Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Bernard F . Edyvean , Charity Steward for Cornwall , has recently won the silver cup of the Royal Cornwall

Golf Club . Bro . the Ven . Archdeacon Sinclair , D . D ., will preach at St . John's Church , Clapham-road , on Sunday evening next , 17 th inst ., at 7 p . m . Bro . Rev . Professor Shuttleworth , M . A ., will occupy the chair during the evening at the entertainment Mr . Alfred Capper has arranged to give at St . Martin's Town Hall on Tuesday .

His Grace the Duke of Westminster , the Earl of Dudley , the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells , Sir Frederick Leighton , Sir Joseph Lister , F . R . S ., Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , M . P ., Sir T . Fowell Buxton , Bart ., Sir J . Colquhoun , Lord Monkswell , Mr . Joseph Howard , M . D ., the Countess of Lonsdale , and the Dowager Lady Stanley of Adderley are among the recent contributors towards the support of the Bethnal Green Free Library .

The Provincial Grand Festival of Kent is to be held at Canterbury on the 4 th July . The brethren will attend divine service at the Cathedral , after which the banquet is to be held at the Kent County Pavilion , under the presidency of Earl Amherst , Prov . Grand Master . Bro . Alfred Spencer , Prov . Grand Secretary , will , in the course of the proceedings , be presented with a testimonial , after 21 years '

gratuitous service . Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , Master , presided at the annual Court and Livery dinner of the Coach and Coach Harness Makers' Company at the Albion Tavern . Among those present were Bro . Mr . Justice Bruce , Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott , Q . C , Alderman Sir Walter Wilkin ( Renter Warden ) , Bro . Sir George D . Harris , L . C C , Sir Alfred

Seale Haslam , Mr . E . Boulnois , M . P ., and P . de L . Long ( clerk ) . It was stated that on the 5 th prox ., the Baroness Burdett-Coutts would receive the honorary freedom of the company . The Duke of Devonshire , who was accompanied by the Duchess , visited Buxton for the purpose of opening a new Pump Room which his Grace had erected at a cost of nearly

4 * 6000 and presented to the town . The streets were gaily decorated with flags and bunting , and the Duke and Duchess were enthusiastically received . In declaring the place open , the Duke spoke of the value and importance of the Buxton mineral waters , and referred to the long connection which had existed between the town and the Devonshire family . A luncheon was afterwards given in the grand concert room of the Pavilion .

The New York Dispatch draws the following attractive p icture of the meeting of the Grand Lodge of New York after the election : " The brethren of New York will meet in annual communication and choose men as office-beare s who will receive the honour and support of the brethren

throughout the whole State . After the election there will be no sign of anything but peace and harmony . The breeze of the election hour will be like the summer evening cloud which sends a grateful shower upon the earth , washing the face of nature , and making the blue sky bluer and the bright stars of night brighter . "

MASONIC PRESENTATION AT STONEHOUSE . —Sincerity Lodge , No . 1 S 0 , Stonehouse , on Monday evening presented Bro . the Rev . T . VV . Lemon , D . D ., with a silver teapot as a wedding gift . Bro . A . S . Hendry , the Secretary , who made the presentation , said Bro . Lemon had obtained high honours in his lodge and the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the lodge recently congratulated him on attaining his

majority . He was the most bountiful supporter in the Province of Devon of the great Masonic Charities . They asked him to accept the gift in token of esteem and affectionate fraternal feeling with which he was regarded by every member of the lodge . Bro . F . E . Sach , the S . W ., was unanimously elected VV . M ., and Bro . George Hawken was uranimously re-elected the Treasurer .

Bro . Dr . II . Work Dodd , VV . M . of the Amherst Lodge , No . 1223 , appears to seek recreation after his professional duties in using the pen , for he has contributed to the Kingston and Surbiton AVw . v a long and most interesting article upon " Annam and the Annamites , " in which he tells , in a most arnu . in ^ fashion , of an experience he had in Cochin-China at the time when the French were having a

"little affair" out there early in the " eighties . " Bro . Dodd's description of a liver expedition on a pic-nic bent , and hoiv it rndid in a hasty / light down stream in order to get under the protection of the French men-of- » ar , under th ' .- idea that a canoe full of ho-tile and well-armed Annamites were on the track of the pleasure seekers , is excellent .

