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Wise Precautions.
WISE PRECAUTIONS .
It is always wise to look ahead , to exercise a judicious caution in regard to determining any of the important relitions and movements of life . By such care and forethoug ht many unpleasant complications may be avoided , aS well as the frequent embarrassments of condition to which the rash and heedless arc always exposed . This
careful consideration and judicious scrutiny are especially recommendeel to persons disposed to seek connection with the Masonic institution . The becoming a Mason ought not to be wholly a leap in the eiark . The step is far too important to be taken under the promptings of any sudden whim or impulse , and without any intelligent appreciation of the nature of the society with which affiliation is sought ,
the kind of company that will be found there , and the general duties that will be imposed . Because of such rash and ill-considered action , disappointment sometimes attends the initiate . We call to mind several instances that illustrate the fact . Undei the impulse of personal friendship for a distinguished member of the Craft , an acquaintance of ours inconsiderately sought admission into Masonry . A
most estimable citizen , he was constitutionally without a particle of relish for symbolism and scenic display , —his was a prosaic nature to which forms , and ceremonies , and figurative teachings were an abhorrence . Need we say this man was not overmuch pleased with Masonry ? He oug ht never to have entered our doors ; and , probably , he would not , if he had only enquired a little more carefully as
to thc character of the institution . Wccall to mind another very excellent person who has never been at home in his . Masonic relations , chiefly because of his own strong individualism , over-sensitiveness , and reticence . This man caught glimpses of Masonry in its philosophical aspects , but lie diel not sufi'ciently consider that it makes fellowship one of its watchwords , and
rails at times for personal unbending in that free intercourse and cheeiful companionship for which it gives the opportunity , and provides the occasion . The expectations of our brother were not fully realized ; he can enjoy only a section cf Masonry , and be woulel have saved himself from disappointment by exercising a little more care at the outset .
One other case comes to mind . A young man of noble thought and aims , acting impulsively , knocked at the portals of a certain lodge for admission , having sought no information as to who composed its membership . The ceremony of initiation being completed , he found himself surrounded by certain brethren not at all to his liking , with whom he was obliged to associate anel fraternize
He felt that he had made a mistake , that he was not in the right place , anel that he had acteel too hastily . Nominally he is still a Mason , but he is not cf us or with us in any true sense . Better exercise a little more careful thought at the beg inning ; let thc candidate inforsn himself as to the character and claims of Masonry , look at the list of members
belonging to the lodge he proposes to enter , and then if he elecid : s to go forward he will not be likely to be disappointed . AH this is in accordance with the old time teachings of Masonry . More than a hundred years ago this was the rule laid down : " In the first place , when you intend to be made a Freemason , go with your friend to the lodge , and desire him to show you thc warrant of dispensation by which the lodge is held , Sec When they
produce this authority or warrant , then call for the bye-laws , and having seriously perused them , consider whether your natural disposition will incline you to be conformable to them . Next call fur the roll , or list of members , where you may find the names of some of your most intimate and esteemed friends , or perhaps Ihe names of such other acquaintances as you would not choose to associate with . " — " Freemasons' Repository . "
Is It Chinese Masonry?
IS IT CHINESE MASONRY ?
The Truckee ( Cal . ) " Republic " says : The funeral of Vce Gee Peow took place yesterday . Full five hundred people , whites and Chinese , witnessed the ceremonies . Just exactly who Yee Gee Peow was , cannot be told . That he was a celebrated member of the Chinese Secret Society is etrtain . That he held a lank in this society something
"km to Grand Lectuim - is also known . Further , is mysf'ry . Several times during the past few years he has been in Truckee . The society of which he was so brilliant a luminary terms itself Masonic . The members claim that they are Freemasons . Deceased instituted the first Chinese lod ge in Truckee , and has always presided at their meetings since . Possessing no lodge , these enthusiastic
Celestials usually met on the tops of the highest hills , and stationed guards to protect themselves from surprise during their mystic rites . Candidates were regularly pro-Ijosed , balloted for , and , if elected , were regularly initiated , 'he sessions wcre always lengthy , usually lasting from nine o ' clock p . m . to fe ur or five o ' clock a . m . At onetime last summer upwards of three hundred Chinamen in this vicinity belonged to this mysterious Order .
Holland.
