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Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

A special Grand Lodge of the Mark Degree will be held at the Hall , Sa , Red Lion-square , on Monday , the 30 th inst ., for the purpose of discussing the Revised Constitutions . Bro . Earl Granville left town on Saturday morning last on a brief visit to Mr . Gladstone at Hawarden . Bro . Lord and Lad y Holhfield have returned

from Westmoreland to their seat near Ashford , Kent . Bro . D . Plunket , M . P ., was one of the principal speakers at a large political gathering held at Cambridge on Saturday last . Bro . Alderman Cowan is a candidate , at the approaching General Election , for the Whitechapel division of the Tower Hamlets .

Bros , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Lord Robartes were among the speakers at a meeting held on Friday , the 30 th ult ., of the Truro Diocesan Conference . Bros . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., P . G . Stwd ., and Alderman David Smith , P . P . G . J . W . Sussex , have issued their addresses as Conservative * candidates for Brighton .

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has kindly consented to become patron of the Bethnal-green Free Library , in place of the late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury . The annual conclave of the Grand Commandery , Knights Templar , of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was arranged to be held at the Masonic Hall , Boston , on

Wednesday , the 28 th ult . Bro . General Sir F . Roberts , Bart ., visited Eton College on Saturday last , and dined in the evening with Dr . Warre , the head master , and Mrs . Warre . In accordance with the instructions of his medica ' advisers , Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie left Brechin Castle for London towards the close of last week for the Continent , whither he has been ordered for the benefit of his health .

Bro . Matthias Levy , Secretary of the Montefiore Lodge , is preparing for publication , " Shorthand Notes : and the practise relating to them . " This work contains a collection of the cases on the above subject , with introductory chapter and ample index . According to the Illinois Freemason , the Paxton Lodge , No . 41 G , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Illinois ,

has " more lawyers , doctors , judges , preachers , legislators , mayors , professors , and grand orators , to the square inch than can be found in any other lodge in the State . " Bro . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., addressed a meeting of the electors for West Bristol on Saturday last , while on the same day Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., spoke at Nelson in support of the Liberal candidate for the Clitheroe division of Lancashire .

Monday next being the anniversary of the Prince of Wales's birthday , the happy event will be celebrated in the usual manner in London and at Windsor , and by his Royal Highness himself and his family at Sandringham , for which they left Marlborough House during the present week .

Bros . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., J . R . Holland , M . P ., J . P . Knight , Alderman D . Smith , and Alderman Davey were among those present on Saturday last , when the Dukeof Edinburgh and Princess Louise attended a concert in the Dome , Brighton , in aid of the fund to establish scholarships at the Royal College of Music .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , as president , Bro . Alderman Sir Henry and Lady Knight , and a numerous and influential company were present at the Mansion House on Friday , the 30 th ult ., when Dr . Samuel Kinns delivered his interesting lecture on " The Remarkable Scientific Accuracy of the First Chapter of Genesis . " The Freemason ' s Repository for the current

month refers in sympathetic terms to the loss sustained by the brethren of Massachusetts through the death on the 12 th September last of Bro . W . D . Cooledge , one of the Past Grand Masters of the G . Lodge of that jurisdiction . Bro . Cooledge was G . Master in the years 1 SG 1-2 , and at the time of his death was in his 78 th year . The same journal reports the death on the 18 th

September of an aged veteran of the Craft in Rhode Island , Bro . Freeman Maybury , who was 91 years of age and had been a member of our Society since 1 S 2 G , when he was initiated in St . John's Lodge , Newport . A large number of the brethren were present at the funeral of the deceased to mark their respect for his many sterling qualities .

The Princess of Wales , accompanied b y the Prince of Wales , Prince Albert Victor , and Princess Louise , opened the new Institute and Home for Working Lads in the Whitechapel-road on Saturday last . Their Royal Highnesses , on arriving , were received by Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs , Bros . Alderman Evans and T . Clarke , and among those on the platform were Bros . Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., and H . B . Marshall , P . G .

