Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Beatrice , has returned to Windsor Castle from Osborne . The Duke of Albany has consented to become the patron of the Northern Union of Schools of Cookery . Prince Napoleon , accompanied by his son , arrived at Farnborough on Tuesday on a visit to the Empress Eugenie . Bro . the Earl of Granville presided over the first meeting of the Danubian Conference last week .

Bro . Sir John Whittaker Ellis , G . J . W ., lias been appointed chairman of the Alliance Bank . Bros . Lord Richard Grosvenor , and G . J . Goschen , M . P ., are amongst the directors of the Alliance Life and Fire Assurance Company . Bro . the Earl of Suffield is laid up with an attack of chicken pox .

Bro . Lord Carnarvon , Pro G . M ., and the Countess of Carnarvon , have gone to Italy for a few weeks . Bro . Lord Breadalbane , Comptroller of her Majesty ' s household , has arrived at Harcourt House , Cavendish-square , from Taymouth Castle , for the season . The Grand Master of Ireland and the Duchess of Abercorn have arrived at Hampden House , Grosvenorsquare , from Baron's Court , for the opening of Parliament .

Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie has left Shelburne ' s Hotel , Dublin , where he has been staying as one of the Royal Commissioners on Industrial Schools . Bro . Viscount Holmesdale has taken n , Hereford-gardens , for the London season . R . W . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., with Lady and Miss Wynn , have arrived at St .

James ' s-square , from Winnstay . Sir Watkin , we are glad to say , has nearly recovered from his recent illness . Bro . the Right Hon . G . J . Goschen , M . P ., will preside , on June 13 th , at the dinner of the Sailors' Orphan Girls' School Home . Bro . the Hon . and Rev . F . E . Byng , M . A ., P . G . Chap ., Vicar of St . Peters , Crawley-gardens ,

Chap-Iain in Ordinary to the Queen , will preach at St . Lawrence , Jewry , on the evening of the 4 th prox . The P . G . M . of Essex ( Lord Brooke , M . P .. ) did not give a party at Easton Lodge to meet the Duke of Albany when he installed Lord Brooke , on account of the death of the Earl of Wemyss , whose daughter , the Countess of Warwick , is mother of Lord Brooke .

Bro . C . Hutton Gregory , C . M . G ., 33 , and Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , were amongst the company at the recent dinner of the Turner ' s Company , when Bro . the Lord Mayor attended . Bro . Lord Wolseley has promised to preside at the Cabdrivers' Benevolent Society ' s dinner in the spring . He has also lately become President of both the North and South London Rifle Clubs . He is also a patron of the new Vine Club .

Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at , and Bros . Alderman and Sheriff de Keyser and Sheriff Savory attended the annual dinner of the Dramatic Benevolent Fund at Willis ' s Rooms on Ash Wednesday , when £ 250 was collected . Bro . Edward Terry was amongst the professionals who dined .

The will of the late Bro . Anthony Trollope has been proved by the vvidow and son of the value of £ 25 , 000 . Bro . Alderman Whitehead has g iven up two directorates owing to want of time to fulfil them properly now he is a member of the Corporation . Bro . Alderman Sir Francis Truscott , P . G . J . W „ P . M . No . 1 , was presented with the portrait of Lady Truscott

at his private residence , Park Crescent , by a number of his friends in remembrance of his year of office as Lord Mayor . Bro . Sir Francis has already had his own portrait by Holls presented to him . Bro . Sir Henry Keppel , G . C . B ., Admiral of the-Fleet , presided at the dinner of the Royal Naval Club of 1765 , at Willis ' s Rooms . Col . Hume was the guest of the

evening . Bro . Lieut . Wright , S . D . 1827 , has been placed on the board of management of the City of London Board School , and on Tuesday inspected the boys' , girls ' , and infants' schools . R . W . Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . M . Cornwall , as Lord Lieut , of Cornwall , has

recommended the building of a transept to Truro Cathedral as a memorial to the Archbishop designate of Canterbury , the first Cornish bishop since the Reformation . The noble earl says unless it is done now it vvill probably be left for another generation to build . Bro . W . H . Pannell , C . C , 1820 , has been

appointed chairman for the third time of the Fish Supply Committee , also chairman of the Central Markets Sub-Committee , and chairman of the Streets Committee of the Commissioners of Sewers . We are confident no member of the Corporation is more able to discharge these duties . Hro . Pannell has been also chosen trustee in the matter of Shalles and Budds , auctioneers .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . the P . G . M . of Northumberland and the Countess Percy have come to town from Alnwick Castle . Bro . the Earl of Bandon , G . Sec . Ireland , and P . G . M . Munster , has been appointed president of the Exhibition of Arts , Products , Manufactures , and Machinery to be opened at Cork in July . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough has been obliged to go to the south of France to recruit his health and will

not return before Easter . The Graphic of Saturday last gave some excellent sketches of the installation ceremony of Lord Brooke as P . G . M . of Essex by H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . M . O . xon . J 5 ro . Capt . Bowes A . Price , A . R . LB . A ., has resigned his commission in the Artist ' s Corps owing to illhealth .

