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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . W . A . Baskcomb has returned to town from Hunstanton . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall is fixed for Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., at Helston . The P . G . M ., Bro . the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , vvill preside .
Bro . the Rev . the Marquis of Normanby has resigned his benefice since succeeding to the marquisate , and has taken a chaplaincy on the Continent ag * ain for the winter months . Bro . H . C . Richards , who has been spending his holiday in the Tyrol and at Ober Aivmiergau , has been this week engaged at the Old Bailey as prosecuting counsel for the Post Office .
Messrs . Hovenden and Berridge , architects and surveyors , have removed from 1 S 1 to 30 , Bishopsgate-street , the former premises having been taken by the Great Eastern Railway Company . Bro . Lord Brassey is to be married to the Hon . Miss Capel , daughter of the late Lord Capel , and granddaughter of the Earl of Essex , on the 28 th inst ., at St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge .
The Provincial Grand Master of Worcestershire and I . ady Lechmere have been the guests of the Very Rev . the Dean and Mrs . Gatt , at the Deanery , for the Festival of the Three Choirs , held this year at Worcester . By command of the Provincial Grand Master , the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland vvill be held at Penrith , under the banner of the Unanimity Lodge , No . 339 , on Friday , the 26 th inst .
Bro . McLeod , the newly elected Secretary of the Boys ' School , had a very encouraging reception at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon last week . He secured the services of four Stewards for the next Festival , with every promise of a substantial contribution .
On Tuesday Bro . James Hamilton Townend , clerk t-i the Haberdashers' Company , vvas married at the parish church of Bunbury , Cheshire , to Miss Sarah Louisa Williamson , second daughter of Mr . Thomas Williamson , of Beeston , Cheshire .
Bro . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale has been staying at Sir Joseph Bailey ' s place , Glanusk Park , Brecknockshire , during his visit to Cardiff , and returns to his rooms at York at the end of the week to do duty vvith the ioth Prince of Wales's Own Hussars .
On Sunday morning last in the Royal Dockyard Church , Sheeerness , two handsome brasses vvere dedicated to the memory of the officers and crew of the gunboat Wasp , which was lost vvith all hands on a voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong , in October , 1 SS 7 .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley , General Williams , and staff visited Caterham and district last week for the purpose of viewing sites for the erection of fortifications for the defence of London , and it is said that Tiburston Hill vvas regarded as a favourable place for the erection of a fort .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire will be held in the Chapter House , Worcester Cathedral , on Wednesday , October Sth . ' The P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Edmund A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., will preside , and as the Worcester Lodge , No . 2 S 0 , celebrates its centenary that week , a large , gathering is expected .
A bazaar vvas opened at Wick on the ioth inst . in aid of the building fund of the Volunteer Hall . The opening ceremony vvas performed by Mr . Clarence Sinclair , younger . Previous to the opening of the bazaar , a memorial stone vvas laid with Masonic honours by Bro . Sheriff Thorns , assisted by the brethren of St . Fergus Lodge , Xo . 4 6 G .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales , Eastern Division , vvas held at Cadoxton-Barry on Thursday last , when the usual business vvas transacted and officers for the ensuing year appointed . A new lodge was also consecrated , and the proceedings passed off vvith much spirit . We hope to give a full report in our next .
The match between North and South at Hastings terminated on Saturday last , the latter , after a most exciting finish , securing the victory by nine runs . Among the Northern representatives vvas the redoubtable " demon bowler , " Spofforth , who now resides in England , and on this occasion hit up 21 runs in a very short time when runs vvere greatly needed . The scores were : South , 210 and 116 , and North , 152 and 165 .
The Oueen of Roumania was the guest of Lord Penrhyn , at Penrhyn Castle , Bangor , on Monday and Tuesday , and during her visit went to Carnarvon , where , after rec ; iving a congratulatory address from the Mayor , she viewed the ancient castle , over vvhich she vvas conducted by the constable , Bro . Sir John Puleston , M . P ., and saw all the objects of special interest . Luncheon was served in the banqueting hall , after vvhich the Koyal party returned to Penrhyn Castle .
Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., 5 rc , is prepared to enter into arrangements with Metropolitan and provincial lodges ( however distant ) for the delivery of his lectures on the ritual and ceremonial of the symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry ( two hours ) , in respect of which most favourable
criticism has been published by the Masonic and local journals . " Bro . Stevens must be heard within the foui walls of our respective lodge rooms , for there only can his most useful work be understood and appreciated . " Address in first instance to the care of the Editor of this paper .
A numerous and influential representative gathering of the Benevolence and Charity Committee of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire vvas held on Friday afternoon , the 12 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , under the presidency of Bro . R . VVylie . Petitions for grants from the Prov . Grand Lodge Fund in aid of the widows and
distressed brethern vvere considered , and it was resolved to recommend to the Prov . Grand Lodge that sums amounting to £ 70 should be voted . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western Division of Lancashire , vvhich is expected to be of a very important nature , takes place at Preston on Wednesday , the ist October ,
Masonic And General Tidings
We regret to learn that Bro . R . Paget ( Vestry clerk of Clerkenwell ) is suffering from ill-health . Bro . Edwin M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . Org ., is staying at the Royal Saxon Hotel , St . Leonards-on-Sea . Bro . Surgeon Parke , of the late Stanley Expedition , is now attached to the 2 nd Life Guards as medical officer .
Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W ., has been spending a few days at Eastbourne , and vvill resume his duties as Town Clerk at the Guildhall this week . Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Isaacs , who have been staying at the Hotel Metropole , Brighton , returned to the Mansion House last Saturday .
The Princess Louise has been forbidden by her medical attendants from taking an active part in any public ceremonies during the autumn , and will , therefore , to the great regret of the county folk , be unable to pay her promised visit to North Staffordshire .
Bro . J . B . Scriven , of the firm of Barclay , Perkins , and Co ., has been made the recipient of a handsome inscribed vellum , presented by the Board of Management of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum in recognition of his services as Chairman at the 63 rd anniversary festival on behalf of the asylum at the Crystal Palace .
According to a report vvhich has been recently issued , the parish of Hammersmith , which in 1 S 01 had S 71 inhabited houses and a population of 5600 , has now a population estimated at 103 , 000 . In 1861 the rateable value of house property was , £ 77 , 084 ; in 1 SS 1 it had risen to £ 355 , 718 , while in 1 S 90 it is £ 5 10 , 604 .
On Friday , the 12 th inst ., Davis Dalton , who recently swam the Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne , accomplished the feat of swimming from Blackwall to Gravesend Town Pier in 6 hours 16 minutes . Dalton swam on his back , and was loudly cheered by the crews of the various ships he passed on his journey .
The Prince of VVales arrived at Abergeldie Castle on Saturday afternoon last , being accompanied by Bro . Christopher Sykes , M . P . On the arrival of the train at Ballater the Prince was received by a guard of honour . His Royal . Highness has since joined Hro . the Duke and Duchess of Fife's party at Mar Lodge , Braemar .
There are in Paris altogether 81 , 291 houses , divided into 1 , 141 , 955 tenancies , of which 28 , 159 are workshops and manufactories , 303 , 328 are shops and places of business , and 810 , 468 are appartenients or "hotels" for human habitation . Half of these appartenients , or flats , do not bring in a higher rental than £ 12 per annum .
The Porchester Mark * Lodge held their first meeting since the vacation on Friday , the 5 th inst . In the absence of the Worshipful Master , the chair was occupied by Bro . S . Knight , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . Eng . A vote of sympathy was passed from the chair to the widowed Countess of Carnarvon and family , and also to the widow and family of the late Bro . Montagu H . C . Palmer .
The Flying Squadron sailed from Spithead last week for their two months' autumn cruise , and vvill call at Gibraltar , Algiers , Cavthagena , and Mogador , returning to England the second week in November . The Channel Squadron are under orders to assemble at Portland , on Tuesday next , and vvill go on a cruise to the North , visiting Dublin , the Clyde , Liverpool , and other ports , and returning on the tst November .
The Mansion House Fund which is being raised for the erection of a memorial statue to the late Field-Marshal Lord Strathnairn has reached the sum of £ 2800 , a very considerable proportion of the subscriptions having come from both the naval and military services , while the Indian Civil Service has also most generously supported the scheme . The Dukes of Edinburgh and Connaught , as well as the Prince of VVales and the Dukeof Cambridge , are patrons of the fund .
