-
Articles/Ads
Article MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Page 1 of 1 Article MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Page 1 of 1 Article MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Page 1 of 1
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
A fire occurred in the upper part of the Masonic Temple , in New York , on Saturday last , causing damage to the amount of 100 , 000 dols . Mrs . Horace B . Marshall , wife of Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C ., will on Monday next lay the memorial-stone of a new mission chapel at Hanwell .
The Ebury Lodge , No . 134 S , owns now as its ruler Bro . ] . Warren , J . W . for the past year , who received the benefits of installation at the hands of Bro . J . Hurdell , the W . M ., on the 27 th ult . R . W . Bro . the Rev . Thos . Robinson , M . A ., Prov . G . M . M . M . Kent , conducted the installation ceremony on behalf of Bro . Wood , in the Save and Sele Lodge ,
No . 309 , Belvedere , on the . 26 th ult . Bro . J . G . Chillingworth , P . G . S . O ., is the retiring W . M . On Tuesday the Calcutta Exhibition was opened by the Viceroy . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and a large number of native Princes were present . In the course of the proceedings the Viceroy announced that he had just received a telegram from the Queen expressing
her Majesty s best wishes for the success of the Exhibition . Why do you not subscribe for and read a Masonic paper—not glance at it ? Do you seek " more light in Masonry , " and how do you expect to gain it ? Do you expect some brother to remove the bandage of ignorance from your intellectual vision ? That ' s what we are trying to do in the Journal , but if you shut your eyes , and will
not read , what is the use ?—Masonic Home Journal . Craftsmen will welcome the " Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket-Book , " published by George Kenning , of Great Queen-street . No lodge should be without such a comprehensive book of reference ; besides a list of 2015 Crait lodges in England , Europe , Asia , Africa and America , it shows lodges of instruction , and the names of the officers
of the Craft in every quarter of the Globe . At two shillings it is remarkably cheap . —Sunday Times . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland held its annual meeting on Wednesday , the 2 Sth ult . R . W . Bro . Wm . Kelly , F . S . A ., P . P . G . M .,
presided , in the absence of the Prov . G . M ., R . W . Bro . the Earl Ferrers . Nothwithstanding that we this week issue a supplement of four extra pages , we are compelled , owing to the want of space , to hold over the report of the above Provincial Grand Lodge , together with other communications , which will be found acknowledged in the usual place .
Bro . John Wood , P . M . of Industry Lodge , Gateshead ; P . G . J . W . Durham ; present W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge , Newcastle ; also W . M . of the Northumberland and Berwick Lodge ( T . I . ) M . M . M ., and I . P . M . of Industry Mark Lodge , No . 203 ; and who also holds the important
position of H . in the Industry Royal Arch Chapter , Gateshead , celebrated his silver wedding on the 27 th ult ., by entertaining , in conjunction with his highly esteemed wife , a select circle of Masonic and private friends at a full dress ball given at the Masonic Hall , Maple-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne .
Another new mongrel order , modestl y styled "The Royal and Exalted Order of the Amaranth , " has just been transplanted from a New York hot-bed . Its purpose is ( for it itself hath said it ) "To confer public and lasting honours upon all ladies and gentlemen eligible and worthy to receiveits favours . " Bro . Robert Macoy , of New York , announces himself as " Grand Patron of the Order , "
The Grand Matron and Grand Nurse are not yet stated . We are thankful that it does not presume to style itself " Masonic . " We suppose it will compete with the " Order of the Eastern Star . ^ ' If the fate of the Kilkenny cats should be duplicated in their cases , the mourners would be few , and easily consoled . For further particulars see the Brooklyn Hornet . —Keystone .
