Masonic And Gerneal Tidings

MASONIC AND GERNEAL TIDINGS

Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . M ., will deliver an address on "Lodge Duties" before the Humber Installed Master's Lodge of Instruction at Hull , on Jan . 29 th inst . Bro . Sir Thomas Brasscy has returned to his official duties at the Admiralty , having terminated his yachting cruise . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C , was elected

a Governor of the Foundling Hospital at the Quarterly Court held at the Hospital on the 26 th ult . The chancel walls of Truro Cathedral arc now within three feet of completion . About 1 G 0 men are at work on the building . Bro . the Lord Mayor has consented to preside at the anniversary dinner of the London Orphan Asylum ,

Watford , to be held at the Albion Tavern on the 2 Gth February next . Bro . William Clarke , P . G . P ., Dir . of Cers . for the province of Suffolk , had the honour of installing Major General Hessy as W . M . for thc ensuing year of the Doric Lodge , No . Si , Woodbridge . A large number of brethren were present .

The annual entertainment to the inmates of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution took place on Wednesday last . Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to bold over a report which we nave in type until next week . The twelfth annual ball of the Masonic Fraternity of Barrow-in-Furness in aid of the Charities takes

place in the Town Hall , on Thursday , the 24 th inst ., under most distinguished patronage . The brethren will appear in full Masonic clothing with the jewels and insignia of their rank and office . Bro . Jolm Derby Allcroft , Grand Treasurer ol thc United Grand Lodge of England , and M . P . for . Worcester in the last Parliament , has consented to act as Chairman at

the Anniversary Icstival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , to be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Tuesday , the 2 GU 1 February . Bro . K . I * ' . Hubbuck , in connection with his brother , Mr . Augustus Hubbuck , has issued a notice announcing the dealh of their father , Bro . T . Hubbuck , and that thc business will in future be carried on by them

under thc same style as heretofore , Thos . Hubbuck and Sons , at 24 , Lime-street , London . The firm has a worldwide reputation as colour makers . Thc following dinners have been held during the past fortnight at Freemasons'Tavern : Dec . 21 st—Jordan Lodge . Dec . 2 SU 1—Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institution . Jan . ist—Old Concord Lodge ; Albion Lodge .

Jan . 3 rd—St . Andrew s Lodge ; Universal Chapter ; La Tolerance Lodge . Jan . 4 th—Fidelity Chapter ; Odd Volumes ; Swedish and Norwegian Society Ball . Bro . thc Hon . W . T . Ordc-Powlett . D . P . G . Registrar N . and E . Yorks , was installed W . M . for thc ensuing year at the meeting of thc Lennox Lodge , No . 121 , at Richmond , Yorks , on thc 27 th ult . At the same

time Bro . Jas . Newton was elected Tyler for the fiftyseventh time , his absence for the first time during that long period from the anniversary meeting being caused by illness . The Ravcnsbournc Lodgeof Instruction held ils first meeting at Bro . W . Smith ' s , thc George , Lcwisham ,

on the 1 st inst ., when there were present Bros . Batty , W . M . ; Ovcnden , S . W . ; Bonner , J . W . ; Broadbridge , S . D . ; II . Shaw , P . M ., Preceptor ; and several other brethren . The Third Degree was rehearsed , Bro . Williams being the candidate , and thc traditional history given . Bro . Ovenden was elected W . M . for thc next meeting .

In our report of the Great City Lodge , 011 the 22 nd ult ., the W . M ., Bro . Keeble , was made to say that Bro . Capt . Nicols , who was present as a visitor , was about to sail for the Punjab . The numerous friends of Capt . Nicols in London will be gratified to learn that such is not the fact , no such journey is comtcmplated by our worthy brother . It is due to the W . M . to say that the mistake was

made by our reporter , who must have in some way confused Bro . Nicols with Bro . Kelsey , who was present , and who is about to leave for New Zealand . Bro . H . Baldwin , P . P . G . D . C . Middlesex and Surrey , P . M ., & c , of the Panmure M . M . M . ' s Lodge , 139 , asks us to notify that this Mark Lodge will hold an " emergency" meeting at the head quarters of Grand

