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NOTICE . The Christmas number of the FREEMASON will be published on Friday next , the 21 st inst ., and will consist of 32 pages and a wrapper with
ulife-like portraits . Orders should besentatonce to the Publisher , 19 8 , Fleet-street , London , or through any newsagent . The price of this double number will be 4 d ; post free jjd .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
A distinguished service reward of £ 100 a year has been conferred on Lieut .-Gen . H . W . Montagu , C . B . Royal Engineers ; and a similar reward on Lieut .-Gen . Edmund Ogle , Royal Engineers . The Hamilton Advertiser understands that the Prince of Wales will visit the Duke of Hamilton at Hamilton Palace about the middle of January .
Her Majesty ls . expected to reside at Windsor Castle till a few days before Christmas , and then proceed to Osborne . The Civil Service Review remarks as follows : — "A well-known Civil servant , Mr . Emra Holmes , who has recently brought out a volume of ' Tales , Poeras , and Masonic Papers , ' published by Tweddell and Sons ,
of Stokesley , Yorkshire , under thc patronage of the Marquis of Bristol , the Earls of Limerick , Nelson , Stanhope ( to whom the book is dedicated ) , Lords Cottesloe , Skelmersdale , Waveney , Henniker , and a crowd of lesser notabilities , is about to bring out a second series of Tales , tec , dedicated by express permission to Prince Leopold , President of the Royal Society of Literature . Thc proceeds of
both works go to the relief of an aged literary brother in distress , and it is on this account His Royal Highness so graciously accords his patronage . By such acts as these of goodness and charity the Royal family endear themselves to the people of England , and Mr . Holmes is to be congratulated on his good fortune . " THE COSMOPOLITAN as it is more
familiarly known among the members of the Craft , is a very useful calendar , diary , and pocket book for Freemasons . It contains a list of thc lodges , chapters , K . T . Encampments , conclaves , anil grand councils of the world , and forms a comprehensive Masonic Book of Reference . This year wc find that sixty-eight new lodges have been consecrated , the last being thc
United Manawatu , No . 1721 , New Zealand . In its get-up the pocket book is quite equal to others published by the trade , and apart from its special merits thc brethren will And the diary of lodge fixtures particularly useful . —Northampton Herald , Dec . 8 , 18 77 . ERRATUM . —By a lapsus calami Bro . Hyam Moses Levy ' s ( P . M . 188 ) name was 'omitted from the
list of brethren elected to serve on the Board of Benevolence . RAINFALL . —Up to the end of November 25 .-1 inches of rain were measured at Greenwich . In thc first four months it was 4-8 inches above and in the last seven 3 inches below the average of s-ixty-onc years . The demolition of Temple Bar commenced on Wednesday morning .
A DEARTH OF DOCTORS . —The mayors of six different localities in one of the French departments inform the public that the said cantons are destitute of medical advice , and would warmly receive any medical men who could see their way towards settling amongst them . —Medical Examiner .
A . meeting of the early Grand Conclave of English Knights Templar was held on Friday , at the Cannon-strcet Hotel . A full report will appear in our next . Her Majesty the Queen has sent an autograph letter to the Rev . Canon Beadon , rertorof North Stoneham ,
Southampton , congratulating him on having attained on Wednesday last 100 years of age . Thc Duke and Duchess of Coburg have sent similar congratulations to the venerable gentleman , who highly appreciates these and similar compliments which have been paid bim . He is in the full enjoyment of his faculties . Ihe Duke of Rutland has offered a site for the
erection of a new church in the northern part of the parish of Ilkeston , Derbyshire , anil also £ 500 towards the building fund . Captain Burton has started from Suez for Midia , where he hopes to discover a rich mineral country between two ranges of mountains hitherto unexplored .
The principal saddlers' ironmongers in London have decided to close their establishments from Saturday afternoon , the 22 nd December , until the Thursday morning following . I mentioned to an American friend of mine the other day the bankruptcy of a merchant who was
personally known to him , and expressed a hope that he was not utterly ruined . He said , " Well you sec , he has been a kind-hearted and generous man . He has , while wealthy , made very large settlements on his wife and children , and I guess , after all his liberality , they ain ' t going to see thc old man starve . "—Taller .
