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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
I 3 ,-o =. Morgan and Bergmann , representing one f our " newest ' lodges , the Mizpah , No . 1671 , had thc 1 nnour if taking up as Stewards at the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution festival , on AVednesday , tbe largest amount contributed by any London lodge . The meetings of the Confidence Lodge of Inslrucieatien
t ' on i 0 '! ,- ' ' e nmv held at thc Hercules lavern , . - hall-stre ' e ' t , on YY ' edncsday evenings from seven to nine . \ t the meeting of the Tranquillity Lodge , No . .- on the motion of the YVorshipful Alaster , Bro . T . YV . Ca ' s ' burn Bush , the sum of £ 25 was voted in aid of the fund now being raised at the Mansion House on behalf of
the [ civs in Russia . The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed hy Bro . H . J . Lardner , on Alonday next , the 27 th inst ., at the YY ' est ' Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , 11 , 23 , when it is hoped this very excellent worker will be supported by a strong muster of the brethren .
YY ' e arc requested to announce that the Confidence Lodge of Instruction , 10 3 . has altered its place of meeting fro ' m the Railway'Tavern , next to Fenchurch-street Sla'ion . to Bro . T . | . Alaidwell ' s hostelry , Hercules Tavern ! Leadenhall-street , ICC . Thc meetings take place every YY ' edncsday , commencing at 7 o ' clock .
The Fifteen Sections will hc worked in , the Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , No . Sdo , Sisters' 'lavern , l ' ownall-road , Dalston , on 'Tuesday , the _ -.. th inst ., nt . 'even o ' clock . Bros . G . II . Stephens , S ' . l ) . i __ '„ YY ' . AL ; C . II . YY ' ebb , P . AI . i _ . v , S . YV . ; C . Lorkin , S . YY' . 1524 , J . YV . ; YY ' allington , P . AI . Sdo , I . P . AI . 'The sections will be worked as follows : First Lecture—First Section , Bro . Glass , J . YV .
, ^' , ; Second Section , Bro . Smyth , J . W . 1524 ; 'Third Section , Bro . Greenwood , 1 ( 0 . * , ; Fourth Section , Bio . T . ( 'lark , J . W . 117 S ; Fifth Section , Bro . D . AIoss , 1275 ; Sixth Section , Bro . Christian , S . D . MVi ; Seventh Section , llro . II . Forss , 551 . Second Lecture —First Section , Bro .
Wardeil , YV . AL 05 ; Second Section , Bro . YY ' ebb . P . AL 11 , 07 ; Third Section , Bro . Brasted , I . P . AI . li- 'i ; Fourth Section , Bro . C . Lorkin , S . YY ' . 15 _\| ; Fifth Section , Bro . li . J . Allen , P . AI . 7 ; ,. ' ,. 'Third Lecture—Fir-t Section , Bro . Tdwards , 1 JS 7 ; Second Section , Bro . IC . Dignam , YY ' . M . l- > ; Third Section , Bro . YY ' allington , P . AL Sdo .
llro . YY ' . I ' . Lamonby , of the Field , who is leaving for Australia , was last week the recipient of a very gratifying testimonial from a few gentlemen connected with the sport of coursing during the progress of the YY ' atcrloo Cup . It consisted of a purse containing £ <« ¦> .
On Friday evening , at the Oueen s Mead Hotel , Towcr-s ' trcct , Bro . C . II . Cox , iSS . iS ; ,.,, and Bro . I ' . C . Rogers , oil , bad the honour of receiving a handsome silver tea and coffee service , suitably engraved , from ( he employes of Alessrs . David llyani and Co ., 011 their leaving , the former after nine years , . ind the latter after twenty-live years , and who are about to commence business together .
'The Kt-chntnn Chapter . No . 1 ( .. ' . .. will lie consecrated on I ho I ith prox ., at Freemasons' I lall , by ALT ! . I ' omp . Col . Shadwell II . Clerke , assisted by Cnn )|> . ( Col . Creaton , G . Treas ., and Comp . Rev . Ambrose YY . llall , ist G .. Y . S . Comp . A . Y'incent , P . AL Lodge i _ .. | , is the AI . IC . Z . designate .
llro . Win . Iliii-li-ock was installed YY .. AI . of thc YY ' estli . mrne Lodge , No . ; . * , . * .. "' l Thursday , the | Cth inst ., at the Lord's Hotel , St . John ' s YY ' ood . YY ' e shall nport the proceedings in our next . Iiro . Sir !• ' . YY ' . Truscott has Been elected Chairman of the special committee appointed by the Court of Common ( Council , to consider the announcement in the hieen ' s Speech in reference to the proposed reform of the Corporation .
