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BRO . WILLIAM WIKELEY CLAYTON . By the death of Bro . W . W . Clayton , which took place at his residence , Gip ton Ledge , Leeds , on the 26 th ult ., business , social , and Masonic circles alike have sustained severe loss . The eldest son of Mr . William Cla ) ton , surgeon , who survives him , Bro . Clayton was governing director of Messrs . Hudswell , Claike and Co ., makers of tank locomotives , pa r ent wrought iron pulleys , & c , whose extensive woiks are situated in Hunslet , Leeds . In the engineering and
iron trades'Bro . Clayton was known to be a man of eminent business qualifications , and complete master of technical details . He was , in fact , a practical engineer . From apprenticeship he rose to managership in the old firm cf Hudswell , Clarke , and Rodgers , and eventually became a partner . When , some few years ago , the firm was made a limited liability company , Bro . Clayton filled the post of managing director . In addition to conducting a large business , Bro . Clayton gave much time to other matters . Modest and unassuming , whatever
he took in hand he worked out thoroughly . His friends were legion , forgenialiy , hospitality , and generosity were his special characteristics . Hi took a prominent position in political affairs , being chairman of the Leeds North Ward Conservative Association . For six years he sat on the Local Board of Guardians . He was Vicar ' s Warden at St . Aidan ' s Church , having been closely associated with the parish from its formation , under Canon Taylor , in 1890 ; in factit was largely through the instrumentality of Bro .
Clay-, ton assisted by-other friends that the inhabitants of Roundhay-roid have obtained their splendid new church . He was not only a subscriber to parish fundsbut he was an active working participator in every scheme which tended to the benefit and advantage of the church and congregation . The loss to the clergy and parishioners of St . Aidan's by Bro . Clayton ' s death can be realised only by those who know the relation in which he stood towards borh . As a Freemason , Bro . Clayton was well known and popular . Initiated in Zetland Lodge , No . 1311 ,
Leeds , in 1885 , he passed through the various offi : es and reached the chair in 1890 . For some years as a Past Master he served either as Charity Steward or Treasurer . He was one of those prominent members whose services in any capacity are as useful as they are freely given . He took very great interest in the Mark Degree , being the first candidate for advancement in the St . Chad Lodge , No . 374 , founded by Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . D ., and others in 1887 . He rose to the chair of St . Chad in 1894 , and obtained Provincial honours in the
Mark almost immediately . In 1895 , he was elected Prov . G . Treasurer , and in 1899 , the Prov . G . Master appointed him Senior Grand Warden . He was an eloquent advocate in the cause of the Mark Benevolent Fund , the working of it commending itself to his practical mind . Of this fund he became a Vice-Patron , and three times took up Stewardships . In 1900 , H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . appointed Bro . Clayton G . Std . Br ., an honour well deserved and worthily worn . Bro . Clayton was staunch as a friend and sreadfast
as an opponent , and by his upright and consistent conduct gained the aff ictioi oi the one and the respect of the other . This was exemplified by the crowded church and churchyard on the occasion of the funeral on Tuesdiy , the 29 th ult . The service was conducted in the spacious church of St . Aidan , in -.. iiich there was not a vacant seat . The clergy taking part comprised the vicar of Leads ( Dr . Gibson ) , Canon Taylor , first vicar of St . Aidan ' s and now Precentor of Southwark Cathedral : Rev . A . W . Swayne , vicar , and the Revs . G H . Wilsa - , P . P ,
Hobson , and A . W . Smith , curates of St . Aidin ' s- also the Revs . G . H . L . Wharton ( vicar ) and A . Holloway ( curate ) of St . John ' s , Middlesborough . Tha congregation was representative of all the undertakings in which Bro . CUyton had been interested—political , religious , commercial , social , Masonic , and personal . The funeral took p lace in the peaceful , rural graveyard of Rcundhay Church , some two miles away , and the cortege was preceded by a band of upwards of 203 employes of the firm with which Bro . Clayton was connected . The Riv . Canon
Taylor conducted the service at the graveside , and , notwithstanding the wet day and the distance , there was a very large , silent , and sympathetic concourse . After the sorrowing widow and children ( a son and two daughters ) had taken a last look at the flower-covered collin , came relatives and intimate friends , including his Masonic brethren , each of whom whilst filing past dropped his sprig of acicu into the grave . These were followed by crowds of workpeople and
acquaintances . It was a touching scene , which will long dwell in the memory of those who witnessed it , for it was a heartfelt tribute to the virtues or the dea 1 and a mournful , though genuine , recognition of his useful , uprig ht , and mnly life . Bro . Clayton , who died from acute pneumonia with complications , was only 52 yeirs of age . He was M . Inst . M . E . and M . Inst . CE . He was aha a director of the Leeds New Masonic Hall Company , and from the commencement had taken an active share in its promotion .
