Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The regular monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 14 th inst ., at the hour of 4 p . m . Bro . Lord Herschell presided at the annual meeting at Westminster Palace Hotel , on Monday , of the International Arbitration and Peace Association .

The Thrush gun vessel was commissioned by Lieut . Prince George of Wales on Tuesday for service with the North American and West Indies Squadron . The Duke of Connaught has consented to become Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Gordon Boys' Home in place of the late Field-Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala .

H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , the Marquis of Salisbury , and Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., have accepted invitations to dine with the Merchant Taylors ' Company on Thursday , the 22 nd inst . The Duchess of Albany has given her patronage to , and consented to be present at , a musical and dramatic matinee at the Meistersingers' ( Iub , on the 12 th prox ., in aid of the Royal Hospital for Women and Children , Waterloo-road .

Mr . H . M . Stanley will be the chief personage at a conversazione and reception which will be given at the Guildhall on Tuesday next , the 13 th inst ., and at which upwards of 100 Members of Parliament have expressed a wish to be present .

At the Morley Hall , Hackney , on Tuesday , Lady Randolph Churchill opened a bazaar with the pleasant name uf "Spring Flowers , " with the object of raising £ 1500 for the purchase of larger premises for the East London Home for Blind Children , Lower Clapton .

The 40 th birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , who was born on the 1 st May , 1 S 50 , and had the illlustrious Duke of Wellington for one of his sponsors , was celebrated with the usual honours at Windsor , on Thursday , the ist instant .

Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sir H . A . Isaacs , and Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., have joined the Executive Committee of the London Cart-horse Parade Society . Entries must be sent in for the next meeting not later than Saturday , the 17 th inst ., and the prizes will be distributed by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts .

The Queen will unveil the equestrian statue of the late Prince Consort , in Windsor Great Park , on Monday next , in presence of several members of the Royal Family , and many of the subscribers to the memorial . The military arrangements will be in charge of Major-General Philip Smith , commanding- the Home District .

Bro . Lord Mayor Sir H . A . Isaacs presided at a meeting held on Tuesday at the Mansion House , at which Bro . Alderman Sir Polydore de Keyser was presented with a testimonial by the British Committee of the recent Paris Exhibition . The testimonial consisted of an address on vellum in a silver frame , and a handsome silver epergne to Lady de Keyser .

The death of one of the oldest , if not the oldest , Freemason in Scotland , took place at Annan on the 2 Sth ult ., in the person of John Jardine , tailor . He joined the Lodge Caledonian , No . 23 S , in 1 S 21 . and has thus been a member for the long period of 6 9 years . His age at the time of his decease was 90 . For many years he held the office of Tyler in the lodge , of which he was a prominent member , up till a year or so ago , when he was laid aside through illness .

Among the congregaticn present in the Royal Military Chapel on Tuesday at the marriage of Col . Reginald T . Thynne , C . B ., Asst . Adj .- . Gen . of the Home District , and lateof the Grenadier Guards , with Mrs . Ewing , widow of Major Ewing , were Bro . the Earl and Countess of Thynne , Bro . Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton , Bro . Lord Henry and Lady Ulrica Thynne , Bro . Lord and Lady Burton , Bro . Lord Cheylesmore , and Viscountess Woisey . This is but the third marriage which has been celebrated in the chapel .

CITY OF LONDON TRADESMEN ' S CLUB . —A smoking concert will be held on the 22 nd inst ., at the Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street , Bro . Sheriff Harris in the chair . The Committee have made considerable progress with their arrangements for the concert , which bids fair to prove very successful , both with regard to the quality of the talent which will be engaged and the music which will be performed . Miss Florence Lowndes , who has recently

distinguished herselfat the Crystal Palace concerts as a violinist and pianist of no ordinary capacity , has been specially engaged . Her scarcely less talented sister , Miss Beatrice , has also been engaged , and will play the violin and violoncello , and act as accompanist . A quartet selection from " Faust" for violins and pianoforte will be given by Herr Fickeutsche and the Misses Lowndes and Rosa Kent . Tickets can only be obtained from members of the club .

