Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

A convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Cheshire js to be held at the Masonic Hall , Chester , on the 24 th proximo . The East Surrey Lodge of Concord ( Instruction ) , No . 4 63 , meets every Tuesday evening at the Greyhound Hotel , Hi ° -li-street , Croydon , at eight o ' clock .

Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., after visiting Lord and Lady Wimborne at Beaufort Castle , will proceed to Kinrara and make a short stay with Bro . the Earl and Countess of Zetland . His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has approved of Bro . Major-General Sir D . C Drury-Lowe , K . C . B-, taking command of the troops at Aldershot during the absence of Bro . Sir Evelyn Wood , V . C .

The Commander-in-Chief has approved of the formation of a camp near Chepstow for the Cyclist Volunteers of Hereford , Gloucester , Cardiff , and Swansea . The camp will commence from to-day ( Friday ) and last five days . The Duchess of Westminster has consented to present new colours to the 2 nd Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment , now

stationed at Manchester . The ceremony is appointed to take place on the nth prox ., and will be followed by a ball . Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead and the Lady Mayoress will visit Manchester in about a month ' s time as the guests of the Mayor and Mayoress of that city . During their stay they will inspect the works of the Manchester Ship Canal .

There will be a rehearsal of one of the installation ceremonies at the Star Chapter of Instruction , which meets at the Stirling Castle , Camberwell , to-day ( Friday ) , at 7 . 30 p . m ., to which all Principals and Past Principals are invited .

The Echo is responsible for the following : " The Freemasons are getting sick of the publican . Masonic Halls have increased considerably in number during the past few years , and now I see an enthusiastic brother of the Craft wants to hold the lodges in the churches . "

The Mark Masons Lodge St . Michael , No . 175 , Helston , has unanimously elected Bro . W . Trevenan W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . J . M . Richards was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . R . James , Tyler . The installation of the W . M . will take place on October 16 th .

The Waterloo Gallery , Museum , and other objects of national interest at Apsley House were for the second time open to the inspection of the members of the Sunday League on Sunday last , when the largest number of visitors ever present on a Sunday in Apsley House passed through the rooms .

Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford propose taking up their residence at Curraghmore , Co . Waterford , for several months , while among others of the Irish nobility who are resident on their estates in Ireland are Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , at Baron's Court , and Bro . the Earl and Countess of Banden , at Castle Bernard , Co . Cork .

A grand ball was given by Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Fife at Mar Lodge on Saturday evening last , among those present being the Prince of Wales , the Princes Albert Victor and George , the Duchess of Manchester , Bro . Christopher Sykes , M . P ., and Lady Borthwick . A torchlight dance by the Clansmen preceded the ball .

The Board of Trade have received through the Consul-General of Sweden and Norway three silver medals of the third class , which have been awarded to William Robbins ( master ) , George Kemp ( mate ) , and Walter Moore ( seaman ) , of the smack Our Boys , of Lowestoft , in recognition of their services in rescuing the shipwrecked crew of the brigantine Kong Kaare , of Stavanger , in the North sea , on the 6 th November last .

lhe approaching departure of Bro . the Earl of Zetland for Ireland to take up his appointment as Lord Lieutenant and Governor-General is the cause of great regret in those parts of Yorkshire and Durham which he has hunted in sncli splendid style . His lordship is exceedingly popular with ail classes , and especially with the tenant-farmers , so

that his absence from the hunting ; field during the coming season will be keenly felt . With respect to the proposed visit to India of Prince Albert \ ictor of Wales , it has been arranged that his Royal ugliness shall arrive at Bombay early in November , thence he will proceed to Poonah , when he will be the guest of Lord Reay He will afterwards visit Hderabad

. y , "aroda , and other important cities , but whether Burmah will be included in the tour is not yet settled . Early in March i'e will pass through Bombay on his return to England , and " ) the course of the same month the Duke and Duchess of ' -onnaug ht will , with the Queen ' s permission , return home , * 'ii Ceylon , China , Japan , and Canada , arriving in England s "" ietimein June or July .

