Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

We are asked to state that the Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction now meets on Friday evenings at eight p . m ., at the Dover Castle , Broadway , Deptford . The regular conclave of the St . Joseph Preceptory , Manchester , was held on Friday , the ioth inst . There was a large assembly of sir knights . Comp . J . H . Marsh was installed by Sir Knight W . H . Lean , P . E . C .

At the last meeting of the Graystone Lodge , No . 1915 , Whitstable , Bro . John Wood , of Whitstable College , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . The installation will take place on the second Thursday in September .

Bro . A . C . Goodinge , only son of Bro . Deputy Goodmge , P . M ., is to be married to Miss Mary Draper , daughter of the late H . V . Draper , Esq ., of New Bond-street , on Saturday , the 25 th instant , at St . George ' s , Hanover-. square .

On Friday morning , the ioth inst ., the Empress of Germany visited Maple and Co . ' s establishment in Tottenham Courtroad , remaining some considerable time , making several purchases , and evincing great interest in many of the productions exhibited .

The American idea that all business should be transacted when the lodge is open on the Third Degree is gaining ground in Canada . The Grand Master of New Brunswick decided recently that " the business of a lodge had better be transacted on the M . M . Degree . "

Before the departure of the Emperor and Empress of Germany from Windsor , Mr . Russell , of Baker-street , had the honour of submitting three life-size photographs which he has made from the sittings their Majesties recently gave him at Potsdam . The portraits are for the Naval and German Exhibitions .

Freemasonry does not believe that all men arc free and equal . Those that are slaves to vice are certainly not free , nor ire they the equals of those that are virtuous . The very fact that Freemasonry has preserved the unanimous ballot proves that she does not regard all mankind as equals , for if she did so recognise them there would be no need' of a ballot . —Keystone .

Bro . Lord and Lady Suffield , Bro . Sir J . and Lady Puleston , and Bro . and Mrs . Tyssen-Amherst were among the guests at the wedding breakfast given by Lord and Lady Hastings at their residence in Bruton-street on the 9 th inst ., on the occasion of the marriage of the Hon . H . J . Astley , brother of his lordship , with Miss Sibyl Fountaine , daughter of the late Mr . Charles George Fountaine .

The publication of the Ruskin poems has again been deferred . They were promised early in the year ; then it was announced that they would be kept back till July in order to secure the American copyright ; and now the ist of October has been fixed definitely for their appearance . This last delay is caused entirely by the conditions of the American Copyright Act .

The Countess of Cadogan will receive the nurses of the Royal National Pension Fund at a conversazione to be held on Thursday evening , the 23 rd inst ., at the Merchant Taylors' Hall , at 8 p . m ., when Mr . Harry Furness will give his" Sketches of Parliament . " On the 25 th inst . H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , as President of the Fund , will present certificates to the second thousand nurses who have joined the Fund .

The funeral of Bro . J . R . Wilkinson , of Burnside , Skipton , a member of the Craven Lodge and a prominent tradesman , took place on the ioth instant at Waltonwrays Cemetery , Skipton , the service being conducted by the Rev . H . L . Cook , rector of Skipton . The funeral was attended by a large body of Freemasons and representatives of numerous public bodies in which the deceased brother had taken great interest .

At the entertainment to be given at St . George's Hall , on the 21 st inst ., for the benefit of Mr . Edwin Drew , many popular artistes will appear , including Mr . Samuel Brandram , Mr . John Nash , and Miss Virginia Blackwood , the lastnamed of whom will appear in a new short piece by Mr . Drew , entitled "Tricking a Tec . " Mr . Drew has recently recovered from a dangerous illness , and much sympathy is felt with him in the losses he has incurred .

Believers in the time-honoured tradition which associates St . Swithin , a Godly Bishop of Winchester , with 40 days of rain , will this year be inspired with sentiments of mingled satisfaction and fear . His day—July 15 th—was in most places , including the Metropolis and its environs , happily free from the slightest suspicion of a shower , but here and there rain fell in considerable quantities . On what side , therefore , can St . Swithin be regarded as having cast his atmospheric influence ?

