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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
•The next monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant . The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed at the Barnato Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Hotel , 28 , Charterhouse-street , on Monday , the ioth
inst ., at six o'clock , by Bro . Frederick Binckes , P . G . S . B ., to [ be followed by a supper , at S . Tickets may be obtained from Bro . M . J . Jessop , Secretary pro tem ., 11 , Hatton Garden , E . C . At the quarterly meeting of the F . R . Sewell Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , No . 213 , at Whitehaven , on the 30 th ult ., Bro . P . de E . Collin , J ., was unanimously
elected W . C . N ., Bro . Geo . Ryrie , Treas ., and Bro . J . Casson , Warder . Two candidates were balloted and accepted , and one elevated , and Bro . Joseph Nicholson , P . W . C . N ., was , on the motion of Bro . Col . F . R . Sewell , W . C . N ., unanimously elected an honorary member of the lodge .
At the meeting of the Leigh Lodge , No . 957 , on Monday next , Bvo . J . Frost Creswick , P . M ., will deliver his lecture on " The House which King Solomon built for the Lord , " and will explain various plans and diagrams in illustration . We noticed this lecture in our number of 24 th December last .
The first supper of the Beaconsfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1662 , was held on Monday , the 26 th ult ., at the Chequers Hotel , Walthamstow . Bro . J . Wildash , P . M . 1662 , occupied the chair , and Bro . T . Franklin , P . M . 1662 , the vice-chair . About 30 brethren sat down to an excellent repast , amongst whom we noticed Bros . F . Carr , P . M . j N . Hallows , P . M . j S . Jackson ; H . Inman , W . M .
1662 ; C . Avison , C . Collins , Sir W . Macgregor , Bart ., and H . Ffrench-Bromhead , Hon . Secretary . After the usual toasts and some very good songs and recitations , a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close . The annual supper of the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 , was Iheld on Tuesday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . D . Moss , P . M . 1275 , Preceptor , presiding , Bro .
Roberts , P . M . 65 , occupying the vice-chair . There were also present Bros . Lashbrooke , Treas . j Gary , S . D . 1625 , Sec . ; B . Da Costa , S . D . 1349 j L . Da Costa , S . W . 1349 ; Stone , 192 ; Fisher , 192 ; Sarson , 192 j Hancock , 192 j B . Valentine , A . Valentine , Simmons , Holmes , Rouse , Waterman , Jarroms , and Corry , 392 . The usual toasts were given , and a pleasant evening , enlivened by song , was
passed . The Star Lodge of Instruction , held for many years at the Five Bells , New Cross Gate , has removed to its new quarters , the Dover Castle , Broadway , Deptford , and is under the Preceptorship of Bro . Walter Martin , P . M . 879 . It is understood that the Queen , the Empress
Frederick , the Prince and Princess of Wales , and other members of the Royal Family will attend the service which will be held in the Mausoleum at Frogmore , on the 14 th inst ., in memory of the Prince Consort and Princess Alice , Grand Duchess of Hesse , who both died on that day . The first smoking concert of the present season by the Brighton Railway's Cricket Club , was held at the
Terminus Hotel , adjoining the London Bridge Station , on Tuesday , under the presidency of the General Manager of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway Company , who was well supported by the Deputy Chairman and the principal officers . An excellent programme had been arranged , and the concert proved very successful . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P .,
oresided at a further meeting at 10 , Downing-street , on Tuesday , of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the administration of our Naval and Military Departments . Bro . Lord Brassey , as President , and the other officials of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society , have issued an urgent appeal to the public for funds , more than £ 1000 being immediately required to meet the most
pressing demands , while a much larger income has become necessary . H . R . H . the Princess Christian has consented to become a Patroness of the London Society for thc Prevention of Cruelty to Children . A vote of condolence with the family of the late
Bro . Col . Duncan , M . P ., was unanimously passed at a meeting at the Constitutional Club on Friday , the . 30 th ult ., of the Council of the Metropolitan Division of the National Union . Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., was subsequently re-elected chairman of the Union , and Bro . Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., one of the Treasurers .
