Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

A full account of the installation meeting of the Star Chapter , at the Ship , Greenwich , on Tuesday , 22 nd instant , will appear in our next issue . On Thursday , the 17 th inst ., Bro . Alfred Gill , S . W ., W . M . elect , was duly installed in the chair of A . of Truth Mark Lodge , No . 137 , Huddersfield , by Bro . J . Barker , W . M ., P . M . 5 S , P . G . L of VV ., and P . P . G . W .

West Yorks . In the report of the consecration of the West Ham Abbey Lodge , No . 2291 , in our last week ' s issue , vve inadvertantly gave the wiong number of the lodge of which the esteemed first W . M ., Bro . James Boulton , is a P . M . We gave it as No . 1066 , it should have been No . 1056 . Bro . Boulton is also a Past Master of No . 28 , and

is so well known among the brethren of the Metropolitan district , and has worked so hard for the formation of the West Ham Abbey Lodge , that we gladly correct the error above alluded to . Lord Loughborough , son and heir of the Earl of Rosslyn , is dangerously ill , at Stamford . Lady Rosslyn ,

who was in London vvith her husband , has left town , in company with Sir Andrew Clark , to see her son . A marriage has been arranged , and will take place on Tuesday , February 12 th , between Bro . H . B . Marshall , jun ., only child of Bro . H . B . Marshall , J . P ., C . C , and Miss Laura Siggs , daughter of Mr . George Siggs , of Redcross-street , Borough .

The first annual ball of the Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , will be held at the Hotel Metropole , Whitehall Rooms , on Thursday , 14 th February next . By special dispensation , brethren are to appear in Masonic Craft clothing . Tickets , including wines , spirits , _ and champagne supper—gentlemen , £ 1 ios . ; ladies , £ 1 is . ; double tickets ( to admit lady and gentleman ) £ 2 5 s .

On Monday afternoon , the Empress Frederick of Germany , accompanied by his Excellency the German Ambassador , visited the German Hospital at Dalston , and after having been conducted over the various wards , vvas pleased to express her satisfaction with the arrangements , and promised to present a portrait of the late Emperor Frederick to the institution .

Bro . Lord Wantage has presented between 80 and go of the labourers employed on his home farms at Ardington and Lockinge vvith £ 2 each , as a bonus on the profits made on them during the year ending Michaelmas last . The men selected for the gift had been in his lordship ' s employ for two years and upwards . The Prince and Princess of Wales left

Marlborough House , on Tuesday , on their visit to Yorkshire , and were met on their arrival at the Richmond Station by Bro . the Earl and Countess of Zetland , by whom they vvere conducted to Aske Hall , where their Royal Highnesses were to remain as the guests of his lordship . The town of Richmond vvas brilliantly illuminated in honour of the visit , and the Royal pair vvere enthusiastically cheered by the

crowds which had assembled along the line of route , fhe Prince and Princess visited the town on Wednesday , and the day following his Royal Highness and his host had a day's shooting . A meeting of the West Yorkshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons has been summoned for Tuesday next at Doncaster , by command of Bro . Charles

Letch Mason , P . G . M ., at 2 . 30 p . m ., to consecrate a new lodge to be called the Danum Lodge , No . 39 S . The ceremony of consecration will be performed by the Prov . G . M . ; assisted by Bros , the Earl of Euston , S . G . W . ; C . F . Matier , P . G . W ., Sec . Mark Benevolent Fund ; Rev . T . C Smyth , D . D ., P . G . C , D . P . G . M . ; Chas . H . Driver , G . M . O . ; Robert Berridge , P . G . M . O ., G . Dir . of Cers . ;

B . R . Bryant , P . G . Std . Br . ; and the Prov . Grand Officers of West Yorkshire . The ceremony of installation will be given by Bro . C . F . Matier , P . G . W . A banquet will take place after the ceremony . MASONIC CONCERT IN DUBLIN . —On Saturday , the 19 th inst ., an attractive and successful concert was given under the auspices of the St . Cecilia Lodge , No . 250 ,

in the Freemasons' Hall , Molesworth-street , in aid of the funds of the Masonic Orphan Schools . The G . Master of Ireland and the Duchess of Abercorn vvere present . After the concert , the various apartments of the hall vvere thrown open for visitors . As a musical entertainment the concert was admirably organised , and the services of the best qualified artistes in the city vvere obtained . Dr . Joze

