Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

Bro . Dr . Joseph Kellett Smith , member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England ( iSfio ) , Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians , Edinburgh ( 1 SG 5 ) , has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for Liverpool . Bro . John Derby Allcroft will preside at the united public meeting of the Church Pastoral Aid Society to be held at Exeter Hall , on the Gth prox .

The Marquis of Tallebardine , eldest son of Bro . the Duke of Athole , attains his majority on the 15 th December , and already great preparations are being made in Perthshire to celebrate the event . The Duchess of Bedford has undertaken to open a Grand Fancy Fair , at St . Martin's Town Hall , on Wednesday next , the 23 rd inst ., in aid of the Extension Fund of the Bloomsbury Young Men ' s Club .

The State apartments at Windsor Castle have been closed till further notice , in consequence of the arrangements made for the return from Balmoral of the Queen , who is expected to arrive at Windsor this ( Friday ) morning . The Duke and Duchess of Rutland have been entertaining a large party of guests at Belvoir Castle , among them being Bro . the Marquis of Granby , M . P ., and the

Marchioness of Granby , the Earl of Scarborough , and Mr . F . Sloane-Stanley . Bro . the Marquis of Hertford has allowed the tenants on his Irish estates a reduction of 20 per cent , on their rents in the case of those who have not applied to the Law Courts , and one of five per cent , in the case of those who have so appealed .

The Duke and Duchess of Portland have been entertaining a select circle of guests at their Norfolk residence , Castle Rising , during the present week , the Prince of VVales and the Duke of York having had some excellent sport in the well-stocked preserves .

The Duke of Connaught distribute i the prizes to the successful competitors of the 2 nd Volunteer Battalion , Hampshire , on Tuesday evening , and in the course of his remarks , referred in high terms to the importance of the volunteer movement as an element in the national defences .

The annual ball in aid of the funds of the Royal Free Hospital , Gray ' s Inn-road , will be held in the Holborn Town Hall on Thursday , the ist prox . The * Committee have secured a good force of patrons , prominent among them being the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava and Bro . the Earl of Lathom .

The Prince of Wales , on the occasion of his visit to St . Mary ' s Hospital , on Saturday , the 17 th December , to lay the foundation-stone of the Clarence Memorial Wing , will be accompanied by his daughter , the Duchess of Fife , who has graciously arranged to receive purses containing not less than £ 5 5 s ., in aid of the building fund .

Lord Monkswell , writing on behalf of the Kyrle Society , has issued an appeal to the public for contributions to their stock of books and pamphlets from which that Society make donations from time to time to the workhouses and similar institutions throughout the country . The demand for wholesome reading is increasing every year , and is considerably in excess of the available supply .

Arrangements have have been made for a contest between teams ot chess players representing 15 counties in the North of England v . 2 . 5 counties in the South , to be played in Birmingham , on Saturday , the J . Sth January , 1 S 93 . The teams will consist of 100 players on each side , with 10 additional in reserve , and will represent the highest degree of amateur chess playing in the country .

Lord Mayor Knill , accompanied by the Sheriffs , Bros . Aldermen Renals and Wilkin , visited Bromley ( Kent ) in State , on Saturday last , for the purpose of declaring open to the public for ever what remains of Wickham Common . Great preparations had been made to give his lordship a hearty reception . In the evening a banquet in honour of the event , at which the Lord Mayor was present , was held at the Albion Tavern in Aldersgate-street .

In view of the near approach of Christmas , the Postmaster-General has issued a circular in which he advises the public in order to avoid annoyance and delay , to make sure their letters and packages are properly stamped before being put in the post . The public are als J infoimed that on and after the ist prox ., the limit to which letters can iwv be insured will be extended , a fee of 2 d . insuring up to £ 5 , an additional fee of one penny being paid for every fiin . ii . i-£ 3 UP to / . ' .. o .

SY . MIIOI . ISM . —All mental activity is symbolic . Every idea is a symbol that signifies something . It is not because our reasoning faculties are limited , that symbolic arguments are necessary at all ; but symbolism is the nature of our mind , and symbols are the elements with which our

reasoning faculties have to deal . In this sense every argument is symbolic If it symbolises cense-experience , it represents our knowledge of what may be called the materiality of things . If it symbolises operations wilh pure form , it reprcsents the purely formal relations of mathematics , logic , algebra , Stc . —Dr . Paul Cuius .