Bin . the Lord Mayor will preside at the sixth anniversary of the opening of the Brixton Orphanage lor Girls , at Brixton Hall , on Alonday , and will he supported hv Air . Grantham , . ( . ' ., ALP ., Air . J . YY ' atney , AI . P ., and Mr . Alorgan I lowari ) , ( . l . C .
A meeting of the Rowley Chapter . No . 111 .. 1 , took place on the 20 th inst , at the Alasonic Rooms , Athcn . Tum , Lancaster , when the following were present : Ex . Comps . II . Longman , AI . E . Z .. I ' rov . G . P . S . ; Duff , IL ; ICllcrsl . iw , [ . ; Simpson , P . Z ., P . P . G . P . ; YV 111 . Hall . P . Z . ; Comp .. Stanton , S . E . ; Kelland , S . N . ; Wilde , A . S . ; and others . 'The minutes ol the last meeting were read and confirmed . 'The ballot was taken for Bro . Herbert Cecil
Moore , and being unanimous , he was exalted to ( he Sublime Degree of ' a Royal Arch Companion by thc AI . IC . Z ., the mystical portion being given by Ex . Comp . Hall , P . Z . 'The ballot then took place for the Principals and officers for the ensuing year , and resulted as follows : Ex . Comps . Duff , M . E . Z . ; Ellershaw , II . ; Kelland , J . ; R . Stanton , S . E . ; W . YV . YY'ilde . S . N ' . ; T . Bayley , P . S . ; F . Simpson , Treas . ; A . K . Allinson , Janitor . 'There being no other business , before the chapter it was closed in due form .
Hro . the Duke of Albany presided at the sixtyseventh anniversary festival of the Royal Caledonian Asylum at Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday . Amongst the stewards were Bro . the Lord Alayor , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Hanson , Air . Sheriff Ogg , Captain Rose Inncs , the Rev . Prebendary Mackenzie , Air . | . McDonald , Air . A . Maclurc , and Air . Deputy AIcGeorge . Bro . ex-Sheriff Bayley was at thc last ordinary meeting of the Society of / Arts proposed for membership .
Bro . R . Kecder , latel y manager , has recentl y become proprietor of the Lord's Hotel ' , St . John's YY ' ood . Bro . R . C . Harrison , Junior Warden of the Chaucer Lodge , No . 1540 , will preside at the meeting to ¦ held at the Grapes Tavern , St . 'Thomas-street , Borough , ° n Tuesday evening next , when Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., j '• , will deliver his lecture on the ceremonies of the First ' . cgrec . Lodge is to be opened at seven o ' clock p . m . precisel y .
Lro . Sir John Bennett lectured on " Paris and ¦ 's Electrical Exhibition , " al the Bull Inn , Chislehurst , on Hutrsday .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Thc members of thc Loyal Cocker Lodge ol Odd Fellows , ALU ., have presented to Bro . Lamonby , P . P . G . Alaster of the Cocker District , a Alasonic solid silver star , on his leaving for Australia . Bro . the Lord Mayor has been invited bv the Prince of YY ' ales to attend the meeting which His Royal Highness has convened at St . James' sl'alace on 'Tuesday , in connection with the formation of a Royal College ill Music .
Bro . Sir John Bennett , il is believed , will be a candidate at the next School Board election , and his friends intend to make a vigorous effort to reseat him in the position of a City representative . On Friday evening last a grand Masonic ball , under the auspices ot lodges Perseverance and Cabbell , was given at the Alasonic Club Rooms , Norwich , when there was a brilliant attendance of the ( Craft and their lady friends .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has bcen unanimousl y elected a member of the Garrick Club . Bro . Sir John Lubbock , Bart ., M . l \ , is slated lo be opposed on public grounds to the completion of a Channel tunnel . Bro . the Rig ht Hon . the Lord Mayor presided on YY ' edncsday last , at the annual dinner of the Dramatic and . Musical Sick Fund . The list of donations amounted to about X ' soo .
1 he directors of the Bank of England have reduced their rate of discount from six to five per cent . Posters bearing this announcement : " The name of this town is now I ' pton Royal , '' were freely placarded outside several places of business and elsewhere , at Slough , on YY ' edncsday last .
The folloiving artistes have been elected members of the Institute ol" Painters in YY ' ater Colours , vi / , Air . Keeley Ilalswelle , Air . [ os . Knight , Air . | . AIcYY'hirter , A . R . A ., and Mr . R . Caldecott . London artists complain that recent fogs have materially interfered witli their labours , as much as a fortnight having been unprolitahly spent .
Recent rains have furnished a stiflicient depth nf water on the Rhine to enable steamers to resume their trips . 'The Duchess of Connaught makes favour iblo progress Inwards convalescent-., and will shortly proceed to U-burne .
