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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant . We think many of our readers will be glad to know that
the portrait of Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W . and Past Pres , Bd . of Gen . Purps ., just presented to Grand Lodge , has been photographed by Barrauds , 263 Oxford-street , and that copies signed by Sir John , can be purchased at 2 is . each .
Bro . Lord and Lady Claude Hamilton were expected to embark at Bombay on Thursday , on their return home after a long tour in our Indian possessions . The appointment of Bro . M . C . Buszard , Q . C , of the Midland circuit , to be Recorder of Derby , in succession to Mr . Justice Lawrence , has received the approval of the Oueen .
Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Sir M . E . Hicks Beach , Bart ., and Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council which was held at the Foreign Office on Monday . Bro . Lord Brassey left London on Wednesday for the Mediterranean , for the purpose of visiting Spain and Sardinia , after which he will cruise in his yacht , the Sunbeam , in the Black Sea , returning to England after Easter .
The election of an Alderman for the Ward of Bassishaw , in succession to the late Bro . Alderman Stone , will beheld at the Guildhall , on Tuesday next , the nth inst . Among those mentioned as likely candidates for the vacancy are Bros . Sheriff Harris , Ex-Sheriff Newton , and W . H . Pannell .
The Shadwell Clerke Preceptory of Knights Templar will hold an emergency meeting at 33 , Golden-square , on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., after which a Priory of Malta will be held for the installation of approved candidates . Sir Kni g ht Henry Lovegrove , 26 , Budge-row , E . C , is the Registrar , and Sir Knight John Read the E . P .
On Saturday afternoon the remains of Bro . Thomas Turnbull , of the firm of Haddon and Turnbull , solicitors , Hawick , were interred with Masonic honours . There was a large turn-out of the brethren of both the local lodges , and on arriving at the cemetery six members of St . John ' s
Lodge carried the coffin shoulder high to the grave , where the funeral service of the Order was read by the R . W . M . and the Chaplain . Bro . Turnbull was a prominent member of the Craft , and his sudden death has cast quite a gloom over the members .
Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Beatrice , left Windsor Castle for London on Tuesday , travelling by special train to Paddington , whence she proceeded in a carriage , with an escort of the Household Cavalry , to Buckingham Palace . In the afternoon her Majesty paid a
visit to the Tudor Exhibition in Regent-street , where she had submitted for her inspection many interesting relics of the Tudor period . The crowds which assembled outside the exhibition gave the Queen a most loyal and hearty greeting , both on coming and returning .
Among the guests at the luncheon which followed the opening , by the Prince of Wales , of the Forth Bridge were his Royal Highness and his son , Prince George , the Duke of Edinburgh , Bro . the Duke of Fife , Bro the Earl of Haddington , and Bros , the Marquess of Tweeddale , Lord Balfour of Burleigh , and Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P . The royal visitors were the guests of the Earl of Rosebery , at Dalmeny , and at midnight left for London in
order to be present at the Queen ' s Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace , on Wednesday . Madame Adelina Patti is now having erected at Craig-ynos Castle , South Wales , an extensive and ornamental winter garden , 154 feet by 70 feet , with a curved dome of 45 feet , making a very handsome building , the whole of
which , comprising some Sooo feet of glass for the roof alone , is now being glazed by Messrs . Sam Deards and Company , Limited , of Harlow , Essex , and 16 , Dashwood House , E . C ., with Sam Deards' patent "Victoria Dry Glazing . " This makes the fourth order this firm has received from Madame Patti , as their glazing is the only system that successfully withstands the gales of the Welsh mountains .
A terrible accident occurred early on Wednesday morning to the Scotch express , which left Euston at S o ' clock the previous evening . The disaster took place at the North End Citadel Station , Carlisle , where the train should have been pulled up , but the brakes failed to act and it went
on till it came into contact with the Caledonian engine that was going to take it on to Scotland . The result was that the two carriages nearest to the engine were smashed , four passengers being killed and 14 injured . Bros , the Duke of Athole and Colonel Hambro , M . P ., were in the train but escaped , the latter , however , being severely shaken .
