Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

R OVAL M ASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION , We have much pleasure in informing the Craft that Bro . Lieut . -Colonel Le Gendre N . Starkie , Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , East Lancashire , has consented to preside at the next aniversary festival of this Institution , which will be held on thc 12 th of February , 1879 . This is the first occasion , we believe , on which the Prov . G . M ,

for this province has presided at any of our Masonic festivals , and we doubt not but that the brethren will gladly avail themselves oi tbis opportunity of enrolling themselves as Stewards and supporting Col . Starkie in his Presidency . Bro . James Terry , P . G . J . W . Herts , Secretaty , will be glad to receive names of biethren willing to act as Stewards .

The meetings of the Confidence Lodge of Instruction , No . 193 , are held every Wednesday evening throughout the year , from 7 to 9 o ' clock p . m ., at the Fen - church Tavern , Railway-street , City .. The Doric Chapter of Instruction , No . 933 , will commence its weekly winter evening meetings on Monday next at 8 o ' clock , at Comp . Yetton ' s , the Rising Sun , Globe-road , Bethnal Green . Comp . T . J . Barnes ,

P . Z ., is the Preceptor ; Comp . W . H . Myers , S . E . A special meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of West Yorkshire will be held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Surrey-street , Sheffield , on Wednesday , the 30 th of October , 1878 , at four o ' clock , for the installation of the Most Excellent Comp . Lieut .-Col . Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., D . L ., P . Z . 61 , as Provincial Grand Superintendent , and for the transaction of the general business of the

province . Bro . Emra Holmes' new work , " Amabel Vaughan , " is to come out in December . Messrs . Lake and Lake , of Truro , ace the publishers . We believe between 200 and 300 copies have already been subscribed for . The

object of the publication is to assist a distressed brother Mason , and as such commends itself to the Craft , apart from the literary merits of Bro . Holmes' tales , poems , and Masonic papers ; and subscribers' names ' will be gladly received by either the local or the London publisher , Bro . Geo . Kenning , 198 , Fleet-street .

Bro . John Derby Allcroft , M . P ., P . M . 1657 ; has been initiated an honorary member of the Hope of Worcester Lodge of Oddfellows , Manchester Unity . Sir Edmund Lechmere , M . P ., R . W . G . M Worcester , and Lady Lechmere , have left England en route fur Rhodes an 1 Cyprus .

Mr . Edison s patents for the subdivision ot the electric light were filed in the Patent Office in London on Wednesday morning , and as soon as the legal formalities have been completed , the experiments with the invention will , no doubt , be publicly made . The election for the office of Remembrancer for the City of London will take place on

Wednesday next , in the Court of Common Council . WENTWORTH LITTLE MEMORIAL . —It has been thought advisable by the President to postpone the meeting of the Committee from the 28 th instant , until the circular has been sent to all the lodges in London and country . The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor accompanied

by Bro . Sheriff Burt , opened the Tottenham , Edmonton , and Enfield Industrial Exhibition in Park-lane , Tottenham , on Thursday . The Consecration of the Abbey Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 225 , will take place at the Abbey Council Chamber , Abingdon , on Wednesday ncxt . Bro . the Rev . P . M . Holden , P . G . C . ( Mark ) , is the Installing

Officer . Special arrangements have been made by Bro . E . L . Shepherd , the Secretary , with the G . W . R ., to enable London brethren to leave Paddinglon by the 10 o ' clock a . m . express . Return tickets , second-class , ns , on production of summons . " Catherine Carmichael ; or Three Years' Running , " is the title of the new and original story , written

expressly for the " Masonic Magazine , " by Anthony Trollope . Miss Helen Barry has purchased a new comedy , ' •April Showers , " by the authors of " Flirtation , " Messrs . Bellamy and Homer . The annual benefit of Messrs . John and

Richard Douglass , proprietors of the " National Standard Theatre , " will take place at that establishment on Monday , and Tuesday , Nov . 18 th and 19 th , on which occasion the celebrated actress , Miss Heath , will appear in her great character of Jane Shore . We wish Bro . John Douglass a lull house .

Ihe Fifteen Sections will be worked ^ b y the principal acting officers of the St . James ' s Lodge , No . 4 82 , on Monday week , the 4 th proximo , at five o ' clock p . m ., precisely . The lodge meetings are held at the New Inn , Handsworth , near Birmingham .

