The Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund.

THE ROYAL MASONIC PUPILS ' ASSISTANCE FUND .

The whole amount of the funds subscribed has , in compliance with a resolution passed at the . final _ meeting , been returned or handed to the various Charities , in accordance with the wishes expressed by the subscribers ; and the balance unclaimed , left in the hands of _ the Treasurer , amounting to £ 143 ss . id ., has been paid to the Royal Masonic institution for Boys .

A Sympathetic Mark Of Masonic Esteem.

A SYMPATHETIC MARK OF MASONIC ESTEEM .

Amongst all the grand principles of which Freemasonry can justly boast , there are none so prominent and so much appreciated as the loving and tender sympathy cherished by the true members of the fraternity for those of their brethren who may be in trouble or distress . "To pour the healing balm of consolation into the bosom of the afflicted "

is a duty in which every Mason delights , and \ vhen _ he has the opportunity of doing the rare service of a " ministering angel " to those who ma } ' be in affliction he feels that there is something more than a mere form in thc Order which has charity for its foremost watchword . And as in the case of individuals , so it is with our Masonic brethren in their combinations as lodges . An evidence of true fraternal

sympathy was some time since given by the members of the Temple Lodge , No . 1094 , which meets at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , who have thus shown the prevalence of the finest spirit in their midst . Bro . Joseph Wood , who for many years fulfilled the onerous duties of Treasurer—a Mason who , by his great courtesy and sterling honesty of conduct won the esteem and admiration

of all within the lodge and many outside who knew himwas the recipient of this mark-of Masonic sympathy . Mrs . VVood ( who was also greatly esteemed ) died nearly two years ago , and at the time much sympathy was felt and shown for Bro . VVood in his bereavement . The brethren uf the Temple Lodge , to give further proof of sincere feeling , resolved to erect a memorial stone at the

grave of Mrs . VVood , who is interred in the Smithdownroad Cemetery , Liverpool . The result of private subscription is that a most artistically designed stone has been erected , bearing the following inscription : " In affectionate remembrance of Ann , the beloved wife of Joseph VVood , who departed tin ' s life gth October , 1 S 79 , aged seventy-two

years . After long suffering , her end was peace . " Then follows the additional superscription : " Erected by the members of the Temple Lodge , 1094 , A . F . and A . Masons , Liverpool . 1 SS 0 . " The memorial is beautiful in design , and the spirit which prompted its erection must prove a source of true consolation to Bro . Wood while T . G . A . O . T . U . is pleased to spare him in this world .

Masonic Reception Of King Kalakaua At Edinburgh.

MASONIC RECEPTION OF KING KALAKAUA AT EDINBURGH .

King Kalakaua of Hawaii left Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon en route for Lancashire . His Majesty , who was the guest of Mr . Macfie of Dreghorn , planted two Norwegian maples in the grounds on Saturday morning , andshoiYly after twelve left Dreghorn for Edinburgh . The

route chosen was by Hunter ' s Tryst , past thc Comistone and Fair Milehead Toll , and through Morningside . The drive was continued along the Grange to the Queen's Park , where " Samson ' s Ribs" were first visited . The carriages were then turned , and thc party proceeded along the Queen ' s Drive past Dunsappie and St . Margaret ' s Loch to Holyrood . After passing Holyrood , His Majesty was driven by

Ahhcylnll and St . Andrew Square to the Freemasons' Hall , George-street , where an interesting ceremony was about to be performed . There a Grand Conclave of the Knights of tiie Red Cross of Constantino , an ancient chivalricand religious Order in connection with Freemasonry , had been specially summoned for the purpose of investing- His Majesty with the Grand Cross of

the Order , to which , it may be said , His Majesty already belongs . This knightly fraternity , which was originally instituted by the Emperor Constantino in commeroration of the signal success of his arms , foretold by the appearance of the cross in the heavens , has long llourished in England ; but the Order was only established in Scotland as an independent body in 1 S 74 . Colonel Sir

l j -anas Burdett was the first Sovereign of tile Order ill Scotland , with the late Major Hamilton Ramsay of Garion as his Viceroy . The second and present Grand Sovereign is the Earl of Kintore , and his Viceroy Captain Charles Hunter . In the unavoidable absence of the Earl of Kintore , the Grand Conclave on Saturday was opened in due form by V , 111 . Sir Knt . Captain John Crombie , Grand Senior