Treas . At the close of the ceremony , and after the Prince of Wales had expressed the pleasure it had afforded the Princess and himself to be present , a large number of purses , containing sums ranging from live guineas and upwards , were handed to her Royal Highness in behalf of the institute by ladies and children ; and the Royal party , after inspecting the building , then left amid the hearty cheers of all assembled and the crowds gathered in the neighbourhood .

KELIKI- OI- Coucnis ASH ASTHMA IN VEN MINUTES nv DR . I - OCOCI : ' S Pi ; i . Mo . \ ie WAFER * . —From Mr . I * * o \ -, Omnibus Ollice , VVIntclichl Koad , Liverpool— "After years of severe suH ' cring , and fearinit many and many a night I should hare died from sull ' ocation . & c .. I w . is iiultirrtl to trv Dr . I . ncnclc ' s Wafers . Ten minutes

after I had taken two Wafers I felt relief . " In asthma , coitsump"on , bronchitis , coughs , colds , rheumatism , and all hysterical and nervous complaints they give instant relief , a rapid cure and taste Pleasantly . Sold by all druggists at is . ijd , and 2 S . gd , per box , —

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . General Lord Wolseley has consented lo be present at the annual dinner , to be held at the Holborn Restaurant on the 10 th pro : ; ., of the North London Rifle Club . R . W . Bro . Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., has issued his address to the electors of VVest Bristol , and Bro . Lord Hartington his to those of the Rossendale Division nf Lancashire .

Bros . Sir Fairer Herschell , Q . C . M . P ., and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., addressed political meetings at Tunbridge and Newcastle respectively on Thursday , the 29 th ult . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe and the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh were among the guests of

the Duke of Grafton last week who were specially invited to meet H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge . Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., and the Earl of Dunraven were among the principal speakers at different political meetings on Wednesday , the 28 th ult .

Bro . the Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . M . M ., will be again nominated for that office at the half-yearly communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , which will be held on Tuesday evening , the ist proximo . Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers H . Buller , V . C , K . C . B ., has been gazetted Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces , vice Major-General G . B . Harman , appointed

Military Secretary to H . R . H . the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., who was accompanied by the Earl of Iddesleigh and the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , presided at a meeting in the Egyptian Hall , Mansion House , on Friday , the 30 th ult ., when the prizes annually given by the Turners' Company were distributed .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Lady _ Mayoress , presided at a large and influential meeting held in the Conference Hall , Stratford , on Tuesday evening , for the purpose of considering the practicability of establishing a Cottage Hospital for the populous district of VVest Ham .

lhe dejeuner which is customaril y given by the out-going and in-coming Lord Mayors at the Mansion House , previous to the formal inauguration of the latter , will take place to morrow ( Saturday ) , when the Aldermen , Sheriffs , and Officers of the Corporation will be the chief guests . Bros . Alderman Savory , Sir John Bennett , and

H . B . Spink are among the members of the new School Board for London elected on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., Bro . Alderman Savory having been returned as one of the City members , Bro . Sir John Bennett for Southwark , and Bro . Spink for Westminster . Our theatrical friends will be glad to hear that Messrs . Spiers and Pond have this week taken under their

charge the refreshment department at Drury Lane Theatre , and that " great changes , " which is synonymous with " great improvements , " will be effected under their experienced management . Bro . Sir H . D . Wolff , M . P ., had official audience of the Khedive at the Ab-din Palace , Cairo , on Saturday last . The Staff of the British Diplomatic Agency were in

attendance , and the reception accorded our envoy was most flattering . The Khedive subsequently returned the visit at Shepheard's Hotel , where Sir Henry has taken up his quaiters . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon attended the opening of the new Anatomical Theatre recently erected in Trinity College , Dublin , in connection with the Medical School of

the University , and took the opportunity of referring at length , and in terms of warm sympathy , to the great loss caused to Ireland by the death of Bro . the Duke of Abercorn . Number 2 of the Masonic Journal contains a

goodly amount of intelligence , and has every appearance of being a well-edited , carefully compiled paper . The reports of the lodges in the several jurisdictions , English , Irish , and Scotch , are models of neatness and succinctness ; in fact , the journal gives good promise for the future , and it has our best wishes for its success .

