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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
OUR SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' WIDOWS . —In aid of the local funds , a copy of last week's Freemason was offered for sale on Monday at the weekly meeting of the Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction , No . 1360 , held at the Prince of Wales ' s Hotel , Wimbledon Station , and realised £ 2 12 s . Cd ., the ultimate purchaser being Bro . F . Neller , VV . M . 1360 .
I HE CARDMAKERS' COMPANY , whose Master is Bro . P . F . R . Saillard , will dine together at Clothworkers' Hall on Thursday , the 30 th inst . BRO . H . B . MARSHALL , CC , J . P ., is making , we are pleased to learn , satisfactory progress , but for several weeks he will be unable to attend to his municipal duties .
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT left town on Tuesday afternoon on a visit ( o Sir John and Lady Dickson-Poynder , who are entertaining a shooting party at Hartham Park , Corsham . BRO . HENRY FARMER AND Co . have just completed the installation of the electric light in the manufactory and show rooms of Messrs . George Kenning and Son , Little Britain and Aldersgate-street , E . C .
THE LUDGATE HILL RAILWAY IMPFOVEMENT SCHEME . —The plans prepared by the engineering staff of the South-Eastern and Chatham and Dover Railway Companies for the improvement of the accommodation for passenger traffic at Ludgate Hill Railway Station , have been forwarded to the Bjard of Trade for approval . THE INNS OF COURT VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS , familiarly known as the " Devil's Own , ' which is mainly composed of members of the [ egal profession , have opened a fund for the benefit of the widows , orphans , and other dependents of officers and men of her Majesty's Army who may lose their lives in the war in South Africa .
THE ANNUAL SUPPER of the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 , is to be held at The Whittington , Moor-lane , E . C , on the 29 th inst ., at 7 o ' clock , under the able presidency of the genial and greatly esteemed Preceptor , Bro . D . Harlow , P . M . 65 . Tickets , 3 s . 6 d ., can be had by communicating with the Secretary , Bro . H . T . Meadows , at the above address .
THE WILL and codicil of Bro . Joseph Farmaner , of Tooting , the senior partner in the firm of Farmaner and Hainsworth , Australian merchants , were proved on the 3 rd inst ., thc value of the estate amounting to £ . 17 , 779 6 " . 5 d . After giving directions for carrying on his business , and bequeathing a few small legacies , he leaves the residue of his property upon sundry trusts and conditions for his wife and children .
FOR HER MAJESIY ' S visit to Bristol , on Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., the military arrangements are complete . The Royal route from the Central Station to Redland and back , through Bristol and Clifton , will be lined by Volunteers , while about 600 Yeomanry will be on duty , the Gloucestershire troop being commanded by the Duke of Beaufort , the Somersetshire by Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , and those from Wiltshire by Bro . the Marquis of Bath .
ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN . —On Tuesday last , Bro . Alderman Alliston presided over a largely-attended meeting ot the electors of the Ward of Breadstreet , held at Cordwainers' Hall , Cannon-street , E . G ., for the purpose of electing a Common Councilman in succession to Mr . E . D . Ellis ( resigned ) . Bro . Paul Alliston , merchant , of Friday-street , E . G ., and son of the Alderman for the Ward , was proposed to fill the vacancy , and there being no other candidate was declared duly elected .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIH-HOI . STEIN visited Brighton on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose ot opening new buildings in connection with St . Mary's Hall , an institution of particular interest to the Established Church . Her Royal Highness was escorted from the station to the hall , in Eastern-road , by the trustees and Mayor and Mayoress , and after declaring the buildings open , presented the prizes won by the pupils during the past term .
SOLDIERS' WIDOWS AND ORPHANS . —At a meeting of the Alexandra Palace Lodge , No . 1541 , on the 28 th ult ., it was suggested by Bro . IJ . F . Putton , P . M ., that a collection should be made for the above fund . The proposition was put to the lodge by Bro . Brcckman , P . M ., and seconded by Bro . Kutncv , and resulted in a sum of 4 * 5 15 s . ; and afterwards one or two P . Ms , of the lodge sent an . extra three guineas , thus making £ iS iSs . altogether for this laudable fund .
