Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . the Karl of Carnarvon and the Countess will , it is stated , leave England towards the close of next month for Italy , where his lordship is erecting a residence . Bro . Alderman K . S . Fowler . ALP ,, the Lord Mayor , has been elected Master of Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . i , and will be installed on January 21 st . Bro . the Karl of Zetland , Prov . G . M . North

and East Yorkshire , has estabhshod a telephone between his " own room" at Aske Hall , and the hunting stables and kennels at the further end of the park . On Monday , at the close of the business in the Court of Bankruptcy , Sir James Bacon took leave of the officials as chief judge , a post which he had occupied during the past 13 years .

^ Bro . Captain Bedford Pint and Mr . T . Bowden Green ( Secretary of the National Thrift Society ) have been appointed arbitrators of the Whitechapel and Tower District Building Society . On Wednesday evening , December 12 , Bro . T .

B . Whytehead , of York , gave a lecture before the brethren of Scarborough , under the auspices of the Denison Lodge , in their lodsre room , at the Grand Hotel , upon " LooVc Duties . " Bro . H . J . Morton , P . M . presided , and the brethren expressed themselves pleased with the manner in which the subject was treated .

At the meeting of All Souls Lodge , No . 170 . Weymouth , on Friday , the 14 th inst ., Bro . Zillwood-Milledge was unanimously elected VV . M . for - the ensuing year , and will be installed in accordance with antient custom at high noon on the Festival of St . John the Evangelist , on the 27 th in . st .

The Jordan I -odge , No . 1402 , Torquay , on the nth instant , voted £ 5 5 s . to the Hughan Testimonial Fund . The Royal Cumberland Lodge , No . 41 , Bath , have voted a like amount ; and the Honour Lodge , N ' o . 379 , of the same place , have placed two guineas on the subscription list .

St . Botolph Lodge , of which Bro . Alderman Staples is to be the first W . M .. will be consecrated at the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on Friday , January 4 th . The Consecrating Officers will be VV . Bros . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Sec . ; -K . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., Grand Reg . ; Sir John B . Monckton , President Board of General Purposes ; Rev . C . W . Arnold , Past Grand Chap . ; and Frank Richardson , Past Grand Deacon .

The Earl of Morn ' mgton Lodge , No . 21100 , was consecrated at 33 , Golden-square , on Wednesday last , by Bro . General Studholme Brownrigg , R . W . Prov . G . M . Surrey , assisted by Bros . H . D . Sandeman , P . Dist . G . M . Bengal ; Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . S . D . ; Rev . C . J . Arnold , P . G . C .: Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; C . Greenwood , P . P . G . Sec . Surrey ; and Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . Chap . Bro . J . S . Lavies , M . D ., P . M . 1 S 2 C , was afterwards

dulyinstalled as W . M . We hope to give a report of . the proceedings in our next . We have much pleasure in announcing- thai Bro . John Mason , Collector of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , has been presented with a handsome salver by a few of his friends , who have taken the opportunity of Tuesday next , the 25 th inst ., being the anniversary of his silver wedding , to mark in this way the esteem and regard

they entertain towards him . Bro . James Terry very kindly undertook to be the medium of presentation . The salver bears the following- inscription : " Presented to Bro . John Mason by a few of his friends on the occasion of his silver wedding . 25 th December , 1 S 83 . " Bro . D . P . Caina , himself ( he son of a Mason , and a member of a . Parsee firm of merchants , has forwarded the following letter to the Lord Mayor : — " 3 Great

Win-, chester-street , London , E . C , November 22 , 1 SS 3 . —My Lord Mayor , —As to-day the son of our beloved Lady Sovereign the Oueen and Empress will lay the foundation stone of the new hospital at Bombay , towards which my dear old father has contributed the sum of X ' -J 000 , and , in accordance with the time-honoured custom among the Parsees to commemorate such joyful events with some act of . charity , I think I cannot do better than enclose your

lordship a cheque for 100 guineas ( £ 105 ) for the poorbox , to be distributed among the deserving poor of this City , in which both myself and my wife have spent thirteen years in safety and unmolested , and feel confident I could not have placed that small sum in better hands than those of your lordship for its distribution . —I beg to remain , my Lord Mayor , your humble servant , i ) . P . CAMA . " Bro . Thos . Loveridge , late Chairman of the