WALDECK LODGE . —We are asked to contradict the statement made in our report of the installation meeting of the Waldeck Lodge , to the effect that "the Master had put his hand in his pocket very considerably to carry it out . " Our reporter was informed that such was thc fact , but Bro . Wehlen , who ought to know , modestly claims that he only contributed his share .

Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., has accepted an invitation from the W . M . of the Lodge of Uuion , No . 414 , Reading , to deliver his lecture , " Knobs and l ! xcrescer . ces , " explanatory of the Ritual and Ceremonial of the First Degree , at the next regular meeting of the lodge at the Masonic Hall , on Tuesday , the 17 th inst . The lodge will be opened at G p . m . The Philadelphia Keystone for the 17 th ult .

contains an elaborate andyery intercstingarticle , contributed by Bro . VV . J . Hughan , on the "Engraved Lists of Lodges , " showing their importance , and tracing through them some of our oldest and most distinguished lodges . In the course of his remarks , Bro . Hughan refers in very flattering terms to the arduous labours of Bro . Lane , whose forthcoming volume , embodying the results of those labours , will now be looked forward to with keener interest than

ever . ToiiAiaoxisrs COMMENIINO . —An Illustrated ( iuide of no pages , " How to open respectably from . ^ 20 to ^ 2000 ; " three stamps . H . Myers & Co ., 109 , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —tAnvT . } IIOLUIWAV ' SOINTMEXTAXD PILLS . —Coughs , Influenza . The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial

in all diseases of the lungs . In common colds nnd influenza the I'llls taken internally anil the Ointment nibbed externally are exceedingly ellic .-icinus . When influenza is epidemic this treatment is easiest , safest , and surest . Holioway's Pills and Ointment purify the blood , remove all obstructions to its free circulation through the

lungs , relieve the ovcre , orged air tubes , and render respiration free without reducing the strength , irritating the nerves , or depressing thc spirits . Such are the ready means of saving siill ' ering when afflicted with colds , coughs , bronchitis , aud other complaints , by which so many are seriously and permanently alllicted iu most countries , —[ Arivr . ]

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Alderman Cowan was to preside at the ? fiftieth anniversary dinner ofthe Society of United Friends , for the relief of the aged and infirm , at the Cannon Street Hoiel , on Thursday . Thc Prince and Princess of Wales visited Drury Lane Theatre on Monday evening , and the same day their eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , left Marlborough House to rejoin his regiment at Aldershot .

The Grand Lodgeof Ohio , U . S . A ., has adopted a resolution declaring it to be the opinion of that body that the selling of intoxicating drinks should disqualify anyone from initiation into—or affiliation with—any Masonic body .

R ED C ROSS OV R OME AND C ONSTANTINEWe are glad to hear that there is every probability that Sir Knight Frederick VVood , lntendant General of the Division of Kent , will soon be in a position to form two new conclaves in his division .

Bro . Earl Granville left Hawarden Castle for Chester on Monday , and on Tuesday addressed a large political meeting at Shrewsbury . Bro . the Marquis of . Hartington , M . P ., was expected to leave Ghatswortlr for Belfast on Thursday .