HOLLAND .
th ^ « D * - Sr $ tele £ ram' dateu the Haguei July 271 says at Prince Alexander of thc Netherlands was yesterday mtiated into Freemasonry by Prince Frederick , Grand laster ff ; - 0 rder . To-day Prince Frederick celebrated both
e anniversary of his investiture as Masonic Grand paster for the Netherlands . The Imperial Crown Prince lodi ? ermany and de P utat ' ° ns from foreign and Dutch Fred S ' " if present at the commemorative festival . Prince uerick was presented b y the brethren with a gold hammer set with brilliants . " S
United States.
UNITED STATES .
OVATION IN HONOUR OF THE N EW GRAND MASTER OF NEW YORK ;—The special communication of Pacific Lodge , No . 233 , -was held on Thursday , in the Consistorial Chamber of the Masonic Temple , in honour of the Grand Officers of the Masonic Fraternity of the State of New York , and especially in honour of the unanimous
election of R . W . Jas . VV . Husted , 33 ° , to the office of Grand Master , Bro . Husted having been initiated in Pacific Lodge in the year 1856 . The lodge was visited by the M . W . Ehvood E . Thome , G . M . ; R . W . Jas . W . Husted , Grand Master elect ; W . Bro . Joseph J . Couch , Deputy Grafid Master elect ; M . W . John W . Simons , 33 ° ; R . W . Henry C . Banks , 33 , P . D . D . G . M . ; R . W .
Bro . Richey , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . James E . Morrison , D . D . G . M ., R . W . Charles Hyde , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . Bro . Barker , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . William T . Woodruff , 32 ° ; W . Bros . Chauncey Dcpew , Allen , Postly , Davis , Conover , Burger , Anthon , Brown , Valentine , Dederick , Cummings , Harrison , and many others . The Grand Officers were received with the Grand Honours due to their
exalted station , and were each introduced to the brethren by R . W . Bro . Isaac Teichmann , Master , in some very appropriate remarks . The lodge was addressed by R . W . Bros . Thome , Simons , Couch , and Husted , Bro . Husted speaking at some length , gave reminiscences of his first initiation into the beautiful rites of Freemasonry , in Pacific Lodge , twenty years since , and how few of the old
familiar faces were to be seen present , many , no doubt , having passed to the Grand Lodge above . His remarks were exceedingly happy , and were greatly enjoyed by the brethren . After the close of the lodge , an entertainment was given in the banquet room by the Pacific Masonic Association , at which toasts were given , and speeches made by the visiting brethren present . The remarks of
Bro . Husted and Bro . Chauncey Dcpew were greatly applauded . MASONIC VETERANS . —The fifth annual meeting and banquet of this association took place in New York during the Grand Lodge week , and was largely attended by an enthus astic gathering of old fellows , of whom it may be said , Masonically at least , that their eyes arc not dimmed
nor their natural strength abated . On thc contrary , with terms of service ranging from twenty-five to fifty years and more , they are still to the fore , and readier at roll-call to answer " Here ! " than many young men who have yet to learn that Bark is a gooel dog but Holdfast is a better . After the transaction of the " usual business , the following officers were unanimously elected : —President , R . W .
James M . Austin ; Vice-President , R . W . Charles D . Brown ; Treasurer , R . W . Robert Macoy ; Secretary , W . Adolphe Andreas ; Conesponding Secretary , M . W . John W . Simons . At the conclusion of labour , the K . and F . Degree was conferred , fifty veterans sitting
down and doing ample justice to an elegant spread . The average age of the party was found to be fifty-four years , which would not be much changed if the entire membership were present , and yet during the past year not a single death has occurred among them . The old boys have our most sincere wishes for many happy returns .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE , North Island of New Zealand . —The clothing and jewels for the above new District Grand Lodge are now on view at Bro . George Kenning's Masonic Show Rooms , Little Britain . The consecration of the Royal Kensington Lodge , No . 1627 , will take place at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday next , the nth inst ., at four p . m . The ceremonies
of consecration and installation will be worked by V . W . Bro . Hyele Pullen , P . G . S . B ., P . D . P . G . M . Bros . W . T . Raymond is the W . M . ; C . E . Soppet , S . W . ; and W . I . G . Leith , J . W . designate . EBORACJUM L ODGE ( No . 1611 ) . —The consecration of this lodge will take place en Monday at the lodge-room , 3 , Micklegate , York , at half-past one o'clock .
