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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
IT IS authoritatively announced that the Prince of Wales will hold a Levee , on behalf of her Majesty , at St . James's Palace , on Friday next , the 15 th instant , at two p . m . THR ANNUAL meeting of the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 455 , Kettering , was held at the Conservative Club in that town on Monday , the 2 . Sth ult . Iiro . A . Webb was installed W . M ., and afterwards presided at the banquet .
COMPS . George Dunsterville , U . 11 . Rae , and C . F . Dunsterville were installed M . E . '/ .., II ., and J . respectively of the Chapter of Sincerity , No . 1 S 9 , East Stonehouse , at its annual meeting in the Town Hall on Monday , the 2 Sth ultimo .
ON WEDNESDAY , the Duchess of Connaught distributed the certificates gained in a nursing class held under the auspices of the Surrey County Council ' s Technical Education Scheme , at Bagshot , the vote of thanks , which was passed by acclamation to her Royal Highness , baing gracefully acknowledged by the Duke of Connaught .
TIIK SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in aid of the funds of the Master Tailors' lienevolent Association was held at the Hotel Metropole on Wednesday evening , when subscriptions were announced , amounting to £ 105 ( 1 . The report showed that the association had expended during the past year £ 1170 , while ils income was only £ 872 .
THE THIRD annual ball by the lodges at Newport , Monmouthshire , was held at the Westgate Hotel , on Friday evening , the 25 th ult . The banqueting hall , in which the dancing took place , was very tastefully decorated with Masonic emblems , banners , & c , & c . ; the music was excellent , and the arrangements generally gave the utmost satisfaction .
NEW NORTH LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY . —The fourth annual ball in aid of the funds of the above Society will take place on Monday , March 4 th , at the Goswell Hall , Goswell-road , E . C . Amomg the breihren who have kindly given their services are liros . \ V . Ofield , G . Ring , A . Underwood , and R . Maskall , and Bro . VV . Piper , Hon . Sec . isz , Downham-road , N .
THE ANNUAL BALL AND CONCERT in aid of the City Police Convalescent Home will , be held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Monday , the 11 th instant . The institution is one which requires , as it richly deserves , to be generou . ly supported , and we trust that the forthcoming entertainment in its behalf will be attended with satisfactory results .
THE INSTALLATION MEETING of the Dukeof Connaught Lodge , No . 1831 , was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport , pn Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., when Bro . William Baker was installed W . M . by his immediate predecessor in the chair , Bro . A . Howell , to whom a hearty vote of thanks was accorded for the able and impressive manner in which he performed his duty . After the customary banquet , the usual toasts were honoured , that of the new W . M . being very enthusiastically received .
At the annual banquet of the Ebrington Lod je No . 18 47 , Stonehouse , Bro . J . Mitchell , VV . M ., who occupied the chair , presented his immediate predeces . or , Bro . C . J . F . Williams , in the nam J of the lodge wi ; h a handsome gold watch , on the back of which was inscribed the following
legend : " Presented to W . Bro . C . J . F . Williams , by the brethren of Lodt ; e Ebrington , No . 1 S 47 , in appreciation of services rendered to the lodge during his term of ollice as W . Master for the year 1 S 94 . January 3 jnd , 1 X 95 . " The gilt was gracefully acknowledged in a brief speech by Bro . Williams .
THE ZETLAND LODCJE , No . 1005 , Gloucester , gave its annual ball at the Bell Hotel , on Thursday , the 24 th ult . The rooms were very tastefully decorated , and a full programme of dances was successfully carried out to the strains of the City Band , which had been augmented for the
occasion . The supper , which was served in the Masonic Room , reflected great credit on Miss Grinstead , the manageress of the hotel , while the general arrangements were carried out by a Committee of the lodge , which included among Its members the VV . M ., Bro , S . Mallard , and the Honorary Secretary , Bro . John Jennings .
THE PRINCE OV WALES had a busy day on Wednesday . In the afternoon his Royal Highness attended a meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Sjciety at 13 , Hanover-square , at which there were present , among others , Prince Christian , the Dukes of Richmond and Cordon , Sutherland , and Westminster , and Bros , the Kail of Jersey , Sir Alassey Lopes , and Sir M . White Rid ey .
Bart ., M . P . Later in the day he attended a meeting of the Royal Commission on the Aged Poor , and in the evening was present at the second smoking concert of the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society at the Queen ' s Hall , there being also present the Duke of York , Prince Christian and his son , Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein , and Bro . the Earl of Lathom .
