Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Lord Mayor Savory has received a cheque for £ 5000 from his Grace the Duke of Cleveland as a contribution to the Hospital Sunday Fund . At the regular meeting of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Whitehaven , on Monday , the ist instant , Bro . Spencer Broadbent , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M .

At the annual meeting of the Cumberland Lodge of Mark Master Masons , at Carlisle , on Tuesday , the 2 nd instant , Bro . Thomas Ormiston was installed W . M . for the ensuing year . The Masonic commemoration ball of the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , takes place at the Corn Exchange , Oxford , on Monday next , the 15 th inst ., and promises to be largely attended .

I thasbeen definitively arranged that the German Emperor ' s visit to the Guildhall for the purpose of receiving an address of welcome shall take place on Friday , the 10 th prox . The presentation of the address will be followed by a luncheon , in which the invited guests , to the number of about Soo will take part .

Bro . the Marquis of Harrington , M . P ., has accepted the invitation of the Guardians of Bakewell , Derbyshire , to fill the office of Chairman , rendered vacant by the death of his brother , Bro . Lord Edward Cavendish , M . P .. and has expressed to them his thanks for their sympathy in the great loss which the family have recently sustained .

The silver wedding gift to the Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein will be presented to their Royal Highnesses in the Windsor Guildhall on Friday , the 3 rd prox ., and will consist of an elegant set of four silver entree dishes , while the Princess Louise , their daughter , will be presented with a diamond star as a wedding gift .

The Duke of Connaught , who was accompanied by the Duchess , presided on Monday evening at the annual meeting of the Portsmouth Centre of the St . John Ambulance Association , of which his Royal Highness has accepted the office of President , when the Duchess presented certificates signed by the Duke , to 73 ladies and 22 men who had passed this year ' s examination as "first aid" and to iS ladies for nursing .

Bro . Lord Wantage presided at a meeting held at his residence in Carlton Gardens on the 4 th inst . of the Committee on the " Terms and Conditions of Soldiers in the Army . " His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief was present , and gave evidence at some length on the present state of the Army , the physique of the men , the question of enlistment , the conditions of service , promotion , & c .

The usual 4 th June celebration at Eton was this year cancelled out of sympathy with the Provost , the Rev . Dr . Hornby , whose wife died a few days previously . The ninth jubilee , or 450 th anniversary of the foundation of the college will , however , be celebrated on Wednesday , the 24 th inst ., when the new Lower Boys' Chapel is to be consecrated , and a number of distinguished persons will be entertained by the school authorities .

By command of the Queen the Prince of Wales held a levee at St . James ' s Palace on Friday , the 5 th inst ., when presentations to his Royal Highness were deemed equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . Among those in attendance on his Royal Highness were Bros , the Earl of Mount

Edgcumbe ( Lord Steward ) , the Earl of Lathom ( Lord Chamberlain ) , and Lord Arthur Hill , M . P . In the evening the Prince and Princess , with their daughters the Princesses Victoria and Maud , were present at the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , and witnessed the performance of " Rigoletto . "

The 19 th annual collection in aid of the hospitals and dispensaries of London took place in the churches and chapels of all denominations throughout the Metropolis on Sunday last , the amount realised being about £ 42 , 000 . Themornin * - service atSt . Paul ' s Cathedral , attended by Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , Sheriff Farmer , and Bro . Sheriff Augustus Harris ,

the amount received at that and the afternoon and evening services reaching £ 165 . Other amounts obtained wereat the Temple Church , £ 164 ; St . Martin ' s-in-the-Fields , £ 110 ; Westminster Abbey , ^ . ' ^ S ; St . Margaret ' s , Westminster , £ 264 ; Christ Church , Lancaster-gate , £ 1015 ; and Union Chapel , Islington , £ 92 .

Bro . Lord Herschell presided at the annual meeting held in Exeter Hall on the 4 th inst . of the friends and supporters of _ the National Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children . The movement to establish began in St . Giles s on a very modest scale about half a century ago , when a ragged school was opened for about a dozen boys and girls ,

but public sympathy in its behalf was so quickly and so substantially assured , that up to last year some 12 ,-200 destitute children had been admitted into the refuges , where they have been fed , clothed , lodged , and educated to earn their own livelihood . His lordship made an earnest appeal for the deficit which , exclusive of the mortgage on the Jubilee Home , amounts to £ 1026 .

