Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

BRO . THE RIGHT HON . W ALTER LONG , M . P ., have left Osborne , and rejoined Lady Doreen Long at Chitterne , near Codford , Wilts . BRO . SIR BLUNDELL AND L ADY MAPLE , and the Baron and Baroness Eckardstein have left Childwick Bury St . Albans , for Harrogate . PRINCESS HENRY OF BATTENBERG left Osborne on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of paying a visit to the Empress Eugenie at Farnborough . THE EARL OF ROSEBERY has promised to attend the annual ploughing match of the Surrey Agricultual Association on October 12 th , and to preside at the banquet in the evening .

BRO . THE MARQUIS AND M ARCHIONESS OF BREADALBANE have left Taymouth Castle for Sorest Lodge , Black Mount , Argylshire , where they will entertain a distinguished company during the stalking season . THE DUTIES of the Blackheath Lodge of Instruction , No . 1320 , will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , on Monday , the 5 th prox ., at S p . m . — Bro . W . Dawson , P . M . 7 8 S . , & c , Preceptor . EARL AND COUNTESS HOWE have left Penn House , Amersham , where they have been staying since Goodwood , to spend the week in Yorkshire , after which they will proceed to Gopsall , near Atherstone , for the autumn .

ADMIRAL SIR MICHAEL CULME-SEYMOUR , having left Portsmouth for Scotland on six weeks' leave , the chief command of the port has been assumed by Admiral Superintendent Rice , who has transferred his flag to the Victory . SIR MAURICE FITZGERALD , Bart ., in his yacht the Satanita , made a record passage from Land ' s End to Valencia Harbour on Wednesday , doing the distance—250 miles—in 20 hours , although a terrific storm was raging during Wednesday night . THE WILL of Bro . Alfred Albert Pendlebury , of Kimberley , Westley-road , Boscombe , late Assistant Grand Secretary , was proved onthe nth inst . by Mrs . Louise Juliane Charlotte Olga Helene Pendlebury , the widow and executrix , the value of the estate being £ iSSG 5 s . Sd .

THE AUTHORITIES of the Salvation Army have sent to the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Davies , M . P . ) a choice assortment of fruit grown on their farms in Essex , where they are making an interesting experiment to educate some of the waifs from the great City in agricultural pursuits . BRO . J . L . TOOLE has recently had serious trouble with his eyes . He is at present staying at Margate , and it was found necessary to operate on the left eye for cataract . The operation was successfully carried out on Saturday last , and it is stated that in all probability he will be able to be about again in a few days .

THE CURFEW TOWER BELLS at Windsor Castle , which are usually rung upon the Queen ' s birthday and other Royal anniversaries , have been re-arranged , and are now ready for pealing when necessary . The set has been silent for a time owing to an accident to the big tenor , and the discovery of a crack in the fifth bell , which had to be recast . ; MEMORIAL TO A LEWES BROTHER . —A white marble headstone with a kerb of ] Portland stone has recently been placed in St . Anne's Churchyard , Lewes ; to the memory of Bro . Henry Hall . The stone bears the following inscription : " In memory of Henry Hall , for many years Tyler of the South Saxon and Pelham Lodges of Freemasons . Died February 2 nd , 189 S , aged 76 years . This stone was erected by the brethren of the above lodges as a mark of fraternal regard . 'The Lord is my Shepherd . '"

IN THE bed-room of William IV ., at Hampton Court Palace , is a clock of the " grandfather " pattern , which goes for 12 months without winding . It was constructed about 16 C 0 by Dan Quare , and is such a splendid timekeeper that it does not vary a second in a month , lt does not record the hours only , but also the seconds , minutes , days , and months , and even the times of sunrise and sunset . The clock has just been cleaned by a Kingston firm of watchmakers , who state that the mechanism is in such excellent condition that the old timepiece will probably keep on going for another 200 years .

