Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The installation of Comp . the Rev . Charles W . Spencer-Stanhope , M . A ., who has been appointed by his Royal Highness the Grand Z . to be Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masons for Cheshire , has been arranged to take place at a Provincial Grand Chapter which will be held at the Crewe Arms Hotel , Crewe , on

Thursday , the 27 th instant . The ceremony will be performed by Comp . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Scribe E ., and the companions of the several chapters in the province , in full Royal Arch clothing , are earnestly invited to be present on the auspicious occasion . A banquet will afterwards be held at the hotel at 4 p . m ., and those who intend staying to partake of it are requested to forward their

app lications for tickets—price 6 s . each , including dessertto Comp . H . Claud Lisle , Prov . G . Scribe E ., Nantwich , not later than Saturday , the 22 nd instant . According to the World , Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., will be sworn a member of the Privy Council in recognition of his services in connection with the International Conference on the Sugar Bounties .

It has been determined to hold an Armada Celebration at Hastings on Thursday , tbe 20 th inst ., when there will be , among other entertainments and displays , a torchlight procession and a display of fireworks . At the half-yearl y meeting in Dublin , on Saturday last , of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union , it vvas resolved to contribute the sum of £ 100 to the Royal Irish Constabulary Jubilee Fund .

Prince Christian , with the Princesses Victoria and Louise and Prince Christian Victor , left Cumberland Lodge , Great Windsor Park , and proceeded by the Great Western Railway en route for Hamburg , where they will join the Princess Christian , and then spend several weeks in Germany . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have

left their Hampshire seat , Highclere , near Newbury , for Bretby Park . Bro . the Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt arrived on the 31 st ult . at Powerscourt Castle , Co . Wicklow , for the autumn . A special edition of the Official Gazette of Berlin , issued on Monday evening , contains an announcement of the betrothal of the Princess Sophie , third sister

of the Emperor William , and a grand-daughter of the Queen , to the Duke of Sparta , Crown Prince of Greece , lhe Princess is 18 years of age andthe Prince has just completed his 20 th year . Prince Albert Victor of Wales and the other guests of the Viscount and Viscountess Downe enjoyed some excellent grouse shooting over his lordship ' s estate last week , upwards of 400 brace having been shot in one day .

A shooting match , at 200 , 500 , and 600 yards , is being arranged between teams chosen from each of the lodges attached to the Queen's ( Westminster ) , London Rifle Brigade , the South Middlesex , and the ist Surrey Rifles , to take place at Caterham on Thursday , the 27 th instant .

The Printers' Fete in aid of the funds of the Printers' Pension , Almshouse , and Orphan Asylum Corporation will be held at the Alexandra Palace , to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when a full and varied programme of entertainments , including Baldwin ' s descent from his balloon and the display of fireworks illustrating the last days of

Pompeii , will be given . H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany , accompanied by the young Duke and Princess Alice , were in town on Saturday last , in order to be present at the marriage of Colonel F . S . Russell , of Aden , with Miss Baillie , of Redcastle , who had been Lady-in-Waiting to her Royal Highness .

At the festivities on the Dudley and Himley estates in connection with the coming of age of the Earl of Dudley , vyhich came to a conclusion last week , his lordsnip entertained over 11 , 000 men , women , and children , and at least another 15 , 000 witnessed the entertainments .

The Empress Frederick , widow of the Emperor Frederick of Germany and Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland , is expected to visit the Queen at Balmoral next month . "The First" fell on Saturday lastwhen partrid

, ge shooting nominally began , but owing to the general backwardness of the harvest throughout the country there will be little done till the middle of the month . On many estates , owing to the heavy rains , there will be very little sport .

. All the preliminary arrangements in connection with the forthcoming visit of Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., to Ulster have been completed , and " has been settled that his lordship shall be entertained at ? banquet on the 18 th October , and address a public meet-™ g the following night .

