Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Lord Ashbourne , Lord Chancellor of Ireland , who had been staying for some days in London , left for Dublin on Wednesday . The Duke of Connaught vvill quit Government House , Portsmouth , on Tuesday next on a month ' s leave of absence , and after spending Christmas with the Oueen at Osborne vvill pay a visit to the Continent .

Bro . Lord Mayor Evans distributed the certificates of efficiency granted by the St . John Ambulance Association to some 50 or 60 members of the City Police force at the Mansion House , on Friday , the 1 ith inst . Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness de Worms entertained a number of guests at Henley Park last week , among them being Lord and Lady Knutsford , Bro . General Sir Evelyn Wood and Mits VVood , and Sir Robert Herbert .

The Duke of Clarence and Avondale has left town for Didlington Hall for a few days' visit to Bro . VV . A Tyssen-Amherst , M . P . lt is expected that his Roval Highness ' s birthday , which falls on the Sth January , will be celebrated at Sandringham .

Certain members of tne Soudan Austrian Mission who vvere taken prisoners in Kord"fan , in 1 SS 3 , after the defeat of Hicks Pasha , and who have since been detained at Khart mm , have arrived safely at Korosko , on the Nile , near Wady Haifa .

Bro . Edmund J . Morgan , S . W ., vvas unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year at the last meeting of the Leopold Lodge , No . 1571 , vvhich was held on the 14 th inst ., at the Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge . The installation will take place on Monday , January nth .

Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor of England ) , Bro , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , and Bros Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., Lord George Hamilton , and VV . L . Jackson attended the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Friday , the 1 ith inst .

The Gazette of Tuesday contained an announcement that her Majesty the Queen had been pleased to declare her consent to a project of marriage between the Duke of Clarence and Avondale and her Serene Highness the Princess Victoria , daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Teck .

We are glad to hear that Bro . Lord Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk , who has been compelled to undergo a second operation , is making as favourable progress as could be expected . Among those who have made repeated inquiries as to his lordship ' s state are the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales .

The house party at Welbeck during the present week includes among others Bro . the Karl and Countess of Lathom , Bro . Sir Frederick Milner , Bart ., M . P ., and Lady Milner , and others , who were invited to meet the Prince and Princess of VVales on the occasion of their visit to Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Portland .

Bro . Joseph Royston has be ^ n unnimiudy elected VV . M . of the Lodge of the Three Grand Principles , No . 441 , Cambridge , and Bro . VV . P . Spalding has likewise been unanimously voted to the chair in the Scientific Lodge , No . SS . The respective ceremonies of installation will take place on January 4 th and nth .

Bro . Lord Mayor Evans and the Sheriffs paid a visit to the Christmas Cattle M irket at Islington on Monday , when a black Welsh bullock was weighed by his 1 irdship and a Devon and a Scotch beast by the Sheriffs respectively , the ceremony being performed within view of a crowd of graziers , drovers , butchers , and market folk .

Mr . and Mrs . Gladstone , vvith Miss Gladstone and Mr . John Morley , left * ¦ . haring Cross Station en route for Paris on Tuesday . After a comfortable journey the travellers reached their destination , and took up their quarters at the Hotel Bedford . The right lion , gentleman , who is on his way to Biarritz , will not return to England till shortly before the meeting of Parliament .

Much sympathy vvill be felt with Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ,, Prov . G . M . Derbyshire , at the serious condition of his aged father , the Duke of Devonshire , who has been gradually growimr less and less able to resist the illness from which he is suffering . We trust the hope expressed by the Derbyshire brethren vvill be realised , and that his Grace will ultimately be restored to health .

Bro . Lord Mayor Evans has it in contemplation to raise a fund for the purpose of sending out a selected number of representative working men from London to Chicago during the International lixhibition—which will be held in the tatter city in the year 1 S 93—who will furnish reports , as was done in the case of the Paris Exhibition , on the different classes and character of the industrial exhibits .

Princ ss Christian , accompanied hy her daughter , Princess Victoria , opened a baziaron Tuesday in the rooms of the Indian Museumof Bro . Lord Brassey ' sresidence , at 24 , Parklane , the exhibits including pottery and baskets suitable for Christmas and New Year ' s gifts , and a line display of

sewing and embroidery from the Royal Art School of Needlework . On Wednesday the Princess and her husband , Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and their daughter left Cumberland Lodge for Hatfield House on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury .

Monday being the anniversary of the deaths of the Prince Consort and the Princess Alice , Grand Duchess of Hease Darmstadt , the Queen , with the Prince and Princess of VVales , the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , the Princess Maud of Wales , the Duke of Edinburgh , the Duke and Duchess of Cannaught , the Prince and Prim-ess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , the Princess Louise M trchioness ol

Lome , the Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , and the Duchess of Albany visited the Royal Mausoleum , where a special service was performed by the Bishop of Rochester , assisted by the Dean of Windsor . Later in the day the Mausoleum was opened to the members of the Queen ' s household , including the servants and their families , and many of the residents in Windsor .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . VV . L . Jackson , M . P ., Chief Secretary for Ireland , arrived in Dublin on Saturday last , and took uo his residence in the Chief Secretary's Lodge , Phcenix Park . The Queen has been pleased to sisrnifv her approval of the appointment of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava as

Ambassador at Paris , in succession to the late Earl of Lytton . The Guildhall School of Music have arranged for a performance of " The Bohemian Girl " at the Shaftesbury Theatre by a company of its members on Wednesday next , the 23 rd inst .

Bro . Percy Jackman , S . W ., vvas recently installed in office as W . M . of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 53 , Bath , the ceremony being very ably and impressively carried out by Bro . Ii . Newton Pullen , P . M ., P . P . G . R . There was a very large attendance of brethren present on Saturdav evening last at the annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Freemasons' Company ( No . 12 ) of the Queen ' s Edinburgh Rifle Brigade , the occasion being also usefully turned to account as a smoking concert .

VVe regret to hear that Bro . G . Ward Verry has been confined to the house by illness for some time past . He is , however , progressing favourably , and we doubt not he will be able to resume his active duties in Masonry early in the ensuing month .

At the last meeting of the St . Keyna Lodge , No . 1 S 33 , held at Kevnsham , in the Province of Somerset , Bro . Charlie Pfeiffer , VV . M ., vvas unanimously chosen to serve a second year as W . M . This is only the second occasion since the consecration of the lodge that the VV . M . has been re-elected .

Bro . T . Adams , P . M . of the Universal Lodge , was entertained at a complimentary banquet by about 40 of his Masonic friends at Blanchard's , on Tuesday last . The chair vvas occupied by Bro . C . Deakin , W . M ., and Bro . Jno . Barnett , jun ., vvas in the vice-chair .

The Duchess of Albany on Friday last distributed the prizes to the successful pupils of Tiffen ' s Endowed School for Girls , Kingston-on-Thames , at the Surbiton Assembly Rooms , in the presence of a large number of friends and visitors to the school .

Mr . Ritchie , M . P ., President of the Local Government B 'ard , has been confined to his house by an abscess , for which he is under surgical care , but the right hon . gentleman is making satisfactory progress and is expected to be convalescent at an early date .

The Duke of Clarence and Avondale left Windsor Castle for Marlborough House , and the Duke and Duchess of Teck , Princess Victoria of Teck , and her brothers , the Princes Adolphus and Francis of Teck , for the White House , Richmond , on Friday , thc nth inst .

Thc returns forthe year tothe 31 st October show that the number of enrolled Volunteers in London was 35 , ' S 6 , of whom 33 . 55 2 were efficients and 1 S 34 non-efficients , being an increase as compared vvith the previous year of 209 in enrolled strength and 445 efficients and a decrease of 236 in the non-efficients .

The Tristram Mark Lodge , No . 34 6 , has recently experienced the pleasure of dispensing its hospitality to Bro . the Earl of Euston , Deputy Grand Mark Master , and Bro . C . F . Matier , Grand Mark Secretary . There was a strong muster of the lodge on the occasion , and prominent among those present to do honour to the visitors was Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram .

A smoking concert , arranged by the VV . M . and brethren of the Franklin Lodge , took place in the Assembly Rooms , Boston , last week . Bro . G . H . Gregory , VV . M ., presided , and about 100 brethren and friends were present :. The programme was rendered by Bros . Gregory , Gane , Hayes , Kirby , Pearson , Newcomb , and Ii . H . Shepherd , and Messrs . J . li . Hilton , A . J . Clark , C Tonge , R . B . Appleby , and VV . Kitwood .

The funeral took place at Smithdown-road cemetery on the 13 th inst . of Bro . John I ' . Sherwin , of the Alliance Lodge , No . 667 . Deceased , whose death vvas the result of an accidental fall down a lift on Tuesday , the Sth inst ., was well known and respected in Liverpool , having been

engineer at the Royal Southern Hospital for many years , and having after wards held a similar position at the Seamen s Orphanage . Despite the inclement weather , the funeral was attended by a large number of friends , including many Freemasons .

We understand that the half of the free income of the Grand Lodgeof Scotland for the year ending 2 ( 5 th November last amounted to about £ 1500 , and of this £ 750 will be at the disposal of the Board of the Annuity Branch for the payment of annuities in the year 1892 . A similar sum falls to

be capitalised . Of the £ 117 ( 1 at the disp > sal of tho Board lor the year 1 S 91 , the sum of £ Soo was paid in annuities , the salaries and working expenses for the year amounted to £ . 50 , leaving a balance of £ 417 . An annual expenditure of ^ , 8 iois required to meet the payments of 75 pensioners presently on the roll .

In consequence of the illmss of Prince George , the Princess of vVales found herself unable to accompany her husband to Welbeck to fulfil her long-promised visit tc Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Portland . This inability of her Royal Highness to leave her son was the cause of deep regret to the Duke and Duchess , and also to the people of Worksop , who had made every preparation to welcome her and the Prince . The latter , however , left Marlborough House on Wednesday , and was most enthusiastically received .

Bro . R . D . M . Littler , Q . C , is endeavouring with the ass s : ince of his colleagues of the Middlesex County Council , of which he is Chairman , to secure to the public for all time the beautiful grounds vvnich surround the Alexandra Palace , Wood Green . The sum required by the London financial Assjcivtion , which owns the property , is £ 175 , 000 , the extent of the estate bein » - 414 acres , and

tnere will ne required a further £ 6 Soo for tne purchase of 28 leasehold acres . Thus , in the opinion of Bro . Littler , about , ( , 300 , 000 will be required to carry out the project , and it is thought that if the Lond . n County Council provided £ 100 , 000 , the Corporation of the City of London £ 40 , 000 , and the Middlesex County Council £ 15 , 000 , the remaining £ 145 . 000 might be raised without serious difficulty in the localities which vvill be more immediatel y benefited . VVe trust the property will be secured .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . E . Shand , P . M ., Sec . 156 3 and 2030 , many years Hon . Sec of the Camden Club , N . W ., has , consequent upon his recent appointment as Registrar in Westminster , resigned both the Secretaryship and membership . The children nf the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage visited the Royalty Theatre on Wednesday afternoon and witnessed vvith delight a performance of "Cock Robin and Old King Cole . "

The Queen and Court will leave Windsor Castle for Osborne ~ this day ( Friday ) , and will spend Christmas there . The Royal circle will he joined by the Duke of Connaught and other members of the family . We are pleased to be able to announce that the progress towards convalescence made by his Royal Highness Prince George of Wales during the past week has been most satisfactory and that he is now in a fair way towards recovery .

Bro . Lord Mayor Evans and the Lady Mayoress are now permanently established at the Mansion House , the electric light having been sot into satisfactory working order . On Alonday next a banquet vvill be given to the members of Castle Baynard Ward—the VVard vvhich his lordship represents on the Court of Aldermen .

VVe have been favoured by Bro . Chas . P . Richards , of the Cavendish Studio , Barrow-in-Furness , vvith two excellent portraits of the Pro Grand Master , the Earl , of Lathom , taken by Bro . Richards on the occasion of the visit of his lordship to the last Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of VVest

Lancashire . During the past 20 years vve have seen many excellent representations of our noble brother ' s striking physiognomy , but we are free to admit that although the hair has become rather more than " a sable silvered , " this is the most life-like and pleasing of them all . VVe understand Bro . Richards intends to enlarge and publish them .