I he Lady Mayoress , accompanied b y Bro . Alderman and Sheriff and Mrs . Evans , and Mrs . Clarke , opened a bazaar at the Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton , on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., in aid of the tower fund of St . Saviour ' s Church , Brixton-rise . According to a Reuter telegram from Madrid , it is stated that a marriage has been arranged between the

Infanta Maria hulaha , sister of King Alfonso , and the Infante Antonio , son of the Duke of Montpensicr . The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , U . S . A ., M . W . Bro . Albert P . Charles , has personally communicated to Bro . James Stevens his appreciation and high commendation of that brother ' s latest Masonic work , "Chips from a Rough Ashlar . "

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., opened a new Liberal club at Accrington on Friday , the 30 th ult ., and in the evening addressed a meeting in the Prince's Theatre . The same day , Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill met the electors of West Birmingham . Bro . Colonel E . H . Kennard , AI . P ., was on Tuesday evening the recipient of a handsome testimonial , presented to him by the present and past members of the

15 th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps , on his relirement , alter -fifteen years' service , from the command of the regiment . Bro . the Lord Mayor will take the chair at the Gand anniversary and distribution of prizes to the successful students of the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution , on Wednesday , the iSth inst . His lordship will be accompanied by Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Bro . Sheriff Clarke .

The Paris Alunicipal Council , on Wednesday , passed 3 vote of thanks to the City of London and tlie heads of the sanitary establishments in the English capital for their friendly reception of the delegates of the City of Paris in August last . M . Waddington will return to his post in London to-day ( Friday ) . At a meeting of the St . Augustine ' s Lodge ,

No . 972 , held at the . Masonic lemple , St . i- ' eter ' s-strect , Canterbury , on Wednesday , the 21 st ult ., Bro . William Plant was elected W . M . for the ensuing year , in succession to Bro . W . Price . The new VV . M . will be installed on the third Wednesday in November .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , AI . P . and Aliss C . Fowler , ancl Bros . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , J . Westerby , J . R . Foulger , and U . Knell were among the guests at thc annual dinner , at the Albion on Monday , when the parishioners of St . Giles's , Cripplegate , commemorated the festival of All Saints .

The formal opening of the new buildings recently erected in connection with the London Almshouses , Brixton , took place on Tuesday , Bro . A . Brookman , Chairman of the Committee , performing the function . A dinner followed at which Bro . Brookman presided , Bros . H . B . Marshall , Past G . Treas ., li . E . Pixley , W . IS . Garrett , and others being among the guests .

Amongst the chapters for wnich warrants were granted at the Supreme Grand Chapter on Wednesday last , we are pleased to see that of the Israel . The position of the Israel Lodge , as one of the oldest lodges in the City , and numbering as it does from So or 90 members , will ensure the success of a chapter in connection therewith , and the only wonder is that it has not given birth to one before .

A unique gathering of 1 'reemasons took place on Thursday , the 29 th ult . Bro . A . Brickwood-Hutchings , who is W . M . of St . George ' s Lodge , No . 2025 , P-G . Org . of Devon , and P . G . Registrar of Cornwall , invited the Masters of the "Three Towns" ( Plymouth , Stonehouse ,

and Devonport ) to dine with him at his residence . The Prov . Grand Master of Devon , Bro . Viscount Ebrington ; the P . G . S . W ., Bro . William Derry , and others were also present . We may add that Bro . Brickwood-Hutchings is Mayor of Devonpoct , which office he has held for two years in succession .

We have much pleasure in announcing that a complimentary concert will be given on Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., to Bro . VV . H . Lee Davis , Organist of Holy Trinity Church , Penge-lane . A strong array of artistes will give their services on this occasion , and as there is plenty of influential support certain to be forthcoming , we have good reason to hope that the concert will prove a

great success . Tickets—Numbered and Reserveci Seat ;; SS . andas . ; admission is . To commence at 8 p . m . We congratulate Bro . Henry White on the handsome manner in which his invaluable services , as Secretary to the Warehousemen and Clerks' School , have been recognised . At the recent general meeting of the Governors and Subscribers it was unanimously determined

" That , in accordance with the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Management , the sum of £ * Soo be voted to Mr . Henry White , in recognition of iho faithful , zealous , and successful services he has rendered as Secretary of the Warehousemen and Clerks' School , from the infancy of the institution to the present time , covering a period of thirty years . "

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INSTALLATION OF BROS. LORD JERSEY & REV. H. A. PICKARD, AS P.G. MASTER & P.G. SUPT. OF OXFORDSHIRE. Article 6
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Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

A special Grand Lodge of the Mark Degree will be held at the Hall , Sa , Red Lion-square , on Monday , the 30 th inst ., for the purpose of discussing the Revised Constitutions . Bro . Earl Granville left town on Saturday morning last on a brief visit to Mr . Gladstone at Hawarden . Bro . Lord and Lad y Holhfield have returned

from Westmoreland to their seat near Ashford , Kent . Bro . D . Plunket , M . P ., was one of the principal speakers at a large political gathering held at Cambridge on Saturday last . Bro . Alderman Cowan is a candidate , at the approaching General Election , for the Whitechapel division of the Tower Hamlets .

Bros , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Lord Robartes were among the speakers at a meeting held on Friday , the 30 th ult ., of the Truro Diocesan Conference . Bros . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., P . G . Stwd ., and Alderman David Smith , P . P . G . J . W . Sussex , have issued their addresses as Conservative * candidates for Brighton .

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has kindly consented to become patron of the Bethnal-green Free Library , in place of the late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury . The annual conclave of the Grand Commandery , Knights Templar , of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was arranged to be held at the Masonic Hall , Boston , on

Wednesday , the 28 th ult . Bro . General Sir F . Roberts , Bart ., visited Eton College on Saturday last , and dined in the evening with Dr . Warre , the head master , and Mrs . Warre . In accordance with the instructions of his medica ' advisers , Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie left Brechin Castle for London towards the close of last week for the Continent , whither he has been ordered for the benefit of his health .

Bro . Matthias Levy , Secretary of the Montefiore Lodge , is preparing for publication , " Shorthand Notes : and the practise relating to them . " This work contains a collection of the cases on the above subject , with introductory chapter and ample index . According to the Illinois Freemason , the Paxton Lodge , No . 41 G , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Illinois ,

has " more lawyers , doctors , judges , preachers , legislators , mayors , professors , and grand orators , to the square inch than can be found in any other lodge in the State . " Bro . Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., addressed a meeting of the electors for West Bristol on Saturday last , while on the same day Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., spoke at Nelson in support of the Liberal candidate for the Clitheroe division of Lancashire .

Monday next being the anniversary of the Prince of Wales's birthday , the happy event will be celebrated in the usual manner in London and at Windsor , and by his Royal Highness himself and his family at Sandringham , for which they left Marlborough House during the present week .

Bros . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., J . R . Holland , M . P ., J . P . Knight , Alderman D . Smith , and Alderman Davey were among those present on Saturday last , when the Dukeof Edinburgh and Princess Louise attended a concert in the Dome , Brighton , in aid of the fund to establish scholarships at the Royal College of Music .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , as president , Bro . Alderman Sir Henry and Lady Knight , and a numerous and influential company were present at the Mansion House on Friday , the 30 th ult ., when Dr . Samuel Kinns delivered his interesting lecture on " The Remarkable Scientific Accuracy of the First Chapter of Genesis . " The Freemason ' s Repository for the current

month refers in sympathetic terms to the loss sustained by the brethren of Massachusetts through the death on the 12 th September last of Bro . W . D . Cooledge , one of the Past Grand Masters of the G . Lodge of that jurisdiction . Bro . Cooledge was G . Master in the years 1 SG 1-2 , and at the time of his death was in his 78 th year . The same journal reports the death on the 18 th

September of an aged veteran of the Craft in Rhode Island , Bro . Freeman Maybury , who was 91 years of age and had been a member of our Society since 1 S 2 G , when he was initiated in St . John's Lodge , Newport . A large number of the brethren were present at the funeral of the deceased to mark their respect for his many sterling qualities .

The Princess of Wales , accompanied b y the Prince of Wales , Prince Albert Victor , and Princess Louise , opened the new Institute and Home for Working Lads in the Whitechapel-road on Saturday last . Their Royal Highnesses , on arriving , were received by Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs , Bros . Alderman Evans and T . Clarke , and among those on the platform were Bros . Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., and H . B . Marshall , P . G .