The sixth annual spring show of the Hackney Horse Society and the Hunters' Improvement Society , was opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , on Tuesday a great advance being noticeable in the entries , both as regards quality and numbers , owing to the fact that the Royal Commission on Horse Breeding and the Royal Agricultural Society now offer the Queen ' s premiums and
the prizes for thoroughbred stallions at this show . Bro . VV . A . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., was awarded one of the premiums in District Class A , limited to the counties of Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex , Hertfordshire , Huntingdonshire , Middlesex , Norfolk , Oxfordshire , and Suffolk , for his stallion Truefit , which was a winner last year .
IHE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury
of our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant ; and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay ^ . ' 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .
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Bro . the Earl and Countess of Londesborough will remain at Northern Wood Park , their seat near Lyndhurst , until after Easter . We hear that over 60 names have been affixed to a petition for a new lodge to be called the Shurmur Cyclists Lodge , and to be held at the Roebuck Hotel , Buckhurst
Hill . Lady Stanley of Preston , wife of Bro . Lord Stanley , Governor-General of Canada , will shortly arrive in England on a three weeks' visit , having been advised to take change of air . Bro . J . D . Allcroft has kindly consented to preside on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Westbourne-grove branch of the Young Men ' s Christian Association . The meeting - will be held in the Paddington Baths Hall .
Bro . C ( . Banister , P . G . S . B ., P . G . D . C . Grand Chapter ; P . G . M . O . ' Grand Mark Lodge ; S . G . I . G . 33 ° Antientand Accepted Rite ; Prov . Prior Northumberland , Durham , and Berwick-on-Tweed , attained his Golden Wedding-day last week .
The Emperor of Germany gave a grand dinner in the Royal Castle at Berlin , on Saturday last , to the members of the State Council , and afterwards his Majesty and the Empress held a reception , at which the members of Committees and the expert assessors were presented .
Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon has signified to the honorary Secretary of the Congress of the British Archaeological Society that Monday , the 7 th July next , will be the most suitable day for him , as President , to open the 47 th Annual Congress of the Society in Oxford .
The annual ball of the Lodge St . Clair , No . 349 , which took place in the Masonic Hall , Edinburgh , on the 27 th ult ., proved one of the most successful gatherings of the Order held this season . It was attended Dy about 200 ladies and gentlemen . The music was furnished by Mr . Macgowan ' s band .
Miss Vera Bermger will appear in the dual role of Tom Canty and Edward VI ., in the forthcoming production of Mrs . Oscar Beringer ' s version of Mark Twain ' s story "The Prince and the Pauper , " at a series of matinees , commencing on April 9 th , at the Gaiety Theatre , under the auspices of Mr . George Edwardes .
Bro . Edwin L . Shepherd , P . M . 945 , has just been elected to an aldermanic chair in the borough of Abingdon . Bro . Shepherd has filled many important offices in Masonry , amongst others that of Prov . G . W . of Berks and Bucks , and we congratulate him on attaining the civic honour to which he has been appointed .
Some members of Parliament and of the London County Council are interesting themselves in the subject of poultry keeping in the metropolis , and a lecture on the subject is being delivered at certain centres by Bro . Henry Lovegrove , F . S . I ., Vice-President of the South Metropolitan Fanciers ' Club . The lecture is illustrated by drawings , prints , & c .
We regret to hear that Bro . Egbert Roberts met with a rather serious accident a few days since , having fallen and dislocated his shoulder . He is progressing favourably , however , but will have to forego several engagements , amongst others that of singing at the forthcoming consecration of the Mistley Lodge , at Manningtree , on Wednesday next .
Bro . Gabriel Lindo , Master of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company , has sent out invitations for a dinner at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Monday , the 10 th inst ., to meet Bros , the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs of London , on the occcasion of the presentation to them of the addresses of congratulation voted by the Court of the Company .
The death of a centenarian , one Joseph Sutherland , who served in Nelson ' s fleet as a powder monkey , is reported to have taken place at Jiittingbourne , on Monday . Sutherland is stated to have been born in April , 17 S 7 , and on leaving the navy entered Sheerness Dockyard , where , after several years' service , he retired on a pension . He retained his faculties till the very last .
