Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

In opening- a Smoke Abatement Fund , the Council of the National Smoke Abatement Institution have not had to wait long for a practical recognition of their efforts to deal with the smoke nuisance , the Duke of Westminster having notified his intention to subscribe i 5 °° to

the fund . The Earl of Shaftesbury has consented to preside over a public meeting at Willis ' s Rooms on July 12 , the object ot which will be to make a national effort to save the lives of our fishermen and sailors by providing more efficient refuge harbours for safety in times of storm .

The Princess of Wales with her sons and daughters were present at St . James ' s Hall on Thursday afternoon week at a concert given in aid of the funds of Kew Church .

The Prince and Princess Christian visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House on Thursday week and stayed to lunch . The hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen left London towards the close of last week for Flushing on his return to Germany .

It is expected that the Prince of Wales will review the troops at Aldershot at an early date . The Queen , the Prince of Wales , and the Duke of Connaught were represented at the funeral of General Lord Rokeby , an old Waterloo and Crimean veteran , in Cleiver Churchyard , on Thursday last . Among those present were the Duke of Albany , the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros . Lord Alcester , Admiral Sir Henry Keppell , and

Viscount Dangan . Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough were among the guests at the dinner just given by the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury at their house in Wimpolestreet , on Saturday last . Bros . Earl Granville , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., J . G . Dodson , M . P ., and Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., were present at the Cabinet Council held on Saturday at the Premier ' s official residence in Downingstreet .

Monday , July 2 nd , subject however to alteration if necessary , in order to suit his Royal Highness's convenience , has been chosen for the Prince of Wales's visit to Crewe for the purpose of opening the " Abattoirs " recently erected .

Lady Brassey distributed the _ awards given under the prize scheme for needlework in the Town Hall , Oxford , on Saturday afternoon last . It is said that Bro . Earl Granville has declined to be publicly installed as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports , on the ground that as he had held the office for so many years , a public installation is unnecessary .

On Tuesday the Countess Granville distributed the prizes to the successful pupils of the London School of Medicine for Women , which is associated with the Royal Free Hospital , Gray ' s-inn-road , and is located in Henriettastreet , Brunswick-square . The Prince and Princess of Wales , preceded by Bro . the Earl of Cork , Master of the Buckhounds , with

the whips and outriders , drove to Ascot Races , in semistate on Tuesday afternoon , the royal procession in such bright weather being more than usually attractive . The Duke of Portland , Captain Lord Charles Beresford , R . N ., Sir Richard Cross , G . C . B ., M . P ., Sir Algernon Borthwick , Sir Donald Currie , K . C . M . G ., M . P .,

Mr . Alfred de Rothschild , the Dean of Lichfield , the Poet Laureate , and Mr . Henry Irving have signified their willingness to become Stewards at the festival dinner of the Cabdrivers' Benevolent Association to be held at Willis's Rooms on the 22 nd inst ., when General Lord Wolseley will take the chair .

Middlesex brethren will see by the advertisement in another column that the Grand Lodge of that province is to be held at Hampton Court on the 30 th inst . We trust there will be a good gathering on the occasion . Other Masonic duties will not prevent the brethren attending , as we notice that on that day there will be no lodge or chapter meeting either in London or the province .

The opening ball of the "New Club" on Thursday last was attended by the elite of the London world of fashion . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Albany were present , while among the rest of the company were

Bro . the Earl and the Countess Granville , Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Breadalbane , Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Zetland , Bro . the Earl of Fife , Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Hardwicke , Bro . Lord and Lady Alington , Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., with whom the Princess of Wales opened the ball .

The Inland Parcels Post will commence on the 1 st of August next . Parcels will be accepted for transmission by the Inlands Parcels Post under the following general conditions in regard to weights , dimensions , and rates of postage , viz .: For an inland postal parcel , of a weieht not exceeding 1 lb ., the rate of postage ( to be

prepaid in ordinary postage stamps ) will be 3 d . ; exceeding 1 lb . and not exceeding 3 lb ., 6 d . ; exceeding 3 lb . and not exceeding 5 lb ., ad . ; exceeding 51 b . and not exceeding 7 lb ., is . The dimensions allowed for an inland postal parcel will be : maximum length , 3 ft . 6 in . ; maximum length and girth combined , 6 ft .

