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Sketches Of Masonic Character, No.Iii.
SKETCHES OF MASONIC CHARACTER , No . III .
BRO . JONES AT COWES . pew of us there arc who do _ not know " Bro . Jones , of » He is a most admirable Mason , and a very "" ortW fellow , with a good deal to say for himself , - * . ., nt and humorous , conciliatory and considerate . He ^ universally popular , and always welcome . Whether at the " Ajax" or the " Xenophon , " whether
t the " Undeniability " or the " Verity , " whether at tbe " Boadicea " or the " Cecilia , " he is equally to the fore , and uallv » n t , ne S esteem * - ** * brethren . In fact he klows everything and everybody , and is emphatically ' 0 f ([ e " Lights of Masonry , " as he always has a neat little anecdote to retail to an admiring circle , a , rood story to announce , with a smiling face , and a cheery
He ' is a very zealous Mastin , has been "W . M . several times and has served the Stewardships of all the Charities over and over "" again . So well is Jones known , so widely are his food qualities realised , that he is an authority on most matters , from a lodge dinner to a lodge testimonial , from a prince to a pedigree , from a glass of Moet ' s bottlfc of
champagne to that " special very dry sherry . " He is a sort of " arbiter elegantiarum" and " ductor dubitantium " combined , and brethren often await earnestly and breathlessly his decision on a dispute , a point of constitutional law , or an axiom of social etiquette ' . In fact Brn . Jones is a very useful fellow , as well as a good fellow , and when " Atropos " snips his
thread of life he will be a " missed man . " And then he has many good qualities which render him valuable as a citizen of thc world , as well as a brother Mason . He is warm-hearted and straight-running , an enemy to slander and mischief-making , kindly and tolerant , friendly and forbearing . In more than one lodge his virtues and his value are
warmly appreciated , and some even go so far as to say that the lodge meeting is hardly the lodge meeting without Bro . Jones , that the festive symposium seems dull and heavy when his cheery voice is unheard , when his smiling face is " non est . " But Jones , like all great men . has his weaknesses , and those are a love of yachting , and fear of Mrs . Jones—facts , stern stubborn facts in themselves , which often interfere with his usefulness , and often
diminish his influence , for , strange to say , home life reacts on social life , and vice versa , and the hero of a successful assembly , anel the favourite of hearty plaudits , is often ( if you could , like Asmodeus , take off the tiles of his abode ) , a sorry representative of us " Lords of the Creation . " \ es , strip off the masks from our faces , and the drapery off the :-cenc , and wc are too often like wearied actors who sil ikicctcd at thc wings , for the applause is over , the stalls
will rise no more . And so when Jones returns in November to his lodge , his best friends avoid thc subject of yachts and Cowes , for once start him , there is no stopping him ; he will go on eloquently by the hour about that " stiff breeze , " and " hard over , " and "luff , " and " smashing" his jib boom . He will inform you what a narrow shave we had , and had he not
saiel " up helm , round in your weather braces , " or , " till and wear round ; bear a hand every soul of you , " " wc bad better get a reef in the mainsail , " " keep her away a bit , " " brail up the mainsail , " he does not know what would have happened . Bro . Lt . Warriner , H . " N \ , a very zealous Mason , often laughs at Bro . Jones when he talks of " old Salts , " and says something
about "land-lubbers . " But good fellow as he is , Lt , "Warrincr , like all professionals , dislikes the " civilian clement . " Well , he is not singular . Of Jones ' s wife we say nothing at the lodge . There are awful stories about her , They aver that Jones catches it whenever he is late , and [ Bro , l'inucan c , who knows Jones and his wife very well—they
live up in Maida Vale—says , " Bee'ad , sir , Jones has his troubles . You would hardly believe it , sir , but thc other night that obdurate woman kicked up a deuce of a row about some hot water for our potheen . If ever we get 'home rule'in the Green Island , we will somchowor other legislate for snarling females and bad-tempered wives . " Much , no doubt , that is retailed about Mrs . Jones is a
" canard , " though we agree with Bro . Templeman , who states , " If 1 had a wife like Jones I would remain single . " So let us pity poor Jones of ours , and , ' make the loelgc room very pleasant to him , for it is just possible that for bim the good old national melody , " Home , sweet home , t ' , crc 's no place like home , " has not much attraction , oat to him there floats , rather as it were , on the pinions ot niemoiy , a classic strain of festive hourswith much more