The Royal Society of Musicians celebrated its 152 nd anniversary by a banquet at St . James ' s Hall , on Tuesday , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , who , we are glad to find , had sufficiently recovered from his illness of last week to be able to act as Chairman . Bro . VV . G . Cusins , Sir Morell Mackenzie , and other notabilities were among the principal guests , and the amount of subscriptions announced was / 700 .
The Forth Bridge , which is a mile and one-fifth in length , and the erection of which was begun in the spring of 1 SS 3 , was formally opened by the Prince of Wales , who was accompanied by Prince George , the Duke of Edinburgh , and Bro the Duke of Fife , on Tuesday . The ceremony , which was very simple , consisting in driving home the last of the eight million rivets which hold the structure together . A luncheon followed .
Lady Winifred Byng Herbert , daughter of Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , and Mr . Herbert Gardner , M . P ., were married at St . Peter ' s , Brighton , on Tuesday . The bride was given away by her father , but the rite was solemnised in comparative privacy , and on leaving the church his lordship and the Countess of Carnarvon drove to the station en route for Italy . Later in the day Mr . Herbert and Lady Winifred Gardner left for Holwood , in Kent , to spend the honeymoon .
The Directors of Sam Deards and Co . Limited , patentees of the dry glazing system for roofs , conservatories , & c , have just ^ issued their report and balance sheet for the past year , which shows a profit of nearly i 2 j- per cent ., after pay ing all expenses and allowing for depreciation of patents
, but having regard to future operations of the Company a dividend of 7 J per cent , only was declared . With a large capital the Directors are assured they could greatly increase the profits of the Company—and it is stated that the unallotted shares can noiv be applied for .
Among the latest houses supplied with Austin's Sanitary Cylinders , are those of Peers , Judges , Doctors , & c . They are used in _ Hospitals , Clubs , Hotels . Names will be given on application and Testimonials sent . They are odourless , non-poisonous , and Cheap ( a Cylinder lasts a year ) . Used for all household disinfecting purposes , waterclosets ( bein ° -
automatic in action no attention required ) , for ozonizing baths , & c Prices : is ., 2 s . < 5 d ., 5 s ., 9 s ., and iSs . A . b . Cylinder Company , 1 S 1 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C . Can be obtained of all Chemists .
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An installation ceremony will be worked at the Star Chapter of Instruction this ( Friday ) evening , at 7 . 30 p . m . All Principals and P . Z . ' s will be welcomed . We are pleased to hear that Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to take carriage exercise .
The R . W . M . of Lodge Athole , No . 3 S 4 , in a letter published in the Glasgow Evening News , advocates the formation of a lodge of instruction in the West of Scotland , and offers to give personal assistance in the work . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Sir Edward Baines . The deceased was in his 90 th year , was proprietor of the Leeds Mercury , and had represented Leeds in Parliament from 1 S 59 to 1 S 74 . The honour of knighthood was conferred upon him in 1 SS 0 .
The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress are patrons of , and will be present at , the 20 th annual grand ball in aid of the funds of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanages , to be held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 17 th April . In recognition of the valuable services of Bro . George Reynolds as Secretary and Treasurer of the Covent Garden
Lodge of Instruction for upwards of seven years , it is proposed to present him with a testimonial at the annual supper , which takes place in April . The services ot Bro . Wood , who has just vacated the chair of W . M . of the United Northern Counties Lodge , were deservedly recognised by the presentation , at the hands of the Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , of a Past Master's jewel voted by the lodge .
That very flourishing Institution , the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Fund , will hold a Court of Governors to-day ( Friday ) at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool . The business on the agenda includes the election of five girls on the Educational Fund and three boys on the Advancement Fund .
Bro . Sir W . Hart-Dyke , Bart ., M . D ., received a deputation of Members of Parliament from the National Association for the Promotion of Technical and Secondary Education , on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., when he laid great stress on the importance of a good beginning being made in the matter of polytechnics and other similar institutions which are about to be created in London out of the City Charities .
