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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., has been pleased to appoint the Rev . H . A . Pickard , M . A ., one of H . M . Inspectors of Schools , to be Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry for the Province of Oxfordshire , in succession to the late lamented Grand Superintendent , H . R . H . the Duke of Albany . The installation will probably take place on the 28 th inst ., when the Earl of
Jersey is also to he installed by Lord Leigh as Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Bro . Lord Ashbourne left London somewhat suddenly for Dublin on Friday evening , the 9 th inst . Bro . J . H . Puleston , M . P ., has been elected Master of the Wheelwrights' Company for the ensuing
year , and Bro . VV . G . Lemon one of the Wardens . Bro . Lord Randol p h Churchill has arranged to visit Wolverhampton on the 17 th November prox ., and address a meeting of the electors in the Agricultural Hall . Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., left London for Balmoral on Friday evening , the gth inst ., to remain for ^ some days as Minister in attendance on the
Queen . Bro . the Duke of Connaught and Prince Henry of Battenburg have been enjoying capital sport at Balmoral , the former having brought down a Royal stag on Saturday last . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was prevented b y a cold from being present at the annual athletic sports of
his regiment , the 10 th hussars , which came off at Aldershot on Monday . At the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the Sth inst ., a resolution of condolence with the family of the deceased Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury was proposed by Bro . E . Dresser-Rogers , seconded by Bro . Alderman Sir R . Hanson , and adopted unanimously , The Prince of Wales left Pesth on his return
home on Monday , reaching Vienna , where he was received at the railway station by the British ambassador and the staff of the embassy the same afternoon . His Royal Highness took np his quarters at the Grand Hotel . The Lady Mayoress gave her last ball at the Mansion House on Friday , the gth inst ., the number of guests , notwithstanding the lateness of the season , being
over 1100 . The band of the Coldstream Guards attended , and dancing was kept up till an advanced hour . Bro . the Earl of Fife , P . G . M . Banffshire , delivered an address on the development of municipal life during the present century , on Friday , the gth inst ., on the occasion of the opening of the new Town Hall of Elgin . His lordship was subsequently presented with the freedom
of the burgh . The Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason of North and East Yorkshire has ordered his annual communication to be summoned at the Masonic Hall , Malton , on Monday , Nov . 2 nd , at 2 p . m ., at the invitation of the Fitzwilliam Lodge , No . 277 . There will be a banquet at the Talbot Hotel at 5 o ' clock .
The Voice of Masonry reports the death on the 2 Sth August last , at the ripe age of 7 S years , of Comp . Arnold R . Robinson , who for the last 28 years had been Grand Janitor of the Grand R . A . Chapter of Illinois . Comp . Robertson had been a resident of Springfield for 50 years and was universally respected . Bros . Earl Granville , Joseph Dodds , M . P ., and
Sir J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , were among the guests at the grand banquet , held at Freemasons ' Tavern , on Friday evening , the pth inst ., in order to celebrate the jubilee of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1 S 35 , the toast of " The Mayors and Members of Corporations " being proposed by Bro . Earl Granville . The funeral of the late Bro . the Earl of
Shaftesbury , K . G ., took place at Wunborne St . Giles ' s , on Friday , the 9 th inst ., every possible mark of respect for his lordship being shown by Ihe inhabitants and the country round about . Bros . Lord Wolverton and Montague J . Guest , M . P ., P . G . M . Dorsetshire , were among the friends of the deceased earl who attended the mournful ceremony .
R . W . Bro . H . W . Hope , of Luffness , P . G . M . of East Lothian , was married on Thursday , the Sth inst ., to the Lady Mary Primrose , sister of the Earl of Rosebery , and daughter of the Duchess of Cleveland . The ceremony took place in Staindrop Church , the Bishop of Durham officiating , while the festivities in connection with the event were held at Raby Castle .
