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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
We are pleased to state that Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., has consented to be tbe President of the "Old Masonians" Association , in succession to Bro . Colonel Lambert . At the meeting of the Walthamstow Lodge of Instruction , No . 2192 , held on the iSth inst ., it was unanimously resolved to adjourn until the First Monday in October .
The Blackheath Lodge of Instruction continues to hold its meetings at the Milkwood Tavern , Milkwood-road , Loughborough Junction , throughout the summer . In our report of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Middlesex and Surrey , it was stated that Bro . W . M . Stiles was elected amongst others to serve on the Committee of General Purposes . This was incorrect . It should have been Bro . George Gardner .
A new garden , once the burial ground of the old parish church ot Spitalfields was opened to the public by the Earl of Meath , President of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association , on Tuesday , and , as it has been laid out very prettily , it will no doubt be a great boon to the locality .
Encouraged by the popularity of last year s Sunday opening , the management of Niagara Hall , Westminster , have resolved to open for a limited period their splendid panorama of " Ancient Egypt and the Exodus of the Children of Israel" on Sundays , from 2 to 9 p . m ., without fixed charge , commencing on Sunday next .
The ladies street collection boxes , to the number of some 1200 , in aid of the Hospital Saturday Fund were opened at the Drill Hall , Farringdon-road , on Monday evening , when it was found that their contents amounted to £ 1902 , or more than the sum obtained last year by £ 250 . Suburban collections are also in excess upon last year .
Princess Victoria of Teck has received the ' * deed of gift" for the cot in the Victoria Hospital for Children , subscribed by the members of the London Needlework Guild , also a book containing the names of the subscribers . The Princessexpresses hergratitude and thanks to the Guild , and says that the gift has afforded her great pleasure and touched her deeply . The hospital is one she often visited when quite a child .
The annual convocation ofthe Huyshe Chapter , No . 1099 , •was held at Home Park , Stoke , on Wednesday , the 13 th inst . The Present officers are Comps . H . VV . Pengelly , Z . j J . W . Foster , H . j S . I . Page , J . ; W . H . Gillman , P . P . ist A . G . S ., S . E . ; G . H . Olver , S . N . ; VV . J . Stanbury , P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; W . H . Dillon , P . S . ; S . Yeomans , ist A . S . ; T . S . May , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . Rashbrook , Tyler .
The Lord Chancellor ' s living of Daglingworth , Gloucestershire , has been given to Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Chap ., and who about three years ago was appointed , on the recommendation of the Prince of Wales , a chaplain to the Oueen . The benefice is worth about £ 200 a year , and Bro . Martyn resigns the rectory of Long Melford , Suffolk , which is worth about A ' fioo a year , and which he
has held for 20 years , it being a " family " living . Among those who have recently contributed to the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the conflagration at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , are ihe Prince of Wales , £ 26 _ s . ; Bro . the Earl of Dunraven , £ 511 ; the FC
General Mining Association , ^ . 52 ios . ; Mr . . . T . Gascoigne , £ 100 j the Cape Copper Company , £ 52 ios . ; and Messrs . Stern Bros ., £ 50 . The Fund now exceeds £ 11 , 000 . At Manchester a relief fund for the same sufferers was held on Tuesday , when upwards of £ iooowas subscribed .
The Oueen , accompanied by Princess Christian and the youngef children of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court , left Windsor Castle for Osborne . Prince and Princess Henry , who left subsequently for the Continent with their eldest son , took leave of her Majesty at the
station . On reaching Portsmouth the Royal party was received by the Dukes of Connaught and York , and the Earl of Clanwilliam , and embarking on board her Majesty's yacht , arrived ultimately at Osborne I louse before luncheon . It is expected that the Court will remain in the Isle of Wight till the 23 rd prox ., and then leave for Balmoral .
The Prince of Wales , Grand Prior of the Order of St . John of Jerusalem in England , who was accompanied by liis Highness the Duke of Teck , on Thursday presented the medals awarded by the chapter of the Order in the saloon of Marlborough House . The honours are given for arts of gallantry in saving life on land . The names of the recipients having been individually announced by Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., Chancellor of the Order , a short
record of the acts for which the awards have been made was read by Mr . W . A . Tyssen-Amherst , Secretary-General , the medals and diplomas in each case being handed by Sir Albert VV . Woods , Director-General of Ceremonies , to his Royal Highness , who then presented them to the recipients . A large number of members of the chapter , wearing the full insignia of the Order , were present during the ceremony .