Mark Lodge , SA , Red Lion-square , W . C ., on Monday next , the 7 th inst .. at five p . m . There are some ten candidates on thc agenda for "advancement . " Bro . 'Thomas Poore , P . G . I . G ., P . M ., & c , the veteran exponent of this honorable Degree , will assume the chair of A ., and with thc assistance of the W . M ., Bro . John Walmsley , Prov . G . J . U ., and officers , will perform Ihe ceremonies . A full

report will appear in our next . The Brixton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1949 , will resume its weekly meetings at the Prince Regent Hotel ( Bro . Monk ' s ) Dulwich-road , East Brixton , on 'Tuesday evening next , Sth Jan ., at S o ' clock p . m . The Preceptor , Bro . E . A . Francis , in the chair . After the close of the meeting the monthly meeting of the Benevolent Association

will be held , and two or three ballots in connection with the Charities will be taken . Thc second annual festival of thc lodge will be held on the fourth Tuesday , namely , on the 22 nd inst ., at the above address . As _ the accommodation is somewhat limited , early application is necessary for tickets . HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —Health or Wealth . —No sane person would

hesitate an instant In the choice between these two conditions . Now is the season to secure the former , cither by restoring or eon tinning It . These Pills expel all impurities from the system which fog : ' , foul vapours , and variable temperature ) engender during winter -, this medicine also acts most wholesomely upon the skin

by disgorging the liver of its accumulated bile , and by exciting the kidneys to more energetic action ; it increases thc appetite for food and strengthens the digestive process . The stomach and liver , with which most disorders originate , are fully under the control of these regenerative Pills , which act very kindly , yet most elliciently , on the tendcrest bowels , —[ ADVT , ]

Masonic And Gerneal Tidings

At lhc last meeting of the Lodge of Antiquity , Bro . Lieut .-Col . James Peters , Grand Sword Bearer , was unanimosuly elected a joining member . Bro . Gill wood Milledge was , on ihe 271 I 1 ult ., installed VV . iM . of All Soul's Lodge , No . 170 , at Weymouth . Comp . J . II . Sillitoe , P . G . J . East Lancashire ,

delivered a lecture on 'The Early History and Primitive usages of Royal Arch Masonry , " in thc Affability Chapter , Manchester , on Thursday , the 20 th ult . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough leaves the palace for the South of Europe this week . He has issued a pastoral to the clergy of his diocese with reference to his recent serious and prolonged illness , in which he speaks of

the benefits received from it . Bro . the Lord Mayor will be present at the annual ball of the Cripplegate Pension Society at the Cannon-street Hotel on Wednesday , the 23 rd inst ., and will take the chair at the supper . The Hon . Sec . of the society is Bro . VV . Knell , of 11 , Jewin-crescent . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , the Bishop of

London , Bro . J . D . Allcroft , and Mr . Isaac Braithwaite support an appeal for j ( . ' 45 oo to erect a Sunday school and mission room in thc parish of St . Simon , Shephcrd's-bushgreen , Hammersmith . The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , in the year 1 S 05 , styled its Grand Master Right Worshipful , but it has since abandoned this title for . Most Worshipful . The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has always adhered to

Right Worshipful , believing it to be right to make no innovations in Masonry . SirC . G . Zcroudacchi , K , C . M . G ., a Greek merchant at Alexandria , has sent to the Duke of Cambridge , as president of thc Patriotic Fund , a cheque for £ 1300 to be expended for the benefit of the soldiers' widows and children in such manner as maybe deemed most advisable . This gentleman has always shown the most friendly feeling towards the British Army .

Ihe remains of Lieutenant De Long , commander of the Jeannette , and of his ill-fated comrades , lost in the Arctic regions , were , on thc 21 st December , borne in procession through Irkutsk , escorted by a detachmentof troops . A considerable number of people joined the cortege , and several wreaths were placed upon thc collins . The remains arc to be taken to America .

The brethren of the province of Minister celebrated St . John ' s Day by attending a special choral service at S . Fin Barrc ' s Cathedral , Cork , conducted by members of the Craft . The sacred edifice was crowded to its utmost capacity . 'The Rev . R . VV . Delacour , M . A ., in the course of an eloquent sermon , pointed out that the prejudices against Freemasonry , born of bigotry and ignorance , were

unfounded , and it rested in thc hands of the Craft to prove that charges brought against the Order were false . Thc lirst meeting in the new year of the Burgoync I . odgcof Instruction , 902 , was held at Bro . A . F . Austin ' s , 25 , Charterhouse-street , on the 2 nd inst ., there being present Bros . Seller , W . M . ; Williams , S . W . ; Cross , J . W . ; Fidler , S . D . ; Venning , J . D . ; Melbourne , I . G . ; Field ,

