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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The first meeting- of the Board of Stewards for the gSth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., at 4 p . m . It may be as well to state that the services of brethren to act in behalf of this Institution at the Festival in May next are very urgently needed .
Bro . Vice-Admiral Sir E . J . Commerell has been elected a vice-president of the United Service Institution . The Prince of Wales arrived at Nice from Cannes for the Carnival festivities , and witnessed the " Battle of Flowers" on Monday . A profit of about £ 400 resulted from the performance at Drury Lane Theatre on Thursday , the 4 th
inst ., in aid of the Theatrical Fund . According to the Observer , Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., will be raised to the peerage at the close of the present session of Parliament . Bro . Earl Granville , K . G , had an audience of
her Majesty at Buckingham Palace on the 5 th inst ., and was also present when the Sultan of Johore was introduced . The Queen has signified her intention of raising to the peerage Bros . Lord Richard Grosvenor , P . G . S . W . England , and Lord Kensington , P . G . S . W ., P . G . M . of the Western Division of South Wales .
Ihe Prince of Wales , by command of her Majesty , will hold a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., presentations to his Royal Highness being equivalent to presentations to the Queen . Bro . Lord Headley presided at a meeting of the members of the Wanderers' Club on the 3 rd inst ., when it was unanimously resolved that the Committee should be authorised to purchase the premises of the proprietor .
Bro . Lord Herschell , Lord High Chancellor of England , will preside at the 13 th annual general meeting of the Barristers' Benevolent Association , to be held in Middle Temple Hall , on Wednesday , the 7 th April next . Bros . Lord Eustace Cecil , the Right Hon . Sir F . A . Stanley , G . C . B ., M . P ., and Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., were among the guests at the dinner party given by the Earl of Derby , at his residence in St . James ' ssquare , on Tuesday .
Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., will preside on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., at the House Dinner of the City Constitutional Club . Bros . Lieut .-Gen . Feilden , M . P ., and Marriott , Q . C ., M . P ., will be among the principal guests .
Bro . Lord Randol ph Churchill , M . P ., will preside at the annual dinner of the London and Westminster Working Men ' s Constitutional Association , which will take place at St . James ' s Hall towards the end of the present month . Bro . Lord Charles Beresforj , M . P ., is among those who have promised to attend .
Bro . the Right Hon . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre has been appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission on Loss of Life at Sea , which has been re-constituted , owing to the Earl of Aberdeen ' s appointment as Viceroy of Ireland and the Duke of Edinburgh's departure to assume command of our Mediterranean fleet .
The Queen held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., the Duke and Duchess of Connaught being in the Royal Circle . Bros , the Earl of Cork ( Master of the Horse ) , Lord Suffield ( Master of the Buckhounds ) , and Lord Alfred Paget
( Clerk Marshall ) were among the suite in attendance on her Majesty , while among those in the General Circle were Bros , the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., Earl Granville , the Lord Mayor , J . Knollys , C . B ., General Lord Wolseley , and Viscount Bury , K . C . M . G . Her Majesty returned to Windsor the day following .
Bros . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Earl Bathurst , Lord Wantage , Lord Henniker , Lord Monk-Bretton , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., Sir T . D . Acland , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., Lord Arthur
Hill , M . P ., Sir J . R . Mowbray , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Algernon BocthwicU , M . P ., the Hon . H . S . Northcote , M . P ., VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., W . H . Puleston , M . P ., E . Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., L . VV . Pearce , M . P ., were among those present at the banquet given at Willis's Rooms , on Monday , to the Earl of lddesleigh , when a testimonial of plate was presented to his lordship .
