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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Council of the Royal 'Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at the hour of 3 p . m . The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting
at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant , at 4 p . m . Bro . John Aird , M . P ., has taken Highcliffe Castle , near Christchurch , Hants , for three months , from Major Stuart Wortley , and proceeded thither with his family on Monday .
Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort , Lady Adelaide Taylour , and the Misses Wilson Patten went on Saturday last to reside at Headfort House , Kells , county Meath . The Duke of Teck , as one of the Vice-Presidents , occupied the chair at a dinner given at the Gallery , 5 S , Pall
Mall , on Saturday evening last , by the Amateur Photographic Association . Bro . Lord Norton and the Hon . Miss Adderley have arrived at Hams Hall , Birmingham , and Bro . Lord Herschell at Deal Castle , while Bro . Sir George D . Trevelyan ,
M . P ., has gone to Wallington . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe have been staying at Wortley Hall , Sheffield , during the present week , but will leave there to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and go to Simonstone for the opening of the grouse shooting season .
It is said that Bro . Alderman Evans who , by the resignation of Alderman Gray , stands next on the rota for Lord Mayor , will accept the office , if selected according to custom , at the meeting of the Common Hall on Michaelmas Day .
A match between 20 members of the London Scottish and an equal number of the London Rifle Brigade was held last week at Wimbledon , in which the former proved victorious by 19 points . Scores : London Scottish , 1605 ; London Rifle Brigade , 15 S 6 .
The 62 nd session of the Army Medical School at Netley Hospital was brought to a close on the 30 th ult ., when it was announced that Sir Thomas Longmore was about to vacate the position of Professor of Military Surgery . The prizes were also awarded to the successful students of the past year .
Thus far the New Jersey Masons have raised $ 12 , 000 to erect a new home for the old and unfortunate members of the Fraternity . The requisite amount , however , is 815 , 000 , and the deficiency will be forthcoming . No less than nine States are now arranging to build homes in their respective jurisdictions . —A mcrican Tyler .
The St . George ' s-in-the-East Window Garden Society held a pleasant little festival in the pretty garden into which the burial-ground surrounding the parish church has been converted on the 30 th ult ., when the several marquees which had been erected in the garden contained quite a pretty collection of flowers , which had been carefully reared by the people dwelling in this poor district .
The annual meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness will commence on Monday next , but the detachments from the north and west which will take part in the various competitions will arrive and take up their
quarters in camp to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The southern detachments will compete during the second week of the meeting . H . R . H . the Duchess of Teck has graciously consented to present the Queen ' s and other prizes at the close of the competition .
The first-class battleship Hood , one of the two great turret ships to be built under the Naval Defence Act , was launched at the Chatham Dockyard , on the 30 th ult ., in the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty , and Viscount and Viscountess Hood , and Viscount Bridport , the ceremony of christening being performed by Viscountess Hood . The new ship has a displacement of 14 , 150 tons and 13 , 000 horse-power .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , First Lord , and the other Lords of the Admiralty arrived at Chatham on Friday , the 31 st ult ., for the purpose of making their annual inspection of the naval establishments at the port . Their lordships
were received by the naval authorities , and passed the day in visiting the various armoured and other vessels , either building or fitting , as well as sundry departments . The battalion of the Royal Marines was also inspected . The visit terminated the following day .
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on board the Royal Yacht Osborne in Cowes Roads on Saturday morning last , and about the same time Prince George of Wales arrived from Plymouth on board the Thrush . In the afternoon the Prince and Princess visited and inspected the
latter vessel . The same day Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lorne ) and the Marquis of Lorne and the children of the Duke of Connaught arrived on a visit to her Majesty , who has had about her this week quite a numerous family gathering .
At the breakfast given by the Countess of Derby at Derby House , St . James ' s-square , on Saturday last , in honour of the marriage of Lord Carnegie with Miss Bannerman , only child of the late Sir Alexander Bannerman , Bart ., there were present among the guests the French Ambassador , the
Duke and Duchess of Bedford , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Southesk , Bro . the Earl and Countess De La VVarr , Bro . the Earl ot Arran and Lady Esther Gore , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Airlie , Bro . Lord Sackville , and Bro . Lord and Lady Saltoun .
