Masonic And General Tidings

Masonic and General Tidings

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham will be held , under the presidency of Bro . Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., in the Town Hall , Gateshead , on Tuesday next , the 25 th instant . It is nine years since the meeting was held in this town , and it is to be expected , therefore , that the event will cause a oreat deal of interest amongst our Gateshead brethren .

The hour appointed for the proceedings to commence is 2 . 30 p . m ., while the Charities Committee of the Province will meet at 12 , 45 p . m ., and the Fund Committee at 1 . 30 p . m . An appeal is being made for contributions to a fund now being raised for the purpose of founding an

additional exhibition at King Edward VI . ' s School at Stratfordon-Avon , which was founded in 1482 , and reconstituted by Edward VI ., and in which Shakespeare received his education . Upwards of £ 500 , including £ 100 from Mr . Cyril Flower and £ 25 from Mr . Edgar Flower , is already in hand , the further sum required being about £ 1000 .

The Prince of Wales went out deer-stalking at Godoho on Saturday last with the Emperor of Austria , and on Monday inspected some Honved divisions at Tapio . It is expected that his Royal Highness will visit the Crown Prince Rudolf at Gyorgeney about the ioth October for

bear-shooting . Our readers will see by an advertisement in another column that the Emulation Lodge of Improvement will resume its weekly meetings at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday , October 5 th .

The Society Herald for next week ( published on Monday ) will contain full particulars as to plot , dialogue , and lyrics of the forthcoming new opera at the Savoy . The article will be fully illustrated . The annual conference of the National

Association of Journalists was held at Bristol on Saturday last , when a scheme for the establishment of a chartered institute was brought in by the central executive , and , after slight amendments , approved . The conference dinner was held in the evening at the Royal Hotel , under the presidency of Mr . H . C Reid .

A deputation of Thames Watermen and Ferrymen waited upon the Bridge House Estates Committee of the Corporation of London for the purpose of presenting a memorial setting forth the injury done to their calling by the new Tower-bridge works . Bro . Loveridge , Chairman of the Committee , when the spokesman of the deputation had said what was possible in behalf of the memorial ,

told the deputation that it had the sympathy of the Committee , and that the memorial would receive as favourable consideration as possible . In our report of the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 1 743 , last week , the name of the J . W . is given as Bro . Potts , it should have been Fox , while the S . D . ' s name should

have been Bro . Salter , notSater . The guests who have been latterly staying with the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at Gordon Castle have been for the most part limited to members of the family , among them being Bro . the Earl of March , Bro . Lord and Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox , Bro . the Earl of Hardwicke , and Bro . H . A . Brassey .

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in Glasgow on Friday , the 14 th inst ., and met with a hearty reception on the part of the inhabitants . In the afternoon his Royal Highness inspected the Seaforth Highlanders at the Newhill Barracks . A Reuter ' s telegram from St . Paul de Loanda > dated the 13 th inst ., has announced that Major Barttelot was shot dead on the 19 th July , by Manyema carriers , and that thereupon the head Arab and his men ran off and

wade their way to Stanley Falls . The sad news has caused a considerable sensation , and there are many people who have" begun to think that a similar fate has overtaken Stanley . Mr . H . H . Johnston , however , has written to the newspapers to point out that there is nothing in the catastrophe that has overtaken Major Barttelot which need increase our anxiety for Stanley , whom he does not believe to be dead .

A . meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was held in John-street , Adelphi , on the 13 th inst ., when , among the contributions announced as having been recentl y received were mentioned £ 2000 from the trustees w the late Bro . Edward Boustead , £ 1703 from the residuary legatees of the late Sir Joseph Whitworth , £ 700 from Mr . Martin , of Pershore , £ 100 from Mr . Joseph Roberts , of Mina-road , Old Kent-road , £ 100 from the Ancient Order of Foresters , and £ 52 ios . from the Drapers' Company .