The Prince of Wales , travelling as Honorary Admiral of the Fleet , and accompanied by his son , Prince George , visited Sheerness on Saturday last for the purpose of inspecting the war cruiser Warspite , flagship of Rear-Admiral Hotham , previous to her departure for the Pacific . Both on his arrival and departure his Royal Highness was received with a salute of 19 guns . In the evening the Prince , with the Duke and Duchess of Fife , was present at the Garrick Theatre .
Lodge Glasgow , No . 441 , which has for [ its Master the Provincial Grand Director of Music , Bro . Thos . R . Burrett , intends giving its aid to the " Extended Scheme of Scottish Masonic Benevolence " by a concert to be held on the ioth inst ., in the Bridgeton Public Halls . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., Grand Master , and other names of distinction are mentioned as patrons . The chair will be occupied by
ex-Councillor Caldwell , and the programme is exceptionally promising . Bro . J . W . Tindell , the S . W . of the De la Pole Udge , No . 1605 , entertained the W . M . ( Bro . W . Stratford ) and other officers and brethren to dinner in the Masonic Hall , Kingston-square , Hull , on the 24 th ult . Among the officers and brethren present were Bros . J . Chappell , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; H . Hirst , I . P . M ., Chap . j I . H . Manning ,
J . W . ; F . Winter , S . D . ; Geo . Taylor , J . D . j Aaron Peat , D . C . j C . W . Cheesman , P . P . G . O ., Org . j D . D . White , I . G . j Enoch Stafford , Stwd . j A . White and John K . Gibb , Asst . Stwds . ; J . Howard , A . W . Cook , Geo . Pinchbeck . J . Jennison , J . Smith , Geo . Petch , and j . Fox . The visiting brethren included Bros . J . G . Smithson , W . M . IOIOJ J . E . Chapman , I . G . 57 ; and Vessey King , Org . Minerva and Wilberforce Lodges .
I he interment of Bro David Nelson , chief officer of the steamship Mentmore , took place at Anfield , on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., when there was a very numerous attendance . Bro . Nelson , who was much esteemed , met with an accident on board his ship during a recent voyage , and this resulted in his death . Deceased was a member of the Kirkdale Lodge , No . 1756 , which was represented by Bros . J .
Molyneux , W . M . ; William Bushell , J . W . ; John Milne , Secretary ; J . Croxton , Treasurer ; E . C . Gaskill , Stwd . j John 0 . Ellams , John Brown , George Marsden , Thomas Hay , George Latimer , William Taylor , Edward Johnson , P . P . G . D ., and C . Bargry , P . P . G . D . There were also
present Bros . W . Carson , Stwd . 1325 ; and D . Moore , 594 j Capt . H . Clarke ( Dominion Line ) , Capt . John M . Davies ( Dominion Dine ) , Messrs . S . R . Hackey , John McQueen , and John Howill . An impressive address was given at the graveside by the Rev . A . B . Barkway , of the Union Presbyterian Church of England .
The Grand Secretary of Scotland has sent the following reply to a correspondent who asks if a lodge is justified in conferring the degrees of Masonry on an applicant who is unable to write his own name : — " It is the bounden duty of a lodge to be satisfied with the character ' and qualifications ' of applicants before admission . The ability to write is a necessary qualification , because , in the first instance , the
applicant must sign his petition for admission , and if admitted and advanced his diploma , issued by Grand Lodge , must bear his own signature for the greater security that the holder is the person named and designated in said diploma . Again , in visiting a lodge each brother is called on to sign the attendance book . A person who cannot write his own name is therefore inadmissible . Grand Lodge
some years ago confirmed the action of a lodge in withholding a diploma in respect of the initiate being unable to write , and at the same time censured the lodge for its negligence in dispensing with the candidate's signature to the petition for admission . " HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —The changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons who are most cautious of their health , and most particular in their diets . These corrective , purifying ,
and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs ; they augment the appetite , strengthen the stomach , correct biliousness , and carry off all that is noxious from the system . Holloway ' s Pills are composed of rare balsams , unmixed with baser matter , and on that account are peculiarly well adapted for the young , delicate , and aged . As this peerless medicine has gained fame in the past , so will it preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities , and its incapacity of doing harm .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant . We think many of our readers will be glad to know that
the portrait of Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W . and Past Pres , Bd . of Gen . Purps ., just presented to Grand Lodge , has been photographed by Barrauds , 263 Oxford-street , and that copies signed by Sir John , can be purchased at 2 is . each .