AMWI-KI' ExmiiirloN . —Over a cool grotto stands an immense pyramid of bottles of many forms and many colours but all bearing the same legend—Apollinaris . The results of the recent investigations in Paris , and the report of the Academie de Medecine have placed Apollinaris water at the head of all the waters examined for purity and freedem from disease germs . The strong effervescence of

this water as bottled has given rise to some misapprehension . The facts are that , rising from a deep rocky source , the Apollinaris water is obtained at a great depth . In the process of bringing it to the surface its carbonic acid necessarily and unavoidably escapes , but is recaptured , and it ( and no other carbonic acid ) is , by means of proper machinery , re-united with the Apollinaris water in

the same proportion in which it belonged to the water in the source . The great value of natural carbonic acid , and its superiority over the artificial product , is now well recognised and appreciated , so that the Apollinaris water claims with justice to be the type of what a natural mineral effervescent table water should be ; its purity and the abundance

of its natural carbonic acid gas combine , with its soft velvety taste , to make it pre-eminent . In mineral constitution Apollinaris stands between Niederseltcrs and Eraser Kriihnchen , and it serves medicinally in place of either ; its pleasant taste and its richness in natural carbonic acid are agreeable qualities which have largely contributed to its world-wide popularity . —British Medical Journal ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Mr . Sims Reeves is busily engaged upon a book on the art and study of singing . We understand that the work is in a forward state of preparation , and that it will probably be published in the [ autumn . The Liverpool School of Music , which was started a few years ago , has already become one of the largest musical training schools in that city . The directors have also recently opened an opera class , and have in active rehearsal Weber ' s " Abu Hassan . "

Brethren are invited to send for the list of Masonic Books published at the office of the Freemason . Many works of interest both to the Masonic student and ' general reader have recently been added , and the publisher will gladly forward a copy to any address on receipt of a post-card .

It has been unanimously dead id by the Corporation that on the occasion of the opening of the new Tower Bridge , the sum of £ 300 shall be expended in giving a dinner to the workpeople employed thereon , together with their wives , and that the expenses shall be borne by the Cit y ' s cash . Seats will also be provided for them to view the

opening ceremony . It was announced at a meeting of the Committee , held at the Brighton Town Hall , under the presidency of the Mayor , that the subscriptions to the testimonial to Bro . William Kuhe amounted to a little over £ 500 . It was decided to present the veteran musician with a cheque for this sum at a meeting of the subscribers to be held in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton on the afternoon of Saturday , the 23 rd inst .

The death is announced of Mr . Henry Winch , Q . C . which occurred on Wednesday , at his residence , Merton Abbey , Surrey . The learned gentleman , who was a popular member of the South-Eastern Circuit and one of the most familiar figures in the Law Courts , wascilled to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1872 , 100 k silk in iSSS , and was elected a Bencher of his Inn last year .

General Lord Roberts , V . C , was present on Wednesday evening at the annual dinner of the Punjaub Frontier Force , held at the Grand Hotel , Trafalgar-square . General Sir Samuel Browne , V . C , occupied the chair , and among the other gallant officers present were the Rev . J . VV . Adams , V . C , Lieutenant G . H . Boisragon , V . C , Lieut .-General Sir J . Hills-Johnes , V . C , and General Sir John Watson , V . C .

MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL . —At the halfyearly meeting of the Board of Governors held at Dublin on the 5 th inst ,, the result of the ballot for eight pupils was declared as follows , viz .: Elizabeth W . Atkinson , 3381 ; Maud E . Barr , 1 S 0 S ; Kathleen A . Cooney , 1993 ; Sarah

C . Cooper , 1903 ; Annie F . Greer , 2475 ; Annie Jones , 3494 ; Millicent L . Kellett , 2975 ; Ethel L . B . Lee , 273 S ; Alice E . H . Murphy , 3603 ; and Evelyn M . Newborn , 2699 . Barr , Lee , Murphy , Jones , Atkinson , Kellett , Newborn , and Greer were accordingly declared elected .

On Thursday the entries for the Queen ' s Pri-e at Bisley , among duly qualified Volunteers , closed at the National Rifle Association offices , in Pall Mall , where it was announced that the num ' ier of competitors who will shoot for the blue riband of rifle markmanship considerably exceeds that of any previous occasion , due in some degree

to the admittance of ex-Volunteers . The nu-nber of officers and men who will face the targets is expected to reach about 3000 , as against 2006 last year . The first stage , 200 , 500 , and Goo yards , will be shot on Ju ' y 16 th , 17 th , and iSth ; second stage , July 20 th ; and the third and final stage , Jul y 21 st . Indian and Colonial Volunteers are eligible .

