Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . the Lord Mayor will open Kilburn Park on Saturday , the 22 nd inst . - Bro . Albert J . Altman , C . C , has been nominated as Master of the Cardmakers' Company .

Bro . Lord Egerton is entertaining a large party for the shooting at Knutsford , Cheshire . Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan is entertaining a shooting party at Broome Hall , which he has rented from the executors of the late Sir Edward Kerrison .

Bro . the Lord Mayor will receive the Elcho Challenge Shield , won by the English eight at Wimbledon this year , on Saturday , the 15 th inst ., at the Guildhall . •The Queen has just presented Mdme . Albani with the Jubilee commemoration medal in diamonds . It has at the top a diamond star with sapphires .

CRYSTAL PALACE SCHOOL OF ART . —Dr . W . B . Kemshead ' s class for arithmetic , mathematics , and algebra will commence to-morrow ( Saturday ) . Fee—12 lessons— £ 2 2 s . Bro . Sheriff W . Alpheus Higgs' young polled-Angus bull , Black Bard , is the prettiest animal in the Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall , and has taken a first

prize . Bro . T . G . Vickery , solicitor , Church-courtchambers , Old Jewry , has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England a perpetual commissioner for taking acknowledgements of deeds by married women .

THE GUILDHALL MUSEUM . —The Postmaster-General has presented the Library Committee with the massive ornament of Milo the Cretonian , which used to hang over the doorway of the Queen's Hotel , St , Martin ' sle-Grand .

CITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC . —A course of lectures will be delivered at the City School of Music , Knightriderstreet , on Tuesday evenings , on " Harmony . " The first of the lectures , which are tree , took place on Tuesday , and dealt with the history of harmony . The Oueen has given _ £ 20 o to the special fund

which is being raised by the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy for the relief of the distress which exists among the country clergy in connection with glebe lands and tithes . The fund now amounts to over £ 38 , 000 . Bro . W . S . Gardner , Past G . M . of Massachusetts , has lately resigned his seat on the judicial bench in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts , on the score of

illhealth . Bro . Gardner was born in 1 S 27 , and is one of the ablest Grand Masters of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge . Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., will deliver his lecture on " The Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry" to the members of the Ravensbourne Lodge of Instruction , No . 1601 , at the George Inn , Catford , S . E ., on Wednesday evening , the igth inst ., at S

p . m . The Grand Council of the Royal and Select Masters of New York held their annua ! meeting at the Masonic Hall , New York , on the Gth ult ., when Comp . John L . Brothers was elected and installed M . I . G . Master ; Comp . Ralph C . Christiance , Deputy G . M . ; Comp John L . Macomb , jun ., G . P . C . of W . ; Comp . Baldwin , G . and Vliet Recorder

Treas . ; Comp . G . Van , G . . Our readers will learn with regret that , according to Reuter ' s telegram , Lady Brassey , wife of Bro . Lord Brassey , and author of" The Voyage of the Sunbeam , " died on the 14 th September of fever , contracted on the coast of Australia , and was buried at sea . The deceased was married to Bro . Lord Brassey in i 860 , and leaves four children to mourn her loss .

Bro . P . L . Simmonds , P . M ., and G . Steward of the Mark Degree , has just brought out a most interesting work ( published by Dean and Sons , Fleet-street ) . It is entitled "The Biitish Roll of Honour , " and gives a descriptive account of the various recognised Orders of Chivalry , and their insignia , Home and Foreign , with the names and addresses of some 4000 or 5030 Englishmen living who ate members of these Orders .

Bro . Dr . Richardson will deliver a course of eight lectures on " Physiology , " in the Memorial Hall , Farringdon-street , on Friday evenings , commencing to-day ( Friday ) . The instructions of so distinguished a teacher will be of value to all persons , and will have attractions for any who desire to know how rightly to treat the fearfully and wonderfully made body which each one calls his own . Each lecture will last from 8 to 9 .

At a private meeting ol the Eastbourne Town Council , held on Monday last , Bro . Alderman W . E . Morrison was , by an unanimous vote , offered the Mayoralty for the ensuing year ; on his declining the honour , Bro .