There will be an Exhibition of Fruit in the Guildhall on the Gth , 7 th , and Sth October , the object being to extend and improve the culture of useful fruit in the homesteads and cottage gardens of the United Kingdom . The Queen is patron of the undertaking , and among the vice-patrons
are Bros , the Earls of Lathom and Jersey and Lord Egerton of Tatton . Bro . Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., Master of the Fruiterers' Company , is at the head of the Executive Committee , and Bro . the Lord Mayor will open the exhibition .
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale left York for Abergavenny on his promised visit to Bro . Sir Joseph R . Bailey , Bart ., M . P ., at Glanusk Park , on Monday . On the journey the train stopped by arrangement at Hereford , where the Duke alighted , and was presented by the Mayor
, on behalf of the Corporation , vvith an address , to vvhich his Royal Highness made a most graceful reply . On reaching Abergavenny the Duke was received with the usual honours , and in the evening there was a display of fireworks in the ruins of the old castle of Abergavenny .
Silchester is the most remarkable relic of a town which the Romans left behind them in Britain . Silchester , " the buried city , " is in Hampshire , near Strathlieldsaye , vvhich is the property of the Dukeof Wellington ; and the excavations which vvere begun long years ago on the site of the old town , but vvhich were suspended , have been resumed , and have been making considerable progress . But the process of excavating is very costly . When completed ,
however , it will show what all Roman towns throughout Britain were like ; for , as is well known , they were all built on a uniform plan . One thing , at any rate , the buried town shows—the total collapse of the externals , at least of civilisation after the Romans left . Architecture and all the graces of life vanished with them . Britain was far more populous , more rich , more busy , and better tilled during the four or five centuries of Roman domination than during the thousand vears which followed it .
Hou . ow . \ v ' s PILI . V-Indigestion . —How much thought lias been bestowed , and what voluminous treatises have been written upon this universal ancl distressing disease , which is with certainty aud safety dispelled without fear of relapse by a course of this purifying , soothing , and t mic medicine . It acts directly on the stomach , liver , and bowels—then indirectly , though no less elfcctivel the brain vesselsand lands
y , on , nerves , , g , introducing such order throughout the entire system that harmony dwells between each organ and its function ' s . Dyspepsia need no longer be the bugbear of the public , since Holloway ' s fills arc fully competent to subdue the most chronic and distressing cases of impaired digestion , and to restore the miserable sufferer to health , strength , and cheerfulness .
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Bro . Henry Wright read the lessons at St . Katherine ' s Church on Sunday last . We are sorry to hear that Bro . Robert Berridge , is 7 confined to his house vvith an acute attack of gonti iritis . Bro . Admiral Lord Alcester , G . C . B ., S . G . W ., has been one ofthe house party at Wortley Hall , Lord Wharncliffe ' s , for the Doncaster races .
Bro . Viscount Wolseley , P . G . W ., has appointed Mr . Fielden , of the Scots Greys , as his Aide-de-Camp on taking over the command of the forces in Ireland . Bro . the Right Hon . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness Henry de Worms are staying at Ripwick Park , Yorkshire , on a visit to Mr . and Mrs . Henry Warner .
The rain that fell on Wednesday evening vvas the first vve have had during the present month , but it is on the cards we may have more . The temperature is still high , that in the shade in London on Wednesday having been 74 degrees .
Administration of the estate of the late Bro . the Earl of Milltown , P . G . W ., who died intestate on the 30 th May last , aged 55 years , has been granted to his widow , the Countess of Milltown . The personalty vvas sworn at £ 25 , 811 .
Prince George of Wales was waited on by the Mayor and Council of Quebec on Wednesday morning , and presented vvith an address of welcome , concluding vvith an expression of loyalty to the British Crown . His Royal Highness made a suitable reply to the address .
Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., desires us to notify that he is now making arrangements for the delivery of his lectures on the Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry in several provincial towns , and would be pleased to hear from any lodges on the respective routes he proposes to travel during the ensuing session .
