Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

Bro . Carrington was , on Tuesday last , installed as W . M . of the Acacia Lodge , No . 1314 , at Bromley . An amateur concert will be held on Monday ncxt at Dudley House , Park-lane , in aid of the funds of thc Hospital for Women , Soho-square . Bro . G . A . Sala will preside at the annual dinner of the General Theatrical F ' und at the Freemasons' Tavern

on Monday , the 31 st inst ., supported by Bro . Irving and Bro . Toole . Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , on behalf of his sonhas presented to the Orphan Working School , Haverstockhill , nineteen stained g lass windows , representing a series of scripture subjects illustrating youthful piety , from the Old and New Testaments . These have been placed in the

new chapel attached to the Institution ( of which Sir James 'Tyler is the donor ) , built from designs by Mr . C . Bell , architect , New Broad-street . The windows were executed by Messrs . Ward and Hughes , at a cost of £ 7000 . The plans of Bro . T . Searancke Archer , of 2 , Gresham Buildings , E . C , architect and surveyor , Tuscan Lodge , No . 14 and Felix Lodge , No . 1494 , have been

, selected for the swimming bath to be built at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . Bro . Henry W . Green . Secretary of the Infant Orphan Asylum at Wanstead , has presented a most interesting and satisfactory report of the working of this excellent Charity during the past year . The asylum contains upwards of Goo children .

Bro . Alderman and Mrs . Knight gave an " at home" on Monday at Elms Side , Hampton , when , notwithstanding the unpropitious weather , which was not so bad as in town , slight showers only falling , about 500 ladies and gentlemen partook of their hospitality . The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs will attend Divine service at the Parish Church of St . Ann and St . Agnes ,

Aldersgate , on Sunday , when a sermon will be preached by the Bishop of Bedford on behalf of the Royal General Dispensary . A dreadful accident occurred in Monte Video at the Masonic obsequies in memory of General Garibaldi . It appears that in consequence of an alarm of fire the 300 people who were present at the celebration were seized with panic . A rush was immediately made for a narrow

staircase by a number of women and children , with the result that twenty were trampled to death , and ten others received severe injuries . Great consternation prevailed in the city in consequence of the catastrophe , and a public funeral of the victims was held on the following day . The fire originated in an oil lamp falling upon the catafalque . The final meeting of the Board of Stewards of

the recent Boys' School Festival will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Monday , the 24 th inst . It is proposed to form a new Journalists' Club , of which Bro . G . A . Sala has consented to become the President . The Honorary Secretaries , pro tem ,, are Mr . R . S . Chant and Mr . H . Wright . The bovs of Christ ' s Hospital of thc foundation

of King Charles II . went on Saturday last to exhibit their drawings and charts to Her Majesty . Luncheon was served in the dining-room for the gentlemen and boys of the school . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Beatrice and the Duke andDuchess of Albany , and attended by the Earl of Kenmare , K . P ., Lord Chamberlain , Viscount Torrington , Lord in Waiting , Admiral Lord Frederick

Kerr , Groom in Waiting , General the Right Hon . Sir H . Ponsonby , K . C . B ., Colonel the Hon . H . Byng and Captain Digge , R . A ., Equerries in Waiting , and Major-General Sir John Cowell , K . C . B ., Master of the Household , entered the corridor at three o'clock , when his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., President , presented to Her Maiestv the following gentlemen : Bro . lohn

D . Allcroft , Treasurer ; Mr . William C . Dalrymple and Mr . Jesse Nickinson , Governors ; Mr . James Barnard , Head Master of the Mathematical School ; Mr . H . Watts Mason , Art Master , and forty boys . After this the Queen inspected the drawings and charts , which were laid before Her Majesty by each boy separately . The Queen was pleased to select from the drawings exhibited those drawn

by the following boys : W . C . Piers , R . F . Sheen , and VV . J . H . Krabbe . Even "the largest circulation in the world " does not always serve to ensure consistency in thc announcements of the Daily Telegraph . The court news of Wednesday , the 5 th , under date "Windsor Castle , July 4 th , " stated that " the Princess Beatrice , and the Princess

