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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Harry Seymour Foster , L . C . C ., M . L . S . B .. of the Temple Lodge , No . 101 , and the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 , was on Monday night exalted to the position of companion in the Bayard Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1 C 15 . The Council or General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , at the hour of 3 p . m .
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the nth instant , at 4 p . m . The business will be more than usually important , as it will include the declaration of vacancies in each fund , and the number of candidates who have been approved , and who will therefore compete for them at the election in May next .
Bro . W . S . Chapman has been elected Renter Warden of the Homers' Company . We are asked to announce that the Doric Lodge of Instruction , No . 933 , now metis at the Moorgate Tavern , Moorgate-street , every Wednesday evening , at S o ' clock .
It is understood that on the occasion of her visit to Portsmouth on the 26 th inst . to launch the two new battleships , the Queen will travel by the London and South-Western Railway from Windsor to Portsmouth , returning to the Castle in the afternoon .
The statement has been contradicted that the marriage of the Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein with Prince Aribert of Unhalt-Dessau will take place on the 5 th Julywhich is a Sunday—the 25 th anniversary or silver wedding of the Prince and Princess Christian .
We are sorry to learn that the health of Bro . J . H . Sillitoe continues so unsatisfactory that his medical advisers have ordered him to take a thorough rest . With this view he sails to-morrow ( Saturday ; to the Mediterranean on the Canadian Pacific Railway Company ' s new steamer , the Empress of India .
"In Chancery" at Terry ' s Theatre is now reaching its 100 th performance . Bro . Terry and his company played the piece at Cambridge on the afternoon of the 28 th lilt ., and also gave afternoon performances at Oxford on Monday and Eastbourne on Thursday , returning in time for the usual performance in the evening at Terry ' s . Bro . Terry and his company will also open the new theatre at Ipswich with this piece one afternoon this month .
We are pleased to note the great success that has attended the Charity Association in connection with the Duke of Cornwall Lodge of Instruction , held at the Queen ' s Arms , Queen-street , Cheaps de . During its three years existence , which closed on the 3 rd inst ., the sum of £ 55 ° has been contributed to the three Institutions , and a new association been formed with over 20 members .
A short y season of comic opera extending for three weeks will be given at the Lyric Opera House , Hammersmith , commencing on Monday next , when Planquette ' s popular "Old Guard" will be given . Mr . Horace Lingard will assume his favourite representation of Polydore , for the lOoSth time . On the following Monday " Falka" will be produced , and on the succeeding Monday " Pepita , " each opera playing one week .
The Rosslyn Lodge , No . 1543 , Dunmow , Essex , Bro . D . Milbank , P . G . Stwd ., W . M ., has arranged for the delivery of Bro . James Stevens' interesting and instructive lecture on "The Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry" at the ensuing lodge meeting at the Saracen ' s Head . Hotel , Dunmow , on ' Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., at 7 p . m . This will be the second visit of Bro . Stevens to the Rosslyn Lodge in the capacity of lecturer , and a full attendance and most agreeable evening is anticipated .
The anniversary festival of the Scarsdale Lodge , No . 6 S 1 , Chesterfield , which came off on Wednesday , the aStli ult ., was one of the most successful the lodge has ever had . The W . M . elect , Bro . A . E . P . Voules , M . A ., head-master of the Chesterfield Grammar School , was with due dignity installed into the chair by his predecessor , Bro . j . T . Windle . There was a large number of visitors present from other lodges .