Bros . Earl Cowper , K . G ., the Hon . Henry Cowper , M . P ., and the Earl of Arran were present among the mourners at the funeral service , held in Westminster Abbey , onThursday , the 8 th inst ., forthe late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G . ; while Bros , the Lord Mayor , M . P ., and Sheriffs Alderman Evans and T . Clarke were present in their official capacity as representatives of the City of London .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire , addressed a numerous meeting of the electors at Rawtenstall on Saturday evening last , and Bro . the Ri ght Bon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., a similar meeting at Pontefract on Monday . The latter was to deliver an address at a similar meeting at Knottingley on Thursday , and would continue his electoral campaign to-dav
U'nday ) at Ferrybridge , and to-morrow ( Saturday ) at Orton and the Fitzwilliam Hall , Peterborough . It is with much pleasure we learn that Bro , John . o'liday ( who has for so many years been actively engaged ¦ n the manufacture of upholstery trimmings ) has found his ousiness increasing to such an extent that he has been
compelled to remove to more commodious premises at Nos . 12 and 14 Little Britain , where he is now showing a splendid collection of Madras lace , and tapestry curtains , table covers , & c , in addition to the artistic trimmings , for the Production of which he enjoys such a deservedly high re PutatiQtv .
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The Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the cholera in Spain amounted to upwards of £ 3 SoO on Monday . Bro . Paget has been selected to decorate the streets of the Ward of Aldersgate for the Lord Mayor ' s procession on the gth prox . Bros . Marriott , Q . C ., M . P ., and Baron H . de
Worms , M . P ., addressed meetings of the electors on Monday evening at Tunbridge Wells and Liverpool respectively . The Voice of Masonry for October contains a very appreciative review of Bro . James Stevens ' s latest contribution to Masonic literature , his " Chips from a Rough Ashlar . "
Bro . Lawrence , M . W . G . M . of New York , on the gth ult . consecrated the new Masonic Hall erected by Ilion Lodge , No . 591 , and Iroquois R . A . Chapter , No . 236 , at Uion , New York . The first illuminated indoor fete at the Crystal Palace was fixed for Thursday evening , the 15 th inst ., while to-morrow ( Saturday ) will be inaugurated the 30 th
series of Saturday concerts . We regret to hear that Bro . Sir F . Perkins , Ex-Sheriff of London , has recently sustained a severe famil y bereavement , his wife , Lady Perkins , having died on Thursday , the Sth instant . Bros . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., and W . L . Jackson , M . P ., were among those who , on Thursday evening , the
Sth inst ., addressed political meetings in connection with the coming General Election . Prince George of Wales , accompanied by Bro . F . Knollys , C . B ., reached Copenhagen on Saturday last , and at once proceeded to Fredensborg in anticipation of the marriage of Prince Waldemar of Denmark . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the
Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , on Monday , the 26 th inst ., at the Moorgate , 15 , Finsbury-pavement , E . C , at seven o ' clock precisely . The Prince of Wales visited the Hungarian Diet at Pesth on Saturday last , remaining till the close of the sitting . His Royal Highness occupied a seat in the gallery set apart for diplomatists .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley was among the officers who accompanied his Royal Highness the Commander-in-chief to Woolwich on Monday for the purpose of inspecting the artillery and other troops stationed there . Bro . the Lord Mayor will take the chair at a meeting which will be held at the Mansion House , to-day
( Friday ) , for the purpose of promoting a movement to raise a national memorial to the late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury . Bro . Sir Charles Warren , who had reached Madeira on his return home , has telegraphed accepting the invitation of the London Chamber of Commerce to a banquet to be given in his honour on Wednesday next , the 21 st instant .
To-morrow ( Saturday ) Sir William Harcourt will unveil the statue erected in Derby Market-place to the memory of the late Bro . M . Bass , M . P ., and at the close of the ceremony will go on a visit to Bro . Sir Arthur Bass , Bart ., M . P ., at Rangemor . In consequence of a change in the proprietorship of the Hotel , the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction will in
future be held at Ye Old Tabard Inn , Bedford Park , Chiswick ( Turnham Green Station ) . The first meeting for the season will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) . Bro . the Lord Mayor , Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., has been unanimously chosen as one of the candidates in the Conservative interest to represent the City of London in the new Parliament , the other beinc
Mr . J . G . Hubbard , M . P . The seventeenth session of the Illinois Council of Deliberation , A . and A . S . Rite , was held in Chicago on the 13 th August last , under the presidency of Illustrious John C . Smith , 33 , Deputy and Commander-in-Chief . Three consistories were represented . The membership is stated at 1129 .