On Saturday evening Dr , Samuel Kinns , F . R . A . S . Principal of thc Highbury New Park College , delivered , at Christ ' s Hospital , the last of a series of free lectures on Animal Physiology . ...
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be rehearsed in the Crusaders Lodge of Instruction No . 1677 , at the old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , on Thursday next , the 20 th inst . at seven o ' clock precisely by Bro . James Terry , Prov . G . D . C . Herts , P . M . 1 28 , 228 , 1366 ; P . Z . 174 , 975 ; and Secretary to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
Our readers and the public in general would render great assistance to the Post Office by posting letters , Christmas cards , etc ., on thc 24 th and the 31 st instant as early in the day as possible . PLAIN NEEDLEWORK . —An exhibition of children's plain needlework will be held in the West Gallery of the South Kensington Museum on Friday and
Saturday , December , 14 and 15 th . Thc work exhibited will be the contributions of the children from the metropolitan elementary schools . The articles shown will be examined by a committee of ladies , by whom prizes will be awarded . Last year the exhibition was opened by the Princess Louise , and the prizes were distributed by the Lady Mayoress . On the present occasion Lady Burdett-Coutts
will open the exhibition and Lady Reed will distribute the prizes . CATTLE SHOW . —Carriage riders and those w ho take an interest in locomotion on wheels have found a great deal to | interest them in thc carriage department ofthe show this week . Foremost amongst exhibitors is the firm of Messrs . Morgan and Co ., of Long Acre , whose
improvements in carriages , notably the Cee-spring , and the self-acting opening and closing landau head , have created a revolution in carriage-building . These improvements have gained a world-wide vecognuion , ' | but to still add to the comfort and safety of carriage owners this enterprising firm has lately introduced a new patent rubbercushioned axle , applicable to all kinds of carriages . It
will be seen that when the entire weight cf the vehicle and its contents rests upon the elastic india-rubber cushions around the axle-box , there is necessarily an absence of vibration , jolting , and the unpleasant drumming noise peculiar lo panelled carriages . If a good article recommends itself , Messrs . Morgan and Co . ' s carriages should meet with universal approval .
The name of the late Bro . George Frank Gouley , Grand Secretary of the Giand Lodge of Missouri , by order of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt , on May 25 th , 1877 , was inscribed in the Book of Gold " Libro d " Oro " of that Grand Body , as an honorary member , and a memorial tablet in the Masonic Temple at Alexandria has been fraternally inscribed to his memory .
A day festival in aid of the b oyal General Theatrical Fund will be held on Saturday at the Royal Aquarium , lent for Ihe occasion by Mr . Robertson . Mr . Sims Reeves and a whole host of dramatic celebrities have promised their assistance , and a considerable benefit for a deserving charity can scarcely fail to bc realised . The Masonic Lodges of New Mexico , all of
which have hitherto been working under charters from the Grand Lodge of Missouri , by convention of delegates has organized and established the Grand Lodge of New Mexico , with William W . Griffin , Grand Master , and Dav . J . Miller , Grand Secretary . This completes the chain . There is now a Grand Lodge in every state anil territory of thc United States , and in every province of British America . Masonry also prevails in nearly every division
of South America , Australia , New Zealand , the Hawaiian Kingdom , Europe and India . It also exists in Africa , China and Japan , ft is in fact almost world-wide in its extent , influence and benefit , and if its votaries continue to be true to its principles it will soon unite thc whole human race as a common brotherhood . Not that it will do away with all distinctions , but that it will secure all in their just rights and amenities .
At the Council held on Wednesday by the Queen , at Windsor Castle , it was ordered that Parliament be futther prorogued to the 17 th proximo . A lady residing near Sheffield died the other day . One relative survived her , an only sister . The lady eft £ 400 , 000 , and of this sum her sister receives £ 1000 .
