Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

A meeting- of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland will be held at Maryport on Friday , the Sth inst ., at two o'clock , under the banner of the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 371 . In the unavoidable absence of the Right Honourable the Earl of Bective , M . P ., Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Alaster , who is staying at present in Constantino , Algeria , for the benefit of Lady Bective's health , his lordship has appointed

Worshipful Bro . George ] . McKay , P . AL 129 , Kendal , Provincial Grand Senior Warden of the province , to occupy the chair , and rule Provincial Grand Lodge , in consequence of the lamented death of the late Right Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Alaster , Bro . Colonel Whitwell , M . P ., Past Grand Warden of England . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter will be held on the same day and place 1 ^ 2 . 30 p . m . prompt . A report of the proceedings will appear in our next .

The thirtieth concert of the Great Western Railway Musical Society , under thc presidency ot Bro . Sii Daniel Gooch , Bart ., P . G . AI . Berks and Bucks , will be held at the Athemeum , Shepherd's Bush , on the 29 th inst . We anticipate a very pleasant evening from the programme . Full particulars can ' be obtained of the Secretary , Bro . H . Dehane , 1545 , at the Great Western Railway Station .

Bro . Wm . Sparks , thc borough Organist of Leeds , received another threatening letter on Tuesday , to the effect that harm would reach him for playing the Russian Hymn at the Town Hall concert , given in Leeds recently . Bro . Thomas Brassey , M . P ., will president the anniversary dinner of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants , in aid of the society's orphan fund , on the oth of

June next . Our attention has been called to a mistake in thc Freemason ct the 27 th of November last , by which a leader which appeared in the columns of the Freemason of New South Wales was attributed to the Australian Freemason . We are excessively sorry for the mistake , but it was one of those typographical errors which are almost unavoidable .

We are always pleased to see the Craft well represented in art . Bro . Ferry , the W . AI . of Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , who is devoted to the brush and thc etching needle , exhibits "An old house at Dol , Brittany , " at the Society of Etchers , Hanover Gallery . The regular meeting of thc Duke of Cornwall Lodge , No . 1839 , has been changed from the last Thursday

to the second Saturday in the same months as heretofore , viz ., September to April inclusive . The next regular meeting will , therefore , be held to-day ( Saturday ) . In the list of visitors present in our report of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Staffordshire last week the

Junior Grand Deacon should havc been Lieut .-Col . H . S . Somerville Burney . Bro . George Lambert , a member of the Court of Assistants of the Goldsmiths' Company , has presented a handsomely made glass case to hold some of the principal pieces of the interesting- plate which belongs to the

Company . The Owl Glee Club terminated a ver ) ' successful season on Alonday , thc 4 U 1 inst ., at Cannon-street Hotel , the artists for the past session being all brethren , and well known for their ability , consisting of Bros . Collins , Perry , James , Thompson , Moss , Hubbard , and Musgrave , and strengthened on the present occasion by Miss Al . Williams

and Herr J . Leipold , who also added greatly to the entertainment by excellent accompaniment and solos on the piano tothe great delight of the large assembly . Amongst tlrose present were a great number of the Fraternity , accompanied by sweethearts , sisters , wives , daughters , and friends , evidently delighted with the entertainment provided for them , which , under the able management of the committee , was a thorough success .

The meetings of the All Souls' I ^ odge , No . 170 , Weymouth , will be held on the second Friday in each month , Bro . Zillwood Alilledge , Secretary . Bro . Brassey , M . P ., Civil Lord of the Admiralty , on Tuesday evening delivered the prizes to the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers , on Her Majesty's ship Eagle , at Liverpool .

Bro . the Far ) of Rosebery , sole executor , h .-is proved the will of Air . Henry Constable , the famous jockey , under £ Sooo . The installation of Bro . John Faulkner , Hon . Dentist and V . P . of the Alasonic Institution for Girls , will take place at the Albany Hotel , Twickenham , on Saturday ,

April 9 th , at 4 . 30 . CITV WAITERS . —Bro . Sheriff Waterlow will , on May 13 th , preside at the annual festival of the City Waiters ' Provident and Pension Society , and Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler and Bro . Sir John Bennett havc promised to a rt as Stewards .