Madame Worrell-Duval announces tnat her annual evening concert will be held at the South Place Institute , Finsbury-square , on Monday , Nov . nth . Tickets may be obtained of Bro . W . T . Kickwood , 33 , ChcapsWe , E . G ., and Bro . Wm . Worrell , 67 , Knowle . road , Brixton .

The whaler Arctic arrived on Wednesday from the Davis Straits fishery . The Arctic has one whale , and the other shi ps of the fleet have only five fish among them , Phe steamer Camperdown , of Dundee , is reported totally lost , but the crew have been saved . She was worth £ 213 , 000 . Such ar , unfortunate whaling season has probabl y never before been experienced .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . George Burt , Past Grand Warden Dorset , was among the visitors at the Emulation Lodge on Monday last . In rep lying to the toast of " The Visitors , " Bro . Burt remarked that this was the first Masonic meeting he had attended , since his installation as one of the Sheriffs of the City of London .

In presenting the prizes in conmctignwith the Nottingham science classes the Duke of St . Albans said , we must feel proud at the triumphs of our commerce and our industry , which had placed us foremost among the nations of the earth ; but he would remind his hearers that Continental nations were prepared at this moment to attack that supremacy . He was astonished the other day to hear

one of the leading bankers in the metropolis say that he was able to engage three German clerks for the price of two English ones , and that these Germans were able to speak four languages . He thought the advancement which had been made in educational matters on the Continent was a grave matter for consideration . It was no

argument that because genius in this country would show itself in a variety of ways and because we had talent in our midst , schools of art and science were unnecessary . It was more than ever necessary that we should have such machinery . If Englishmen were not furnished with a good elementary education , and if science was not put within their reach , English industry would be beaten out of the field . „

The sum of ^ 20 has been handed ove r to the Princess Alice Mansion House Relief Fund by Bro . Charles Jolly , bei ng the product of the sale of some verses of which Bro . Jolly was the author . At a recent meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Durham it was decided amid universal acclamation to fix a tablet in the Cathedral ( with the permission of the

Dean and Chapter ) in commemoration of the lengthened period of service rendered by Bro . John Fawcett , the R . W . G . M . of the Province . Bro . Fawcett is the oldest Provincial Grand Master in the Kingdom . Should permission be granted by the Dean , the tablet will be placed beneath the Memorial window , erected some time since by the Durham brethren .

Our readers , particularly those in Ireland , will learn with deep regret of the death of Bro . Captain George Huband , which sad event occurred on Sunday , October the 13 th . An effort is being made to relieve the necessities of Bro . J . B . Buckstone , who for so many years

afforded amusement to playgoers at the Haymarket Theatre , and who is now in great distress . He is unable to move without assistance , and his memory has entirely gone . Donations may be sent to the Editor of the Whitehall Review ( who has consented to act as Treasurer ) , 6 , York-street , Covent-garden , London , W . C .

FREEMASONRY IN SOUTHAMPTON . —The petition of members resident in Southampton of the New Forest ( Lymington ) Lodge to open a lodge in the town where they reside has been granted , on the recommendation of the Prov . Grand Master ( Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P . ) , who was petitioned by certain Southampton Masons in opposition . The first Master of the new lodge , named the

" Albert Edward , " No . 1780 , is to be Bro . W . Hickman , of Southampton , the Dep . Prov . Grand Master . Bro . Hickman has just been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the new Masonic Hall Company in Southampton , which has secured for its new premises a beautiful site overlooking the fine western bay of the town and the bordering New Forest .

We regret having to record this week the death at Hooley House , Coulsdon , of Bro . James Johnstone , who had been for more than twenty years the sole proprietor of the Standard . In recording the sad event the Standard of Tuesday says : " Mr . Johnstone's private character can hardly be spoken of impartially by his friends in a journal which remains in the possession of his family ; but

affectionate remembrances of him will long be kept green in the memories of the many who have the best cause to know how just were his dealings and how generous his impulses . It was a manly , strenuous , energetic , and influental life that came to its close this week , at Hooley

House . " The Duke of Sutherland has presented each of the tradesmen on his Trentham estate , some 120 in number , with a milch cow and sufficient pasture land for feeding . This is in addition to the gardens and pasture land they already possess .

REGISTRATION OF DENTISTS . — Already about 907 persons have been registered under the Dentists Act . No less than 816 of these had no claim to legal recognition except that of being engaged in the practice of dentistry—553 alone , 263 in connection with pharmacy . Of those registered 8 9 possess the licence in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England , —Lancet .