W Queen who fired the " ' first shot" at Wimbledon in 1 S 60 at a target which has ever since been attl ? v ? most cons P icuous features in the Exhibition Tent t the Wimbledon meetings , has been graciously pleased » accept the cartridge-case of the "last shot " fired there th th . ist July by the Princess of Wales . The case bears S " inscription "This cartridge fired from ths fn xiiia uaLLiiugc irom tne

: was Ma * — ' ^ u . waa meu "' axim gun by H . R . H . the Princess of Wales at the termina « on of the Wimbledon meeting , iSSS . " ; , have received copy of a pamphlet contained Particulars of the celebration by the Lodge p « vour , Orient of Turin , of the 25111 anniversary of Bro . tw " n Muller ' s initiation into Freemasonry . It is evident that R '"" " < = » » initiation mm rreemasonry . it is evident

our S ° \ r ' durin S * e period of his membership of Craft ' *" as rendered many valuable services to the at K an < * that " lese serv ' have been appreciated both ho n ° a . abroad , and the many compliments and craHf r - paid h'm on this occasion must have been very Primed ; .- We trUst that Br 0 , Muller > who is sti 11 in his krethr'J ? / . _ . l ! - , " ? any " ears to en J ° y the aspect of his , cn Doth in his own country and elsewhere .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Masonic clothing presented to the King of Sweden , referred to in our report of Grand Lodge proceedings this week , was precisely similar to that provided for the Prince of Wales on his installation as Grand Master , both of which were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .

The St . Martin ' s Lodge , No . 510 , Liskeard , through the good offices of its excellent Secretary , Bro . R . A . Courtney , P . M ., P . P . S . G . D ., has a special record to make for 18 S 7-8 on behalf of the Charities , for the last year has been by far the best in its eventful history . The lodge has devoted sums of 10 guineas each to the Royal Masonic Institutions for Girls , Boys , and

Benevolent-Men and Women—with an additional 10 guineas for the Girls , and £ 8 for the Local Annuity and Educational Fund , making £ 60 ios . in all . The Royal Arch Chapter has donated 10 guineas each to the Girls and Boys , and Bros . Glencross , Courtney , Nettle , Stanton , and _ Harris have qualified as Life Subscribers in one of the Institutions , thus making a grand total of over one hundred guineas in a

lodgeof some 50 members . It is to be hoped that such an example will be contagious , and that others in the county will go and do likewise . The Duke of Cambridge and suite arrived at Dover from the continent on Tuesday evening and were received by the Major General commanding the district , his Royal Highness afterwards proceeding to London .

Bro . Lord and Lady Burton and the Hon . Miss Bass have left Rangemore , Burton-on-Trent , for Glen Quoich , their seat in the county of Inverness . A deputation from the Council of the National Rifle Association , consisting of Bro . Lord Wantage and other Volunteer officers , visited the proposed site near Rugeley , on Cannock Chase , of the new Wimbledon , on Tuesday . The visitors vvere met by two members of the

local committee , who gave full information , and it vvas subsequently stated at a meetingof the Stafford Town Council that the deputation were . very much stmck with the proposed site , and regarded the proposition with favour . A county meeting has been convened by the High Sheriff of Staffordshire , for Tuesday , the nth instant , to which the representatives of other counties are invited , and it is hoped by that time the opinions of the officers generally of Volunteer battalions will have been ascertained .

The War Office has decided to make permanent the system for the instruction of Army officers in the methods of judging the quality of provisions , forage , & c , the classes being formed at Aldershot in March , April , September , and October of each year . Each regiment of

Cavalry , division of Artillery , and battalion of Infantry at the camp has been directed to send one officer to each course of instruction . Bro . the Earl of Hardwicke has joined the party of guests which is being entertained by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon , at Gordon Castle , N . B .

Those of our readers who delight to see our ceremonies well rehearsed have a treat in store for them on Friday , the 2 ist inst ., when Bro . James Terry , Past G . S . B ., and Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , will rehearse the ceremonies of consecration and installation at the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , No . 1298 , at the Builders' Arms , St . Paul's-road ,

Canonbury , N . Lodge will be opened precisely at 7 p . m . Bro . H . Hill , P . M . 1305 , will act as Director of the Ceremonies , and the musical arrangements will be under the direction of Bro . T . Cull , P . M . 1446 , Preceptor . Brethren are to appear in morning dress and Masonic clothing , and will obtain such further particulars as they may desire of Bro . E . Wareham , Secretary , 12 , Ashmount-road ,

Hornsey-Iane , N . A terrible railway accident occurred on the Paris , Lyons , and Mediterranean line , at 2 . 30 p . m . on Wednesday morning , the express train which left Macon for Paris a few minutes after midnight having gone off the rails , and been run into at full speed by a train from Paris to Geneva . The result was very terrible . Both engines were completely overturned and eight carriages broken up ,

and , according to the latest accounts , 12 persons vvere killed and about 40 injured , an English lady being axong the former and two or three English gentlemen among the latter . The injured must have suffered terribly , as no help vvas forthcoming for an hour and half after the accident , when the inhabitants of the neighbouring town vvere aroused , and a band of railway porters from Dijon succeeded in rescuing the sufferers .