A brass plate in commemoration of the laying of the foundation-stone of the north-east pier of . the cathedral tower at Peterborough has been recently affixed . The plate bears the following inscription : " This chief corner-stone of the north-east pile of the central tower was laid by the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , on behalf of his Roval Highness Albtrt Edward Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., in full Masonic form , on Wednesday , May th , 1 SS 4 . J . J . S . Perowne , Dean . "
Many of our readers will hear with regret of the approaching retirement of Bro . Colonel Henry Lumsden from the command of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers . Colonel Lumsden , who retires through age , in accordance with the regulations , was one of the original members of this distinguished regiment , and has served in every grade from private to commanding officer , and in each capacity
has ever and thoroughly won the esteem and love of all associated with him . In addition to being an enthusiastic Volunteer , Colonel Lumsden has done much in the cause of Freemasonry . He is Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire , and has taken the 32 ^ , but it is more in connection with the formation of the London Scottish Rifles Lodge , No . 2310 , of which he is now the W . M ., that he is
known in English Masonry . It must be a source of great pleasuiv and gratification to Bro . Colonel Lumsden to see his regimental lod ge in such a flourishing condition , its remarkable success being almost phenomenal . Long may he live to witness the success and prosperity of the latter , with a con'inuity of such good Masons as its present officers
and members . We believe Bro . Col . Lumsden ' s successor in the command of the London Scottish is Bro . Major W . Nicol , of Ballogie , who , besides being the senior Major , is one of the most popular officers in the regiment . Bro . Major Nicol was initiated in his regimental lodge last year , being the first candidate proposed .
Masonic And General Tidings
We have received a letter from Bro . Lieut .-Col . Bramble , P . A . G . D . C ., D . P . G . M . Bristol , in which he complains that he never said what he is represented to have said in his speech , as reported in our columns last week , at the recent installation meeting of the Clarence Lodge , No . 6 S , Bristol . We must express our sincere regret if his speech
has been inaccurately summarised . Our reporter is a brother in whom we have great confidence , and to him we have referred our distinguished brother's complaint . We must also express our regret that Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Bramble ' s name , which should have headed the list of visitors , was placed so low down .
Her Majesty's sloop Melita is at Salamis embarking a huge figure sculptured in the form of a ball and weighing about 40 tons , which is intended for the British Museum . Bro . the Earl of Dunraven has consented to accept the presidency of the New Maldon and District Working Men ' s
Conservative Association , in place of Bro . the Earl of Egmont , resigned . The Queen has given orders for the promotion of Bro . Sir Frederick Abel , President of the Committee on Explosives , War Office , to the dignity of a Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath .
Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., who has been abroad for some time , returned from Paris to his residence in Connaught-place on Sunday evening last . We are glad to hear that his lordship is much improved in health . The annual dinner of the Drovers' Benevolent Institution was held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . W . F . Archer . The list of donations and subscriptions exceeded £ 1000 .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., was the guest of the Liberal Union Club at a banquet at the Criterion , on Tuesday , among those present on the occasion being Bros . Lord Stalybridge , Lord Kinnaird , and SirT . Fowell Burton . We are very sorry to hear that Bro . George Reynolds , P . M . 1614 , Secretary Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , has met with a somewhat painful accident , caused by slipping down a flight of stone steps . We trust he will soon get the better of his accident .
Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord High Chancellor of England ) , Bro . Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , and Bros . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., and Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council which was held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last .
There was a Fancy Costume Ball at the Royal Italian Opera House , Covent Garden , on Tuesday , Bro . Augustus Harris having conceived the idea , and expended a large sum of money on the preparations and decorations of the theatre for the purpose . Everything- passed off most successfully .
Bro . the Earl of Zetland , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , held the first levee of the season at Dublin Castle on Tuesday , among those present being Bro . General Viscount Wolseley , Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland , Bro . Lord Ashbourne , Lord Chancellor of Ireland , and Bros , the Marquis of Headfort , the Earl of Clonmell , and Viscount Powcrscourt .
A very successful concert was given at Freemasons ' Tavern on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Bro . Lawson , M . P ., in aid of the Printers' Pension and Almshouses' Corporation at Wood Green . A capital entertainment was _ given , and a collection in the hall resulted in the sum of £ 120 being obtained , which , with the proceeds of the sale of tickets , will make up a handsome contribution towards the erection of the proposed eight new homes at the Asylum .
Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , accompanied by Sheriff Farmer , and attended by the Sword and Mace Bearers , laid the first stone of the new underground works intended for the electric lighting of the City of London on Tuesday in the presence of the Commissioners of Sewers , and the Directors of the Brush Electrical Engineering , and the Laing , Wharton , and Down Construction Syndicate . It is estimated that the entire cost of lighting the City will not amount to more than £ 20 , 000 per annum .
