Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE DUKE OP S UTHERLAND has left town for Trentham . THE QUEEN will hold a Council at Osborne on Thursday , the and prox . BRO . SIR WILLIAM M ARRIOTT while playing golf on the Brighton and Hove links on Wednesday slipped and fractured his kneecap . THE EARL OF SHLBORNEIS suffering from influenza , and will be unable to speak at the Unionist demonstration at Dumfries .

PRINCESS LOUISE M ARCHIONESS OF LORNE , accompanied by the Marquis of Lome , M . P ., has arrived on a visit to T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT were expected at Rome on Monday evening from Florence . On Tuesday his Royal Highness was received by King Humbert .

THE LORD MAYOR ( Bro . Sir John V . Moore ) has been confined to his bed by a severe bronchial attack , and . has been obliged to cancel all his engagements for the present week . HER MAJESTY went out on Monday morning , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenberg and her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Louis of Battenberg .

AMONGST the latest contributions to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund for London are the following : The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers , £ 1000 ; Lord Grimthorpe , £ 100 . BRO . THE RIGHT H ON . C . T . RITCHIE , M . P ., President of the Board of Trade , has been confined to his house by an attack of influenza , and the meeting of his constituents at Croydon has been postponed in consequence .

THE RIGHT HON . A . J . BALFOUR , M . P ., left London on Monday afternoon for Osborne , on a visit to the Queen . The First Lord of the Treasury was included in the Royal dinner party , and returned to London the following morning . THE LORD C HANCELLOR , Bro . the Earl of Halsbury , has been presiding in the Appeal Court during the temporary absence of Lord Justice Collins at the Venezuela Arbitration in Paris . Sir R . Henn Collins is expected to return to-day ( Friday ) .

"CALL N IGHT" of Hilary Term took place at the four Inns of Court on Thursday , when 74 law students were called to the Bar at their respective inns , namely , 2 S at the Inner Temple , 22 at Lincoln ' s Inn , 21 at the Middle Temple , and three at Gray's Inn . PRINCESS C HRISTIAN OF S CHLESWIG-HOI . STBIN and Princess Victoria , who have been visiting the Queen at Osborne , returned to Windsor on Saturday last , and proceeded to Cumberland Lodge . Prince Christian Victor has also arrived there from Ireland .

T . R . H . THE PRINCE AND P RINCESSOF WALES , with Princess Victoria and the Duke and Duchess of York and their children , attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household , were present at Divine Service at the church ot St . Mary Magdalene on Sunday morning l ? st . BY DIRECTION of H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , a cheque for £ 5 us . 6 "d . has been received by the Secretary of the British Home for Incurables , as the result of a further sale of Canon Fleming ' s sermon , " Recognition in Eternity , " published by Messrs . Skeffington and Son .

IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS Bro . the Duke of Bedford will move , and Earl Cawdor will second , the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne , fhe Duke , previous to his brother ' s death , was an aide ^ de-camp to the Governor-General of India and has sat in the House since 1893 . THE BALL to be held in the Hotel Cecil in aid of the Gordon Memorial College willake place on the 7 th prox . It is understood that nearly all the principal lady patronesses have intimated their intention of being present , as have also a large number of the officers of the Household Cavalry .

A COMMITTEE OF members of the National Poor Law Association andothers has been formed to make arrangements for a farewell complimentary dinner which is to be given some time next month to Sir Hugh Owen , K . C . B ., the late Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Board .

HER M AJESTY and her Royal Highness Princess Heniy of Battenberg drove out on Saturday afternoon last attended by the Countess of Lytton . Count Albert Mensdorff arrived at Osborne . The Bishop of Winchester also arrived , and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal family . THE EARL OF ORKNEY , who was thrown from his horse while riding through Ascott Park a few days ago , is slowly getting better . ' In addition to receiving a severe sprain to one of his ankles , his lordship was for some time unconscious through concussion , and was very much bruised about the body .

