Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

Bro . Ri g ht Hon . the Lord ?\ Iayor was * on Monday last installed W . M . of thc .. " . rand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 at Freemasons' Hall , and Bro . Richaid Herve * Giraud was at the same time invested as Treasurer ol the lodge for the fiftieth time . Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson . F . R . S ., President of the Royal College af Surgeons , will tako the chair on

Wednesday , April 19 th , at the bven'y-nrst festval dinner in aiC of the funds of the Royal Medical Benevolent College , tu be held at the Langham Hotel , Portland-place . Bro . George A . Gun * y was on Mond iy installed W . M . of the City of London Lodge , No . 501 , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . The usu . il weekly meeting of . he Earl of Zctl nd

Lodge of Instruction will not be held on Saturday , the 21 st inst . t as the monthly meeting of the mother lodge falls on that day . Bro . Col . E . King-Harman , P . G . M .. Mc-ath , was present at an Orange Demonstration at Blackpool , on Tuesday . Bro . L . F . Littcll , I . P . M . 1 S 27 , and Secretary

and P . M . SGo , was presented by the latter lodge on Thursday , at Anderton's Hotel , with a handsome silver tea service , weighing over 44 oz . On each piece of plate the following was engraved : " Presented to Bro . L . I * . Littell , P . M ., by the brethren of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 160 , as a mark of their appreciation of his uniform courtesy and ability in thc discharge of his duties as Secretary . January 12 th , 1 SS 2 . "

Thc visit which Bro . the Duke of Albany was announced to p > y to Sutton ^ in Surrey , to lay the loundatioi-stone of St . Barnabas' Church , will not . it now appears , take place , circumstances having made the promised visit impracticable . The foundation-stone will bc laid next week , when the Right Hon . the Earl of Fgmont will preside , and Sir H . W . Peck , M . P ., Sir Trevor Lawrence , M . P ., and other members of Parliament will be pesent .

Bro . Holland , LLP ., presided at the annual banquet of thc ast Grand Lodge of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows on Monday , at thc Pavilion , Brighton . Bro . Malthouse C . C , has sent a letter to Mr Gladstone , in which he contends that on . * Corporation ' or the whole of London is impossible , and that separate municipalities should be created . Bro . Malthouse has received a reply from the Premier's priva e Secretary .

Bro . Jas . M'Lean was installed W . M . nf the Domatie Lodge , No . 177 , on Friday , the 13 th inst ., at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fliet-strei-t . Amongst those present at Bro . thc Lord Mayor ' s ballon I'd . lay last , were Bros . Shadwell II . Ch-rke , G S ., Alderman and Sheriff Hanson , W . Bancroft , Hare , Kendal , fi . Svanborough , Lord Clielmsuird , Sir F . Perkins , li . Terry , T . Thorne , A . Stvanborough , F . G . Faithfull , J . D . All . roft , | . P . Knight , Edmund Vati-s . and II . J . Waterlow .

We recently ftirni . hod particulars of the-Iprmation of the Upton Masonic Association , formed in connection with thc Upon Lodge of Instruction , No . 1227 , held at thc King and Out en , Notion l-olgnte , li . C , one ol those useful associations which are doing so much good in the metropolis , and arc gratified to be informed that , although so newly established , has in a few weeks from its

commencement been abl to devote the sum of £ to ios . to a ballot for a Life Governorship of either of thc three Masonic Institutions . Bro . F . Dupreewas the fortunate member . As thc list of members is not yet quite filled up , brethren who are desirous of joining can apply to Bro . D . Moss , the Hon . Sec , on Ihe fourth Thursday in the

month , who will be glad to add a few more names to his list cf members . R . VV . Bro . G . S . Graham , D . G . M . of Auckland , New Zealand , assisted bv R . W . Bro . G . P . Pierce , P . G . M . ( I . C ) , and R . W . Ilro . Hon . F . Whittaker , P . G . M . (> C ) , consecrated and dedicated a mw Masonic Hall in Prince ' sstreet , Auckland , on Tuesday , December 6 th , 1 SS 1 .

Comp . Thomas Fenn , assisted by Comp . Colonel Shadwell II . Clt-r . e , and other Grand Officers , will consecrate thc Universal Chapter , N ' o . 1 S 1 , on Thursday , the : 6 th inst ., at Freemasons Hall . Bro . Arthur Cohen , Q . C , M . P ., on Sunday presided over thc distribution of prizes to the children of the Borough Jewish Schools , which too ! : place at the Lecture Hall . Carter-street , Walworth .

Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson , LL . D ., President of thc Royal College of Surgeons , England , has written to Ihe Scnatus of Aberdeen University , stating that he will give £ 10 , 000 to found and endow a chair of pathological anatomy in that institution . 'The principal of the University ( the Rev . Dr . Pirie ) , and Dr . William Pirie , Professor of the surgery , have been appointed to make thc

ncccessary arrangements in connection with the foundation of the chair . It is understood the gift has bcen prompted by the representations of Professor Pirie , whose efforts to raise the Aberdeen Medical School are well-known . Bro . Sir Erasmus Wilson , though not a graduate of Aberdeen ,

has . northern connections , and some time ago received the degiee of LL . D . from the University . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., hat ; been invited b y the Committee of tbe Aborigines' Protection Society to give them some account of his recent visit to Sout . i Africa , and the ex-King Citewayo .

The Montreal brethren celebrated the festival of St . John the Evangelist by holding a church service in the Anglican Cathedral . The sacred edifice was filled with a large congregation , and the brethren of the Craft , in full regalia , presented a grand appearance . On Saturday , after a long ; illness , thc widow of Bro . E . A . Sothern , the Celebrated comediandied at

, Coliseum-terrace , Regent's-park . She has not survived her husband long . She leaves three sons and one daughter to mourn her loss . Miss Eva Sothern is engaged in the "Colonel , " at the Prince of Wales ' , the two eldest sons are both on theslage , Lytton already having made a mark , the youngest is still at school . ^ . Mrs . Sothern will be buried at Brompton Cemetery .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . His Royal Hig hness the Duke of Albany has , through Captain Waller , R . li ., I * qnerry-in-VVaiting , sent a letter to Mr . G . R . King , expressing His Royal Higbness ' s admiration of Mr . King ' s new song just published by King and Co ., entitled " My own ador'd Love . " The Lathom Rose Croix Chapter was consecrated at Wanganui North , New Zealand , by 111 . liro .

Edward Anchor , P . M . W . S . jo , under warrant of dispensation from the Supreme Council , 33 . Comp . the Rev . C . J . Ridgway , will be installed M . E . Z . of the Bayard Chapter , No . 1615 , on Monday , February ( 3 th , at the Mas . nic Hall , 33 , Golden-square . Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , Bro . Aldciman and Sheriff Hanson , and Br ... Sheriff Ogg will

attend a banquet in aid of the Trench Hospital , at Willis ' s Rooms , on Saturday , February 4 th . The French Ambassador is to preside . Bro . the Lord Mayor opened a fancy fair and bazaa * -, at the Collyer . Memorial Hall , High-street , Peckham , on Tuesday , in aid of the permanent organ fund of St . Luke ' s , Camberwell .

A new Masonic Hall , al Plymouth , Ind ., said to embrace as fine a suite of rooms as can be found in Indiana , was dedicated on Tuesday evening , December 27 , M . W . Daniel McDonald , P . G . M ,, officiating as Grand Master . Bro . Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , M . P . P . G . M ., Worcestershire , ' presided at a meeting summoned hy thc

Central Executive Committee of the St . John Ambulance Association on Monday afternoon , at St . John ' s-gate , Clerkenwell , to consider the desirability of placing those metrpnlitan police-stations where the Order of St . John litters are established in telegraphic communication with thc various hospitals , and further , to consider the best description of wheeled transport available for London use .

The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed on Monday , the 23 rd inst ., in the Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , No . 45 , at the lixcise Tavern , , ) S and . 19 , Old Broad-street , by liro . Larchin , VV . M . Alexandra Palace Lodge , No . 1541 , at seven o'clock punctually . Bro . Alderman Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott was presented at the last mccti"g of thc Haberdashers'

Company with a richly-emblazoned address on > clliim , in testimony of the appieciation of the Court of the lOiciei . cy with ¦ vhi . h he disc . arged the duties of Chief Magistrate during his mayoralty . Bro . T . Isley , P . M . i . ** oo , P . P . S . D . of C , of the Norwich Postal Telegraph Department , lately delivered a very inu-resting and instructive lecture to a large audience

on " Ihe Telegraph ; ils history , uses , and applications , " which was highly appreciated . Weare request , d to announce tl at thc future meeting of the Upton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1227 , which has removed from Norton Folgate , will be held at the S . van Tavern , Bethnal Green-road . It has also been decided to hold the- lodge in mure upon Thursday evenings ,

instead of Wednesday as heretofore , commencing al S p . m . Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., will be present and address a meeting of the Manchester Branch .. f thc Anglo-Jewish Association , to be held on the 2 nd proximo . Bro . Oliver James Pussier , 1 3 10 , better known as Bro . Harry Cox , expired suddenly on Tuesday morning ,

thc 10 th inst ., and was buried un Saturday last , at the Fulham-fields Cemetery . The funeral cortege left No . 3 , Berlield-street , Hammersmith , punctually . it a quarter to eleven . The Rector of St . Clement Danes ( the Rev . J , Lindsay ) officiated at the grave , around which many of the deceased's late colleagues , including Bros . Lionel Brough , J . G . Taylor , li . Swanborough , M . Barrett , and Mr .

