Notes On Art, &C.

NOTES ON ART , & c .

We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . G . M . Tweddell's "North of England Illustrated Annual Commercial Almanack and Diary for 1878 ;" •11 shortly be published , price 3 d . It will contain , in addition to the usual information of a good almanack , several original and select pieces on North of England North of land writersillustrated

subjects , or by Eng , by a fine steel engraving , and by several good woodcuts . All orders , and books for review , should be sent to George Markham Tweddell , author and publisher , Rose Cottage , Stokesley , Yorkshire . A AT WARRINGTON . —On Monday last Loru Winmarleigh formally presented to the Mayor and

Corporation of Warrington Mr . Warrington Wood ' s colossal statue of St . Michael overcoming Satan , which has been subscribed for at a cost of 1000 guineas , as a monument of this sculptor ' s genius in his native town . The occasion was also taken to open an art gallery , that has been erected to receive the statue , which is regarded as Mr . Wood ' s masterpiece . At the same time , Mr . Robson , of

Lymm , presented the valuable collection of oil paintings collected by his brother . This collection includes works of Titian , Correggio , Murillo , Gainsborough , and Reynolds . At a luncheon which followed , Lord Winmarleigh , Sir Gilbert ( Greenall , M . P ., Colonel Blackburne , M . P ., Mr . Rylands , M . P ., and other gentlemen , addressed the meeting .

The Grosvenor Gallery will re-open with a collection of drawings by old masters in addition to the exhibition of water colours by deceased painters . The Queen will contribute a number of drawings from the Windsor Library . The Dundee Fine Art Exhibition opened on Monday week . It includes about 1100 pictures , some

valuable sculpture with busts of numerous celebrities , and other objects of art . The Queen ' s contribution is Landseer ' s painting of " Sir Francis Chantrey ' s Studio . " - A new cooking apparatus has been invented for the Russian troops . It is fitted on a two-wheeled cart , and consists of a cylindrical pot with furnace and chimney , so arranged as to be always upright in spite of the

severest joltings . The food is cooked by steam , and a single apparatus , in three hours , will supply a company of 250 men with ample " stchi" and oatmeal soup . As the kitchen only occupies half of the cart , uncooked food , plates , cups , & c , can be carried at the other end . Condensed forage is also supplied by three Russian

manufactories , one at St . Petersburg turning out 30 , 000 lbs . per diem . The forage is composed of small biscuits of oatmeal , pea flour , rye meal , and ground linseed , and 28 biscuits form a single ration for a horse , containing as much nutriment as 12 lb of oats , and being about onefifth if the bulk .

THE LATE M . LE VERRIER . —We understand that M . Le Verrier ' s name had been proposed for the Copley medal on the eve of the long vacation , a proceeding by which the Council of thc Royal Society manifested their high opinion of thc merits of their distinguished foreign member . The instances in which the same medal and that the highest honour in the society's gift , has been

twice conferred on the same individual are rare , Stephen Gray , Dr . Desaguliers , who by the way had the medal three times , Sir John Herschel , and Faraday . The Copley medal was awarded to Le Verrier in 1846 , and had he lived until the Royal Society ' s anniversary meeting on St . Andrew ' s day next , he would have been warmly welcomed to a repetition of the honour . —Alhenaum .

Herr Wagner has not lest faith in his Bayreuth performances . He now proposes to found a Schnol of Music at Bayreuth to educate the performers , and a " Patronage Association " has been formed to endow the school with a permanent fund of £ 5000 . Members of this association are to pay a minimum annual subscription of 15 s ., and will alone have the right of presentation to thc school

and of participation in the performances . Branch associations are also to be formed . THE BARNARDO IN » UIRY . —The Record says that the arbitrators in this case , Mr . J . B . Maulc , Q .. C , Canon Miller , D . D ., and Mr . W . Graham , held two meetings last week , and agreed upon the substance of their reward . The protracted length of the inquiry , the number

