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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Middlesex and Surrey will be held on Monday , the ist June , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , under the banner of the Kintore Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 333 . The receiving lodge meets at 4 o'clock , and R . W . Bro . Sir Francis Burdett will open P . G . Lodge at 5 , the banquet taking place at 6 . 30 . The _ Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . M . M ., has accepted an invitation to be oresent .
R . W . Bro . Lord Pelham , P . P . G . M . Sussex , and Lady Pelham have left London for Sandgate . The Prince and Princess of Wales and suite honoured the Globe Theatre with their presence on Friday evening , the 15 th inst .
Bro . Col . Sir E . Du Cane presided on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Criterion , Piccadilly , at the second annual meeting of the Huguenot Society . Bro . Earl Percy , M . P ., P . G . M . Northumberland , left his residence in Grosvenor-square on Monday last on a brief visit to Amsterdam .
Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir Charles Mills , Bart ., M . P ., have been elected Vice-Presidents of the Bank Clerks' Orphanage . Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen , though he has greatl y improved in health lately , has been ordered by his medical advisers to take absolute rest for some time to come .
We regret to hear that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough has had another relapse , and is under the care of his medical adviser at his residence at Stoke Dry . The 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Militia ) held their annual athletic meeting on the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company , Finsbury , on Friday , the 15 th inst ., among those present being Bros . Lieut .-Col .
T . Davies-Sewell and Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Stwd . The Princess of Wales held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon , presentations to her Royal Highness being deemed equivalent to presentations to the Queen . The Prince of Wales , Princess Louise of Wales , Prince and Princess Christian , the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh , and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar were present . A Special Grand Lodge of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght will be held , by command ot the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . W . VV . B Beach , M . P ., at the School Room , Bishopstoke , on Saturday , the 6 th prox ., and be close tyled at 3 . 30 p . m ., to consider and confirm the bye-laws of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution .
The testimonial to Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., which has been subscribed for in recognition of the able manner in which he fulfilled the duties of his important office during last year , will be presented to his lordship on Thursday next , the 2 Sth inst . It consists of a diamond necklace and pendant for the Lady Mayoress ( Miss Fowler ) , and a silver centrepiece , togethec with his portrait , for his lordship .
Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , Past G . Treas ., has just added another to the long list of ceremonials connected with the foundation of buildings by laying , on Tuesday last , the first stone of the new schoolroom , dormitories , and other buildings now about to be erected for the Brixton Orphanage for Fatherless Girls . The proceedings were of an impressive character , and the purses persons placed on
the stone at the conclusion of the ceremony , with other contributions promised by the friends of the Orphanage , amounted to about £ 300 . The presentation dinner of the Corporation of L ondon Orphan School Committee was held at the Guildhall Tavern on Friday , the 15 th inst ., under the presidency of the Chairman , Bro . A . Brookman , the principal guests
including Bros , the Lord Mayor , M . P ., P . G . W ., Alderman Staples , E . D . Rogers , H . B . Marshall , P . G . Treas ., Sir J . B . -Monckton , P . G . W ., H . H . Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , y > i . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec , Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Std . Br ., and Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . Ihe following Regimental Dinners have been ¦ wed to take place at Freemasons' Tavern during the month
of June . June ist—Grenadier Guards ; 29 th "cinment . 2 nd—34 th Regiment ; 30 th Regiment ; S 2 nd "egiment . 4 th—19 th Regiment ; 9 th Regiment . 5 th—103 rd Regiment ( Royal Bombay Fusiliers ); 79 th Cameron "p landers . Sth-Goth Rifles ; 5 th Dragoon Guards . Btti-Royai Engineers . loth—iSth Royal Irish ; 7 th Royal 'usiliers . nth—90 th Regiment ; Sth Hussars . 19 th—» he Buffs ; 12 th Suffolk Regiment ; 9 Sth Regiment .