THE CHURCH AND THE FREEMAS INS . —The old feud between the Roman Catholics and the Freemasons is often explained and apologised for by saying that the Freemasons of the Continent are not like those of England , an innocuous fraternity , but are atheistic and revolutionary associations banded together for the purpose of making war on the Church . The Lyceum , the organ of
the Jesuits in Dublin , however , declares that Freemasonry in its essence is hateful to the Catholic Church , the Freemasonry of England and Ireland just as much as that of Italy and France . The Lyceum says : Freemasonry is disposed to make use of the public positions attained by its members to further its secret ends ; that it obliges them to
use the trust conferred on them by the people for thc service of the people , as an opportunity to do the business of the lodges , and to carry out their decrees . We have shown that the Church can claim to be rendering a service to society and social order when she reprobates the Masonic organisation . —Review of Reviews .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Princess Louise will open the new home of the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls , at Norbiton , which bears her Royal Higbness ' s name , to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon . The Duchess of Albany has kindly promised to distribute the prizes at the Esher Cottage Garden Society ' s Annual Show , to be held in Sandown Park on Thursday , the 2 SH 1 inst .
The Rev . Canon King , rector of Leigh , Essex , and rural dean of Rochford , died on Wednesday evening . He was the eldest brother of the present Bishop of Lincoln , and son of the late Archdeacon of Rochester . He had been rector of Leigh for 33 years .
By the elevation of Mr . Justice Bruce , the Recordership of Bradford , which is worth £ 200 a year , and the Chancellorship of the County Palatine of Durham , which is worth ^ 300 a year , are both vacant . The former appointment is in the gift of the Home Secretary and the latter rests with Lord Salisbury .
During his recent visit to London the King of Roumania was presented with an address by the Jewish Board of Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish Association . Attention was called to the serious disabilities under which the Jews of Roumania labour , and his Majesty was earnestly requested to exercise his influence and authority with a view to their early removal .
On Tuesday evening an entertainment of a varied character was given by the children of the Church-row Board School , Aldgate , at the Jewish Working Men's Club , Great Alie-street , E ., and was greatly appreciated by a large juvenile audience . At the termination of the " show , " a distribution of prizes was made by Mr . F . D . Mocatta , who subsequently addressed the little ones .
On the invitation ot the Bishop of London and Mrs . Temple , the members of the London Diocesan Church Reading Union held a meeting on Thursday , the I 4 * h inst ., at Fulham Palace . Short addresses on the work of the Union were delivered by the Earl of Stamford , the Dean of St . Paul ' s , Baron Pollock , the Master of the Charterhouse , and the Bishop .
. he Court of Aldermen held its last meeting before the holidays on Tuesday , when the newly-elected Sheriffs gave bond for the due performance of their duties , the new City Chamberlain , and the Bridge Masters attended , and made the usual declarations , and orders were given for the issue of the necessary precept for the election of Lord Mayor on Michaelmas Day .
The Royal Commission on electrical communication between lighthouses and lightships from the shore sat at Northumoerland-avenue on VVednesday , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe presiding . Captain Anson , of the Ramsgate Coastguard , was examined , and the Committee considered in detail the cases of the various lightships and light vessels around the coasts of England , Wales , and Ireland .
The Drapers' Company have contributed £ 1000 towards the equipment of the new technical schools in connection with Nottingham University College . The company had previously given £ 3000 towards the cost of the building . The schools will be opened in October , and the Duke of Devonshire , as President of the Technical Society of Great Britain , will be asked to take part in the opening ceremony .
Among those present at the marriage in St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , on Monday , of the Hon . Cospatrick I * . Dundas , brother of the Earl of Zetland , with Miss Maud Wentworth-Fitz william , were the Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam , Bros , the Karl of Zetland and the Earl of Uurhain , ths Countess of Ellesmere and the Ladies Egerton , Lord and Lady George Nevill , Bro . the Earl of Bradford , and others . Bro . the Earl of Zetland has since returned to the Viceregal Lodge at Dublin .