The Council of the Royal United Service Institution announce that Rear-Admiral Colomb will give a series of live evening lectures on Mondays , the gth , 16 th , and 23 rd inst ., and the 2 nd and gth prox ., on " Naval Strategy and Tactics , " and Major Hendren , Instructor of Tactics , Military College , Sandhurst , live lectures on " Military History ( the American Civil War ) , " on Friday , the 13 th , 20 th , and 27 th inst ., and the 6 th and 13 th prox . Admission to each lecture one shilling .
A famous writer of books , Sir Henry Layard , is about to be honoured with a bust of himself in the British Museum . Who that has experienced it can forget the spell which Layard ' s description of the site of Nineveh exercised upon his youthful imagination ? Layard the M . P . may be forgotten . Layard the Oriental Scholar and discoverer has a very long lease of life before him . Mr . Gladstone , Lord Salisbury , Lord Granville , and Mr . VV . H . Smith are on the Memorial Committee .
A very successful concert was held in the Town Hall , Dover , on Wednesday , the 28 th ult ., under the patronage of Bro . Earl Amherst , Prov . Grand Master Kent , in aid of the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Bro . Earl Amherst has undertaken to preside at the Festival of this important Charity , which will be held on Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., and our Kentish brethren are supporting him , usual
as , to the utmost of their ability . On this occasion the Committee in charge of the arrangements prepared an admirable programme , and at the same time successfully studied the comfort and convenience of the audience ; while as a dispensation for wearing Craft clothing had been obtained , the scene was very animated . The concert proved a great success , and we believe a goodly sum will be forthcoming in support of the Charity .
HULLOW . IV ' S Pn . i . s . —Any dyspeptic sull ' erer aware of the purify ing , regulating , and gently aperient powers of ihese Pills should permit no one 11 cloud his judgment or to warp his course . With a b . ix of Hollou-ay ' s Pills , and atteutiun 'o its accompanying " Directions , " he may feel tiiorou . hly satislied that he can safely and ellectualiy release himself from his miseries without
impairing his appetite or weakening his digestion . This most excellent medicine acts as a nervine and b idily t rnic by aiding nutrition , and banishes . thousand annoying forms of nervous complaints . An occasional resort to Holloway ' s remedy will prove highly salutary to all persons , whether well or ill , whose digestion is slow or imperfect , a condition usually evidenced bv weariness , langour , listlessness , and despondency . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings
We are informed that on the nth prox . the ranks of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827—which , as our readers are a \ v , is composed almost entirely of influential citizens and officials of the Corporation of London—will be strengthened by the addition of Mr . F . J . Horniman , who is also , jf rumour speaks correctly , a likely candidate for the Shrievalt y of the City during the current year .
It is understood that , at the conclusion of the run of "The Pharisee" at the Shaftesbury , the season there will close . A ball in aid of the Masonic Charities was held at Liskeard , on Thursday , the 2 gth ult ., and proved a great success . The company numbered upwards of 200 .
The Duke of Clarence , and Avondale has appointed the 22 nd April as the date on which he will preside at tnc annual dinner of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , Bagshot , A ball in connection with the Cripplegate Lodge , >! 0 1013 , will be held at Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday the 19 th inst . Bro . Dan Godfrey's band will be in attend . ' ance .
The Queen has approved the appointment of the Karl of Sandwich to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Huntingdon , in the room of the late Duke of Bedford . Meissonier , one of the best known painters of his time died on Sunday morning last of pneumonia , after about a month ' s illness . Had he lived three weeks longer he would have completed his 80 th year .
In connection with Acacia Lodge , No . 24 ( I . C . ) , a grand concert was given at the Town Hall , Lurgan , on the 28 th ult ., in aid of the Masonic Charities , which resulted in a profit of £ 20 . The concert was under distinguished patronage , and Bro . Harris gave his services gratuitously .
The Empress Frederick and her daughter , Princess Margaret of Prussia , leave for England about the middle of the present month . After spending a few weeks with the Queen they will return to Germany , travelling direct to Homburg , in the Taunus Mountains , where the Empress has a country residence .