The second meeting at Bisley of the National Rifle Association opened on Monday morning , one of the principal events ofthe day being the contest between teams from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for the Humphrey Cup . Each team consisted of four men , and the distances

shot over were Soo , 900 , and loco yards respectively , 15 shots at each range . Cambridge proved victorious by 791 points to 723—majority 6 S points . There was also a contest between the Volunteers and Regulars , in which the former gained the victory by 61 points . The teams consisted of eight each , 15 shots at Soo , 900 , and 1000 yards each .

Additional interest was felt in this year ' s match at Lord ' s on Friday and Saturday of last week between Eton and Harrow from the fact that each school had scored 27 victories . The result , however , proved an easy win for Harrow , which sent in its opponents first , and got them all out for 125 , Brewis alone , who scored 70 , being able to make any stand against the Harrow bowline . Harrow cnmnilerl a

total of 241 in its first innings , the first five batsmen all getting into double figures . At their second attempt Eton put together 18 7 , Brewis ( 41 ) , R . A . Studd ( 40 ) and Arkwright ( 28 ) , with two others getting into double figures . This left Harrow 72 to win , which they did with seven wickets to spare , Bosworth-Smith and Pope being not out with 28 and 12 respectively to their credit .

Masonic And General Tidings.

About So , ooo flowers were exhibited at the floral fete and rose fair held yesterday at the Crystal Palace in aid of the Gardeners' Orphan Fund . For many years the Prince of Wales has been accustomed to visit Homburg at the end of the season , going through the full process of "the cure . " His Royal Highness has been advised this year to try Carlsbad .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) what is known as Hospital Saturday Fund will be raised , when as many as 2300 lady collectors will take positions in the Metropolitan thoroughfares . The Masons of Canada will celebrate the Centennial of Freemasonry in Canada in 1892 . They are making arrangements to have a celebration worthy the dignity of the Craft , and similar to that of New York some years ago .

The celebration of the centenary of Mozart's death began yesterday at Salzburg , the Alpine town in which he was bom . The house was handsomely decorated , and a Requiem was performed in the cathedral . The annual summer fete will be celebrated at the Asylum for Idiots , Earlswood , on Thursday , the 23 rd inst . As usual , a round of entertainments will be provided on the occasion for the amusement of the visitors and the inmate ' s .

Bro . the Earl of Cork , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe , and Bro . Viscount and Viscountess Raincliff were among those present at the concert given by the Duchess of Newcastle at her residence in Hill-street on Tuesday evening .

Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) and Lady Halsbury entertained the Duke and Duchess of Teck at dinner on Monday , among the guests invited to meet her Royal Highness and her husband being Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe and Bro . the Earl of Arran and the Lady Esther Gore .

This year the Foresters will hold their annual congress in London . Bro . the Lord Mayor , who is himself a Forester , purposes entertaining the members at a conversazione at the Mansion House . The other functions already arranged include a service at St . Paul ' s Cathedral , when a sermon will be preached by the Primate .

Bro . the Rev . H . A . Pickard , Grand Superintendent of Oxfordshire , as H . M . ' s Inspector of Schools , and according to his annual custom , entertained a large number of teachers in the hall of Christ Church , on the 4 th instant . Bro . Pickard , in the course of a short address , announced that acting on medical advice he would be compelled to leave England during the winter , and that he had obtained leave

of absence from the Education Department for six months from November next . Bro . Pickard will time his departure to enable him to attend Grand Chapter on the 4 th November . He proposes to visit the Cape of Good Hope , New Zealand , and Australia , and to return to Oxford in May 1 S 92 . We trust Bro . Pickard will not only avoid the ills of our English climate during that time , but gain much benefit and pleasure from his trip .

The Special Committee of the Privy Council gave judgment on Monday practically in favour of the petition for creating a new Teaching University in London . The claims of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons to control the new University were disallowed , but it was suggested that if they desired to come into the scheme later they should be allowed to nominate six members of the council . The claims from other bodies were also held to be admissible .

Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , who was accompanied by the Lady Mayoress , Sheriff Farmer , and Bro . Sheriff Augustus Harris , laid the foundation-stone of a new settlement in Bermondsey , which is part of a scheme started two years since by Wesleyan members of the Universities of Oxford , Cambridge , and Edinburgh , to provide a centre for religious , social , and educational work in South-East London . The total cost of the new building is estimated at , £ 12 , 000 , towards which £ jooo has already been promised .