Mnd-Sta ff College . flie 22 nd Anniversary Festival of the Newson q j ss Fund was he'd at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , Dr vu ij y evenin i ? last » under the presidency of Bro . ' •VV . Howard Russell . Among the principal guests were S - the Earl of Donoughmore , P . G . W ., Sir George 'f tot , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . South Wales East . Admiral
PrVW Keppel , G . C . B ., General Brownrigg , C . B ., M p u 1 ' Baron H > De Worms , M . P . . C J . Kennard , Dr u j , Clarke ( Treasurer of the Fund ) , Professor serin ? g ' nson ' and J' C Parkinson P . G . D . The subfiorp A' mc ! uclir | g a cheque from Bro . Sir Moses Monteof thn an annual donation of £ 100 from the proprietors jne Uatly Telegraph , amounted to about £ 900 . ,, "ro . 1 m Scarirlpn . nrnnriplnr nf tl-in fimciwnni .
\ isitor ^? utnsea > has compiled , expressly for the use of and n •LL the hotel , a very interesting guide to Southsea the | " , J ° urhood , inclnding Portsmouth , Gosport , and of P * . Wight . In the book is also a well executed map South , mou , hand the IsIe of Wi eht , and visitors to PossiM ¦ vil" " nd a most useful book , for it gives every Hen a formaf ' ' on , even to the lodges , where held , and Pii n ' - ° - Scadden , who accompanied H . R . H . the anarh- Wales to India , and also received a gold watch at South His Royal H'Bhness , is held in high esteem a' hii ,,, ifa * and is we worthy of the support he receives nis Well served house .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Alderman and Mrs . De Keyser left town for Kissengen on Thursday , the 14 th inst . Bro . the Lord Mayor will open a bazaar next month for the purpose of reducing the debt on the New Barnet Congregational Church . We are g lad to hear that Bro . Loveridge , who some time since was overtaken by a very serious illness ,
has so far recovered as to be able to leave Cheshire for home . His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales will preside at the annual regimental dinner of theioth Hussars , the date and place fixed for the event being Willis's Rooms , St . James's , and the 4 th June prox ., respectively . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Bro . Alderman
and Sheriff Whitehead and Mrs . Whitehead , Bro . Sir J . B . and Lady Monckton , and Bro . Alderman Savory were amongst those present at Lady Granville's reception on Wednesday , the 13 th inst . It has been unanimously agreed by the Officers ' and Clerks' Committee of the Corporation of London to recommend that the salary of Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . W ., as Town Clerk , be increased from £ 2500 to £ 3000
per annum . Bros . VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., and Sir R . Buxton , Bart ., M . P ., have been chosen candidates in the Conservative interest at the approaching General Election for the South-West and Southern divisions of Norfolk respectively . The Brixton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1940 ,
will not hold a meeting on Whit Tuesday , the 26 th inst . Bro . E . A . Francis , Preceptor , will preside at the meeting on Tuesday , 2 nd June . Bro . Sir John Bennett opened the South Bermondsey Workmen's Club and Institute , 7 , Ildertonroad , on Friday , the tsth inst ., a very pleasant programme of vocal and instrumental music being submitted in honour of the occasion .
Bro . J . Tickle , P . P . G . R . Middx ., P . M . 1196 , 1702 , P . Z . 1196 , & c , has been unanimously elected First Principal of the Eastern Star Chapter , No . 95 , which meets at the Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . C ., and will be duly installed on the 5 th of June next . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the H 6 tel Metropole on Monday ,
when it was inaugurated with a grand military concert , the proceeds of which are to be devoted jointly to the Imperial War Fund and the Princess of Wales ' s branch of the National Aid Society . Bro . \ V . H . Pannell , Chairman of the Finance and Improvement Committee of the Corporation , has reported that so many subscribers to the new City Loan
have paid up their instalments in full that a considerable sum of money was in hand , and it was in contemplation to pay off some of the contemporary loans forthwith . Bro . T . Beard , the Immediate Past Chairman of the Finance ( Markets ) Committee of the Corporation of London was presented on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., by the members of the Committee with a handsome tea and
coffee service in token 01 their appreciation of his services during the past year . A Committee dinner at the Guildhall Tavern was made the occasion for presenting the testimonial . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Alderman and and Sheriff Whitehead , A . Stavely Hill , Q . C , M . P ., H . H .
Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , Alderman Staples , A . J . Altman , A . Brookman , Deputy East , F . B . Alliston , Major H . A . J oseph , S . da Costa Andrade , G . Shaw , VV . Malthouse , and J . Cox , were among the guests at the annual dinner at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday evening , of the City Commissioners of Sewers .
The Prince and Princess of Wales will be present at'the Military Assault-at-Arms , which will be held at the Floral Hall , Covent Garden , by special sanction of H . R . H . the Commander-in-Chief , in aid of the Royal Benevolent Fund , on Wednesday , the 10 th June prox . The Queen , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice , returned from Buckingham Palace to Windsor on
Thursday evening , the 14 th inst . The following morning the old colours of the ist Batt . Seaforth Highlanders were presented to her Majesty by Col . Stockwell , C . B ., the regiment being drawn up in review order in the Quadrangle of the Castle . Bros . G . B . Britten , P . Hamer , R . A . Morgan , VV . W . Rust , E . F . Storr , and H . White were present at
a meeting he'd at the Guildhall Tavern on Friday , the 15 th inst ., in connection with the Warehousmen and Clerks ' Schools , and their proposed amalgamation with the Retail Drapers' Orphanage . The result of a ballot was a decided majority against the proposition . Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., presided , as Master of the Company , at
the Merchant Taylors banquet on Friday , the 15 th inst ., among the principal guests being H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros . Lieut .-Gen . Sir F . W . Fitzwygram , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . E . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., Baron H . De Worms , M . P ., H . S . Northcote , M . P ., Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Stwd ., and VV . Burdett-Coutts . . The annual banquet in connection with the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy took place on
Wednesday evening , in Merchant Taylors Hall , under the presidency of the Lord Mayor , M . P ., P . G . W ., who was supported by a numerous anddistinguished gathering . Among the Stewards for the occasion were Bros . Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W . ( Master of the Merchant Taylors'Company ) , Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Std ., Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and H . B . Marshall , P . G . Treas .
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Mr . Onslow Ford is engaged on a marble bust in relief of the late Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Nottage , to be placed in the crypt of St . Paul ' s Cathedral . The Prince and Princess of Wales have si gnified their intention of being present at the representation of the
forest scenes in " As You Like It , " in the grounds of Coombe Lodge , towards the close of the current month . We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . K H . Macklin , of Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 , has under his management the Alexandra Palace Theatre , Muswellnill .
Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., was to leave London on Friday ( to-day ) for Dublin , where he will preside at a meeting of the Royal Commission for Housing the Working Classes . b Bros , the Marquis of Waterford and the Earl of Milltown were candidates for the Chancellorship of the University of Dublin , rendered vacant by the death of Earl Cairns . The Earl of Rosse was elected .
Bro . R . C . Driver , G . J . D ., as arbitrator appointed ; by , the Board of Trade , had brought under his consideration on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., at the Surveyors ' Institute , several compensation cases in connection with a scheme promoted by . the . Metropolitan Board of Works . Bro . W . Malthouse has accepted an invitation
to become a candidate , in the Liberal interest , for the Walworth Division of the newly-constituted Borough of Newington , at the next election . At Marlborough House on Monday the Prin ce of Wales presented the gold medals won by the successful pupils of the Manchester centre of the Royal Academy of Music .
Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson has made a calculation to the effect that if the practice of total abstinence from alcoholic drink were adopted universally , by a population of 35 millions , it would be equal to the saving of 200 , 000 lives annually . The Library Committee of the Corporation have recommended that the salaries of the Librarian ( Bro . W . H . Overall ) , and Sub-Librarian , be increased by £ 150 and £ 75 per annum respectively .