BRO . JAMES CARTER . * Bro . and Comp . James Carter , for many years a prominent builder and contractor , of 273 , Gray ' s Inn-road , departed this life on the 3 rd instant , at his private residence , 9 , Adelaide-gardens , Ramsgate . Bro . Carter was an old Past Master of the Euphrates Ledge , No . 212 , and was exalted into the R . A , Degree on the 13 th June , 18 7 8 , in the John Hervey Chapter , No . 1260 . Hc was a proficient in the working of the R . A . Degrees and ceremonies , and was an old and beloved P . Z . in Chapter , No . 1260 , and a member thereof to the date of his death ,
BRO . J T . ANDERSON , W . M . 3 82 . We regret to announce the death of Bro . J . T . Anderson , W . M . of the Royal Union Ledge , No . 382 , Uxbridge , which took place suddenly on Sunday morning last . Ourlate brother was initiated in the lodge in September , 1891 , and , after pasting through the minor offices , became J . W . in 1899 , and was unanimously
elected W . M . in January of this year , and duly installed in the chair of K . S . in the following March . Our brother was also a member of the Urban District Council ar . d also a member of the Board of Guardians . The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon , the 6 th inst , at Hillingdon Cemetery , and was attended by the whole of the officers , many Past Masters , and brethren of the lodge , in -. ( fdilicn to several members of the neighbouring lodges .
Masonlc And General Tidings.
Masonlc and General Tidings .
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE will be held at Cambridge en Fiiday , the 29 th inst . WE HEAR , on inquiry at 4 p , Beaumcnt-strcet , W ., that Bro . Mauiice Spiegel , P . M ., is progressing as satisfactory as possible under the circumstances . THE QUEEN lias sent two signed portraits cf herrell and the King to the men of Ihe Red House , the temperance hostelry that is to be opened shortly at St . Augustine ' s , Stepney .
BRO . THE EARL OF CHICHESTER , who , as Lord Pelham , was P . G . M . Sussex , iff 7-77 , fas sent in his resignation as Chairman of the East Sussex Quarter Sessions . He was appointed to the position in iSS 6 ,. in succession to his father . '
Masonlc And General Tidings.
THE WINTER CATALOGUE of Messrs . Ellis and Elvey has just been issued , and has several illustrations of the chief books and others with special bindings for sale . The collection is a remarkable one , and copies of the catalogue may be had from the Firm , 29 , New Bond-street , at is . each . The lots nu-nber 690 , of MSS . and books . A LOSS has been sustained by the hardware trade of Belfast through the death of Brc . Thomas Stirling , for many years connected with the firm of Riddel and Co ., hardware factors and merchants , Donegall Place , Belfast . Bro . Stirling - had been in bid health for some little lime , but his death had not been anticipated . He was a prominent member of the Masonic body .
THE TESTIMONIAL which it is proposed to present [ to Bro . Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd en the occasion of his Masonic jubilee his not yet been decided upan . It is thought , however , it will take the form of a service of p \ i ^ and an illuminated address illustrative of the esteem and affection in which Sir Horatio has been held Ijr a long peiiod in the hearts of the brethren .
FOUNDATION STONE COINS STOLEN .-On the 24 th ult ., in connection with the Colchester Ovs ' er Feast , the Mayor laid the found ition stone of a new Masonic Hall . In a cavity underneath was placed a bottle containing the current coins of ths realm and several Masonic documents . It was discovered on the 4 'h ins ' ant that thi-ivcs had tunnelled beneath the stone and had stolen the bottle and its contents .