Bro . Walter Abbott announces a special smoking concert at St . James ' s Hall ( Banqueting-room ) , on Thursday , the 20 th inst . The following well-known artistes have promised to appear : Messrs . G . Stone , E . J . Lonnen , Chirgwin , Tom Squires , Arthur Combes , James Bayne , VV . H . Pennington , by kind permission of Mrs . Jodrell , S . B . Garcia , Walter Grace , De la Haye , Odell , Chas Coborn , Rayner Bros ., first appearance for two
years , Rob Rae , J . A . Collins , Curtis Dalton , J . Bellingham , A . Smithson , J . Leverett , Chas . Goff , J . D . Fitz Gerald , Angelo A . Asher , P . H . Fell , Geo . Newman , J oseph Healy , W . H . Webb , Sydney Barraclough , M . Ryan , Rapley De Poncy , Norman Aopleton , T . Bassett , Harris , and W . H . Andre ( The Wand ) . Mesdames The Sisters Preston , Nelly Lennox , Katie Seymour , Marie Le Blanc , Lottie Dettmar , and Alice Leamar .
The Electric Light in its vast superiority to gas and all pther forms of artificial light , is an apt illustration of the position which "Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brandy " maintains in comparison with all other Li queurs , in its perfection of rich fruity flavour . Comforting in cold weather . Sold everywhere . Be sure and ask for Grant ' s . T . Grant and Sons , Maidstone . Makers also of the nonalcoholic wine "Morella , " and of the delicious "Morella Marmalade . " Sold by Grocers .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . George Beattie , Boddam , Insch , who is in his 91 st year , and has been a Freemason for the long period of 71 years , was able to take part in the celebration of St . Andrew ' s Day , along with the brethren of his mother lodge ( St . Andrew , 22 S ) . He was born February 16 th , 1798 , and if not the oldest Freemason in Scotland , may well lay claim to it until shown not to be so .
The Queen , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice , left Windsor for London , on the 29 th ult ., for the purpose of visiting the Princess Louise at Kensington Palace and the Duchess of Cambridge at St . James's Palace . The Empress Frederick also visited London , and paid the same visits , returning with her Majesty to the Castle at 7 . 30 p . m . The 224 th anniversary festival of the Scottish
Corporation was held at the Hotel Metropole on Friday , the 30 th ult ( St . Andrew ' s Day ) , under the presidency of the Right Hon . T . Ritchie , M . P ., President of the Local Government Board , the amount of subscriptions announced in the course of the evening being £ 2500 . Bro . General Lord Wolseley has consented to preside at the annual presentation of prizes of the 2 nd Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers ( of which he is Colonel ) on Saturday , the 13 th inst .
Bro . the Earl of Onslow , who has been appointed to the Governorship of New Zealand , received a number of the members of the Legislative and others at his private residence in Richmond-terrace on Tuesday , the Agent-General in London introducing them individually to his lordship .
THE FREEDOM OI * THE CITY . —A Committee of the whole Court of Common Council was held on Monday , Bro . the . Lord Mayor presiding , at which it was resolved that at the next meeting of the Common Council , Bro . Deputy Halse shall move lhat his Royal Highness Prince George of VVales be invited to take upon himself the freedom of the City of London , to which he is entitled by
patrimony . It will be recollected that in 1840 the freedom was conferred on the Prince Consort " as a testimony of the affection and profound respect entertained by the Corporation for his person and distinguished character . " Since then the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , the Duke of Connaught , and the Duke of Albany , have
each taken up their freedom by patrimony , as did Prince Albert Victor of Wales in 1885 . At the same meeting Bro . F . P . Alliston will propose that the freedom of the City should be conferred on the Marquis of Dufferin , late Governor-General for India , in recognition of his distinguished services to his country as a statesman , administrator , and diplomatist .
The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Mr . P . H . Edlin , Q . C , Assistant Judge , Middlesex Sessions , and Bro . Alderman Polydore De Keyser , the late Lord Mayor of London , at Windsor Castle , on Tuesday .