On Whitsun Eve a P . M ., writing to the Star , brought charges of political animus against Somerset Freemasons in general , and the Bath lodges in particular . The Bristol Mercury on Whit Tuesday discussed the matter at some length , and questioned whether the writer was entitled to the signature that he used . After a week ' s interval the Star reproduced this article , and after a further interval of at

least a week P . M . has rejoined . He says "the Bristol Mercury , not being in the Province of Somerset , can know nothing of the action between the oldest members of the province and the Grand Lodge in the matter of the Provincial Grand Master . " On the tescimony of the Lord Lieutenant , the Bristol Mercury has a large circulation throughout the county of Somerset ; it was fully cognisant

of all the circumstances to which P . M . refers , and wrote with a fuller knowledge of Masonic law than he evidently possesses . He endeavoured to persuade the general public that Masonry was a political institution ; the Bristol Mercury demonstrated that it was not . He now tries to shift the ground to a question not open to lay discussion . — Bristol Mercury .

Masonic And General Tidings

Dr . Adler will be installed as the Chief Rabbi at the Great Synagogue , Aldgate , on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst . Her Majesty ' s State concerts are fixed for the 17 th and 25 th inst ., and the second State bill for the 10 th prox . The Bicycling News says that Freemasons in the Leith district use the cycle as a means of locomotion between their own lodge and a friendly one at Roslin .

The annual dinner of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was held at the Hotel Metropole on Friday , the 5 th inst ., under the presidency of its Colonel , the Duke of Cambridge . Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., P . G . M . Middx ., Lady Burdett , and family have arrived at Ancaster House , Richmond-square , from Foremark Hall , their seat in Derbyshire .

Towards the end of the present month the Secretary of State for War and Mrs . Stanhope will give a party in the banqueting room , Whitehall , to the Prince and Princess of Wales . Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., though he resumed his Parliamentary duties on the 4 th inst ., has found his strength inadequate , and has been ordered to Brighton by his medical adviser .

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Eastbourne on Saturday next , the 20 th inst ., when the Princess will open the new Children ' s Hospital . Their Royal Highnesses will be the guests of Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P . Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Duchess and the the Duke of Teck , with their daughter the Princess Victoria of Teck , visited the Royal Italian Opera on Monday and witnessed the performance of " Manon . "

Bro . Sir J . Whitaker Ellis , Bart , M . P ., presided at the annual festival , on the 5 th inst ., in aid of the Royal Hospital for Incurables , Putney Heath , when subscriptions were announced to the amount of £ 3150 . The Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by the Duke of Clarence and Avondale and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , left Marlborough House on Monday for St . Leonard ' s Hill , near Windsor , where they have been residing during the present ( Ascot ) week .

For the benefit of the building fund of the Great Northern Central Hospital , a grand concert , arranged by the Ladies Committee , will be given at St . James ' s Hall on Wednesday next . Many eminent vocalists and entertainers have kindly promised their services on the occasion .

The Duke of Cambridge presided at the annual dinner of the Royal Engineers , which was held at the Hotel Metropole on Saturday evening last . The Duke of Connaught was the guest of the evening , and there was a very large number of distinguished members of the corps present .

The Order of the Secret Monitor will hold Grand Festival on Thursday next , the iSth inst . The Supreme Grand Ruler has called the meeting for 6 p . m . at Mark Masons ' Hall , but the convocation of Grand Council will be held an hour previously . The banquet will be held in the Crown Room , Freemasons' Tavern , at 7 o ' clock .

The Prince of Wales visited Camberwell on Saturday afternoon last for the twofold purpose of opening the Mission Room and Institute in New Church-road and the Trinity Court Hall in Addington-square . His Royal Highness , who was accompanied by the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , met with a most enthusiastic reception .

The four professors of fencing from the French National School of Fencing , who attended theRoyal Military Tournament at the Agricuitural | Hall last week , were present at Marlborough House , by invitation , on Saturday last , and gave an exhibition of their skill in presence of the Prince and Princess of Wales , the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud .

The directors of Spiers and Pond , Limited , notify that the Transfer Books will be closed from the 17 th inst . to the 30 th inst ., both inclusive , for the purpose of preparing the Interest Warrants , on the 5 percent . First Mortgage Debentures , the 5 per cent . "A" Mortgage Debenture Stock , and the 5 per cent . Debenture Stock of the Company . The Warrants will be posted on the evening of the 30 th inst .

The Duchess of Albany visited Chertsey on Saturday afternoon last for the purpose of opening the " Providence Home , " which , by the munificence of an anonymous donor , has been added to the School of Handicrafts for Boys . On the same day the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , accompanied by her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Louise , opened the . Shaftesbury Institute and LabDur Home for Men and Lads in Lisson-grove .

Although the Government did not confer the Order of the Crown of India upon Mrs . Grimwood , she has received two tributes to her heroism . One , the Royal Red Cross , conferred by the Queen , and the other , the Gold Victoria Olive Wreath , which is awarded by the proprietors of The Gentlewoman to those who distinguish themselves by some act of womanly devotion . Mrs . Grimwood richly merits both these distinctions .

About £ 700 has been subscribed in Richmond , Kingston , and the surrounding district towards the silver wedding present to the Duke and Duchess of Teck . The gifts to the Duchess will include an album containing a congratulatory address , a commemorative piece of jewellery , and a grand piano , while that to the Duke will consist of a horse and trappings . It is expected that the presentation will take place to-day ( Friday ) at the White Lodge , Richmond .

A trade mark action of considerable public interest and importance came before Mr . justice Kekewich on Saturday last . Messrs . Holloway , of 7 S , New Oxford-street , London , the well-known proprietors of Holloway ' s Pills and Ointment , had become aware that penny boxes of pills called Holloway ' s Pills were being offered for sale , although the proper retail price is one shilling and three halfpence per

box . On analysing the pills sold , Messrs . Holloway found that the pills were not manufactured by them at all , and accordingly brought an action in the High Court of Justice to restrain Mr . James Best , a chemist and druggist , from selling any pills as Holloway ' s Pills which were not really made by them . No defence having been put in , Mr . Israel

Davies , on behalf of Messrs . Holloway , applied to Mr . Justice Kekewich for an injunction , andcounsel forthedefendant admitting he could not resist the motion , a perpetual injunction was granted restraining the acts complained of , and further awarding to Messrs . Holloway damages and all costs .

Masonic And General Tidings

Her Majesty's judges will hold their annual whi ' eh dinner at Greenwich to-day ( Friday ) . a '' Bro . J . B . Maple , M . P ., is the subject of the carton this week ' s Vanity Fair . n ° f The foundation-stone of a new Masonic Hall for Bridowill be laid about the latter end of next month . * - Bro . Herbert Gardner , M . P ., and Lady Winifred Gard have left Brighton and gone to Biarritz , for the purpose" ^ enjoying a few weeks' change and rest . ° '

Bro . Joseph C . Dimsdale has been elected Alderman f the Ward of Cornhill in succession to Bro . the late AM man Sir Robert N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P . aer - The christening of the infant daughter of the Duchess F Fife will take place immediately after the Prince of Wale returns from Ascot . The ceremony will be performed at the Chapel Royal , St . James ' s . '

The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have extendi their patronage to a charitable fete , to be given at the German Exhibition , Earl ' s Court , on Saturday , the 2711 , instant . The proceeds of the fete will be divided equalHj between the German Hospital and the German Society nf Benevolence .

On Friday , the 5 th instant , the Princess Louise , Marchio . ness of Lome , opened a bazaar at No . 6 , Carlton HouS I Terrace , in aid of the Scottish Home Industries Association The articles on sale consisted of homespun tweeds , She' ! land knitted goods , Ayrshire embroideries , and other articles of Scottish home-work .

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will visit St . Mary ' s Hospital , Paddington , at the end of July , to lay the foundation-stone of an important and extensive block of buildings about to be erected in Praed-street , completing the hospital in accordance withths original plan of the founders .