Bro . Lord Suffield , according to the Norfolk standard , is endeavouring to make Cromer a seaside r | sort of eminence , much in the same way as the Duke ° f Devonshire made Eastbourne . " Only ( says the Echo ) Lord Suffield is selling his land at a reasonable price , and trying to get a large number of freehold owners on his Propert y . A hint to other noblemen . " Messrs . Baker who

-- seem , by the way , to have acquired fame in disposing ° J seaside plots—succeeded as well at Heme Bay on Monday as they did in Norfolk last month , making good Prices all round . This Kent coast sale was peculiar , twent y years ago a powerful London Company started a scheme at Hampton-on-Sea for oyster breeding in opposi-WAA ° tlle neighbouring town of Whitstable , spat was laid A .. v .. .. uwu .... ww ., „ w . .. imatauic , 2 » pcU Wets down

, a pier made with tram lines , and all necessary arrangements made , at a total cost of £ 100 , 000 . Owing 0 mismanagement , however , the speculation turned out a complete failure , and the place was left in ruins , till „ ree months ago an adventurous gentleman gave jr . , ° r the whole concern—with a row of 12 houses mavK T he pier aIone had cost £ < 000 to bui | d , so he _ y De said to have secured a bareain . for the sal * of a

j . J . P 0 ttwn onl y on Monday , with Bro . Alfred J . Baker Weil [? st > brought £ 2850 . Among those present to R , . ? £ - - ° - Chambers , architect and surveyor w ore . Lord SufSeld ' s Norfolk estates .

Masonic And General Tidings

Miss Florence Warden will contribute to the new volume of " Cassell ' s Saturday Journal " ( commencing with the number published on Sept . 26 th ) a new serial story of north country life , entitled " St . Cuthbert ' s Tower . " Among other special features of the new volume

may be mentioned a new serial story of New York life , by David Graham Adee , and a series of "True Tales of London Streets , " which will narrate interesting and exciting episodes connected with various streets and houses in the Metropolis .

A special conference of representative workmen connected with the docks , wharves , shipping , sugar , and allied branches of industry was held at the Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge , on Friday , the 14 th inst ., when a resolution of thanks to the Marquis of Salisbury and Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., was passed , thanking them for their efforts to suppress the Bounty system in

connection with sugar , and requesting the Government to urge upon Parliament the necessity for at once ratifying the International Treaty , so that employment may be found for thousands of our working population . It is reported that the Charity Commissioners have offered to contribute £ 200 , 000 towards the promotion of technical institutes in the north of London , provided an

equal sum is raised by the locality , or , if as much cannot be obtained , then pro rata according to the sum raised . They are also understood to have suggested that the Parliamentary boroughs of Hackney , Islington , St . Pancras , and Finsbury be grouped together as the north of London for the purpose of technical education . An executive for each borough of forty members has been formed , and

from them has been constituted a central executive Committee . The Duke of Portland , the Marquis of Northampton , the Master of the Clothworkers' Company , & c , as well as the Parliamentary representatives of the several boroughs , have consented to act as Vice-Presidents .

Bro . the Lord Mayor has remitted to the Organising Committee of the Imperial Institute £ 21 , 917 5 s . 7 d ., being the total subscribed for the Institute through the Mansion House Fund since September , 18 S 6 . The question whether a Commercial Museum shall be established in the City or not remains in abeyance for the present .

A most interesting event is fixed for the 27 th inst ., at Caterham , Surrey , when teams from the Queen ' s ( Westminster ) , London Rifle Brigade , South Middlesex , and ist Surrey Rifles' Lodges will compete , seven shots at 200 , 500 , and 600 ya .-ds . A special saloon carriage will be attached to the 2 . 5 train from Charing Cross Station

( S . E . R . ) Her Royal Highness the Princess Frederica of Cumberland has consented to distribute the prizes at a doll show which will be held in the Central Hall of the Hospital for Sick Children , Great Ormondstreet , on the

5 th November , in aid of the funds of that institution . The Duke of Cambridge has expresssd officiall y his satisfaction with the appearance and drill of the troops he inspected at Woolwich on the ioth inst ., and the expression has been published in garrison orders by the Commandant .

The Queen has been pleased to present an engraving of herself , with her Majesty ' s autograph at foot , to Miss Emily Faithfull , in recognition of that lady ' s services to the cause of female education during the last 30 years .

The September session of the Central Criminal Court was opened at the Old Bailey , on Monday , by Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser , who was accompanied by the Recorder , Aldermen Sir T . Dakin and T . Owden , Bro Alderman Knill , Bros . Sheriffs Davies and Higgs , Bro . Under-Sheriff Beard ,-and others .

