Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , H . M . 's Ambassador to Germany , lias been visiting Paris , en route for Berlin , where he is about to resume his diplomatic duties . The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Covent Garden bodge of Instruction on Thursday evening , the 31 st October , Bro . J . Greenway , Deputy Preceptor , in the chair . At the ordinary meeting on Thursday , the 12 th inst ., of

the United Industrious Lodg-e , No . 31 , Canterbury , Bro . Frank Wacher was unanimously elected to fill the chair during the coming year . Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead and the Lady Mayoress entertained Mr . and Mrs . Edison at luncheon at the Mansion House on Monday , Bros . Sir John Pinder and Lord Brassey and the Sheriffs being among the guests .

Wc learn with regret of the decease on Sunday last of the wife of Bro . J . H . Townend , clerk of the Haberdashers ' Company . The deceased lady passed away at Bro . Townend ' s residence , Tabley House , Ealing . Owing to the enormous quantity of hops grown in many "rounds , the picking in Kent and Sussex is only just being brought to a finish . One of the largest crops gathered in Kast " Kent is computed to be worth X ' , 000 even at present

prices . Bro . Deputy Beard will move in the Common Council of the City of London : " That this Court do contribute out of the City's cash the sum of £ 250 to the fund that the Fruiterers' Company are raising for the purpose oi encouraging the growth of fruit in our homesteads , and that Mr . Chamberlain do pay the same accordingly . "

The ceremony of installation of J . will be rehearsed at the Star Chapter of Instruction to-day ( Friday ) , at 7 . 30 p . m ., by Comp . T . Grummant , P . Z . As he particularly excels in working this ceremony , all who are able should be present , when they will have a treat . The chapter meets at the Stirling- Castle , Camberwell , under the able Preceptorship of Comp . F . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 .

On Thursday , the iSth instant , the members of the Lodge of Harmony , 272 , partook of a dinner at Bro . Boston Eley ' s Red Cow Hotel , to celebrate in an informal manner the granting of the Charter by the Grand Lodge of England in August , 1 S 79 . Bro . C . Lucas , VV . M ., presided , and Bro . W . Appleton occupied the vice-chair . The usual loyal , Masonic , and complimentary toasts were honoured .

Ihe quarterly Communication in connection with the West Renfrewshire District of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Greenock on Thursday afternoon , thei gth instant , Bro . Sir Michael R . Shaw Stewart , Provincial Grand Master , presiding . The following officers were installed : Bros . Jas . Reid , D . P . G . M . ; D . J . Dunlop , Sub . P . G . M . ; Provost Binnie , P . S . G . W . ; and Rev . J . Trew , P . G . C . All the other officers were as before .

Bro . R . L . Wherry , W . M . ofthe Hereward Lodge on Friday the 13 th inst ., gave a banquet to the brethren at the Angel Hotel , Bourn . The banquet was of the most recherche description , and excellently provided by Mr . Bott . In responding to "The Visitors" toast , Bro . the Rev . T . Nicholls , P . G . C . Northumberland , expressed the sincere gratitude he felt for the kindness he had experienced on all hands during his brief but happy stay among thpm .

The funeral of Bro . Thomas Moss Shuttleworth , Clerk of Assize of the Northern Circuit , took place at Preston Cemetery on the 17 th inst . The obsequies were attended by several official representatives of the Northern Circuit , officers and members of the Prov . G . Lodge of West Lancashire , of which province deceased was Senior Grand

Warden , delegates from Preston and other Law Societies , and a large concourse of private friends . The first portion "f the service was conducted in Christ Church , Preston . The brethren and others afterwards followed the remains to the cemetery . Many business establishments were closed en route .

