Consecration Of The Upper Norwood Lodge, No. 1586.

.- . I-.- if within thc limits of the [ C . T ., their services particular , n Jho . Id be commanded . TT on theM ( lste s "sing some twenty propositions were ) ~ . „ rh the greater portion being on behalf of candimade , mucn "' » i Hates for initiation . A very excellent banquet , provided by the brother host , . 1 , White Hart , followed , and the short time to it p . m . Of tile !

_ , , , , .. . ... u :... , spent in the usual loyal and Masonic manner , which fl ' c limits of our space only preclude the pleasure of comlete details . The toasts were given by a veteran W . M ., and were heartily responded to by the various brethren in their respective positions , " The Visitors " being specially directeei to the W . Bro . G . J . Kain , P . M .

very 284 and 7 C 6 . P . P . G . Sec . Warwick , who not only made a most humorous response , but amused the brethren with some clever specimens of legerdemain . The pleasures of the evening were greatly enlivened by the very complete musical arrangements . In addition to the excellent

selected songs , Bro . Coware ! illustrated how beautifully effective even the simplest combinations of musical sounds could become under the direction of a master ofhis art , in interchang ing the notes of the common chord with the words hurrah , hurrah , hurrah I

Consecration Of The Abbey Chapter (1225), Barrow-In-Furness.

CONSECRATION OF THE ABBEY CHAPTER ( 1225 ) , BARROW-IN-FURNESS .

Wednesday , the 23 rd February , was appointed as the day on which this chapter was to be consecrated . At 2 . 30 a large number of companions assembled in the chapter room at the Hartington Hotel . Amongst those present were E . Comps . H . S . Allpass , Prov . GiS . E . West Lancashire ; Thomas Armstrong , Piov . G . Treas . ; Peuben

Pearson , Prov . G . Registrar ; . James McKeene , P . P . G . S . ; Ri . bert Wvlie , P . P . G . D . C , iM . E . Z . 292 ; Thomas Dodgson , P . P . G . D . C ; Roger Dodgson , M . E . Z . 995 ; John Case , P . P . J . ; Richard W . W orralI , P . Z . ; S . J . Wade , P . P . G . D . C . Durham ; George Cornfield , II . 995 ; Richard A . Brooke , P . J . 374 , M . E . Z . designate -, Comps . Myles Haslam , J . elesignate ; R . T . Taylor , E . J .

Morgan , R . B . D . Bradshaw , J . Settle , Whitesiele ( Dalton ) , Warne ( Ulverston ) , and others . A R . A . Chapter havingjbeen opened by E . Comps . Allpass , Prov . G . S . E ., as Z . ; Armstrong , Prov . Treas ., as H . ; Reuben Pearson , Prov . G . G . Registrar , as J . ; McKeene , P . P . G . S ., as Director of Ceremonies ; R . Wylie , P . P . G . D . C , as Scribe E . ; and Thomas Dodgson ,

P . P . G . D . C , as benbe N , the companions under the rank of J . were admitted , and the ancient and solemn ceremony of consecration was then very impressively performed . The petitioning companions having signified their wish that Comps . R . A . Brooke , Robert Hooker , and Myles Haslam should be installed in their respective chairs of Z .,

H ., and J . | of the new chapter , E . Comp . Robert Wylie , P . P . G . D . C , as Installing Principal , then installed them accordingly , they being presented to the Installing Master by E . Comp . McKeene , P . P . G . S . The companions afterwards elected Comps . R . T . Taylor , Scribe E . ; E . J . Morgan , Scribe N . ; Cornfield , Treas . ; and Settle , P . S ., who were thereupon duly invested by the

M . E . Z . Comps . Hill was appointed Organist ; Klyne and Stafford , A . S . ; J . Stanley Ormandy , D . C j and Purvey and James Bush , Stewards . Several brethren were proposed for exaltation , and hearty good wishes were offeree ! for the success and prosperity of the new chapter ; and the charter was then closed .

Ihe companions afterwards sat down to a splendid re past provided by Bro . R . T . Taylor , and when the cloth had been removed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to . The name of the new chapter has been selected in consequence of the proximity of the town of Barrow to the old Abbey of Furness , whose Abbot once exercised almost

regal power over this part of Lancashire . Now in luins , it is situated in one of England's most beautiful vales , anil has long justly caused this corner of our isle to be widely renownrel . There seems , therefore , to be something exceedingly graceful and appropriate in the selection of the name " Abbey . " We are glad to learn of the very flourishing

condition of Masonry in Bairow . After the business of the day was over a number of the visiting companions accompanied E . Comp . Cornfield over the works of the Barrow Hematite Steel Company , and expressed themselves greatly interested in all they saw there . As our readers arc no doubt aware , these works

are the largest of their kind in Great Britain , and they are the evidence of the great enterprise of those gentlemen who have linked theii interests so closely with the town of Barrow . They were originally established by Comp . Henry Schneider , but have now been converted into a company under the presidency of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire .

Visit Of Her Majesty To The London Hospital.

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE LONDON HOSPITAL .

Although , at first sight , it mi ght not be apparent that the visit of the Queen to the London Hospital should have anything to do with Masonry , nevertheless it eleals , in very great measure , with a branch of the " urofp « irm " nl .

though not of " Craft Masonry , " inasmuch as the object ol Her Majesty's visit to the East End on Tuesday last was to open a new wing which had been presented to the hospital b y the Worshipful the Grocers ' . Company , at a cost of over £ 25 , 000 . Her Majesty , we feel sure , had before met with

never a more truly hearty and loyal recepe-iAi , ™^ ,. , passed throu e h that densely populated di strict , Whitechapel . On arriving at the hospital the uueen was met by the officials , and conducted through -ne several wards , accompanied by the Duke of . Camhridgc and a numerous suite , after which the Queen took her seat

Visit Of Her Majesty To The London Hospital.

upon an elaboratel } decorated dais , under a very handsome canopy , situated at one end of a temporarily erected pavilion at the back of the hospital , where the ceremony of opening the new wing was conducted in the presence o f upwards of 2000 visitors . The National Anthem having been sung , in which thc solo was most impressively sung by Madame Patey , a prayer was

afterwards offered up by the Bishop of London , upon which followed a hymn composed by the late Prince Consort , which was most effectively rendered by the" following vocalists , unr ' er the direction of Bro . T . Lawler , of 84 , New Bond Street , W .: —Madame Patey , Mdlle . Jose' Sherrington , Miss Annie Sinclair , Miss Marion Severn , Miss Adelaide Newton , Mr . Lewis Thomas , Mr . Beckett , Mr . E .

Franks , and the following brethren : —Hodges , Montem Smith , Thornton , Lawler , sen ., and C . S Jeckyll ( Organist ) , assisted by four choristers from the Chapel Royal ; and last , though by no means least , an additional feature to the musical arrangements was the presence of Mr . Fred Godfrey with his band of the Coldstream Guards , which gave great effect in the choruses in thc National Anthem and the chorales . The new wing being declared open ,

Her Majesty retired , whilst the vccalists sang another verse of the National Anthem . After which the Old Hundredth Hymn was tung ( by desire , and specially arranged for the occasion ) , thc last verse of which was very effective , being in unison , accompanieel by Mr . Godfrey ' s band . Everything in connection with the ceremony appears to have pissed off exceedingly well , thanks to Mr . Snelgrove , the secretary of the hospital , who deserves a word of praise for the untiring zeal displayed by him during the arrangements for this memorable occasion .

The Roayl Tour In India.

THE ROAYL TOUR IN INDIA .

The Prince ' s tour having now nearly come to an end , it gives us great pleasure to quote the following excerpt from the " Standard" of the ( ith inst ., since it speaks so frankly and justly of the well-won popularity of that genial gentleman our beloved Grand Master : — "Thc gentlemen who drew out the programme of the

Prince ' s tour acted very wisely in choosing Jeypore as its terminal point . I say terminal , because , although the Prince has yet another mo'ith to remain in India , his long round of visits and fetes , of balls and ceremonies , has now come lo a termination , and save a thirty-six hours' visit to I lolkar , at Indore , he has now only to enjoy himself upon a three weeks' hunting expedition . No man ever earneel

his holiday more thoroughly . He has gone unflinchingly and cheerfully through an amount of work which would have at once knocked up and broken the temper of most men ; he has never missed a single engagement , or shirked one item in his programme—has never lookeel aught but interested and pleased in all thc round of public festivities or of private anel even more monotonous

ceremonials . For it must be remembereel that the public ceremonials which we have hail to chronicle—anel many of them of minor importance , although of equal length and involving- equal fatigue with the more interesting ceremonials , have necessarily been either mentioned in a few words , or have been altogether omiltee!—have been but a portion only of the Prince ' s work . In every town which he has

visited there has been . 1 leve e , at which all the officers of the troops in garrison , all the resilient civilians , have been presented . At each place there Ins been a private durbar , at which the lesser chiefs have been presented ; while the more important chiefs have each paid private visits of state , and have been received with all the formalities of Attar and Pan which I described in my first

letter from Bombay , and these visits have all been scrupulously returned . Thus the Prince ' s whole time has been occupied , and it is wonderful that while most ol his staff look jadeel and faggeil , lie himself looks as fresh , as pleasant , and as interested as ever . No wonder he has wan the hearts of natives wherever he has gone ; those who only see him as he passes in the streets are

delighted with the affability and punctiliousness with which he returns every salute , while those who have had the honour of a personal interview arc completely won with the charm of his manner . I have heard one or two Europeans object that he was too affable with thc natives —and affability with natives is by no means a general failing in India—but some natives of importance to whom

I spoke on the subject indignantly repudiated the suggestion of the possibility of such a thing . ' The Prince , as the future Emperor of India , as the source of all honour and rank , could not lower himself by unbending to the meanest of his subjects . His condescension to them might raise them up , might elevate them in their own

opinion and in that of others , as a flower is raised by the warmth of the sun , but it could in no way affectjhis own position . A gieat monarch could be more or less loved by his people as he was more or less good and kind , but he must be respected and venerated as a great monarch whatever his conduct . The Prince has made himself loved over and

above the respect ^ and veneration all were prepared to pay him . ' Such is , I am assured , the general verdict of native opinion wherever the Prince has gone , and a greater , and , if as an attentive looker on I may be permitted to say so , a better deserved success no man could have attained . The Prince's holiday involves a comparative holielay for us also , for he has expressed a natural desire that the privacy of his

sporting expedition shall be strictly preserved , and that wish will , I need hardly say , be respected . Putting aside the unpleasantness of a gentleman intent upon shooting a tiger being ( watched by half a score of ' chiels taking notes , ' the difficulties of food and transport would also

have proved insurmountable obstacles to our accompanying the Prince . So great , indeed , are these obstacles that a portion of the personal staff will necessarily remain behind . An exception , however , has been made in favour of the artists of the illustrated papers , and of the gentleman who acts as Renter's agent . "

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JOHN NEWTON TOMKINS . We regret to have to announce the death of Bro ; John Newton Tomkins , P . G . D . For some years past his falling health had prevented his attendance at Grand Lodge , and even at his own lodge ( Peace and Harmony ) , but his loss will be deeply regretted by many Masons who are old enough to remember what a briliant

ornament he was to the Craft . Enthusiasticall y devoted to the objects and work of the Order , he was a consummate master of the ritual , including all the lectures as well as the ceremonies , not only in Craft and Royal Arch Masonry , but also in the allied Orders of Knights Tetnplac and the Ancient and Accepted Rite as far as the 31 st Degree . He was initiated in the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , then

No . 72 , on October 22 nd , 1846 . joined the Royal Athelstan Lodge of Instruction in March , 1847 , and tbe Lodge of Amity , No . 200 , in May the same year ; in 1848 he was electee ! a Grand Steward from No . 72 , and joined the Grand Stewards' Lodge ; he was then exalted in the R . A . Chapter of Fi lelity , No . 3 , and joined a Chapter of Iastruction ; a few months later he was made a Knight Templar

in the Encampment of Faith and Fidelity , and in 1849 , ne joined the Lodge of Unions , No . 318 , and was at once made Junior Warden , after being made the ist Grand Expert in Grand Conclave a short time previously . In 18 50 he joined the Lodge of Emulation , and took thc chair of VV . M . in LoilgeNo . 318 , serving the office of W . M . in Lodge No . 3 iS for two years , and in other lodges for three years

afterwards , thus occupying the chair in four lodges for five consecutive years , probably an unprecedented case of one brother holding the chair in various lodges for so long a term without a break . He was W . M . of No . 318 during 1850 and 1851 ; W . M . of No . 200 in 1852 ; W . M . of No . 60 , ( formerly No . 72 ) in 1853 ; and W . M . of the Grand Stewareis' Lodge in 1854 . In 18 ; 1 he was elected

to the Board of General Purposes at the top of the poll with 160 votes , and joined thc 18 ° and 30 of the Ancient and Accepted Rite ; in 1852 he was exalted to the 3 i ° . ; in 1853 he was installed ist Principal of R . A . Chapter , No . 3 , and E . C . of the Encampment of Faith and Fidelity ; in 1854 he was made Junior Grand Deacon in Grand Loelge , and Sword Bearer in Grand Chapter ;

and in 18 55 Grand treasurer to Grand Conclave , which last office he held for ten years . In addition to all these offices he was also Hon . Sec . to the Royal Athelstan Lodge of Instruction , and Treasurer to the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , to the Chapter of Fidelity , and to the Encampment of Faith and Fidelity for many years , greatly to the satisfaction of them all ; services which were very

kindly acknowledged by presentations of plate , and by most flattering expressions of their esteem and regard . The Lodge of Amity also testified their appreciation of his merits as their W . M . in a similar manner . Last of all , he was a Life Governor , and had served the Stewardships of all the charities . No one who was privileged to meet him at tbe many loelges of which he was a member will forget

the happy hours he passed , for not only was Bro . John Newton Tomkins a great authority in Masonry , but he was the wittiest and most brilliant speaker of his day , and the most entertaining companion , while his amiable and generous disposition made him universally beloved ; and rightly was lie considered twenty years ago to be the most

popular member of the Craft . Latterly he graelually retired from all the loelges and chapters to which he belonged , except the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , of which he continued a member to the day of his death ; but though his lodges and chapter , know him no more , yet their older members and his many friends will always hold his memory in affectionate remembrance .

BRO . J . HAWKER . Bro . J . Hawker , P . M . 871 , dieel suddenly on Friday , 18 th February , at the comparatively early age of 31 . He was afflicted with heart disease , and was ill for only a very short time . He was initiated in the Royal Oak Lodge , 871 , on October 2 nd , 1862 , and continued a full subscribing

member till his death . He filled the office of W . M . in 1868 , doing all the work and installing his successor . He was a Life Governor of one of the charities , and took an active interest in his lodge , seldom missing a meeting . He was well and eleservedly respected by all who knew him , and has left a widow and family to lament the heavy loss they have sustained .

SKATING RINKS . —It is forgotten , writes Bro . Hyde Clarke in the " Ather . amm , " that there was a rink in London above a generation ago . Bradwell , of Coventgarden , a very ingenious man , was the inventor of the ice , and he tried it at the theatre . His rink , to which Bro . Clarke gave the name of the Giaciarium , was near the

Regent ' s Park . I lis first season s surface was hard and polished , anel bire skating well ; but the amateurs complained it would not take a figure like real ice , so next year Bradwell invented an ice which cut well with the skate . The affair was on too simlt 1 scale to pay in those days .

GAS superseded in day time , and daylight reflected in dark rooms . Health , comfort , and economy promoted , by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylight Reflectors . Manufactory , 69 , Fleet-street , London .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AXD OINTMENT . —It would be startling to many were it possible to state accurately the number of persons who have been restored to health , anel relieved by these remedies , anil if all the details cannccted with each individual ca-e could be collected the enormous amount of pain and suH'cring which has been soothed and got rid of would be beyond belief . These remedies are so well known in the present day , east , west , sonth , and north , thattt is strange any individual should remain in ignorance of their valuable qualities in collecting all blood impurities , whether hereditary or acquired , the ill effects of which they effectually modify and counteract , rendering the sickly and feeble phytically strong . — ADVT ,