Her Majesty , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg , left Windsor for the purpose of inspecting the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley , where she visited the sick and wounded from the Soudan . The Royal party returned to Windsor in the evening .
Bro . the Lord Mayor M . P ., and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Aldermen and their ladies at a banquet at the Mansion House on Tuesday , in honour of their newly-elected brother , Alderman Cowan . Bros . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , Staples , Gray , Whitehead , and Evans were present as well as Bros . Sir J . B . Monckton ( Town Clerk ) , G . P . Goldney ( Remembrancer ) , & c .
Bro . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., H . M . ' s Postmaster-General , purposes to nominate among other Members of the House of Commons Bros . H . Northcote , R . B . Martin , A . Stavely-Hill , Q . , and himself as a Select Committee on Postal Service between Great Britain and North America .
Bro . Col . A . A . Croll , as Master of the Company , presided at the Clothmakers' banquet , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Monday evening , among the guests being Bros . Sir E . Watkin , Bart ., M . P . ; Alderman Savory , and Hyde Clerke , Bro . Alderman Savory returning thanks for the toast of " The Corporation of London . "
Ihe following dinners took place at Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , the 23 rd inst .: Monday—Grand Masters Lodge . Tuesday—May Ball . Wednesday—Novio Magians ; Universal Chapter . Thursday—Club of Nobodys Friends ; Royal Caledonian Asylum ; United Pilgrims Chapter . Saturday—Army Pay Department .
Bro . Alderman Sir J . WhiUaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., presided over and Bro . Capt . Bedford Pirn attended a meeting held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., for the purpose of considering a plan and enlisting the services of watermen , lightermen , and others , for the defence of the Thames and its commerce in the event of war .
Bro . H . B . Marshall , Past G . Treas ., Past Chairman , of the Orphan School Committee of the Corporation of London , was presented at the dinner held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Friday , the 15 th inst ., with a clock and side ornaments , as a slight token of the appreciation with which the members regarded his services during the past year . The presentation was made by Bro . A . Brookman , the present Chairman , and very cordially acknowledged by Bro . Marshall .
The St . Ambrose Chapter , No . 1891 , will be consecrated to-day ( Friday ) at Baron ' s Court , West Kensington , by E . Comp . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., assisted by E . Comps . Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . S . N ., as H . ' ; Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , P . G . P . S ., as J . ; and F . Richardson , P . G . A . S ., as D . of C Comp . F . Ernest Pocock , M . D ., W . M . St . Ambrose Lodge , is the M . E . Z . designate ; Comp . J . Holland , P . Z ., H . designate ; and Comp . VV . H . Harris , J . designate . We hope to give a report in our next .
Bro . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., presided at the Annual Festival , held at the Guildhall Tavern on Tuesday last , of the City Waiters' Provident and Pension Society , of which Bro . Captain George Lambert , P . G . S . B ., is the President . The celebration had the patronage of Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , and Bros . 1 . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., Sir John Bennett , T .
Beard , C . C , Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Savory , Alderman Stone , P . G . W ., Alderman H . J . Waterlow , and Baron H . De Worms , M . P . 3 , 000 . 000 tins o £ CHAMPION'S MUSTARD was sold in
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Middlesex and Surrey will be held on Monday , the ist June , at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , under the banner of the Kintore Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 333 . The receiving lodge meets at 4 o'clock , and R . W . Bro . Sir Francis Burdett will open P . G . Lodge at 5 , the banquet taking place at 6 . 30 . The _ Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . M . M ., has accepted an invitation to be oresent .
R . W . Bro . Lord Pelham , P . P . G . M . Sussex , and Lady Pelham have left London for Sandgate . The Prince and Princess of Wales and suite honoured the Globe Theatre with their presence on Friday evening , the 15 th inst .
Bro . Col . Sir E . Du Cane presided on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Criterion , Piccadilly , at the second annual meeting of the Huguenot Society . Bro . Earl Percy , M . P ., P . G . M . Northumberland , left his residence in Grosvenor-square on Monday last on a brief visit to Amsterdam .
Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., and Sir Charles Mills , Bart ., M . P ., have been elected Vice-Presidents of the Bank Clerks' Orphanage . Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen , though he has greatl y improved in health lately , has been ordered by his medical advisers to take absolute rest for some time to come .
We regret to hear that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough has had another relapse , and is under the care of his medical adviser at his residence at Stoke Dry . The 4 th Battalion Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Militia ) held their annual athletic meeting on the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company , Finsbury , on Friday , the 15 th inst ., among those present being Bros . Lieut .-Col .
T . Davies-Sewell and Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Stwd . The Princess of Wales held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon , presentations to her Royal Highness being deemed equivalent to presentations to the Queen . The Prince of Wales , Princess Louise of Wales , Prince and Princess Christian , the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh , and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar were present . A Special Grand Lodge of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght will be held , by command ot the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . W . VV . B Beach , M . P ., at the School Room , Bishopstoke , on Saturday , the 6 th prox ., and be close tyled at 3 . 30 p . m ., to consider and confirm the bye-laws of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution .
The testimonial to Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., which has been subscribed for in recognition of the able manner in which he fulfilled the duties of his important office during last year , will be presented to his lordship on Thursday next , the 2 Sth inst . It consists of a diamond necklace and pendant for the Lady Mayoress ( Miss Fowler ) , and a silver centrepiece , togethec with his portrait , for his lordship .
Bro . H . B . Marshall , C . C , Past G . Treas ., has just added another to the long list of ceremonials connected with the foundation of buildings by laying , on Tuesday last , the first stone of the new schoolroom , dormitories , and other buildings now about to be erected for the Brixton Orphanage for Fatherless Girls . The proceedings were of an impressive character , and the purses persons placed on
the stone at the conclusion of the ceremony , with other contributions promised by the friends of the Orphanage , amounted to about £ 300 . The presentation dinner of the Corporation of L ondon Orphan School Committee was held at the Guildhall Tavern on Friday , the 15 th inst ., under the presidency of the Chairman , Bro . A . Brookman , the principal guests
including Bros , the Lord Mayor , M . P ., P . G . W ., Alderman Staples , E . D . Rogers , H . B . Marshall , P . G . Treas ., Sir J . B . -Monckton , P . G . W ., H . H . Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , y > i . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec , Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Std . Br ., and Dr . Ralph Gooding , P . G . D . Ihe following Regimental Dinners have been ¦ wed to take place at Freemasons' Tavern during the month
of June . June ist—Grenadier Guards ; 29 th "cinment . 2 nd—34 th Regiment ; 30 th Regiment ; S 2 nd "egiment . 4 th—19 th Regiment ; 9 th Regiment . 5 th—103 rd Regiment ( Royal Bombay Fusiliers ); 79 th Cameron "p landers . Sth-Goth Rifles ; 5 th Dragoon Guards . Btti-Royai Engineers . loth—iSth Royal Irish ; 7 th Royal 'usiliers . nth—90 th Regiment ; Sth Hussars . 19 th—» he Buffs ; 12 th Suffolk Regiment ; 9 Sth Regiment .
Mnd-Sta ff College . flie 22 nd Anniversary Festival of the Newson q j ss Fund was he'd at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , Dr vu ij y evenin i ? last » under the presidency of Bro . ' •VV . Howard Russell . Among the principal guests were S - the Earl of Donoughmore , P . G . W ., Sir George 'f tot , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . South Wales East . Admiral
PrVW Keppel , G . C . B ., General Brownrigg , C . B ., M p u 1 ' Baron H > De Worms , M . P . . C J . Kennard , Dr u j , Clarke ( Treasurer of the Fund ) , Professor serin ? g ' nson ' and J' C Parkinson P . G . D . The subfiorp A' mc ! uclir | g a cheque from Bro . Sir Moses Monteof thn an annual donation of £ 100 from the proprietors jne Uatly Telegraph , amounted to about £ 900 . ,, "ro . 1 m Scarirlpn . nrnnriplnr nf tl-in fimciwnni .
