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2007—' inverted order , in accordance wilh Masonic usage , who were followed by the P . M . G . and officers of the Grand Lodge , S . C , and by the various other lodges in their proper rank . The lodges in the Ellesmere district were thus represented : the Lodgeof Progress by Bros . Webster , P . M . ; C . j . Willis , I . P . M . ; D . Sutherland , acting S . W . ; T . H . Willis , acting J . W . ; Dr . Chapman , acting Treas . ; Park , Sec ; Hibbard , acting S . D . ; and Ashley , acting J . D . Bro .
Webb , P . M . of the same lodge , was amongst the D . G . Lodge Officers as P . G . S . W . The Lodge Ionic was represented by Bros . Watkins , W . M . ; Karslake , S . W . ; Jameson , J . W . ; Johnson , Treas . ; and Woodman , S . D . Headed by the Lyttelton Artillery Band , the procession moved off towards the late D . G . M . 's residence , the D . D . G . M ., Bro . Thompson , supported by his Grand Deacons , with their wands of office , coming last . On arrival at the
house , the bearers—chosen from the Fraternity generally , but chiefly from the Unanimity Lodge—entered , and shortly afterwards bore the coffin , on which were placed a number of beautiful wreaths , and the D . G . M . ' s apron and collar , to the church . Immediately following the coffin were the mourners , amongst whom were Mrs . Donald and Mr . Y . Donald . The service in the church was solemnly rendered by the Rev . J . Townshend . " Having been joined by the
Lyttelton Orphanage Band , the procession started for the Anglican Cemetery , the bands alternately playing the Dead March from "Saul . " On arriving at the spot chosen for the deceased brother ' s last resting-place , "the Masons opened their ranks and allowed the bier and < hief mourners to pass through , and then—theD . D . G . M . leading—followed on in the order of seniority . The Very Rev . the Primate performed the funeral service at the grave , the Rev . the
Dean also assisting . The church choir having sung 'Thy will be done , ' Bro . Thompson , D . D . G . M ., took his station at the head of the grave , and the Masonic choir sang 'Luther ' s Hymn . ' The impressive Masonic ceremony was then proceeded with , the spotless lambskin having been deposited in the grave , followed by the evergreen , the funeral grand honours were given with the words ' VVe cherish his memory , we commend his spirit to the Lord , and
we commit his body to the earth , which was followed by the hymn ' Lead kindly light . ' After a prayer and responses , the lodges re-formed the procession , and returned to the Iodge room . " Our deceased brother , who arrived in the colony in 1849 , had resigned his office a few months before , and the Lyttelton Times , in speaking cf his kindly
qualities , says : " Especially will those who , when Lyttelton was more to Cbistchurch than it is to-day , experienced unswerving kindness and hospitality at his hands , mourn the loss of a genial and kindly man , ever ready with his joke and merry jest , and a heart almost womanly in its affection for a friend . Few men in Canterbury can have made fewer enemies and more friends than William Donald . "
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE BRO . THOMAS HAIGH . The remains of the late Bro . T . Haigh , a member of the Pembroke Lodge , No . 1299 , West Derby , were interred on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., in Anfield Cemetery , Liverpool , in the presence of a large number of his trade and other friends . The deceased , who was thirty years of age , was held in srreat regard . There were present at the grave
Colonel Haigh , Bro . G . T . Haigh , J . VV . Bourne , Bro . J . Houlding , H . W . Cook , Bro . VVm . Coates , Jesse Motum , W . Taylor , Holland , Allinson , ex-Sergeant-detective Home , ex-Inspector Gardner , Bro . Hanmer , Thomas Taylor , Reay , Peter Hudson , Bro . H . Nelson , Thomas , Hood , Hitchon , Fairhurst , Deardon , J . Prescott , Bro . Neil ( Sykes and Co . ) , Moore , Bleasdale , Phillips , Fletcher ( chairman of the company ) , Bro . Dr . Pugh , Wigan , Bro .
P . Armstrong , Dixon , J . Allinson , Bro . G . S . Willings , W . Hall , Bro . H . Lumb , J . Clayton , and others . Mr . Leach , Secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association , was also present , as were the following brethren connected with the Pembroke Lodge : Bros . Taylor , J . Jeanett , VV . Jones , P . M . ; S . H . Jones , and W . Kinsey . Among the wreaths , which were profusely laid upon the coffin , were some sent by Mr . Longbottom , hop merchant , of Chester and Worcester .
