Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

Bro . Judge P . H . Emerson , Grand Master of Alasons of Utah , conferred the Alaster Alason ' s Degree on his son , Bro . A . C . Emerson , in thc Weber Lodge , No . 6 , Salt Lake City , Utah . There was a large attendance of the brethren of the citv , and also of Corinnc and Park City . Bros . George Conquest and M . Mcrilt will open

the Surrey Theatre on the ist prox . Bros . Sir E . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., and Major Duncan , R . A ., delivered lectures at the meeting of the St . John Ambulance Association , on Saturday last . Bro . George Grossmith of the Opera Comique gave one of his characteristic sketches at the reception at the Mansion House , on Tuesday .

Bros . W . J . Cunliffe and James Wilson represented East Lancashire at the festival of the Royal Alasonic Institution for Boys , and the amount brought up by Bro . Cunliffe should have been £ io ios ., not £ 5 5 s . as printed . Bro . Lord Londesborough is the subject of " Celebrities at Home " in this week's World . Bro . Lord Carington and the members of Her

Majesty ' s Body Guard , purpose entertaining H . R . H . the Prince of Wales at their "Buck dinner , " in return for his distinguished hospitality to them during the season . The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to visit Bradgate Park , the seat of the Earl of Stamford and Warrington , in September or October next , when a distinguished shooting party will assemble at the hall to

meet the Royal visitor . On that occasion H . R . H . will have to pass through Leicester , and it is , therefore , proposed that the Corporation shall present him with an address of welcome . In addition , arrangements are being made by Leicester brethren to present His Royal Highness with an address of loyalty and fraternity . Bro . Samuel Emery , the well-known comedian ,

died on Tuesday in his apartments in King William-street , aged sixty-four . It is only six weeks since he returned from a two years' tour in Australia . His most celebrated characters were Fouche in "Plot and Passion , " Pegottv in " Little Em'ly , " Potter in "Still Waters Run Dieep , ' " the Party by the name of Johnson in " Lancashire Lass " ( all of which were his original characters ) , and Cup / aiii Cuttle .

The balance in the Treasury of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , June 1 st , 1 SS 1 , was 3 8 , 458 . 44 dollars . Bro . Alderman Fowler intends to move an addition or amendment to Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's motion of the Transvaal question , expressing an opinion that Cetewayo should be liberated .

Bro . Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., West Henriettastreet , Cavendish-square , was on 'Thursday , the 14 th inst ., elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the ensuing year , in the room of Air . J . Erichsen , F . R . S ., Surgeon-Extraordinary to the Queen , whose term of office has expired .

The corner stone of a new Court House at Marion , Indiana , was Alasonically laid , June ist iSSi . by Alost Worshipful Bro . Calvin VV . Prather , Grand Master . Bro . lhe Right Hon . Charles Robert , Lord Carrington , was , by her Majesty's command , sworn one of Her Alajesty ' s . Most Honourable Privy Council on Friday ,

thc 15 th inst . Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales with Bro . Lord Rosebery and a numerous- party , paid a visit to Bro . Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild ' s mansion , Lodge-hill , near Aylesbury , on Sunday last . Bro . John S . Clarke , thc popular comedian is now in London .

Bro . the King of the Sandwich Islands , who had beenstayingwith Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , at Nornianhurst , paid a visit to Hastings on Alonday , and received an address of welcome from the Alayor and Corporation . A Masonic bazaar was held recently in Savannah , Ga ., for the benefit of Solomon ' s Lodge , No . 1 , the second oldest Alasonic body in America , when 20 , 000

dollars was realised . We learn from the Australian Freemason that a Alasonic scholarship , for the sons of Freemasons , has been founded in the University of Sydney , by the District Grand Lodge ( E . C . ) in that colony . Bro . Sheriff Waterlow presented the Butchers '

Company with a very handsome banner of his arms , in re . cognition of his having recently been elected a liveryman of this company . We note that Bro . Shcrwill , who for several years so successfully catered for the Alasonic world at the Guildhall Tavern , is now the proprietor of the refreshment department at the Aquarium , Brighton . We wish him all the success he deserves .

