Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

We hear that Bro . D . P . Cama , Past Grand Treasurer , is likely to be appointed Prov . S . G . Warden of Surrey at the next meeting of the Grand Lodge of that Province . In the Stewards' Returns at the recent Festival of the Boys' School , the list of Bro . James Lawrence , No . 1326 , Middlesex , is stated at £ 26 5 s ., whereas its

amount was £ 43 is . The summer entertainment to the Old Folks at Croydon will take place on Tuesday next , when we have no doubt there will be , as usual , a full attendance of the friends of the Institution , and all will be done in order to make the time pass pleasantly for the worthy inmates . The Prov . G . Mark Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will hold its annual meeting at the

Freemasons Hall , Eaglesheld-street , Maryport , on Wednesday next , the 18 th instant , under the banner of the Whitwell Lodge , No . 151 . The banquet which follows , will take placeatthe Star Hotel ( Bro . T . Atkinson ) . We are requested to state that the South Middlesex Lodge of Instruction , No . 858 , which meets at Beaufort House on Tuesdays , is closed for the summer holidays .

The brethren in Hungary have been showing their respect for the late Emperor Frederick , Protector of Freemasons in Germany , by holding a lodge of sorrow in his honour .

Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D ., will give a lecture entitled " Sketches of British Freemasonry ; a Retrospect of Five Centuries , " in the Masonic Hall , Park Terrace , Sunderland , on Tuesday next , the 17 th inst ., when Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , D . D ., PastG . Chap ., D . P . G . M . Durham , will preside , and a large attendance of brethren may be expected .

The second and last meeting of the Coaching Club for this season was held in Hyde Park on Saturday last , and though the weather was unfavourable , as many as 22 coaches put in an appearance , those of Bros . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., and Henry Brassey being among the most noteworthy . After the usual tour of the park several of the coaches fell out , while the rest went down to Hurlingham for luncheon .

Her Majesty has made a donation of £ 20 to the Home for Lost Dogs . The Grocers' Company have presented £ 200 , and the Clothworkers' Company £ 500 to the Polytechnic Endowment Fund . A numerously attended meeting was held at the

Schoolroom , Banstead , on Friday evening , the 6 th instant , for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Bro . the Earl and Countess of Egmont , on behalf of the holders of small allotments under the system recently inaugurated on his lordship ' s estates .

We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . W . Brindley , P . M ., whose appointment as Preceptor of the Emblematic Lodge of Instruction , No . 1321 , we recently had occasion to mention , has been appointed in a like capacity to the Covert Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , in succession to Bro . W . C . Smith , resigned . The National Rose Society ' s annual exhibition

took place on Saturday last , at the Crystal Palace , and proved to be one of the largest and finest that has been held for many years , the specimens shown being eagerly bought up by those present . In the evening the fairy ballet , "The Midsummer Night ' s Dream , " was given on the great stage in the Palace instead of out of doors , the weather being unfavourable for the latter class of entertainment .

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington presided at a meeting at the Society of Arts , Adelphi , on Saturday afternoon last of the National Association for the promotion of Technical Education , and delivered an interesting address on the subject . The Duchess of Albany visited Croydon on Saturday afternoon last , and distributed the prizes to the children of the Warehousemen and Clerks' School , Russell Hill .

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society commenced on Saturday last with the opening of the Implement Department , and on Monday the show of Live Stock was opened , the work of judging occupying the greater part of the day . Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., and the Hon .

Lady Ridley left town on Saturday last for Blagden , Northumberland . Bro . Lord Ashbourne , after attending the Cabinet Council held the same day at the Foreign Office , left town for Dublin by the Irish Mail . Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., has left Brussels for the Hague , his visits to these capitals being connected with the Sugar Bounties Question .

A Committee of the Ward of Farringdon Without has been formed for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to present the Lady Mayoress with a full-length portrait in oils , of Bro . the Lord Mayor , as a testimonial from his constituents , of the manner in which his lordship has discharged the duties of his office .

