Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The King of the Hellenes , who was expected to visit Paris and also F . ng'land , has left Aix-les-Baines for Milan on his way homeward again . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord High Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellorof Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton , and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., attended the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Tuesday .

Lady George Hamilton and Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach gave a dance , at the Admiralty , on Friday evening , to the Harrow boys in town for the Eton and Harrow match , their partners being young ladies under 17 years of age . Bro . George Abbott , who has been station master at the Cannon-street Terminus since the opening in 186 C , is now appointed to the charg-e of Charing- Cross Terminus . Bro . Abbott still retains the control of Cannon-street Station .

On Tuesday the Paddington Vestry passed a unanimous vote of thanks to the Prince and Princess of Wales for their visit on the gth inst ., and the kindly interest they have manifested in the welfare and prosperity of the borough . The Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lome ) and the Marquis of Lome were the guests of Bro . Sir Algernon and Lady Borthwick on Tuesday at their residence in Piccadilly . Later in the evening Lady Borthwick gave a small and select musical party .

Bro . Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) and Lady Ashbourne gave a large dinner party at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Friday , the nth inst ., the party leaving Westminster by steamer at 7 . 30 p . m . and returning about midnight . The guests included Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda , Bro . Sir Stafford and Lady Northcote , Bro . Viscount and Viscountess Wolseley , and others .

On Thursday next , the 24 th instant , the Prince of Wales , who will be accompanied by the Princess of Wales and their daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , will lay the foundation-stone of the new buildings at St . Saviour ' s , Southwark , and thence will proceed to St . George ' s Circus , where he will perform a similar function in connection with the new home of the Royal South London Ophthalmic Hospital , of which his Royal Highness is Patron .

Bro . Sir Algernon Borthwick , M . P ., has received an autograph letter ( in Persian ) accompanied by a translation , from his Majesty the Shah of Persia , in which he reverts to the pleasantness of his visit to this country , and sends a souvenir , in the shape of a ring-, to Lady Borthwick , the state of whose health last year did not permit of her taking a prominent part in the festivities connected with his Majesty ' s reception .

The Province of Tyrone and Fermanagh will hold its usual quarterly meeting in the Masonic Hall , Omagh , today ( Friday ) , at 12 o ' clock noon . This Provincial Grand Lodge has some 22 lodges under its jurisdiction , and meets in rotation at Dungannon , Enniskillen , and Omagh . Bro . Obadiah Ternan , M . D ., 205 , is Prov . Grand Secretary , and with such an able list of Provincial Grand Officers as now occupy the chairs , the affairs of the province should be well looked after .

We regret to announce the death of the wife of Bro . H . J . Breakey , P . J . G . W . of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Armagh , at his residence , The Hill , Monaghan , on 30 th ult . Bro . Breakey has the sincere and heartfelt sympathy of the brethren of the province in his sad bereavement , and to her brother , Bro . Dr . Byans , P . M ., we also extend our sympathetic condolence . VVe feel we have lost a friend , we know they have lost a fond sister , a dutiful wife , and a loving mother . " Not lost , but gone before . "

Owing to the weather it was impossible to play out the Eton and Harrow match at Lord ' s on Saturday last . The match should have been begun on Friday , but the rain , with which we have been so plentifully visited , rendered play impossible , and the time set apart on the following day was

too short . Tie match , therefore , ended in a draw . Eton scored 103 in its first innings , and 120 for the loss of three wickets at the second attempt , while Harrow made 133 , of which 7 6 runs were contributed by Mr . A . C . Mc aren , the captain , who , with the exception of Butler , was the only Harrovian that made anything of a stand .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by the Princesses Victoria and Maud , visited Bisley Common on Saturday last , for the purpose of inaugurating the new Wimbledon , the shooting head-quarters of the National Rifle Association . The Royal party proceeded by train from Waterloo , accompanied by the Duke of Connaught ,

the Royal train having been preceded by a special , in wnich travelled the Duke of Cambridge , President , and the members of the Council of the N . ^ . Association , and others , among whom were Bro . Lord Wantage , i _ tc , & c . After the presentation and acknowledgment of the usual address , the Princess of Wale * fired the first shot—a bull ' s-eye—and the camp was declared open .