The French Government has decided to stop thc issue of tickets for the National Lottery after the eighth million . The State printing presses cannot supply them fast enough to meet the demand . The Sheffield Independent informs us that the Richmond Vestry have instructed their surveyor to -Witch the progress of the electric light , and report whenever h thinks it desirable for the streets of Richmond to be lighted by it .

The plant and appliances employed in the erection of Cleopatra ' s Needle have been removeel , and the artisans from South Kensington Museum are engaged in taking plaster casts of the obelisk- Bro . Professor Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., has handed to Bro . John Dixon , C . E ., a cheque for £ 10 , 000 , in redemption of his pledge to pay him that sum on the erection of Cleopatra's Needle on the banks of the Thames .

Grand Lodge Of Canada.

GRAND LODGE OF CANADA .

The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Canada , which com - menced at Shaftesbury HaU on Wednesday , attracted a large number of the Craft from the country , besides a fair representation of city bodies . The brethren attended in Masonic clothing , and presented a fine appearence . The following were elected officers for the ensuing

year : — M . W . Bro . W . H . Weller , Cobourg ( reelected ) Grand Master . V . W . Bro . J . A . Henderson , Kingston , ( re-elected ) D . Grand Mastr V . W . Bro . Bernard Saunders , Toronto , G . S . Warden . London Warden

V . W . Bro . T . H . Tracey , ... G . J . . Rev . C . W . Patterson , Aurora Grand Chap . V . W . Bro . E . Mitchell , Hamilton ... G . Treasurer . V . W . Bro . J . Lawson , Picton ... ... G . Registrar . V . W . Bro . J . J . Mason , Hamilton ( reelected Grand Secretary V . W . Bro . E . Ball Grand Tyler .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

Fot the Week ending Friday , November 1 , 1878 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chap , ters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or day of meeting .

SATURDAY , OCTOBER 26 . Audit Com ., Boys * School , at 3 . Lodge 1293 , Burdett , Mitre Hot ., Hampton-ct . „ 1541 , Alexandra Palace , Muswell Hill , N .

„ 1686 , Paxton , Crystal Palace , Sydenham . „ 1706 , Orpheus , F . M . H . Chap . 177 , Caveac , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . „ 1329 , Sphinx , Surrey M . H . Red Cross , C , Roman Eagle , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st .

LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzrqy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , St . George ' s Club , Victoria Station . Percy , 113 , Southgate-road , N .

MONDAY , OCTOBER 28 . Lodge 4 , Royal Somerset Ho . and Inverness , F . M . H . „ 28 , Old King ' s Arms , F . M . H . „ 79 , Pythagorean , Ship Hot ., Greenwich . 11 183 , Unity , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st .

„ 902 , Burgoyne , Anderton's Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 1608 , Kilburn , Queen ' s Arms Hot . ( Installation . ) „ 1615 , Bayard , 33 , Golden-sq ., W . „ 16 32 , Stuart , Surrey M . H . Chap . 25 , Robert Burns , F . M . H .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford . St . John , Gun Hot ., Wapping , 8 till 10 . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , 174 , High-st ., Camden Town , at 8 .

Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich ,

TUESDAY , OCTOBER 29 . Audit Com ., Girls' School , at 4 . Lodge 141 , Faith , Anderton ' s Hot ., FIcet-st . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney .

Domatie , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Dalhousie , The Sisters' Tav ., Pownall-rd ., E . Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich .

Constitutional , Bedford Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe .

St . Jobn of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping . Three Bucks , Islington , 23 , Gresham-st ., at 7 p . m . Leopold , Woolpack Tavern , Bermondsey-st . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill . Mount Edgcumbe , 19 , Jermyn-st ., St . James ' s . Sir Hugh Myddelton , 162 , St . John ' s-st .-rd .

WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 30 . London Masonic Charity Association , 1 , Clifford ' s Inn . Lodge 898 , Temperance in the East , 0 , Newby-pi ., Poplar . „ 1768 , Progress , F . M . H . Chap . 435 , Mount Lebanon , Ship & Turtle , LeadenhaII-st .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Urban , 23 , Gresham-street , City , E . C , at 6 . 30 . New Concord , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N . Mt . Lebanon , Horse Shoe Tav ., Stones-End , E .

Pythagorean , Portland Hot ,, London-st ., Greenwich . New Concord , Je 41 y Farmers , Southgate-rd . La Tolerance , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford - st , Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham . Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley .