Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

At the last regular meeting of La France Lodge , No . 2060 , Bro . E . St . Clair was duly elected W . M . in succession to Bro . H . Bue , P . G . Std . Br . The installation ceremony , which takes place on the 21 st inst ., will be worked entirely in French by Bro . T . Fenn , President of the Board of General Purposes .

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., left Devonshire House for Truro on Saturday evening last . The Prince of Wales returned to town from Newmarket on Saturday evening last , and left for Cornwall on Tuesday , to be present at the consecration of Truro Cathedral .

The Cinderella dances at Prince ' s Hall , Piccadilly , will re-commence on Thursday , the 24 th inst ., the proceeds , as usual , being handed over to the Chelsea Hospital for Women , Fulham-road . The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn , who has been on a visit to Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and family , at Mount Edjcumbe , for a fortnight , left for Bath tov / ards the close of last week to visit the Countess of Winterton .

The Princess Mary , Duchess ot Teck , and the Duke of Teck , after spending a week with Bro . Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton , at Tatton , arrived at Weston House , Shifnal , last week , on a visit to Bro . the Earl and Countess of Bradford .

The Lord Chancellor , Bro . Lord Halsbury , has accepted the invitation of the Corporation of London to lay the foundation-stone of the new City of London Court at Guildhall in the course ot the present month . Mrs . Garfield , widow of Bro . General Garfield , late President of the United States , has arrived at Bournemouth , accompanied by her son , her daughter , Miss Mary Garfield , Dr . and Mrs . Boynton , and Mrs . and the Misses Mason .

H . M . 's Ironclad Dreadnought , with Prince George of Wales on board , arrived at the Piraeus on Friday , the 28 th ult . His Royal Highness at once landed and proceeded by railway to Athens , where he was met by the King of the Hellenes and the British Minister . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P .. addressed political meetings at Truro , on Monday , and at Plymouth , the following day , Bro . Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., and many others of great local influence being present on both occasions .

The Lord Mayor s Mansion House Fund for the Imperial Institute and City Commercial Museum has reached £ 27 , 500 , of which £ 22 , 000 will go to the Institute and £ 5000 to the Museum . Bro . Sleeper , G . Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine , U . S . A ., presided at the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the new building at Portland , recently presented to the Maine Historical Society and Public

Library , on Tuesday , the 23 nd September last , the concourse of brethren on the occasion being very numerous . Bro . Henry Irving , Miss lillen Terry , and the other Members of the Lyceum Company arrived in New York on Friday , the 28 th ult ., and received a cordial greeting on landing . The sale of seats for the first two weeks is said to exceed 25 , 000 dollars , and there is every likelihood for a most successful tour .

The Prince of Wales will take the chair of the complimentary banquet which will be given at the Hotel Metropole , to-day ( Friday ) , by the members of the United Service Club to the Duke of Cambridge , Field-Marshal Commander-in-Chief , in commemoration of the 50 th Anniversary of his joining the army . The Duke will also be presented with a gold cigar-case subscribed for by the members of the club as a memento nf the event .

The M . E . the Grand Superintendent of Gloucestershire , the Right Hon . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., has intimated his intention of holding a convocation of the Royal Arch Masons of his province during the present month , at Gloucester . The announcement that Sir Michael is again able to resume active Masonic work in his province has , it need hardly be said , given great satisfaction to the brethren .

Bro . Lord Mayor Hanson presided at the general meeting , held at the Mansion House on Saturday last , ol the London Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Society , Bro . Alderman White-head being among those who supported his lordship . A very satisfactory report was read and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman . About £ 250 was collected during the meeting , and Bro . the Lord Mayor promised to give an annual subscription of five guineas .

The late Bro . James Hutchinson , who died at his daughter ' s residence in Rhode Island , on the Sth September last , was born in Scotland , on the 23 rd March , 1799 , and migrated early to the United Sta ' es . He was initiated into Masonry in the Union Lodge , at Pawtuckef , in January , 1821 , and at the time of his death was the Senior Hast G . Commander of Knights Templar of

Massachusetts and Rhode Island . The decejsed had served as G . Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island from 1842 to 1 S 53 , as D . G . Master in 1855 , and as G . Master , 1857-8 . He was also Grand H . Priest of the Grand R . A . Chapter of Rhode Island , 1852-3 , and G . Commander of Knights Templar in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 1851-3 .

