Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Alfred Craven Greenwood , W . M . 410 , Asst . Prov . Grand Secretary for Surrey , who lately contested the Secretaryship of the R . M . I . B ., and came in second in the election , has been appointed private Secretary to the Governor of the Bahamas , and starts for Government House , Bahamas , West Indies , about the middle of January .

We regret to learn that through indisposition Bro . J . H . Sillitoe , P . G . S . B ., has been compelled to relinquish all Masonic engagements for the last three weeks . The result of the ball at the Holborn Town Hall , on the 2 nd inst ., in aid of the Royal Free Hospital , Gray ' s Innroad , has been the addition to its funds of a sum of £ 100 .

The thanks of the Corporation of London have been voted to Bro . Richard Clarence Halse for the indefatigable manner in which he had carried out the duties as Deputy of the Ward of Cheap . Bro . Divid Atkinson , S . W . Lewis Lodge , No . 872 , Whitehaven , was unanimously elected W . M . at the last monthly meeting , and Bro . John Spittall , P . M ., P . S . G . W ., Treasurer for the nineteenth time .

At the last regular meeting of the Henry Mark Lodge , No . 216 , Bro . H . Hartley , P . J . G . O ., W . M ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the second time , and Bro . J . Harper , P . M ., P . P . J . GAV ., Treasurer . The Hornsey Chapter of Improvement will not meet on Friday , the 26 th inst ., but companions are requested to attend on January 2 nd , when it is expected that an eminent Royal Arch companion will occupy the First Principal ' s chair .

At a meeting of the Coleridge Lodge , No . 1 750 , held on Thursday , the nth inst ., Bro . Capt . Rose , who has held the office of S . W . during the present year , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year . The installation ceremony will take place on January Sth , 1 S 91 , at Clevedon .

" My Lords " of the Admiralty have done a very generous and kindly act in detaining the Channel Squadron in port , so that the crews may spend Christmas at home with their families and friends . Leave has been granted from Monday last till the 3 rd prox ., when the squadron will leave England .

On Sunday last the Duke of Connaught , who is colonel of the Scots Guards , again attended Divine service with his regiment , falling in at the head of his men on the parade ground in Wellington Barracks , and being accompanied by Major General Philip Smith , C . B ., commanding the Home District and his staff . The Duchess of Connaught was also

present . The Prince and Princess of Wales , attended by Miss KnoIIys , Admiral Stephenson , and Bro . Sir Francis Knollys , left Marlborough House for Sandringham on Monday , travelling by the Great Eastern Wolferton Express . The Duke of Clarence and Avondale and the Princesses Victoria and Maud had already gone thither on the Saturday previous .

Mr . Justin Huntley McCarthy , M . P ., and Mr . W . G . Wills have each accepted commissions from Mr . Norman Forbes for new plays to be produced at the Globe Theatre during his management . Mr . Edwin Abbey is hard at work designing the costumes for Mr . Forbes' production of Mr . Wills' version of " Gringoire , " which will be the lever de rideau to the opening attraction .

By desire of the Queen , the remains of the late Sir Edward Boehm were interred in St . Paul ' s Cathedral , the interment , at which her Majesty and other members of the Royal Family were represented , taking place on Saturday last , and the body being laid in the south aisle of the crypt , where lie already the remains of Reynolds , Opie , West , Fuseli , Turner , Landseer , and other artists of eminence .

Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., has given notice of his intention to propose at the next meeting of the Court of Common Council "That the honorary freedom of the City of London be presented in a gold casket of the value of 50 guineas to Mr . William Liddesdale , Governor of the Bank of England , in recognition of his great services during a recent time of grave danger to the financial prosperity of the country . "

It is satisfactory to know , on the authority of Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., the proposed new railway from Manchester to London will not destroy Lord s Cricket Ground . They only want a very small corner of it , and if , says Sir Edward , they cannot arrange for the purchase of this , they will go elsewhere . If this good news be true , lovers of our national sport need have no fear for the safety of " Lord ' s . "

On Saturday last Bro . the Earl of Wharncliffe forwarded a memorial bearing the signatures of all the leading Egyptologists and lovers of art in this country to the Marquess of Salisbury , praying his lordship to use his good offices with the Khedive of Egypt to appoint some official

who shall have power to protect the ancient monuments of that country from being broken up and used for building material . We trust the memorial will have the desired effect , and that some energetic official will be appointed who will put a stop to this vandalism .