BRO . CHARLES LOWTHER KEMP . VVe regret to have to announce the death of Bro . Charles Lowther Kemp , which took place at Montreal on Friday last , the 3 rd inst ., he having sailed for Canada a fortnight previously for the benefit of his health . Bro . Kemp was initiated into Freemasonry on the 21 st November . 1 S 78 , in the St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . G 3 ; and on the 20 th May , 1880 , was exalted in the Koyal Arch chapter attached to that
lodge . In October , 1881 , he appeared as one of the founders of the Wickham Lodge , No . 1924 , and but for his premature decease would have been installed as W . M . of that lodge on the 3 rd prox . He was well and widely known as one of the most able and impressive workers at the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , by the members of which , as well as by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances , he will be deeply and deservedly lamented .
BRO . H . W . GREGORY . The death occurred , on October ist , at 30 St . Phillip ' sroad , Dalston , at the early age of 39 , of Bro . W . H . Gregory , who succumbed to a very painful malady , after a long illness . Bro . Gregory , who was initiated in the Prosperity Lodge , and held the office of S . D ., was one of
the founders and S . W . of the Citadel Lodge , No . 1897 , and was a very popular member of thc Craft . His remains were deposited in the cemetery at Walthamstow on Saturday last , aud the tributes of respect and the numerous circle of friends and members of the Craft who attended , testified to the respect and . esteem in which he was held by all who knew him .
It appears from a statement which has been going the round of the press that the gentleman deaf and dumb beggar on London Bridge , who lately died in the Southwark Workhouse , was a " Swiss gentleman and a Freemason . In an unguarded moment" he " revealed
some of the mysteries of his Craft to a Delilah . Stung by remorse , he vowed that he would not open his lips for ten years , and that he would go bare-headed and bare-footed through the world , and forego for 20 years all the advantages which fortune had bestowed upon him . " At the time of his death he had held strictly to his vow for over 13 years .
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Bank rate has been increased to 3 per cent . Bro . George Lambert has been elected Master of the Temple Metropolitan College Rosicrucian Society of England . Bro . Alderman Whitehead was on Saturday , the 27 th ult ., inducted as one of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex at the Guildhall .
Bro . Chaplin Henry has removed from 2 , Akerman-road , Brixton , S . W ., to 28 , Paul-road , Hanover-park , Peckham . The installation meeting of the Clerkenwell Lodge , No . 19 G 4 , will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel .
Bro . H . \ V . Henniker Ranee is a candidate for the office of Clerk and Solicitor to the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers . Bio . Edwin Storr will be installed VV . M . of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 167 , on Tuesday next , the 14 th inst ., at the Holly Bush Hotel , Hampstead . Bro . Alderman Sir Henry Knight has retired
from the business of Henry Knight and Co . ; his son , Mr . H . M . Knight , who has had the sole management for some years past , will continue the business on his own account under the old style . Bro . George Kenning has consented to preside at the seventeenth annual dinner in aid of the funds of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution ,
to be held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday , the 24 th prox . —Citizen . Mr . Gladstone will cut the first sod of the Wiral Railway at Birkenhead on the 15 th inst . The railway is a link which will connect Liverpool with North Wales by means of the Mersey Tunnel . The tunnel itself is fast approaching completion .
Alderman Nottage , the Lord Mayor elect , having been chosen on Michaelmas Day as successor to Bro . R . N . Fowler , M . P ., G . J . W ., in the Lord Mayoralty of London , is , like the majority of the Aldermen who during recent years have filled the civic chair , a member of ou r Fraternity . The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed by Bro . G . King , P . M ., P . Z , & c , at the Royal Arthur
Lodge of Instruction , No . 1360 , held at the Prince of Wales Hotel , opposite Wimbledon Station , on Thursday , the 16 th inst . Lodge will be opened at 6 . 45 . The number of failures in England and Wales gazetted during the week ending Saturday , Oct 4 , was 58 . The number in the corresponding week of last year was 140 , showing a decrease of 82 , being a net decrease in 1 SS 4 , to
date , 5115 . The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Fidelity Lodgeof Instruction , No . 3 , at the Alfred , Romanroad , Barnsbury , N ., by brethren of the King ' s Cross Lodge of Instruction , No . 1732 , on Wednesday , the 22 nd inst ., at seven o'clock .