The Duchess of Teck will visit North St . Pancras to morrow ( Saturday ) to lay the corner-stone of the Church of the Good Shepherd , Mansfield-road . A guard of honour of men of the 17 th Middlesex Regiment is to be on the ground with their band , and the Police Band of the S Division will also be present . The Princess will be received by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , Viscountess Melville , Lady Lamington , and others .
Ihe inability of any officer of a lodge to do his work well mars the beauty and destroys the good effect of the perfect work of his associate oflicers . As no chain is stronger than its weakest link , so the standard of the work in any Masonic body will be measured by the quality presented by its least qualified officer . Brethren who accept official position
shou d bear this in mind , and not permit the body to suffer on tht ir account . If they have not time , ability , and inclination to qualify themselves to do good work , they should afford s ime one else a chance to do better . There is plenty of good working material in almost every lodge , and it should be brought into the right position . —Keystone .
On Thursday , the i' * th inst ., the members of the Tudor Lodge , No . 4 < i 7 , had a picnic to Whalley and Stonyhurst , where they spent a most enjoyable day . Leaving Mumps at 8 . 25 in two saloon carriages , the party arrived at Accrington at 10 . 15 . From there they drove via Clayton-Ie-Moors , Cockbridge , and the Pendle Hills to Whalley , luncheon being partaken of at the Whalley Arms Hotel .
Whalley Abbey and Church were viewed with interest , and amid the ruins of the former Mr . J . Wrigley , of Unionstreet , took a capital photographic group . Driving on to Hurst Green the visitors were shown over Stonyhurst College , which is a magnificent building , and from the roof of which a splendid view was obtained . A capital
dinner was supplied at the Whalley Arms Hotel , and the return journey being safely accomplished , Oldham was reached shortly before 11 o ' clock . Ihe arrangements of the day were sa isfactorily carried out by Bros . Joseph Brierley , W . M . j Henry F . Murphy , S . W . j and Yellow Holt , I . W .
HOLLOWAY s OIXTMUXT AMI [' ILLS . —Sudden change ) of lemperature surely try ; ill persons prone to rheumatism , sciatica , tic dulorcux , and many maladies scarcely less painful , though of shorter duration . On the lirst attack uf stillness ur sulleriug in any muscie , joint , or nerve , rc-oorse should immediately he had to tomenting the seat of disease with hut hrine and ruhbing in
this remarkab e Ointment , which will a-suage the uneasine s of the p ; irt , subline inflammation , and reduce the swelling . The I'ihs , simultaneously taken , will rectify cunstitutinna ! disturbances and renew the . strength . No remedy heretofore-discovered has proved so ellcctivc as the Ointment and l'iils for removing gouty , rheumatic , and scrofulous attacks , which allects all ages , and are commonly called hereditary .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bro . F . J . Horniman has issued cards of invitation to the W . M . and brethren of the Alliance Lodge , with their ladies , to a garden party at Surrey Mount , Lordshi p-lane near the Crystal Palace , on Wednesday , the 27 th instant ! A private inspection of Bro . Horniman ' s extensive and valuable museum will be included in the programme of the entertainment .
Handsome presents have been sent by the King 0 j Roumania , as souvenirs of his visit _ to England , in the shape of gold snuffboxes with his miniature likeness on the lid of each , to Bro . the Earl of Lathom , the Lord Chamberlain ; Lord Henniker , Lord-in-VVaiting ; and General Du Plat , who acted as Equerry-in-Attendance on his Majesty , by command of the Queen .
The Royal Commission to consider the grant of a Royal Charter to the new Gresham University held another meeting on VVednesday , Earl Cowper presiding . The evidence received from Mr . J . Watney , Hon . Sec of the Cit y and Guilds of London Institute , Dr . Wace , of King ' s College , Dr . Dykes , Professor Whitehouse , and Dr . Reynolds , of the Theological College , Cheshunt , was in favour of the
scheme for granting a Charter to the new teaching University . Mrs . Rix , the aged negress who was received by the Queen at Windsor Castle on Saturday , was brought to the Mansion House by his Excellency the Liberian Minister and Mrs . Blyden , and presented to the Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress , with whom she lunched . As the Lord Mayor's State carriage was in waiting to take his lordship to a civic function , Mrs . Rix , at the Lord Mayor ' s suggestion , took a short ride in it , much to the old lady ' s delight , and to the evident pleasure and amusement of a large crowd who had assembled to see the Queen ' s African visitor .
