Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Minister of Public Instruction , Grand Master of the University of France , has just conferred on Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette , Examiner in the University of London , the highest University distinction he can bestow , viz ., the title and decoration of " Officier de 1 'Instcuction Publique . "

R . W . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon organised an amateur concert , which was given this week at the village reading room , at Highclere . Bro . the Earl of Jersey responded to the toast of "The House of Lords" at the Oxford Druids ' dinner on the ist inst .

Bro . the Right Hon . Professor Henry Fawcett s will has been proved as under £ 9500 , which he leav es to his widow and children . Bro . H . C . Richards , M . L . S . B ., has been spending the vacation on the Riviera . Lord Tenterden , eldest son of the late Prov .

Grand Master of Essex , will come of age next year . Bro . Edward Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., will preside at the dinner of the City Carlton Club on the 2 Sth inst . The Prince of Wales has sent a present of game to the patients of St . George's Hospital , and also one of pheasants for the use of those of the Brompton Hospital .

Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C ., Grand Treas ., was the recipient last week of a silver epergne and an address from his employes , as a mark of their esteem . Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., presided on Tuesday evening at the distribution of prizes to the Students of the Onslow College of Science and Art , King ' sroad , Chelsea .

On Tuesday , being the Feast of the Epiphany , the customary offering of gold , frankin cense , and myrrh was made on behalf of Her Majesty in the Chapel Royal , St . James ' s . Bro , Alderman Fowler , M . P ., G . J . W ., W . M . No . 1 , started for a tour through Egypt on the last day of the year , and intends to be back for the meeting of Parliament .

The Fruiterers' Company have invited Bro . the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , and Sheriff Phillips to a banquetat the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Monday , the 26 th instant . Bro . J . H . Puleston , M . P ., has placed his name on the back of Mr . Broadhurst ' s , M . P ., Bill for legalising

marriage with a deceased wife's sister , which will be reintroduced early in the ensuing session . At the entertainment given on Tuesday evening to the inmates of the British Home for Incurables , Clapham Rise , the rooms were decorated with evergreens , the gift of Lord Holmesdale , P . G . M . Kent , who is President of the Institution .

On the 2 nd ult ., the members of the fourth annual congress of Professors of the French language in London were received at the Mansion House by Bro . the Lord Mayor , who was supported by Bro . Alderman Staples and Sheriff and Mrs . Phillips .

Bro . Sir Charles Warren , with his volunteer trcops , has arrived safely at the Cape , and has been welcomed with open arms there , no such ovation having taken place since the reception of the late Sir Bartle Frere . Bro . Sir Charles Warren has started for Bcchuanaland .

At the regular meeting of the York Lodge , No . 236 , held at York on Monday evening , it was resolved to present an illuminated address to Bro . Sir James Meek , P . M ., P . S . P . G . W ., and Prov . G . Treasurer , who is about to leave York and take up his residence at Cheltenham . R . W . Bro . the Right Hon . and Most Rev . the Lord Plunket was installed on New Year ' s Day in Christ

Church Cathedral , Dublin , as Archbishop and Primate of that province , and also as Dean of Christ Church . A large and influential number of citizens being present to welcome the new Archbishop . Bros . Lord Hartington and Sir Charles Dilke have accepted invitations to the banquet to be given on the 25 th of next month-to the Marquis of Ripon , on his

return from India , by the National Liberal Club . The dinner will take place at St . James's Hall , the Club's temporary premises not being large enough . Mr . George Kenning ' s "Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Book" has reached its fifteenth year of publication . The diary is brief , but over 200 pages are stored with valuable information relating to

Freemasonry at home and abroad . —Daily Chronicle , Jan . 1 , 1 SS 5 . Bro . C . M . Norwood , M . P ., was one of the principal guests at the annual dinner helrt at the Vittoria Hotel , Hull , on the 31 st ult ., on behalf of the Hull branch of the Commercial Travellers' Schools . Bro . Norwood returned thanks for the toast of the " Borough Members . " Bro . Christopher Sykes , M . P ., was among those who sent

letters of apology for non-attendance . On Tuesday , the 30 th ult ., at York , at an emergency meeting of the Agricola Lodge , No . 1991 , a massive gold ring , bearing Masonic emblems , was presented by the members to Bro . P . Pearson , honorary member of the lodge . Bro . McGachen , P . M ., who presided , in presenting the ring , referred to the valuable services that had been rendered to the lodge by Bro . Pearson since its formation .

Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sir Benjamin Phillips , Sir Reginald Hanson , President of the Board of Stewards , and Alderman Isaacs are amongst the . visiting justices chosen for this year for Newgate , and Bros . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., G . J . W ., Staples , Savory ( Emulation ) , Evans , De Keyser ( Emulation ) , Stone , P . G . J . W ., and Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . J . W ., are amongst those appointed visiting justices for Holloway goal .

Masonic And General Tidings

At the installation meeting of the Bank of England Lodge , No . 263 , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgatestreet , on Thursday evening , the W . M ., Bro . Sudlow , sent the following . telegram to the M . VV . Grand Master , the Prince of Wales : — " 'The W . M . and Brethren of the Bank of England Lodge most respectfully and fraternally tender their hearty greetings to the Most Worshipful Grand Master upon the joyful occasion of the coming of age of his eldest son . "

Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury will entertain a succession of guests atSavernake next week . Bro . Alderman Sir F . W . Truscott , P . G . J . W ., and Lady Truscott are still staying at the Hotel Continental , Paris . Bro . the Earl of Derby left late on Saturday night after the Cabinet Council for Knowsley , near

Liverpool . Bro . Lord Cremorne , G . S . W ., and Lady Cremorne have arrived at their residence in Chester-street from paying a series of visits . Bro . the Lord Mayor has invited the members of the Court of Common Council to a banquet at the Mansion House on Friday , the 30 th instant .

We are asked to state that Bro . Sir Frederick Milner , Bart ., M . P ., is progressing very favourably , and that the recent operation has proved successful . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a special Court of Aldermen on Saturday last , when the visiting Committees to the Newgate and Holloway Prisons were appointed . R . W . Bro . the P . G . M . Essex , with his charming wife , the Countess Brooke , honoured the German Ball

at the Shire Hall , Warwick , last week with their presence . Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., returned to London on Saturday last , after a brief rest on the continent , but not in time to attend the Cabinet Council held that day . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G ., has sent to the London City Mission 1000 copies of a pamphlet , " The Inspiration of the Bible , " as a token of his abiding faith in the " good old Book . "

The Countess of Dartrey is confined to her residence in Curzon-street by illness . Her eldest son , Bro . Lord Cremorne , G . S . W ., arrived on Saturday night at his house in Chester-street .

Bro . the Right Hon . Col . Stanley , M . P ., has proved the will of Col . the Hon . Chas . James Fox Stanley under £ 25 , 000 , £ 200 being left to the executor as a thankoffering for accepting the duty . According to the Toronto Mail , Bro . J . Ross Robertson , P . G . S . W . of the G . Lodge of Canada , is engaged in writing a " History of Freemasonry in Canada

during the last one hundred years . " The Prince and Princess of Wales , with the Princes Albert Victor and George and Princesses Louise and Victoria , went to Sherborne on Saturday last and hunted with the West Norfolk hounds . Prince Albert Victor of Wales , K . G ., was gazetted on Tuesday to the 2 nd Brigade , Eastern Division ,

of the Royal Regiment of Artillery , His Royal Highness's commission bearing date the Sth January . The new British Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Denmark , the Hon . E . J . Monson , C . B ., is a brother of Bro . Lord Monson , one of the Government Whips ( his colleague being Bro . the Earl of Cork and Orrery ) in the House of Lords .