Ihe report of the last meeting of the Etonian Lodge of Sc . John No . 209 , reached us too late for insertion in present number . It shall appear in our next . The following are the officers of the Grand Council It . and S . Masters of Ohio for the ensuing year
—S . W . Courtwiight , of Circieville , Grand Master ; C . A . B . Senter , of Columbus , Deputy Grand Master -, S . M . Sullivan , of Dayton , Grand Principal Conductor of the Work ; F . J . Phillips , of Georgetown Grand Treasurer -, John D . Caldwell , of Cincinnati , Grand Recorder .
The Coal lar Soap and Solution of Coal Tar , manufactured by Messrs . H . V . Wright & Co ., have now become very valuable assistants to the doctor and the nurse , both in hospitals and in private sick rooms . The former a firm , pleasantly scented , perfectly antiseptic soap , is of the greatest utility to medical men ; to people afflicted with any malady of the skin , and is a perfectly good
article for all cleansing purprses , while thc latter , which holds in alcoholic solution the active principles of coal tar , such as benzine , naphthaline , and phenic acid , is the best deodoriser and antiseptic wash extant , being far superior to carbolic acid , which unquestionably irritates both exposed nerves and sound skin . It mixes easily wilh water , forming a permanent emulsion , and in various
strengths may be made use of as a mouth wash , a gargle , and for all skin deceases . Early on Thursday morning Vice Chancellor Bacon's chambers situated at No . 11 , New-square , Lincoln ' s-inn , were burnt out . The fire originated , it is believed , with an explosion of gas in the rear of the building . One of the most valuable law libraries in the inn had only recently been removed from the premises .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows of Freemasons will take place on Wednesday , the 13 th day of February , 1878 , at Freemasons' Tavern . ' HIS Grace thc Duke of St . Albans will preside . Bro . fames Terry , Secretary , will be glad to receive from brethren de .
sirous of accepting the office of Steward , their names and Masonic rank at as early a date as convenient . The Canadian Craftsman is gratified to learn that official intimation has been received of the cordial and fraternal recognition of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Quebec by the Grand Chapters of the States of Massachusetts and Connecticut .
Mr . Welsh , the new American Minister . arrived at St . Pancras from Liverpool on Wednesday evening , and was received by Mr . Pierrepont and the members of the American Legation . Bro . Commander Cheyne , R . N ., delivered a lecture on Arctic Exploration to a large audience assembled in the lecture theatre of the Birkbeck Institution on Wednesday night .
Bro . Fort s unequalled volume— " The Earl y History ard Antiquities of Freemasonry , as connected with Ancient Norse Guilds , and thc Oriental and Mediasval Building Fraterr ities , " is becoming popular abroad as well as at home . An edition of it has been taken by a London publisher , and we find it advertised in both thc Scottish and English Masonic papers . The fourth edition ol this standard work is about to appear in this city . —Kcij shnc .
An official decree has deferred from the ist of January , 18 7 8 , 10 the 1 st of January , 1883 , the date at which subordinate officials in certain French-speaking districts of Alsace-Loiraine will be required to use the German language . CATTLE SHOW . —Forty-five thousand was the number of persons who passed the turnstiles up to the
close of the show on Wednesday . Large as the figures appear they are just 8000 below the corresponding day of last year , when they reached 53 , 000 . NEW POLICE REGULATION . — The following provisional order has been issued from the office of the Commissioners o [ Police -. — " Pending the decision of the Secretary of State as to the old system of detection of
crime , all gratuities given by private persons or public bodies to police employed in plain clothes or in uniform in recognition of services rendered in making inquiries respecting evidence , or for the airest of criminals , are to be paid into a gratuity fund kept by the receiver . Directions will be given as soon as possible to the disposal of this fund , and great care will be taken that thc conduct
of the individual officer is recognised when the award is made . Thc particulars of all such gratuities are to be continued to bc reported , and the commissioner will direct in each case what amounts are to be paid into the Bank of England on a receivable order after submitting the usual vouchers . " Great dissatisfaction is said to bc felt by the police at this new regulation . —Evening Standard . SALE OF SHARES IN THE NEW RIVER
COMPANY . —In the year 1852 the interests of the shareholders in this company , which was established in the reign of Charles IL , were valued at £ 1 , 519 , 953 . Yesterday seven lots of sixtieth parts cf a King ' s ' share were sold for £ 1590 to £ 1650 each ; six 120 th part shares brought from £ 780 to t ' 790 each ; and eleven new £ 100 shares produced Xlio .