The funeral of Bro . Captain N . Coward , who died at Gunnislake on Sunday last , took place in Calstock Churchyard . The officiating clergyman was the Rev . Alfred Darnell . Every respect was shown the deceased , most of the places of business being closed . The deceased was a member of the Cothele Lodue , No . 21 GG , and the following

members of that lodge were present : Bros . Dr . A . Bowhay , Captain Sowden , Heyden , Grills , Lean , Rowe , and Rosekilly . Bros . VV . H . Turner and H . Tucker represented the Loyal Victoria Lodge , No . 537 , Callington , and Bro . J . Williams the Bedford Lodge , Nu . 2 S 2 , Tavistock . Among others present were Messrs . Morgan , Davey , Edgcombe , Cann , Lake , Sons , Bond , and William ; .

BRO . J . WILLIAM MAHV . — A good number of friends recently met at Prospect-house , Bristol , the residence of the local veteran musician , Bro . William Maby , on the interesting occasion of his reaching his 80 th birthday . When the Gloucestershire Hussars , who have just completed their annual training at Cheltenham , were started he was one of the first in the band . After 12 years in lhe regular service ,

he rejoined the Gloucestershire Yeomanry as trumpetmajor , and later was bandmaster . He completed 21 years ' service in the Gloucestershire Hussars , and was trurnpetmaior in the time of the present Duke of Beaufort ' s father , when the llussors had their head-quarters at the Old White Lion Ilotel , Bristol , on the site of the present Grand Hotel , and were drilled on the Downs . Bro . Maby formed the first

band on the training ship " rormidable , " and continued bandmaster for five years . He belongs to a military family , his father and father ' s mother were through the Peninsula and at Waterloo . His uncle was killed at Navarino , and a first cousin was there also . He has 11 children living . All his sons have served in the army , and four are receiving pensions . He is one of the oldest Freemasons , and still lends his services o \ i ceremonial occasions .

He was initiated into the Koyal Clarence Lodge , No . GS , in 1 S 50 , and acted as First Grand Herald on the occasion of the installation of H . R . H . the Prince of VVales as M . W . G . M . He is an hen . member of the Elden Lodge , No . 1755 . Though an octogenarian , this veteian musician is as active as many men not much more than half his age , and as a professional musician , he frequently goes to London , North VVales , and all parts of the West of England ,

1 HE _\ IA \ CIIF . ST _ . R MV IERV has been solved at last . The inhuman murderer has been tracked to his lair , and will doubtless , before long , sutler lor his crime upon the seal . old . Mysterious as the case seemed at one time , it always appears to us to be a still greater mystery that men , women , and children , iu Manchester and elsewhere , should continue to sillier from shattered nerves

impure blood , a disorder . d liver , low spirits indite tiun , and the like , when by a judicious use of Holloway ' s famous Pills they mi ( , 'l _ t easily and rapidly bc restored to health , strength , aud vigour . The strong arm of justice s . metimes fails to reach the evil-doer , but Hollowav's Pills never fail in achieving their obiect .

Masonic And General Tidings

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has promised to visit St . Alban ' s on July 23 rd , for the purpose of opening the Clarence Park and Recreation Ground , presented to that city by Sir j . Blunie'I Maple , M . P . Bro . Penley , who has been out of the bill durinj the present week owing to loss of voice , will positively resume his part on and after Monday , 18 th inst .

Bro . Maurice Spi-gel , - P . M ., P . Z ., was presented with a handsome illuminated testimonial on Saturday , the gth inst ., at the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction , for his valuable services rendered as Secretary , and for compiling by-laws , which are unique in the Craft .

An appreciative reference to the services rendered by Bro . Alderman Treloar in securing the opening of the Guildhall Art Gallery on alternative Sundays was made by the committee of the Sunday Society in the report presented to the members at the annu al meeting on Saturday . Prebendary Rogers attended the meeting .

A grand bazaar , under distinguished patronage , will be held at the Chelsea Town Hall , on July 12 th , 13 th , and 14 th . Countess Cadojan has kindly consented to perform the opening ceremony . The object of the undertaking is to send poor sick children from Ctielsea and Bow to the seaside for a fe w days of fresh air and good food .

At a special sessions of the City Justices , held at Guildhall , the vacancy in the office of Clerk , arising My the decease of Mr . Henry F . Youle , was filled up by the election of Mr . Charles Falkland Monckton , solicitor . The salary of the position is £ 400 a year . The nsw official is a son of Bro . air John B . Alonckton , the Town Clerk .