Bto . N . B . Hodges , P . Prov . G . See * . Worcestershire , P . AL , Panmure Lodge , No . 7 .. 0 , who has hitherto for some yeais past been the acting manager of the Dundee 1 heatre Royal , has nmv assumed the joint actina management of both the Dundee and Aberdeen Theatres ! On his leaving last week for Aberdeen a large number of valuable articles and testimonials of respect from
memberof the company , employees , and personal and Mason ... 'friends at Dundee were presented tu him , and messages of congratulation from Bin . J , I .. Toole , and many other theatrical managers throughout the country , testified to the deserved esteem in which Bro . Hodges has been held in social Alasonic circles at Dundee during his residence there .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has accepte . l an invitation to dine with the members of the Junior Garrick Club on Saturday , Marco . | th . Air . C . YY ' . Thompson will preside , and many gentlemen of distinction in art and letters will be present on the occasion , Bro . Dr . B . \ Y ' . Richardson , of ihe London
School Board , will 011 Saturday , Alarch . | th commence a course of nine lectures in connection with the Lathes ' Sanitary Association , nt Exeter llall , on the subject cf Domestic Sanitation , at the conclusion of which a . competitive examination will be held for various prizes , including one of len guineas given by Air . Edwin Chadwick , C . B .
Bros . Henry Irving , Edward Terry , and Ceorgc Grossmith were present at a grand ball given by the Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House , on I hursday , the loth inst . The First Lord of the Admiralty has iniimalcd tothe Royal Geographical Society , in answer tothe deputation which waited on him 011 the I'oth December last , that the Government cannot enteitain the proposal to fit out an
expedition at the public cost to carry relief to the eminent Arctic explorer , Air . Leigh Smith , who is believed lo be in Franz-Josef Land . Lord Northbrook has , however , staled that they will be prepared to contribute the sum of / . ' 0000 towards the expenses of a private expedition , provided that the necessary extra I undj arc forthcoming , ami the arrangements are such as to meet with the approval of the Admiralty . It is estimated that tbe cost ot the undertaking would amount to at least £ 1 . 4 , 000 .
Bro . the Rt . Mon . Lord Carnarvon , Pro CM ., bas accepted the presidency of tbo board of governors of the Newbury Grammar School , under the new scheme which has been prepared by the Charity Commissioners . New school buildings of much larger dimensions than those which exist are to be erected on a healthy site on thc outskirts of thc town .
It has been notified lo the army that soldiers serving at home in their fourth year of service and upwards will be allowed to register their names for permission to join thc Army Reserve before the completion of their line engagements .
I TiLi'i'Y AND LUXURY . —A quarter of a century ' s experience has taught the public that there is but one 'Toilet Saap jiossessed of these merits combined . Eminent dermatologists testify that there is but one Soap which so cleanses the skin that its natural and consequently
healthy action is ensured . Medical Oilicers of Health every . iheie recognize but one Soap as a preventive of infectious disease . Householders who seek a luxurious bath see that no other Soap enters their bathroom . It can be bought everywhere . Ask for YVRIGH T'S COAL TAR SOAP , and refuse worthless imitations . —I ' AUVT . ' I
Masonic And General Tidings.
Oberwart , a prosperous little town of some 600 houses in Hungary , has been totally destroyed by lire . So great are the extra risks attached lo the apparently harmless operation of cleansing and grinding corn and dressing . lour , thai insurance companies charge iSs . to _? os . per cent , on the policies . Experiments indicate that rice , "stive" dust , and ground rice explode with facility when tliffuseil in air .
I he following memorandum with reference to the proposed march of volunteer troops ID Portsmouth prior to the forthcoming 'Caster review lias been issued Irom the Homo District-office , I Iorse Guards , by Colonel the I Ion . P . Alethuen , A . A . G ., and is addressed to ofiicers commanding volunteer corps in the district : — " In the event of any commanding oilicers of volunteer corps in the home
district making . application lo unite for an instrualional march on the days imiiudiately preceding the proposed volunteer review on Easter . Monday , the major-general commanding is ipiite willing , not only to encourage such a movement , but will be glad to give every assistance hy
furnishing a brigadier and staff from the regular forces . ' ' judging irom the regimental orders alread y isstud on the subject , coupled with the inquiries whicli are being mad .-for bilk-ting anil oommissaiia * arrangements , it j . evident that many thousands of men will be oa the march from Good Friday till the following Sunday .
On YY ' edncsday last , in the Crystal Palace , Professor'Thompson delivered the preliminary lecture ola course in connection with the electric exhibition . The audience was a large one , and the lecture , which was on " Electric Currents , " proved highly interesting , illu dialed as it was
by diagrams and experiments . 'The theory of the subject was to some extent gone into , and the lei -tun r urged that all our workmen should receive chclri .-. al instruction , as steam must ere long be superseded by lliis 11 . ivly . developed force .
1 'liere are several readable papers in tlie current number of Ihe " Masonic Alaga / iii .-, " notably the one 011 Freemasonry ill Germany , in which a German catechism is printed , and the other on Adoiihiramiti' AI . is , inry--. i French departure towards the end of the la-t century . — /_ - ... _/ .. / -..- _ .