I . R . H . the Duke and Duchess of Connaught are about visiting Mentone for the benefit of the duchess ' s health ; the duke will return in time for the Easter Volunteer Review . Bro . Benjamin Samuelson , M . P ., is entertaining Mr . Fawcett , Postmaster-General , at Lupton , Lord ChurstGn's place , which Bro . Samuelson rents .

Bro . the Very Rev . the Dean of York , P . G . C , will preach on Sunday morning next , at the Chapel Royal , Whitehall . The chapel is open to the public . Sir Coutts-Lindsay entertained Bro . Edmund Yates , Bro . Dr . Arthur Sullivan , Bro . G . A . Sala , and Bro . Henry Irving at dinner on Sunday night at the Grosvenor Gallery .

Richard Wagner , the eminent composer , died at Venice on Tuesday at the age of 70 . Lad y Monckton , wife of our distinguished brother the President of the Board of General Purposes , has been taking part in dramatic performances at Cheltenham in aid of the Gloucestershire society for the prevention of cruelty to animals . Bro . Lieut . Davis will on Tuesday be installed W . M . of the Burlington Lodge at the Albion Tavern .

Bro . the Earl ol Rosslyn , and Bro . Lord Brooke , the newly-instailed P . G . M . of Essex , and Lady Brooke , attended the meet of the Cottesmore hounds at Orvston Wood . Bro . Richard Barlow vvas installed W . M . of the St . David's Lodge , No . 1147 , Manchester , on Thursday , the Sth inst . A report of the proceedings vvill appear in our next .

Our esteemed brother , the Rev . W . Tebbs , Incumbent of St . Matthews , Auckland , has been appointed District G . R . by R . W , Bro . G . S . Graham , District G . M . Auckland . The christening of the son of the Duke and

Duchess of Connaught will take place this ( Friday ) afternoon in the private chapel at Windsor Castle . The Bishop of London is expected to officiate at the ceremonial , which will be attended by the Queen , Princess Beatrice , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Duke of Albany , and other members of the Royal Family .

The paragraph in our last referring to the Brixton Lodge of Installation vvas not quite accurate , the real reason for having no banquet being that the alterations at Brixton Hall not having been completed , and the VV . M . objecting to the members going some distance to the banquet , it vvas decided that the members should disperse after the meeting . The VV . M ., Bro . H . B . Marshall , then invited the members to the festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution on the 2 Sth inst .

Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., Sic , Sic , has kindly consented to preside at the 6 Sth anniversary festival of the Royal Caledonian Asylum , Holloway , N . ( where 150 Scottish orphans of soldiers , sailors , marines , & c , & c , are maintained and educated ) , to be held at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , W . C , on Monday , April 23 rd .

It has been decided that the " Memorial Fund to the officers who fell in Afghanistan and South Africa " shall take the form of a mural tablet , sculptured in white marble , and placed in the Central Hall of the Royal Victoria Hospital , Netley . The subject of the tablet , which vvill represent medical officers and men of the Army Hospital Corps attending wounded on the field , has been designed and vvill be executed by Count Gleichen .

At the meeting' of the Executive Committee of the International iisheries Exhibition , held on Monday last , it vvas stated that the Governments of Russia , Spain , and France have intimated their intention to participate officially in the Exhibition , and have appointed Commissioners , and in , the case of Russia and Spain have

applied for a large quantity of space . In order to meet this sudden addition to their Exhibition the Committee have decided upon the erection of three more large buildings , providing an area of about 22 , 000 square feet , in addition to the buildings already erected , or proposed to be erected , and described in their recent report .

Messrs . W . and D . Downey have this week published two excellent photos of Krao , the " Missing Link . " As this person , for so we must call her , is all the rage just now , no doubt many who go to see her at the Aquarium will want to have her portrait as a memento . We are told she is an attractive and affectionate child , and by the carte-de-visite

she seems particularly so with Mr . Farini who brought her to this country . She is taken in his arms clinging to his neck . She is covered with long hair , and is in no way repulsive to look at or speak to . Probably this freak of nature will be well visited this season , and probably Messrs . Downey ' s will have a demand for their interesting publication .

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Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough has given £ 100 to the Peterborough Cathedral Restoration Fund . The directors of the Bank of England met on Thursday last , and reduced the rate of discount to 3 J- per cent .