Ihe funeral of Mrs . Bailey , the wife of Bro . VV . Bailey , I . P . M . of the StourVallcy Lodge , No . 1224 , Sudbury , Suffalk , whose death occurred within a few hours of the installation of his successor , took place on the yth inst . 'The service was performed by the Rev . T . L . Green , the Rector , at St . Peter ' s Church , and was attended by a large number of

brethren , including both the outgoing and incoming Mayor ofthe town , the W . M ., llro . Joseph George ; the Past Masters , and principal members of the lodge . The lodge wreath was conspicuous amongst the numerous handsome floral tributes of regard and esteem for the departed lady , and much sympathy was expressed for our worthy-brother in his sad bereavement .

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Masonic And General Tidings.

St . George ' s Club , Doncaster , was formally opened on the nth inst . The Committee of Management are all members of St . George's Lodge , No . 242 . Bro . Henry Wright , P . M . 1 S 27 , responded on Lord Mayor ' s night at the Farriers' Company ' s banquet for the toast of " The Army and Reserve Forces . "

Bro . Lord Carrington , the Lord Chamberlain , went to Windsor Castle on Thursday and made an official inspection of the Palace previous to the return of the Queen . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire will be held at Newmarket , on the invitation of the Etheldreda Lodge , No . 2107 , to-day ( Friday ) . Bro . Col . R . Townley Caldwell , P . G . M ., will preside .

Bro . Lord I-. lcho , M . P ., has been entertaining a large party of guests , including the Earl and Countess of Dudley , the Earl of Carnarvon , and the Hon . Captain Webb , at Stanway House , Gloucestershire , this week . The half yearly meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire will be held in the Gentleman ' s Concert Hall , Peter-street , Manchester , on Thursday , the 24 th inst . Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie will preside .

On Saturday last Bro . William Liddel died at Dunbar , at the age of . 102 years and 9 months . For the greater part of his life he was employed in a local distillery , but latterly he lived in retirement . He was senior Freemason of Scotland .

Last week there was a slight increase in the London deathrate to iR . S , per 1000 . The deaths from scarlet fever were 32 , the number of patients in the hospitals suffering from that disease being 40 (^ 3 . The deaths from diphtheria numbered 51 .

Among the guests of the Treasurer and Benchers of Grays' Inn , on Tuesday , being Grand Day of Michaelmas Term , were the Dukeof Teck , Justices Kekewich , Romer , and Jeune , Col . Sir Edward Bradford , Bro . Sir Charles Russell , O . C , M . P ., and others .

His Royal Highness the Duke of York has arranged to open , in the course of next month , the new model premises of the Royal Eye Hospital , Southwark , the foundationstone of which was laid by the Prince of Wales in July , 1 S 90 . The addition will triple the capacity of this useful institution .

Bro . Sir Douglas Straight presided at the dinner which took place at the Garrick Club on Sunday evening last as a farewell to Mr . Clement Scott prior to his departure on a voyage round the world to recruit his health . Among those present were Bros . Henry Irving , J . L . Toole , S . B . Bancroft , Charles Wyndham , J . C . Parkinson , and G , Alexander .

Princess Christian , on behalf of the Windsor and Eton Amateur Orchestral Society , presented an illuminated address and a gold watch to Bro . Sir VV . Parratt , P . G . O ., Organist of St . George ' s Chapel Windsor , on Saturday last . Bro , Sir VV . Parratt has been Honorary Conductor of the society since its formation in 1 S 83 , while the Princess is Hon . President .

A meeting of the inhabitants ol Windsor , was held at the VVhite Hart Hotel , on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of the Mayor , at which it was unanimously resolved to present a petition to the Oueen against the abolition of the buckhounds , the reason assigned being the damage done to the trade of Windsor and the district in thc event of their being given up .