Alderman Boulton was chosen as Mayor , he having already occupied that position in 1885-6 . It is a fact worthy of notice that in Eastbourne the Mayor , deputy Mayor , all the aldermen , the town clerk , the borough surveyor , and the borough accountant are all members of the Craft .

Bro . Alderman Whitehead has twice recently appealed to the public for funds for the poor-box at the Guildhall . We are glad to note that the last appeal has had good effect . Besides a response of nearly £ 100 , a number of letters for various hospitals have been sent in . Of all benevolent agencies , the boor-boxes at the various

courts are the best and most economically managed . Not a penny is spent for working , while the knowledge of the officials of nearly the whole of the persons who come for relief ensures the money going in the right direction . Specimen pictures ( five sizes ) of the Royal Masonic picture commemorative of the installation of

H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , Earl of Sussex , K . G ., & c , & c , as R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . Grand Master of England , at the Dome , Brighton , June 22 nd , 1886 , are now on view at George Kenning ' s Masonic Show Rooms , Little Britain and Aldersgate-street , London ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . W . S . Chapman has been admitted to the freedom of the Homers' Company . Bro . Streeter will return to the ruby mines in Burmah in about three weeks' time . Bro . Deputy T . Beard has been elected Master of the Lonners' Company for the ensuing year .

Bro . F . Kent is a candidate to represent the Ward of Cheap in the Court of Common Council of the City of London . Bro . Sir Charles Warren ' s portrait will form the frontispiece of the narrative of the Bechuanaland expedition , by Rev . John , Mackenzie . tlC !|" . _ - .

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE . —The funds received and definitely promised for the foundation and maintenance of the Institute now amount to £ 400 , 000 . Bro . Alderman Sir J . VV . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., will on Friday , the 28 th inst ., preside at the annual meeting of the Richmond Wesleyan Missionary Society . Bro . Sir John Puleston , M . P ., of the

Wheelwrights' Company , will preside at the annual meeting of the Civil Service Writers' Association , to be held on Monday next . Bro . Major George Lambert , F . S . A ., Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company , will preside at the dinner to be given by the Brass and Copper Trades ' Pension Society , at the Holborn Restaurant , on the 26 th instant .

Bros . Major J . Woodall Woodall , Past Grand Treas . ; I . Zacharie , Past G . M . California ; Claudius F . Beattie , Ne . v York ; and George Kenning , Proprietor of the Freemason , have joined the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , of which Bro . Brackstone Baker is the W . M . BRO . TERRY ' S THEATRE . —The Sub-Committee on Theatres , sitting at the office of the Metropolitan Board

of Works , on I uesday , recommended the -granting of the certificate for the above-named theatre . The certificate will be sealed to-day ( Friday ) , and the theatre will open on Monday next . VVe regret to hear that R . W . Bro . Lord De Tabley , Pa ^ t P . G . M . Cheshire , lies in a dangerous condition at his seat , Tabley Hall , Knutsford , and that there is

but little , if any , hope of his recovery . His lordship , who some time since resigned the Prov . G . Mastership of Cheshire , is 77 years of age . Bro . Frank R . Lawrence , Grand Master of Masons of New York , the famous debt-reducer of his Grand Lodge , is very handsomely represented by an engraving in the Jubilee issue of the London Freemason .

Bro . Lawrence was made a Mason in Excelsior Lodge , No . 195 , of New York , in 1 S 74 , and is now serving for the third year as Grand Master ot Masons—an unusal honour justly accorded him by his brethren . —Keystone . A special meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge cf Norths and Hunts will be held at the Town Hall

Northampton , on Monday next , the 17 th inst ., when R . W . Bro . the narl of Euston will be installed as P . G . Master of the province , in succession to R . W . Bro . the Duke of Manchester , resigned . Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 2 p . m ., and the ceremony will be performed by R . W . Bro . General Brownrigg , C . B ., P . G . M . of Surrey , who will be assisted in his duties by several Grand Officers .

Bro . the Earl of Euston , Prov . Grand Master designate of Norths and Hunts , is an initiate and present W . M . of the Lodge of Fidelity , No . 445 , Towcester , and Prov . S . G . W . of Norths and Hunts . His lordship is eldest son of the Duke of Grafton , and we doubt not will materially assist in piomoting the success of the Craft in the province he is about to preside over . We wish him all success in his new position .