Bro . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of the Central College of the City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education on Alonday last . Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught ,

accompanied by the Duchess , opened the new wing of the Royal I lospital for Incurables , Putney Heath , on Saturday last . Amongst those present were Bros . Sir Francis VV . 'Truscott , John Derby Allcroft , C W . C . Hutton , E . F . Storr , and B . Marshall , CC .

The funeral of Bro . Macrae Moir , the late lamented Secretary of the Scottish Corporation , took place on Saturday last , at Hampstead Cemetery . 'The body was conveyed from the residence in King Henry ' s-road . Amongst the mourners were Air . Hepburn , Air . Kirk Patrick , Air . Marshall , and other members of the committee and officers of the Corporation , as well as a number

of personal friends . 'The funeral service was performed h i the Rev . Dr . Thain Davidson . Bro . ex-Sheriff and Mrs . Woolloton have left their residence at Nuffield , Surrey , for a trip of two months in Switzerland . Their old friend the Rev . Charles . Marson , vicar of Clevedon , who was Chaplain to the ex-Sheriff , accompanies them .

Masonic And General Tidings.

DERWENT LODGE OF MARK MASTERS . —In our report of the consecration of this new Alark lodge , last week , the name of Bro . Jos . Nicholson , P . AL 151 , "" P . P . G . S . W ., and P . G . Treas ., was inadvertently omitted from those brethren elected honorary members . VVe are also pleased to announce that Bro . thc Earl of Bective , ALP ., R . W . Provincial Grand Alaster of Cumberland and

Westmorland , has designated Bro . Nicholson as his Deputy Grand Master of the Alark province , vice Bro . Col . VVhitwell , ALP ., deceased—a very graceful compliment indeed to one who is not only thc oldest Alark Alason in the two counties , but for a number of years has worked hard for the Order . We wish our brother may long enjoy his new and well-earned honour .

THE HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND . —Down to Wednesday the Hospital Sunday Fund amounted to £ 31 , 800 , which is in excess of the sum collected in any previous year , and still some churches have to account for their collections . The Jewish congregations have contributed in all

£ 678 , inclusive £ 251 from the Great Synagogue , £ 129 from the Central Synagogue , £ 74 from the Bayswater , and £ 66 from the New West-end Synagogue . The collection at St . Mary Abbot ' s , Kensington , has amounted to £ 248 os . iod . —Daily News .

CHRIST ' S HOSPITAL . —Speech Day will be celebrated on Wednesday , the 27 th inst . The proceedings will commence at two o ' clock p . m ., and after the speeches the prizes will be distributed by the Lord Alayor . Applications for tickets may be addressed to the head master or the chief clerk .

THE ORDER OF ST . J OHN OF J ERUSALEM . —Sir Richard Wallace has contributed £ 50 towards the extension of the diet system among hospital convalescents . A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR LONDON . —The Lord Alayor , we understand , has issued invitations to the principal banking and mercantile houses of the City to meet at the Alansion House on Alonday , lhe 25 th inst ., at three o ' clock p . m ., to take steps for the establishment of a London Chamber of Commerce .

The Fishmongers Company have made a grant of £ 50 in aid of the extension of the Portsmouth Royal Sailors' Home . The children remaining in the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls during the holidays , accompanied by

two of the teachers , were entertained by the Victoria Rifles at their camp at Wimbledon on Monday , and were conducted over the common by Bros . Alajor Fortescue and Henry Smith . After being refreshed with tea and fruit , they left at eight o ' clock , all very much pleased with their visit .

The will of Bro . John Coulls , late of 29 and 30 , James-street , Covent Garden , of Toolcy-street , and of the Borough and King's Cross markets , potato salesman , who died on Alay 3 rd last at Bournemouth , was proved on the 5 th inst . by Air . Charles Harvey and Air . T . J . Bourne , the executors , the personal estate exceeding £ 24 , 000 . The testator leaves to his executors £ 50 each ; to his son-in-law , Bro .