A massive gold chain and badge of office , which is now being manufactured , is to be presented to the mayor anil corporation of Warrington b y Lady Greenhall , wife of the member for thc borough , as an assurance of how much their past kindness has been appreciated by
Bro . Sir Gilbert and herself . The offer has been accepted with thanks . The Prov . G . Lodge of Durham will be held at South Shields , in the Free Library Buildings , under the banner of St . Hilda ' s Lodge , No . 240 , on Tuesday , 24 th October , 1876 .
Petitions are in progress for a new lodge in Newcastle-on-Tyne , to be named the Hotspur ; also for one atBedlington , both in the Province of Northumberland . His Excellency Sir Salar Jung , G . C . S . I ., has sent , with kind expressions of the merits of the society to general support , a donation of twenty guineas to the Newspaper Press Fund .
A remarkable case of longevity is reported in Virchow's " Archives , " by Dr . Ornstein , of Athens . The man , George Stravarides , died in Smyrna , at the age of 132 years . Although this Methuselah had always lived an irregular life , and had consumed an average of more than a hundred drachms of brandy daily , he retained full
possession of all his senses , as also a complete set of teeth , up to the moment of his death . He also continued to the last to attend to the duties of his avocation—a baker . This man was born in 1 743 , in the reign of Mahomed I ., and lived during the reigns of the nine Sultans . — "British Medical Journal . "
The Dean of Westminster having lett London for some weeks , all applications relating to Westminster Abbey are to be sent to the Canon in residence .
Masonic And General Tidings.
At a meeting of the general committee of the Wrexham Eisteddfod , on Monday , a letter was read from Sir W . W . Wynn , M . P ., R . W . P . G . M . North Wales ; enclosing one he had received from H . R . H . Prince Leopold , R . W . P . G . M . Oxford , in reply to an invitation from Sir
Watkin Wynn to visit Wynnstay . His Royal Highness expressed the pleasure it would have afforded him to visit Wales , and to be present at the national gathering , but he was engaged to accompany Her Majesty the Queen to Scotland , and , much to his regret , could not accept the invitation .
The brethren of Hebburn intend to petition the Prov . G . M . of Durham to grant a Charter for holding a lodge at Hebburn , and to name it the St . Cuthbert ' s Lodge . The animals presented by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Dublin Zoological Gardens are
now on exhibition . They are attracting much attention . The Prince of Wales h . 3 s signified to M . Drouyn de Lhuys , President of the Jardin d'Acclimatation , his willingness to become a Vice-President of the society , and has presented to it several animals forming part of his Indian collection .
His Grace the Duke of Abercom ( M . W . G . M . Ireland ) , arrived in Cork on Tuesday last by special train , in order to attend the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society , which commences on Wednesday . His Excellency was presented with an address of welcome by the Mayor and Corporation , to which he replied in suitable terms . He drove immediately to the Cork and Bandon
Railway terminus , and from thence proceeded by rail to Castle Bernard , the seat of Lord Bandcn , whose guest he will be during his sojourn in the south . We understand that the Queen has approved of the appointment of Mr . John Bishop , barrister-at-law , as stipendiary justice of the peace at Merthyr Tydvil , in the room of Albert de Rutzen , Esq ., appointed one of the magistrates of the police courts of the metropolis .