_ Mr . S . Lee Bapty , general manager of the Jamaica Exhibition , who arrived at Jamaica by the Royal Mail steam packet Atrato on the 28 th ult ., reports finding the building in an exceedingly advanced state , and that there is no doubt whatever that all will be completed in ample time to admit of the opening taking place as originally arranged for the 27 th January , on which date Prince George of Wales will perform the opening ceremony at 12 noon . His

Royal Highness will , as already announced , be accompanied to Kingston by the ships of the North American and West Indian ^ Squadrons and the foreign war vessels in these waters . ' Exhibitors from Europe are reminded of this opening to date , as all space not occupied by the 12 th January will be re-allotted to local firms and exhibitors , whose applications are largel y in excess of the space at present available . 5 ft-, " >>

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Lennox Browne , M . R . C . S ., has lost no time in familiarising himself with , and adopting the wonderful discovery of Dr . Koch . We announced in a former issue that he had gone to Berlin with a patient . He has now returned and on Tuesday delivered a clinical lecture on the new remedy , with a demonstration of cases at present under treatment in connection with the Central London Throat Hospital , of which Bro . Lennox Browne is the senior physician .

Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., President of the Board of Trade , has appointed a Committee to consider what , if any , steps should be taken for the provision of electrical standards . . .. » The Queen and Court left Windsor Castle on the 19 th inst . for Osborne , where they wilt spend Christmas , returning some time afterwards to Windsor . The Queen will make an excursion to the Continent in March .

Bro . Lord Mayor Savory and the Lady Mayoress will spend Christmas at their residence at Sunning Hill . The Mansion House , which has been re-decorated , will be ready for his lordship ' s occupation in the course of a few days . The Duchess of Hamilton has returned from Glen House , Leicester , where she has been passing the hunting season , to Easton Park , Wickham Market , where the Duke and Duchess will entertain a family party for Christmas .

In our list of Grand Officers present at the installation of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale at Reading last week we omitted ths name of Bro . J . Lewis Thomas , P . A . G . D . C , who was there in response to a special invitation from the provincial Grand Lodge .

The Sultan of Zanzibar has forwarded through Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , the sum of £ 100 , to be added to the Mansion House Fund for the sufferers by the wreck of H . M . S . Serpent .

The Commander-in-Chief has approved of the appointment of Captain the Hon . A . H . Henniker , Major-Captain of the Coldstream Guards , as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General at Portsmouth , vice Major James , Scots Greys , whose term of service has expired . The Grand Hotel , Margate , which is located close to the Jetty , was entirely destroyed by fire early on the morning of Thursday , the iSth inst ., the damage being estimated at £ 20006 The building and contents insuredThe

,. were . head barmaid threw herself from a window in order to escape , and the other occupants had narrow escapes . Bro . Sir William Hart-Dyke . Bart ., M . P ., presided on Saturday last at the half-yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Horticultural College at Swanley , and took the opportunity of delivering an address on the importance of technical education . The right honourable baronet ' s remarks were greatly appreciated by his audience .

The Duchess of Northumberland died at Alnwick Castle on the 18 th inst . in the 7 Sthyear of her age . She had been ailing for some time , but it was not till the close of the week previous to her death that fatal results were anticipated . Her eldest son and heir apparent to the dukedom is Bro . Earl Percy , P . S . G . W . of England and Past P . G . M . of Northumberland .

An accident has recently occurred to one of the no-ton breech-looking guns with which H . M . ' s battleship Sanspareil is armed . The ship had sailed from Chatham to the North Sea for gunnery practice , and three rounds from the gun had been fired when it was found that one of the bands was fractured , andthatithad moved from its position . The gun was loaded for a fourth round when the discovery was made .

