The Liverpool Masonic Hall Committee.

Callow , P . G ., Treasurer ) , and were unanimously confirmed On the meiiion of Bro . Dr . f . Kellett Smith , seconded by Bro . G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , Bro . Robert VVy lie was re-elected Chairman for the ensuing vear . Bro . J'dan Houlding , P . M . 833 iiroposed thereelection of Bro . Councillor Lmit as Vice-Chairman , a urouosition ( seconded by Bro . Thomas Salter , J . W . 241 )

which vvas carried ! by acclamation . Bro . ; J . B . Gocpel , P . P . G . D . C , the Hon . Treasurer , submitted his annual statement of accounts , which , after being circulated amongst the brethren , was taken as read . These accounts showeil that £ 43 was derived from the rent of lodges , JCIOJ bom chapters , £ 4 6 from miscellaneous rents , ' £ 41 ironi lodges of instruction , which , with other items , made

tlie total income 4 S 17 iSs . 9 . I . After paying all demands tlle Treasurer had in hand about £ 64 in connection with the Masonic Hall Committee ; /\|; 8 s . for the furnishing and decorating fund , lUiel £ 23 odd for the building fund . The Chairman congratulated the brethren on the highly satisfactory character of the balance-sheet , and trusted that they

would be able at the close of another year to show even a larger surplus . The Hon . Treasurer said that the rents of all the loelges had been paid , and the committee at the close of the year did not owe a single farthing . He also said that , as compared with last year , there vvas a decrease eif £ 23 4 s . 71 ! . in the gas account , in consequence of the alterations in the . cooking

arrangements . On the million of Bro . H . S . Alpass , P . G ., Secretary , seconded by Uro . H . Robinson , P . G ., Registrar , Bro . Gocpel vvas unanimously re-elected Hon . Treasurer ; and on the motion of Bro . Coltrell , P . M . S 23 , seconded by Br . i . Ballard , P . eM . . 724 , Bro . J . T . Callow vvas also unanimously re-elected Honorary Secretary . Tile brethren then balloted for tvveiity-uuc members of

Committee , and the following were declared elected : — Bros . J . Pcmbereon , Dr . Smith , J . Hayes , Ballard , R . Martin , Jan ., J . Moulding , A . C . Wylie , D . Jackson , R . P . France , ]{ . H . Evans , J . Hocken , II . Jackson , Cotterell , , | . W . Burgess , T . Clark . H . S . Alpass , H . Ashmore , W . H . Cooper , G . Uroadbiidge , H . Robinson , and II . Firth . Bros . Biiultoii , H . A . Tobias , W . T . May , and Thomas

McCracken , were appointed Auditors for the coming j car . The Chairman , before Ihe conclusion o : the business , i . jid he hael a very gratifying announcement to make . Bro . McCracken had generously offered fifty guineas towards the general decoration of the Masonic Hall , if the other brethren would personally subscribe the other 200

guineas . ( iVpplausc ) . He hoped a general scheme ot decoration would soon be carried out , and that Bio . McCrackcu ' s generous offer would induce the brethren to subscribe liberally towards the object in view . ( Hear , hear . ) A letter was read from Bro . Major Turner , P . P . G . Treasurer , contributing five guineas , and the following

other donations were announced : —Bro . J . Houlding , ten guineas ; Bros . Alpass , Dr . Smith , K . Wylie , H . A . Tobias , R . Robinson , and J . R . Goepcl , five guineas each ; Bros . J . W . Burgess , Pemberton , H . H . Hvans , Cooper , A . C . Wylie , and J . T . Callow , two guineas each ; and Bros . A . Hart , J . Hayes , R . P . 1 "ranee . D . Jackson , J . L . Houghton , J . Hocken , Webster , T . Clark , Reader , and

Ballard , one guinea each . It vvas incidentally stated that a plan of decoration , which would cost about £ 150010 carry out , had been submitted to the House Committee , but this vvas left over for future consideration . The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman , Vice-Chairman , Secretary , and Treasurer , for their services during the past year .

Services Of The Freemasons' Lifeboat, " Albert Edward."

SERVICES OF THE FREEMASONS ' LIFEBOAT , " ALBERT EDWARD . "

To the Editor if the " Frct'o . nson " Dear Sir , — J tiust the accompanying cuiuniuiiiiMtio-js particularising the important services of the Freemasons ' "Albert Edward" lifeboat on the 24 th nil . will be of sufficient interest for insertion in the FrcemaMin . I am , yours faithfully , RICIIAIID Liivvis .