Ihe Chaucer Lodge of Instruction held their first meeting- on Tuesday last at the Grapes , St . Thomasstreet , Borough , under the presidency of Bro . C . Graham , S . D . Chaucer Lodge , No . 1540 . There was a strong muster of brethren , and after the lodge was closed , they

adjourned to refreshment , and spent a very pleasant evening , the worthy host ( Bro . Cole ) leaving nothing to be desired on his part . We may mention lhat the lodge will meet every Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock . Bro . Chas . Lucop is the Preceptor .

Bros . Jul gar Bowyer and N \ JL Hendon aro Stewards for the fourteenth anniversary festival of the London General Porters' Benevolent Association . Bro . VV . T . Rickwood is the Secretary of the Association . PRESENTATION TO Bito . II . A . ISAACS . —Thc

members of the City Markets Committee , with a number of friends , dined at the Albion , on Alonday week , under the presidency of the chairman , Bro . H . A . Isaacs , C . C . Those present , numbering about seventy , included Bros . Alderman Sir Charles Wlietham , Alderman Staples , Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , Sheriff Waterlow , Sir F . Perkins , T . Beard , C . C , Wilcox , C . C , J . E . Walford , C . C , and J . Judd , C . C . l 3 ro . the Karl of March , F . Z . S ., has presented the Zoologica Gardens with an Egyptian gazelle .

Masonic Tidings.

Thc Fifteen Sections will be' worked in thc Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , on Alonday evening , the nth inst ., at The Aloorgate , 15 , Finsburypavement , E . C ., commencing at seven o ' clock . Bro . J . Hemming , 12 S 7 , W . AL ; Bro . H . G . Gush , S . D . 1541 , S . W . ; _ ' Bros . ' C . J . Scales , I . P . AL 1507 , J . W . The Sections will be worked as follows :

FIRST LECTURE . ist Section Bro . A . Hubbard , A . W . S . 17-52 . 2 nd „ „ E . E . Barratt-Ridder , S . W . 12 . 3 rd ,, ... ... ,, J . Collinson , I . G . SG 2 .

4 th „ „ F . VV . Sillis , VV . S . 1744-5 th „ „ J . C . Smith , Org . 1744 . Gth „ ,, H . G . Gush , S . lj . 1541 . 7 th „ „ W . J . Burgess , W . M . 1472 .

SECOND LECTURE . ist Section Bro . G . ATordey , 1744 . 2 nd ,, „ E . Abell , P . AL 1599 . 3 rd „ „ VV . Snodin , J . D . 157 . 4 th „ „ R . Larchin , S . W . 1541 . 5 th „ „ J . Hurdell , S . D . 134 S .

THIRD LECTURE . 1 st Section Bro . T . C . Edmonds , 1507 . 2 nd „ „ E . F . Pierdon , 94 S . 3 rd „ ... ... ,, Edwin Storr , I . G . 1 G 7 . Bro . VV . AL Stiles , P . M . 1732 , S . W . 1507 , Preceptor ; Bro . Edwin Storr , I . G . 167 , Secretary . FESTIVAL OV THE SONS OF THE CLERGY . —

Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler ( third time ) , Bro . J . C . Parkinson ( second time ) , Bro . Sheriff Waterlow , and Bro . Horace B . Alarshall will serve as Stewards at the forthcoming 227 th anniversary festival of the Sons of the Clergy , on the iSth Alay . We are requested to announce that the Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction , 1445 , which was held at the

Mitford Tavern , Dalston , will be removed to and hold its next meeting at Bro . Froom ' s , the Moorgatc Restaurant , Finsbury-pavement , next Wednesday evening , at seven sharp . Thc meetings of thc All Souls' Mark Lodge , No . 12 G , will be held on the third Tuesday in January , March .

September , and November , Bro . C . Targett , Secretary . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , ALI ., presided at a public meeting in the Old Gravel Pit Chapel , Hackney , on Wednesday evening last , in celebration of the seventh anniversary of thc ministration of the Rev . J . De Kewer Williams .

Bro . Sir John Bennett , in the Bnt . sh Schoolrooms , Kentish Town-road , on Wednesday night , delivered his lecture on " The Watch , " to a large audience . The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Ellis , Mr . Wynne E . Baxter , C . C , and Mr . Edmeston , CC , were amongst those present at the Levee on Wednesday last .

Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , M . P ., and Bro . Sheriff Waterlow have kindly consented to open a grand bazaar , which will be held on the 27 th , 28 th , and 29 th inst ., at the Lecture Hall , Chaseside , Enfield , on behalf of the Ponder ' s End Chapel , with which Air . James Abbiss , J . P ., was for many years associated .

Bro . Sheriff Waterlow has consented to preside at the seventy-fourth annual festival of the City of London Truss Society , to be held at the Albion on Alay 27 th . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , ALP . ( trustee of the society ) , Baron Alfred de Rothschild , and other influential gentlemen , have promised to support the chairman on the

. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold , K . G ., presided at a second meeting of the committee for promoting the proposed special Loan Exhibition of Spanish and Portuguese Ornamental Art , held at the South Kensington Museum on Saturday last . The Cuckoosays : "Oakland , California , has just

built itself a Alasonic temple . It is described by all worthy Alasons as an honour to the Craft and an ornament to the city . ' City , ' we presume , is used in . the American acception of the term . Oakland is a suburb of San Francisco , with a great many trees and a very few houses . "

Bro . J . R . Thompson , P . P . G . S . B . Suffolk , was installed W . AI . of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , No . 100 S , on Alonday , the 2 . Sth ult . Bro . Ernest F \ L . Carl Schmidt is to be installed W . AI . of the Alizpah Lodge , No . iG 7 i , atthe Albion Hotel , Aldersgate , to-day ( Saturday ) .

Thc meetings of the All Souls' Chapter , No . 170 , are held on the first and ' . third Fridays in October , first Friday in November , December , February , March , April , and July , Bro . C . Targett , E . The Fifteen Sections will be worked on Good Friday at the St . Luke ' s Lodge of Instruction , held at the White Hart Tavern , King ' s-road , Chelsea ( near

Sloanesquare ) . Bro . Ardin , P . AL , will occupy the chair , and will be assisted by many Past Alasters of the metropolitan lodges . A convocation of thc Joppa Chapter was held on Alonday , the 4 th inst ., at the Albion ' 1 avern , Aldersgatestreet . Bro . Lewis Lazarus , Al . E . Z ., presided . Before the adjournment to the banquet , notice of motion was given

to advance the entrance fee to five guineas . The minister of the Ballarat Jewish Congregation , the Rev . J . AI . Goldreich , having been unanimously elected to succeed the Rev . Aloses Rintel in the ofiice of Grand Chaplain in the Provincial Grand Lodge , I . C , the members of the Sebastopol Lodge , No . 452 , of which the reverend brother is an active member and Past Alaster ,

presented him with the necessary regalia of his office . FAITH Loix ; ir IH ; INSTRUCTION . — Thc ceremonies of consecration and installation will be worked at " The Restaurant , " 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoriastreet , S . W ., on Tuesday , the ioth Alay , by Bro . James Terry , P . P . G . J . W . Herts , Secretary Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution . The musical arrangements will be

under the direction of Bro . J . Rhodes , P . P . G . Organist Surrey . Dress , full Alasonic Craft regalia . Mr . George Kenning has issued a second edition of his admirable Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Booh , lt is a most excellent publication , and fully deserves the measure of success which it has attained . ^ Pictorial World , March , 26 th .

Masonic Tidings.

Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler will preside at the annual festival in aid of the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , at the Cannon-street Hotel , on May Gth . Comp . T . C . Walls will be installed as First Principal of the Jerusalem Chapter , No . 1 S 5 , at the

Freemasons' Tavern , on T uesday next . Bro . G . Sims , C . C , presided at the annual audit dinner of the Estates Committee of St . Botolph , Aldersgate , on Thursday , the 31 st ult . The twenty-eighth anniversary of the birthday of H . R . H . Prince Leopold was observed on Wednesday at Windsor in the customary manner .

The Prince of Wales presided on Wednesday at a meeting of the Council of His Royal Highness , held at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall , Buckingham-gate . There were present the Earl of Leinster , Mr . Charles Hall , and Sir William G . Anderson . Mr . Wilmshurst , the secretary , attended as Clerk of the Council . If the brother who lost a gold cube watch charm about a week ago , in Chancery-lane , will call at the office of this paper , he can have the same by describing the enamelled emblems on it .