General Bro . Albert Pike , of Washington , has just been presented with a magnificent jewel , as a Sovereign Commander of the A . and A . Rite , Southern Jurisdiction of the United States , on May 31 st ult ., being the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Supreme Council . It consists of a gold double-headed eagle , gemmed with two hundred and sixty diamonds , surrounding a large
amethyst . The jewel cost 900 dols ., and was presented b y General Bro . Toombs , of Georgia . Of course it was happily presented and most happily received . The Antonina Palace at Malta has been taken from November next for the residence of the Duchess of Edinburgh , who will thus be not so far from her husband , at sea in the " Sultan . "
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg has been thrown from his horse , and seriousl y injured . General von der Tann has delivered to the Emperor William at Gastein an autograph letter from the King of Bavaria inviting His Majesty to be present at the approaching Wagner Festival at Bayreuth . The King and Queen of Denmark , accompanied by the
King and Queen of the Hellenes , Princess Thyra , and Prince Waldemar , left Copenhagen for St . Petersburg at noon on Wednesday . Henry Rodney Morris , eldest son of Bishop Morris , of Oregon , in the nineteenth year of his age , lost
his life on the 30 th of June , in an heroic but vain attempt to rescue two other men from death in a cesspool . On Wednesday Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold were present at an entertainment given at East Cowes in aid of the families of the men -who -were killed by the explosion on board the " Thunderer . "
On Thursday week the Earl of Derb y introduced to Her Majesty Cid El Hadj Mohammed Ebzebdy Ambassador from Morocco ; Cid Deces El Zaidy and Cid Ben Nasser Ghannam , his secretaries ; and the other members of the mission . Musurus Pasha also presented his credentials as Ambassador from the Sultan Murad . On Saturday last Sir Salar Jung took leave of
Her Majesty . On Sunday last the Prince and Princess of Wales went over from Goodwood on a visit to Osborne . Their children had arrived at the Cottage on the previous Tuesday . The Queen and the Princess Beatrice attended Divine service at Osborne , where the Rev . George Connor officiated .
The Duke of Cambridge has issued a general order , in which he expresses his entire satisfaction at the result of his inspection of the Second and Fifth Army Corps , which have been brought together this year under the new system of mobilisation . On Saturday afternoon a statue to Colonel Akroyd , late member for Halifax , and the founder of the
magnificent church of All Saints' , was unveiled in that town amid much rejoicing . The Queen has granted Lord Edmund Howard , brother and heir presumptive to the Duke of Norfolk , permission to take the name and arms of Talbot , in compliance with a proviso in the will of Bertram , Earl of Shrewsbury . On Monday Sir Salar Jung left London for
Folkestone , en route for Boulogne . The death , at the age of fifty , is announced of Mr . Mortimer Collins , the author of a considerable number of novels and much other fugitive literature . Mr . Elijah Dixon , a well-known political agitater in the early part of the present century , died on Wednesday , aged eighty-six . Mr . Dixon , who was present at Peterloo , had of late been the head of a firm of lucifer match makers in Manchester .
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Wise Precautions.
WISE PRECAUTIONS .
It is always wise to look ahead , to exercise a judicious caution in regard to determining any of the important relitions and movements of life . By such care and forethoug ht many unpleasant complications may be avoided , aS well as the frequent embarrassments of condition to which the rash and heedless arc always exposed . This
careful consideration and judicious scrutiny are especially recommendeel to persons disposed to seek connection with the Masonic institution . The becoming a Mason ought not to be wholly a leap in the eiark . The step is far too important to be taken under the promptings of any sudden whim or impulse , and without any intelligent appreciation of the nature of the society with which affiliation is sought ,
the kind of company that will be found there , and the general duties that will be imposed . Because of such rash and ill-considered action , disappointment sometimes attends the initiate . We call to mind several instances that illustrate the fact . Undei the impulse of personal friendship for a distinguished member of the Craft , an acquaintance of ours inconsiderately sought admission into Masonry . A
most estimable citizen , he was constitutionally without a particle of relish for symbolism and scenic display , —his was a prosaic nature to which forms , and ceremonies , and figurative teachings were an abhorrence . Need we say this man was not overmuch pleased with Masonry ? He oug ht never to have entered our doors ; and , probably , he would not , if he had only enquired a little more carefully as
to thc character of the institution . Wccall to mind another very excellent person who has never been at home in his . Masonic relations , chiefly because of his own strong individualism , over-sensitiveness , and reticence . This man caught glimpses of Masonry in its philosophical aspects , but lie diel not sufi'ciently consider that it makes fellowship one of its watchwords , and
rails at times for personal unbending in that free intercourse and cheeiful companionship for which it gives the opportunity , and provides the occasion . The expectations of our brother were not fully realized ; he can enjoy only a section cf Masonry , and be woulel have saved himself from disappointment by exercising a little more care at the outset .