THB E ARL OF R OSEBERY was on Saturday evening last one of the most interested of several thousand spectators who witnessed the Edinburgh Harriers ' gymnastic and boxing display in Waverley Market . His lordship showed special gratification with the performance of physiril drill by a squad of Gordon Highlanders , and complimented the men on their smartness . P ROPOSED MASONIC H ALL AT BEDLINGTON . —The members of St . Cuthbert ' s LodgeNo . 1902 , SBedlington , are pushing forward the project for the _ erection of a

, Masonic HaU at that place . Plans have been specially prepared to suit the requirements of the members of the lodge , and the site of ground is most centrally situated for such an erection . The contract for the building of same has already been signed , and it is expected that the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone will shortly take place , and be carried out on Masonic lines . It is the intention of the promoters to ask Bro . Augustus E . Burdon , J . P ., P . P . S . G . W . ( High Sheriff of Northumberland ) , who was initiated into Freemasonry in St . Cuthbeii's Lodge , and is a most enthusiastic member , loundationstone ot tne

to perform the ceremony ot laying the - proposea new ounaing . P RESENTATION TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR . —Bro . the Earl of Halsbury was recently presented with the freedom of the boiough of TivetLon in recognition of his services to the State , and of the honour conferred on the town by his adoption of ils name for his second title . The presentation was made by the Mayor , Alderman Thorne in the presence of a large gathering , which included Lord Clinton , Lord

Clifford Lady Halsbury , and Viscount 1 ivetton . 1 he freedom was conveyed in a handsome silver gilt casket . Bro . Lord Halsbury , who expressed gratification that the gilt was made by some who were politically opposed to him , was afterwards entertained at a banouet at the School of Art , and , in responding to the toast of his health , referred to the fact that he was a Devonian . In the Church , the State , and ir . every department of human energy there was a long roll of Devonshire men . who had in a great measure helped to make the history of England .

Masonic And General Tidings.

BRO . THE EARL OF RONALDSHAY , eldest son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland , has left Aske Hall , Richmond , for a 12 months' tour in Central Asia . BRO . THE RIGHT HON . CECIL RHODES visited the Colonial Office on Tuesday afternoon , and had interviews with the officials of the South African Department . BRO . COLONEL KITCHENER ' S column , which is marching against the Khalifa , has reached Aburukba , where a small force of Dervishes surrendered . Abdul ' ah himtelf is at Sherkiela .

THE LADY MAYORESS ( Mrs . KING -FARLOW ) willhold her first reception at the Mansion House on Tuesday , the 7 U 1 prox ., from three to five o ' clock , and another on Tuesday , March 7 th , between the same hours . A MARRIAGE has been arranged between Bro . Richard Louehrey , son of the late Robert Loue-hrey . of Londonderry , and Florence , only child of W . Bro . J . M . Klenck and Mrs . Klenck , of 23 , Elgin-crescent , W ., and Bishopsgate-street , City .

PREPARATIONS FOR THE QUEEN ' visit to the Riviera have commenced . On Tuesday a large quantity of special furniture for the apartments which her Majesty will occupy at the Hotel Excelsior Regina at Cimiez was despatched from Windsor to tha South of France .

AMONG THE LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS to the Mansion House Fund in aid of the w ™ Memorial Home at Khartoum are £ 21 from the W . M ., Wardens , and members of the Gordon Lodge , No . 2149 , Hanley ; and two guineas from Lodge Virtue and Honour , No . 494 , Axminster . »» 1 BB ° ; Em . * RD HALL was - on the 2 5-h inst ., unanimously elected Worshipful 1 cm ? ? ir Charles B "g Lodge , No . 197 s , at Teddington , Middlesex . He is a | so b . W . of the Eastes Lodge , No . 1975 , at Bromley , Kent , besides being a founder , and late Secretary of the Lewisham Lodge , No . 2 * 79 .

PRINCE CHRISTIAN visited Windsor on the 26 th inst . to attend a special meeting of the Council of the Royal Counties Agricultural Society . His Royal Highness stated that her Majesty had accepted the presidency of the 1 899 meeting at Windsor , and that the Prince of Wales proposed to visit the show on June 7 . r , - PAUI - CAMBON , the French Ambassador , has accepted the invitation of the U ) rd Mayor ( Bro . J . V . Moore ) to be present at the Mansion House on Saturday , the iSth prox ., on the occasion of the distribution of prizes awarded by the National A ^ h I nch Masters » alter the 14 th annual competition among English colleges

_ ORDERS HAVE BEEN given for the ist Battalion of the Coldstream Guards , under Lieutenant-Colonel E . A . Codrington , to be medically inspected in respect to the men ' s fitness for foreign service , and to be held in readiness to embark for Gibraltar about Match 11 . The battalion has not been on foreign service since it returned from Suakin in September , 1885 .