Treas . At the close of the ceremony , and after the Prince of Wales had expressed the pleasure it had afforded the Princess and himself to be present , a large number of purses , containing sums ranging from live guineas and upwards , were handed to her Royal Highness in behalf of the institute by ladies and children ; and the Royal party , after inspecting the building , then left amid the hearty cheers of all assembled and the crowds gathered in the neighbourhood .

KELIKI- OI- Coucnis ASH ASTHMA IN VEN MINUTES nv DR . I - OCOCI : ' S Pi ; i . Mo . \ ie WAFER * . —From Mr . I * * o \ -, Omnibus Ollice , VVIntclichl Koad , Liverpool— "After years of severe suH ' cring , and fearinit many and many a night I should hare died from sull ' ocation . & c .. I w . is iiultirrtl to trv Dr . I . ncnclc ' s Wafers . Ten minutes

after I had taken two Wafers I felt relief . " In asthma , coitsump"on , bronchitis , coughs , colds , rheumatism , and all hysterical and nervous complaints they give instant relief , a rapid cure and taste Pleasantly . Sold by all druggists at is . ijd , and 2 S . gd , per box , —

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . General Lord Wolseley has consented lo be present at the annual dinner , to be held at the Holborn Restaurant on the 10 th pro : ; ., of the North London Rifle Club . R . W . Bro . Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., has issued his address to the electors of VVest Bristol , and Bro . Lord Hartington his to those of the Rossendale Division nf Lancashire .

Bros . Sir Fairer Herschell , Q . C . M . P ., and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., addressed political meetings at Tunbridge and Newcastle respectively on Thursday , the 29 th ult . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe and the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh were among the guests of

the Duke of Grafton last week who were specially invited to meet H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge . Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., and the Earl of Dunraven were among the principal speakers at different political meetings on Wednesday , the 28 th ult .

Bro . the Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . M . M ., will be again nominated for that office at the half-yearly communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , which will be held on Tuesday evening , the ist proximo . Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers H . Buller , V . C , K . C . B ., has been gazetted Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces , vice Major-General G . B . Harman , appointed

Military Secretary to H . R . H . the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., who was accompanied by the Earl of Iddesleigh and the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , presided at a meeting in the Egyptian Hall , Mansion House , on Friday , the 30 th ult ., when the prizes annually given by the Turners' Company were distributed .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Lady _ Mayoress , presided at a large and influential meeting held in the Conference Hall , Stratford , on Tuesday evening , for the purpose of considering the practicability of establishing a Cottage Hospital for the populous district of VVest Ham .

lhe dejeuner which is customaril y given by the out-going and in-coming Lord Mayors at the Mansion House , previous to the formal inauguration of the latter , will take place to morrow ( Saturday ) , when the Aldermen , Sheriffs , and Officers of the Corporation will be the chief guests . Bros . Alderman Savory , Sir John Bennett , and

H . B . Spink are among the members of the new School Board for London elected on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., Bro . Alderman Savory having been returned as one of the City members , Bro . Sir John Bennett for Southwark , and Bro . Spink for Westminster . Our theatrical friends will be glad to hear that Messrs . Spiers and Pond have this week taken under their

charge the refreshment department at Drury Lane Theatre , and that " great changes , " which is synonymous with " great improvements , " will be effected under their experienced management . Bro . Sir H . D . Wolff , M . P ., had official audience of the Khedive at the Ab-din Palace , Cairo , on Saturday last . The Staff of the British Diplomatic Agency were in

attendance , and the reception accorded our envoy was most flattering . The Khedive subsequently returned the visit at Shepheard's Hotel , where Sir Henry has taken up his quaiters . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon attended the opening of the new Anatomical Theatre recently erected in Trinity College , Dublin , in connection with the Medical School of

the University , and took the opportunity of referring at length , and in terms of warm sympathy , to the great loss caused to Ireland by the death of Bro . the Duke of Abercorn . Number 2 of the Masonic Journal contains a

goodly amount of intelligence , and has every appearance of being a well-edited , carefully compiled paper . The reports of the lodges in the several jurisdictions , English , Irish , and Scotch , are models of neatness and succinctness ; in fact , the journal gives good promise for the future , and it has our best wishes for its success .