1 he anniversary festival of the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution was held at the Hotel Mttropole on Tuesday evening under the presidency of Bro . Lord Brassey , Bro . Lord Addington and SirTrevor Laurence beingamong the principal gu _ sts . The Chairman made a most earnest appeal to the company to support this deserving charity , and the sum subscribed amounted to a goodly sum .

Madame Nordica has concluded her successful concert tour in the provinces , and is staying in town for a few days prior to her departure for America . The prima-donna has entered into a series of concert engagements in the States which will occupy hcr until the middle of March . She will thtn return to London in time for thc last two performances of the Royal Choral Society ' s season , viz ., "St . Paul , " on April ioth , and " Elijah , " on May ioth .

The will of Bro . William Herbage , joint general manager of the London and South-Western Bank , late of Rosenheim , Silverdale , Sydenham , who died on September 19 th last , was proved on the Sth inst . by Mrs . Elizabeth Loader Herbage , the widow and sole executrix , the value of the personal estate amounting to ^ 21 mo . The testator gives devises , and btqueaths all his estate and effects , of what nature or kind whatever , to his wife absolutely .

'The marriage of Mr . George Forestier Walker , R . H . A ., Aldershot , son of Major-General George Edmund Walker , R . E ., with Lad / Mary LidJell , eldest daughter of the Earl of Ravenswoith , was celebrated in St . Andrew ' s Church , Wells-street , the vicar officiating . A detachment of the

bridegrojm ' s regiment was present . He was accompanied by his brother as b : st man , and the bride was followed to the altar by eight bridesmaids . I he Earl of Ravensworth gave his daughter away , and afterwards welcomed the wedding party at his residence in Mansfield-street .

ST William Harcourt entertained at dinner on Thursday evening , at 11 , Ddivning-street , the delegates to the International Monttary Conference , which meets on the 22 nd inst . at Brussels . Amongst those jiresent were the harl of Kimberley , Sir Charles Fremantle , Sir Rivers Wilson , Sir

William Houldsworth , M . P ., Mr . Bertram Currie , Mr . Alfred Rothschild , General Mrachey , Sir Guilford Molesworth , Sir Reginald Well )/ , and Mr . II . Babington Smith ( Secretary to the British delegates ); Mr . Senator Jones , of Nevada , Mr . H . W . Cannon , jun ., and the Hon . E . O . Leich , the American delegates .

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Masonic And General Tidings.

It has been arranged for the consecration of the Palati Lodge , No . 2447 , to take place on January 20 th , 1 S 01 »? the Palatine Hotel , Hunts Bank , Manchester . Bro Col Le Gendre N . Starkie , Prov . G . M . East Lanes ., will ner form the ceremony .

One of the few survivors of the Battle of Navarino in which the English , French , and Prussian fleets almost annihilated the-Turkish Navy , has just died at Sheerness The deceased , Mr . William Walsh , served as seaman 011 board the frigate Dartmouth , and had just completed his 91 st year , having been born in November , 1 S 01 .

We are glad to learn that Bro . J . S . Cumberland , who has been seriously indisposed and confined to his home for the past month , is now fairly on the road to recovery and will , we trust , soon be in the enjoyment of his wonted health . Bro . James Stevens had an appreciative audience at

Spalding the other evening , on the occasion of his delivering his lecture on the Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees . It was listened to with the greatest interest by those present , and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer . We shall give a report of the proceedings in

In May next the Imperial Institute will be formall y opened and dedicated to the great purposes for which it was originated . Day by day the architectural features of the building become more conspicuous as it nears completion . On Thursday the last course of masonry was laid upon the

Queen's or central tower , now raised to the height of 240 feet from the ground . Above the stonework there is , however , still to be placed the copper-covered timber dome , which will add Co feet more to the total altitude of the great tower .

Admirers of Mascagni will be afforded a capital chance of studying the growth of his genius , so far as it is exempli , fied in " Cavalleria Rusticana " and " L'Amico Fritz , " at Covent Garden next Monday . It has occurred to Bro . Sir Augustus Harris that the two operas may just as well , for

once m a way , form part of the same programme , and seeing that the performance of " L'Amico Fritz " was over the other night at about ten o'clock , time will offer no obstacle to the fulfilment of this idea , which is likely to commend itself to the opera-going public .

Mr . E . H . M . Waller is the champion of the Cam for the present season , having on Thursday secured the Colquhoun Silver Challenge Sculls . It remains to be seen if , in the case of Mr . Waller , who won very easily , this triumph is the prelude to greater aquatic distinction , leading , as in the case of Mr . F . I . Pitman , to the

championship of tho Thames , or , as in the case of Mr . VV . L . G . Bagshawe , Mr . E . Macnaghten , Mr . A . C . Dicker , and Mr . J . C . Gardner , to the premier honours of Henley ; or , perhaps , as in the case of Mr . C B . Lawes , to even higher distinction , that gentleman having won the Colquhoun , the Wingfield , and the Diamond Sculls .

Sio _ o _ l .. A LUIGIA CERAI . E . —This great artiste has bcen engaged by the Empire directors to appear on Monday next . She is the daughter of General Cerale , an intimate friend of King Victor Emanuel , commenced her studies in dancing at the age of 10 years , under Signorina Legrani , and at the age of 15 years was breiiiii-rc dansense at the

Royal Theatre , Lecco , Barcelona , after which she went to Trieste for three months , where she had a great success , from there to the Grand Opera , Vienna , where she remained for 13 years as prime ballerine assolute , and on her last appearance the ovation was so great that she had to appear before the curtain and speak , since which she has appeared in all the principal cities of Europe with the Jgreatest success .

It was announced at a meeting of the Committee , held on the nth inst ., at the Masonic Temple , Hope-strecl , Liverpool , Bro , Robert Foote . P . P . G . T ., presiding , that all the arrangements are now practically completed for the conversazione and ball to be held in the spacious Hopestreet premises , on Wednesday week , the 30 th instant . The musical arrangements have been entrusted to Bros .

Josef Cantor , VV . Sweetman , and W . Lewis , who have arranged for three concerts , in addition to which there will be numerous attractive side-shows . Dancing will be provided for in the large lodge room , and everything possible is being done by Bro . E . Collistsr Jones , Hon . bee , ami the Committee to make the forthcoming . Masonic reunion the most successful ever held in this city .

A meeting of the brethren upon whom will rest the responsibility of arranging for another successful ball in aid of the lunds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held at the Masonic Hall , Hopestreet , Liverpojl , Bro . E . R . Latham presiding . It was announced that the Mayor ( Mr . R . D . Holt ; had granted the use of the Town Hall for Tuesday , January ioth , anil

had consented to patronise the ball by his presence , with Mrs . Holt . The Committee , for whom Bro . John Edwards , P . M . 1182 , is the Hon . Secretary , were urged to use every endeavour to make the ball a popular and well-attended one , and to repeat the financial successes of previous years . Bro . A . J . J . Bamford , P . M ., was eleiited Chairman of the ball , and the various Committees were appointed .

On Monday , the 14 th inst ., Bro . Rev . H . Russell Wakefield presented to the Castle Lodge , No . 1436 , a handsomelyframed large coloured photograph of the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of W ales , in recognition of the admirable year of ollice of Bro . O . H . Smith , W . M ., whose Masonic conduct is deserving of all praise , and who leaves the chair , having won golden opinions for the signal service he has rendered

the Craft . He is succeeded by Bro . J . T . Roper , the installation ceremony being most ably peiformed by Bro . Pledge , I . P . M . Several friends were proposed tor initiation into the mysteries of the Lraft , and Castle Lodge is certainly to be congratulated on the manner in which it ' officered and its present condition of elliciency . Bro . J ^™ Smith also nresented to the lodire a set of beautiful . '

carved oak columns and candlesticks . These presents were very giatefully acknowledged . Young lady artist , daughter of Exhibitor at the Roy 3 ] Academy , artistically colours photogiaphs : Cartes , } s- > 2 "' cabinets , 2 S ., 3 s . 6 d . Photographs enlarged up to lite-size .

and finished in oils , water colour , or monochrome . h ' or miniatures faithfully reproduced from photograp hs , an most delicately painted . Special care taken w , t ? -,- colouring of regalia . Highest testimonials from nobilit y & c—Mabel Vernon , Craven House , Beaconsfield-rr » ' New Southgate , N .