Illustrations " —Mr . Frances George Heath's magazine ° t amusement , art , biography , economy , invention , literau je , and science—will commence its fifth volume in October with a new pictorial cover , and its forthcoming issues will include , beside fiction , illustrated papers , embracing drawof

ngs the month , reproductions of National Gallery picnics , pretty places , art studies , eminent artists , pen and Pencil portraits ot celebrities , public and private schools , Kolean winter resorts , popular flowers , farm gossip , and P ^ scellaneous "sketches" of men , things , places , art , li , ff . ' science . " Illustrations " will be published V the firm about to amalgamate as Simpkin , Marshall , Ha miIton , Kent , and Co .

HE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when SUTO t . a' ' t is being given to this matter , a practical ^ . bgestion may be of service . Last year more than fc 3 oo , ooo worth of foreign matches were purchased by

0 [ ns 'uerate consumers in this country , to the great injury ivm L ° , ° r 1 dng people , so true is it that " evil is a "" gnt by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If thatfi nSUmerS would P urchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , wan- w ° uld be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in ¦* bes . - —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The funeral of Bro . Bumstead , P . M ., P . Z ., & c , was attended by many members of influence in the Order in South London on Wednesday , the nth inst ., at Nunhead . The Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , has resumed its labours , after the vacation , at the Royal Fdward , Marc-street , Hackney . Bro . Richardson is the Preceptor .

We are asked to announce that the Domatic Chapter of Instruction will move on the 1 st October next to St . James ' s Restaurant , Piccadilly . The day and hour of meeting will be unaltered , viz ., Wednesday , 8 p . m . Bro . J . A . Walter has been nominated as Worshipful Master of the Olive Union Lodge for the ensuing year . Bro . fas . Ward has been proposed as Treasurer . The

investiture of the officers will take place at the October lodge . Bro . Akers-Douglas , chief Government Whip , is spending the first part of the autumn at his country seat in Kent , after the arduous duties of the past session , and will have frequent opportunities of meeting his constituents during the holidays .

Bro . Josiah Hughes , P . M . 3 S 4 , on the gth inst . entertained the W . M . and officers and the P . M . ' s at a banquet at the Castle Hotel , on the occasion of his leaving for a tour through the Australian colonies . In the course of the evening Bro . Hughes was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel .

The Hon . Secretary of the Lodge of Concord , No . 323 ( Bro . T . Brookes , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C ) , held at the Florist Hotel , Stockport , has obtained in donations 100 guineas from members of the lodge , which amount he has remitted to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution to qualify the lodge as a patron .

The office of Grand Cashier in the Grand Lodge of Scotland is sought for by four members in Glagow , four in Edinburgh , two in Kilbirnie , one in Manchester , and by 14 located in various places in Scotland . The applicants include a solicitor , two law clerks , a lawagent , and two retired officers of H . M . S .

The proceedings of the British Association in Newcastle were brought to a close on Thursday by a series of excursions to places of historical interest , including the Roman Wall , Bamborough Castle , and other castles in Northumberland and Durham . Many members , accociates , and others joined in the excursions .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked on Monday next , at the St . Ambrose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 S 91 , held at Baron's Court Hotel , West Kensington , S . W . Bro . Jesse Collings , P . M . 15 S 5 , Preceptor , W . M . ; Bro . Geo . Read , P . M . 511 , Preceptor 1425 , S . W . ; and Bro . James Sims , P . M . S 34 , Preceptor S 34 , J . W . The lodge will be opened at 7 o ' clock p . m .

Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , after a fortnight ' s sojourn at Strathpeffer for the benefit of his lordship's health , have been visiting at Baldovan , the seat of Bro . Sir John Ogilvy , near Dundee , whence it is their intention to proceed to Greystoke , in Cumberland . His lordship has finished correcting the last proofs of his book of Lord Chesterfield's letters , which will be published by the Oxford University Press next month .