We regret to hear it reported that Bro . Sir William Pearce , M . P . for Goran , who has been for some time past indisposed , has become much worse . An entertainment will be given in St . Andrew ' s Hall , Newman-street , on Monday next , the 10 th inst ., for the purpose of raising funds to provide Christmas dinners for the poor of St . Pancras . The programme , so far as it has been arranged , gives promise of a very pleasant , and , we hope , successful evening .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., will be present at a banquet which will take place at Ealing , on Saturday , the 15 th inst ., to mark the opening , on that day , by the Prince and Princess of Wales , of the Ealing Jubilee Memorial Hall . On the 3 rd January , Bro . Lord and Lady George Hamilton will open a bazaar in aid of the building fund of the Hall .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., will be the guest of the Earl of Derby , at Knowsley , during his approaching visit to Lancashire . Bro . the Earl of Meath has accepted the position of President , for the ensuing year , of the Church Army , the office having become vacant through the death of Bro . Lord Mount Temple .
A marriage has been arranged to take place between Bro . the Hon . T . A . Brassey , only son of Bro . Lord Brassey , K . C . B ., and the Lady Edina Nevill , third daughter of the Marquis of Abergavenny . Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh has accepted the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade rendered vacant by the acceptance of a Colonial Governorship by Bro . the Earl of Onslow .
It is officially announced that the Queen has been pleased to approve of the Borough of Birmingham being raised to the rank of a city . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton , and Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., attended the Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office on Monday .
The anniversary meeting of the Royal Society was held at Burlington House on St . Andrew ' s Day ( the 30 th ult . ) , when Professor G . G . Stokes delivered his address , and the medals were presented . The officers for the ensuing year having been elected , the Fellows and their guests dined together at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James' .
The Prince of Wales left Sandringham for London , on Monday , in order to attend a meeting the day following , of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall . On Wednesday , his Royal Highness went on a visit to Bro . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., land Mrs . Tyssen-Amherst , at Didlington Hall , Norfolk .
HOLLOWAY S PILLS AND OINTMENT . —The combined ill-effects of over-crowding , sedentary occupations and monotony of life , are only too well known to those who have to pass the best part of their lives labouring in factories and crowded work rooms . The compulsory confinement weakens the general health and induces chronic constipation , indigestion , and yarious forms of skin diseases
. Holloway ' s remedies are of priceless value to the persons of tnis class , for they can be used without entailing loss of work , being purely vegetable in their composition , and consequently actwithoutharshness on the most delicate system . Theexperience of more than 40 years proves that no means surpass Holloway's remedies for curing bad legs , bad breasts , piles , and wounds of all kinds .
Masonic And General Tidings
In our report last week of the installation meeting ofthe Whittington Lodge , S 62 , we omitted to state that the newly-installed W . M ., Bro . James Irvine , volunteered his services as Steward at the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and tha ' . ' . - the course of the evening sums amounting to £ 62 were placed on his list . So excellent a beginning augurs well tor the success of Bro . Irvine ' s Stewardship .
Bro . Lord Wantage , V . C , Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire , has issued an address , in which he offers himself as a candidate to represent the Hundred division in the Berks County Council . The Princess Mary , Duchessof Teck , distributed the late Lady Peck ' s prizes at the National Orphan Home , Ham Common , on Saturday last . Her Royal Hi ghness was warmly thanked at the close of the ceremony for her kindness in undertaking the duty .
Bro . Joseph Dodds , M . P ., has resigned his seat in the House of Commons as representative of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees . While out last week with Colonel North ' s hounds , Bro . Colonel Sir Alfred Kirby met with an accident that necessitates his confinement to the bedroom . The doctors report that he is making satisfactory progress .
Bro . Thomas Benskin took the chair at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Wednesday , at the fifty-fourth anniversary festival of the Metropolitan Beer and Wine Trade Asylum . The Princess Mary Adelaide , Duchess of Teck , has consented to open a sale of work at the Poplar Town Hall on Monday , the 17 th inst ., the proceeds to be devoted to the Charities of St . Saviour ' s , Poplar .