LP . M . ; and other brethren . The ceremony of initiation was ably rehearsed by the VV . M . Bro . Williams , of the mother lodge , was elected W . M . for thc ensuing week , when the brethren attending will receive a Masonic treat . Bro . William James Hughan is probably an honorary member of a greater number of Masonic bodies than any other brother in the world . In 187 , 4 , when he

published his "Memorials of the Masonic Union of A . D , 1 S 13 , " he dedicated that work to thirteen lodges and six chapters , in England , Scotland , and America , which had previously honoured him with membership . One of these was Jerusalem R . A . Chapter , No . 3 , of Philadelphia . A number of others have since added his name to their roll . —Keystone .

A great and most important accession has been made in thc number of West-end establishments where one can call at any ordinary hour and find a decent dinner or supper to eat . Bro . Pinoli , who has been eminently successful as a restaurateur in Oxford-street , Edgwarcroad , and subsequently in Ncwgatc-strcct , has opened at No . 17 , Wardour-strcct , a first-class cafe restaurant , established on a princcple which may be desirratcd as Bro .

Pinob s own . The ground floor is essentially a cafe restaurant , but in thc basement and underneath thc long dining room a grotto bar is about to be opened , where oysters nnd fancy drinks will be dispensed in the surroundings of a comfortable lounge . On thc first floor are large and small private dining rooms , while every convenience is furnished in the shape of lavatories , & c . Bro . Pinoli has , above all objects , one especially in view , viz ., to cater nothing but the very best of food and the most excellent of wines .

The personal property of thc late Mr . Thomas Holloway will , it is stated , probably be sworn under jj , 1 , 000 , 000 . His will , which is of the simplest possible character , can be summarised in a very few words . Contrary to the general expectation the testator has made no specific charitable bequests . The executors , Mr . George Martin and Mr . Driver , who are also the trustees of the

fund ( , ( . 300 , 000 ) with which Mr . Holloway endowed his college for the education of women in August last , are entrusted with the task of carrying out thc testator ' s wishes in respect to thc whole of his benevolent schemes . It is understood that although the completion of the college and sanitarium will be the lirst care of the executors , their charitable disbursements are b y no means limited to the

furtherance ot the objects these institutions have in view . During his lifetime Mr . Holloway gave large sums of money for benevolent purposes on the condition that the name of the donor should not be discovered , and the executors are gjven a wide discretion in the continuance of such subscriptions . Mr . Driver will continue to carry on the business of the deceased . 'The whole of thc testator ' s propert

y , with the exception of that set apart for charitable purposes , is bequeathed to a near relative . The funeral of the deceased gentleman took place to-day ( Friday ) . " I am subject to inflammation of the throat and sutler greatly In cold weather from a cough . l ) n . LOCUCK ' PULMONIC WAFERS re .

lieve the cough , allavtbc inflammation , and give me ease at once . " ( Signed ) J . Heron , High-street , Uelfast . Asthma , Consumption , Bronchitis , Colds , Coughs , Shortucsss of Breath , Phlegm , Pains in the Chest , and Rheumatism are instantlv relieved and rapidly cnrcil 4 y the Wafers , which taste pleasantly ' . Sold at is . i » i | ., 2 s , gd ., bs , Od ., and us , per box by alt Druggists . —[ ADVT . ]

Masonic And Gerneal Tidings

Bro . the Earl of Jersey * R . W . Prov . G . M . M . Berks and Oxon , spoke at the New Year ' s gathering of the Druids at Oxford , on Tuesday night . Bro . G . II . Mason , late C . C . for the ward df Farringdon Without , has given a packet of tea to each of thc inmates of the Printers' Almshouses , Wood Green . The Industrial Art Exhibition , at the Palais CIL-S Beaux Arts , at Brussels , was opened on Monday last by the Minister of the Interior .