A great deal of di-cu-sion is going on over the Grand ALitei ship of New Y ' ork . Il . ' a . l ,, ! .. ie it has been the custom to retire the Giand Ala- ter at I lie cspir . iti . m of his term ol ollice , hut now lhey have a very cili . 'icnt Grand Alaster in the person of AI . YV . I lorace S . Taylor , whom the Craft desire lo re-elect at the pproaching giand annua ] communication . — . l / ra / . a Tie .
Mr . YY ' illiain Andrews , F . U . I LS ., honorary secretary to the Hull Literary Club , a well-known authority on antiquarian subjects , au I a popular , pleasing , ami painstaking author , is prcp-uing I . u- c . oly publication a new work , under the title of j he'True . Story nf [ ads Ketch , or Gibbet Lore . " It will include ranch cuiious information , not generally known , of historical interest . An account of
Ihe many mode ; of cx . eutiin in v . uious countries , particulars of notable execution ' -, hangman ' s wages , seven generations of executioners , singular dying spec , lie . , , ballads , and proverbial sayings will appear . There will a ! -. i be included , a remarkable record of revivals after eseculion , the folk-lore of the dead hand , the quaint story of bow
YY igtown lost ils hangman , a notice of ihe bellman of Newgate , marriing under the gallows , etc . An essay ( , n Ihe Halifax Gibl'il , the Scotti-li Al . iideu , and ihe French Guillotine will be furni-hed . ' I lie book will be profusely illustrated hy Cruikshank , YY'ildiidge an , I other well-known artists , ami cannot fail I" )» . one of great interest and value .
I lit ; Mercers Company have promised £ . ' 311 towards the / ' . Y ' olunlary Sub-ciiption Fund i ' or tinproposed park for l ' ad . lin _; lon , which has now reached _ :.- . 17 " " - It has been agreed bv the Town Council uf
Dover to co-operate with thc Isouth-I . astci 11 Company in a plan for a large railway station at Dover ( or both lines , with a new and spacious duck that will admit of the passengers passing undercover out of Ihe boats into the trains .
At a meeting of the ( irand Lodge of New [ ersey , held at the city of 'Trent .. ' . 1 on Thursil . iy , January ' loth , llro . YY ' . llanktcre , of Camden , was elected . MAY ' . Grand . Master . 'The ( irand Lodge of AY ' t ^ d Y'irginia grants
loans , without inteiest , to the children ol indigent and deceased Alaster . Masons , to enthle ( hem lo obtain a eotu-111011 school education . Sci ' tnl young men and women with the assistance . of this fund are now preparing themselves for teachers in the public schools . —M v .-. tie Tie .
Bro . Alderman Nollage and Mrs . Nuttagu left London for Nice and Aleutian- on Tuesday morning . 'Ihe Alderman ' s heallh has improved , but he has been utilised to leave Kngland , in order to avoid the Alarch winds . Bro . 1 lenry Higgins was installed YY ' . M . of King ' s Cross Lodge , No . 17 .. ? , on Saturday last , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . A report of the proceedings is in type , but crowded out . It will appear next week .
'The block ol buildings comprising Nos .. ( . and , s , Brick-court , and 5 , Essex-couit , . Middle i einple , are to be pulled down and rebuilt , and the tenants occupying chambers therein have accordingly received notice to quit by the end of next month . 'The work of demolition is nol expected , however , lo begin before the middle of Alay . 'The new chambers , when completed , wi : I be particularly convenient of access to the New Law Courts 11 the Strand .
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'elections , provided II . )!! . i \\ a > s l'cis b . laken at th _ va . ee time , When swallow in ;_; gives pain the () iiuin _ nt may te r _ li _ . l on liil impioviiii ; siniploins admit of p . 'linlcs . tlc ;; iutiti , r . i . In asthma , hi' . im hiti . ] ptieiiiniiiii . 'i , pleurisy , w 110 o ; > i 11 :. - co 11 c ' . ! 1 , ir , t'ipi _ iil consumption , scarL'l l ' cv _ i'an . l measles I lolicn \ .-o ' s m _> li » ines are nol less valuable in mitin . itiiiit the most troublc-uin .. features than lhey are retain in iillimalclv ciiriii-a .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
I 3 ,-o =. Morgan and Bergmann , representing one f our " newest ' lodges , the Mizpah , No . 1671 , had thc 1 nnour if taking up as Stewards at the Royal Alasonic Benevolent Institution festival , on AVednesday , tbe largest amount contributed by any London lodge . The meetings of the Confidence Lodge of Inslrucieatien
t ' on i 0 '! ,- ' ' e nmv held at thc Hercules lavern , . - hall-stre ' e ' t , on YY ' edncsday evenings from seven to nine . \ t the meeting of the Tranquillity Lodge , No . .- on the motion of the YVorshipful Alaster , Bro . T . YV . Ca ' s ' burn Bush , the sum of £ 25 was voted in aid of the fund now being raised at the Mansion House on behalf of
the [ civs in Russia . The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed hy Bro . H . J . Lardner , on Alonday next , the 27 th inst ., at the YY ' est ' Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , 11 , 23 , when it is hoped this very excellent worker will be supported by a strong muster of the brethren .