The brethren connected with Devonshire Lodge , No . 625 , held at the Norfolk Arms Hotel , Glossop , are about to take 1 step of considerable importance . About two years ago , a piece of property standing at the top of Norfolk-square was purchased , with the intention of converting it into suitable lod ge rooms at the most favourable opportunity , and its management was vested in trustees . Since that time no

alterations have been made , but the trustees , considering 1 '" oment opportune , recently laid before the brethren a scheme in which it was proposed to alter and extend the present building , and make additions which will provide looms to meet every requirement for Masonic purposes . 1 lle proposals were discussed at a lodge meeting on Thursday evening-, the 12 th inst ., and at the close the following Solution

" was unanimously carried : "That this meeting agrees with and approves of the scheme of the trustees for \ . l ? aeration of thc premises in Norfolk-square for r ' !^ . ' Purposes , and recommends the work to be done 01 tliwith . " That the possession of such premises will be ? , Sreat advantage to the lodge cannot be questioned , and , ey should add very materially to its prosperity . —North Derb yshire Advertiser .

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Masonic And General Tidings

Sir John Hassard left town yesterday for Meaford , near Stone , Staffordshire . The tercentenary of Wick Royal Burgh was observed there on VVednesday . The chief event was the presentation of the freedom of the burgh to the Duke of Portland , lord lieutenant of the county .

Monday , the 7 th October , has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Autumn Exhibition ( the Nineteenth ) , of the igth Century Art Society , at the Conduit-street Galleries . The Earl of Hopetoun , the newly-appointed Governor of Victoria , will be entertained at St . George ' s Club , on the 15 th of October , by the members and their friends . Sir Graham Berry , Agent-General for Victoria , will preside .

On the occasion of the pageant that is to be held in connection with the closing of the Paris Exhibition , the banners of the Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Sir Polydore de Keyser , and the City of London will he borne in the procession . Thc Duke of Cambridge is expected at Portsmouth

about the middle of next month for the annual inspection of the troops in the garrison and of the coast ancl sea defences . The field exercises this year will be on a limited scale , as it has been decided not to employ the garrison artillery as infantry in tactical operations .

It is not Princes who give £ . 32 for a dozen "Jeroboams of champagne , or £ 16 ios . a dozen for ' 64 Lafitte , or two guineas for a magnum of Chateau Latour . These tremendous prices were realised at a sale of wine from the cellars of Colonel Napier Sturt ancl other gentlemen at Christie's on Thursday . As for what Lord Hastings ' s cigars fetched , the modest reporter does not like to state . But anybody who smokes these famous "Coronas , 1 SS 4 " would be paying at least twopence for every puff he takes .

Memorial stones in connection with the completion of a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel , which was commenced at Streatham seven years ago , were laid on VVednesday afternoon by Bro . Sheriff Newton , ancl other ladies and gentlemen , in the presence of a large concourse of spectators .

I he church , which is the only one belonging to the Wesleyans in the neighbourhood , will , when finished , be capable of seating 1000 people , and will have cost between £ 15 , 000 and £ 16 , 000 , of which nearly £ 5000 remains yet to be raised .

The Regular Quarterly Communication of the P . G . Lodge of New Zealand ( S . C . ) was held on the 27 th July , in the Freemasons' Hall , Auckland . There wasa good attendance , and in the absence of Bros . Sir F . Whitaker ancl M . Niccol , D . D . G . M ., at Wellington , Bro . Ellison , the D . G . Warden ,

presided . The business transacted was merely the formal business of the Grand Lodge , and the principal matters , the notices of motion of which the D . D . G . M . had given notice , were in consequence of his absence allowed to stand over until next meeting , or should he so desire it to a special meeting to be called if he thinks it necessary .

It is said that the Rev . J . G . Wood , the eminent naturalist , was called upon by his distinguished neighbour , Sims Reeves , to throw light upon the mysterious disappearance of the champagne from the bottles in his cellar , which he found nearly empty , though the corks had apparently not been tampered with . The observant naturalist declared that the

wine had been extracted by cockroaches , who had been inserting their feelers at the side of the corks . On setting a watch in the wine cellar , Mr . Wood's solution of the mystery was confirmed . Some cockroaches were caught in the suction act ; others were seen crawling away in a fuddled condition ; and others were lying about in a state of intoxication . Eliza Cook , the poetess , died on Tuesday at her residence at Wimbledon , where she has been living in retirement for many years . Eliza Cook , says " Men of the Time , " was the daughter of a respectable tradesman in Southwark , born about 1 S 1 S . At an early age she contributed to various periodicals , including The New Monthly , Metropolitan , Literary Gazette , Sic , and published in 1 S 40 a volume of