Mr . Jones ' s " Judah " is about to be sent on tour in the provinces , with Mr . Harold B . Nelson as Judah Llewellyn , and Miss Claire Ivanowa ( the Russian lady who made her London di'but as Bianca in " Fazio " ) as Vashti Dethic . The company will also include Mr . J . F . Graham as Professor Jopp , Mr . J . B . Gordon as Dethic , Mr . Langley Russell as Juxon Prall , Miss Ella Vorke as Sophie Jopp , and Miss Ettie Williams as Lady Eve .
It is now decided that the next attraction at the Globe Theatre will be Mr . Godfrey's old success , " The Parvenu . " No date is yet fixed for the production of the comedy , as the present programme still has "drawing" powers . When " The Parvenu " is brought out , it will be found that Mr . Norman Forbes has not included himself in the caste , which will , however , certainly comprise Mr . Harry Paulton and Miss Fanny Coleman .
Freemasons of a cosmopolitan turn of mind or who travel much would do well to obtain the two manuals which are issued by George Kenning , of 16 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . One is the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar for 1 S 91 " ( is . ) , containing particulars of tin
Grand Lodges ot this and other countries ; and the othei is " The Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " ( 2 s . ) which contains a diary and complete list of all the regulai lodges and Royal Arch chapters with their places and times of meeting . —Royal Cornwall Gasetfe .
The ball held at the Bath Saloons , Torquay , on Wednesday night , the 2 Sth ult ., in aid of the Masonic Charities of Devon , was a great success . The attendance was large , the dancing was spiritedly kept up , and the decorations were charming . The shadow dances were exceedingly effective . Of the dance music , special commendation is due to " I he Grand Masonic Polka , " specially composed by Mr . K . Allen Clode . Bro . F . Adams Davson Davson officiated as Master of Ceremonies .
The Board of Trade have received information from the British Vice-Consul at Milan that the sections of the Exhibition of " Health and Education of Children , " to be held in Milan next May , relating to toys , games , & c , will be international . Applications from intending exhibitors must be sent into the Executive Committee , 69 , Foro Bonaparte , Milan , by the 15 th inst . Copies of the
prospectus and forms ot application may be obtained from the Commercial Department , Board of Trade , 7 , Whitehallgardens , S . VV . The Prince of Wales has presented Mr . John Hare with a silver cigar box , which is in itself a graceful testimony to the actor ' s art . In the top left hand corner of the box
are the Prince ot Wales ' s feathers , and a motto in gold and Royal blue enamel . In the lower right hand corner is the head of a hare looking through a pair of gold spectacles-The inside of the cover bears the following inscription in facsimile of the Prince ' s handwriting— " To John Hare from Albert Edward , in remembrance of ' A Pair of Spectacles , ' at Sandringham , January Sth , 1 S 91 . "
A Masonic ball , under the banners of Walker Lodge , No . 1342 ( Bro . John VV . Robson , VV . M . ) , St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 16 7 6 ( Bro . Thomas Lewins , VV . M . ) , and it-Peter's Lodge , No . 481 ( Bro . Josiah Hammond , VV . M . ) , took place on Wednesday , the 2 Sth ult ., at the Assembly Rooms ,
Westgate-road , Newcastle . There were about 160 coup les-The musical arrangements were entrusted to the charge 01 Bro . J . H . Amers , and the refreshments were supplied i ' Bro . VV . Fish , Steward of the Assembly Hall . This is the third annual Masonic ball , and was in every sense of the word a success .
On Thursday evening , the 15 th ult ., the annual Masonic ball in connection with the Fitz-AUan Lodge , No . 1432 , i " aid of the Masonic Charities , was held in the Victoria Rooms , which had been most tastefully decorated for the occasion in Eastern style . The attendance was numerous , about 140 being present . The ball room and supper room had been beautilully furnishedand great art was shown 1 "
, their decoration . The following were the Committee , w ' performed the duties of Masters of the Ceremonies : fJra '' Lewis , Parsons , Martin , Roberts , England , Crittall , A . f- ' Minshall , C . Drew , and Owen . The Honorary Secretaries were Bros . Whitridge and Gardner , who discharged their honourable and onerous duties with the greatest courted and satisfaction .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Harry Seymour Foster , L . C . C ., M . L . S . B .. of the Temple Lodge , No . 101 , and the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827 , was on Monday night exalted to the position of companion in the Bayard Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1 C 15 . The Council or General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , at the hour of 3 p . m .
