Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

Comp . the Earl of Lathom , Prov . Grand Superintendent of West Lancashire will consecrate the Chapter of Israel , No . 1502 , at the Masonic Hall , Hopestreet , Liverpool , on Tuesday , the 29 II 1 inst . The Principals designate being Comps . Maurice Hart , P . M . 1502 , Z . ; Sigismund Schonstadt , P . M . 1502 , as H . ; and Henry A . Tobias , P . M . 1502 , P . G . Supt . of Works , as J .

A lodge of instruction , called the Emulation , has been formed in Christchurch , New Zealand . Bro . Lieut .-Colonel Sir J . M'Garcl-Hogg , Bart ., K . C . B ., M . P ., has been elected for the 12 th time as Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works , at a salary of sC 2 ooo per annum . ?

Bros , the Rig ht Hon . the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Hanson , and Sheriff Ogg will dine with the Law and City Courts Committee , at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday , December 5 th . Bro . Z . C . Luse , P . G . Master of Iowa , is offering for sale his Masonic library , which is one of the largest and best in the world .

Bro . Dr . John Johnstone , P . M ., was presented with a Past Master ' s diamond-mounted gold jewel by the brethren of the Croxteth United Service Lodge , 7 SG , Liverpool , upon the expiration of his year of office as W . M . Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , has definitely consented to visit the town of Sutton , Surrey , and lay the foundation stone of the new church of St .

Barnabas , New Town . The ceremony will take place about the middle of January next , that time suiting the Prince ' s convenience . The new mission-room in connection with the church has just been completed , and will be opened for service on Advent Sunday . A Provincial Grand Lodge of Emergency of the Freemasons of Sussex is to be held at the Royal Pavilion ,

Brighton , on Monday , December ) 2 th , to welcome all brehren attending the Brighton Health Congress . Bro . Eugene Thicllay will preside at the annual dinner of the Hairdressers' and Perfumers' Benevolent Institution on Tuesday , the 2 yth inst ., at Freemasons ' Tavern . The Kensinsrton Lodtre will , in future , hold their

meetings at the South Kensington Hotel , Queen's Gateterrace , instead of at the Courtfield Hotel as iormerly . Bro . J . Earncombe , P . G . Sword Bearer Sussex , P . M . 311 , and P . Z . 311 , and Bro . James Adames , P . M . 311 and P . Z . 311 , have been elected aldermen of thenewlyincorporatcd borough of Lewes . Previous to incorporation the feudal -system of government by Iiigh constables had

existed nearly coo years . Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , is to be the guest of Mr . Coleridge-Kennard shortly before Christmas , but will not remain over Christmas Day . CORRECTION . —In a portion of our impression iast week the name of Lord Leigh appeared as Lord Sleigh , in a paragraph refering to the Festival of the Girls' School .

Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , will preside at the 217 th anniversary festival , ' of the Scottish Corporation , on St . Andrew ' s Day , 30 th November , at Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brctte has been appointed Examiner at Eton College . Comp . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Scribe E .,

assisted by Comp . Sir John B . Monckton , P . G . Prin . Soj ., Rev . C . W . Arnold , ' P . G . A . Soj ., and Peter de Lande Long , P . G . Prin . Soj ., will consecrate the Castle Chapter of Harmony No . 2 ( 5 , at the Regent Masonic Hall , Cafe Royal , GS , Regent-street , on Wednesday , November 30 th , at four o ' clock precisely . The Principals designate are Comps . Wiliam Ccppard Beaumont , Z . ; George Bernard Brodic , M . D ., P . Z . 2 , IT . ; and Edward Milner , J .

Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , K . G ., w ' i ! l be installed as Past Grand Master in the Mark Degree of Freemasonry at a Grand Lodge of that Degree , to be held at Freemasons' Tavern en December ( 5 th .

