Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Lord Norton and his daughters , the Hon . Misses Adderley , who have been paying a round of visits , have returned to their residence in Eaton-place . Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane have been detained at Oban by an accident to his lordship , which , however , is happily not of a serious character .

The editor of Great Thoughts has made arrangements with the Countess of Meath to contribute a series of articles for the new volume of Great Thoughts , which commences January 3 rd , 1 S 91 . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Wharncliffe have left Euston Hall , Thetford , where they have been staying with the Duke of Grafton , and on Monday journeyed to Welbeck Abbey , for a visit to Bro . the Duke of Portland .

The new Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Savory , presided for the first time at a Court of Common Council of the City of London on Thursday , the 13 th instant , and opened the proceedings with a brief but graceful speech . Blanche , Countess of Rosslyn , widow of the late Bro . the Ear \ of Rossiyn , and her daughters , tbe Ladies Sybil and Angela St . Clair Erskine , leave England to-day ( Friday ) for Madeira , in order that her ladyship may recruit her health .

The Duke of Cambridge has sanctioned the dates for the Royal Military Tournament of 1 S 91 . The tournament will commence on Tuesday , 26 th May , and terminate on Saturday , 6 th June , immediately following the Horse Show , at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington .

Bro . Lord Mayor Savory , accompanied by the Lady Mayoress and Sheriff Farmer , presided at the 14 th annual meeting of the Working Lads' Institute , Whitechapel , on Monday , when the Lady Mayoress distributed the prizes to the successful pupils in the evening and swimming classes .

We noticed last week that Bro . the Rev . John Deakin , M . A ., P . P . S . G . W . Leicester and Rutland , had been appointed a Canon of Peterborough Cathedral . Canon Deakin was duly installed last Saturday , and the stall ( No . 5 ) assigned to him is one of two presented by the Freemasons .

We are glad to hear that the condition of the Countess of Jersey has improved , but Bro . the Earl of Jersey has given up all idea of leaving England in order to assume the Governorship of New South VVales until her ladyship ' s state is such as to justify a reasonable hope of her complete recovery .

At the recent meeting of the Court of Aldermen , the first held during the Mayoralty of Bro . Alderman Savory , Bros . Sir F . VV . Truscott , Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., and Alderman Gray were among the Aldermen elected as Almoners of Christ ' s Hospital under the new scheme of organisation of that institution . Bro . Lord Mayor Savory is an ex-ojficio Almoner .

The annual county ball , which is given by the Prince and Princess of Wales in honour of his Royal Highness ' s birthday , took place at Sandringham on Friday , the 14 th inst ., there being present , in addition to their Royal Highnesses , the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , Bro . Lord and Lady Suffield , and others .

We regret to announce the death on Saturday last , at Caddington Hall , Dunstable , of Bro . Sir John Gaze Saunders Sebright , Bart ., aged 47 years , he having been born in the year 1 S 43 . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , and while there was initiated in the year 1 S 62 in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 . He is succeeded by his son Egbert Cecil , born in 1871 . The baronetcy dates from the year 1626 .

The arrangements for the Naval Exhibition to be held at Chelsea next year are already in an advanced stage . The Committees for the various sections have been appointed , and among them are several influential people , who will work with zeal and energy in order to secure the success of the display . ^ An addition of three acres of ground has also been obtained , so that the Executive Committee will not be hampered for want of sufficient space , as was that of the recent Military Exhibition .

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been doing great service latterly during the heavy gales of a fortnight since . Thirty of their boats were launched , and were the means of rescuing the lives of 114 persons , the number saved thus far during the present year being 667 , while the

number of vessels saved from destruction is 20 . Lady Erie has recently subscribed £ 7 °° for a lifeboat to be placed at Swanage , to be named the " William Erie" in memory of her late husband , Sir William Erie , who was for many years Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas .

The customary Latin service was held in Westminster Abbey , on Monday , in celebration of the founding of St . Peter ' s College , Westminster , by " Good Oueen Bess . " There was a large congregation present , and ' m the sermon preached by the Dean of Lincoln , reference was made to Henry V 11 L , Queen Elizabeth , James I ., George I .

, George II ., and others who had conferred benefits and privileges on the schools . Afterwards the Head Mastcr held a reception in the great school-room , at which Bro . Lord Halsbury , the Lord Chancellor , and Bros . Sir J ohn Mowbray , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir Frederick Abel , together with other old Westminsters , were present .

Bro . Major Carroll ' s Company of the London Irish Rifles has achieved a record during the past year . They have won theefficiencyprizeof the regiment , the volley cup ( fourthyear in succession ) , second prize for recruiting , prize for best signalling detachment ( third year in succession ) , the Burke Challenge Cup , the gold medal , the silver medal , the field

firing prize ( percentage ot hits 25 . iG ) , the second prize brigade competition at Aldershot , and the first and third battalion marksmen . These are good results in a large company of 124 men , and will make the Major a large recipient of prizes at the hands of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , the Colonel of the regiment , on Monday , Dec . Sth .