YY ' e arc requested to announce that the Confidence Lodge of Instruction , 10 3 . has altered its place of meeting fro ' m the Railway'Tavern , next to Fenchurch-street Sla'ion . to Bro . T . | . Alaidwell ' s hostelry , Hercules Tavern ! Leadenhall-street , ICC . Thc meetings take place every YY ' edncsday , commencing at 7 o ' clock .
The Fifteen Sections will hc worked in , the Dalhousie Lodge of Instruction , No . Sdo , Sisters' 'lavern , l ' ownall-road , Dalston , on 'Tuesday , the _ -.. th inst ., nt . 'even o ' clock . Bros . G . II . Stephens , S ' . l ) . i __ '„ YY ' . AL ; C . II . YY ' ebb , P . AI . i _ . v , S . YV . ; C . Lorkin , S . YY' . 1524 , J . YV . ; YY ' allington , P . AI . Sdo , I . P . AI . 'The sections will be worked as follows : First Lecture—First Section , Bro . Glass , J . YV .
, ^' , ; Second Section , Bro . Smyth , J . W . 1524 ; 'Third Section , Bro . Greenwood , 1 ( 0 . * , ; Fourth Section , Bio . T . ( 'lark , J . W . 117 S ; Fifth Section , Bro . D . AIoss , 1275 ; Sixth Section , Bro . Christian , S . D . MVi ; Seventh Section , llro . II . Forss , 551 . Second Lecture —First Section , Bro .
Wardeil , YV . AL 05 ; Second Section , Bro . YY ' ebb . P . AL 11 , 07 ; Third Section , Bro . Brasted , I . P . AI . li- 'i ; Fourth Section , Bro . C . Lorkin , S . YY ' . 15 _\| ; Fifth Section , Bro . li . J . Allen , P . AI . 7 ; ,. ' ,. 'Third Lecture—Fir-t Section , Bro . Tdwards , 1 JS 7 ; Second Section , Bro . IC . Dignam , YY ' . M . l- > ; Third Section , Bro . YY ' allington , P . AL Sdo .
llro . YY ' . I ' . Lamonby , of the Field , who is leaving for Australia , was last week the recipient of a very gratifying testimonial from a few gentlemen connected with the sport of coursing during the progress of the YY ' atcrloo Cup . It consisted of a purse containing £ <« ¦> .
On Friday evening , at the Oueen s Mead Hotel , Towcr-s ' trcct , Bro . C . II . Cox , iSS . iS ; ,.,, and Bro . I ' . C . Rogers , oil , bad the honour of receiving a handsome silver tea and coffee service , suitably engraved , from ( he employes of Alessrs . David llyani and Co ., 011 their leaving , the former after nine years , . ind the latter after twenty-live years , and who are about to commence business together .
'The Kt-chntnn Chapter . No . 1 ( .. ' . .. will lie consecrated on I ho I ith prox ., at Freemasons' I lall , by ALT ! . I ' omp . Col . Shadwell II . Clerke , assisted by Cnn )|> . ( Col . Creaton , G . Treas ., and Comp . Rev . Ambrose YY . llall , ist G .. Y . S . Comp . A . Y'incent , P . AL Lodge i _ .. | , is the AI . IC . Z . designate .
llro . Win . Iliii-li-ock was installed YY .. AI . of thc YY ' estli . mrne Lodge , No . ; . * , . * .. "' l Thursday , the | Cth inst ., at the Lord's Hotel , St . John ' s YY ' ood . YY ' e shall nport the proceedings in our next . Iiro . Sir !• ' . YY ' . Truscott has Been elected Chairman of the special committee appointed by the Court of Common ( Council , to consider the announcement in the hieen ' s Speech in reference to the proposed reform of the Corporation .
Bin . the Lord Mayor will preside at the sixth anniversary of the opening of the Brixton Orphanage lor Girls , at Brixton Hall , on Alonday , and will he supported hv Air . Grantham , . ( . ' ., ALP ., Air . J . YY ' atney , AI . P ., and Mr . Alorgan I lowari ) , ( . l . C .