M'Lean were gathered . Bro . T . Mcckham , thc chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum , presided at the half-yearly general court of thc governors , held at the institution , Old Kentroad , on N . onday . Bro . II . R . M . the Prince of Wales has consented to preside at the annual dinner of the Civil Service Rifles ,

and will , with tlie Princess of Wales , honour Ihe ball on the 15 th of February with his company to be given by the Honourable Artillery Company at their headquarters , Finsbury . His Royal Highness is Captain General of thc corps and Honorary Colonel of the Civil Service Rifles . Bto . T . J . Hamp presided at the annual general meeting of the Holborn Restaurant United Friendly

Association , on Friday , the 13 th inst . Ihe object of the association is the relief or maintenance of the members during sickness or other infirmity , and in old age , for insuring money , to be paid on thc death of a member , or for the funeral expenses of the husband or wife of a member ( females as well as males being eligible for thc benefits of ihe society , the membership of which is confined to the

employes at the Holborn Restaurant , but tbey do not necessarily cease to be members after they have left . ) We have to congratulate Mr . Austin on the results of bis grand bazaar on behalf of IheL . ndon Collage Mission , and sincerely trust that bis efforts have added to thc funds of this most deserving charity . I ' or three days Myddelton Hall , Islington , iias seen such a host of talent

as is rarely to bc witnessed so far north . On Wednesday and Thursday in last week , under the kind superintendence of Bro . Robert Soutar , all the ladies and gentlemen who had so generously given their services , assembled . Miss ' ¦' . Farren , whose City Araii , wa ? excellently np'npas , and Bros . Maclean , Royce , I erry , Crauford , and Dallas were present on both days , Bro . Meyer Lutz presiding at the

piano , lent forthe occasion by Messrs . John Brinsinead and •sons . ( In Friday Bro . Lionel Brough saw lo everything ; his "Muddle Puddle Porter" and " N 24 " making "merry Islington" merrier than ever , whilst bro . Henry Bracey and Monsieur and Madame Gaillard were encored again and again . Last , not least , was Miss Violet Cameron . It would be difficult to say which was best ,

" For ever and ever , " or " Never again , unless you heard " Comin' thro' the Rye , " your only regret being that these encores weieover . Pending Mr . Austin ' s arrangements for the future , which will be duly announced , all who would aid in helping the starving . hildren of I astern London can send their subscriptionsor donations either to Miss Napton . the Lady Superintendent , 304 , Burdett-road , Limehouse , E ., or to Mr . Walter Austin , 44 , Finsbury-pavement , E . C

Masonic And General Tidings.

We think it necessary to correct the statement made in a contemporary that the Lord M . yor will preside at the anniversary festival of Ihe Girls' School in Mav next . Our readers will remember that ive announced some-time since the fact that H . R . IL the Dukeof i _ onnaught had consented to occupy the chair em that o . casion .- k is true that the Lord Mayor will presi e . it the " Boys " le .-tival ia June , and this has probably led our contemporary i . ito the error .

Ihe loner from Bro . Hughan . relative to the Montreal Lodges joining the Grands Lodge of Quebec , orotherwi . se , was printed in ihe Freemason i ' or December 10 th , and was republished in The Gazette , Monrcal , on IJecember 2 Stfi , arriving in this country before the issue of Ihe Freemason of l « st . Saturday ' . Uur leaders on the subject anti correspondence have been at once

reprinted in Quebec , o that afier a few days' interval the Craft in that province are awaiu of the English vie . vs on the question , and Masonically they are noted monthly in the Canadian Craftsman , Bro . John Bevan , District Grand Master of Westland , New Zealand , who is at present sojourning in Jersey , was a guest at the Roval All red Lotlge , No . 058 ,

St . Althing , on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., and at the Mechanics' Lodge , No . 245 , installation anil banquit on the inlh inst . At the Natimal Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients for the week ending Jan . ljth was 1151 .

The West Smithlicld Lodg . ; of Instruction will meet in future at the Champion Hotel , Aldersgaie-street . The next meeting will be held there on Monday , the 23 rd inst ., when a notice of motion as to the propriety of altering the lime of meeting from seven to ei ght p . m . will be discussed .