Saturday last , as the 44 th anniversary of the birthday of the Princess of VVales , was observed with the usual honours at Windsor and London , while at Sandringham , where the Prince and Princess and their family are staying , the rejoicings were most hearty . The annual tenants'ball had taken place the day previous ,- but , on Saturday afternoon , all the children of the Sandringham , West Newton , and Wolferton Schools were entertained at tea in the large room at the Royal Mews .
Bro . Broadley has played many parts in his time with considerable success , but in no rtile is he happier than in that of host . _ The fame of his little dinners , whether they be at the Bristol Hotel or the Criterion , has gone forth to the uttermost bounds of "Society . " At the latest , given by him at the Prince's-room , at the Criterion , on Tuesday evening , Masonry was very much in evidence .
Out of a company numbering upwards of thirty guests , all but nine were members of the Craft . Amongst these were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Earl of Onslow , Cecil Raikes , M . P ., Sir Polydore De Keyser , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , M . P ., Sir George Bowen , M . P ., Edmund Yates , Augustus Harris , Frank Lockwood , Q . C , M . P ., Colonel Shadwell
Clerke , Sir Coutts Lindsay , Sheriff Newton , Samuel Pope , Q . C , Admiral Sir E . Inglefield , K . C . B ., Sir W . Hardman , Sir Henry Isaacs , J . C . Parkinson , John Aird , M . P ., Collin Hunter , A . R . A ., Horace Sedger , Dr . Robson Rouse , P . C . Javal , Col . North , Edward Dicey , C . B ., and others . The Menu du Diner was perfect , and Spiers and Pond were at their very best .
The members of the Girls' School Club dined together" on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., after the business of the General Committee , when there was a goodly number present under the presidency of Bro . J . Tickell , C . C . During the evening a very interesting discussion took place , and Bro . W . Vincent , of the Eccleston Lodge , was proposed as a member .
The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith . A presentation will also be made to the late Secretary , Bro . Arthur Williams .
Bro . Deputy Beard , we are glad to learn , has recovered from his indisposition to such an extent that he is now able to take walking exercise . It is hoped he will be able to leave Brighton for his residence at Putney in the course of a few days . A fortnight will probably elapse before he is again able to resume his civic duties ,
Of Bro . Sir John Bennett the Western Daily Press says : " There are few figures among London celebrities better known than that of the cheery , genial knight , who , like his still more redoubtable namesake , Sir John Falstaff , is not only witty in himself , but the cause ot wit in other men . "
The West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , will in future be held at the Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Monday evenings , as usual , at seven o ' clock , commenced on Monday evening last . On Monday next the Fifteen Sections will be worked .
CARLETON COLLEGE , TUFNELL PARK . —Alderman and Sheriff Gray has promised to preside at the distribution of the prizes and certificates obtained by the pupils of the above college , on Saturday , the 15 th instant , at 7 p . m . Rev . Prebendary Whittington , M . A ., and Bro . Rev . Canon Benham , M . A ., Bro . Rev . Richard Morris , LL . D ., Bro . Rev . Silvanus Saunders , M . A ., and Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson , M . A ., are expected to be present .
A performance of Mr . Thomas Murb y ' s unique and charming juvenile cantatas ( " Elsaandthe Imprisoned Fairy " and "Queen Iloveyou's Five o ' clock Tea " ) , which lately drew such crowds to Brixton Hall , is announced to be repeated at the Horns , Kennington , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst ., in aid of the funds ot the Lambeth Pension Society .
ROYAL PRINCESS S THEATRE . —Miss Grace Hawthorne has arranged with Mr . Wilson Barrett to produce a new play at the Princess's on the termination of the run of " Hands Across the Sea , " The engagement with Mr . Barrett is limited to twelve weeks . Miss Grace Hawthorn will herself appear in weekly matinees during Mr .