poems , which at once attracted the attention of a not very critical public , and stamped her as a writer of merit . She more than sustained this favoured position in the "journal " which bore her name , and which was published weekly from 1849 until 1 S 54 , when , on account of her failing health , it was given up , to the great regret of its readers . Her

poems , reprinted in a collected form , have passed through numer us editions , and an illustrated Christmas volume was issued in 1 S 60 . She published another volume , entitled , "New Echoes and other Poems , " in October , 1 S 64 , and obtained a literary pension of £ 100 per annum from the Civil List the same year .

It will be remembered that at the recent agricultural show at Windsor the Lord Mayor , as President of the Mansion House Committee , offered a prize for the best exhibit of a Herdwick ram . No doubt , as a Westmoreland man , his lordship felt particular interest in lending what encouragement he could to the breeding of a class of sheep for which the county is specially famous . The prize which his lordship

is now about to send to the successful exhibitor is a very handsome piece of work . It consists of a ram ' s head snuff box , fitted with the hammer , pincers , brush , and other little accessories that are always attached to such an elegant and substantial sideboard ornament . The snuff-box proper is of silver gilt , while the tips of the horns are also edged with silver , each being finished off with a Scotch amethyst . The

box is beautifully chased , the design consisting of the thistle —a sure proof that the work is of Scotch origin . The lid of the box consists of a magnificent Scotch topaz , while the front panel bears a suitable inscription , which sets forth that the prize has been awarded by the Lord Mayor to " Mrs .

J . C . Boustead , as representative of the late Hugh P . Holme , Esquire . " Without a doubt , in the eyes of the fortunate winner the value of the prize—costly as it undoubtedly is—will be not a little enhanced by the fact that it has been awarded by no less a distinguished man than the Lord Mayor , a Westmorelander by birth .

HOLLOWAY S PILLS AND OINTMENT . —Though it is [ impossible , in this climate of changing temperature , to prevent ill-health altogether , yet its form and frequency may be much mitigated by the early adoption of remedial measures . When hoarseness , cough , thick breathing , and the attending slight fever indicate irritation of the throat or chest , Holloway's Ointment should bc

rubbed upon these parts without delay , and his Pills taken in appropriate doses , to promote its curative action . No catarrhs or sore tlvco ' . \ ts can resist these remedies . Printed directions envelope every package of Holloway's medicaments , which are suited to all ages and conditions , and to every ordinary disease to which humanity is liable . —ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

The Prince of Wales , Prince Albert Victor , and Prince George visited the Shaftesbury Theatre on Wednesday evening- to witness the performance of " The Middleman . " Bro . Sir Morell Mackenzie has been presented with the Freedom of the City of San Remo , richly illuminated and enclosed in an elegant casket , in recognition of his patronage of that city .

Bro . Capt . Henry Wright , who has been acting as Adjutant to the Tower Hamlets Rifle Brigade , has been appointed for a further term during the absence on leave of Capt . Money , Northumberland Fusiliers . The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry is daily expected to arrive in town for the marriage of her daughter , Lady Aline Vane-Tempest , with Mr . Wentworth C . Beaumont , which takes place on Tuesday next .

Yesterday ( Thursday ) being- the commencement of the Jewish New Year ( 5650 ) was observed as a general holiday among the community in London , and most of the principal Jewish places of business in and outside the City were closed .

Lord Granville arrived at Doveron Wednesday afternoon , and received a party of visitors from Brussels , where his lordship has recently been staying . They were driven by his lordship to VValmer Castle , where the Earl and Countess are now staying .

Lord Salisbury , it is understood , intends prolonging his holiday at the Chalet Cecil , Dieppe , for another three weeks . The Premier will then return to London to prepare for the meetings of the Cabinet in November , when the work for the ensuing session will be considered .