Bro . Major T . Davies Sewell has received a cummunication from Mr . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , thanking him , on behalf of his colleague ( Mr . Sheriff Phillips ) and himself , for the admirable manner in which the arrangements of the inaugural ceremonies had been carried out .
We are requested to announce that the ceremony of installation will be worked in the Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , No . 1259 , at the Bricklayers' Arms , Narrow-street , Limehouse , on Thursday , the iGth inst ., by Bro . R . Atkins , P . M ., Preceptor . A chapter in connection with the I ^ odge of Amity , No . 171 , is to be consecrated at the Cannon-street
Hotel , on Tuesday next , by Col . Shadwell H . Clerke . Comp . Joseph Clever is the M . E . Z . designate , and Comps . Louis Hirsch and Robert Berridge will fill the chairs of H . and J . respectively . The Chelmer I ^ odge of Mark Master Masons ,
No . 342 , was consecrated at the Corn Exchange , Chelmsford , on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., Bro the Rev . C J . Martyn , P . G . C , and D . P . G . M . East Anglia , being thc Consecrating Officer , while the Prov . Grand Officers gave their assistance . Bro . J . Pearce Lewin was afterwards installed VV . M . Particulars are held over until next week .
A testimonial , in the shape of his portrait in oils , handsomely framed , was presented to Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . M . and Treasurer , as well as one of the founders of the John Hervey Lodge , No . 12 G 0 , in recognition of his valuable services to the lod . 'e . The presentation was made on behalf of the lodge by Bro . J . Brockett Sorrell , VV . M . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next
issue . THE MONTEVIORE CENTENARY . — The Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., has signified his intention to be present at the representative Masonic banquet on Monday , the 27 th inst ., in celebration of the completion of Bro . Sir Moses Monteliore ' s hundredth year . The anniversary will be similarly honoured on the part of the
Jewish Courts of the Ancient Order of Foresters ( " Sons of Israel , " " Sons of Abraham , " " Shield of David , " " Solomon ' s Temple , " and " Earl Grey " ) , by a dinner to be held on the same evening at the Jewish Working Men's Club and Institute , at which Mr . Samuel Montagu , Presidentof the Institute , will occupy the chair . We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . Seymour Smith ' s Annual Benefit Concert will be held
at the South Place Institute , South Place , Moorgate-street , E . C , on Saturday next , the 18 th inst . We judge from the pr igramme—copy of which we have been favoured withthat Bro . Seymour Smith has a rare treat in store for his very numerous circle of friends and well-wishers . He has secured a strong array of talent , both vocal and instrumental , and we doubt not there will be a large attendance to do honour to the occasion .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Albion Tavern , in Aldersgate-street , famous for its City banquets , has been entirely re-decorated . The ball-room on the second floor has been thoroughly cleansedand decorated , special attention having been devoted to the ceiling . On the first floor the rooms have been handsomely decorated in Pompeian style , which is certainly very effective . The general arrangements have been thoroughly overhauled , and made as complete as possible .
In order to remove any doubts that may exist as to the days of meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement , we may state that the session commenced on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., and that the meetings will be continued weekly on Tuesday , at the hour of 6 . 30 p . m . Any further information that may be needed can be obtained of Comp . F . Brown , S . E . and Preceptor .
Bro . the Rev . Charles E . Mayo , M . A ., Prov . G . Chap . Herts , and J . W . Gresham Lodge , No . S 69 , has been honoured with letters from the Queen and Prince of VVales , in which they very graciously *~ acknowIedge receipt of the copies severall y forwarded to them of the History of Cheshunt Great House , by Bro . F . D . R . Copestick , where Bro . the Rev . C . Mayo resides , and the Gresham Lodge holds its meetings .
