Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

VVe are asked to state that , by an error , the case of Alice Flora Cook , No . 20 on the list of candidates for the forthcoming April Election of the Royal Alasonic Institution for Girls is incorrectly stated as having both parents living —it should read "father" only . A banquet will be given by the Beaconsfield Club on Wednesday , the 14 th April prox ., in honour of Lord Randolph Churchill , ALP .

Bro . Lord Randol p h Churchill , M . P ., has arranged to open a new Conservative Club at Chester , on the 19 th prox . A new realistic drama , entitled " The Silver Wedding , " by Bro . Jas . Willing , jun ., was produced with

great success at the National Standard Theatre on Alonday evening . On Thursday , the 18 th inst ., Miss Florence M . Legg , ' elder daughter of Bro . H . G . Legg , of Christ ' s Hospital , was married to Air . J . E . Hetley , solicitor , of Gray's Inn .

UNITED NORTHERN COUNTIES L ODGE , 2128 . —We are very much pleased to learn that this young lodge has voted from its funds three guineas to the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the Unemployed Artisans . Alay others follow so good an example . We are glad to hear that Bro . the Rev . Dr . Brette , who recently met with a severe accident , is progressing favourably , and vvas able to leave the room for the first time on Tuesday . It will be some time , however , before he will be able to resume his official duties .

Bro . Lord Lei gh , Prov . G . Master of Warwickshire has reduced the rents on the Stoneleigh Estate by twelve and a half per cent , for the next three years from Lady Day . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., presided at a conference held at Leicester on Friday , thc 19 th inst ., at the National Labour Association for promoting cooperative productions .

The installation ceremony will be rehearsed at the Prince Leopold Lodge of Instruction , No . 1445 , held at the Printing Works , No . 202 , Whitechapel-road , E ., on Monday evening , the 29 th inst . Bro . H . Roberts , S . W . and W . M . elect , was installed W . AI . of the Borough of Greenwich Alark Lodge , No . 332 , on Tuesday last , at the William the Fourth , Greenwich , Bro . Ralph Gooding , P . M ., and G . J . O ., vvas the Installing Officer . A full report will appear in our next

issue . A memorial portrait of the late R . W . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn , Bart ., Al . P ., vvas presented by Lady Williams- Wynn on Thursday last , the iSth inst ., to the Ruabon Working Alen ' s Association and Literary Institute , of which the deceased was President for 21 years .

Bro . Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) G . D . C , visited Windsor on Monday , when he placed the banners of the newly-created Knights of the Garter , Prince Henry of Battenberg , the Earl of Kimberley , the Alarquis of Northampton , and the Earl of Sefton , in the choir of St . Geortre ' s Chapel .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) a testimonial subscribed for by the noblemen and gentlemen who hunt with the Queen ' s , will be presented to Bro . the Earl of Cork , formerly Alaster of the Royal Buckhounds . The ceremonial will take place in the subscription room at TattersalPs , at 3 . 30 p . m ., and will be presided overbv Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , ALP .

Bro . the Duke of Abercorn presided at the 62 nd annual meeting , held at Willis ' s Rooms on Saturday last , of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . The report showed that 371 lives and 20 vessels had been saved by the lifeboats during the . year , while 1 S 4 other lives had been saved by shoreboats and other means , making a total of 555 . the whole of the services thus rendered having been rewarded by the Institution .

The inauguration of Bro . Richard Clout , as Master of the Pattenmakers' Company , was made the occasion of a pleasant festivity at the Guildhall Tavern , on Thursday , the 18 th inst . Bro . Clout occupied the chair , and there was a numerous and agreeable company present , including Bros . A . F . Godson , Windybank , Altman , and others .

The death of Bro . George Stirton , of Coupar Angus , Perthshire , occurred on Saturday last , thc deceased having been hale and hearty , and able to move about till within a week of his demise . Bro . Stirton was initiated in the year 1 S 08 , the entry of his admission being recorded in the books of the lodge for that year . Thus our late brother had been a member of the Craft for 78 years , and was within an ace of being the oldest Freemason in Europe , if not in the world .

Bro . John Clark , the highly-respected T y ler of the Marquess of Granby Lodge , No . 124 , died on the iSth inst ., at his residence in Old Elvet , Durham . The deceased was CS years of age , and will be well remembered by every brother Alason in the northern province . Kind-hearted to a degree , faithful in the discharge of his duties , he vvas respected by all with whom he came in contact . His remains vvere interred in St . Oswald ' s Cemetery , Durham , on Sunday afternoon last .

