Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The installation meeting of Dundas Lodge , No , 1255 , will take place at the Plymouth Temple on Monday , the iSth instant . The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon was held at Ilfracombe , on Wednesday , under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master , Lord Ebrington . There was a large attendance . We shall give a full report in our

next . Bros . Viscount Powerscourt , Lord Burton , V . A . Williamson , Lord Kensington , and Lord Hothfield were amonsr the guests at the fourth dinner this season of the Fox Club , at Brooks ' s , on Saturday last . Bro . Burdett-Coutts , M . P ., presided at the 31 st annual meeting of the One Tun Ragged Schools , which

was held in the School building , Old Pye-street , Westminster , on Tuesday evening . To-morrow ( Saturday ) the Duchess of Albany will open the handsome reading room and library which have been recently added , at a cost of £ 10 , 000 , to the People's Palace in the Mile End-road . By command of the Oueen the Prince of Wales

held a Levele at St . James ' s Palace on the Sth inst ., when presentations to his Royal Highness were to be considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . Prince Albert Victor and other members of the Royal family were present . The annual meeting of Lodge St . Maurice , No . 1 S 55 , was held at the Masonic Hall , Plympton , on Tuesday afternoon by dispensation ( instead of VVednesday ,

Prov . Grand Lodge being fixed for that day ) , when Bro . John Martin was installed as W . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has contributed £ 25 and the King of Sweden and Norway £ 10 towards the cost of the new gymnasium at Exeter Hall . His Royal Highness also , who was accompanied on the occasion by his Majesty , opened the new gymnasium at 92 , Long-acre ,

in connection with the Young Men s Christian Association , on the 7 th instant . On Saturday evening last , at the Garrick Club , Bro . John Hare entertained at supper the principal members of the Daly Company , now playing in London , among the guests on the occasion being Bros . j . L . Toole , Sir Arthur Sullivan , the Earls of Cork , Lathom , and Londesborough

Henry Irving , S . B . Bancroft , J . C . Parkinson , Lawson , M . P ., Montagu Williams , Edward Terry , and others . The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Albert Victor , visited Cambridge on Saturday last in order to be present in the Senate House , when the Degrees honoris causa were conferred , the recipients including Prince Albert Victor , the Prime Minister , Bro

Lord Randolph Churchill , and Bro . Sir Frederick Abel . After lunching with the authorities in the picture gallery of the Fitzwiliiam Museum , the Royal party returned to town , and honoured the Russian Ambassador and Madame de Stael with their company at dinner . The United Service Lodge , No . 2258 , will be

consecrated at the Metham Masonic Hall , Stonehouse , on Monday , the 2 nd prox . The D . P . G . M ., W . Bro . W . G . Rogers , will act as Consecrating Officer , the public engagements of the P . G . M ., Lord Ebrington , M . P ., not permitting him to attend on that date . A special choral service is being arranged , and the ceremony will probably be of a most imposing character .

The marriage of Bro . Capt . E . H . Bowyer with Miss Annie C . Absolom took place at Christ Church , Highbury , on Wednesday , the 13 th instant . In consequence of the death of his father so short a time since , only members of the two families were invited , but a very large number of frisnds were present at the ceremony ,

which was performed by the Rev . Chapman , incumbent , assisted by Bro . Rev . John Rose , vicar of Clerkenwell . The Prince of Wales gave a dinner party at Marlborough House on the 8 th instant in honour of his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway , when among the guests invited to meet his Majesty there were present Bros , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., the Earl of Mount

Edgcumbe ( Lord Steward ) , the Earl of Lathom ( Lord Chamberlain ) and the Countess of Lathom , and Bro . the Earl and Countess Granville , Bro . Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill , Bro . Lord and Lady Charles Beresford , Bro . Admiral Lord Alcester , and Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh , in attendance on his Majesty . We regret to announce the death , on the Sth

inst ., of Bro . Col . E . R . King-Harman , | M . P ., Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Ireland . The health of the deceased had been failing for some time past , and he had not long returned from a sea voyage to the Cape , undertaken specially for its restoration , but , though on his return to England he seemed better , the notion of a permanent improvement has proved illusory . Bro . King-Harman

was a highl y distinguished and much respected member of our Order in Ireland , being Prov . G . Master of Meath , and a 31 ° under the Supreme Council for Ireland of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . He was first returned to Parliament in 1 S 77 , and was appointed to his present office , but without being assigned any salary , last year . He was very popular everywhere , and his death will be greatly lamented by a numerous circle of friends .

A bazaar was held at the Duke of Wellington ' s Riding School , Knightsbridge , on the three last days of last week in aid of the Irish Distressed Ladies' Fund , amongst the stall holders being the Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck , the Marchioness of Waterford , the Duchess of Marlborough , the Duchess of Abercorn , the Duchess of Leinster , the Duchess of St . Albans , the Marchioness of Londonderry , the Marchioness of Headfortthe Countess

, of Lathom , the Countess of Bective , and the Countess of Meath . There was a variety of musical and other entertainments , under Lady Arthur Hill , to add to the usual features of a bazaar , and the band ot the Royal Horse Guaids played in the vestibule . The Princess of Wales , accompanied by Prince Albert Victor and the Princesses Louise and Victoria , visited the bazaar on the opening day ( Thursday ) and made several purchases .

Masonic And General Tidings

BOYS' SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS . —The sports will be held on the 23 rd inst ., when the following brethren have promised to contribute : Bros . Charles Belton , Dudley Rolls , loyce Murray , James Moon , J . L . Mather , W . Roebuck , H . Venn , T . H . Miller , W . H . Hunt , John Barnett , jun ., A . F . Godson , M . P ., Alfred Williams , S . Keggs , Frank Richardson , Frederick Binckes , ] chn Glass , J . B .

Glenn , Imbert Terry , George Corvell , Dr . Mickley , D . D . Mercer , Cohen , George Kenning , G . Henry Kenning , N . B . Headon , James Terry , George Gardiner , Gillard , T . Griffiths , G . P . Britten , Price , and B . Page . Contributions will be received and acknowledged by the Editor . Bro . Sheriff Higgs presided at the 51 st anniversary festival held at the Holborn Restaurant , on Monday ,

in aid of the funds of the London Coffee and Eating House Keepers' Association . The subscriptions were close on £ 180 . Bro . Lord Stanley of Preston , the new Governor-General of Canada , arrived in Ottawa on Sunday last , and was at once sworn into office . Numerous loyal addresses have been presented to his Excellency , who has been

received everywhere with a great display of enthusiasm . An excellent portrait of the late Bro . G . P . Brockbank appeared in the Bolton Weekly Journal of Saturday last . It is a striking likeness , and appears to have been taken from a somewhat later photograph than the portrait which was given in the Freemason on his appointment to Grand Office .

Messrs . Cockenll ana Co ., the well known coal merchants , have just issued their 55 th annual circularadvising their friends to fill their cellars at the present price . Without being able to say that the advice is entirely disinterested on their part , we believe if their friends are able to fill them at all they cannot do better than do so from the cellars of this old established firm .

Bro . General Lord Wolseley presided at a meeting of the Royal United Service Institution on Friday , the Sth inst ., when Lieut .-Colonel A . R . Savile read an interesting paper on " Military Cycling , " and his lordship offered some useful remarks in the course of the discussion that followed .

Bro . Sir Edward Clarke , Q . C ., M . P ., H . M . ' s Solicitor General , presided at the annual dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund on Saturday last , and in the course of one of his speeches referred to the measure for relieving newspaper proprietors of their responsibilities under the present law of libel , which he said was certain to be passed soon , if not during the present Session .

The Hon . I . A . Brassey , son of Bro . Lord Brassey , has undertaken to bear the cost of fitting out anew steamer , to be called the Lady Brassey , which is now being built at Hastings , so that she shall be able to carry guns , the armament being provided by the Naval Volunteer Home Defence Association , assisted by the Admiralty . 1 he vessel will be manned by the local Naval Artillery

Volunteers , and will be used for the protection of the shipping on the coast of Sussex . An influential meeting was held , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , at the Mansion House on Friday , the Sth inst ., on the subject of establishing

polytechnic institutes in South London , and for the technical training and sccia ' , moral , and intellectual improvement of youths and girls over 16 years of age . Among those who supported his lordship were the Prime Minister , the Earl of Rosebery , Bro . Dixon-Hartland , M . P ., ancl Lady Edward Cavendish .