The Fifteen Sections will be worked on the 26 th inst . at the Israel Lodge of Instruction , No . 205 , held at the Rising Sun , corner of Globe-road , E . Bro . B . Cundick , P . M . 1421 , the eminent East-end Preceptor , has kindly consented to preside , and will be supported by many brethren of established repute as Section workers . Brethren are cordially invited , and are promised a Masonic treat . Lodge will be opened at seven o ' clock sharp .
FREEMASONRY IN WEST LANCASHIRE . —The annual convocation of the Royal Arch Chapter of the Province of West Lancashire will be held at the Masonic Hall , on the 16 th inst ., when the R . W . P . G . S ., the Earl of Lathom , will preside . On the same day a Provincial Grand Lodgeof Emergency will be held to pass the altered bye-laws , so as to render them uniform with the revised Constitutions ; and the opportunity will probably be taken of
presenting the memorial portrait of the R . W . P . G . M . to his lordship . The Supreme Council A . and A . Rite for England , Wales , & c , will hold their usual meeting at 33 , Golden-square , on Wednesday next , the 15 th inst . The agenda paper contains a fair amount of work to be achieved , and Bro . Charles H . Driver , 31 , will be received into the Grand Consistory of S . P . R . S ., 32 ° , and Bros . R . I .
Finnemore , and Kev . 1 . W . Lemon , 30 ° , into the Sovereign Tribunal of G . I . I . C , 31 . There are iS candidates for the 30 ° . The receptions into the 32 and 31 ° are fixed for 2 . 45 and 3 . 45 p . m . respectively . A dinner will afterwards be held at the Cafe Royal at 7 p . m . The Citizen of last Saturday contained a long and interesting sketch of Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson , from which it appears that the Hanson family
have been more or less prominently connected with civicaffairs for the last century and a halt , or thereabouts . Our distinguished brother , though he has attained such highrank in the first municipality of the world , has not , it seems , yet reached his fiftieth year . He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College , Cambridge , and is thus a man of culture , as well as a man of business , and we trust the day is not far distant when he will still further add to the
many distinctions which his merif . have secured for him . The installation meeting of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 , took place on VVednesday last at the Inns of Court Hotel , when the retiring W . M ., Bro . F . R . VV . Hedges , ably installed his successor , Bro . Dr . Capon . Bro . Festa reported that the arrangements for forming a new chapter in connection with the lodge were completed , and it was resolved that the petition be forwarded to the
Grand Scribe E . forthwith . In the event of the petition being granted , of which there can be no doubt , R . W . Bra . Montague Guest , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Dorset , will be the first M . E . Z . ; Bro . G . P . Festa , P . M . 1900 , H .: and Bro . F . R . W . Hedges , J . Bro . James Glaisher presided at the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the Harrow District Gas Company , held on Tuesday at the Guildhall Tavern . Ir »
moving the adoption of the report , in which the payment of a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent , per annum was recommended , the Chairman regretted the directors' inability to reduce the price of gas . He had nothing to fear as to the future of gas , and if the gas companies would only strive to improve the method of production , and reduce the price of gas to the consumer , the electric light companies would find it a very difficult task to compete with them . The report was adopted .
