Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Domatic Lodge of Instruction , held at the Surrey Masonic HaU , on Tuesdays , will begin at 7 . 30 instead of 8 o ' clock . The brethren are kindly invited . Bro . Thomas J . Shryock , M . W . Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland , vvill visit the Anglo-American Lodge at their regular meeting on Tuesday , the

20 th instant . It is announced that Bro . Samuel Lawrence , a Past G . Master of the G . Lodge of Georgia , and a Masonic writer of some repute in his jurisdiction , has had the misfortune to become blind , 'lhe brethren everywhere vvill Sympathise with him in so sore an affliction .

Bro . E . Dresser-Rogers is , we are glad to learn , reported , after consultation on Thursday , the Sth inst ., by the medical men engaged , to be decidely better , and it is hoped that in a very short time he may be enabled to attend to his numerous public duties . Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , M . P :, on Saturday last entertained a large number of villagers of

Velley and Gastard in the grounds of his seat , Elm Grove , Chippenham . Sports were held , and the prizes were distributed by Miss Fowler . The corner-stone of the Winchester Town HaU was laid with Masonic Ceremonial by Bro . H . Endicott , M . W . G . M . Massachusetts , assisted by the officers of Grand Lodge , on Tuesday , the 28 th June last , in the

presence of a numerous muster of spectators . The numerous friends of Bro . Sir John Monckton , the Town Clerk , vvill learn vvith interest that his eldest son , Mr . Lionel Monckton , is about to be married to Miss Morell-Mackenzie , the daughter of the distinguished specialist on whom the Queen has conferred the honour of knighthood this week for his services . to the Crown Prince

of Germany . We are pleased to note that the appreciative notice by Bro . Hughan , P . S . G . D . England , of Bro . H . Sadler ' s work , " Masonic Facts and Fictions , " which appeared lately in the Freemason , has been reprinted in the Keystone , Philadelphia , U . S . A ., and will doubtless lead to many orders being forwarded from the numerous reading Freemasons in the United States .

During his visit to Balmoral Prince Albert Victor Went out deer-stalking every day , usually accompanied by Prince Henry of Battenberg . There has not , however , been much sport in the Queen's forests so far ; but there are , shortly , to be some deer drives , and these are always productive of considerable slaughter , as there are any quantity of deer on the Royal domains—only they want hitting .

Lady Ellis , wife of Bro . Sir John W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., has kindly consented to christen the lifeboat presented to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution by the Order of Buffaloes . The boat will be stationed at Dungeness , and the ceremony is fixed for to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when the South-Eastern Railway Company have consented to run cheap trains for the convenience of members .

La Chaine d ' Union contains a very full account of the reception given in July la * t by the Grand Orient and brethren of the Netherlands to the Grand Council 0 / the Order in Belgium . The visit of the latter appears to have extended over several days , and the Dutch Masons Were most hospitable in their entertainment of the visitors , who must have fully enjoyed their trip .

We find also in the same journal an Sccount of a like hospitable reception by the Italian Lodge " Italia Risorta" at Constantinople to a deputation from the Bulwer Lodge , No . S 91 on the roll of our Grand Lodge , headed by Bro . Vice-Admiral Woods Pasha , W . M ., who attended for the purpose of conferring the compliment of honorary membership on Bro . A . Geraci , President or W . M . of the aforesaid Italian lodge . Bro . Woods Pasha

complimented the Italian brethren on having at their head a brother who had rendered such signal services to Freemasonry , and particularly to the Lodge " Italia Risorta , " and Bro . Geraci , in acknowledging the compliment , spoke in terms equally forcible of the services rendered by Bro . Woods . A supper followed the friendly gathering , at which the English visiting brethren were most hospitably entertained bv their Italian brother Masons .

Bro . Dr . Ariel Ballon , M . D ., Past G . Master of Rhode Island , who died in Providence , R . I ., on the 15 th July last , at the lipe age of 82 , vvas initiated into Freemasonry in the Morning Star Lodge , Cumberland , R . I ., on 13 th November , 1826 , became its Secretary for a year in October , 1827 , and was again elected in 1 S 32 , from which year till 184 S he remained in olfice , fulfilling

conscientiously such trifling duties as during that period of anti-Masonic excitement devolved on him . He was W . M . from 1843 t 0 ' 853 , and then Treasurer till his election as Grand Master in 1 S 61 . He vvas also a R . A . Mason , Past G . H . P ., a R . and S . M ., and Knight Templar . The Liverymen of the various companies of the City have been summoned to meet in Common Hall , at