General Purposes Committee of the Corporation of the City of London , has been accorded the following vote of thanks by the Committee : — " This committee have the pleasure to accord to their chairman , Thomas Loveridge , Esq ., their most sincere thanks for the energy and zeal displayed by him in presiding over their deliberations during the past year , and for the anxious and careful attention he has given to ensure that the many important matters brought

before them should receive just consideration . I he committee acknowledge with much satisfaction his energetic services in connection with the work of the committee , and congratulate him that the suhject of the future regulation of the Fellowship Porters , which has so long occupied the attention of the committee , has at last been satisfactorily disposed of . His colleagues desire , at the termination of his year of office , to assure him of the high esteem in

which he is universall y held by those who have been associated with him during his occupancy of the chair . " HoiaowAY ' s PILLS . —Though good health is preferable lo I 1 ie . l 1 honour , how regardless people often are of the former—how covetous of the latter ! Many suiler their strength to drain away ere maturity is reached , through ignorance of the facility ail ' ordeil luthese incomparable I'ills of checking the lirst untoward symptom ' s

of derangement , ami reinstating order without interfering in the least with their pleasure or pursuits . To the young especially it is important to maintain the highest digestive efliciency , without which the growl h is stunted , the muscles become lax . ' the frame feeble , and the mind slothful . The removal of indigestion by these Pills is so easy that none save the most thoughtless would permit it tn sap the springs of life , —| AD \ T J

Masonic And General Tidings

Sir Frederick Abel . C . B ., D . C . L ., K . R . S ., has been elected by the Council of the Society of Arts as their chairman in succession to the late Sir William Siemens . The Blackmail Air Propeller Ventilating Company , Limited , have removed from 4 G , Holborn Viaduct , to 57 , Fore-street , E . C . Bro . the Karl of Carnarvon , Pro G . M ., will

contribute to the January number of the Contemporary Review an article on the movement for Federation in the Australian Colonies . In the " "' Almanac de Gotha " for 1 S 84 . which has just appeared , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales is described with other titles as a "Field-Marshal-General in the Prussian Army . "

The Editor of Truth has received anonymously 5 , 000 new sixpences , with a request that he would distribute them at Christmas amongst the 5 , 000 children in the London hospitals and workhouses , with the toys that are subscribed for by the readers of the paper . Bro . W . T . Purkis , the proprietor of the Royal Music Hall , Holborn , having purchased two prime porkers

at the late Cattle Show , has generously placed the carcases at the disposal of the clergy of the surrounding district for distribution amongst the deserving poor of their selection . The breeder of the animals is Mr . Poulton , of Hornsey . In a paragrap h in our issue of the 8 th instant , referring to the installation meeting of the Carnarvon Lodge , we gave the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , as the place

of meeting . It should have been the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , the home of the Carnarvon Lodge , as a reference to the report on ' another page of the same issue will show . We understand it is intended to give a Masonic

ball in Lancaster , the proceeds ot which are to be devoted to a Masonic Charity . The ex-Mayor and one of the oldest Town Councillors waited on the Mayor of Lancaster to ask for the use of the Town Hall ( of course by paying forit ) , and we are correct in sayinglhat he has refused permission for any such purpose .

The following dinners were held at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending December 20 th : — Monday , 17 th—Grand Masters' Lodge , British Lodge , Asaph Chapter . Tuesday , iSth—Enoch Chapter , Royal V ' ork Chapter , Cadogan Lodge , City Swiss Club . Wednesday , 19 th—Commercial Travellers . Thursday , 20 th—Great Northern Lodge , Linnean Club , Globe Club .

At the election meeting of the New Cross Lodge , No . 1550 , held at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , on Friday last , Bro . Hiram Henton , S . W ., Principal Bandmaster of the Park Band Society , Bandmaster of the London Ride Brigade , was unanimousl y elected Worshipful Master for the ensuing year . Bro . Henton is the senior initiate of the lodge , and is universally popular with the brethren . We wish him a successful year of office .