The Duke of Teck and the Duke of Cambridge will be present at the opening of the Richmond Horse Show in the Old Deer Park to-day ( Friday ) , and the Prince of VVales and the Duke will pay it a visit to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon . The entries are fewer th in last year , but there will be 50 more horses on the ground than in 1 S 93 .

A sum of £ 14 , 000 has now been received at the Mansion House in aid of the Hospital Suoday Fund . Among the principal amounts to hand on . Thursday were : All Saints ' , Ennismore-gardens , £ 400 165 . gd . ; St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , £ 385 iSs . 3 d . ; St . Nicholas , Chislehurst , £ 260 3 s . ? d . ; St . Margaret's , Westminster , £ 215 145 . 3 d . ;

and Christ Church , Hampstead , £ . 204 7 s . iod . The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha presided on Thur ^ day evening at the annual dinner of the Royal Marines , held at the Whitehall R 10 ms , U 6 ' . e \ Metropole . Lieutenant C . Keppell , R . N ., was in attendance on his Royal Highness , and covers were laid for So . The string band of the Chatham Division plaved a selection of music during dinner .

The Queen will leave Balmoral on VVednesday afternoon next , the 20 th inst ., for theilbutli , the Royal departure from Deeside taking place a little earlier than was anticipated . Her Majesty and suite travel from Ballater by special train to Aberdeen , and thence along the Caledonian , North-Western , and Great Western railways to Windsor , which will be reached about nine o ' clock on Thursday morning , the 21 st inst .

A handsome gift has been made to the ratepayers of Hampstead by Mr . Henry Harben , L . C . C . Atthe meeting of the vestry held on Thursday that gentleman first of all alluded to the fact that the Public Libraries Act had recently been adopted in lhe parish , and then presented a cheque for £ 3500 towards the cost of the erection of the proposed central library , a site for which has been secured in the Finchley-road . He further offered to defray the wholecost , if the total amount does not exceed £ 5000 .

Princess Alix of Hesse participated on VVednesday in an interesting cerem > ny in St . Peter ' s Church , Harrogate , when she stood sponsor to the twin children of Mr . and Mrs . Allen , of Cathcart House , where her Royal Highness is at present residing . By her special request , the infants were christened Alix and Nicholas respectively . Princess Alix was accompanied by her elder sister , Princess Louisof

Battenberg , with the Baroness I'abrice and Countess Stackelberg in attendance . Many of our readers will be grieved to hear of the death o Bishop Sillitoe , which has bem rep irled from British Columbia , lt will be remembered that he returned to this country a year or two since on a mission connected with his See and held numerous meetings . The late Bishop was a

member of the Craft—having been initialed in Wolverhampton—as well as a Royal Arch Mason , being a Past Prov . Grand Officer of lhe Royal Arch Province ot Berks . He was also a member of the Mark . In his adopted country he took considerable interest in Masonic matters , having filled the chair of VV . M . in the lodge in Vancouver , and held the ollice of Grand Chaplain of British Columbia .

Music , the drama , and the dance divided honours in the programme put forward on Thursday evening at the Grosvenor Club . The attractions <> f this convenient place of rc-union are now fully recognised , and the " At Homes , " which are always well arranged and largely attended , may be counted among the most interesting items in the round of social functions . The singers were Aliss Mabel Berrey and Mr . Braxton Smhh , who gave successful

renderings of a number of vocal pieces ; while solos on the harp , violin , and mandoline were played by Mdlle . Achard , Mr . Rene Payne , and Signor Leopoldo Francia . A monologue was spoken by Madame Thenard , who was subsequently juined in a comedietta by M . de Mey ; and a ' Skut Dance , " gracefully executed by Aliss Alice Lethlnidge , is also to be noted as among the leatures of the piogramme .

The Masonic Guid . ' of Alabama thus addresses its readers : "Brethren , —In endeavouring to carry the Guide along successfully we have discovered one or two things to which we respectfully invite your attention . In the first place , the Guide cannot be published without money . ' the second place , we pay our bills every month . ' . vJ third place , we have need of every cent , now due us . VVe have carried some of the names on our books for two and three years , until forbearance has ceased to be a virtue arid the

patience has become atrophied . Therefore , we say in friendliest manner possible to all delinquents that they must pay up , or the Guide will no longer be sent to them . We mean this . We are revising our mailing list , and have decided to make some important changes in it . If you are in debt to us these changes will affect you . With the June number we shall begin a new volume , and it will not be conducted on the old lines of compassionate credit , but on the new lines of prompt and business like—Cash . "