The Freemasons' Lifeboat , the " Albert Edward , " belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution , and stationed at Clactori-011-Sea , was instrumental , on the 24 th ult ., in rendering most important service to a shipwrecked crew of fourteen men . Signals e . f distress were seen from the vessel in question about seven o ' clock in the morning , at which

time the wind was blowiug very strong from the east , accompanied by a heavy sea . The Lifeboat pioniptly responded to the signals , and on reaching the Swin Middle Sands , she found a large barque ashore there . She proved to be the " Hebe , " bound for London with a cargo of timber . The sea vvas fuiiously breaking over the unfortunate

ship , bumping her on the sandbank , and threatening every instant to destroy her . The crew were huddled together on the port quarter . They hail previously lost four boats , and a steamer had tiled lo save them , but lounil it impossible to do so , and mivv they eagerly watched the efforts of their brave rescuers . ' The Lifeboat had

no easy task before il . Three times it was fitted wilh water . Six times the plucky crew strove to get near tin ; wreck and failed . Again they tried , and eleven lives rewarded their perseverance . Then the '' Hebe " shifted and the heavy sea and wreckage made it too dangerous lo lie by her ; but , after much anxious

labour anil one or two narrow escapes , the rest of the crew ( which numbered fourteen in all , were hauled into the boat by means of life lines . A great number of people heartily welcomed the Lifeboat and freight when icturneel . The shipwrecked Norwegian sailors presented a pitiable sight en landing . Several were unable to walk

Services Of The Freemasons' Lifeboat, " Albert Edward."

from cold and cramp , among them the captain , a man advanced in years , who had to jump overboard with a life-line , and in doing so struck heavily against a floating spar . In a room kindl y opened to them by the spirited proprietor of the Royal Hotel the poor fellows received the utmost attention from Dr . Main anil many other gentlemen , who are always ready and foremost in rendering

help in such maiters . Alter the Lifeboat took in the crew , its cable had to be slipped in order to save it and its crew . Too much cannot be saiel in praise of this noble and successful effort to save life , under most trying circumstances on the part of the "Albert Edward" coxswain , and crew , who arc a willing , able , and disciplined set of men , and wc feel sure the Freemasons will be highly

gratified by this seconel proof of the value of their gift , and thankful for such answers lo their best wishes . On Sunday morning , by the invitation of the worthy President of the Branch ( the Rev . H . Law , Vicar of St . Paul ' s ) both crews attended divine service at St . Paul ' s , when special prayers were offered up ; and the Vicar , in most suitable and feeling terms , alluded tn the event . The

crews walked to and from church in couples , anel in returning , some of the inhabitants fell in . Several of the Local Committee anel the Hon . Secretary also were present . In the evening the crews attended the Wesleyan Chapel , a large number of people being present at the service . The National Lifeboat Institution having conveyed the

intelligence of this lifeboat service to the Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , through General Sir Dighton Probvn , V . C ., C . B ., his Royal Highness dircctwi the following answer to be sent to the institution : — " Sanelringham , Norfolk , | ati . 2 ; ih , 1879 . " Sir ,

" 1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24 th inst . In reply to the same , I am directed by the Prince of Wales lo beg you will assure the committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution that tile information you communicate of the lifeboat' Albert Edward , ' which vvas presented to the Institution last year by the Freemasons of England , having been instrumental in saving , 011 ihe 24 th inst ., a shipwrecked crew of

fourteen persons , has caused his Royal Highness much pleasure and satislaction . " ) have ibc iiunoui lo be , Sir , " Your obedient servant , "Dleill'lUN M . 1 ' llelllV -., L . C ., " Comptroller . " To Richard Lewis , Ese | ., Secretary " Royal National Lifeboat Institution . "

Funeral Of Bro. W. H. Bartle.

FUNERAL OF BRO . W . H . BARTLE .

The funeral of Bio . W . II . Battle , whose death vvas announced in the Freemason of the 25 th inst ., took p lace on Saturday week at Kensal Green Cemetery . The cortege left the house of Bio . J . Bartle , 236 , Lancaster-road , Notting Hill , at half-past one . Several hundred persons were present , Bro . J . Bartle , the father of the deceased ; Mrs .