On Tuesday afternoon a purse of : oo guineas and a silver salver were presented to Mr ; Coxhead , on his retirement , after a service of 31 years , from the post of district superintendent of the South-Eastern Railway at Ramsgate . The presentation took place at the Town Hall .
BOLO . —A new strategical and scientific game , issued by Dean and Son , offers many attractions . It is a game of skill—in fact a tiny war—affording unflagging interest , varied changes , anil great surprises . Possessing therefore , every element that deserves popularity , it ought not to be classed among the ephemera ! of the season . The rules of the game , and the method of playing , have
been so clearly written by Robert II . Mair , Esq ., LL . D ., that every difficulty in acquiring them is entirely obviated . A complimentary banquet to Lord Justice Thesiger , on his elevation to the tench , was given on Wednesday evening by the members of the Soulli
Eastern Circuit , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . The guests numbered 150 . Mr . Montagu Chambers , Q . C , took the chair , and was supported by Lord Justice Bramwell , Baron Pollock , Mr . Justice Denman , Sir James Hannen , Sir Henry Hawkins , Mr . Sergeant Parry , and others .
The Pope has fowarded to the Duke of Norfolk , through Cardinal Howard , his special blessing , accompanied with his Holincss's most affectionate congratulations on his marriage , transmitting at the same time to his Grace , through thc hands of his Eminence , a very beautiful and costly mosaic of the Bridge of Tivoli . *—IVeekly Register .
THE TELEPHONE . —Tn consequence of the large attendance expected on the evening of Wednesday next , when Professor Bell will repeat his lecture on the telephone before the Society of Arts , the council have made arrangements for the lecture to be delivered in the great hall of the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street ,
W . C . instead of at the Society ' s house . MASONIC SONGS . —A selection of Masonic Songs set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from the office of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s . 2 d , —ADVT .
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NOTICE . The Christmas number of the FREEMASON will be published on Friday next , the 21 st inst ., and will consist of 32 pages and a wrapper with
ulife-like portraits . Orders should besentatonce to the Publisher , 19 8 , Fleet-street , London , or through any newsagent . The price of this double number will be 4 d ; post free jjd .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
A distinguished service reward of £ 100 a year has been conferred on Lieut .-Gen . H . W . Montagu , C . B . Royal Engineers ; and a similar reward on Lieut .-Gen . Edmund Ogle , Royal Engineers . The Hamilton Advertiser understands that the Prince of Wales will visit the Duke of Hamilton at Hamilton Palace about the middle of January .
Her Majesty ls . expected to reside at Windsor Castle till a few days before Christmas , and then proceed to Osborne . The Civil Service Review remarks as follows : — "A well-known Civil servant , Mr . Emra Holmes , who has recently brought out a volume of ' Tales , Poeras , and Masonic Papers , ' published by Tweddell and Sons ,
of Stokesley , Yorkshire , under thc patronage of the Marquis of Bristol , the Earls of Limerick , Nelson , Stanhope ( to whom the book is dedicated ) , Lords Cottesloe , Skelmersdale , Waveney , Henniker , and a crowd of lesser notabilities , is about to bring out a second series of Tales , tec , dedicated by express permission to Prince Leopold , President of the Royal Society of Literature . Thc proceeds of
both works go to the relief of an aged literary brother in distress , and it is on this account His Royal Highness so graciously accords his patronage . By such acts as these of goodness and charity the Royal family endear themselves to the people of England , and Mr . Holmes is to be congratulated on his good fortune . " THE COSMOPOLITAN as it is more
familiarly known among the members of the Craft , is a very useful calendar , diary , and pocket book for Freemasons . It contains a list of thc lodges , chapters , K . T . Encampments , conclaves , anil grand councils of the world , and forms a comprehensive Masonic Book of Reference . This year wc find that sixty-eight new lodges have been consecrated , the last being thc
United Manawatu , No . 1721 , New Zealand . In its get-up the pocket book is quite equal to others published by the trade , and apart from its special merits thc brethren will And the diary of lodge fixtures particularly useful . —Northampton Herald , Dec . 8 , 18 77 . ERRATUM . —By a lapsus calami Bro . Hyam Moses Levy ' s ( P . M . 188 ) name was 'omitted from the
list of brethren elected to serve on the Board of Benevolence . RAINFALL . —Up to the end of November 25 .-1 inches of rain were measured at Greenwich . In thc first four months it was 4-8 inches above and in the last seven 3 inches below the average of s-ixty-onc years . The demolition of Temple Bar commenced on Wednesday morning .