We regret to announce the death , quite suddenly , at Norwood , of Bro . Charles Alfred Coleman , of the Southwark Park Lodge and Organist of the Sidcup Lodge . Bro . Coleman was 49 years of age . We have been requested to correct a slight error

in Bro . Sillitoe ' s speech at Colne as to only one chapter being entitled to a centenary charter , the Chapter of Charity , Bristol , having had a warrant granted in November last and presented to them at the Provincial Grand Chapter meeting on the 1 st inst .

I he Walpole Lodge ot Mark Masters at Norwich is about to be resuscitated . A meeting will be held at 23 , St . Giles-street , Norwich , on Monday next . The M . VV . Grand Master , Lord Hennikcr , has promised to attend . Bro . Donald M . Dewar , Asst . Grand Secretary , will act as W . M .

It is with much regret that we announce the death , at the age of 59 , of Bro . Carr Culmer Gibbs , of the Pembroke Hotel , Bournemouth . Bro . Gibbs vvas much esteemed at Bournemouth , and twice served the office of W . M . of Kcrrt Lodge , No . 15 . He vvas also a member of the United Mariners Lodge , No . 30 , and Lodge of Hengist , No . 195 .

We are requested to remind the brethren in the neighbourhood of Dunmow , Essex , that Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., will deliver his lecture explanatory of the ritual and ceremonies of the First Degree in the Rosslyn Lodge , No . 1545 , at the Saracen ' s Head Hotel , Dunmow , on Tuesday evening next . Lodge will be opened at six p . m ., by Bro . H . E . Dehane , the VV . M ., and

it is expected that the lodges at Colchester and Chelmsford will be , with others in the locality , well represented . A correspondent writes asking us to caution the public in general and the Craft in particular , against the insidious solicitations of a brother (?) of the name of Chadwick , who has been victimising in a most heartless manner sundry brethren in the Hampshire district . Any help given

him is practically useless—it is so much thrown away . He has been in the theatrical profession , and his wife is travelling with him , and both being of ahumoroustemperament , are likely to impose upon and take advantage of the younger of our brethren . Bro . G . K . Johnson , C . C , P . G . S ., has been appointed chairman of the Finance Committee of the Guildhall School of Alusic .

An Exhibition of trophies , relics , and articles of interest in connection with the Egyptian and other recent campaigns was opened by the Duke of Cambridge at Humphrey ' s Hall , Albert-gate , on VVednesday . The receipts from the exhibition will be devoted to the Egyptian War Fund . Amongst the visitors were Bro . Lord and Ladv

Wolseley , the Duke and Duchess of Tcck , Sir H . and Lady Rawlinson , Lord Northbrook , the Marquis of Clanricarde , Bro . the Marquis of Tweeddale , Col . Milne Holme , M . P ., Col . the Hon . VV . Colville , and Count Herbert Bismark . During the afternoon the band ot the 1 st Life Guards played a selection of music , and during the evening the band of the 4 th Dragoon Guards vvas in attendance .

The Sportsman ' s Exhibition just closed at the Agricultural Hall has been extremely interesting to lovers of sport in all its phases . Guns , rifles , bicycles , tricycles , and saddles being amongst the numerous exhibits . Amongst the new patent fowling pieces is one which is sighted so that the left eye is used as well as the right , and can be fired very quickly . Also there is a

four-barrelled repeating gun , which is quite light to carry . Messrs . Aves and Moss exhibit a patent for hansom cab wheels , though suitable for carriages and tricycles as well . Its novelty is that friction is reduced to a minimum , and that the spring is round the tyre . Bro . Viscount Sherbrookc and several well-known persons in private and business life have examined this novelty with a view to adopting it . A company will be formed to work the patent .

The closing meeting of the committee entrusted with the arrangements in connection with the recent Masonic ball at the Town Hall , Liverpool , on the 1 ith ult ., vvas held at the Temple in Hope-street , on Friday evening , the gth inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Councillor E . Grindley . There vvas a numerous attendance of members . Bro . T . Whitehead , W . M . 241 , the honorary secretary ,

read a financial statement , which showed that the balance he had to hand over to the funds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution amounted to £ 119 Gs . 9 d ., an announcement which vvas received with great gratification by the brethren . On the motion of Bro . G . Broadbridge , seconded by Bro . Dr . Bailey , a cordial vote of thanks vvas given to Bro . Councillor Grindley for the

exceedingly valuable services he had rendered as chairman of the Ball Committee in securing the success of the pleasant social assembly . The honorary secretary ' s indefatigable labours also secured asimilar well-merited compliment , and thanks to the vice-chairman ( Bro . H . A . Tobias ) , the honorary treasurer ( Bro . VV . H . Smith ) , the members of the committee , and the stewards , brought the proceedings to a close .

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