Pertinent questions . What is more comforting in cold and damp weather than " Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brandy " ? What is more beneficial to the weak and aged than this wholesome tonic as recommended by Medical Men What do Sportsmen and Travellers find more sustaining

than a flask of this unrivalled liqueur , and for whom a stronger quality ( "Sportman ' s " ) is prepared ? Beware of imitations . Observe our branded corks and capsules . Sold by Wine Merchants , and by Thomas Grant and Sons , Maidstone , and 4 6 , Gresham-street , E . C . Makers of the delicious Morella Marmalade . Sold by Grocers .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . A . T . Layton , as Mayor of Croydon , gave an at-home dance at the Public Hall , on Wednesday evening last to about 600 guests . Mr . H . A . Windybank will continue the practice of his father , the late Bro . H . Windybank , CC , at the same address , viz ., 46 , Finsbury-circus .

Bro . Sir George O . Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., addressed the first annual meeting of the North Wales Liberal Federation , held at Carnarvon on Saturday last . Bro . the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , Prov . Grand Master of Aberdeenshire West , will preside at the 223 rd Anniversary Festival of the Scottish Corporation , which will be held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on the 30 th

inst ., St . Andrews' Day . Bro . Lord Mayor Sir R . Hanson , Bart ., presided in the Egyptian Hall , Mansion House , on Friday , the 28 th ult ., at the distribution of prizes given by the Turners ' Company for turning in wood , stone , and precious stones ,

Bro . R . Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., P . A . G . D . C , Master of the Company taking a principal part in the proceedings . Bros . Sir George Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., Sir John E . Gorst , M . P ., and Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., are among those who have addressed public meetings at different places during the current week .

The St . Ambrose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1891 , which is held at the Baron's Court Hotel , West Kensington , met for the first time ( after the recess ) on Monday , the 31 st ult ., and will continue its meetings every Monday evening at 7 . 45 , on and after the 14 th inst . Brethren are earnestly invited to attend .

Bro . Sir John Gorst , M . P ., Under-Secretary of State for India , the state of whose health compelled him to leave England for a time , has returned to town from Switzerland , the gout having altogether disappeared . On Friday , the 28 th ult ., Bro . Sir John resumed his duties at the India Office .

Bro . Alderman Sir R . Hanson , Bart . ( Lord Mayor of London ) , was entertained at a grand banquet given in his honour in the Town Hall , Manchester , on Monday , by the mayors of some 30 towns in Lancashire in recognition of his lordship's hospitality to the provincial mayors during his mayoralty . The chair was occupied by the Mayor of Manchester .

The Marquis of Salisbury and nearly all the other members of the Government have accepted the invitation of Bro . Alderman De Keyser to be present at the banquet in Guildhall , on VVednesday , the gth inst ., in honour of his installation in office as Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year . Bro . Ex-Sheriff Burt , P . A . G . D . C . England , as

Master of the Shipwrights' Company , gave a banquet at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Tuesday , to about 250 guests , representing the Corporation of London , the Livery Companies , and other public bodies . Among those present were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sir R . Hanson , Bart ., T . Sutherland , M . P ., Sir E . Clarke , M . P ., her Majesty ' s Solicitcr General , Sheriff Higgs , Sir Fred . Abel , Alderman

Sir H . E . Knight , and Capt . Sir G . Nares , R . N . On Saturday last , Bro . Lord Mayor Hanson gave £ 21 to the Visiting Metropolitan Relief Association , £ 21 tothe Committee for the Relief of ths Distress , £ 21 tj the Destitute Children ' s Dinner Society , £ 21 to the

Marylebone Committee of the Charity Orgini ^ ation Association for relief purposes , and £ 21 to be equally divided between the Mansion House and Guildhall poor boxes . His lordship , who has dispensed over £ 2000 in Chanty during his Mayoralty , on re ' . iiing from ollice will leave behind him a fine record for kindness and generosity to the poor .