Barrett ' s engagement . There is no truth in the rumour that Miss Hawthorne proposes to part with the lease of the Princess's Theatre , which she has recently renewed for a further term of five years . The patrons of this theatre will be pleased to hear that Mr . W . W . Kelly will still retain the reins of management .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
•The next monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 12 th instant . The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed at the Barnato Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Hotel , 28 , Charterhouse-street , on Monday , the ioth
inst ., at six o'clock , by Bro . Frederick Binckes , P . G . S . B ., to [ be followed by a supper , at S . Tickets may be obtained from Bro . M . J . Jessop , Secretary pro tem ., 11 , Hatton Garden , E . C . At the quarterly meeting of the F . R . Sewell Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , No . 213 , at Whitehaven , on the 30 th ult ., Bro . P . de E . Collin , J ., was unanimously
elected W . C . N ., Bro . Geo . Ryrie , Treas ., and Bro . J . Casson , Warder . Two candidates were balloted and accepted , and one elevated , and Bro . Joseph Nicholson , P . W . C . N ., was , on the motion of Bro . Col . F . R . Sewell , W . C . N ., unanimously elected an honorary member of the lodge .
At the meeting of the Leigh Lodge , No . 957 , on Monday next , Bvo . J . Frost Creswick , P . M ., will deliver his lecture on " The House which King Solomon built for the Lord , " and will explain various plans and diagrams in illustration . We noticed this lecture in our number of 24 th December last .
The first supper of the Beaconsfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1662 , was held on Monday , the 26 th ult ., at the Chequers Hotel , Walthamstow . Bro . J . Wildash , P . M . 1662 , occupied the chair , and Bro . T . Franklin , P . M . 1662 , the vice-chair . About 30 brethren sat down to an excellent repast , amongst whom we noticed Bros . F . Carr , P . M . j N . Hallows , P . M . j S . Jackson ; H . Inman , W . M .
1662 ; C . Avison , C . Collins , Sir W . Macgregor , Bart ., and H . Ffrench-Bromhead , Hon . Secretary . After the usual toasts and some very good songs and recitations , a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close . The annual supper of the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 , was Iheld on Tuesday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . D . Moss , P . M . 1275 , Preceptor , presiding , Bro .
Roberts , P . M . 65 , occupying the vice-chair . There were also present Bros . Lashbrooke , Treas . j Gary , S . D . 1625 , Sec . ; B . Da Costa , S . D . 1349 j L . Da Costa , S . W . 1349 ; Stone , 192 ; Fisher , 192 ; Sarson , 192 j Hancock , 192 j B . Valentine , A . Valentine , Simmons , Holmes , Rouse , Waterman , Jarroms , and Corry , 392 . The usual toasts were given , and a pleasant evening , enlivened by song , was
passed . The Star Lodge of Instruction , held for many years at the Five Bells , New Cross Gate , has removed to its new quarters , the Dover Castle , Broadway , Deptford , and is under the Preceptorship of Bro . Walter Martin , P . M . 879 . It is understood that the Queen , the Empress
Frederick , the Prince and Princess of Wales , and other members of the Royal Family will attend the service which will be held in the Mausoleum at Frogmore , on the 14 th inst ., in memory of the Prince Consort and Princess Alice , Grand Duchess of Hesse , who both died on that day . The first smoking concert of the present season by the Brighton Railway's Cricket Club , was held at the
Terminus Hotel , adjoining the London Bridge Station , on Tuesday , under the presidency of the General Manager of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway Company , who was well supported by the Deputy Chairman and the principal officers . An excellent programme had been arranged , and the concert proved very successful . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P .,
oresided at a further meeting at 10 , Downing-street , on Tuesday , of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the administration of our Naval and Military Departments . Bro . Lord Brassey , as President , and the other officials of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society , have issued an urgent appeal to the public for funds , more than £ 1000 being immediately required to meet the most
pressing demands , while a much larger income has become necessary . H . R . H . the Princess Christian has consented to become a Patroness of the London Society for thc Prevention of Cruelty to Children . A vote of condolence with the family of the late
Bro . Col . Duncan , M . P ., was unanimously passed at a meeting at the Constitutional Club on Friday , the . 30 th ult ., of the Council of the Metropolitan Division of the National Union . Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., was subsequently re-elected chairman of the Union , and Bro . Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., one of the Treasurers .
