Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

At a meeting of the Sykes Lodge , No . 1040 , Driffield , on Wednesday , the iSth instant , Bro . T . Dixon vvas elected W . M . for the ensuing year . The Cheeryble Musical Society have sent in a petition for the formation of a lodge in connection with their society .

Bro . William Smith , one of the brethren vve mentioned last week as having been nominated for the new Board of Management of the Boys' School , was wrongly described as VV . M . of Lodge No . 293 , whereas he is W . M . of No . 933 . The anniversary festival dinner of the Homes for Little Boys at Farningham and Swanley in Kent vvas held in the Hotel Metropole on Friday , the 20 th inst ., when donations and subscriptions vvere announced to the amount of £ 1200 .

Among those who attended the Liverpool Spring Meeting on Friday , the 20 th inst ., when Come Away won the Grand National , were the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , Lord Randolph Churchill , and Bro . Viscount Combermere . Bro . Lord Mayor Savory has nominated Bro . H . J . Foster —who has just been elected a joining member of the Aidersgate Lodge , on the motion of the VV . M ., seconded by Bro . Alderman Renals—for the office of Sheriff of the City of London for the ensuing year at the recent Court of Aldermen .

A lecture on Swordsmanship vvas given by Capt . Egerton Castle on the stage of the Lyceum Theatre—kindly lent for the purpose by Bro . H . Irving—on the 20 th inst ., at which the Prince of Wales and Bros , the Earl of Wharncliffe and Lathom vvere among those present .

The Empress Frederick of Germany , and the Princess Margaret of Prussia , after taking leave of her Majesty , left Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace on Monday , and after a short stay in town vvill go on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham .

A special meeting of the Court of Aldermen vvas held at the Guildhall on Friday , the 20 th inst ., when Bro . Frank Green , the new Alderman forthe Ward of Vintry , was introduced and sworn . Bro . Lord Mayor Savory and the Lady Mayoress afterwards gave a dinner party at the Mansion House , at vvhich Bro . Alderman and Mrs . Green vvere the principal guests .

The festival dinner of the Royal Albsrt Orphan Asylum will take place at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday , the 22 nd April , when H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale has kindly consented to preside . Amongst the Stewards on this occasion vve observe the names of Bros . John Aird , M . P ., Sir Polydore De Keyser , Sir Reginald Hanson , Horace B . Marshall , and Sir John H . Pulestone , M . P .

The vvill of Bro . James Gunston Chillingworth . formerly of 44 , Great Tower-street , wine and spirit merchant , and late of Torquay , who died on January Sth , vvas proved on the 16 th inst . by Bro . James Giesman Chillingworth , the son , and Mr . Edward Wheatly , the surviving executors , the value of the personal estate amounting to upwards of £ 10 , 000 . Subject to the payment of a few legacies , the testator gives all his estate and effects , both real and personal , to his said son absolutely .

The Deputy Grand Master , vvith his sons , Lord Skelmersdale and the Hon . Richard Bootle Wilbraham , and Lady Skelmersdale , Sir Henry Tyler , M . P . ; Lord Sandhurst , * the Prov . Grand Masterof Devonshire , Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., and his father , Earl Fortescue ; Mr . R . K . Causton

M . P . ; Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane , K . C . B . ; Mrs . Cavendish Bentinek , Col . Howard Vincent , C . B . ; Sir Charles Mark Palmer , Bart ., M . P . ; Mr . Cosmo Bonsor , M . P . ; Mr . Arnold Morley , M . P . ; and Mrs . and Miss Benson were at the C hapel Royal , St . James ' s , on Sunday , when the Archbishop of Canterbury vvas the preacher .

Bro . Arthur Collins vvas last week presented with a gold chronometer , chain , and scarf pin by the principal members of the staff and actors at Drury Lane Theatre , as a token of their esteem for him in his capacity as stage manager , where , without shovvins . fear or favour to any one , he has won the respect and affection of all brought in contact vvith

him in their professional career . A more efficient stage manager vve do not know , and vve are sure a brilliant future is before this youthful and skilful manager . At ihe Covent Garden Ball he appeared as a Chinese giant , and so cleverly was he made up that his intimate friends did not know him . It is not astonishing to know he gained a tenguinea prize . His charming wife vvas also a prize winner .