The Prince of VVales , attended by Bro . Lord Suffield , K . C . B ., and Colonel Clarke , left Marlborough House , on a vi it to Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . M . Cornwall , at Mount Edgcumbe , on Monday . Shortly after his arrival at Plymouth , his Royal Highness proceeded to theTown Hall , and there presented the prizes to the successful members of the volunteer corps of which

Bro . the Eail of Mount Edgcumbe is colonel . On Tuesday , so far as the weather would permif , the Prince enjoyed some shooting in the coverts of his noble host , and the day following he left for Falmouth and Truro . At a meeting of the Court of the Glovers ' Company , on Wednesday , Bro . H . Homewood Crawford ( City Solicitor ) was , on the motion of the renter warden ,

Bro . C . J . Shoppee , unanimously re-elected Master . Bro . C . J . Shoppee , Mr . C . G . Hale , Bro . A . J . Altman , and Mr . J . C Bell were also le-elected to their respective offices of wardens . Mr . A . W . Burn was re-elected cleik . It was announced that Bro . Sheriff Higgs and the Master ( Bro . Crawford ) had presented banners of their arms to the Company . It was also decided to attend Bro . Sheriff Higgs in the procession on Lord Mayor ' s Day .

The Prince of Wales arrived at Falmouth from Plymouth on Wednesday , among the officials and others connected with the county and borough who were present to receive his Royal Highness being the High Sheriff of Cornwall ; Bro . Richard Carter , P . Prov . S . G . W . Cornwall , Mayor of Falmouth ; Bro . the Hon . and Rev . J . T . Boscawen , Bro . the Rev . B . Christophersen , and others . The Prince

having been presented with an exquisite "button-hole by MissCaiter , daughter of the Mayor , received and acknowledged an address presented by the High Sheriff , afterwards drove tj the Falmouth Hotel , where lunch was served . Subsequently a procession was formed , and his Royal Highness was conveyed in a carriage to the site of the proposed

new church , the foundation-stone of which was laid by him in true Masonic fashion , and the proceedings terminated . The Prince continued his journey to Truro on Thursday morning , and was present at the consecration of the Cathedral . A report of the ceremony will be published in our next week ' s issue .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS AND OINTMENT . —Diseases of Women . — Medical science in all ages has been directed to alleviate the many maladies incident to females , but Professor Holloway , by diligent study and attentive observation , was induced to believe that nature had provided a remedy for those special diseases . He has , after vast research , succeeded in compounding his celebrated

Pills and Ointment , which embody the principle naturally designed for the relief and cure of disorders peculiar to women of all ages ar . d constitutions , whether residing in warm or cold climates . They have repeatedly corrected disordered functions which have defied the usual drugs prescribed for such cases , and still more satisfactory is it that the malady is relieved completely and permanently .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . T . Loveridge , CC , has forwarded a donation to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . The Prince of Wales has consented to visit the show of the Royal Agricultural Society to be held at Nottingham next year . His Royal Highness will be the guest of the Dukeof St . Albans at Bestwood .

Bro . Kingsworth Reeve , I . P . M . 341 , and Prov . G . Supt . of Wks . Sussex , has been selected for election on the 9 th inst . as Mayor for the ensuing year of the Borough of Rye , of which he is a magistrate and a councillor . Bro . Wellsman , P . M . 1509 , churchwarden of Christ Church , Brondesbury , was admitted a lay reader b y the Bishop of London on Saturday last . Bro . Wellsman is the well-known Editor of The . Newspaper Press

Directory . Bro . J . Knapton Abel has presented to the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company a banner , with his arms richly emblazoned on dark blue silk , manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , Little Britain . NEEDLEMAKERS . —Bro . Robert Grey has been re-elected Master for the ensuing year ; Mr . J . H . Paul and Bro . Sir Francis Burdett have been re-elected Wardens .

Bro . Col . Sir A . Kirby , J . P ., has consented to preside on Wednesday , the 16 th inst ., at the annual dinner of the Blackheath division of the Licensed Victuallers and Beersellers' Protection Society , to be held at the Cannonstreet Hotel .

Bro . Chas . W . Duke , P . M . 40 and 1184 , P . P . S G . W ., P . P . J . G . D . Sussex , P . Z . 40 , and P . P . G . Std . Br . Sussex , was selected for election on the gth inst . as Mayor of Hastings for the ensuing year , but has felt compelled to decline the honour .