Bro . Walter Abbott announces a special smoking concert at St . James ' s Hall ( Banqueting-room ) , on Thursday , the 20 th inst . The following well-known artistes have promised to appear : Messrs . G . Stone , E . J . Lonnen , Chirgwin , Tom Squires , Arthur Combes , James Bayne , VV . H . Pennington , by kind permission of Mrs . Jodrell , S . B . Garcia , Walter Grace , De la Haye , Odell , Chas Coborn , Rayner Bros ., first appearance for two
years , Rob Rae , J . A . Collins , Curtis Dalton , J . Bellingham , A . Smithson , J . Leverett , Chas . Goff , J . D . Fitz Gerald , Angelo A . Asher , P . H . Fell , Geo . Newman , J oseph Healy , W . H . Webb , Sydney Barraclough , M . Ryan , Rapley De Poncy , Norman Aopleton , T . Bassett , Harris , and W . H . Andre ( The Wand ) . Mesdames The Sisters Preston , Nelly Lennox , Katie Seymour , Marie Le Blanc , Lottie Dettmar , and Alice Leamar .
The Electric Light in its vast superiority to gas and all pther forms of artificial light , is an apt illustration of the position which "Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brandy " maintains in comparison with all other Li queurs , in its perfection of rich fruity flavour . Comforting in cold weather . Sold everywhere . Be sure and ask for Grant ' s . T . Grant and Sons , Maidstone . Makers also of the nonalcoholic wine "Morella , " and of the delicious "Morella Marmalade . " Sold by Grocers .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . George Beattie , Boddam , Insch , who is in his 91 st year , and has been a Freemason for the long period of 71 years , was able to take part in the celebration of St . Andrew ' s Day , along with the brethren of his mother lodge ( St . Andrew , 22 S ) . He was born February 16 th , 1798 , and if not the oldest Freemason in Scotland , may well lay claim to it until shown not to be so .
The Queen , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice , left Windsor for London , on the 29 th ult ., for the purpose of visiting the Princess Louise at Kensington Palace and the Duchess of Cambridge at St . James's Palace . The Empress Frederick also visited London , and paid the same visits , returning with her Majesty to the Castle at 7 . 30 p . m . The 224 th anniversary festival of the Scottish
Corporation was held at the Hotel Metropole on Friday , the 30 th ult ( St . Andrew ' s Day ) , under the presidency of the Right Hon . T . Ritchie , M . P ., President of the Local Government Board , the amount of subscriptions announced in the course of the evening being £ 2500 . Bro . General Lord Wolseley has consented to preside at the annual presentation of prizes of the 2 nd Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers ( of which he is Colonel ) on Saturday , the 13 th inst .
Bro . the Earl of Onslow , who has been appointed to the Governorship of New Zealand , received a number of the members of the Legislative and others at his private residence in Richmond-terrace on Tuesday , the Agent-General in London introducing them individually to his lordship .
THE FREEDOM OI * THE CITY . —A Committee of the whole Court of Common Council was held on Monday , Bro . the . Lord Mayor presiding , at which it was resolved that at the next meeting of the Common Council , Bro . Deputy Halse shall move lhat his Royal Highness Prince George of VVales be invited to take upon himself the freedom of the City of London , to which he is entitled by
patrimony . It will be recollected that in 1840 the freedom was conferred on the Prince Consort " as a testimony of the affection and profound respect entertained by the Corporation for his person and distinguished character . " Since then the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , the Duke of Connaught , and the Duke of Albany , have
each taken up their freedom by patrimony , as did Prince Albert Victor of Wales in 1885 . At the same meeting Bro . F . P . Alliston will propose that the freedom of the City should be conferred on the Marquis of Dufferin , late Governor-General for India , in recognition of his distinguished services to his country as a statesman , administrator , and diplomatist .
The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Mr . P . H . Edlin , Q . C , Assistant Judge , Middlesex Sessions , and Bro . Alderman Polydore De Keyser , the late Lord Mayor of London , at Windsor Castle , on Tuesday .