Elizabeth and Jane of Hesse , visited the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , at Bagshot , yesterday afternoon , that is , July 3 . The same day " our correspondent" telegraphing lrom " Madrid July 4 th , " announced that "The Duke of Connaught arrives here in the supposed strictest incognito to-morrow " ( Thursday ) " morning en route for England . " In this case Bro . the Duke of Connaught must be well nigh

as ubiquitous as Sir Boyle Roches famous bird . As a matter of fact , however , the Duke of Connaught was all the time in Spain , and even , as the crow flies , several hundreds of miles from Bagshot , ; . so that his sister and nieces could not have seen him on Monday as stated by the D . T . ' s Court news agent . As a further matter of fact His Royal Highness did reach Madrid on Thursday ,

en route for England , and was met at the railway station hy the King of Spain . Thus " our correspondent" at Madrid was better posted in the Duke ' s movements than the aforesaid Court news agent at home . HOLLOWAY ' Pn . i . 3 . —Though Rood'health is preferable to high honour , how regardless people often are of the former—how covetous of the latter ! Many suffer their strength to drain away ere maturity is reached , through ignorance of the facility afforded by

these incomparable Pills of checking the first untoward symptoms of derangement , anil reinstating order without interfering in the least with their pleasures of pursuits . To the young especially it is Important to maintain the highest digestive efficiency , without whicli the growth is stunted , the muscles become lax , the frame feehle . and the mind slothful . The removal of indigestion hy these Pills is so easy that none save the most thoughtless would permit it to sap tbe springs of life . —[ ADVT . ]

Masonic And General Tidings.

The next meeting of the Duke of Albany Lodge , No . 1963 , will take place on Thursday next , the 20 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Shaftesbury Park Estate , S . VV ., at 5 . 30 p . m . The Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., visited the

Royal Agricultural Show at Reading on VVednesday last , and were entertained at luncheon by the President and Council of the Society . The Prince next proceeded to the Reading School , the foundation-stone of which His Royal Highness laid some twelve years ago , and the biscuit factory of Messrs . Huntley and Palmer , returning to town by the four o ' clock train .

' 1 he Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Chigwell Lodge of Instruction , 453 , which is held at the Princes ' Hall , at Buckhurst Hill ( G . E . R . ) , on Friday , the 21 st inst ., by thc members of the Southern Star Lodge of Instruction , 115 S . Bro . C . Wise , P . M . 115 S , will preside , and will be supported by Bros . T . H . Pulsford , P . M . 115 S , as . . XV and VV . Beavis , S . D . S 70 , as S . VV . The Sections will be

worked as follows : First Lecture . —First Section , Bro . Wells , D . C . 115 S ; Second , Bro . Darch , P . M . 72 ; Third , Bro . Hartley , 72 ; Fourth , Bro . Holloway , VV . M . 1158 ; Fifth , Bro . Pulsford , P . M . 115 S : Sixth , Bro . Martin , ] " . D . S 71 ); and Seventh , Bro . Beavis , S . D . S 79 . Second Lecture —First Section , Hro . Wood , S . VV . 193 ; Second , Bro .

Smith , P . M . 113 S ; Third , Bro . Leaper , S . VV . 127 **;; Fourth , Bro . Stewart , P . M . 115 S ; and Fifth , Bro . Block , J . W . 115 S . Third Lecture . —First Section , Bro . Millard , Org . 115 S ; Second , Bro . Morley , 1744 ; and Third , Bro . Austin , S . D . 1158 . Bro . J . VV . Davies , 1021 and 1457 , Hon . Sec . Brethren are cordially invited ; to commence at 6 . 30 p . m . prompt .

The Rusthall House Estate , at Tunbridge-Wclls , about ninety-four acres , for many yeara the residence of the late Sir John Musgrove , who was Lord Mayor in 1 S 51 , was sold at the Mart on Wednesday last for £ 27 , 400 .

A Committee of the House of Commons has passed a Bill for widening the South-Eastern Railway between Charing-cross and Cannon-street . The execution of this scheme will involve the widening both of the Charing-cross and Cannon-street railway bridges .

Princess Beatrice on Wednesday last distributed the prizes bestowed annually by the Prince Consort ' s Windsor Association to deserving artisans and labourers and their wives . The Princess Christian has graciously signified her intention of being present at the concert to be held at Dudley House on Slonday next , for the Hospital for Women , Soho-square .