A meeting of the Rowley Chapter . No . 111 .. 1 , took place on the 20 th inst , at the Alasonic Rooms , Athcn . Tum , Lancaster , when the following were present : Ex . Comps . II . Longman , AI . E . Z .. I ' rov . G . P . S . ; Duff , IL ; ICllcrsl . iw , [ . ; Simpson , P . Z ., P . P . G . P . ; YV 111 . Hall . P . Z . ; Comp .. Stanton , S . E . ; Kelland , S . N . ; Wilde , A . S . ; and others . 'The minutes ol the last meeting were read and confirmed . 'The ballot was taken for Bro . Herbert Cecil
Moore , and being unanimous , he was exalted to ( he Sublime Degree of ' a Royal Arch Companion by thc AI . IC . Z ., the mystical portion being given by Ex . Comp . Hall , P . Z . 'The ballot then took place for the Principals and officers for the ensuing year , and resulted as follows : Ex . Comps . Duff , M . E . Z . ; Ellershaw , II . ; Kelland , J . ; R . Stanton , S . E . ; W . YV . YY'ilde . S . N ' . ; T . Bayley , P . S . ; F . Simpson , Treas . ; A . K . Allinson , Janitor . 'There being no other business , before the chapter it was closed in due form .
Hro . the Duke of Albany presided at the sixtyseventh anniversary festival of the Royal Caledonian Asylum at Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday . Amongst the stewards were Bro . the Lord Alayor , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Hanson , Air . Sheriff Ogg , Captain Rose Inncs , the Rev . Prebendary Mackenzie , Air . | . McDonald , Air . A . Maclurc , and Air . Deputy AIcGeorge . Bro . ex-Sheriff Bayley was at thc last ordinary meeting of the Society of / Arts proposed for membership .
Bro . R . Kecder , latel y manager , has recentl y become proprietor of the Lord's Hotel ' , St . John's YY ' ood . Bro . R . C . Harrison , Junior Warden of the Chaucer Lodge , No . 1540 , will preside at the meeting to ¦ held at the Grapes Tavern , St . 'Thomas-street , Borough , ° n Tuesday evening next , when Bro . James Stevens , P . M ., j '• , will deliver his lecture on the ceremonies of the First ' . cgrec . Lodge is to be opened at seven o ' clock p . m . precisel y .
Lro . Sir John Bennett lectured on " Paris and ¦ 's Electrical Exhibition , " al the Bull Inn , Chislehurst , on Hutrsday .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Thc members of thc Loyal Cocker Lodge ol Odd Fellows , ALU ., have presented to Bro . Lamonby , P . P . G . Alaster of the Cocker District , a Alasonic solid silver star , on his leaving for Australia . Bro . the Lord Mayor has been invited bv the Prince of YY ' ales to attend the meeting which His Royal Highness has convened at St . James' sl'alace on 'Tuesday , in connection with the formation of a Royal College ill Music .
Bro . Sir John Bennett , il is believed , will be a candidate at the next School Board election , and his friends intend to make a vigorous effort to reseat him in the position of a City representative . On Friday evening last a grand Masonic ball , under the auspices ot lodges Perseverance and Cabbell , was given at the Alasonic Club Rooms , Norwich , when there was a brilliant attendance of the ( Craft and their lady friends .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has bcen unanimousl y elected a member of the Garrick Club . Bro . Sir John Lubbock , Bart ., M . l \ , is slated lo be opposed on public grounds to the completion of a Channel tunnel . Bro . the Rig ht Hon . the Lord Mayor presided on YY ' edncsday last , at the annual dinner of the Dramatic and . Musical Sick Fund . The list of donations amounted to about X ' soo .
1 he directors of the Bank of England have reduced their rate of discount from six to five per cent . Posters bearing this announcement : " The name of this town is now I ' pton Royal , '' were freely placarded outside several places of business and elsewhere , at Slough , on YY ' edncsday last .
The folloiving artistes have been elected members of the Institute ol" Painters in YY ' ater Colours , vi / , Air . Keeley Ilalswelle , Air . [ os . Knight , Air . | . AIcYY'hirter , A . R . A ., and Mr . R . Caldecott . London artists complain that recent fogs have materially interfered witli their labours , as much as a fortnight having been unprolitahly spent .
Recent rains have furnished a stiflicient depth nf water on the Rhine to enable steamers to resume their trips . 'The Duchess of Connaught makes favour iblo progress Inwards convalescent-., and will shortly proceed to U-burne .
Bto . N . B . Hodges , P . Prov . G . See * . Worcestershire , P . AL , Panmure Lodge , No . 7 .. 0 , who has hitherto for some yeais past been the acting manager of the Dundee 1 heatre Royal , has nmv assumed the joint actina management of both the Dundee and Aberdeen Theatres ! On his leaving last week for Aberdeen a large number of valuable articles and testimonials of respect from
memberof the company , employees , and personal and Mason ... 'friends at Dundee were presented tu him , and messages of congratulation from Bin . J , I .. Toole , and many other theatrical managers throughout the country , testified to the deserved esteem in which Bro . Hodges has been held in social Alasonic circles at Dundee during his residence there .