We regret to hear it reported that Bro . Sir William Pearce , M . P . for Goran , who has been for some time past indisposed , has become much worse . An entertainment will be given in St . Andrew ' s Hall , Newman-street , on Monday next , the 10 th inst ., for the purpose of raising funds to provide Christmas dinners for the poor of St . Pancras . The programme , so far as it has been arranged , gives promise of a very pleasant , and , we hope , successful evening .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., will be present at a banquet which will take place at Ealing , on Saturday , the 15 th inst ., to mark the opening , on that day , by the Prince and Princess of Wales , of the Ealing Jubilee Memorial Hall . On the 3 rd January , Bro . Lord and Lady George Hamilton will open a bazaar in aid of the building fund of the Hall .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., will be the guest of the Earl of Derby , at Knowsley , during his approaching visit to Lancashire . Bro . the Earl of Meath has accepted the position of President , for the ensuing year , of the Church Army , the office having become vacant through the death of Bro . Lord Mount Temple .
A marriage has been arranged to take place between Bro . the Hon . T . A . Brassey , only son of Bro . Lord Brassey , K . C . B ., and the Lady Edina Nevill , third daughter of the Marquis of Abergavenny . Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh has accepted the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade rendered vacant by the acceptance of a Colonial Governorship by Bro . the Earl of Onslow .
It is officially announced that the Queen has been pleased to approve of the Borough of Birmingham being raised to the rank of a city . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton , and Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., attended the Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office on Monday .
The anniversary meeting of the Royal Society was held at Burlington House on St . Andrew ' s Day ( the 30 th ult . ) , when Professor G . G . Stokes delivered his address , and the medals were presented . The officers for the ensuing year having been elected , the Fellows and their guests dined together at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James' .
The Prince of Wales left Sandringham for London , on Monday , in order to attend a meeting the day following , of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall . On Wednesday , his Royal Highness went on a visit to Bro . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., land Mrs . Tyssen-Amherst , at Didlington Hall , Norfolk .
HOLLOWAY S PILLS AND OINTMENT . —The combined ill-effects of over-crowding , sedentary occupations and monotony of life , are only too well known to those who have to pass the best part of their lives labouring in factories and crowded work rooms . The compulsory confinement weakens the general health and induces chronic constipation , indigestion , and yarious forms of skin diseases
. Holloway ' s remedies are of priceless value to the persons of tnis class , for they can be used without entailing loss of work , being purely vegetable in their composition , and consequently actwithoutharshness on the most delicate system . Theexperience of more than 40 years proves that no means surpass Holloway's remedies for curing bad legs , bad breasts , piles , and wounds of all kinds .
Masonic And General Tidings
In our report last week of the installation meeting ofthe Whittington Lodge , S 62 , we omitted to state that the newly-installed W . M ., Bro . James Irvine , volunteered his services as Steward at the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and tha ' . ' . - the course of the evening sums amounting to £ 62 were placed on his list . So excellent a beginning augurs well tor the success of Bro . Irvine ' s Stewardship .
Bro . Lord Wantage , V . C , Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire , has issued an address , in which he offers himself as a candidate to represent the Hundred division in the Berks County Council . The Princess Mary , Duchessof Teck , distributed the late Lady Peck ' s prizes at the National Orphan Home , Ham Common , on Saturday last . Her Royal Hi ghness was warmly thanked at the close of the ceremony for her kindness in undertaking the duty .
Bro . Joseph Dodds , M . P ., has resigned his seat in the House of Commons as representative of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees . While out last week with Colonel North ' s hounds , Bro . Colonel Sir Alfred Kirby met with an accident that necessitates his confinement to the bedroom . The doctors report that he is making satisfactory progress .
Bro . Thomas Benskin took the chair at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Wednesday , at the fifty-fourth anniversary festival of the Metropolitan Beer and Wine Trade Asylum . The Princess Mary Adelaide , Duchess of Teck , has consented to open a sale of work at the Poplar Town Hall on Monday , the 17 th inst ., the proceeds to be devoted to the Charities of St . Saviour ' s , Poplar .