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the nth instant , at 4 p . m . The business will be more than usually important , as it will include the declaration of vacancies in each fund , and the number of candidates who have been approved , and who will therefore compete for them at the election in May next .
Bro . W . S . Chapman has been elected Renter Warden of the Homers' Company . We are asked to announce that the Doric Lodge of Instruction , No . 933 , now metis at the Moorgate Tavern , Moorgate-street , every Wednesday evening , at S o ' clock .
It is understood that on the occasion of her visit to Portsmouth on the 26 th inst . to launch the two new battleships , the Queen will travel by the London and South-Western Railway from Windsor to Portsmouth , returning to the Castle in the afternoon .
The statement has been contradicted that the marriage of the Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein with Prince Aribert of Unhalt-Dessau will take place on the 5 th Julywhich is a Sunday—the 25 th anniversary or silver wedding of the Prince and Princess Christian .
We are sorry to learn that the health of Bro . J . H . Sillitoe continues so unsatisfactory that his medical advisers have ordered him to take a thorough rest . With this view he sails to-morrow ( Saturday ; to the Mediterranean on the Canadian Pacific Railway Company ' s new steamer , the Empress of India .
"In Chancery" at Terry ' s Theatre is now reaching its 100 th performance . Bro . Terry and his company played the piece at Cambridge on the afternoon of the 28 th lilt ., and also gave afternoon performances at Oxford on Monday and Eastbourne on Thursday , returning in time for the usual performance in the evening at Terry ' s . Bro . Terry and his company will also open the new theatre at Ipswich with this piece one afternoon this month .
We are pleased to note the great success that has attended the Charity Association in connection with the Duke of Cornwall Lodge of Instruction , held at the Queen ' s Arms , Queen-street , Cheaps de . During its three years existence , which closed on the 3 rd inst ., the sum of £ 55 ° has been contributed to the three Institutions , and a new association been formed with over 20 members .
A short y season of comic opera extending for three weeks will be given at the Lyric Opera House , Hammersmith , commencing on Monday next , when Planquette ' s popular "Old Guard" will be given . Mr . Horace Lingard will assume his favourite representation of Polydore , for the lOoSth time . On the following Monday " Falka" will be produced , and on the succeeding Monday " Pepita , " each opera playing one week .
The Rosslyn Lodge , No . 1543 , Dunmow , Essex , Bro . D . Milbank , P . G . Stwd ., W . M ., has arranged for the delivery of Bro . James Stevens' interesting and instructive lecture on "The Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry" at the ensuing lodge meeting at the Saracen ' s Head . Hotel , Dunmow , on ' Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., at 7 p . m . This will be the second visit of Bro . Stevens to the Rosslyn Lodge in the capacity of lecturer , and a full attendance and most agreeable evening is anticipated .
The anniversary festival of the Scarsdale Lodge , No . 6 S 1 , Chesterfield , which came off on Wednesday , the aStli ult ., was one of the most successful the lodge has ever had . The W . M . elect , Bro . A . E . P . Voules , M . A ., head-master of the Chesterfield Grammar School , was with due dignity installed into the chair by his predecessor , Bro . j . T . Windle . There was a large number of visitors present from other lodges .