On Saturday , the 14 th inst ., several membersof the Masonic literary Lodge , the Quatuor Coronati , had their annual outing . The train stopped at Sole Street , and the party proceeded to Cobham Church , where the brasses were inspected , and a paper read on them and the building by Bro . VV . M . Bywater ; thence to the Leather Bottle , associated with Dickens , followed by a four-mile walk through Cobham Park to Rochester to inspect the castle and the cathedral . At the latter the Rev . Fielding read a paper , and Bro . H . Lovegrove made some remarks on the former roof .

The Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction ( No . 1298 ) Masonic Benevolent Association , which meets at the Builders' Arms , St . Paul ' s-road , Canonbury , has met with such encouraging success during its first and second terms ( nearly / , ' 2 ooo having been subscribed for the Masonic

Charities ; that a third Association has been formed , and we understand over 60 names were given in before the circulars were issued . One good feature in this Association is that no expenses of any kind have been paid out of the funds . The Secretary is Bro . P . M . Black , 29 , Ashmead-road , St . Johns .

THE FREEMASONS OF HYDERABAD AND H . H . THE NIZAM . —This part of the Deccan seems to be making fair progress towards the furtherance of the Masonic Craft , writes a Chudderghaut correspondent . Secunderabad itself , the military cantonment , can well boast of three lodges , and Chudderghaut has one . There appears to be no doubt that goodwill and order prevail , for on the night of Friday last , at a Masonic banciuet thisihas been fullv e . xemnlifiprl" Ths .

Worshipful Master , the very first Mahomedan-elect who was installed in that Degree of Lodge No . 1 444 ( E . C ) , some time in March last , felt it binding on the part of the Fraternity to recognise the ruler of these vast domains , and , therefore , at the banquet on the ni ght of Friday last , after the usual Constitutional toasts ( viz ., of " Her Majesty the

Queen-Empress of India and the Craft" and " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master of Freemasonry in the World ' ) thatof "' H . H . the Nizam" was proposed , and , to say the least , was most loyally and cheerfully pledged by the brethren of the mystic tie , thus , while fully recognising the Great Architect in creatinT and building up the true lite in

man , was duly acknowledged . Considering the population of this city , and the fact of a number of his Highness ' s noblemen and officers residing therein , who are membersof the ancient Order , it is most desirable that another lodge should be soon established in the city itself . —Bombay Gazette Summary , June 13 th .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress attended the Thanksgiving service at the Foundling Hospital 0 n Sunday . The preacher was the Bishop of Ripon . The Duke of Clarence and Avondale returned to Marl . borough House from Windsor on Tuesday afternoon , and " proceeded thence to York , where his regiment ( the ioth Hussars ) is quartered .

According to the New York Dispatch , the outlook for the Templar Order in Canada is not encouraging , and may well cause anxiety to all thoughtful fratres . Since the death of Col . Moore the petty jealousies of office-seekers and the disturbing ritual question seem to have exhausted all the vitality left in the fraternity .

The marriage of the Hon . C W . Hel y-Hutchinscm youngest brother of Bro . the Earl of Donoughmore , with Grace , widow of Mr . John Charters , of Petre Hall , Coventry , was solemnised in All Saints' Church , Ennismoregardens , on Tuesday .

Prince George of Wales was entertained at a farewell dinner at Admiralty House , Halifax , Nova Scotia , on the ioth instant , a very large number of guests being invited to meet his Royal Highness . The Thrush , of which the Prince is Commander , is now on its voyage home to England . A

The Duchess of St . Albans , Bro . the Earl and Countess Cowper , Lord and Lady Rothschild , and Bro . Lord Mayor Savory and the Lady Mayoress dined with the Duke and Duchess of Westminster , having been invited with others to meet the Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lome ) and the Marquis of Lome .

M . Isidore de Lara ' s stage version of " The Light of Asia " will , according to present arrangements , be produced at the Royal Italian Opera on Monday—a date which , unfortunately , clashes with the production of Professor Stanford's new cantata , "The Battle of the Baltic , "

at the final Richter concert . The Light of Asia , " the libretto of which has been arranged from Sir Edwin Arnold ' s poem by Mr . Beattie Kingston , will , however , be repeated later in the week . The opera season will end on Monday week , when an extra performance will , in all probability , be given of "Otello . "

TheannuaI | excursionof Guy ' s Lodge , No . 395 , took place on the 7 th inst ., when the members journeyed by coach to Compton Winnyates . The Hdge-hills were reached about noon and luncheon served at the Round House , after which the drive was continued to Compton Winnyates . Before entering the house the W . M . of the lodge , Bro . F . Glover , read a most interesting paper upon its history , and pointed

out the most important parts of the exterior . Entering the house the party were received by the courteous house steward , who conducted them over every portion of the remarkable and unique interior , the antiquity and novelty of which excited the greatest interest . The road home lay through Kineton , Compton Verney , Wellesbourne , Barford ,

and Warwick , and Leamington was reached about eight o ' clock , the weather throughout having been delightfully fine , with the exception of one or two slight showers . The brethren dined on their return at the Masonic Rooms , when a vote of thanks was proposed to Bro . Fa ' yerman , for so successfully making all the arrangements .

The members and friends of the Walton Lodge , No . 10 S 6 , held their annual picnic at the Grapes Hotel , Freshfield , on the nth inst . The weather was all that could be desired for the occasion , and the drive to the scene of the day ' s outing was thoroughly appreciated . Throughout the afternoon bowling and other amusements were engaged in , and everyone who accompanied the picnic seemed to enjoy the holiday . At half-past four the excursionists sat down

to a capital tea , excellently served by those belonging to the building . Amongst the members of the lodge present were Bros . Dr . Crozier , W . M . ; G . C . Lunt , P . M . ; F . Ewart , P . M . ; ] . Ulsworth , P . M . ; J . Evans , S . VV . ; G . Winn , P . M . ; G . G . Coope , I . P . M . ; F . Garrett , J . W . ; J . Lawson , S . D . ; and G . Young , J . D . The various arrangements for the success of the picnic were admirably carried out by Bros . I . Hughes and G . Winn .

The Emperor of Germany must have been well satisfied with the reception he met with during his ten days ] visit to this country . At the same time he must , we imagine , have had a tolerably warm time of it , considering the number of engagements that were crowded into each day . But the chief event undoubtedly , from a national point of view , was the welcome extended to him on the ioth instant by

the Corporation of London . On his way to the Guildhall the cheers of a countless throng of spectators greeted him along the whole line of route , while Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , the Sheriffs , and the City Magnates generally mustered in full force in the Library , w Jl !? the address was presented , and in the fine old Hall

itself , where the interchange of courtesies was comp leter ! at a sumptuous luncheon . On Saturday the review ot regulars and volunteers at Wimbledon passed off in a manner which reflects especial credit on the force assembled , and was followed by an equally successful review of tite Brigades in the grounds of the Crystal Palace . The visit to Hatfield on Sunday to the chief country seat of our Prime Minister wasasrarelv . hnt-romnaral-ivelvouiet . engagemen

which , after a whole week's festivities and public display must have been thoroughly enjoyed by their ' P . , Majesties . On Monday the august party travelled to Windsor and took leave of the Queen , after which t" < - Em press started for Felixstowe , where her children ar sojourning , while the Emperor left for Leith to embarB o his var . ht . the Hohenzotlern . for a cruise in northern W 0111

tudes . We should think , too , that the members ot Royal Family must be equally well pleased that such a roui of State and semi-State luncheons , dinners , recep tions , views , & c , has at length come to an end . Even Pr . and Princes must need a respite after such a series 01 tions as occupied them from the beginning to the end 0

week . HOLLOWAY ' . OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Self HelP- "r u | ' ° renieily discovery of these remedies an easy , ready , and relia DI C _ for outward disfigurations and inward comp lications «¦ )(; s , jf tically speaking unknown . No one need now be at urSi they should unfortunately sillier from piles , ulcers , sores , jV d - ; nes boils , bruises , sprains , Sc . Enveloping Ho " owa 5 ' tiJjn which are verv intelligible nrinted directions for using tne , ,

should be attentively read and immediately urcJly rcsortto his treatment . Sjoneror later the sufferer wl " * t distiiumph over the worst diseases . This searching y ' , iseases « f perses all those malignant humours which aggravate - jnljam . the skin , prevent the . cicatrization of ulcers , and , excu matory tendencies in the system .