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ( Bro . Earl Roberts , K . G . ) will hold levees at 1 . 30 p . m ., on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., and Tuesday , the 3 rd prox ., at the Horse Guards , Whitehall , the number of officers to be received at each levee being limited to 100 Officers on the active . list ( with the exception of those on half-piy ) will attend in uiiform ( review cider ) , but others in morning dress . Applications to attend should bs addressed to the Military Secretary .
AMONG THOSE who have already accepted invitations to be present at the installation of Bro . Alfred F . Robbins , S . W ., as W . M . of the Gallery Lod * e , No . 192 S , to be held at the Criterion on Saturdiy , December 7 th , are the new Lird Mayor ot London , Bro . Sir Joseph Dimsdale , M . P ., P . G . T . ; the Sheriffs , Brus . Aldernua Bell and Horace Brooks Marshall , G . T . ; the City Solicitor , Bro . Sir Homewood Crawford ; Mr . H . C . Richards , K . C , M . P . ; and Bro . Gay Repton , P . S . G . D .
AS WILL be seen from our advertisement columns , the comnittee wh c " i was formed to collect a fund for the widow of the late Bro . H . Pritchird , wish to milce a further appeal for assistance . _ The late Bro . Pritchird , after many years' work for Free mason rj , * , died leaving a widow and children without means . , The sum of ^ 500 is required to set Mrs . Pritchard up in a house furnished so as to be suitable for takin ? boarders , and at the same time enabling her to keep her children round her . Of this sum , only about , ( , 210 has teen received , and the committee make an earnest appeal for the amount to be made up . Bro . VV . R . Bennett , of 5 S , Moorgate-street , E . G ., is the Hon . Secretary to the fund . '
THE WHOLE of the 15 Sections will be worked on Friday , the 23 nd inst ., by the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction at the Mail Coach , Farrinedon-street . Tne ledge will be opened at G . 30 p . m . The brethren who are working the various . Sections are Bros . W . Hayward , 1745 ; A . B . Clayton , W . M . 16 S 6 ; G . Knights . W . M . 1 S 2 S : W . R . Witt , P . M . 1745 ; N . P . Lardner , P . M . 1745 ; J . Knight , P . M . S 61 H . Hill
, , P . M . 1305 ; J . A . Hi ffman , J . W . 1623 ! G . Newnham , J . W . 145 ; J . D . Webb , P . M . 1745 . P . D . G . D . C . Kent ; H . Martin , P . M . 211 ; R . Fitch , Stwd . S 7 j J . D . Hand . 192 S ; P . K . Rottenberger , Stwd . 1623 ; and P . Waldrozel , P . M . 162 S . The Preceptor is Bro . F . P . Weinel , P . M . 1 S 2 S , and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . VV . R . Witt , P . M . 1745 .
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HOSPITAL FUND FOR LONDON .-In response to the appeal issued by the Organising Committee of the Piince of VVVes ' s Hospital Fund for London to fictories , workshops , Sic . the following amounts havebeen received : The employees of Messrs . B . J . Hall and Co ., £ 24 * -. 61 . ; the employees of Messrs . Horrockses , Crewdson and Co ., Ltd ., £ 221 . ; the employees of Messrs .
W . W . Rouch and Co ., £ 1 is . ; the employees of Messrs . Lingley and Sons , £ 1 ; the employees of Messrs . j . Barringer and Sons , 145 . ; the employees of M-ssrs . Gc irge Beddowand Co ., ios . Contributions have also been received from Messrs . A . Gjerz and Co ., L'd ., £ io ios . ; Messrs . A . R . Davis and Co ., £ 2 2 s . j Messrs . S . and A . Calderara , . £ 1 is . ; Mr . J . Minsfield , £ 1 j and D . O . and J . C , 103 .
