Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The next regular monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Saturday , the 3 rd prox .

The Moravian Chapter , No . 387 , has , on the 16 th November , the third time within the last 10 years , unanimously elected Bro . John Ramsden Riley as its First Principal . Bro . S . S . Williams has been re-elected M . W .

Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio , and Bro . John D . Caldwell , Grand Secrelary . Bro . Earl Granville will be the principal guest at the Eighty Club at their next dinner , which will be held

on Tuesday , the 13 th prox . Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser presided for the first time in the Court of Common Council on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., and was loudly cheered on entering by the assembled members of the Court .

Bro . J . Morgan Howard , Q . C , M . P . for the Dulwich division of Camberwell , has been appointed Judge of the County Court in Cornwall , and as a consequence has vacated his seat in the House of Commons .

Bro . General Lord Wolseley , J . G . W ., has consented to unveil a statue at Liverpool to General Earle , who was killed in one of the engagements during the Khartoum Expedition . The ceremony will take place on Friday , the 1 Sth prox .

On the 13 th October last , the new lodge room in the Massina Clerk Building in Newhaven , Connecticut , was solemnly consecrated to the purposes of Freemasonry by Bro . H . H . Greene , M . W . G . M . Connecticut . A banquet followed after , at which fully 100 guests sat down , and the usual toasts proper to such an occasion were duly honoured .

The Princess of Wales and her three daughters arrived at Sheerness from the Continent on Saturday last , on board the Royal yacht Osborne . They proceeded at once by train to London , and were met at Charing Cross Station by the Prince of Wales , who accompanied them to Marlborough House .

We regret to record the death , on Sunday evening last , of the Countess of March , wife of Bro . the Earl of March , P . S . G . Warden of England , eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon . Her ladyship was the second wife of our noble brother , to whom she was married in July , 1 SS 2 .

The health of Bro . the Hon . D . Plunket , M . P ., her Majesty ' s First Commissioner of Works , has been so far restored that on Sunday last he was able , for the first time for nearly six months , to take a short carriage drive . He has since left for the South of England in order still further to recruit his strength . We trust that at no distant date he will have entirely recovered .

On Monday evening , 14 th inst ., the Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Durham , Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., paid an official visit with his officers , present and past , to the St . Hilda's Lodge , No . 240 , Freemasons' Hall , Ingham-street , South Shields , of which the W . M . is Bro . John Aydon Hall . The Prov . Grand

Master was accompanied by Bros . J . H . Turnbull , P I G VV Robert Hudson , P . G . S . B . Eng ., P . G . Sec ; J . J . Clay ' , P . G . D . of C ; and a number of other officers . There was a veiy large attendance , and the P . G . M . presided , took part in the proceedings of the lodge , and afterwards addressed the W . M . and brethren assembled . He received a very cordial

reception . On Friday evening , the iSth inst ., the meeting of the General and Subordinate Committees ' of the annual ball for the West Lancashire Educational Institution was held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street . During the evening a very pleasing presentation was quietly made ; by the members present to Bro . H . M . MolyneuxPM 155

, .., , P . P . G . D . C , of a fine suit of Masonic clothing , in recognition of his 30 years'service as D . C . of the annual ball . Bro . G . Williams , Secretary 2114 , made the presentation in suitable terms , highly eulogising the efforts Brc . Molyneux had used in his long career . He was supported by Bro . T . W . Walker , and Bro . Molyneux responded in suitable terms .

IHE LATE BRO . HYDE PULLEN . — We notice amongst the many candidates for election to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in May next the cime of tlie widow of the late Bro . William Hyde Pullen , Past Grand Sword Bearer , and Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the Isle of Wight . We much regret that there

should be any necessity for Mrs . Pullen to ask for such help , but we feel convinced , on the other hand , that her case will meet with a large and influential support . Bro . Hyde Pullen was too well known as a working Mason to nr-ed any eulogy at our hands . He was indefati gable in his zeal , perfect as a ritualist , and agreeable and genial as a companion ; wherever Masonic business had to be transacted assistance in Masonic work

or required , Bro . Pullen was always ready and wM ' ng to a d . 'The Masons who personally knew the late Bro . Pullen are legion , and they will , doubtless , do all in their power to support the candidature ot his widow , but we would commend the case to all , both as deserving in itself and also as a fitting tiibute to the memory of one who was a faithful member of the Craft for nearl y half-a-century .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . the Earl of Dunraven has granted remissions of rents on his Limerick estates to the extent of 30 per cent , on judicial rents . The yacht Sunbeam , with Bro . Lord Brasseyon board , arrived at the Cape de Verde Islands on Saturday last , and may be expected shortly to reach England .

Bro the Marquis of Head fort , S . G . Warden of Ireland , and the Marchioness of Headfort have left Headfort House for a stay of a few weeks in England . Bros , the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers-, M . P ., and the Earl of Onslow _ are among those who have been recently addressing political meetings in different parts of the country .