A brass plate in commemoration of the laying of the foundation-stone of the north-east pier of . the cathedral tower at Peterborough has been recently affixed . The plate bears the following inscription : " This chief corner-stone of the north-east pile of the central tower was laid by the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master , on behalf of his Roval Highness Albtrt Edward Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., in full Masonic form , on Wednesday , May th , 1 SS 4 . J . J . S . Perowne , Dean . "
Many of our readers will hear with regret of the approaching retirement of Bro . Colonel Henry Lumsden from the command of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers . Colonel Lumsden , who retires through age , in accordance with the regulations , was one of the original members of this distinguished regiment , and has served in every grade from private to commanding officer , and in each capacity
has ever and thoroughly won the esteem and love of all associated with him . In addition to being an enthusiastic Volunteer , Colonel Lumsden has done much in the cause of Freemasonry . He is Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire , and has taken the 32 ^ , but it is more in connection with the formation of the London Scottish Rifles Lodge , No . 2310 , of which he is now the W . M ., that he is
known in English Masonry . It must be a source of great pleasuiv and gratification to Bro . Colonel Lumsden to see his regimental lod ge in such a flourishing condition , its remarkable success being almost phenomenal . Long may he live to witness the success and prosperity of the latter , with a con'inuity of such good Masons as its present officers
and members . We believe Bro . Col . Lumsden ' s successor in the command of the London Scottish is Bro . Major W . Nicol , of Ballogie , who , besides being the senior Major , is one of the most popular officers in the regiment . Bro . Major Nicol was initiated in his regimental lodge last year , being the first candidate proposed .
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We have received a letter from Bro . Lieut .-Col . Bramble , P . A . G . D . C ., D . P . G . M . Bristol , in which he complains that he never said what he is represented to have said in his speech , as reported in our columns last week , at the recent installation meeting of the Clarence Lodge , No . 6 S , Bristol . We must express our sincere regret if his speech
has been inaccurately summarised . Our reporter is a brother in whom we have great confidence , and to him we have referred our distinguished brother's complaint . We must also express our regret that Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Bramble ' s name , which should have headed the list of visitors , was placed so low down .
Her Majesty's sloop Melita is at Salamis embarking a huge figure sculptured in the form of a ball and weighing about 40 tons , which is intended for the British Museum . Bro . the Earl of Dunraven has consented to accept the presidency of the New Maldon and District Working Men ' s
Conservative Association , in place of Bro . the Earl of Egmont , resigned . The Queen has given orders for the promotion of Bro . Sir Frederick Abel , President of the Committee on Explosives , War Office , to the dignity of a Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath .
Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., who has been abroad for some time , returned from Paris to his residence in Connaught-place on Sunday evening last . We are glad to hear that his lordship is much improved in health . The annual dinner of the Drovers' Benevolent Institution was held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . W . F . Archer . The list of donations and subscriptions exceeded £ 1000 .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., was the guest of the Liberal Union Club at a banquet at the Criterion , on Tuesday , among those present on the occasion being Bros . Lord Stalybridge , Lord Kinnaird , and SirT . Fowell Burton . We are very sorry to hear that Bro . George Reynolds , P . M . 1614 , Secretary Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , has met with a somewhat painful accident , caused by slipping down a flight of stone steps . We trust he will soon get the better of his accident .
Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord High Chancellor of England ) , Bro . Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , and Bros . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., and Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council which was held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last .
There was a Fancy Costume Ball at the Royal Italian Opera House , Covent Garden , on Tuesday , Bro . Augustus Harris having conceived the idea , and expended a large sum of money on the preparations and decorations of the theatre for the purpose . Everything- passed off most successfully .
Bro . the Earl of Zetland , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , held the first levee of the season at Dublin Castle on Tuesday , among those present being Bro . General Viscount Wolseley , Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland , Bro . Lord Ashbourne , Lord Chancellor of Ireland , and Bros , the Marquis of Headfort , the Earl of Clonmell , and Viscount Powcrscourt .
A very successful concert was given at Freemasons ' Tavern on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Bro . Lawson , M . P ., in aid of the Printers' Pension and Almshouses' Corporation at Wood Green . A capital entertainment was _ given , and a collection in the hall resulted in the sum of £ 120 being obtained , which , with the proceeds of the sale of tickets , will make up a handsome contribution towards the erection of the proposed eight new homes at the Asylum .
Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , accompanied by Sheriff Farmer , and attended by the Sword and Mace Bearers , laid the first stone of the new underground works intended for the electric lighting of the City of London on Tuesday in the presence of the Commissioners of Sewers , and the Directors of the Brush Electrical Engineering , and the Laing , Wharton , and Down Construction Syndicate . It is estimated that the entire cost of lighting the City will not amount to more than £ 20 , 000 per annum .