, ( lf pleasure , which declares " We won ' t go home till morning , till daylight does appear . " ye do not wish our readers to infer that touching " Retrain " lingers still among Masonic lodges , for we have altered all that for years ; and the normal condition of the lod ge to which we belong is that at 9 . 30 thc Tyler gives 11 s toast , and at 10 we wend our way to our Lares and 'enatts , and
Some have gone home to their slumbers , And some have gone home to their wives . " v hen next you see Bro . Jones bc very considerate and rteous to him , for his public merits are . many , and his h (> me trials are great . " S *'
Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of 'alio '"'* Acce P tccl Masons , containing the Charges , Regus ' ; ns ' * SonS"T . & c . A copy should be in the pos . office f iT" *" brother - ll may be obtained for 2 s . at the Part of h Frecmason < ° r will be sent post free to any Pennv ! United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-fivr LordL A ps * Address , Publisher , 198 , Fleet-street , uun .- <—ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
Lord Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master , arrived at Highclere Castle , near Newbury , on Tuesday , from Pixton Park , his lordship ' s Somertsetshire estate . The annual Court of Governors ofthe West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution will bc held at the Town Hall , Southport , on Wednesday , October 3 rd , at 12 o ' clock .
Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Waveney , R . W . P . G . M . Suffolk , has left town for his shootingquarters in Inverness-shire . There are , according to the Keystone , ___ Commanderies in the United States , and 46 , 235 Knights ; while the whole number of Commanderies in the world is 687 , and of Knights , 48 , 735 . The United States has thus the lion's share .
Lord Sandon has consented to preside at the annual meeting of the Burslem School of Science and Art and to distribute prizes to the successful students on the 17 th inst . The Chinese Ambassador has written to the Lord Provost of Glasgow regretting that he is prevented by ill-health from visiting Glasgow as he had intended .
The appointment of Mr . G . B . Newton as General Manager of the North London Railway , in succession to Mr . Mansel ! , ata salary runninginto three figures , is another indication that the directors of the tarious systems are beginning to see that it is better to have direct communication with the heads of departments than to obtain information through a chief official . For Mr .
Newton is still to act as secretary , which signifies the post of General Manager is virtually abolished , in the same way as the London and North-Western Company made Mr . Findlay Chief Traffic Manager when Mc Cawkwell resigned the position of General Manager , and left the latter office to lapse . On the London and North-Western system the chiefs of the other departments now repoit
direct to the board , instead of through a General Manager as formerly , and this will probibly be the rule on ail lines as soon as vacancies occur in the management . Indeed the South-Eastern soon followeel the lead of the London and North . Westem , for upon the death of Mr . C . W . Eborall , the position of General Manager was conferred upon Mr . Shaw , the Secretary , who now
describes himself as " Secretary and General Manager . " The Choir states that Bro . C . E . Tinney is the successor to Mr . Thurley Beale , who has resigned his post of vicar choral of St . Paul ' s Cathedral . THE SEA SERPENT AGAIN . —The bark Georgina , Captain Melhuish , arrived at Falmouth this week from Rangoon . The chief officer , Mr . William
Douglas , says that when the vessel was in lat . 2 N ., long . 90 53 E ., at d o ' clock in the morning of May 21 , a large snake or serpent of a dark gray and yellow colour crossed the Georgina ' s bow from the starboard side , disappearing on thc port quarter . The reptile , which was about 50 ft . long and iiin , in thickness , was seen for 20 minutes by the mate and all the crew , who were on deck . Captain
Melhuish was below in his cabin at thc time . For some days previously the crew had seen several smaller ones of from Oft . to 10 ft . in length playing about the vessel . THE DANGERS OF BICYCLES . —The watch committee of Liverpool , in view of the dangers arising from the noiseless approach of bicycles , have recommended to thc council that a bye-law should bc passed rendering it imperative that bicyclists and velocipcdists generally
shall have a bell attached to their vehicles to indicate their approach , the penalty for non-compliance with the bye-law being £ 5 . News has been received in Calcutta from Burmah of the destruction of thc Krishna lighthouse , which marked a dangerous shoal near the entrance to the Rangoon river . The lighthouse was an iron structure , built on piles . It has entirely disappeared .