The reports received from all part ^ i of the country show that the weather which ha * prevailed during the present week has been of exceptional seventy . At Birmingham , on Wednesday evening , several tested therm ) meters pointed to a temperature of only two degrees above zero or 30 degrees of frost . Over 20 degrees of trost were registered at Poole on Tuesday night , and over 16 degrees in Bournemouth . Throughout Cheshire and North Wales
20 degrees of frost , and at Driflield , Yorkshire , 30 degrees were registered on Wednesday , while at Bury St . Edmunds there have been 39 degrees of frost , so low a temperature not having been recorded since iSfio . In Chatham and Rochester snow is lying two feet deep , while from all parts of Scotland we hear of snow drifts with trains blocked on the lines of railways . From Lincolnshire we hear of 2 S and 30 degrees .
BRO . F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P . M ., P . Z ., & c , author of "The Noble Soul , " " The Submerged City , " " Toujnurs Perdrix " ( poems ) , " A Novel Vengeance , " and " The Four Henries" ( prose ; , recites his original productions at musical entertainments , smoking concerts , tite . For teims , address ( 12 , Lancaster-road , Notting Hill , W .
Masonic And General Tidings
WE REGRET to record the death of Bro . JamesISalmon , Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , which took place at Chester , on Thursday , the 7 th inst . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OI- ' YORK and suite were present at the performance of "The Case of Rebellious Susan " at the Criterion Theatre on Thursday evening .
AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY , on Thursaav , the Rev . William Moore Ede , M . A ., of St . John ' s College , and of Gateshead-on-Tyne , was elected to the office of Hulsean Lecturer for the ensuing year . THE TOTAL amount realised by the sale of the Prince of Wales ' s shire horses was X ' 5492 ios ., an average of
£ ioy 17 s ., or a tiille over £ 1 105 . more than the sale of 1 S 92 . THE DIRECTORS oEJeyes' Sanitary Compounds Company announce a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent , per annum , with a bonus of £ 2 ios . per rent . A sum of £ sef > will remain to be carried forward .
BRETHREN are invited to send for the list of Masonic Books published at the oflice of the Freemason . Many wotki of interest both to the Masonic student and general reader have recently been added , and thc puplisher will gladly forward a copy to any address on receipt of a postcard .
THE PRINCE OF WALES has accepted a copy of Bro . George Augustus Sala ' s Autobiography , and Bro . Sala , who is at present on the Continent , has received a letter from Sir Knollys , in which he says , " I am desired by the Prince to express his best thanks to you , and to say that he feels sure he shall read the volumes with very great interest . "
BRO . HENRY IKYING delivered a lecture to a crowded audience at the Royal Institution on Friday , the 1 st inst ., on "Acting : an Art . " In this , he inquired into the nature and office fit art * with the object of establishing that Acting had an undoubted claim to be classed amongst the Fine Arts , with painting , sculpture , poetry , and music . THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT of the Roya 1
Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold ils regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the 13 th inst ., at four p . m . At this meeting the number of vacancies to be competed for at the election in May next will be declared , and the list of candidates settled . THE ANNUAL assembly of St . Ninian Lodge , Nairn , was
held in the Public Hall , Nairn , on Fiiday , the 25 th ult ., there being about 90 couples present . The hall was most tastefully decorated , the music was excellent , and dancing was kept up with great spirit till an early hour the following morning . The arrangements were most successfully carried out by a Committee of the lodge , with Bro . Gordon Tocher as its Hon . Secretary .
AT THE COUNCIL held by her Majesty the Queen , at Osborne , on Saturday , the 2 nd inst .. and which was attended by the Prime Minister , the Lord President , Bro . Lord Carrington , Lord Chamberlain , and Bro . Lord Kensington , . Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard , Bro . Cecil Rhodes , the Premier of Cape Colony , was sworn in a member of the Privy Council . Our Right Hon . brother afterwards travelled to Southampton , where he joined Dr . Jamieson on board the Athenian , and sailed for the Cape .