WALDECK LODGE . —We are asked to contradict the statement made in our report of the installation meeting of the Waldeck Lodge , to the effect that "the Master had put his hand in his pocket very considerably to carry it out . " Our reporter was informed that such was thc fact , but Bro . Wehlen , who ought to know , modestly claims that he only contributed his share .

Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., has accepted an invitation from the W . M . of the Lodge of Uuion , No . 414 , Reading , to deliver his lecture , " Knobs and l ! xcrescer . ces , " explanatory of the Ritual and Ceremonial of the First Degree , at the next regular meeting of the lodge at the Masonic Hall , on Tuesday , the 17 th inst . The lodge will be opened at G p . m . The Philadelphia Keystone for the 17 th ult .

contains an elaborate andyery intercstingarticle , contributed by Bro . VV . J . Hughan , on the "Engraved Lists of Lodges , " showing their importance , and tracing through them some of our oldest and most distinguished lodges . In the course of his remarks , Bro . Hughan refers in very flattering terms to the arduous labours of Bro . Lane , whose forthcoming volume , embodying the results of those labours , will now be looked forward to with keener interest than

ever . ToiiAiaoxisrs COMMENIINO . —An Illustrated ( iuide of no pages , " How to open respectably from . ^ 20 to ^ 2000 ; " three stamps . H . Myers & Co ., 109 , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —tAnvT . } IIOLUIWAV ' SOINTMEXTAXD PILLS . —Coughs , Influenza . The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial

in all diseases of the lungs . In common colds nnd influenza the I'llls taken internally anil the Ointment nibbed externally are exceedingly ellic .-icinus . When influenza is epidemic this treatment is easiest , safest , and surest . Holioway's Pills and Ointment purify the blood , remove all obstructions to its free circulation through the

lungs , relieve the ovcre , orged air tubes , and render respiration free without reducing the strength , irritating the nerves , or depressing thc spirits . Such are the ready means of saving siill ' ering when afflicted with colds , coughs , bronchitis , aud other complaints , by which so many are seriously and permanently alllicted iu most countries , —[ Arivr . ]

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Alderman Cowan was to preside at the ? fiftieth anniversary dinner ofthe Society of United Friends , for the relief of the aged and infirm , at the Cannon Street Hoiel , on Thursday . Thc Prince and Princess of Wales visited Drury Lane Theatre on Monday evening , and the same day their eldest son , Prince Albert Victor , left Marlborough House to rejoin his regiment at Aldershot .

The Grand Lodgeof Ohio , U . S . A ., has adopted a resolution declaring it to be the opinion of that body that the selling of intoxicating drinks should disqualify anyone from initiation into—or affiliation with—any Masonic body .

R ED C ROSS OV R OME AND C ONSTANTINEWe are glad to hear that there is every probability that Sir Knight Frederick VVood , lntendant General of the Division of Kent , will soon be in a position to form two new conclaves in his division .

Bro . Earl Granville left Hawarden Castle for Chester on Monday , and on Tuesday addressed a large political meeting at Shrewsbury . Bro . the Marquis of . Hartington , M . P ., was expected to leave Ghatswortlr for Belfast on Thursday .