1 'he proposed site for Cleopatra s Needle has called forth a number of objections , and various suggestions have been made respecting oilier and more prominent positions for thc monument . Of course the great difficulty is the conveyance of the Needle through the streets , and it is for this reason that a river-side site has been most favoured ; but could this difficulty be overcome
we think that one of the best positions has been suggested by a correspondent , namely , the Kensington Gardens end of Rotten Row , close by thc bend of the roael . From here the Needle might be seen from a considerable distance , and would be clearly visible from Hyde Park Corner . In the meantime the Needle has now been completely encased in her iron hull at Alexandria , and by last advices was in
course of launching . After the vessel has been floated she will be towed to the old harbour , in order that her masts , sails , & c , may be fitted . It is with some pleasure that we announce that Fleet-street , which has been closeel for upwards of eight weeks for wood-paving , was openeel at a few minutes to eleven o ' clock on Thursday ' morning .
We' are asked to state that the La Tolerance , No . 538 , meets every Wednesday evening , at 7 . 45 , at the Horse and Groom , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , under the able preceptorship of Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . P . It was decided on Wednesday to present General Grant * with the freedom of Dundee on the occasion
of his visit to that place . A new building is about to be erected in Queen Victoria-street to accommodate temporarily the Central Savings Bank , until permanent provision can bc made for that and other departments for . which there is at present no accommodation in thc General Post Office buildings , St . Martin ' s-le-Grand
Masonic And General Tidings.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION TOR BOYS . — The friendly challenge of the Grocers' Company ' s Schools to a trial of cricketing strength on the Alexandra Palace Ground , promises , with fine weather , to result in a very agreeable half-holiday for the boys on the 15 th inst . The assent of thc Committee having been given to the match
the lessees of the Alexandra Palace kindly extended their invitation to the whole establishment at Wood Green , and 2 or 3 cricketing prizes have been kindly promised by the Crystal Palace Lodge and the Lewis Chapter . It is not improbable that prizes for other sports may be offered before the dav .
The first boat presented by the Jewish CODJmunity to the National Life-boat Institution was launched at Newhaven on Tuesday last . The Mansion House Indian Famine Relief Fund now exceeds £ 100 , 00 c . A serious scaffold accident occurred inside
of Anderton's Hotel ( Bro . Clemow ' s ) , Fleet-street , on "Wednesday afternoon . It appears that a workman stepped on a loose pole , which broke , and the whole of the scaffolding gave way , precipitating a number of men to the ground . One of them , George Lake , a married man , sustained severe injuries , and was removed to St . Bartholomew's Hospital .
ST . J AMES ' PARK . —It is announced , for the convenience of the public , that the road between Buckingham Gate and Storey ' s Gate will be closed on the 10 th for a few days , for repairs . The death is announced of Mr . Edward Wilson , consulting engineer to the Great Western , Great Eastern , and Metropolitan Rail-says , and to many Irish lines .
We are informed that the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir Thos . White ) will be proposed for election as treasurer of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , in succession to the late Sir Francis Hicks . THE SPANISH POST OFFICE . —Inconsequence of the representations made by thc English and French governments to that of Spain respecting the numerous
losses of letters and packets containing valuable enclosures originating in France and England , addressed to Spain , the Spanish government has arranged for the investigation of thc matter by a mixed commission , which will meet at Madrid about the 18 th of September . Sir John Walsham
Her Majesty ' s Charge d'Affaires at Madrid ( who will be assisted by Mr . Phillips , of the Secretary's Department of the General Post Office ) will represent the English , and the Comte de Montebello , the French Post Office ; a special commissioner appointed by the Spanish government also taking part in the proceedings .