The Editor of the Madras Masonic Review thus delivers himself : " Shut out in the cold as vve are from all knowledge of vvhat is going on in Madras , it is rather difficult to find matter for a Magazine . When in addition to the distance , it is remembered that the editer has to travel on an average 300 miles every month by bullock coach , it is plain that he cannot do justice to the paper . Unless ,

therefore , some energetic brother in Madras vvill undertake the task of editing the paper , vve are afraid the Madras Masonic Review will have to cease . Now is an opportunity for a brother to step into the breach and carry on the work . No pay and plenty of work are the only perquisites , but he vvill save Madras Masons the disgrace of being found too apathetic to keep up a paper of their own . "

On the iSth inst . the Lodge Paisley St . Mirrin , No . 129 ( S . C ) , held their annual soiree in the Minor Town Hall . Bro . Richard MacGregor , R . W . Master , occupied the chair , and was supported on the platform by a number of other gentlemen . The Chairman , in the course of his remarks , referred to the recent Masonic bazaar at Edinburgh , which would enable them to extend their assistance to those

of their number who had been reduced to poverty and distress . Their Order in Scotland could boast of having a fund of something like £ 29 , 93 1 , exclusive of the £ 15 , 000 raised by the above bazaar . They had not yet reached the zenith of their success , and it lay vvith all , by individual effort , to do their utmost to promote the interests of the Order . Other speeches vvere delivered , and an attractive programme of musical selections vvas ably rendered .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C , M . P ., and Lady Gorst left London for Teneriffe on Tuesday , where they will spend some three weeks , so that Sir John may completely recover from his recent sharp attack of gout . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., who some time since vvas offered , but refused , the Chairmanship of the Royal Commission , has been again pressed to undertake the duty , and has at length agreed to accept it .

The Hybrid Committee of the House of Commons on the London Water Supply has been completed , among the members being Bros . Sir John Mowbray , Bart ., Sir Matthew White Ridley , Bart ., T . H . Bolton , Sir Algernon Borthwick , and H . VV . Laren .

The annual dinner of the " Devonians in London " was held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Saturday last under the presidency of Lord Clinton , Lord-Lieutenant of the county , among the principal guests being Bros , the Hon . Sir Stafford Northcote , M . P ., and Pitt-Lewis , M . P .

Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., presided at the annual meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution , held at Princes' Hall , Piccadilly , on Saturday last , and in the course of his speech mentioned that during the 60 years of its existence it had been the means of saving the lives of some 35 , 000 persons .

A ladies' committee has been formed for the purpose of organising a fund to present the Princess Mary ( Duchess of Teck ) vvith a silver wedding gift on the 2 Sth anniversary of her wedding on the 12 th June . Among the members are the Marchioness of Salisbury , the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry , the Dowager Countess of Shrewsbury , and the Lady Egerton of Tatton .

The wedding trousseau of the Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein , second daughter of Prince and Princess Christian , is in course of preparation at Windsor . The Princess Christian , in order to encourage home industries , is having a number of rich silks specially manufactured by the Spitalfields weavers . All the costumes will be ready by June .

Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., and the Baroness Henry de Worms entertained the King of the Belgians at dinner on the 20 th instant , among the guests invited to meet his Majesty being the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Deyson , the Spanish Ambassador , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , and the Belgian Minister and the Baroness Solvyas .

Our readers , both at home and abroad , will be sorry to hear of the serious illness of Bro . John Lane , of Torquay . He vvas taken suddenly ill on Saturday afternoon , and for some time his life vvas despaired of . Bro . Lane vvas somewhat better on Sunday , and has since remained in the same condition , vvhich , although not hopeless , causes great anxiety to his many friends .

Our attention has been called to the fact that in the list vve printed last week of brethren nominated for the new Board of Management of the Boys' School we did not fully describe their Masonic rank . We can only say that vve copied the names from a document in general circulation

, and were therefore not responsible for the omissions , but vve feel quite sure the brethren in question , although shorn of some of their titles , are fully qualified for the position , and vvill not suffer in their candidature from omission of a fewletters more or less at the end of their names .