PRESENTATION TO THE NEW LADY MAYORESS . —The private friends of Bro the Lord Mayor elect and Mrs . Newton presented the latter a few days ago with a very handsome token of their regard . Bro . Lord Burton acted as the spokesman on the occasion . The gift consisted of a diamond ornament , convertible at pleasure into a tiara or a necklace , the design having been selected by the Lady Mayoress herself . The setting contained no fewer than S 21 diamonds of " the first water , " nine Oriental pearls being used as terminals .
IT IS UNDERSTOOD that Bro . Sir John Voce Moore , the retiring Lord Mayor of London , is to be given the K . C . M . G . in recognition of the City ' s philanthropic attitude towards the Colonies during trie year . Many Lord Mayors have had the distinctionthe late Bro . Sir John Staples , Sir David Evans , and Sir Walter Wilkin among themit is right that the head of the City should oe admitted to the Colonial Order under suitable circumstances , seeing the close commercial and social connection that has now grown up between the Empire ' s capital and our Colonial dependencies .
BRO . ALDERMAN AND EX-SHERIFF ALLISTON had an interesting experience on Tuesday , when he presided at a wardmote of the electors of Bread-street , who unanimously returned Mr . Paul Alliston ( his eldest son ) as a Common Councilman in the place of Mr . E . D . Ellis , recently resigned . No sooner was the meeting over than Mr . C . A . Body presented Mrs . Alliston with a fine diamond pendant , as a souvenir of her husband's year of office as one of the Sheriffs .
BRO . THE RIGHT HON . W . C . GULLY , Speaker of the House of Commons , received , on Tuesday , the honorary freedom of the city of Carlisle , the constituency which he has represented in Parliament since iSSG , the certificate , which was enclosed in a beautiful silver casket , setting forth that the honour was given in appreciation and acknowledgment of distinguished public services . Bro . Gully , having taken the oath and signed the roll , was congratulated by the Mayor and other members of the Council , and , in returning thanks , said he should always be proud to be a freeman of Carlisle .
ON WEDNESDAY , it St . George ' s Church , Hanover-square , Captain the Earl of Longford , 2 nd Life Guards , was married to Lady Mary Villiers , second surviving daughter of Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey . Bro . the Very Rev . the Dean of Hereford officiated , assisted by the Hon . and Rev . Talbot Rice and the Rev . David Anderson , Vicar of St . George ' s . The btide was g " . ven away by her father , and the bridesmaids included Lady Beatrice Villiers ( sister ) and Lady Mary Dawson ( daughter of Bro . the Earl of Dattre )) .
OUR BROTHERS' BED . —Subscribers to this excellent Charity will be glad to learn that the sum of 300 guineas having been raised during this year and paid to the Treasurer of the Free Home for the Dying at Clapham , only £ ii 5 s . tjd . remains to be collected to secure the permanent endowment of the bed . The Honorary Secietary , Captain Portlr ck-Dadson , P . G D ., will be happy to receive and acknowledge any contributions ftcm lodges or individual brethren if sent to him before the end of this year to No . 9 , Dean ' s-yard , Westminster .
THE MANCHESTER RELIEF F UND . —A Masonic Contribution . —At a meeting of the Prov . G . Lodge of East Lancashire , held on the 3 rd instant , in the Free Trade Hall , Bro . the Rev . W . R . Clayton , P . P . G . Chap ., moved that a collection should be taken onjbebalf of the Manchester and District African Relief Fund . Lord Stanley , M . P ., the newly-Installed Prov . G . Master , said he could not think that such a proposal required second ng . They all knew that at the present time those who were not called upon to undertake the actual dangers of the svar now being waged by England were
nevertheless called upon to alleviate any suffering that might arise from that war . He did not think then ; was a man in the room who would not , according to his power , give what he could to such a cause . He hail , therefore , arranged that there should be a collection at the doors of the offerings of the brethren , to be devoted to the fund . The announcemen t- w * s received with applause , and a sum of do guineas was raised in the manner indicate 1 . Tne subject came forvard at 1 late period of the proceedings , after a large number of brethren had left the hall .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has consented to become [ the President of the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children , Southwark . SIR J ULIAN EMANUEL SALOMONS , Q . C . ( New South Wales ) , has been elected a Bencher of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn . THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER , K . G ., in view of the urgent needs of the Church inlSouth London , has made a donation of ^ 5000 to the Rochester Diocesan Society . He has also promised to double his annual subscription of I . 500 .