MONDAY was the anniversary of the first cable message which successfully crossed the Atlantic , just 40 years ago . The British ship Agamemnon met the American ship Niagara in the middle of the Atlantic on July 29 th , 1 S 5 S . and the two ends of the cable were spliced . Then the vessels parted , each paying out cable , and reached their destinations a week later . After some delay the cab ' es were adjusted . The Mayor of New York telegraphed compliments to the Lord Mayor of London . On August 22 nd the Queen telegraphed to President Buchanan , and on the same day the news of a steamship collision was flashed across the Atlantic . The new cable , however , only lasted a fortnight , and then snapped on September 3 rd , after costing £ 400 , 000 . It was not till 1 SG 6 that the Great Eastern was at length successful in laying a satisfactory cable .

BRO . LORD AND LADY LKIGH celebrated their golden wedding on Monday at Stoneleigh , with great rejoicing and festivity . His lordship has for many years been Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire , and is in one way or another connected with almost every institution which has for its object the advancement and welfare of the county . The principal function at the Abbey was a large garden party , to which the tenantry were invited . Bro . Lord and Lady Leigh were presented with a massive silver-gilt vase weighing over 200 ounces on behalf of his lordship ' s tenants in Gloucestershire , Leicestershire , Staffordshire , and Warwickshire . An illuminated address was presented by the tenantry of the Cheshire estate . Among the many other gifts which they received were presents from their sons , daughters , and grandchildren , his lordship ' s brothers and sisters , the chairman and committee of visitors , of the County Lunatic Asylum ( with which his lordship has been connected for 4 G years ) , the officers and boys cf the Warwickshire Reformatory , and the servants of Stoneleigh Abbey .

PRINCESS HENRY OK BATTEN-BERG , the President of the Victorian Society for Nursing the Sick Poor of Gosport , which was instituted as a mem rial to the Qjeen ' s Diamond Jubilee , attended a public meeting of its supporters , which wis held on Siturday afternoon last , in theThorngate Hall , Gosport . Her Royal Highness was conducted to the platform by Deputy-Inspector Woods , C . B ., of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert , and Miss Dorothea Brodrick , daughter of the Rector of Alverstoke ( the Hon . and Rev . Canon Brodrick ) , presented the Princess with a bouquet . Princess Hjnry then presented certificates and medallions to members of the St . John ' s Ambulance Association , and the distinguished order to Mrs . Everett Mumby , in recognition of her services as honorary local secretary of the association . A vote of thanks was moved by Canon Brodrick , and seconded by Dr . Kealy . The Princess expressed herself much pleased with the arrangements .

Masonic And General Tidings.

BRO . LORD AND LADY BURTON have arrived at Glenquoich , Invergarry , and will entertain a succession of guests during the stalking season . BRO . VISCOUNT WOLSELEY , accompanied by Colonel Gough , A . D . C , left London on Tuesday night , for the Red House , Dorrington , to stay with Sir Evelyn Wood . THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE , who hasbeen on the Continent for the last few weeks , returned to town on Wednesday morning , reaching Victoria by the earliest boat train .

OWING to the illness of the Lady Mayoress , whose condition still causes some concern , the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Davies , under the advice of the surgeons in attendance , has reluctantly abandoned his proposed visit to the United States . THE ROSE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 1622 . —The duties of this lodge will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , on Thursday , the ist prox ., at 8 p . m . Bro . David Rose , P . M . 73 , & c , Preceptor .

A DONATION OF jfiooo has been received by the honorary secretaries of th ' e Prince of Wales ' s Hospital Fund from the trustees of the City Parochial Foundation , to be applied to the maintenance of convalescent hospitals .

HER MAJESTY ' S departure from Osborne , though somewhat delayed this year , will not be so very much later than usual . It is definitively arranged that the Court will leave the Isle of Wight on Wednesday next , the 31 st inst . BRO . THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DERBY , who are residing at Knowsley Park , Lancashire , will proceed shortly to Scotland in order that Lady Derby may take a course of waters at Strathpeffer Spa , Ross-shire , for the benefit of her health .

BRO . LORD ROBERTS ' S son , the Hon . F . Roberts , of the Goth or King's Royal Rifle Corps , who has been acting as A . D . C . to the Officer Commanding the Forces in Ireland , has left to join Bro . Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Soudan in a similar capacity . THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY AND THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE have promised to attend the show and the luncheon of the Durham North-East Agricultural Society to be held at Seaham Hall , one of the seats of Lord Londonderry , on Wednesday , the 31 st instant .

