Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The illuminated address presented to Bro . T . B . Why tehead a few days ago by the brethren of the York Mark Lodge { - * . ! . ) is a beautiful work of art and is being photograp hed by Bro . W . T . GowlancI ,, of York . It is surrounded by an emblematical border , appropriate to thc

Mark Degree , and in every detail it is artistically finished . It is the work of Mr . Morton , illuminator , of York , and was executed from general designs prepared by Bro . J . S . Cumberland , S . W . of the lodge . The frame is of oak , adorned with carved emblems of thc Degree .

Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe laid the foundation stone of new buildings of the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital on Friday , the 29 th ult ., at Plymouth . His lordship was accompanied by the Mayor ( Mr . F- A . Morrisb ) and the Corporation . The old

buildin " - was erected forty years ago , in the midst of thc town . It lias been twice enlarged , and is even now crowded . The new building is estimated to cost £ 24 , 000 , and on Friday morning about jj , 10 , 000 remained to be collected . ' A cheque for £ 1000 was received from Sir Massey Lopes , M . P ., in in addition to £ 1000 he had already given .

The G allery Lodg-c , No . 192 S , will be consecrated at Brixton Hall on Saturday next , by Bro . Colonel Shadwell Clerke , Grand Secretary . The annual meeting- of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and thc Isle of Wight will be held at Portsmouth , on Tuesday , the gth inst .

A Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex will be held at the Public Hall , Southend-on-Sea ' , on Tuesday , thc gth inst . Bro . ex-Sheriff Burt has been elected President of the Builders' Benevolent Fund for the ensuing year .

The directors of thc Masonic Hall Company ( Limited ) , Taunton , have resolved to declare a dividend of five per cent ., and carry forward a small balance . It was a deserved tribute to the musical ability of Bro . Henry R . Palmer , the musical writer , that the Chicago University has recently bestowed upon him the tirade of Doctor of Music . His compositions are of a

very high order , and many of his sweetest airs are set to Masonic words . We have other Masons among music composers—instance , Butterfield , John C . Baker , H . S . Perkins , & c . —but none have made brighter marks upon the tablet of musical fame than Bro . Henry R . Palmer , Musical Doctor , late of Chicago , HI ., now of New York . — Masonic Review .

Bro . Sir Charles Gravcs-Sawlc will be installed Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason of Cornwall on Monday , the ijth inst ., at 'Truro . A Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon will be held at the Mechanics' Institute , Princes-square , Plymouth , this day ( Saturday ) , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .

The subscriptions to the John Hervey memorial fund , to the 2 nd August , amount to £ 717 9 s . Bro . Harrison , of 3 and 4 , Fowkes-buildings , Great Tower-street , is the solicitor to thc United Kingdom Fisheries Co ., Limited .

Bro . G . R . Sims ' s new piece , to be produced at the Vaudeville Theatre next September , is an original domestic comedy . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , M . P ., and Bro . Sheriff Watcrlow , have given a donation of five guineas each to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage .

The alterations in thc new Freemasons' Hall , Dunedin , are progressing as rapidly as could be expected , and it is probable that the contract will be completed in July . The inside will be made comfortable and convenient ; but the front of the building—through want of funds—will have a most unsightly appearance , and be an evesore to

brethren who take an interest in Masonic affairs in Duneclin . It is to be hoped , however , that many more shares in the Freemasons' Hall Co . will be taken up at an early date , so that thc directors may be able to call for tenders for the completion of thc building . — JVeta Zealand I'rcc mason .