Our readers will be glad to hear that the Queen , since her arrival at Balmoral , has greatly improved in health , takes walking exercise daily , and goes for a long- drive nearly every afternoon . It is rumoured that her Majesty intends visiting Staffordshire , and the rumour is supported by the fact , that , within the last four days , communications have been received by the proprietor of Court House , with the view of acquiring it for her Majesty ' s use , should she visit the Spa .

Mr . S . Evershed , M . P ., the owner of the Anchor Hotel , Wednesbury , has , at the request of the members of St . Bartholomew ' s Lodge , defrayed the cost of carrying out a series of improvements in the Assembly Room in order to make it suitable for a Masonic Hall . Bro . W . H . Bodin has , from designs prepared by Mr . E . M . Scott , carried out the improvements , and the hall is now pronounced to be one of the best in the district . The installation of I 3 ro . Bo fin as W . M . will take place in October .

What Cheer Lodge , a famous Masonic body of Providence , R . I ., owes its name to the following incident : When Roger Williams fled from persecution in Massachusetts , as he was crossing the river Seekonk , which separates Rhode Island from Massachusetts , he w-as hailed by some Indians who were standing on a rocky point on the

Rhode Island shore with the salutation , "What cheer ?" and he at once landed to receive from them a friendly welcome to his new home . Such is the origin of the name . It is also the motto of the seal of the City of Providence , and it is applied to banks , to markets , to vessels , and in fact to many things which need a good name . Whoever visits What Cheer Lodge receives a most fraternal welcome .

Dawhsh is about to have a Masonic Hall . Hitherto the members of the Order have been content with the r . se of the Vestry or Town Hall , but at much inconvenience in consequence of the removal of the furnitiue at each meeting . An effort is now being made to secure a " local habitation " as well as a name , and with this object in view a commodious hall is to be erected in a

commanding position . It is expected that a portion of the premises will be available for public purposes , and of the suitability of the hall there need be no fear when it is mentioned that Bro . G . Soudan Bridgman , of Torquay and Paignton , who designed the Brixham Masonic Hall , is the architect . It is proposed' to raise the necessary funds ,

which will not exceed ^ . 700 , by means of a company of that capital . Salem Lodge , No . 1443 , was consecrated at Dawlish on August 28 th , 1873 , the oration being delivered by Bro . L . P . Metham , P . G . D . England , P . D . Prov . CM . Devon , who at the time was in rather ill-health . The lodge now numbers some 40 members , and there is every indication of its continued prosperity .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Prince George of Wales has-been appointed to the Osborne as additional lieutenant . The Ribbon of the Order of St . Patrick , which is vacant by the death of Lord Granard , will , it is expected , be con erred on the Duke of Abercorn . This year ' s Russian grain crops arc described as . giving , on the whole , something less than an average yield . The previous reports of utter failure and threatened famine are now proved to have emanated from speculative rings .

lhe Prince of Wales , with his sons , the Princes Albert Victor and George , has been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Fife , at Mar Lodge , ami is in a much bctter state of health since his visit to Homburg and the North . 'The will of Mr . Charles Sacre , C . E ., has been lodged for probate in the Manchester Registry by his executors . He was for many years chief engineer to the Sheffield Railway Company . The net personal estate is declared at £ 165 , 382 .

With next Saturday ' s Graphic will be presented a large bird ' s-eye view of West London , extending from Westminster Bridge right away to Chelsea and West Kensington . It is carefully drawn by Air . VV . Bremer , and givesa graphic picture of the maze of streets , houses , and parks which go to make up fashionable London .

M . Filter and M . Barr , the President and the Engineer of the Chcmin de Fer Glissant , accompanied by the general manager and the engineer of the Metropolitan Railway , have , it is said , inspected a stretch of ground at Neasden , offered b y _ Sir Edward Watkin on behalf of the Metropolitan Railway Company , for the construction of an experimental line , two miles in length , on the principle of the " water railway" now successfully running in Paris .

r cw people who are not specialists in such matters knowthat the Northumbrian Capital—Newcastle—contains a series of specimens rivaling the exquisitely mounted collection of birds which is one of the most attractive features of the Natural History Museum at South Kensington . The life-like groups of falcons , and the great central representation of an eagle attacking swans , are in themselves almost worthy a journey to the north .