General , Acting Grand Sovereign , there being present , among others , 1 ) 1 . Sir Knts . James Crichton , Grand Junior General , Acting Grand Viceroy ; Robert S . Brown , Grand Recorder ; James Dalrymple Duncan , Grand Standard Bearer ; and J . B . . Mercer , Past Grand Chancellor ; the following members of the Grand Senate—viz ., V . Em . Sir Knts . VV . MilneCaptain A . M . Bruce JMelville ,

, , . Sir JWolyneux Hyde iVepean , Bart ., Francis Law , and F . VV . Roberts ; also , Sir Kn ; s . VV . Mann , S . S . C ., P . G . Warden ; and 1 ) . Murray Lyon , Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; Councillor Alex . Henry , G . S . Ferrier , J . Fleming , P . R . Haddow , J . II . M . Bairnsfather , S . S . C . ; W . Hamilton , and others . Apologies had been

received from the Grand Sovereign and the Grand Viceroy , the Rev . T . N . Wannop , High Prelate ; | . H . Balfour , W . S ., Grand Marshal ; _ and Colonel J . Todd Stewart , Grand Chamberlain . King Kalakaua was introduced to the conclave by the Recorder and Bro . Mui ray Lyon , and passed under the arch of steel lo a place on the right of Die tin one .

lhe ACTING SOVEREIGN , addressing His Majesty , then said : 'Hie members of the Grand Imperial Council of Scotland are very much gratified at having the pleasure ot meeting your Majesty here to-day , and conferring on >' ou the highest honour they have it in their power to bestow , and they have desired me to convey to your

. Maje-ty their grateful sense of your courtesy in allowing J'our nan ,,. tu \ K ; idded to the roll of Knights Grand Cross <¦•> Scotland . I regret exceedingly that the Grand Sovereign of the Order—the Right Hon . the Earl of Kintorehas been prevented from attending and personally confer-< ng this distinction upon you . As your Majesty ' s time is

Masonic Reception Of King Kalakaua At Edinburgh.

very limited , and as wc heartily concur in every word said by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh at the meeting yesterday , I shall only detain you to say that we all join , and every Freemason in Scotland , when he reads of the event of to-day , will join in earnest and heartfelt prayer to our Omnipotent Ruler , the Great Architect of the Universe , that every blessing and happiness may attend your Majesty through life , that you may have a safe and pleasant return

to your own kingdom , that your reign there may be long and prosperous , and that you may continue to take a warm interest in , and manifest a zeal for , and be a credit and a . n ornament to thc Craft wc all love so dearly . The King was then presented with a copy of statutes of the Council , which he pledged himself to obey , and the ACTING SOVEREIGN' , in investing him with the star of the Grand Cross , further said : In name and by special

authority of the Grand Sovereign of the Order , 1 now invest you with the Jewel of a Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Council of Scotland , and may I venture to express a hope that the jewel and the patent which our Grand Recorder , Sir Knight Brown , will forward in a few days , may sometimes recall to your mind your visit to Scotland , where thousands of Freemasons who have never seen your Majesty ' s face , but knowing your great talents as a Mason

and the high position you have attained in the Craft , extend to your Majesty their fraternal feelings of esteem and love , and will be highly gratified to find that these feelings are reciprocated by your Majesty . The Star of Knight Grand Cross of the Order , with which the Acting Sovereign invested the King , is one of eight points , in silver and blue enamel , the centre being charged with a red cross and double-headed eagle , in gold .

The Acting Viceroy ( 111 . Sir Knt . J AMES CRICHTON , P . Sov . No . 1 ) took occasion also to endorse the remarks of the Acting Sovereign , and offered His Majesty honorary membership in the Edinburgh Conclave , No . 1 . This His Majesty accepted , and signed the roll of membership . King KALAKAUA , in reply , spoke of the cordial reception he hail met with in this country , and remarked that he appreciated no honour that had been conferred on him

more than the one he had just received . He should ever retain a pleasant recollection of his visit to the Freemasons ' Hall ; and it would give him great pleasure to convey to the brethren in Honolulu—of whom there were a large number —an account of the hearty reception he had received from the Grand Imperial Council of Scotland . After the ceremony was concluded , a service of cake and wine was partaken of , and "The Health of His Majest y "

proposed from the throne and cordially pledged . King KALAKAUA shortly replied , thanking the conclave again for their kindness . Thereafter the knights lined the passage from the hall to the outer doorway , and His Majesty passed out under the arch of steel to his carriage . The knights returned to the hall , where the conclave was closed with the usual ceremonies . The whole proceedings lasted about half an hour .