Bartle , the mother ; three Misses Bartle , the sisters ; Bio . Francis Bartle , the uncle ; and many near lelatives ; together with several of the friends of the family followed the hearse . Among the brethren and officers of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge who attended were , Bros . Parkhouse , W . M . ; G . Perm , I . P . M . ; W . J . Murlis , P . M . ; E . M . Lander , S . W . ;

S . Nmout , jun ., S . D . ; J . Woodman , W . S . ; Hook , Steward ; ) . Pushman , R . Scholclielel , P . M . ; R . C . Green , C . Rowlands , F . Crabb , J . T . Ncwland , W . W . Buckland , J . R . Roberts , J . Etnpson , E . Rogers , | . Whittltsea , R . H . Pearson , P . M . ; Dr . Carpenter , P . M . ; Dr . Pocock , 11 . Pardee , P . M . ; J . Johnstone , J . Adkins , F . Webster , ) . Kelley , F . Mouson ,

C . li . Woodward , P . M . ; G . C . Harding , G . Arrowsmith , E . M'mson , T . i-lrath , Henry Stevens , W . Olilrcy , J . H , Wood , and B . Jeffries . About severity brethren , chiefly members of the lodge took the lea . 1 , each bearing a sprig of acacia . The funeral car with six horses bore the remains of the deceased in a polished oak coffin covered with a violet silk pall , a large velvet quantity ot choice azaleas ,

camellias , lilies of the valley , & o , & c , in baskets and wreaths surmounting it . The mourners were conveyed in two mourning coaches , and about twenty piivate carriages , many of them belonging to members of the lodge followed . The whole of the work people of Bro . Bartle came next , numbering about sixty . The brethren

formeel single file line at the entrance of thechapel and the cemetery , and a square about the bier in the chapel , and at the grave . Bro . the Rev . P . M . Holden , P . M ., performed the service most impressively , and at the words " earth to earth , " & c ., the brethren threw their sprigs of acacia in : o the grave . Bros . Garstin , of Wigmore-stieet , were entrusted with the funeral .

Brethren desirous of possessing a copy of the Freemason Card Almanack for 18 79 , with portraits of the Giand Masters of England , Ireland , and Scotland , should make early application at the Office , 19 S , Fleet-street , London . The Publisher will be pleased lo send a copy to any part of tlie Uniteel kingdom on receipt of two penny stamps .

lloLLeiWAv ' s Piu . s are strongly recoinmetideel tei all pcr- 'ons who are much reduced in po ever and coiiditit / n . ivhoiestninaciisarc weak , and whose ncives arc shattered . The beneficial ell ' ects of these Pills will be perceptible atler a lew days' trial , though a more extended courr-e may be returned to re-establish perfect health , Ilollovvay ' b medicine act- on ihe organs of digestion , and induces 1-... i- ! . :- . u .. . . . u IL _ .. 1 i . e . i Complete rejjvtarit in the stomachliver ini and kielncys

* _ . , , p :. re . es , . This treatment is buth sate anil cer'ain in result , anel H thorowgly consistent vvnh obsere-alion , expenenre , and comm in sense . Tl . e puritication of tie blood , Ihe lemoval of all noxious mailer from the sreretionr , and tfie excitement of gentle action in the bowels , are the sources of Hie curative powers of Ilolloway ' a i'illa , — [ ADVI . J

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

At Grand Chapter on Wednesday last Col . Creaton announced to the Companions present , that he had receiveel a letter from Bro . S . Leith Tnmkins , son of the late Bro . Samuel Tomkins , Grand Treasurer , informing him that the balance due -to Grand Chapter at tlie failure of Messrs . Willis , Percival & Co ., had been paid in full out of the private estate of his late father . Our

readers will also be pleased to learn that the balance due to the Masonic Institutions has also been paid in full out of Bro . Tom kin's estate . We learn from the World that Bro . the Hon . Lorel Ossulston , 33 , is lying ill cf fever at Peshawar . Wc extract the following remarks from our contemporary . " Tlie heir to an earldom and a fine estate , courted and caressed by the world of London society , the young Guardsman

abandoned the Capua of St . James's about four years ago , and exchanged into the 4 th balallion Rifle Brigade , then in India , with the view of seeing service if possible , and also being with his brother who is in the same batallion . " A warrant for the formation of a new lodge to be called the Coborn , to meet at the Bow Vestry Hall , has been granted by the M . W . G . M . The consecration will take place as soon as the necessary preliminaries arc arranged .