Much currency has been given to a report , based on the fact that the Prince of Wales has joined the fraternity of Mark Master Masons , that His Royal Highness was about to sanction the amalgamation of that Order with the Grand Lodge of England . I am enabled to state that this report is entirely and absolutely incorrect . So far from sanctioning any such amalgamation . His Roval Hiirhness
on receiving the ; Mark Mason Degree , and consenting to allow himself to be nominated for as Past Grand Mark Mason , distinctly stated that the two bodies were to be kept entirely separate , as the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England does not recognise the Mark Mason Degree . 'There is no doubt that certain individuals , who have their own personal aims to serve , have set this baseless rumour
afloat , and the sooner in the interest of all concerned it is contradicted , the better it will be . The Mark Masons are a most estimable body of men , but their reception into Grand Lodge would only lead to confusion . —Court Circular . A final meeting of the General Committee of the Masonic conversazionereunionand ball recently held in
, , Liverpool , took place on Friday evening , the 30 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool . There was a numerous and influential attendance . Bro . Henry A . Tobias , P . P . G . S . of VV ., President , was in the chair ; supported by Bro . R . Brown , P . P . G . T ., as Vice-Chairman ; Bro . Dr . F . J . Bailey , P . P . G . S . D ., Treasurer ; and Bros . H . H . Smith and R . Foote , P . G . S ., Secretaries . From
the report it was shown that the gathering had been successful from every point of view , and the promoters are to be congratulated on the result . Six hundred persons attended , and the net results financially amounted to £ ioS us . id . The sum of 100 guineas was ordered to be handed to the House Committee for the purpose for which the reunion was held , viz ., the completion of the decorating fund . A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded
to the executive for the services they had so ably rendered , special mention being made of the indefatigable efforts of { he Hon . Secretaries . Bros . H . A . Tobias , J . F . Bailey , K . Brown , H . H . Smith , and R . Foote responded . A vote of thanks to the contributors of works of art , & c , to which Bro . R . Washington , P . P . G . S . D ., replied , was also carried by acclamation , as well as one to the various sub-committees , " ° he conveyed to the members through the Chairman .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Ex-Sheriff Sir Wm . A . Ogg , Lady Ogg , and daughters have sailed in the Orient for Naples , and purpose travelling on the Continent during winter . The firm of Saunders and Co ., bill-brokers , limited , have removed from 11 , Jermyn-street , to 1 , Bankbuildings , Long-acre , W . C . The Kirkdale Lodge , No . 1756 , Liverpool , held
its installation meeting on the 27 th ult . Bro . C . Bargery was inducted into the chair of K . S . by Bro . J . Grierson , the I . P . M ., Bro . R . E . Milton being the retiring W . M . Ex . Comp . H . Lovegrove , P . Z ., P . P . G . Standard Bearer Middlesex , will be installed M . E . Z . of the Royal Jubilee Chapter , No . 72 , at Anderton's Hotel , on Thursday , the 13 th inst .
I he memorial to Archbishop Tait , in Canterbury Cathedral , is to take the form of a stone reredos , with wooden sedelia . Subscriptions are to be invited from America and the Colonies .
1 he brethren of the three lodges meeting in Lancaster—Nos . 2 S 1 , 10 5 1 , and 1353—intend holding a Masonic ball about the end of January , to which the general public will be admitted . The proceeds , after paying expenses , will be given to the Masonic Charities .
We regret to note that Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C ., was unable , owing to indisposition , to preside at the November meeting of the Brixton Lodge , No . 1949 , of which he is W . M . Bro . T . Poore , P . M ., most ably officiated in Bro . Marshall ' s regrettable absence .
A survivor of Napoleon ' s " Old Guard" is said to be still living in Philadelphia , where he was recently feted on the anniversary of his g ( 5 th birthday . His name is Solidor Milon , and he enjoyed the distinction of accompanying the Emperor to St . Helena , where he remained until his old commander ' s death .
Bro . T . W . Ockenden , P . G . D . Middlesex , was installed W . M . of the Lodge of Progress , No . 176 S , on the 28 th ult . This lodge , we may add , owes its existence to a few zealous members of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and this being the case , it goes without saying that the working was in every sense perfect . According to the Citizen , the Postmaster-General was among those who , on Tuesday , witnessed the
first representation of the "Birds" of Aristophanes by students of Cambridge University . The eminent gentleman mentioned may have been present at the representation , and in a literary sense have " witnessed" the performance ; but that he did , or could do , so in the sense conveyed by the paragraph we have quoted is an event that we all can but most ardently desire . The remains of Captain Thomas B .
Hanham , R . N ., J . P ., Prov . G . S . W . of Dorset , were cremated in the mausoleum in the grounds of Mansion House , near Sturminster Newton , Dorset , yesterday . The funeral ceremony was entirely a Masonic one , no clergy or ministers officiating . The ritual used by the Prov . Grand Master of Dorset , Mr . Montague Guest , M . P . for Wareham , was very ancient , and has not been employed in England for the past century . About 100 Provincial Officers and brethren
assembled under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master at Mansion House , and a part of the ceremony was performed in the hall , where an anthem was sung . The procession moved in Masonic order to the mausoleum , chanting a processional hymn . The coffin was of plain elm , without ornamentation of any kind . The white ensign was used as a pall , with the Masonic clothing , emblems , & c , of the deceased arranged upon it . The remains were cremated
late at night . For this purpose a furnace had been erected in the grounds , Captain Hanham having given directions for its construction . There are already two urns in the mausoleum ( copies from antiques at present in the South Kensington Museum ) , containing the ashes of the mother and second wife of the deceased , who were cremated some time since under the supervision of the late captain . —The Times , December 5 th .