AN EXAMINATION will beheld at Marlborough College , ' on the 6 th and 7 th instants , for fifteen Foundation scholarships , of the annual value of ^ 30 , confined to the sons of clergymen . For particulars application should be made to the bursar . THE MEMBERS OF NO . I DISTRICT , St . John Ambulance Brigade , established 41 stations on the route of the Lord Mayor ' s procession , 206 of all ranks ( including nursing sisters ) were on duty , and the total number of cases treated was 48 .
THE EARL OF ROSEBERY will open next Monday aiternoonjthe municipal buildings for the industrial classes , which have been erected by the Shoreditch Vestry on the Britannia-street , Provost-street , Maria-place , and Plumbers-place area , Hoxton , in the midst of a dense poor population .
MR , W . MULHOLLAND , Q . C , of Lincoln ' s Inn , has been appointed a County Court Judge , Circuit 26 , of which the headquarters are at Lichfield . Mr . Mulholland was formerly a member of the Irish Bar , and was called at Lincoln's Inn in 1 S 75 . Since then he has been attached to the Northern Circuit . MARK MASONRY . —Viscount Valentia , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Mark Masons for the combined Province of Berks and Oxon , has notified his intention of holding the annual Prov . G . Lodge at Oxford , on Monday , December 4 th , when the usual appointment of officers for the coming year will be made , and other business connected with the Mark Degree transacted .
THE BISHOP OF LONDON is to open a meeting on the housing and overcrowding question , held under the auspices of the Christian Social Union , on November 14 th , in St . Martin ' s Town Hall . The Right Hon . H . H . Asquith , M . P ., will take the chair , and speeches are to be made by Vestry and other officials from various parts of London as to the exact amount of overcrowding in each district .
ON THURSDAY H . R . H . the Prince of VVales completed his 58 th year , as he was born on November 9 th , 1 S 41 . He , as usual , celebrated the day at Sandringham , where most of the members of his family are now gathered . A distinguished party are also being entertained there this week , the latest arrival being Lord Rosebery , who travelled from Balmoral on Wednesday after concluding his visit to the Queen . '
AT A MEETING of delegates of friendly , trade , and philanthropic societies , held at the offices of the Hospital Saturday Fund , it was resolved to present a testimonial to Bro . Alfred H . Bevan in recognition of his benevolent efforts on behalf of various public purposes , and also on the occasion of his election to the office of Sheriff of the City of London . An executive committee , representing many friendly and trade societies , was formed to carry out the objects of thc meeting .
FAVOURED BY BRILLIANT WFATHHR large crowds gathered to see Bro . the Lord Mayor ' s procession along the line of route , * and the streets , notably in Southwark and Bassisbaw Ward , were gaily decorated . At the Law Courts Bro . the Lord Mayor was presented to her Majesty ' s Judges , and was duly sworn in , the Lord Chief Justice in his speech saying that the community would heartily rejoice when his lordship should have cleared his reputation from any suggestion made against it . Lord Russell also referred to the ethics of company promotion and the undermanning of the English Bench .
POULTOS- LE-FYLDE MASONIC H ALL . —Now that the new Masonic Hall is finished and a caretaker has been appointed , the inhabitants of Poulton can look forward to many pleasant evenings in the future . Before this place was erected , there w as no room available for anyone desirous of holding a party , but now this want is supplied , arrangements are being made for various entertainments . On December 15 th , a party and dance are to be given by a few Poulton gentlemen . A dincinj class is also to be formed , and it is therefore probable that the room will be much called for this season .
THE L IEUTENANCY OF THE CITY . —Her Majesty , having been pleased , through the Secretary of State for War , to sanction the issue of a fresh Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London , and to accord the Lord Mayor tbe privilege of nominating gentlemen to fill such vacancies in the old Commission as have arisen during hrs vear oi office , the Lord Mayor has submitted the following names : The Hon .