Among those introduced to His Majesty were Sir Knts . William Mann , Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; Sir Molyneux Ncpean , Bart . ; Councillor Henry , and Dr . l . oth , who presented a copy of his work on the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite . Before his departure His Majesty graciously accepted the portraits

of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Grand Master of Scotland ; and of the Earl of Kintore , Grand Sovereign of the Red Cross Order . His Majesty also accepted a copy of " The Grand Lodge of Scotland Galop , " by Francis Law . The arrival and departure of His Majesty from the Freemasons' Hall were witnessed by a large crowd , who raised a hearty cheer on each occasion .

Masonry In Utah.

MASONRY IN UTAH .

Bro . Tilford , Most Worshipful Grand Master of Utah , in the course of his recent annual address , gave the following brief sketch of the history of Masonry in his jurisdiction : — Twenty-one years ago , under a charter from the Grand Lodge ot Missouri , Rocky Mountain Lodge was organised at Camp Floyd , in this territory . It was composed of

officers and soldiers of the United States army , stationed at that place . Two years afterward , this division of the army was ordered to New Mexico , and the charter of the young lodge was surrendered . Five years elapsed before another effort was made to erect a Masonic altar in Utah . On the 5 th day of February , 1 SG 7 , Mount Moriah Lodge was opened under a dispensation from the jurisdiction of

. Nevada , and the corner-stone of Masonry in Utah was permanently laid . Amid institutions alien from the spirit of Republican freedom , surrounded by a people who vieived with distrust or hostility every movement not under the direction of their leaders ; isolated from thc States of the American Union by vast deserts , and mountains impassable during the storms of Winter , our brethren dedicated their

temple to ( die worship of the Supreme Being and the service of humanity . Several years later , the completion of the continental railway marked a new era in the history of Utah . From that time until now , the arts , sciences , and aggressive intellect of American civilsation have been at work to develope the material resources of this territory , and aid its intellectual progress . Masonry was

encouraged and strengthened within these borders by the same influences . It was enriched b y accessions from other jurisdictions in America and Europe . The withdrawals from the Masonic ranks , occasioned by brethren departing from the country , have been almost equal to the additions which they have received . Thus , numerically , Utah Masonry has made very limited

progress in the past ten years , nor can you expect any decided increase in its roll of members until the condition of affairs in the territory has radicall y changed . Do not , however , feel discouraged by this fact . Remember that you constitute the " forlorn hope " of American Masonry , and that thc glory of victory , divided among a few , leaves to each a prouder distinction . Remember what you have done ,

and press forward to the goal . Within thc last decade you have succoured and sheltered hundreds of brethren who have wandered to this territory , and who , but for your timely assistance , might have perished in a land of si rangers . In you the sick and afflicted , the oppressed and defenceless ,

the widow and orphan , have found friends and protectors . When the pestilence desolated the cities of the South , and all human aid seemed unavailing to arrest its destroying course , none were readier than the brethren in this jurisdiction to respond to the appeals of the divinest charity . Let the memory of such actions strengthen you through all the

Masonry In Utah.

trials which you may be destined to endure , and incite you to grander exertions . Be true to the noble principles of our institution , and you cannot then be false to any duty which arises from the manifold relations of society . Let the emblematic lights illumine your hearts with the holiness of truth , justice , charity , and faith . Above all , banish dissensions from your ranks , and cherish fraternal love in your hearts . Thus , united and harmonious , our Brotherhood in Utah may look forward to a future as glorious as their past has been eventful .

The City Church And Churchyard Society.

THE CITY CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD SOCIETY .

VVe have been requested to call attention to the objects and aims of this society , which is peculiar in one respect , that there is no subscription enforced upon its members , though donations , if its members are willing to offer them , are accepted . The great "idea " and effect of the

society is to preserve the City churches from needless destruction , and the graveyards from careless desecration , as was formerly the case . Many of the City churches were built by Sir Christopher Wren . There seems , sometimes , to say no more , to be a needless haste in pulling them down and in uniting adjacent livings . At the same time as we say this we do not mean to contend

that no such measures are necessary or advisable , but only to raise a friendly protest and fraternal warning against a tendency to iconoclastic zeal on the one hand , and forgetfulness of the use , value , and importance of the churches on the other . This society has enrolled among its members a large number of the distinguished members of our Order , among whom we notice , as Vice-Presidents , the

Earl of Carnarvon , P . G . M . ; the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M . ; Lord deTabley , Prov . G . M . for Cheshire ; the Earl of Limerick , Prov . G . M . for Bristol ; Sir E . Lechmere , Prov . G . M . for Worcestershire ; the Marquis of Hamilton , P . G . VV . ; Montague Guest , Esq ., M . P ., Prov . G . M . Dorsetshire ; Sir F . Truscott , P . G . VV . ; Bro . Alderman Ellis , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , M . P . ; Bro .