AN INTRUDER EXPELLED .-The one tiuch of hinour whic ' i mid : the Masonic stone-laying ceremony perfect on Thursday , the 24 'h ult ., at C-i'c ' iester , was the forcible expulsion by the Mayoral foot of a halt-bied wire-haired terrier of woebegone appearance and apologetic exprc- . sijn . I hop ; nine of thise present have gone so deeply into the mystic creeds of Hindoo-stan as to believe in metempsychosis . If they had they must have been convinced by the diligent and persistent efforts of that disconsolate dog to reach the very centre and heart of the ceremony that the soul of some very eminent Mason of pist ages had
become habited in the animil and desired toaglin take a prornini . it pirt in th ; ancient rites . But the prompt and vigorous action of the Miyor binisheJ ( not ti siy kie ' eed ) all belief in the transmigration of souls out of my mind , beciuse I am sure that sa good and advanced a Mason as the Mayor , with a mind S ) tulepithic , would hav : at once recognised abrother Craftsman , however deeply disguise ! , aid wiuld hiv ; invited him to join in the ology . One thing is certain ; the dog did not give th : " grip , " no r could his language as he departed be taken to be the "password" to thc "Aigel " Lodge . —Sssex Tcleerahh .
THE GRAND THEATRE , ISLINGTON .-Among the theatres wheh are now distribnted in every suburban district of London the Grand Theatre , of Islington , deseivedly holds a high place . We visited it last week , when we saw a new comic opera , entitled "The Little Innocents , " adapted from the successful French wideville . " Les Petites Brebis , " the book by Hugh Stranger , the music by Louis Varney . Of its kind , we consider it fairly _ good ; the plot is full of incidents of a comic nature ; in fact , the fun is fast and furious rather bordering * oa
pin-, tornim-: ; however , we would not judge it severely on that account—people in Islington , and its populous neighbourhood , go to the theatre to be amuse J , and those who did so were not disappointed . VVe cannot give the d : tails of thj pi Jt , space would not permit ; suffice it to say that , by a curious coinciJence ( ivery con noi theatrical one , by the way ) , there are two schools vis-A-vis—the one for girls , the other for boys—that the boy pupils are very * , recocious—that the respective heads of the
establishments fall in love with each other , and most carefully endeavour to prevent their attachment from being discovered , how in spite of all they tail to do S 3 , the comic incidents that cc : ur thereat may easily b : imagined—it is all very tunny and harmless . The two principals were Harry Piulton and Miss Alice Barth , the chief schoolgirl Mile . Irene Szillassy . Thc music is light and sparkling , some of the melodies were pleasing , as were also two unaccompanied concerted pieces .
ANOTHER MASONIC VAGRANT . —On Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., at the Retford Borough Police Court , before Mr . J . A . H . Hirst ( in the chair ) , and Mr . T . Bescoby , William Studd Owen , a respectably dressed middle-aged man , describing himself as an American tea captain , was charged in custody with obtaining money by false pretences at Retford , on October ioth , to which charge he pleaded guilty . The magistrates requested Supt . Thimasto explain the facts of the case , and he stated that on the ioth inst ., the prisoner came to him as the Almoner of the Retford Freemasons , and
representing himself as a brother , asked for temporary relief for the night . He said he was in need of assistance as he had just come in from Grimsby by train , and his luggage with all his belongings hid been sent on to Radford , near Nottingham . He said he had made a complaint to the stationmaster , who had telegraphed for the luggage , and he expected it would be returned that night or the next morning . Upon this statement he gave him 4 s ., and he afterwards ascertained that at nine o ' clock the same night the prisoner went to
West Retford Rectory , and upon making similar representations obtained 5 s . from the Rev . Canon Gray . On Monday he found the prisoner intoxicated at Newark , and having charged him brought him to Retford . The prisoner was also drunk the same night that hc ch' . ained the money from himself and Canon Gray , and Police-sergeant Meakin endeavoured to get him taken in for the night , but they would not take him in . In reply to the Bench , the Rev . Canon Gray said that the prisoner came to him and
asked for assistance upon the strength of exactly the same statement as that related by the supeiintendent of police . The Rev . Father Scully , of Gainsborough , Slid the prisoner called upon him also on the ioth , and sa-d he was an American capitalist , who had lost his luggage , and he gave him 2 s . Od . Mr . A . O . Wood , stationmaster at Retford , was called , and said there was no truth in the statement made by the prisoner about the lost luggage . 1 he magistrates said the prisoner appeared to have been engaged in systematic fraud , and he wolild be sent to gaol for 21 days . Retford Newspaper .