TOAST LISTS . —Most Masons will think that the after-dinner toast list with which they are familiar , embracing about eight or nine loyal and Masonic toasts , is quite long enough , and if the brethren who are called on to respond happen to be gifted with more than ordinary verbosity , they consider it too much of a tax on their patience , but our Colonial friends seem more self-sacrificing ,
as will be seen from the following toast list , which a friend has sent us of an installation banquet : — " Peace , Plenty , and Unanimity . " 1 . "The Queen ; " 2 . "The Royal Family ; " 3 . "The Army , Navy , and Auxiliary Forces ; " 4 . " His Excellency the Governor , and the Legislative Council ; " 5 . " The Mayor and Council ; " 6 . " I'he Clergy and other Learned Professions ; " 7 . " His Royal
Highness our Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , and the Grand Lodge of England ; " S . "The Right Worshipful the Deputy District Grand Master and District Grand Lodge ; " 9 . "The Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master and the Provincial Grand Lodge ; " 10 . * ' The Immediate Past Master , and the Past
Administration of the Lodge ; " 11 . "The Worshipful Master , and the Present Administration of the Lodge ; " 12 . "The Installing Masters ; " 13 . "Masonic Benevolence ; " 14 . "The Mothers of all Masons ; " 15 . "The Visiting Brethren ; " iG . " The Sister Lodges ; " 17 . "Prosperity to Masons and Masonry ; " 18 . "All Poor and Distressed Masons . " "May Unity , Friendship , and Brotherly Love ever distinguish the brethren of the Ancient Craft . "
Masonic And General Tidings
Comp . G . P . Festa , was , on Wednesday last , installed M . E . Z . of the Montague Guest Chapter in succession to Comp . Montague Guest . Several officers of Grand Chapter were present , and the meeting was a most successful one . We shall give a report next week . Bro . the Earl of Zetland has kindly made an abatement of 15 per cent , on the half-year ' s rents of his tenants on the Aske estates .
Bro . the Duke of Abercorn will take the chair at the annual meeting on Saturday next , the 20 th inst ., of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the Committee of the Mansion House Fund for the relief of distress among the unemployed on Friday , the 5 th instant .
Bros . Earl Granville and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan attended the Cabinet Council held at the Prime Minister's official residence , in Downing-street , on Monday . Bro . the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , as Secretary for Scotland , was present at a meeting , on Tuesday , of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland .
Bro . Sir W . Hart-D y ke , M . P ., headed a deputation which , on Monday , waited on the Local Government Board for the purpose of protesting against the erection of a permanent small-pox hospital at Darenth . Bro . the Lord Mayor , with Bros . Alderman De Keyser , Sheriff Clarke , and Under-Sheriff Rose-Innes , were present at the opening of the March sessions of the Central Criminal Court , Old Bailey , on Monday .
The Princess of Wales is reported to have been benefited very materially by her sojourn at Sutherland Towers , Torquay . Her Royal Highness , who is accompanied by her three daughters , has been taking daily drives , and on Monday evening paid a visit to the theatre .
By the kind invitation of Bro . the Lord Mayor , a meeting will be held at the Mansion House to-day ( Friday ) on behalf of King ' s College Hospital . His lordship will occupy the chair , and it is to be hoped will be largely supported by all well-wishers of such noble
institutions . Her Royal Hig hness Princess Christian , accompanied by her husband , laid the dedication stone of the new Church of St . John , Vartry-road , Stamford Hill , on Saturday last , among those present at the interesting ceremony being Bro . Lord and Lady Cecil , and Bro . VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., and Miss Tyssen-Amherst .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., was the principal guest at the banquet at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Friday , the 5 th inst ., given by the ^ Eighty Club , among the other guests being Bros . Earl Cowper , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Jasper More , M . P . Bro . Lord R . Grosvenor occupied the chair . We regret that in our list of the brethren
present at the recent Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , we should have described Bro . Harry N . Mills , P . M . 23 , P . G . S ., as " H . A . Wills . " We fear such mistakes as these are not altogether to be avoided , but we are always ready to correct any little inaccuracies that may be pointed out to us . In our report last week of the meeting of United
Grand Lodge on the 3 rd inst ., Bro . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., who proposed H . R . H . the Prince of Wales for re-election as M . W . G . M ., was made to say in the course of his speech , that " Every year between Soo and goo new brethren " are added to the Craft . It should have been "Between 8000 and 9000 new brethren , " that being approximately the average number of initiates
annually received into Freemasonry during the Prince of Wales ' s Grand Mastership . A lodge of instruction under the auspices of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . 1607 , and with the sanction and approval of Grand Lodge , was opened at 206 , Marestreet , Hackney , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., in the presence of a goodly number of brethren . Bro . Fredk . Carr , P . M .
