Grand Masonic Fete In Dublin.

Butler , ist in English . Luara Bradburne , 2 nd in writing ; ist in scripture . Florence Anketell , 2 nd in scripture . Catherine Johnson , ist in arithmetic , Mabel Barnwell , 2 nd in needlework . A promenade then took place throughout the building , and more especially the gallery containing the splendid collection of pictures known as the Murrel , the leading items of which arc so deserving of study . We cannot better

conclude our account of the proceedings than by suggesting that a Masonic ball should be held during the meeting ofthe British Association in Dublin next August . Former Masonic balls in Dublin have been splendid successes , and there is every reason to anticipate that one at the time indicated would rival the best , lt would also afford an admirable opportunity for augmenting thc building fund for the new schools .

Public Halls At Rothesay.

PUBLIC HALLS AT ROTHESAY .

The memorial stone of thc new Public Halls in course of erection in East Princes-street , by ex-Provost Charles Duncan , was laid on Saturday , 15 th inst ., wilh Masonic ceremony , by Bro . Charles Dalrymple , Esq ., M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Argyle and the Isles . The weather was wet , which had a somewhat depressing effect on the

proceedings . Notwithstanding thc weather , a very large number of visitors thronged the town , and the procession was both im posing and attractive . Ex-Provost Charles Duncan received at the Town Clerk ' s Office , County Buildings , the magistrates and councillors of the burgh , and others invited joined in the procession , at 1 . 30 o ' clock p . m . The gentlemen in

procession , who wore their official robes and uniforms , proceeded to thc front walk at the west end of the Victoria Street Esplanade , when the Provincial Grand Marshal , Alexander Duncan , Esq ., arranged the procession , viz . 'I he following lodges were represented by deputation or individual members : St . John , St . John ' s , Newfoundland , 570 ; Gael , Glasgow , 609 ; The Calender , Falkirk , 5 88 ;

Dramatic , Glasgow , 571 ; St . Vincent , Glasgow , 553 ; Kilelalton , Islay , 552 ; St . Andrew , Coatbridge , 544 : 81 . Munn , Ardenadam , 406 ; Kdburne , Cumbra * , 459 ; St . John , Busby , 45 8 ; Govan Dale , Govan , 437 ; Neptune , Glasgow , 419 ; Clyde , Glasgow , 408 ; Royal B ue , Kilburnie , 399 ; Renfrew County Kilwinning , 370 ; St . Clair , Glasgow , 362 ; St . John , Rutherglen , 347 ; Argyle ,

Dunoon ; St . George , Glasgow , 333 ; Roval Arch , West Kilbride , 314 ; St . John , Rothesay , 292 ; Shamrock and Thistle , Glasgow , 275 * , Slar , Glasgow , 219 ; Commercial , Oban , 1 X 0 ; St . John , Largs , 173 ; Leven , St . John , Rcnton , 170 ; St . Baichan , Killbarchan , 150 ; St . Mirren , Paisley , 129 ; St . Mary Partick , 117 ; Fortrose , Stomoway , 108 ; Union and Ciown , Glasgow , 103 ; Thistle and Rose ,

Glasgow , 73 ; Doric Kilwinning , Porl-Glasgow , 08 ; Loudoun Kilwinning , Nevymills , 51 ; St . John , Inveraray , 50 ; St . Mungo , Giasgow , 27 ; St . John Kilwinning , Dumbarton , 18 ; Greenock Kilwinning , Greenock , 12 ; St . John , Glasgow , 3 I , Provincial Grand Lodge of Argyle and the Is ' es . On arriving at the platform thc Architect was the first

of the Masonic procession who walked up to it on thc East ; 2 iidly , the Provincial Grand Chaplain ; jjrdly , the Provincial Grand Jeweller , Provincial Grand Deacons , Provincial Graud Secretary , Provincial Grand Treasurer , Provincial Grand Wardens and Substitute ; the Provincial Grand Master and Deputy Provincial Grand Master , followed by thc brethren attendant . All gave way to the

Provincial Grand Master when on the platform , and the Substitute took the right of thc Provincial Grand Master . Thc Grand Jewels , & c , were laid on the Provincial Grand Master ' s table . A handsome silver trowel was presented to the Provincial Grand Master by ex-Provost C . Duncan . After the performance of the ceremonies customary on

such occasions , thc Prov . Grand Master addressed the assemblage . Three cheers were given for the Prov . Grand Master for the efficient way in which he had discharged his duties . The procession then returned in inverted order by Bishopstreet and Castle-s reel to the place from which it set out , when thc Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .

After the ceremony a select company sat down to a cake and wine banquet purveyed in the well-known excellent style of Mr . Wilson . Ex-Provost Charles Duncan occupied the chair , and was supported on the right by Charles Dalrymple , Esq .. M . P ., Rev . H . II . Richardson , Millport , antl John T . Wilson , town clerk ; and on the left by Thomas Russell , Esq ., ot Ascog , Rev . J . F . Macpherson , and Captain Heron . Provost Orkney discharged the duties

ol croupier , and he was supported by A . B . Stewart , Esq ., Sherriff Orr , Bailie M'Ewen , and John Eaton Reid , Millport . The company included all the leading inhabitants and representatives ot the different bodies in town and country . The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly proposed by tne Chairman , and responded to . Bro . Gavin Park entertained a number of thc brethren to dinner in the Queen ' s Hotel .

The Sailing Barge Match And The Masonic Institutions.

THE SAILING BARGE MATCH AND THE MASONIC INSTITUTIONS .

At the sailing barge match on Tuesday last , the steamer " Queen of the Orwell" was chartered to " accompany the race . " Among the charterers were a large number of

•"asons , anu was resolved to devolc the surplus from the ' « ilc of tickets over the expenses for the benefit of the Mafenic Institutions . We are informed that about forty guineas > s the arnoiint available for th- ; purpose .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

The marriage of Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., P . G . S . W . Devon , second son of John , fourth Marquis of Waterford and brother of the present peer , with Miss Mina Gardner , eldest daughter of Mrs . Gaadner and the late Mr . Richard Gardner , vvas celebrated on Tuesday last at St . Peter's Church , Ei'on-square . Tne Prince of Wales , attended by Colonel Ellis , and the Prince Imperial ,

attended by the Marquis de Bas auo , were preseti * . at the ceremony . The bride vvas accompanied to the altar by six bridesmaids—namely , the Hon . Evelyn and Miss Violet Paget , Miss Margaret Cadogan , Miss Wemyss , Miss Leslie and Miss Whit * . His Grace the Archbishop ot Armagh , ? , imatc of all Ireland , officiated . After thc ceremony the wedding party and friends breakfasted , at the invitation of the Marquis

and Marchioness ot Waterford , ir . Charles-street St . James ' s . Early in the afternoon the newly married pair left for Downplace , Windsor . The bridal presents includes gifts from the Prince and Princess of Wales , and the Caplain and officers of her Majesty ' s ship Thunderer , of which his Lordship is thc Commander . The Approaching Marriage of Bro . H . R H . the

Duke of Connaught , P . G . S W . —Prince Frederick Charles and thc Princess Louise Margaret arrived at Windsor Castle on JTuesday afternoon . Accompanied by the Duke of Connaught , their Imperial Highnesses crossed the Channel in thc Maid of Kent steamer , belonging to the London , Chatham , and Dover Company , lunched at thc Lord Warden Hotel , and proceeded to Windsor over the

Chatham and Dover and South Western lines , ainvmgat 4 . 20 . Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice met the distinguished party at the Royal waiting rooms at Windsor . In the evening their Imperial Highnesses dined with the Ouecn and Royal family at the Palace , and slept at the Castle , where they will remain for a short time as thc guests of Her Majesty .

A Grand Masonic Concert vvas given at the Com Exchange Oxford on Tuesday , at which nearly 500 ladies and gentlemen were present . Bro . W . G . Lemon ( P . M . 16 $ , P . Z . 414 , Prov . G . Reg . ( Royal Arch ) Berks and Bucks , Treasurer 1 G 01 , 18 ) , of New-square , Lincoln ' s ; Inn , is a can lid etc for the office of City Remembiancer .