Saturday last , as the 44 th anniversary of the birthday of the Princess of VVales , was observed with the usual honours at Windsor and London , while at Sandringham , where the Prince and Princess and their family are staying , the rejoicings were most hearty . The annual tenants'ball had taken place the day previous ,- but , on Saturday afternoon , all the children of the Sandringham , West Newton , and Wolferton Schools were entertained at tea in the large room at the Royal Mews .
Bro . Broadley has played many parts in his time with considerable success , but in no rtile is he happier than in that of host . _ The fame of his little dinners , whether they be at the Bristol Hotel or the Criterion , has gone forth to the uttermost bounds of "Society . " At the latest , given by him at the Prince's-room , at the Criterion , on Tuesday evening , Masonry was very much in evidence .
Out of a company numbering upwards of thirty guests , all but nine were members of the Craft . Amongst these were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Earl of Onslow , Cecil Raikes , M . P ., Sir Polydore De Keyser , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , M . P ., Sir George Bowen , M . P ., Edmund Yates , Augustus Harris , Frank Lockwood , Q . C , M . P ., Colonel Shadwell
Clerke , Sir Coutts Lindsay , Sheriff Newton , Samuel Pope , Q . C , Admiral Sir E . Inglefield , K . C . B ., Sir W . Hardman , Sir Henry Isaacs , J . C . Parkinson , John Aird , M . P ., Collin Hunter , A . R . A ., Horace Sedger , Dr . Robson Rouse , P . C . Javal , Col . North , Edward Dicey , C . B ., and others . The Menu du Diner was perfect , and Spiers and Pond were at their very best .
The members of the Girls' School Club dined together" on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., after the business of the General Committee , when there was a goodly number present under the presidency of Bro . J . Tickell , C . C . During the evening a very interesting discussion took place , and Bro . W . Vincent , of the Eccleston Lodge , was proposed as a member .
The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith . A presentation will also be made to the late Secretary , Bro . Arthur Williams .
Bro . Deputy Beard , we are glad to learn , has recovered from his indisposition to such an extent that he is now able to take walking exercise . It is hoped he will be able to leave Brighton for his residence at Putney in the course of a few days . A fortnight will probably elapse before he is again able to resume his civic duties ,
Of Bro . Sir John Bennett the Western Daily Press says : " There are few figures among London celebrities better known than that of the cheery , genial knight , who , like his still more redoubtable namesake , Sir John Falstaff , is not only witty in himself , but the cause ot wit in other men . "
The West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , will in future be held at the Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Monday evenings , as usual , at seven o ' clock , commenced on Monday evening last . On Monday next the Fifteen Sections will be worked .
CARLETON COLLEGE , TUFNELL PARK . —Alderman and Sheriff Gray has promised to preside at the distribution of the prizes and certificates obtained by the pupils of the above college , on Saturday , the 15 th instant , at 7 p . m . Rev . Prebendary Whittington , M . A ., and Bro . Rev . Canon Benham , M . A ., Bro . Rev . Richard Morris , LL . D ., Bro . Rev . Silvanus Saunders , M . A ., and Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson , M . A ., are expected to be present .
A performance of Mr . Thomas Murb y ' s unique and charming juvenile cantatas ( " Elsaandthe Imprisoned Fairy " and "Queen Iloveyou's Five o ' clock Tea " ) , which lately drew such crowds to Brixton Hall , is announced to be repeated at the Horns , Kennington , on Wednesday , the 12 th inst ., in aid of the funds ot the Lambeth Pension Society .
ROYAL PRINCESS S THEATRE . —Miss Grace Hawthorne has arranged with Mr . Wilson Barrett to produce a new play at the Princess's on the termination of the run of " Hands Across the Sea , " The engagement with Mr . Barrett is limited to twelve weeks . Miss Grace Hawthorn will herself appear in weekly matinees during Mr .
Barrett ' s engagement . There is no truth in the rumour that Miss Hawthorne proposes to part with the lease of the Princess's Theatre , which she has recently renewed for a further term of five years . The patrons of this theatre will be pleased to hear that Mr . W . W . Kelly will still retain the reins of management .