Several deputations had interviews with Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., Secretary to the Board of Trade , on the subject of the Sugar Bounties , on Wednesday . Bro , Earl Granville attended and addressed a meeting of the Liberals of the several constituencies into

which Leeds is divided , tne members representing those constituencies being also present , and taking part in the proceedings . At the Fat Cattle Show which was opened in the Agricultural Hall , Norwich , on the 17 th inst ., her Majesty obtained first prize in one of the cattle classes , and the Prince of Wales a similar award in one of the sheep classes .

Bro . the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie , who have returned from New York , after a long tour in the United States , are detained at Havre , owing to the illness on the Countess , whose symptoms , though severe , are reported to be favourable .

At the installation meeting of the Ebury Lodge , No . 134 S , held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Tuesday , the 22 nd inst ., Bro . Harry Fincham was installed as W . M . For the ensuing year in the presence of a large number of members and visiting brethren .

The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Loughborough Lodge ot Instruction , Gauden Hotel , Clapham , S . W . ( outside Qapham Road Station , L . C . D . R . and L . B . S . C . R . ) , on Monday , November 2 Sth , 1 SS 7 , by Bro . N . Price , I . P . M . jNo . 177 , at 7 . 30 p . m . prompt . The First Cinderella dance of the Ingoldsb y

Club was held at the Horns Assembly Rooms , Kennington Park , on Thursday , 17 th inst . A great many South London Masons were present on the occasion . 'The dance was a great success . The W . M . of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , 72 , and several membeas , also members of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , were present .

The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of his Council held at the Duchy of Cornwall Offices , Buckingham Gate , on Saturday last . On Sunday , Bro . the Maharajah of Kuch Behar , P . G . W . England , and the Maharanee lunched with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House .

The Prince of Wales left Marlborough House on Monday afternoon , on a visit to Bro . Tyssen Amhurst , M . P ., at Didlington Hall , Brandon , Norfolk , where a number of distinguished guests have been invited to meet his Royal _ Highness , and whence he will return to London this ( Friday ) afternoon .

Monday , the 21 st inst ., was the 47 th anniversary of the birth of the Imperial Crown Princess of Germany , Princess Royal of Great Britain , who was born on the 21 st November , 1 S 40 , and married the Imperial Crown Prince , then Prince Frederick William of Prussia , in January , 1 S 5 S . The event was celebrated in the usual fashion at Windsor , a Royal salute being fired at 1 p . m . in the Long

Walk . Application has been made to the properauthorities for the formation ° of a new Masonic lodge , to be held at the Castle Hotel , East Molesey , Surrey , and named after the Deputy Prov . G . M . of Surrey . The petition of the founders has been granted , and the ceremony

attaching to the opening of a lodge in Ihis Order will be conducted towards the end of December . The Arnold Lodge , which was established at the Bell Inn , East Molesey , about five years ago , will shortly remove to Mr , Mayo ' s , as Mr . Pinckney is unable to give the necessary room for the number of members now on the book . — Kingston and Surbiton News .

The annual conclave of the Grand Cominandery of Knights Templar in Massachusetts and Rhode Island was held in Boston on the 26 th October last . After the transaction of the appointed business , the delivery of the usual address by the Grand Commander , and the report of the several Committees had been handed in , Sir Knight George H . Allen was elected Grand Commander , and Sir

A . F . Chapman , Grand Recorder . The new Grand Commander was installed in office , as were the other Grand Officers , everything passing off most admirably . The death is announced of Bro . Capt . Wm . John Newman , surgeon dentist , who was well known and highly esteemed in volunteer , Masonic , and other circles . His death took place on the iSthinst ., at his late residence , 24

Oxford-, street , Liverpool , in his 55 th year . Deceased was for many years an active officer of the 19 'h L . R . V . ( Press Guards ) , and during his connection with that corps he evinced the liveliest interest in its welfare , as , indeed , in the auxiliary force generally . He was a P . M . of the Croxteth United Service Lodge , and also held Provincial

Grand rank in West Lancashire . Bro . Capt . Newman took a active part in the furtherance of the beneficent woik of the Dental Hospital , Mount Pleasant , and on his retirement from the honorary appointment which long attached him to that Institution he was presented with a very substantial testimonial in recognition of the excellent work which he had done .

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every family , being a medicine of incomparable utility for voung persons , especially those of feeble constitutions . They nerer ' cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels . Holloway's Pills are the best known purifiers of the blood , the most active promoters of absorption and secretion , whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles are removed from both solids and fluids , — ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

The annual banquet of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , will take place at the Holborn Restaurant on Monday , the 5 th prox ., at 7 p . m . The ceremonies of consecration and installation will be rehearsed by VV . Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . Std . Br ., on Monday , the 28 th inst ., at the Railway Hotel , Highstreet , Putney .

Bro . Bradley , Prov . G . Sec . Berks and Bucks , writes to make a correction in our report of the consecration of the Dene Lodge last week . We stated that the roll of lodges in the province amounted to eighteen ; we should have said twenty-one . Bro . the Earl of Onslow , Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies has been appointed a delegate at the Conference on the Sugar Bounties .

