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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
SIR DONALD CURRIE will preside at the annual Court of Governors of the Seamen ' s Hospital Society , which will be held on Friday next , the 2 Sth in-. t . BRO . LORD AND LADY PIRBRIGHT have left their residence in Grosvenor-place for the Riviera , where they purpose taking up their quarters until after Easter . IT HAS UEEN definitively arranged that the Duke of Connaught shall represent the Queen at the coronation of thc Czir and Czari ' za . His Royal Highness vvill be attended on his journey to Moscow by Bro . Colonel Egerton .
IT IS SAID that the Lords of the Admiralty intend commissioning a flotilla of four torpedo-boat destroyers for service in the Mediterranean . It is understood that they will be stationed at Malta for instruction purposes .
BRO . LORD MAYOR , Sir Walter Wilkin , has very kindly accepted the invitation of the Committee of the City of London General Pension Society to preside at their 77 th annual festival , which will be held on Tuesday , the 24 th prox . A MEETING OF the Board of Governors of Dulwich was held on Monday , when Lord Justice Davey was elected Chairman of that body in succession to the lite Rev . Piebendary VVilliam Rogers , who held the appointment for many years .
THE QUEEN , accompanied bv the Princess Christian , left Osborne upon the conclusion of her visit to the Lie of Wight on Thursday afternoon , and having crossed the Solent on the Royal yacht to Gosport , travelled by special train to Windsir , where she arrived about 6 p . m . THERE ARE grounds for believing that it is contemplation to omit the customary banquet by the Royal Academy on the Saturday preceding the opening of the Exhibition , cut of respect to the memory of the late President , Lord Leighton . Special invitations , however , will be issued to view the pictures privately on the day in question .
THE TOPICAL INTEREST of the article on "Our Youngest M . Ps ., " and the thrillirg incidents of "Dr . Nikola" and "Martin Hewitt , " resulted in the February "Windsor Magazine " going out of print within 3 G hours of publication . A further large cditicn is being printed to satisfy the heavy demand for this popular magazine , and will be ready in a few days .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY wasinducted into the Vicarage of St . George , Old Brentford , by the Ven . Robinson Thornton , D . D ., Archdeacon of Middlesex , on Saturday , the 15 th instant , at 5 p . m ., an [ appropriate service , appointed by the Archdeacon , being held en the occasion . On the following day the Vicar " read himself" in at the afternoon service at 4 p . m .
IADV BALFOUR OF BUFLUGH distributed the battalion prizes . to the London Scottish Volunteers at their headquarters , Buckingham Gate , on Monday , when in spite of the ungenial weather there was a good muster of the regiment . Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh acknowledged the vttc of thanks passed by acclamation to her ladyship for her kindness in attending . After the distribution there was a concert , in which the regimental pipers took a promient part .
THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC COMMITTEE , at their meeting on Monday , tcok into censidt ration the reference from the Ccurt of Common Council respecting the vacarcy in the office of Principal of the School , caused by the death of Bro . Sir J oseph Barnaby . After considerable discussion the subject was referred to a Sub-Committee , and it vvill probably be some weeks before the Corporation will be able to proceed to election , lt is considered that the new Principal ' s salary will be the same as the late Bro . Sir J . Barnaby received at lhe time of his death , namely , jCiooo per annum .
ATFRRIULE FIBE cccurted eaily on Sunday morning last at a house in Churchstreet , Snho , by vvhich no less than eight persons were burned to death , while a ninth , who threw himself Irom a second-floor window , sustained such injuries that he has since died in Charirg Cross Hospital . The cause of the fire is said to be unknown , but it is ttlievtd that it oiignatcd ficm a paraffin lamp . Another fatal lire occurred at a house in Chapman's Gardens , Bethnal Green , lhe cccupsntof the premises , a Mr . Freder ' ck Ritla , being so fearfully burned , that he was removed to the hospital , where he died shortly afterwards .
ACCORDING TO THE Irish Times , a sei icus accident occurred to the Hon ; Fredk . H . S . Roberts , son of Bro . Field-Marshal Lord Roberts , V . C , on the nth instant . A hunter was being exercised in the grounds of Mr . Bryne , horse-dealer , at Mill Town , near Dublin , to which Mr . Roberts took a fancy , and , having obtained permission to mount it , he put it at a fence . The horse , however , over-jumped itself , and Mr . Roberts was pitched upon his head , sustaining severe concussion of the brain . The following day he was taken , in a still unconscious state , tothe Royal Hospital , Kilmainham , where he vvas attended by Surgeon Wheeler , and subsequently regained partial conscijusness . We trust that Mr . Roberts will not suffer seriously from the accident .