1607 , was unanimously chosen Preceptor of the lodge , and he subsequently rehearsed the ceremony of installation in a faultless manner , Bro . Dr . Gayton , W . M . of the Lodge of Loyalty being installed as the first Master of the lodge of instruction . Before the lodge was closed , Bros . Newton and Brown , Past Masters of the Lodgeof Loya ' . ty , warmly congratulated the W . M . upon the foundation of the lodge
of instruction , which will be held every Friday evening at 8 o'clock . The Worshi p ful Master ( Bro . Charles F . Pardon ) the Wardens , officers , and brethren of the Gallery Lodge , No . 192 S ( the only Press lodge in the world ) will give their first concert at Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton , on Saturday , March 20 th . The Lord Chancellor ( Bro .
Lord Herschell ) has sent to the W . M . for tickets . Ihe artistes who have kindly promised their services include Madame Thayer , Messrs . Bene' and Fowell , Alma Evelyn , Fanny Mulholland , and Alice Farren , Mr . Percy Palmer , Bro . Frederick Cundy , Mr . Herbert Jewell , and Mr . Henry Horscroft . Bro . VVilhelm Ganz has promised two pianoforte solos , and other instrumental music will be given
by Bro . \ V . L . Barrett ( flute ); Messrs . Sidney F . Hill , F . F . Buffen , VV . H . Lee , and Davies ( pianoforte ); M . Theodore Werner ( violin ) , Herr Otto Langey ( violoncello . ) The Masonic principle of equality will be adopted as far as possible by having but one price ( 2 s . Gd . ) for the seats in the body of the hall . TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . —An Illustrated Guide of no pages
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Masonic And General Tidings
The supper of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , which took place on Tuesday evening last , was a great success , upwards of 92 brethren sitting down . The brethren at the conclusion expressed themselves as having spent a most pleasant and enjoyable evening . A portrait and biographical sketch of Bro . Sheriff Clarke recently appeared in the Shatdinir Free Press , in
connection with his recent visit to Spalding and Holbeach . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a luncheon held in the Town Hall , Poplar , on Monday , in connection with the Poplar Benevolent and Accident Relief Society , Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Evans and Sheriff Clarke accompanying his lordship .
Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Evans , Alderman Cowan , E . D . Rogers , T . Beard , Under-Sheriff Rose-Innes , A . J . Altman , J . W . Goodinge , and T . Lovendge were among the guests at the dinner given by the City Lands Committee at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday .
Ihe death is announced of Bro . Charles McNamara , P . P . G . S . B ., P . M . Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , Sunderland , to have taken place at Swansea , on the 5 th inst . His decease will be learnt with regret by the brethren of many ot the lodges on the south side of the Tyne , to which the late Bro . McNamara was a constant visitor . In Masonic matters he was a great enthusiast .