Exceptionally numerous were the entries for the races of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at Ryde . Mr . Gretton ' s new ten-rater Doreen sailed with the fives , and it was considered doubtful whether she would be able to give time allowance to the speedy Dacia . She , however , managed to do so , with something to spare , the Earl of Dudley ' s boat taking second prize , and Valentine third . Among the
2 . 1-raters Faugh-a-Ballagh again secured premier honours , Polynia being second and Cockatoo third . Mahatma was a very easy winner in the one-rating class . Mr . Perceval ' s new boat , Douliska , sailed for the first time , and was second , with Kitten third . The half-rater , Wee Winn , which Miss Sutton has imported from America , showed speed , and came in first of her class , Coquette being second , and [ dona third .
FUNERAL OE BRO . CHARLES J ONES , R . C . A . —This well-known animal painter , who died after a briet illness on Sunday last , was yesterday ( Thursday ) buried in Nunhead Cemetery . The deceased was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy , and exhibited at the Royal Academy and a number of other exhibitions in London and the provinces . One of his largest pictures , " The Lord of the
Downs , after being hung on the line at the Pans Salon , was awarded the gold medal offered for the best animal painting shown at the Crystal Palace . Bro . Charles Jones greatly excelled in the painting of sheep , and one always recognised in his works an ardent and loving student of Nature . He was an initiate of the Savage Club Lodge , and was one of the founders of the Kunnymede Lodge , No . 2430 , at Staines .
Bro . Sir Augustus Harris' garden party at the Elms , Avenue-road , Regent ' s Park , on Thursday afternoon , was favoured with the brightest sunshine . It was not always thus . Two years ago a similar function was held in a terrific thunderstorm and a deluge of rain , but the host and hostess , nevertheless , made it very pleasant for those who came . On I hursday everybody who is anybody was there oi those left in town , and the beautiful grounds , with
its picturesque churchtower in the corner and fine surrounding of trees presented a very gay and animated appearance . Distinguished members of the dramatic profession , as might have been expected , were there , and the company also included celebrities in the world of art and music , besides many members of the diplomatic service , and representatives of almost all the professions . The band of the Coldstream Guards performed a choice selection of music
The Duke of Westminster presided on Thursday at the annual gathering of friends and pupils of the Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind . Occasion was taken to open a newly-acquired garden of five acresto be known as Windermere , because of its modest little lake—and to set going a magnificent turret clock and chimes , erected by the students in memory of their
benefactor , the late Dr . T . R . Armitage , who , as the Duke observed , devoted life and fortune to the welfare of the blind . The clock was started by Lady Mary Grosvenor , his Grace ' s youngest daughter , and presentations were made to her , to the retiring Matron ( Miss Proctor ) , and to Mr .
August Manns , in recognition of zealous honorary service to the institution . The Bishop of Massachusetts and Sir Lyon Playfair addressed the meeting , which was held in the parade ground , and a thousand or more guests spent a pleasant afternoon observing the blind pupils engaged in work and play .
The funeral of General the Honourable Sir Arthui Hardinge took place on Wednesday afternoon at Fordcombe Church , near South Park , Penshurst , the seat of his brother , Viscount Hardinge . The cofiin was carried from the church to the grave by a carrying party of the Coldstream Guards , commanded by Lieutenant Steele , of which regiment the deceased was the Colonel . There were present
as chief mourner his s *) n , Mr . Arthur Hardinge ( becretary to her Majesty ' s Agency at Cairo ) , Viscount Hardinge and his three sons , the Hon . Charles , Captain the Hon . Arthur , and the Hon . Henry Hardinge , and the lion . Evelyn Elhs , his son-in-law , as well as a numerous gathering of relations and old brother oflicers and friends . 1 he Queen was represented bGeneral Sir Henry Ponsonby s " the Prince and
y Princess of Wales by Major-General Arthur Ellis ; ll " ; Dnke of Edinburgh by the Hon . D . Monson j the Duke ol Connaught by Colonel Alfred Egerton j Princess Christian by Colonel the Ho . i . Charles Eliot j Princess Louise by Lieut .-Colonel A . Collins ; and the Duke of Cambridge by
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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
We are pleased to state that Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas ., has consented to be tbe President of the "Old Masonians" Association , in succession to Bro . Colonel Lambert . At the meeting of the Walthamstow Lodge of Instruction , No . 2192 , held on the iSth inst ., it was unanimously resolved to adjourn until the First Monday in October .
