Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

We are asked to announce , that the Harrrow Lodge of Instruction , No . 1316 , will , in future , be held on Friday evenings at the Waterloo Arms , High-street . Marylebone . ! ' Bro . T , S . Parvin is of opinion that all Masonry is modern except the First Degree , which goes back to the period beyond which the memoryjof man runneth not to the contrary .

The [ session of the Easi Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 463 , 'Lodge of Instruction , commenced on Tuesday , the 4 th inst ., at eight o ' clock p . m ., at tbe Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , and the meetings will be held every Tuesday , at 8 p . m .

! » A movement is on foot in the parish of Aldersgate for the presentation of a testimonial to llro . the Rev . T . Selby Henrey , in recognition of his good work in organising and carrying on single-handed the open air services in the churchyard of the parish church .

We are informed by Comp . Richard Newhouse , P . Z ., Prov . G . S . E ., that the regular yearly meeting of the Prov . Grand Chapter of Cheshire will be held at Macclesfield on Wednesday , the ioth prox . Comp . the Rev . C W . Spencer-Stanhope , Grand Superintendent , will preside .

Among those created honorary members of the Masonic Veteran Association of Illinois are the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; Lord Haddington , Grand Master of Scotland ; Bros . D . Murray Lyon , W . J . Hughan , R . S . Brown , W . G . Speth , and Henry Sadler .

* On the 2 , Sth ult . the annual gathering of All Saints ' Chapter , No . 422 , was held at the Masonic Hall , Gainsborough , when the officers were elected as follows : Comps . Alfred Kirk , M . E . Z . ; F . J . Sowby , H . ; Constable { Thorne ) , J . ; C . F . Liversidge , P . S . and Treas . ; R . G . Pearson , S . E . ; B . T . Adlard , S . N . ; and Geo . Scott , Janitor .

v About a year ago little brown jug money boxes were deposited in each lodge-room in Buffilo , N . Y ., for the purpose of receiving contributions to the building fund of the Masonic Temple . Individual members of the Craft took the little jugs . They are now being opened , and up to the date of publication of the information the breaking of them had resulted in securing for the fund nearly 5000 dols . About loool ave yet to be broken .

The Trestle Board says that quite a number of brethren belonging to regular white lodges , are in the habit of visiting coloured lodges , and the coloured lodges are making Masons from the white race . There is a lodge of white men , of about Co members , working under a charter granted by the Coloured Grand Lodge of California . Thus is the problem solving itself , and the race prejudice is fast disappearing before the light of libjrty and intelligence .

The administrative directorate of Freemasonry in Berlin has just published some statistics as to the number of Masonic lodges and of brethren throughout the entire world . According to these statistics , the number of Masonic lodges in the various countries of the earth , in 1 SS 0 , was 135 , 065 . In the followii . g 12 years there was an increase of

4320 lodges ; and during the same period the number of Freemasons increased by 533 , 140 . The following are the grand totals of membership of the various bodies : European lodges , 7 , 9 66 , 448 ; United States , 5 , 805 , 320 ; the lodges of Canada and South America , 4 , 581 , 238 ; Asia and Oceania , f 95 , 95 s ; Africa , including Egypt , 87 , 882 . The total number of Freemasons is 21 , 861 , 784 .

The brethren in Fifeshire , or at least those located in the vicinity of Methil , were stirred into extra activity on Saturday last , the occasion being the installation of the officers of the new lodge , Balfour Melville , S 09 . There were , 1 understand , about 150 brethren present at the ceremony , which was conducted by Bro . George Muir , R . W . M . Cadder Argyle Lodge , 147 . Among the other districts

represented were Leven , Cowdenbeath , Buckhaven , West Wemyss , and from Union and Crown Lodge , 103 , Glasgow , the mother lodge of Bro . William M'Kee , the newlyinstalled Master of Sco , 'here were eight representatives present . The installation took place early in the afternoon ,

and in the evening over 100 members and visitors partook of dinner in honour of the occision , followed , of course , by toasts and general congratulations . The loelge has not yet been consecrated , so that the installation was performed under a dispensation granted , that the work of the lodge might not be unduly hindered . —Mullet .