THE COUNTESS OI- ' WARWICK gave a grand fancy dress ball at Warwick Castle on Friday , the ist inst . The gues ' . s were requested to appear in costumes of the peiiod of Louis XV . and Louis XVI ., and the rooms of the Castle were decorated in harmony with the time represented under the personal direction of the Countess , assisted by Mr . Caryl-Craven . The Cedar Room was reserved for
dancing , for which the White Viennese Band played . The other state rooms were used for retiring , and supper was laid for 400 guests in the Great Hall . GALLERY LODGE . —The annual ladies' night enlertainment in connection with the Gallery or Press Lodge of Freemasons took place on Saturday , the 2 nd inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , Bro . Charles Lock , the
Worshipful Master , presiding . After the banquet , which was served in the Masonic Temple , a concert was given in the pillar-hall , the following artistes contributed to the entertainment : Misses Ada Kempton , Sadie Witkowski , and Susette Fenn , Mr . Frederic Russell , the Stavordale Banjo Quartette , Messrs . Percy Sheppard , Alavon Gillard , H . Kendal VVard , George Ridgewell , Reginald Groome ,
William Nicholl , Fred Evenll , and Arthur Weston . Mr . Edwin Bending , accompanist . THE CUSTOMARY FULL DRESS PARLIAMENTARY DINNERS were given on Monday evening by the leaders in the two Houses of the Ministry and the Opposition . Amongst those present at that of the Prime Minister were Bros . Lord Brassey , the Maitjuis of Bredalbane , the
Earl of Coik , Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Kensington , and Lord Leigh ; while Bros , the Duke of Portland , the Marquises of Hertford and Zetland , the Earls of Derby , Dartmouth , Jersey , Amherst , Lathom , Dunraven , Limerick , Londesboiough , and Wharcliffe , and Lords Halsbury , Ashbourne , Henniker , Wantage , and others dined with the Alarquis of Salisbury at his residence
in Ailington-street . MASONIC BAM . AT HARROGATE . —The annual ball in connection with the Harrogate and Claro Lodge , No . 1001 , took place on Friday , the 1 st inst ., in the luxurious rooms of the Queen lUel . The VV . M ., Bro . W . Davey , had a record attendance . Thc charming costumes of the ladies and the Arch and Craft clothing of the brethren formed a
very pleasing and effective sight . The supper was of a recherche character . The music was supplied by Ratcliff ' s Band , who discoursed an up-to-date programme . Ihe Stewards were Bros . W . Davey , W . M .: R . H . Walters , I . P . M . ; W . P . Bell , J . W . ; E . J . Seaborne , S . I ) . ; W . H . Turner , J . D . ; and T . Linskill , D . C . Bro . A . B . Bjoty , S . W ., acted as M . C . The ball was a most enjoyable one .
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Masonic And General Tidings
THERE will be a meeting of the Palatine Chapter of Sovereign Princes , Rose Croix , No . 7 , held on Wednesday , March 6 th , at the Queen's Hotel , Manchester . III . Bro . James Maclaren , M . W . S ., 30 , will preside . BRO . W . J . MASSEY was installed VV . M . of the Audley Lodge , No . 1 S 93 , Newport , Shropshire , at its annual meeting on Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., the ceremony being very impressively performed by Bro . J . Ashmore , the retiring
A MASONIC BALL was given at the Town Hall , Newark , on Thursday , the 31 st ult ., the proceeds of which will be handed over to the Memorial Fund that is being raised in honour of the late Bro . the Rev . F . V . Bussell , P . G . C ., D . P . G . M . Nottinghamshire . About 150 guests were present .
A KMOKiNt ; CONCERT was given by the W . M . and officers of the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 4 S 7 , in the Masonic Hall , Portsmouth , on Thursday , the 31 st ult . The chair was occupied by Bro . John Brickwood , W . M . 4 S 7 , there was a full attendance and an excellent programme which gave general satisfaction .
tA NEW LODGE for London , named the Iris Lodge , will be consecrated by the Grand Secretary on Monday , the 25 th inst ., at . 5 p . m . The ceremony will be performed at the Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street . Bro . Lennox Browne , D . G . D . C , will be the first W . M . ; Bro . G . JefTord Fowler , J . P ., the Iirst S . W . ; and Bro . Paul L . Waterlow , the iirst I . W .
ON THE 5 II 1 instant there was a large and representative gathering of brethren at the Masonic Chambers , Wrexham , on the occasion of the installation of Bro . Gwilt Catterall , P . M ., as W . M . of the Square and Compass Lodge , No . 113 G . The ceremony was pe : formed by Bros . Howel Davies , P . M ., P P . G . S . of Wales , and T . B . Barton , P . M ., P . P . G . Stwd .
A MEETING will be held in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House , on Wednesday next , the 13 th instant , in support of an appeal which is abaut to be made to the public for funds for opening the present closed wards of St . Thomas ' s Hospital . The Dukeof Connaught , who is
President of the institution , w 11 address the meeting in support of the project , and we trust the advocacy of his Royal Highness , seconded , as it n a doubt will be , by that of other influential friends of the hospital , will prove successful in obtaining the funds for this desirable object .