The Blackheath Lodge of Instruction continues to hold its meetings at the Milkwood Tavern , Milkwood-road , Loughborough Junction , throughout the summer . In our report of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Middlesex and Surrey , it was stated that Bro . W . M . Stiles was elected amongst others to serve on the Committee of General Purposes . This was incorrect . It should have been Bro . George Gardner .
A new garden , once the burial ground of the old parish church ot Spitalfields was opened to the public by the Earl of Meath , President of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association , on Tuesday , and , as it has been laid out very prettily , it will no doubt be a great boon to the locality .
Encouraged by the popularity of last year s Sunday opening , the management of Niagara Hall , Westminster , have resolved to open for a limited period their splendid panorama of " Ancient Egypt and the Exodus of the Children of Israel" on Sundays , from 2 to 9 p . m ., without fixed charge , commencing on Sunday next .
The ladies street collection boxes , to the number of some 1200 , in aid of the Hospital Saturday Fund were opened at the Drill Hall , Farringdon-road , on Monday evening , when it was found that their contents amounted to £ 1902 , or more than the sum obtained last year by £ 250 . Suburban collections are also in excess upon last year .
Princess Victoria of Teck has received the ' * deed of gift" for the cot in the Victoria Hospital for Children , subscribed by the members of the London Needlework Guild , also a book containing the names of the subscribers . The Princessexpresses hergratitude and thanks to the Guild , and says that the gift has afforded her great pleasure and touched her deeply . The hospital is one she often visited when quite a child .
The annual convocation ofthe Huyshe Chapter , No . 1099 , •was held at Home Park , Stoke , on Wednesday , the 13 th inst . The Present officers are Comps . H . VV . Pengelly , Z . j J . W . Foster , H . j S . I . Page , J . ; W . H . Gillman , P . P . ist A . G . S ., S . E . ; G . H . Olver , S . N . ; VV . J . Stanbury , P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; W . H . Dillon , P . S . ; S . Yeomans , ist A . S . ; T . S . May , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . Rashbrook , Tyler .
The Lord Chancellor ' s living of Daglingworth , Gloucestershire , has been given to Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . Chap ., and who about three years ago was appointed , on the recommendation of the Prince of Wales , a chaplain to the Oueen . The benefice is worth about £ 200 a year , and Bro . Martyn resigns the rectory of Long Melford , Suffolk , which is worth about A ' fioo a year , and which he
has held for 20 years , it being a " family " living . Among those who have recently contributed to the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the conflagration at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , are ihe Prince of Wales , £ 26 _ s . ; Bro . the Earl of Dunraven , £ 511 ; the FC
General Mining Association , ^ . 52 ios . ; Mr . . . T . Gascoigne , £ 100 j the Cape Copper Company , £ 52 ios . ; and Messrs . Stern Bros ., £ 50 . The Fund now exceeds £ 11 , 000 . At Manchester a relief fund for the same sufferers was held on Tuesday , when upwards of £ iooowas subscribed .
The Oueen , accompanied by Princess Christian and the youngef children of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court , left Windsor Castle for Osborne . Prince and Princess Henry , who left subsequently for the Continent with their eldest son , took leave of her Majesty at the
station . On reaching Portsmouth the Royal party was received by the Dukes of Connaught and York , and the Earl of Clanwilliam , and embarking on board her Majesty's yacht , arrived ultimately at Osborne I louse before luncheon . It is expected that the Court will remain in the Isle of Wight till the 23 rd prox ., and then leave for Balmoral .
The Prince of Wales , Grand Prior of the Order of St . John of Jerusalem in England , who was accompanied by liis Highness the Duke of Teck , on Thursday presented the medals awarded by the chapter of the Order in the saloon of Marlborough House . The honours are given for arts of gallantry in saving life on land . The names of the recipients having been individually announced by Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., Chancellor of the Order , a short
record of the acts for which the awards have been made was read by Mr . W . A . Tyssen-Amherst , Secretary-General , the medals and diplomas in each case being handed by Sir Albert VV . Woods , Director-General of Ceremonies , to his Royal Highness , who then presented them to the recipients . A large number of members of the chapter , wearing the full insignia of the Order , were present during the ceremony .