One of the important duties imposed upon a Mason is the selection of experienced officers to take charge of the several stations recognised for its formation and government in accordance with ancient usages , rules and regulable ns . The selection of oilicers , like the admission of applicants , is of primary impDrtance . No lodge can hope to prosper if carelessness or indifference is allowed to

prevail . Merit should always be the passport for selection , and it is generally modest and unobtrusive . Where there is intrigue and unjustifiable solicitation for support , there is more or less of efficiency and lack of real worth . When un-Masonic means are resorted to for the purpose of elevation the ollice will generally be he .-ld more for the sake of

the honour it confers , than from any real disposition to make i : beneficial to the Craft . Stations in Freemasonry should follow ejood works anl be regarded as the fitting reward for Zealand devotion , springing solely from a love cf its prirciples and a desire to ' extend and perpetuate tiern lather than from a mere desire for distinction . —Keystone .

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Masonic And General Tidings

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire , will be held on the 20 th inst ., at Birkenhead . The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Lord Egerton , will preside . The Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will hold its annual meeting at Lancaster , on the 19 th inst . Bro . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master of England , and Prov . G . M ., will preside .

Bro . the Rev . W . E . Rosedale , now rector of Willinhall , has taken leave of his old parishioners at St . John ' s , Cardiff , the living of which he formerly occupied . Bro . Rosedale was made the recipient of several presents , chief amongst which were two handsome illuminated addresses .

Mr . J . 1 ) . Farmaner , the youngest son of Bro . J oseph Farmaner , of Coleman-street , and Tooting Graveney , Surrey , was married on Saturday at St . Paul's , West Brixton , to MUs Sarah Florence Dickson , the eldest daughter of Mr . W . Dickson , of 65 , Corrance-road , Biixton .

If you have ambition for Masonic honours you must attend your lodge regularly and endeavour to do well the work assigned to you . Then obeying its moral precepts , thereby gaining the respect of vour hrethren , you will climb to tne top of the ladder . Taking the Degrees places you only inside the door ; you must earn the honours .

A warrant has been granted for a new lodge in East Lancashire , named Abbey Lodge , No . 2529 , to be held at Whalley . Bro . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master of England , wijl perform the consecration ceremony . Bro . William Forest , P . M . of Anchor and Hope Lodge , No . 37 , Bolton , and St . John , No . 221 , and P . P . S . G . D . East Lancashire , is the first W . M . The consecration will take place it an early date .

A Grand Visitation will be made this week to the Provincial Cm nd Lodge of Aberdeenshire East at Peterhead , and on the following Friday to lodges in the Shetland division of the Province of Caithness , Orkney , and Zetland , at Lerwick . The Grand Master Ma = on , Bro . Sit Charles Dilrymple , of Newhailes , Bart ., M . P ., will head the deputation from Grand Lodge . The visit means five days' travelling .

A PLEASURE TRIP . —Comparatively few people know how delightfully they can spend nine days on sea and land during the short round voyage of one of the fine steamers of the Union Line . Sailing from Southampton on every alternate Saturday , they visit Antwerp , Rotterdam , and Hamburg , giving ample time at each port , not merely to see the place , but to visit Brussels , Amsterdam , and Berlin if so desired , but passengers have full use of the ship during

the stay at each port , so that their hotel actually travels with them . The splendid twin-screw SS . " Goth " returned from one of these tours on Monday last , and having been favoured with the most delightful weather the entire time , and being a particularly steady boat , the party on board had a most enjoyable time of it . The season in Hamburg , where three days are given , is just opening , and opera houses , theatres , and concerts are in full swing . The "Goth" sails for South Africa to-morrow ( Saturday ) .

Bro . Sir Augustus Harris seems to have very neatly got even with a female "interviewer , " who burst into his private room at the Waldorf , where the manager and his wife were staying , and who insisted upon knowing What was his business in New York . Very quietly Druriolanus told her she should learn what the American reporters could not get out of him , and hc forthwith asked for his

" box of samples . Taking out of it a piece of dyed hair , probably a bit of a ' * property " wig , he gravely said : " This is Rhea , the bark of a tree , which is destined to play a great part in a new fabric that will outrival all others in strength and durability . With this bark you can weave silk , worsted , cotton , mohair , linen , and every species of cloth . With this I intend to make a colossal fortune , and

then I shall have the pleasure of giving my English fellowcountrymen Italian opera for nothing . " The credulous lady took it all down , and hence the report that the real reason of Sir Augustus ' s flying visit to America is to start a cloth factory at Boston . —Truth . FREE . MASONRV AT BAKEWELL . —A very interesting and important event in connection with the Dorothy Vernon

Lodge , No . 2129 , took place on the 4 th inst . at Bakewell , Bro . Victor Cavendish being installed as W . M . in the presence of a large and distinguished company of brethren . The Duke of Devonshire , as Provincial Grand Master , was desirous that the installation should be attended with all the eclat of which the occasion permitted , and , at the invitation of the W . M . elect , and by dispensation of the

Prov . G . Lodge , the ceremony took place at Chatsworth House . The members attending the ceremony were conveyed to the " Palace of the Peak " from Rowsley by brake . The instal ation ceremony was perfoimed by Bro . Stanley Orme , I . P . M . Afterwards a banquet was held at the Masonic Hal ) , Bakewell , the head-quarters of the lodge , the brethren being conveyed thither from Chatsworth in brakes , and was attended by upwards of 120 .

' THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION . —The forthcoming exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society , which will open to the public on Monday , the 24 th inst ., reminds us that the art is one of the past generation , since it forms the 39 th of an unbroken annual series held by the Society . Ihe Photographic Society of London , as it was first styled , was founded in 1 S 53 , with Ihe warm support of both the

the Queen andthe Prince Consort , who became its patrons , and were frequent visitors at its earlier exhibitions . In 1 S 7 G its name was changed to the Photographic Society of Great Britain , and within the last few months at her Majesty' command this title has been altered to that of the Royal Photographic Society . Its presidents have been selected from both the scientific and artistic worlds , and

have included Sir Charles Kastlake , Sir Frederick Pollock , Captain Abney , and Sir H . T . Wood , the present holder of that ollice . The exhibition will be held as on former occasions in the Gallery of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours at 5 A , Pall Mall nast , and will be inaugurated by a soil ee on the evening of Saturday , the 22 nd inst ., remaining open to the public Irom the Monday after that

date until November 14 th . Photographic lantern slides will lie exhibited on Monday , Wednesday , anel Saturday evenings lieiween the hours of 7 and 10 . l'he Judges on this occasion are : Art [ ueiges—V . P . Cemlirano ; Col . J . Gale ; Seymour Lucas , A . K . A . ; F . M . Sutcliffe , arid li . Gay Wilkinson , jun . Technical Judges—Chapman Jones ; A . Pringle , and J . W . Swan , F . R . S .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Renals is amongst the latest arrivals at St . Leonards-on-Sea . Bro . H . H . Crawford ( the City Solicitor ) is spmding the recess in Switzerland . The New Olympic is to be re-opened as a music hall , and will be run by Mr . Belmont on the same lines as Sadlers ' Wells .

The Brighton Town Council have resolved to spend £ 47 . 000 in improving the sea Front and protecting the shore from the encroachments of the sea . Owing to the success of the new three-act farce , " The Foundling , " at Terry's Theatre , Mr . Hollowly has decided to give a matinee every week , the first of which will take place next Wednesday at three o ' clock .

Bro . Dr . Lott , P . G . Org ., has just left for Killarney and the west coast of Ireland , where he will spend his vacation . He will resume his Sunday evening organ recitals at St . Sepulchre ' s on the 30 th inst . An urgent appeal is being made to the charitable public

for the sum of £ 5000 to defray the cost of the extension of the Central London Throat , Nose , and Ear Hospital , Gray ' s-inn-road , which is rendered necessary by the overcrowding oi patients . The Archbishop of Canterbury is the president , and the Duke of Connaught is the patron .

The anniversary of the birth of Mr . W . Rowlands , who left the sum of £ 1000 in the hands of the Clockmakers ' Company for the Benefit of the inmates of the Clock and Watchmakers' Asylum , New Southgate , was celebrated at that institution on Monday , when each inmate was presented with a sovereign , in addition to being entertained at dinner .