Prince and Princess Christian and their daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Louise of Schleswig-Holstein , arrived at Cumberland Lodge , Windsor , on their return from Berlin on Monday . They were received on reaching Windsor station by the Mayor , who handed to their Royal Highnesses the congratulations of himself and the Corporation on the approaching marriage of their daughter .

Special Envoys from the Court of Hague were presented to her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle on Thursday , the iSth inst ., and announced the accession to the throne of Holland of Queen Wilhelmina . Bro ^ Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , was present at the introduction of the Envoys . The visitors and the Netherlands Minister were received by the Prince of W ales on the following day .

We are informed that preparations are being made for immediately erecting to the north of the main building of the Imperial Institute a permanent exhibition gallery of two floors , connecting those portions of the east and west arcades which are leased to the Institute . Lord Carrington , late Governor of New South Wales , has been appointed by the Prince of Wales a member of the Institute .

The petition of a number of Past Masters in Natal to H . R . H . the M . W . G . M ., praying for a warrant of constitution for a Moveable Lodge of Installed Masters , has been refused on the ground that it is contrary to the Book of Constitutions , the regulations of Grand Lodge , and the usages of the Craft . The only way in which the petitioners can attain their object is to establish a lodge of instruction similar to the Lodge of Emulation in London . —South African Freemason .

An address beautifully engraved on vellum was presented to Bro . Augustus Harris , one of the Sheriffs of the City of London , and Grand Treasurer , on the 18 th inst ., by a deputation from the Tradesmen ' s Benevolent Society , which was established in 18 5 S , and had done good service in

aiding the poor . The address fully recognised the generous support which Bro . Harris had given to the society , and congratulated him on his appointment to the office of Sheriff . Bro . Harris in a few well chosen words expressed his acknowledgments .

In connection with Dr . Barnardo ' s Homes a series of festivities have been arranged for Christmas Day . At 1 . 30 there will be the dinner at the Home in Stepney Causeway to the boys now resident in the London Homes ; and at 3 . 30 there will be a dinner to rough lads from the common lodging-houses at , the Edinburgh Castle . At 9 . 15 a hot

supper given to the inmates of the two night shelters for young women and girls at Flower and Dean-street and Dock-street . On Saturday , the 10 th January , the holiday festival takes place at the Boys' Home , Stepney Causeway . On the 7 th January the annual supper to waifs and strays takes place at the Edinburgh Castle ,

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Sir William and Lady Marriott have left for Cannes . Ninety years ago a million was added annually to the population of France ; the yearly increase has now sunk to 937 , 000 . At the monthly meeting of Faith and Unanimity Lodge , Dorchester , Bro . E . Newman , S . W ., was elected W . M . for the ensuing year .

The course of Christmas lectures to juveniles at the Royal Institution by Professor Dewar , on" Frost and Fire , " will begin on Saturday . The Joppa Lodge of Instruction has removed to the Champion Hotel , Aldersgate-street , where it will meet on Tuesday evening as usual .

Mr . James Payn declares that Nature is in the habit of borrowing an incident from one of his novels when she is particularly anxious to cause a sensation . Bro . Earl Stanhope presided at the annual general meeting of the Holmesdale Cottage Hospital , Sevenoaks , on Monday afternoon , and spoke in high terms of the value of the institution .

There have only been two occasions during the last 30 years when London has enjoyed so severe a frost so long continued as that of the last few days . Those two occasions were both in January , in 186 7 and 1881 . The " Madras Masonic Review " thus sums up the news of the month in that district : " There seems to be nothing

special in the way of news this month . Quiet , steady work all round , with nothing exciting about it . " t The Skinners Company have sent a donation of £ 10 10 s . to the London Skin Hospital , 47 , Cranbourn-street , W . C , and a similar donation to the After Care Association , for poor and friendless female convalescents on leaving asylums for the insane .