Bro . Lord and Lady Claude Hamilton were expected to embark at Bombay on Thursday , on their return home after a long tour in our Indian possessions . The appointment of Bro . M . C . Buszard , Q . C , of the Midland circuit , to be Recorder of Derby , in succession to Mr . Justice Lawrence , has received the approval of the Oueen .
Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Sir M . E . Hicks Beach , Bart ., and Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council which was held at the Foreign Office on Monday . Bro . Lord Brassey left London on Wednesday for the Mediterranean , for the purpose of visiting Spain and Sardinia , after which he will cruise in his yacht , the Sunbeam , in the Black Sea , returning to England after Easter .
The election of an Alderman for the Ward of Bassishaw , in succession to the late Bro . Alderman Stone , will beheld at the Guildhall , on Tuesday next , the nth inst . Among those mentioned as likely candidates for the vacancy are Bros . Sheriff Harris , Ex-Sheriff Newton , and W . H . Pannell .
The Shadwell Clerke Preceptory of Knights Templar will hold an emergency meeting at 33 , Golden-square , on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., after which a Priory of Malta will be held for the installation of approved candidates . Sir Kni g ht Henry Lovegrove , 26 , Budge-row , E . C , is the Registrar , and Sir Knight John Read the E . P .
On Saturday afternoon the remains of Bro . Thomas Turnbull , of the firm of Haddon and Turnbull , solicitors , Hawick , were interred with Masonic honours . There was a large turn-out of the brethren of both the local lodges , and on arriving at the cemetery six members of St . John ' s
Lodge carried the coffin shoulder high to the grave , where the funeral service of the Order was read by the R . W . M . and the Chaplain . Bro . Turnbull was a prominent member of the Craft , and his sudden death has cast quite a gloom over the members .
Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Beatrice , left Windsor Castle for London on Tuesday , travelling by special train to Paddington , whence she proceeded in a carriage , with an escort of the Household Cavalry , to Buckingham Palace . In the afternoon her Majesty paid a
visit to the Tudor Exhibition in Regent-street , where she had submitted for her inspection many interesting relics of the Tudor period . The crowds which assembled outside the exhibition gave the Queen a most loyal and hearty greeting , both on coming and returning .
Among the guests at the luncheon which followed the opening , by the Prince of Wales , of the Forth Bridge were his Royal Highness and his son , Prince George , the Duke of Edinburgh , Bro . the Duke of Fife , Bro the Earl of Haddington , and Bros , the Marquess of Tweeddale , Lord Balfour of Burleigh , and Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P . The royal visitors were the guests of the Earl of Rosebery , at Dalmeny , and at midnight left for London in
order to be present at the Queen ' s Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace , on Wednesday . Madame Adelina Patti is now having erected at Craig-ynos Castle , South Wales , an extensive and ornamental winter garden , 154 feet by 70 feet , with a curved dome of 45 feet , making a very handsome building , the whole of
which , comprising some Sooo feet of glass for the roof alone , is now being glazed by Messrs . Sam Deards and Company , Limited , of Harlow , Essex , and 16 , Dashwood House , E . C ., with Sam Deards' patent "Victoria Dry Glazing . " This makes the fourth order this firm has received from Madame Patti , as their glazing is the only system that successfully withstands the gales of the Welsh mountains .
A terrible accident occurred early on Wednesday morning to the Scotch express , which left Euston at S o ' clock the previous evening . The disaster took place at the North End Citadel Station , Carlisle , where the train should have been pulled up , but the brakes failed to act and it went
on till it came into contact with the Caledonian engine that was going to take it on to Scotland . The result was that the two carriages nearest to the engine were smashed , four passengers being killed and 14 injured . Bros , the Duke of Athole and Colonel Hambro , M . P ., were in the train but escaped , the latter , however , being severely shaken .