According to the latest arrangements , the Queen and the Court will leave Windsor Castle for Osborne on Tuesday next , the 17 th inst ., after which the usual autumn visit will be made to Balmoral . A Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Montana was constituted at Helena on the 14 th ult , four chartered commanderies being represented , and the sir knights assembled being under the presidency of Sir

Knight Samuel Wood . The officers who had been elected and appointed , including Sir Knight A . ] . Fisk , Grand Commander , and Sir Knight Cornelius ' Hedges , Grand Recorder , having been installed , two commanderies under dispensation were chartered , and placed on the roll as Nos . 5 and 6 respectively . Thus the new Grand Commandery starts with a roll of six subordinate commanderies and a total membership of 202 sir knightsi

Masonic And General Tidings

The installation of Frater J . W . Woodall as Provincial Prior of North and East Yorkshire in the Order of the Temple , will take place in the Masonic Hall , St . Saviourgate , York , at 4 . 30 , on Thursday , the 19 th inst ., when the ceremony will be pei formed by Col . Shadwell H .

Clerke , Great Sub-Prior of England . The 29 th and last meeting at Wimbledon of the National Rifle Association was opened on Monday , many of the Metropolitan detachments having gone into camp on Saturday last . The contest in the first stafe of the Queen ' s prize has been the chief event of the week .

The annual convocation of the Prov . G . Chapter ( R . A . ) of Kent will be held at the Royal Hotel , Ramsgate , on Friday next , the 20 th instant , under the presidency of the Grand Superintendent , M . E . Comp . Earl Amherst . A banquet will follow . Bro . Harry Nicholls , the popular Comedian ,

will join the Pnncess s Theatre on Monday next , the 16 th instant , when he will appear in his original part of Jim Farren in " The Shadows of a Great City . " On the 30 th instant Bro . Nicholls will appear in a new Drama which will be produced for the first time and entitled " The Still Alarm . "

The Silver Fete at the Exhibition Grounds , South Kensington , was inaugurated on Wednesday , and will remain open till to-morrow ( Saturday ) the object being to raise the sum of 3 C 3000 in order to clear off a debt to that amount on the new out-patients' wing of the Victoria Hospital for Children , Chelsea . The bazaar stalls are placed in the Conservatory adjoining the Albert Hall , and the grounds devoted to the Anglo-Danish Exhibition will be given up for the purpose of the Fete .

Bro . Lord Wantage presided at a numerous and enthusiastic meeting held in the Umbrella Tent , Wimbledon Camp , on Wednesday , for the purpose of supporting the proposal to transfer the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association to Richmond Park . Bros . Lord Bury , Sir H . Hal ford , Bart ., Lieut .-Col . Walrond , and others were present on the platform .

Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , and Lady George Hamilton visited the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum for Fatherless Daughters of Sailors , Soldiers , and Marines , Wandsworth Common , on Wednesday afternoon , and distributed the prizes to the children , of whom there are now 296 maintained in the Institution .

Bro . the Lord Mayor , who was accompanied b y the Lady Mayoress , opened an Exhibition of Coopers ' Work in the building devoted to such purposes which adjoins the People ' s Palace , Mile End-road , his lordship being received with the usual formalities by the Master and Wardens of the Coopers' Company . The exhibits are of

a high class . Bro . J . G . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., presided at the meeting of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Trustee Savings Banks on Wednesday , when Bro . Sir Rivers Wilson , Controller-General of the National Debt Office and Secretary to the National Debt Commissioners , was examined .

The Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck , distributed the prizes to the successful pupils of the All Saints ' Orphanage , at Lewisham , on Tuesday afternoon . The Countesses of Yarborough , Granville , and Zetland , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Antrim , and Bro . Lord Alcester were among those present at the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Duke of Leeds with the eldest son of the late Col . W . H . Cavendish , at St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , on Tuesday .

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the British School at Athens will be held in the room of the Society of Antiquaries , Burlington House , on Wednesday next , the 18 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Lord Herschell . Subscribers to the Cyprus Exploration Fund will be invited to be present on the same occasion .

The Princess Louise , Marchioness of Lome , visited the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic , Queen's-square , Bloomsbury , on Friday , the 6 th inst ., which had been set apart by the management for the celebration of the Silver Wedding of the Prince and Princesss of Wales .