The following dinners took place at the Freemasons' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , the 27 th inst .: —Alonday—Old King ' s Arms Lodge ; De Grey and Ripon Lodge ; Royal Somerset House Lodge ; Robert Burns Chapter ; Highland Society . Tuesday—Tuscan Lodirc : Industry LnHtrn _ Rovnl S _ ivnw 1 nAn-n IViuln ...

day—London Galloway Association ; Lodge of Antiquity ; Jordan Lodge . Thursday—Alount Moriah Lodge ; Grenadiers Lodge ; St . George ' s Chapter ; Vane Chapter . Friday—Jerusalem Lodge ; Peace and Harmony Lodge ; Socicte Nationale Francais Ball . Saturday—St . Olive ' s Cinderella Dance ; 2 nd Middlesex A . V . Dance ,

Masonic And General Tidings

It seems that , through no fault of ours , the list of Bro . VV . E . Blasby , who vvas Steward for the Royal Alfred Lodge , No . 7 S 0 , at the recent Festival of the Benevolent Institution was erroneously stated in our colums as amounting to £ 55 7 s ., whereas it should have been returned

as £ 65 17 s . Bro . Windy bank , Chairman of the Improvement Committee , presided at the Alarch dinner , held at the Guildhall Tavern on the iSth inst ., of the Coleman-street Ward Club .

Bro . Lord Plunket , Archbishop of Dublin , and Grand Chaplain of Ireland , presided at a special meeting , held in Dublin , on Tuesday , of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland . The Mansion House Fund for the Relief of Distress among the Unemployed amounted on Alonday to about i ' 75 , 000 , of which all but some £ Soo had been

distributed . Bro . Christopher Sykes , who is still lame from the accident he met with some months ago , attended in his place in the House of Commons for the first time , this week , and took the oaths and seat . Bro . Alderman Whitehead , who was only defeated at the General Election by the narrow majority

of 10 votes will again contest North Westmorland , whenever a fresh opportunity presents itself . At the annual meeting last week of the Equity and Law Life Assurance Society , iS , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , at which Bro . J . Al . Clabon , P . G . D ., presided , assets of the value of £ 2 , 062 , 597 vvere shown . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting held

at the Alansion House , on Tuesday , of the Council of the Aletropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund , the object being to consider a proposal by Dr . Wakley for increasing the amount now subscribed . Bro . E . J . Watherston suggests , wilh reference to the Carriage Tax , the tax of 15 s . per annum on Hackney carriages should remain ; but that every carriage should be

taxed at 25 s . per annum , the carriage builders who let out vehicles for short periods taking out licenses pro rat A . Bros . C . J . and A . E . Painter have been successful in their application for a renewal of the licence provisionally granted them for the well-known hostelry the Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-street , which for so many years has enjoyed a large amount of Masonic patronage .

We omitted to mention last week that at the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction supper the singers were Aliss . Lane , Aliss Mortimer , Bros . Tomlinson , S . Lane , F . P . Cross , C . Solomon , C Ralph , and G . P . Bertini . Recitations by Bros . Fowles and Green . By command of the R . W . Provincial Grand Alasterjof Cumberland and Westmorland the half-yearly

meeting of tbe above province will be held on Tuesday , the Gth of April , at the County Hall , Carlisle , Also the annual convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter the same place and day . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided on the 18 th inst ., at a meeting of ths Court of Common Council , when it was announced that steps had been commenced for the

reclamation of Wanstead Flats , with a view to giving as much employment as possible to the poor who are out of work and have no means of subsistence . Among those who attended the funeral in Kensal Green Cemetery , on Tuesday , of Lieut .-Gen . C . Tyrwhitt , private Secretary of H . R . H . the Dukeof Cambridge , were Bros . General Lord Wolseley , Admiral Lord Alcester , the

