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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
A warrant for a new lodge , under the title of the Saint Mary Abbott's Lodge , No . 1974 , has bi-en granted to the under-mentioned brethren , and will shortly be opened in the Town Hall . Kensineton : VV . Bros . Captain A . Nicols , Colonel Martin Petrie , Sir George Rendleshaw Prescott , Bart ., Francis Charles Compton , Ed ' in M . Lott , Bros . Captain H . S . Andrews , Captain C . F . Compton , and F .
H . Gruggen . The lodge is established specially tor the residents of the neighbourhood . The Committee of the Homes for Little Boys announced that their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed their extreme regret at the loss which the institution has suffered , in consequence nl the ceremony not taking place at Swanley , on the 15 th
inst ., as was arranged ; and have at the same time graciously intimated that it will give them great pleasure to open the new buildings early next year . Bro . Bedford Lemcrc and Co ., of 147 , Strand , London , took some capital groups of the members and friends of the Lodge of Prosperity and the Royal Jubilee Lodge at Richmond , during their brief visit to that
charming summer resort . The photographs recall to us the features of many an old friend . The summet festival of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction takes place to-day ( Saturday ) , at the Bell Hotel , East Mousley . , Bro . L . C . Haslip , W . M ., presided at the summer festival of New Concord Lodge , No . S 13 , at
Rosherville Hotel , Gravesend , on Thursday . The foundation-stone of a new bridge over the Afton was laid with Masonic ceremony at New Cumnock , on the 15 th inst . We shall give a report of the proceedings in our next if space permits . Bro . J . C . Parkinson has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Monmouthshire .
At the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending July 22 nd was 974 . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., went on Thursday to the Adelphi Theatre to see Mr . Booth as Richelieu . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen
entertained at dinner at their home , in Grosvenor-square , on Wednesday , the Prime Minister and Mrs . Gladstone and a select company . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey was a guest at the Navy Club dinner , held last week at Willis ' s Rooms . Bro . the Lord Mayor has made a second appeal to the public to assist with the fund for Egyptian refugees .
Bro . the Karl of Mount lidgcumbe was one of the distinguished visitors at the Wimbledon Camp . The Marquis of Kildare , eldest son of Bro . the Duke of Leinster , P . G . M . Ireland , Bros , the Earl of Loudoun , Lord Dalhousie , the Earl of Wharncliffe , Colonel Stanley Clarke and Bro . Alderman Nottage were amongst the large number at " Almack ' s" ball , at the Royal
Horticultural Society ' s Gardens , last week . Bro . Major-General the Duke and the Duchess of Connaught visited ' the Royal Italian Opera on Thursday . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at a dinner given by Bro . Lord and Lady Suffield , Upper Grosvenor-street , on Thursday night . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey , who have
been staying at St . Aloritz , Switzerland , have arrived home at Middleton Park , Bicester . Bro . Lord Waveney purposes to bring on a motion in the House of Lords with reference to the condition of Cyprus as a colony . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., presided last week at a meeting of the Committee of the Great
International Fisheries Exhibition of London , to be held in 1 SS 3 at the Royal Horticultural Society ' s Gardens . His Royal Highness detailed what the Mayor of Yarmouth had done towards making the exhibition a success . Bro . Alderman Fowler , r , took part in the
debate on the Arrears of Rent ( Ireland ) Bill on Friday night . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough will preach tomorrow ( Sunday ) in Westminster Abbt-y , at the afternoon service , in aid of the Bishop of London ' s Fund , by permission of the Dean .
Bro . Sir Garnet Wolseley , G . C . B ., G . C . M . G ., ivill command the expedition to Egypt . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., will , after spending a week at Cannes for the regatta , proceed to Cailabad lor the waters .