Bros . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and J . H . Puleston , M . P ., were among those present at the distribution , by the Archbishop of Canterbury , of the Queen ' s prizes and certificates to the students of the Metropolitan Drawing Classes , in connection with the Science and Art Department , South Kensington , and the City and Guilds of London Institute . The ceremony took
place at the Farring don Memorial Hall on Monday . At a regular meeting of the members of the Chapter of Fortitude , held at the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham , on Tuesday evening , the 9 th instant , an elegant gold P . P . G . S . W . jewel , inlaid with diamonds , was presented to Bro . King-Patten , P . M . The gift bore the following inscription : " Presented to Excellent Companion
G . King-Patten , P . Z ., by the members of the Chapter of Fortitude , No . 43 , upon his appointment to the office of Provincial Grand Senior Warden of Warwickshire , as a mark of their esteem and respect , and a slight recognition of the valuable services rendered b y him to the chapter . " In the course of our visits recentl y to many of the principal Masonic reunions in the Citywe have not
, failed to note the increasing demand that has been made for the " Perinet et fils " brand of champagne . Those who attended the centennial of the Domatic Lodge , and more lately the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , will have noticed how vastly Perinet predominated on the tables ; and the same remarks apply to the various regimental , civic , charity , and other ba ' nquets in
the metropolis . The result of this growing popularity of the Perinet brand at public festivities has been to stimulate enquiry for it in other favourite resorts of the brethren of "ye mystic tie , " and is the best possible proof of the manner in which this [ choice vintage of Reims is appreciated whenever " friends in jolliest friendship meet . " We gather from the report which the directors of
Messrs . Perry and Company , Limited , submitted to the members at their nth ordinary general meeting at the company ' s offices , 36 , Lancaster-street , Birmingham , on Tuesday , the 23 rd ult ., that , after making arrangements to satisfy every possible contingency , the net profits during the year 1 SS 5 amounted to close on £ 23 , 892 , which , added to the balance brought forward from the previous year ' s
profit and loss account , gives a total of £ 24 , 271 . This being the case , the directors recommended the payment on the 1 st inst . of a dividend of two-and-half per cent ., making five per cent , for the year , on the Preference shares , and of one of seven per cent , for the six months , free of Income Tax , which , added to the interim dividend already paid , gives a total dividend of 10 per cent , for the year on the
Ordinary shares . They further recommended that £ 3000 should be carried to the reserve fund , raising it to a total of £ 41 , 500 , and that £ 536 12 s . should be carried forward to next year's profit and loss account . It is clear from this brief statement that Perry and Company , Limited , must have been doing a highly prosperous trade during the year 1 SS 5 .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .
for the week ending Saturday , March 13 , 1886 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Rose Croix Chapters , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place , day , or month of meeting .
SATURDAY , MARCH 13 . Lodge 10 S , London , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 173 , Phcenix , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 17 G , Caveac , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 132 S , Granite , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1426 , The Great City , Cannon-st . Hot . ,, 1607 , Loyalty , London Tav ., Fenchurch-st .
„ 16 SG , Paxton , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell . » 1743 , Perseverance , Imperial Hot ., Holborn Viaduct . ,, 1839 , Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hall . „ 192 S , Gallery , Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton . „ 19 6 4 , Clerkenwell , Holborn Viaduct Hot . „ 2029 , King Solomon , 33 , Golden-sq . Chap . 1423 , Era , Albany , Twickenham . „ 192 S , Gallery , Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton .
LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Alexandra Palace , Station Ho ., Camberwell New-rd ., at 7 . 30 . Chiswick , Windsor Castle Hot ., King-st ., Hammersmith , 7 . 3 o Eccleston , Crown and Anchor , 7 g , Ebury-street , Pimlico , at 7 . King Harold , Four Swans , Waltham Cross , at 7 . Manchester , 17 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N ., at 8 . Star , Five Bells , New Cross-rd ., S . E ., at 7 . Hornsey Chapter , Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-sq ., VV .. at S .
MONDAY , MARCH 15 . Lodge 1 , Grand Masters , Freemasons'Tav ., Gt . Queen-st . ,, S , British , Freemasons' Hall . „ 21 , Emulation , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The first meeting- of the Board of Stewards for the gSth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., at 4 p . m . It may be as well to state that the services of brethren to act in behalf of this Institution at the Festival in May next are very urgently needed .