Guildhall , on the 29 th instant ( Michaelmas Day ) , for the purpose of electing a Lord Mayor for the ensuing year , in succession to Sir Reginald Hanson , whose term of office expires in November . The Aldermen who , having served the office of Sheriff , are eligible for the mayoralty are Bros . Alderman de Keyser , Alderman Whitehead , Sir Henry A . Isaacs , Alderman Savory , Alderman Evans , and

Alderman Cowan . The election is expected to fall upon the first-named of these gentlemen ( Bro . Alderman de Keyser ) , who vvas elected Alderman of the Ward df Farringdon Without in 1 S 82 , and was Sheriff in 188 3 , in the mayoralty of Sir H . E . Knight . Prior to his

appointment as Alderman Bro . de Keyser vvas for many years a member of the Court of Common Council for the same ward . The election of Lord Mayor will be conducted by the new Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , Major H , D . Davies and Bro . VV . A . Higgs , whose admission into the office will take place on the 38 th inst .

Masonic And General Tidings

The final of the " Monteuuis Sculls " was rowed on thegth inst ., and the reporter of the Sportsman certainly hit the mark when he called our very popular Bro . Eugene Monteuuis " that Grand Old Sportsman . " The first prize is a skiff presented by our esteemed brother , and the winner vvas this year G . Vause , Esq .

The weekly meetings of the Eleanor . Lodge of Instruction were resumed , after the summer adjournment , on Monday evening last , at the Seven Sisters Hotel , Page Green , Tottenham , when Bro . Hubbard , the Preceptor , occupied the chair . The first and third ceremonies were rehearsed and the lodge closed down . There vvas a fair attendance of brethren .

The Keystone records that a Bro . Joseph Kinike of Mount Moriah Lodge , No . 155 , Philadephia , who died suddenly on the 22 nd July last , has bequeathed the sum of 1000 dollars ( £ 200 ) to the Masonic Home of Pennsylvania . The Prince of Wales , with the Princess and the members of their family , vvill be present at the consecration of the English Episcopal Church at Copenhagen to morrow

( Saturday ) , and will give a luncheon , after the ceremony , on board the Royal yacht Osborne . Bro . Col . Fellows , born in Salem , Mass ., and conspicuous in Masonic circles in Chelsea , in the same State , died on Gth July last , at the age of 72 . Bro . Fellows vvas a P . M . of the Bethlehem Lodge , a founder and for some years Treasurer of the Robert Lash Lodge , and a R . A . and Templar Mason , being a member of the

Shekinah Chapter of the former , and of the Palestine Commandery of the latter . Bro . Lord Mayor ( Sir R . Hanson ) has opened a Fund at the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the terrible conflagration of the Theatre Royal , Exeter . Among the name ? in the first list of contributors are those of Bros . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild , Lord Mayor Hanson , J . L . Toole , and others .

The Masonic Advocate of Indianapolis devotes a considerable amount of its space to a record of the late Bro . William M . Black , Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , who died on the 19 th August last , at the age of 7 6 years . Bro . Black entered on his Masonic career in January , 1848 , when he vvas initiated in Belleville Lodge , No . 65 . He was a founder and for four years Treasurer

of the Mooresville Lodge , No . 78 , and having filled the chair of J . W . he demitted in 1859 to reside in Indianapolis , where in February , 1865 , he joined the Marion Lodge , No . 65 , and remained a subscribing member till his death . He was a Royal Arch Mason , a Knight Templar , a Royal and Select Master , & c . In 1 S 6 9 Bro . M . H . Rice appointed him Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , and

succeeding Grand Masters re-appointed him , so that he had held his office for iS years , and was highly respected by all who knew him , either personally or by repute . He held a corresponding position to that of Tyler in all the other Grand Bodies in Indiana , and his funeral which took place on the 21 st ult ., was attended by members of the Marion Lodge , No . 35 , and the Raper Commandery , No . 1 , K . T .

It is not often that a new play is produced at a small seaside pleasure resort , such as is Shanklin , Isle of Wight , known so well to our readers , by the successful labours of our W . Bro . Greenham , of Chine Lodge fame . Nevertheless , on Thursday , the ist instant , what is described as a comedy drama , vvas played for the first time atthe Assembly Rooms , in that town . The title was "Black Mail , " and the author , worthy Bro . Dr . Dibbs , who , to

judge from the manner in which he handled his subject must bean admirable playwright . Heshowed , too , in his impersonation of the old squire Meredith that his ability as an actor is on a level with his ability as a dramatic author , and as most of the other parts were well interpreted and all the accessories , in the shape of scenery , music , dresses , were in keeping , the performance was a great success , and we trust it will prove only the first of a long series equally successful .