THE CHURCH AND THE FREEMAS INS . —The old feud between the Roman Catholics and the Freemasons is often explained and apologised for by saying that the Freemasons of the Continent are not like those of England , an innocuous fraternity , but are atheistic and revolutionary associations banded together for the purpose of making war on the Church . The Lyceum , the organ of
the Jesuits in Dublin , however , declares that Freemasonry in its essence is hateful to the Catholic Church , the Freemasonry of England and Ireland just as much as that of Italy and France . The Lyceum says : Freemasonry is disposed to make use of the public positions attained by its members to further its secret ends ; that it obliges them to
use the trust conferred on them by the people for thc service of the people , as an opportunity to do the business of the lodges , and to carry out their decrees . We have shown that the Church can claim to be rendering a service to society and social order when she reprobates the Masonic organisation . —Review of Reviews .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Princess Louise will open the new home of the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls , at Norbiton , which bears her Royal Higbness ' s name , to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon . The Duchess of Albany has kindly promised to distribute the prizes at the Esher Cottage Garden Society ' s Annual Show , to be held in Sandown Park on Thursday , the 2 SH 1 inst .
The Rev . Canon King , rector of Leigh , Essex , and rural dean of Rochford , died on Wednesday evening . He was the eldest brother of the present Bishop of Lincoln , and son of the late Archdeacon of Rochester . He had been rector of Leigh for 33 years .
By the elevation of Mr . Justice Bruce , the Recordership of Bradford , which is worth £ 200 a year , and the Chancellorship of the County Palatine of Durham , which is worth ^ 300 a year , are both vacant . The former appointment is in the gift of the Home Secretary and the latter rests with Lord Salisbury .
During his recent visit to London the King of Roumania was presented with an address by the Jewish Board of Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish Association . Attention was called to the serious disabilities under which the Jews of Roumania labour , and his Majesty was earnestly requested to exercise his influence and authority with a view to their early removal .
On Tuesday evening an entertainment of a varied character was given by the children of the Church-row Board School , Aldgate , at the Jewish Working Men's Club , Great Alie-street , E ., and was greatly appreciated by a large juvenile audience . At the termination of the " show , " a distribution of prizes was made by Mr . F . D . Mocatta , who subsequently addressed the little ones .
On the invitation ot the Bishop of London and Mrs . Temple , the members of the London Diocesan Church Reading Union held a meeting on Thursday , the I 4 * h inst ., at Fulham Palace . Short addresses on the work of the Union were delivered by the Earl of Stamford , the Dean of St . Paul ' s , Baron Pollock , the Master of the Charterhouse , and the Bishop .
. he Court of Aldermen held its last meeting before the holidays on Tuesday , when the newly-elected Sheriffs gave bond for the due performance of their duties , the new City Chamberlain , and the Bridge Masters attended , and made the usual declarations , and orders were given for the issue of the necessary precept for the election of Lord Mayor on Michaelmas Day .
The Royal Commission on electrical communication between lighthouses and lightships from the shore sat at Northumoerland-avenue on VVednesday , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe presiding . Captain Anson , of the Ramsgate Coastguard , was examined , and the Committee considered in detail the cases of the various lightships and light vessels around the coasts of England , Wales , and Ireland .
The Drapers' Company have contributed £ 1000 towards the equipment of the new technical schools in connection with Nottingham University College . The company had previously given £ 3000 towards the cost of the building . The schools will be opened in October , and the Duke of Devonshire , as President of the Technical Society of Great Britain , will be asked to take part in the opening ceremony .
Among those present at the marriage in St . Paul ' s , Knightsbridge , on Monday , of the Hon . Cospatrick I * . Dundas , brother of the Earl of Zetland , with Miss Maud Wentworth-Fitz william , were the Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam , Bros , the Karl of Zetland and the Earl of Uurhain , ths Countess of Ellesmere and the Ladies Egerton , Lord and Lady George Nevill , Bro . the Earl of Bradford , and others . Bro . the Earl of Zetland has since returned to the Viceregal Lodge at Dublin .
