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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Aldersgate Lodge , at the meeting held on Monday last , voted the sum of ten guineas to the Royal College of Music , of which the Most Worshipful the Grand Master is the founder and president . The Alexandra Palace Lodge of Instruction , held in connection with the Loughborough Masonic Club , has removed to the Station Hotel , Camberwell New-road .
The meetings take place on Saturday , at eight p . m ., on the first and third Saturdays ot each month . The meetings , after the usual routine of instruction has passed , partake of a musical character . Bro . the Marquis of Hamilton met their Royal Hig hnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and family at Ballater station , on Saturday last , on their way to
London . Bro . Capt . Lord Charles Beresford accompanied the Royal party who arrived in London at 7 o'clock on the following morning , and afterwards attended Divine service . Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn will celebrate their golden wedding on the 25 th inst ., at Barron ' s Court , Ireland . They are surrounded by a large family gathering , and will entertain a number of friends on the
. Bro . the Very Reverend the Dean of York , P . G . Chap ., read a paper at the Derby Church Congress last week on " Religion in its relation to the Upper Classes of Society , " which was frequently applauded . Our very reverend brother is entitled to speak on this subject , as by position and marriage he is acquainted with most of our
aristocracy . He strongly denounced the young men and women of the upper classes who fritter away their lives and do not occupy their time with something goot , but took occasion to say , and we fully endorse his remarks , that these are in the minority , though they too otten come to the front . Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Chap ., rector
of Long Melford , Suffolk , preached in the Dean of Llandaff's place at the Temple Church , last Sunday morning . Dean Vaughan is in residence at his Cathedral . Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , F . R . S ., has published the first volume of a new work , " Pathways of Palestine . " Our reverend brother is considered to be one of the leading lights on anything connected with the
exploration of the Holy Land . Bro . Capt . Bedford Trevelyan Pirn , R . N ., and Bro . Captain Lord Charles Beresford , R . N ., are both the subjects of a biography in the last number of Men . of Mark . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., Bro . Sir John Whitaker Ellis , Lord Mayor , G . J . W ., VV . M . 1 , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser , Bro . George Kenning ,
l . PM . Aldersgate Lodge , Bro . Capt . Youle , Bro . U VV . Thompson , Bro . Major J . Davies Sewell , Bro . Lieutenant Henry Wright , Bro . George Lambert . P . G . S . B ., Bro . H . H . Cooper , Bro . W . Holland , Bro . C . Ritter , Bro . Baron Emanuel , Bro . Capt . Mackenzie , Bro . Sheriff Burt , and Bro . Comptroller Brand were amongst the numerous company invited by Bro . VV . H . Pannell , C . C ., on the
occasion of his inauguration as Master of the Pattenmakers' Company , a position to which , although a very young man , he has been elected , but one he thoroughly deserves , and will hold with great eclat . Bro . Pannell is likely to make a great name in the Corporation of London . The Queen has been graciously pleased to grant
a Royal Charter of Incorporation to the Royal Colonial Institute , on the petition of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . being the President , and the M . W . His Grace the Duke of Manchester , the chairman of the Council . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , have been spending a few days with Sir Robert and Miss
Phillirnore , at their pretty country seat , the Coppice , Henley-on-Thames . Bro . the Earl of Derby spoke at Manchester on Monday on behalf of the Prisoners' Aid Society . The Earl and Countess will receive guests at Knowsley during the week .
Bro . Lieut . J . J . Allinson , Sec . St . Leonard s Lodge , is a candidate for a seat in the local board of St . Leonard ' s , and promises to address the ratepayers on the drainage question . Bro . Col . Wilkinson , P . M ., Cholmeley Lodge , a director of the North Staffordshire Railway Co ., has been elected deputy chairman of the Banbury and Cheltenham Railway Co ., now in course of formation .
Bro . the Earl of Kintore , G . S . VV . Scotland , Grand Master Mark Masonry , England , received a letter from Sir Stafford Northcote , regretting his inability to visit Aberdeen at the opening of the Working Men ' s Constitutional Club . Bro . Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , P . G . M . Scotland , was one of the vast company who supported Sir Stafford Northcote at Glasgow , last week , on his political tour .
Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson has been invited to stand for the borough of Finsbury at the next general election , but has not yet given his decision . Bro . Sir John Bennett is a candidate for the London School Board for the City division . He will have a rival of no small oratorical powers to contend against in the person of Mr . H . C . Richards , a barrister , of the
Temple , who was educated at the City of London School , and is on the Council of the City of London College . OBSERVATION AND EXPERIENCE . —The public by noting the prescriptions of the medical profession , and acting on a quarter of a century's experience , have found out that there is but one remedy which can he relieved upon so to cleanse and soften the skin , that its hi-althy action shall be absolutely ensured . The reme ' y is a luxury known as WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP . See that each tablet and wrapper bears the words , Sapo Carbonis Detergens , without which none is genuine .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . the Lord Mayor has paid a visit to the Mayor of Liverpool ( Mr . Hughes ) , at Newsham House , on Tuesday and Wednesday . The Lord Mayor and Bro . Sheriff and Alderman De Keyser and Mr . Sheriff Savory will visit the Mayor of Reigate , to be entertained at a banquet Bro . Edward Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., delivered an
important political address at Darlington on Monday . Bro . the Rig-ht Hon . Shaw Lefevre , M . P ., has stated that the Law Courts will not be opened on the first day of term after the long vacation , but towards the end of November , when , doubtless , Her Majesty will open them in person on her return from Scotland .
The Grand Concert Hall , West-street , Bri g hton , better known as Mellison's Skating Rink , was totally destroyed by lire on Saturday night last , the hotel attached being seriously damaged by water and smoke , while the Castle Hotel , Middle-street , was completely burnt out . The loss is estimated at £ 20 , 000 , We are requested to state that the Hyde Park
Lodge of Instruction , No . 1425 , of which Bro . George Read is Preceptor , has been removed from the Westbourne Restaurant , Craven-road , Paddington , to the Norfolksquare Hotel , London-street , Paddington , where the brethren will find admirable accommodation . The lodge meets every Monday evening at eight o'clock . The Masonic " At Homes , " held in connection
with the Masonic Club at Portsmouth , are to be continued this season , and met for the first time on Wednesday . A special meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Hants and the Isle nf Wight will shortly he held to elect a Treasurer , in place of Bro . Frost , P . M ., and also to receive the report of the Committee appointed to con sider the proposed revision of the Constitutions . Bro . Frost has served the office of Treasurer for seventeen
years . At Brighton the construction of a winter garden on the sea-front is talked of , and a resolution in its favour was last week passed at a meeting presided over by General Shute , C . B . The proposed garden will also include the erection of assembly rooms , library , baths , boat houses , & c , and the erection of another pier , as part of the under .
taking is on the tapis . At the meeting of the International Monetary Standard Association , held in Cannon-street Hotel , on Tuesday , the following resolutions were unanimously passed : 1 . That the formation of the Association and its work during the current year having been instrumental in exciting increased interest in the question of a
bi-metallic standard of values , it is desirable to enlarge its area and continue its efforts . 2 . That the Association regard with satisfaction the forthcoming International Conference at Cologne , as having in view the further enlightenment of public opinion , and as tending to unite the advocates of the bi-metallic system in continuous efforts for its establishment under international agreement among
the civilized nations of the world . 3 . That a deputation from the meeting be appointed to represent the Association in the International Bi-metallic Conference to be held in Cologne . Bro . the Rev . T . Puttick , curate of Ore , Chaplain Derwent Lodge , No . 41 , has been appointed by , the Lord Chancellor to the livin-r of Alfriston .