The name of Bro . Minstrell , of the Middle Temple , Past Master of the Gallery Lodge , and the present Z . of the Gallery Chapter , appeared in the Times of Wednesday as having passed the Lincoln ' s Inn Examination instituted by the Council of Education , preparatory to calls to the bar .

Bro . J . M . Klenck presided ; on Wednesday , at a public meeting summoned by the Institute of Auctioneers and Surveyors of the United Kingdom , 50 , Moorgatestreet , to announce the progress of the society since ils inauguration twelve months ago . In the evening the council of the institute dined together at the Holborn Restaurant , Bro . Klenck occupying the chair . Bro . Charles Du Val has returned to town ,

having completed a professional tour of Ireland . His appearances in Dublin , Belfast , and Cork , have been completely successful , and during his provincial tour he has visited almost every part of the country . He contemplates a tour of the East , to include China and Japan , and will probably return by the new Canadian Pacific route , from the latter country . Bro . Du Val intends to reproduce in book form his impressions of the places he will visit en route .

The managers and heads of Waterlow Bros , and Layton , Limited , have presented Bro . A . T . Layton with a full-length portrait of himself in his scarlet robe and chain of office as Mayor of Croydon , as a mark of their appreciation of the honour achieved by him in attaining

that dignity , and of the esteem in which he is held by them . Mr . Tillman , of Birchin-lane , on behalf of the deputation , made the presentation . Bro . Layton , in a few well-chosen words , expressed the great pleasure he felt in receiving so handsome a testimonial from those with whom he had worked so many years .

We would draw the attention of our readers to a very useful tabular statement , which has been compiled and published by Bro . F . R . VV . Hedges , Secretary of the Girls' School , and in which are set forth the special advantages in the matter of votes offered to brethren who intend acting as Stewards for the centenary festival next year , as compared with those offered to Festival Stewards

in ordinary years . This table shows at a glance what these advantages are , and we reccommend our readers to obtain a copy from the offices of the Institution , as we believe it will have the effect of stimulating many brethren to undertake the duties of Stewards for the approaching festival . A new lodge which will bear the style and title of the Fairfield Lodge , No . 2224 , Long Eaton , Derbyshire , will

be consecrated in the Pavilion , Long Eaton , on Thursday next , the ioth inst . The ceremony will be performed by Bro . H . C . Okeover , P . J . G . W . England , D . P . G . M . Derbjshire , assisted by the officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , and at its close the installation of the W . M . will be carried out by Bro . I " . Cox , P . M . 253 , P . P . S . G . W ., and Prov . G . Treas , the proceedings concluding with a banquet , under the

presidency of the newly installed Master . The principal officers designate are Bros . W . Silver Hall , P . M . 432 , 2531 Prov . Asst . G . Sec , VV . M . ; J . P . Fairfield , 92 , S . W . j and VV . H . Farmer . P . M . 1434 , J . VV . We wish the lodge , when constituted , a long career of prosperity . A ROYAL GIFT . —The following very gratifying note has been received by Bro . Emra Holmes , from Count

De Bombc-lles : — "Dear Sir , —1 am ordered by H . I . HCrown Princess Stephanie to send you this souvenir in acknowledgment of the kind pains you took to make her visit to Guernsay as agreeable as possible . Her Imperial Highness equally thanks you for the books you kindly sent her . —Believe me , Sir , Yours very truly , P . De liombelles . Accompanying the above is a magnificent diamond ring ' .

with the initial " S , " worked in lustrous stones , and surmounted by the Imperial Crown . We heartily congratulate Bro . Holmes on so valuable a token of the appreciation which her Imperial Highness retains of his service ; an appreciation all the more gratifying inasmuch as tn services rendered by Bro . Holmes were only those whic form part of his duty , it being expected of every Officer 0 Cusoms to show all attention to Royal personages .

ambassadors , or any other distinguished persons . Specimen pictures ( five sizes ) of the Roya ^ Masonic picture commemorative of the installati : n H . R . H . ihe Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , Larl 0 Sussex , K . G ., & c , & c , as R . W . Provincial Grand Waste , of Sussex , by H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , K . G ., " " ' Grand Master of England , at the Dome , Brig hton , j ui 22 nd , 18 S 6 , are now on view at George Kenning s Mason Rooms , Little Britain and Aldersgate-street , London .