Bro . T . D . Hayes , P . M . 913 , and M . E . Z . 913 , has been presented with a valuable and handsomely illuminated vellum , for services rendered as Steward at the festival of the Girls School on April iGth , 1 SS 0 . Upon that occasion he attended as the representative of the Pattison Lodge and Chapter , and took up the handsome sum of £ 207 10 s . The inscription is as follows : "Royal

Masonic Institution for Girls , under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . Presented by the Committee of the Institution to Bro . T . D . Hayes , I . P . M . 913 , in grateful recognition of valuable services rendered by him at the anniversary festival , Friday , April ifith , 18 S 0 ; H . R . H . Prince Leopold , K . G ., P . G . W ., R . W . O . R ., R . W . G . M . of Oxfordshire , in the chair ; when the amount

realized by the joint exertions of 294 Stewards was jC ' l 3 > 759 2 S . ( id . " The present is a very handsome one , and one that any Mason might fairly and honestly be proud of . At a meeting of the St . Ninian Lodge , N ' ewton-Stewart , on the Secretary stating that he had received a circular asking for the usual annual contribution to the

Prov . Grand Lodge , the R . W . M . instructed the Secretary W ) state that St . Ninian Lodge was hardly aware that the Prov . Grand Lodge was in existence . No meeting of it had been held for about fifteen months . Vacancies in the Prov . Grand Lodge had not been filled up , the province had not been visited , and altogether , Masonry , through the neglect of the Prov . Grand Lodge , was in a very poor

condition . He only hoped that the Grand Lodge would give Galloway a little of its attention . These remarks were endorsed by the brethren present . Bro . Kcnnett Harris was unanimously elected W . M . of the Temple Bar Lodge , No . 172 S , at the tegular meeting of the lodge , on the 17 th inst .

Mr . Taylor , R . I . B . A ., has just published a bonk entitled . " The 'Towers and Steeples of ( Bro . ) Sir Christopher Wren's Churches ; " and in the preface he expresses hi- ; thanks to Rev . Dr . Sparrow Simpson , F . S . A ., Prebendary Vine , Bro . Major Gough , and Bro . Henry Wright for the assistance they have rendered .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The annual meeting of the Grand Conclave of the Knightly Order of the Red Cross of Constantine , under the Presidency of the Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., will take place on Monday , the 5 th of December . Bro . Henry Irving was entertained in Edinburgh by the Pen and Pencil Club , and also by the

Edinburgh Philosophical Institution , before whom he lectured on the stage on its opening night of the session . Wo are g lad to hear that Bro . Alderman Knight has so far recovered from his recent serious illness , acquired whilst on a visit to the United States , as to be able to go to the seaside , and is now pronounced convalescent . Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and Bros .

Alderman and Sheriff Hanson , and Sheriff Ogg , will dine with the Makers of Playing Cards Company , at the Guildhall Tavern , on Monday , December 12 th . Bro . R . P . Spice , C . E ., is one of the Wardens of the Company . Bro . John Esson presided at a meeting of the friends and supporters of M . Weingott , on Monday , to further the candidature of that gentleman as one of the representatives of the Ward of Farringdon Without .

Bro . Henry Irving , who is at present fulfilling an engagement at the Prince ' s Theatre , Manchester , was entertained at luncheon in the Queen ' s Hotel , Manchester , by some of his admirers on Wednesday , Professor Ward was in the chair , and Mr . Jacob Bright , M . P ., was also present . At theNfational Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending November the 12 th

was 937 . Bro . H . J . Byron is writing a new burlesque to be produced at the Royalty , until which the manager has revived " Genevieve de Brabant . " Bro . W . Martin , J . D . S 79 , will work the Fifteen Sections in the King Harold Lodge of Instruction , at tho Britannia Hotel , Waltham New Town ( adjoining Waltham

Station , G . E . R . ) , on Saturday , the 26 th inst .. The lodge opens at 6 . 30 p . m . Bro . Sir Charles Bright , C . E ., distributed the prizes to the pupils of the 'Trade and Mining School at Bristol , on Tuesday last , and delivered an interesting address upon the practical applications of electricity .

Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury has fixed Tuesday , the 29 th inst ., as the date for opening the new premises of the Golden-lane and Iloxton Christian Mission . Bro . J . D . Allcroft , E . R . A . S ., Treasurer for the Royal Hospital for Incurables , presided on Friday , at the twenty-seventh annual meeting and autumnal election , at the Cannon-street Hotel .