THE ANNUAL distribution of prizes to the successful members of the Queen ' s Westniirster Rifle Volunteers tcok place at the regimental head-quarters in St . James ' sstreet on Saturday last . Thc ceremony was peiformed by the Duchess of Westminster , among those present being the Duke of Westminster , vvho formerly commanded the regiment , the Secretary of State for War ( the Marquis of Lansdowne ) and the
Marchioness of Lansdowne , Lady . Howard Vincent , Lord and Lady Lech , Lady Ebury , the Baroness BuideU-CouUs , the Hon . W . F . D . Smith , M . P ., and Lady Esther Smith j Bro . Sir F . Seager Hunt , M . P ,, and Lady Seager Huntj Lady Lysons , and Sir Arthur and Lady Arnold . The regiment was said to be 1200 strong , and applicition was shortly to be made to the War Office for the formation of two additional companies .
THE YOUNGER SON of the Duke and Duchess of York was christened in the church of St . Mary Magdalene , Sandringham , on Monday . The church was beautifully decorated , and among those present were H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ( who represented the Crown Prince of Denmark ) , H . R . IT ,, the Princess of Wales ( who represented the Queen ) , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , the Duke and Duchess of York , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lome ) andthe Ma-quisof Lome , Princess Louise ( Duchess of Fife ) , the Duke of ' Teck , the Prince of Leinmgen ,
the Punce and Princess Adolphus of Teck , Lord Colville ot Culrcss , the Home Secretary ( Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M P . ) and Lady VVhite Ridley , Sir Dighton and Lady Probyn , Sir Spencer Ponsonby , and others . The rite was administered by the Bishop of Norwich , assisted by the Rev . Edgar Sheppard , Sub Dean of the Chapels Royal , and other clergymen , the infant Prince receiving the names of Albert Frederick Arthur George . Alter the service the Prince and Princess of Wales entertained their guests at luncheon , the tenantry , the employes on the estate , and the servants being also entertained at dinner on the auspicious occasion .
A TRIBUTE TO FREEMASONRY . —A Manchester cor . tempora . ry relates a little incident trat will be highly gratifying to the biethren of the Masonic Craft . Four thildren , the eldest ol whom is only 12 years old , have , we are told , completed a journey of 4000 miles without any other special protection than that which was willingly given by the officials and the fellovv-travelleis of thi ir long trip . The quartette lost both their lather and their mother within a month at Loomis , in the State of California , and the grandfather sent tickets from New Yoik lo seme Masonic friends with a request that they would start lhe children on thtir way eastward . This was done , and at various
points brcthrtn < f themjslic tie to whom word had been sent met the train . The guards and ccnductois took pains to make the journey pleasant , and ¦ ' even the haughty Pullman poller" is said to have relaxed hU dignity and given them all the assistance in his power . At New Oilcans they were transferred to the steamship Louisiana , and after the first difficulties of sea-sickness had been overcome the children found the sea voyage made as pleasant for them as the land journey had been . They met kindness everywhere , and all vied in trying to make them happy . The incident is a pleasant reminder to the cjnical world that it is not quite as ill-natured as it sometimes supposes itself to be .
A ( iKAM ) si-ECfi-ATiriN , ill these days » f lin .-incial unrest , is « rare thing for ] ici ) jilc- with spare capital t » i-oinc across . It is , Hun Inn-, refrcshinc ; toknow that iu purchasinga box nf lioiloway ' s 1 'illsKouil value fur money can be obtained . They never fail In give instant relief from pain , and no disease can long withstand llicir purifying iuCucucc . A few appropriate doses al the pioi IT period will prevent many a serious illness . 'I heir primary action is npon tlie blood , Momiich , liter , kidneys , and bowels . Their secondary action sirciigtliens the nervous centres . Xu ilrujr can be to liaimless , yet so .-inlagonistic , lo disorders caused b y brain worry . 'ihe most jierlcct reliance may be placed upon their regulating and renovating virtues .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . HENRY WRIGHT , P . M . Alliance Lodge , No . 1 S 27 , has been gazetted to the rank of Major . He became a Volunteer in 1 S 73 . THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY , attended by Lady Evelyn Moreton , informall y visited the National Hospital for the Paralysed ( Albany Memorial ) , on Tuesday . THE SIXTH ANNUAL DINNER of the Music Hall Benevolent Fund will take place at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday next . Mr . VV . H . Bailey is to preside .
