Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Wm . Mackie was installed W . M . of the Wilson lies Lodge on Tuesday last , at the Four Swans Hotel , Waltham Cross . We hope to give a report in our next . The centenary of the Phcenix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth , Bro . Col . Crease , C . B ., R . M . A ., VV . M ., will be held on Saturday , the 31 st inst ., when Lord Lathom and

several other Grand Officers will be present . Bro . Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood visited the Uford rifle ranges on Saturday last , and expressed himself as being well satisfied with the arrangements made at the butts . Bro . Earl Granville , President of the City Liberal Club , Walbrook , will take the chair at the annual

meeting of the members at the Club House , ' on Monday , the 26 th instant . Bro . Walter Darkin , of the John Hervey Lodge , has just been elected C . C . for the Ward of Castle Baynard , Bro . Frank Tayler , C . C , for the Ward of Cordwainer , of the same lodge , is the present W . M . A very successful meeting of the Royal Order

of Scotland—Prov . Grand Lodge of London—was held at 33 , Golden-square , on Saturday last , when ei ght approved candidates were admitted . We hope to give a report shortly . We regret to announce the death on Saturday evening last , after a long and painful illness , of Bro . Kenneth R . H . Mackenzie , nephew of the late Bro . John Hervey ,

Grand Secretary , and a writer of considerable repute on subjects connected with Freemasonry . The King of Denmark , who was accompanied by Bro . Prince John of Glucksburg and the Duchess of Cumberland , returned from Wiesbaden to Copenhagen on Saturday last , meeting with a most ehthusiastic reception from the inhabitants of his Caoital .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , H . R . H . the Princess Christian will lay the foundation stone of the Finsbury and Shoreditch PoIytechnicTnstitution , Appoldstreet , E . C . It is expected that Bros , the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs will be present at the ceremony .

The members of the Lodge of Instruction connected with Lodge 20 , at Chatham , had a delightful water excursion to Clacton-on-Sea on Wednesday , June 30 th , in Mr . Scrivner ' s steamer Rapid . The party numbered about twenty-five . Mr . Lewis , of the Mitre Hotel , catered the necessary food and drink .

Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir E . Du Cane , K . C . B ., have been appointed , by the Home Secretary , members of a Committee to consider what provision should be made in Courts of Assizes and Quarter Sessions for the accommodation of prisoners waiting for trial .

At an emergency meeting of the Shadwell Clerke Preceptory of Knights Templar the E . P . elect , Sir Knight Neal York , was installed by Sir Knight Cumberland , and the officers were appointed as follows : Sir Knights Shilcock , Constable ; Shirley , Marshal ; McDowell , Sub-Marshal ; Magnus Ohren , Treas . ; and H . Lovegrove , Registrar ; the other ofiice bearers being Sir Knights Bennett , Carter , Read , Dunkley , and Robinson .

Ihe Duchess of Albany laid the corner stone of St . Paul ' s Church , Hammersmith , on Saturday , the foundation stone having been laid by her late husband the Duke of Albany . Her Royal Highness was accompanied by Bro . Sir R . Collins , K . C . B ., and having graciously acknowledged the address presented to her , and received the purses of money contributing towards the building fund , drove away amid the hearty cheers of the crowds assembled .

The First Summer Festival in connection with the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , will take place on Wednesday , the nth August next . Saloon carriages will be attached to the 10 . 50 train from Waterloo for Windsor , and thence by steam launches for a trip up the river

Thames , returning in time for dinner at the Star an Garter , Windsor , at five o ' clock . Luncheon , & c , will be provided on board the launches . Full particulars as to tickets , & c , for ladies and brethren to be had of the M lT'q oV . Bro . G . Reynold . * , 3 St . James ' s-square ,

Pall-We are pleased to hear that Bro . Hughan has received a letter from Bro . Meyer , to the effect that the lecture by Bro . John Chapman , P . M . 1402 . Torquay , delivered in the Masonic Temple , Philadelphia , U . S . A ., on the 23 rd ult ., was a great success . The arrangements w . . re made by the Melita Lodge ( of which Bro . Meyer , the chief of the Mary Commandery Pilgrimswhen in Europe

, , [ S a Past Master ) by consent of the Grand Master , there . " 5 about 400 brethren present , who were well pleased with the information afforded respecting the great Pyramid , uro . Chapman was most heartily received by Bro . Hughan ' s n . " erous friends in Philadelphia , the introduction from tnat well known brother being sufficient to ensure as much hospitality and attention as possible .

A moveable Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons will be heldattheinvitationof Bro . Lord Henniker , rrov . G . Master of East Anglia , and the members of the province , at Noverre ' s Rooms , Theatre Plain , Norwich , on Wednesday next , the 14 th inst . Grand Lodge will be opened at 4 . 30 p . m . punctually , and a cold collation will be served at the Masonic Club Rooms 47 StGilesstreet - — ---w ~~ i 113 viiieDauici

, , . - , x ] . . ..... u . uu . uu- , 4 / , . --, "orwicli , at 5 . 30 p . m . ; tickets , exclusive of wine , 7 s . Gd . . , "real hasten ) Railway Company have very considerately undertaken to issue tickets to brethren desirous of attending , from all booking stations—London execptedat a tare and a quarter for the journey to and fro on the , . . j ..-....-. . u . mv jv / umuj u ; aim iroun rue ot issue

aay , and from London to Norwich and back the same day at the same rate of charge—a fare and a quarter—to parties of not less than six first class passengers travelling together , provided notice is sent to the Mark urand Secretary , ga , Red Lion-square , not later than the morning 0 f Monday next , the 12 th instant .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Henry Lovegrove has been elected honorary Secretary of the Departmental Committee of Science ( Light and Air , & c . ) of the Royal Institute of British Architects . Bro . the Marquis of Hartinglon has consented to become an honorary member of the Nottingham Ancient Imperial United Order of Oddfellows . Bro . Alderman Waterlow presided at the annual

dinner , held at Cawte ' s Esplanade Hotel , Soulhsea , on Saturday last , by the employes of the firm of Waterlow Brothers and Layton . Bros . Lord Wolverton and Alderman Savory have been elected to vote on behalf of the parish of St . Mary Wolnoth , for the lay representatives of the rural deanery at the Diocesan Conference .

Telegraphic addresses ( Inland ) for the Freemason Printing and Publishing Works — " Freemason , London . " For Jewels , Clothing , Furniture , Banners , & c , & c . — " Kenning , London . " The Prime Minister of Victoria , acting in behalf of that and our other Australian Colonies , has addressed a cordial invitation to the Prince of Wales to visit Australia next year in connection with the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition .

The I 4 . th Annual Garden Party in aid of the building fund of the Butchers'Charitable Institution , was held at Walham Green , on Tuesday , among those present being Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman De Keyser , VV . Smout and W . Malthouse .

A meeting of the Order of Malta has been held in connection with the Shadwell Clerke Preceptory , Knights Templar , when Sir Knight VV . R . Palmer was installed in a most able manner by Sir Knight Cumberland , assisted by Sir Knights H . Lovegrove , M . Ohren , H . H . Shirley , J . Read , and others . The Prince of Wales left Marlborough House

for Newmarket for the races on Tuesday morning , and was to return to town to-day ( Friday ) . The Princess of Wales and her daughters left for the same destination later in the afternoon , remaining as guests of the Earl and Countess of Cadogan . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting , held in the Venetian Parlour of the Mansion House , on

Friday , the 2 nd inst ., of the Committee for the Relief of Distress among the Unemployed . It was announced that there was a balance still remaining of over £ sooo , and it was agreed to divide it among the Metropolitan Public Gardens' Association , the Society for the Relief of Distress , and the Metropolitan Visiting and Relief Association . A movement is on foot for the purpose of

erecting a memorial in Westminster Abbey to the late Bro . Sir Walter Scott , Bart ., author of " Waverley . " The memorial will take the form of a medallion portrait , and it has been ascertained that the cost will be ^ 258 ios . of which £ 157 ios . will be for the portrait itself , and the rest for the fees and expenses to the Abbey authorities . It is considered there will be no difficulty whatever in raising the prescribed sum .

The Queen , accompanied by several members of the Royal Family , received the troops at Aldershot , on the 2 nd inst . The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught , with Bro . General Lord Wolseley , were with the staff of the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief . Since the Review , her Majesty has had conveyed to the force her satisfaction at its appearance on the field and especially at that of the Militia regiments , which were present in line .

Ihe Princess Louise , accompanied b y the Marquis of Lome , opened a grand bazaar in the grounds of University College , Gower-street , in aid of the funds of the North London University College Hospital , on Friday , the 2 nd inst . A guard . of honour of the Artist ' s Corps under the command of Bro . Lieut .-Col . Edis was on duty , and the band of the regiment alternately , with that

of Tottenham House , played a choice selection of music during the afternoon . Among the Members returned to the new House of Commons , the following are members of our Fraternity , namely , Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart . ( City of London ) , Morgan Howard , Q . C . ( Dulwich ) , T . W . Boord ( Greenwich ) , Lord Charles Beresford ( Marylebone , East ) .

F . Seager Hunt ( Marylebone , West ) , Sir James McGarel HoRSf , Bart . ( Middlesex , Hornsey Div . ) , F . Dixon-Hartland ( Middlesex , Uxbridge Div . ) , Lord Randolph Churchill ( Paddington , South ) , W . A . Burdett-Coutts ( Westminster ) , Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart . ( Bristol , West ) , Peter Rylands ( Burnley ) , Sir J . Gorst , Q . C . ( Chatham ) , J . T . Agg-Gardner ( Cheltenham ) , H . W . Eaton ( Coventry ) , J .

H . Puleston ( Devonport ) , Hon . H . S . Northcote ( Exeter ) , W . W . B . Beach ( Hants , AndoverDiv . ) , Sir j . R . Bailey , Bart . ( Hereford ) , Abel Smith ( Herts , Hertford Div . ) , Baron Dimsdale ( Herts , Hitchin Div . ) , T . F . Halsey ( Herts , Watford Div . ) , Sir E . Watkin , Bart . ( Hythe ) , Lord Elcho and C . Dalrymple ( Ipswich ) , A . Akers-Douglas ( Kent , St . Augustine ' s Div . ) , A . F . Godson ( Kidderminster ) , Col .

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Worcestershire , Bewdley Div . ) , D . Smith and W . T . Marriott , O . C . ( Brighton ) . Sir VV . Hart-Dyke ( Kent , Dartford Dfv . ) , Hugh C . E . Childers ( Edinburgh , South ) , and the Earl of March ( Sussex , Chichester Div . ) TOUACCUXHWS CoMMSxemn . —An illustrated Guide of no pages " How to open respectably from J # 30 to je ? 2 ono ; " three stamps . H . Myers & Co ., 10 9 liuston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7511 .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Major and Mrs . Josephs and Bro . Horace Jones and Mrs . Jones , attended the Lady Mayoress ' s reception at the Mansion House on Tuesday . Bro . the Right Hon . H . C E . Childers , M . P ., will preside at a Confederation Banquet of old Australian Colonists to be held at the Kensington Town Hall on Thursday next , the 15 th instant . Prince Albeit Victor of Wales distributed the

medallions and certificates gained by the students of the Polytechnic Ambulance Classes , a vote of thanks being afterwards passed to his Royal Highness for his kindness . Lord Randol ph Churchill has been ordered b y his medical advisers to seek rest and change of air away from London , for two or three weeks , and has left England for some salmon fishing in the North of Europe . An emergency meeting of the Henry Levander Lodge will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , when

Bro . VV . A . Scurrah , Prov . G . S . of VV ., will perform six raisings and two initiations , which , with two notices of motion by Bro . H . Lovegtove , P . M . and Treas ., will make up a full agenda . Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Evans , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman De Keyser , J . P . Knight , and Capt . Shaw were included among the guests at the dinner given at the Mansion House on the 2 nd inst . by Bro . the Lord Mayor to the great French financier , M . Leon Say .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) the Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will be held at Freemasons' Hall , and on Monday that of the Boys' School will take place . At the latter Court a motion for the increase of the establishment by 10 boys will be submitted and considered .

Bro . the Lord Mayor will attend the Council of King's College . Strand , at 4 p . m . to-day ( Friday ) , and in the evening will be the guest of the Cooks' Company at the Albion , Aldersgate-street . His lordship will also be present at the State Ball , and the Baroness Burdett-Coutt ' s garden party at Holly Lodge . The Prince and Princess of Wales , and the Princesses Louise , Victoria , and Maud , left Marlborough

House for Aldershot , on the 2 nd inst ., in order to be present at the review of the troops there by her Majesty . Their Royal Highnesses lunched with the officers of the 10 th Hussars , and dined with the Lieut .-General commanding the camp . The opening meeting of the Industry Chapter of Instruction , No . 1 S 6 , will be held at the Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , Heme Hill , S . E ., this ( Saturday ) evening ,

at 7 . 30 o ' clock . Comp . Watts , P . Z . 720 , will occupy the Principal's chair . All members of the Order are cordially invited , and it is anticipated that there will be a goodly assemblage of the companions . The numerous friends of Bro . Capt . W . B . Williamson , J . P ., Deputy Mayor of Worcester , & c , will regret to hear that he met with a severe accident on Sunday last . In alighting from a cab , in Furnival ' s-Inn , he

slipped and broke several of his ribs . We are happy to state that our genial brother is progressing slowly but satisfactorily . Our pages last week contained an announcement of the issue of shares in Willis ' s Rooms ( Limited . ) This historic house , first known to the fashionable world as Almack's , and for many years under its present designation , has all the advantages that position and associations can

bestow on it , and on entering into the lists as a competitor with the numerous modern palatial establishments that have sprung up during the last few years , those advantages , if wisely turned to account , are bound to tell . The directors could not have done better than appoint Bro . Dawkins , so long and favourably known to the frequenters of Freemasons' Tavern as manager , and ive congratulate both him and the directorate on the association .

The Q ueen received at Windsor Castle on Monday a large number of the representatives of the Colonies and India . Luncheon was served in the Waterloo Gallery , and the guests were afterwards introduced to her Majesty by the Prince of Wales . The great officers of State , and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household were in attendance on the Queen , who was accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Louise of

Wales , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , and other members of the royal family . Bro . Sir W . and Lad y Clarke and Miss Clarke , Bro . Earl and Countess Granville , Bro . Sir M . E . and Lady Hicks-Beach , Bart ., Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abeicorn , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Manchester , Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Bro . Sir F . and Lady Bolton , and Bro . Sir P . and Lady Cunliffe-Owen were among those to whom

invitations were sent . The guests were conveyed to and from Windsor by special trains from and to Paddington . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , in the Masonic Temple , 'The Criterion , Piccadilly , XV . ( entrance from Piccadilly or Jermyn-strect ) , on Thursday evening , the 15 th inst ., at seven o ' clock , when they hope to be favoured with the attendance of many Colonial and other brethren .

Bros . W . C . Smith , S . VV . 15 O 3 , W . M . and Preceptor ; E . Farwig , P . M . 1 S 0 , S . VV . ; and E . Chamberlain , J . D . S 7 , J . W . First Lecture—First Section , Bro . G . Reynolds , S . D . 1614 ; Second Section , Bro . E . J . l ) . Bromley , A . M . D . 197 ; Third Section , Bro . F . Dustcrwald , 15 SC ; Fourth Section , Bro . R . Kirk , 16 S 1 ; Fifth Section , Bro . J . Paul , J . W . 1472 ; Sixth Section , Bro . E . C Mulvey , S . D . 179 ; Seventh Section , E . Chamberlain , J . D . S 7 . Second Lecture—First Section ,

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