Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will take place at Freemasons ' Tavern , this ( Friday ) afternoon , at 4 p . m ., when , among other business , there will be submitted by Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P ., on behalf of the House Committee , a resolution for the appointment of a Special Committee to consist of the Grand Registrar and other brethren being

Life-Governors of the Institution , to be nominated by him for inquiring into the dicipline and management of the School . At the quarterly meeting of Dykes Conclave , No . 36 , Cumberland and Westmorland , on the iSth inst ., at Maryport , Sir Knight John Mills was elected M . P . S . j Sir Knight T . Atkinson , Viceroy ; and Sir Knight W . H . Lewthwaite , P . S ., Recorder .

It is announced that the members of the Longford Lodge , No . 7 6 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , have determined on erecting a Masonic Hall in Longford as a memorial of the late Bro . Col . King-Harman , Prov . G . Master of Meath . The Grocer ' s Company have voted a grant of £ 100 towards the Children ' s Country Holiday Fund .

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to present a silver Jubilee Medal to Bro . C . S . Jekyll , Grand Organist 18 S 0-2 , organist and composer of her Majesty ' s Chapel Royal . Bro . Sir Frederick Abel , who has held the office of Chemist to the War Department since its formation in 1854 , has been relieved of his routine duties and appointed

President of a Special Committee on Explosives . Bro . Augustus Harris ' s season of Italian Opera at Covent Garden came to an end on Saturday last with a performance of "Les Huguenots , " which was eminently satisfactory , and the large audience expressed their thanks to the manager for the excellent provision he had made throughout the season for the entertainment of the public

in a most enthusiastic manner , their cheers being again and again repeated when Bro . Harris announced that the theatre would be again opened for Italian Opera next year . There were 31 commanderies represented at the 34 th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Indiana which was held in Indianapolis on the 24 th and 25 th April last , under the presidency of Sir Knight Georee

W . F . Kirk , G . C There is a total membership in the jurisdiction of 2617 , and there is a very considerable balance on the right side of the account in favour of the G . Commandery . Sir Knight Reuben Peden was elected and installed G . Commander for the ensuing year , and Sir Knight John M . Bramwell , of Indianapolis , is the Grand Recorder . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor ) , Lord

Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton , and Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., attended the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Monday . An open-air dramatic performance was given on Saturday evening last in the grounds of Bro . Sir S . Waterlow ' s residence on Highgate Hill , in aid of the funds of the Great Northern Central Hospital , the attendance being both numerous and fashionable .

Bro . the Lord Mayor entertained the members of the British section of the Council of the Paris Exhibition of 1889 at dinner at the Mansion House on Saturday evening last , when there were present among others , the French Ambassador , and Bros . Sir Frederick Abel , Sir E . Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., G . A . Sala , and A . M . Broadley . Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , her Majesty ' s Ambassador

at Berlin , and Lady Ermyntrude Malet arrived at Queenborough from Berlin on Saturday evening last and proceeded to London by the boat train . The camp at Wimbledon was virtually closed on Saturday last , when the prizes to the successful competitors at the 29 th annual meeting of the National Rifle Association were distributed by the Princess of Wales , who

was accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the three young Princesses . The chief prize winners , and especially Private Fulton , 13 th Middlesex , and Lance-Corporal Noakes , 1 st Bucks , who won the Queen ' s Prize and the Silver Medal respectively , were loudly cheered . When the ceremony was over , the Royal party attended Bro . Lord Wantage's "At Home" in the Pavilion .

Such a vast number of various champagnes , both new and old , are at present in the market , that it must greatly puzzle ordinary consumers to remember onehalf of them , or to make a selection . Many must , we think , be destined to oblivion , but there are some , the

names of which are comparatively unfamiliar , that will run the old well-known brands very close , if they do not surpass them , among these are Messrs . J . Hofele EUvall and Co . 's Cuvee Reserve , 1 S 80 , of which we hear an excellent account . It was used at a recent Masonic festival , and reported to have been much appreciated .