Bro . the Lord Mayor has accepte . l an invitation to dine with the members of the Junior Garrick Club on Saturday , Marco . | th . Air . C . YY ' . Thompson will preside , and many gentlemen of distinction in art and letters will be present on the occasion , Bro . Dr . B . \ Y ' . Richardson , of ihe London
School Board , will 011 Saturday , Alarch . | th commence a course of nine lectures in connection with the Lathes ' Sanitary Association , nt Exeter llall , on the subject cf Domestic Sanitation , at the conclusion of which a . competitive examination will be held for various prizes , including one of len guineas given by Air . Edwin Chadwick , C . B .
Bros . Henry Irving , Edward Terry , and Ceorgc Grossmith were present at a grand ball given by the Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House , on I hursday , the loth inst . The First Lord of the Admiralty has iniimalcd tothe Royal Geographical Society , in answer tothe deputation which waited on him 011 the I'oth December last , that the Government cannot enteitain the proposal to fit out an
expedition at the public cost to carry relief to the eminent Arctic explorer , Air . Leigh Smith , who is believed lo be in Franz-Josef Land . Lord Northbrook has , however , staled that they will be prepared to contribute the sum of / . ' 0000 towards the expenses of a private expedition , provided that the necessary extra I undj arc forthcoming , ami the arrangements are such as to meet with the approval of the Admiralty . It is estimated that tbe cost ot the undertaking would amount to at least £ 1 . 4 , 000 .
Bro . the Rt . Mon . Lord Carnarvon , Pro CM ., bas accepted the presidency of tbo board of governors of the Newbury Grammar School , under the new scheme which has been prepared by the Charity Commissioners . New school buildings of much larger dimensions than those which exist are to be erected on a healthy site on thc outskirts of thc town .
It has been notified lo the army that soldiers serving at home in their fourth year of service and upwards will be allowed to register their names for permission to join thc Army Reserve before the completion of their line engagements .
I TiLi'i'Y AND LUXURY . —A quarter of a century ' s experience has taught the public that there is but one 'Toilet Saap jiossessed of these merits combined . Eminent dermatologists testify that there is but one Soap which so cleanses the skin that its natural and consequently
healthy action is ensured . Medical Oilicers of Health every . iheie recognize but one Soap as a preventive of infectious disease . Householders who seek a luxurious bath see that no other Soap enters their bathroom . It can be bought everywhere . Ask for YVRIGH T'S COAL TAR SOAP , and refuse worthless imitations . —I ' AUVT . ' I
Masonic And General Tidings.
Oberwart , a prosperous little town of some 600 houses in Hungary , has been totally destroyed by lire . So great are the extra risks attached lo the apparently harmless operation of cleansing and grinding corn and dressing . lour , thai insurance companies charge iSs . to _? os . per cent , on the policies . Experiments indicate that rice , "stive" dust , and ground rice explode with facility when tliffuseil in air .
I he following memorandum with reference to the proposed march of volunteer troops ID Portsmouth prior to the forthcoming 'Caster review lias been issued Irom the Homo District-office , I Iorse Guards , by Colonel the I Ion . P . Alethuen , A . A . G ., and is addressed to ofiicers commanding volunteer corps in the district : — " In the event of any commanding oilicers of volunteer corps in the home
district making . application lo unite for an instrualional march on the days imiiudiately preceding the proposed volunteer review on Easter . Monday , the major-general commanding is ipiite willing , not only to encourage such a movement , but will be glad to give every assistance hy
furnishing a brigadier and staff from the regular forces . ' ' judging irom the regimental orders alread y isstud on the subject , coupled with the inquiries whicli are being mad .-for bilk-ting anil oommissaiia * arrangements , it j . evident that many thousands of men will be oa the march from Good Friday till the following Sunday .
On YY ' edncsday last , in the Crystal Palace , Professor'Thompson delivered the preliminary lecture ola course in connection with the electric exhibition . The audience was a large one , and the lecture , which was on " Electric Currents , " proved highly interesting , illu dialed as it was
by diagrams and experiments . 'The theory of the subject was to some extent gone into , and the lei -tun r urged that all our workmen should receive chclri .-. al instruction , as steam must ere long be superseded by lliis 11 . ivly . developed force .
1 'liere are several readable papers in tlie current number of Ihe " Masonic Alaga / iii .-, " notably the one 011 Freemasonry ill Germany , in which a German catechism is printed , and the other on Adoiihiramiti' AI . is , inry--. i French departure towards the end of the la-t century . — /_ - ... _/ .. / -..- _ .