\ isitor ^? utnsea > has compiled , expressly for the use of and n •LL the hotel , a very interesting guide to Southsea the | " , J ° urhood , inclnding Portsmouth , Gosport , and of P * . Wight . In the book is also a well executed map South , mou , hand the IsIe of Wi eht , and visitors to PossiM ¦ vil" " nd a most useful book , for it gives every Hen a formaf ' ' on , even to the lodges , where held , and Pii n ' - ° - Scadden , who accompanied H . R . H . the anarh- Wales to India , and also received a gold watch at South His Royal H'Bhness , is held in high esteem a' hii ,,, ifa * and is we worthy of the support he receives nis Well served house .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Alderman and Mrs . De Keyser left town for Kissengen on Thursday , the 14 th inst . Bro . the Lord Mayor will open a bazaar next month for the purpose of reducing the debt on the New Barnet Congregational Church . We are g lad to hear that Bro . Loveridge , who some time since was overtaken by a very serious illness ,
has so far recovered as to be able to leave Cheshire for home . His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales will preside at the annual regimental dinner of theioth Hussars , the date and place fixed for the event being Willis's Rooms , St . James's , and the 4 th June prox ., respectively . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Bro . Alderman
and Sheriff Whitehead and Mrs . Whitehead , Bro . Sir J . B . and Lady Monckton , and Bro . Alderman Savory were amongst those present at Lady Granville's reception on Wednesday , the 13 th inst . It has been unanimously agreed by the Officers ' and Clerks' Committee of the Corporation of London to recommend that the salary of Bro . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . W ., as Town Clerk , be increased from £ 2500 to £ 3000
per annum . Bros . VV . A . Tyssen-Amherst , M . P ., and Sir R . Buxton , Bart ., M . P ., have been chosen candidates in the Conservative interest at the approaching General Election for the South-West and Southern divisions of Norfolk respectively . The Brixton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1940 ,
will not hold a meeting on Whit Tuesday , the 26 th inst . Bro . E . A . Francis , Preceptor , will preside at the meeting on Tuesday , 2 nd June . Bro . Sir John Bennett opened the South Bermondsey Workmen's Club and Institute , 7 , Ildertonroad , on Friday , the tsth inst ., a very pleasant programme of vocal and instrumental music being submitted in honour of the occasion .
Bro . J . Tickle , P . P . G . R . Middx ., P . M . 1196 , 1702 , P . Z . 1196 , & c , has been unanimously elected First Principal of the Eastern Star Chapter , No . 95 , which meets at the Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . C ., and will be duly installed on the 5 th of June next . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the H 6 tel Metropole on Monday ,
when it was inaugurated with a grand military concert , the proceeds of which are to be devoted jointly to the Imperial War Fund and the Princess of Wales ' s branch of the National Aid Society . Bro . \ V . H . Pannell , Chairman of the Finance and Improvement Committee of the Corporation , has reported that so many subscribers to the new City Loan
have paid up their instalments in full that a considerable sum of money was in hand , and it was in contemplation to pay off some of the contemporary loans forthwith . Bro . T . Beard , the Immediate Past Chairman of the Finance ( Markets ) Committee of the Corporation of London was presented on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., by the members of the Committee with a handsome tea and
coffee service in token 01 their appreciation of his services during the past year . A Committee dinner at the Guildhall Tavern was made the occasion for presenting the testimonial . Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Alderman and and Sheriff Whitehead , A . Stavely Hill , Q . C , M . P ., H . H .
Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , Alderman Staples , A . J . Altman , A . Brookman , Deputy East , F . B . Alliston , Major H . A . J oseph , S . da Costa Andrade , G . Shaw , VV . Malthouse , and J . Cox , were among the guests at the annual dinner at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday evening , of the City Commissioners of Sewers .