THE LUCIGEN LIGHT . —At the invitation of Mr . J . B . Hannay , the inventor , a large party assembled at the Crystal Palace , on Wednesday evening , to witness the display of the new light . Three standards were erected around the principal fountain , and the effect vvas almost startling . The electric light in other parts of the grounds seemed to pale in the presence of the fierce flame of the

Lucigen . We were able to read clearly at a distance of 200 yards ordinary newspaper type , and this only from the rays of one of the lights , the other being obscured by the avenue of trees . We do not think it is claimed for it that the light vvould hi suitable for ordinary interior lighting , but for large open spaces it opens to us an entirely new conception of what may be done . It appears to be

particularly suited for great public works , docks , & c , yielding an immense volume of well diffused light , and enabling the workmen to see the finest details of their work . It has already , we learn , been adopted by her Majesty ' s Government , the Indian Government , Sir William Armstrong , Sir Joseph Whitwoith , the Forth Bridge Engineers , and is largely used in the principal industries in Great Britain and

abroad . An apparatus was also shown , called the Pyrigen , for producing intense heat from waste oils by a method similar to the Lucigen . Before the company separated , the inventor very lucidly explained the methods of producing the light , vvhich , briefly stated , consists in forming a most intimate mixture of air and minutely divided oil particles , resulting when ignited in a continuous steady flame of exceeding brightness . The mechanism , vvhich is

extremely simple , is wrought by a small supply of compressed air , and is under perfect control by merely turning a tap . lt is claimed ior this light that its cost is from onetenth to one-twelfth the cost of gas . I'he display was a great success , and amongst those present vve noticed Bros . Admiral Sir E . Inglefield , J . C Parkinson , Dr . H . Russell , A . M . Broadley , and Augustus Harris , the latter appearing to take a special interest in the light , probably vvith a view of utilising it in his next Christmas pantomime .

HOLLOW-AY ' S PILLS . —Somewhere or other disease is ever rife ; everywhere its surest opponent , this purifying medicine , is to be found . When symptoms of sickness first set in they may be easily subdued by this grand remedy , which gives great and prompt relief to ev * ry oppressed organ or disordered function . These Pills regulateand strengthen digestion more readily , efficiently , and with

more certainty than any otner combination of drugs , be it ever so scientifically prescribed . Nothing can exceed the ability of Holloway ' s medicine to secure natural functional action , whereby thousands of life-long maladies hav-s been prevented at very trifling expense , and no detriment to the constitution . An acquisition so priceless should be at hand in every household . —ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Major-General Sir Redvers Buller , who has just resigned the Under-Secretaryship for Ireland , will , it is believed , shortly assume the duties of Quartermaster-General of the Force on the Headquarters Staff . According to the latest arrangements , the Prince of Wales , who has joined the Princess and his daughters

in Denmark and is on a visit to the King and Queen of Denmark , vvill return to town on Wednesday next , the 2 ist inst ., and , after a few days rest , will go to Scotland on a visit to Bro . the Earl of Fife at March , thence subsequentl y joining her Majesty at Balmoral . The Princess of Wales will not return to London till the middle of next month .

Thebrethren in Pittsburg , U . S . A ., have sustained a heavy loss through the destruction by fire , on the 12 th ult ., of their Masonic Hall in Fifth Avenue . The cornerstone of the building was laid in July , 1 S 50 , and it was occupied by 10 lodges , three chapters , and a council , all of which have lost their regalia , and some their charters into the bargain .

The management of the Criterion Theatre , with the view of satisfying their patrons who arrive early , have made arrangements for the speedy production of a new one-act comedy called " On Toast , " written by Mr . Fred Horner , and vvhich will be placed in the programme before