THE VICTORIA STEAMBOAT ASSOCIATION . A very enjoyable excursion to Clacton took place on Friday , the 20 th inst . The Directors of the above association having invited a number of the representatives cf the press and other gentlemen to be present at the re-opening of the long-distance traffic between London , Ipswich , Clacton , Harwich , & c The Company have a fleet of

38 vessels , all in thorough working order , and the result of the first four months of working has been eminently satisfactory . The receipts from the service between London Bridge and Greenwich especially having been very large . The Glen Rosa and the Alexandra , two fine large steamers of great speed , will be wholly devoted to the long-distance traffic , and two new boats are in course of construction for file river traffic between London Brid ge and Chelsea . It

has always been a source of wonder to us that no service of boats has ever been placed on the Thames at all worthy of that grand waterway . The stuffy , cramped , miserable craft familiar to Londoners for so many years past have been a disgrace to the river , and we feel persuaded that the enterprise of the new Company will be well rewarded if they persevere on the same lines on which they have started ,

Masonic And General Tidings

The International Geological Congress will meet in Burlington Gardens from the 17 th to the 22 nd September next , the opening meeting being held on the 17 th September , at 8 p . m . "A Tour in Old Flanders , " in which are described some of the less well-known Flemish cities , is included in the new issue of the Great Eastern Railway

Company ' s illustrated " Tourist Guide to the Continent . " The visit of Bro . the Lord Mayor of London to Termonde , his native place in Belgium , is fixed for the 20 th August . His lordship will be accompanied by the Lady Mayoress and Bros . Sheriff Higgs and Sheriff Major Davies .

The Vestry Clerk of Islington informed the Vestry at its meeting on Friday , the 20 th inst ., that he had been desired by the Prince of Wales to express to the inhabitants of Islington his entire satisfaction at the manner in which the Princess , his daughters , and himself had been received on the occasion of their recent visit to open the Great Northern Central Hospital .

Bros . Lord Ashbourne , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., A . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., Sir Edward Clarke , H . M . ' s Solicitor-General , Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., Sir John Gorst , M . P ., the Earl of Onslow , W . H . Long , M . P ., and Sir W . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., have accepted the invitation of Bro . the Lord Ma > or to be present at the Ministerial banquet at the Mansion House , on Wednesday , the Sth August .

A return of the approximate expenditure for buildings , furniture , and fittings , and in some cases for the purchase of sites , in connection with the existing establishments of Science and Art has recently been published . From this it appears that there has been expended between 1859 and l 88 S > £ 288 , 055 on Burlington House , £ 1 , 366 , 259 on the British Museum , £ 760 , 771 on the National History

Museum , £ 394 , 599 on the National Gallery , £ 2236 on the National Portrait Gallery , £ 8326 on Marlborough House , £ 526 , 000 oh South Kensington , £ 10 , 455 on Bethnal Green Museum , £ 62 , 312 on the Geological Museum and College of Chemistry , £ 56 , 734 on the Royal Gardens at Kew , £ iS , ii 3 on the Royal Botanic Gardens and Arboretum , and £ 1200 on the Royal Institution .

Thursday , the 19 th inst ., was the 66 th anniversary of the birthday of H . R . H . the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , sister of the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck , and her Royal Highness received congratulations from the Prince and Princess of Wales , their daughters , and other members of the Royal Family . In the evening the Duke of Cambridge

gave a dinner party at Gloucester House in honour of the event . At the meeting of the Court of Common Council of London , on the 19 th inst ., a letter was read from Count Seckendorff conveying the grateful thanks of the Empress Frederick for the sympathy exhibited by the Corporation on the death of her husband , the late Emperor Frederick .

Bro . Sir Patrick Colquhoun , the Treasurer of the Inner Temple , and the Benchers gave a reception in their great hall , library , and chambers on the 19 th inst ., when a large number of scientific and artistic objects were exhibited .

Bro- Lord and Lady Brabourne entertained a number of guests at dinner at their residence , Queen Anne's Gate , on the 19 th inst ., among them being Bro . the Earl and Countess of Milltown and Bro . the Hon . E . Knatchbull Hugessen . Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lad y Mayoress visited Redhill on the igth inst ., when his lordship

distributed the prizes awarded to the pupils at the Royal Asylum of St . Anne's Society ' s Schools during the past year . The Prince and Princess of Wales , with the Princesses Louise , Victoria , and Maud , left Marlborough House for the Isle of Wight on Wednesday afternoon , and during their sojourn there will live on board the Royal Yacht Osborne .