The Southampton Masonic Benevolent Association has issued its ninth annual report . The Committee notice with regret tha 1- the office of President of the Association and also that of Trustee , have become vacant by the lamented death of VV . Bro . W . Hickman , P . M . 130 , 359 , and 394 , and D . P . G . M . of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . They give the list of life members and subscribers , and show the amounts received and expended during the
past year . They received a donation of 10 guineas from the Lodge of Peace and Harmony , 359 ; another of five guineas from the Royal Gloucester Lodge , 130 ; and the names of Bro . H . Webb , S . W . 359 , and W . Bro . J . Blount Thomas , P . M . 130 , have been added to the list of life members by those lodges . During the year there had been six applicants for benevolent grants , five widows of brethren of Lodge 394 being- granted £ a each , and a brother
of Lodge 130 £ 10 . The capital of the Association , includ'" £ £ i ° t 15 s . saved during the past year , now reaches £ 1303 7 S . Gd ., of which £ 1200 is invested at interest . £ SO to £ SOO . —Tobacconists . —A pamphlet ( 80 pages ) How to commence from •_ £ »; three stamps . H . M > ers & Co ., 109 , liuston-rd ., London . Sample cigars 6 , J , 4 ,-1 / ., 14 stamps . [ Aim . ] HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —Sudden transitions from heat to cold , or from raw inclement weather to oppressive climates , favour the
deiclopmcntof manifold diseases , which may in most instances be checked and rendered abortive hy an early resort to these purifying , regulating , and strengthening Pills . This well-known and highly esteemed medicine allords a safe and easy remed y for almost every constitutional wrong which unhealthy cumatcs , rapid changes , or dietetic errors can engender , and effectually remove any weakness self-indulgent habits may have induced . In all conditions of the system bordering on disease such as are indicated by apathy , tistkssness , and restlessness , Holloway's Pills will prove especially serviceable in begetting thc vivacity of mind and body appreciated by both sound and sick , [ ADVT . ]
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2007—' inverted order , in accordance wilh Masonic usage , who were followed by the P . M . G . and officers of the Grand Lodge , S . C , and by the various other lodges in their proper rank . The lodges in the Ellesmere district were thus represented : the Lodgeof Progress by Bros . Webster , P . M . ; C . j . Willis , I . P . M . ; D . Sutherland , acting S . W . ; T . H . Willis , acting J . W . ; Dr . Chapman , acting Treas . ; Park , Sec ; Hibbard , acting S . D . ; and Ashley , acting J . D . Bro .
Webb , P . M . of the same lodge , was amongst the D . G . Lodge Officers as P . G . S . W . The Lodge Ionic was represented by Bros . Watkins , W . M . ; Karslake , S . W . ; Jameson , J . W . ; Johnson , Treas . ; and Woodman , S . D . Headed by the Lyttelton Artillery Band , the procession moved off towards the late D . G . M . 's residence , the D . D . G . M ., Bro . Thompson , supported by his Grand Deacons , with their wands of office , coming last . On arrival at the
house , the bearers—chosen from the Fraternity generally , but chiefly from the Unanimity Lodge—entered , and shortly afterwards bore the coffin , on which were placed a number of beautiful wreaths , and the D . G . M . ' s apron and collar , to the church . Immediately following the coffin were the mourners , amongst whom were Mrs . Donald and Mr . Y . Donald . The service in the church was solemnly rendered by the Rev . J . Townshend . " Having been joined by the
Lyttelton Orphanage Band , the procession started for the Anglican Cemetery , the bands alternately playing the Dead March from "Saul . " On arriving at the spot chosen for the deceased brother ' s last resting-place , "the Masons opened their ranks and allowed the bier and < hief mourners to pass through , and then—theD . D . G . M . leading—followed on in the order of seniority . The Very Rev . the Primate performed the funeral service at the grave , the Rev . the
Dean also assisting . The church choir having sung 'Thy will be done , ' Bro . Thompson , D . D . G . M ., took his station at the head of the grave , and the Masonic choir sang 'Luther ' s Hymn . ' The impressive Masonic ceremony was then proceeded with , the spotless lambskin having been deposited in the grave , followed by the evergreen , the funeral grand honours were given with the words ' VVe cherish his memory , we commend his spirit to the Lord , and
we commit his body to the earth , which was followed by the hymn ' Lead kindly light . ' After a prayer and responses , the lodges re-formed the procession , and returned to the Iodge room . " Our deceased brother , who arrived in the colony in 1849 , had resigned his office a few months before , and the Lyttelton Times , in speaking cf his kindly
qualities , says : " Especially will those who , when Lyttelton was more to Cbistchurch than it is to-day , experienced unswerving kindness and hospitality at his hands , mourn the loss of a genial and kindly man , ever ready with his joke and merry jest , and a heart almost womanly in its affection for a friend . Few men in Canterbury can have made fewer enemies and more friends than William Donald . "
Obituary.
Obituary .