The Postmaster-General having been refused permission by the Metropolitan Railway Company to lay a telegraph cable through their tunnel ftom Gower-street to Portland-road unless they were compensated , has insisted upon his right to do so , contending that the compensation paid to the Company on the purchase of the telegraphs by the Government included all future lines . The Queen ' s Bench Division decided against the Railway Company , and the Court of Appeal have upheld that decision .

I ( appears from ( he tables in ( he fourth volume of the General Census Report that there are 13 English counties in which population is declining . In Cornwall the decline in the last decade even reaches nearly SV per cent . In Huntingdonshire it has been but-a fraction less , while in Radnorshire the falling off has been G 2-5 H 1 S per cent . In all other counties there has been an increase , amounting in the case of Middlesex ( outside the metropolitan boundaries ) lo nearly 43 J per cent .

During the terntic storm which prevailed in and around Liverpool on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning , the nth and 12 th instant , an escape of the most marvellous nature occurred at the Masonic Hall in Hopestreet , in that portion of the old building occupied by Bro . James Casey , the house steward , and his family . Itseems that when the storm was at its height , in the early hours of the morning , a chimney stack of the building was blown

down , and the debris crashed through the roof , making a hole about six feet square , and descended into a bedroom , where the t , vo servants of Bro . Casey were asleep . The rubbish completely smashed the lower part of the bed , but , wonderfully enough , both the young women escaped without the slightest injury , although they were completely covered with the debris , being' saved by the bedclothes which they h .-id over their heads .

" 'I he Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Book for 1 SS 4 " ( George Kenning , London and Liverpool ) , has again been published , and an examination of its varied and carefully compiled contents again shows that much labour has been bestowed on its compilation . For a period of 14 years the "Cosmo . " has been welcomed by Freemasons in every part of the world as an

almost invaluable companion and ready reference book , affording information with respect to the numbers , ages , places , and times of meeting of nearly every known Masonic body on the face of the globe , which cannot be found elsewhere . Correctness in every detail has been made a prominent feature by the publisher in his preparation of the calendar , and brethren of all ranks and degrees

may take it as being as far as possible a safe and certain reference book . The primary features of Bro . Kenning ' s excellent calendar are complete lists of lodges , with dates ( ancient and modern ); chapters , Knight Templars' preceptories , conclaves , colleges , and grand councils ; and to these are added the names of officers in the United Kingdom , the colonics , and every foreign country where

freemasonry has a legitimate footing . The "Cosmo . " is compact in its get-up , remarkably cheap in price , elegant in appearance ; and the mass of Masonic information it contains ought to make it an indispensable part of every brother ' s reference books for lhSi . —Liverpool Mercury . " I am subject to inflammation of the throat and sull ' cr greatly in

cold wiiather from a cough . On . IJH . I . IIS ' S PI-LMONK W'Aiiius ' relicve the cough , ailaytlie iullammation , and give me ease at once . " ( Signed ) J . Heron , High-street , llclfast . Asthma , Consumption , lironchitis , Colds Coughs , Shortness of lireath , l'hlegm . Pains in the Chest , and Rheumatism are instantly relieved and rapidly cured by the Wafers , which taste pleasantly . Sold at is . i . ' d ., ' 2 s . od . 4 s . Cd ., and 1 is . per box by nil Druggists . —[ AnvT . l ' *

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . James Willing' , jun ., has removed his business premises from No . 353 to No . 125 , Strand , exactly opposite his old premises . Mr . Mark H . Judge , A . R . I . B . A ., has been elected on the Health Committee of the Social Science Association , Adam-street , Adelphi . We understand Mr . Belt has decided to accept the compromise , by which the damages were reduced to

, 1 , 500 , suggested by the three Judges . Bro . J . H . Sillitoe writes to say that in our report of his address at Colnein our issue ol last week , he is made to say that " the Burnley and Colne chapters were entitled to rank as the two oldest chapters . " What he did say was " The two oldest warranted chapters . " Bro . Alfred A . Clement was installed on the 12 th instant into the Master ' s Chair of the St . Leonard