The quarterly meeting of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland vvas held in Edinburgh on Wednesday , the 17 th inst . ; 106 entrants have been registered during the quarter . The income for the same term amounted to jL ' 113 ios . iod ., and the expenditure to £ S ? 13 s . Sd . The Supreme Committee recommend the granting of two charters vvhich have been petitioned for .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley has issued an Army order , in which his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief expresses his satisfaction vvith the manoeuvres of the cavalry division under Major-General Sir Baker Russell , and thanks Bro . Lord Wantage and the Berkshire farmers for having offered facilities enabling the operations to take place .
The funeral of the late Bro . Enoch Walker , Vestry clerk of St . Leonard ' s , Shoreditch , took place at Abney Park Cemetery on Monday , in the presence of a large gathering of friends , among whom were a majority of the Vestrymen of the parish . Bro . Walker vvas a founder and P . M . of the St . Leonard Lodge , No . 1766 , and among the friends and societies which sent wreaths vvas the St . Leonard Lodge .
The only testimonial which Bro . Lord and Lady Carrington have consented to accept on their departure for the colony of New South VVales , is an illuminated address presented to their little daughter , aged one year , who vvas born in Australia . In accepting this gift Bro . Lord Carrington promised that it should be " built into the wall of their little Australian sister ' s English home . "
On and after October ist the "Flying Dutchman" express from Paddington will , for the first time , carry thirdclass passengers . The triumph of the third-class passenger is now almost complete . He cannot travel by the Irish Limited Night Mail to Holyhead , but otherwise he can now travel by all trains except in the domain of the Brighton , South-Eastern , and London , Chatham , and Dover Railways .
After a lapse of 10 months a private mail bag belonging to Bro . the Duke of Abercorn , vvhich vvas stolen while being conveyed between Newton Stewart Post Office and Baron ' s Court , has been recovered on the confession of the wife of the man who took it , and who afterwards went to America , where he now is . He burned all the securities and letters , and spent some coin which the bag contained .
It is a matter of history that in the reign of James II . the office ^ of Grand Master of Scotland vvas granted to William St . Clair of Rosslyn , & c , and his heirs and successors , by the King ' s charter . In 173 6 , however , the then representative of the family renounced his claims lest the exercise of the privilege should be prejudicial to the Craft . It vvas then ( 1736 ) the basis of the present Grand Lodge of Scotland was formed , and during the first year William St . Clair of Rosslyn presided over the Grand Lodge .
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale arrived at Cardiff shortly after noon on Wednesday , and vvas met at the railway station by the Mayor , the Marquis of Bute , Lord Windim , Bros , bir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P . ; Sir E . J . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P . ; and other notabilities . His Royal Highness was at once conducted in procession to Grangetown , where he unlocked the gates and formall y declared open the new bridge , which has been erected at a cost of
4 . 50 , 000 , and will be hencforth known as the Clarence Bridge . He was afterwards conducted to the Bute Docks , of vvnich he made the circuit , not in the saloon carriage provided , but on the engine . Thence he went to luncheon at Park Hall . Later on his Royal Highness was presented with the freedom of the borough , and afterwards paid a short visit to the Marquis ancl Marchioness of Bute , at Cardiff Castle .
The present month has been the warmest September since 1875 . In that year the thermometer in London during the first 17 days of September was decidedl y higher than it has been of late , the mean of the daily maxima being 73 . 9 deg ., as against 72 . 6 deg . this year , while the number of days on which the thermometer exceeded 70 deg . was 15 , or two more than we have had this month . The actual maximum
for the period in 1 S 75 vvas Si deg ., or 4 deg . higher than anything observed recently . It , however , the weather of the present month has been remarkable as regards warmth , it has been still more so vvith respect to dryness . From the 26 th August to the afternoon of Wednesday only two-hundredths of an inch of rain fell in London , half of this very
trivial quantity being collected on the 27 th of last month and half on the 2 nd September . Since that time until Wednesday evening , when there vvas a decided change , the atmosphere has been very dry . About seven o ' clock heavy rain fell in London and some parts of the province . In the Metropolis there vvere vivid Hashes of lightning , but the rain vvas almost unaccompanied by thunder .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . W . A . Baskcomb has returned to town from Hunstanton . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall is fixed for Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., at Helston . The P . G . M ., Bro . the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe , vvill preside .