The establishment of a Parcels Post may be regarded as settled , and there are good hopes that Parliament will sanction the new system during the present session . The arrangements with the railway companies have been concluded , although they have not yet been put in legal form .

The twentieth annual reunion of the employes of Madame Tussaud and Sons' exhibition was celebrated by a dinner last week , at the Crown Hotel , Shepperton . The day was exceptionally fine , and the general arrangements , carried out by Sir . G . Mathias , left nothing to be desired .

Mr . Harry Tipper , Conductor of the Criterion Hand-Bell Ringers and Glee Singers , had the honour of performing selections on the hand bells and rendering some part songs on Thursday afternoon last at a garden party given by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House , to meet Her Majesty the Queen .

Arrangements are being made by Her Majesty ' s Government for calling out and despatching 5000 Militia to the Mediterranean stations , to take the place of the troops ordered from Malta , Gibraltar , and Cyprus to Egypt . Bro . Baron de Ferrieres , M . P . for Cheltenham , has announced his intention to resign his seat at the next general election through failing health .

Bro . Carl Rosa has engaged Drury-lane Theatre for a spring season of English opera , which will ' commence on Easter Monday next year , and will be , as heretofore , under his sole management . Two new works have been added to the

Don-Gallery—an oil painting of some size and pretension and in Dorc ' s characteristic manner , entitled "A Day Dream , " and an elaborate drawing in pen and ink representing a head of Christ " Mocked by the Jews . " They are worth seeing .

The Lord Mayor will preside at a meeting at the Guildhall on VVednesday , the 19 th inst ., to further the movement which has _ for its object the erection of a tercentenary memorial to Sir Francis Drake on the Hoe . The proudest man in the United States the other night was a new " star" actor who had his horses taken from his carriage to enable a crowd of enthusiastic

admirers to draw him to his hotel . He was not so happy the next morning when informed by the livery-man that the ovation was brought about by a horse-thief , and that neither of the valuable animals had been recovered . Damages six hundred dollars . Bro . Alderman Dc Keyser has appointed the Rev . Prebendary Marshall , vicar of St . Bride , Fleetstreet , to be his Chaplain during his shrievalty .

The recent Mansion House Rose Show was one of the largest and most successful that has ever been held in London . So agreeable a variation of the Mansion House events has it proved that we hope , and we are sure all who visited the display will agree with us , that it will become an annual " institution " at the Mansion House . — Citv Press .

The meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire is postponed until the 26 th inst ., on account of the illness of the Provincial Grand Master .

Bros . Bedford Lemere , and Co ., ( Architectural Photographers to thc Queen ) , 147 , Strand , London , attend Masonic Gatherings , Wedding Parties and Social Reunions , and execute every description of Out-door Photography with promptitude , in first style and at moderate cost . A large collection of photographs on view and sale . Catalogues and printed terms free by post . —[ ADVT . ]

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . Julius Quitmann was installed Worshipful Master of the Waldeck Lodge , which was consecrated at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday last . Bro . Alderman dc Keyser will proceed next week to the Continent for a short period of rest . After the recent contest and consequent excitement through which he has

passed during the last three months , and with a view to the arduous duties in store for him in connexion with the Shrievalty , his many friends will be glad to hear that the Alderman has taken these precautionary measures , and they will rejoice to see him return with increased strength and vigour .

Bro . Colonel Joseph Burroughs , believed to be theoldest Mason in the United States , died at his residence , No . 254 , Bank-street , recently . Bro . Burroughs was born in Newtown , Long Island , October 30 th , 1799 . He was made a Mason in Hohenlinden Lodge in 1 S 22 , and a Royal Arch Mason in Nassau Chapter , ' No . 109 , in 1 S 27 . He

was one of thc charter members of Clinton Commandery , No . 14 , K . T ., of Brooklyn , and as Eminent Commander raised some of the most distinguished men in the United States—among them Commodore Rogers . During a period of forty years he was a member of St . John's Lodge , No . ! , F . and A . M ., of Newark , and was also a member of Union Chapter , R . A . M ., of Newark .

Ihe anniversary summer banquet of the St . John of Wapping Lodge , No . 1306 , was celebrated on Wednesday , the 12 th inst ., at Broxbourne , under the genial presidency of Bro . T . Wooding , W . M . of the lodge . VVo hope to give an account of the proceedings in our next . Wc notice that Bro . T . A . Woodbridge , I . P . M . St . Dunstan ' s Lodge , 15 S 9 , has been elected Common Councillor for Farringdon Without , in the room of Bro . Polydore De Keyser , elected Alderman .