Bro . Lord Mayor Sir Joseph Savory , Bart ., presided at the meeting of the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., when the Prime Minister ' s letter announcing the civic honours conferred by her Majesty in honour of the
late Emperor ' s visit was read amid much cheering , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . Before the Court broke up it was announced that , though a meeting would be held during the present month , there would be none in September , unless circumstances imperatively demanded it .
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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire will be held at Runcorn on September 23 rd , and Lord Egerton , P . G . M ., will preside . The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Cheshire will be held at Stockport on September 30 th , presided overj ^ by Lord Egerton .
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Stair , who have been staying in Ayrshire , have arrived at Lochinch Castle , their seat in Wigtonshire . The Queen held a Council at Osborne on the 30 th ult ., when the honour of knighthood was conferred on several personages , amongst whom were Sheriff Farmer and Bro . Sheriff Augustus Harris , Past G . Treas .
The 57 th High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters was opened on Monday morning at St . James ' s Hall . The High Chief Ranger presided , and there were present some Soo delegates and many friends and visitors . At the request of the Queen , the Governors and Head Master of Derby Grammar School have granted an extra week's holiday in commemoration of her Majesty's visit some time since to Derby .
Lord Tennyson , who was born at Somersby Rectory , in Lincolnshire , on August 6 th , 1 S 09 , celebrated his S 2 hd birthday at Aldworth , near Haslemere , on Thursday , where he is staying with Lady Tennyson and the Hon . Mr . and Mrs . Hallam Tennyson .
The Prince of Wales , as Commodore , presided on Monday at the annual meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron , when a number of members and honorary members were elected . In the afternoon his Royal Highness went for a short cruise in his yacht Aline .
The sixth National Co-operative Flower Show will be held at the Crystal Palace on Saturday , the 15 th inst ., in connection with the annual Co-operative Festival for 1 S 91 . Last year the number of entries exceeded 4500 from all parts of the kingdom , for on this occasion it greatly increased , there being no less than S 44 prizes awarded for the growth of flowers .
Bro . Sir James Sawyer , M . D ., has received an address , beautifully illuminated upon vellum and richly bound in scarlet morocco , which has been presented to him by the Council of the Queen ' s College , Birmingham , and which is signed by Lord Windsor , the Right Hon . H . Matthews , M . P ., Bro . Sir Walter Foster , M . P ., Bro . the Rev . W . H . Poulton , Bro . Joseph Rowlands , and others , in recognition of his services to the College as a Professor of Medicine and as a Governor for many years .
A meeting of the United Kingdom Trustees' and Executors' Association was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Tuesday , for the purpose of establishing an association for the guidance , co-operation , and mutual benefit of trustees and executors . Mr . Stanley A . Latham presided , and resolutions forming the association were adopted . Particulars of the movement can be obtained of Bro . T . Bowden Green , 1 , Finsbury-Circus , E . C
A novelty in the art of advertising has just been devised b y a tradesman in the United States . He exhibits in his window a wax candle eight feet long and handsomely decorated , and with it shows a card bearing a notice to the effect that a hundred dollars in cash will be given to the person who guesses most accurately the length of time it will take in burning . There are to be other prizes for competitors who come nearest to the exact time . The candle is to be lighted on September ist .
About Cooo Volunteers assembled at Aldershot on Saturday last and have been engaged during the week in drill with the regular troops . The various detachments have been formed into brigades and attached for duty to the ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd Infantry Brigades of Regulars . The whole of them are under canvas , and took very little time in settling down in their quarters . This is the largest number that has been mobilised at Aldershot for several years .
Lord Tennyson has addressed to the newspaper press a short but stirring appeal for funds in aid of the Gordon Boys' Home at Woking , which maintains and educates between 230 and 240 boys between the ages of 14 and iC years , who would otherwise fare badly , but who by means of this benevolent society are trained to lead worthy and reputable lives as soldiers , sailors , or in suitable civil employment . The sum required is stated as £ 40 . 000 to maintain the home in a state of efficiency .
The annual meeting of the Herefordshire Masonic Charity Association was held at the Green Dragon Hotel , on the 29 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . j ~ . S . Norton . The annual report stated that since August , 1 S 7 S , when the Association was formed , it had remitted to the Masonic Institutions £ 740 5 s . A ballot was taken , and resulted in the following Life-memberships in the Masonic Institutions , viz .: Bros . J . Barnes , B . Cullick , J . S . Norton , E . V . Gunnell , I . Meredith , and T . G . Chance , of 2240 .
The trial and presentation of the Dunmow ditch ot bacon took place at Great Dunmow on Monday . There were three claimants for the honour , namely , the Rev . W . C . Wallace , Vicar of Shebbear , North Devon ; Mr . W . R . White , M . D ., of Belmont , Wadhurst , Sussex ; and Mr . VV . W . Bowen , a clerk , of Hounslow , and their respective wives . An immense concourse of spectators witnessed the
trial , which was carried out in accordance with ancient custom , and resulted in a flitch being presented in each case . For the benefit of the uninitiated among our readers we may state that the Dunmow Hitch is awarded to a man and his wife who are able to prove that during the first year of their married life no difference whatever has arisen which has created any dissension between them .
The American Tyler has the following : " Bro . Frank Henderson , the regalia manufacturer , Kalamazoo , has been confined to his house for the past six weeks . His sickness left him with but little hair on the top of his head ' where the hair ought to grow . ' He left home on Monday for rest , and to build up . " Will this be followed by an advertisement of some wonderful hair restorer ? our
American friends are so clever in this line . The same paper asks " If those who read Masonic papers can tell us of any one more newsy and full of life than The American Tyler we would like to have its name . " We should hardly venture on replying if we knew of one . It would be much too risky , and would probably land us where the " gintleman" found himself after stepping on the tail of his friend's coat .
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Bro . E . Burritt Lane , Mus . Bac , P . M . 176 5 , has bee appointed Organist and Choirmaster of the Parish Church Bromley , Kent . ' Sixteen thousand persons were present at the picnic h Cook County Masons , for thebenefitof the Illinois Masons Orphans' Home . —American Tyler .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has intimated to the French Ambassador that it will afford him great pleasure to enter tain the officers of the French fleet either at a dinner or dejeuner at the Mansion House , shouldit be their intention to visit London during their stay in British waters .
There was a larger entry of young watermen out of their time than usual at the 176 th anniversary of the race for Doggett ' s Coat and Badge , which was rowed on Saturday last over a course of about five miles , from the Old Swan at London Bridge , to a boat moored off the site of the Old ' Swan at Chelsea .
Few persons have fully realised how terrible a scour ? e the second visitation of the influenza epidemic has been Sir Brydges Henniker's return shows that in the three months ending June 30 th the deaths registered in England and Wales were 171 , 555 , the highest rate , with three exceptions , recorded since civil registration began .
For the June half of this year the profit of the Crystal Palace Company amounted to £ 11 , 313 , as compared with £ Ss 6 S in the corresponding half of last year . This , however , is not enough to cover the interest on the Debenture Stock , while the million of Ordinary capital is a long way out of sight of a dividend . The Handel Festival this year produced a profit of £ 8198 .
Bro . Howard H . Room , Provincial Grand Secretary of Middlesex , writes to correct an error which crept into our report of the Henry Levander Lodge , No . 204 S , in our last week ' s issue . Bro . Room was reported to have said that he was initiated into Freemasonry by the late Bro . Henry Levander . What Bro . Room did say , however , was that he was initiated by Bro . Henry Lovegrove , one of the founders of the Henry Levander Lodge . We regret the error .