Bro . the Earl of Lathom ( Lord Chamberlain ) , presided at the anniversary festival dinner held on the 5 th instant ., at the H 6 tel Metropule , in aid of the Cabdrivers ' Benevolent Association , Bros . Lord Stalbridge , Lord Hothfield , and Sir Chas . J . Palmer being among his lordship ' s principal supporters . The subscriptions in the course of the evening amounted to , £ 662 .

THE CANCER HOSPITAL ( FREE ) , FTJLHAM ROAD , BROMPTON , S . W . — We desire to draw the attention of our readers to the claims on their sympathy and support of this excellent institution , which was founded specially for the treatment of the poor afflicted with this terrible disease , who are admitted free , from all parts of the United Kingdom , without requiring letters of

recommendation . During the year 18 S 7 there were 703 new cases admitted as in-patients , and 1012 as out-patients , and the number of attendances in the out-patient department shows a large increase over previous years . The nature of the disease requires a most generous diet , as well as treatment of the most expensive kind ; and to meet the growing demand upon their resources the Committee

urgently appeal for increased funds , to enable them to satisfactorily cope with their liabilities . The ordinary expenditure of the hospital is some £ 3000 a year more than the reliable income , and to meet this deficit new annual subscriptions and donations are earnestly solicited , and will be thankfully received by the bankers , Messrs . Coutts and Co ., 59 , Strand ; or by the Secretary , Mr . W . H . Hughes , at the hospital , Fulham-road , S . W .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . —The sudden changes and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions and conduce to ill-health . The remedy for these disasters lies in some purifying medicine , like these Pills , which is competent to grapp le with the mischief a ' t its source , and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the system . Holloways's Pills extract from the blood all noxious

matters , regulate the action of every disordered organ , stimulate the liver and kidneys , and relax the bowels . In curing chest complaints these Pills are remarkably effective , especially when aided by friction of the Ointment on its walls . This double treatment will ensure a certain , steady , and beneficent progress , and sound health will soon be re-established , —ADVT ,

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An interesting incident took place at the instal lation meeting of the Walsingham Lodge , No . 2148 Saturday last , viz ., the unveiling of a portrait of the Hr ) " Robert Boyle Walsingham , first Prov . Grand Master " i Kent , by Bro . J . S . Eastes , D . P . G . M . A full report of th proceedings appears in another column . e

Bro . Agg-Gardner , M . P ., has been ordered bv his medical adviser , to leave London for some ten daw or a fortnight in consequence of indisposition . On retiring from the Worshipful Mastershin of the Liverpool Merchants' Lodge , No . 241 , Bro . Simon Jude , a grandson of the late Mr . Simon Jude , of Beccles was presented , on behalf of the lodge , with a beautiful P . M . ' s jewel , and also with a handsome tea and coffee service and salver , in recognition of his conduct in the chair .

Our worthy Bro . Monteuuis contributes to La Chaine d'Union' for the current month a highly interesting and very accurate account of the celebration of the Girls' School Centenary Festival in the Albert Hall on the 4 th and 7 th ult ., both the distribution of prizes on ' the former day and the banquet on the following being verv fully described , and in such a manner that the French

Masons will be able to form a pretty accurate notion of what the English brethren do for the children of deceased or indigent members of the Craft . Bro . Colonel Brine , half-pay R . E ., has been appointed to the post of Commanding Royal Engineer at Aldershot , vice Col . Harrison , R . E ., about to be promoted to be Major-General , and the Queen has sanctioned the an . pointment .