MR . LEONARD SMITHERS , of Arundel-street , Strand , has just published a small but remarkable catalogue of rare books and MSS ., with illustrations of some choice bindings , one shilling each , post free , being charged for copies . THE HON . LADY VVHITE-RIDLEY , wife of the Home Secretary , will give an evening party at her residence in Carlton House Terrace , on Saturday next , the 29 th inst ., and a similar function on the Saturdays durin ' the month of March .
H . M . S . PORCUPINE , the last of the three tcrpedo-boat destroyers , built and engined by Palmer ' s Iron and Shipbuilding Company , Jarrow , has just completed her official full-speed trial . A mean speed of 27 - 916 knots was attained . A TF . RRIBLE OCCURRENCE happened at Santarem , about 50 miles from Lisbon , on Tuesday evening , when a fire broke out at the Artists' Club while a masked ball was being held , and a panic ensued . According to the latest advices 40 bodies have already been found .
TO-MORROW ( SATURDAY ) the 100 th performance of the pantomime , "Cinderella , " which has been played twice every day uninterruptedly since Boxing Day , will take place at D .-ury Lane Theatre . This is unorecedented in the history of pantomimes , even at " Old Diury . " A DINNER of the members and friend * of the British Economic Association will be held at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Tuesday , the 24 th Mirc ' i . Mr . Goschen , M P ., who is President of the Association , will take the chair , and the principal guest will be M . Leon Say .
A DINNER was held at the Hotel Metropole on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of the Hon . W . F . I ) . Smith , M . P .. in aid of the funds of the St . George ' s and St . James's Dispensary . In the course of the proceedings , subscriptions to the amouit of close upon ^ , 500 were raised . BRO . GLENESK has received a letter from Bro . Sir Francis Knollys , in which the latter states that he has been commanded by H . R . H . the Prince ef Wales to congratulate his lordship and the other founders of the Drummond Pension in connection with the Printing Trade Charities , and to wish it every success .
AT THE MEETING of the Court of Aldermen held at the Guildhall , oa Tuesday , under the presidency ot Bro . Lord Miyor Sir Walter Wilkin , ammg those who applied for the Freedom of the City by redemption was Bro . C . S . Penley , " Charley ' s Aunt , " who has taken up the livery of the Framework Knitters' Company . THE SOCIE . Y OF FRENCH PROFSSSORS IN ENGLAND were entertained , at the Mansion House , on Saturdsy last , when the prizes and certificites awarded in coinection with recent examinations were distributed by Miss Wilkin . Aldernnn Sir Stuart Knill presided , and the Count de Saint Genys represented the French Ambassider .
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY has appointed the Bishop of Salisbury to preach the annual Spital sermon at Christ Church , Newgate-street , on the 7 th April-Tuesday in Easter week—when Bro . Lord Mayor Sir VV . Wilkin , A'dermen , and Sheriffs of London vvill attend in State , and the Governors of the Royal Hospitals will be present .
THK ROYAL CAMBRIDGE FUND for the relief of necessitous sol Hers which is administered by Bro . Viscount Wolseley as Commander-in-Chief now am Mints to £ 36 , 016 4 s . 3 d ., producing an income of £ 1254 3 s . 63 . per annum . The number relieved during the past year wis 452 , the sum distributed amongst them being , £ 1 7 86 ns .
BRO . I INDSAY , R . W . M . of Ledge Dalhousie , Carnoustie , delivered an interesting lecture on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., to the brethren of St . Thomas Lodge on the " Origin and Hislory of Freemasonry . " His graphic narration was listened to with great attention and evident appreciation , and at the close , on the motion of Bro . Wilson , R . W . M . of i-t . Thomas Ledge , he received the hearty thanks of the meeting .