A DEARTH OF DOCTORS . —The mayors of six different localities in one of the French departments inform the public that the said cantons are destitute of medical advice , and would warmly receive any medical men who could see their way towards settling amongst them . —Medical Examiner .
A . meeting of the early Grand Conclave of English Knights Templar was held on Friday , at the Cannon-strcet Hotel . A full report will appear in our next . Her Majesty the Queen has sent an autograph letter to the Rev . Canon Beadon , rertorof North Stoneham ,
Southampton , congratulating him on having attained on Wednesday last 100 years of age . Thc Duke and Duchess of Coburg have sent similar congratulations to the venerable gentleman , who highly appreciates these and similar compliments which have been paid bim . He is in the full enjoyment of his faculties . Ihe Duke of Rutland has offered a site for the
erection of a new church in the northern part of the parish of Ilkeston , Derbyshire , anil also £ 500 towards the building fund . Captain Burton has started from Suez for Midia , where he hopes to discover a rich mineral country between two ranges of mountains hitherto unexplored .
The principal saddlers' ironmongers in London have decided to close their establishments from Saturday afternoon , the 22 nd December , until the Thursday morning following . I mentioned to an American friend of mine the other day the bankruptcy of a merchant who was
personally known to him , and expressed a hope that he was not utterly ruined . He said , " Well you sec , he has been a kind-hearted and generous man . He has , while wealthy , made very large settlements on his wife and children , and I guess , after all his liberality , they ain ' t going to see thc old man starve . "—Taller .
On Saturday evening Dr , Samuel Kinns , F . R . A . S . Principal of thc Highbury New Park College , delivered , at Christ ' s Hospital , the last of a series of free lectures on Animal Physiology . ...
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be rehearsed in the Crusaders Lodge of Instruction No . 1677 , at the old Jerusalem Tavern , St . John ' s Gate , Clerkenwell , on Thursday next , the 20 th inst . at seven o ' clock precisely by Bro . James Terry , Prov . G . D . C . Herts , P . M . 1 28 , 228 , 1366 ; P . Z . 174 , 975 ; and Secretary to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .
Our readers and the public in general would render great assistance to the Post Office by posting letters , Christmas cards , etc ., on thc 24 th and the 31 st instant as early in the day as possible . PLAIN NEEDLEWORK . —An exhibition of children's plain needlework will be held in the West Gallery of the South Kensington Museum on Friday and
Saturday , December , 14 and 15 th . Thc work exhibited will be the contributions of the children from the metropolitan elementary schools . The articles shown will be examined by a committee of ladies , by whom prizes will be awarded . Last year the exhibition was opened by the Princess Louise , and the prizes were distributed by the Lady Mayoress . On the present occasion Lady Burdett-Coutts
will open the exhibition and Lady Reed will distribute the prizes . CATTLE SHOW . —Carriage riders and those w ho take an interest in locomotion on wheels have found a great deal to | interest them in thc carriage department ofthe show this week . Foremost amongst exhibitors is the firm of Messrs . Morgan and Co ., of Long Acre , whose
improvements in carriages , notably the Cee-spring , and the self-acting opening and closing landau head , have created a revolution in carriage-building . These improvements have gained a world-wide vecognuion , ' | but to still add to the comfort and safety of carriage owners this enterprising firm has lately introduced a new patent rubbercushioned axle , applicable to all kinds of carriages . It
will be seen that when the entire weight cf the vehicle and its contents rests upon the elastic india-rubber cushions around the axle-box , there is necessarily an absence of vibration , jolting , and the unpleasant drumming noise peculiar lo panelled carriages . If a good article recommends itself , Messrs . Morgan and Co . ' s carriages should meet with universal approval .