The Princess Beatrice , accompanied b y her husband , Prince Henry of Battenberg , visited Greenwich on Tuesday , for the purpose of laying the foundation-stone of the new Jubilee Almshouses . The original houses were erected to commemorate the Jubilee of George III . in iSog and the Committee of Management considered it would be a suitable memorial of the Queen ' s Jubilee if the ancient

houses , which had become dilapidated , were restored , especially as they are intended for the benefit of widows . When the ceremony was over , the Princess and her husband visited the Miller Hospital , the upper ward of which was named the Princess Beatrice Ward in honour of the event . The town was gaily decorated for the occasion , and the Royal visitors were everywhere greeted with

enthusiasm . A grand complimentary benefit matinee has been tendered Mr . W . H . Kelly , manager of the Princess Theatre , which will take place on Thursday , August gth . The programme will be exceptionally strong , and consist of miscellaneous items of London successes . Most of the popular names have already volunteered their services .

FREEMASONRY IN GERMANY . —A Berlin correspondent writes : It being known that the Emperor William is not a Freemason , the Kreuzzeitung , the Reichsbote , and other orthodox papers proceed to proscribe Freemasonry in general , and call upon all officers arid all Christian and patriotic men to abandon it . But the

Emperors William I . and Freder . ck , as is well known , were very zealous Freemasons , and not even these Chauvinist prints dare openly to deny them the character of good Christians and patriots . Mr . Mkchvner is hunting up occult Freemasons . He will find few now-a-days who can read or understand the hnnks mentioned below : " In connection with the

subjects of Esoteric Freemasonry and the the Rosicrucian Mystery , it is proposed among other works to reprint the rare Etoile Fiamboyante , or Burning Star , of the illustrious Baron Tschoudy , which exposes the connection between the exalted grades of Masonry and the most profound esoteric secrets , and which developesin an esoteric catechism the complete process of the Magnum Opus .

This important work will be translated from the French for the first time expressly for this edition , and its publication will be immediately followed by that of a German work written with authority , and entitled The Secret History of the Rosicrucians , which is well known to the inner circle of the students of this Mystery . " At the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , on

Monday , "Faust" was repeated with Madame Albani , Madame Scalchi , and the brothers De Reszke in the characters they have so decidedly put their marks to this season . On Tuesday Madame Fursch-Madi undertook for the first time in London the part of Leonora in Verdi s Opera " II Trovatore . " The character is well suited to the talents of the prima donna , so that the performance

was a success . There are 14 commanderies , with a membership of 727 , under the Grand Commandery of Colorado , Sir Knight Aaron Gore being G . Commander , and Sir Knight E . C . Parmelee , G . Recorder . THE IRISH EXHIBITION , OLYMPIA . —The exclusion of all oolitiral nuestinns from the scheme of the

Irish Exhibition was one of the first and wisest principles determined by the Executive Council . It has thus been made possible , while politicians are opposing each other on Irish questions for the wives and daughters of the chie ,. ^ all parties to meet in happy union , to buy and sell irisn products for the benefit of Irish peasants and Irish lewnical SchoolsThe Marchioness of Salisbury and Coun ess

. Spencer , the Marchioness of Londonderry and Countess of Aberdeen , Mrs . Gladstone and Miss Balfour , Countess of Bective and Lady Harcourt , are not only actively assisting in the organisation of the Fancy Fair , which is to n held in the old Market Place at the Exhibition , nut thev will oreside and sell at the shops each day or tne

Fair . Lady Arthur Hill and the Marchioness of Uownsni ' will sell music and books by Irish composers and writer :.. The Duel-ess of Manchester and Lady George Hammo " will sell flowers and shamrock from Vinegar Hill . ^ M Hayter will display photographs of famous I"sn au women . The Countess of Leitrim and Lady Lew sham have the fancy stall . Countess Tolstoi and the ^ ° " : of Kilmorey will have some of the choicest glass ,. curie y , oerfumerv . & c . Irish work will be sold by Marchioness o

Waterford , Lady Charles Beresford , . Marcmoru = » Headfort , Lady Castletown , and Mrs . Pierce Mahony , w latter of whom will dispose of one of her husbano s . brated Kerry cows , while Mrs . Arthur Ke " i ™'" ' Fair offers for some choice little Irish pigs . * ne ram-j ^ will open on Tuesday , the 17 th inst , at 3 < j' CIOCK ^ ^ remain open the three following days . « '" ... additional attractions in the Exhibition itself it will P » . good opportunity for paying a visit to Olympia .