THK MARRIAGE of Mr . Herbert Samuelsin , son of Bro . S r Bernhard Samuelson , and Sybil , only daughter of Maj . the Hon . Walter and Lady Eleanor Harb 3 rd , granddaughter of the Duke of Grafton , and niece of Bro . the Earl of Euston , wis solemnised at Holy Trinity Church , Sloane-street , on Saturday afternoon last . Among thos ? who attended the wedding vvere the Duke of Grafton , Bro . the Earl of Euston , and Lady Suffield , and the Hon . ludith and the Hon . Bridget Harbord .
IT HAS BEEN officially announced that H . R . H . the Princess of Wales will hold Drawing Rooms , on behali of the Qjeen , at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , the 1 ith March , and on Tuesday , the 2 ut April . There will also be two D . awing Rooms in May , while , in addition to the Levee announced to be held by H . R . H . the Prince of Walls on Thursday , the 5 th March , there will be one held , on behalf of the Q i ; en , at St . James's Palace by the Duke of Connaught on Thursday , the 26 th March .
THE 77 TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in behalf of the City of London General Pension Society will take place at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Tuesday , the 24 th Match . Bro . Lord Mayor Sir VV . Wilkin has kindly consented to preside , and will be supported by thc Sheriffs of London , while among the Stewards are Bios , the Duke of Leeds , the Duke of Fife , the Marq'iis of Breadalbane , Lord Ampthill , Alderman Sir J . Whittaker lillis , Bart ., Alderm in Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P .. Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., Alderman N . Vaughan Morgan , Under-Sheriff Beard , and others .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY . —Bro . the Rev . J . Stephen Barras assisted on Saturday at lhe induction of Bro . the Rev . T . Selby Henrey , by the Archdeacon of Middlesex , to the living of St . George ' s , Old Brentford . An interesting feature of the ceremony was the reading of tlve les < jns by Bro . Benjamin Norman ( churchwarden of St . BotoTph , Aldersgate ) , and Bro . Matthew R . Webb , J . P . ( the solicitor of the parish . ) Amongst those present at the service were the Rev . H . Sinclair , Mrs . M . A . Webb , Bro . Welsh , B . o . Robeson , Mrs . Ellis , Bro . William Baker , and nearly 40 other parishioners cf St . Botolph ' s , Aldersgate .
A RAILWAY OFFICER ' J UBILEE . —Bro . George Abbott , P . M . 192 , the district superintendent ot the South-Eastern Railway at Chiring-cross and Cannon-street , entered on his 50 th year of service on Monday last . During this long period , Bro . Abbott has filled every grade in the coaching department . Wnen thi Cannon-street terminus was opened in September , iS 65 , he was appointed stationmaster , and he his ever siac ; occupied that position . In February , 1 S 90 , the charge of Cnirinj-cross terminus wis also added to hi > duties . Bro . Abbott , although well on in years , has no present intuition of retiring from the office he has so honourably filled .
BURMANS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE . —The directors of the Crystal Palace hive arranged , as one of the principal attractions of the oaiing season , a Burmese Village . It was only after much persuasion that the troupe of males and females consented to leave their country . They come from various parts of Upper and Lower Burmah , and have brought with them materials for a number of Burmese houseswhich they will erect
, in the Palace . Within these they will each ply their several avocations illustrative of the chief industries of Buimah . An entertainment will also be given , which will include a Burmese play , singing , dancing , juggling , marionette performance , football as it is played in the streets of Burmah , ins : rumental music , & c . The show will commence on the 4 th of May next . ,
DR . OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES . — "I shall never forget that breakfast in the historical house in which the famous breakfasts had taken place , and where so many good things had been said , as they appear in the pages of the ' Autocrat . ' Of the meal itself there were almost as many dishes as one could have procured at that Piccadilly resort of gourmets , Hatchett's , when Pratti is on his mettle . It was not a mere tea and coffee affair , with rounds cf toast , the inevitable egg , and strips of bacon j but there
were solids , like cold chicken , vial patties , liver on toast , game , and Cumberland ham , with choice wines and acceptable Apollinaris Water , which capital diluent , by the way , is as popular a tab . e tipple in the United States as it is in Europe . lt was a veritable emburriis de richesse . T he Man of Letters was determined that his guests should have a variety to choose from . — " Dinners with Celebrities , " by Howard Paul . ¦
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
SIR DONALD CURRIE will preside at the annual Court of Governors of the Seamen ' s Hospital Society , which will be held on Friday next , the 2 Sth in-. t . BRO . LORD AND LADY PIRBRIGHT have left their residence in Grosvenor-place for the Riviera , where they purpose taking up their quarters until after Easter . IT HAS UEEN definitively arranged that the Duke of Connaught shall represent the Queen at the coronation of thc Czir and Czari ' za . His Royal Highness vvill be attended on his journey to Moscow by Bro . Colonel Egerton .