" Our Boys . Mr . W . Blakeley will play tne principal part , and other i 61 es vvill be undertaken by Miss Fanny Moore , Miss Emily Miller , Mr . Leslie Corcoran , and Mr . J . R . Sherman . The plot has reference to the Jubilee Costume Ball at which the Prince and Princess of Wales were present .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS . A Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts vvas held in the Masonic Hall , Boston , on the . Sth June last . Bro . Henry Endicott , M . W . G . M ., presided , and was well supported by his Grand Officers , Past Grand Officers , and the representatives of the subordinate lodges . The proceedings were of an unusually mournful

character , inasmuch as the deaths were reported of four brethren who had held high rank in the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , namely , Bro . Jonas A . Marshall , M . D ., who was Grand Lecturer in 1 S 4 S , Corresponding Grand Secretary in 1 S 52 and 1 S 53 , and J . G . Warden in 1 854 ; Bro . Abraham H . Howland , jun ., Past Grand Master ; Bro . Francis Childs , Past Dist . D . G . Master 2 nd District :

and Bro . William C . Robinson , Corresponding Grand Secretary . The loss of four such able brethren within so brief a time will have been deeply felt by our Massachusetts brethren , to whom vve tender our respectful sympathy . In the case of one of the four—Bro . Howland—his career appears to have been so splendid , that we have taken the liberty of quoting the following particulars from

the memoirs prepared and read in Grand Lodge at this meeting by Bro . Charles A , Welch , Past Grand Master . Bro . Howland vvas initiated in the Eureka Lodge , of New Bedford , in March , 1 S 65 , and , after holding various sub rdinate offices , was elected to the chair of W . M ., and there remained for three years . In 1871 he was appointed Dist . D . G . M . 14 th District , continuing in office during the

years 1 S 72-3-4-5 , when he became S . G . Warden . During the Grand Mastership of Bro . C A . Welch , the deceased vvas Dep . G . M ,, and in December , 1 SS 3 , vvas elected Grand Master , being annually re-elected till December , 18 S 6 , when he gave place to the present Grand Master . He became a R . A . Mason in Adoniram Chapter , in 1 S 65 , and was elected High Priest in 1 S 74 . He was installed a Knight

Templar in January , 1 S 66 , and served as E . C . during the years 1 S 74-5 . He vvas also an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council 33 ° , A . and A . Rite for the Northern Jurisdiction , U . S . A ., having previously received the various Degrees in different bodies in Massachusetts under that

jurisdiction . At the time of his death Bro . Howland had not completed his 48 th year , but as regards the value of his services to Freemasonry : they were out of all proportion to the time he had been a member . His memory , however , will always be respected in the jurisdiction to vvhich he belonged .

DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF BENGAL . The printed Proceedings—copy of vvhich has been kindly forwarded to us—of the half-yearly convocation of the District Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Bengal , held at Freemasons' Hall , Calcutta , in February last , show that if no advance has been made during the period referred to , there has been , at all events , no retrograde movement .

Comp . the Hon . H . T . Prinsep , G . Supt ., presided , and was well supported by his officers and the representatives of private chapters . The address of Comp . Prinsep , if it contained nothing remarkable , vvas hopeful in its tone , and considering that at the various stations in India Masons come one day and , owing to the exigencies of military and other service , are gone the next , it is not surprising that

some bodies should find it difficult to meet regularly , and others be at a loss to send in returns . However , the meeting passed off satisfactorily , and a vote of sympathy was passed with the District Grand Chapter of the Punjab on the loss sustained by the death of its Giand Superintendent , Comp . Col . Anthony Stewart . The D . G . Officers were appointed as follow , viz .: Comps . Sir John Edge , D . G . H . ; Prosonno

Coomar Dutt , D . G . J . ; H . H . Rustonajee , D . G . S . E . , * JCaleb Mitchell , D . G . S . N . ; H . G . A . Heath , D . G . R . ; - * ' - T . Atkins , D . G . Prin . Soj ., ; Col . G . Ward Plowden , D . G . ist Asst . Soj . •R . F . Dedrickson , D . G . 2 nd Asst . Soj . * JGumming , U . G . Swd . Br . •D . N . Pundit , D . G . Std . Br . ; VVm . Munton , D . G . D . C ; J . A . H . Louis , D . A . G . D . C . ; and G . Alexander , D . G . Janitor . The D . G . Treasurer ' s

statement of account for the half year to 24 th February , showed that the receipts , including a balance of neaily 95 rupees from previous account , vvas 431 rupees , while the expenoiture vvas 470 rupees , the balar . ee therefore against District Grand Chapter being close on 39 rupees ; but four cnapters were reported as in arrear with their returns and would

dues , and had these latter been remitted the balance doubtless been the other way . D . G . S . E . ' s statement as regards membership showed that , as regards the seven chapters which had made returns , the total number of Roy *' Arch companions on the 31 st December last was preo ^ 'y the same as on the previous 30 th June , viz ., 230 . District Grand Chapter vvas closed with the usual formalities .