Bro . Charles Taylor , VV . M . 1426 , will preside at the annual supper cf the Gnat City Ledge of Instruction , on 'Thursday , the - . Oth inst ., at Masons' Hall Tavern , Basinghall-street . Bro . J . Da Silva will be installed W . M . of the ISrael Lodge , No . 205 , on Tuesday next , at the Cannonstreet Hotel . Bro . John Syer will bc installed VV . M . of the

Motitetiorc Lodge , No . 1017 , at ihe Ke ^ ent Masonic Hall , An-strict , RitJint-stitet , on Wednesday nest . On Wednesday evening an entertainment of music and elocution was given at tue Toner ol London to the solders stationed ti . er ., under the auspices ot ihe National Temperance League . Air . Aider o . Copied tlio chair , and the i-ntciiuincis were members ol the Jouili . vark Temperance Glee Union .- Several > . t ihe men signed llic pledge at the close of the e 11 t 11 t . 1 iM 1 . 111 t .

. Mr . Alderman Mc . Vi thur , M . P ., who has been travelling in f . gypt since the cessation of h-s duties at tiie . Mansion IIUUM-, lus armed . u Alalia en rente lor l . ngland , and inliiids arming home 111 lime lor . sunie his i-uiliaim-ntary dulus early in tlie loril , Cuming session . Bro . Coiinm iy Boyle . v . ts on Tu .-sday , the 3 rd inst ., duly installed as \\' .. \ l . ol LoJi ; e L ' IIIJII , No . j 2 , Noi Willi .

Messrs . Piissmorc and Al . ib . isu .-r have recentl y become ihe proprietor :, of Cuhte .: hour .:, which is edited Uy Hro . the Kev . J . J . Jackson U ' r . iy . Bro . W . P . Treloar , "J C , lias issued invitations for a dinner at the Albion on Tuesday iveiuii" next .

111 . Bro . Robert Ramsay , Provincial Grand Master of Ontario lor the Sovereign S . iiiciiiury nt Canada , has been electedan honoiary nieinln r oi lln : * 5 upieu , e Grand Council General of the l . ' iuted States ol Anienci , M . III . Bro . \ Y . II . Lind , . JO * , cij ' , ot l . tua , N . Y ., heing . \ 1 . III . Grand Sovereign Ce 11 er . 1 l of Hit ; Mitler .

Bro . the Kev . R . J , Simpson , P . G . C , has declined the rectory of Gotham , . Nous , wh . ch h . nl been offered to him by the 1 . like .. I Portland ami Karl Howe . The value ofthe living , when agricultural pio-peits allowed of tithes being paid 111 lull , was A 1000 .

Bro . Wordley , of Cannon-streel , is ihoroiifihly renovating the clock of St . > wiihin ' s Church , Cannonstreet , which is undergoing needful icpairs and cleaning . Bro . J . \ V . Crossley was , on Tuesday , installed VV . M . 01 ^ the United Mariners' Lodge , at the Guildhall Tavern , Ori-shain-sticct ,

Bro . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught has fixed Wednesday , lebiuary 15 H 1 , for the dinner on behalf of tfie Royal Association in aid of the Deaf and Dumb , Oxford-street , which v . iil take place til Freemasons ' Taverw .

Bro . Sir Thomas and Lnd y Brassey have left left lingland in the Sunbeam for Gibraltar . IJiu . Sir Thomas will return in time for the opening of Pari . anient . With a view of pivi . ig- irrenlcr interest to the awards of the recent Woollen 1 xiiiluiion , the p . esentation of the medals to the successful exhibitors at the I ryslal

Palace has been postponed until the hlectric l-. xliibition is iu working older . It has been arranged tha . these medals shall be presented by Bro . the Lord -Mayor on Tuesday evening , the 31 st inst . The whole of | he Palace , from the Brighton railway- sfalion to the tropical end , will be by that time completely lighted by tin ; various Mstniis oi ci ' ccuic lighting . — City Press .

The Pictorial World is about to be increased in price to sixpence per week , -. ud pirmanenily enlarge ! The first number in Us new lorm will Lei . nued on Saturday , February 41 I 1 .

Bto . H . R . IL the Duke of Connaught will preside at thea-. nual festival of the Hospital foi 5 . 'ck CluTuier , at Willis ' s Rooms on . March tith next . Bro . Emra Holmes having * now entered upon his duties as Collector of Customs in Barnstaple has

alreadybeen invited , and has agreed to as , ist at an entertainment to be given on Monday * next under the .-nispiets of the Debating Society , on which occasion he will read a palhettc story of the days of the Covenanters called " | amic Douglas , " and a short humorous selection from " " David Copperlield , "