The Prince of Naples was much pleased with his visit to Woolwich Arsenal on Wednesday . He made a minute examination of all the processes in the manufacture of the heavy guns and other warlike implements . He was also pleased to meet the bandmaster of the Royal Artillery , who
came from Milan , and whose father is a bandmaster in the Italian Army . His Royal Highness had nothing but praise for the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Artillery , six batteries of which were inspected by him . The Prince returned to the Italian Embassy in Grosvenor-square , where he dined .
An unusual jubilee is to be celebrated in the coming month in Austria . It is the fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of the Gross Venediger Mountain , belonging to the High Tauern range , in Carniola . This lofty peak , which stands over 12 , 000 feet above the level of the sea , was first
climbed in 1 S 41 by Dr . Anton von Ruthner , a public notary of Salzburg , a hearty old gentleman , who will join in the celebration of his achievement . The fete has been arranged under the auspices of the Salzburg section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club .
Lady Dudley , says a correspondent of the Leeds Mercury , will not be badly off next month , when she is succeeded in the rank proper by her son ' s wife . Her income will be about seven thousand a year , and one of the estates , that of Himley , near Dudley . Lady Edith Ward will be a large
heiress when she comes of age , and , in the- meantime , she enjoys a liberal income . The Earl's younger brothers are handsomely provided for , and the Countess has , besides her regular income , a large sum of ready money left for her sole use by the late Earl . The wedding is fixed for September 14 th or 15 th , and will be in town .
A telegram from Bergen reports that the German Emperor is making a most rapid progress towards recovery from the effects of his recent accident . In the course of a few days all trace of it will have disappeared . His Majesty was on Tuesday present at a regatta held by the crews of the Royal yacht and of the accompanying warships , Princess Wilhelm ,
Jagd , and Stosch . Shortly after midnight the Hohenzollern left for Odde . The Emperor has subscribed 1000 kronor towards the building of Drontheim Cathedral . From Odde he will return to Kiel , where he will spend a day or two before leaving for Berlin , where he is expected to arrive about the 8 th inst .
Letters received from Robert Louis Stevenson by friends in San Francisco report that his health is improving , though the lungs are still delicate . He gives as his reason for selecting Samoi as a residence that it is an easy p la ^ e to buy land ; that communication is prompt with the outer world , enabling him to read his proofs with despatch ; and
that the island is no 1-, afflicted with " red-tapeism and petty arrogance , " as is the case , according to Mr . Stevenson , with so many that are under European government . He has just finished building himself a house on the p lantation he has purchased . The site is a plateau at the base of a mountain , with a fine view of the ocean .
The first outing in connection with the Ebrington Lodge , No . 1 S 47 , took place on the 29 th ult ., when three wellappointed brakes and waggonettes left the Globe Hotel , Stonehouse , filled with the members , their wives and friends , and through the kind permission of the Right Hon . Lord Revelstoke , drove through the beautiful grounds of Membland . At the cottage luncheon was provided by and
Bro . H . T . Robins . After a most enjoyable time a pleasant drive back to Yealmpton a high tea was partaken of , supplied by Bro . Robins , which gave the highest satisfaction . After tea the party were entertained by songs , recitation , and cornet solos , the latter being exquisitely rendered by Bro . P . Elford , bandmaster of the 3 rd Devon Regiment . The party returned with many wishes for a
s milar outing next year . HOLLOW-AY ' S Pais . —Cure for [ ndiffestion . —IndiRestion , wi'j torpidity of tlie liver , is the curse of thousands , who spen- " day with accumulated sufferings , all of which may be ayoiULo J taking Holloway ' s Pills according to their accompanying "" Tinns . ThfV slrpnt'tlipn and invijmritp p . verv organ Stlbsen
to digestion . Their action is purifying , healing , anll . . V iniry ing . They may be safely taken without interfering with orm 1 . j _ pursuits . ' or requ ring much restriction in oiet ' l '' eJ' ' lu ' rjts a move noise and giddiness in the head , and dispel low spinL nervous fears . These balsamic Pills work the cure wltll 0 " nserve litating or exhausting tlie system ; on the contrary , tliey cm and support the vital principle by substituting pure " > r v blood .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Council of the Royal 'Masonic Institution for Boys will hold their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at the hour of 3 p . m . The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold their regular monthly meeting
at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant , at 4 p . m . Bro . John Aird , M . P ., has taken Highcliffe Castle , near Christchurch , Hants , for three months , from Major Stuart Wortley , and proceeded thither with his family on Monday .
Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort , Lady Adelaide Taylour , and the Misses Wilson Patten went on Saturday last to reside at Headfort House , Kells , county Meath . The Duke of Teck , as one of the Vice-Presidents , occupied the chair at a dinner given at the Gallery , 5 S , Pall
Mall , on Saturday evening last , by the Amateur Photographic Association . Bro . Lord Norton and the Hon . Miss Adderley have arrived at Hams Hall , Birmingham , and Bro . Lord Herschell at Deal Castle , while Bro . Sir George D . Trevelyan ,
M . P ., has gone to Wallington . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe have been staying at Wortley Hall , Sheffield , during the present week , but will leave there to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and go to Simonstone for the opening of the grouse shooting season .
It is said that Bro . Alderman Evans who , by the resignation of Alderman Gray , stands next on the rota for Lord Mayor , will accept the office , if selected according to custom , at the meeting of the Common Hall on Michaelmas Day .
A match between 20 members of the London Scottish and an equal number of the London Rifle Brigade was held last week at Wimbledon , in which the former proved victorious by 19 points . Scores : London Scottish , 1605 ; London Rifle Brigade , 15 S 6 .
The 62 nd session of the Army Medical School at Netley Hospital was brought to a close on the 30 th ult ., when it was announced that Sir Thomas Longmore was about to vacate the position of Professor of Military Surgery . The prizes were also awarded to the successful students of the past year .
Thus far the New Jersey Masons have raised $ 12 , 000 to erect a new home for the old and unfortunate members of the Fraternity . The requisite amount , however , is 815 , 000 , and the deficiency will be forthcoming . No less than nine States are now arranging to build homes in their respective jurisdictions . —A mcrican Tyler .
The St . George ' s-in-the-East Window Garden Society held a pleasant little festival in the pretty garden into which the burial-ground surrounding the parish church has been converted on the 30 th ult ., when the several marquees which had been erected in the garden contained quite a pretty collection of flowers , which had been carefully reared by the people dwelling in this poor district .
The annual meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness will commence on Monday next , but the detachments from the north and west which will take part in the various competitions will arrive and take up their
quarters in camp to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The southern detachments will compete during the second week of the meeting . H . R . H . the Duchess of Teck has graciously consented to present the Queen ' s and other prizes at the close of the competition .
The first-class battleship Hood , one of the two great turret ships to be built under the Naval Defence Act , was launched at the Chatham Dockyard , on the 30 th ult ., in the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty , and Viscount and Viscountess Hood , and Viscount Bridport , the ceremony of christening being performed by Viscountess Hood . The new ship has a displacement of 14 , 150 tons and 13 , 000 horse-power .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , First Lord , and the other Lords of the Admiralty arrived at Chatham on Friday , the 31 st ult ., for the purpose of making their annual inspection of the naval establishments at the port . Their lordships
were received by the naval authorities , and passed the day in visiting the various armoured and other vessels , either building or fitting , as well as sundry departments . The battalion of the Royal Marines was also inspected . The visit terminated the following day .
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on board the Royal Yacht Osborne in Cowes Roads on Saturday morning last , and about the same time Prince George of Wales arrived from Plymouth on board the Thrush . In the afternoon the Prince and Princess visited and inspected the
latter vessel . The same day Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lorne ) and the Marquis of Lorne and the children of the Duke of Connaught arrived on a visit to her Majesty , who has had about her this week quite a numerous family gathering .
At the breakfast given by the Countess of Derby at Derby House , St . James ' s-square , on Saturday last , in honour of the marriage of Lord Carnegie with Miss Bannerman , only child of the late Sir Alexander Bannerman , Bart ., there were present among the guests the French Ambassador , the
Duke and Duchess of Bedford , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Southesk , Bro . the Earl and Countess De La VVarr , Bro . the Earl ot Arran and Lady Esther Gore , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Airlie , Bro . Lord Sackville , and Bro . Lord and Lady Saltoun .