The proprietors of Work have arranged to hold an exhibition of articles made by the readers of that journal , for which medals and other prizes are offered . The exhibition will be divided into 16 groups , and will include upwards of 200 sub-divisions . There will be three classes of exhibitors , viz ., workmen , apprentices , and amateurs . The Committee of the Polytechnic Institute , Regent-street , VV ., have placed

that institution at disposal for the exhibition , which will be held at the end of the present year . The foil Aving is a summary of the groups of exhibits : —1 . Work in Wood . — II . Work in Metals—111 . Tools for Work . —IV . Work in Design only . — V . Work in Printing . —VI . Work in Domestic Appliances . —VII . Work in Wearing Apparel . — VIII . Work in Painting and Decorating . —IX . Work in

Textile Fabrics and Leather . —X . Work in Musical Instruments and Music . —XL Work in Watches , Clocks , Alarms , Bells , & c . —XII . Work in Building Appliances and Material for Building . —XIII . Work in Chemical Processes and Products . — XIV . Work in the Utilisation of W aste Full particulars of the exhibition , with rules and regulations and a list of prizes , medals , & c , offered to competitors , are given in No . 70 of Work , published this week .

Masonic And General Tidings

We are asked to announce that the Guelph Lodge of Instruction holds its meeting every Wednesday , at eight p . m ., at the Plough and Harrow , Leytonstone-road , E . The state apartments at Windsor Castle , the Round Tower , and the Albert Chapel will , it is understood , be reopened to the public about Thursday next , the 24 th instant .

A complimentary dinner , over which Bro . Sir Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., presided , was given at the Cafe Royal on Saturday evening last , to Mr . Alderman Gould , J . P ., by the Board of Management and Medical Staff of St . John ' s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin .

According to arrangement her Majesty will leave Windsor Castle to-day ( Friday ) for the Isle of Wight , where she will entertain several members of the Royal Family , the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at Osborne Cottage , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught at Albert Cottage , and the Princess Louise at Kent House .

Bro . C . B . Cutchey , of the Guelph Lodge , No . 168 5 , had the misfortune to lose his apron and certificate between the Bank and Mincing-lane , in the City , on Saturday morning last . We feel sure if any brother hears of it having been found he will gladly communicate with Bro . Cutchey , at 2 , Hanover-street , Pimlico .

Official notification has been made at the Admiralty of the appointment of Admiral the Duke of Edinburgh to be Commander-in-Chief at Devonport , T / . w Admiral Sir William M . Dowell , and of Vice-Admiral Charles T . Curme to be Commander-in-Chief at the Nore , vice Vice-Admiral Thomas B . Lethbridge .

The Four-in-Hand Club had a meet on the Horse Guards Parade on Thursday evening , the 10 th inst ., when among the teams that assembled were those of Bros . Lord Cheylesmore , the Earl of Londesborough , and Lord Hothlield . At 6 . 15 p . m . the club moved off , under the lead of Lord Willoughby and de Fresby , for the Crystal Palace .

According to the latest arrangements , the German Emperor will arrive in England on a visit to the Queen about the 3 rd or 4 th of August . His Majesty will remain at Osborne for about a week . The Empress Frederick left Windsor Castle on VVednesday at the conclusion of her visit to the Queen , and was to embark at Portsmouth on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert for Gibraltar , whence the Empress and her daughters will proceed to Greece .

Mrs . Qscar Beringer will give a matinee on the 30 th inst . for the benefit of Mrs . Beverly ( widow of VV . N . Beverly , the well-known scene painter ) , who is unfortunately in most straitened circumstances . A new modern play in three acts , entitled " That Girl , " founded , by permission , on a story by Miss Clementina Black , and written by Mr . Henry Hamilton and Mrs . Oscar Beringer , will be played for the first time on this occasion .

The Princess Mary Duchess and the Duke of Teck , with the Princess Victoria and Princes Francis and Alexander of Teck , dined with Bro . Sir J . W . and Lady Ellis at Buccleu ° -h House , Richmond , on Friday , the nth inst ., Bro . the Karl and Countess of Jersey , the Countess of Bective , Bro .