T . F . G . Ouseby , P . G . C . ; Bro . Edwin Freshfield , and many others . Bro . Henry Wright , City Club , Ludgate Circus , ' E . C , will be happy to answer any enquiries , and give any information as to the rules and objects of the society . We take the succeeding little anecdote from one of . the publications of the society : —

" The following interesting anecdote was related to one of the honorary Secretaries ( Bro . Wright ) by a Member of the Society ( Mr . Fytche ) j Walking one fine summer morning in June , 1 S 72 , down to the Mansion House , on reaching the Poultry I was surprised to see a man on the top of the tower of St . Mildred ' s Church , hammering away at the stones with a crowbar ; so , finding the door open , !

went up the stairs of the tower , and said to my friend of the crowbar , ' VVhy , you are pulling the church down !' ' Ah , ' says he , ' it ' s all to be down and carted away by the end of July . ' ' I suppose "it ' s going to be rebuilt elsewhere ? ' 'Built anywhere ? No ; my master has boutrht it . ' 'Who is your master ? ' 'Don't you know him ? Mr . So-and-So , the great contractor . ' ' What ' s he going to do

with it ? ' Do with it ? Why , he's twenty carts and forty horses to lead it away to his stoneyard , and he ' s going to grind it up to make Portland cement ! ' So I asked him of the crowbar to show me round the church . ' Would your master sell the stones instead of grinding ' em up ? ' I asked . ' Sell 'em ? Yes . ' So 1 made an appointment for his master to come up to the Langham Hotel next

morning , and we agreed about the purchase—he to deliver the stones at a wharf on the Thames , and they were brought down in barges and landed at the head of a canal on the east coast of Lincolnshire , and are now lying in a green field near my house , called St . Katherinc ' s Garth , from an old Priory of St . Katherine , which formerly stood there , and which I hope some day to rebuild as my domestic chapel . "

Amusements.

Amusements .

ALHAMBRA . — " The Bronze Horse" is still drawing crowds to tin ' s house in spite of the holiday season . Of several comic operas we think none have _ surpassed this , though " La Fille de Tambour Major , " at the same theatre , was we think its equal . Mr . Harry Paulton who will be greatly missed at the " Globe , " is the great Bamboo , and with his jokes and droll remarks keeps the house in

roars of laughter . Miss St . Quintin , always a favourite , is encored ( we believe ) every evening in her principal song . There is a style about her singing so different from many actresses—nothing stagy—which is charming . VVe should advise our readers who want good acting , fine singing , lovely scenery , graceful dancing , and funny jokes , not to omit paying a visit to the Alhambra at an early moment .

HAYMARKET . —Mr . Francis having taken this theatre for the " silly" season , is doing his best to attract the public by giving them variety . But we would advise him instead of going on with " Blue Buff " to put the " Little Treasure" on the stage again . It is one of the prettiest pieces of its kind we remember to have seen . Miss Rose DoriS , than whom we know of no more attractive actress

amongst the rising generation , was the life and soul of the piece . As we heard it remarked , "it was better than acting , it was like reality . " Sheisoneof the most talented of Mr . Francis ' s company , and it would be lo his own benefit to again give hera prominent part , as now , in "Blue Buff , " she does nothing . As the modern school-girl in "the Little Treasure " she keeps the audience in constant merriment ;

although we are aware it is said thc school-girl of to-day is somewhat forward , like her brothers , we know of none amongst our own acquaintance quite so precocious , and wc may add so winning , as "the Little Treasure . " Mr . Harry S . Maur as her lover and cousin plays his part well . VVe shall hope to sec this revived , for many like the piece as well as its successor " East I . ynne , " in which Miss AdaWard

is the heroine . 'J lie tale from the nove !| of the same name is so well known as in it to require explanation . It is very sad , but certainly not vulgar , as oftensuch things are . The fair sex , especially mothers , are prone to weep at the death scene of little Willie , which character is played by Miss Kate Gratton , well remembered in the " Children ' s Pinafore . " We wish Mr . Francis success in his short stay at the Haymarket .