Batii is not the city , neither are the Assembl yrooms , in which Mr . Pickwick made the acquaintance of Angelo Cyrus Bantam , Esq ., M . C , the exact place in which one would expect to hear of a positively indecent spectacle . Yet such a spectacle was announced thc other day as on view at the Bath Assembly-rooms . "Tour of the Rescued Tynewyeld Miners " was the heading of the sensational
advertisement which " respectfully informed the public that arrangements have been made for an entertainment to be given by the Five Entombed Miners , Moses Powell , David Jenkins , Geo . Jenkins , John Thomas , and the Boy Hughes , who were entombed in the lynewydd Mine through the flooding of the Cymmer Pit for the period of ten days and nights without tasting food . Nothing in the
annals of history has ever caused such a profound sensation throughout thc whole country . " As a finishing stroke , it was proclaimed that " Moses Powell , one of the entombed , will give a touching account of the sufferings in the pit , and also describe the various illustrations . " This seems to me a rcductio ad scandalum of a very detestable custom , which may , perhaps , be traced to the starring tour
marie by Sayers and Heenan after their international prizefight . That champion pugilists , swimmers , and pedestrians should display themselves to a provincial or any other public at so much a head is an undignified and mercenary proceeding enough . But that men who have been snatched out of the jaws of death by thc heroic and most perilous exertions of their brother-miners , whose prolonged agony
of suspense , hunger , and thirst , patiently endured , excited the admiration of the whole country , should be introduced as lay figures in an entertainment ; that one of their number should recite an ad captandum account of sufferings which danger , deliverance , and sympathy have alike rendered sacred , —is an outrage on taste and feeling contemptible in the entrepreneur who perpetrates , and the
public which witnesses it . —The World . POSTAL TELEGRAMS . —The Postmaster-General has issued the following notice to the public : " The address of the sender of a telegram is not required for any purpose of signalling , and should be omitted in all cases where the addressee will be able to identify the sender without it . For reference , the address should be added at
the bottom or on the back of the message form . In sending telegrams , firms and public companies should adopt their briefest ' style , ' and should avoidthe use of stamps containing full name , title , and address . The prefixes ' Mr . ' and ' Messrs ,, ' and the affixes ' Esq ., ' ' Limited , ' & c , should be omitted , as far as possible , in the addresses of both senders and addressees . Brevity in these respects ensures swifter transmission without any attendant risk . "
THE BALACLAVA BAN & UET . —Lad y Cardigan has presented a magnificent donation towards the expenses of the banquet to the survivors of the Balaclava Charge , to be held in London on the 25 th October . It has been ascertained that out of the gallant 600 there are 100 survivors , the majority of whom will be present at thc banquet . The title of the forthcoming Christmas number of the " Quiver" is " The Archer . "
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Sketches Of Masonic Character, No.Iii.
SKETCHES OF MASONIC CHARACTER , No . III .
BRO . JONES AT COWES . pew of us there arc who do _ not know " Bro . Jones , of » He is a most admirable Mason , and a very "" ortW fellow , with a good deal to say for himself , - * . ., nt and humorous , conciliatory and considerate . He ^ universally popular , and always welcome . Whether at the " Ajax" or the " Xenophon , " whether
t the " Undeniability " or the " Verity , " whether at tbe " Boadicea " or the " Cecilia , " he is equally to the fore , and uallv » n t , ne S esteem * - ** * brethren . In fact he klows everything and everybody , and is emphatically ' 0 f ([ e " Lights of Masonry , " as he always has a neat little anecdote to retail to an admiring circle , a , rood story to announce , with a smiling face , and a cheery
He ' is a very zealous Mastin , has been "W . M . several times and has served the Stewardships of all the Charities over and over "" again . So well is Jones known , so widely are his food qualities realised , that he is an authority on most matters , from a lodge dinner to a lodge testimonial , from a prince to a pedigree , from a glass of Moet ' s bottlfc of
champagne to that " special very dry sherry . " He is a sort of " arbiter elegantiarum" and " ductor dubitantium " combined , and brethren often await earnestly and breathlessly his decision on a dispute , a point of constitutional law , or an axiom of social etiquette ' . In fact Brn . Jones is a very useful fellow , as well as a good fellow , and when " Atropos " snips his
thread of life he will be a " missed man . " And then he has many good qualities which render him valuable as a citizen of thc world , as well as a brother Mason . He is warm-hearted and straight-running , an enemy to slander and mischief-making , kindly and tolerant , friendly and forbearing . In more than one lodge his virtues and his value are