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BRO . WILLIAM WIKELEY CLAYTON . By the death of Bro . W . W . Clayton , which took place at his residence , Gip ton Ledge , Leeds , on the 26 th ult ., business , social , and Masonic circles alike have sustained severe loss . The eldest son of Mr . William Cla ) ton , surgeon , who survives him , Bro . Clayton was governing director of Messrs . Hudswell , Claike and Co ., makers of tank locomotives , pa r ent wrought iron pulleys , & c , whose extensive woiks are situated in Hunslet , Leeds . In the engineering and
iron trades'Bro . Clayton was known to be a man of eminent business qualifications , and complete master of technical details . He was , in fact , a practical engineer . From apprenticeship he rose to managership in the old firm cf Hudswell , Clarke , and Rodgers , and eventually became a partner . When , some few years ago , the firm was made a limited liability company , Bro . Clayton filled the post of managing director . In addition to conducting a large business , Bro . Clayton gave much time to other matters . Modest and unassuming , whatever
he took in hand he worked out thoroughly . His friends were legion , forgenialiy , hospitality , and generosity were his special characteristics . Hi took a prominent position in political affairs , being chairman of the Leeds North Ward Conservative Association . For six years he sat on the Local Board of Guardians . He was Vicar ' s Warden at St . Aidan ' s Church , having been closely associated with the parish from its formation , under Canon Taylor , in 1890 ; in factit was largely through the instrumentality of Bro .
Clay-, ton assisted by-other friends that the inhabitants of Roundhay-roid have obtained their splendid new church . He was not only a subscriber to parish fundsbut he was an active working participator in every scheme which tended to the benefit and advantage of the church and congregation . The loss to the clergy and parishioners of St . Aidan's by Bro . Clayton ' s death can be realised only by those who know the relation in which he stood towards borh . As a Freemason , Bro . Clayton was well known and popular . Initiated in Zetland Lodge , No . 1311 ,
Leeds , in 1885 , he passed through the various offi : es and reached the chair in 1890 . For some years as a Past Master he served either as Charity Steward or Treasurer . He was one of those prominent members whose services in any capacity are as useful as they are freely given . He took very great interest in the Mark Degree , being the first candidate for advancement in the St . Chad Lodge , No . 374 , founded by Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . D ., and others in 1887 . He rose to the chair of St . Chad in 1894 , and obtained Provincial honours in the
Mark almost immediately . In 1895 , he was elected Prov . G . Treasurer , and in 1899 , the Prov . G . Master appointed him Senior Grand Warden . He was an eloquent advocate in the cause of the Mark Benevolent Fund , the working of it commending itself to his practical mind . Of this fund he became a Vice-Patron , and three times took up Stewardships . In 1900 , H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . appointed Bro . Clayton G . Std . Br ., an honour well deserved and worthily worn . Bro . Clayton was staunch as a friend and sreadfast
as an opponent , and by his upright and consistent conduct gained the aff ictioi oi the one and the respect of the other . This was exemplified by the crowded church and churchyard on the occasion of the funeral on Tuesdiy , the 29 th ult . The service was conducted in the spacious church of St . Aidan , in -.. iiich there was not a vacant seat . The clergy taking part comprised the vicar of Leads ( Dr . Gibson ) , Canon Taylor , first vicar of St . Aidan ' s and now Precentor of Southwark Cathedral : Rev . A . W . Swayne , vicar , and the Revs . G H . Wilsa - , P . P ,
Hobson , and A . W . Smith , curates of St . Aidin ' s- also the Revs . G . H . L . Wharton ( vicar ) and A . Holloway ( curate ) of St . John ' s , Middlesborough . Tha congregation was representative of all the undertakings in which Bro . CUyton had been interested—political , religious , commercial , social , Masonic , and personal . The funeral took p lace in the peaceful , rural graveyard of Rcundhay Church , some two miles away , and the cortege was preceded by a band of upwards of 203 employes of the firm with which Bro . Clayton was connected . The Riv . Canon
Taylor conducted the service at the graveside , and , notwithstanding the wet day and the distance , there was a very large , silent , and sympathetic concourse . After the sorrowing widow and children ( a son and two daughters ) had taken a last look at the flower-covered collin , came relatives and intimate friends , including his Masonic brethren , each of whom whilst filing past dropped his sprig of acicu into the grave . These were followed by crowds of workpeople and
acquaintances . It was a touching scene , which will long dwell in the memory of those who witnessed it , for it was a heartfelt tribute to the virtues or the dea 1 and a mournful , though genuine , recognition of his useful , uprig ht , and mnly life . Bro . Clayton , who died from acute pneumonia with complications , was only 52 yeirs of age . He was M . Inst . M . E . and M . Inst . CE . He was aha a director of the Leeds New Masonic Hall Company , and from the commencement had taken an active share in its promotion .