Bro . Sir lliom . is Brasscy , M . P ., has promised to read ^ paper on "Capital and Labour" at the Trade Union Congress about to be held in London . Hie summer festival of the Metropolitan l . ocl ^ c 01 Instruction . Nn . ism . will t __ . _!_ .. _ f t _ . k' ;_ . '; 'c

Arms Hotel , Kew Green , on Wednesday , thc 10 th inst . " = _« , "" l , ' rederit : k Roberts will represent this country a ! -t _ e manoeuvres of the German army this year . Bros . Richardson and Sadler , 2 S , Golden Lunited ^ ' solicitars to the Alston College Company ,

R __ - \ J ° ? C EXCURSION- . —Taking - advantage of « .. _ , .- a > ' > the members of the Everton Lodge , No . or . __; " ! i s at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , durfnV . and carried out a successful excursion to Llan-Dl __ . . ' _ s " ° , . the most charming of Welsh watering Fu __ . object bein « the benefit of the Benevolent 1 "nd Connected _„ 7 h * !__„„ TI ... « ..., _ .. n „ .. _„ kfc & Hit itlL iui

„„ ancl Prin .. " " ,, v- » -- * - » ; . v-- * _ - _ uc __ the _ 1 . - , abtIe were included in the day ' s visit , and soeciVl , " ay ' s oalin wa 5 greatly enhanced by the , y » . nienls made , by Bros . Cottrell , P . M . ; Wilind -fatirofl ? "d , . arcfu 11 . W . M ., each of whom Were success '" , cir cfforts lomake the trip a complete

Past Master' ¦ ' I > IJ - - > was . presented with a and locket f ,. ) eWe '> and a handsome and valuable necklet the Lod ^ c 0 f w P la , lc < - ' by his wife , by the members of pressionlf t __' . ° ny , Garston , as an appropriate cxthe brethren sttem and respect in which he is held by

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . ' Lord . Limerick , P . G . M . Bristol , leaves town for Switzerland next week . The lodges working under the English Constitution in Kimberley , held their united ball on the 5 th inst ., which proved a great success .

Bro . S . Gibbons , one of thc Grand Chaplains of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia is at present in London , staying at in , Delahay-street . Bro . Esprit-Eugene Hubert , editor of La Chaine d' Union has been appointed representative of the Grand Lodcc of Haiti to the Grand Orient of France .

Bros . H . R . H . the Prince ol Wales , and H . I . H . the Crown Prince of Germany , were present at the opening of the International Congress at St . James Hall , on Wednesday . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey ' s cup for naval artillery volunteer cutters was won by the Liverpool battery , at the Beaumaris regatta .

Thc annual meeting- of the British Medical Association , which was to have been held at Ryde this week , has been postponed till next Tuesday , thc 9 th inst ., owing to the meeting of the International Medical Congress in London . The Ryde session will last three days .

The Archbishop of Canterbury has conferred the Degree of Poctor in Divinity on the Rev . Henry Aaron Stern , in recognition of his eminent labours as a missionary among thc Jews in Persia , Arabia , Abyssinia , and elsewhere .

Bro . Josiah VV . Taylor was installed M . W . S . of the St . Peter ' s Chapter , No . 31 , Bolton , by III . Bro . Chas . J . Banister , at the last meeting of that chapter . Bro . Banister also installed Bro . R . H . Hutchinson , M . VV . S . of the Palatine Chapter , Manchester ; Bro . William Tyrer , M . VV . S . of the Liverpool Chapter , Liverpool ; and Bro . VV . R . Thomas , M . D ., M . W . S . of thc Talbot Chapter , Sheffield .

Haddo House , Aberdeenshire , the principal scat of the Earl of Aberdeen , a building of many historical associations , wasthcsccncof an alarming fire on Wednesday , which broke out in an attic where plumbers were at work . The richly-decorated drawing-room underneath was greatly damaged . Haddo House is insured in the North Brittisli and Mercantile Office .

Bro . E . B . Hobson was installed VV . M . of thc Nelson Lodge , No . 700 , Woolwich , on the 20 th ult . Bro . John Phel p Hitchings was installed W . M ., of the Ogmore Lodqc , No . 1753 , Bridgend , on the 25 th ult ., when Bro . M . ' Tennant , D . P . G . M . of South Wales , ICastern Division , was present .

' 1 he funeral of tlie late Mr . Samuel Sharpe , philanthropist , Egyptologist , and reviser of the Scriptures , took place yesterday at Abney-park Cemetery . The Rev . R . Spears , of College Chapel , Stepney-grcen , conducted the funeral service . The deceased was S 2 years of age .