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild , Mr . Claudius George Algar , Mr . Abe Bailey , Bro . Alfred Henry Bevan ( Sheriff of London ) , Mr . Frederick Edward Colman , Mr . Herbert Edmund Knight , Mr . William Mendel , Bro . Thomas Hastings Miller , Mr . Arthur Burrows Moore , Mr . Keyes O'Clery , Mr . John William Tyler , Mr . Thomas Vaughan-Roderick , Mr . John Waddington , and Mr . Alfred Wagstaff .
THE INVITATION TICKET to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' banquet at the Guildhall , on the 9 th instant , principally consists of a reproduction in colours of the picture painted by ] . Seymour Lucas , R . A ., and presented by the Corporation of London to the Royal Exchange . The picture represents the granting of the First Charter of William the Conqueror to the citizens of London . The incident is depicted as taking place in a hall in one of the royal castles . The architecture will be recognised as corresponding to that of the Pyx Chapel still to be seen at Westminster , and in existence at
that time . The King is handing the Charter to the Portreeve , who is accompanied by William , the Bishop of London , and some of the leading burgesses . The Conqueror is attended by Stigand the Primate , Odo ( his half brother , the Bishop of Bayeux ) , and a number of his Norman followers . The Queen Matilda is seated at his right hand . The Charter , which is still preserved amongst the archives of the City , reads as follows : " William the King greets William the Bishop , and Godfrey the Portreeve , and all the
burgesses within London , rrencn ana cngnsn . that 1 grant you to be all law-worthy , as you were in the days of King Edward , and I grant that every child shall be his father ' s heir , after his father ' s days j and I will not suffer any person to do you wrong . God keep you . " At the foot of the card are depicted the arms of the Right Honourable Alfred James Newton , Lord Mayor , and the Sheriffs , Mr . Alderman W . P . Treloar and A . H . Bevan , Esq .
HER M AJESTY THE OUEEN has arranged to visit Bristol this month . There are not many Bristolians who can even remember the first occasion upon which her Majesty , then Princess Victoria , visited this city , but Bro . William R . Maby , a well-known local musician , and the head of a talented family of musicians , had the honour of playing in the band which performed in the Mall , at Clifton , when the Queen , as a younj-- girl , was staying there 6 9 years ago . Bro . Maby is , naturally , rather proud of this interesting fori . anA on learning that her Maiestv had definitely arranged to visit Bristol to onen
the Convalescent Home , he thought te would like to play before her again , on the occasion of her second visit to the ancient city . With this object Bro . Maby wrote to the Lord Mayor of Bristol expressing the hope that under the circumstances he might be permitted to play with one of the bands taking part . His lordship kindly interested himselfin the matter . and obtained permission , through Col . Methuen , commanding the ist Volunteer Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment ( Bristol Rifles , for Bro . Maby to play with the band of that corpsattheConncil House , where her Majesty will stop to receive an
address . Bro . Maby comesot a military stocK , and , an old soldier nimselr , several of his sons and grandsons have followed on in the same profession . His father and two of h s brothers were in the army , and fought at the battle of Waterloo , one of the latter being shot in the act of sounding the " charge . " When the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars assembled in Bristol in 1 S 35 , for permanent duty , for the first time since the Yeomanry of the counties of Gloucester and Monmouth had been formed into a regiment , Bro . Mabv was present as a trumpeter , the colonel being the present Duke of Beaufort's
grandfather . He subsequently enlisted in the Dragoon Uuards , and served for nearly eight years in the band of that regiment , but on leaving the service he again joined the Yeomanry , and ior 23 years held the position of bandmaster of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars , that regiment being commanded by the late Duke of Beaufort . Bro . Maby enjoys the proud distinction of having had five sons in her Majesty's Army ; one in the Coldstreams , another in the Grenadier Guards , two in the Royal Artillery , and
another in the Royal Horse Guards . Two of his grandsons are at the present time serving in South Africa , one in the Royal Artillery , and the other in an infantry regiment . Despite his SO years Bro . Maby is still a hale , active man , and thinks nothing of a walk of 15 or 20 miles . Bro . Maby is one of the oldest Freemasons in the West of England , is a member < . f the Royal Clirence Lodje , No . Oi , and of the Eldon Lod » e , No . 1775 . He is associated with the high grades in Freemasonry , too .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
OUR SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' WIDOWS . —In aid of the local funds , a copy of last week's Freemason was offered for sale on Monday at the weekly meeting of the Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction , No . 1360 , held at the Prince of Wales ' s Hotel , Wimbledon Station , and realised £ 2 12 s . Cd ., the ultimate purchaser being Bro . F . Neller , VV . M . 1360 .