The Marquis of Hartington , P . G . M . Derbyshire , has left Balmoral Castle , where for some time past he has been staying as minister in attendance on Her Majesty . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction , No . 53 S , held at Morland ' s Hotel , Dean-street , Oxford-street , on Wednesday next . A Convocation of the Prov . Grand Chapter of
Middlesex will be held at the Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on Saturday , the 14 th inst ., at 4 p . m . Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson , of the London School Board , contributes to the current number of " Good Words , " a paper on "Tricycling in Relation to Health . " Bro . Deputy Saunders intends to seek re-election on the School Board for the Greenwich division .
Bro . G . M . Felton , C . C ., presiding over an extraordinary general meeting ot the Birmingham and Warwickshire ( Brush ) Electric Light and Power Company ( Limited ) , said he thought they had every prospect of a good business , but he would perfer the shareholders to see for themselves the letters which had been received by the directors from various firms and corporations respecting the use of their system .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Sussex will be held at Hastings , on Friday , the 20 th inst . A college for the instruction for pure and applied science has been erected in Chelsea , by public ubscriptions , assisted by Government aid . Its object being to teach the various sciences at a low fee , viz . :
chemistry , metallurgy , physics , physiology , botany , geometry , and architectural drawing . Attached to the Science Division of the college , is a large Art School , which is open to ladies only , in the day time , and mixed classes in the evening , for drawing and painting in oil , tempera and water colour , from the flat and from the cast , also painting on porcelain and china . There are also special life classes . In connection
with the college are also large kitchens fitted with every requisite for the practical teaching of plain and high class cooking . The promoters have fitted up in the college , large metallurgical and chemical laboratories , lecture rooms , & c ; the building being large enough to accommodate 1000 students . The new session of Onslow College commenced on October 2 nd , under the directorship of Bro . VV . H . Martin , assisted by a large staff of qualified
masters . SPECIAL ' . —MARTIN ' S MAGNETIC CURATIVE BELT cures rheumatism , and all kinds of nervous affections , and is a conservator and promoter of good health . Testimonials , press opinions , and fullest particulars free
by post . Or waist measure and P . O . ' ) . for 21 s ., 31 s . Gd ., or 42 s ., made payable at General Post Office to J HIGH MARTIN , the world-renowned Magnetic 1 urative Appliance Manufacturer , 272 , Regent-circus , Regent-street , London , W ., will secure one by return of post . Daily attendance from 11 a . m . till 6 p . m . and advice free . —fAnvT . ' ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . W . Malthouse , C . C , presided at the meet mgof the City of London Tradesmans' Club , held on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., at the Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street The Duke of Connaught reached Assiout , on h > s trip up the Nile , on Monday evening , where , as af Girgeh and Benisouef , His Royal Highness met with a most enthusiastic reception , there being at each place a large concourse of people to see him , and the houses beinpilluminated in his honour . K
The extensive premises comprising nearl y the whole of the quadrangle formed by Cockspur-street , Tra falgar-square , Pall Mall East , and the frontage direcuv looking down Pall Mall , and which have for so many years been known as Waterloo House , and in the occupation of Messrs . Hailing , Pearce , and Stone , have just acquired a very successful installation of sixteen Arc
Electric Lights , which have been furnished by the Metro politan ( Brush ) Electric Light Company , the power generator being a 12-horse-power ( nominal ) Otto gas engine . The late Bro . the Rev . P . F . T . Ravenshaw , , ' to whose death ive briefly referred last week , was initiate d into Freemasonry in 1851 , while an under-graduate of
Oriel College , Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge No- 35 . 7- In 1 S 62 he was appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain of Oxfordshire , and six years later was invested with the purple as a Chaplain of the United Grand Lodge of England . The record of the tour of the Australian Eleven which appeared in the pages of Bell ' s Life , have been reissued in book form .
The members of the Court of the Curriers ' Company dined together at their Hall , London-wall , on Saturday last . Dinner was served from the Albion . Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., on Saturday last , took his seat on the Court of the Company .