. Major-General bir Redvers and Lady Audrey Buller , the Baroness and Bro . W . Burdett-Coutts , and Bro . Sir F . Leighton being among the invited guests . Lady Ellis afterwards held a reception , which was very numerously attended .

The ist Yorkshire Regiment left Wellington Barracks to return to its quarters at Portsmouth on Saturday , but previous to its departure from Waterloo Station , the regiment—the old 19 th , and known as the Princess of Wales ' s Own—was inspected by the Prince and Princess of Wales in the station yard . The place thus vacated at Wellington Barracks was at once taken by the 1 st Battalion Coldstream Guards from Pirbright .

The marriage of the great African explorer , Mr . H . M . Stanley , with Dorothy Tennant , was solemnised in Westminster Abbey on Saturday last , among the large congregation assembled to witness the ceremony being Bro . the Duke and the Duchess of Abercorn , Bros , the Marquis of

Hartington , Sir Rivers Wilson , Sir Al gernon Borthwick , and Sir . E . Hamley , Lady Wolseley , the Duchess of St . Albans , Hio . Lord and Lady Kinnaird , and Bro . H . and Mrs . Lawson . Among the wedding presents was a portrait of the Oueen set in diamonds , presented by her Majes'y .

Report speaks highly of the performance which Mr . Penley is to give us in the title role of Mr . Arthur Law ' s new play , " The Judge . " The popular comedian is likely , we hear , to surpass hims If . The judge , it seems , has two daughters- twins—and the ^ e will be played by Miss Cissy Grahame and Miss Helen Leyton . The scene of the play

is laid in a provincial town , and the action takes place in a room in an old-fashioned house which has been lent to the judge by a friend . Wc do not , therefore , see the judge in court . Terry ' s Theatre will close after to-morrow ( Saturday ) till the following Thursday , the first night of " The Judge , " in order that the rehearsals and arrangements of the mise-en-sccie may be carried on without interruption .

On the 11 th inst ., by invitation of the brethren of the Warden Lodge , No . 794 , Mr . Walliker took 4 H of the old and most deserving poor to Sutton to spend the day in the pack . An excellent dinner was served them near Black root Pool , and during the afternoon , besides being given a trip round the pool , they were amused with one of Professor Rock ' s entertainments and some aquatic sports by members of the Town Swimming Club . Among those who

looked well after the comfort of the aged ones were Mr . T . A ., Mrs ., and the Misses Taylor , Mr . T . V . and Mrs . Holbroke , Mrs . A . Holbtoke , Mr . T ., Mrs ., and Miss Turner , Miss Bedford , and Mr . E . Wilcox . Tea was served at five o ' clock , and after Mr . Walliker had thanked the members of the Warden Lodge for their kindness , and expressed a hope that the Masons generally in the provinces would follow the example , the party returned to town .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may bc of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury

of our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryantand May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Queen has sent a donation of £ 50 to the Stanley Fund now being raised at the Stanley and African Exhibition for placing a steamer on the Victoria Nyanza to advance civilisation and Christianity in Africa . Her Majesty , accompanied by the Princesses Victoria and Margaret of Prussia , left Windsor Castle for London on Monday for the purpose of being present at the garden party given by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House on Monday .

His Royal Hig-hness the Commander-in-Chief made his annual inspection of the Royal Military Asylum ( Duke of York ' s School ) , Chelsea , on Thursday , the 10 th instant , among the general company present being Bros , the Earl ot Jersey and General Lord Wolseley and Bro . Sir Patrick and Lady Grant .

The Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg left Windsor Castle on the evening of the 10 th instant for the Continent . Their Royal Highnesses will visit Switzerland first , and are likely to remain abroad for several months . They were accompanied to the station by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught .

The proceeds of the concert given at St . James ' s Hall on the 13 th ult ., under the patronage of the Queen and Royal Family , in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children , exceeded £ ' 1000 , and as the artistes gave their services on the occasion , the Society has been enriched by a clear £ 900 .