Grand Organist , conducted , and Sir Robt . Stewart presided at the organ . The first volume of the " Carisbrooke Library , " of which Professor Henry Morley is the Editor , and which takes its name from the Editor's country house , is to be Swift's " Tale of a Tub , " and other selections from the same author . The succeeding volume will be John Govver ' s

" Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins , " The English classics have no lack of readers at the present time , if one may judge from the large number of editions continually in course of publication . The nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy caused on the Bench of Aldermen for the City of London by the death of Sir T . S . Owden , Alderman of the Ward

of Bishopsgate , took place at the Bishopsgate Schoolroom , St . Botolph ' s Churchyard , on Monday , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , when Bro . Ex-Sheriff Major Davies and Mr . Henry Clarke were nominated . The poll took place on Tuesday , with the result that Bro . Ex-Sheriff Davies was elected by 50 S votes to 419 cast for Mr . Clarke .

1 he Electric Light in its vast superioritj' to gas and all other forms of artificial light , is an apt illustration of the position which "Grant ' s Morella Cherry Brand y " maintains in comparison vvith all other Liqueurs , in its perfection of rich fruity flavour . Comforting in cold weather . Sold everywhere . Be sure and ask for Grant ' s . T . Grant and Sons , Maidstone . Makers also of the nonalcoholic wine "Morella , " and of the delicious "Morella Marmalade . " Sold by Grocers .

Masonic And General Tidings

The brethren of King Solomon Mark Lodge have advanced Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen to thc degree of Mark Master Mason . The W . M . Elect of the Upton Lodge of Instruction is Bro . Toye , S . W . The meetings of the lodge take place at the Three Nuns , Aldgate . Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., left town

for the South of France on Saturday last , ancl will remain abroad until the meeting of Parliament . Bro . Baron H . De Worms , M . P ., will address a meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on February the 6 th , on the subject of Commercial and Colonial Affairs , and two days later he will address his constituents in thc same city .

Bro . Sir Stafford Northcote , Bart ., M . P ., will preside at the Second Annual Dinner of Devonians in London , to be held at the Criterion , on the 2 nd March next . Bro . Sir W . T . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., was to have addressed a meeting at Brighton on Monday evening , but news was received from Monte Carlo that while playing at Lawn Tennis there he ruptured a tendon of one of his

legs , and has been ordered 10 days' rest . GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . —The Grand Master Mason of Scotland , Bro . Sir Archibald C . Campbell , of Blythswood , Bart ., will , vvith a deputatation from the Grand Lodge , make a grand visitation to the Lodge JourneymAn , No . S , Edinburgh , on Thursday , 7 th February ,

being the date of the Quarterly Communication ot brand Lodge . It is understood that the Queen and Court will leave Osborne for Windsor Castle on the 15 th February . Her Majesty will hold a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday , the 26 th February , and will leave England for Biarritz on the 4 th March , for a sojourn of a few weeks . Prince Albert Victor of Wales left Sandringham for the purpose of rejoining his regiment ( the ioth Hussars ) , at York , on Monday . His Royal Highness has consented to preside at the 83 rd anniversary festival of the Society of Foreigners in Distress , to be held at the H 6 tel Metropole on the 2 nd March . Several brethren having expressed their desire

that a Council of the Order of the Royal and Select Masters of England and Wales , the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown , should be opened in connection with the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire , it has been arranged to have the same consecrated at Leeds , on Monday , January 28 th at 4 . 30 , when Lord Euston and several members of the Grand Council will attend .

The Prince of Wales has presentea a massive silver challenge cup to the Cromer Golf Club , the members of which have passed a resolution of thanks to his Royal Highness for his kindness . The Commissioners of Sewers gave their annual banquet at Guildhall Tavern , on Tuesday evening . Bro . W . H . Pannell , Chairman of the Commission , presided ,

and among the principal guests vvere Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Davis , Sheriff Newton , Alderman Sir H . Isaacs , Alderman Cowan , Sir John B . Monckton , Deputy Beard , Major Rose-Innes , and Major Josephs . The Empress Frederick returned to Osborne

on Wednesday , from her visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales . Her Majesty's passage through Portsmouth , where she vvas received at the Dockyard by the naval and military commanders , vvas with the strictest privac } -. The Empress crossed to the Isle of Wight in the Royal yacht Alberta .