The marriage of the Hon . Arthur Saumerez , second son of Lord and Lady de Saumarcz , and Miss McGarcl . logg , only daughter of Bro . Sir James McGarcl Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., took place on Wednesday , at St . Peter ' s , Eaton-square .

Bro . Viscount Holmesdale , P . G . M . Kent , assisted by Bro . James S . Eastes , D . P . G . M . Kent , consecrated thc Graystone Lodge , No . 1915 , at the Foresters ' Hall , Whitstable , on the 2 Sth ult . Comp . T . D . Hayes was installed M . E . Z . of the Pattison Chapter , No . 013 , I . umstead , on thc 21 st ult .

In our notice of thc opening of the Childrens ' Hospital at Brighton , on the 21 st ult ., by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Bro . Lainson , the architect of the building is stated to be Past Grand S . W . of Sussex , instead of Past Grand Supt . of Works , Sussex .

Bro . Henry Irving presided on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., at the annual dinner of the Royal General Theatrical Fund , and pleaded the claims of the institution in acl _ ua _ - __ .- _ c speech . Uvo . J . I .. Toole , in humorous terms , gave " The health of the Chairman . " The

subscriptions , which included a contribution of £ 100 from Her Majesty , amounted to £ 1100 . Amongst those present were Bros . G . A . Sala , II . J . Byron , VV . Creswick , T . Swinbourne , E . C . Clarke , M . P ., James Mcllenry , the Master of the Lorincr ' s Company , Clement Scott , Wilhclm Ganz , llollintrsliead , and Howard Paul .

A few days ago a little drummer-boy , bare ! )' thirteen years old , was discovered walking in full regimentals along thc railway line in the direction of Moscow . On being questioned , he stated that he had set out from Saratoff on foot , with the intention of walking 500 miles along the line to Moscow , in order that he mi g ht receive there a " regular musical training . " Not having even a

copeck to subsist upon , matters might have fared badly with the courageous little fellow , but for some food given him Iby a platelayer and a judicious piece of advice . " Don ' t W'alk on foot , " said this man , who was evidently aware of the lax system in vogue on Russian lines , "but stop at the first station , and enter the fust train that arrives . Nobody will say a word to you till it approaches the next

station , when the guard will come round for the tickets . Tell him , then , that you have lost your ' s , and you will not onl y be commiserated by the passengers , but may be even carried on several stations beyond . If , however , the guard is a . bad sort of fellow , he will put you out at . thc first station , where , you having no money upon you , they will be compelled to let you go . Then set off on foot for the next station , and wait for the next train , when von can

repeat the process over again . " Following this man ' s advice , the drummer-boy covered . 100 miles of his journey before his mode of cheap travelling was found out . On the particulars becoming known the railway officials forwarded him the rest of the distance free of expense , and the passengers subscribed several pounds to assist him in obtaining his " regular musical training " on reaching his destination . —The . Brood Arrow . "' ''"'"

Masonic And General Tidings.

The consecration of the Mozart Lodge , No . 1929 ; will take place at the Masonic Hall , Har __ vood House , High-street , Croydon , on Friday , August 12 th , at half-past three o ' clock in the afternoon precisely ; V . W . Bro . Gen . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., R . W . Prov . Grand Master , will be the Consecrating Officer ; Professor E . M . Lott , is to be thc first VV . M .

Bro . King Kalakua left Berlin on Thursday direct for Vienna , via Breslau . Bros . Lord Roseberry and G . A . Sala have associated themselves-with . ' a movement for the purpose of reorganising the Trades' Guild of Learning , i _ connection with which a public meeting will be held at the Society of Arts on Monday , August S .

Mr . J . S . Wood , Secretary of the Chelsea Hospital for Women , owing to the great demand made for " Ye Boke o ye Fayre " a souvenir of the recent gathering at the Albert Hall , is necessitated to re-issue this unique volume .

