Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

We are gratified in being able to state lhat the health of Bro . Alderman and Sheriff De Keyser is still improving . He is expected to return from Ostend to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and to resume partially , it not wholly , his official duties . We have been requested to announce that the Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction has altered its night of meeting from Friday to Thursday in each week at the Bricklayer's Arms , Narrow-street , Limehouse , E .

The installation meeting of the Battle Lodge , No . 11 S 4 , will be held at the Masonic Hall , Battle , on Thursday , the 21 st inst ., when Bro . A . D . Womersley , VV . M . elect , will be installed into the chair of K . S . by Bro . C . VV . Duke , P . P . G . D ., P . M . 40 and 11 S 4 .

His Royal Highness the Duke of Albany , K . G ., Past Grand Warden , and Provincial Grand Master for Oxfordshire , was on Tuesday last installed Grand Superintendent of the Royal Arch for the same province . There was a large and distinguished gathering of Royal Arch Masons on the occasion . A full report will appear in our next .

The Grocers' Company have voted £ 100 to the funds of the London School of Medicine for Women , Henrietta-street , Brunswick-square . Mr . J . S . Balfour , M . P . for Tarn worth , has been elected the first Mayor of the newly-incorporated borough of Croydon . Dr . de Chaumont , F . R . S ., on behalf of the

Commission , and Dr . Buchanan , F . R . S ., as representing the Government , will hold a special inquiry into the health of the population on the banks of the Thames in the neighbourhood ol the main drainage outfall , in connection with the investigations of the Koyal Commission on Metropolitan Sewage Discharge .

The marriage of Colonel the Hon . Alexander Stewart , R . H . A ., brother of Bro . the Earl of Galloway , with Miss Adela I ^ oder , youngest daughter of Mr . Loder , M . P ., of Whittlebury Lodge , Northamptonshire , was celebrated by special license at St . George ' s , Hanoversquare , on Tuesday afternoon .

The exhibition and loan collection of Irish lace at the Mansion House will be opened on Monday , the 25 th inst ., at four o ' clock , by the Duke of Connaught , who will be accompanied by the Duchess . It will remain open from ten to eight o ' clock daily until Saturday , July 7 th . We regret to learn that Mr . "VV . Spottiswoode , President of the Royal Society , is suffering from a fevere attack of fever , the consequence of a recent visit to Rome .

A painful circumstance in connection with the London Hospital Sunday Fund collection is an attempted fraud by persons who have issued a circular to various churches in Lambeth and elsewhere , stating that collectors would be sent to receive Hospital Sunday money . The

intimation ot the traud was hrst received by the Secretary of the fund , Mr . H . N . Custance , from the Upton Baptist Chapel , and a copy of the circular was immediately dispatched to the head offices of the Metropolitan and City Police .

Prince Albert Victor , eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales , is expected to stay a short time at Sandhurst before proceeding to Cambridge . The Marquis of Londonderry , Prov . G . M . Durham , arrived in London on Monday in order to attend to his Parliamentary duties . The Marchioness and Lady Aline Vane Tempest arrived on VVednesday from Wales for the remainder of the season .

The military guard at Somerset House which has been doing duty there for the past three months was dispensed with for the first time on Sunday last . The building will , however , still be carefully watched by the police . The sentries who have been for some time doing

duty at the Royal Courts of Justice were withdrawn on Saturday morning last . The duties there have been principally discharged by the Guards and the Manchester Regiment of Foot , while the Coldstream Guards have had the care of Somerset House .

At the Assembly Rooms , Kensington , on Wednesday afternoon , Mrs . Pratt Barlow ' s annual sale on behalf of the Poor Clergy Relief Corporation was opened by Lady Brooke . In declaring the bazaar , or sale , open , on behalf of Lady Brooke , Lord Brooke , Prov . G . M . Essex , referred to the objects Md claims of the corporation on the public . During the past year about £ 7000 had been given away to the

poorer clergy in times of temporary distress , brought on by ? i ! 3 eSS or ot , lenv'se- A prolific cause of such distress was the depression in agriculture , many clergymen having no other source of income than that coming from land . This sale had been an annual one for over 20 years , during the last eleven of which it had been conducted by Mrs . Barlow . A meeting of the Liverpool Mas onic Hall

Committee was held on the Sth inst ., at the Masonic pan , Hope-street , under the presidency of Bro . Dr . I . Kellett Smith , P . P . G . R ., chairman . Several resolutions were adopted having reference t *> the completion of the rurnishing and decorations of the hall , which is expected to jaKe place in about a fortnight . The tender of Bro . George Kenrnng , Liverpool and London , for the supply of three ™ aA SOme . cl y \ for tl * P ^ ncipals in the -Chapter Room , tctl the commitU c . W .