We are pleased to announce that Bro . John Evans , l . P . M . of the Prince Frederick William Lodge , No . 753 , is progressing favourably from a severe attack of paralysis caused through being knocked down on the pavement near a bookstall in the Dalston-lane six weeks ago . Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., has written to the Tiines a very interesting letter , headed " Indestructible

Infusorial Life , " in continuation of another letter of his , published three years ago , in the Times , and noticed by us at the time , dealing with " A Curious Case of Evolution . " Bro . the Earl of Jersey intends bringing to the hammer early in the season the very valuable library at Osterley Park , near Isleworth . The house has not been lived in since the death of the Dowager Countess last year . Lord

Jersey occasionally gives a garden party at Osterley during the London season . The library contains several splendid Caxton ' s . R . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom ' s eldest son , Lord Skelmersdale , will come of age on October 26 th . He is a lieutenant in the Royal Lancaster Regiment , 3 rd Battalion . The Hon . Wm . Lee Plunket , eldest son of his

Grace the Right Hon . Lord Plunket , Archbishop of Dublin , Grand Prior Templars , comes of age on December 19 th . At the regular meeting of the Lodge of Union , No . 3 S , Chichester , held on the ist inst ., Bro . Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox , of the Guards , A . D . C to H . R . H . the Commander-in-Chief , was elected W . M . for the ensuing year . His lordship is a brother of the Earl of March ,

M . P ., P . G . W ., who is also a P . M . of this lodge . R . W . Bro . Montague Guest , P . G . M . Dorset , writes to the Times on the subject of the decay of the statue of Achilles , which was presented by the ladies of England as a tribute of their esteem of the Great Duke of Wellington . Bro . Montague Guest promises to bring the matter before the Commissioner of Works at the meeting of Parliament .

The Cri pp legate Pension Ball , which takes place on Thursday , February 5 th , at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , will enjoy the patronage of Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , the Lady Mayoress , Bro . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , and the Sheriffs ot London and Middlesex . Double tickets—admitting lady and gentleman—one guinea each . Full information may be obtained of Bro . Knell , Hon . Sec , 11 , Jewin-crescent .

When the La France Lodge was consecrated the brethren were informed that the working would be in accordance with Emulation . We are glad to learn that a brother well-known in the Craft has rendered the Emulation working in the French language , and we congratulate the members of La France Lodge on possessing a brother who has devoted so much time and patience to a work of unusual difficulty . " Honour to whom honour is due . "

Masonic And General Tidings

The M . W . the Grand Mark Master has been pleased to appoint our Bro . Frank Richardson , P . G . D ., to be Grand Registrar of the Mark Degree , in the place of our lamented Bro . Levander , deceased . La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction , No . 53 8 , is

removed from the Morland Arms , Dean-street , to the Portland Arms , Great Portland-street . The installation meeting of the Earl of Mornington Lodge , No . 2000 , was to be held at Sa , Red Lion-square , on Friday , the 9 th inst ., the W . M . elect being Bro . Woodhouse Braine .

Bro . Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . J . W ., and Lady Ellis are among the patrons of a fancy dress ball , which will be held at the Star and Garter , Richmond , on Monday the 19 th instant , in aid of the funds of the Richmond Cricket Club .

The Creaton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1791 , has removed its place of meeting , and will in future be held at the Wheatsheaf Tavern , Goldhawk-road , Shepherdsbush , on Thursday evenings at S o'clock . The installation meeting of the Lodge of King Solomon , No . 2029 , will be held at Sa , Red Lion-square ,

on Saturday , the 10 th inst ., when Bro . Dr . VV . B . Richardson , F . R . S . will be re-installed W . M . A regular meeting of the Kintore Lodge of M . M . M . ' will be held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Monday next , the 12 th inst . There will be sundry candidates for advancement on the occasion .

It is reported that the Prince of Wales will attend a Masonic meeting at Lynn on the 26 th , under the jurisdiction of Bro . the Earl of Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk , and that Prince Albert Victor will on the occasion be initiated in the Craft .

The installation meeting of the Mount Calvary Encampment K . T ., Sir Knight Robert Berridge , E . C , was to be held at Sa , Red Lion square , on Friday , the 9 th inst ., when Sir Knight F . W . Driver will be installed E . C . A banquet at the Holborn Restaurant will follow at 7 p . m .