The Duchess of Teck will visit North St . Pancras to morrow ( Saturday ) to lay the corner-stone of the Church of the Good Shepherd , Mansfield-road . A guard of honour of men of the 17 th Middlesex Regiment is to be on the ground with their band , and the Police Band of the S Division will also be present . The Princess will be received by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts , Viscountess Melville , Lady Lamington , and others .
Ihe inability of any officer of a lodge to do his work well mars the beauty and destroys the good effect of the perfect work of his associate oflicers . As no chain is stronger than its weakest link , so the standard of the work in any Masonic body will be measured by the quality presented by its least qualified officer . Brethren who accept official position
shou d bear this in mind , and not permit the body to suffer on tht ir account . If they have not time , ability , and inclination to qualify themselves to do good work , they should afford s ime one else a chance to do better . There is plenty of good working material in almost every lodge , and it should be brought into the right position . —Keystone .
On Thursday , the i' * th inst ., the members of the Tudor Lodge , No . 4 < i 7 , had a picnic to Whalley and Stonyhurst , where they spent a most enjoyable day . Leaving Mumps at 8 . 25 in two saloon carriages , the party arrived at Accrington at 10 . 15 . From there they drove via Clayton-Ie-Moors , Cockbridge , and the Pendle Hills to Whalley , luncheon being partaken of at the Whalley Arms Hotel .
Whalley Abbey and Church were viewed with interest , and amid the ruins of the former Mr . J . Wrigley , of Unionstreet , took a capital photographic group . Driving on to Hurst Green the visitors were shown over Stonyhurst College , which is a magnificent building , and from the roof of which a splendid view was obtained . A capital
dinner was supplied at the Whalley Arms Hotel , and the return journey being safely accomplished , Oldham was reached shortly before 11 o ' clock . Ihe arrangements of the day were sa isfactorily carried out by Bros . Joseph Brierley , W . M . j Henry F . Murphy , S . W . j and Yellow Holt , I . W .
HOLLOWAY s OIXTMUXT AMI [' ILLS . —Sudden change ) of lemperature surely try ; ill persons prone to rheumatism , sciatica , tic dulorcux , and many maladies scarcely less painful , though of shorter duration . On the lirst attack uf stillness ur sulleriug in any muscie , joint , or nerve , rc-oorse should immediately he had to tomenting the seat of disease with hut hrine and ruhbing in
this remarkab e Ointment , which will a-suage the uneasine s of the p ; irt , subline inflammation , and reduce the swelling . The I'ihs , simultaneously taken , will rectify cunstitutinna ! disturbances and renew the . strength . No remedy heretofore-discovered has proved so ellcctivc as the Ointment and l'iils for removing gouty , rheumatic , and scrofulous attacks , which allects all ages , and are commonly called hereditary .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bro . F . J . Horniman has issued cards of invitation to the W . M . and brethren of the Alliance Lodge , with their ladies , to a garden party at Surrey Mount , Lordshi p-lane near the Crystal Palace , on Wednesday , the 27 th instant ! A private inspection of Bro . Horniman ' s extensive and valuable museum will be included in the programme of the entertainment .
Handsome presents have been sent by the King 0 j Roumania , as souvenirs of his visit _ to England , in the shape of gold snuffboxes with his miniature likeness on the lid of each , to Bro . the Earl of Lathom , the Lord Chamberlain ; Lord Henniker , Lord-in-VVaiting ; and General Du Plat , who acted as Equerry-in-Attendance on his Majesty , by command of the Queen .
The Royal Commission to consider the grant of a Royal Charter to the new Gresham University held another meeting on VVednesday , Earl Cowper presiding . The evidence received from Mr . J . Watney , Hon . Sec of the Cit y and Guilds of London Institute , Dr . Wace , of King ' s College , Dr . Dykes , Professor Whitehouse , and Dr . Reynolds , of the Theological College , Cheshunt , was in favour of the
scheme for granting a Charter to the new teaching University . Mrs . Rix , the aged negress who was received by the Queen at Windsor Castle on Saturday , was brought to the Mansion House by his Excellency the Liberian Minister and Mrs . Blyden , and presented to the Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress , with whom she lunched . As the Lord Mayor's State carriage was in waiting to take his lordship to a civic function , Mrs . Rix , at the Lord Mayor ' s suggestion , took a short ride in it , much to the old lady ' s delight , and to the evident pleasure and amusement of a large crowd who had assembled to see the Queen ' s African visitor .