One other case comes to mind . A young man of noble thought and aims , acting impulsively , knocked at the portals of a certain lodge for admission , having sought no information as to who composed its membership . The ceremony of initiation being completed , he found himself surrounded by certain brethren not at all to his liking , with whom he was obliged to associate anel fraternize
He felt that he had made a mistake , that he was not in the right place , anel that he had acteel too hastily . Nominally he is still a Mason , but he is not cf us or with us in any true sense . Better exercise a little more careful thought at the beg inning ; let thc candidate inforsn himself as to the character and claims of Masonry , look at the list of members
belonging to the lodge he proposes to enter , and then if he elecid : s to go forward he will not be likely to be disappointed . AH this is in accordance with the old time teachings of Masonry . More than a hundred years ago this was the rule laid down : " In the first place , when you intend to be made a Freemason , go with your friend to the lodge , and desire him to show you thc warrant of dispensation by which the lodge is held , Sec When they
produce this authority or warrant , then call for the bye-laws , and having seriously perused them , consider whether your natural disposition will incline you to be conformable to them . Next call fur the roll , or list of members , where you may find the names of some of your most intimate and esteemed friends , or perhaps Ihe names of such other acquaintances as you would not choose to associate with . " — " Freemasons' Repository . "
Is It Chinese Masonry?
IS IT CHINESE MASONRY ?
The Truckee ( Cal . ) " Republic " says : The funeral of Vce Gee Peow took place yesterday . Full five hundred people , whites and Chinese , witnessed the ceremonies . Just exactly who Yee Gee Peow was , cannot be told . That he was a celebrated member of the Chinese Secret Society is etrtain . That he held a lank in this society something
"km to Grand Lectuim - is also known . Further , is mysf'ry . Several times during the past few years he has been in Truckee . The society of which he was so brilliant a luminary terms itself Masonic . The members claim that they are Freemasons . Deceased instituted the first Chinese lod ge in Truckee , and has always presided at their meetings since . Possessing no lodge , these enthusiastic
Celestials usually met on the tops of the highest hills , and stationed guards to protect themselves from surprise during their mystic rites . Candidates were regularly pro-Ijosed , balloted for , and , if elected , were regularly initiated , 'he sessions wcre always lengthy , usually lasting from nine o ' clock p . m . to fe ur or five o ' clock a . m . At onetime last summer upwards of three hundred Chinamen in this vicinity belonged to this mysterious Order .
Holland.
HOLLAND .
th ^ « D * - Sr $ tele £ ram' dateu the Haguei July 271 says at Prince Alexander of thc Netherlands was yesterday mtiated into Freemasonry by Prince Frederick , Grand laster ff ; - 0 rder . To-day Prince Frederick celebrated both
e anniversary of his investiture as Masonic Grand paster for the Netherlands . The Imperial Crown Prince lodi ? ermany and de P utat ' ° ns from foreign and Dutch Fred S ' " if present at the commemorative festival . Prince uerick was presented b y the brethren with a gold hammer set with brilliants . " S
United States.
UNITED STATES .
OVATION IN HONOUR OF THE N EW GRAND MASTER OF NEW YORK ;—The special communication of Pacific Lodge , No . 233 , -was held on Thursday , in the Consistorial Chamber of the Masonic Temple , in honour of the Grand Officers of the Masonic Fraternity of the State of New York , and especially in honour of the unanimous
election of R . W . Jas . VV . Husted , 33 ° , to the office of Grand Master , Bro . Husted having been initiated in Pacific Lodge in the year 1856 . The lodge was visited by the M . W . Ehvood E . Thome , G . M . ; R . W . Jas . W . Husted , Grand Master elect ; W . Bro . Joseph J . Couch , Deputy Grafid Master elect ; M . W . John W . Simons , 33 ° ; R . W . Henry C . Banks , 33 , P . D . D . G . M . ; R . W .