Bro . the Rev . the Marquis of Normanby has resigned his benefice since succeeding to the marquisate , and has taken a chaplaincy on the Continent ag * ain for the winter months . Bro . H . C . Richards , who has been spending his holiday in the Tyrol and at Ober Aivmiergau , has been this week engaged at the Old Bailey as prosecuting counsel for the Post Office .
Messrs . Hovenden and Berridge , architects and surveyors , have removed from 1 S 1 to 30 , Bishopsgate-street , the former premises having been taken by the Great Eastern Railway Company . Bro . Lord Brassey is to be married to the Hon . Miss Capel , daughter of the late Lord Capel , and granddaughter of the Earl of Essex , on the 28 th inst ., at St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge .
The Provincial Grand Master of Worcestershire and I . ady Lechmere have been the guests of the Very Rev . the Dean and Mrs . Gatt , at the Deanery , for the Festival of the Three Choirs , held this year at Worcester . By command of the Provincial Grand Master , the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland vvill be held at Penrith , under the banner of the Unanimity Lodge , No . 339 , on Friday , the 26 th inst .
Bro . McLeod , the newly elected Secretary of the Boys ' School , had a very encouraging reception at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon last week . He secured the services of four Stewards for the next Festival , with every promise of a substantial contribution .
On Tuesday Bro . James Hamilton Townend , clerk t-i the Haberdashers' Company , vvas married at the parish church of Bunbury , Cheshire , to Miss Sarah Louisa Williamson , second daughter of Mr . Thomas Williamson , of Beeston , Cheshire .
Bro . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale has been staying at Sir Joseph Bailey ' s place , Glanusk Park , Brecknockshire , during his visit to Cardiff , and returns to his rooms at York at the end of the week to do duty vvith the ioth Prince of Wales's Own Hussars .
On Sunday morning last in the Royal Dockyard Church , Sheeerness , two handsome brasses vvere dedicated to the memory of the officers and crew of the gunboat Wasp , which was lost vvith all hands on a voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong , in October , 1 SS 7 .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley , General Williams , and staff visited Caterham and district last week for the purpose of viewing sites for the erection of fortifications for the defence of London , and it is said that Tiburston Hill vvas regarded as a favourable place for the erection of a fort .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire will be held in the Chapter House , Worcester Cathedral , on Wednesday , October Sth . ' The P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Edmund A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., will preside , and as the Worcester Lodge , No . 2 S 0 , celebrates its centenary that week , a large , gathering is expected .
A bazaar vvas opened at Wick on the ioth inst . in aid of the building fund of the Volunteer Hall . The opening ceremony vvas performed by Mr . Clarence Sinclair , younger . Previous to the opening of the bazaar , a memorial stone vvas laid with Masonic honours by Bro . Sheriff Thorns , assisted by the brethren of St . Fergus Lodge , Xo . 4 6 G .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales , Eastern Division , vvas held at Cadoxton-Barry on Thursday last , when the usual business vvas transacted and officers for the ensuing year appointed . A new lodge was also consecrated , and the proceedings passed off vvith much spirit . We hope to give a full report in our next .
The match between North and South at Hastings terminated on Saturday last , the latter , after a most exciting finish , securing the victory by nine runs . Among the Northern representatives vvas the redoubtable " demon bowler , " Spofforth , who now resides in England , and on this occasion hit up 21 runs in a very short time when runs vvere greatly needed . The scores were : South , 210 and 116 , and North , 152 and 165 .
The Oueen of Roumania was the guest of Lord Penrhyn , at Penrhyn Castle , Bangor , on Monday and Tuesday , and during her visit went to Carnarvon , where , after rec ; iving a congratulatory address from the Mayor , she viewed the ancient castle , over vvhich she vvas conducted by the constable , Bro . Sir John Puleston , M . P ., and saw all the objects of special interest . Luncheon was served in the banqueting hall , after vvhich the Koyal party returned to Penrhyn Castle .
Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., 5 rc , is prepared to enter into arrangements with Metropolitan and provincial lodges ( however distant ) for the delivery of his lectures on the ritual and ceremonial of the symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry ( two hours ) , in respect of which most favourable
criticism has been published by the Masonic and local journals . " Bro . Stevens must be heard within the foui walls of our respective lodge rooms , for there only can his most useful work be understood and appreciated . " Address in first instance to the care of the Editor of this paper .
A numerous and influential representative gathering of the Benevolence and Charity Committee of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire vvas held on Friday afternoon , the 12 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , under the presidency of Bro . R . VVylie . Petitions for grants from the Prov . Grand Lodge Fund in aid of the widows and
distressed brethern vvere considered , and it was resolved to recommend to the Prov . Grand Lodge that sums amounting to £ 70 should be voted . The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Western Division of Lancashire , vvhich is expected to be of a very important nature , takes place at Preston on Wednesday , the ist October ,
Masonic And General Tidings
We regret to learn that Bro . R . Paget ( Vestry clerk of Clerkenwell ) is suffering from ill-health . Bro . Edwin M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . Org ., is staying at the Royal Saxon Hotel , St . Leonards-on-Sea . Bro . Surgeon Parke , of the late Stanley Expedition , is now attached to the 2 nd Life Guards as medical officer .
Bro . Sir John Monckton , P . G . W ., has been spending a few days at Eastbourne , and vvill resume his duties as Town Clerk at the Guildhall this week . Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Isaacs , who have been staying at the Hotel Metropole , Brighton , returned to the Mansion House last Saturday .
The Princess Louise has been forbidden by her medical attendants from taking an active part in any public ceremonies during the autumn , and will , therefore , to the great regret of the county folk , be unable to pay her promised visit to North Staffordshire .
Bro . J . B . Scriven , of the firm of Barclay , Perkins , and Co ., has been made the recipient of a handsome inscribed vellum , presented by the Board of Management of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum in recognition of his services as Chairman at the 63 rd anniversary festival on behalf of the asylum at the Crystal Palace .
According to a report vvhich has been recently issued , the parish of Hammersmith , which in 1 S 01 had S 71 inhabited houses and a population of 5600 , has now a population estimated at 103 , 000 . In 1861 the rateable value of house property was , £ 77 , 084 ; in 1 SS 1 it had risen to £ 355 , 718 , while in 1 S 90 it is £ 5 10 , 604 .
On Friday , the 12 th inst ., Davis Dalton , who recently swam the Channel between Folkestone and Boulogne , accomplished the feat of swimming from Blackwall to Gravesend Town Pier in 6 hours 16 minutes . Dalton swam on his back , and was loudly cheered by the crews of the various ships he passed on his journey .
The Prince of VVales arrived at Abergeldie Castle on Saturday afternoon last , being accompanied by Bro . Christopher Sykes , M . P . On the arrival of the train at Ballater the Prince was received by a guard of honour . His Royal . Highness has since joined Hro . the Duke and Duchess of Fife's party at Mar Lodge , Braemar .
There are in Paris altogether 81 , 291 houses , divided into 1 , 141 , 955 tenancies , of which 28 , 159 are workshops and manufactories , 303 , 328 are shops and places of business , and 810 , 468 are appartenients or "hotels" for human habitation . Half of these appartenients , or flats , do not bring in a higher rental than £ 12 per annum .
The Porchester Mark * Lodge held their first meeting since the vacation on Friday , the 5 th inst . In the absence of the Worshipful Master , the chair was occupied by Bro . S . Knight , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . Eng . A vote of sympathy was passed from the chair to the widowed Countess of Carnarvon and family , and also to the widow and family of the late Bro . Montagu H . C . Palmer .
The Flying Squadron sailed from Spithead last week for their two months' autumn cruise , and vvill call at Gibraltar , Algiers , Cavthagena , and Mogador , returning to England the second week in November . The Channel Squadron are under orders to assemble at Portland , on Tuesday next , and vvill go on a cruise to the North , visiting Dublin , the Clyde , Liverpool , and other ports , and returning on the tst November .
The Mansion House Fund which is being raised for the erection of a memorial statue to the late Field-Marshal Lord Strathnairn has reached the sum of £ 2800 , a very considerable proportion of the subscriptions having come from both the naval and military services , while the Indian Civil Service has also most generously supported the scheme . The Dukes of Edinburgh and Connaught , as well as the Prince of VVales and the Dukeof Cambridge , are patrons of the fund .