THE PRINCE OF WALES and his daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , arrived at Marlborough House from Sandringham on Monday , attended by Bro . Sir Francis Knollys and Captain Holford . On Tuesday midday their Royal I lighnesses , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York and the Princess Louise , Duchess , of Fife and the Duke of Fife , met the Princess of Wales at
Charing Cross Station on her return from Copenhagen . In the evening the Prince of VVales and the Duke of York were present in the House of Lords during the debate on the Address in reply to the Queen ' s Speech . THE ANNUAL banquet and ball of the Skelmersdale Lodge , No . 1 G 5 S , toox place at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road , on Thursday , the 24 th ult . The
lodge first met for the di-patch of business under the presidtney of U 10 . Stuart F . Bygrove , W . M ., when Bro . R . Rowlands was elected Mastcr for the emuing year , and Bro . James Hill , P . M ., and II . Thomas were re-elected 'Treasurer and Tjl .-r icspe . lively . lhe banquttfollowed at S 30 p . m . in the Pillar Hall , alter which 1 full programme of dances was gone through t > the stnins of Mr . Ca rington ' s band . 11 o . Uou'las I . i , I : aaul as AI . C .
THE 27 TH ANNIVERSVRY FESTIVAL i . i aid of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Ainuity and Asylum Institution , of whicli our worthy Bro . Lieut .-Col . George Lambert , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B ., is the President , wid be held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Wednesday , the 2 o . h inst , under
the presidency of the Hon . Massey-Alainwaring , LL . D . The institution , which provides for S 4 annuitants an 1 has ly inmates in its asylum , at an annual cost of abaut ^ mo , is well deserving of support , and we are glad to see there is an influential Board of Stewards who will support the Chairman .
MASONIC CHARITY BALI , AT SCARBOROUGH . —AgranJ Masonic Charity ball took place at the Koyal Hotel , Scarborough , on the 30 th ult . 1 he brethren , by special dispensation , appeared in Masonic clothing , but the ball was not confined to the Craft , and in all some 150 ladies and gentlemen were present . The Mayor ( Alderman Fowler ) who was accompanied by the Mayoress and Aliss Fowler
and party , acted as M . C , and the Stewards included the Masters of the Old Globe Lodge , No . 200 ; the Denison Lodge , No . 124 S ; the Leopold Lodge , No . 17 C 0 J and the Koyal Lodge , No . G 43 . A band , organised and led by Mr . H . Ward Drake , supplied the music . Bros . C . li . Bradley and C . Seymour Clarke were j . iint Honorary Secretaiies , and the undertaking was a thorough success . The profits are to be devoted to the Masonic Charities .
MASONIC BALL AT MANSFIELD . —A very successful ball , organised by the Alasonic lodge , of whicti Bto . D . JPatterson is W . M ., was held in the Town Hall on Friday , the ist instant / There were 115 present , and the dance proved most enj jyable . Tne room had been most tastefully decorated Oy Alessrs . Heane Bros . A covering from the Market-place to the hall of the building had been
erected to aveit any inconvenience jrom the weather . In the dancing hall were several beautiful plants , ferns , and evergreens , lent by Alessrs . D . J . Patterson , Councillor » V . J . Cnadburn , K . II . Greenhalgh , and F . Sanderson . The music was supplied by Alessrs . t winn ' s band from Nottingham . I he Stewards were—Bros , the Kev . Eldred Morgan , W . F . Sanders , G . G . lijnser , J . Linney , W . M . Meggitti C . Scott , Wm . Cooper , VV . F . Jolly , A . Parker , and K . !'" Valiance , Sec .
COLD WEATHER . ;—Old Bushmills is the best toddy whisky . Ill-: KIXII TII Tin ; l . nn . i : Oxes .--There is mi tvraimy so hard I " IK-. II . IS tin- tyranny of parents who , without meaning tn be IT " ' ! ¦ In mil underslanil their children . How continually do wc lin'l ¦' child punished siinplv because it is freillil . It does nut seem '"
inviir to some parents Hint in nine cases out of ten a child ' s Ir' ' ' fulness arises from ill-health or fro . 11 some temporary ailnu'i ' - Hut this is assuredly true , and , instead of punishing their cliil ; dren , parents will do well lo take steps lo keep them healthy a "' stroii ) , ' . They will not lind this dillicult if Ihey take care tn ' kc'T Holloway ' s I ' ilis and Ointment alwajs hy t ' ueiii . Tnese an ' remedies which never tail .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
IT IS authoritatively announced that the Prince of Wales will hold a Levee , on behalf of her Majesty , at St . James's Palace , on Friday next , the 15 th instant , at two p . m . THR ANNUAL meeting of the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 455 , Kettering , was held at the Conservative Club in that town on Monday , the 2 . Sth ult . Iiro . A . Webb was installed W . M ., and afterwards presided at the banquet .