The statistics of attendance for July , August , and September , 1 SS 2 , at the Guiluhall Library and Reading-room are as follows : Library—Day , 29 , 456 ; evening , SS 34 ; total , 3 S , 200 . Reading-room—Day , 23 , 143 ; evening , 55 C 9 5 total , 28 , 712 . Museum—Day , 23 , 010 . Total attendances , 92 , 012 . July , August , and September , 1 SS 1 :
Library—Day , 26 , 872 ; evening , S 21 S ; total , 35 , 090 . Reading room—Day , 20 , 374 ; evening , 5077 ; total , 25 , 451 . Museum—Day , 19 , 633 . Total attendances , 80 , 174 . Increase , 9 S 3 S . Bro . A . G . Church presided on Saturday last over the ordinary general meeting of the Vienna General Ominbus Company , held at the offices , No . 6 , Finsbury .
circus . Bro . the Lord Mayor , Grand Junior Warden , will entertain his brother Grand Officers for the year , and the members of the Grand Master's Lodge , No , 1 , of which he is now Worshipful Master , and other Masonic guests , at the Mansion House , on Friday , the 20 th inst . Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott gave a similar
entertainment during his mayoralty , when he was Grand Junior Warden . On that occasion the Prince of Wales was the principal guest of the evening . Bro . A . Meyrick Broadley , the English barrister selected to defend Arabi Pacha , is a member of the English bar of several years' standing . He was called to the bar at Lincoln's-lnn in Trinity Term , 1869 , and is now an advocate of the Consular Court at Tunis .
At the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending October the 7 th was 9 S 3 . H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh has graciously consented to lay the first stone of Smeaton's Tower , at Plymouth , on Friday next . The tower in question till recently stood on the Eddystone Rock , on which it was
erected during the period 1756-59 . Mr . John Chevallier Cobbold , who was M . P . for Ipswich from 1847 to 1 S 68 , died , at an advanced age , on Friday , the 7 th inst . The deceased was the father of Bro . P . C . Cobbold , one of the present representatives of the same borough , and at the time of his death held the office of its High Steward .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., has presented a valuable American organ to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . H . R . H . the Duke of Albany will be presented with the freedom of the city of Glasgow on the occa sion of his approaching visit , in order to open the Royal School of Art Needlework in that city .
Bro . Alderman Kni g ht , Lord M ayor elect , has been appointed Master of the Loriners' Company for the ensuing year . Bro . James Terry will rehearse the ceremonies of consecration and installation at the Seltvyn Lodge of Instruction , No . njoi , at the East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich-green , on Thursday , the 26 th inst .
Bro . Seymour Smith announces his annual benefit concert for Saturday evening , the 21 st inst . As on former occasions he has secured the services of many prominent artistes and a highly influential list of Stewards . The concert will be given at the South-place Institute , Finsbury , and tickets may be obtained of Bro . Seymo ur Smith , 153 , Gordon-road , Nunhead , or of any of " - Stewards .
It is certain theQueen ' s Physician , Dr . Fairbank ; has written strongly recommending LENTILLA , or TONIC DAILY FOOD . It cures Indigestion , Heartburn , Constipation , Liver and Stomach Complaints , & c , besides having such wondrous nourishing properties . Makes Soups , Pj ' ridge , Custards , Puddings , Biscuits , & c . Tins , lib . is . Cd . j i \ b ., rod . Barrels , 281 b ., 30 s . ; i lb ., 16 s . Of all Chemists-—Proprietor , H . j . Deacon , Beckenham , Kent . —fADVT . J
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lit in cabinets tu suit any kind of wood , and are the W ' cheapest safeguard again-t lire and thuves . Mllner ' s Safe < -- "I pan ; ( IJmt . il ) , 2 » , I'insbury I ' averoent , K . C ., have some J " dreds of testimonials from gentlemen who have Mllner's J t- Vt je ( J Safes in their posse ? siou , and m no instance have burglars suc" , ^ , ry in opening thcin . Safes are made specially for Masonic Jewew- /> Records , esc .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Aldersgate Lodge , at the meeting held on Monday last , voted the sum of ten guineas to the Royal College of Music , of which the Most Worshipful the Grand Master is the founder and president . The Alexandra Palace Lodge of Instruction , held in connection with the Loughborough Masonic Club , has removed to the Station Hotel , Camberwell New-road .