The Lodge of Unions , No . 256 , will hold a festival to celebrate the centenary year of its existence as a working lodge at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , November 2 nd . A very distinguished company has been invited to take part in the proceedings . The lodge will meet at half-past five in the evening . Last Saturday night the Great City Lodge
held its annual meeting at the Cannon-street Hotel , when Bro . R . Fendick was installed into the chair as VV . M . for the ensuing year , in the presence of a large body of officers and members . Afterwards a banquet was held . We hope to give a report in our next . A committee was appointed at the regular conclave on the Sth ult . of Monumental Commandery , No . 3 ,
Baltimore , for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements to attend the next triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment of the United States , appointed to be held at St . Louis , Missouri , in September of next year . Bro . J . F . B . Firth , M . P ., presided , and Bros . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Sir John Bennett , and T . Eccleston Gibb were present , at a public meeting , held at St . James ' s
Hall , on Thursday , the Sth inst ., for the purpose of protesting against the continued exclusion of London from the benefits of the Municipal Corporations Act , 1 S 35 . Bro . Thomas Phipps Dorman has made a presentation of a large photograph of Queen Eleanor ' s Cross to each member of the Provincial Grand Lodge Reception Committee of the Eleanor Cross Lodge , No . 17 C 4 . The
works are from his own negative , and areincased in massive oak frames . They certainly form some of the best specimens of amateur photography that have been exhibited . HOLLOWAV ' S FILLS AND OINTMENT . —Some occupations tend to the development of certain diseases , and those who toil as miners are peculiarly liahle to rheumatism , Inmhago , and other allied complaints . In the goliirkkls and copper mines Hplloway's remedies
have been largely patronised hy the workers to their very ( Treat advantage , and they can be confidently recommended as invaluahle remedies for inward congestion , spasms and cramps in the bowels , and ail those conditions of the lungs and liver to which those who work underground or in impure atmospheres are so peculiarly liable . For cuts , bruises , sprains , and stiffened joints , the action of Holloway ' s Ointment is eminently healing and soothing , and a L supply should alwavs be at hand in case of need . — rAnvr . 1
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Bros . Lieut .-Colonel Bignold ( chairman ) , the Earl of Dunraven , C . S . Read , M . P ., and Sir R . B . Harvey , Bart ., M . P ., were present at a political gathering held in the Agricultural Hall , Norwich , on Monday . Bros , the Earl of Carnarvon , Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., Lord Ashbourne , and Colonel Stanley , M . P ., were present at the several Cabinet Councils held in Downing-street last week .
Bro . Lieut .-Col . D . Mcliver was admitted to the 31 ° in the Ancient and Accepted Rite on Tuesday last . Bro . Mcliver is also W . M .-elect of the St . Vincent ' s Lodge , No . 1404 , Bristol , and will be installed on Thursday , the 22 nd instant .
Bro . Alderman Staples , Lord Mayor-elect , has appointed the Rev . Joseph Mould , M . A ., vicar of Rodbourne-Cheney , Wilts , to be his chaplain during his Mayoralty , and Bro . VV . J . Soulsby has been for the eleventh consecutive year appointed as private secretary .
Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., addressed a meeting of his constituents at Ore , near Hastings , on Monday evening , and Bro . Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., a meeting of the electors of the Kingston division of Surrey the same evening .
Bro . Thomas Benskin will preside at the fourth anniversary dinner of the St . Marylebone , Paddington , and District Licensed Victuallers' and Beersellers' Trade Protection Association . The dinner is fixed for Wednesday , the 2 Sth inst ., and will take place at the Freemasons ' Tavern .
The ceremony of installing R . W . Bro . Sir Offiey Wakeman , Bart ., as Prov . Grand Master of Shropshire , will take place on Thursday next , the 22 nd inst ., and the day following R . W . Bro . Lord Harlech will be installed Prov . Grand Master of North Wales , at Wrexham . On both occasions Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M . of England will officiate as Installing Master .
