Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

At 33 , Golden Square , this ( Friday ) evening the installation of the old Rose Croix Chapter , the Invicta , will be held , when III . Bro . Henry Lovegrove , 30 , who has been for many years a member of the chapter , will be installed as M . W . S . St . Anne ' s Lodge , Fast Looe . on Wednesday , the 7 th inst ., unanimrusly elected Bro . S . Trehane , W . M . ; Bro . J . Crossman , Treasurer ; and Br > . James Oliver , Tyler ; and arranged to hold the installation meeting and banquet on January 4 th .

The Duchess Dowager of Marlborcugh and Lady Randolph Churchill are residing at Branksome Dene , near Bournemouth , which has been placed at their disposal by Lord Wimborne . Lady Randolph is very much better , but at present she is unable to walk .

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York attended divine service in St . George ' s Chapel , Windsor , on Tuesday afternoon , and afterwards visited Eton College , over which they were conducted by Dr . Warre , the Head Master .

M . B . Foster and Sons ( Limited ) , have just received advice that their " , Bugle Brand " ale and " Bugle Brand " stout , have each been awarded a gold medal at the Kimberley Exhibition , South Africa , ilwy being the only British bottlers who have received this distinction .

The Duke of Cambridge presided at the annual dinner of the 4 th Battalion Suffolk Regiment , which was held at the Grand Hotel on Saturday last . There was a large party of officers present , including Col . Viscount Downe and Col . FitzGrorge , in attendance on his Royal Highness . The important position of District Surveyor of Shore ditch and Norton Folgate , which has been vacant throueh

the resignation of Mr . Charles Fowler , has been conferred upon Bro .. Henry Lovegrove , of 26 , Budge Row , E . C , District Surveyor of South Islington , who retains his former appointment . At Cambridge , Bro . H . F . Greef , S . W ., has been elected W . M . of the Lodge of the 1 hree Grand Principles , No . 441 , and Bro . VV . B . Redfarn , S . W ., has been elected

W . M . of the Scientific Lodge , No . SS . In both cases the vote was unanimous . 'I he installations will be on the first and second Mondajs in January , respectively . The returns of the Registrar-General of Births , Deaths , and Marriages show that the health of London remains good , notwithstanding the variable weather , the death rate fier 1000 lor last week being 17-7 . We are glad also to earn that scarlet fever is decreasing , the number of fatal

cases being very much below the average . The Leeds Smithfield Club Cattle Show was opened on Tuesday by the Mayor , and to judge from the exhibits , it promises to be one of the best ever held . The number of entries is larger than it has ever been before , while among the exhibitors who have been successful in winning prizes are the Prince of Wales , Bro . the Marques of Zetland , the Marqu i s c . f Londonderry , Bro . the Earl of Durham , Bro . he Earl of Londesboroup . fi , and Sir J . C . Cowell .

The Wiltshire County Ball , which was held at Salisbury on Tuesday , proved a great success . 1 he scene of the gathering was the County Hall , in which representatives of all the principal county families weie assembled . Among these pn sent were Bro . the Earl and Countess of Radnor

and party from Longleat ( astle , and the Earl and Countess of Pembroke ' s party from Wilton House , prominent among whom were Bro . Lord and Lady Skelmeisdale . General regret was felt at the absence , through illness , of Viscount Folkestone , M . P ., who is spending the winter at Algiers .

Wednesday being the anniversary of the death of Prince Consort , in 1861 , and of the Prircess Alice , Grand Duchess of Hesse and Darmtsadt , the Queen and the members of the Royal Family in England attended a memorial service in the Royal Mausoleum , those present , including the

Prince ar . d Princess of Wales , the Duke of York , the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Duchess of Albany , and Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg . The service was of the usual character , and later in the day the membersofthe Queen ' s household were allowed to visit the mausoleini .

The annual supper of the Royal York Ijidge of lrs'ruc " tion , held on Wednesday evening , the 7 th inst ., at ihe St . James's Restaurant , Brighton , under the presidency of Bro . A . Stanley Cooke , W . M . 3 ' 5 , P . G O ., was maiked hy the presenlaticn of a gold bar and Past Matter ' s jewel to Bro . J . Newbe-iy , P . P . J . G . D . Beiks , who has ably officiated . is Preceptor to the lodge . In making the presentation the

W . M . spoke of the nourishing condiiion of the lor ' ge , and said he knew of no other that surpassed it in numerical strength . He acknowledged the efficiency and ceurlesy with whi ' h Bro . Newbery had discharged his duties , and expressed the pleasure it gave him to act for the brethren of the lodge in making tre presentation . 1 he ( Jit was suitably acknowledged by Bro . Newbery .