THE WILL of Bro . Thomas Hayter Lewis , F . S . A ., formerly the Professor of Architecture at University College , of 12 , Kensington-gardens . square , was proved on i ? j J i " , '" - by , * Ed ? ar christmas Harvie , of 45 , Princes-square , and Mr . Henry h-dward Morice , of 37 , Argyll-road , Kensington , the sons-in-law , and Mrs . Margaret Lewis , the daughter-in-law , the value of the estate being £ 88 , 789 .

. ¦ . THE , . ? HoN : ' J * SHAW-LEFEVRE was balloted for and elected a Fellow of the Koyal Society , at the society ' s meeting at Burlington House . He had been a candidate under the statute providing for the introduction of Privy Councillors . The statement put into circulation on Thursday that Lord Lister was confined to his room through illness is happily incorrect , as his lordship took the chair at this meeting .

GRAND DAY "at Lincoln ' s Inn was celebrated on Tuesday evening by the Treasurer , Sir Richard Scoble , Q . C , M . P ., and the Benchers of Lincoln ' s Inn by the usual dinner . Among the guests were Bro . Sir Michael Hickj-Beach , M . P ., Admiral Sir R . Vesey Hamilton , Lieut-General Sir George White , Sir Francis Mo vatt , Sir John Bramston , Sir Lewis Morris , Bro . Judge Baylis , Q . C . ( Treasurer of the Inner Temple ) , and others . r '

BRO . J USTICE BIGHM * was installed W . M . of the Northern Bar Lodge , No . 1610 , at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , on the 25 th instant , in succession to Bro . W . B . Coltman . Among those present at the ceremony were the Speaker of the House of Commons ( Bro . Gully , Q . C ) , Bros . Justice Bruce , Justice Kennedy , Justice Ridley , Pope , Q . C , Augustine Birrell , Q . C , M . P ., Bramwell Davis , Q . C , P . O . Lawrence Q . C , and Herbert Manisty .

A RELIC OF ISUNDLAWANA was sold at Debenham and Storr ' s Auction Rooms Coyent-garden . It was the burnt and battered bugle of J . Orlopp , 1 st Battalion of the ill-fated 24 th toot , who were practically annihilated by the Zulus in 1 S 79 . The price realised was £ 12 . A silver naval medal with four clasps realised £ 55 , a nine-clasp Peninsular medal £ 16 ios ., another £ 12 , the Jellalabad second medal £ 15 , and an Egypt medal with five bars £ 15 ios .

THE INSTALLATION MEETING of the Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , was held on the 17 th instant at the Cafe Monico , when Bro . Hyam Raphael was installed W . M . of the lodge with the usual ceremony . Probably a unique feature of the large attendance on the occasion was the presence of five brothers of the W . M . —Bros . Ralph , Philip , Georee Joseph , and Nathaniel Raphael—and , in fact , it is almost unprecedented for six brothers to be present at any meeting of a lodge .

FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT WOLSELEY , Commander-in-Chief , will hold a Levee at one o ' clock on Thursday , the 2 ,-ird prox ., at the Horse Guards , Whitehall , the number of officers to be received being limited to 100 . Officers on full pay will attend ia uniform ( Levee dress ) . Ribbons of the Grand Cross of any Order will not be worn Officers on the retired list and officers on half-pay to be in morning dress . Application to attend the Levee should be addressed to the Military Secretary . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT , with their daughters , Princess Margaret and Princess Patricia , visited St . Peter ' s in Rome on Tuesdav mnmln ^ 1-

the afternoon the Duke and Duchess called on King Humbert , Queen Margherita and the Duke of Genoa at the Quirinal . Their Royal Highnesses were received by his Maiestv at the head of the grand staircase . At half-past five the King and Queen returned their Royal Highnesses' visitat the Hotel Bristol . In the course of the day General Pelloux , the Premier , Admiral Canevaro , Minister of Foreign Affairs , and other members of the Cabinet , many members of the Diplomatic body , the chief authorities of the city , and a number of distinguished residents also called at the hotel and entered their names on the visitors book .

Death.

DEATH .

MUGGERIDGE . —On the 21 st January , Henry Muggeridge , of 103 , Tottenham-road Kingsland , N . Age 87 . Funeral Saturday , at 12 . 30 , Abney-park Cemetery !

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