HIGHGATE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , NO . 1366 . —The ceremony of installation will be worked in the above lodge , Bull and Gate Tavern , Kentish Town-road , on Thursday next , July 41 I 1 , at eight o ' clock . Bro . II . C . Soper , W . M . 7114 , will be the Installing Master . A meeting of Maik Master Alasons vvas held at Cockcrmoulh on Friday , the 21 st inst ., when it was

resolved lo petition Grand L idge for a warrant to open a Mark Lotlge . The title fixed upon was the Faithful , in memory of a late Cockermouth brother , and the respective VV . M ., S . W ., and J . VV ., will be Bros . W . !• * . Lamonby (/ 'Vcewi « sc-ii ) , R . Robinson , aud W . 11 . Levvthwaite , all Past Masters of the Skiddaw ( Craft ) Lodge , 1002 . The installation of Bro . James Winsor , P . M .

203 , as thc W . M . of the Meichants Lodge , No . 241 , took place at lhe Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , last Tuesday morning , and the brethren afterwards journeyed to Southport , where a sumptuous banquet was served at the Prince of Wales Hotel . A report of the installation proceedings of the premier loitge of We ^ t Lancashire will appear in our next issue . Tne brethren of the DoA-nshire

Lodge also gathered at the same place on Thursday morning for the purpose of installing Bro . Iloughtor , as the W . M . for the ensuing year , and we will next week give a resume of the proceedings . A contemporary is asked to state that the Baroness Burdett-Coutts has desired the secretary to withdraw her name from the Ladies' Sanitary Association . At the Koyal Counties Agricultural Show

which vvas opened on I ucsday at Southampton , the Queen , who sent both from the Osborne and Windsor ( arms , lo ,. k the first prize for Herefords . Masonic Libraries of considerable size now exist in London , Leicester , Sheffield and Hull . That in London of the Supreme Council , is one of the finest in the World . —Keys / one ( Philadelphia ) . It has been decided to continue the ceremonial

opening of the Castle Art Museum , on the occasion of the visit ot the Prince and Princess of Wales to Nottingham , on July 3 rd , as arranged by the late Major . We are asked to state for the information of our readers that the meetings of the Peace and Harmony Lodge , No . 60 , will in future be held at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire will be held atthe Freemasons' Hall , Sheffield , under the banner of the Wentworth Lodge , No . 1131 ) , on Wednesday , July 24 th . From April 1 to the 22 nd inst . the Exchequer receipts arnounted to £ 17 . 479 , 041 , as compared with

£ 17 , 729 , 006 iu the corresponding period of last year . The expenditure has been £ 17 , 315 , 6 73 . On Tuesday evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress , according to annual custom , gave a ball at the Mansion House in honour of the Mayors and Mayoresses of the United Kingdom .

MASONIC SONGS . —A Selection of Masonic

Songs , set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . Philpots , M . D ., F . H . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from the office of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s . 2 d . —AUVT . A report of the installation of Bro . H . Gloster as W . M . of thr Chislehurst Lnrfg--. , No . 1531 , will appear in our next . ¦¦•¦ ¦¦ T .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmerscjale will on Wednesday next , July loth , undertake the ceremony of launching the " Albert Edward " Lifeboat , at Clactonou-Sc-a . This boat is one of the two presented by Gr . ind Lodge , to commemorate the safe return of the M-W ' . G . M . from India . It is expected that a large number of brethren will be present . Extra trains will mn . A

special excursion by the steam yacht " Gtueen of the Thames , " is announced . Full particulars as to time of starting , etc ., will be found in our advertisement cplu nils . Mr . George Smith left in an almost complete state the History of Sennacherib ( in the same style as the

well-known History of Assur-bannipa ) . with the cuneiform texts transliterated and translated . All that vvas wanting vvas the last twenty pages , which have been supplied by thc editor , Mr . Sayce . The book is being published at the expense of the late Mr . Bosanquet , and will be out shortly . —Alhentt'irm .

At a meeting of the board of delegates of the Hospital Saturday Fund , the following officers were elected for the current year : Mr . Samuel Morley , M . P ., President ; Mr . Hamilton N . Hoare , Treas . ; Mr . John Hughes , C . C , Chairman of Council ; Messrs . C . Bray ami A . Comrie , Vice-Chairmen of Council ; Messrs . J . Barlow , Robert Frevver , A . W . Mackenzie , and J . Minor ,

Hon . Sees . Bro . Morris Abrahams , of the Pavilion and East London Theatres , has been presented with a handsome testimonial , consisting in all of 700 ounces of silver , as a mark of esteem for the manner in which he has promoted labour among thc working classes of lhe East-end ancl for the good hc has done tothe local anclothcrcharities .