The Freemason ( New South Wales ) says it has subscriptions to the amount of £ ' 600 outstanding , and if its advertisers do not pay up more promptly the proprietors will not grow rich . We quote the paragraph in the interest of both our contemporary and ourselves . Verb sap .

The Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution assists brave British Seamen when they become aged , destitute and too often friendless . A friend has offered to give £ 500 towards the Endowment Fund , provided £ 4500 more is raised for that purpose by the end of 1891 . —Admiral Leopold McCIintoch , 58 , Fenchurch-street , E . C

The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , on Thursday evening , Sth January , 1891 , at the Criterion , Piccadilly , by the W . M ., Bro . S . Hewett , and the W . M . elect , Bro . George H . Reynolds . Brethren are earnestly invited to attend .

The usual New Year ' s entertainment to the Old Folks at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Croydon will take place on Wednesday , 7 th January , 1891 . A special second-class saloon carriage will be reserved by the 12 . 52 train from Charing Cross , or 1 . 4 from Cannon-street for those who have been invited to be present .

On Wednesday night , the 17 th inst ., the brethren of the Solomon Lodge held a conversazione and dance in the Dalrymple Hall , Fraserburgh . About 80 couples accepted invitations , and the hall was very prettily decorated . During the evening songs were sung by various local ladies and gentlemen , and the gathering proved a great success .

A handsome tablet as a memorial to the late Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone , commanding the western district , who was drowned off Ushant some time since while on a voyage to Madeira , is now being erected in the garrison chapel at Devonport , and will probably be unveiled early in January , when it is expected that the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will take part in the ceremony .

On Thursday , the 18 th inst ., at the monthly meeting of the Anchor Lodge , No . 1337 , of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , Bro . Charles Waistell , P . M ., presiding , Bro . A . Bell , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , while on the motion of Bro . Stead , P . M ., seconded by Bro . Palliser , P . M ., Bro . M . Walmsley , P . M ., was reelected Treasurer of the lodge .

The German Emperor has expressed his determination to visit England again next year . He has instructed Count Eulenburg to report to him on the prospects of the German Exhibition to be held in London during 1891 , and shows the keenest interest in the project now that the leaders of art and industry in England have joined the German Committee and intend to exhibit .

The South Australian Freemason has the following : "The London Freemason kindly recommends our New South Wales brethren to elect Lord Jersey as their Grand Master . As there is a vacany in the Pro Grand Mastership of England , our English brethren could not do better than elect Lord Carrington to it—he would fill it ably . " Our namesake forgets that the appointment of Pro Grand Master is in the hands of the Grand Master , and is not an elective office .

It may not be generally known that up to the present there has been one lodge ( St . John , Melrose ) in Scotland which has always maintained its independence of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . It appears , however , that now a basis of union between the Grand Lodge and this older lodge has been agreed upon , and that St . John ' s , Melrose , will shortly take its place on the roll of the Grand Lodge of

Scotland as No . 1 ( 2 ) . The records of the lodge , it is stated , date in almost unbroken sequence from December 26 , 1674 . There are great rejoicings in the Grand Lodge of Scotland in consequence of this union . Concurrent jurisdiction , although recommended for the colonies , is not appreciated in Scotland itself by the Grand Lodge . —South Australian Freemason .

HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS . — Weak Stomach . — The wisest cannot enumerate one quarter of the distressing symptoms arising from imperfect or disordered digestion , all of which can be relieved by these admirable Pills . They remove cankery taste from the mouth , flatulency and constipation . Holloway ' s Pills rouse the stomach , liver , and every other organ , thereby bringing digestion to that healthly tone which fully enables it to convert all we eat

and drink to the nourishment of our bodies . Hence these Pills are the surest strengtheners and the safest restoratives in nervousness , wasting , and chronic debility . Holioway's Pills are infallible remedies for impaired appetite , eructations , and a multitude of other disagreeable symptoms which render the lives of thousands miserable indeed . These Pills are approved by all classes . —Apvr .