One more survivor of the Balaclava Charge , Lieutenant-Colonel Edmond D'Arcy Hunt , has died within the last few days . He first served with the gth Lancers in the last Punjab campaign , being present at the battles of Chillianwallah and Gujerat . He was in the Inniskilling Dragoons at Balaclava , Inkerman , Tchernaya , and the siege and fall of Sebastopol .

The Queen has , on the recommendation of the Duke of Cambridge , Commander-in-Chief , conferred a commission on Sergeant-Major James Chase , of the 1 st Battalion Scots Guards , who has been promoted to the rank of Quartermaster of the battalion , with the honorary rank of

Lieutenant in the Army . Mr . Chase , who was born in the Tower of London ( his father at the time being a Guardsman ) , is still a young man . He was present with his battalion in the Egyptian campaign in 1 S 82 , being awarded medal , clasp , and the Khedive ' s star .

A discovery has been attracting the attention of scientific men . A beam of sunlight is made to pass through a prism so as to produce the solar spectrum or rainbow . A disc , having slits or openings in it , is made to revolve , and the coloured light of the rainbow is made to break through it , and fall on silk , wool , or other material contained in a

glass vessel . As the coloured light falls upon it sounds will be given by the different parts of the spectrum , and there will be silence in other parts . If the vessel contains red worsted , and the green light flashes upon it , loud sounds will be given . Only feeble sounds will be heard when the red and blue parts of the rainbow fall upon the vessel .

At a special court of the Master , Wardens , and assistants of the Needlemakers' Company , held on Friday last , it was resolved , on the motion of Bro . J . C . Parkinson , D . L . ( Senior Past Master and Junior Warden ) , seconded by Bro . J . H . Matthews ( Senior Warden ) , " That this court takes the earliest opportunity of congratulating the Master of the

company , Bro . John Aird , M . P ., on the complete success of the annual banquet held at the Hotel Metropole on the 29 th ult ., under his presidency , and at which lady guests and a very distinguished company were present , ihe court places on record at the same time its warm thanks to him

the Master for the great personal services rendered by to ensure this success ; and , as a mark of its high appreciation , requests Bro . John Aird , M . P ., to allow himself , at the proper time , to be nominated for re-election as Master for a second year of office . "

Bro . Albert Hamer Battye , W . M ., and about 40 officers and members of the Strangeways Lodge , No . 1219 , Manchester , on the invitation of Bro . Lowery , of Winmngton Park , visited Northwich on Saturday , the 6 th inst ., and , by permission of Mr . T . Ward , inspected one of the salt mines , 112 yards deep , and said to be the largest and one of the oldest in the district . The vast excavated space was on

Saturday illuminated with hundreds of candles , some arranged in various pleasing devices . Supplied with lighted "dips , " the party perambulated the workings , . interviewed" the workmen , saw a number of shots tired in ti blasting operations , visited the stables , inspected a set 0 of special " curios , " joined in a glee , and came to the sti 1-face evidently much interested and edified by what tney had seen . The mine presents the appearance of a n g hall , which would comfortably accommodate an IDim ^ army or a Hyde Park demonstration on a large scale , wn the words of the speakers might be heard . 1 he acou effect of the shots fired by the workmen resembled P ' thunder . The process of manufacturing salt on the sur was conseauentlv seen in ooeration : and after a voyas , j

steamer on the Weaver , the famous hy draulic »« ^ Anderton for raising the canal boats between the river the Mersey and Trent canal was visited , and the party , j permission of Captain Saner , C . E ., were raised and low by the huge apparatus . Another steamboat ride , a whirl .-ill wprp snhlVrtpri t-n flip lens of the photOgraP" '

, and the party were entertained at tea by Bro . Lowery a Crown and Anchor Hotel , Northwich , which brougn * afternoon ' s proceedings to a close . HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND OINTMENT . —Some occ , P * - ' . ?" g Miners the development of certain diseases , and those who toil j » aI [ jc ( I are peculiarly liable to rheumatism , lumbago , and ? , u ^ vay ' s complaints . In the gold fields and copper mines n tll ( . it - * n ... Alnc itn . 'a Uonn Inrrrslir nnfMiiicn' hu theWOrKer 3 _„ .,, IP < 1 Ikiiituij netv i ( giijf 1 / i

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