The sixth annual spring show of the Hackney Horse Society and the Hunters' Improvement Society , was opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , on Tuesday a great advance being noticeable in the entries , both as regards quality and numbers , owing to the fact that the Royal Commission on Horse Breeding and the Royal Agricultural Society now offer the Queen ' s premiums and
the prizes for thoroughbred stallions at this show . Bro . VV . A . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., was awarded one of the premiums in District Class A , limited to the counties of Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex , Hertfordshire , Huntingdonshire , Middlesex , Norfolk , Oxfordshire , and Suffolk , for his stallion Truefit , which was a winner last year .
IHE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury
of our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant ; and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay ^ . ' 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .
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Bro . the Earl and Countess of Londesborough will remain at Northern Wood Park , their seat near Lyndhurst , until after Easter . We hear that over 60 names have been affixed to a petition for a new lodge to be called the Shurmur Cyclists Lodge , and to be held at the Roebuck Hotel , Buckhurst
Hill . Lady Stanley of Preston , wife of Bro . Lord Stanley , Governor-General of Canada , will shortly arrive in England on a three weeks' visit , having been advised to take change of air . Bro . J . D . Allcroft has kindly consented to preside on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Westbourne-grove branch of the Young Men ' s Christian Association . The meeting - will be held in the Paddington Baths Hall .
Bro . C ( . Banister , P . G . S . B ., P . G . D . C . Grand Chapter ; P . G . M . O . ' Grand Mark Lodge ; S . G . I . G . 33 ° Antientand Accepted Rite ; Prov . Prior Northumberland , Durham , and Berwick-on-Tweed , attained his Golden Wedding-day last week .
The Emperor of Germany gave a grand dinner in the Royal Castle at Berlin , on Saturday last , to the members of the State Council , and afterwards his Majesty and the Empress held a reception , at which the members of Committees and the expert assessors were presented .
Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon has signified to the honorary Secretary of the Congress of the British Archaeological Society that Monday , the 7 th July next , will be the most suitable day for him , as President , to open the 47 th Annual Congress of the Society in Oxford .
The annual ball of the Lodge St . Clair , No . 349 , which took place in the Masonic Hall , Edinburgh , on the 27 th ult ., proved one of the most successful gatherings of the Order held this season . It was attended Dy about 200 ladies and gentlemen . The music was furnished by Mr . Macgowan ' s band .
Miss Vera Bermger will appear in the dual role of Tom Canty and Edward VI ., in the forthcoming production of Mrs . Oscar Beringer ' s version of Mark Twain ' s story "The Prince and the Pauper , " at a series of matinees , commencing on April 9 th , at the Gaiety Theatre , under the auspices of Mr . George Edwardes .
Bro . Edwin L . Shepherd , P . M . 945 , has just been elected to an aldermanic chair in the borough of Abingdon . Bro . Shepherd has filled many important offices in Masonry , amongst others that of Prov . G . W . of Berks and Bucks , and we congratulate him on attaining the civic honour to which he has been appointed .
Some members of Parliament and of the London County Council are interesting themselves in the subject of poultry keeping in the metropolis , and a lecture on the subject is being delivered at certain centres by Bro . Henry Lovegrove , F . S . I ., Vice-President of the South Metropolitan Fanciers ' Club . The lecture is illustrated by drawings , prints , & c .
We regret to hear that Bro . Egbert Roberts met with a rather serious accident a few days since , having fallen and dislocated his shoulder . He is progressing favourably , however , but will have to forego several engagements , amongst others that of singing at the forthcoming consecration of the Mistley Lodge , at Manningtree , on Wednesday next .
Bro . Gabriel Lindo , Master of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers' Company , has sent out invitations for a dinner at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Monday , the 10 th inst ., to meet Bros , the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs of London , on the occcasion of the presentation to them of the addresses of congratulation voted by the Court of the Company .