h ™ "I ' ^ y Bro . Woodhouse , the and thk mr < i ' tendered '' is resignation of that posi ion , hold this was accepted by the committee . It was agreed to Friday eS ^^' ^ < l the G nCral Commit ? - * next new houle steward appointment and duties of a Juleltdia , £ ? nei * all y known that Rose ' s Lime effervescinf in , li -S ' * , f ° us ^ Wng drink in water" *»? in summer P , T ^ waters--wholesome and refresh-Wholesale StorV " ? . sers should order Hose ' s Cordial . N . B . —[ Advt ] ' Curta , n Road , London , and Leith ,

Masonic And General Tidings

A Provincial Grand Lodge of the Province of Berks and Bucks will be held at Windsor on Monday next , under the presidency of the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master , Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., M . P . A banquet will take place at the Town Hall at three o'clock .

On the evening of thc 9 th inst ., the annual dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund was held at Willis ' s Rooms , the Chancellor of the Exchequer presiding . The company numbered about 160 . A Civil List pension of £ 70 per annum has been conferred upon Mrs . Scott Russell , the widow of the

engineer and inventor , in consideration of her late husband's services to the science of naval architecture . Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., has been elected by the members of the United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction as Installing Master on the occasion of rehearsal of the ceremony of installation of W . M ., at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Friday , the 22 nd inat .

Miss Isabella Bewick , the last member of the family of Thomas Bewick , the famous artist and wood engraver , died on the Sth inst ., at the advanced age of 93 years . She wasburiedon the Sth inst ., in the fam'Iy vault at Ovingham , near Newcastle-on-Tyne , where her father , who died in 1 S 2 S , is also buried . A Masonic Ball took place at the New

Examination Schools , Oxford , on Tuesday evening last . Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Albany weie present , and joined heartily in the evening ' s festivity . Upwards of 600 brethren and ladies attended , and the " tout ensemble , " when the whole company had congregated in the spacious and magnificent halls , was gorgeous in the extreme .

Our late Bro . Major-General G . S . Burnaby , M . P . for North Leicestershire , whose recent death at the comparatively early age of 53 has been received with so much regret and sympathy not only in the constituency he represented but also eenerallv , was a Past Provincial

Grand Junior Warden of Leicestershire and Rutland , and Immediate Past Master of the Howe and Charnwood Lodge , No . 1007 , Loughborough . In the latter capacity he was a member of the Committee of General Purposes of his Provincial Grand Lodge . The late General had seen service during the Crimean war .

The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed in the United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 507 , at theSurrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell Mew-road , on Friday , the 22 nd inst ., and the Preceptor , Bro . James Stevens , has been elected W . and Installing Master for the occasion .

On Monday the Prince of Wales presided at a meeting at Marlborough House of the Executive and Finance Committees of the Royal College of Music . Among those present were Prince Christian , the Archbishop of York , and the Duke of Westminster . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey will meet on Thursday , the 28 th inst ., at the Oatlands Hotel , Walton-on-Thames , at 1 . 30 p . m . A dinner will take place at four o'clock .

Bro . the Lord Mayor gave a banquet on Wednesday evening at the Mansion House , which was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs . Benson , and several of the bishops , both home and colonial , together with Field-Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala , G . C . B . ; and other distinguished guests . Mr . A . A . Knight , the President of the Mission ,

writes : " Last year some of your readers were generously led to help us to provide a day ' s excursion into Epping Forest for 700 poor girls and boys who attend our Hackney Juvenile Mission Ragged School . The Committee hope to be able to take at least as many children this summer , and provide them with a substantial meal as usual , and would be

glad if your readers will assist and practically participate with them in this pleasure by sending contributions towards this twelfth annual " day in the country " to either H . M . Heath , Esq ., 54 , Cazenose-road , Stamford-hill ; J . Newman , Esq ., 117 , Cheapside ; W . C . Green , Esq ., 3 S 0 , Hackney-road , E ., or to yours faithfully , —ATHUO ALFRED KNIGHT , Earlswood House , South Hackney , E . "

By the kind permission of the Duke of Westminster , a concert was given at Grosvenor House on Saturday afternoon last by the pupils of the Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind at Norwood . Amongst the large and fashionable company were Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress . The concert was conducted by Dr . F . J . Campbell , the principal , who

during an interval , took occasion to dwell upon the great advance the college—the work of which was by no means confined to the teaching of music—had made in usefulness and public favour , and compared the excellent performance of that day with their primitive efforts in the same place a few years ago . So great was the proficiency of some of the pupils that Herr Richter had engaged one of them , a most talented young pianist , to take part in a concerto at a

forthcoming concert , under his conductorship . The number of inmates of the college had more than doubled during the last year , and was now 146 . No fewer than 100 pupils , who had entered in an utterly uneducated slate , were now earning their own livings , and . in many cases something more . The performance was throughout of a most excellent character and individual criticism would be useless when all who took part acquitted themselves so creditably .

