Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Temperance Lodge of Instruction , No . 16 9 , meeting at the Duke of York Tavern , Evelyn-street , Deptford , recommenced its meetings on Friday evening , the ist inst . The Hospital Sunday Fund had reached £ 40 , 000 on Monday , ! this being the largest sum collected in any year for this purpose since the Fund was started .

Bro . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , MP ., the Judge-Advocate General , left Paris for Buda Pesth , en route for Constantinople via Belgrade and Sofia , on Thursday , the 30 th ult . Bros , the Earl of Rosslyn and the Earl of Zetland were among the members who attended the meeting of the Jockey Club at Newmarket last week during the first

October meeting . Telegraphic addresses ( Inland ) for the Freemason Printing and Publishing Works— "Freemason , London . " For Jewels , Clothing , Furniture , Banners , & c , & c . — " Kenning , London . " Comp . W . G . Batchelor was on Tuesday , the 28 th ult ., installed as Z . of the Wellington Chapter , No .

54 S , at the White Swan Hotel , Deptford . A full report will appear in our next issue . There is every probability that Bro . ex-Sheriff Burt ., P . G . A . D . C , who entered on his 71 st year on Saturday last , will be the Master of ; he Shipwrights' Company during her Majesty ' s Jubilee year . Bro . J . H . Sillitoe , P . P . G . W . and P . G . H . East

Lancashire , we regret to say , has been compelled to abandon his Masonic work for a short time on account of ill health . He leaves England for a short sea voyage this week . Bro . Alderman and Ex-Sheriff Evans has been presented by his employe ' s with a handsome centrepiece , suitably inscribed , in commemoration of his services

rendered as Sheriff of London and Middlesex during the past year . Bro . Lord Brassey , K . C . B ., has arranged [ for the delivery , at his own expense , of a series of lectures in connection with the Hastings School of Science and Art , and has sent a donation of £ 10 to the St . Paul's Working Men's Club .

Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress , and Bro . Alderman Sir " J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., attended the athletic meeting of the 5 th Surrey Rifle Volunteers at the Woodbines , Kingston-on-Thames , on Saturday last . Bro . Lord Wantage occupied the chair at a meeting of Volunteer Commanding Oflicers , held on Friday , at the United Service Institutionfor

the 1 st inst ., Royal , the purpose of considering the new regulations for shooting by the Volunteers . The Philadelphia Keystone for the first week in September contains a short but well-written paper by Bro , Rob , Morris , Past G . Master of Kentucky , on the poet Burns , who for the last few years of his brief life was the Laureate of Scottish Freemasonry .

Owing to the death of Comp . henry Smith Andrews , Treasurer of the Hornsey Chapter of Improvement , S 90 , which meets at the Porchester Hotel , Leinsterplace , Cleveland - square , Paddington , W ., the usual weekly meeting was postponed until this evening ( Friday ) , at 8 p . m .

At the meeting of the Grand Master ' s Mark Lodge on Wednesday evening , Lord Egerton of Tatton was elected W . M . for the year , and , on the motion of Bro , R . Berridge , Deputy Master , seconded by Bro . Roebuck , the sum of £ 5 5 s . was voted to the " Binckes' Presentation Fund . "

Bro . the Earl of Fife gave a grand entertainment on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., in the shape of a dinner , ball , and torchlight dance about the stags killed in Mar Forest by the Prince of Wales , the dinner and ball party including the Prince and Princess of Wales , Prince Albert Victor , and Princesses Louise , Victoria , and Maud , Bro . the Earl of Fifethe Duchess of Manchester , the Viscountess

, Mandeville , Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , Bro . the Earl of Hardwicke , and others . Bro . W . Holland has this week largely increased the attractions at the Albert Palace , Battersea , a grand circus performance having been inaugurated on Monday , in which a hundred horses and ponies and the performing

elephant Poonah take part . There has also been a cat show , while as regards the future , we are promised a resumption by Bro . Sims Reeves of his concerts in the Connaught Hall , the date of the concerts already fixed being the 6 th and 20 th November and the 4 th and iSth December .