Earl of Cork , Lord A . Gordon-Lennox , and Francis Knollys , C . B . Bro . Charles Dickens occupied the chair at the annual meeting , at the Alemorial Hall , Farringdon-street , on Saturday last , of the Subscribers to ' the Printers ' Pension Almhouse , and Orphan Asylum Corporation . The report , which was of a very satisfactory character , was

adopted , and at the close of the proceedings , a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman for presiding . A new lodge is to be consecrated at Egremont , Cheshire , on the Cth prox . It is to be called trie Egerton Lodge , No . 2132 , and Lord Egerton will perform the ceremony . The W . AI . designate is Bro . Charles Dean , P . AL , 12 S 9 , one of the most popular Masons in the Province . Bros . H . B . Brown , P . AI . 131 S , and Charles Leighton ,

P . AI . 1318 , arc the S . and J . Wardens respectively . Bro . J . W . Boughton ( lessee and manager of the new Theatre Royal , Portsmouth ) , who has for some time ably fulfilled the duties of Secretary to the Portsmouth Lodge , No . 437 , was on Thursday , the iSth inst ., at the installation of the W . AI . elect , Bro . J . T . Thackary , presented by thebrethren with a Past Secretary's jewel , in recognition of his great zeal and ability , and in commemoration of his elevation to the S . W .

It is satisfactory to know that the appeal made on behalf of the widow and children of late Bro . C . W . Thompson , Vacant City Lands Officer , has been so successful . Over £ 2000 has been raised , the whole cost of collection having been within the trifling sum of £ 4 . Great

credit is due to those in charge of the management , while , as regards the total of the subscriptions , it speaks well for the esteem and respect in which the deceased vvas held that even in these depressed times so considerable an amount should have been raised .

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terests , & c ., Reversions , Borough Kates , & c ,, at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London , W . C—[ ADVT . ] HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Coughs , Influenza . —The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well v \ 'orlhy of trial in all diseases of the respiratory organs . In common colds and influenza the I'ilis , taken internally and the Ointment rubbed over lhe chest and throat , are exceedingly elikacious . When

influenza is epidemic , this treatment is the easiest , safest , and surest . Holloway's Pills purify Die blood , remove all obstacles to its free circulation through the lungs , relieve the over-gorged air tubes , and render respiration free , without reducing the strength , irritating the nerves , or depressing the spirits ; such are the ready means of saving sutlering when anyone isalllicted with colds , coughs , bronchitis , and other chest complaints , by which so many persons are seriously and permanently alluded in most countries , —[ ADVT . ]

Masonic And General Tidings

The consecration of the Constance Lodge , at Consett , has been fixed by the R . W . P . G . AL of Durham , Bro Sir Hedworth Williamson , for Wednesday , April 7 th . The Duke of Connaught has undertaken to preside at the festival dinner of the British Home for Incurables , to be held at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , on the 14 th proximo .

Bros . Augustus Harn ' sand H . Pettitt left London on Saturday evening last for Italy , where they will sketch the new melodrama it is intended to bring out at Drury Lane in the course of next autumn . We are glad to hear that the Metropolitan Board of Works have granted their certificate to the proprietor of the buildings in which is located "The Japanese Native

Village Exhibition . " It seems that the reports which appeared some few weeks back in the daily press , to the effect that thc said proprietor had been summoned before the Alagistrate at the Westminster Police Court , at the instance of thc said Board , and lined , has had a detrimental effect on the proprietors of the Japanese Exhibition , who had nothing whatever to do with the case or the

circumstances which led to it . It is only right , therefore , that this should be made known to the public , and vve are pleased to be able to lend a hand in securing the requisite publicity . The second annual ball in aid of the Lodge of Israel Benevolent Fund , will be held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Tuesday , 30 th inst ., dancing to commence at

9 o clock . Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Alayor , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Bro . Sheriff Clark and their ladies , have kindly promised to attend , and a very enjoyable evening is anticipated , as well as a handsome addition to the funds . A Dispensation has been granted by H . R . H . the Prince of VVales , M . W . G . M ., to allow Craft and Royal Arch clothing to be worn on the occasion .

Tickets may be obtained from Bro . Joseph Da Silva , 1 G 9 , Albion-road , Stoke Newington . A handsomely illuminated address was presented on the 13 th inst to Bro . Clement E . Stretton , P . P . G . S . W . Leicestershire and Rutland , P . G . Mark Sec , Leicestershire , & c , by deputations from the Coalville , VVigston , and other branches of the Amalgamated Railway Servants , in

token of their sympathy with him at the death of Mrs . Stretton , to whose many virtues and kindly feeling for others , especially such as might be in sorrow or distress , a handsome tribute of respect . Aloreover , Mrs . Stretton had , like her husband , taken a deep personal interest in the Society , and on that account the members were the more anxious to show their respect for her memory , Bro . Stretton very feelingly acknowledged the address .