On Wednesday last a large number of persons connected with the dramatic profession assembled on the Liverpool landing-stage to say good-bye to the members of the Wilson Barrett and Wyndham theatrical companies , who sailed for New York in the steamer City of Chicago . The funeral of the late Lady Holland , which will take place to-day ( Friday ) at Chertsey , will be of the most

unostentatious character , in accordance with the express wish of the deceased ; and , owing to the chapel being exceedingly small , no invitations have been issued . Telegrams of condolence have been received at Holland House from her Majesty , the Prince and Princess of Wales , the Duchess of Teck , the Comte de Paris , the Princess Frederica of Hanover , and others .

The arrangement for pulling down the present Olympic Theatre and erecting in its place a larger and more commodious house are now definitively settled . The new Olympic will be larger than either the Adelphi or the Lyceum , and will have a seating- capacity representing in receipts about £ 350 .

Mr . Wilson Barrett , who is on the point of sailing for the United States , following his company , who have already departed , will be the first manager of the new house , the arrangements of which will be specially adapted for the working of the elaborate scenery required in these days for romantic dramas .

The Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava on Wednesday entertained their tenantry at Clandeboye at a harvest home . On Tuesday next Lord and Lady Dufferin leave for Scotland on a visit to Mr . Munro-Fferguson , M . P ., and Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson , their daughter . Lord

Dufferin will be in Dublin on October 28 th , and will distribute prizes to the students of the Royal University of Ireland , of which he is Chancellor . He will afterwards proceed to London , where he will be entertained at a oanquet by the Chamber of Commerce . Later , Lord and Lady Dufferin go to Rome .

Pheasant shooting- commences on Tuesday next , ancl the prospects of sport in East Berks , West Middlesex , South Bucks , and West Surrey are , on the whole , very promising in consequence of the favourable weather experienced during the breeding season . Birds in the Windsor district of the

lhames Valley are numerous and well conditioned . With the exception of those which are killed by the Queen ' s keepers and sent to Balmoral for her Majesty ' s table , the pheasants in the Great Park coverts are reserved for the shooting parties of the Prince of VVales and other members of the Royal Family .

The Prince of Wales , accompanied by Prince Albert Victor and the Earl of Cadogan , was out deer stalking ou the Balmoral estate on Saturday last , and brought down three splendid stags , the rest of the party killing three likewise . Since then his Royal Highness , accompanied by his son , Prince George , has left Mar Lodge for the South , and arrived at Marlborough House on Tuesday , having greatly

benefited by his visit to Scotland . At the end of the present week he and Prince Albert Victor will leave London for Copenhagen , on a visit to the King and Queen of Denmark , with whom the Princess of VVales and her daughters have been staying for some weeks past . Thence the Prince and Princess will travel direct to Athens , in order to be present at the marriage of the Crown Prince of Greece with the daughter of the Empress Frederick of Germany .

The funeral of the late Mr . Wilkie Collins takes place today ( Friday ) at Kensal Green . By the deceased ' s own request there will be no display of feathers , nor will crape be worn ; he has also forbidden "forms or ceremonies . " Mr . Wilkie Collins was a passionate lover of flowers , especially of roses , and it is expected that many of his friends will choose the rose as their floral tribute . The

deceased has left his affairs in perfect order , with full details as to the disposal of a considerable fortune . The principal mourners will be Mr . Beard , Mr . Bartley ( the deceased ' s solicitor ) , Mr . Andrew Chatto ( Chatto and Windus , his publishers ) , Mr . E . F . S . Pigott , the licenser of plays ( the

late Mr . Wilkie Collins's oldest friend ) , Mr . Schlesinger , Mr . Lehmann , Mr . Watt , Mr . Bancroft , Mr . Charles Dickens ( as representing the long associations of the two deceased novelists ) . There will be a sale of the house in Wimpole-street some time hence , which will include the valuable collection of books , pictures , and old furniture .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON . —At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the great injury

ot our own working people , so true is it that " evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . ADVT .