BRO . JAMES CARTER . * Bro . and Comp . James Carter , for many years a prominent builder and contractor , of 273 , Gray ' s Inn-road , departed this life on the 3 rd instant , at his private residence , 9 , Adelaide-gardens , Ramsgate . Bro . Carter was an old Past Master of the Euphrates Ledge , No . 212 , and was exalted into the R . A , Degree on the 13 th June , 18 7 8 , in the John Hervey Chapter , No . 1260 . Hc was a proficient in the working of the R . A . Degrees and ceremonies , and was an old and beloved P . Z . in Chapter , No . 1260 , and a member thereof to the date of his death ,
BRO . J T . ANDERSON , W . M . 3 82 . We regret to announce the death of Bro . J . T . Anderson , W . M . of the Royal Union Ledge , No . 382 , Uxbridge , which took place suddenly on Sunday morning last . Ourlate brother was initiated in the lodge in September , 1891 , and , after pasting through the minor offices , became J . W . in 1899 , and was unanimously
elected W . M . in January of this year , and duly installed in the chair of K . S . in the following March . Our brother was also a member of the Urban District Council ar . d also a member of the Board of Guardians . The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon , the 6 th inst , at Hillingdon Cemetery , and was attended by the whole of the officers , many Past Masters , and brethren of the lodge , in -. ( fdilicn to several members of the neighbouring lodges .
Masonlc And General Tidings.
Masonlc and General Tidings .
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE will be held at Cambridge en Fiiday , the 29 th inst . WE HEAR , on inquiry at 4 p , Beaumcnt-strcet , W ., that Bro . Mauiice Spiegel , P . M ., is progressing as satisfactory as possible under the circumstances . THE QUEEN lias sent two signed portraits cf herrell and the King to the men of Ihe Red House , the temperance hostelry that is to be opened shortly at St . Augustine ' s , Stepney .
BRO . THE EARL OF CHICHESTER , who , as Lord Pelham , was P . G . M . Sussex , iff 7-77 , fas sent in his resignation as Chairman of the East Sussex Quarter Sessions . He was appointed to the position in iSS 6 ,. in succession to his father . '
Masonlc And General Tidings.
THE WINTER CATALOGUE of Messrs . Ellis and Elvey has just been issued , and has several illustrations of the chief books and others with special bindings for sale . The collection is a remarkable one , and copies of the catalogue may be had from the Firm , 29 , New Bond-street , at is . each . The lots nu-nber 690 , of MSS . and books . A LOSS has been sustained by the hardware trade of Belfast through the death of Brc . Thomas Stirling , for many years connected with the firm of Riddel and Co ., hardware factors and merchants , Donegall Place , Belfast . Bro . Stirling - had been in bid health for some little lime , but his death had not been anticipated . He was a prominent member of the Masonic body .
THE TESTIMONIAL which it is proposed to present [ to Bro . Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd en the occasion of his Masonic jubilee his not yet been decided upan . It is thought , however , it will take the form of a service of p \ i ^ and an illuminated address illustrative of the esteem and affection in which Sir Horatio has been held Ijr a long peiiod in the hearts of the brethren .
FOUNDATION STONE COINS STOLEN .-On the 24 th ult ., in connection with the Colchester Ovs ' er Feast , the Mayor laid the found ition stone of a new Masonic Hall . In a cavity underneath was placed a bottle containing the current coins of ths realm and several Masonic documents . It was discovered on the 4 'h ins ' ant that thi-ivcs had tunnelled beneath the stone and had stolen the bottle and its contents .