NEW MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION . — A Benevolent Association has been formed by the members of the Old England Lodge , No . 1790 , the following being the officers-. Bro . W . Foulsham , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W . Northumberland , President ; Bro . F . T . Ridpath , W . M ., P . G . Stwd . Surrey , Vice-President ; Bro . H . M . Hobbs , I . P . M ., P . J . G . W . Surrey , Treas . ; and Bro . Jas . Buckley ,

Sec . The Committee consists of Bros . H . Baber , F . C . Pascall , and W . H . Ranson , P . M . ' s j all the officers of the lodge , and the following brethren from other lodges : Bros . W . Burn , S . D . 858 ; C . Cooke , J . D . 1 S 51 ; E . E . Cooper , P . M . 1494 , P . J . G . W . Middx . ; C . Daniel , P . M . 65 ; W . G . Fenn , S . W . 53 S ; W . Fox Hawes , S . W . 463 ; and H . C . Vickers , W . M . 1632 . The first meeting vvas

held on 1 uesday , the 4 th inst ., when sufficient funds for two Life Governships of ten guineas each were received , which vvere obtained by Bros . S . Clarke and H . M . Hobbs . The future meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month , at the Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , at nine

o ' clock , after the closing of the East Surrey Lodge of Concord Lodge of Instruction , when brethren are cordially invited to attend , or the names and subscriptions of any desirous of joining the association will be received at any time by Bro . James Buckley , Hon . Sec , Queen's-road , Croydon .

i- 'SHoLLOWAY s OiNTiiENT ANI ) PILLS . —Systematic Treatment . — Few statements are more wide of truth than the assertion that for the cure of disease the ailing part alone demands attention , whereas both local and general mischief requires redress . These medicaments boldly face the evils they profess to remedy ; local relief and general purification progress together ; the diseased portion is cured—the foul whole is cleansed . Holloway ' s Ointment

rubbed on the throat and chest exercise the most beneficial influence over sore throats , diphtheria , and cough , whether resulting from catarrh , asthma , or bronchitis . This unguent is equally potent in preventing or arresting the worst results of chicken-pox , small-pox , measles , scarlatina , whooping cough , and many other ailments attacking infancy and endangering the early years of life . —ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

The New Year Festival of the Jews commenced on Wednesday . At sunset on that evening the year 564 S , according to the Jewish calendar , came to an end , and the new year opened . This epoch marked the conclusion of the secular holiday season of the Jews . What the Jews call "high festivals" commence this year remarkably early—13 days sooner than last year , and 24 days earlier

than in the year 1886 . Any post office in the United Kingdom now receives parcels for transmission to Bosnia , Herzegovina , and Novi Bazar , Java , and Little Popo ( West Coast of Africa ) . Parcels for Bosnia , Herzegovina , and Novi Bazar will be induced in the mails despatched from London for Cologne , those for J ava in the mails for Flushing , and

those for Little Popo in the mails for Hamburg . We regret to hear of the death of Bro . Sir E . H . K . Lacon , Bart ., at Ormesby , near Yarmouth , on Thursday morning . The deceased was in his 8 ist year , having been born in 1807 , and at one time , we believe , took an active part in Freemasonry , being a Past Prov . G . Warden of Norfolk .

Bro . the Duke of Portland returns to Welbeck Abbey at the end of this week from Langwell , his place in Caithness , and next week will entertain a large party for Doncaster Races , including the Duke of Beaufort , Lord Londonderry , Bros , the Earl of Zetland and Lord Randolph Churchill , the Duke of Hamilton , Lord Calthorpe , Bro . Lord Rosslyn , Sir George Wombwell , Bso . Lord Charles Beresford , Colonel Forester , Bro . Lord Clonmell , and Lord Enniskillen .