Bro . G . S . Graham announces that his 14 th Annual Evening Concert will be given in the Angell Town Institute , Gresham . road , Brixtoa , on Thursday next , the 1 ] th inst . Several well known artistes will appear . A Masonic Ball , under the auspices of Lodges 279 , 523 , and 1560 , will take place in the County Assembly Rooms , Leicester , on Tuesday , February iSth under distinguished patronage .

The Birmingham Gazelle announces the death , on Sunelay last , of Bro . C . C . Whitney Griffiths , of Worcester . He was a magistrate for the city , and held high rank in the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire . A CHARMING GATHERING . —Bro . Alderman J . F . Newell , P . M . 10 , 55 , the respected Mayor of Bootle ( a borough immediately adjoining Liverpool ) , signalised his

years office most pleasantly on Tuesday evening , the 28 th ult ., at the Town Hall , Bootle , wheie about 200 youngsters of both sexes , whose ages ranged from live to fifteen , were tiileilaiiied and present at a fancy dress ball there . The scene was a most charming one , and the little ones seeuieil to enjoy their piquant and novel gathering as only

children can . Bro . Newell was accompanied by the iMayoicss , and amongst the " children of older growth " present were : —Bros . S . E . Ibbs , J . P . McArthur , Major Pierce ( town clerk ) , J . Wells , aud others . Bro . H . Molyneux and Miss Molyiieux conducted the " ceremonials " as a labour of love , and Bro . Duncanson ' s band discoursed dance music for the multitudes of little dancers .

CLOSING OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE . — -Last Tuesday evening notices were suspended outside the theatre , Drury-lane , stating that owing to unforeseen circumstances it hael been found necessary to close the theatre for the present . It is said that Mr . Chatterton , finding that the Pantomime was not remunerative , had proposed to the

performers to consent to a reduction on their salary , and that the majority agreed to do so . Some , however , refused to accept of any reduced payment , and therefore Mr . Chatterton determined to close the theatre . Numbers of persons came to see the performance , ami had to go away disappointeel . —Standard .

The Cosmopolitan Masonic Pocket Book for 18 79 is now ready , price , post-free , 2 S . 2 d . Office , 198 , Fltet-strect , London . —ADVT . Winchester , the oldest chartered corporation in the kingdom , having nearly reached its fiooth anniversary , is about to provide its chief magistrate with a gold chain and jewel badge , at a cost of 300 guineas .

The ball in connection with the Cri pplegate Pension Society will take place al the Cannon-street -Hetcl , on Monday week , Feb . 17 th , under the patronage ot Bro . Sir Charles Whetham , Lord Mayor of London ; Bro . George Burt and Bro . Thomas Bevari , Sheriffs of London ; and Bro . Alderman Knight . Tickets may be obtained of Bro . U . Knell , Hon . Sec , 77 , Fore-street , City .

An emergency meeting of the Grand Mark Lodge of England will be held at No . 2 , Red Lion-square , Holbom , W . C ., on Tuesday next , at 2 . 30 p . m ., to vote an aeldress of condolence to her Majesty the Queen on the death of H . R . H . the Princess Alice .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . — The name of Dr . Holt was erroneously given for that of Dr . William Hope , Deputy Master Elect , No . 2 , in our report last week of the General Committee of this Institution , as one of the candidates for the House Committee .

Bro . S . C . Hall has retired from the position of editor of Sou ' al A olcs , and in the current number of that periodical expresses his thankfulness for release from a very heavy labour , and his grateful sense of the aid he has received from many men and women of great ability . The meetings of the Capper Lod ge , No . 1070 , will in future be held at the Guildhall Tavciii , Greshainstrect , City .

The Queen ar . d Princess Beatrice are expected to arrive at Windsor Castle from Osborne abaut the 20 th inst . The Duke of Edinburgh has accepted the post of President of the Ashford Centre of the St . John Ambulance Association .

The " Masonic Magazine" for February is now ready , piice 6 d . It may be obtained of any bookseller or newsagent , or direct from the office of this papci , 198 , Flcct-strcet , London , —[ AcVT . ]