The Council of the Royal United Service Institution announce that Rear-Admiral Colomb will give a series of live evening lectures on Mondays , the gth , 16 th , and 23 rd inst ., and the 2 nd and gth prox ., on " Naval Strategy and Tactics , " and Major Hendren , Instructor of Tactics , Military College , Sandhurst , live lectures on " Military History ( the American Civil War ) , " on Friday , the 13 th , 20 th , and 27 th inst ., and the 6 th and 13 th prox . Admission to each lecture one shilling .
A famous writer of books , Sir Henry Layard , is about to be honoured with a bust of himself in the British Museum . Who that has experienced it can forget the spell which Layard ' s description of the site of Nineveh exercised upon his youthful imagination ? Layard the M . P . may be forgotten . Layard the Oriental Scholar and discoverer has a very long lease of life before him . Mr . Gladstone , Lord Salisbury , Lord Granville , and Mr . VV . H . Smith are on the Memorial Committee .
A very successful concert was held in the Town Hall , Dover , on Wednesday , the 28 th ult ., under the patronage of Bro . Earl Amherst , Prov . Grand Master Kent , in aid of the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Bro . Earl Amherst has undertaken to preside at the Festival of this important Charity , which will be held on Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., and our Kentish brethren are supporting him , usual
as , to the utmost of their ability . On this occasion the Committee in charge of the arrangements prepared an admirable programme , and at the same time successfully studied the comfort and convenience of the audience ; while as a dispensation for wearing Craft clothing had been obtained , the scene was very animated . The concert proved a great success , and we believe a goodly sum will be forthcoming in support of the Charity .
HULLOW . IV ' S Pn . i . s . —Any dyspeptic sull ' erer aware of the purify ing , regulating , and gently aperient powers of ihese Pills should permit no one 11 cloud his judgment or to warp his course . With a b . ix of Hollou-ay ' s Pills , and atteutiun 'o its accompanying " Directions , " he may feel tiiorou . hly satislied that he can safely and ellectualiy release himself from his miseries without
impairing his appetite or weakening his digestion . This most excellent medicine acts as a nervine and b idily t rnic by aiding nutrition , and banishes . thousand annoying forms of nervous complaints . An occasional resort to Holloway ' s remedy will prove highly salutary to all persons , whether well or ill , whose digestion is slow or imperfect , a condition usually evidenced bv weariness , langour , listlessness , and despondency . —ADVT .
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We are informed that on the nth prox . the ranks of the Alliance Lodge , No . 1827—which , as our readers are a \ v , is composed almost entirely of influential citizens and officials of the Corporation of London—will be strengthened by the addition of Mr . F . J . Horniman , who is also , jf rumour speaks correctly , a likely candidate for the Shrievalt y of the City during the current year .
It is understood that , at the conclusion of the run of "The Pharisee" at the Shaftesbury , the season there will close . A ball in aid of the Masonic Charities was held at Liskeard , on Thursday , the 2 gth ult ., and proved a great success . The company numbered upwards of 200 .
The Duke of Clarence , and Avondale has appointed the 22 nd April as the date on which he will preside at tnc annual dinner of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , Bagshot , A ball in connection with the Cripplegate Lodge , >! 0 1013 , will be held at Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday the 19 th inst . Bro . Dan Godfrey's band will be in attend . ' ance .
The Queen has approved the appointment of the Karl of Sandwich to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Huntingdon , in the room of the late Duke of Bedford . Meissonier , one of the best known painters of his time died on Sunday morning last of pneumonia , after about a month ' s illness . Had he lived three weeks longer he would have completed his 80 th year .
In connection with Acacia Lodge , No . 24 ( I . C . ) , a grand concert was given at the Town Hall , Lurgan , on the 28 th ult ., in aid of the Masonic Charities , which resulted in a profit of £ 20 . The concert was under distinguished patronage , and Bro . Harris gave his services gratuitously .
The Empress Frederick and her daughter , Princess Margaret of Prussia , leave for England about the middle of the present month . After spending a few weeks with the Queen they will return to Germany , travelling direct to Homburg , in the Taunus Mountains , where the Empress has a country residence .