I HE CARDMAKERS' COMPANY , whose Master is Bro . P . F . R . Saillard , will dine together at Clothworkers' Hall on Thursday , the 30 th inst . BRO . H . B . MARSHALL , CC , J . P ., is making , we are pleased to learn , satisfactory progress , but for several weeks he will be unable to attend to his municipal duties .
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT left town on Tuesday afternoon on a visit ( o Sir John and Lady Dickson-Poynder , who are entertaining a shooting party at Hartham Park , Corsham . BRO . HENRY FARMER AND Co . have just completed the installation of the electric light in the manufactory and show rooms of Messrs . George Kenning and Son , Little Britain and Aldersgate-street , E . C .
THE LUDGATE HILL RAILWAY IMPFOVEMENT SCHEME . —The plans prepared by the engineering staff of the South-Eastern and Chatham and Dover Railway Companies for the improvement of the accommodation for passenger traffic at Ludgate Hill Railway Station , have been forwarded to the Bjard of Trade for approval . THE INNS OF COURT VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS , familiarly known as the " Devil's Own , ' which is mainly composed of members of the [ egal profession , have opened a fund for the benefit of the widows , orphans , and other dependents of officers and men of her Majesty's Army who may lose their lives in the war in South Africa .
THE ANNUAL SUPPER of the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 65 , is to be held at The Whittington , Moor-lane , E . C , on the 29 th inst ., at 7 o ' clock , under the able presidency of the genial and greatly esteemed Preceptor , Bro . D . Harlow , P . M . 65 . Tickets , 3 s . 6 d ., can be had by communicating with the Secretary , Bro . H . T . Meadows , at the above address .
THE WILL and codicil of Bro . Joseph Farmaner , of Tooting , the senior partner in the firm of Farmaner and Hainsworth , Australian merchants , were proved on the 3 rd inst ., thc value of the estate amounting to £ . 17 , 779 6 " . 5 d . After giving directions for carrying on his business , and bequeathing a few small legacies , he leaves the residue of his property upon sundry trusts and conditions for his wife and children .
FOR HER MAJESIY ' S visit to Bristol , on Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., the military arrangements are complete . The Royal route from the Central Station to Redland and back , through Bristol and Clifton , will be lined by Volunteers , while about 600 Yeomanry will be on duty , the Gloucestershire troop being commanded by the Duke of Beaufort , the Somersetshire by Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , and those from Wiltshire by Bro . the Marquis of Bath .
ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN . —On Tuesday last , Bro . Alderman Alliston presided over a largely-attended meeting ot the electors of the Ward of Breadstreet , held at Cordwainers' Hall , Cannon-street , E . G ., for the purpose of electing a Common Councilman in succession to Mr . E . D . Ellis ( resigned ) . Bro . Paul Alliston , merchant , of Friday-street , E . G ., and son of the Alderman for the Ward , was proposed to fill the vacancy , and there being no other candidate was declared duly elected .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIH-HOI . STEIN visited Brighton on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose ot opening new buildings in connection with St . Mary's Hall , an institution of particular interest to the Established Church . Her Royal Highness was escorted from the station to the hall , in Eastern-road , by the trustees and Mayor and Mayoress , and after declaring the buildings open , presented the prizes won by the pupils during the past term .
SOLDIERS' WIDOWS AND ORPHANS . —At a meeting of the Alexandra Palace Lodge , No . 1541 , on the 28 th ult ., it was suggested by Bro . IJ . F . Putton , P . M ., that a collection should be made for the above fund . The proposition was put to the lodge by Bro . Brcckman , P . M ., and seconded by Bro . Kutncv , and resulted in a sum of 4 * 5 15 s . ; and afterwards one or two P . Ms , of the lodge sent an . extra three guineas , thus making £ iS iSs . altogether for this laudable fund .