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have arrived at Buckingham Palace from the continent . The representatives of the Ward of Billingsgate will give a complimentary dinner on Monday at the Albion to Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Sir R . Hanson . Mr . Joseph Causton will preside .

The Clothworkers' Company has recentl y made a grant of £ 105 towards the extension of the Home Hospital , Fitzroy-square . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prince and Princess Christian visited Ealing on Tuesday , the object being to open the Princess Helena College for Orphans . The place was gaily

decorated , but , unfortunately , the weather was most unpropitious . Among those present in the marquee erected outside the college were the Bishop of Oxford , Professor Huxley , and others . Princess Christian read a short report as to the objects of the college , which is for the orphan children of

fathers who have belonged ! o the service of the church . The Prince of Wales fulfilled his post , and in doing so , congratulated those present on the admirable character of the institution . The proceedings having been brought to a close , the Royal party left amid the heartiest demonstrations of loyalty .

I he Freemasons of High W 3 * combe have presented ten guineas towards the Endowment Fund of the Free Library , maintained by Mr . J . O . Griffiths for some time , and now presented to the town on condition of its being endowed within seven years . A Fancy Fair will be held in the grounds of Wycombe Abbey , and opened by Lady Carrington on Tuesday , the iSth inst ., in aid of the fund ;

a great many attractions are offered , and the Railway Company will issue tickets at reduced fares from London , Oxford , and intermediate stations . A concert will be given in the dining-room at the Abbey , at four o ' clock p . m ., by Lady Carrington , assisted by Viscountess Folkestone , Viscountess Downe , the Countess Cowper , the Countess of Antrim , the Countess of Clarendon , Lord William Compton ,

Mr . Henry Leslie , Signor F . P . Jost , & c . The Countess Howe , Colonel Carrington , Sir Philip and Lady Rose , Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson , Mr . and Mrs . E . L . Lawson , are expected to be present . VVe sincerely hope that the fete , which lasts three days , will bring in a considerable sum towards the Free Library Endowment . Bro . the Karl of Carnarvon , at a meeting held

on VVednesday last at Alford House , Princes-gate , ' for the purpose of considering the Rev . VV . L . Blackley's scheme of compulsory national insurance , in moving a resolution that the system of national insurance was expedient and practical , said he desired to recommend public attention to the question . He said he thought most of those present would endorse the remarks of Mr . Buckley , namelythat

, the system of Poor Law in England was one that no one who was conversant with it couid look on with satisfaction . It had a tendency to create a certain amount of imprudence in young men who spend their money in drink and dress . No less than £ 2 , 300 , 000 was spent in outdoor relief , and his experience was that that relief was very often harshly given and thanklessly received , and that in many of its

consequences it was demoralising . There was a sound principle in living operation to meet them , and that was embodied in the action of some of the Friendly Societies . 'The benefits a good Friendly Society conferred were inculculable ; and whilst much good had been done in working men's clubs and savings banks much more remained to be done , and amongst them was the inculcation of thrifty habits . He concluded by giving a general support to Mr .

Blackley s proposals . SUMMER F . PIDEMICS . -- Medical officers of health as hot weather approaches should remind the public that if they desire to be free from such infectious diseases as scarlet fever , small pox , and measles , they should wash only with WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP . Purchase only the genuine " WRIGHT'S , " which is branded ( as the medical profession prescribe ) " Sapo Carbonis Detergens " —| ADVT . ]

GREAT J EWEL ROIIHRIES . —The public are becoming so accustomed to reading reports of jewel robberies that numbers ot the nobility are taking steps to secure their valuables from the attack of the modern burglar , and the demand for Milner ' s Jewellery Safes i * largely on the increase . These are made to lit in cabinets to suit any kind of wood , and are the best anil lire

cheapest safeguard against and thieves . Milner's Safe Company ( Limited ) , 28 , Finsbury Pavement , K . C , have some huv . dreds of testimonials from gentlemen who have Milner ' s J ewellers Safes in their possession , and in no instance hare burglars succeeded in opening them . Safes are made specially for Masonic Jewellery Records , & C . ''