On the ioth inst . the new Masonic Hall at Wallsend was formally opened by the members of the Tyne Lodge , No . 991 , by whom the new building has been erected . Messrs . Bainbridge and Co ., of Newcastle , vvere entrusted vvith the furnishing arrangements . Mr . Hope , architect , of North Shields , prepared the plans for the building , vvhich is situated in close proximity to the Wallsend Railway Station . Mr . William Welsh , of Howdon , secured the building

contract , at an estimated cost of about £ 2000 , the district Freemasons having floated a company named the Tyne Masonic Hall Company , Limited , with a capital of £ 2500 , divided into ordinary shares of £ 1 each , vvith power to increase . Mr . R . Brand , Wallsend , was elected Secretary , and Mr . G . A . Allan , The Green , Treasurer , and the following vvere appointed Directors : Messrs . G . Blair , G . A . Allan . J . Calvert , W . Cawthorn , VV . Bell , G . B . Craig , and E . VV . Middlemast .

Most of our readers vvill remember the genial and courteous Mr . Reilly , who for so many years was head clerk in the offices of the Royal Misonic Institution for Boys , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , and died in harness , after a long illness , in the , earlier half of 1 S 90 . Mr . Reilly left behind him- a widow and family in distressed circumstances , and Bro . J . ' Morrison McLeod , the present Secretary of the Institution , has very kindly undertaken to raise , if possible ,

by subscription among those who knew Mr . Reilly a sum ( say ) of about £ 25 or £ 30 , which will enable his widow to purchase two sewing-machines , and thereby extend the business of dress-making on which she has entered . VVe cordially sympathise with the movement , and trust it may prove successful . Subscriptions to be forwarded to Bro . J . M . McLeod , ( 5 , Freemasons' Hall , or under cover to the offices of the Freemason , iC and I 6 A , Great Queen-street , W . C .

The members of the Derby Lodge , No . 724 , held their third annual ball in aid of the Masonic Charities on the 14 th inst ., when there was a large attendance at the Liverpool Assembly Rooms in Hardman-street . Owing greatly to the exertions of the VVorshipful Master , Bro . VV . Gosling , and the officers of the lodge the ball was successful in every way , and considerable benefit to the Charities should result .

The dutiesof Treasurer vvere discharged by Bro . G . Beeken , P . vl ., and those of Secretary by Bro . P . Armstrong , S . VV ., while Bros . J . Humphreys , P . M ., and T . P . Hodgson , J . VV ., officiated as Masters of the Cerem mies . These active brethren vvere assisted by the following officers as Stewards * , tiros . A . S . Heath , Stwd . ; G . C . Roberts ,

S . D . ; J . Parry , J . D . ; VV . Briscoe , I . G . ; VV . Macdonald , Stwd . ; Duncan L'Amie , Stwd . ; R . Robertson , Stwd . ; and J . Pritchard , Stwd . ; while among those also present were Bros . T . H . Edwards , I . P . M . ; C . VV . Higson , P . M . ; and Robt . Foote , P . P . G . T . An efficient band , under the direction of Bro . J . Busfield , supplied the music for the dancing .

THE BOLIN ' GBROKE LODGE . —The promoters of the Bolingbroke Lodge , for which a warrant has been granted , have had a somewhat unpleasant experience in connection vvith the place of meeting originally fixed on . It appears that negotiations for purchasing the building were entered into with the proprietor of the hall , who is also the proprietor of a club meeting in the same building , the existence

of which he vvas desirous of terminating in favour of the Masonic body . This arrangement coming to the knowledge of the club members , strong objections were made , and obstacles placed in the way of a settlement , the latest development being a much-advertised boxing-match , which came off with great eclat a short time since . To avoid any suspicion o * being even remotely connected vvith such

disrepuable proceedings , and being unable to compel the owner to fulfil his engagement , th- * . petitioners have wisely decided to occupy entirely different premises , although they will retain the name of the lodge , which is an historic one in the locality . The consecration well , therefore , take place at Stmley Hall , Cairns-road , Clapham Junction , on the Gth of January .

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