A few copies of Bro . Alexander Graham ' s valuable " History of Freemasonry in the Province of Shropshire , " with an interesting introduction by Bro . W . J . Hughan , are now for sale , the members of I he province having been supplied with the number required . I hese the author has agreed to offer at half-a-guiiica each , post free , so that Mascnic libraries and Masonic students may become

subscribers to the work , and thus secure copies of a volume , which it is anticipated will soon be at a premium . As the bonk extends to considerably over 200 pages , and is tastefully bound in cloth , the small sum fixed can scarcely cover the cost of production . It is undoubtedly one of the best histories ever wriilen . Application for copies must be made to Bro . Alexander Graham , Dogpole Chambers , Shrewsbury .

A Goon PLAN . — 'The Eleventh Annual Edition of Explanatoiy Book , sent free , gives valuable and reliable information how to opera ' . e successfully in Stocks and Shares and obtain handsome profits . —Address , Geo . Evans and Co ., Stockbrokers , 11 , Poultry , London , E . C .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Mr . H . Parry Gilbey , founder of the well-known firm of wine merchants , whose head-quarters are located at what used to be the Pantheon , Oxford-street , died very suddenly from a stroke of paralysis on Monday at the age of 6 S

years . The Princess of Wales , accompanied by the Duke of York and the Princesses Victoria and Maud , left Sandringham for Marlborough House . In the evening the Prince and Princess and their son and two daughters left London for Windsor on a visit to the Oueen .

LODGE LA FRANCE . In our last report of this lodge we spoke of Bro . E . St . Clair as being Vice-President of the Masonic Institutions . We should have said " Vice-Patron , " as our worthy brother has qualified as such to all three Charities .

Sir Bernard Burke , Ulster King-of-Arms , compiler of the well-known Peerage which bears his name , and author of many works on heraldric , historical , and antiquarian subjects , died at Dublin Castle on Tuesday , in the 78 th year of his age . He was appointed to the office in which he so greatly distinguished himself as far back as the year 1853 .

The usual warrants for the issue of doe venison from the Royal Parks to the officials of the London Corporation have been made out and sent to the City Remembrancer . The Lord Mayor receives four does , the Sheriffs three each , and the Recorder , Town Clerk , Common Serjeant , Chamberlain , and Remembrancer one each .

"The Record Press , " Limited , 37 6 , Strand , London , W . C , will shortly issue , and simultaneously in the United States , "On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers , " by Miss Kate Marsden , which promises to be one of the most interesting and graphic books of the season . It is dedicated , by special permission , to her Majesty the Oueen , and is illustrated with original drawings , sketches , & c .

Bro . General Lord Roberls , V . C , Commander-in-Chief in India , completed 41 years of military service on Monday , having received his first commission as second lieutenant in the Bengal Artillery on the 12 th December , 1 S 51 , when he was 19 years of age . His lordship has taken part in most of the wars in India which have taken p lace since then , and gained his Victoria Cross during the Mutiny campaigns .

Princess Christian and her daughter , the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein , took part in a concert given at the St . Paul's Mission House , Walworth , on Monday , under the direction of the Vicar . The Princess , having played Hertzogenberg ' s "Wreath" and Schumann ' s '' Narsbaum , " she and her daughter gave as a duet Rubenstein ' s '' Wedding March " and D'Ourville ' s "Hunting Chorus , "

the applause with which the several pieces were received being very enthusiastic . The Lodge of He-pi , which celebrated the installation of its Worshipful Master on Monday , is not only the oldest lodge in this district , but it has with one exception the

largest voting power for the Masonic Charities of any lodge in West Yorkshire . The lodge hoi ' s between 1100 and 1200 votes in perpetuity . It lost 143 votes through the late Aid . Thos . Hill . Next year the lodge centenary will be celebrated , and the occasion will naturally be signalised by great doings . —Bradford Wccklv Telegraph , Dec . 10 th .

The Queen has intimated her intention of presenting a donation of about £ 4000 to be utilised in some permanent foim in conneciion with Victoria University . On Tuesdiy , Earl Spencer , i s Chancellor , opened a new wing of University College , Liverpool , and at the binquet which followed Mr . Bryce c- nvejed a message from her Majesty , expressing her satifaction with what had been achieved and her intention , as Duchess of Lancaster , ol making the presentation as stated .

The distribution of prizes to the successful students connected with the City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education took place in Merchant laylors' Hall , Threadneedle-street , on Monday evening , among those present on the ulatlorm being Lord Mayor Knill , Nr Ferdinand Bonneweli , Bro . Sir Frederick Abel , Mr . J . R . Diggle , Chairman of the London School Board , and Dr . William Anderson , Director of Ordnance Factories , who presided .