THE LATE BRO . THOMAS HAIGH . The remains of the late Bro . T . Haigh , a member of the Pembroke Lodge , No . 1299 , West Derby , were interred on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., in Anfield Cemetery , Liverpool , in the presence of a large number of his trade and other friends . The deceased , who was thirty years of age , was held in srreat regard . There were present at the grave
Colonel Haigh , Bro . G . T . Haigh , J . VV . Bourne , Bro . J . Houlding , H . W . Cook , Bro . VVm . Coates , Jesse Motum , W . Taylor , Holland , Allinson , ex-Sergeant-detective Home , ex-Inspector Gardner , Bro . Hanmer , Thomas Taylor , Reay , Peter Hudson , Bro . H . Nelson , Thomas , Hood , Hitchon , Fairhurst , Deardon , J . Prescott , Bro . Neil ( Sykes and Co . ) , Moore , Bleasdale , Phillips , Fletcher ( chairman of the company ) , Bro . Dr . Pugh , Wigan , Bro .
P . Armstrong , Dixon , J . Allinson , Bro . G . S . Willings , W . Hall , Bro . H . Lumb , J . Clayton , and others . Mr . Leach , Secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association , was also present , as were the following brethren connected with the Pembroke Lodge : Bros . Taylor , J . Jeanett , VV . Jones , P . M . ; S . H . Jones , and W . Kinsey . Among the wreaths , which were profusely laid upon the coffin , were some sent by Mr . Longbottom , hop merchant , of Chester and Worcester .
BRO . CHARLES LOWTHER KEMP . VVe regret to have to announce the death of Bro . Charles Lowther Kemp , which took place at Montreal on Friday last , the 3 rd inst ., he having sailed for Canada a fortnight previously for the benefit of his health . Bro . Kemp was initiated into Freemasonry on the 21 st November . 1 S 78 , in the St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . G 3 ; and on the 20 th May , 1880 , was exalted in the Koyal Arch chapter attached to that
lodge . In October , 1881 , he appeared as one of the founders of the Wickham Lodge , No . 1924 , and but for his premature decease would have been installed as W . M . of that lodge on the 3 rd prox . He was well and widely known as one of the most able and impressive workers at the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , by the members of which , as well as by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances , he will be deeply and deservedly lamented .
BRO . H . W . GREGORY . The death occurred , on October ist , at 30 St . Phillip ' sroad , Dalston , at the early age of 39 , of Bro . W . H . Gregory , who succumbed to a very painful malady , after a long illness . Bro . Gregory , who was initiated in the Prosperity Lodge , and held the office of S . D ., was one of
the founders and S . W . of the Citadel Lodge , No . 1897 , and was a very popular member of thc Craft . His remains were deposited in the cemetery at Walthamstow on Saturday last , aud the tributes of respect and the numerous circle of friends and members of the Craft who attended , testified to the respect and . esteem in which he was held by all who knew him .
It appears from a statement which has been going the round of the press that the gentleman deaf and dumb beggar on London Bridge , who lately died in the Southwark Workhouse , was a " Swiss gentleman and a Freemason . In an unguarded moment" he " revealed
some of the mysteries of his Craft to a Delilah . Stung by remorse , he vowed that he would not open his lips for ten years , and that he would go bare-headed and bare-footed through the world , and forego for 20 years all the advantages which fortune had bestowed upon him . " At the time of his death he had held strictly to his vow for over 13 years .
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Bank rate has been increased to 3 per cent . Bro . George Lambert has been elected Master of the Temple Metropolitan College Rosicrucian Society of England . Bro . Alderman Whitehead was on Saturday , the 27 th ult ., inducted as one of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex at the Guildhall .
Bro . Chaplin Henry has removed from 2 , Akerman-road , Brixton , S . W ., to 28 , Paul-road , Hanover-park , Peckham . The installation meeting of the Clerkenwell Lodge , No . 19 G 4 , will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel .
Bro . H . \ V . Henniker Ranee is a candidate for the office of Clerk and Solicitor to the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers . Bio . Edwin Storr will be installed VV . M . of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 167 , on Tuesday next , the 14 th inst ., at the Holly Bush Hotel , Hampstead . Bro . Alderman Sir Henry Knight has retired
from the business of Henry Knight and Co . ; his son , Mr . H . M . Knight , who has had the sole management for some years past , will continue the business on his own account under the old style . Bro . George Kenning has consented to preside at the seventeenth annual dinner in aid of the funds of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution ,
to be held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday , the 24 th prox . —Citizen . Mr . Gladstone will cut the first sod of the Wiral Railway at Birkenhead on the 15 th inst . The railway is a link which will connect Liverpool with North Wales by means of the Mersey Tunnel . The tunnel itself is fast approaching completion .