IT IS SAID that the Lords of the Admiralty intend commissioning a flotilla of four torpedo-boat destroyers for service in the Mediterranean . It is understood that they will be stationed at Malta for instruction purposes .
BRO . LORD MAYOR , Sir Walter Wilkin , has very kindly accepted the invitation of the Committee of the City of London General Pension Society to preside at their 77 th annual festival , which will be held on Tuesday , the 24 th prox . A MEETING OF the Board of Governors of Dulwich was held on Monday , when Lord Justice Davey was elected Chairman of that body in succession to the lite Rev . Piebendary VVilliam Rogers , who held the appointment for many years .
THE QUEEN , accompanied bv the Princess Christian , left Osborne upon the conclusion of her visit to the Lie of Wight on Thursday afternoon , and having crossed the Solent on the Royal yacht to Gosport , travelled by special train to Windsir , where she arrived about 6 p . m . THERE ARE grounds for believing that it is contemplation to omit the customary banquet by the Royal Academy on the Saturday preceding the opening of the Exhibition , cut of respect to the memory of the late President , Lord Leighton . Special invitations , however , will be issued to view the pictures privately on the day in question .
THE TOPICAL INTEREST of the article on "Our Youngest M . Ps ., " and the thrillirg incidents of "Dr . Nikola" and "Martin Hewitt , " resulted in the February "Windsor Magazine " going out of print within 3 G hours of publication . A further large cditicn is being printed to satisfy the heavy demand for this popular magazine , and will be ready in a few days .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY wasinducted into the Vicarage of St . George , Old Brentford , by the Ven . Robinson Thornton , D . D ., Archdeacon of Middlesex , on Saturday , the 15 th instant , at 5 p . m ., an [ appropriate service , appointed by the Archdeacon , being held en the occasion . On the following day the Vicar " read himself" in at the afternoon service at 4 p . m .
IADV BALFOUR OF BUFLUGH distributed the battalion prizes . to the London Scottish Volunteers at their headquarters , Buckingham Gate , on Monday , when in spite of the ungenial weather there was a good muster of the regiment . Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh acknowledged the vttc of thanks passed by acclamation to her ladyship for her kindness in attending . After the distribution there was a concert , in which the regimental pipers took a promient part .
THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC COMMITTEE , at their meeting on Monday , tcok into censidt ration the reference from the Ccurt of Common Council respecting the vacarcy in the office of Principal of the School , caused by the death of Bro . Sir J oseph Barnaby . After considerable discussion the subject was referred to a Sub-Committee , and it vvill probably be some weeks before the Corporation will be able to proceed to election , lt is considered that the new Principal ' s salary will be the same as the late Bro . Sir J . Barnaby received at lhe time of his death , namely , jCiooo per annum .
ATFRRIULE FIBE cccurted eaily on Sunday morning last at a house in Churchstreet , Snho , by vvhich no less than eight persons were burned to death , while a ninth , who threw himself Irom a second-floor window , sustained such injuries that he has since died in Charirg Cross Hospital . The cause of the fire is said to be unknown , but it is ttlievtd that it oiignatcd ficm a paraffin lamp . Another fatal lire occurred at a house in Chapman's Gardens , Bethnal Green , lhe cccupsntof the premises , a Mr . Freder ' ck Ritla , being so fearfully burned , that he was removed to the hospital , where he died shortly afterwards .
ACCORDING TO THE Irish Times , a sei icus accident occurred to the Hon ; Fredk . H . S . Roberts , son of Bro . Field-Marshal Lord Roberts , V . C , on the nth instant . A hunter was being exercised in the grounds of Mr . Bryne , horse-dealer , at Mill Town , near Dublin , to which Mr . Roberts took a fancy , and , having obtained permission to mount it , he put it at a fence . The horse , however , over-jumped itself , and Mr . Roberts was pitched upon his head , sustaining severe concussion of the brain . The following day he was taken , in a still unconscious state , tothe Royal Hospital , Kilmainham , where he vvas attended by Surgeon Wheeler , and subsequently regained partial conscijusness . We trust that Mr . Roberts will not suffer seriously from the accident .
THE ANNUAL distribution of prizes to the successful members of the Queen ' s Westniirster Rifle Volunteers tcok place at the regimental head-quarters in St . James ' sstreet on Saturday last . Thc ceremony was peiformed by the Duchess of Westminster , among those present being the Duke of Westminster , vvho formerly commanded the regiment , the Secretary of State for War ( the Marquis of Lansdowne ) and the
Marchioness of Lansdowne , Lady . Howard Vincent , Lord and Lady Lech , Lady Ebury , the Baroness BuideU-CouUs , the Hon . W . F . D . Smith , M . P ., and Lady Esther Smith j Bro . Sir F . Seager Hunt , M . P ,, and Lady Seager Huntj Lady Lysons , and Sir Arthur and Lady Arnold . The regiment was said to be 1200 strong , and applicition was shortly to be made to the War Office for the formation of two additional companies .
THE YOUNGER SON of the Duke and Duchess of York was christened in the church of St . Mary Magdalene , Sandringham , on Monday . The church was beautifully decorated , and among those present were H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ( who represented the Crown Prince of Denmark ) , H . R . IT ,, the Princess of Wales ( who represented the Queen ) , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , the Duke and Duchess of York , the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , Princess Louise ( Marchioness of Lome ) andthe Ma-quisof Lome , Princess Louise ( Duchess of Fife ) , the Duke of ' Teck , the Prince of Leinmgen ,
the Punce and Princess Adolphus of Teck , Lord Colville ot Culrcss , the Home Secretary ( Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M P . ) and Lady VVhite Ridley , Sir Dighton and Lady Probyn , Sir Spencer Ponsonby , and others . The rite was administered by the Bishop of Norwich , assisted by the Rev . Edgar Sheppard , Sub Dean of the Chapels Royal , and other clergymen , the infant Prince receiving the names of Albert Frederick Arthur George . Alter the service the Prince and Princess of Wales entertained their guests at luncheon , the tenantry , the employes on the estate , and the servants being also entertained at dinner on the auspicious occasion .
A TRIBUTE TO FREEMASONRY . —A Manchester cor . tempora . ry relates a little incident trat will be highly gratifying to the biethren of the Masonic Craft . Four thildren , the eldest ol whom is only 12 years old , have , we are told , completed a journey of 4000 miles without any other special protection than that which was willingly given by the officials and the fellovv-travelleis of thi ir long trip . The quartette lost both their lather and their mother within a month at Loomis , in the State of California , and the grandfather sent tickets from New Yoik lo seme Masonic friends with a request that they would start lhe children on thtir way eastward . This was done , and at various
points brcthrtn < f themjslic tie to whom word had been sent met the train . The guards and ccnductois took pains to make the journey pleasant , and ¦ ' even the haughty Pullman poller" is said to have relaxed hU dignity and given them all the assistance in his power . At New Oilcans they were transferred to the steamship Louisiana , and after the first difficulties of sea-sickness had been overcome the children found the sea voyage made as pleasant for them as the land journey had been . They met kindness everywhere , and all vied in trying to make them happy . The incident is a pleasant reminder to the cjnical world that it is not quite as ill-natured as it sometimes supposes itself to be .
A ( iKAM ) si-ECfi-ATiriN , ill these days » f lin .-incial unrest , is « rare thing for ] ici ) jilc- with spare capital t » i-oinc across . It is , Hun Inn-, refrcshinc ; toknow that iu purchasinga box nf lioiloway ' s 1 'illsKouil value fur money can be obtained . They never fail In give instant relief from pain , and no disease can long withstand llicir purifying iuCucucc . A few appropriate doses al the pioi IT period will prevent many a serious illness . 'I heir primary action is npon tlie blood , Momiich , liter , kidneys , and bowels . Their secondary action sirciigtliens the nervous centres . Xu ilrujr can be to liaimless , yet so .-inlagonistic , lo disorders caused b y brain worry . 'ihe most jierlcct reliance may be placed upon their regulating and renovating virtues .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . HENRY WRIGHT , P . M . Alliance Lodge , No . 1 S 27 , has been gazetted to the rank of Major . He became a Volunteer in 1 S 73 . THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY , attended by Lady Evelyn Moreton , informall y visited the National Hospital for the Paralysed ( Albany Memorial ) , on Tuesday . THE SIXTH ANNUAL DINNER of the Music Hall Benevolent Fund will take place at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday next . Mr . VV . H . Bailey is to preside .
MR . LEONARD SMITHERS , of Arundel-street , Strand , has just published a small but remarkable catalogue of rare books and MSS ., with illustrations of some choice bindings , one shilling each , post free , being charged for copies . THE HON . LADY VVHITE-RIDLEY , wife of the Home Secretary , will give an evening party at her residence in Carlton House Terrace , on Saturday next , the 29 th inst ., and a similar function on the Saturdays durin ' the month of March .
H . M . S . PORCUPINE , the last of the three tcrpedo-boat destroyers , built and engined by Palmer ' s Iron and Shipbuilding Company , Jarrow , has just completed her official full-speed trial . A mean speed of 27 - 916 knots was attained . A TF . RRIBLE OCCURRENCE happened at Santarem , about 50 miles from Lisbon , on Tuesday evening , when a fire broke out at the Artists' Club while a masked ball was being held , and a panic ensued . According to the latest advices 40 bodies have already been found .
TO-MORROW ( SATURDAY ) the 100 th performance of the pantomime , "Cinderella , " which has been played twice every day uninterruptedly since Boxing Day , will take place at D .-ury Lane Theatre . This is unorecedented in the history of pantomimes , even at " Old Diury . " A DINNER of the members and friend * of the British Economic Association will be held at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Tuesday , the 24 th Mirc ' i . Mr . Goschen , M P ., who is President of the Association , will take the chair , and the principal guest will be M . Leon Say .
A DINNER was held at the Hotel Metropole on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of the Hon . W . F . I ) . Smith , M . P .. in aid of the funds of the St . George ' s and St . James's Dispensary . In the course of the proceedings , subscriptions to the amouit of close upon ^ , 500 were raised . BRO . GLENESK has received a letter from Bro . Sir Francis Knollys , in which the latter states that he has been commanded by H . R . H . the Prince ef Wales to congratulate his lordship and the other founders of the Drummond Pension in connection with the Printing Trade Charities , and to wish it every success .
AT THE MEETING of the Court of Aldermen held at the Guildhall , oa Tuesday , under the presidency ot Bro . Lord Miyor Sir Walter Wilkin , ammg those who applied for the Freedom of the City by redemption was Bro . C . S . Penley , " Charley ' s Aunt , " who has taken up the livery of the Framework Knitters' Company . THE SOCIE . Y OF FRENCH PROFSSSORS IN ENGLAND were entertained , at the Mansion House , on Saturdsy last , when the prizes and certificites awarded in coinection with recent examinations were distributed by Miss Wilkin . Aldernnn Sir Stuart Knill presided , and the Count de Saint Genys represented the French Ambassider .
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY has appointed the Bishop of Salisbury to preach the annual Spital sermon at Christ Church , Newgate-street , on the 7 th April-Tuesday in Easter week—when Bro . Lord Mayor Sir VV . Wilkin , A'dermen , and Sheriffs of London vvill attend in State , and the Governors of the Royal Hospitals will be present .
THK ROYAL CAMBRIDGE FUND for the relief of necessitous sol Hers which is administered by Bro . Viscount Wolseley as Commander-in-Chief now am Mints to £ 36 , 016 4 s . 3 d ., producing an income of £ 1254 3 s . 63 . per annum . The number relieved during the past year wis 452 , the sum distributed amongst them being , £ 1 7 86 ns .
BRO . I INDSAY , R . W . M . of Ledge Dalhousie , Carnoustie , delivered an interesting lecture on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., to the brethren of St . Thomas Lodge on the " Origin and Hislory of Freemasonry . " His graphic narration was listened to with great attention and evident appreciation , and at the close , on the motion of Bro . Wilson , R . W . M . of i-t . Thomas Ledge , he received the hearty thanks of the meeting .
THK MARRIAGE of Mr . Herbert Samuelsin , son of Bro . S r Bernhard Samuelson , and Sybil , only daughter of Maj . the Hon . Walter and Lady Eleanor Harb 3 rd , granddaughter of the Duke of Grafton , and niece of Bro . the Earl of Euston , wis solemnised at Holy Trinity Church , Sloane-street , on Saturday afternoon last . Among thos ? who attended the wedding vvere the Duke of Grafton , Bro . the Earl of Euston , and Lady Suffield , and the Hon . ludith and the Hon . Bridget Harbord .
IT HAS BEEN officially announced that H . R . H . the Princess of Wales will hold Drawing Rooms , on behali of the Qjeen , at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , the 1 ith March , and on Tuesday , the 2 ut April . There will also be two D . awing Rooms in May , while , in addition to the Levee announced to be held by H . R . H . the Prince of Walls on Thursday , the 5 th March , there will be one held , on behalf of the Q i ; en , at St . James's Palace by the Duke of Connaught on Thursday , the 26 th March .
THE 77 TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in behalf of the City of London General Pension Society will take place at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , E . G ., on Tuesday , the 24 th Match . Bro . Lord Mayor Sir VV . Wilkin has kindly consented to preside , and will be supported by thc Sheriffs of London , while among the Stewards are Bios , the Duke of Leeds , the Duke of Fife , the Marq'iis of Breadalbane , Lord Ampthill , Alderman Sir J . Whittaker lillis , Bart ., Alderm in Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P .. Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., Alderman N . Vaughan Morgan , Under-Sheriff Beard , and others .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY . —Bro . the Rev . J . Stephen Barras assisted on Saturday at lhe induction of Bro . the Rev . T . Selby Henrey , by the Archdeacon of Middlesex , to the living of St . George ' s , Old Brentford . An interesting feature of the ceremony was the reading of tlve les < jns by Bro . Benjamin Norman ( churchwarden of St . BotoTph , Aldersgate ) , and Bro . Matthew R . Webb , J . P . ( the solicitor of the parish . ) Amongst those present at the service were the Rev . H . Sinclair , Mrs . M . A . Webb , Bro . Welsh , B . o . Robeson , Mrs . Ellis , Bro . William Baker , and nearly 40 other parishioners cf St . Botolph ' s , Aldersgate .
A RAILWAY OFFICER ' J UBILEE . —Bro . George Abbott , P . M . 192 , the district superintendent ot the South-Eastern Railway at Chiring-cross and Cannon-street , entered on his 50 th year of service on Monday last . During this long period , Bro . Abbott has filled every grade in the coaching department . Wnen thi Cannon-street terminus was opened in September , iS 65 , he was appointed stationmaster , and he his ever siac ; occupied that position . In February , 1 S 90 , the charge of Cnirinj-cross terminus wis also added to hi > duties . Bro . Abbott , although well on in years , has no present intuition of retiring from the office he has so honourably filled .
BURMANS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE . —The directors of the Crystal Palace hive arranged , as one of the principal attractions of the oaiing season , a Burmese Village . It was only after much persuasion that the troupe of males and females consented to leave their country . They come from various parts of Upper and Lower Burmah , and have brought with them materials for a number of Burmese houseswhich they will erect
, in the Palace . Within these they will each ply their several avocations illustrative of the chief industries of Buimah . An entertainment will also be given , which will include a Burmese play , singing , dancing , juggling , marionette performance , football as it is played in the streets of Burmah , ins : rumental music , & c . The show will commence on the 4 th of May next . ,
DR . OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES . — "I shall never forget that breakfast in the historical house in which the famous breakfasts had taken place , and where so many good things had been said , as they appear in the pages of the ' Autocrat . ' Of the meal itself there were almost as many dishes as one could have procured at that Piccadilly resort of gourmets , Hatchett's , when Pratti is on his mettle . It was not a mere tea and coffee affair , with rounds cf toast , the inevitable egg , and strips of bacon j but there
were solids , like cold chicken , vial patties , liver on toast , game , and Cumberland ham , with choice wines and acceptable Apollinaris Water , which capital diluent , by the way , is as popular a tab . e tipple in the United States as it is in Europe . lt was a veritable emburriis de richesse . T he Man of Letters was determined that his guests should have a variety to choose from . — " Dinners with Celebrities , " by Howard Paul . ¦