The Cycle , which has become increasingl y popular of late years , must be held responsible for the occurrence of a very large number of accidents , all more or less calculated to disable the sufferers , either permanently or temporarily , from following their accustomed occupations . Hence it is not surprising ; that a " Cyclists' Accident Insurance Corporation , Limited , " should have been established , the primary object of which is to provide a means of
protecting the cyclist against personal injury , as well as against loss sustained through damage to his machine . The principal features of the insurance undertaken by this Corporation are as follows : ( r ) a sum in the event of death or in compensation for injury received whilst riding a bicycle , tricycle , or velocipede ; ( 2 ) a sum in case of total wreck or partial damage to the machine itself ; ( 3 ) insurance against accidents of every description , with or without
allowance for total or partial disablement , or for disablement allowances only ; ( 4 ) insurance against railway accidents only ; and ( . 5 ) insurance against accidents from specific causes , as from cricket , football , boating , & c . The different kinds of risk are arranged in six classes ; but in each the annual premium or charge for effecting an insurance is extremely moderate . Thus , under Table I . —assurance against all kinds of accidents—the annual payment of
£ 2 15 s . will secure £ iooo at death or in the event of permanent total disablement , and £ 6 per week during total disablement , to all who are entered in Class I ., while a premium of £ 3 15 s . will secure the same benefits to those placed in Class II . ; £ 4 5 s . to those in Class III ., and so on up to £ j 15 s . in Class VI . Table II . relates to assurance for railway passengers only ; Table III . to assurance against
football accidents only ; and Tables IV . and V . to assurance against cyclists' and cycle accidents only , the rate of charges under each of these tables being equally moderate —having regard to the benefits they secure—as under Table I . For further particulars , however , we must refer our readers to Mr . J . Alford Clarke , Manager and Secretary , at the head offices of the Corporation , 15 , Coleman-street , London , E . C .
" R UPTURES . " —WHITE ' S MOC-MAI . M LEVER TRUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use ot a steel spring , so hurtful in its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main l ' ad and Patent Lever , fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials and prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) 2 ? 8 , Piccadilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an IMITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Cd . have not any agents . —[ AUVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings
It is stated that the Poet Laureate has been offered and has accepted a Peerage . The Prince of Wales has presented one of his portraits , with his autograph , to the Sailors' Home , Portsea . The portrait has been placed in the seamen's reading room .
At the installation meeting of the Carnarvon Longe , No . 1572 , at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , VV ., on the 1 st inst ., Bro . G . A . Brock , W . M ., installed his successor , Bro . A . T . Pearce , S . W ., into the Master ' s chair for the year ensuing .
It has been decided to erect a bronze statue at Chatham to the memory of Lieut . Waghorn , the discoverer of the overland route , who was born at Chatham . The fund for carrying out the object will not be a merely local one . EarlNorthbrookandM . de Lesseps have conse nted to receive a deputation of the Court Leet on the matter .
At the court of the Irish Society , held at the Irish Chamber on Tuesday , a vote of thanks to Bro . Sir Sydney H . Waterlow , Bart ., M . P ., the late Governor , was unanimously passed for the able manner in which he presided over the administration of the Society's affairs and of the distinguished services he rendered to the society with reference to the large public works carried out at Londonderry and Coleraine . A piece of plate will be presented to Sir Sydney with the resolution inscribed thereon , at a . cost not exceeding too guineas .
The congregation that worshipped on Sunday in St . Giles' , Edinburgh , witnessed for the first time the old regimental colous finally arranged in their places . Suspended from the capitals of the pillars in the central aisle of the nave , they give to the fine old building a very
pleasing and picturesque aspect . As the congregation entered the cathedral , the colours were regarded with much interest . It is in contemplation to place on each pillar a brass plate , with an inscription to indicate the regimental number of the colour suspended above , and the history that attaches to it . —Broad A rrow .