The action of magistrates sitting as a licencing board has been so often and so justl y the subject of censure , that it is pleasant to be able to single out for praise the sensible conduct of a bench in Wales . For six years past the magistrates at Glandovey , in Montgomeryshire , have persistently refused to grant any further licences , holding apparently that there were quite sufficient of the existing

class of public-houses . This prohibition extended to the granting of a licence to the refreshment rooms at Glandovey Station j but at the last Brewster Sessions Messrs . Spiers and Pond succeeded in obtaining a licence , the magistrates very sensibly discriminating between a respectable refreshment room , as conducted by that firm , and an ordinary establishment .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —Thc sudden changes , frequent fogs , and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions , and conduce to Ill-health . The remedy for these disasters lies in some purifying medicine , like these Pills , which is competent to grapple with the mischief at its source , and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the system , Holioway ' s Pills extract from the blood

all noxious matters , regulate the action of every disordered organ , stimulate the liver and kidneys , and relax tlie bowels . In curing chest complaints these I'ills are remarkably elfective , especially when aided hy friction of thc Ointment on its walls . This double treatment will ensure a certain , steady , and benclicent progress , and sound health , will soati be re-estaMshed . —A . ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Dixon-Hartland , M . P ., and Mrs . Dixon-Hartland have left England for a short tour in tlie South of Spain . Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , will shortly visit Sunderland and deliver a political address to a meeting of working men . Bro . J . C . Moor , P . P . G . J . D ., is at present I . P . M . of No . 97 , and I . P . M . of No . 2039 , one of the oldest and the youngest lodges in the town of Sunderland .

Bro . Egerton Hubbard , M . P ., son of the member for the City of London , distributed the prizes to the Buckingham Volunteers on Thursday , the 30 th ult . Bro . Randolph Churchill , M . P ., left Victoria Station on Monday evening for Berlin , his intention being to be absent on tbe continent for about a fortnight . A new Masonic journal , entitled Humanitas ,

has recently been commenced at Milan , the first number having made its appearance on the 15 th August last . The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Fidelity Lodge of Instruction , No . 3 , on Wednesday , the 27 th inst ., by the brethren of the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction . During a grand deer drive on Friday , the ist

inst ., in the sanctuary of Mar Forest , the Prince of Wales killed two splendid stags , and his host , Bro . the Earl of Fife , one . We are sorry to record the death of Bro . Walter Millen , of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , who departed this life at s a . m ., on Monday last , at his residence at Herne Hill , Dulwich .

Bro . the Duke of Manchester is expected to leave England for Bombay at the end of the present month , the Duchess and LadyiAlice Montagu accompanying his grace from Brindisi , The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of -the District of Columbia will commence ^ his annual grand visitation to the lodges in his jurisdiction on Tuesday , the

26 th inst ., and will complete his task by the Sth November prox . Bro . Earl and Countess Cowper returned from Panshanger Park to St . James's-square on Monday , and the day following his lordship left for Dublin in order to attend the Royal Commission of inquiry into the land question .

A new Iodge is to be consecrated to-day ( Friday , at the Victoria Restaurant , in Victoria-street , by the Grand Secretary , Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke . The lodge is to be named the St . Mark ' s Lodge , and will consist for the most part of former students of St . Mark ' s College , Chelsea . Among the week ' s attractions at the Crystal Palace have been the Great Autumnal Flower Show , which

will remain open to the public till to-morrow ( Saturday ) , while on Thursday there was to be the final firework display of the season . Bro . Earl and Countess Granville , with the Lady Victoria Lcveson-Gower , on concluding their visit to the KT \ and Countess of Roseberry , at Dalmeny Park , procetai-d to the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne

Mickelour House , Perth . The Prince of Wales arrived at Invercauld on Wednesday , on a visit to Colonel Farquharson , and during his stay , there will be a succession of deer drives in Invercauld Forest . Prince Albert Victor of Wales and Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., are of the party . Bro . Charles Du-Val will be "At Home" to the

musical profession at the Princes' Hall , on Monday afternoon next . A special matinee will be given , when the latest novelty—the "Thought Transference" of Mr . and Miss Morritt will be introduced . Bro . Du-Val has secured the Princes' Hall for the whole of the month of October . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon returned to Highclere Castle , near Newbury , on Saturday

last after a somewhat prolonged absence in Wales and Nottinghamshire . His lordship has just had a handsome memorial brass , bearing a suitable inscription , placed in Highclere Church over the remains of Charles Herbert , who was buried in Italy in 1635 , and whose body , sacrilegiously torn from its grave during the revolution , has just been recovered by the noble earl .