COMPS . George Dunsterville , U . 11 . Rae , and C . F . Dunsterville were installed M . E . '/ .., II ., and J . respectively of the Chapter of Sincerity , No . 1 S 9 , East Stonehouse , at its annual meeting in the Town Hall on Monday , the 2 Sth ultimo .
ON WEDNESDAY , the Duchess of Connaught distributed the certificates gained in a nursing class held under the auspices of the Surrey County Council ' s Technical Education Scheme , at Bagshot , the vote of thanks , which was passed by acclamation to her Royal Highness , baing gracefully acknowledged by the Duke of Connaught .
TIIK SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in aid of the funds of the Master Tailors' lienevolent Association was held at the Hotel Metropole on Wednesday evening , when subscriptions were announced , amounting to £ 105 ( 1 . The report showed that the association had expended during the past year £ 1170 , while ils income was only £ 872 .
THE THIRD annual ball by the lodges at Newport , Monmouthshire , was held at the Westgate Hotel , on Friday evening , the 25 th ult . The banqueting hall , in which the dancing took place , was very tastefully decorated with Masonic emblems , banners , & c , & c . ; the music was excellent , and the arrangements generally gave the utmost satisfaction .
NEW NORTH LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY . —The fourth annual ball in aid of the funds of the above Society will take place on Monday , March 4 th , at the Goswell Hall , Goswell-road , E . C . Amomg the breihren who have kindly given their services are liros . \ V . Ofield , G . Ring , A . Underwood , and R . Maskall , and Bro . VV . Piper , Hon . Sec . isz , Downham-road , N .
THE ANNUAL BALL AND CONCERT in aid of the City Police Convalescent Home will , be held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Monday , the 11 th instant . The institution is one which requires , as it richly deserves , to be generou . ly supported , and we trust that the forthcoming entertainment in its behalf will be attended with satisfactory results .
THE INSTALLATION MEETING of the Dukeof Connaught Lodge , No . 1831 , was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport , pn Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., when Bro . William Baker was installed W . M . by his immediate predecessor in the chair , Bro . A . Howell , to whom a hearty vote of thanks was accorded for the able and impressive manner in which he performed his duty . After the customary banquet , the usual toasts were honoured , that of the new W . M . being very enthusiastically received .
At the annual banquet of the Ebrington Lod je No . 18 47 , Stonehouse , Bro . J . Mitchell , VV . M ., who occupied the chair , presented his immediate predeces . or , Bro . C . J . F . Williams , in the nam J of the lodge wi ; h a handsome gold watch , on the back of which was inscribed the following
legend : " Presented to W . Bro . C . J . F . Williams , by the brethren of Lodt ; e Ebrington , No . 1 S 47 , in appreciation of services rendered to the lodge during his term of ollice as W . Master for the year 1 S 94 . January 3 jnd , 1 X 95 . " The gilt was gracefully acknowledged in a brief speech by Bro . Williams .
THE ZETLAND LODCJE , No . 1005 , Gloucester , gave its annual ball at the Bell Hotel , on Thursday , the 24 th ult . The rooms were very tastefully decorated , and a full programme of dances was successfully carried out to the strains of the City Band , which had been augmented for the
occasion . The supper , which was served in the Masonic Room , reflected great credit on Miss Grinstead , the manageress of the hotel , while the general arrangements were carried out by a Committee of the lodge , which included among Its members the VV . M ., Bro , S . Mallard , and the Honorary Secretary , Bro . John Jennings .
THE PRINCE OV WALES had a busy day on Wednesday . In the afternoon his Royal Highness attended a meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Sjciety at 13 , Hanover-square , at which there were present , among others , Prince Christian , the Dukes of Richmond and Cordon , Sutherland , and Westminster , and Bros , the Kail of Jersey , Sir Alassey Lopes , and Sir M . White Rid ey .
