is one of the prettiest designs we have seen , and as Bro . Whytehead does everything Masonic " cpn amore , " we fear we shall be tempted to trouble him in a similar way when our "own artist" is barren in ideas .

Bro . R . D . Parr has removed from Hattongarden to larger premises , 57 , Fetter-lane . Bros . Lord Kensington , M . P ., Viscount Powerscourt , C . C . Cotes , M . P .. and Hon . F . S . A . H . TV ,,-,,

M . P ., were among those present at Brook ' s , on Saturday evening , at a meeting of the Fox Club . The an nual banquet of the Yarborou gh Lodge of Instruction was held on Tuesday last , and was attended with great success . Wc hope to give an account in our next issue .

At the National Hosp ital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending October 25 th was 9 S 0 . HOLLOWAY ' S PI LLS . —The changes of temperature and weather ireouently upset persons who are most cautious of their health , and most particular in their diets . These corrective , purifying , and gently aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defective actions of

tile digestive ar & ans ; they augment the appetite , strengthen thc stomach , correct biliousness , and carry oil' all that is noxious from the system . Holloway ' s PIUs are composed of rare balsams , unmixed with baser matter , and on that account are peculiarly well adapted for the young , delicate , and aged . As this peerless ' medicine has gained fame in the past , so will it preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities , and its incapacity of . Joint' harm , —[ ADVT . ] 011 r * > v ui