Nowhere is the stream of Masonry found purer than in Dublin , Ireland , and this purity is due to the method of admitting candidates in that city . After a name has been submitted to a lodge within the Dublin jurisdiction , it is sent , accompanied by the report of the Examining Committee , to the Board of Masters . This Board meets once a month , and consists of the Master of every Dublin lodge .

The candidate ' s name is here brought forward , and his antecedents fully discussed . The Master of the lodge in which it is proposed to initiate bim is present . The good of Masonry is the object aimed at by all . There is no overanxiety on the subject of initiation fees . In fact , the candidate is approved or rejected strictly on his merits . — Correspondent of the Freemasons'' Journal , New York .

Cambridge carried all before them at the University Sports at the Queen ' s Club , VVest Kensington , on the 20 th , the Light Blues securing six out of the nine events set down on the programme and making a deat heat of the 100 yards , so that Oxford only scored two victories—in the quarter-mile and mile . The Cambridge wins vvere in the putting the stone , throwing the stone , the high and long

jumps , and the hurdles and three miles . However , on Saturday , Dark Blues won the boat race , but by a short half-length and after one of the most gallant struggles over the whole course ever witnessed . The rival boats vvere never clear from beginning to finish , while during the progress of the race , the advantage was sometimes with one crew and sometimes vvith the other .

A very successful concert was given in the Town Hall , Rochdale , on Tuesday , the ioth inst ., in aid of the Masonic Charities . There vvas a very large attendance of brethren in full clothing , and an excellent programme vvas admirably carried out . Bro . Parker ' s choir greatly distinguished itself , and there vvere several numbers effectively rendered by Miss Berry , Misses C . and H . Ashworth , and Messrs . T .

L . Roberts , and C . Parker , Miss Williamson and Bro . Wrigley in the first part , and in the second part Misses Williamson and Berry , the Misses Bartle and S . E . Clegg and Mr . Gibbons , Bro . C Parker , Bro . A . O . ven , and Miss S . Berry . Mr . J . H . Greenwood ' s humorous contributions were greeted with hearty laughter , and Mr . B . C . Crossley displayed his usual ability as accompanist . The gross proceeds of the concert vvas £ 85 .

There seems to be a growing tendency in modern trading either to avoid altogether the intermediary profits of the middleman , or to reduce those profits to a minimum . In many cases the manufacturer is opening up direct communication vvith the consumer , much to the advantage of both . A somewhat novel system has been adopted by Mr . A . Colquhon , of Eildon Mills , Galashiels , the well-known manufacturer of tweeds , who not onlv supplies consumers as well as the

trade direct , but undertakes to manufacture wool sent to him by growers , not only into material for dresses , but into shavyls , rugs , blankets , & c , at a most reasonable charge , while his general manufactures are obtainable at most moderate rates . We have before us the pattern bojk o the firm , which contains a large variety of attractive pat-f terns , and which may be obtained for inspection by sending a post card to Eildon Mills , Galashiels .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord Ashbo . lt ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton a ne , Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., attended the Cabinet CoW held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last . Cl 1 The Queen has decided that the " ceremonial" aj a wedding of Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein 2 \ Prince Aribert of Anhalt-Dessau is to be the same , as near ! as possible , Truth says , as vvas observed on the occasion rj the wedding of the late Duke of Albany .

The Board of Trade have awarded silver shipvvrepi medals to F . M . Villeneuve , F . Merlet , C . Lorec , F . Ravin . ! and A . C . M . Toumelin , pilots of St . Nazaire , who rescued ' a portion of the crew of the British steamer Redbroolwhich sank after collision vvith the French mail steamer Amerique , in St . Nazaire Roads , on the 22 nd August , iSn

For the first time in the history of Masonry in Missouri the Grand Lodge vvill next year meet outside of the city of St . Louis . The Grand Lodge has just completed i ^ 70 th annual session , every one of vvhich has been held in St . Louis , but upon the close of the recent ' session the vote stood in favour of holding the 71 st annual session at Kansas City .

How seriously the West of England railways have been effected by the late snowstorm may be seen from their returns . Since the beginning of the year the South-Western had on an average earned £ 1000 a week more than in 1 S 90 , but during the single bad week there was a falling-off as compared vvith the previous year of £ ( 150 on goods and £ 3060 on passengers and parcels . Tlie Great Western traffic returns for the week showed a decrease of £ 12 , 000 .