The death of a centenarian , one Joseph Sutherland , who served in Nelson ' s fleet as a powder monkey , is reported to have taken place at Jiittingbourne , on Monday . Sutherland is stated to have been born in April , 17 S 7 , and on leaving the navy entered Sheerness Dockyard , where , after several years' service , he retired on a pension . He retained his faculties till the very last .
The Royal Society of Musicians celebrated its 152 nd anniversary by a banquet at St . James ' s Hall , on Tuesday , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , who , we are glad to find , had sufficiently recovered from his illness of last week to be able to act as Chairman . Bro . VV . G . Cusins , Sir Morell Mackenzie , and other notabilities were among the principal guests , and the amount of subscriptions announced was / 700 .
The Forth Bridge , which is a mile and one-fifth in length , and the erection of which was begun in the spring of 1 SS 3 , was formally opened by the Prince of Wales , who was accompanied by Prince George , the Duke of Edinburgh , and Bro the Duke of Fife , on Tuesday . The ceremony , which was very simple , consisting in driving home the last of the eight million rivets which hold the structure together . A luncheon followed .
Lady Winifred Byng Herbert , daughter of Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , and Mr . Herbert Gardner , M . P ., were married at St . Peter ' s , Brighton , on Tuesday . The bride was given away by her father , but the rite was solemnised in comparative privacy , and on leaving the church his lordship and the Countess of Carnarvon drove to the station en route for Italy . Later in the day Mr . Herbert and Lady Winifred Gardner left for Holwood , in Kent , to spend the honeymoon .
The Directors of Sam Deards and Co . Limited , patentees of the dry glazing system for roofs , conservatories , & c , have just ^ issued their report and balance sheet for the past year , which shows a profit of nearly i 2 j- per cent ., after pay ing all expenses and allowing for depreciation of patents
, but having regard to future operations of the Company a dividend of 7 J per cent , only was declared . With a large capital the Directors are assured they could greatly increase the profits of the Company—and it is stated that the unallotted shares can noiv be applied for .
Among the latest houses supplied with Austin's Sanitary Cylinders , are those of Peers , Judges , Doctors , & c . They are used in _ Hospitals , Clubs , Hotels . Names will be given on application and Testimonials sent . They are odourless , non-poisonous , and Cheap ( a Cylinder lasts a year ) . Used for all household disinfecting purposes , waterclosets ( bein ° -
automatic in action no attention required ) , for ozonizing baths , & c Prices : is ., 2 s . < 5 d ., 5 s ., 9 s ., and iSs . A . b . Cylinder Company , 1 S 1 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C . Can be obtained of all Chemists .
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An installation ceremony will be worked at the Star Chapter of Instruction this ( Friday ) evening , at 7 . 30 p . m . All Principals and P . Z . ' s will be welcomed . We are pleased to hear that Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to take carriage exercise .
The R . W . M . of Lodge Athole , No . 3 S 4 , in a letter published in the Glasgow Evening News , advocates the formation of a lodge of instruction in the West of Scotland , and offers to give personal assistance in the work . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Sir Edward Baines . The deceased was in his 90 th year , was proprietor of the Leeds Mercury , and had represented Leeds in Parliament from 1 S 59 to 1 S 74 . The honour of knighthood was conferred upon him in 1 SS 0 .
The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress are patrons of , and will be present at , the 20 th annual grand ball in aid of the funds of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanages , to be held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 17 th April . In recognition of the valuable services of Bro . George Reynolds as Secretary and Treasurer of the Covent Garden
Lodge of Instruction for upwards of seven years , it is proposed to present him with a testimonial at the annual supper , which takes place in April . The services ot Bro . Wood , who has just vacated the chair of W . M . of the United Northern Counties Lodge , were deservedly recognised by the presentation , at the hands of the Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , of a Past Master's jewel voted by the lodge .
That very flourishing Institution , the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Fund , will hold a Court of Governors to-day ( Friday ) at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool . The business on the agenda includes the election of five girls on the Educational Fund and three boys on the Advancement Fund .