At the Friendship Lodge Masonic Hall , Whitcliffe , on VVednesday , the 30 th ult ., the brethren entertained to dinner the Rev . R . Crookall , on the occasion of his leaving the town to take up his residence at Chester-lestreet . During the lodge meeting the Worshipful Master ( Bro . Robert Naylor ) , on behalf of the brethren of the lodge , presanted Bro . Crookall with a handsome Masonic

jewel , enclosed in a beautiful box , with the inscription — " Presented to Worshipful Brother Crookall by the Worshipful Master and Brethren of the Friendship Lodge , as a token of their brotherly affection and best wishes for his success . May 30 th , 1 S 8 S . " Bro . Crookall suitably responded . By the appointment of Lord Stanley of Preston

as Governor-beneral of Canada , an important office is vacated in the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire . As is well-known , the Eail of Lathom is the Prov . Grand Master , and the Deputy Prov . Grand Master was Lord Stanley of Preston , who held the office for many years . Both the Earl of Lathom and Lord Stanley of Preston were prevented from attending the special meeting of the

Provincial Grand Lodge , at Blackpool , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., owing to the Prov . Grand Mrster receiving his Deputy as his guest at Lathom Hall , prior to his departure for Canada . It is not likely that the Earl of Lathom will take any steps to fill the vacancy before the annual session of the Provincial Grand Lodge , which will be held either in September or October .

At the last meeting of the Lewes Town Council , the Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Farncombe ) presented to the Corporation a chain for the Mayoress to wear on official occasions . It is of 15-carat gold , made up of entwined capital L ' s , to match the Mayor ' s chain , with Prince of Wales feathers in silver placed between each link . The gift is to commemorate the Silver Wedding day of the Prince and Princess of Wales . The front of the chain is an escutcheon

bearing the Lewes borough coat of arms surmounted by a crown . At its base isan attachment , whereby the gold Jubilee medal , specially struck for the Mayor to celebrate that occasion , may be worn as a pendant . The chain is about 20 inches longand alittleover an inch in depth . Engraved on the back of the centre-piece are the words , " Ann Catherine Farncombe , Mayoress , iSSS . " The chain and medal are enclosed in a handsome morocco case , the borough arms being gilt outside .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Rheumatism and Neuralgia . —Though the former disease remotely attacks persons of all ages , and the latter ruthlessly selects its victims from the weak and delicate , the persevering use of tnese remedies will infallibly cure both complaints . After the affected parts have been diligently fomented with hut brine , and the skin thoroughly dried , Hollowav's Ointment

must be rubbed in firmly and evenly for a few minutes twice a-day , and his Pills taken according to the printed directions wrapped round each box oi his medicine . Both Ointment and Pills are accompanied by instructions designed for the public at large , and no invalid , who attentively reads them , can now be at any loss how to doctor himself successfully . —ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . John Probert obtained an encore for his tenor solo " Paris Omnipotentia , " at the Handel Society ' s concert , Portman Rooms , Baker-street , W . On Monday , the 18 th inst ., Prince Albert Victor of Wales will visit Halifax for the purpose of presenting

new colours to the 3 rd Militia Battalion ot the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment . Information reached Eastbourne towards the end of last week of a fatal accident to Bro . Abraham Taylor , who was thrown from his trap at Blindley Heath Sussex . Bro . Taylor was the landlord of the Pier Hotel ' Eastbourne , and was well known in Masonic circles . '

Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., and SirM . E . Hicks-Beach , Bait . M . P ., attended the Cabinet Council held at the Forei ^ Office on Tuesday . " The usual Speech-day at Merchant Taylors ' School , on Monday , was well attended by the many friends

of this ancient foundation , Bro . Alderman Sir Reg inald Hanson , Bart ., being among those present on the occasion The death of Bro . Col . King-Harman , M . P , creates a vacancy in the representation in the House of Commons of the Isle of Thanet Division of the count y of Kent , and it is reported that a son of Bro . Lord Brabourne will offer himself as a candidate .

Bros . Lord Hartington and Lord Randol ph Churchill are among the members of the Royal Commission which has been appointed to inquire into the civil and professional administration of the naval and military departments and their relations to the Treasury .