Bro . J . Stechelbach took the Third Degree at the last meeting of the William Preston Lodge , No . 7 G 6 , held at Cannon-street Hotel . Bro . H . A . Dubois , accountant , has been appointed receiver and manager of the estate of Mr . A . Hyman , tailor , of 58 , Fleet-street , whose liabilities are estimated at £ 5000 , against assets Z ' 1200 .

Bro . A . J . Altman was the recipient , on Thursday , the 31 st ult ., of a testimonial , consisting of a handsome clock and a pair of vases , in recognition of his services as churchwarden for two years of St . Botolph , Aldersgate . The Fifteen Sections will be wortced on Wednesday next in the United Strength Lodge of Instruction , No . 22 S , held at the Prince Alfred , _ Crowndale-road , by the following brethren :

FIRST LECTURE . ist Section Bro . Hughes . 2 nd ,, „ Harvey . 3 rd ,, ,, Wardroper .

4 th „ ,, Pogson . 5 th ,, „ Turner . Gth „ ,, Eastman . 7 th „ „ Elwood .

SECOND LECTURE . ist Section Bro . Recknell . 2 nd „ „ J . C . Smith . 3 rd „ „ Koester , P . AI . 4 th „ „ Kew , P . M . 5 th „ ,, Duffin .

THIRD LECTURE . ist Section ... ' ... Bro . J , VV . Smith . 2 nd ,, ... ... ... ... ,, Sillis . 3 rd „ „ Frost , P . M . -

Bro . James Kew , P . AL 179 , Preceptor ; Bro . E . F . Duffin , 13 and 753 , Hon . Sec The lodge will be opened at seven olclock p . m . Bro . J . C . Woodrow , Secretary of the West Kent Lodge , No . 1297 , was on Saturday last Installed Worshipful Alaster of the same lodge .

Bro . Edward Homblower is to be installed W . M . of the Wanderers Lodge , No . 1604 , at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday next .

General Tidings.

General Tidings .

luiRTiKroMiNi ; ART EXHIBITION . —A fine art exhibition is to be opened in Whitcrhapcl during Easter week . Pictures by Sir F . Leighton , Air . Watts , and other eminent artists , and a collection of embroidery and pottery have been promised for show in the schooliooms of the parish .

The eleventh annual grand ball in aid of the funds of the Aletropolitan and City Police Orphanage will take place at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Wednesday , the 27 th inst . The Royal Commission on Agriculture began its

sittings in Edinburgh , in the offices of the Highland and Agricultural Society , on Wednesday , the Dukeof Buccleuch presiding . Air . Mylne , Niddrie , Alains ; Air . Smith , Whittinghame ; and Mr . Shepherd , Gleghornie , farmers , were examined . The proceedings were conducted in private .

THE LONDON COTTAGE MISSION . —No one who knows anything of this most deserving charity can fail to admire the pluck—there is no other work for it—with which it has carried on its Christian and beneficent work during the past winter in spite of all obstacles , not the least formidable of which has been the financial one . Vet on Alonday last again great numbers of the starving

children and poor of the East-end had a good hot dinnei of " Irish Stew ; " and others , unable to leave their homes , had a supply sent to them there . Every effort is being made to continue these welcome dinners for the poor , at least during this month . But , as we hinted , funds are urgently required , and if our readers will only bear in mind that every little helps , they can send in their

contributionshowever small—either to the Lady Superintendent , Aliss F . Napton , 304 , Burdett-road , Limehouse , E ., or to Air . Walter Austin , 44 , Finsbury-pavement , E . G ., by whom they will be gladly and thankfully received . While everybody complains of tightness of money , 1 observe there is little effort to economise . People eat and drink , give parties , go to thc play , take

hunting boxes , as if they were all proprietors of a flourishing Indian gold mine . As to drinking , 1 should like to see thc "little dinner" supper or dance wliere champagnes didn ' t flow in rivulets . There is a marked deterioration , however , in the quality , and 1 S 74 champagnes are too seldom seen . In many well-known houses and clubs I find ROPER

FRERES' champagnes much in vogue , and , looking at their prices , I see' that the wines of this celebrated firm are far from expensive . I , therefore , honestly recommend ROPER FRERES' champagnes for high quality , and if 1874 * 8 can still be procured , the price must speak for itself as being very moderate . — Whitehall Review .