J . AND \ V . TOLLEV'S "STANDARD" HAMMERLESS GUN . VVe have lately had an opportunity of inspecting Alessrs . J . and W . Tolley ' s ( of Pioneer Works , Birmingham , and 1 , Conduit-street , Regent-street ) '' 'Standard" hammerless gun , which is fitted with a most ingenious safety bolt , in the shape of a hook , which passes over each tumbler on

the gun being raised to full cock . These hooks are only withdrawn on the trigger being pulled , rendering the gun perfectly secure until the trigger is pulled . This gives the shooter an assurance of perfect safety and security we have never before experienced . VVe ought to mention that

no exertion whatever is required to cock the gun , as is the case in some other systems , the weight of the barrels themselves being sufficient to raise the tumblers to full cock . Want of space prevents us giving a fuller description of this gun ; but it is only justice to say that our trial of this beautiful weapon more than exceeded our expectations .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the week ending Saturday , April 3 , 18 SG . SATURDAY , A 1 ARCH 27 . Lodge 1297 , West Kent , Crystal Palace , Sydenham . „ 1679 , Henry Aluggeridge , M . H ., Alason ' s-avenue . „ 1706 , Orpheus , F . AI . H . „ ' 777 > Royal Hanover , Town Hall , Twickenham . „ 1910 , Shadwell Clarke , 8 a , Red Lion-square .

LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Alexandra Palace , Station Ho .. Camberwell Nevv-rd ., at 7 . 30 . Chiswick , Windsor Castle Hot ., King-st ., Hammersmith , 7 . 30 Eccleston , Crown and Anchor , 7 g , Ebury-street , Pimlico , at 7 . King Harold , Four Swans , Waltham Cross , at 7 . Alanchester , 17 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq ., at 8 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-rd ., N ., at 8 . Star , Five Bells , New Cross-rd ., S . E ., at 7 , Hornsey Chapter , Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-sq ., VV ., at 8 .

MONDAY , MARCH 29 . Lodge 79 , Pythagorean , Ship Tav ., Greenwich . „ 1745 , Farrington Without , Holborn Viaduct Hot . Chap . iSS , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 1201 , Eclectic , Freemasons' Hall .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Brownrigg , Alexandra Hotel , Kingston Hill , at S . Coborn , Eagle Hot ., Snaresbrook , at 8 . Eleanor , Seven Sisters Hot ., Page Green , Tottenham , at 8 . Euphrates , Mother Red Cap , High-st ., Camden Town , 8 . Hyde Park , Porchester Hot ., Leinster-place , Clevelandsquare , Porchester-terrace , Paddington , W ., at 8 .

John Hervey , Albion Hall , London Wall , at 8 . Kingsland , Cock Tav ., Highbury , N ., at 8 . 30 . Loughborough , Cambria Tav ., Cambria-rd ., S . E . Alarquess of Ripon , Queen ' s Hot ., Victoria-park-rd ., E . Metropolitan , Aloorgate Tav ., 15 , Finsbury Pavement , 7 . 30 . Perfect Ashlar , Jamaica Tav ., Southwark Park-rd ., at 8 . Prince Leopold , Printing Works , 202 , Whitechapel-road , 7 .

Rose of Denmark , Gauden Ho ., Clapham-rd .-station , 7 . 30 . Royal Commemoration , Railway Hot ., Putney , 8 till 10 . Selwyn , East Dulwich Hot ., East Dulwich , at 8 . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st ., at 7 . St . Ambrose , Baron's Court Hot ., W . Kensington , at 8 . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st ., at 8 .

St . Mark ' s , Surrey AI . H ., Camberwell New-rd . Strong Alan , Excise Tav ., Old Broad-st ., at 7 . United Military , Earl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., Woolwich Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd ., Uppei Norwood , at 8 . Wellington , White Swan Hot ., High-st ., Deptford , 8 to 10 Doric Chapter , Duke ' s Head , 79 , Whitechapel-rd ., at 6 . TUESDAY , AIARCH 30 . Lodge 141 , Faith , Anderton's Hot ., Flcct-sf .