The establishment of a lodge of Royal Ark Mariners vvas inaugurated on VVednesday , the 16 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Exeter , by Bro . C . Spence-Bate , D . P . G . M . M . M . of Devon , assisted by Bro . Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., 31 , P . G . C . Eng ., and Bro . E . Aitken Davies , P . C . N . 55 . Bro . J . Lane , iS ° , P . S . G . D . Eng ., vvas duly installed as the first W . C . N , of the lodge , and he appointed the following as officers : Bros . ] . Chapman , J . j J . Dodge , S . j T . Prust , Scribe ; VV . Taylor , S . D . ; T . J . Grossman , J . D . j H . Wills , D . C ; T . Brooks , Org . ; T . Beckett , Stwd . j and J . Taylor and J . E . Newton , Guards .

The funeral of the late Bro . J . Whitehead , wbo was a P . M . of St . Luke ' s Lodge , P . Z . of St . Luke ' s Royal Arch Chapter , and who for nearly 40 years was a member of the Royal Albert Court of Foresters , No . 2332 , of which he was a P . C . R ., took place on Saturday afternoon , and was attended by numerous friends and

representatives of the various Orders to which he belonged . Leaving his late residence , Cobbold-street , the funeral cortege , preceded by the Freemasons and Foresters , walked to the Cemetery , where the funeral service was impressively read by the Rev . W . J . Garrould , of St . Michael's . Two wreaths vvere on the coffin , one from St . Luke ' s Lodge , and one from Mr . Kerry and family .

ROYAL PRINCESS ' S THEATRE . —Miss Grace Hawthorne , the lessee of this popular theatre , is slowly recovering her health , and there is now every reason to hope that she will be able , in the course of a few weeks , to join Mr . Wilson Barrett in the cast cf " Now-a-Days , " at daily matinees . New scenery is being specially painted , and new costumes made , for the production of " Hamlet "

on Monday , the 28 th inst ., the booking for which already exceeds the expectations of the management . " Hands Across the Sea "continues to draw crowded houses . On Saturday last this immense house vvas packed from the floor to the ceiling . The Free List is entirely and absolutely suspended this week j and vve are asked to add that the management can make no exception to this decision whatever .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMSNT AND PILLS . —Colds , Coughs , Shortness of Breath . —These maladies require early and unremitting attention , for if neglected they often end in asthma , bronchitis , or consumption . The Ointment well rubbed upon the chest and back , penetrating the skin , is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs , whence it expels all impurities . AU the blood in the body is h the

perpetually passing throug lungs , and here all noxious particles tending to disease can be thoroughly and permanently neutralised , rendered harmless , or ejected from the system . HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification ; and through the blood thus cleansed , the influence of these wonderful medicaments reaches the remotest part of the human body , and thus cures all diseased action , whether internal or external . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Prince and Princess of Wales , attended by Major-General Sir C Tecsdale . and Bro . Sir F . Knollys , arrived at Marlborough House from Sandringham , on Monday . Bro the Earl of Limerick will probably succeed Bro . Lord Kintore as Conservative Whip in the Upper House .

Lady Campbell , of Blythswood , has flung herself into thc middle of the task of raising £ 10 , 000 for the extended scheme of Masonic benevolence , and if she can't do it , no one else need try . —Glasgow Evening News .

Lord Onslow will , it seems , have to go through a good many farewell functions before he leaves for New Zealand three weeks hence . The Surrey Freemasons have organised two banquets in his honour , and the Beefsteak Club contemplates entertaining him at a Sunday evening dinner . —The World .