and variety of the issues raised , and the vast mass of evidence laid before them ; have necessitated long and careful deliberation . The actual terms of the award will now be soon agreed upon , and the documents will be ready to be " taken up " by the parlies as soon as possible . Fresh Relics of Sir John Franklin are reported by the American Consul at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , who

has bought from a sailor lately wrecked in Hudson ' s Bay two spoons marked " J . G . F . " Some Esquimaux living near Repulse Bay had obtained thc spoons from a chief , at whose camp their owner , a white man , had died ol scurvy . Cleopatra ' s Needle may be expected to reach England at the end of next week or the beginning of the

following , if the weather prove favourable . The Cleopatra , m tow of the Olga , passed Malta on Thursday week , and was met afterwards by the Poonah , when seven miles east of the Island of Pantellaria . The Olga and her charge subsequentl y put into Algiers for coals . It is stated that the Cleopatra does not seem to answer her helm well , and will probably roll heavilly in a high sea . On reaching

Falmouth , she will be taken in charge by a Channel tug . A NEW COMET . —The Paris Bulletin International of the 4 th inst . announce the discovery of a comet b y M . Tempel , at Florence , on the 2 nd . Right ascension 23 I 1 . 5 m ., declination 10 deg . 19 min ., south ; diurnal motion in R . A . 5 min ., in declination 6 3 min . both diminishing . It is described as small , bright , and with tail . > 6 >

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

NEW LODGE OF INSTRUCTION . —Through the exertions of the W . M ., Bro . H . R . Jones , a Lodge of Instruction has been opened in connection with the Wandsworth Lodge , No . 1044 . At present it meets every Wednesday evening ( the third Wednesday in the month excepted ) , at the Spread Eagle Hotel , Wandsworth . Bro . J . G . Carter , P . M ., and Bro . T . G . Kewney , P . M ., occasionally assisted

by Bro .. Past Master Boddy , are the Preceptors . It is proposed to change the night of meeting for the instruction , as Wednesday is an inconvenient day for several members . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wig ht held an Emergency Meeting at Winchester on Wednesday week , under the presidency of the R . W . P . G . M ., Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., when £ 100 was voted to the Mansion House Indian Famine Fund .

It has been officially announced at all the Metropolitan Police-stations that the sanction of Colonel Henderson has been given for the police to contribute towards the Indian Famine Fund . Reports from the superintendents of the different divisions are to be made as to

the amounts realised . Weston , the American pedestrian , appeared in the character of a lecturer at Hull on Saturday . His subject was "Will Power , " and he had a crowded audience . In the evening he gave an address on" Some of the results of Temperance .

The largest catch of mackerel known for years at Dawlish was made on Friday , when it was computed that over 100 , 000 were taken . Bro . the Earl of Donoughmore , P . G . S . W ., left town on Tuesday last for Knocklofty Castle , his seat in Ireland . The visit of General Grant to Birmingham

has been fixed for the 16 th and 17 th insts . A committee has been formed to give the general a suitable reception , and on the 17 th a public dinner to welcome him will take place at the town hall . The receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the last week show an increase of £ 2700 , and the Brighton an increase of £ 3200

CAFE MONICO . —The Cafe Monico , Piccadill y Circus , leaves nothing to be desired . Situated in the most central part of the Metropolis , it offers unusual advantages , whilst the appointments are chaste , perfect , and unequalled . The Grand Cafe Saloon is most elegant in its fittings and surroundings , and the Grand Billiard Saloon , with its twelve tables , furnished with great taste ,

is complete in every detail . In addition , there is a very capital Grill Room . Of thc excellence of the articles supplied and the careful attention and attendance it is unnecessary to say a word ; the Bros . Monico have so long established themselves in the good graces of the public that commendation would be superfluous .