warmly appreciated , and some even go so far as to say that the lodge meeting is hardly the lodge meeting without Bro . Jones , that the festive symposium seems dull and heavy when his cheery voice is unheard , when his smiling face is " non est . " But Jones , like all great men . has his weaknesses , and those are a love of yachting , and fear of Mrs . Jones—facts , stern stubborn facts in themselves , which often interfere with his usefulness , and often
diminish his influence , for , strange to say , home life reacts on social life , and vice versa , and the hero of a successful assembly , anel the favourite of hearty plaudits , is often ( if you could , like Asmodeus , take off the tiles of his abode ) , a sorry representative of us " Lords of the Creation . " \ es , strip off the masks from our faces , and the drapery off the :-cenc , and wc are too often like wearied actors who sil ikicctcd at thc wings , for the applause is over , the stalls
will rise no more . And so when Jones returns in November to his lodge , his best friends avoid thc subject of yachts and Cowes , for once start him , there is no stopping him ; he will go on eloquently by the hour about that " stiff breeze , " and " hard over , " and "luff , " and " smashing" his jib boom . He will inform you what a narrow shave we had , and had he not
saiel " up helm , round in your weather braces , " or , " till and wear round ; bear a hand every soul of you , " " wc bad better get a reef in the mainsail , " " keep her away a bit , " " brail up the mainsail , " he does not know what would have happened . Bro . Lt . Warriner , H . " N \ , a very zealous Mason , often laughs at Bro . Jones when he talks of " old Salts , " and says something
about "land-lubbers . " But good fellow as he is , Lt , "Warrincr , like all professionals , dislikes the " civilian clement . " Well , he is not singular . Of Jones ' s wife we say nothing at the lodge . There are awful stories about her , They aver that Jones catches it whenever he is late , and [ Bro , l'inucan c , who knows Jones and his wife very well—they
live up in Maida Vale—says , " Bee'ad , sir , Jones has his troubles . You would hardly believe it , sir , but thc other night that obdurate woman kicked up a deuce of a row about some hot water for our potheen . If ever we get 'home rule'in the Green Island , we will somchowor other legislate for snarling females and bad-tempered wives . " Much , no doubt , that is retailed about Mrs . Jones is a
" canard , " though we agree with Bro . Templeman , who states , " If 1 had a wife like Jones I would remain single . " So let us pity poor Jones of ours , and , ' make the loelgc room very pleasant to him , for it is just possible that for bim the good old national melody , " Home , sweet home , t ' , crc 's no place like home , " has not much attraction , oat to him there floats , rather as it were , on the pinions ot niemoiy , a classic strain of festive hourswith much more
, ( lf pleasure , which declares " We won ' t go home till morning , till daylight does appear . " ye do not wish our readers to infer that touching " Retrain " lingers still among Masonic lodges , for we have altered all that for years ; and the normal condition of the lod ge to which we belong is that at 9 . 30 thc Tyler gives 11 s toast , and at 10 we wend our way to our Lares and 'enatts , and
Some have gone home to their slumbers , And some have gone home to their wives . " v hen next you see Bro . Jones bc very considerate and rteous to him , for his public merits are . many , and his h (> me trials are great . " S *'
Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of 'alio '"'* Acce P tccl Masons , containing the Charges , Regus ' ; ns ' * SonS"T . & c . A copy should be in the pos . office f iT" *" brother - ll may be obtained for 2 s . at the Part of h Frecmason < ° r will be sent post free to any Pennv ! United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-fivr LordL A ps * Address , Publisher , 198 , Fleet-street , uun .- <—ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
Lord Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master , arrived at Highclere Castle , near Newbury , on Tuesday , from Pixton Park , his lordship ' s Somertsetshire estate . The annual Court of Governors ofthe West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution will bc held at the Town Hall , Southport , on Wednesday , October 3 rd , at 12 o ' clock .
Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Waveney , R . W . P . G . M . Suffolk , has left town for his shootingquarters in Inverness-shire . There are , according to the Keystone , ___ Commanderies in the United States , and 46 , 235 Knights ; while the whole number of Commanderies in the world is 687 , and of Knights , 48 , 735 . The United States has thus the lion's share .
Lord Sandon has consented to preside at the annual meeting of the Burslem School of Science and Art and to distribute prizes to the successful students on the 17 th inst . The Chinese Ambassador has written to the Lord Provost of Glasgow regretting that he is prevented by ill-health from visiting Glasgow as he had intended .
The appointment of Mr . G . B . Newton as General Manager of the North London Railway , in succession to Mr . Mansel ! , ata salary runninginto three figures , is another indication that the directors of the tarious systems are beginning to see that it is better to have direct communication with the heads of departments than to obtain information through a chief official . For Mr .