The fifth annual concert and ball in connection with the Everton Lodge , No . S 23 , was held on the 8 ch inst ., in Ihe Assembly Rooms , Hardman-street , Liverpool , in aid of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution . Bro . E . Kite , VV . M ., presided over a very considerable gathering ,

and the evening proved a great success . During the lirsc part a musical programme was rendered by Madame Heibert , Miss Lilian Mercer , Bros . K . Brown , Redhead , C Porter , and Smith , Mr . W . H . Atkinson , and Masteis Harris and Lumb . Dancing followed the concert , the M . C . being Bro . H . M . Molyneux .

MASONIC WORK . — ' History of the Old Lodge of Dumfries , now deinoninated Dumfries Kilwinning , No . 53- " By James Smith , K . W . M . M . Michael ' s , Kilwinning , No . 63 , & c . With an introduction on the ancient MS . charges , the property of the lodge , by W . J . Hughan , Past Senior Grand Deacon , England , etc . ( George Kenning , London ) . While the general public can

scarcely be exptcted to take very great interest in the transactions ot a local lodge , even though it be the oldest in the Southern district , and dates back according to a not very well-established , it is true—to the year 1515 , it may be assumed that the " brethren , " not only in NitnsJdle , but throughout the country , will be interested in what Mr .

Smith has to record . I hey will find that he has been unwearied in his researches , and that he has put the results of them into a clear and valuable narrative . In an introduction Mr . Hughan gives an account of some old and , to Freemasons , interesting "cnarges " in the possession of the lodge . — Glasgow Herald .

HOLLOWAY ' S 1 ' ILLS . —l- ' or the cure of debility , b le . ' , liver , and stomach complaints his inappreciable medium ; is so well known in very part of the wor . d , ami the cures performed hy its use are so wonderful , that it now itands pre-eminent above all other remedies , inure particularly fur the cure ol' hiliuus and liver comp . aints , disorders of the stomach , dropsy , and deliilitat . d

constitution . In these 1 iseasts the hencliual etlects ( 1 the t-ilts arc so permanent that the whole system is renewed , the organs of digestion strengthened , and a free respiration promoted . They expel from the secretive organs and the circ . lation the morbid matter which produces intlammaiion , pain , fever , debility , and physical decaj- thus annihilating , by their purifying properties , the virulence of the most p . iin ! ul and devastating disease .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . Francis H . Scroggie sends us the following " If M .. Rev . Bro . Smithson , apply to any rrctilar lod ges , or lodges of instruction for relief , it is requited before so doing thev communicate with the Secretary , Ivy Lodee of Instrnri ^ J Railway Hotel , Battersea Rise , S . W . " auction ,

Princess Victoria Mary of Teck has consented to become Patroness of the Macready Seaside Holiday Institute at Hastings , which will be opened expressl y for the members of the Theatrical Mission , Covent Garden , at the commencement of the new year .

On Wednesday , the 2 . 1 st inst ., Bro . Chas . Sellers , Panmure Lodge of Instruction , will deliver a lecture at the Balham Hotel , at 7 . 30 , upon the ancient ori gin of Freemasonry . The Secretary desires us to intimate that the lodge will do its best to accommodate any brother who would make it his pleasure to attend on that evening .

Bro . the Earl of Radnor was installed on Wednesday at Salisbury , as Provincial Grand Master of Mark Masons for Wiltshire . The ceremonies , which included the conseration of a new Mark lodge for Salisbury , were performed by the Earl of Euston , Deputy Grand Master , assisted h , < Bros . Col . A . B . Cook , Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; Frank Richardson , G . Registrar ; and C . F . Matier , G . Secretary

By command of the Queen , several of Normann ' s Norwegian Fjord paintings were sent to Windsor Castle this week for her Majesty ' s inspection . Her Royal Hi ghness the Princess Louise has bought " A Summer Evening at Lofoten , " by the same artist . Her Majesty has been pleased to purchase two water-colour figure studies by Alice Maud Langford , Queen ' s Scholar of the Royal Female School of Art for this year .

There was a large attendance of brethren at the meeting of St . Kew Lodge , No . 1222 , Weston-super-Mare , on Tuesday evening , the 6 th inst . The S . W ., Bro . J . P . Capell , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and his installation will take place in January . Bro

H . B . ffatington , P . M ., was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . C Cornelius re-appointed Tyler . A Committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements for giving the Old Folks' Treat on Friday , the 30 th instant . The retiring VV . M . is Bro . Sabastian J . Sellick .

We have received the f jllowing , which may be of use to some of our readers who hear "strange noises" —" 40 , Adolphus-street , Deptford , S . E ., Kent . To landlords house agents , and those whom it may concern . Walter F . Brooke ( of Maskelyne and Cooke ' s entertainment , London ) will be pleased to investigate and report upon any reputed

haunted house , ascertaining the cause of , and putting a stop to , all seemingly unaccountable skrieks , cries , groans , spirit-rappings , & c , at the shortest notice . Several socalled ghosts ( caught in the act ) for sale from 3 d . upwards . All communications treated with utmost secre y ; address as above . "

The folio * ing is a list of the engagements for the Christmas Holidays at the Tivoli , Strand , which is certainly a brilliant programme—Mr . Albert Chevalier , Miss Bessie Bellwood , Mr . James Fawn , Miss Alma Stanley , Mr . Howard Reynolds , Miss Adi Lundberg , Mr . F . H . Celli , Miss Marie Leyton , Mr . Dutch Daly , Miss Minnie

Cunningham , Mr . G . \ V . Kenway , Tne Sisters Tilley , Carl Hertz , Air . Chas . Godfrey , Miss KateJames , TheTwo Macs , Miss Marie Collins , Brown , Newland , and Leclerq , Miss Jenny Valmore , Mr . G . W . Hunter , Miss Marie Le Blanc , Air . Sim Redfern , Miss Flo Hastings , Lieutenant Cole , The Biothers Horn , Western and Martyn , and Auguste Van Biene , the celebrated violoncellist .

A Captain Goade , of the Belgian Army , was recently walking over the ground on which the battle of Fontenoy was lought in 1745 , when he espied a seal , on which was engraved an tttigy of the Duke of Cumberland . The Captain had the relic cleaned and forwarded it to the Belgian Consul-General in London for the purpose of

presentation to the Queen . Her Majesty has been graciously pltastd to accept the relic which has thus been found after having been hidden in the ground for little short of 150 years . 1 he seal was picked up between Fontenoy and Kamecroix , where the French and English guards encountered each other during the battle .

Speaking after a dinner given at the Royal Forest Hotel , Chingford , to celebrate the consecration of theShurmur Koyal Arch Chapter , Bro . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Keg ., thanked the large bt > dy of fritnds lor the kind feeling they had extended to mm and his family in the almost unprecedented calamity which had fallen on them in the aitacn madeon his daughter at Bickley on August 3 rd . He added that it had Seen

mentioned to him tnat uieic had been no accounts in the newspapers lately about his child . He was sorry he could not say as much as he would wish to say ; but although , under ihe blessing of Providence , his daughter ' s intellect was left absolutely untouched , tne power ot speech had , unfortunately , been affected . Ine lamilj , however , had great hopes that , in the curse of a day or two , when the pressure upon the brain was removed , there would be complete

restoration . MA . N ' CIIKSTEK MASONIC C ' VCLINI ; CLUB . —The above club which was lurmeu . in April last to bring together brethren of the Cralt who are alsj brethren of the wfteel , held a social at . lheir headejuarters , the Balmoral Restaurant , Ucaiisgate , Manchester , on Wednesday , the 7 th inst ., when a number ot the members and Masonic brethren

spent a very enjoyable evening . Bro . H . C . R . Goldman aoly filled tne enjir , and the princip . il item on tne programme was a lime-light lantern show given by Bros . K . J . H . Sayeis and 5 . Diggle , the subjects being the prize sliues of cycling subjects kindly lenc by the Editor ol Photography , and number of views taken by the members when touring and yachting on ihe Norlolk broads . Ihe ot

tallowing bictlirtn contributed to the harmony «» - meeting : liios . K . Wainwnght , VV . H . Moss , H . C . K . Goldman , A . E . Grey , W . Garside , S . Boswell , IHdinneit , and others . Ihe toast ui " The Visitors" was responded 10 by oro . G . rt . Myers , P . M . 1730 . Young lady artist , daughter of Exhibitor at the Roy * Academy , artistically colouis piiutogiaphs : Cartes , is ., 2 » - < iiie

caumeis , 2 s ., 3 s . Od . Phoiograuhs enlarged up to -su . c , and finished in oils , water colour , or monochrome . Ivory munaiuies laitntuily reproduced trom photographs , and most delicately painted . Special care taken w , tt } .. ' r ? colouring 01 legalia . Highest testimonials trom nobility , & c—Mabel Vernon , Craven House , Beaconsheld-roaa , New Southgate , N .