A Garden Party was held on Wednesday in the spacious grounds attached to the Cancer Hospital , Fulhamroad , S . W ., with the view of affording a few hours' diversion and enjoyment to the poor sufferers of the institution . Out of the 70 patients at present in the hospital nearly 50 were able to attend the garden party . During last year the total number of new patients vvas 1715 . Of these 703

were admitted as in-patients , and 1012 vvere treated as outpatients . A meeting of the Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the People vvas held in the Long Parlour of the Mansion House on Wednesday , for the purpose of reporting the work that had been done since the last meeting . Bro . Alderman De Keyser , Lord Mayor of

London , is the President of the Council . THE GREAT FIRE AT HAMBURG . —Owing to a telegraphic error , marks ( of the value of a shilling and a halfpenny ) being reckoned as pounds sterling , a vastly exaggarated idea of the loss incurred by the disastrous fire at Hamburg has been formed . The fire , it may be mentioned , broke out in a large wooden shed known as the "Suder

Elb Speicher , on an island in the Elbe known as "Steinvvarder , " the contents of / which ( consisting of beetroot sugar , spirits , and whisky in casks , palm oil , cottons , and other merchandise ) were destroyed . The heat was so great that a shed on the other side of the canal , 1 S 5 feet distant ( in which saltpetre was stored ) , became ignited , and vvas also nearly destroyed . The stock lying in the warehouses vvas

insured to the extent of £ 238 , 300 , the buildings destroyed being insured for £ i i , ooo . —City Press . The report for 1 S 87 of the United States Commissioners of Education has not yet made its appearance , but certain general statistics have been published in advance of the volume itself . The number of pupils enrolled in the books of the public schools vvas 11 , 805 , 660 , being

an increase over the whole country of 2 66 per cent , over the previous year . The proportion of enrolments to the number of children vvas greatest in the North Central States , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , & c , where it was 121 for every 100 children between six and i 4 yearsof age ; it vvas lowest in the Southern States , where the number ranged from 89 to 79 enrolments in every 100 children

between the above-mentioned ages . The total attendance , as apart from the enrolment , was 7 , 571 , 416 on the average , or an increase of 2 'Sg per cent . It is curious that laws rendering attendance compulsory do not affect the average attendance to any appreciable extent ; for it is higher in the South Central States , where there are no compulsory laws , than in the North Central , where these laws exist .

lhe annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Arkansas vvas held on the 24 th April , 18 S 8 , at Little Rock , the presiding officer being Sir Knight P . D . McCullock , G . C . The deaths of two Past G . Commanders were announced , and the several reports on statistics , finance , & c , vvere submitted . The jurisdiction now contains 362 subscribing members . Sir Knight Geo . Leonard Kimball is G . Commander , and Sir Knight James Austin Henry , G . Recorder .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire will be held at the Moseley and Balsall Heath Institute , Moseley , on Wednesday next , the 12 th inst ., when the usual business will be transacted and a proposal made by Bro . G . Taylor , P . G . Sec , that the

Provincial Library and Museum shall be placed at Kidderminster , which is centrally situated as regards the lodges in the province , and has ample accommodation in the shape of Masonic buildings , which are easily accessible by the brethren . There will be the usual banquet afterwards .

THE RECENT CASE OF MR . H . F . PARTRIDGE , late L . D . S . —Everyone must sympathise with Mr . H . F . Partridge , late Licentiate in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons , who , for the venial offence—if we are justified in using so strong a term—of advertising to the public that the South Kensington Ladies' Dental Institution , Sussex House , 43 , Sussex-place , Old

Bromptonroad , S . W ., which was founded by him for the benefit of ladies who were unable to pay the heavy fees charged for the best dental advice , had no connection whatever with the many similar institutions which had subsequently sprung up in imitation of his , has had his name removed by the Medical Council from the list of registered qualified dental practitioners . Of course , the mere removal of his name from the register does not detract from the skill and

ability he is known to possess and has exhibited during a professional experience extending over many years , and vve . trust that his constituents will continue to give him their patronage , especially as , though Mr . Partridge cannot for the present affix the letters L . D . S . to his name as heretofore , there are in attendance at his Ladies ' Dental Association several skilful gentlemen , who possess both the qualifications and the diplomas granted by our Royal College of Surgeons .