Lodge , at the Town Hall , Shoreditch . About ico brethren were present at the ceremony , amongst whom were Bro . H . G . Buss , Asst . G . Sec , antl other prominent brethren . The installation of Bro . John C . Moor as W . M . of the Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , took place at Sunderland on Thursday afternoon , December 13 th , when Bro . Moor was favoured by the presence of Bro . 11 . Hudson , Prov . G . Sec . Durham , and provincial brethren from both Durham

and Northumberland . 'Ihe ceremony was efficiently performed by Bro . McNamara , the retiring VV . M . Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . M . Cornwall , presided at a meeting of the executive committee of Truro Cathedral last week , when it was decided to at once complete the south transept as a memorial to the late Bishop of Truro ( now Archbishop of Canterbury ) . The proposal to have a copper roof for the Cathedra ! has been abandoned on the ground of expense .

At the Mansion House , on Monday , a bust of Bro . Alderman Sir John Whittaker Ellis , P . G . W ., by Mr . Belt , was presented to Lady Ellis by the inhabitants of the ward of Broad-street , intoken of their appreciation of the admirable manner in which he performed the duties of Lord Mayor two years ago . The bust was one of those mentioned in the Belt libel case , which has again of late come into prominence . The Lord Mayor made the presentation . At this season of the vear . when there is such an

abundance of good things of every description , the difficulty is to make a selection . This difficulty is experienced as much in connection with smoking materials as with others which contribute to our delectation . In these circumstances we take the liberty of recommending tooursmoking friends the "flaked gold-leaf tobacco , " of Messrs . Taddy and Co ., as being one of the best among the various tobaccos offered to the British public by this and other firms . Christmas Holidays—Midnight Travelling . —

The Great Western Railway Company announce their intention of starting a train from Paddington at midnight to-morrow ( Saturday ) and Monday next , carrying passengers at cheap fares to Bath , Bristol , Kxeter , Plymouth , and the whole of the West of England , passengers having the option of returning any day up to and including Dec . 28 th . Those persons whose business compels them to work to a late hour on those evenings will doubtless appreciate the arrangement .

The Lord Mayor has kindly consented to take the chair at the festival dinner to be held in March in aid of the funds of the Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum , when his lordship will be supported by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex . By this graceful act the Lord Mayor has given one more striking proof of his consideration for the Jewish community . This is not the first occasion that the Lord Mayor has shown an interest in the

institution whose cause he will plead at the Freemasons ' Tavern . In 1 SS 1 , in his capacity of Sheriff , he , with his colleague , Alderman ( then Mr . Sheriff ) Waterlow , supported Mr . Benjamin L . Cohen , who presided at the last festival dinner of the charity . On that occasion the Lord Mayor heartily pleaded the cause of the charity , and mentioned that having been connected with the London Orphan Asylum , Watford , for 30 years , he could speak

with some confidence of the excellent management of the kindred Jewish Institution at Lower Norwood . —Jewish Chronicle . Bro . Wm . G . Scott , Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba , at the annual meeting of that Grand Body , gave the following report concerning his visit to England : " In September , 1 SS 2 , in company with R . W . Bro . A . Pearson , Grand Senior Warden , I had the

pleasure of being present at a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge of England , and I wish here to thank the brethren of that Grand Lodge , through you , for the fraternal welcome extended to us , and for the many kindnesses received at their hands , which we did not take as compliments to ourselves , but rather as courtesies to the M . VV . Grand Lodge of which we had the honour of being officers . I wish more particularly to express my thanks to

V . W . Bro . Woodford , P . G . Chap ., and VV . Bro . Lake , P . G . Reg . Cornwall , both of the London Freemason , in whose hands we were Masonically placed . We also visited the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and the Royal Masonc Institution for Girls . Bjth of these useful Institutions are supported entirely by voluntary subscriptions , at an annual cost of about 75 , 000 dols . They are now educating , clothing , and maintaining 453 boys and girls ; educating them in such

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