Alderman Nottage , the Lord Mayor elect , having been chosen on Michaelmas Day as successor to Bro . R . N . Fowler , M . P ., G . J . W ., in the Lord Mayoralty of London , is , like the majority of the Aldermen who during recent years have filled the civic chair , a member of ou r Fraternity . The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed by Bro . G . King , P . M ., P . Z , & c , at the Royal Arthur
Lodge of Instruction , No . 1360 , held at the Prince of Wales Hotel , opposite Wimbledon Station , on Thursday , the 16 th inst . Lodge will be opened at 6 . 45 . The number of failures in England and Wales gazetted during the week ending Saturday , Oct 4 , was 58 . The number in the corresponding week of last year was 140 , showing a decrease of 82 , being a net decrease in 1 SS 4 , to
date , 5115 . The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Fidelity Lodgeof Instruction , No . 3 , at the Alfred , Romanroad , Barnsbury , N ., by brethren of the King ' s Cross Lodge of Instruction , No . 1732 , on Wednesday , the 22 nd inst ., at seven o'clock .
Bro . Major T . Davies Sewell has received a cummunication from Mr . Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , thanking him , on behalf of his colleague ( Mr . Sheriff Phillips ) and himself , for the admirable manner in which the arrangements of the inaugural ceremonies had been carried out .
We are requested to announce that the ceremony of installation will be worked in the Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , No . 1259 , at the Bricklayers' Arms , Narrow-street , Limehouse , on Thursday , the iGth inst ., by Bro . R . Atkins , P . M ., Preceptor . A chapter in connection with the I ^ odge of Amity , No . 171 , is to be consecrated at the Cannon-street
Hotel , on Tuesday next , by Col . Shadwell H . Clerke . Comp . Joseph Clever is the M . E . Z . designate , and Comps . Louis Hirsch and Robert Berridge will fill the chairs of H . and J . respectively . The Chelmer I ^ odge of Mark Master Masons ,
No . 342 , was consecrated at the Corn Exchange , Chelmsford , on Wednesday , the Sth inst ., Bro the Rev . C J . Martyn , P . G . C , and D . P . G . M . East Anglia , being thc Consecrating Officer , while the Prov . Grand Officers gave their assistance . Bro . J . Pearce Lewin was afterwards installed VV . M . Particulars are held over until next week .
A testimonial , in the shape of his portrait in oils , handsomely framed , was presented to Bro . Jabez Hogg , P . M . and Treasurer , as well as one of the founders of the John Hervey Lodge , No . 12 G 0 , in recognition of his valuable services to the lod . 'e . The presentation was made on behalf of the lodge by Bro . J . Brockett Sorrell , VV . M . A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next
issue . THE MONTEVIORE CENTENARY . — The Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., has signified his intention to be present at the representative Masonic banquet on Monday , the 27 th inst ., in celebration of the completion of Bro . Sir Moses Monteliore ' s hundredth year . The anniversary will be similarly honoured on the part of the
Jewish Courts of the Ancient Order of Foresters ( " Sons of Israel , " " Sons of Abraham , " " Shield of David , " " Solomon ' s Temple , " and " Earl Grey " ) , by a dinner to be held on the same evening at the Jewish Working Men's Club and Institute , at which Mr . Samuel Montagu , Presidentof the Institute , will occupy the chair . We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . Seymour Smith ' s Annual Benefit Concert will be held
at the South Place Institute , South Place , Moorgate-street , E . C , on Saturday next , the 18 th inst . We judge from the pr igramme—copy of which we have been favoured withthat Bro . Seymour Smith has a rare treat in store for his very numerous circle of friends and well-wishers . He has secured a strong array of talent , both vocal and instrumental , and we doubt not there will be a large attendance to do honour to the occasion .
Masonic And General Tidings
The Albion Tavern , in Aldersgate-street , famous for its City banquets , has been entirely re-decorated . The ball-room on the second floor has been thoroughly cleansedand decorated , special attention having been devoted to the ceiling . On the first floor the rooms have been handsomely decorated in Pompeian style , which is certainly very effective . The general arrangements have been thoroughly overhauled , and made as complete as possible .