Newton is still to act as secretary , which signifies the post of General Manager is virtually abolished , in the same way as the London and North-Western Company made Mr . Findlay Chief Traffic Manager when Mc Cawkwell resigned the position of General Manager , and left the latter office to lapse . On the London and North-Western system the chiefs of the other departments now repoit
direct to the board , instead of through a General Manager as formerly , and this will probibly be the rule on ail lines as soon as vacancies occur in the management . Indeed the South-Eastern soon followeel the lead of the London and North . Westem , for upon the death of Mr . C . W . Eborall , the position of General Manager was conferred upon Mr . Shaw , the Secretary , who now
describes himself as " Secretary and General Manager . " The Choir states that Bro . C . E . Tinney is the successor to Mr . Thurley Beale , who has resigned his post of vicar choral of St . Paul ' s Cathedral . THE SEA SERPENT AGAIN . —The bark Georgina , Captain Melhuish , arrived at Falmouth this week from Rangoon . The chief officer , Mr . William
Douglas , says that when the vessel was in lat . 2 N ., long . 90 53 E ., at d o ' clock in the morning of May 21 , a large snake or serpent of a dark gray and yellow colour crossed the Georgina ' s bow from the starboard side , disappearing on thc port quarter . The reptile , which was about 50 ft . long and iiin , in thickness , was seen for 20 minutes by the mate and all the crew , who were on deck . Captain
Melhuish was below in his cabin at thc time . For some days previously the crew had seen several smaller ones of from Oft . to 10 ft . in length playing about the vessel . THE DANGERS OF BICYCLES . —The watch committee of Liverpool , in view of the dangers arising from the noiseless approach of bicycles , have recommended to thc council that a bye-law should bc passed rendering it imperative that bicyclists and velocipcdists generally
shall have a bell attached to their vehicles to indicate their approach , the penalty for non-compliance with the bye-law being £ 5 . News has been received in Calcutta from Burmah of the destruction of thc Krishna lighthouse , which marked a dangerous shoal near the entrance to the Rangoon river . The lighthouse was an iron structure , built on piles . It has entirely disappeared .
1 'he proposed site for Cleopatra s Needle has called forth a number of objections , and various suggestions have been made respecting oilier and more prominent positions for thc monument . Of course the great difficulty is the conveyance of the Needle through the streets , and it is for this reason that a river-side site has been most favoured ; but could this difficulty be overcome
we think that one of the best positions has been suggested by a correspondent , namely , the Kensington Gardens end of Rotten Row , close by thc bend of the roael . From here the Needle might be seen from a considerable distance , and would be clearly visible from Hyde Park Corner . In the meantime the Needle has now been completely encased in her iron hull at Alexandria , and by last advices was in
course of launching . After the vessel has been floated she will be towed to the old harbour , in order that her masts , sails , & c , may be fitted . It is with some pleasure that we announce that Fleet-street , which has been closeel for upwards of eight weeks for wood-paving , was openeel at a few minutes to eleven o ' clock on Thursday ' morning .
We' are asked to state that the La Tolerance , No . 538 , meets every Wednesday evening , at 7 . 45 , at the Horse and Groom , Winsley-street , Oxford-street , under the able preceptorship of Bro . T . A . Adams , P . G . P . It was decided on Wednesday to present General Grant * with the freedom of Dundee on the occasion
of his visit to that place . A new building is about to be erected in Queen Victoria-street to accommodate temporarily the Central Savings Bank , until permanent provision can bc made for that and other departments for . which there is at present no accommodation in thc General Post Office buildings , St . Martin ' s-le-Grand
Masonic And General Tidings.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION TOR BOYS . — The friendly challenge of the Grocers' Company ' s Schools to a trial of cricketing strength on the Alexandra Palace Ground , promises , with fine weather , to result in a very agreeable half-holiday for the boys on the 15 th inst . The assent of thc Committee having been given to the match
the lessees of the Alexandra Palace kindly extended their invitation to the whole establishment at Wood Green , and 2 or 3 cricketing prizes have been kindly promised by the Crystal Palace Lodge and the Lewis Chapter . It is not improbable that prizes for other sports may be offered before the dav .