I he Lady Mayoress , accompanied b y Bro . Alderman and Sheriff and Mrs . Evans , and Mrs . Clarke , opened a bazaar at the Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton , on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., in aid of the tower fund of St . Saviour ' s Church , Brixton-rise . According to a Reuter telegram from Madrid , it is stated that a marriage has been arranged between the

Infanta Maria hulaha , sister of King Alfonso , and the Infante Antonio , son of the Duke of Montpensicr . The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , U . S . A ., M . W . Bro . Albert P . Charles , has personally communicated to Bro . James Stevens his appreciation and high commendation of that brother ' s latest Masonic work , "Chips from a Rough Ashlar . "

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., opened a new Liberal club at Accrington on Friday , the 30 th ult ., and in the evening addressed a meeting in the Prince's Theatre . The same day , Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill met the electors of West Birmingham . Bro . Colonel E . H . Kennard , AI . P ., was on Tuesday evening the recipient of a handsome testimonial , presented to him by the present and past members of the

15 th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps , on his relirement , alter -fifteen years' service , from the command of the regiment . Bro . the Lord Mayor will take the chair at the Gand anniversary and distribution of prizes to the successful students of the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution , on Wednesday , the iSth inst . His lordship will be accompanied by Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Bro . Sheriff Clarke .

The Paris Alunicipal Council , on Wednesday , passed 3 vote of thanks to the City of London and tlie heads of the sanitary establishments in the English capital for their friendly reception of the delegates of the City of Paris in August last . M . Waddington will return to his post in London to-day ( Friday ) . At a meeting of the St . Augustine ' s Lodge ,

No . 972 , held at the . Masonic lemple , St . i- ' eter ' s-strect , Canterbury , on Wednesday , the 21 st ult ., Bro . William Plant was elected W . M . for the ensuing year , in succession to Bro . W . Price . The new VV . M . will be installed on the third Wednesday in November .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , AI . P . and Aliss C . Fowler , ancl Bros . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , J . Westerby , J . R . Foulger , and U . Knell were among the guests at thc annual dinner , at the Albion on Monday , when the parishioners of St . Giles's , Cripplegate , commemorated the festival of All Saints .

The formal opening of the new buildings recently erected in connection with the London Almshouses , Brixton , took place on Tuesday , Bro . A . Brookman , Chairman of the Committee , performing the function . A dinner followed at which Bro . Brookman presided , Bros . H . B . Marshall , Past G . Treas ., li . E . Pixley , W . IS . Garrett , and others being among the guests .

Amongst the chapters for wnich warrants were granted at the Supreme Grand Chapter on Wednesday last , we are pleased to see that of the Israel . The position of the Israel Lodge , as one of the oldest lodges in the City , and numbering as it does from So or 90 members , will ensure the success of a chapter in connection therewith , and the only wonder is that it has not given birth to one before .

A unique gathering of 1 'reemasons took place on Thursday , the 29 th ult . Bro . A . Brickwood-Hutchings , who is W . M . of St . George ' s Lodge , No . 2025 , P-G . Org . of Devon , and P . G . Registrar of Cornwall , invited the Masters of the "Three Towns" ( Plymouth , Stonehouse ,

and Devonport ) to dine with him at his residence . The Prov . Grand Master of Devon , Bro . Viscount Ebrington ; the P . G . S . W ., Bro . William Derry , and others were also present . We may add that Bro . Brickwood-Hutchings is Mayor of Devonpoct , which office he has held for two years in succession .

We have much pleasure in announcing that a complimentary concert will be given on Wednesday , the 25 th inst ., to Bro . VV . H . Lee Davis , Organist of Holy Trinity Church , Penge-lane . A strong array of artistes will give their services on this occasion , and as there is plenty of influential support certain to be forthcoming , we have good reason to hope that the concert will prove a

great success . Tickets—Numbered and Reserveci Seat ;; SS . andas . ; admission is . To commence at 8 p . m . We congratulate Bro . Henry White on the handsome manner in which his invaluable services , as Secretary to the Warehousemen and Clerks' School , have been recognised . At the recent general meeting of the Governors and Subscribers it was unanimously determined

" That , in accordance with the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Management , the sum of £ * Soo be voted to Mr . Henry White , in recognition of iho faithful , zealous , and successful services he has rendered as Secretary of the Warehousemen and Clerks' School , from the infancy of the institution to the present time , covering a period of thirty years . "

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