The narrowest house on record is said to have been built in New York ( it would be in America , of course ) When Lexington Avenue was cut through , some years since , a strip of land 5 ft . wide and 100 ft . deep remained out of a certain lot , and , as the proprietor of the adjoining house would not come to terms , the owner determined to build a house there . He has not only done this , but has erected two—back to back . Each is 50 ft . long by 5 ft . wide ,
and is four stories high . But the architect , taking advantage of the rule which allows of the erection of projecting bay windows , contrived thus to slightly enlarge certain rooms ; the space must be somewhat confined , and the rent , even in a first-class situation , cannot be reckoned to be a startling bargain at £ 100 a year . Ye Antiente Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners ( a charitable institution connected with the City of London ,
and originated in 1 SS 1 by Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z . ) announces the first of a series of Smoking Concerts , to be held at the Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Monday evening next , the 10 th inst ., at eight o'clock . Amongst the numerous eminent artistes who have promised their gratuitous services may be mentioned Bros . 'Theodore Distin , Chaplin Henry , Wakefield Read , Egbert Roberts , Seymour Smith , G . S . Graham , and others . 'The affair promises to be as attractive and successful as the several
previous entertainments given on behalf of this "friend of the poor and distressed " have been . On the occasion of its latest festival our distinguished Bro . Sir John Whitaker Ellis , Bart ., P . G . J . W . ( then Lord Mayor ) , presided , and , with the generous support of Bros . Alderman De Kcyser and Savory ( late Sheriffs of London and Middlesex ) , materially aided the efforts of the Grand Council of the Fraternitie to " soothe the unhappy , and compassionate their miseries . "
At a meeting of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society , the Earl of Devon presiding , the honorary Secretary , Bro . Henry Wright , drew attention to the letter written by Bro . Lord Brabazon , which appeared in the Times . Bro . Wright suggested that the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society should co-operate with Lord Brabazon , and introduce a short Bill next session to amend the Union of Benefices Act , 1 SC 0 , making it illegal
to sell , let , or appropriate the site of any church or churchyard for the purposes of building upon ; but that such sites shall be kept asopen spaces forever . Lord Devon pointed out the great difficulty in getting any Bill through Parliament in the hands of a private member , and thought a deputation to the Home Secretary urging him to introduce such a Bill would be more effective . The following resolution , moved by Bro . Hy . Wright and seconded by Bro . H . C . Richards
Member of London School Board , was carried unanimously " That the Council of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society desires toco-operate with Lord Brabazon and the Metropolitan Garden , Boulevard , and Playground Association in their efforts to preserve the burial grounds of the metropolis and the remains of the dead from desecration . " Mr . J . Theodore Dodd proposed and Mr . G . H . Birch , A . R . I . B . A ., seconded the following resolution , which
was also carried : " That this meeting views with deep regret the proposal to pull down , desecrate , and disendow the Churchesof St . OIaves , Jewry ; St . Catherine , Coleman ; and St . Thomas , in the Liberty of the Rolls , as causing scandal and disturbance of the remains of the dead , besides being an injustice to the resident parishioners . " Mr . S . Wayland Kershaw , 'F . S . A ., Librarian of Lambeth Palace , and Hon . Sec . London and Middlesex Archaeological Society , has
joined the Council , and the following have become Vice-Presidents : The Duke of Westminster , Lord Hy . Somerset , P . C . ; Colonel Talbot , Serjeant-at-Arms to House of Lords ; Bros . Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen , K . C . M . G . ; Lords Lathom , Limerick , and O'Oneill , Baroness Burdett-Coutts , the Bishops of Lincoln and Nottingham , Bros . Aldermen
Sir J . Whitaker Ellis , Savory , Col . Sir Reginald Hanson , Staples , Sir F . VV . Truscott , and the Lord Mayor , Bro . W . M . Torrens , M . P . ; Bro . Montagu Guest , M . P . ; Mr . Cecil Folcambe , M . P . ; Right Hon . J . B . Beresford-Hope , Rev . Viscount Molesworth , Mr . J . L . Pearson , R . A ., Architectoi Truro Cathedral ; Sir Frederick Leighton , the Dean of St . Paul ' s , Canon Liddon , and Professor Bonamy Price .
THE SI'EEIUEST REMEHV FOR THROAT AND CHEST AFFECTIONS . — " In spite of the many novelties , and largely advertised ' new preparations ' for the CHEST and LUNGS , I tind DR . LOCOCK ' S Puu-MOXIC \ VAF £ HA still rank as allbrding the speediest relief in Throat and Chat slffeclmM . "—( Signed ) \ V . II . TURNER , M . P . S ., Totterdown , Bristol . They instantly relieve , rapidly cure , and taste pleasantly . Sold at is . i ' id . and 2 s . nd . per box of all druggists . — [ ADVT . ]
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
A fire occurred in the upper part of the Masonic Temple , in New York , on Saturday last , causing damage to the amount of 100 , 000 dols . Mrs . Horace B . Marshall , wife of Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C ., will on Monday next lay the memorial-stone of a new mission chapel at Hanwell .