Bro . Richey , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . James E . Morrison , D . D . G . M ., R . W . Charles Hyde , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . Bro . Barker , D . D . G . M . ; R . W . William T . Woodruff , 32 ° ; W . Bros . Chauncey Dcpew , Allen , Postly , Davis , Conover , Burger , Anthon , Brown , Valentine , Dederick , Cummings , Harrison , and many others . The Grand Officers were received with the Grand Honours due to their
exalted station , and were each introduced to the brethren by R . W . Bro . Isaac Teichmann , Master , in some very appropriate remarks . The lodge was addressed by R . W . Bros . Thome , Simons , Couch , and Husted , Bro . Husted speaking at some length , gave reminiscences of his first initiation into the beautiful rites of Freemasonry , in Pacific Lodge , twenty years since , and how few of the old
familiar faces were to be seen present , many , no doubt , having passed to the Grand Lodge above . His remarks were exceedingly happy , and were greatly enjoyed by the brethren . After the close of the lodge , an entertainment was given in the banquet room by the Pacific Masonic Association , at which toasts were given , and speeches made by the visiting brethren present . The remarks of
Bro . Husted and Bro . Chauncey Dcpew were greatly applauded . MASONIC VETERANS . —The fifth annual meeting and banquet of this association took place in New York during the Grand Lodge week , and was largely attended by an enthus astic gathering of old fellows , of whom it may be said , Masonically at least , that their eyes arc not dimmed
nor their natural strength abated . On thc contrary , with terms of service ranging from twenty-five to fifty years and more , they are still to the fore , and readier at roll-call to answer " Here ! " than many young men who have yet to learn that Bark is a gooel dog but Holdfast is a better . After the transaction of the " usual business , the following officers were unanimously elected : —President , R . W .
James M . Austin ; Vice-President , R . W . Charles D . Brown ; Treasurer , R . W . Robert Macoy ; Secretary , W . Adolphe Andreas ; Conesponding Secretary , M . W . John W . Simons . At the conclusion of labour , the K . and F . Degree was conferred , fifty veterans sitting
down and doing ample justice to an elegant spread . The average age of the party was found to be fifty-four years , which would not be much changed if the entire membership were present , and yet during the past year not a single death has occurred among them . The old boys have our most sincere wishes for many happy returns .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE , North Island of New Zealand . —The clothing and jewels for the above new District Grand Lodge are now on view at Bro . George Kenning's Masonic Show Rooms , Little Britain . The consecration of the Royal Kensington Lodge , No . 1627 , will take place at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday next , the nth inst ., at four p . m . The ceremonies
of consecration and installation will be worked by V . W . Bro . Hyele Pullen , P . G . S . B ., P . D . P . G . M . Bros . W . T . Raymond is the W . M . ; C . E . Soppet , S . W . ; and W . I . G . Leith , J . W . designate . EBORACJUM L ODGE ( No . 1611 ) . —The consecration of this lodge will take place en Monday at the lodge-room , 3 , Micklegate , York , at half-past one o'clock .
A massive gold chain and badge of office , which is now being manufactured , is to be presented to the mayor anil corporation of Warrington b y Lady Greenhall , wife of the member for thc borough , as an assurance of how much their past kindness has been appreciated by
Bro . Sir Gilbert and herself . The offer has been accepted with thanks . The Prov . G . Lodge of Durham will be held at South Shields , in the Free Library Buildings , under the banner of St . Hilda ' s Lodge , No . 240 , on Tuesday , 24 th October , 1876 .
Petitions are in progress for a new lodge in Newcastle-on-Tyne , to be named the Hotspur ; also for one atBedlington , both in the Province of Northumberland . His Excellency Sir Salar Jung , G . C . S . I ., has sent , with kind expressions of the merits of the society to general support , a donation of twenty guineas to the Newspaper Press Fund .
A remarkable case of longevity is reported in Virchow's " Archives , " by Dr . Ornstein , of Athens . The man , George Stravarides , died in Smyrna , at the age of 132 years . Although this Methuselah had always lived an irregular life , and had consumed an average of more than a hundred drachms of brandy daily , he retained full
possession of all his senses , as also a complete set of teeth , up to the moment of his death . He also continued to the last to attend to the duties of his avocation—a baker . This man was born in 1 743 , in the reign of Mahomed I ., and lived during the reigns of the nine Sultans . — "British Medical Journal . "
The Dean of Westminster having lett London for some weeks , all applications relating to Westminster Abbey are to be sent to the Canon in residence .
Masonic And General Tidings.
At a meeting of the general committee of the Wrexham Eisteddfod , on Monday , a letter was read from Sir W . W . Wynn , M . P ., R . W . P . G . M . North Wales ; enclosing one he had received from H . R . H . Prince Leopold , R . W . P . G . M . Oxford , in reply to an invitation from Sir
Watkin Wynn to visit Wynnstay . His Royal Highness expressed the pleasure it would have afforded him to visit Wales , and to be present at the national gathering , but he was engaged to accompany Her Majesty the Queen to Scotland , and , much to his regret , could not accept the invitation .