The first boat presented by the Jewish CODJmunity to the National Life-boat Institution was launched at Newhaven on Tuesday last . The Mansion House Indian Famine Relief Fund now exceeds £ 100 , 00 c . A serious scaffold accident occurred inside
of Anderton's Hotel ( Bro . Clemow ' s ) , Fleet-street , on "Wednesday afternoon . It appears that a workman stepped on a loose pole , which broke , and the whole of the scaffolding gave way , precipitating a number of men to the ground . One of them , George Lake , a married man , sustained severe injuries , and was removed to St . Bartholomew's Hospital .
ST . J AMES ' PARK . —It is announced , for the convenience of the public , that the road between Buckingham Gate and Storey ' s Gate will be closed on the 10 th for a few days , for repairs . The death is announced of Mr . Edward Wilson , consulting engineer to the Great Western , Great Eastern , and Metropolitan Rail-says , and to many Irish lines .
We are informed that the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir Thos . White ) will be proposed for election as treasurer of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , in succession to the late Sir Francis Hicks . THE SPANISH POST OFFICE . —Inconsequence of the representations made by thc English and French governments to that of Spain respecting the numerous
losses of letters and packets containing valuable enclosures originating in France and England , addressed to Spain , the Spanish government has arranged for the investigation of thc matter by a mixed commission , which will meet at Madrid about the 18 th of September . Sir John Walsham
Her Majesty ' s Charge d'Affaires at Madrid ( who will be assisted by Mr . Phillips , of the Secretary's Department of the General Post Office ) will represent the English , and the Comte de Montebello , the French Post Office ; a special commissioner appointed by the Spanish government also taking part in the proceedings .
Batii is not the city , neither are the Assembl yrooms , in which Mr . Pickwick made the acquaintance of Angelo Cyrus Bantam , Esq ., M . C , the exact place in which one would expect to hear of a positively indecent spectacle . Yet such a spectacle was announced thc other day as on view at the Bath Assembly-rooms . "Tour of the Rescued Tynewyeld Miners " was the heading of the sensational
advertisement which " respectfully informed the public that arrangements have been made for an entertainment to be given by the Five Entombed Miners , Moses Powell , David Jenkins , Geo . Jenkins , John Thomas , and the Boy Hughes , who were entombed in the lynewydd Mine through the flooding of the Cymmer Pit for the period of ten days and nights without tasting food . Nothing in the
annals of history has ever caused such a profound sensation throughout thc whole country . " As a finishing stroke , it was proclaimed that " Moses Powell , one of the entombed , will give a touching account of the sufferings in the pit , and also describe the various illustrations . " This seems to me a rcductio ad scandalum of a very detestable custom , which may , perhaps , be traced to the starring tour
marie by Sayers and Heenan after their international prizefight . That champion pugilists , swimmers , and pedestrians should display themselves to a provincial or any other public at so much a head is an undignified and mercenary proceeding enough . But that men who have been snatched out of the jaws of death by thc heroic and most perilous exertions of their brother-miners , whose prolonged agony
of suspense , hunger , and thirst , patiently endured , excited the admiration of the whole country , should be introduced as lay figures in an entertainment ; that one of their number should recite an ad captandum account of sufferings which danger , deliverance , and sympathy have alike rendered sacred , —is an outrage on taste and feeling contemptible in the entrepreneur who perpetrates , and the
public which witnesses it . —The World . POSTAL TELEGRAMS . —The Postmaster-General has issued the following notice to the public : " The address of the sender of a telegram is not required for any purpose of signalling , and should be omitted in all cases where the addressee will be able to identify the sender without it . For reference , the address should be added at
the bottom or on the back of the message form . In sending telegrams , firms and public companies should adopt their briefest ' style , ' and should avoidthe use of stamps containing full name , title , and address . The prefixes ' Mr . ' and ' Messrs ,, ' and the affixes ' Esq ., ' ' Limited , ' & c , should be omitted , as far as possible , in the addresses of both senders and addressees . Brevity in these respects ensures swifter transmission without any attendant risk . "
THE BALACLAVA BAN & UET . —Lad y Cardigan has presented a magnificent donation towards the expenses of the banquet to the survivors of the Balaclava Charge , to be held in London on the 25 th October . It has been ascertained that out of the gallant 600 there are 100 survivors , the majority of whom will be present at thc banquet . The title of the forthcoming Christmas number of the " Quiver" is " The Archer . "