The following dinners took place at the Freemasons' Tavern , for the week ending Saturday , the 17 th inst .: Monday—Old Pauline Club . Tuesday—Butchers ' Charitable Institution ; Jerusalem Chapter ; Urban Lodge ; St . James's Union Lodge ; Waldeck Lodge . Wednesday —Lodge of Fidelity . Thursday—Universal Lodge ; Great Northern Lodge .
MARK MASONRY . —A lodge for the instruction and improvement of Mark Master Masons is to be holden weekly at the " Moorgate , " 15 , Finsbury-pavement , by authority of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No 355 . The first meeting will be held to-night ( Friday ) , under the presidency of Bro . J . L . Mather , P . M . Old Kent ( T . I . ) , who will act as Preceptor .
Bro . T . I . Bird , P . M . 1 S 07 . P . P . G . Swd . Br . Middx ., was unanimously elected VV . M . of the Elliot Lodge , No . 15 G 7 , at its last meeting . The installation will take place on the first Saturday in November , at the Railway Hotel , Feltham . We may also mention that Comp . T . I . Bird is Z -elect of the Sir Hugh Myddelton Chapter , No . 1602 . The installation will take place at the Highbury Station Hotel , on Friday , the 23 rd inst .
We are informed that , consequent upon the resolution of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls to purchase the belt of land on the north and east sides of the school grounds for £ 5700 , by which a further outlay will be necessitated , Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , Past Grand Treasurer , intends to give notice of motion for the next quarterly communication on the 2 nd of December
that Grand Lodge vote £ 1000 from the Fund of General Purposes towards defraying the additional expenses . Madame Worrell , Madame Traynor ( formerl y Miss Marianne Warren ) , Bros . Theodore Distin , Chaplin Henry , Egbert Roberts , Sinclair Dunn , VV . Sexton , F . H . Cozens , and G . S . Graham are among the talented vocalists who will take part in the musical programme at the Grand
Festival of Ye Antiente Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners , which is to be held under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs cf London and Middlesex , Bros . R . Evans and T . Clarke , and by Bro . Alderman De Keyser , at the Cannon Street Hotel on Thursday , the 22 nd instant . Bro . Sheriff and Mrs . Clarke accepted the
invitation of their employes at the Safe Deposit , Chancerylane , to spend the evening with them on Thursday evening , the Sth inst ., and the result was a gathering which proved most enjoyable to all concerned . On Bro . and Mrs . Clarke ' s arrival at 6 . 30 p . m ., the latter was presented by one of the lads with a handsome bouquet , after which our Bro . Sheriff Clarke was successively presented with a handsomely
illuminated addressof congratulation on his appointment to the high office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex , and a massive silver inkstand of elegant design and workmanship , having a suitable inscription on one side and the Sheriff ' s crest and motto on the other . The presentation was quite
unexpected on the part of Bro . Clarke , his employes having succeeded in guarding their secret well ; but once the feeling of surprise had passed , he was able to thank the donors for their kindness and to express the pleasure he derived from the hearty relations existing between them and him .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland will be held at the Assembly Rooms , Three Swans Hotel , Market Harborough , on Friday next , the 23 rd inst ., under the banner of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1330 . The principal business will include the presentation of the Prov . Grand Treasurer's statement of account for the past year , the election of a
Prov . Grand Treasurer , and the appointment and investiture of the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year . The usual banquet will follow , at 6 p . m ., at the Three Swans Hotel . It is gratifying to learn from abstract of Prov . Grand Treasurer's report that the finances of Prov . Grand Lodge are in a healthy state , the General Fund having a balance in hand of over £ 93 , and the Charity Fund one of £ 29 Ss . 7 d . It is equally gratifying to learn from the
Seventh Annual Report of the Masonic Charity Association of the province that , though there is a slight falling off from last year as regards membership , the progress in all other respects has been most satisfactory , 3 S LifeSubscriberships representing a money contribution of £ 199 10 s ., having been added to the voting power of the province , £ 189 having been paid over to the Girls' School , and £ 10 10 s . to the Boys' School .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., has been pleased to appoint the Rev . H . A . Pickard , M . A ., one of H . M . Inspectors of Schools , to be Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry for the Province of Oxfordshire , in succession to the late lamented Grand Superintendent , H . R . H . the Duke of Albany . The installation will probably take place on the 28 th inst ., when the Earl of