Bros . Sir W . Hart-Dyke , Bart ., and Sir Chas . Dalrymple , Bart ., are among the members appointed a Select Committee of the House of Commons to inquire into the facilities which exist for the creation of small holdings in land in Great Britain . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Mar and Kellie and Lord and Lady Robartes are among the fashionable

folk at present staying at the Granville Hotel , St . Lawrenceon-Sea , Isle of 1 hanet . The Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck , visited the Royal Naval Female School , St . Margaret ' s House , Twickenham , on Tuesday , and distributed the prizes to the successful candidates at the recent Oxford and Cambridge Preceptor ' s Examinations .

The Directors of Perry and Co ., ' Limited , steel pen makers , have resolved to pay on the 1 st September , out of profits , an interim dividend on the ordinary shares for the first six months of this year , at the rate of 6 per cent , per annum , free of Income Tax , being at the same rate as for the corresponding period last year . The halfyearly dividend on the Preference shares will be paid as

usual at the fixed rate of 5 per cent , per annum . H . R . H . Prince Christian presided , on Tuesday , at the fifth annual meeting of the Royal College of Music . The report of the Council showed that there were 59 scholars and 170 paying students . It also stated that Mr . Sampson Fox had offered £ 30 , 000 to erect a new collegiate building on a site fixed by her Majesty's Commissioners of

1 S 51 , and that the said Commissioners had granted a site at the South Kensington Estate , Prince ' s Gate . A resolution of thanks to Mr . Fox was unanimously voted , and the retiring nine members of the Council having been reelected , a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman for presiding . HOLLOWAY ' ^ P ILLS AND OINTMENT . —Vicissitudes o £ climate ,

exposure , and hardships tell heavily on soldiers and sailors , sowing the seeds of disease , which may ultimately break up the constitu tion . Naturally careless of their health , a word in season may avert many evils , and may cause them to resort to timely measures without any difficulty or publicity . Holloway ' s effectual

remedies are so suitable and are so easily adapted for the varied complaints to which our soldiers and sailors are liable that a supply should always be obtained bef jre proceeding abroad . It may with confidence be stated that many a valuable life might have been saved or confirmed cripple prevented from begging in the streets , if Holloway's remedies had been used in time , —ADVT ,

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We received the following cablegram on Thur day last , but too late for our issue of last week— " Gra ^ Lodge Canada , elected to-day , R . T . Walkem , Gra 5 Master , and J . Ross Robertson , Deputy Grand ' Mast " unanimously . " We congratulate the Grand Master *' ' the honour conferred upon him , and Bro . Ross Robertso " on his well-earned promotion . n

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and Isle of Wight will hold its annual meeting at Ringwood on the 14 th August , under the presidency of the P ™ Grand Master , Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P . ov ' In our report of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Middlesex we omitted to state that Cnm «

H . Lovegrove resigned the Treasurersaip , which he had held for two years , hence the election of Comp . Soppet . We are asked to state that on and after the 27 th inst . the meetings of the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , No . 129 S , will be held at the Builder ' s Arms St . Paul ' s-road , Canonbury . '

Bro . Thos . J . Russell , of the York Lod ge , N o . 2 ^ 6 whom we referred to last week , as W . M . for the lodge is only a M . M .. and had so signed himself , but his writing is not the most legible in the world , and hence our mistake . Many rumours have been current of late to the

effect that the Emperor William 11 . of Germany is no friend to Freemasonry , but according to a letter recentl y published by the Grand Duke of Hesse , his Imperial Majesty is about to present his portrait to a number of Masons ' lodges in the Grand Duchy and elsewhere .

Signor G . Focardi , the sculptor of " You Dirty Boy , " has just created a bust of John R . Whitley , Esq ? the Director-General of the Italian Exhibition . It is a most speaking likeness , and is now on view in the vestibule of the main building , having been cast in plaster of Paris

I he artist used nearly a ton of clay in making his model . Signor Focardi ' s other pieces on view in the Italian Exhibition include "Happy Age , " "You Rag-a-mutHn " Daddy ' s Clothes , " " Sweet Rest , " and " Allegro , " In the present Exhibition there are upwards of 500 different pieces of sculpture .