The chapel of Lincoln ' s Inn , which is said to have been designed by Inigo Jones , is about to be altered and enlarged under the superintendence of Sir E . Beckett , Bart ., Q . C . Bro . Baron de Worms entertained most of the

influential members of the Conservative party in the House of Commons on Wednesday at a fish dinner , given at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich . Among those present were Bros . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , the Earl of Bective , and Lord A . Hill .

Bro . the King of Sweden has invited Count von Moltke to visit Stockhol m . Mr . Henry Harvey has just finished a bust in terra cotta of Bro . Gen . Sir Frederick Roberts , who gave the sculptor sever al sittings .

Lord Alington was recently memorialised by the Wesleyans of Middlemarsh , Dorset , to grant them a site fora chapel . His lordship not only readily complied with thc request , but has given £ 25 towards the funds , and drawn up a plan embodying his idea of what a chapel ought to be .

Bro . 1 _ . Humphries was installed W . M . ol the Lodge of Harmony , No . 220 , Garston , on the 27 th ult . Bro . C . Trevor Mold , D . G . Secretary of the Argentine Republic , was installed VV . M . of thc Excelsior Lodge , No . 617 , Buenos Ayres , on St . John ' s Day , 24 th June , by Bro . G . J . Ryan , thc D . G . S . W ., assisted by the Ofiicers of the District Grand Lodge .

The annual meeting of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masonry was held at thc Masonic Hall , SA , Red Lion-square , on the 21 st ult ., under the presidency of Bro . T . C . Walls , G . I . M ., in the absence of the T . I . M ., Bro . thc Rev . Raymond Portal , who was seriously indisposed .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , with three of their children , will visit Liverpool on September 6 th , when the new North Dock Works will be opened . The Mayor , when informing the city council , said it was sixteen years since thc Prince and Princess had been together in Liverpool , and this was the first time his Royal Highness had honoured the town with his presence for the purpose of performing a Public function .

A POLITICAL LODGE . —It is rumoted that some of our brethren in Blenheim purpose opening a lodge under the S . C , with the intention of confining its members entirely to those holding political opinions in accord with their own . We can hardly give credence to this report ; but hope that , if it turns out to be true , every means will be taken to prevent a warrant being granted to a political clique . —A _ . ' _ > Zealand Freemason .

I he management committee of the Nottingham University College have issued the programme of the seession of 1 SS 1-2 , which will commence in the first week of October The committee intend to provide for the teaching of subjects which underlie work , bear upon trade , and help to develop the intellects of the workman .

T HE TiiMi-LU BAR MEMORIAL . —This memorial undergoes a process of cleansing twice a week , but the operation is of the most superficial character . Water is thrown on it , but this merely cleans the outside , the crevices and fine work being still left in a dirty condition .

What is reci uired is the use of brushes , in oider that the accu mutations may be swept away . The bronze work is not yet fixed . That will probably soon assume the colour of iron , as it has done on the same kind ot material on th- - lamps which now stand in front of the memorial . Can njtliin ^ r be done to prevent this?—City Press .

I in-: ROYAL NAVAL CLUB . — The annual dinner of the Royal Naval Club at Portsmouth has been fixed for ATonday next , and will be attended by thc Prince of VVales , the Duke of Edinburgh , the Crown Prince of Prussia , and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , but the proceedings will

be of a private character . Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses will cross from Cowes in the Royal yacht Osborne , but as their visit will be unofficial , there , will be no formal reception , the illustrious visitors landing at the Victoria Pier , and being driven to the club house , returning after the dinner to Cowes .

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preached in Westminster Abbey by Revs . Canon Farrar , Dr . Vaughan , the Bishop of Peterborough . Her Majesty the Queen has graciously accepted Dean Stanley ' s Discourses en the "Beatitudes . " Post free , price Sevenpence . —Lobb and Bertram , 1 , St . Bride-street ; and of all booksellers .

'I be day of meeting of the New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction has been altered ' from Monday to Tuesday . J