PRESENTATION TO THE NEW LADY MAYORESS . —The private friends of Bro the Lord Mayor elect and Mrs . Newton presented the latter a few days ago with a very handsome token of their regard . Bro . Lord Burton acted as the spokesman on the occasion . The gift consisted of a diamond ornament , convertible at pleasure into a tiara or a necklace , the design having been selected by the Lady Mayoress herself . The setting contained no fewer than S 21 diamonds of " the first water , " nine Oriental pearls being used as terminals .
IT IS UNDERSTOOD that Bro . Sir John Voce Moore , the retiring Lord Mayor of London , is to be given the K . C . M . G . in recognition of the City ' s philanthropic attitude towards the Colonies during trie year . Many Lord Mayors have had the distinctionthe late Bro . Sir John Staples , Sir David Evans , and Sir Walter Wilkin among themit is right that the head of the City should oe admitted to the Colonial Order under suitable circumstances , seeing the close commercial and social connection that has now grown up between the Empire ' s capital and our Colonial dependencies .
BRO . ALDERMAN AND EX-SHERIFF ALLISTON had an interesting experience on Tuesday , when he presided at a wardmote of the electors of Bread-street , who unanimously returned Mr . Paul Alliston ( his eldest son ) as a Common Councilman in the place of Mr . E . D . Ellis , recently resigned . No sooner was the meeting over than Mr . C . A . Body presented Mrs . Alliston with a fine diamond pendant , as a souvenir of her husband's year of office as one of the Sheriffs .
BRO . THE RIGHT HON . W . C . GULLY , Speaker of the House of Commons , received , on Tuesday , the honorary freedom of the city of Carlisle , the constituency which he has represented in Parliament since iSSG , the certificate , which was enclosed in a beautiful silver casket , setting forth that the honour was given in appreciation and acknowledgment of distinguished public services . Bro . Gully , having taken the oath and signed the roll , was congratulated by the Mayor and other members of the Council , and , in returning thanks , said he should always be proud to be a freeman of Carlisle .
ON WEDNESDAY , it St . George ' s Church , Hanover-square , Captain the Earl of Longford , 2 nd Life Guards , was married to Lady Mary Villiers , second surviving daughter of Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey . Bro . the Very Rev . the Dean of Hereford officiated , assisted by the Hon . and Rev . Talbot Rice and the Rev . David Anderson , Vicar of St . George ' s . The btide was g " . ven away by her father , and the bridesmaids included Lady Beatrice Villiers ( sister ) and Lady Mary Dawson ( daughter of Bro . the Earl of Dattre )) .
OUR BROTHERS' BED . —Subscribers to this excellent Charity will be glad to learn that the sum of 300 guineas having been raised during this year and paid to the Treasurer of the Free Home for the Dying at Clapham , only £ ii 5 s . tjd . remains to be collected to secure the permanent endowment of the bed . The Honorary Secietary , Captain Portlr ck-Dadson , P . G D ., will be happy to receive and acknowledge any contributions ftcm lodges or individual brethren if sent to him before the end of this year to No . 9 , Dean ' s-yard , Westminster .
THE MANCHESTER RELIEF F UND . —A Masonic Contribution . —At a meeting of the Prov . G . Lodge of East Lancashire , held on the 3 rd instant , in the Free Trade Hall , Bro . the Rev . W . R . Clayton , P . P . G . Chap ., moved that a collection should be taken onjbebalf of the Manchester and District African Relief Fund . Lord Stanley , M . P ., the newly-Installed Prov . G . Master , said he could not think that such a proposal required second ng . They all knew that at the present time those who were not called upon to undertake the actual dangers of the svar now being waged by England were
nevertheless called upon to alleviate any suffering that might arise from that war . He did not think then ; was a man in the room who would not , according to his power , give what he could to such a cause . He hail , therefore , arranged that there should be a collection at the doors of the offerings of the brethren , to be devoted to the fund . The announcemen t- w * s received with applause , and a sum of do guineas was raised in the manner indicate 1 . Tne subject came forvard at 1 late period of the proceedings , after a large number of brethren had left the hall .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has consented to become [ the President of the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children , Southwark . SIR J ULIAN EMANUEL SALOMONS , Q . C . ( New South Wales ) , has been elected a Bencher of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn . THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER , K . G ., in view of the urgent needs of the Church inlSouth London , has made a donation of ^ 5000 to the Rochester Diocesan Society . He has also promised to double his annual subscription of I . 500 .