Bro . Seymour Smith announces his annual benefit concert to take place at South-place Institute , Moorgate-street , to-morrow ( Saturday ) . As usual there is a strong list of vocalists and instrumentalists , comprising many old favourites and some new to fame . We can speak of Bro . Seymour Smith ' s annual entertainment as one of the most enjoyable we have the privilege of attending , and we trust it will be supported , as on former occasions , most generously .

The Royal Somerset Lodge , No . 973 , has celebrated the Jubilee year in a very praiseworthy manner , the brethren having given handsome donations to the Masonic Charities . The amounts subscribed are as follows : —To the Girls' School , X ' 63 ; to the Boys' School , £ 42 ;

to the Benevolent Institution for Men , £ 21 ; for Women , £ 21 ; making a total of £ 147 . The chief worker in the collection of this , and to whom its conception was due , was Bro . A . G . Hayman , the Charity Organisation Steward of the lodge .

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF DUMFRIES POST-OFFICE . —The foundation stone of this important building is to be laid to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon , first by Bro . Villiers , Provincial Grand Master of Dumfriesshire , assisted by members of the Provincial Grand Lodge and

daughter lodges , and perhaps a deputation also from the Grand Lodge . The procession will be formed at the militia barracks at hall-past two o'clock . It will be headed by the militia band and ihe town council ( with the Provost in his official robes ) , and other bodies will take part in it .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) Bro . Lord Mayor Hanson will receive the Elcho Challenge Shield , which was won this year by the English eight at Wimbledon . The shield will be formally hung in the Guildhall by a detachment of the Tower Hamlets Engineers , of which Bro . Sir A . Kirby is Colonel commanding , and will remain in its place till won by the Irish or Scotch team at some future meeting of the National Rifle Association , when it will be removed to Dublin or Edinburgh as the case may be .

Pertinent questions . What is more comforting in cold and damp wheather than "Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brandy " ? What is more beneficial to the weak and aged than this wholesome tonic as recommended by Medical Men ? What do Sportsmen and Travellers find more sustaining

than a flask of this unrivalled liqueur , and for whom a stronger quality ( "Sportman ' s " is prepared ? Beware of imitations . Observe our branded corks and capsules . Sold by Wine Merchants , and by Thomas Grant and Sons , Maidstone , and 4 6 , Gresham-street , E . C . Makers of the delicious Morella Marmalade . Sold by Grocers ,

Masonic And General Tidings

On his return to London from Scotland , the Prince of Wales started for Newmarket to attend the Houghton Meeting , and is expected back in town to-dav ( Friday ) . ' H . R . H . the Prince of VVales has concluded his visit to the Queen at Balmoral , and left for London , vid Aberdeen , on Monday .

Bro . Sir Morell Mackenzie , who has latel y arrived in London from the Continent , reports very favour , ably of the present condition of the Imperial Crown Prince of Germany . Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , British Ambassador at Berlin , and the Lady Ermyntrude Malet , have left England , after their brief visit , and reached Berlin on Tuesday , where the Ambassador will resume his duties .

Bro . the Lord Mayor of London ( Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart . ) will formally open the new paik at Kil . burn , which has been conveyed to the Corporation of London by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners , on Saturday next , the 22 nd inst .

The Prince of Wales has consented to visit Falmouth on the 2 nd November , when his Royal Highness will receive an address from the inhabitants , and will lay the foundation-stone of a new church . On the following day he will be present at the consecration of Truro Cathedral , of which his Royal Highness laid the first stone .

Bro . J . D . Collier , who has acted as Secretary of theMontague Guest Lodge , No . 1900 , since itwas founded , was on Wednesday evening installed as W . M ., at the Inns of Court Hotel , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . A report will appear in our next . Bro . the Lord Chancellor will entertain the Judges of the Supreme Court , Queen ' s Counsel , the Benchers of the several Inns of Court , and others , at

breakfast at the House of Lords on Monday , the 24 th inst ., after which their lordships drive in procession to the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand , and the Law Courts will be formally opened . On the 2 nd November , Bro . Sir E . J . Reed , M . P ., will present Lady Hanson with a portrait in oils of her husband , Bro . Lord Mayor Hanson , by Mr . Ouless , which was painted for the Shipwrights' Company and exhibited at the Royal Academy .