The brethren of Hebburn intend to petition the Prov . G . M . of Durham to grant a Charter for holding a lodge at Hebburn , and to name it the St . Cuthbert ' s Lodge . The animals presented by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Dublin Zoological Gardens are
now on exhibition . They are attracting much attention . The Prince of Wales h . 3 s signified to M . Drouyn de Lhuys , President of the Jardin d'Acclimatation , his willingness to become a Vice-President of the society , and has presented to it several animals forming part of his Indian collection .
His Grace the Duke of Abercom ( M . W . G . M . Ireland ) , arrived in Cork on Tuesday last by special train , in order to attend the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society , which commences on Wednesday . His Excellency was presented with an address of welcome by the Mayor and Corporation , to which he replied in suitable terms . He drove immediately to the Cork and Bandon
Railway terminus , and from thence proceeded by rail to Castle Bernard , the seat of Lord Bandcn , whose guest he will be during his sojourn in the south . We understand that the Queen has approved of the appointment of Mr . John Bishop , barrister-at-law , as stipendiary justice of the peace at Merthyr Tydvil , in the room of Albert de Rutzen , Esq ., appointed one of the magistrates of the police courts of the metropolis .
General Bro . Albert Pike , of Washington , has just been presented with a magnificent jewel , as a Sovereign Commander of the A . and A . Rite , Southern Jurisdiction of the United States , on May 31 st ult ., being the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Supreme Council . It consists of a gold double-headed eagle , gemmed with two hundred and sixty diamonds , surrounding a large
amethyst . The jewel cost 900 dols ., and was presented b y General Bro . Toombs , of Georgia . Of course it was happily presented and most happily received . The Antonina Palace at Malta has been taken from November next for the residence of the Duchess of Edinburgh , who will thus be not so far from her husband , at sea in the " Sultan . "
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg has been thrown from his horse , and seriousl y injured . General von der Tann has delivered to the Emperor William at Gastein an autograph letter from the King of Bavaria inviting His Majesty to be present at the approaching Wagner Festival at Bayreuth . The King and Queen of Denmark , accompanied by the
King and Queen of the Hellenes , Princess Thyra , and Prince Waldemar , left Copenhagen for St . Petersburg at noon on Wednesday . Henry Rodney Morris , eldest son of Bishop Morris , of Oregon , in the nineteenth year of his age , lost
his life on the 30 th of June , in an heroic but vain attempt to rescue two other men from death in a cesspool . On Wednesday Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold were present at an entertainment given at East Cowes in aid of the families of the men -who -were killed by the explosion on board the " Thunderer . "
On Thursday week the Earl of Derb y introduced to Her Majesty Cid El Hadj Mohammed Ebzebdy Ambassador from Morocco ; Cid Deces El Zaidy and Cid Ben Nasser Ghannam , his secretaries ; and the other members of the mission . Musurus Pasha also presented his credentials as Ambassador from the Sultan Murad . On Saturday last Sir Salar Jung took leave of
Her Majesty . On Sunday last the Prince and Princess of Wales went over from Goodwood on a visit to Osborne . Their children had arrived at the Cottage on the previous Tuesday . The Queen and the Princess Beatrice attended Divine service at Osborne , where the Rev . George Connor officiated .
The Duke of Cambridge has issued a general order , in which he expresses his entire satisfaction at the result of his inspection of the Second and Fifth Army Corps , which have been brought together this year under the new system of mobilisation . On Saturday afternoon a statue to Colonel Akroyd , late member for Halifax , and the founder of the
magnificent church of All Saints' , was unveiled in that town amid much rejoicing . The Queen has granted Lord Edmund Howard , brother and heir presumptive to the Duke of Norfolk , permission to take the name and arms of Talbot , in compliance with a proviso in the will of Bertram , Earl of Shrewsbury . On Monday Sir Salar Jung left London for
Folkestone , en route for Boulogne . The death , at the age of fifty , is announced of Mr . Mortimer Collins , the author of a considerable number of novels and much other fugitive literature . Mr . Elijah Dixon , a well-known political agitater in the early part of the present century , died on Wednesday , aged eighty-six . Mr . Dixon , who was present at Peterloo , had of late been the head of a firm of lucifer match makers in Manchester .