There will be an Exhibition of Fruit in the Guildhall on the Gth , 7 th , and Sth October , the object being to extend and improve the culture of useful fruit in the homesteads and cottage gardens of the United Kingdom . The Queen is patron of the undertaking , and among the vice-patrons
are Bros , the Earls of Lathom and Jersey and Lord Egerton of Tatton . Bro . Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., Master of the Fruiterers' Company , is at the head of the Executive Committee , and Bro . the Lord Mayor will open the exhibition .
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale left York for Abergavenny on his promised visit to Bro . Sir Joseph R . Bailey , Bart ., M . P ., at Glanusk Park , on Monday . On the journey the train stopped by arrangement at Hereford , where the Duke alighted , and was presented by the Mayor
, on behalf of the Corporation , vvith an address , to vvhich his Royal Highness made a most graceful reply . On reaching Abergavenny the Duke was received with the usual honours , and in the evening there was a display of fireworks in the ruins of the old castle of Abergavenny .
Silchester is the most remarkable relic of a town which the Romans left behind them in Britain . Silchester , " the buried city , " is in Hampshire , near Strathlieldsaye , vvhich is the property of the Dukeof Wellington ; and the excavations which vvere begun long years ago on the site of the old town , but vvhich were suspended , have been resumed , and have been making considerable progress . But the process of excavating is very costly . When completed ,
however , it will show what all Roman towns throughout Britain were like ; for , as is well known , they were all built on a uniform plan . One thing , at any rate , the buried town shows—the total collapse of the externals , at least of civilisation after the Romans left . Architecture and all the graces of life vanished with them . Britain was far more populous , more rich , more busy , and better tilled during the four or five centuries of Roman domination than during the thousand vears which followed it .
Hou . ow . \ v ' s PILI . V-Indigestion . —How much thought lias been bestowed , and what voluminous treatises have been written upon this universal ancl distressing disease , which is with certainty aud safety dispelled without fear of relapse by a course of this purifying , soothing , and t mic medicine . It acts directly on the stomach , liver , and bowels—then indirectly , though no less elfcctivel the brain vesselsand lands
y , on , nerves , , g , introducing such order throughout the entire system that harmony dwells between each organ and its function ' s . Dyspepsia need no longer be the bugbear of the public , since Holloway ' s fills arc fully competent to subdue the most chronic and distressing cases of impaired digestion , and to restore the miserable sufferer to health , strength , and cheerfulness .
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Bro . Henry Wright read the lessons at St . Katherine ' s Church on Sunday last . We are sorry to hear that Bro . Robert Berridge , is 7 confined to his house vvith an acute attack of gonti iritis . Bro . Admiral Lord Alcester , G . C . B ., S . G . W ., has been one ofthe house party at Wortley Hall , Lord Wharncliffe ' s , for the Doncaster races .
Bro . Viscount Wolseley , P . G . W ., has appointed Mr . Fielden , of the Scots Greys , as his Aide-de-Camp on taking over the command of the forces in Ireland . Bro . the Right Hon . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness Henry de Worms are staying at Ripwick Park , Yorkshire , on a visit to Mr . and Mrs . Henry Warner .
The rain that fell on Wednesday evening vvas the first vve have had during the present month , but it is on the cards we may have more . The temperature is still high , that in the shade in London on Wednesday having been 74 degrees .
Administration of the estate of the late Bro . the Earl of Milltown , P . G . W ., who died intestate on the 30 th May last , aged 55 years , has been granted to his widow , the Countess of Milltown . The personalty vvas sworn at £ 25 , 811 .
Prince George of Wales was waited on by the Mayor and Council of Quebec on Wednesday morning , and presented vvith an address of welcome , concluding vvith an expression of loyalty to the British Crown . His Royal Highness made a suitable reply to the address .
Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., P . Z ., desires us to notify that he is now making arrangements for the delivery of his lectures on the Ritual and Ceremonial of the Symbolic Degrees in Freemasonry in several provincial towns , and would be pleased to hear from any lodges on the respective routes he proposes to travel during the ensuing session .