Bro . George Samuel Elliott , P . M . 749 , 1275 , 1423 , 1623 , M . E . Z . 1275 , P . Z . 749 , 1423 , 1623 , P . G . D . C , Middlesex , in his capacity as Vice-Chairman ot the Islington Board of Guardians , upon the recent visit of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., to Holloway , at the opening of the Great Northern Hospital , entertained , at his own expense , 49 old ladies , inmates of the Islington

Workhouse , who were brought down in open wagonettes to Bro . Elliott ' s business establishment , opposite the Angel , Islington . They were seated four at each window , dressed in scarlet cloaks and white caps . Upon the arrival of their Royal Highnesses they received a hearty greeting by the waving of white handkerchiefs from the hands of these

poor old ladies , many of whom had seen better days . We may add that Bro . tlliott , in his usual large-hearted spirit , did not forget the creature comforts . A generous lunch was provided , followed , of course , with the usual ice creams and champagne . A large bannerette was displayed , on which was inscribed— " In aid of charity we thank you for coming . "

We are constantly hearing of new inventions , but seldom of one which is likely to prove so useful and economical as the "Wanzer Portable Cooker , " which " bakes , roasts , fries , stews , and steams , at the cost ot less than half-a-farthing per hour . " The heat is furnished by a paraffin oil lamp , which is non-explosive , and can be used also for illuminating purposes , and the invention is as

simple and ingenious as it is useful . Practical men value it highly , and we dare say the general public will be quick to recognise the merits of a cooker , which , as one of the speakers at the luncheon , at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Monday , pointed out has " cooked 157 lbs . of meat at a total cost of 3 ^ d . " Our readers will see from our advertisement columns , that a companv is being formed , under the

auspices of the well-known Wanzer Sewing Machine Co ., to acquire the patents of the Wanzer Lamp , and the Wanzer Cooking Stove , and that there is every prospect of a large and profitable business being done . BANK HOLIDAY RAILWAY FACILITIES . — I " accordance with their usual custom , the Great Western Railway Company have made arrangements for the issue

of tickets during the week preceding the August Bank Holiday , at their City and West-end offices , viz ., 193 and 407 , Oxtord-street , 23 , New Oxford-street , Holborn Urcus , 29 , Charing Cross , 26 , Regent-street , 5 , Arthur-street , liast London Bridge , S 2 , Queen Victoria-street , 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars , 67 , Gresham-street , and 4 , Cheapside . The booking offices at the Paddington Station will be open

all day on Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , and passangers can obtain tickets at any hour for use on either day . To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , August 4 th , the company wi " run in duplicate the 9 . 0 , 11 . 45 a . m ., 3 . 0 , 5 . 0 , and 9 . 0 p- - trains from London to the West of England ; and the 12 . 0 moon and 545 mtrains to Weymouth Hereford , ana

. p .. , South Wales . The first portion of the 9 . 0 a . m . and 5 . 0 p . m . trains will leave Paddington at 8 . 55 a . m . and 4-55 p . m . repectively , but the first parts of the other trams vvu leave at the advertised times , and the second a tew minutes afterwards , the long distance passengers being a for as possible taken in the first portion , but with a "

exceptions both trains will stop at the advertised stations take up and set down passengers . On Thursday , Aug " 2 nd , an excursion train will leave Paddington at 8 . 5 . a . for Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New M > " ° ™' & c . ; passengers will also be booked at excursion « r ff

ceitain stations in the South of Ireland . A last !""¦ " . train for the West of England will leave Paddington » 8 . 5 a . m . on Saturday , August 4 th , reaching Exeter' n 31 hours , and Plymouth in 7 ^ hours ; and excursions win * - be run on the same day to Bath , Bristol , Dorcnesu = , Weymouth ( for the Channel Islands ) , Gloucester , W « " ham . Worcester . Malvern . Hereford . Birming ham , vvoiv

hampton , Shrewsbury , Chester , Liverpool , ManC pheap and other stations on the Great Western System . J- ^ tickets are issued daily from Paddington , and , ^ t u . 0 nthe stations on the Metropolitan , District and Norti 1 don Railways , to Windsor , Taplow , Bourne End , ° ° ' omnj-Henley , and other riverside resorts . A service o ^ busses has recently been established between bioug d Burnham Beeches , and cheap throug h tickets are daily by certain trains from Paddington .