Exceptionally numerous were the entries for the races of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at Ryde . Mr . Gretton ' s new ten-rater Doreen sailed with the fives , and it was considered doubtful whether she would be able to give time allowance to the speedy Dacia . She , however , managed to do so , with something to spare , the Earl of Dudley ' s boat taking second prize , and Valentine third . Among the
2 . 1-raters Faugh-a-Ballagh again secured premier honours , Polynia being second and Cockatoo third . Mahatma was a very easy winner in the one-rating class . Mr . Perceval ' s new boat , Douliska , sailed for the first time , and was second , with Kitten third . The half-rater , Wee Winn , which Miss Sutton has imported from America , showed speed , and came in first of her class , Coquette being second , and [ dona third .
FUNERAL OE BRO . CHARLES J ONES , R . C . A . —This well-known animal painter , who died after a briet illness on Sunday last , was yesterday ( Thursday ) buried in Nunhead Cemetery . The deceased was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy , and exhibited at the Royal Academy and a number of other exhibitions in London and the provinces . One of his largest pictures , " The Lord of the
Downs , after being hung on the line at the Pans Salon , was awarded the gold medal offered for the best animal painting shown at the Crystal Palace . Bro . Charles Jones greatly excelled in the painting of sheep , and one always recognised in his works an ardent and loving student of Nature . He was an initiate of the Savage Club Lodge , and was one of the founders of the Kunnymede Lodge , No . 2430 , at Staines .
Bro . Sir Augustus Harris' garden party at the Elms , Avenue-road , Regent ' s Park , on Thursday afternoon , was favoured with the brightest sunshine . It was not always thus . Two years ago a similar function was held in a terrific thunderstorm and a deluge of rain , but the host and hostess , nevertheless , made it very pleasant for those who came . On I hursday everybody who is anybody was there oi those left in town , and the beautiful grounds , with
its picturesque churchtower in the corner and fine surrounding of trees presented a very gay and animated appearance . Distinguished members of the dramatic profession , as might have been expected , were there , and the company also included celebrities in the world of art and music , besides many members of the diplomatic service , and representatives of almost all the professions . The band of the Coldstream Guards performed a choice selection of music
The Duke of Westminster presided on Thursday at the annual gathering of friends and pupils of the Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind . Occasion was taken to open a newly-acquired garden of five acresto be known as Windermere , because of its modest little lake—and to set going a magnificent turret clock and chimes , erected by the students in memory of their
benefactor , the late Dr . T . R . Armitage , who , as the Duke observed , devoted life and fortune to the welfare of the blind . The clock was started by Lady Mary Grosvenor , his Grace ' s youngest daughter , and presentations were made to her , to the retiring Matron ( Miss Proctor ) , and to Mr .
August Manns , in recognition of zealous honorary service to the institution . The Bishop of Massachusetts and Sir Lyon Playfair addressed the meeting , which was held in the parade ground , and a thousand or more guests spent a pleasant afternoon observing the blind pupils engaged in work and play .
The funeral of General the Honourable Sir Arthui Hardinge took place on Wednesday afternoon at Fordcombe Church , near South Park , Penshurst , the seat of his brother , Viscount Hardinge . The cofiin was carried from the church to the grave by a carrying party of the Coldstream Guards , commanded by Lieutenant Steele , of which regiment the deceased was the Colonel . There were present
as chief mourner his s *) n , Mr . Arthur Hardinge ( becretary to her Majesty ' s Agency at Cairo ) , Viscount Hardinge and his three sons , the Hon . Charles , Captain the Hon . Arthur , and the Hon . Henry Hardinge , and the lion . Evelyn Elhs , his son-in-law , as well as a numerous gathering of relations and old brother oflicers and friends . 1 he Queen was represented bGeneral Sir Henry Ponsonby s " the Prince and
y Princess of Wales by Major-General Arthur Ellis ; ll " ; Dnke of Edinburgh by the Hon . D . Monson j the Duke ol Connaught by Colonel Alfred Egerton j Princess Christian by Colonel the Ho . i . Charles Eliot j Princess Louise by Lieut .-Colonel A . Collins ; and the Duke of Cambridge by
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