The Duchess of Albany has consented to present the successful students of the Birkbeck Scientific and Literary Institution , Chancery-lane , with their prizes on the 22 nd November next . An amusing incident occurred in Dover on the 13 th inst . Mr . H . B . Conway ' s English Comedy Company had been announced to appear that evening , but owing to

the lateness of the tram , they did not arrive till close on the time fixed for the performance to begin , and then they discovered that their dresses had not arrived . However , as there was a numerous and fashionable audience gathered in the Town Hall , Mr . Conway had no option but to appear and explain the difficulty , giving the audience the option of witnessing their performance as they were or

wait till the following evening . The audience chose the former alternative , and " She Stoops to Conquer" was thereupon performed , some of the gentlemen being attired in flannels . There was a good deal of amusement over the mishap . On Tuesday , a grand banquet was held in the Tontine Hotel , Ironbridge , in connection with the Provincial

Grand Lodge of Shropshire . The R . W . Bro . Sir Offley Wakeman , Bart ., Prov . G . M ., presided , and there was a large attendance . We have authority for stating that . there is about to be established in the suburb of Fairfield another Masonic lodge . This will be a great boon to the Masonic brethren resident in the neighbourhood , who find it somewhat

difficult at times to attend at Hope-street . The brethren who have interested themselves in this matter consist of Bros . Dr . Thomas Clarke , T . Vernon , Bradley , Parkinson , Barrett , Hunter , Smythe , Neale , Tarbuck , Hassell , Hudson , Humphreys , Thos . Saxton , A . Wright , and others . These names augur well for the ultimate success of the scheme ,

coupled with the fact that it has the cordial approval of the P . G . Sec , Bro . Goodacre ; and judging from the promises already in the hands of the promoters , it will add greatly to the strength of the Masonic fraternity in the Province of West Lancashire . Suitable premises have already been secured for the holding of the meeting of the proposed lodge . —Liverpool Courier .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS are beyond all doubt the most valuable and most convenient medicines that travellers can take across the seas to distant climes , for change of climate and the new conditions and surroundings of life to which they will be exposed will assuredly give rise to great disturbances of the system , to such morbid states of the blood

and especial and constitution generally , as will render the use of these effectual remedies highly necessary , for they will find in them a ready and safe means of relief in most of the diseases which afflict the human race , and with them at hand they may be said to have a physician always at iheir call . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Royal Savoy Lodge of Instruction , No . 1744 , has removed to the Blue Post , 54 , Charlotte-street , Fitzroy-square , W . Bro . J . C . Smith , P . M . 1744 , is the Preceptor ; Bro . IT . Dickey , I . P . M . 1744 . the Treasurer ; and Bro . W . H . Barling , S . W . 1744 , the Secretary . The Iodge meets every Thursday at S o'clock . Comp . Edward Macbean has just been elected

Z . of the Glasgow Chapter of Royal Arch Masons , No , 50 , Glasgow . We congratulate the members of that well known chapter on making such an excellent choice for their First Principal , as we feel assured , ritualistically and historically , Comp . Macbean will prove to be "the right man in the right place . " He is so well versed in Masonic and

Occult lore that we hope tne members of that chapter will be favoured with several lectures during the next session , and that , so far as possible , the new Z . will have his addresses published . The Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , will hold its first meeting after the holidays on Friday , the 28 th inst ., at its quarters , the Red Lion Hotel , Barnet .

We are pleased to hear that Bro . George Reynolds , Secretary , and Bro . J . Skinner , Director of Ceremonies of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 2191 , have arrived safely at New York in the Inman Line steamer City of Richmond , on their way to Philadelphia and Baltimore . They speak most highly of the kind attention of Captain Redford , commander , and his officers and men .

A meeting of Volunteers was held in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon last , when it was agreed that the new site for the annual meetings of the National Rifle Association ought to be held as near London as possible , and Lord Wemyss expressed a preference for Aldershot over the site offered by Bro . Lord Wantage . Other speakers condemned Cannock Chase .

The Philadelphia Keystone reports the death and funeral , in the Greenmount Cemetery , on the Sth August , of Sir Knight H . White Marston , Past G . Commander of the Grand Commandery of Maryland , the Templar service for the dead being read by Sir Knight J . A . Chas . Kahler , Grand Commander of Maryland , with

Sir Knight James P . Clark , P . E . C . of Monumental Commandery , No . 3 , as Grand Prelate . The pall bearers were Sir Knights R . K . Martin , C B . Kleibacker , Jacob E . Krebs , and C W . Halter , Past G . Commanders , on behalf of the Grand Commandery , and Sir Knights Chas . T . Sisco , P . E . C , and H . Snyder , Treasurer , on behalf of Monumental Commandery , No . 3 .