THE STAR CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 1275 . —The weekly convocations of the above will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , on Friday , the 1 st prox ., at S p . m . Comp . Thomas Grummant , P . Z . 1275 , & c , Preceptor , will occupy the position of M . E . Z . and rehearse the exaltation ceremony . Royal Arch companions will be welcomed .

THEIR EXCELLENCIES the Lord-Lieutenant and Countess Cadogan , accompanied by their guests , drove to Leopardstown on Monday , and were present at the races . The Hon . Murrough O'Brien and Captain Cecil Feilden , aides-de-camp , were in attendance . Karl and Countess Annesley , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Portarlington , Lord and Lady Langford , and Viscount Castlereagh have arrived at thc Viceregal Lodge .

THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY , as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , has been informed by the acting British Consul-General at Odessa that English artistes , or members of the theatrical profession , intending to enter Russia , should on no account leave England without a wiitten contract legalised by the Russian Consul-General in London . Verbal agreements between them and their employers have no legal force in Russia .

THE ROYAL yacht Osborne , with H . R . H . the Prince of Wales and Princess Victoria of Wales on board , left Cowes for the westwa rd on Tuesday . The yacht coaled at Portland , and then proceeded to Dartmouth and other ports . His Royil Highness is expected to return to Cowes to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The Duke of York went to Portsmouth on Monday for official duty on board the Crescent , and remained a few days .

THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND dined with the members of the executive committee of the Health Congress on Saturday evening last , at the Royal College of Physicians , Dublin . His Excellency , in reply to the toast proposed by the President , Sir Charles Cameron , said he was glad to see the progress which had been made in sanitary science in Ireland , and especially in Dublin , where the drainage system and the housing of the working classes had been greatly improved .

BRO , SIR GEORGB FAUDEL PHILLIPS , ex-Mayor of London , has received from the Right Hon . G . H . Reid , Prime Minister of New South Wales , a large album , containing about IOD different photographs of the scenery of that Colony . It bears the following inscription : " Presented to the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of London by G . H . Reid , Premier of New South VVales , as a souvenir of the visit of the Colonial Premiers to England on the occasion of her Majesty ' s Jubilee , June 22 , 1897 . "

AT SOUTHPORT on Tuesday Bro . the Earl of Crawford opened the 21 st annual meeting of the Library Association , which was incorporated by Royal Charter this year . In his opening address , his lordship dwelt upon the value cf the study of books to the individual . He also insisted upon the usefulness of the private collector , but remarked with regret that the day of great private collections had gone by . Daring th ; day papers were read to the Association , and in the evening the members attended a smoking concert in the conservatory of the Winter Gardens .

BY REQUEST of the Dukeof York , the oliicers and crew of her Majesty ' s ship Crescent were provided with a pleasant entertainment on Tuesday evening , his Royal Highness honouring the proceedings with his presence . A number of cinemitographe pictures had been taken on board the ship and in the Channel Squadron . These , together with some other films , were shown to the ship's company . A magic lantern show , made up of photographs taken by one of the crew during his Royal Highness ' s cruise , was also given .

AT STONELKIGH AHBKY this week is being celebrated the golden wedding of the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire and Lady Leigh . A large family party , including the Duke and Duchess of Westminster , Bro . _ the Earl and Countess of Jersey , and Bra . Lord Norton , assembled at the Abbey on Saturday last , and on Monday there wa ; a garden party , followed by celebrations among the villagers . Residents of Warwickshire are having his lordship ' s portrait painted , and his tenants in four counties will present an address of congratulation .

THE ANNUAL DUBLIN HORSE SHOW was opened at Ballsbridgc on Tuesday , antl was visited in the afternoon by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , among other distinguished visitors being the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland , the Earl of Enniskillen , Earl and Countess Annesley , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Portarlington , the Earl of Coventry , Viscount Castlerosse , Lord Massy , Bro . Viscount Castlereagh , Lord and Lady Rossmore , the Earl of Mount Cashell , Viscount Monck , Bro . Viscount Temp letovn , Bro . Lord Rathdonnell , Lord Farnharm , Sir Thomas J . Lipton , and Sir James Blyth .

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