A CENTENARIAN . —Living and in the enjoyment of all her faculties , in the town ot Luton , in Bedfordshire , is a woman named Sarah Ward , who is said to have attained the great age of 105 years . She has two daughters , both Uving in Luton , one being 78 , and the other 06 , and there were two older . There were three sons , who all entered the Army and died in the

service . The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Southwark Lodge of Instruction , No . 879 , on Wednesday evening , 31 st October inst ., by Bro . Charles W . Kent , P . M . andPreceptor . Lodge opens at 7 p . m . precisely . MESSRS . REID AND CO . ' S BREWERY . —This stupendous new building , extending from Gray ' s Inn-read

on the west to within a few yards of Farringdon-road to the east , is now drawing near its completion . The fixing of the enormous machinery , prodigious vats , and general plant , which is on a scale of great magnitude , has been already disposed of . The magnificent new thoroughfare from the west to the east of London through Bloomsbury has its most imposing feature thrown open to the eye for

nearly half its entire length , and the difficulty hitherto experienced in getting from the West-end to Clerkenwell is now removed . The builders of this great structure are Messrs . Cubitt and Co ., of Gray ' s Inn-road . The whole of the telegraph work at this brewery—embracing

as it does ordinary electric communication throughout , a complete system of fire alarms , lightning conductors , indicating instruments , and electric bells for various purposes —has been placed in the hands of the eminent telegraph engineers , Messrs . Francis and Co ., of the EagleTelegraph Works , whose offices arc . at 52 and 85 , Hatton Garden ,

E . C . The Broad Arrow states that notice has been given that the distribution of thc slave bounty awarded for eight slavers captured on thc 25 th of October , 1876 , by Her Majesty ' s ship London , will commence on Friday , the 12 th inst ., in the Prize Branch of thc Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy and Comptroller of

Navy Pay , Admiralty , New Street , Spring Gardens , S . W . " The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes . —Flag , £ 1 is . 3 d . ; captain , £ 3 is . nd . ; second class , 10 s . 2 d . ; third , class , 8 s . 81 I . ; fourth class , 5 s . iod . ; fifth class , 3 s . 6 d . ; sixth class , 2 s . 1 id . ; seventh class , 2 s . id . ; eighth class , is . 2 d . ; ninth class , ( id . ; tenth class , 3 d .

Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , containing the Charges , Regulations , E . A . Sone , & c . A copy should be in the possession of every brother . It may be obtained for 2 s . at the office of the Freemason , ot will be sent post free to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps . Address , Publisher , 19 8 , Fleet-street , London . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings.

STRAND THEATRE . —Under the patronage of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , a special morning performance will take place on Saturday , the 27 th inst ., in aid of the Indian Famine Fund , when the members of the company will give their services . The town of Milton , near Sittingbourne , has suffered considerably from the effects of the extraordinary

high tide . Several of the streets in the lower parts of the town were rendered impassable , the houses being inundated and the residents being obliged to take refuge in upper chambers . A report of the meeting of the West Middlesex Lodge , No . 1612 , which takes place this ( Saturday ) afternoon , will appear in our next .

We are requested to inform our readers that the meetings of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , hitherto held at the Coopers' Arms , Falcon Square , will , on and after the 9 th October , be held at 23 , Gresham-street , every Tuesday evening , at 7 o ' clock . NEW SOUTH WALES . —The brethren who have experienced so much difficulty in procuring the

Freemason in this distant colon ) ' , will be pleased to learn that owing to arrangements made with Messrs . T . J . Jones and Son , " Thc Four Masonic Publications " may now be obtained at their offices , No . 330 , George street , Sydney , on thc arrival of thc mail .

The Tower of London is to be added to the list of stations at which the Union Jack js ordered to be hoisted daily . The installation meeting of The Great City Lodge , No . 1426 , takes place this day ( Saturday ) , at 3 . 30 p . m ., at the Cannon-street Hotel . A full report will appear

in our next . 4 convocation of the Frederick Chapter of Unity will be held on Tuesday , the 16 th inst ., at the Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , at half-past four . The business of thc evening will include the installation of Bro . H . E Francis as M . E . Z .