AN EXAMINATION will beheld at Marlborough College , ' on the 6 th and 7 th instants , for fifteen Foundation scholarships , of the annual value of ^ 30 , confined to the sons of clergymen . For particulars application should be made to the bursar . THE MEMBERS OF NO . I DISTRICT , St . John Ambulance Brigade , established 41 stations on the route of the Lord Mayor ' s procession , 206 of all ranks ( including nursing sisters ) were on duty , and the total number of cases treated was 48 .
THE EARL OF ROSEBERY will open next Monday aiternoonjthe municipal buildings for the industrial classes , which have been erected by the Shoreditch Vestry on the Britannia-street , Provost-street , Maria-place , and Plumbers-place area , Hoxton , in the midst of a dense poor population .
MR , W . MULHOLLAND , Q . C , of Lincoln ' s Inn , has been appointed a County Court Judge , Circuit 26 , of which the headquarters are at Lichfield . Mr . Mulholland was formerly a member of the Irish Bar , and was called at Lincoln's Inn in 1 S 75 . Since then he has been attached to the Northern Circuit . MARK MASONRY . —Viscount Valentia , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Mark Masons for the combined Province of Berks and Oxon , has notified his intention of holding the annual Prov . G . Lodge at Oxford , on Monday , December 4 th , when the usual appointment of officers for the coming year will be made , and other business connected with the Mark Degree transacted .
THE BISHOP OF LONDON is to open a meeting on the housing and overcrowding question , held under the auspices of the Christian Social Union , on November 14 th , in St . Martin ' s Town Hall . The Right Hon . H . H . Asquith , M . P ., will take the chair , and speeches are to be made by Vestry and other officials from various parts of London as to the exact amount of overcrowding in each district .
ON THURSDAY H . R . H . the Prince of VVales completed his 58 th year , as he was born on November 9 th , 1 S 41 . He , as usual , celebrated the day at Sandringham , where most of the members of his family are now gathered . A distinguished party are also being entertained there this week , the latest arrival being Lord Rosebery , who travelled from Balmoral on Wednesday after concluding his visit to the Queen . '
AT A MEETING of delegates of friendly , trade , and philanthropic societies , held at the offices of the Hospital Saturday Fund , it was resolved to present a testimonial to Bro . Alfred H . Bevan in recognition of his benevolent efforts on behalf of various public purposes , and also on the occasion of his election to the office of Sheriff of the City of London . An executive committee , representing many friendly and trade societies , was formed to carry out the objects of thc meeting .
FAVOURED BY BRILLIANT WFATHHR large crowds gathered to see Bro . the Lord Mayor ' s procession along the line of route , * and the streets , notably in Southwark and Bassisbaw Ward , were gaily decorated . At the Law Courts Bro . the Lord Mayor was presented to her Majesty ' s Judges , and was duly sworn in , the Lord Chief Justice in his speech saying that the community would heartily rejoice when his lordship should have cleared his reputation from any suggestion made against it . Lord Russell also referred to the ethics of company promotion and the undermanning of the English Bench .
POULTOS- LE-FYLDE MASONIC H ALL . —Now that the new Masonic Hall is finished and a caretaker has been appointed , the inhabitants of Poulton can look forward to many pleasant evenings in the future . Before this place was erected , there w as no room available for anyone desirous of holding a party , but now this want is supplied , arrangements are being made for various entertainments . On December 15 th , a party and dance are to be given by a few Poulton gentlemen . A dincinj class is also to be formed , and it is therefore probable that the room will be much called for this season .
THE L IEUTENANCY OF THE CITY . —Her Majesty , having been pleased , through the Secretary of State for War , to sanction the issue of a fresh Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London , and to accord the Lord Mayor tbe privilege of nominating gentlemen to fill such vacancies in the old Commission as have arisen during hrs vear oi office , the Lord Mayor has submitted the following names : The Hon .