Mr . Jones ' s " Judah " is about to be sent on tour in the provinces , with Mr . Harold B . Nelson as Judah Llewellyn , and Miss Claire Ivanowa ( the Russian lady who made her London di'but as Bianca in " Fazio " ) as Vashti Dethic . The company will also include Mr . J . F . Graham as Professor Jopp , Mr . J . B . Gordon as Dethic , Mr . Langley Russell as Juxon Prall , Miss Ella Vorke as Sophie Jopp , and Miss Ettie Williams as Lady Eve .
It is now decided that the next attraction at the Globe Theatre will be Mr . Godfrey's old success , " The Parvenu . " No date is yet fixed for the production of the comedy , as the present programme still has "drawing" powers . When " The Parvenu " is brought out , it will be found that Mr . Norman Forbes has not included himself in the caste , which will , however , certainly comprise Mr . Harry Paulton and Miss Fanny Coleman .
Freemasons of a cosmopolitan turn of mind or who travel much would do well to obtain the two manuals which are issued by George Kenning , of 16 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . One is the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar for 1 S 91 " ( is . ) , containing particulars of tin
Grand Lodges ot this and other countries ; and the othei is " The Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " ( 2 s . ) which contains a diary and complete list of all the regulai lodges and Royal Arch chapters with their places and times of meeting . —Royal Cornwall Gasetfe .
The ball held at the Bath Saloons , Torquay , on Wednesday night , the 2 Sth ult ., in aid of the Masonic Charities of Devon , was a great success . The attendance was large , the dancing was spiritedly kept up , and the decorations were charming . The shadow dances were exceedingly effective . Of the dance music , special commendation is due to " I he Grand Masonic Polka , " specially composed by Mr . K . Allen Clode . Bro . F . Adams Davson Davson officiated as Master of Ceremonies .
The Board of Trade have received information from the British Vice-Consul at Milan that the sections of the Exhibition of " Health and Education of Children , " to be held in Milan next May , relating to toys , games , & c , will be international . Applications from intending exhibitors must be sent into the Executive Committee , 69 , Foro Bonaparte , Milan , by the 15 th inst . Copies of the
prospectus and forms ot application may be obtained from the Commercial Department , Board of Trade , 7 , Whitehallgardens , S . VV . The Prince of Wales has presented Mr . John Hare with a silver cigar box , which is in itself a graceful testimony to the actor ' s art . In the top left hand corner of the box
are the Prince ot Wales ' s feathers , and a motto in gold and Royal blue enamel . In the lower right hand corner is the head of a hare looking through a pair of gold spectacles-The inside of the cover bears the following inscription in facsimile of the Prince ' s handwriting— " To John Hare from Albert Edward , in remembrance of ' A Pair of Spectacles , ' at Sandringham , January Sth , 1 S 91 . "
A Masonic ball , under the banners of Walker Lodge , No . 1342 ( Bro . John VV . Robson , VV . M . ) , St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 16 7 6 ( Bro . Thomas Lewins , VV . M . ) , and it-Peter's Lodge , No . 481 ( Bro . Josiah Hammond , VV . M . ) , took place on Wednesday , the 2 Sth ult ., at the Assembly Rooms ,
Westgate-road , Newcastle . There were about 160 coup les-The musical arrangements were entrusted to the charge 01 Bro . J . H . Amers , and the refreshments were supplied i ' Bro . VV . Fish , Steward of the Assembly Hall . This is the third annual Masonic ball , and was in every sense of the word a success .
On Thursday evening , the 15 th ult ., the annual Masonic ball in connection with the Fitz-AUan Lodge , No . 1432 , i " aid of the Masonic Charities , was held in the Victoria Rooms , which had been most tastefully decorated for the occasion in Eastern style . The attendance was numerous , about 140 being present . The ball room and supper room had been beautilully furnishedand great art was shown 1 "
, their decoration . The following were the Committee , w ' performed the duties of Masters of the Ceremonies : fJra '' Lewis , Parsons , Martin , Roberts , England , Crittall , A . f- ' Minshall , C . Drew , and Owen . The Honorary Secretaries were Bros . Whitridge and Gardner , who discharged their honourable and onerous duties with the greatest courted and satisfaction .