The New York Dispatch contains a neat little history of St . Elmo Commandery , of Brooklyn , No . 57 , Grand Commandery of New York . Its first meeting under dispensation was held on the 19 th November , 1873 , with Sir Knights George C . Bradley , William Bridge , and Hy . Rudolph , as E . C ., General , and Captain General respectively . On this occasion 23 propositions for

membership were received . On the 14 th October , 1 S 74 , a regular warrant was granted . Its present E . C ., is Sir Knight Valentine Hammann , who is extremely popular , and the roll of members includes several who have achieved considerable distinction in Craft and Arch Masonry . According to the same authority the Copestone Lodge , No . C 41 , New York , held its annual picnic on

Washington Park , on the 7 th ult . There was a numerous gathering , including many ladies , and the event proved a great success . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NORTHUMBERLAND . —We understand , on good authority , that the annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland will be held in Newcastle on Tuesday , the r 6 th proximo , on

which occasion Bro . Sir Matthew White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., will be installed as the Provincial Grand Master of Northumberland , the duties of which has , for some years , been soably and thoroughly discharged by the Right Hon . the Earl Percy . Many of our readers will be glad to hear tbat the "Saddle Paste" invented by Captain Rocb

and manufactured and sold by thc " Saddle Paste Company , " of 2 *} , Stockbridge-terrace , S . W ., is recognised by experts as invaluable in thc harness room , lt has been tiied again and again both on ncw and old saddlery and on brown harness , and in all cases it has given the greatest

satisfaction . This is more particularly the case with old saddlery , which , after a few applications of the Paste , has become quite soft and pliable and to all appearances capable of almost any amount of further wear and tear . Wc have no hesitation in recommending a specific which has won on all sides such unqualified , encomiums .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . F . D . Hilton , P . M . 1475 , was on Saturday last installed W . M . of Rose Lodge , No . 1622 . Bro . Sir J . Eldon Gorst . 'Q . C , M . P ., is about to leave England for India , and will not return till the beginning of the new year . __ Bro . Lieut .-Col . Edis is architect of the new

S " u ltutional Club Prernises in Northumberland-avenue , which was opened for the use of the members on Monday . Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lad y Mayoress were entertained at a banquet at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday , by the Masters and Wardens of the Plaisterers' Company .

Those of the New York Knights Templar who intended taking part in the Triennial Grand Encampment ° . ,.. ; S . A . at St . Louis , left on Saturday , the 19 th ult . Sir Knight Charles Roome , acting Grand Master , being of the patty . The Lad y Mayoress held her first reception at the Mansion House since the holidays on Tuesdaywhen

, among those present were Bro . Sir VV . A . and Lady Ogg , Bro . Alderman and Mrs . Evans , Bro . Alderman and Mrs . De Keyser , and Bro . Major Josephs . We regret to hear that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough is lying ill in Dublin . His condition last week had been causing much anxiety to his friends , but an improvement in his health , which it is to be hoped will continuetook

, place on Sunday night . Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Isaacs presided on Saturday eveving last at the first of a series of three popular lectures at the Finsbury Technical College . Bro . the Lord Mayor , who was to have been in the chair , being unable to fulfil his engagement . Prince Albert Victor of Wales will arrive in Burnley on Tuesday next , the 12 th inst ., and the following

day , after receiving a number of addresses at the Mechanics' Institution , will proceed to open the Victoria Hospital . Great preparations are being made for the event . The annual meeting of the Prov . G . Lodge for ihe United States of the Royal Order of Scotland will be held in Washington on Monday , the iSth inst ., at the Sanctuary in that city , of the A . and A . Rite , and the annual dinner will take place on the Wednesday following .