Bart ., M . P . Later in the day he attended a meeting of the Royal Commission on the Aged Poor , and in the evening was present at the second smoking concert of the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society at the Queen ' s Hall , there being also present the Duke of York , Prince Christian and his son , Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein , and Bro . the Earl of Lathom .
The reports received from all part ^ i of the country show that the weather which ha * prevailed during the present week has been of exceptional seventy . At Birmingham , on Wednesday evening , several tested therm ) meters pointed to a temperature of only two degrees above zero or 30 degrees of frost . Over 20 degrees of trost were registered at Poole on Tuesday night , and over 16 degrees in Bournemouth . Throughout Cheshire and North Wales
20 degrees of frost , and at Driflield , Yorkshire , 30 degrees were registered on Wednesday , while at Bury St . Edmunds there have been 39 degrees of frost , so low a temperature not having been recorded since iSfio . In Chatham and Rochester snow is lying two feet deep , while from all parts of Scotland we hear of snow drifts with trains blocked on the lines of railways . From Lincolnshire we hear of 2 S and 30 degrees .
BRO . F . W . DRIVER , M . A ., P . M ., P . Z ., & c , author of "The Noble Soul , " " The Submerged City , " " Toujnurs Perdrix " ( poems ) , " A Novel Vengeance , " and " The Four Henries" ( prose ; , recites his original productions at musical entertainments , smoking concerts , tite . For teims , address ( 12 , Lancaster-road , Notting Hill , W .
Masonic And General Tidings
WE REGRET to record the death of Bro . JamesISalmon , Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , which took place at Chester , on Thursday , the 7 th inst . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OI- ' YORK and suite were present at the performance of "The Case of Rebellious Susan " at the Criterion Theatre on Thursday evening .
AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY , on Thursaav , the Rev . William Moore Ede , M . A ., of St . John ' s College , and of Gateshead-on-Tyne , was elected to the office of Hulsean Lecturer for the ensuing year . THE TOTAL amount realised by the sale of the Prince of Wales ' s shire horses was X ' 5492 ios ., an average of
£ ioy 17 s ., or a tiille over £ 1 105 . more than the sale of 1 S 92 . THE DIRECTORS oEJeyes' Sanitary Compounds Company announce a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent , per annum , with a bonus of £ 2 ios . per rent . A sum of £ sef > will remain to be carried forward .
BRETHREN are invited to send for the list of Masonic Books published at the oflice of the Freemason . Many wotki of interest both to the Masonic student and general reader have recently been added , and thc puplisher will gladly forward a copy to any address on receipt of a postcard .
THE PRINCE OF WALES has accepted a copy of Bro . George Augustus Sala ' s Autobiography , and Bro . Sala , who is at present on the Continent , has received a letter from Sir Knollys , in which he says , " I am desired by the Prince to express his best thanks to you , and to say that he feels sure he shall read the volumes with very great interest . "
BRO . HENRY IKYING delivered a lecture to a crowded audience at the Royal Institution on Friday , the 1 st inst ., on "Acting : an Art . " In this , he inquired into the nature and office fit art * with the object of establishing that Acting had an undoubted claim to be classed amongst the Fine Arts , with painting , sculpture , poetry , and music . THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT of the Roya 1
Masonic Benevolent Institution will hold ils regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday next , the 13 th inst ., at four p . m . At this meeting the number of vacancies to be competed for at the election in May next will be declared , and the list of candidates settled . THE ANNUAL assembly of St . Ninian Lodge , Nairn , was
held in the Public Hall , Nairn , on Fiiday , the 25 th ult ., there being about 90 couples present . The hall was most tastefully decorated , the music was excellent , and dancing was kept up with great spirit till an early hour the following morning . The arrangements were most successfully carried out by a Committee of the lodge , with Bro . Gordon Tocher as its Hon . Secretary .
AT THE COUNCIL held by her Majesty the Queen , at Osborne , on Saturday , the 2 nd inst .. and which was attended by the Prime Minister , the Lord President , Bro . Lord Carrington , Lord Chamberlain , and Bro . Lord Kensington , . Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard , Bro . Cecil Rhodes , the Premier of Cape Colony , was sworn in a member of the Privy Council . Our Right Hon . brother afterwards travelled to Southampton , where he joined Dr . Jamieson on board the Athenian , and sailed for the Cape .