lhc Christmas entertainment lo thc Cilv Police will be given on Thursday and Friday , the I 7 th ' and iSth inst ., at the Oriental Restaurant , New Bridge-street . Bro . Alderman Sir J . \\\ Ellis , Hart ., has promised his support in the working of the new Conservative club recently opened at Salisbury , and in his letter to the president refers to the successful operation of

a similar institution at By-fleet . The Keystone says the Grand Lodge of Ohio has decided not to make provision for a Masonic Library , because thc Grand Lodge has no "permanent home of its own . " It ought to have a permanent home , and it ought to have a library , too . A correspondent of thc City Press , who has

written to the Postmaster-General on the subject of the extensive trade in postal and fiscal forgeries , says that the postal authorities have put in motion the Act of Parliament of 1 S 40 , whereby the possession of , or attempt to sell or dispose of any forged stamp , or the means of producing a forged stamp , is constituted . The committee of management of thc Working

Men ' s Convalescent Home , Morley House , St . Margaret ' s Bay , have issued an " appeal to the workshops" for further support . The institution , which is in debt to the bankers , has received since its opening a steady stream of working men , convalescents from disease or accidents , from all parts of London to reap its great advantages .

The first meeting of the Earl of Mornington Lodge , No . 2000 , after the consecration was held at , 33 Golden-square , on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst ., the VV . M ., Bro . J . S . Lavics , M . D ., in the chair . Several brethren were proposed as joining members , and three new members were initiated . The brethren afterwards dined at the Holborn Restaurant .

I'he following circular has been issued by the Postmaster-General -. " 'The Postmaster-General wishes to make known throughout the service his high appreciation of the energy and zeal displayed in successfully meeting the unprecedented pressure of Post Office business experienced throughout the United Kingdom during the last few days . —General Post Office , 1 st January , : SS . j . " I . ady Brassey , during her voyage in the

Sunbeam , has established a centre of the St . John Ambulance Association at Jamaica , under the presidency of the Governor , and has held preliminary meetings for the same purpose at Trinidad , Nassau , Bermuda , and La Guayra in Venezuela . After examinations held at Portsmouth last week 11 ollicers and 20 petty ollicers and seamen of the Royal Navy were declared eligible for certificates of proficiency in " lirst aid to the injured . "

The building for the Parcels Post which has been for several months in course of erection b y Mr . Shaw , on behalf of thc Great Northern Railway Company , and which is situated on the open space in front of King ' scross Terminus , is completed . 'The structure , which is composed chiefly of wood , measures about 150 feet in length , with a breadth of about 70 feet . 'This building

forms the central receiving office for the district , and has been erected at a cost of about £ 5000 , for which the Post Office Department will pay a rental of £$ 75 per annum . There arc now upwards of 116 , 1100 miles of road in England and Wales which are maintained at the public expense , at a cost of little short of tivo millions sterling per annum . Of these the main roads count only 14 , 508 miles , thc remainder being " ordinary highways . " The

highway rates are of course the chief fund for keeping up and repairing these ways . The contributions from the county authorities , however , amount to nearl y £ 218 , 000 . As a source of income available for their original objects turnpike tolls , once so important , have become quite insignificant , the total amount received from these last year being only a trifle over £ 4000 , or less by £ 1784 than thc actual amount expended in repairing thc roads upon which these tolls were levied .

Canada is a prosperous and progressive community . Land is abundant , cheap , and fertile ; labour is in good demand , and for those who are strong and willing to work there is plenty of employment . At present the most profitable occupation is that of agriculture , but there is already a good demand for handicraftsmen , and there is abundance of mineral wealth in various parts of the

Dominion . With such advantages to offer , it is no wonder that Canada receives an annual influx of 50 , 000 emigrants from the old world , and chiefly from the British Isles . It it hardly necessary to recommend emigration to Canada when the tide has already set in so steadily . But Lord Lorne does a good service to his countrymen by telling them in simple and straightforward language what Canada is

and what they may expect if they decide to go there . It has , no doubt , formidable rivals in other British colonics , and in the vast unpeopled territories of the United States . But its resources and advantages are great ; it offers a home easil y reached , and a fair promise of prosperity to all who are able and willing to work ; and its prospects , even in the near future , are great enough to stir the imagination

and quicken thc ambition of all who arc really fitted to bear their share in the making of a new civilisation . —Times . " liui'TUREs . "—WHITE ' S . MOC-MMX LEVER TRUSS is thc most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , so hurtful in its eilects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is

supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and I'atent Lever , lining with so much ease and closeness that it cannut be detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials and prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) 2 AS , Piccadilly , London . Ho not buy of Chemist * , who often sell an IMITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Cc . have not any agents . —[ ABVT . 1

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