ECCLESTON LODGE ( NO . 1624 ) . —The Instillation meeting of this young and flourishing lodg will be held on Wednesday next , at thc Grosvenor Hall , Ebury-street , Pimlico . The lodge will be opened at five o ' clock punctually . Bro . Daniel H . McLeod is the W . M . elect . A full report will appear in our next . MANCHESTER . —For the information of the

fraternity in Manchester , the publisher begs to state that the Freemason may now be obtained at Overall's , 47 , Bridge street , Manchester , on Saturday morning at 8 o ' clock . The preparations on board the Britannia , where the two sons of the Prince of Wales are to pass the next three years , arc complete . The upper deck for fifty

feet from the stern , is screened off by canvas , and within this space are three rooms , one . 1 well furnished sittingroom , another a sleeping-room , in which the Princes will sleep in hammocks suspended in thc usual way , and the third a tutor ' s apartment . There arc also a bath-room and offices . Thc suite communicates by . 1 staircase to the schoolrooms below , as the Princes , with thc exception of

their apartments , will be treateel as other cadets . HEALTH RESORTS AND HEALTH RESORTERS . —John Jones , clerk in a warehouse , has nasty headaches , liver out of order , wants rest and quiet and bracing atmosphere . Sent to Margate for a week . Treatment : — Rise 9 . 30 ( bed room 6 ft . by 4 ft . ) ; out for a rum and milk . Breakfast—sausages , tea , and a nip of brandy , shrimps

and new bread . Out on jetty . Strong clay pipe . Two hours' billiards . Two cigars . Two pints bitter . Dinner —veal and ham pic , cucumber , jam puffs , pint bitter . Cigars on jetty . Two hours' billiards . Strong clay pipe . Dose in billiard room . Tea and shrimps . Four hours ' hot music hall . Brandy cold . Four strong pipes . Toss for liquors . Spree . Home . Bed 1 . 30 a . m . Returned quite cured in seven days . —Punch .

LIVERPOOL . —In answer to the numerous letters that thc publisher has received from brethren in Liverpool , we beg to slate that thc Fnemason is to be obtained in Liverpool on Friday afternoon at 5 o ' clock , at the Office , 2 , Monument-place ; at the Masonic Hall , Hopestreet ; and at the Landing Stage .

GALE ' WALK . —After walking for six weeks , William Gale completed on Saturday last thc self-imposed task of walking 1500 miles in 1000 consecutive hours . Within a few minutes after he left thc track he was examined by Mr . Gant , Dr . Farr , and Dr . McOscar . His pulse was then found to be about 88 , and corresponded with the action of thc hcait . There was no murmur at thc

apex or base . Thc thermometer placed in the mouth registered a temperature of io 6 'i" Thc expression of thc face did not give any signs of fatigue , and he appeared rational and collected . Several varicose veins were noticed on the left leg , but thc feet were quite sound , excepting a blister under the ball of the right great toe . On being weighed it was found that he had lost only 10 lbs . n the course of his long and dreary walk . —Medical Examiner .

MASONIC SONGS . —A selection of Masonic Songs set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post Iree from the office of this paper on receipt ot stamps or post-office order value 3 s , 2 d . —ADVT .

HOLLOW-AY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS are the best , the cheapest and thc most popular remedies . At all seasons and under all circumstances tiiey may be used with safety anil with the certainty of doing good . Eruptions , rashes , and all descriptions of skin diseases , sores ; ulcerations , and hums are presently benelitted and ultimately cured by these healing , soothing and purifying medicaments . The Ointment rubbed upon the abdomen checks all tendency to irration of the bowels , and averts dysentery and other disorders of the intestines . Pimples , blotches , inflammations of the skin , muscular pains , neuralgic affections and enlarged glands can be effectively overcome by vising Holloway ' s remedies according to the " instructions " accompanying each packet , —ADVT ,