Bro . Lord Mayor Sir Joseph Savory , Bart ., presided at the meeting of the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., when the Prime Minister ' s letter announcing the civic honours conferred by her Majesty in honour of the
late Emperor ' s visit was read amid much cheering , and ordered to be entered on the minutes . Before the Court broke up it was announced that , though a meeting would be held during the present month , there would be none in September , unless circumstances imperatively demanded it .
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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire will be held at Runcorn on September 23 rd , and Lord Egerton , P . G . M ., will preside . The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Cheshire will be held at Stockport on September 30 th , presided overj ^ by Lord Egerton .
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Stair , who have been staying in Ayrshire , have arrived at Lochinch Castle , their seat in Wigtonshire . The Queen held a Council at Osborne on the 30 th ult ., when the honour of knighthood was conferred on several personages , amongst whom were Sheriff Farmer and Bro . Sheriff Augustus Harris , Past G . Treas .
The 57 th High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters was opened on Monday morning at St . James ' s Hall . The High Chief Ranger presided , and there were present some Soo delegates and many friends and visitors . At the request of the Queen , the Governors and Head Master of Derby Grammar School have granted an extra week's holiday in commemoration of her Majesty's visit some time since to Derby .
Lord Tennyson , who was born at Somersby Rectory , in Lincolnshire , on August 6 th , 1 S 09 , celebrated his S 2 hd birthday at Aldworth , near Haslemere , on Thursday , where he is staying with Lady Tennyson and the Hon . Mr . and Mrs . Hallam Tennyson .
The Prince of Wales , as Commodore , presided on Monday at the annual meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron , when a number of members and honorary members were elected . In the afternoon his Royal Highness went for a short cruise in his yacht Aline .
The sixth National Co-operative Flower Show will be held at the Crystal Palace on Saturday , the 15 th inst ., in connection with the annual Co-operative Festival for 1 S 91 . Last year the number of entries exceeded 4500 from all parts of the kingdom , for on this occasion it greatly increased , there being no less than S 44 prizes awarded for the growth of flowers .
Bro . Sir James Sawyer , M . D ., has received an address , beautifully illuminated upon vellum and richly bound in scarlet morocco , which has been presented to him by the Council of the Queen ' s College , Birmingham , and which is signed by Lord Windsor , the Right Hon . H . Matthews , M . P ., Bro . Sir Walter Foster , M . P ., Bro . the Rev . W . H . Poulton , Bro . Joseph Rowlands , and others , in recognition of his services to the College as a Professor of Medicine and as a Governor for many years .
A meeting of the United Kingdom Trustees' and Executors' Association was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Tuesday , for the purpose of establishing an association for the guidance , co-operation , and mutual benefit of trustees and executors . Mr . Stanley A . Latham presided , and resolutions forming the association were adopted . Particulars of the movement can be obtained of Bro . T . Bowden Green , 1 , Finsbury-Circus , E . C
A novelty in the art of advertising has just been devised b y a tradesman in the United States . He exhibits in his window a wax candle eight feet long and handsomely decorated , and with it shows a card bearing a notice to the effect that a hundred dollars in cash will be given to the person who guesses most accurately the length of time it will take in burning . There are to be other prizes for competitors who come nearest to the exact time . The candle is to be lighted on September ist .
About Cooo Volunteers assembled at Aldershot on Saturday last and have been engaged during the week in drill with the regular troops . The various detachments have been formed into brigades and attached for duty to the ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd Infantry Brigades of Regulars . The whole of them are under canvas , and took very little time in settling down in their quarters . This is the largest number that has been mobilised at Aldershot for several years .