The Ebury Lodge , No . 134 S , owns now as its ruler Bro . ] . Warren , J . W . for the past year , who received the benefits of installation at the hands of Bro . J . Hurdell , the W . M ., on the 27 th ult . R . W . Bro . the Rev . Thos . Robinson , M . A ., Prov . G . M . M . M . Kent , conducted the installation ceremony on behalf of Bro . Wood , in the Save and Sele Lodge ,
No . 309 , Belvedere , on the . 26 th ult . Bro . J . G . Chillingworth , P . G . S . O ., is the retiring W . M . On Tuesday the Calcutta Exhibition was opened by the Viceroy . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and a large number of native Princes were present . In the course of the proceedings the Viceroy announced that he had just received a telegram from the Queen expressing
her Majesty s best wishes for the success of the Exhibition . Why do you not subscribe for and read a Masonic paper—not glance at it ? Do you seek " more light in Masonry , " and how do you expect to gain it ? Do you expect some brother to remove the bandage of ignorance from your intellectual vision ? That ' s what we are trying to do in the Journal , but if you shut your eyes , and will
not read , what is the use ?—Masonic Home Journal . Craftsmen will welcome the " Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket-Book , " published by George Kenning , of Great Queen-street . No lodge should be without such a comprehensive book of reference ; besides a list of 2015 Crait lodges in England , Europe , Asia , Africa and America , it shows lodges of instruction , and the names of the officers
of the Craft in every quarter of the Globe . At two shillings it is remarkably cheap . —Sunday Times . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland held its annual meeting on Wednesday , the 2 Sth ult . R . W . Bro . Wm . Kelly , F . S . A ., P . P . G . M .,
presided , in the absence of the Prov . G . M ., R . W . Bro . the Earl Ferrers . Nothwithstanding that we this week issue a supplement of four extra pages , we are compelled , owing to the want of space , to hold over the report of the above Provincial Grand Lodge , together with other communications , which will be found acknowledged in the usual place .
Bro . John Wood , P . M . of Industry Lodge , Gateshead ; P . G . J . W . Durham ; present W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge , Newcastle ; also W . M . of the Northumberland and Berwick Lodge ( T . I . ) M . M . M ., and I . P . M . of Industry Mark Lodge , No . 203 ; and who also holds the important
position of H . in the Industry Royal Arch Chapter , Gateshead , celebrated his silver wedding on the 27 th ult ., by entertaining , in conjunction with his highly esteemed wife , a select circle of Masonic and private friends at a full dress ball given at the Masonic Hall , Maple-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne .
Another new mongrel order , modestl y styled "The Royal and Exalted Order of the Amaranth , " has just been transplanted from a New York hot-bed . Its purpose is ( for it itself hath said it ) "To confer public and lasting honours upon all ladies and gentlemen eligible and worthy to receiveits favours . " Bro . Robert Macoy , of New York , announces himself as " Grand Patron of the Order , "
The Grand Matron and Grand Nurse are not yet stated . We are thankful that it does not presume to style itself " Masonic . " We suppose it will compete with the " Order of the Eastern Star . ^ ' If the fate of the Kilkenny cats should be duplicated in their cases , the mourners would be few , and easily consoled . For further particulars see the Brooklyn Hornet . —Keystone .