In order to remove any doubts that may exist as to the days of meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement , we may state that the session commenced on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., and that the meetings will be continued weekly on Tuesday , at the hour of 6 . 30 p . m . Any further information that may be needed can be obtained of Comp . F . Brown , S . E . and Preceptor .
Bro . the Rev . Charles E . Mayo , M . A ., Prov . G . Chap . Herts , and J . W . Gresham Lodge , No . S 69 , has been honoured with letters from the Queen and Prince of VVales , in which they very graciously *~ acknowIedge receipt of the copies severall y forwarded to them of the History of Cheshunt Great House , by Bro . F . D . R . Copestick , where Bro . the Rev . C . Mayo resides , and the Gresham Lodge holds its meetings .
The Fifteen Sections will be worked on the 26 th inst . at the Israel Lodge of Instruction , No . 205 , held at the Rising Sun , corner of Globe-road , E . Bro . B . Cundick , P . M . 1421 , the eminent East-end Preceptor , has kindly consented to preside , and will be supported by many brethren of established repute as Section workers . Brethren are cordially invited , and are promised a Masonic treat . Lodge will be opened at seven o ' clock sharp .
FREEMASONRY IN WEST LANCASHIRE . —The annual convocation of the Royal Arch Chapter of the Province of West Lancashire will be held at the Masonic Hall , on the 16 th inst ., when the R . W . P . G . S ., the Earl of Lathom , will preside . On the same day a Provincial Grand Lodgeof Emergency will be held to pass the altered bye-laws , so as to render them uniform with the revised Constitutions ; and the opportunity will probably be taken of
presenting the memorial portrait of the R . W . P . G . M . to his lordship . The Supreme Council A . and A . Rite for England , Wales , & c , will hold their usual meeting at 33 , Golden-square , on Wednesday next , the 15 th inst . The agenda paper contains a fair amount of work to be achieved , and Bro . Charles H . Driver , 31 , will be received into the Grand Consistory of S . P . R . S ., 32 ° , and Bros . R . I .
Finnemore , and Kev . 1 . W . Lemon , 30 ° , into the Sovereign Tribunal of G . I . I . C , 31 . There are iS candidates for the 30 ° . The receptions into the 32 and 31 ° are fixed for 2 . 45 and 3 . 45 p . m . respectively . A dinner will afterwards be held at the Cafe Royal at 7 p . m . The Citizen of last Saturday contained a long and interesting sketch of Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson , from which it appears that the Hanson family
have been more or less prominently connected with civicaffairs for the last century and a halt , or thereabouts . Our distinguished brother , though he has attained such highrank in the first municipality of the world , has not , it seems , yet reached his fiftieth year . He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College , Cambridge , and is thus a man of culture , as well as a man of business , and we trust the day is not far distant when he will still further add to the
many distinctions which his merif . have secured for him . The installation meeting of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 , took place on VVednesday last at the Inns of Court Hotel , when the retiring W . M ., Bro . F . R . VV . Hedges , ably installed his successor , Bro . Dr . Capon . Bro . Festa reported that the arrangements for forming a new chapter in connection with the lodge were completed , and it was resolved that the petition be forwarded to the
Grand Scribe E . forthwith . In the event of the petition being granted , of which there can be no doubt , R . W . Bra . Montague Guest , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Dorset , will be the first M . E . Z . ; Bro . G . P . Festa , P . M . 1900 , H .: and Bro . F . R . W . Hedges , J . Bro . James Glaisher presided at the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the Harrow District Gas Company , held on Tuesday at the Guildhall Tavern . Ir »
moving the adoption of the report , in which the payment of a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent , per annum was recommended , the Chairman regretted the directors' inability to reduce the price of gas . He had nothing to fear as to the future of gas , and if the gas companies would only strive to improve the method of production , and reduce the price of gas to the consumer , the electric light companies would find it a very difficult task to compete with them . The report was adopted .
The Southampton Masonic Benevolent Association has issued its ninth annual report . The Committee notice with regret tha 1- the office of President of the Association and also that of Trustee , have become vacant by the lamented death of VV . Bro . W . Hickman , P . M . 130 , 359 , and 394 , and D . P . G . M . of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . They give the list of life members and subscribers , and show the amounts received and expended during the
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