Coleman , his Grand Lodge clothing and Alasonic jewels and insignia ; to his son John his Alasonic presentation gold watch and chain ; to his son David the gold watch presented to him by his friend Richmond ; to his daughters Margaret and Johanna his furniture , plate , and household effects ; to his son Donald an annuity of £ 104 ; nnd the residue of his real and personal property between his

children John , David , . Margaret , Johanna , and Airs . Coleman . 'The testator empowers his executors , if they should think proper , to carry on his business . We have been requested by Bro . Dr . Kenneth R . II . Mackenzie to state that he has withdrawn from the editorship of the " Kneph , " as he feels it desirable that

the organ of the Ancient and Primitive Rite should be officially edited by a prominent member of the Sovereign Sanctuary of that Rite , and he has , therefore , suggested , on his retirement , that Bro . James Hill , thc energetic Grand Secretary General , should assume thc editorial responsibility .

A notification in our advertising columns of thc Chamberlain of London gives the terms and conditions of tender for the City of London Artizans' Dwellings Loan ol £ 500 , 000 . It will be seen that under thc powers of an Act of the present Session , the Corporation lends to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City their seal , credit , and collateral security of their estates , in order to raise thc money

at the lowest terms possible . 'The main security , however , is the rating power of the Commissioners over a rental which is , and has been , since the commencement of the century , constantly and rapidly increasing . In 1 S 01 it was ( per annum ) £ 507 , 372 ; in 18 31 , £ 71 ) 2 , 904 ; in 1 S 5 G , £ 1 , 203 , 466 ; in 18 G 7 and 1 S 7 G , £ 2 , 1 / 19 , 086 ; and in 1 SS 1 it is £ " 1 , 537 , 5 61 , or seven times that of 1 S 01 . In point of

security , therefore , the loan is unsurpassed , and is practically identical in that respect with the Aletropolitan Board of Works security , whose £ 3 per cent , loan was recently offered at a minimum price of £ 90 , and was taken up , under different conditions of the money market , at about £ 95 percent . ; it is now selling at close upon £ ioo . The present City Loan will , howcver . run but thirty and a half

years , and will bc discharged by drawings at par of onethirtieth annually , which will tend to prevent depression in price . To those who under the present peculiar conditions of the money market , and possible reductions of the rate of interest on Government Stocks , desire to obtain a certain clear £ 3 per cent , interest , secure from reduction , and

stable in price , the issue of this loan presents a favourable opportunity . Trustees and others who may contemplate investments or conversions of Stocks should notice that tenders must be delivered at the Bank or at the Chamber-Iain ' s Office , Guildhall , by four o'clock on the 27 th inst ., at the latest .

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales opened the Hospital for Sick Children , Brighton , on the 21 st inst . The foundation stone of this building was laid with Alasonic rites by Bro . Sir Walter VV . Burrell , ALP ., Provincial Grand Alaster of Sussex , on the 20 th February ,

1 SS 0 . The architect is Bro . Thos . Lainson , P . AI . Koyal Brunswick Lodge , 732 ; P . M . Yarborough Lodge , S 11 ; companion Yarborough Chapter , Si 1 ; P . P . G . S . W . Sussex ; Eureka Chapter , Rose Croix , A 3 ; He Warenne Preceptory , and a . Fellow of the Royal Institute ol British Architects . i *\»^ ,.

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . Henry de Worms , M . P ., has been re-elected President of the Anglo-Jewish Association . Bro . A . J . Altman presided at the monthl y meeting of the Aldersgate Club , at the Champion Hotel , on Wednesday .

Bro . Alderman Kni ght will leave for the United States this week , in the " Bothnia , in connection with the affairs of the City of London Fire Insurance Company , of which he is the Chairman and one of the principal founders .

Bro . J . C . Moor , Hon . Secretary of the North Eastern District Union of Young Men's Christian Associations , Sunderland , acknowledges the receipt of a subscription of one guinea to the fund of the district , from Bro . VV . Beattie , P . AL Further assistance will be gratefully received .

Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom has been elected Chairman of the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera Company , Limited . Bro : Francis Bennoch is on the Hoard of Direction of the New Kiandra Gold Alining Company , Limited . Bros . Jones and Barber having revived the Buckhurst Hill races , will hold the first meeting at the Old

Roebuck , Buckhurst Hill , on Alonday next . Bro . thc Earl of Shaftesbury opened a Girls ' Industrial Home at Forest Hill , on Wednesday last . Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught and H . R . H . the Duchess of Connaught visited Bath on

Wednesday , and distributed the prizes at the Royal School for Officers' Daughters at Lansdoivn . Brethren in the north will hear with satisfaction of the progress towards recovery of Bro . Geo . Portcous , W . AI . elect of 949 , Sunderland , whose installation is expected to take place on August Sth .

lhe summer banquet of thc St . Thomas ' s Lodge will bc held at the Crystal Palace to-day ( Saturday ) . Bro . Tremere ' s annual concert on the 5 th inst ., at thc Institute , Finsbury-place , E . C , was a great success , many brethren rallying round him in testimony of the esteem and regard in which lie is held . 'The programme was very lengthened , and the subjects of entertainment were of

excellent selection , the artists being Alisses Lynton , Fusselle , Leipold , and Godolphin , also Bro . Chaplin Henry and Alessrs . Baily , James , and Tower ; Air . E . VVooIhouse , violincello ; Alaster G . Leipold , violin ; and Mr . H . Leipold , pianist ; the last named trio performing a selection by Rubinstein in a masterly style . The whole of the proceedings passed off in a most satisfactory manner , each and

every artist striving to make it a successful affair for their respected brother . Ye Antiente Fraternitieof ye Rahere Almoners , a recent resuscitation of an ancient institution connected with the parish of St . Bartholomew thc Great , appears to be making considerable progress . VVe are informed that although the resuscitation dates only from March last , the

roll of members exceeds 100 , and a goodly amount is placed in the banker's hands for distribution during the ensuing winter in the relief of distress in the City of London . The Fraternity and its objects are worthy of the generous consideration of all charitable persons desirous of being assured that their gifts will be properly applied . The Society is to commence its operations in September next , and the inaugural festival is appointed to be held at the

Crystal Palace on St . Bartholomew's Day , the 24 th prox ., under the presidency of Fredk . Dixon Dixon-Hartland , Esq ., ALP . As the Order appeals to the general public for assistance , we trust it may meet with an earnest response on this occasion . —Notice in Ratepayer and Trader , July 16 th , 1 SS 1 . Iiro . Edgar Tayler was installed W . M . of the John of Gaunt Lodge , No . 523 , Leicester , at the last meeting of that lodge .

Bro . R . J . Cook was installed W . M . of the Pattison Lodge , No . 913 , Plumstead , on the 7 th inst . Bro . Robert Carruthers was installed W . M . of the Fermor Hesketh Lodge , No . 1350 , Liverpool , on Alonday , the 11 th inst . Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., has become patron of the Military Bencvolent _ Fund , established in 1 S 75 , and from which annuities £ 40 are granted to reduced widows and daughters of officers in the

army . Bro . II . S . Syer was installed W . M . of the Union Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 , Woolwich , on the 13 th inst .

The summer outing of the Perseverance Lodge , No . 213 , and the Cabbell Lodge , No . S 07 , was held at Coldham Hall , on the 5 th inst . The site selected for ' the statue lo be raised in Westminster Abbey to the memory of the late Earl of Beaconsfield is at the south side of Statesmen ' s Aisle , between the statue of General Sir G . Malcolm and the monument to Sir P . Warren . The statue will be opposite that of Lord Castlereagh .

The annual fete of the Club and Institutes I mion will be held on Bank Holiday , August ist ., in Hatfield Park , Lord Salisbury having kindly lent the park for the occasion .

The Printers' Festival Committee are soliciting the names of those willing to take part in the various sports—cricket , swimming , and running—at the Alexandra Palace , on September 10 th , in aid of the Building Fund of thc London Society of Compositors . Bro . J . Kect was installed W . M . of the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , No . 135 G , Liverpool , on Wednesday , the 15 th inst .

Tin : LATE DEAN STANLEY . — Thc funeral of the late Dean Stanley will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday next , at four o ' clock . The remains will be deposited beside those of his wife , in Henry the Seventh ' s Chapel . It is understood that the Prince of Wales and other _ members of the Royal family will attend the funeral service . In accordance , however , with the known wishes of the late Dean , a considerable portion of the Abbey will bc reserved for tlie use of the general public without tickets .