THE COUNTESS OI- ' WARWICK gave a grand fancy dress ball at Warwick Castle on Friday , the ist inst . The gues ' . s were requested to appear in costumes of the peiiod of Louis XV . and Louis XVI ., and the rooms of the Castle were decorated in harmony with the time represented under the personal direction of the Countess , assisted by Mr . Caryl-Craven . The Cedar Room was reserved for
dancing , for which the White Viennese Band played . The other state rooms were used for retiring , and supper was laid for 400 guests in the Great Hall . GALLERY LODGE . —The annual ladies' night enlertainment in connection with the Gallery or Press Lodge of Freemasons took place on Saturday , the 2 nd inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , Bro . Charles Lock , the
Worshipful Master , presiding . After the banquet , which was served in the Masonic Temple , a concert was given in the pillar-hall , the following artistes contributed to the entertainment : Misses Ada Kempton , Sadie Witkowski , and Susette Fenn , Mr . Frederic Russell , the Stavordale Banjo Quartette , Messrs . Percy Sheppard , Alavon Gillard , H . Kendal VVard , George Ridgewell , Reginald Groome ,
William Nicholl , Fred Evenll , and Arthur Weston . Mr . Edwin Bending , accompanist . THE CUSTOMARY FULL DRESS PARLIAMENTARY DINNERS were given on Monday evening by the leaders in the two Houses of the Ministry and the Opposition . Amongst those present at that of the Prime Minister were Bros . Lord Brassey , the Maitjuis of Bredalbane , the
Earl of Coik , Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Kensington , and Lord Leigh ; while Bros , the Duke of Portland , the Marquises of Hertford and Zetland , the Earls of Derby , Dartmouth , Jersey , Amherst , Lathom , Dunraven , Limerick , Londesboiough , and Wharcliffe , and Lords Halsbury , Ashbourne , Henniker , Wantage , and others dined with the Alarquis of Salisbury at his residence
in Ailington-street . MASONIC BAM . AT HARROGATE . —The annual ball in connection with the Harrogate and Claro Lodge , No . 1001 , took place on Friday , the 1 st inst ., in the luxurious rooms of the Queen lUel . The VV . M ., Bro . W . Davey , had a record attendance . Thc charming costumes of the ladies and the Arch and Craft clothing of the brethren formed a
very pleasing and effective sight . The supper was of a recherche character . The music was supplied by Ratcliff ' s Band , who discoursed an up-to-date programme . Ihe Stewards were Bros . W . Davey , W . M .: R . H . Walters , I . P . M . ; W . P . Bell , J . W . ; E . J . Seaborne , S . I ) . ; W . H . Turner , J . D . ; and T . Linskill , D . C . Bro . A . B . Bjoty , S . W ., acted as M . C . The ball was a most enjoyable one .
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Masonic And General Tidings
THERE will be a meeting of the Palatine Chapter of Sovereign Princes , Rose Croix , No . 7 , held on Wednesday , March 6 th , at the Queen's Hotel , Manchester . III . Bro . James Maclaren , M . W . S ., 30 , will preside . BRO . W . J . MASSEY was installed VV . M . of the Audley Lodge , No . 1 S 93 , Newport , Shropshire , at its annual meeting on Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., the ceremony being very impressively performed by Bro . J . Ashmore , the retiring
A MASONIC BALL was given at the Town Hall , Newark , on Thursday , the 31 st ult ., the proceeds of which will be handed over to the Memorial Fund that is being raised in honour of the late Bro . the Rev . F . V . Bussell , P . G . C ., D . P . G . M . Nottinghamshire . About 150 guests were present .
A KMOKiNt ; CONCERT was given by the W . M . and officers of the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 4 S 7 , in the Masonic Hall , Portsmouth , on Thursday , the 31 st ult . The chair was occupied by Bro . John Brickwood , W . M . 4 S 7 , there was a full attendance and an excellent programme which gave general satisfaction .
tA NEW LODGE for London , named the Iris Lodge , will be consecrated by the Grand Secretary on Monday , the 25 th inst ., at . 5 p . m . The ceremony will be performed at the Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street . Bro . Lennox Browne , D . G . D . C , will be the first W . M . ; Bro . G . JefTord Fowler , J . P ., the Iirst S . W . ; and Bro . Paul L . Waterlow , the iirst I . W .
ON THE 5 II 1 instant there was a large and representative gathering of brethren at the Masonic Chambers , Wrexham , on the occasion of the installation of Bro . Gwilt Catterall , P . M ., as W . M . of the Square and Compass Lodge , No . 113 G . The ceremony was pe : formed by Bros . Howel Davies , P . M ., P P . G . S . of Wales , and T . B . Barton , P . M ., P . P . G . Stwd .