Referring to the approaching marriage of tlje Earl of Lonsdale with Lady Gladys Herbert , which is , we believe , definitely fixed lor the 6 th prox . ; vye understand that Mr . Henry Lewis , the artistic jeweller . ' of 7 , New Bond-street , has received instiuctions from his lordship for the design and manufacture of the entire bridal ornaments , viz ., those which are to constitute no small

portion of the Earl ' s wedding gift to his future countess , and those to be worn by the bridesmaids . This is not surprising when it is known that at many of the fashionable marriages which have taken place this season , most of the j . welled presents were the produciun of Mr . Lewis , who l . as acquired a very high reputation for the excellence and general beauty of his desii-us . Mr . Lewis , wilh a

wise and eh-creet combination of good taste and originality , h ;; s introduced some charming novelties in the shape of brooches , sprays for the hair , and other ornaments , which are intended to vary the locket , which it has long been the custom with bridegrooms to present lo the bridesmaids in commemoration of the happy event at which they lent their giaceful presence and genial smiles .

Bro . Faithftill , M . A ., who is well known as Clerk to the M reliant Taylors' Compaiy ( an office which he has held during the last eight years ; , was previously engaged in the War Office , during v . hich time Jie was successively Assistant Private Sicr tary to Sir John Pakington ( Lord Hampton ) , when Secretary of State for War , Private Secretary to Lord Northbrook when under Secretary of Slate . Bra . Faithtull is a number of the Biyard

Lodge , No . 1615 . Mi * . J . II . Steward informs us ( Globe ) that the heat on Wednesday reached lhe extra ) . dinary height of 91 degrees iu the shade—doubtless the higher on record . The grand fete given b y the Apollo University Lodge on Wednesday , in the gardens of St . John ' s College , Oxford , was attended by a numerous and fashionable company . Thc enjoyment was , however , considerably marred by a very heavy thunderstorm .

Owing to the death of Her Majesty the Queen of Spain , Her Majesty's concert , fixed for July 3 th , will not take place . Reports of Lodges 66 y , 1662 , and Instruction 724 stand over . Among the various candidates for the ollice of

City Remembrancer is Bro . Macrae Moir , P . M . of the Grenadiers' Lidge , No . 66 . Bro . Moir was called to lhe Bar in 1 S 64 , and has practiced his profession in the superior courts and at Guildhall regularly since . He has frequently had the honour of silling as Deputy Judge in the Lord Mayor ' s Court , 011 thc nomination of the late Recorder , Mr . Russell Gurney .

A . meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Province of Surrey will be held on Tuesday the 16 th July , at the Public Hall , Doiking , at one o'clock punctually . A bronze statue of Captain Cook , the navigator , has been placed on a temporary pedestal in Waterlooplace , opposite the Athcnrcum Club . It has been executed for the New South Wales Government , and is to remain in its present position for two months .

ORDER OF ST . J OHN OF J ERUSALEM—On Monday , being St . John thc Baptist's Day , the Knights of the Order of St . John of Jerusalem held their annual meeting at the Chapter House , St . John ' s Gate . A service had been previously held at the Chapel Royal Savoy , when the sermon vvas preached by the Rev . E . J . Beck , rector of Rotherhithe . The Duke of Manchester presided at the

meeting , amongst those present being the Earl of Glasgow , Loitl Leigh , Sir E . Lechmere , M . P ., Colonel Bourne , M . P ., Sir Brook Kay , Sir J . St . George , Sir H . C . D'Aubiney , General Lawry , Colonel Weston , & c . Major F . Duncan , R . A ., LL . D ., brought up an elaborate report 011 the Ambulance Department of the Order , stating that by

means oi the instruction gratuitously afforded by that body at least 1100 men and women had become skilled in the treatment of injured persons . In case of a war iu which England might be engaged they had also 102 men antl women who baid registered their n ^ jnts with the Order as prepared to go abroad at any mom ? i * t i * i the c'pa-cjtv r . f skilled nurses .