The quarterly meeting of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland vvas held in Edinburgh on Wednesday , the 17 th inst . ; 106 entrants have been registered during the quarter . The income for the same term amounted to jL ' 113 ios . iod ., and the expenditure to £ S ? 13 s . Sd . The Supreme Committee recommend the granting of two charters vvhich have been petitioned for .
Bro . General Lord Wolseley has issued an Army order , in which his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief expresses his satisfaction vvith the manoeuvres of the cavalry division under Major-General Sir Baker Russell , and thanks Bro . Lord Wantage and the Berkshire farmers for having offered facilities enabling the operations to take place .
The funeral of the late Bro . Enoch Walker , Vestry clerk of St . Leonard ' s , Shoreditch , took place at Abney Park Cemetery on Monday , in the presence of a large gathering of friends , among whom were a majority of the Vestrymen of the parish . Bro . Walker vvas a founder and P . M . of the St . Leonard Lodge , No . 1766 , and among the friends and societies which sent wreaths vvas the St . Leonard Lodge .
The only testimonial which Bro . Lord and Lady Carrington have consented to accept on their departure for the colony of New South VVales , is an illuminated address presented to their little daughter , aged one year , who vvas born in Australia . In accepting this gift Bro . Lord Carrington promised that it should be " built into the wall of their little Australian sister ' s English home . "
On and after October ist the "Flying Dutchman" express from Paddington will , for the first time , carry thirdclass passengers . The triumph of the third-class passenger is now almost complete . He cannot travel by the Irish Limited Night Mail to Holyhead , but otherwise he can now travel by all trains except in the domain of the Brighton , South-Eastern , and London , Chatham , and Dover Railways .
After a lapse of 10 months a private mail bag belonging to Bro . the Duke of Abercorn , vvhich vvas stolen while being conveyed between Newton Stewart Post Office and Baron ' s Court , has been recovered on the confession of the wife of the man who took it , and who afterwards went to America , where he now is . He burned all the securities and letters , and spent some coin which the bag contained .
It is a matter of history that in the reign of James II . the office ^ of Grand Master of Scotland vvas granted to William St . Clair of Rosslyn , & c , and his heirs and successors , by the King ' s charter . In 173 6 , however , the then representative of the family renounced his claims lest the exercise of the privilege should be prejudicial to the Craft . It vvas then ( 1736 ) the basis of the present Grand Lodge of Scotland was formed , and during the first year William St . Clair of Rosslyn presided over the Grand Lodge .
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale arrived at Cardiff shortly after noon on Wednesday , and vvas met at the railway station by the Mayor , the Marquis of Bute , Lord Windim , Bros , bir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P . ; Sir E . J . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P . ; and other notabilities . His Royal Highness was at once conducted in procession to Grangetown , where he unlocked the gates and formall y declared open the new bridge , which has been erected at a cost of
4 . 50 , 000 , and will be hencforth known as the Clarence Bridge . He was afterwards conducted to the Bute Docks , of vvnich he made the circuit , not in the saloon carriage provided , but on the engine . Thence he went to luncheon at Park Hall . Later on his Royal Highness was presented with the freedom of the borough , and afterwards paid a short visit to the Marquis ancl Marchioness of Bute , at Cardiff Castle .
The present month has been the warmest September since 1875 . In that year the thermometer in London during the first 17 days of September was decidedl y higher than it has been of late , the mean of the daily maxima being 73 . 9 deg ., as against 72 . 6 deg . this year , while the number of days on which the thermometer exceeded 70 deg . was 15 , or two more than we have had this month . The actual maximum
for the period in 1 S 75 vvas Si deg ., or 4 deg . higher than anything observed recently . It , however , the weather of the present month has been remarkable as regards warmth , it has been still more so vvith respect to dryness . From the 26 th August to the afternoon of Wednesday only two-hundredths of an inch of rain fell in London , half of this very
trivial quantity being collected on the 27 th of last month and half on the 2 nd September . Since that time until Wednesday evening , when there vvas a decided change , the atmosphere has been very dry . About seven o ' clock heavy rain fell in London and some parts of the province . In the Metropolis there vvere vivid Hashes of lightning , but the rain vvas almost unaccompanied by thunder .