Masonic And General Tidings

Her Majesty will hold a Council at Windsor to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when the speech will be submitted for her approval . The 22 nd annual Poultry , Pigeon , and Rabbit Show has been open at the Crystal Palace during the present week , the number of entries being over 67 C 0 , in 4 G 1 classes .

Bro . the Duke and Duchess of St . Albans , after a residence of about three weeks at Bestwood , their seat in Nottinghamshire , have gone on a visit to Mrs . Adair at Beechwood , Herts . Bro . Lord Halsbury ( Lord High Chancellor ) , Bro . Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , and Bro . Lord George Hamilton attended the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Monday .

By leave of Lady George Hamilton , wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty , a sale of work will take place at the Admiralty , Whitehall , to-day ( Friday ) , in aid of the Parochial Women's Mission . Lady Edith IT . Edgcumbe , third and youngest daughter of Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , will launch the cruiser Edgar at Devonport on Monday next . This is the largest vessel as yet constructed at this dockyard .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire was held on Wednesday afternoon , at the Cambridge Town Hall . The brethren previously attended Divine service at Great St . Mary ' s Church . Our notice is held over till next week .

At the next meeting of the Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 12 SS , to-morrow ( Saturday ) , the ceremony of raising will be rehearsed with full choir and organ accompaniment , and on this occasion there will be a double choir , and a brother eminent in the musical world will preside at the organ .

The Princess Victoria of Prussia was married on Wednesday to Prince Adolf , son of the Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe . Of all the petty German States Schaumburg-Lippe , which is situated between Hanover and Westphalia , is one of the smallest . It is about two-thirds the size of Middlesex , with a population of about 40 , 000 .

Parliament will meet for the new session on Tuesday next , the 25 th inst ., while the customary Parliamentary banquets will be given by the Prime Minister and Mr . VV . H . Smith , and Bro . Earl Granville and Mr . W . E . Gladstone as leaders of the Ministry and Opposition in the House of Lords and House of Commons respectively .

Bro . Lord Ashbourne , Lord Chancellor of Ireland , attended a large meeting at the Lambeth Pol ytechnic on Sunday , and delivered an interesting and eloquent address on " Talkers , " which was listened to with marked attention by his audience . His lordship was greeted very heartily both on his arrival and at the close of his address .

We have just been informed at the hour of going to press of the death on Monday last , after a long illness , of Bro . George T . Carter , for many years Vicar Choral at Westminster Abbey . Our deceased brother was well known , and will be much missed in musical and Masonic circles . The funeral takes place to-day ( Friday ) , at Wandsworth Cemetery about 2 . 15 .

We regret to say that in the advertisement of the Clyde Crutch , which appeared last week , the block representing the surgical boot which plays so important a part in Mr . Brown ' s admirable patent , vvas placed upside down . A glance at the advertisement as it appears now in our columns will show what this boot is like , and how capitally it is adapted for the part designed for it by the patentee .

Bro . George Gardner , P . M . and Sec . Chiswick Lodge , No . 2012 , has started a subscription in connection with the above lodge and friends of the members—maximum subscription 2 s . 6 d . —and has already obtained a good number of subscribers towards the Fund now being raised for the families of the crew' that perished with H . M . S . Serpent . We may add that the first Lord of the Admiralty is a P . M . of this lodge .

A deputation from the Fruiterers' Company , headed by Bro . Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., waited on Bro . Lord Mayor Savory at the Mansion House on Monday to bespeak his lordship ' s interest in the steps which are being taken by the Company in concert with local horticultural societies to promote an increased culture of fruit . His lordship expressed his cordial concurrence in the objects submitted to him , but for the present reserved his decision as to starting a Mansion House Fund in aid of the movement .

Mr . Tree contradicts the reports which have appeared to the effect that he has arranged to undertake an American tour next year under the management of Messrs . E . Gilmore and Alexander Comstock . Mr . Tree has had no communication whatever with these gentlemen , and has no

intention of visiting America next year . Owing to the demand for seats for" Beau Austin , " Mr . Tree will repeat the performance of this piece at the Haymarket on Monday next , and on Monday , December 1 . On Thursday , December 4 th , Mr . Tree and his company will play " Beau Austin " at the Crystal Palace .

The annual festival of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Masonic Institution will be held at Southampton , on Monday , December Sth , under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master , Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P . At a largely attended meeting of the Royal Gloucester Lodge , Southampton , on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., Bro . D . W . B . Taylor , the VV . M ., presented to the lodge a large and very

handsome white satin lodge banner , bearing the arms of the Duke of Gloucester , after whom the lodge is named , beautifully executed in colours and gold and Masonic emblems , including an enlarged representation of the centenary jewel which the members of the Royal Gloucester Lodge are entitled to wear . In making the gift the VV . M . referred in respectful terms to the ancient and tattered banner now possessed by the lodge , and added that the

arms of the Duke had only been ascertained after considerable research , in which valuable aid had been rendered by the Rev . G . W . Minns and Mr . B . W . Greenfield , and the heraldry on the new banner had been vouched for as correct by the Garter King at Arms . On the motion of Bro . T . P . Payne , seconded by Bro . J . P . Thomas , two Senior Past Masters of the lodge , a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the W . M . for his handsome gift *

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . R . F . Gould , following up his successful meeting at Wakefield on the 12 th inst ., of which we give a report in another column , delivered a lecture at York on Monday last . A report will appear in next week's Freemason . The Lord Mayor has promised to become President of the Hospital Saturday Fund for the ensuing year . Thursday's Gaulois contains the announcement that

Princess Beatrice will exhibit a picture in the next Salon , the subject of which is the Champs Elysdes , and , possibly , a painting of orchids also . The Four Kings Council , No . 7 , meeting under the authority of the Grand Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees will meet on the 25 th inst . at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen-street ( by dispensation ) , in lieu of the 15 th instant .