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Masonic And General Tidings

R . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., was on the Sth inst ., installed W . M . of the Fortitude Lodge , No . O 4 , at the Queen ' s Hotel , Manchester . Bro . XV . Kuhe , P . G . O ., instead of holding his concert this year as usual at the Floral Hall , will give it at the residence of Mr . and Mrs . R . D . Sansom , 1 , Belgravesquare . An admirable programme , with a strong array of vocal and instrumental talent , is announced for thc occasion .

Owing to the next State concert being firmed for VVednesday , the 27 th inst ., the Royal Botanic Society's fete has been postponed from that date to the following evening , Thursday , the 28 th instant . The installation meeting of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 452 , will be held at the Masonic Hall , Highstreet , Croydon , next Tuesday afternoon , at three o ' clock

, Bro . Charles M . Ohren is to be installed as the new Master , and a Past Master ' s jewel will be presented to Bro . J . C . F . VV . Rogers , the outgoing Master . The Baroness Burdett-Coutt ' s second garden party of the season will take place on Wednesday ne-. it , the 20 th inst ., instead of the day following as originally

announced . The commissioners and jurors of th ? International Fisheries Exhibition will be received by her ladyship . Bro . General Lord Wolseley is expected to arrive in England in the course of a few days from . Moscow , where he has been attending the coronation of the Czar Alexander III .

We are requested to announce that the Prosperity Chapter of Improvement will resume its labours at the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street , E . G ., this ( Friday ) evening , at six o ' clock . The Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , hitherto held at the Lion Hotel , Hampton , will for the future meet at the Railway Hotel , Feltham .

I he Fifteen Sections will be worked on Tuesday at the Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodgeof Instruction , 1 C 02 , held at the Crown and Woolpack , St . John ' s-street-road , near the Angel , Islington . Bro . D . Moss , S . D . 1275 , is to preside , and Bros . H . G . Gush , S . W . 1541 , to be S . VV . ; A . VV . Fenner , P . M . 1227 , J . W . ; and R . Pearcey , P . M . 1227 , Preceptor . Brethren are earnestly invited , this being a special invitation to the brethren of the Upton Lodge of Instruction , 1227 .

The installation meeting of the Evening Star Lodge , No . 1719—a lodge which was established speciall y for the convenience of gas engineers—will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Tuesday , the 2 < 1 th inst . Bro . Magnus Ohren , P . G . S . B ., F . C . S ., Assoc . M . I . C . E ., already a Past Master of Lodges Nos . 33 , 452 , and 1601 , will be the new Master .

The installation meeting of the Duke of Connaught Chapter , No . 1524 , was held at Anderton's Hotel , on VVednesday , when Comp . F . Brasted was installed as MM . '/ .. ; Comp . F . Berry , as H . ; and Comp . Neville Green , as J . Comp . VV . H . Lee , P . Z ., performed the ceremony .

By command of the Queen , a State Concert was given at Buckingham Palace on VVednesday evening . The Prince and Princess of Wales , the Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen , the Duke of Cambridge , T . R . H . the Duchess and the Duke of Teck , constituted the Royal Party .

A rifle match will take place on Friday evening , the 22 nd inst ., at Caterham , between teams of eight members ot the South Middlesex Lodge , No . S 5 S , and the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1952 , which , being a great novelty , is causing great interest , both in Masonic

and volunteer circles . Both of the above teams contai n some well-known shots—two of the London Rifle Brigade Lodge team , Bro . Neville Green , the I . P . M ., won the bronze medal given by the National Rifle Association , and Bro . VV . S . Fraser won a medal given to the co ' unt y of Middlesex at the recent meeting of the Middlesex Rifle Association .

An action , Diggins v . Crowden and Garrod , to recover compensation and damages , fixed originally at £ 3000 , for personal injuries , was tried on the 4 th inst . The defendants denied their negligence , and said that the accident happened owing to a latent defect in the stone step . Plaintiff called on the defendants , Bros . R . H . and Jas . Crowden , at their former premises in Falcon-square .

Aldersgate-street , on business , and on descending the steps of the counting-house entrance , a piece broke off from one of the steps , causing the plaintiff to fall and twist his leg , injuring it very seriously , and ultimately shortening it by ii inches . He was in bed for nine weeks , and was unable to come downstairs for four months and attend to his business . A letter from defendants was read in court expressing their sympathy with the plaintiff ' s sufferings , Sic ., and

offering to pay any expense he had been put to through the accident , at the same time denying all legal responsibility in the matter . The plaintiff , however , insisted on his claim , and the case was originally tried 12 months since in the Bail Court ; but the jury was discharged , being unable to agree to a verdict . The case occupied the court nearly five days , and the jury having been locked up for 25 minutes found the negligence not proved , and returned a verdict for the defendants .

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