Jersey is also to he installed by Lord Leigh as Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Bro . Lord Ashbourne left London somewhat suddenly for Dublin on Friday evening , the 9 th inst . Bro . J . H . Puleston , M . P ., has been elected Master of the Wheelwrights' Company for the ensuing
year , and Bro . VV . G . Lemon one of the Wardens . Bro . Lord Randol p h Churchill has arranged to visit Wolverhampton on the 17 th November prox ., and address a meeting of the electors in the Agricultural Hall . Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., left London for Balmoral on Friday evening , the gth inst ., to remain for ^ some days as Minister in attendance on the
Queen . Bro . the Duke of Connaught and Prince Henry of Battenburg have been enjoying capital sport at Balmoral , the former having brought down a Royal stag on Saturday last . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was prevented b y a cold from being present at the annual athletic sports of
his regiment , the 10 th hussars , which came off at Aldershot on Monday . At the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the Sth inst ., a resolution of condolence with the family of the deceased Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury was proposed by Bro . E . Dresser-Rogers , seconded by Bro . Alderman Sir R . Hanson , and adopted unanimously , The Prince of Wales left Pesth on his return
home on Monday , reaching Vienna , where he was received at the railway station by the British ambassador and the staff of the embassy the same afternoon . His Royal Highness took np his quarters at the Grand Hotel . The Lady Mayoress gave her last ball at the Mansion House on Friday , the gth inst ., the number of guests , notwithstanding the lateness of the season , being
over 1100 . The band of the Coldstream Guards attended , and dancing was kept up till an advanced hour . Bro . the Earl of Fife , P . G . M . Banffshire , delivered an address on the development of municipal life during the present century , on Friday , the gth inst ., on the occasion of the opening of the new Town Hall of Elgin . His lordship was subsequently presented with the freedom
of the burgh . The Provincial Grand Mark Master Mason of North and East Yorkshire has ordered his annual communication to be summoned at the Masonic Hall , Malton , on Monday , Nov . 2 nd , at 2 p . m ., at the invitation of the Fitzwilliam Lodge , No . 277 . There will be a banquet at the Talbot Hotel at 5 o ' clock .
The Voice of Masonry reports the death on the 2 Sth August last , at the ripe age of 7 S years , of Comp . Arnold R . Robinson , who for the last 28 years had been Grand Janitor of the Grand R . A . Chapter of Illinois . Comp . Robertson had been a resident of Springfield for 50 years and was universally respected . Bros . Earl Granville , Joseph Dodds , M . P ., and
Sir J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , were among the guests at the grand banquet , held at Freemasons ' Tavern , on Friday evening , the pth inst ., in order to celebrate the jubilee of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1 S 35 , the toast of " The Mayors and Members of Corporations " being proposed by Bro . Earl Granville . The funeral of the late Bro . the Earl of
Shaftesbury , K . G ., took place at Wunborne St . Giles ' s , on Friday , the 9 th inst ., every possible mark of respect for his lordship being shown by Ihe inhabitants and the country round about . Bros . Lord Wolverton and Montague J . Guest , M . P ., P . G . M . Dorsetshire , were among the friends of the deceased earl who attended the mournful ceremony .
R . W . Bro . H . W . Hope , of Luffness , P . G . M . of East Lothian , was married on Thursday , the Sth inst ., to the Lady Mary Primrose , sister of the Earl of Rosebery , and daughter of the Duchess of Cleveland . The ceremony took place in Staindrop Church , the Bishop of Durham officiating , while the festivities in connection with the event were held at Raby Castle .
Bros . Earl Cowper , K . G ., the Hon . Henry Cowper , M . P ., and the Earl of Arran were present among the mourners at the funeral service , held in Westminster Abbey , onThursday , the 8 th inst ., forthe late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G . ; while Bros , the Lord Mayor , M . P ., and Sheriffs Alderman Evans and T . Clarke were present in their official capacity as representatives of the City of London .
Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire , addressed a numerous meeting of the electors at Rawtenstall on Saturday evening last , and Bro . the Ri ght Bon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., a similar meeting at Pontefract on Monday . The latter was to deliver an address at a similar meeting at Knottingley on Thursday , and would continue his electoral campaign to-dav
U'nday ) at Ferrybridge , and to-morrow ( Saturday ) at Orton and the Fitzwilliam Hall , Peterborough . It is with much pleasure we learn that Bro , John . o'liday ( who has for so many years been actively engaged ¦ n the manufacture of upholstery trimmings ) has found his ousiness increasing to such an extent that he has been
compelled to remove to more commodious premises at Nos . 12 and 14 Little Britain , where he is now showing a splendid collection of Madras lace , and tapestry curtains , table covers , & c , in addition to the artistic trimmings , for the Production of which he enjoys such a deservedly high re PutatiQtv .
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The Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the cholera in Spain amounted to upwards of £ 3 SoO on Monday . Bro . Paget has been selected to decorate the streets of the Ward of Aldersgate for the Lord Mayor ' s procession on the gth prox . Bros . Marriott , Q . C ., M . P ., and Baron H . de
Worms , M . P ., addressed meetings of the electors on Monday evening at Tunbridge Wells and Liverpool respectively . The Voice of Masonry for October contains a very appreciative review of Bro . James Stevens ' s latest contribution to Masonic literature , his " Chips from a Rough Ashlar . "
Bro . Lawrence , M . W . G . M . of New York , on the gth ult . consecrated the new Masonic Hall erected by Ilion Lodge , No . 591 , and Iroquois R . A . Chapter , No . 236 , at Uion , New York . The first illuminated indoor fete at the Crystal Palace was fixed for Thursday evening , the 15 th inst ., while to-morrow ( Saturday ) will be inaugurated the 30 th
series of Saturday concerts . We regret to hear that Bro . Sir F . Perkins , Ex-Sheriff of London , has recently sustained a severe famil y bereavement , his wife , Lady Perkins , having died on Thursday , the Sth instant . Bros . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., and W . L . Jackson , M . P ., were among those who , on Thursday evening , the
Sth inst ., addressed political meetings in connection with the coming General Election . Prince George of Wales , accompanied by Bro . F . Knollys , C . B ., reached Copenhagen on Saturday last , and at once proceeded to Fredensborg in anticipation of the marriage of Prince Waldemar of Denmark . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the
Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , on Monday , the 26 th inst ., at the Moorgate , 15 , Finsbury-pavement , E . C , at seven o ' clock precisely . The Prince of Wales visited the Hungarian Diet at Pesth on Saturday last , remaining till the close of the sitting . His Royal Highness occupied a seat in the gallery set apart for diplomatists .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley was among the officers who accompanied his Royal Highness the Commander-in-chief to Woolwich on Monday for the purpose of inspecting the artillery and other troops stationed there . Bro . the Lord Mayor will take the chair at a meeting which will be held at the Mansion House , to-day
( Friday ) , for the purpose of promoting a movement to raise a national memorial to the late Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury . Bro . Sir Charles Warren , who had reached Madeira on his return home , has telegraphed accepting the invitation of the London Chamber of Commerce to a banquet to be given in his honour on Wednesday next , the 21 st instant .
To-morrow ( Saturday ) Sir William Harcourt will unveil the statue erected in Derby Market-place to the memory of the late Bro . M . Bass , M . P ., and at the close of the ceremony will go on a visit to Bro . Sir Arthur Bass , Bart ., M . P ., at Rangemor . In consequence of a change in the proprietorship of the Hotel , the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction will in
future be held at Ye Old Tabard Inn , Bedford Park , Chiswick ( Turnham Green Station ) . The first meeting for the season will be held to-morrow ( Saturday ) . Bro . the Lord Mayor , Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., has been unanimously chosen as one of the candidates in the Conservative interest to represent the City of London in the new Parliament , the other beinc
Mr . J . G . Hubbard , M . P . The seventeenth session of the Illinois Council of Deliberation , A . and A . S . Rite , was held in Chicago on the 13 th August last , under the presidency of Illustrious John C . Smith , 33 , Deputy and Commander-in-Chief . Three consistories were represented . The membership is stated at 1129 .