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ( Bro . Earl Roberts , K . G . ) will hold levees at 1 . 30 p . m ., on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., and Tuesday , the 3 rd prox ., at the Horse Guards , Whitehall , the number of officers to be received at each levee being limited to 100 Officers on the active . list ( with the exception of those on half-piy ) will attend in uiiform ( review cider ) , but others in morning dress . Applications to attend should bs addressed to the Military Secretary .
AMONG THOSE who have already accepted invitations to be present at the installation of Bro . Alfred F . Robbins , S . W ., as W . M . of the Gallery Lod * e , No . 192 S , to be held at the Criterion on Saturdiy , December 7 th , are the new Lird Mayor ot London , Bro . Sir Joseph Dimsdale , M . P ., P . G . T . ; the Sheriffs , Brus . Aldernua Bell and Horace Brooks Marshall , G . T . ; the City Solicitor , Bro . Sir Homewood Crawford ; Mr . H . C . Richards , K . C , M . P . ; and Bro . Gay Repton , P . S . G . D .
AS WILL be seen from our advertisement columns , the comnittee wh c " i was formed to collect a fund for the widow of the late Bro . H . Pritchird , wish to milce a further appeal for assistance . _ The late Bro . Pritchird , after many years' work for Free mason rj , * , died leaving a widow and children without means . , The sum of ^ 500 is required to set Mrs . Pritchard up in a house furnished so as to be suitable for takin ? boarders , and at the same time enabling her to keep her children round her . Of this sum , only about , ( , 210 has teen received , and the committee make an earnest appeal for the amount to be made up . Bro . VV . R . Bennett , of 5 S , Moorgate-street , E . G ., is the Hon . Secretary to the fund . '
THE WHOLE of the 15 Sections will be worked on Friday , the 23 nd inst ., by the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction at the Mail Coach , Farrinedon-street . Tne ledge will be opened at G . 30 p . m . The brethren who are working the various . Sections are Bros . W . Hayward , 1745 ; A . B . Clayton , W . M . 16 S 6 ; G . Knights . W . M . 1 S 2 S : W . R . Witt , P . M . 1745 ; N . P . Lardner , P . M . 1745 ; J . Knight , P . M . S 61 H . Hill
, , P . M . 1305 ; J . A . Hi ffman , J . W . 1623 ! G . Newnham , J . W . 145 ; J . D . Webb , P . M . 1745 . P . D . G . D . C . Kent ; H . Martin , P . M . 211 ; R . Fitch , Stwd . S 7 j J . D . Hand . 192 S ; P . K . Rottenberger , Stwd . 1623 ; and P . Waldrozel , P . M . 162 S . The Preceptor is Bro . F . P . Weinel , P . M . 1 S 2 S , and the Hon . Secretary , Bro . VV . R . Witt , P . M . 1745 .
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HOSPITAL FUND FOR LONDON .-In response to the appeal issued by the Organising Committee of the Piince of VVVes ' s Hospital Fund for London to fictories , workshops , Sic . the following amounts havebeen received : The employees of Messrs . B . J . Hall and Co ., £ 24 * -. 61 . ; the employees of Messrs . Horrockses , Crewdson and Co ., Ltd ., £ 221 . ; the employees of Messrs .
W . W . Rouch and Co ., £ 1 is . ; the employees of Messrs . Lingley and Sons , £ 1 ; the employees of Messrs . j . Barringer and Sons , 145 . ; the employees of M-ssrs . Gc irge Beddowand Co ., ios . Contributions have also been received from Messrs . A . Gjerz and Co ., L'd ., £ io ios . ; Messrs . A . R . Davis and Co ., £ 2 2 s . j Messrs . S . and A . Calderara , . £ 1 is . ; Mr . J . Minsfield , £ 1 j and D . O . and J . C , 103 .