The visit of the Duke of Connaught to the Nizam of Hyderabad , which had been postponed in consequence of his Royal Highness having sustained a sprain , was arranged to take place on the 23 rd inst ., and according to all accounts great preparations had been made for the reception of the Duke . The anniversary of the Lodge of Repose was

held at Derby ' on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., when there was a large attendance of brethren . Bro . John Ryley was installed as VV . M . for the ensuing year . In response to an appeal by Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead for funds for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Windsor in the month of June , the Alliance Insurance Company have contributed Xiooj the Phcenix

Fire Office £ 52 ios . j the London and Westminster Bank £ 105 j and the Merchant Taylors' Company £ 52 ios . On Sunday night last at Colchester Miss Mary Henniker , a relative of Bro . Lord Henniker , P . G . M . Suffolk , accidentally set herself on fire , and vvas so severely

burned that she succumbed the following day . Bro . the Earl of Kintore , who has been appointed Governor of South Australia , arrived in town during the latter part of last week , and will leave England to take up his appointment on the ist March . The Countess of Kintore and Lord Inverurie will accompany his lordship .

Bros . Col . Edis , Sir Reginald Hanson , Barto Augustus Harris , H . W . Lawson , M . P ., and Col . Hughes , M . P ., are among those who have been returned members of the London County Council . At the meeting of Moira Lodge , No . 92 , on

Tuesday , ten guineas vvas voted from the funds to the Gould Testimonial . The Queen has appointed Bro . the Earl of Limerick Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard in place of Bro . the Earl of Kintore .

On the occasion of re-opening the Southport Conservative Club , on Tuesday last , the Hon . G . N . Curzon , M . P ., was presented with a key , which vvas of solid silver and of chaste design , manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , goldsmith , of London , and will prove an artisticsouvenir of the day ' s ceremony . The wards bore

the inscription : " Presented to the Hon . G . N . Curzon , M . P ., on the occasion of the re-opening of the Southport Conservative Club , 22 nd January , 18 S 9 . " On one side of the handle were richly enamelled the arms of the borough of Southport , and on the reverse those of the Curzon family , vvith the motto , " Let Curzon holde what Curzon helde . "

Bro . Lord Magheramorne presided at the weekl y meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works on the iSth instant , when two members who had been defeated in their candidature for the London County Council , resigned their seats at the Board .

The annual Cinderella ball of the Cripplegate Lodge , No . 1613 , will take place at the Cannon-street Hotel to-day ( Friday ) . Under the presidency of Mr . F . J . W . Hutton , the members of the "Old Masonians" Society held a social gathering , on Wednesday , at Anderton ' s . A grand concert and conversazione in aid of

theMasonic Orphan Schools was held , under the auspices of St . Cecilia Lodge , in the Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday evening , the 19 th instant . The concert was under distinguished patronage , and the list of vocalists and instrumentalists vvas as strong as the best local talent can make it . Dr . Joze conducted , and Sir Robert Stewart presided at thc organ .

On VVednesday evening , the 9 th inst ., a concert was given in the Orange Hall , Carleton-street , Portadown , in aid of the Masonic Charities . When the concert commenced the hall was filled to . overflowing by a large and appreciative audience . The artists engaged were Miss Rennie , Miss Nicholson , Miss Marks , Miss Maude Marks , Mrs . Taylor , and Messrs . Alderdice , Nelson , Dempster ,

Hinde ( Belfast ) , Dr . Marks , and Captain O'Brien . All the performers acquitted themselves in capital style , and the concert on the whole was a great success . The concert at St . James ' s Hall , which had been initiated for the benefit of the late John Luck ' s sisters by Mr . Sims Reeves , took place on Monday evenand

ing , , to judge from the crowded state of the Hall in every part , will have proved successful in the purpose for which it was held . The promoter was unfortunately prevented , by illness , from attending , but the programme vvas an excellent one , and excellently rendered , the audience being enthusiastic in their reception of the various artists who contributed to the entertainment .

An interesting Masonic festival was held on Tuesday , the 15 th inst ., at Crowle , and there vvas present one of the largest " reserve " audiences seen in the hall for years past . The performers vvere all Crowle favourites , ancl every one vvas redemanded over and over again . They comprised Madame Armitage , Miss V . Beaumont , and Messrs . P . Priestly , C . Blagbro , and W . Kingdon . The hall had been

prepared for the occasion and ferns , plants , pictures , flags , & c , made it have an inviting and cheery look . The brethren at this season throw their whole interest and energies into the business of making the concert successful , as it is for a Masonic charitable purpose . A very select company assembled about eleven p . m ., to the number of about seventy , and entered vvith spirit into the dances to the strains of the band .