Bro . Sir W . Hart-Dyke , Bart ., M . D ., received a deputation of Members of Parliament from the National Association for the Promotion of Technical and Secondary Education , on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., when he laid great stress on the importance of a good beginning being made in the matter of polytechnics and other similar institutions which are about to be created in London out of the City Charities .
The Prince of Wales , travelling as Honorary Admiral of the Fleet , and accompanied by his son , Prince George , visited Sheerness on Saturday last for the purpose of inspecting the war cruiser Warspite , flagship of Rear-Admiral Hotham , previous to her departure for the Pacific . Both on his arrival and departure his Royal Highness was received with a salute of 19 guns . In the evening the Prince , with the Duke and Duchess of Fife , was present at the Garrick Theatre .
Lodge Glasgow , No . 441 , which has for [ its Master the Provincial Grand Director of Music , Bro . Thos . R . Burrett , intends giving its aid to the " Extended Scheme of Scottish Masonic Benevolence " by a concert to be held on the ioth inst ., in the Bridgeton Public Halls . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., Grand Master , and other names of distinction are mentioned as patrons . The chair will be occupied by
ex-Councillor Caldwell , and the programme is exceptionally promising . Bro . J . W . Tindell , the S . W . of the De la Pole Udge , No . 1605 , entertained the W . M . ( Bro . W . Stratford ) and other officers and brethren to dinner in the Masonic Hall , Kingston-square , Hull , on the 24 th ult . Among the officers and brethren present were Bros . J . Chappell , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; H . Hirst , I . P . M ., Chap . j I . H . Manning ,
J . W . ; F . Winter , S . D . ; Geo . Taylor , J . D . j Aaron Peat , D . C . j C . W . Cheesman , P . P . G . O ., Org . j D . D . White , I . G . j Enoch Stafford , Stwd . j A . White and John K . Gibb , Asst . Stwds . ; J . Howard , A . W . Cook , Geo . Pinchbeck . J . Jennison , J . Smith , Geo . Petch , and j . Fox . The visiting brethren included Bros . J . G . Smithson , W . M . IOIOJ J . E . Chapman , I . G . 57 ; and Vessey King , Org . Minerva and Wilberforce Lodges .
I he interment of Bro David Nelson , chief officer of the steamship Mentmore , took place at Anfield , on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., when there was a very numerous attendance . Bro . Nelson , who was much esteemed , met with an accident on board his ship during a recent voyage , and this resulted in his death . Deceased was a member of the Kirkdale Lodge , No . 1756 , which was represented by Bros . J .
Molyneux , W . M . ; William Bushell , J . W . ; John Milne , Secretary ; J . Croxton , Treasurer ; E . C . Gaskill , Stwd . j John 0 . Ellams , John Brown , George Marsden , Thomas Hay , George Latimer , William Taylor , Edward Johnson , P . P . G . D ., and C . Bargry , P . P . G . D . There were also
present Bros . W . Carson , Stwd . 1325 ; and D . Moore , 594 j Capt . H . Clarke ( Dominion Line ) , Capt . John M . Davies ( Dominion Dine ) , Messrs . S . R . Hackey , John McQueen , and John Howill . An impressive address was given at the graveside by the Rev . A . B . Barkway , of the Union Presbyterian Church of England .
The Grand Secretary of Scotland has sent the following reply to a correspondent who asks if a lodge is justified in conferring the degrees of Masonry on an applicant who is unable to write his own name : — " It is the bounden duty of a lodge to be satisfied with the character ' and qualifications ' of applicants before admission . The ability to write is a necessary qualification , because , in the first instance , the
applicant must sign his petition for admission , and if admitted and advanced his diploma , issued by Grand Lodge , must bear his own signature for the greater security that the holder is the person named and designated in said diploma . Again , in visiting a lodge each brother is called on to sign the attendance book . A person who cannot write his own name is therefore inadmissible . Grand Lodge
some years ago confirmed the action of a lodge in withholding a diploma in respect of the initiate being unable to write , and at the same time censured the lodge for its negligence in dispensing with the candidate's signature to the petition for admission . " HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —The changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons who are most cautious of their health , and most particular in their diets . These corrective , purifying ,
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