The Prince and Princess of Wales will be present at'the Military Assault-at-Arms , which will be held at the Floral Hall , Covent Garden , by special sanction of H . R . H . the Commander-in-Chief , in aid of the Royal Benevolent Fund , on Wednesday , the 10 th June prox . The Queen , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice , returned from Buckingham Palace to Windsor on
Thursday evening , the 14 th inst . The following morning the old colours of the ist Batt . Seaforth Highlanders were presented to her Majesty by Col . Stockwell , C . B ., the regiment being drawn up in review order in the Quadrangle of the Castle . Bros . G . B . Britten , P . Hamer , R . A . Morgan , VV . W . Rust , E . F . Storr , and H . White were present at
a meeting he'd at the Guildhall Tavern on Friday , the 15 th inst ., in connection with the Warehousmen and Clerks ' Schools , and their proposed amalgamation with the Retail Drapers' Orphanage . The result of a ballot was a decided majority against the proposition . Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., presided , as Master of the Company , at
the Merchant Taylors banquet on Friday , the 15 th inst ., among the principal guests being H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros . Lieut .-Gen . Sir F . W . Fitzwygram , Bart ., M . P ., Sir J . E . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., Baron H . De Worms , M . P ., H . S . Northcote , M . P ., Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Stwd ., and VV . Burdett-Coutts . . The annual banquet in connection with the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy took place on
Wednesday evening , in Merchant Taylors Hall , under the presidency of the Lord Mayor , M . P ., P . G . W ., who was supported by a numerous anddistinguished gathering . Among the Stewards for the occasion were Bros . Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W . ( Master of the Merchant Taylors'Company ) , Alderman Sir R . Hanson , P . G . Std ., Alderman and Sheriff Whitehead , J . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and H . B . Marshall , P . G . Treas .
HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . —Indigestion and Liver Complaints . —The digestion cannot be imperfect or seriously disordered without the ellects of such derangement becoming visible in the countenance . These Pills at once remove the disorders and its unpleasant consequences . They stimulate the digestive and assimilative functions , and consequently promote that great blessing—a good appetite . Ilollowav ' s Pills most satisfactorily remove all deranged or diseased
action of the many organs engaged in extracting nourishment for our b > dies from our various diets—as the liver , stomach , and bowels—over all of which they exercise the most salutary control . By resorting at an early stage of the malady to those purifying and laxative Pills , the melancholy and jaundiced dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength , and his sallowncss gradually vanishes . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Mr . Onslow Ford is engaged on a marble bust in relief of the late Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Nottage , to be placed in the crypt of St . Paul ' s Cathedral . The Prince and Princess of Wales have si gnified their intention of being present at the representation of the
forest scenes in " As You Like It , " in the grounds of Coombe Lodge , towards the close of the current month . We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . K H . Macklin , of Asaph Lodge , No . 1319 , has under his management the Alexandra Palace Theatre , Muswellnill .
Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , Bart ., M . P ., was to leave London on Friday ( to-day ) for Dublin , where he will preside at a meeting of the Royal Commission for Housing the Working Classes . b Bros , the Marquis of Waterford and the Earl of Milltown were candidates for the Chancellorship of the University of Dublin , rendered vacant by the death of Earl Cairns . The Earl of Rosse was elected .
Bro . R . C . Driver , G . J . D ., as arbitrator appointed ; by , the Board of Trade , had brought under his consideration on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., at the Surveyors ' Institute , several compensation cases in connection with a scheme promoted by . the . Metropolitan Board of Works . Bro . W . Malthouse has accepted an invitation
to become a candidate , in the Liberal interest , for the Walworth Division of the newly-constituted Borough of Newington , at the next election . At Marlborough House on Monday the Prin ce of Wales presented the gold medals won by the successful pupils of the Manchester centre of the Royal Academy of Music .
Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson has made a calculation to the effect that if the practice of total abstinence from alcoholic drink were adopted universally , by a population of 35 millions , it would be equal to the saving of 200 , 000 lives annually . The Library Committee of the Corporation have recommended that the salaries of the Librarian ( Bro . W . H . Overall ) , and Sub-Librarian , be increased by £ 150 and £ 75 per annum respectively .
Her Majesty , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg , left Windsor for the purpose of inspecting the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley , where she visited the sick and wounded from the Soudan . The Royal party returned to Windsor in the evening .
Bro . the Lord Mayor M . P ., and the Lady Mayoress entertained the Aldermen and their ladies at a banquet at the Mansion House on Tuesday , in honour of their newly-elected brother , Alderman Cowan . Bros . Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , Staples , Gray , Whitehead , and Evans were present as well as Bros . Sir J . B . Monckton ( Town Clerk ) , G . P . Goldney ( Remembrancer ) , & c .
Bro . G . J . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., H . M . ' s Postmaster-General , purposes to nominate among other Members of the House of Commons Bros . H . Northcote , R . B . Martin , A . Stavely-Hill , Q . , and himself as a Select Committee on Postal Service between Great Britain and North America .
Bro . Col . A . A . Croll , as Master of the Company , presided at the Clothmakers' banquet , at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Monday evening , among the guests being Bros . Sir E . Watkin , Bart ., M . P . ; Alderman Savory , and Hyde Clerke , Bro . Alderman Savory returning thanks for the toast of " The Corporation of London . "
Ihe following dinners took place at Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , the 23 rd inst .: Monday—Grand Masters Lodge . Tuesday—May Ball . Wednesday—Novio Magians ; Universal Chapter . Thursday—Club of Nobodys Friends ; Royal Caledonian Asylum ; United Pilgrims Chapter . Saturday—Army Pay Department .
Bro . Alderman Sir J . WhiUaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., presided over and Bro . Capt . Bedford Pirn attended a meeting held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., for the purpose of considering a plan and enlisting the services of watermen , lightermen , and others , for the defence of the Thames and its commerce in the event of war .
Bro . H . B . Marshall , Past G . Treas ., Past Chairman , of the Orphan School Committee of the Corporation of London , was presented at the dinner held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Friday , the 15 th inst ., with a clock and side ornaments , as a slight token of the appreciation with which the members regarded his services during the past year . The presentation was made by Bro . A . Brookman , the present Chairman , and very cordially acknowledged by Bro . Marshall .
The St . Ambrose Chapter , No . 1891 , will be consecrated to-day ( Friday ) at Baron ' s Court , West Kensington , by E . Comp . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S . E ., assisted by E . Comps . Capt . N . G . Philips , P . G . S . N ., as H . ' ; Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , P . G . P . S ., as J . ; and F . Richardson , P . G . A . S ., as D . of C Comp . F . Ernest Pocock , M . D ., W . M . St . Ambrose Lodge , is the M . E . Z . designate ; Comp . J . Holland , P . Z ., H . designate ; and Comp . VV . H . Harris , J . designate . We hope to give a report in our next .
Bro . W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., presided at the Annual Festival , held at the Guildhall Tavern on Tuesday last , of the City Waiters' Provident and Pension Society , of which Bro . Captain George Lambert , P . G . S . B ., is the President . The celebration had the patronage of Bro . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , and Bros . 1 . D . Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., Sir John Bennett , T .
Beard , C . C , Alderman Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Savory , Alderman Stone , P . G . W ., Alderman H . J . Waterlow , and Baron H . De Worms , M . P . 3 , 000 . 000 tins o £ CHAMPION'S MUSTARD was sold in
London alone during ( lie past year . Why was this so ? Because the public , having satisfied themselves it was the best and cheapest , gave it a preference over all others . —ADVT . £ 20 . —Tobacconists commencing . —A pamphlet ( 80 pages ) How to open respectably from £ 10 ; three stamps . H . Myers & Co ., Cigar and Tobacco Merchants , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . int . [ ADVT . ]