Sir John Gilbert , R . A ., P . R . W . S ., writes of " Royal Academy Pictures , iSSS , " which has just been issued as an extra number of "The Magazine of Ait " " It is beautiful , and but a few years ago would have been impossible to produce . " At the invitation of Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser ,

about 150 of the delegates to the International Conference now being held in London on the subject of Christian Missions to the heathen , visited the Mansion House on Tuesday , and , after visiting the State Apartments and inspecting the Corporation plate , were cordially welcomed by his lordship .

The 31 st anniversary festival of the Warehousemen , Clerks ' , and Drapers' Schools was held at the Hotel Metropole , on Monday evening , under the presidency of Alderman G . Faudel Phillips , Bros . Henry Irving , J . D . Allcroft , Lawson , M . P ., Alderman Whitehead , and F . Gornnge being among the principal supporters of the

chair . The subscriptions amounted to upwards of ^ 3 850 , Certain officers of the 2 nd West York ( the Prince of Wales's Own ) Regiment of Yeomanry attended at Marlborough House on Monday , for the purpose of presenting the Prince and Princess of Wales with a silver punch bowl , in commemoration of the Silver Wedding of their Royal Highnesses .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , with Prince Albert Victor and the young Princesses , left Marlborough House for Sunningdale Park to spend Ascot week . But the semi-state procession to the racecourse on Tuesday did not take place in consequence _ of the disquieting rumours which reached the Prince that morning as to the condition of the Emperor Frederick ' s health .

The first annual installation of W . M . of the Striguil Lodge took place at the Masonic Hall , in Nelsonstreet , Cardiff , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., when Bra . S . W . Yockney was elected to that office . The ceremony was performed by Bro . S . G . Homfray , D . P . G . M . The other officers were also appointed , and a banquet was afterwards held at the Beaufott Arms Hotel .

We are pleased to see that the second annual report of the Old Masonians is on the whole satisfactory , and that there is a balance at the close of the year on the right side of the account amounting to close on £ \ 6 , and if the dinner account had been satisfactory and the promised donations all received , this balance would haye been

twice as large . However , we shall have a word or two to say on the Society next week . We very much regret to be called upon to announce the death of Bro . S . B . Oldham , Deputy G . Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , whose funeral took place in Mount Jerome Cemetery , Dublin , on the 12 'h inst . There was a verv larpe attendance of the friends and

brethren of the deceased , among them being Bros . K . VV . Shekleton , D . G . M ., Judge Townshend , Lord Justice Fitzgibbon , Rev , A . Galbraith , and others . We hope to give a sketch of his Masonic career next week . Bro . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., presided at the of

annual meeting which , by permission of the Duke Westminster , was held at Grosvenor House on Wednesday of the Commons Preservation Society . The report , in which a full account was given of the proceedings in connection with the purchase of Parliament Hill , was adopted , and the meeting closed with votes of thanks to Westminster

the chairman for presiding and the Duke of for granting the use of his house . . . A memorial tablet , in memory of the late Rig ' ' Hon . VV . E . Forster , was unveiled at Bradpole , Dorset , on Tuesday , the 12 th inst ., by Bro . A . M . Broadley , m '" presence of over 1000 spectators . Sir Frederick 1011116

Vice-President of the Colonial Institute , a personal trienu of the late statesman , spoke of him in eulog istic ti ; rrn- ' Mr . Forster was born at Bradpole , on June nth , ioio . The jubilee of the ordination of the father of Bro . Broadley , vicar of Bradpole , was associated with the event , an there were general festivities in the district . We hope

give a more extended report in our next . Freemasonry is flourishing in Germany } " Berlin , the fine new building erected by the mother loag of the Three Globes , " with its large hall and fine organ , bas been inaugurated ; in Hamburg the five local loa ° f unitea to Duiia ot their ai ¦

nave a nouse own , » ---^ 20 , 000 , and in many other German towns the * - " * « The similar projects . In a book recently published , ^ Crown Prince Frederick William as a Mason , DV ^ Possart , we find recorded the following answer «¦" . 0 ( Prince—now German Emperor—gave to a depute ™ ^ Masons which had gone to San Remo in October las , the occasion of his birthday : " The teachings of our i ^ are for tne a source of consolation , and help tne to ^ with resignation the sufferings imposed on me ay Supreme will . "