The name of the late Bro . George Frank Gouley , Grand Secretary of the Giand Lodge of Missouri , by order of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt , on May 25 th , 1877 , was inscribed in the Book of Gold " Libro d " Oro " of that Grand Body , as an honorary member , and a memorial tablet in the Masonic Temple at Alexandria has been fraternally inscribed to his memory .
A day festival in aid of the b oyal General Theatrical Fund will be held on Saturday at the Royal Aquarium , lent for Ihe occasion by Mr . Robertson . Mr . Sims Reeves and a whole host of dramatic celebrities have promised their assistance , and a considerable benefit for a deserving charity can scarcely fail to bc realised . The Masonic Lodges of New Mexico , all of
which have hitherto been working under charters from the Grand Lodge of Missouri , by convention of delegates has organized and established the Grand Lodge of New Mexico , with William W . Griffin , Grand Master , and Dav . J . Miller , Grand Secretary . This completes the chain . There is now a Grand Lodge in every state anil territory of thc United States , and in every province of British America . Masonry also prevails in nearly every division
of South America , Australia , New Zealand , the Hawaiian Kingdom , Europe and India . It also exists in Africa , China and Japan , ft is in fact almost world-wide in its extent , influence and benefit , and if its votaries continue to be true to its principles it will soon unite thc whole human race as a common brotherhood . Not that it will do away with all distinctions , but that it will secure all in their just rights and amenities .
At the Council held on Wednesday by the Queen , at Windsor Castle , it was ordered that Parliament be futther prorogued to the 17 th proximo . A lady residing near Sheffield died the other day . One relative survived her , an only sister . The lady eft £ 400 , 000 , and of this sum her sister receives £ 1000 .
Ihe report of the last meeting of the Etonian Lodge of Sc . John No . 209 , reached us too late for insertion in present number . It shall appear in our next . The following are the officers of the Grand Council It . and S . Masters of Ohio for the ensuing year
—S . W . Courtwiight , of Circieville , Grand Master ; C . A . B . Senter , of Columbus , Deputy Grand Master -, S . M . Sullivan , of Dayton , Grand Principal Conductor of the Work ; F . J . Phillips , of Georgetown Grand Treasurer -, John D . Caldwell , of Cincinnati , Grand Recorder .
The Coal lar Soap and Solution of Coal Tar , manufactured by Messrs . H . V . Wright & Co ., have now become very valuable assistants to the doctor and the nurse , both in hospitals and in private sick rooms . The former a firm , pleasantly scented , perfectly antiseptic soap , is of the greatest utility to medical men ; to people afflicted with any malady of the skin , and is a perfectly good
article for all cleansing purprses , while thc latter , which holds in alcoholic solution the active principles of coal tar , such as benzine , naphthaline , and phenic acid , is the best deodoriser and antiseptic wash extant , being far superior to carbolic acid , which unquestionably irritates both exposed nerves and sound skin . It mixes easily wilh water , forming a permanent emulsion , and in various
strengths may be made use of as a mouth wash , a gargle , and for all skin deceases . Early on Thursday morning Vice Chancellor Bacon's chambers situated at No . 11 , New-square , Lincoln ' s-inn , were burnt out . The fire originated , it is believed , with an explosion of gas in the rear of the building . One of the most valuable law libraries in the inn had only recently been removed from the premises .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows of Freemasons will take place on Wednesday , the 13 th day of February , 1878 , at Freemasons' Tavern . ' HIS Grace thc Duke of St . Albans will preside . Bro . fames Terry , Secretary , will be glad to receive from brethren de .
sirous of accepting the office of Steward , their names and Masonic rank at as early a date as convenient . The Canadian Craftsman is gratified to learn that official intimation has been received of the cordial and fraternal recognition of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Quebec by the Grand Chapters of the States of Massachusetts and Connecticut .