A MEETING will be held in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House , on Wednesday next , the 13 th instant , in support of an appeal which is abaut to be made to the public for funds for opening the present closed wards of St . Thomas ' s Hospital . The Dukeof Connaught , who is
President of the institution , w 11 address the meeting in support of the project , and we trust the advocacy of his Royal Highness , seconded , as it n a doubt will be , by that of other influential friends of the hospital , will prove successful in obtaining the funds for this desirable object .
THE PRINCE OF WALES and his daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , arrived at Marlborough House from Sandringham on Monday , attended by Bro . Sir Francis Knollys and Captain Holford . On Tuesday midday their Royal I lighnesses , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York and the Princess Louise , Duchess , of Fife and the Duke of Fife , met the Princess of Wales at
Charing Cross Station on her return from Copenhagen . In the evening the Prince of VVales and the Duke of York were present in the House of Lords during the debate on the Address in reply to the Queen ' s Speech . THE ANNUAL banquet and ball of the Skelmersdale Lodge , No . 1 G 5 S , toox place at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell New-road , on Thursday , the 24 th ult . The
lodge first met for the di-patch of business under the presidtney of U 10 . Stuart F . Bygrove , W . M ., when Bro . R . Rowlands was elected Mastcr for the emuing year , and Bro . James Hill , P . M ., and II . Thomas were re-elected 'Treasurer and Tjl .-r icspe . lively . lhe banquttfollowed at S 30 p . m . in the Pillar Hall , alter which 1 full programme of dances was gone through t > the stnins of Mr . Ca rington ' s band . 11 o . Uou'las I . i , I : aaul as AI . C .
THE 27 TH ANNIVERSVRY FESTIVAL i . i aid of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Ainuity and Asylum Institution , of whicli our worthy Bro . Lieut .-Col . George Lambert , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B ., is the President , wid be held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Wednesday , the 2 o . h inst , under
the presidency of the Hon . Massey-Alainwaring , LL . D . The institution , which provides for S 4 annuitants an 1 has ly inmates in its asylum , at an annual cost of abaut ^ mo , is well deserving of support , and we are glad to see there is an influential Board of Stewards who will support the Chairman .
MASONIC CHARITY BALI , AT SCARBOROUGH . —AgranJ Masonic Charity ball took place at the Koyal Hotel , Scarborough , on the 30 th ult . 1 he brethren , by special dispensation , appeared in Masonic clothing , but the ball was not confined to the Craft , and in all some 150 ladies and gentlemen were present . The Mayor ( Alderman Fowler ) who was accompanied by the Mayoress and Aliss Fowler
and party , acted as M . C , and the Stewards included the Masters of the Old Globe Lodge , No . 200 ; the Denison Lodge , No . 124 S ; the Leopold Lodge , No . 17 C 0 J and the Koyal Lodge , No . G 43 . A band , organised and led by Mr . H . Ward Drake , supplied the music . Bros . C . li . Bradley and C . Seymour Clarke were j . iint Honorary Secretaiies , and the undertaking was a thorough success . The profits are to be devoted to the Masonic Charities .
MASONIC BALL AT MANSFIELD . —A very successful ball , organised by the Alasonic lodge , of whicti Bto . D . JPatterson is W . M ., was held in the Town Hall on Friday , the ist instant / There were 115 present , and the dance proved most enj jyable . Tne room had been most tastefully decorated Oy Alessrs . Heane Bros . A covering from the Market-place to the hall of the building had been
erected to aveit any inconvenience jrom the weather . In the dancing hall were several beautiful plants , ferns , and evergreens , lent by Alessrs . D . J . Patterson , Councillor » V . J . Cnadburn , K . II . Greenhalgh , and F . Sanderson . The music was supplied by Alessrs . t winn ' s band from Nottingham . I he Stewards were—Bros , the Kev . Eldred Morgan , W . F . Sanders , G . G . lijnser , J . Linney , W . M . Meggitti C . Scott , Wm . Cooper , VV . F . Jolly , A . Parker , and K . !'" Valiance , Sec .
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inviir to some parents Hint in nine cases out of ten a child ' s Ir' ' ' fulness arises from ill-health or fro . 11 some temporary ailnu'i ' - Hut this is assuredly true , and , instead of punishing their cliil ; dren , parents will do well lo take steps lo keep them healthy a "' stroii ) , ' . They will not lind this dillicult if Ihey take care tn ' kc'T Holloway ' s I ' ilis and Ointment alwajs hy t ' ueiii . Tnese an ' remedies which never tail .