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild , Mr . Claudius George Algar , Mr . Abe Bailey , Bro . Alfred Henry Bevan ( Sheriff of London ) , Mr . Frederick Edward Colman , Mr . Herbert Edmund Knight , Mr . William Mendel , Bro . Thomas Hastings Miller , Mr . Arthur Burrows Moore , Mr . Keyes O'Clery , Mr . John William Tyler , Mr . Thomas Vaughan-Roderick , Mr . John Waddington , and Mr . Alfred Wagstaff .
THE INVITATION TICKET to the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' banquet at the Guildhall , on the 9 th instant , principally consists of a reproduction in colours of the picture painted by ] . Seymour Lucas , R . A ., and presented by the Corporation of London to the Royal Exchange . The picture represents the granting of the First Charter of William the Conqueror to the citizens of London . The incident is depicted as taking place in a hall in one of the royal castles . The architecture will be recognised as corresponding to that of the Pyx Chapel still to be seen at Westminster , and in existence at
that time . The King is handing the Charter to the Portreeve , who is accompanied by William , the Bishop of London , and some of the leading burgesses . The Conqueror is attended by Stigand the Primate , Odo ( his half brother , the Bishop of Bayeux ) , and a number of his Norman followers . The Queen Matilda is seated at his right hand . The Charter , which is still preserved amongst the archives of the City , reads as follows : " William the King greets William the Bishop , and Godfrey the Portreeve , and all the
burgesses within London , rrencn ana cngnsn . that 1 grant you to be all law-worthy , as you were in the days of King Edward , and I grant that every child shall be his father ' s heir , after his father ' s days j and I will not suffer any person to do you wrong . God keep you . " At the foot of the card are depicted the arms of the Right Honourable Alfred James Newton , Lord Mayor , and the Sheriffs , Mr . Alderman W . P . Treloar and A . H . Bevan , Esq .
HER M AJESTY THE OUEEN has arranged to visit Bristol this month . There are not many Bristolians who can even remember the first occasion upon which her Majesty , then Princess Victoria , visited this city , but Bro . William R . Maby , a well-known local musician , and the head of a talented family of musicians , had the honour of playing in the band which performed in the Mall , at Clifton , when the Queen , as a younj-- girl , was staying there 6 9 years ago . Bro . Maby is , naturally , rather proud of this interesting fori . anA on learning that her Maiestv had definitely arranged to visit Bristol to onen
the Convalescent Home , he thought te would like to play before her again , on the occasion of her second visit to the ancient city . With this object Bro . Maby wrote to the Lord Mayor of Bristol expressing the hope that under the circumstances he might be permitted to play with one of the bands taking part . His lordship kindly interested himselfin the matter . and obtained permission , through Col . Methuen , commanding the ist Volunteer Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment ( Bristol Rifles , for Bro . Maby to play with the band of that corpsattheConncil House , where her Majesty will stop to receive an
address . Bro . Maby comesot a military stocK , and , an old soldier nimselr , several of his sons and grandsons have followed on in the same profession . His father and two of h s brothers were in the army , and fought at the battle of Waterloo , one of the latter being shot in the act of sounding the " charge . " When the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars assembled in Bristol in 1 S 35 , for permanent duty , for the first time since the Yeomanry of the counties of Gloucester and Monmouth had been formed into a regiment , Bro . Mabv was present as a trumpeter , the colonel being the present Duke of Beaufort's
grandfather . He subsequently enlisted in the Dragoon Uuards , and served for nearly eight years in the band of that regiment , but on leaving the service he again joined the Yeomanry , and ior 23 years held the position of bandmaster of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars , that regiment being commanded by the late Duke of Beaufort . Bro . Maby enjoys the proud distinction of having had five sons in her Majesty's Army ; one in the Coldstreams , another in the Grenadier Guards , two in the Royal Artillery , and
another in the Royal Horse Guards . Two of his grandsons are at the present time serving in South Africa , one in the Royal Artillery , and the other in an infantry regiment . Despite his SO years Bro . Maby is still a hale , active man , and thinks nothing of a walk of 15 or 20 miles . Bro . Maby is one of the oldest Freemasons in the West of England , is a member < . f the Royal Clirence Lodje , No . Oi , and of the Eldon Lod » e , No . 1775 . He is associated with the high grades in Freemasonry , too .