Lord Tennyson has addressed to the newspaper press a short but stirring appeal for funds in aid of the Gordon Boys' Home at Woking , which maintains and educates between 230 and 240 boys between the ages of 14 and iC years , who would otherwise fare badly , but who by means of this benevolent society are trained to lead worthy and reputable lives as soldiers , sailors , or in suitable civil employment . The sum required is stated as £ 40 . 000 to maintain the home in a state of efficiency .
The annual meeting of the Herefordshire Masonic Charity Association was held at the Green Dragon Hotel , on the 29 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . j ~ . S . Norton . The annual report stated that since August , 1 S 7 S , when the Association was formed , it had remitted to the Masonic Institutions £ 740 5 s . A ballot was taken , and resulted in the following Life-memberships in the Masonic Institutions , viz .: Bros . J . Barnes , B . Cullick , J . S . Norton , E . V . Gunnell , I . Meredith , and T . G . Chance , of 2240 .
The trial and presentation of the Dunmow ditch ot bacon took place at Great Dunmow on Monday . There were three claimants for the honour , namely , the Rev . W . C . Wallace , Vicar of Shebbear , North Devon ; Mr . W . R . White , M . D ., of Belmont , Wadhurst , Sussex ; and Mr . VV . W . Bowen , a clerk , of Hounslow , and their respective wives . An immense concourse of spectators witnessed the
trial , which was carried out in accordance with ancient custom , and resulted in a flitch being presented in each case . For the benefit of the uninitiated among our readers we may state that the Dunmow Hitch is awarded to a man and his wife who are able to prove that during the first year of their married life no difference whatever has arisen which has created any dissension between them .
The American Tyler has the following : " Bro . Frank Henderson , the regalia manufacturer , Kalamazoo , has been confined to his house for the past six weeks . His sickness left him with but little hair on the top of his head ' where the hair ought to grow . ' He left home on Monday for rest , and to build up . " Will this be followed by an advertisement of some wonderful hair restorer ? our
American friends are so clever in this line . The same paper asks " If those who read Masonic papers can tell us of any one more newsy and full of life than The American Tyler we would like to have its name . " We should hardly venture on replying if we knew of one . It would be much too risky , and would probably land us where the " gintleman" found himself after stepping on the tail of his friend's coat .
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Bro . E . Burritt Lane , Mus . Bac , P . M . 176 5 , has bee appointed Organist and Choirmaster of the Parish Church Bromley , Kent . ' Sixteen thousand persons were present at the picnic h Cook County Masons , for thebenefitof the Illinois Masons Orphans' Home . —American Tyler .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has intimated to the French Ambassador that it will afford him great pleasure to enter tain the officers of the French fleet either at a dinner or dejeuner at the Mansion House , shouldit be their intention to visit London during their stay in British waters .
There was a larger entry of young watermen out of their time than usual at the 176 th anniversary of the race for Doggett ' s Coat and Badge , which was rowed on Saturday last over a course of about five miles , from the Old Swan at London Bridge , to a boat moored off the site of the Old ' Swan at Chelsea .
Few persons have fully realised how terrible a scour ? e the second visitation of the influenza epidemic has been Sir Brydges Henniker's return shows that in the three months ending June 30 th the deaths registered in England and Wales were 171 , 555 , the highest rate , with three exceptions , recorded since civil registration began .
For the June half of this year the profit of the Crystal Palace Company amounted to £ 11 , 313 , as compared with £ Ss 6 S in the corresponding half of last year . This , however , is not enough to cover the interest on the Debenture Stock , while the million of Ordinary capital is a long way out of sight of a dividend . The Handel Festival this year produced a profit of £ 8198 .
Bro . Howard H . Room , Provincial Grand Secretary of Middlesex , writes to correct an error which crept into our report of the Henry Levander Lodge , No . 204 S , in our last week ' s issue . Bro . Room was reported to have said that he was initiated into Freemasonry by the late Bro . Henry Levander . What Bro . Room did say , however , was that he was initiated by Bro . Henry Lovegrove , one of the founders of the Henry Levander Lodge . We regret the error .