Bro . Lord Randol ph Churchill , M . P ., Chancellor of the Exchequer , was the principal speaker at a great political gathering held in Oakfield Park , Dartford , on Saturday last . Among those who also took a leading part in the proceedings were Bros . Sir VV . Hart-Dyke , M . P ., and A . Akers-Douglas , M . P . Bro . the Rev . J . E . Cox , D . D . P . G . Chaplain

, of England , presided at a vestry meeting of the parish of St . Helen's , Bishopgate , held in the vestry room on Tuesday , for the purpose of taking into consideration the measures to be adopted with a view to the restoration of the church . A vote of thanks to our reverend brother brought the proceedings to a close . According to the statistics furnished by Bro .

Drummond , of Maine , the Knights Templar in North America for the current year number 70 , 154 , as against 596 , 464 Master Masons . These figures show an increase on the last year both in respect ot the K . T . and M . M . ' s , and also in the percentage of the former to the latter , which stands 3111 * 76- * : as against 11 * 50 in 1 SS 5 . The actual increase in the United States is 192 S members , or 3 per cent ., while the increase in 1 S 85 was 4 } percent .

About a year since Bro . Lord Londesborough was accidentally struck by a ricochet shot in one of his eyes , the result being the loss of sight in the case of the eye affected , and latterly . signs of considerable weakness in the other . With a view to arresting this weakness , the ball of the injured eye has recently been removed , and the shot which was found imbedded in the flesh behind the

cheek removed , so that there is a good prospect now that his lordship ' s undamaged eye will be saved . At the annual festival of the Tyrian Lodge , No . 253 , which is the mother lodge of Derbyshire , Bro . Silver Hall was duly installed as the W . M . for the ensuing year , in the presence of a number of influential brethren . The following officers were appointed-. —Bros . H . A . Bemrose .

I . P . M . j Rev . C . T . Bromwich , S . W . ; R . L . Mole , J . W .: Rev . H . Price , Chap . j W . Naylor , Treas . ; J . Wright , Sec ; Col . John Evans , S . D . ; T . H . Boam , J . D . j J . H . Clarke , D . C . ; Montague Smith , Org . ; H . V . Edwards , I . G . j H . Woodiwiss , and E . M'lnnes , Stewards ; and W . Stone , Tyler . Bro . G . S . Graham ' s 21 st annual grand evening concert will take place at St . Andrew ' s Hall , Balham , on

Thursday next , the 14 th inst . Bro . Graham has had his usual good fortune in securing a host of distinguished patrons , among whom may be mentioned the Princess Mary of Cambridge ( Duchess of Teck ) , and Bro . Lord Mayor Staples . He has also engaged the services of many well known and popular artistes , whose efforts will no doubt prove worthy of the occasion . VVe trust Bro . Graham will have all the success he desires and deserves .

The M . W . Grand Master H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has granted a warrant for a new London lodge , to be the Derby Allcroft , after Bro . John Derby Allcroft , of Stokesay Castle , P . M ., and Past Grand Treasurer , and Treasurer of Christ ' s Hospital , who is to be the first Master . Bro . Thomas Ecclestone Gibb , who was M . P . for East St . Pancras until the last General Election , is to

be the first S . W ., and Bro . James Percy Filz ^ erald , of Kentish Town , London , P . M . and M . E . Z ., is to be the first J . W . Amongst the founders of the new lodge are Bros . H . L . W . Lawson , senior M . P . for St . Pancras ; the Rev . Richard Adams , P . P . G . Chap . Sussex ; VV . I . Wetenhall , member of the Metropolitan Board of Works , and other well-known Masons , who are very anxious to make the lodge a great success , as , from all appearance , it

promises to be . The consecration will take place at the Athen .-cum , Camden Town , on Tuesday , November 2 nd , when the Grand Secretary , Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , will consecrate the lodge . MORTGAGES . —Messrs . J AMES are in a position to Supply Money to ANV EXTENT on the following Securities : —Landed Estates , Houses , Shops , and Offices , Warehouses and Wharves , Life Interests , & c , Reversions , Borough Rates , & c , at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . u , Staple Inn , London , VV . C— fAovT . }