The meetings take place on Saturday , at eight p . m ., on the first and third Saturdays ot each month . The meetings , after the usual routine of instruction has passed , partake of a musical character . Bro . the Marquis of Hamilton met their Royal Hig hnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and family at Ballater station , on Saturday last , on their way to
London . Bro . Capt . Lord Charles Beresford accompanied the Royal party who arrived in London at 7 o'clock on the following morning , and afterwards attended Divine service . Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn will celebrate their golden wedding on the 25 th inst ., at Barron ' s Court , Ireland . They are surrounded by a large family gathering , and will entertain a number of friends on the
. Bro . the Very Reverend the Dean of York , P . G . Chap ., read a paper at the Derby Church Congress last week on " Religion in its relation to the Upper Classes of Society , " which was frequently applauded . Our very reverend brother is entitled to speak on this subject , as by position and marriage he is acquainted with most of our
aristocracy . He strongly denounced the young men and women of the upper classes who fritter away their lives and do not occupy their time with something goot , but took occasion to say , and we fully endorse his remarks , that these are in the minority , though they too otten come to the front . Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Chap ., rector
of Long Melford , Suffolk , preached in the Dean of Llandaff's place at the Temple Church , last Sunday morning . Dean Vaughan is in residence at his Cathedral . Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram , F . R . S ., has published the first volume of a new work , " Pathways of Palestine . " Our reverend brother is considered to be one of the leading lights on anything connected with the
exploration of the Holy Land . Bro . Capt . Bedford Trevelyan Pirn , R . N ., and Bro . Captain Lord Charles Beresford , R . N ., are both the subjects of a biography in the last number of Men . of Mark . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., Bro . Sir John Whitaker Ellis , Lord Mayor , G . J . W ., VV . M . 1 , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser , Bro . George Kenning ,
l . PM . Aldersgate Lodge , Bro . Capt . Youle , Bro . U VV . Thompson , Bro . Major J . Davies Sewell , Bro . Lieutenant Henry Wright , Bro . George Lambert . P . G . S . B ., Bro . H . H . Cooper , Bro . W . Holland , Bro . C . Ritter , Bro . Baron Emanuel , Bro . Capt . Mackenzie , Bro . Sheriff Burt , and Bro . Comptroller Brand were amongst the numerous company invited by Bro . VV . H . Pannell , C . C ., on the
occasion of his inauguration as Master of the Pattenmakers' Company , a position to which , although a very young man , he has been elected , but one he thoroughly deserves , and will hold with great eclat . Bro . Pannell is likely to make a great name in the Corporation of London . The Queen has been graciously pleased to grant
a Royal Charter of Incorporation to the Royal Colonial Institute , on the petition of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . being the President , and the M . W . His Grace the Duke of Manchester , the chairman of the Council . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , have been spending a few days with Sir Robert and Miss
Phillirnore , at their pretty country seat , the Coppice , Henley-on-Thames . Bro . the Earl of Derby spoke at Manchester on Monday on behalf of the Prisoners' Aid Society . The Earl and Countess will receive guests at Knowsley during the week .
Bro . Lieut . J . J . Allinson , Sec . St . Leonard s Lodge , is a candidate for a seat in the local board of St . Leonard ' s , and promises to address the ratepayers on the drainage question . Bro . Col . Wilkinson , P . M ., Cholmeley Lodge , a director of the North Staffordshire Railway Co ., has been elected deputy chairman of the Banbury and Cheltenham Railway Co ., now in course of formation .
Bro . the Earl of Kintore , G . S . VV . Scotland , Grand Master Mark Masonry , England , received a letter from Sir Stafford Northcote , regretting his inability to visit Aberdeen at the opening of the Working Men ' s Constitutional Club . Bro . Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , P . G . M . Scotland , was one of the vast company who supported Sir Stafford Northcote at Glasgow , last week , on his political tour .
Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson has been invited to stand for the borough of Finsbury at the next general election , but has not yet given his decision . Bro . Sir John Bennett is a candidate for the London School Board for the City division . He will have a rival of no small oratorical powers to contend against in the person of Mr . H . C . Richards , a barrister , of the
Temple , who was educated at the City of London School , and is on the Council of the City of London College . OBSERVATION AND EXPERIENCE . —The public by noting the prescriptions of the medical profession , and acting on a quarter of a century's experience , have found out that there is but one remedy which can he relieved upon so to cleanse and soften the skin , that its hi-althy action shall be absolutely ensured . The reme ' y is a luxury known as WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP . See that each tablet and wrapper bears the words , Sapo Carbonis Detergens , without which none is genuine .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . the Lord Mayor has paid a visit to the Mayor of Liverpool ( Mr . Hughes ) , at Newsham House , on Tuesday and Wednesday . The Lord Mayor and Bro . Sheriff and Alderman De Keyser and Mr . Sheriff Savory will visit the Mayor of Reigate , to be entertained at a banquet Bro . Edward Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., delivered an
important political address at Darlington on Monday . Bro . the Rig-ht Hon . Shaw Lefevre , M . P ., has stated that the Law Courts will not be opened on the first day of term after the long vacation , but towards the end of November , when , doubtless , Her Majesty will open them in person on her return from Scotland .
The Grand Concert Hall , West-street , Bri g hton , better known as Mellison's Skating Rink , was totally destroyed by lire on Saturday night last , the hotel attached being seriously damaged by water and smoke , while the Castle Hotel , Middle-street , was completely burnt out . The loss is estimated at £ 20 , 000 , We are requested to state that the Hyde Park
Lodge of Instruction , No . 1425 , of which Bro . George Read is Preceptor , has been removed from the Westbourne Restaurant , Craven-road , Paddington , to the Norfolksquare Hotel , London-street , Paddington , where the brethren will find admirable accommodation . The lodge meets every Monday evening at eight o'clock . The Masonic " At Homes , " held in connection
with the Masonic Club at Portsmouth , are to be continued this season , and met for the first time on Wednesday . A special meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Hants and the Isle nf Wight will shortly he held to elect a Treasurer , in place of Bro . Frost , P . M ., and also to receive the report of the Committee appointed to con sider the proposed revision of the Constitutions . Bro . Frost has served the office of Treasurer for seventeen
years . At Brighton the construction of a winter garden on the sea-front is talked of , and a resolution in its favour was last week passed at a meeting presided over by General Shute , C . B . The proposed garden will also include the erection of assembly rooms , library , baths , boat houses , & c , and the erection of another pier , as part of the under .
taking is on the tapis . At the meeting of the International Monetary Standard Association , held in Cannon-street Hotel , on Tuesday , the following resolutions were unanimously passed : 1 . That the formation of the Association and its work during the current year having been instrumental in exciting increased interest in the question of a
bi-metallic standard of values , it is desirable to enlarge its area and continue its efforts . 2 . That the Association regard with satisfaction the forthcoming International Conference at Cologne , as having in view the further enlightenment of public opinion , and as tending to unite the advocates of the bi-metallic system in continuous efforts for its establishment under international agreement among
the civilized nations of the world . 3 . That a deputation from the meeting be appointed to represent the Association in the International Bi-metallic Conference to be held in Cologne . Bro . the Rev . T . Puttick , curate of Ore , Chaplain Derwent Lodge , No . 41 , has been appointed by , the Lord Chancellor to the livin-r of Alfriston .
The Marquis of Hartington , P . G . M . Derbyshire , has left Balmoral Castle , where for some time past he has been staying as minister in attendance on Her Majesty . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction , No . 53 S , held at Morland ' s Hotel , Dean-street , Oxford-street , on Wednesday next . A Convocation of the Prov . Grand Chapter of
Middlesex will be held at the Greyhound Hotel , Hampton Court , on Saturday , the 14 th inst ., at 4 p . m . Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson , of the London School Board , contributes to the current number of " Good Words , " a paper on "Tricycling in Relation to Health . " Bro . Deputy Saunders intends to seek re-election on the School Board for the Greenwich division .