At the Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , 1625 , of which Bro . T . Wooding , S . W . 130 G , is the Preceptor , the Fifteen Sections will be worked on Monday evening , the 2 Sth inst ., at seven o ' clock precisely . Bro . G . IT . Stephens , S . D . 1 G 23 , will preside . The annual concert in aid of the funds of the Post Office Orphan Home will take place on December 17 th ,

at St . James ' s Hall , Kegent-s ' treet and Piccadilly , under distingu shed patronage . ' Bro . Sir Julius Benedict will be the conductor . Her Majesty the Queen , accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Royal suite , arrived at Windsor from Scotland on Wednesday . Her Majesty will stay at Windsor Castle until after December 14 th , the anniversary of

the death of the Prince Consort , and then proceed to Osborne , where she will spend her Christmas . The installation ceremony will be rehearsed in the Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction , No . 1445 , held at The Moorgate , 15 , Finsbury Pavement , E . C , on Wednesday next , the 30 th inst ., at seven p . m ., by Bro . VV . IT . Myers , P . M . S 20 and 1445 , Preceptor . Brethren are earnestly invited to attend .

The Provincial Grand Chapter of Middlesex will be held on Wednesday next , the 30 th inst ., at the Grotto Hotel , 'Twickenham . 'The esteemed Grand Superintendent , who has just returned from Derbyshire , will , as usual , preside on the occasion . Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught dined with the Benchers of Grays Inn , on the "Grand day " ( Tuesday last ) , of Michaelmas Term , in Gray ' s Inn Hall .

Bro . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen was one of the speakers at the annual meeting of the Leek School of Art , and announced that Mr . J . Nicholson , silk manufacturer , intended to erect a library and museum , to cost £ 10 , 000 . Bro . Dresser Rogers ' s , C . C ., house at Peckham is about to be converted into a Conservative Club .

The quarterly meeting of the York College of Rosicrucians will be held at York' this afternoon , when a paper will be read by one of the members on a " Few Notes of a Tour by a Freemason in Egypt . " We notice that this college is drawing to itself many of the most intelligent brethren in the North of England , and this is scarcely to be wondered at since its gatherings are always marked by the

reading of one or more papers of sterling interest . Bro . Edward Bacon , army schoolmaster , doing duty with the Royal Artillery at Shoeburyness , and I . P . M . of the Gibraltar Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 43 , was last week presented with a handsome P . M . jewel , purchased b y means of a private subscription among the members of the lodge . Owing to Bro . Bacon ' s recent removal

from the Rock , the presentation was made privately by Bro . Broster White , the W . M . for the ensuing year , and ju :-t now en route to Dublin . The jewel bears the following inscription : — " Presented to Bro . E . Bacon , I . P . M ., by the members of Mark Lodge No . 43 , as a slight recognition of his untiring zeal in Mark Masonry , June 1 SS 1 . " It maybe noted that Bro . Bacon ' s year of office was remarkable

for the large number of brethren advanced , for the perfect and singularl y effective working of his officers , and for the safe mooring to " 43 , " after hard struggles , of an ark called the CocUburn Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners . It is a matter of extreme regret that Lodge No . 43 has lost also the services of its present excellent W . M ,, who will , we are sure , make as distinguished a mark in Dublin as he did at Gibraltar .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , who has lately been spending a good deal of bis time on the Continent , has just been betrothed to the Princess Hc'lene de Waldeck , younger sister of the Queen of the Netherlands , a niece of the Queen of Sweden . Bro . the Duke of Albany was born April , 1 S 53 .

Bros . Alderman Ellis , and Lord Mayor and Alderman and Sheriff Hanson took part , on Saturday last , at the Costal Palace , at the distribution of prizes to the successful competitors of the London Rifle Brigade . Bro . Sheriff Hanson expressed his pleasure at being asked to take part , having been connected with the corps for many years .

Captain the Earl of Waldegrave took the gold badge of the year , among other prizes , for shooting . Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brelte , 31 ° was installed M . W . S . of the Palestine Rose Croix Chapter , by Bro . Colonel Shadwell Henry Clerke , 33 , on Tuesday the 22 nd inst .

Bro . Sims ' s comedy , " The Member for Slocum ,- " was played on Wednesday , the 23 rd inst ., at the Gaiety afternoon performance . Bro . Alderman NJottage , who was taken ill ' at the Guildhall on Lord Mayor's Day , and had to leave before the company broke up , is , we are glad to state , now out of danger . He has been attended by two physicians for congestion cf the lungs and liver .