One of the interesting relics which the Hohenzollern Museum contains is a letter from the Empress Frederick to the Emperor William I ., enclosing some four-leaved clover . The letter runs : " Dear Papa , —Here are thirteen leaves of clover which 1 found yesterday , and which 1 send to you and Mama to bring you luck . " —Your obedient daughter , VICKY . "

We are desired to notify that in consequence of the rebuilding of the Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , Heme Hill , S . E ., the Brixton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1949 , has removed to the Station Hotel , Camberwell New-road , S . F ., one minute ' s walk from Camberwell Green and Camberwell-road Station , L . C . and D . Railway . The meetings are continued on Tuesday evenings at eight o ' clock as usual .

A strange aerial phenomenon has been observed at Neu-Miinster , in Holstein . At a considerable height a current of air was moving with tremendous velocity from east to west . Somewhat lower there was an opposite and much slower current . After this had continued for some time the two currents suddenly developed into a waterspout , which did immense damage , raising from the ground and destroying a large barn , and tearing great trees out of the earth as if they were only so many straws .

On Wednesday the Duke of Clarence and Avondale performed the dual ceremony of laying the memorial stone of the new Courts of Justice now being erected at York , and opening the summer exhibition of pictures in connection with the York Fine Art Institution . He was presented with

an address by the Corporation . The functions were attended by imposing formalities , and the city was gaily decorated in honour of the occasion . His Royal Highness met with an extremely loyal reception on passing through the principal streets .

" Sweet Will " is the title ofthe new one-act play by Mr . Henry Arthur Jones , in which Mr . Lewis Waller and Miss Norreys will appear , at the benefit matinee which Mr . W . H . Griffiths will give ( b y Mr . Willard ' s permission ) at the Shaftesbury on the 24 th inst . On this occasion Mr . Edgar Bruce will make his first appearance for five years in his

original role of Sir George Carlyon in Mr . Grund y's " In Honour Bound j " Mr . Wil ! ard _ will play Filippo in " The Violin Makers , " supported by Miss Brandon , Mr . Cane , and Mr . Fulton ; sketches will be contributed by Miss Kate Vaughan , Bro . Lionel Brough , Bro . Collette , and Miss Mary Collette ; and Mr . Ben Davies will sing . Truly , a liberal and attractive programme .

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Greenwich on the 10 th inst . for the purpose of distributing the prizes to the pupils of the Royal Hospital School . After luncheon in the Painted Hall , at which the Civil Lord of the Admiralty presided , the Royal party , which included the Princesses Victoria and Maud , witnessed a march-past , musical drill and swimming , and a hornpipe . The prizes were then

given , some by the Prince and some by the Princess , his Koyal Highness offering a few words of encouragement to each winner . Among those present were Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , Bro . Viscount and Viscountess Wolseley , Bro . Admiral Lord Alcester , Bro . Lord and Lady A . Hill , the Duchess of St . Albans , the Baroness H . De Worms and Bro . Sir VV . Hart Dyke , Bart ., M . P ., and VV . L . Jackson .

Another new lodge , making 14 since the inauguration of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria , was opened on May 26 th in freemasons' Hall , Collins-street , under the title and number of the Doric Lodge , No . 151 . Bro . Sir William Clarke , Bart ., the M . W . Grand Master , was present , and deputed the consecration ceremony to Bro . George Baker , R . W . Deputy » rand Master . An eloquent oration was

delivered by Bro . Rev . Ii . Rodda , Past Grand Chaplain . The new lodge having been consecrated and constituted , Bro . T . VV . Fowler , P . G . D . C , proceeded to install the W . M . designate , Bro . VV . B . Montfort , but half-way through the ceremony had to retire through sudden illness , and his place was taken by Bros . T . Livingston , P . M ., and

Rev . E . Rodda . The following officers were invested : Bros . P . Martin , P . S . G . W ., acting I . P . M . j C . Ii . Oliver , S . W . j A . VV . Craven , J . W . j F . Purbrick , P . M ., Treasurer ; T . Livingston , P . M ., Secretary ; J . Brock , S . D . ; N . Birnie , J . D . ; J . Amess , P . M ., D . L . ; K . Warfe , l . G . ; and J . Paul , Tyler . The lodge having been closed , an hour or so was spent in harmony at the supper table .

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