Mr . Welsh , the new American Minister . arrived at St . Pancras from Liverpool on Wednesday evening , and was received by Mr . Pierrepont and the members of the American Legation . Bro . Commander Cheyne , R . N ., delivered a lecture on Arctic Exploration to a large audience assembled in the lecture theatre of the Birkbeck Institution on Wednesday night .
Bro . Fort s unequalled volume— " The Earl y History ard Antiquities of Freemasonry , as connected with Ancient Norse Guilds , and thc Oriental and Mediasval Building Fraterr ities , " is becoming popular abroad as well as at home . An edition of it has been taken by a London publisher , and we find it advertised in both thc Scottish and English Masonic papers . The fourth edition ol this standard work is about to appear in this city . —Kcij shnc .
An official decree has deferred from the ist of January , 18 7 8 , 10 the 1 st of January , 1883 , the date at which subordinate officials in certain French-speaking districts of Alsace-Loiraine will be required to use the German language . CATTLE SHOW . —Forty-five thousand was the number of persons who passed the turnstiles up to the
close of the show on Wednesday . Large as the figures appear they are just 8000 below the corresponding day of last year , when they reached 53 , 000 . NEW POLICE REGULATION . — The following provisional order has been issued from the office of the Commissioners o [ Police -. — " Pending the decision of the Secretary of State as to the old system of detection of
crime , all gratuities given by private persons or public bodies to police employed in plain clothes or in uniform in recognition of services rendered in making inquiries respecting evidence , or for the airest of criminals , are to be paid into a gratuity fund kept by the receiver . Directions will be given as soon as possible to the disposal of this fund , and great care will be taken that thc conduct
of the individual officer is recognised when the award is made . Thc particulars of all such gratuities are to be continued to bc reported , and the commissioner will direct in each case what amounts are to be paid into the Bank of England on a receivable order after submitting the usual vouchers . " Great dissatisfaction is said to bc felt by the police at this new regulation . —Evening Standard . SALE OF SHARES IN THE NEW RIVER
COMPANY . —In the year 1852 the interests of the shareholders in this company , which was established in the reign of Charles IL , were valued at £ 1 , 519 , 953 . Yesterday seven lots of sixtieth parts cf a King ' s ' share were sold for £ 1590 to £ 1650 each ; six 120 th part shares brought from £ 780 to t ' 790 each ; and eleven new £ 100 shares produced Xlio .
On Tuesday afternoon a purse of : oo guineas and a silver salver were presented to Mr ; Coxhead , on his retirement , after a service of 31 years , from the post of district superintendent of the South-Eastern Railway at Ramsgate . The presentation took place at the Town Hall .
BOLO . —A new strategical and scientific game , issued by Dean and Son , offers many attractions . It is a game of skill—in fact a tiny war—affording unflagging interest , varied changes , anil great surprises . Possessing therefore , every element that deserves popularity , it ought not to be classed among the ephemera ! of the season . The rules of the game , and the method of playing , have
been so clearly written by Robert II . Mair , Esq ., LL . D ., that every difficulty in acquiring them is entirely obviated . A complimentary banquet to Lord Justice Thesiger , on his elevation to the tench , was given on Wednesday evening by the members of the Soulli
Eastern Circuit , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street . The guests numbered 150 . Mr . Montagu Chambers , Q . C , took the chair , and was supported by Lord Justice Bramwell , Baron Pollock , Mr . Justice Denman , Sir James Hannen , Sir Henry Hawkins , Mr . Sergeant Parry , and others .
The Pope has fowarded to the Duke of Norfolk , through Cardinal Howard , his special blessing , accompanied with his Holincss's most affectionate congratulations on his marriage , transmitting at the same time to his Grace , through thc hands of his Eminence , a very beautiful and costly mosaic of the Bridge of Tivoli . *—IVeekly Register .
THE TELEPHONE . —Tn consequence of the large attendance expected on the evening of Wednesday next , when Professor Bell will repeat his lecture on the telephone before the Society of Arts , the council have made arrangements for the lecture to be delivered in the great hall of the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street ,
W . C . instead of at the Society ' s house . MASONIC SONGS . —A selection of Masonic Songs set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from the office of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s . 2 d , —ADVT .