The Lodge of Unions , No . 256 , will hold a festival to celebrate the centenary year of its existence as a working lodge at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , November 2 nd . A very distinguished company has been invited to take part in the proceedings . The lodge will meet at half-past five in the evening . Last Saturday night the Great City Lodge
held its annual meeting at the Cannon-street Hotel , when Bro . R . Fendick was installed into the chair as VV . M . for the ensuing year , in the presence of a large body of officers and members . Afterwards a banquet was held . We hope to give a report in our next . A committee was appointed at the regular conclave on the Sth ult . of Monumental Commandery , No . 3 ,
Baltimore , for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements to attend the next triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment of the United States , appointed to be held at St . Louis , Missouri , in September of next year . Bro . J . F . B . Firth , M . P ., presided , and Bros . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Sir John Bennett , and T . Eccleston Gibb were present , at a public meeting , held at St . James ' s
Hall , on Thursday , the Sth inst ., for the purpose of protesting against the continued exclusion of London from the benefits of the Municipal Corporations Act , 1 S 35 . Bro . Thomas Phipps Dorman has made a presentation of a large photograph of Queen Eleanor ' s Cross to each member of the Provincial Grand Lodge Reception Committee of the Eleanor Cross Lodge , No . 17 C 4 . The
works are from his own negative , and areincased in massive oak frames . They certainly form some of the best specimens of amateur photography that have been exhibited . HOLLOWAV ' S FILLS AND OINTMENT . —Some occupations tend to the development of certain diseases , and those who toil as miners are peculiarly liahle to rheumatism , Inmhago , and other allied complaints . In the goliirkkls and copper mines Hplloway's remedies
have been largely patronised hy the workers to their very ( Treat advantage , and they can be confidently recommended as invaluahle remedies for inward congestion , spasms and cramps in the bowels , and ail those conditions of the lungs and liver to which those who work underground or in impure atmospheres are so peculiarly liable . For cuts , bruises , sprains , and stiffened joints , the action of Holloway ' s Ointment is eminently healing and soothing , and a L supply should alwavs be at hand in case of need . — rAnvr . 1
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Bros . Lieut .-Colonel Bignold ( chairman ) , the Earl of Dunraven , C . S . Read , M . P ., and Sir R . B . Harvey , Bart ., M . P ., were present at a political gathering held in the Agricultural Hall , Norwich , on Monday . Bros , the Earl of Carnarvon , Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., Lord Ashbourne , and Colonel Stanley , M . P ., were present at the several Cabinet Councils held in Downing-street last week .
Bro . Lieut .-Col . D . Mcliver was admitted to the 31 ° in the Ancient and Accepted Rite on Tuesday last . Bro . Mcliver is also W . M .-elect of the St . Vincent ' s Lodge , No . 1404 , Bristol , and will be installed on Thursday , the 22 nd instant .
Bro . Alderman Staples , Lord Mayor-elect , has appointed the Rev . Joseph Mould , M . A ., vicar of Rodbourne-Cheney , Wilts , to be his chaplain during his Mayoralty , and Bro . VV . J . Soulsby has been for the eleventh consecutive year appointed as private secretary .
Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., addressed a meeting of his constituents at Ore , near Hastings , on Monday evening , and Bro . Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., a meeting of the electors of the Kingston division of Surrey the same evening .
Bro . Thomas Benskin will preside at the fourth anniversary dinner of the St . Marylebone , Paddington , and District Licensed Victuallers' and Beersellers' Trade Protection Association . The dinner is fixed for Wednesday , the 2 Sth inst ., and will take place at the Freemasons ' Tavern .
The ceremony of installing R . W . Bro . Sir Offiey Wakeman , Bart ., as Prov . Grand Master of Shropshire , will take place on Thursday next , the 22 nd inst ., and the day following R . W . Bro . Lord Harlech will be installed Prov . Grand Master of North Wales , at Wrexham . On both occasions Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M . of England will officiate as Installing Master .