Bro . General Albert Pike does not dictate to a stenographer or type writer , in preparing his numerous official papers . He would no sooner than [ ohn Ruskin use anything so modern as a type writer . Nor does he summon his valet by touching an electric button , or using a table bell . Nothing so modern or common place finds a place in his office . When he would call his valet he raps on the table with an old mallet or tomahawk !—Keystone .

A series of lectures , inaugural to the 30 th session of the Crystal Palace Company ' s School of Art , Science , and Literature , which will open on September 30 th , will be . given during next week , the lecturers being Dr . G . G . Zerffii , F . R . Hist . S ., Mr . J . H . Rose , M . A ., F . R . Hist . S „ Mr . W . Lapraik , F . I . C , F . C . S ., Rev . H . Russell Wakefield , F . R . Hist S ., Mr . H . E . Maiden , M . A ., F . R . Hist . S ., and Herr Gustav Ernest .

PISTOLS LEFT OUTSIDE . —A brother who recently visited a lodge in Colorado tells us that almost every member attending the lodge carried a pistol , which was left on a shelf in the Tyler ' s room before the lodge was entered . It is pleasant to realise that there is at least one place in the world where fire-arms are not needed for protection , and where it is not permissible to go without having first divesting oneself of all malice and unfriendly feelings , as well as of all weapons of offence or defence . —Kevstone .

The funeral of Bro . J . D . Young , engine-room artificer , R . N ., residing at Charlotte-street , Morice Town , Devonport , and a member of Lodge Elms , No . 1212 , took place on the 15 th inst . at the Plymouth Cemetery . Deceased was deservedly respected by the brethren of Lodge 1212 and a large circle of acquaintances . The brethren , upwards of 60 , assembled at the Huyshe Masonic HallStokeand

, , proceeded thence in eighteen carriages to the residence of the deceased , and afterwards to the cemetery . The assistant officers of the lodge acted as bearers in carrying the deceased to his final resting place . The burial service was most impressivel y rendered by the Rev . J . Little . A party of R . N . artificers and other friends attended the funeral .

On Wednesday , the nth instant , a largely attended meeting of Masons was held at Stockport to celebrate the fact that the Lodge of Concord , 323 , had become a Patron of the Masonic Institution for Aged Freemasons . In the course of the evening the announcement was made that there hacl been paid to the Aged Freemasons' Fund 150 guineas within six months , and so the lodge became a Patron in

perpetuity . A vote of thanks was proposed to Bro . 'Thos . Brookes , P . M ., for his able services in having put the lodge in so honourable a position . Bro . Brookes , in reply , stated that the credit was due to the generosity of the whole members of the lodge , for all of them , with the exception of three , had subscribed to the Fund . The lodge now possessed 154 votes for the Charity , and generally speaking held a unique position in Masonry .

A "QUIET , RETIRING" APPLICANT FOR MASONRV !—A correspondent submits to the Repository the following case . He says : " 1 have a friend who has expressed to me his desire to become a Mason , provided he could be admitted without going through much form and ceremony . He is a quiet , retiring man , who shrinks from what he supposes to be the usual order of procedure in the conferring of Degrees , although he has a strong regard for the Masonic Institution .

Can he be admitted without form , in some sort of private manner by dispensation ? " Such a " quiet , retiring man " is altogether too nice for this world . He should be advised that his nerves are too sensitive for allopathic Masonry . He might take a homcepathic dose by joining some mild type of secret society , such as a sewing society . He ought to use a fish diet , to supply the grey matter in his brain .- -Illinois Freemason .

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all internal and external ailments . Professor Holloway has considerately placed such printed rules round his remedies that error is impossible after they have been once read with attention . In these Pills there is nothing nauseous to the taste or trying to the most tender age or delicate constitution ; they purify , regulate , and strengthen the entire human system . —Auvr ,