The Alhambra announces for Easter Monday an entirely new version of "The Sleeping Beauty , " comprising new music and new dances , and in this Mr . Charles Lauri will introduce some characteristic trick performances . Several changes vvill also be made in the variety entertainment vvhich vvill include an original pantomime , by the celebrated Lauri troupe , entitled " On the Roofs , " and the debut of the popular French duettists and eccentriques , Mdlle . Bianca and M . Derosches .

It is announced that another Electric Light Exhibition will be held at the Crystal Palace in the autumn . The last was in 1 SS 1-2 , and vvas a great success . So much progress has been made in the last 10 years that the directors ought to be able to eclipse their former beautiful display ; and it is

understood that every endeavour will be made to give special distinction to the autumn exhibition . The continued popularity _ of electricity at exhibitions is clear from the success vvhich has attended the one now open at St . Pancras Vestry Hall .

The Berlin Reichsanzeiger publishes the provincial results of the census taken throughout the German Empire on December 1 last , vvhich give a total population of about 49 V millions , including Heligoland , being an increase of 2 , 665 , 138 souls , equivalent to 5 * 7 per cent ., since 1 SS 5 ,

Of this total the population of Prussia contributes about 30 millions , or nearly three-fifths , the next in order being Bavaria vvith 5 , 589 , 382 , Saxony vvith 3 ! - millions , and Wiirtemberg vvith 2 , 035 , 443 . Alsace-Lorraine has 1 , 603 , 987 inhabitants , and the Grand Duchy of Baden has about the same number .

At a meeting of the Accident Insurance Company , Limited , held on Wednesday , the directors reported that the income for the year ending 31 st December , 1 S 90 , amounted to £ 51 , 88 7 13 s . id . The claims paid amounted to £ 24 , 343 is . id ., and the bonus allowances to policyholders

to £ 3 > 495 os - id . A dividend of 5 per cent ., free of income tax , vvas declared , making , with the interim interest already paid , 10 per cent , for the year , while a sum equivalent to £ 1157 vvas set aside by way of share bonus , leaving a Reserve Fund of over £ 24 , 48 3 ios ., or more than 50 per cent , of the premium income .

On the afternoon of the 22 nd instant a special musical service vvas held in St . Paul ' s Church , Heaton Moor , under the auspices of the Prince Edward Lodge , No . 2107 . The brethren met at their lodge room , at the Heaton Moor Conservative Club , and , wearing their regalia , marched in procession to the church , where a sermon vvas preached by Bro . Rev . John Watson , rector of St . Jude ' s , Manchester . P . P .

Grand Chaplain E . Lanes ., at the close of which a collection was taken in aid of the Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys , the offertory amounting to £ 20 . The musical services were under the direction of Bro . j . H . Greenwood , organist of All Saints' Church , Manchester . Many visiting brethren joined in the procession and service , including several

Provincial Grand Officers , and the ordinary service of the Church was shared between Bros . W . H . Smartt , rector of St . Paul ' s , and John Henn , rector of St . Thomas's , Heaton Chapel , the Chaplains of the Prince Edward Lodge , f he church vvas crowded to excess , many being unable to S admission .

The Masonic world has an interest in German Freemasonry for several reasons . One reason is the theory entertained by many brethren that there is a direct li " of correspondence between the ancient Steinmetzen ot Germany and the Masonic Fraternity as it now exists * Another reason for special interest on the part of Engl ; 3 " speaking Masons is that Germans are numerous in countries

other than their own—in the United States especially- ' is pleasant , therefore , to note the growth and prosperity the Brotherhood in the German Fatherland . A recent report gives the following figures : Whole number 44-S ' under the following Grand Lode-es : Three Globes , Bet ""'

13 , 524 ; National Grand , Herlin , 10 , 704 ; Royal i ° ' ; Berlin , 6507 ; Hamburg , 3022 ; Saxony , Dresden , P ? " \ Eclectic , Frankfort , 2550 ; Concord , Darmstadt , S 031 Sun , Bayreuth , 2300 ; and the five independent Lodg - > 141 S . The total number of lodges is 930 , an average 114 members to each lodge . —Freemasons'

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