The following dinners took place at the Freemasons' Tavern , for the week ending Saturday , the 17 th inst .: Monday—Old Pauline Club . Tuesday—Butchers ' Charitable Institution ; Jerusalem Chapter ; Urban Lodge ; St . James's Union Lodge ; Waldeck Lodge . Wednesday —Lodge of Fidelity . Thursday—Universal Lodge ; Great Northern Lodge .
MARK MASONRY . —A lodge for the instruction and improvement of Mark Master Masons is to be holden weekly at the " Moorgate , " 15 , Finsbury-pavement , by authority of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No 355 . The first meeting will be held to-night ( Friday ) , under the presidency of Bro . J . L . Mather , P . M . Old Kent ( T . I . ) , who will act as Preceptor .
Bro . T . I . Bird , P . M . 1 S 07 . P . P . G . Swd . Br . Middx ., was unanimously elected VV . M . of the Elliot Lodge , No . 15 G 7 , at its last meeting . The installation will take place on the first Saturday in November , at the Railway Hotel , Feltham . We may also mention that Comp . T . I . Bird is Z -elect of the Sir Hugh Myddelton Chapter , No . 1602 . The installation will take place at the Highbury Station Hotel , on Friday , the 23 rd inst .
We are informed that , consequent upon the resolution of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls to purchase the belt of land on the north and east sides of the school grounds for £ 5700 , by which a further outlay will be necessitated , Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , Past Grand Treasurer , intends to give notice of motion for the next quarterly communication on the 2 nd of December
that Grand Lodge vote £ 1000 from the Fund of General Purposes towards defraying the additional expenses . Madame Worrell , Madame Traynor ( formerl y Miss Marianne Warren ) , Bros . Theodore Distin , Chaplin Henry , Egbert Roberts , Sinclair Dunn , VV . Sexton , F . H . Cozens , and G . S . Graham are among the talented vocalists who will take part in the musical programme at the Grand
Festival of Ye Antiente Fraternitie of Ye Rahere Almoners , which is to be held under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , supported by the Sheriffs cf London and Middlesex , Bros . R . Evans and T . Clarke , and by Bro . Alderman De Keyser , at the Cannon Street Hotel on Thursday , the 22 nd instant . Bro . Sheriff and Mrs . Clarke accepted the
invitation of their employes at the Safe Deposit , Chancerylane , to spend the evening with them on Thursday evening , the Sth inst ., and the result was a gathering which proved most enjoyable to all concerned . On Bro . and Mrs . Clarke ' s arrival at 6 . 30 p . m ., the latter was presented by one of the lads with a handsome bouquet , after which our Bro . Sheriff Clarke was successively presented with a handsomely
illuminated addressof congratulation on his appointment to the high office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex , and a massive silver inkstand of elegant design and workmanship , having a suitable inscription on one side and the Sheriff ' s crest and motto on the other . The presentation was quite
unexpected on the part of Bro . Clarke , his employes having succeeded in guarding their secret well ; but once the feeling of surprise had passed , he was able to thank the donors for their kindness and to express the pleasure he derived from the hearty relations existing between them and him .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland will be held at the Assembly Rooms , Three Swans Hotel , Market Harborough , on Friday next , the 23 rd inst ., under the banner of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1330 . The principal business will include the presentation of the Prov . Grand Treasurer's statement of account for the past year , the election of a
Prov . Grand Treasurer , and the appointment and investiture of the Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year . The usual banquet will follow , at 6 p . m ., at the Three Swans Hotel . It is gratifying to learn from abstract of Prov . Grand Treasurer's report that the finances of Prov . Grand Lodge are in a healthy state , the General Fund having a balance in hand of over £ 93 , and the Charity Fund one of £ 29 Ss . 7 d . It is equally gratifying to learn from the
Seventh Annual Report of the Masonic Charity Association of the province that , though there is a slight falling off from last year as regards membership , the progress in all other respects has been most satisfactory , 3 S LifeSubscriberships representing a money contribution of £ 199 10 s ., having been added to the voting power of the province , £ 189 having been paid over to the Girls' School , and £ 10 10 s . to the Boys' School .