Bro . G . M . Felton , C . C ., presiding over an extraordinary general meeting ot the Birmingham and Warwickshire ( Brush ) Electric Light and Power Company ( Limited ) , said he thought they had every prospect of a good business , but he would perfer the shareholders to see for themselves the letters which had been received by the directors from various firms and corporations respecting the use of their system .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Sussex will be held at Hastings , on Friday , the 20 th inst . A college for the instruction for pure and applied science has been erected in Chelsea , by public ubscriptions , assisted by Government aid . Its object being to teach the various sciences at a low fee , viz . :
chemistry , metallurgy , physics , physiology , botany , geometry , and architectural drawing . Attached to the Science Division of the college , is a large Art School , which is open to ladies only , in the day time , and mixed classes in the evening , for drawing and painting in oil , tempera and water colour , from the flat and from the cast , also painting on porcelain and china . There are also special life classes . In connection
with the college are also large kitchens fitted with every requisite for the practical teaching of plain and high class cooking . The promoters have fitted up in the college , large metallurgical and chemical laboratories , lecture rooms , & c ; the building being large enough to accommodate 1000 students . The new session of Onslow College commenced on October 2 nd , under the directorship of Bro . VV . H . Martin , assisted by a large staff of qualified
masters . SPECIAL ' . —MARTIN ' S MAGNETIC CURATIVE BELT cures rheumatism , and all kinds of nervous affections , and is a conservator and promoter of good health . Testimonials , press opinions , and fullest particulars free
by post . Or waist measure and P . O . ' ) . for 21 s ., 31 s . Gd ., or 42 s ., made payable at General Post Office to J HIGH MARTIN , the world-renowned Magnetic 1 urative Appliance Manufacturer , 272 , Regent-circus , Regent-street , London , W ., will secure one by return of post . Daily attendance from 11 a . m . till 6 p . m . and advice free . —fAnvT . ' ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . W . Malthouse , C . C , presided at the meet mgof the City of London Tradesmans' Club , held on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., at the Portugal Hotel , Fleet-street The Duke of Connaught reached Assiout , on h > s trip up the Nile , on Monday evening , where , as af Girgeh and Benisouef , His Royal Highness met with a most enthusiastic reception , there being at each place a large concourse of people to see him , and the houses beinpilluminated in his honour . K
The extensive premises comprising nearl y the whole of the quadrangle formed by Cockspur-street , Tra falgar-square , Pall Mall East , and the frontage direcuv looking down Pall Mall , and which have for so many years been known as Waterloo House , and in the occupation of Messrs . Hailing , Pearce , and Stone , have just acquired a very successful installation of sixteen Arc
Electric Lights , which have been furnished by the Metro politan ( Brush ) Electric Light Company , the power generator being a 12-horse-power ( nominal ) Otto gas engine . The late Bro . the Rev . P . F . T . Ravenshaw , , ' to whose death ive briefly referred last week , was initiate d into Freemasonry in 1851 , while an under-graduate of
Oriel College , Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge No- 35 . 7- In 1 S 62 he was appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain of Oxfordshire , and six years later was invested with the purple as a Chaplain of the United Grand Lodge of England . The record of the tour of the Australian Eleven which appeared in the pages of Bell ' s Life , have been reissued in book form .
The members of the Court of the Curriers ' Company dined together at their Hall , London-wall , on Saturday last . Dinner was served from the Albion . Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., on Saturday last , took his seat on the Court of the Company .