A great deal of di-cu-sion is going on over the Grand ALitei ship of New Y ' ork . Il . ' a . l ,, ! .. ie it has been the custom to retire the Giand Ala- ter at I lie cspir . iti . m of his term ol ollice , hut now lhey have a very cili . 'icnt Grand Alaster in the person of AI . YV . I lorace S . Taylor , whom the Craft desire lo re-elect at the pproaching giand annua ] communication . — . l / ra / . a Tie .
Mr . YY ' illiain Andrews , F . U . I LS ., honorary secretary to the Hull Literary Club , a well-known authority on antiquarian subjects , au I a popular , pleasing , ami painstaking author , is prcp-uing I . u- c . oly publication a new work , under the title of j he'True . Story nf [ ads Ketch , or Gibbet Lore . " It will include ranch cuiious information , not generally known , of historical interest . An account of
Ihe many mode ; of cx . eutiin in v . uious countries , particulars of notable execution ' -, hangman ' s wages , seven generations of executioners , singular dying spec , lie . , , ballads , and proverbial sayings will appear . There will a ! -. i be included , a remarkable record of revivals after eseculion , the folk-lore of the dead hand , the quaint story of bow
YY igtown lost ils hangman , a notice of ihe bellman of Newgate , marriing under the gallows , etc . An essay ( , n Ihe Halifax Gibl'il , the Scotti-li Al . iideu , and ihe French Guillotine will be furni-hed . ' I lie book will be profusely illustrated hy Cruikshank , YY'ildiidge an , I other well-known artists , ami cannot fail I" )» . one of great interest and value .
I lit ; Mercers Company have promised £ . ' 311 towards the / ' . Y ' olunlary Sub-ciiption Fund i ' or tinproposed park for l ' ad . lin _; lon , which has now reached _ :.- . 17 " " - It has been agreed bv the Town Council uf
Dover to co-operate with thc Isouth-I . astci 11 Company in a plan for a large railway station at Dover ( or both lines , with a new and spacious duck that will admit of the passengers passing undercover out of Ihe boats into the trains .
At a meeting of the ( irand Lodge of New [ ersey , held at the city of 'Trent .. ' . 1 on Thursil . iy , January ' loth , llro . YY ' . llanktcre , of Camden , was elected . MAY ' . Grand . Master . 'The ( irand Lodge of AY ' t ^ d Y'irginia grants
loans , without inteiest , to the children ol indigent and deceased Alaster . Masons , to enthle ( hem lo obtain a eotu-111011 school education . Sci ' tnl young men and women with the assistance . of this fund are now preparing themselves for teachers in the public schools . —M v .-. tie Tie .
Bro . Alderman Nollage and Mrs . Nuttagu left London for Nice and Aleutian- on Tuesday morning . 'Ihe Alderman ' s heallh has improved , but he has been utilised to leave Kngland , in order to avoid the Alarch winds . Bro . 1 lenry Higgins was installed YY ' . M . of King ' s Cross Lodge , No . 17 .. ? , on Saturday last , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street . A report of the proceedings is in type , but crowded out . It will appear next week .
'The block ol buildings comprising Nos .. ( . and , s , Brick-court , and 5 , Essex-couit , . Middle i einple , are to be pulled down and rebuilt , and the tenants occupying chambers therein have accordingly received notice to quit by the end of next month . 'The work of demolition is nol expected , however , lo begin before the middle of Alay . 'The new chambers , when completed , wi : I be particularly convenient of access to the New Law Courts 11 the Strand .
III > I . ] . _ . ' OIXTMEXT . 1 x 1 . 1 'u . i . s . - I n I lue'i i _ .: ¦ , Sere Throat , thiinsy , Mumps , and similar complaints alu . ivs abouiul in iius . ttleil _ calh _ r , an . I are III . I-I safely an . 1 cli ' ivli . a ' ily . ul > . Iiu :. l bv rubbing I lollow . ii ' s Ointni . nt at Icaotdu ice a . lav iijiou tlie died , anil ujaiiils of die throat . Th . ( Jii liiieut penatrut-. s tlie . kin , re . luces hillaminatimi , an . l h .-. tls tiU'cialinns , J his Irealuu'lil is suliicicnt f-r t'uriii ;; the nn > -t siainns ami laanplic . a ! _ il throat .
'elections , provided II . )!! . i \\ a > s l'cis b . laken at th _ va . ee time , When swallow in ;_; gives pain the () iiuin _ nt may te r _ li _ . l on liil impioviiii ; siniploins admit of p . 'linlcs . tlc ;; iutiti , r . i . In asthma , hi' . im hiti . ] ptieiiiniiiii . 'i , pleurisy , w 110 o ; > i 11 :. - co 11 c ' . ! 1 , ir , t'ipi _ iil consumption , scarL'l l ' cv _ i'an . l measles I lolicn \ .-o ' s m _> li » ines are nol less valuable in mitin . itiiiit the most troublc-uin .. features than lhey are retain in iillimalclv ciiriii-a .