The installation meeting of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday next , the 12 th inst . Bro . Geo . Ryder Ousey , W . M . elect will be installed W . M ., and afterwards appoint and invest his officers for the year . The usual banquet will follow at the Holborn Restaurant , at 7 p . m .

Bro . Under-Sheriff Crawford has kindly undertaken to give a theatrical entertainment in St . George's Hall , Langham-place , on Tuesday , the 17 th February , in aid of the funds of the North-VVest London Hospital . The occasion will have the patronage of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs , and it is to be hoped there will be a numerous gathering , as the hospital is well worthy of support .

The Tristram Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 346 , was to be consecrated at Freemasons' Hall , Grainger-street West , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on Friday , the gth inst ., a preliminary gathering having been held the day previous for the ballot and advancement of candidates . The W . M . designate is Bro . John Strachan . The consecration will take place under the auspices of the Prov . G . Lodge .

In the returns furnished for our announcement last week of the moneys received by our several Masonic Institutions for the past year , a sum of £ 200 1 is . id . for music fees appears to have been omitted from the statement in respect of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . Had this not been the case , the total receipts by that Institution would have figured as £ 15 , 12 9 10 s . id ., and the total for all three Charities as £ 49 , 024 Ss . Sd .

At a meeting held on Thursday last , at the Albert Club , Fleet-street , the widow of the late Bro . Captain Webb , hero of the Channel swim , was handed two cheques , one for £ 500 , which will be deposited in the Warehousemen and Clerks' Association , and the other for £ 175 2 s . 8 d ., which will be at her own disposal for personal requirements . The trustees were all present when the fund was thus closed , and a dinner was afterwards held to commemorate the event .

Bro . Alderman Staples , at the last meeting of the Common Council , moved that the City should contribute the sum of 200 guineas to the Marine Biological Association , which has been established for the purpose of remedying , by artificial culture , any deficiency there may be in the

supply of fish on different parts of our coast . The first experiments will be in connection with the breeding of soles and the introduction of the American oyster , and it is purposed to build a large laboratory on the shores of Plymouth Sound .

The following dinners took place at the freemasons' Tavern during the week ending January Sth , 1 SS 5 : Monday—Joppa Lodge ; Old King ' s Arms Chapter ; Robert Burns Lodge ; Eclectic Lodge . Tuesday—Albion Lodge ; Old Concord Ledge . 'Thursday—Caledonian Society ; Lodge of Regularity ; Polish National Lodge ; University of London Lodge . Friday—Bedford Lodge ;

Britannic Chapter ; Eclectic Lodge ; Oak Lodge ; Odd Volumes . Saturday—Metropolitan Rate Collectors '; Duke of Cornwall Lodge ; Lodge of King Solomon . It has recently been brought to our notice that , in our account of the funeral of our late respected Bro . II . C . Levander , P . G . D ., we did not mention that the earlier part of the mournful service was held in the church of St .

Thomas , Camden Town . VVe regret the omission all the more , because the opening of a church on a week-day must necessarily put the officials to considerable labour and loss of time . We may also mention that Bro . the Rev . J . Kingston , P . Prov . G . Chaplain Dorsetshire , Chaplain R . N ., who is one of the clergy ministering at St . Thomas's , was among the brethren present at the funeral in question .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —During every break of winlrv weather exertions should be made by the alllictcd to recover health before unremitting cold and trying storms set in . Throat ailments , coughs , wheezings , asthmatic . il aii ' ections , shortness of breath , morning nausea , and accumulations of p hlegm can readily he removed by rubbing this line-derivative Ointment twice a day upon recommended

the chest and neck . Holloway ' s tieatment is strongly with the view of giving immediate ease , preventing prospective danger , and effecting permanent relief . ' These all-important ends his Ointment and Pills can accompli .-h , and will surely prevent insidious diseases from fastening oi > tile 1 on » liiutl . > r > to display ''" V ?" selves afterwards in those disastrous forms that will probably embitter life till death itself is almost prayed for . [ AUVT . ]