The Prince of Wales , whose term of office as Treasurer of the Middle Temple will terminate to-day ( Friday ) will preside this evening at the "Grand Day " dinner , which takes place during Michaelmas term . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., left Devonshire House on a visit to his father at Chatsworth . His lordship will shortly visit Dublin for political purposes in company with the Right Hon . G . J . Goschen , M . P .

It seems there are 32 S 3 Freemasons in Berlin , which is at the rate of 29 for every 10 , 000 of inhabitants . In Lubeck the proportion is 82 per 10 , 000 , in Bremen 45 per 10 , 000 , and in Hamburg 54 per 10 , 000 . A recent number of the Philadelphia Keystone

contains a long account of the civil distinctions achieved by many of the members of the St . John ' s Lodge , of Philadelphia , 1731-3 S , the most prominent among them being Bros . VV . Allen , Benjamin Franklin , Dr . Thomas Bond , and Dr . T . Cadwalader .

Bro . W . S . Gardner , a Past Grand Master of Massachusetts , and one of the most learned and thoughtful brethren in that jurisdiction , has recently resigned his seat on the judicial bench . Bro . Gardner was born in 1827 .

Bros . Hyde Clarke , Sir S . Waterlow , Bart ., Maguire , Sir B . Samuelson , and others , attended a conference held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Wednesday , under the auspices of the London Chamber of Commerce , on the subject of "Commercial Education . "

The Fifteen Sections -will be worked at the Temperance Lodge of Instruction , No . 169 , at the Duke of York Tavern , Evelyn-street , Deptford , on Friday , the 2 nd prox ,, at 7 p . m ., when Bro . W . Martin , P . M . 879 , will preside , supported by Bros . Beavis , P . M . S 79 , VVestman , P . M . 147 , and number of well-known Section workers .

Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser will entertain the members of the International Conference on the Sugar Bounties , which is now being held in London , at dinner , on Wednesday next , the 30 th inst ., but as the Mansion House is undergoing repairs , the banquet will take place in Sadlers' Hall , by permission of the members of tha Guild . The Princess of Wales , accompanied by her

daughters , the Princesses Louise , Victoria and Maud , left Marlborough House on Wednesday afternoon for Sandringham , where they will be joined later in the week by the Prince , who is already in Norfolk , on a visit to Bro . Tyssen-Amhurst , M . P . The infant daughter of the Prince and Princess Henry ot Battenberg was christened in the parish chapel

at Balmoral , on Wednesday . Her Majesty help the child while the rite was being performed , the names given , being Victoria Eugenie Julia Eva . This is the first baptism that has taken place in the castle of Balmoral , and the only royal baptism which has been celebrated . in Scotland for upwards of 200 years . Bro . Sir Roper Lethbridge has , we understand ,

been invited to read a paper on " The Gjld Fields of Mysore " at the Colonial Institute , and has consented to do so at an early meeting , when Sir Andrew Clarke , who was one of the first officials in India to call attention to those fields , will preside . The exhibition of the Queen ' s Jubilee presents

at St . James's Palace was brought to a close on Wednesday , the number of persons who visited it during the time it was open being about 430 , 000 , of whom 80 per cent , were women and children . Among the more recent visitors was the Princess of Wales , who inspscted th ; m on Sunday last .

The Lord Chancellor , Bro . Lord Halsbury , laid the foundation stone of the new City of London Court , Guildhall , on Wednesday afternoon , in the presence of Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser and other leading City functionaries . On the motion of the Lord Mayor , a vote of thanks to his lordship for his presence on the occasion was carried with acclamation .

The City of Westminster Lodge , No . 1563 , held the installation meeting on Thursday , ( last evening ) at the Regent Masonic Temple ( Cafe Royal ) , W . Bro . Edmond Beaumont Cox , J . W ., W . M . elect was duly installed by Bro . W . C . Smith , VV . M . A large attendance was present , and everything went satisfactorily . Bro . Hammond , P . N ., had been re-elected Treasurer , and Bro .

J . E . Shand , P . M ., was re-appointed Secretary for the seventh year . Full report will appear in our next . A special Masonic Service was held at St . Botolph ' s , ^ Knottingly , at which Bro . ' the Rev . F . E . Egerton , Chaplain of the St . Oswald Lodge , No . 910 , and vicar of the parish took the principal part . Among the brethren present was Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., Prov . G .

Master of West Yorkshire , and the members of the St . Oswald Lodge , in full Masonic clothing , while the sermon was preached by Bro . the Very Rev . A . Purey-Cust , Dean of York , and Past G . Chaplain of England . Bro . Viscount Lifford , who died at his seat , Meen G ! as , Stranorlar , County Donegal , on Sunday , after a long and painful illness , was born on the 31 st March , 1 S 11 , and

succeeded to the title and estates in 1 S 55 . While at Christ Church , Oxford , he was initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , in 1830 , but he does not seem to have taken an active part in Masonry . He was one of the representative peers of Ireland , and is succeeded by his eldest son , the Hon . and Rev . James Wilfred Hewitt , born 12 th October , 1 S 37 , of Austin House , Broadway , Worcestershire .