Bro . Vice-Admiral Sir E . J . Commerell has been elected a vice-president of the United Service Institution . The Prince of Wales arrived at Nice from Cannes for the Carnival festivities , and witnessed the " Battle of Flowers" on Monday . A profit of about £ 400 resulted from the performance at Drury Lane Theatre on Thursday , the 4 th
inst ., in aid of the Theatrical Fund . According to the Observer , Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., will be raised to the peerage at the close of the present session of Parliament . Bro . Earl Granville , K . G , had an audience of
her Majesty at Buckingham Palace on the 5 th inst ., and was also present when the Sultan of Johore was introduced . The Queen has signified her intention of raising to the peerage Bros . Lord Richard Grosvenor , P . G . S . W . England , and Lord Kensington , P . G . S . W ., P . G . M . of the Western Division of South Wales .
Ihe Prince of Wales , by command of her Majesty , will hold a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., presentations to his Royal Highness being equivalent to presentations to the Queen . Bro . Lord Headley presided at a meeting of the members of the Wanderers' Club on the 3 rd inst ., when it was unanimously resolved that the Committee should be authorised to purchase the premises of the proprietor .
Bro . Lord Herschell , Lord High Chancellor of England , will preside at the 13 th annual general meeting of the Barristers' Benevolent Association , to be held in Middle Temple Hall , on Wednesday , the 7 th April next . Bros . Lord Eustace Cecil , the Right Hon . Sir F . A . Stanley , G . C . B ., M . P ., and Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., were among the guests at the dinner party given by the Earl of Derby , at his residence in St . James ' ssquare , on Tuesday .
Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., will preside on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., at the House Dinner of the City Constitutional Club . Bros . Lieut .-Gen . Feilden , M . P ., and Marriott , Q . C ., M . P ., will be among the principal guests .
Bro . Lord Randol ph Churchill , M . P ., will preside at the annual dinner of the London and Westminster Working Men ' s Constitutional Association , which will take place at St . James ' s Hall towards the end of the present month . Bro . Lord Charles Beresforj , M . P ., is among those who have promised to attend .
Bro . the Right Hon . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre has been appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission on Loss of Life at Sea , which has been re-constituted , owing to the Earl of Aberdeen ' s appointment as Viceroy of Ireland and the Duke of Edinburgh's departure to assume command of our Mediterranean fleet .
The Queen held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., the Duke and Duchess of Connaught being in the Royal Circle . Bros , the Earl of Cork ( Master of the Horse ) , Lord Suffield ( Master of the Buckhounds ) , and Lord Alfred Paget
( Clerk Marshall ) were among the suite in attendance on her Majesty , while among those in the General Circle were Bros , the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., Earl Granville , the Lord Mayor , J . Knollys , C . B ., General Lord Wolseley , and Viscount Bury , K . C . M . G . Her Majesty returned to Windsor the day following .
Bros . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Earl Bathurst , Lord Wantage , Lord Henniker , Lord Monk-Bretton , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., Sir T . D . Acland , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., Lord Arthur
Hill , M . P ., Sir J . R . Mowbray , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Algernon BocthwicU , M . P ., the Hon . H . S . Northcote , M . P ., VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., W . H . Puleston , M . P ., E . Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., L . VV . Pearce , M . P ., were among those present at the banquet given at Willis's Rooms , on Monday , to the Earl of lddesleigh , when a testimonial of plate was presented to his lordship .
TOAST LISTS . —Most Masons will think that the after-dinner toast list with which they are familiar , embracing about eight or nine loyal and Masonic toasts , is quite long enough , and if the brethren who are called on to respond happen to be gifted with more than ordinary verbosity , they consider it too much of a tax on their patience , but our Colonial friends seem more self-sacrificing ,
as will be seen from the following toast list , which a friend has sent us of an installation banquet : — " Peace , Plenty , and Unanimity . " 1 . "The Queen ; " 2 . "The Royal Family ; " 3 . "The Army , Navy , and Auxiliary Forces ; " 4 . " His Excellency the Governor , and the Legislative Council ; " 5 . " The Mayor and Council ; " 6 . " I'he Clergy and other Learned Professions ; " 7 . " His Royal
Highness our Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , and the Grand Lodge of England ; " S . "The Right Worshipful the Deputy District Grand Master and District Grand Lodge ; " 9 . "The Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master and the Provincial Grand Lodge ; " 10 . * ' The Immediate Past Master , and the Past
Administration of the Lodge ; " 11 . "The Worshipful Master , and the Present Administration of the Lodge ; " 12 . "The Installing Masters ; " 13 . "Masonic Benevolence ; " 14 . "The Mothers of all Masons ; " 15 . "The Visiting Brethren ; " iG . " The Sister Lodges ; " 17 . "Prosperity to Masons and Masonry ; " 18 . "All Poor and Distressed Masons . " "May Unity , Friendship , and Brotherly Love ever distinguish the brethren of the Ancient Craft . "
Masonic And General Tidings
Comp . G . P . Festa , was , on Wednesday last , installed M . E . Z . of the Montague Guest Chapter in succession to Comp . Montague Guest . Several officers of Grand Chapter were present , and the meeting was a most successful one . We shall give a report next week . Bro . the Earl of Zetland has kindly made an abatement of 15 per cent , on the half-year ' s rents of his tenants on the Aske estates .
Bro . the Duke of Abercorn will take the chair at the annual meeting on Saturday next , the 20 th inst ., of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the Committee of the Mansion House Fund for the relief of distress among the unemployed on Friday , the 5 th instant .
Bros . Earl Granville and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan attended the Cabinet Council held at the Prime Minister's official residence , in Downing-street , on Monday . Bro . the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , as Secretary for Scotland , was present at a meeting , on Tuesday , of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland .
Bro . Sir W . Hart-D y ke , M . P ., headed a deputation which , on Monday , waited on the Local Government Board for the purpose of protesting against the erection of a permanent small-pox hospital at Darenth . Bro . the Lord Mayor , with Bros . Alderman De Keyser , Sheriff Clarke , and Under-Sheriff Rose-Innes , were present at the opening of the March sessions of the Central Criminal Court , Old Bailey , on Monday .
The Princess of Wales is reported to have been benefited very materially by her sojourn at Sutherland Towers , Torquay . Her Royal Highness , who is accompanied by her three daughters , has been taking daily drives , and on Monday evening paid a visit to the theatre .
By the kind invitation of Bro . the Lord Mayor , a meeting will be held at the Mansion House to-day ( Friday ) on behalf of King ' s College Hospital . His lordship will occupy the chair , and it is to be hoped will be largely supported by all well-wishers of such noble
institutions . Her Royal Hig hness Princess Christian , accompanied by her husband , laid the dedication stone of the new Church of St . John , Vartry-road , Stamford Hill , on Saturday last , among those present at the interesting ceremony being Bro . Lord and Lady Cecil , and Bro . VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., and Miss Tyssen-Amherst .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., was the principal guest at the banquet at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Friday , the 5 th inst ., given by the ^ Eighty Club , among the other guests being Bros . Earl Cowper , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Jasper More , M . P . Bro . Lord R . Grosvenor occupied the chair . We regret that in our list of the brethren
present at the recent Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , we should have described Bro . Harry N . Mills , P . M . 23 , P . G . S ., as " H . A . Wills . " We fear such mistakes as these are not altogether to be avoided , but we are always ready to correct any little inaccuracies that may be pointed out to us . In our report last week of the meeting of United
Grand Lodge on the 3 rd inst ., Bro . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., who proposed H . R . H . the Prince of Wales for re-election as M . W . G . M ., was made to say in the course of his speech , that " Every year between Soo and goo new brethren " are added to the Craft . It should have been "Between 8000 and 9000 new brethren , " that being approximately the average number of initiates
annually received into Freemasonry during the Prince of Wales ' s Grand Mastership . A lodge of instruction under the auspices of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . 1607 , and with the sanction and approval of Grand Lodge , was opened at 206 , Marestreet , Hackney , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., in the presence of a goodly number of brethren . Bro . Fredk . Carr , P . M .
1607 , was unanimously chosen Preceptor of the lodge , and he subsequently rehearsed the ceremony of installation in a faultless manner , Bro . Dr . Gayton , W . M . of the Lodge of Loyalty being installed as the first Master of the lodge of instruction . Before the lodge was closed , Bros . Newton and Brown , Past Masters of the Lodgeof Loya ' . ty , warmly congratulated the W . M . upon the foundation of the lodge
of instruction , which will be held every Friday evening at 8 o'clock . The Worshi p ful Master ( Bro . Charles F . Pardon ) the Wardens , officers , and brethren of the Gallery Lodge , No . 192 S ( the only Press lodge in the world ) will give their first concert at Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton , on Saturday , March 20 th . The Lord Chancellor ( Bro .
Lord Herschell ) has sent to the W . M . for tickets . Ihe artistes who have kindly promised their services include Madame Thayer , Messrs . Bene' and Fowell , Alma Evelyn , Fanny Mulholland , and Alice Farren , Mr . Percy Palmer , Bro . Frederick Cundy , Mr . Herbert Jewell , and Mr . Henry Horscroft . Bro . VVilhelm Ganz has promised two pianoforte solos , and other instrumental music will be given
by Bro . \ V . L . Barrett ( flute ); Messrs . Sidney F . Hill , F . F . Buffen , VV . H . Lee , and Davies ( pianoforte ); M . Theodore Werner ( violin ) , Herr Otto Langey ( violoncello . ) The Masonic principle of equality will be adopted as far as possible by having but one price ( 2 s . Gd . ) for the seats in the body of the hall . TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . —An Illustrated Guide of no pages
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rates of interest . Prompt Settlement , n , Staple . Inn , London , W . C .- [ AI > VT . ] HOLLOWAV ' Piu . s AND OINTMENT . —Influenza , Coughs , and Colds . —In diseases of the throat and chest , so prevalent in our changeable climate , nothing so speedily relieves , or so certainly enres , AS these inestimable remedies . These disorders are too often neglected at their commencement , or are injudiciously treated ,
resuiting in either case in disastrous consequences . Whatever the condition of tlie patient , liolloway * s remedies will restore , if recovery lie possible ; they will retard ' the alarming symptoms till the blood is purified and nature consummates the cure , gradually restoring strength and vital nervous power . Hy presevering in the use of Itolloway ' s preparations , tone is conferred on the stomach and frame generally . Thousands of persons have testified that bv the use of these remedies alone they have been restored to health after every other means had failed , —[ Auvr . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
The supper of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , which took place on Tuesday evening last , was a great success , upwards of 92 brethren sitting down . The brethren at the conclusion expressed themselves as having spent a most pleasant and enjoyable evening . A portrait and biographical sketch of Bro . Sheriff Clarke recently appeared in the Shatdinir Free Press , in
connection with his recent visit to Spalding and Holbeach . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a luncheon held in the Town Hall , Poplar , on Monday , in connection with the Poplar Benevolent and Accident Relief Society , Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Evans and Sheriff Clarke accompanying his lordship .
Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Evans , Alderman Cowan , E . D . Rogers , T . Beard , Under-Sheriff Rose-Innes , A . J . Altman , J . W . Goodinge , and T . Lovendge were among the guests at the dinner given by the City Lands Committee at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday .
Ihe death is announced of Bro . Charles McNamara , P . P . G . S . B ., P . M . Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , Sunderland , to have taken place at Swansea , on the 5 th inst . His decease will be learnt with regret by the brethren of many ot the lodges on the south side of the Tyne , to which the late Bro . McNamara was a constant visitor . In Masonic matters he was a great enthusiast .
Bros . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and J . H . Puleston , M . P ., were among those present at the distribution , by the Archbishop of Canterbury , of the Queen ' s prizes and certificates to the students of the Metropolitan Drawing Classes , in connection with the Science and Art Department , South Kensington , and the City and Guilds of London Institute . The ceremony took
place at the Farring don Memorial Hall on Monday . At a regular meeting of the members of the Chapter of Fortitude , held at the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham , on Tuesday evening , the 9 th instant , an elegant gold P . P . G . S . W . jewel , inlaid with diamonds , was presented to Bro . King-Patten , P . M . The gift bore the following inscription : " Presented to Excellent Companion
G . King-Patten , P . Z ., by the members of the Chapter of Fortitude , No . 43 , upon his appointment to the office of Provincial Grand Senior Warden of Warwickshire , as a mark of their esteem and respect , and a slight recognition of the valuable services rendered b y him to the chapter . " In the course of our visits recentl y to many of the principal Masonic reunions in the Citywe have not
, failed to note the increasing demand that has been made for the " Perinet et fils " brand of champagne . Those who attended the centennial of the Domatic Lodge , and more lately the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , will have noticed how vastly Perinet predominated on the tables ; and the same remarks apply to the various regimental , civic , charity , and other ba ' nquets in
the metropolis . The result of this growing popularity of the Perinet brand at public festivities has been to stimulate enquiry for it in other favourite resorts of the brethren of "ye mystic tie , " and is the best possible proof of the manner in which this [ choice vintage of Reims is appreciated whenever " friends in jolliest friendship meet . " We gather from the report which the directors of
Messrs . Perry and Company , Limited , submitted to the members at their nth ordinary general meeting at the company ' s offices , 36 , Lancaster-street , Birmingham , on Tuesday , the 23 rd ult ., that , after making arrangements to satisfy every possible contingency , the net profits during the year 1 SS 5 amounted to close on £ 23 , 892 , which , added to the balance brought forward from the previous year ' s
profit and loss account , gives a total of £ 24 , 271 . This being the case , the directors recommended the payment on the 1 st inst . of a dividend of two-and-half per cent ., making five per cent , for the year , on the Preference shares , and of one of seven per cent , for the six months , free of Income Tax , which , added to the interim dividend already paid , gives a total dividend of 10 per cent , for the year on the
Ordinary shares . They further recommended that £ 3000 should be carried to the reserve fund , raising it to a total of £ 41 , 500 , and that £ 536 12 s . should be carried forward to next year's profit and loss account . It is clear from this brief statement that Perry and Company , Limited , must have been doing a highly prosperous trade during the year 1 SS 5 .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .
for the week ending Saturday , March 13 , 1886 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Rose Croix Chapters , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place , day , or month of meeting .
SATURDAY , MARCH 13 . Lodge 10 S , London , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 173 , Phcenix , Freemasons' Hall . ,, 17 G , Caveac , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 132 S , Granite , Freemasons' Hall . „ 1426 , The Great City , Cannon-st . Hot . ,, 1607 , Loyalty , London Tav ., Fenchurch-st .
„ 16 SG , Paxton , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell . » 1743 , Perseverance , Imperial Hot ., Holborn Viaduct . ,, 1839 , Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hall . „ 192 S , Gallery , Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton . „ 19 6 4 , Clerkenwell , Holborn Viaduct Hot . „ 2029 , King Solomon , 33 , Golden-sq . Chap . 1423 , Era , Albany , Twickenham . „ 192 S , Gallery , Brixton Hall , Acre-lane , Brixton .
LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Alexandra Palace , Station Ho ., Camberwell New-rd ., at 7 . 30 . Chiswick , Windsor Castle Hot ., King-st ., Hammersmith , 7 . 3 o Eccleston , Crown and Anchor , 7 g , Ebury-street , Pimlico , at 7 . King Harold , Four Swans , Waltham Cross , at 7 . Manchester , 17 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N ., at 8 . Star , Five Bells , New Cross-rd ., S . E ., at 7 . Hornsey Chapter , Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-sq ., VV .. at S .
MONDAY , MARCH 15 . Lodge 1 , Grand Masters , Freemasons'Tav ., Gt . Queen-st . ,, S , British , Freemasons' Hall . „ 21 , Emulation , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st .