Bro . Mostyn T . Pigott , B . A . Oxon , and Scholar of Middle Temple , who vvas this week called to the Bar , is J . W . of the Apollo Lodge and P . P . G . Organist of Oxford , and is the only son of Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., P . A . G . D . C . The annual installation meeting of the Royal Naval

College Lodge , No . 1 593 , was held at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Tuesday evening , the nth inst ., when Bro . Robert Main , Assistant Accountant General of the Navy , was elected and installed as Master for the ensuing year .

Princess Louise opened on Wednesday in the Queen ' s Rooms , Glasgow , a bazaar in aid of the Highland churches . Lord Lome vvas also present . There was a guard of honour of the sergeants of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders , and the ladies and gentlemen were in Highland costume . The Princess is taking a personal part in the bazaar .

There will be a morning performance of " Ravenswood " at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday , December 6 th , at two o'clock , for the benefit of the Actors' Benevolent Fund . The ladies and gentlemen of the company and chorus , the gentlemen of the orchestra , and the entire supers and staff and employes of the theatre , both before and behind the curtain , have , one and all , most generously volunteered their services for the occasion .

One of the branches of the Royal Naval Exhibition to be held at Chelsea next year will comprise a series of objects relating to the art of navigation . An effort will be made to secure a display of specimens of aU the instruments of navigation in use from the earliest times to the present , so

that visitors may be able to appreciate the steps by which the present condition of the art and its splendid instruments have been reached . An appeal is therefore made to the public to assist the Committee by the loan of interesting specimens .

A Masonic concert , under the patronage of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow , was given in St . Andrew ' s Hall , on the 14 th inst ., in aid of the Grand Lodge bazaar scheme for the Annuity Fund . Bro . John Graham of Broadstone occupied the chair , and in the course of some remarks at the outset said that it vvas hoped the bazaar to be held in

Edinburgh would realise not less than £ 10 , 000 . The object vvas not to benefit any special thing , but to enable the brethren to show that spirit of Charity which vvas their distinguishing characteristic . A miscellaneous programme vvas afterwards gone through , comprising solo singing , readings , and bagpipe playing .

This story is told of Mr . Herbert Spencer : " The other day he sauntered into the billiard room at the Senior Club , and invited a young major there to take the cue . The major did so , beginning to play with deliberation , the philosopher gave a miss in baulk . His opponent cannoned off the red , and left off , at 37 , with all the balls out of play .

Mr . Spencer made another miss . Then the major ran out . ' Sir , ' the philosopher said , as he gravely put his cue into its case , ' a certain dexterity in games of skill indicates a well-balanced mind j but expertness such as you have displayed is strong presumptive evidence of an ill-spent youth , I wish you good afternoon . ' "

Mrs . Langtry had a brilliant audience on Tuesday . She and her enterprise were honoured by the presence , in the boxes , of the Turkish Ambassador , of Lady Randolph Churchill , and of Mdme . Patti and her husband , the diva being , naturally , * ' the cynosure of neighbouring eyes . " The ' stalls were full of well-known people , the law being represented by Bro . Sir Edward Clarke , Sir Charles and

Lady Russell , Mr . Lockwood , and Mr , George Lewis j art , by Mrs . Jopling ; literature , by Miss Marie Corelli and Mr . Eric Mackay j the stage in retirement by Mrs . Bancroft , Mrs . Kettlewell , and Miss Nellie Bromley ; the stage on more or less active service by Mr . Henry Arthur Jones , Mr . Jerome K . Jerome , Mr . Norman Forbes , Mr . M . L . Mayer , Mrs . George Alexander , Mr . and Mrs . John Lart , Mr . and Mrs . F . Horner , and others .

The Secretary of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society , ¦ Mr . W . R . Buck , has addressed a letter to the daily press intimating that with a view of allaying public anxiety as much as possible on behalf of distressed dependents of the lost crew of her Majesty ' s ship Serpent at Devonport , Plymouth , & c , special instructions have been given to the society's local representatives for instant relief of the

immediate wants of each necessitous family , which timely help will , as usual , be continued in every case of need , pending the institution of any arrangements for the more permanent aid of the sufferers generally . This action is that uniformly taken in all instances of shipwreck disaster , happily but rarely involving so many bereaved dependents connected

with the Royal Navy , at the hands of this society as the National Maritime Relief Organisation , of which her Majesty the Oueen is patron ; Admiral his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh , Presidentj and Admiral James C . Prevost , Chairman of the Committee of Management , an executive body comprising a large and influential number of naval and other officers , week by week meeting in London .

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