The statistics of attendance for July , August , and September , 1 SS 2 , at the Guiluhall Library and Reading-room are as follows : Library—Day , 29 , 456 ; evening , SS 34 ; total , 3 S , 200 . Reading-room—Day , 23 , 143 ; evening , 55 C 9 5 total , 28 , 712 . Museum—Day , 23 , 010 . Total attendances , 92 , 012 . July , August , and September , 1 SS 1 :
Library—Day , 26 , 872 ; evening , S 21 S ; total , 35 , 090 . Reading room—Day , 20 , 374 ; evening , 5077 ; total , 25 , 451 . Museum—Day , 19 , 633 . Total attendances , 80 , 174 . Increase , 9 S 3 S . Bro . A . G . Church presided on Saturday last over the ordinary general meeting of the Vienna General Ominbus Company , held at the offices , No . 6 , Finsbury .
circus . Bro . the Lord Mayor , Grand Junior Warden , will entertain his brother Grand Officers for the year , and the members of the Grand Master's Lodge , No , 1 , of which he is now Worshipful Master , and other Masonic guests , at the Mansion House , on Friday , the 20 th inst . Bro . Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott gave a similar
entertainment during his mayoralty , when he was Grand Junior Warden . On that occasion the Prince of Wales was the principal guest of the evening . Bro . A . Meyrick Broadley , the English barrister selected to defend Arabi Pacha , is a member of the English bar of several years' standing . He was called to the bar at Lincoln's-lnn in Trinity Term , 1869 , and is now an advocate of the Consular Court at Tunis .
At the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending October the 7 th was 9 S 3 . H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh has graciously consented to lay the first stone of Smeaton's Tower , at Plymouth , on Friday next . The tower in question till recently stood on the Eddystone Rock , on which it was
erected during the period 1756-59 . Mr . John Chevallier Cobbold , who was M . P . for Ipswich from 1847 to 1 S 68 , died , at an advanced age , on Friday , the 7 th inst . The deceased was the father of Bro . P . C . Cobbold , one of the present representatives of the same borough , and at the time of his death held the office of its High Steward .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., has presented a valuable American organ to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . H . R . H . the Duke of Albany will be presented with the freedom of the city of Glasgow on the occa sion of his approaching visit , in order to open the Royal School of Art Needlework in that city .
Bro . Alderman Kni g ht , Lord M ayor elect , has been appointed Master of the Loriners' Company for the ensuing year . Bro . James Terry will rehearse the ceremonies of consecration and installation at the Seltvyn Lodge of Instruction , No . njoi , at the East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich-green , on Thursday , the 26 th inst .
Bro . Seymour Smith announces his annual benefit concert for Saturday evening , the 21 st inst . As on former occasions he has secured the services of many prominent artistes and a highly influential list of Stewards . The concert will be given at the South-place Institute , Finsbury , and tickets may be obtained of Bro . Seymo ur Smith , 153 , Gordon-road , Nunhead , or of any of " - Stewards .
It is certain theQueen ' s Physician , Dr . Fairbank ; has written strongly recommending LENTILLA , or TONIC DAILY FOOD . It cures Indigestion , Heartburn , Constipation , Liver and Stomach Complaints , & c , besides having such wondrous nourishing properties . Makes Soups , Pj ' ridge , Custards , Puddings , Biscuits , & c . Tins , lib . is . Cd . j i \ b ., rod . Barrels , 281 b ., 30 s . ; i lb ., 16 s . Of all Chemists-—Proprietor , H . j . Deacon , Beckenham , Kent . —fADVT . J
CHEAT J EWEL RUMMI-VS . — -The public arc becoming so accusj toYTre . i to leading reports of jesvtl robberies that numbers the nobility arc taking steps 10 secure their valuables fro " ;' . attack of the modem burgiar , and the demand for M « er * iL-welle-v Safes U largely on the increasi * 'I hi'se are made .
lit in cabinets tu suit any kind of wood , and are the W ' cheapest safeguard again-t lire and thuves . Mllner ' s Safe < -- "I pan ; ( IJmt . il ) , 2 » , I'insbury I ' averoent , K . C ., have some J " dreds of testimonials from gentlemen who have Mllner's J t- Vt je ( J Safes in their posse ? siou , and m no instance have burglars suc" , ^ , ry in opening thcin . Safes are made specially for Masonic Jewew- /> Records , esc .