At the meeting of the Israel Lodge , 205 , it was resolved to present to Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , Past Grand Warden , & c , a congratulatory address , handsomely engrossed on vellum , upon his approaching wedding to H . R . H . the Princess HoTene of Waldeck .

ihe funeral of Bro . lom J . Mason , Treasurer of the Lodge of Independence , 721 , Chester , took place on the iGth inst ., when the brethren of the lodge , to the number of between forty and fifty , assembled in front of the Town Hall , and , on the mournful procession reaching that spot , they took their places at the head of the line , and led it through the city to the cemetery , where the members of

the City Council and the Law Association had already formed on both sides of the path leading to the cemetery chapel . The Masons marching through this line , formed open column at the chapel doors , and after the remains of the late brother and the mourners had entered the brethren followed , and listened to the first part of the mournful ceremony . 'They then formed line again , and followed the

coffin to the grave , where the remainder of the service > vas most impressively read by Canon Grantham . This being over , the brethren forming round the last receptacle of their departed brother , cast their emblematic sprigs of . acacia on to his coffin . It had been arranged that the W . M . should deliver a short oration over the grave , but the wind was piercing cold , so it was omitted , and the brethren dispersed .

The vacancy in the commission of Lieutenancy of the City , caused by the death of Bro . Sir W . A . Rose , will be filled up in January . Bro . Alderman Knight presided on Tuesday last at a meeting of the City of London Fire Assurance Company . Bro . Alderman Sheriff Hanson has become a Vice-President of the City Church annd Churchyard

Protection Society . Bro . Edgar Atwflbd , Past Prov . Grand Sword Bearer South Wales ( VV . Division ) , will be installed W . M . of the Aberystwyth Lodge , No . 1072 , by Bro . G . T . Smith , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . W ., P . Prov . G . Sec . S . Wales ( W . Division ) , at the Masonic Rooms , Belle Vue Royal Hotel ,

Aberystwyth , on Ihursday , December 1 st ., on which occasion the R . Worshipful Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Col . J . A . Lloyd-Phillips will make his annual official visit to the lodge . Bro . E . A . Philbrick , Q . C ., P . G . D ., is confined to his room , suffering from a cold .

At the installation meeting of the Clapham Lodge , No . 1 S 1 S , at the Grosvenor Hotel , Belgravia , on Wednesday last , Bro . William C . Hale was installed Worshipful Master by Bro . Louis Hirsch , P . M . A report will appear in our next . The Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction will in future meet at The Constitution , Bedford-street ,

Coventgarden , at 7 . 45 p . m . The remains of the late Bro . T . E . Purd y were on Monday , the 14 th inst ., conveyed to their final resting-place , Abney Park Cemetery . Bro . Purdy was one of the sub-inspectors of the New River Company , which ofiice he has held for many years , succeeding his father . His district included Shoreditch , St . Luke's , and part of

CTerkenwell . He was one of the oldest and certainly one of the most respected of the Company ' s officers . He died after about five days' illness from inflammation and pleurisy . A great number of his friends attended his funeral , including Mr . Kershaw , Mr . Page , and many other officers of the New River Company , the Vestry Clerks , Surveyors , and other

officers of Shoreditch , St . Luke's , Clerkemvell , and Bethnal Green , and by a large number of his personal friends , but more particularly by about forty members of the Finsbury Lodge , No . SGi , of which his father was one of the principal founders and of which the deceased was a P . M ., having also for many years filled the ofiice of Hon '

Secretary . Upon the coffin being lowered into the grave , a number of beautiful wreaths were deposited . Bro . Purdy was not only highly respected for his qualities as a public officer , but equally so for his goodness and charity in a private sense . It is rare to find by the side of the grave so many testimonies of esteem , and certainly none more deservedly bestowed .

Great success has attended the working of the Guardsman Coffee Tavern in London , and , after paying all expenses , a surplus remains for the central council to devote to the establishment of similar taverns in other garrisons . The new Army Coffee Tavern at Sandgate will be opened on the 2 nd prox . The Secretary of State

for War has granted a site for a coffee tavern on the Lynchford-road , Aldershot , and the council have ordered its immediate erection . J . 'E . SHAN'T ) & Co ., Wine Merchants ( Experts and Valuers ) . VVell fermented Old Wines and matured Spirits , a , Albert Mansions , Victoria Street , London , S . W .