Much currency has been given to a report , based on the fact that the Prince of Wales has joined the fraternity of Mark Master Masons , that His Royal Highness was about to sanction the amalgamation of that Order with the Grand Lodge of England . I am enabled to state that this report is entirely and absolutely incorrect . So far from sanctioning any such amalgamation . His Roval Hiirhness
on receiving the ; Mark Mason Degree , and consenting to allow himself to be nominated for as Past Grand Mark Mason , distinctly stated that the two bodies were to be kept entirely separate , as the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England does not recognise the Mark Mason Degree . 'There is no doubt that certain individuals , who have their own personal aims to serve , have set this baseless rumour
afloat , and the sooner in the interest of all concerned it is contradicted , the better it will be . The Mark Masons are a most estimable body of men , but their reception into Grand Lodge would only lead to confusion . —Court Circular . A final meeting of the General Committee of the Masonic conversazionereunionand ball recently held in
, , Liverpool , took place on Friday evening , the 30 th ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool . There was a numerous and influential attendance . Bro . Henry A . Tobias , P . P . G . S . of VV ., President , was in the chair ; supported by Bro . R . Brown , P . P . G . T ., as Vice-Chairman ; Bro . Dr . F . J . Bailey , P . P . G . S . D ., Treasurer ; and Bros . H . H . Smith and R . Foote , P . G . S ., Secretaries . From
the report it was shown that the gathering had been successful from every point of view , and the promoters are to be congratulated on the result . Six hundred persons attended , and the net results financially amounted to £ ioS us . id . The sum of 100 guineas was ordered to be handed to the House Committee for the purpose for which the reunion was held , viz ., the completion of the decorating fund . A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded
to the executive for the services they had so ably rendered , special mention being made of the indefatigable efforts of { he Hon . Secretaries . Bros . H . A . Tobias , J . F . Bailey , K . Brown , H . H . Smith , and R . Foote responded . A vote of thanks to the contributors of works of art , & c , to which Bro . R . Washington , P . P . G . S . D ., replied , was also carried by acclamation , as well as one to the various sub-committees , " ° he conveyed to the members through the Chairman .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Ex-Sheriff Sir Wm . A . Ogg , Lady Ogg , and daughters have sailed in the Orient for Naples , and purpose travelling on the Continent during winter . The firm of Saunders and Co ., bill-brokers , limited , have removed from 11 , Jermyn-street , to 1 , Bankbuildings , Long-acre , W . C . The Kirkdale Lodge , No . 1756 , Liverpool , held
its installation meeting on the 27 th ult . Bro . C . Bargery was inducted into the chair of K . S . by Bro . J . Grierson , the I . P . M ., Bro . R . E . Milton being the retiring W . M . Ex . Comp . H . Lovegrove , P . Z ., P . P . G . Standard Bearer Middlesex , will be installed M . E . Z . of the Royal Jubilee Chapter , No . 72 , at Anderton's Hotel , on Thursday , the 13 th inst .
I he memorial to Archbishop Tait , in Canterbury Cathedral , is to take the form of a stone reredos , with wooden sedelia . Subscriptions are to be invited from America and the Colonies .
1 he brethren of the three lodges meeting in Lancaster—Nos . 2 S 1 , 10 5 1 , and 1353—intend holding a Masonic ball about the end of January , to which the general public will be admitted . The proceeds , after paying expenses , will be given to the Masonic Charities .
We regret to note that Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C ., was unable , owing to indisposition , to preside at the November meeting of the Brixton Lodge , No . 1949 , of which he is W . M . Bro . T . Poore , P . M ., most ably officiated in Bro . Marshall ' s regrettable absence .
A survivor of Napoleon ' s " Old Guard" is said to be still living in Philadelphia , where he was recently feted on the anniversary of his g ( 5 th birthday . His name is Solidor Milon , and he enjoyed the distinction of accompanying the Emperor to St . Helena , where he remained until his old commander ' s death .
Bro . T . W . Ockenden , P . G . D . Middlesex , was installed W . M . of the Lodge of Progress , No . 176 S , on the 28 th ult . This lodge , we may add , owes its existence to a few zealous members of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and this being the case , it goes without saying that the working was in every sense perfect . According to the Citizen , the Postmaster-General was among those who , on Tuesday , witnessed the
first representation of the "Birds" of Aristophanes by students of Cambridge University . The eminent gentleman mentioned may have been present at the representation , and in a literary sense have " witnessed" the performance ; but that he did , or could do , so in the sense conveyed by the paragraph we have quoted is an event that we all can but most ardently desire . The remains of Captain Thomas B .
Hanham , R . N ., J . P ., Prov . G . S . W . of Dorset , were cremated in the mausoleum in the grounds of Mansion House , near Sturminster Newton , Dorset , yesterday . The funeral ceremony was entirely a Masonic one , no clergy or ministers officiating . The ritual used by the Prov . Grand Master of Dorset , Mr . Montague Guest , M . P . for Wareham , was very ancient , and has not been employed in England for the past century . About 100 Provincial Officers and brethren
assembled under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master at Mansion House , and a part of the ceremony was performed in the hall , where an anthem was sung . The procession moved in Masonic order to the mausoleum , chanting a processional hymn . The coffin was of plain elm , without ornamentation of any kind . The white ensign was used as a pall , with the Masonic clothing , emblems , & c , of the deceased arranged upon it . The remains were cremated
late at night . For this purpose a furnace had been erected in the grounds , Captain Hanham having given directions for its construction . There are already two urns in the mausoleum ( copies from antiques at present in the South Kensington Museum ) , containing the ashes of the mother and second wife of the deceased , who were cremated some time since under the supervision of the late captain . —The Times , December 5 th .
The Cycle , which has become increasingl y popular of late years , must be held responsible for the occurrence of a very large number of accidents , all more or less calculated to disable the sufferers , either permanently or temporarily , from following their accustomed occupations . Hence it is not surprising ; that a " Cyclists' Accident Insurance Corporation , Limited , " should have been established , the primary object of which is to provide a means of
protecting the cyclist against personal injury , as well as against loss sustained through damage to his machine . The principal features of the insurance undertaken by this Corporation are as follows : ( r ) a sum in the event of death or in compensation for injury received whilst riding a bicycle , tricycle , or velocipede ; ( 2 ) a sum in case of total wreck or partial damage to the machine itself ; ( 3 ) insurance against accidents of every description , with or without
allowance for total or partial disablement , or for disablement allowances only ; ( 4 ) insurance against railway accidents only ; and ( . 5 ) insurance against accidents from specific causes , as from cricket , football , boating , & c . The different kinds of risk are arranged in six classes ; but in each the annual premium or charge for effecting an insurance is extremely moderate . Thus , under Table I . —assurance against all kinds of accidents—the annual payment of
£ 2 15 s . will secure £ iooo at death or in the event of permanent total disablement , and £ 6 per week during total disablement , to all who are entered in Class I ., while a premium of £ 3 15 s . will secure the same benefits to those placed in Class II . ; £ 4 5 s . to those in Class III ., and so on up to £ j 15 s . in Class VI . Table II . relates to assurance for railway passengers only ; Table III . to assurance against
football accidents only ; and Tables IV . and V . to assurance against cyclists' and cycle accidents only , the rate of charges under each of these tables being equally moderate —having regard to the benefits they secure—as under Table I . For further particulars , however , we must refer our readers to Mr . J . Alford Clarke , Manager and Secretary , at the head offices of the Corporation , 15 , Coleman-street , London , E . C .
" R UPTURES . " —WHITE ' S MOC-MAI . M LEVER TRUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use ot a steel spring , so hurtful in its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main l ' ad and Patent Lever , fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials and prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) 2 ? 8 , Piccadilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an IMITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Cd . have not any agents . —[ AUVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings
It is stated that the Poet Laureate has been offered and has accepted a Peerage . The Prince of Wales has presented one of his portraits , with his autograph , to the Sailors' Home , Portsea . The portrait has been placed in the seamen's reading room .
At the installation meeting of the Carnarvon Longe , No . 1572 , at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , VV ., on the 1 st inst ., Bro . G . A . Brock , W . M ., installed his successor , Bro . A . T . Pearce , S . W ., into the Master ' s chair for the year ensuing .
It has been decided to erect a bronze statue at Chatham to the memory of Lieut . Waghorn , the discoverer of the overland route , who was born at Chatham . The fund for carrying out the object will not be a merely local one . EarlNorthbrookandM . de Lesseps have conse nted to receive a deputation of the Court Leet on the matter .
At the court of the Irish Society , held at the Irish Chamber on Tuesday , a vote of thanks to Bro . Sir Sydney H . Waterlow , Bart ., M . P ., the late Governor , was unanimously passed for the able manner in which he presided over the administration of the Society's affairs and of the distinguished services he rendered to the society with reference to the large public works carried out at Londonderry and Coleraine . A piece of plate will be presented to Sir Sydney with the resolution inscribed thereon , at a . cost not exceeding too guineas .
The congregation that worshipped on Sunday in St . Giles' , Edinburgh , witnessed for the first time the old regimental colous finally arranged in their places . Suspended from the capitals of the pillars in the central aisle of the nave , they give to the fine old building a very
pleasing and picturesque aspect . As the congregation entered the cathedral , the colours were regarded with much interest . It is in contemplation to place on each pillar a brass plate , with an inscription to indicate the regimental number of the colour suspended above , and the history that attaches to it . —Broad A rrow .
The narrowest house on record is said to have been built in New York ( it would be in America , of course ) When Lexington Avenue was cut through , some years since , a strip of land 5 ft . wide and 100 ft . deep remained out of a certain lot , and , as the proprietor of the adjoining house would not come to terms , the owner determined to build a house there . He has not only done this , but has erected two—back to back . Each is 50 ft . long by 5 ft . wide ,
and is four stories high . But the architect , taking advantage of the rule which allows of the erection of projecting bay windows , contrived thus to slightly enlarge certain rooms ; the space must be somewhat confined , and the rent , even in a first-class situation , cannot be reckoned to be a startling bargain at £ 100 a year . Ye Antiente Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners ( a charitable institution connected with the City of London ,
and originated in 1 SS 1 by Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z . ) announces the first of a series of Smoking Concerts , to be held at the Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Monday evening next , the 10 th inst ., at eight o'clock . Amongst the numerous eminent artistes who have promised their gratuitous services may be mentioned Bros . 'Theodore Distin , Chaplin Henry , Wakefield Read , Egbert Roberts , Seymour Smith , G . S . Graham , and others . 'The affair promises to be as attractive and successful as the several
previous entertainments given on behalf of this "friend of the poor and distressed " have been . On the occasion of its latest festival our distinguished Bro . Sir John Whitaker Ellis , Bart ., P . G . J . W . ( then Lord Mayor ) , presided , and , with the generous support of Bros . Alderman De Kcyser and Savory ( late Sheriffs of London and Middlesex ) , materially aided the efforts of the Grand Council of the Fraternitie to " soothe the unhappy , and compassionate their miseries . "
At a meeting of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society , the Earl of Devon presiding , the honorary Secretary , Bro . Henry Wright , drew attention to the letter written by Bro . Lord Brabazon , which appeared in the Times . Bro . Wright suggested that the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society should co-operate with Lord Brabazon , and introduce a short Bill next session to amend the Union of Benefices Act , 1 SC 0 , making it illegal
to sell , let , or appropriate the site of any church or churchyard for the purposes of building upon ; but that such sites shall be kept asopen spaces forever . Lord Devon pointed out the great difficulty in getting any Bill through Parliament in the hands of a private member , and thought a deputation to the Home Secretary urging him to introduce such a Bill would be more effective . The following resolution , moved by Bro . Hy . Wright and seconded by Bro . H . C . Richards
Member of London School Board , was carried unanimously " That the Council of the City Church and Churchyard Protection Society desires toco-operate with Lord Brabazon and the Metropolitan Garden , Boulevard , and Playground Association in their efforts to preserve the burial grounds of the metropolis and the remains of the dead from desecration . " Mr . J . Theodore Dodd proposed and Mr . G . H . Birch , A . R . I . B . A ., seconded the following resolution , which
was also carried : " That this meeting views with deep regret the proposal to pull down , desecrate , and disendow the Churchesof St . OIaves , Jewry ; St . Catherine , Coleman ; and St . Thomas , in the Liberty of the Rolls , as causing scandal and disturbance of the remains of the dead , besides being an injustice to the resident parishioners . " Mr . S . Wayland Kershaw , 'F . S . A ., Librarian of Lambeth Palace , and Hon . Sec . London and Middlesex Archaeological Society , has
joined the Council , and the following have become Vice-Presidents : The Duke of Westminster , Lord Hy . Somerset , P . C . ; Colonel Talbot , Serjeant-at-Arms to House of Lords ; Bros . Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen , K . C . M . G . ; Lords Lathom , Limerick , and O'Oneill , Baroness Burdett-Coutts , the Bishops of Lincoln and Nottingham , Bros . Aldermen
Sir J . Whitaker Ellis , Savory , Col . Sir Reginald Hanson , Staples , Sir F . VV . Truscott , and the Lord Mayor , Bro . W . M . Torrens , M . P . ; Bro . Montagu Guest , M . P . ; Mr . Cecil Folcambe , M . P . ; Right Hon . J . B . Beresford-Hope , Rev . Viscount Molesworth , Mr . J . L . Pearson , R . A ., Architectoi Truro Cathedral ; Sir Frederick Leighton , the Dean of St . Paul ' s , Canon Liddon , and Professor Bonamy Price .
THE SI'EEIUEST REMEHV FOR THROAT AND CHEST AFFECTIONS . — " In spite of the many novelties , and largely advertised ' new preparations ' for the CHEST and LUNGS , I tind DR . LOCOCK ' S Puu-MOXIC \ VAF £ HA still rank as allbrding the speediest relief in Throat and Chat slffeclmM . "—( Signed ) \ V . II . TURNER , M . P . S ., Totterdown , Bristol . They instantly relieve , rapidly cure , and taste pleasantly . Sold at is . i ' id . and 2 s . nd . per box of all druggists . — [ ADVT . ]