AN INTRUDER EXPELLED .-The one tiuch of hinour whic ' i mid : the Masonic stone-laying ceremony perfect on Thursday , the 24 'h ult ., at C-i'c ' iester , was the forcible expulsion by the Mayoral foot of a halt-bied wire-haired terrier of woebegone appearance and apologetic exprc- . sijn . I hop ; nine of thise present have gone so deeply into the mystic creeds of Hindoo-stan as to believe in metempsychosis . If they had they must have been convinced by the diligent and persistent efforts of that disconsolate dog to reach the very centre and heart of the ceremony that the soul of some very eminent Mason of pist ages had
become habited in the animil and desired toaglin take a prornini . it pirt in th ; ancient rites . But the prompt and vigorous action of the Miyor binisheJ ( not ti siy kie ' eed ) all belief in the transmigration of souls out of my mind , beciuse I am sure that sa good and advanced a Mason as the Mayor , with a mind S ) tulepithic , would hav : at once recognised abrother Craftsman , however deeply disguise ! , aid wiuld hiv ; invited him to join in the ology . One thing is certain ; the dog did not give th : " grip , " no r could his language as he departed be taken to be the "password" to thc "Aigel " Lodge . —Sssex Tcleerahh .
THE GRAND THEATRE , ISLINGTON .-Among the theatres wheh are now distribnted in every suburban district of London the Grand Theatre , of Islington , deseivedly holds a high place . We visited it last week , when we saw a new comic opera , entitled "The Little Innocents , " adapted from the successful French wideville . " Les Petites Brebis , " the book by Hugh Stranger , the music by Louis Varney . Of its kind , we consider it fairly _ good ; the plot is full of incidents of a comic nature ; in fact , the fun is fast and furious rather bordering * oa
pin-, tornim-: ; however , we would not judge it severely on that account—people in Islington , and its populous neighbourhood , go to the theatre to be amuse J , and those who did so were not disappointed . VVe cannot give the d : tails of thj pi Jt , space would not permit ; suffice it to say that , by a curious coinciJence ( ivery con noi theatrical one , by the way ) , there are two schools vis-A-vis—the one for girls , the other for boys—that the boy pupils are very * , recocious—that the respective heads of the
establishments fall in love with each other , and most carefully endeavour to prevent their attachment from being discovered , how in spite of all they tail to do S 3 , the comic incidents that cc : ur thereat may easily b : imagined—it is all very tunny and harmless . The two principals were Harry Piulton and Miss Alice Barth , the chief schoolgirl Mile . Irene Szillassy . Thc music is light and sparkling , some of the melodies were pleasing , as were also two unaccompanied concerted pieces .
ANOTHER MASONIC VAGRANT . —On Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., at the Retford Borough Police Court , before Mr . J . A . H . Hirst ( in the chair ) , and Mr . T . Bescoby , William Studd Owen , a respectably dressed middle-aged man , describing himself as an American tea captain , was charged in custody with obtaining money by false pretences at Retford , on October ioth , to which charge he pleaded guilty . The magistrates requested Supt . Thimasto explain the facts of the case , and he stated that on the ioth inst ., the prisoner came to him as the Almoner of the Retford Freemasons , and
representing himself as a brother , asked for temporary relief for the night . He said he was in need of assistance as he had just come in from Grimsby by train , and his luggage with all his belongings hid been sent on to Radford , near Nottingham . He said he had made a complaint to the stationmaster , who had telegraphed for the luggage , and he expected it would be returned that night or the next morning . Upon this statement he gave him 4 s ., and he afterwards ascertained that at nine o ' clock the same night the prisoner went to
West Retford Rectory , and upon making similar representations obtained 5 s . from the Rev . Canon Gray . On Monday he found the prisoner intoxicated at Newark , and having charged him brought him to Retford . The prisoner was also drunk the same night that hc ch' . ained the money from himself and Canon Gray , and Police-sergeant Meakin endeavoured to get him taken in for the night , but they would not take him in . In reply to the Bench , the Rev . Canon Gray said that the prisoner came to him and
asked for assistance upon the strength of exactly the same statement as that related by the supeiintendent of police . The Rev . Father Scully , of Gainsborough , Slid the prisoner called upon him also on the ioth , and sa-d he was an American capitalist , who had lost his luggage , and he gave him 2 s . Od . Mr . A . O . Wood , stationmaster at Retford , was called , and said there was no truth in the statement made by the prisoner about the lost luggage . 1 he magistrates said the prisoner appeared to have been engaged in systematic fraud , and he wolild be sent to gaol for 21 days . Retford Newspaper .