The Prince of Naples was much pleased with his visit to Woolwich Arsenal on Wednesday . He made a minute examination of all the processes in the manufacture of the heavy guns and other warlike implements . He was also pleased to meet the bandmaster of the Royal Artillery , who
came from Milan , and whose father is a bandmaster in the Italian Army . His Royal Highness had nothing but praise for the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Artillery , six batteries of which were inspected by him . The Prince returned to the Italian Embassy in Grosvenor-square , where he dined .
An unusual jubilee is to be celebrated in the coming month in Austria . It is the fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of the Gross Venediger Mountain , belonging to the High Tauern range , in Carniola . This lofty peak , which stands over 12 , 000 feet above the level of the sea , was first
climbed in 1 S 41 by Dr . Anton von Ruthner , a public notary of Salzburg , a hearty old gentleman , who will join in the celebration of his achievement . The fete has been arranged under the auspices of the Salzburg section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club .
Lady Dudley , says a correspondent of the Leeds Mercury , will not be badly off next month , when she is succeeded in the rank proper by her son ' s wife . Her income will be about seven thousand a year , and one of the estates , that of Himley , near Dudley . Lady Edith Ward will be a large
heiress when she comes of age , and , in the- meantime , she enjoys a liberal income . The Earl's younger brothers are handsomely provided for , and the Countess has , besides her regular income , a large sum of ready money left for her sole use by the late Earl . The wedding is fixed for September 14 th or 15 th , and will be in town .
A telegram from Bergen reports that the German Emperor is making a most rapid progress towards recovery from the effects of his recent accident . In the course of a few days all trace of it will have disappeared . His Majesty was on Tuesday present at a regatta held by the crews of the Royal yacht and of the accompanying warships , Princess Wilhelm ,
Jagd , and Stosch . Shortly after midnight the Hohenzollern left for Odde . The Emperor has subscribed 1000 kronor towards the building of Drontheim Cathedral . From Odde he will return to Kiel , where he will spend a day or two before leaving for Berlin , where he is expected to arrive about the 8 th inst .
Letters received from Robert Louis Stevenson by friends in San Francisco report that his health is improving , though the lungs are still delicate . He gives as his reason for selecting Samoi as a residence that it is an easy p la ^ e to buy land ; that communication is prompt with the outer world , enabling him to read his proofs with despatch ; and
that the island is no 1-, afflicted with " red-tapeism and petty arrogance , " as is the case , according to Mr . Stevenson , with so many that are under European government . He has just finished building himself a house on the p lantation he has purchased . The site is a plateau at the base of a mountain , with a fine view of the ocean .
The first outing in connection with the Ebrington Lodge , No . 1 S 47 , took place on the 29 th ult ., when three wellappointed brakes and waggonettes left the Globe Hotel , Stonehouse , filled with the members , their wives and friends , and through the kind permission of the Right Hon . Lord Revelstoke , drove through the beautiful grounds of Membland . At the cottage luncheon was provided by and
Bro . H . T . Robins . After a most enjoyable time a pleasant drive back to Yealmpton a high tea was partaken of , supplied by Bro . Robins , which gave the highest satisfaction . After tea the party were entertained by songs , recitation , and cornet solos , the latter being exquisitely rendered by Bro . P . Elford , bandmaster of the 3 rd Devon Regiment . The party returned with many wishes for a
s milar outing next year . HOLLOW-AY ' S Pais . —Cure for [ ndiffestion . —IndiRestion , wi'j torpidity of tlie liver , is the curse of thousands , who spen- " day with accumulated sufferings , all of which may be ayoiULo J taking Holloway ' s Pills according to their accompanying "" Tinns . ThfV slrpnt'tlipn and invijmritp p . verv organ Stlbsen
to digestion . Their action is purifying , healing , anll . . V iniry ing . They may be safely taken without interfering with orm 1 . j _ pursuits . ' or requ ring much restriction in oiet ' l '' eJ' ' lu ' rjts a move noise and giddiness in the head , and dispel low spinL nervous fears . These balsamic Pills work the cure wltll 0 " nserve litating or exhausting tlie system ; on the contrary , tliey cm and support the vital principle by substituting pure " > r v blood .