The directors of the Crystal Palace have arranged for aqualic firework fetes on Saturdays , Sept . 22 nd and 29 th . The band of the Grenadier Guards has been specially engaged , and there will be concerts by the renowned Crystal Palace orchestral band . The other great attractions include the beautiful al-fresco ballet , "A Midsummer Night's Dream , " a display of all the great

fountains , and grand aquatic fireworks by Messrs . Brock from the lake spanned by the "Tower '' bridge . This bridge , it will be remembered , is a fac-simile ( quarter size ) of that now being erected across the Thames , at the Tower , by the Corporation of London , at a cost of threequarters of a million sterling . Among the pyrotechnic

marvels promised by Messrs . Brock are a swan race , spouting whales and fiery dolphin , antediluvian scene , helix fountainsjand luminous sphere , a screen of diamond sparks , a sea of flitting fire , revolving rocket fountains , pentapyric shells , and huge rockets with prismatic tints . The park , gardens , lakes , and rosery will be brilliantly illuminated .

The New Jersey Templars had their annual field day in Asbury Park on the 30 th ult ., when the sir knights from all parts of the jurisdiction mustered in considerable numbers , the more distinguished members , among whom was Sir Knight Isaac C . Githens , Grand Commander ,

meeting with a very cordial welcome . After dinner , there was a grand parade , and the Grand Commander expressed his satisfaction with the appearance of the commanderies There was an immense concourse of spectators , and in the evening there was promenading and dancing , the ladies being very enthusiastic '

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the St . Ambrose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1 S 91 , on Monday , the 24 th inst ., at the Baron ' s Court Hotel , West Kensington , W . Bro . Jesse Collings , P . M . 1585 , Preceptor of the lodge , will be W . M . j Bro . George Read , P . M . 511 , Preceptor 1425 , S . W .: and Bro . Samuel Cochrane , P . M . 1056 , J . W . Lodge will open at 7 o ' clock p . m . The

Sections will be worked as follows : First Lecture—ist Section , Bro . W . Dresden , 1602 ; 2 nd , Bro . A . Williams , 834 ; 3 rd , Bro . A . Cavers , 7 65 ; 4 th , Bro . R . H . Williams , P . M . 865 , P . P . J . G . D . ; sth , Bro . John Davies , 16 9 , Preceptor 1791 ; 6 th , Bro . Jesse Collings , P . M . 15 S 5 ; 7 th , Bro . George Read , P . M . 511 . Second Lecture—ist Section ,

Bro . J . W . Morley , W . M . 1891 ; 2 nd , Bro . James Sims , P . M . S 34 , Preceptor S 34 ; 3 rd , Bro . S . Cochrane , P . M . 1056 : 4 th , Bro . John Davies , 16 9 ; 5 th , Bro . F . Craggs , 8 34 . Third Lecture—ist Section , Bro . P . Skar , 1 S 91 ; 2 nd , Bro . J . H . Wood , P . M . 1642 ; 3 rd , Bro . G . E . Higginson , 170 , 1 . Bro . H . Harris , P . M . 1 S 91 , is Treasurer , and Bro . F . Craggs , 834 , Secretary .

A munificent offer has recentl y been made b y Bro . John Hodge , Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York , who has promised to give to the Craft the estate of the late Governor Washington Hunt in Lockport for a Masonic Asylum . The estate consists of a handsome stone residence , with lodge . barns , conservatories , and 80 acres of ground , valued at 50 , 000 dollars ( £ 10 , 000 ) .

We have more than once had occasion to speak in terms of commendation of George Mason and Co . ' s celebrated "O . K . " Sauce , and we doubt not our readers will be pleased to hear that it was specially selected for use at the Anglo-Danish Italian , and Irish Exhibitions . We may be sure the selection would not have been made if the sauce did not possess the character claimed for it by the proprietors .

Mr . George William Petter , one of the founders of the well-known firm of Cassell , Petter , and Galpin , died at Bournemouth , on Sunday last , in the 65 th year of his age . Mr . Petter's health had been failing for some time , and the event , therefore , was not unexpected . On the transformation of the firm into a limited liability company , Mr . Petter retired , Mr . Galpin becoming managing director .