The grand reception of Mr . H . M . Stanley by the Royal Geographical Society took place on Monday at the Royal Albert Hall , the vast building being crowded in every part . Mr . Stanley briefl y described his recent journey and the country through which it was made , and , on the motion of the Prince of Wales , seconded by the Duke of Edinburgh , a vote of thanks to Mr . Stanley was carried by acclamation .

A special medal , it was announced , would be given to Mr . Stanley and his officers . Among the distinguished personages present were the Princess of Wales and her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , the Duchess of 'feck , and Princess Victoria of Teck , the Duke of Cambridge , the Comte de Paris , Prince Christian , several of the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers , Bro . the Earl and

Countess Granville , the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bar * -., Bro . Lord and Lady George Hamilton , Bro . Sir Edward and Lady Clarke , Bro . Sir Fred and Lady Abel ; Bro . Lord and Lady Sherbrooke , Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress , Bro . the Duke of Fife , and Bros . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., and Lord Kinnaird . The medal to Mr . Stanley and others were presented by the Prince of Wales .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Prince and Princess of Wales , Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales , and the suite in attendance , visited the Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday evening . The dinner which is to be given to Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , on Tuesday next , the 13 th instant , will be attended by upwards of 50 peers and 6 4 members of Parliament .

The Lord Mayor has extended his patronage to the ball to be given at the Hotel Metropole on Monday , the 23 rd prox ., in aid of the London Hungarian Association of Benevolence . The visit of the Queen to Waddesden Manor , the Buckinghamshire seat of Bro . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . P ., is definitively arranged to take place on Wednesday next , the 14 th inst .

The Marquis of Hartington will preside at the annual meeting of the Children's Country Holidays Fund ( 10 , Buckingham-street , Strand ) , which will be held at Devonshire House on Monday afternoon , the igth inst . Her Majesty will hold a Drawing Room this ( Friday ) afternoon at Buckingham Palace , whither in all probability she will have arrived the day previous , and where she will remain till to-inorrow ( Saturday ) . Her Majesty will leave for Scotland about the 20 th inst .

The Royal Military Exhibition at Chelsea was opened on Wednesday by the Prince of Wales , who was accompanied by the Princess of Wales , Prince Albert Victor , and Princesses Victoria and Maud , there being a large and brilliant gathering of notabilities present .

The annual festival dinner in aid of the Metropolitan Hospital , Kingsland-road , Shoreditch , was held on Tuesday , in the Whitehall Rooms of the Hotel Metropole , under the presidency of the Earl of Derby , K . G ., the amount announced in the way of donations and subscriptions being £ i

770-The Baroness Burdett-Coutts will present the prizes to the successful competitors at the annual parade of the London Cart Horse Parade Society in Regent's Park on Whit Monday . The Lord Mayor and Alderman Sir J . VV . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., have joined the Executive Committee of the Society .

Princess Beatrice opened a very pretty bazaar at the Portman Rooms , on Tuesday , in aid of the Samaritan Free Hospital for Women and Children . Her Royal Highness was received by Bro . Lord Leigh , who explained that the object of the bazaar was to obtain new furniture for the new buildinsfin the Marylebone-road .

On Monday , the 2 Sth ult ., the brethren of the Haven Lodge were entertained at the Lyric Hall , Ealing , after an emergency meeting , by their Master , Bro . Dr . C . A . Patten . A very enjoyable evening was spent , and the brethren were very enthusiastic when the health of their popular Master was proposed .

The annual supper of the Emulation Lodge of Instruction was held at the Bull ' s Head , Dartford , on the 29 th ult . Bro . C . Hind presided , being supported by Bro . F . Barton in the vice-chair , and a numerous company of brethren . A very good menu was placed before the guests , after which the usual list of toasts was gone through .

A warrant has just been granted for a chapter to be attached to the Covent Garden Lodge , No . 1614 , to be called the Covent Garden Chapter . The meetings are to be held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , S . W . The Principals designate are Comps . S . Hewett , Z . ; Simeon Jacobs , H . ; F . Kedge , J . ; and G . Reynolds , Scribe E .

Lady George Hamilton and Lady Magheramorne will open a fancy fair and garden fete on Friday , June 27 th , and Saturday , June 2 Sth , respectively , on behalf of the building fund of Hornsey new parish church . The event is arranged , by permission of Mr . H . C . Stephens , M . P ., of Aldersgatestreet , to take place in the beautiful and extensive grounds of his residence , Avenue House , Finchley .

The new building in course of erection by the Telegraph Office in St . Martin's-le-Grand , to meet the increasing expansion of the Post Office business , was designed by Mr . Henry Tanner , of H . M . Office of Works , and , when completed , will form one of the handsomest buildings in the metropolis . Sixteen months have been already spent in laying the foundations and bringing the walls up to the

street level , and three years will be yet required to finish it . The building will then cover an acre of ground . The Citizen says that the Lord Chancellor will re-open the Commission of the Peace of the Borough of Reigate for the purpose of inscribing thereon the name of Bro . John Seex , the present Mayor , who has held the

office during the past two years . Bro . Seex is a citizen and liveryman of the Needlemakers' Company . He has twice held the office of Master of The Great City Lodge , and is well-known in connection with public affairs in the Borough of Southwark , and he will be heartily congratulated by a large circle of friends upon this official recognition of his public services .

Mr . J . H . Darnley , who , in collaboration with Mr . Manville Fenn , made so great a hit with "The Balloon " and "The Barrister , " and who , more recently , has scored " off his own bat" with a comedy called "Wanted , a Wife , " soon to be seen in London , has made another conspicuous success with a three-act farce called "The Solicitor , " performed for the first time on Monday at the Court Theatre , Liverpool . The local Press is unanimous

in praising the ingenuity and humour of the work , and a Liverpool correspondent says that the laughter engendered by " The Solicitor " reminds him of nothing so much as the cachinnation that used to be aroused by " The Guv'nor . " "The Solicitor" has already been secured for the Metropolitan market . The Liverpool cast includes Miss Susie Vaughan , Miss Ruch Rutland , Mr . J . Tresahar , and Mr . E . Girardot .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —rheumatism and Neuraigia . —Though the former disease remorselessly attacks persons of all ages , and the latter ruthlessly selects its victims from the weak and delicate , the persevering use of these remedies will infallibly cure both complaints . Alter the affected parts have been diligently fomented with hot brine , and the skin thoroughly dried ,

Holloway ' s Ointment must be rubbed in lirmly and evenly for a few minutes twice a day , and his Pills taken according to the printed directions wrapped round each box of his medicine , lioth Ointment and Pills are accompanied by instructions designed for the public at large , and no invalid who attentively reads them can now be at any loss how to doctor himself successfully . — ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . D . Allcroft will preside this day ( Friday ) at the annual meeting of the Church Pastoral Aid Society in Exeter Hall . The child Crown Prince of Germany was , on his ninth birthday , inscribed as a soldier of the first-class in the ist Company of the ist Regiment of the Infantry of the Guard . Bro . Earl Granville will take the chair at the Princes ' Hall , Piccadilly , on Monday , at the presentation of the Cobden Club address to Mr . T . B . Potter , M . P ., by Mr . Gladstone .

The Earl of Warwick , who is suffering from the effects of a cold , had a fainting fit on Wednesday , which caused much anxiety to his family and medical advisers . His lordship has slightly rallied . Besides her earnings in solid cash , Madame Patti returns from America loaded with presents , among them a gold crown and earrings in rubies and diamonds , the gifts of President Diaz , of Mexico , and his wife .

The Prince of Wales , accompanied by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George , and attended by Capt . Stephenson , R . N ., dined with the officers , present and past , of her Majesty ' s yachts , on Wednesday evening , at the Hotel Metropole .

The trustees and council of the Printers' Pension , Almshouse , and Orphan Asylum Corporation have received a further contribution of £ sS 6 17 s . from the Rev . Francis Jacox , with which to increase the Jacox Pensions—Nos . 2 and 3—to £ 26 5 s . a year .

The stamp exhibition being organised by the London Philatellic Society will be held at the Portman Rooms , opening on Monday , 19 th inst ., and closing on the following Monday . The Duke of Edinburgh has consented to be present at the opening ceremony .

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Windsor Castle on Monday in order to pay their respects to the Queen on her return home from the Continent . Their Royal Highnesses having lunched with her Majesty returned to town shortly after 4 p . m .

The Dowager Lady Westbury , being unable to be present at the opening of the Royal Military Exhibition , in consequence of the death of a relation , the purse she collected for the Soldiers' Institute was presented to the Princess of Wales by her daughter-in-law , the Hon . Mrs . Edward Bethell .

At the next evening meeting , to be held at the Whitehall Rooms , on Tuesday next , Colonel John T . Owen , R . A ., late Commandant of the Forces in South Australia , will read a paper on "The Military Defence Forces of the Colonies . " The Right Hon . Hugh C E . Childers , M . P ., will preside .

Mr . J . Passmore Edwards has decided to give ^ 20 , 000 to the extension fund now being raised for the erection and endowment of the Bethnal Green Free Library , on condition that the institution should be erected in some central and convenient position , and that it should remain open free to the public .

The death is announced of Mr . James Carlyle , formerly of Scotsburg , the last surviving brother of Thomas Carlyle . He had lately resided with his son at the Farm of Pingle , a few miles from Ecclefechan , in Dumfriesshire , where his famous brother was born . Mr . James Carlyle had a large circle of friends .

In order to make himself personally acquainted with the Institution on whose behalf he is to plead at the forthcoming festival dinner , Lord Lome visited the Royal Caledonian Asylum on Saturday , and was received b y Sir John Heron Maxwell , the Chairman of the Court of Directors , who conducted him over the building . Lord Lome expressed himself greatly pleased with everything .

An interesting feature of the entertainments given on Wednesday , at the Westminster Town Hall , in aid of the Society for Befriending Young Servants , was the performance of " Cupid ' s Messenger , " with Miss Ellaline Terriss in the role of Mary Herbert ( made popular by Miss Kake

Rorke ) , Miss Laura Graves ( of the Avenue ) as Fanny Walsingham , Miss Field Fisher ( with song ) as Lucette , and Mr . Benjamin Webster as Sir Philip Sidney . Miss Terriss played very prettily , and the petite comedie went very well , being favoured with a large and interested audience .

At an unusually large meeting of the Langley Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 2 S , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., at Cardiff , the W . M ., Bro . John Sheridan , was presented with a handsomely-framed illuminated memento of his year of office , together with a full list of his officers , the work of

one of the brethren . Among those present were the Prov . G . M . M . of Monmouth , Bro . Captain Geo . Homfray , and several distinguished visiting brethren . The lodge afterwards adjourned from labour to refreshment , when some capital songs and recitations were rendered by Bros . Bonnsall , J . H . Taylor , and F . H . Simpson .

Sir William John Clarke , the popular Victorian Baronet , is still distributing money with a lavish hand for charitable and philanthropic purposes in his Colony . He is just bordering upon sixty , and of most vigorous habits . He is one of the richest living Australian squatters , but the vast properties which he owns in Victoria were accumulated by his father . Sir William Clarke has been a memhe . r nf tho

Legislative Council of Victoria for many years , and he is also a prominent figure in the Masonic fraternity . He was created a Baronet in 18 S 2 , and the crest he adopted" Signuin quaircns in vellere ( "Seeking the sign in the wool " )—is what some people would call particularly appropriate as the motto of an Australian squatter . —Echo .

Mr . H . M . Stanley had the honour of being received as the Queen ' s guest at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evenin" -. Mr . Stanley , on reaching Windsor , was welcomed by the Mayor and Corporation in their robes of state , and on entering the Royal carriage , which had been sent from the Castle , was loudly cheered by the immense crowds that had assembled to greet him . The route taken was by Hicrhstreet and Park-street to the Long Walkand thence into

, the Great Park as far as the memorial statue of the late Prince Consort , and thence to Cumberland Lodo-e , returning by way of High Standing Hill and Windsor to the Castle , which was reached shortly before 7 o ' clock . In the evening Mr . Stanley had the honour of being included in the Royal dinner party , the other guests being the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary . The visitors remained for the night at the Castle .