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Masonic And General Tidings

The Prince of Wales has ' appointed Captain F . Durrant , R . N ., to be governor to his son , Prince George F . E . Albert of Wales , R . N . On Friday last the King of the Belgians proceeded to Ostend for the purpose of paying a visit to H . R . H .

the Duke of Connaught . The Prince and Princess of Wales and their sons went to the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday evening , and witnessed the first performance of the revival of " The Lyons Mail . "

H . R . H . the Duke ol Connaught arrived at Dover from the continent on Sunday afternoon , and , after luncheon , proceeded to London . The Royal Caledonian Fancy Dress Ball is appointed to take place on Monday , the 25 th inst ., at Willis ' s Rooms , under the patronage of the Duchesses of Richmond and Gordon , Hamilton , Buccleuch , Athole ,

Roxburghe , Wellington , and Sutherland ^ and a long list of influential ladies connected with great Scottish families . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting , held at the Mansion House on Monday , for the purpose of promoting the establishment of a Junior City of London Club . Ths Provincial Grand Lodge of Norths and Hants was held at Peterborough , on Thursday , under

the banner of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 442 . We hope to give a report of the proceedings in our next . Bro . Edward Ayres was on Thursday last , installed W . M . of the Crystal Palace Lodge , No . 742 . We hope to report the meeting next week . The Strand Theatre opens to-night ( Saturday ) , with the adaptation by E . Rose of Mr . Anstey ' s popular

novel " Vice Versa , " and a burlesque by W . Wareham , entitled "Silver Guilt . " Several well known names appear in the cast including Messrs . E . Righton , R . Brough , and others . Messrs . Gladwell Brothers announce an exhihibition of sporting subjects at their " Cittie of London

Fyne Artte Galleries , " Gracechurch-street . An original drama , entitled " Passion and Principle , " by Leopold Wagner , is to be produced at New Sadlers Wells Theatre on Saturday evening . The Lodge of Relief , No . 42 , Bury , will celebrate its Sesqui-Centennial Festival on Tuesday the 3 rd July next .

The Grand Lodge of Missouri has decreed that the keeping of liquor stores by any of its members is a Masonic offence , and those who do so " are liable to be dealt with for unmasonic conduct . " A bazaar , representing an Alpine village , will be held on Thursday and Friday next , from 2 to 10 p . m ., in the

Chelsea Vestry Hall , King ' s-road , in aid of the extension of St . John ' s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin . The Countess of Cadogan will officiate , supported by H . S . H . the Duke of Teck ( President of the Hospital ) , Sir Spencer Wells ( President of the College of Surgeons ) , Lady Brassey , Sir Charles Dilke , Sir Charles and Lady Freake , & c . The bazaar promises to be one of the most successful of the season .

Monday , the 4 th inst ., being the anniversary of George lll . ' s birthday , was celebrated at Eton with the customary speeches , procession of boats , and general hospitality . Among those present to hear the speech-making were Bro . Lord and Lady Brabourne , Bro . Sir John and Lady Mowbray , the United States Minister and Mrs . Lowell , & c . The marriage of Lady Georgina Elizabeth Spencer Churchill , fifth daughter of the Duke and

Duchess of Marlborough , with Viscount Curzon , eldest son of the Earl and Countess Howe , was celebrated at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , on Monday morning . Amongst those present were T . R . H . the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Leinster , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry , the Marchioness of Waterford and Headfort , and the Countess

of Jersey . Bro . the Rev . K . J . Simpson , P . G . C , assisted the rector , the Rev . E . Capel Cure , in the performance of the ceremony . A great National Temperance Festival , under the auspices of all the leading temperance organisations throughout the kingdom , will take place at the Crystal Palace , on Tuesday , July 10 th . Great temperance

meetings , to be conducted by Mr . Richard 1 . Booth , Mr . Francis Murphy , and Mr . William Noble , the leaders of what is known as the Blue Ribbon Movement , are to be held throughout the day , and three monstre choral concerts by 15 , 000 abstainers—5 , 000 in each choir—are also to be given , contingents coming from all parts of the country . No intoxicating drinks will be sold at the bars . Excursion trains

at low rates will be run from nearly a thousand provincial stations . The following is a list of the Masonic and other banquets held at the Freemasons' Tavern fortnight ending 9 th June , 1 SS 3 . Monday , 2 Sth ult . —Royal Engineers ; 5 th Dragoon Guards ; Royal Somerset House Lodge ; De Grey and Ripon Lodire . Tuesday . 20 th ult . —Salisbury

Lodge . Wednesday , 30 th ult . —iSth Koyal Irish ; Royal Artillery ; Royal Fusiliers ; Smeatonian Society of Art Engineers ; Nobody ' s Friends . Thursday , 30 th ult . —goth Regiment ; Tailor ' s Benevolent Institution ; Girl ' s School Club ; 8 th Hussars . Friday , 1 st inst . —60 th Rifles ; The Association Club ; Old Volumes . Saturday , 2 nd inst . — Phoenix Chapter . Monday , 4 th inst . —Premier Conclave

of England . Tuesday , 5 th inst . —Grand Lodge of Mark Masters ; 107 th Regiment . Wednesday , 6 th inst . —Grand Officers' Mess ; Assistant Grand Secretaries ; Grand Lodge . Thursday , 7 thinst . —S 2 nd Regiment ; istMiddlssex Engineers ; Linnean Club ; Westminster and Keystone Lodge . Friday , Sth inst . —The Buffs ; _ 6 th Regiment ; 98 th Regiment ; iqth Regiment ; Westminster and

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . George Vickery is the architect for the new buildings to be erected in Farringdon-street , on the ground belonging to the Armourer ' sand Brazier's Company . The Earl of Lathom , D . G . M . England and Prov . G . M . West Lancashire , will preside at a dinner to be given on Tuesday , the 26 th inst ., on the occasion of a new Conservative Club at Liverpool on that day .