The Earl of Roseb ' ery , who continues to be the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland , at Dunrobin Castle , has written accepting the freedom of the city of Inverness , which the Town Council has unanimously resolved to confer upon him . Provost Ross , in reply , expresses a hope that the ceremony may be performed during his lordship ' s visit to the highlands .

The Duke of Connaught visited the Cambridge Hospital on Thursday afternoon and saw Sappers Mudie and Foster and Bugler Bourne , who were injured by lightning in connection with the balloon ascent at Aldershot . The men are recovering rapidly , and in all probability will be able to leave the hospital in the course of a few days , A court of inquiry under Major Dickenson will investigate the cause of the accident .

A worthy old Scot and his wife purchased some goods in a shop in P the other day . As they were turning to leave , the old gentleman addressed the assistant thus : " Do ye come frae Germany . ' " "' Na , na , " replied he , * ' I was born in P , and all my folks before me . " " Weel , " replied the old one , as he edged out of the door , " ye may be proud o' yoursel ' , ma laddie , for as faur as I can see ye ' re the only hame-made article in the whole shop . "

It has now been finally arranged that next year s Welsh National Eisteddfod at Llanelly shall be held on Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday of the last week in May . The guarantee fund has already leaped up to £ 2000 , and the London executive have offered extra prizes to the amount of too guineas . The new Market Hall is to be used for the purpose of the Eisteddfod , and a patriotic gas company has arranged to light the building gratuitously during the Eisteddfod week .

"Mallet , " of the Glasgow Evening News , writes : " Does there exist any picture , photographed or otherwise , of the building in which Burns first saw those 'hieroglyphics bright' of which he sung : If there is such a picture , either of the exterior , or the room in which the Masons at that time met , ' The Mallet' will be glad to learn where it can be had or seen . It would be gratifying to have information on the subject either affirmative or negativewill some Ayrshire brother oblige ?"

- A native of Oswestry has just sent the Duke and Duchess of York an oak sapling—and an explanation . It appears that the acorn from which this sapling grew was planted on the day of the Royal wedding last year . The plant appeared above ground about the middle of June this year ,

and is therefore about the same age as " Prince Edward ot York , " and so the Salopian has named the little oak tree " Prince Edward's Oak . " In acknowledging the gift the Duke of York writes that he will " have it planted at Sandringham , and will call it ' Prince Edward ' s Oak . ' "

the Duke of Cambridge s arrival at Portsmouth was notified by the firing of Royal salutes from the Garrison battery and the men-of-war . During the morning his Royal Highness witnessed a sham fight between Grange and Browndown , all the troops taking part in it , and at the

close of the conflict the Duke rode over the field to examine the several positions which had been taken up . The Commander-in-Chief lunched at Fort Grange , and subsequently inspected the guns in the Gosport forts . This morning ( Friday ) there was a parade of the troop on Southsea Common .

The Duke of Portland opened a bazaar at Wick , in aid of thei building fund of the new Free Church at Keiss , remarking that he was very glad to accept the invitation , because he had not forgotten that at one time his pieelecessor and himself were very closely connected with that

part of the country . It gave him additional pleasure to help them , because he found that they had done their utmost to help ^ themselves .- The church would cost £ 1 j <| 0 ' and of this amount the inhabitants had subscribed i ,- " ° > which the Free Presbytery considered very liberal , as the congregation chiefly consisted of crofters and fishermen .

The Million , a weekly illustrate ! paper , which bclon ? to Mr . George Newnes , M . P ., ior some weeks past "as been publishing articles on " Our Stamp Album , " by M' - Harold Frederic . The last article contained an engrave reproduction of the old English penny stamp—the ted variety—with an enlarged side scroll in ordsr to sh «; 1

collectors where to lind the plate number . The Eng ! 1 *' law makes it a punishable offence to reproduce a postal . ' stamp , even for newspaper illustration , l'he matter having come to the knowledge of the Inland Revenue authorities ! the premises of the Mil / ion were promptly visited "J revenue officials , and the copies of the paper containing '"? offending block , as well as the block itselt , were seizeel and now lies in the cellars of Somerset House .