Ihe new Sheriffs , Bros . Major Davies and W . A . Higgs , were invited to take their seats on the Aldermanic Bench at the Court ot Common Council of London , held at Guildhall on the 6 th inst ., under the presidency of the Loid Mayor , Bro . Alderman Sir K . Hanson , Bart .

The consecration of the Egerton Lodge , No . 2216 , will take place on Thursday , the 27 th inst ., at the Buil Hotel , Swinton , near Manchester , and will be periormeo , in the probable absence ot the Right Hon . the Earl ot Lathom , by Bro . VVm . Goodacre , Prov . G . Sec , Past G . Swd . Br . Bio . J . Chadderto . i , P . M . 1213 , is the W . M . Designate ; Bro . Ross Andrew , S . W . ; and Bro . A . P . Graves , J . VV .

In accordance with arrangements already made and provided , Prince Albert Victor of Wales , S . G . W . of England , will visit Northampton on Tuesday , the 18 th instant , for the purpose of laying the chief corner-stone of the new Jubilee wing of the General Infirmary , Northampton . Ihe stone will be laid with Masonic ceremonial , and his Royal Highness will have the assistance of sundry Grand Officers as well as of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Norths and Hunts .

MASONIC CHARITY IN WEST LANCASHIRE . — On the 7 th inst ., a meeting of the Court ot Governors of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held at headquaiters in Hope-street , Liverpool , and during the proceedings a very large sum was voted towards the education , maintenance , and clothing of the children ol deceased Freemasons . The officers of the executive were

then proposed for re-election , when a reference was made to the death of Bro . Dr . M 'George , one of the medicil officers , who had long and faithfully served the Institution , and Bro . Dr . Henry Pitts , P . P . G . S . B ., was elected in his stead . Bro . Martin stated that he would like to resign in favour of some other brother who would worthily . perform the duties of Honorary Secretary , but the feeling of the

meeting was unanimously against this step , and he consented to serve again . A very conspicuous feature in the evening ' s business was the reading of a list of Jubilee contributions from the Hartington Lodge , No . 1021 , amounting to the handsome sum of £ 107 . The usual Committees were appointed , and votes of thanks to the Chairman and officers concluded the proceedings .

Bro . the Rev . E . J . Fessenden , Incumbent of Chippawa , Niagra Falls , a member of the Committee of the Church Emigration Society , was one of the named speakers on " Emigration" at the Church Congress , Wolverhampton , and in the course of his address bore testimony to the value of the Society ' s woik in bringing into close contact the home and Colonial clergy for the

purpose of directing English emigrants to the places where theirlabour is required , and having their temporal as well as their spiritual wants looked after on their arrival in the Colony . Bro . the Rev . E . M . Tomlinson , the hon . secretary ot the Society , of which Bro . 1 homas Salt , M . P ., is President and Treasurer , afterwards addressed the meeting , and gave interesting details of the extent of the Society ' s operations , its mode of working , and the care

exercised by the Committee in the case ot every app licant tor emigration under their auspices . Bro . Major cooper , the Secretary , was in attendance during the congress to give information to all enquirers . Bro . Cannon W . H . Cooper , late hon . Secretary and founder oi the Society , has lately gone out to British Columbia , to tike charge ot the important district of Kamloups tor a period ot two years , at the request of Bro . the Bishop of New

West-. HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Health ' s Defences . —None save the strongest can with impunity pass through the sudden transitions from wet to dry , from cold to muggy wcatner , so prevalent during the autumnal and early winter months . Influenza , Brontnose mosi

chitis , cough , sore throat , or qmnsey will attack ™"" c fill of their health ; but they can readily arrest any ot tnesc complaints by rubbing Holloway ' s Ointment twice a day upon 1 ne skin over the affected parts , and by assisting its corrective acuoi with appropriate doses uf his Pills . This well-known , sate , au easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the invalid born iro present and future danger without weakening or even distutu' t , the system in the slightest degree , ADVT ,