H . R . H . Prince Swasti Sobhon , brother of the King of Siam , the Siamese Minister and suite were presented to the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House on Monday . Her Majesty has presented a handsome silver cup bearing a suitable inscription , to Capt . S :- Alfred Balliston , on his retirement from the commanv . of the

royal yacht Alberta after many years' service . The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the ball given on Friday evening by Mr . and Mrs . Adrian Hope , at their residence in Chesterfield-gardens . Bro . The Earl and Countess of Jersey gave a dinner party on Friday last at their house in Great

Stanhope-street , Bro . Lord Leigh , P . G . M . Warwickshire , with Lady Leigh and the Hon . Miss Leigh being among the guests . It is announced that Bro . the Marquis of Waterford has finally resolved not to accept the Mastership of the Curraghmore Hounds for next season , and has intimated that he will not hunt with them .

Bro . H . J . Tayler , P . M ., P . P . G . P ., Secretary of Pilgrims Lodge , No . 772 , Glastonbury , has been presented with an elegant Past Master ' s jewel and a silver r . nd gold Secretary ' s jewel , the former bearing the following inscription : "Presented to VV . Bro . H . J . Tayler , P . M ., Secretary , P . P . G . P ., by the members of Pilgrims Lodge , No . 772 , as a souvenir of the visit of Provincial Grand Lodge to Glastonbury , 17 th May , 1 SS 2 . "

Bro . L . b . Littell has sent in the resignation of his position in the Town Clerk ' s office . He has been in the service of the Corporation between forty and fifty years , and , as the Corporation have adopted the practice of pensions , they will possibly feel constrained to provide for him for the rest of his days . Bro . Littell has been a painstaking officer , and as such deserves consideration at the hands of the Corporation .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by their sons and daughters , and the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen left Marlborough House for Cowarth Park , Sunningdale , on Monday . Their Royal Highnesses remained during the week and to-day ( Saturday ) , after being present at a cricket match between the 1 . Zingari and officers of the Life Guards at the Spital Barracks ,

will give a picnic at Virginia Water and return to town on Monday next . Mr . John Holm , F . R . C . S ., Edin ., has established a Medical and H ygienic Gymnasium at 4 S , Conduitstreet . The object is to introduce the medical and hygienic sections of Ling ' s system of Swedish gymnastics on the basis of the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute at

Stockholm . _ Mr . Holm possesses peculiar fitness for the work , he having been for many years pupil and assistant of the late Professor Georgii , lecturer on anatomy at , and subdirector of , the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute , Stockholm . In view of the great importance to health of this system , we trust Mr . Holm ' s efforts will be eminently successful .

H . R . H . The Princeof Wales presided on Friday evening last at the sixty-ninth anniversary festival of the Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest . Among the principal guests were Bros , the Marquis of Hamilton , P . G . S . Warden , Sir George Elliot , Bart , M . P ., P . G . M . South Wales East , and Sheriff Savory . The subscriptions and donations amounted to £ 4 , 355 , towards which the Oueen

contributed £ 50 and His Royal Highness £ 105 . Earl Cairns presided on Wednesday evening at the annual meeting of the subcribers of Dr . Barnardo ' s Homes for Orphan and Destitute Children , in Exeter Hall . It appeared by the report , which was adopted , that during the past year the homes had operated upon no less than

41 C 2 boys and girls . Sir William Jenner and Sir William Gull , who saw Lord John Manners on Wednesday at his residence , Cambridge ^ gate , Rcgent's-park , reported a slight improvement in his condition , but owing to the severity of the gouty attack from which he is suffering he is advised perfect quiet at present .

An important appointment in connection with the volunteer movements in India will , it is understood , shortly be made , the Indian Government having recommended that an officer should be selected to act as Inspector-General of Volunteers for that country .

Wednesday was the eleventh anniversary ot the birth of the Princess Victoria Alice Helena Louise , fourth and youngest daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse and the late Princess Alice of England , and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria .

The following resolution was accepted at a meeting of the weekly board of governors of St . George's Hospital , held on Wednesday : " A rumour having reached the weekly board that the governors of St . George ' s Hospital are considering the question of its removal , the weekly board are of opinion that such a step would be most undesirable and prejudicial to the interests of the hospital , and cannot be entertained . "

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