Bro . the Karl of Bandon has left Claridgc ' s Hotel for Castle Bernard , Bandon . The last Court of Common Council was attended hy , amongst others , Bros . Pearse Morrison ( who brought y > a report from the City of London School Committee ) , Sir Charles Whetham , Alderman Staples , 1 , Deputy Bras ; -, pir John Bennett . T . Woodbridire ( his first attendance since
"is election ) , Hy . Squire , W . S . 1 S 27 , R . C . Kalor , Deputy Cnspe , j . Perkins , and Horace B . Marshall . The Lord Mayor presided ex-officio . . Bro . the Duke of Athole has let his Lude shoot" > £ quarters to Mr . A . B . Walker . Hoi . unvAv ' s OiNTMEXl AM > Pn . i . s . —Those who have given these re triedies a fair trial will freely nclmit that they inherently P ssess *} 'Ccy property suitahle for healing anil
rcmoviugcruptionsulcera-, . tions , listulas , ahs esses , sores , had lees , gathered breasts , and nil borders of the glandular sy-tem . When carefully rnhhed in the ointment relaxes the swollen p-usclcs , diminishes inflammation , assuages pain , and even alleviates dangerous maladies which may " ave 1 sted for months , or even yean . HoJlowa * 's excellent prew . ' ""^ ^ IV-ccUvc singly , resistless \\\ comhiwAtum , : \ nd have wiv recommended by grateful patients to he resorted to as altera'I when all other means of regaining health have failed . Their ™ ° n is temperate , not violent or reducing , —[ ABVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bros , the Marquis of Headfort and the Earl of Zetland were entertained by the Earl and Countess of Faversham at dinner , at their residence in Belgrave-square , on Saturday night . Bro . A . Brookman moved , at the Court of Common Council , on Tuesday last , the following resolution , and it was accepted as a standing order of the Court :
" Upon a Bill in Parliament being referred to a Committee , with instructions to watch progress and report thereon from time to time , no active proceedings for or against the Bill ( beyond such steps as may be necessary to acquire a "locus standi" and the delivery of formal professional retainers ) shall be undertaken by such Committee without the express authority of this Court . "
Bro . the Earl of Zetland ' s horse Hsa won the Great Kingston two-year-old stakes of 500 sovereigns at Sandown last week . H . R . H . the Grand Master drove down in Lord Castlcreagh ' s ( son of V . W . Bro . the Marquis of Londonderry ) coach , accompanied by Bro . the Earl of Fife . Bro . the Right Hon . H . Shaw Lefevre , M . P .,
First Commissioner of Works , has had a plan submitted to him by Lord Elcho , as a substitute for his own , for the improvement of Hyde Park Corner , which will not interfere with the Wellington statue . Bro . the Crown Prince of Germany on Wednesday , with the Crown Princess and Princess Victoria , arrived in Vienna , and had a visit paid them by the Emperor of Austria .
Bro . the Lord Bishop of Peterborough preached the sermon at the festival of the St . Alban ' s Church Choral Union , held last week in St . Alban's Abbey . Bro . Lord Wolverton was a guest at Bro . Sir Arthur Hayter ' s dinner party on Tuesday , at the family mansion in Grosvenor-square . Bro . the Lord Mayor entertained b y deputy
( Bro . Alderman Staples , his brother-in-law ) at luncheon at the Mansion House the French Railway Delegates . Bro . the Earl of Aberdeen showed them over the House of Lords , and Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey did the same in the House of Commons , and by relays made arrangements for them to see the proceedings of the lower House from the
Strangers Gallery . Bro . the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , immediately on the receipt of the news in London of the finding of the body of the late Earl , left for Dunecht with his solicitor , and has had several consultations with the Procurator Fiscal .
Bro . Lord Claud Hamilton distributed the prizes on Thursday , on board the Conway training ship at Liverpool , and held up Lord Charles Beresford to the admiration of the boys as a schoolfellow of his own , who had manifested indomitable pluck , and as one of the most
trustful boys he had ever met . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury distributed the prizes to the girls of the King Edward Industrial School , at Oak Lodge , Highgate . The girls of the school presented Bro . Lord Shaftesbury with half a dozen pairs of socks .
1 he Clothworkers Company have offered /' 400 towards a memorial of the late Bro . Lord Frederick Cavendish , at Vork College , Leeds . The memorial is to take the shape of founding a chair of physics . Bro . the Right Hon . Shaw Lefevre has been appointed to preside over the Commons Select Committee
on the Agricultural Tenants' Bill . 1 he Committee met on Monday . Bro . Major General , the Duke of Connau ght , inspected at Aldershot , on Thursday last week , the 1 st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment , the 1 st Battalion Queen ' s Own Royal West Kent , and the 2 nd Battalion Princess Louise ' s Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders , late the 0 ird .
Bro . Sir Thomas and Lady Brassey have taken Rosetta for the Cowes Regatta week . Bro . Henry Irving , we believe , will not visit America this year privately as arranged , but will wait until he goes there next year to play with his company .
Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G ., Chaplain ; Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G ., Chaplain ; Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough ; and Bro . the Rev . J . Studholm Brownrigg , were amongst the guests at the garden party given by the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House .
The Select Committee of the House of Loids , appointed in 1 SS 1 and re-appointed in 1 SS 2 , to enquire into the state of the law relative to the protection of young girls from artifices , inducing them to lead a corrupt and immoral life , have issued their report . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie , was a member of the select committee , and moved for its
appointment . If legislation follows in the report , we may hope to see a great change in the character of our streets at night . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., has been electe delegate for the parish of St . Peter-upon-Cornhill , and Bro . Edwin Freshfield for the parish of St . Margaret , Lothbury , for the London Diocesan Conference .
Bro . Captain Bedford Pirn , R . N ., late M . P . for Gravesend , was amongst those who were present at the meeting of the Middlesex magistrates , held at the Sessions House , Clerkenwell-green , on Thursday week , for the election of a Chairman for the ensuing year . Captain Morley , was unanimously re-elected .
Bros . Bedford Lemere , and Co ., ( Architectural Photographers to the Queen ) , 147 , Strand , London , attend Masonic Gatherings , Wedding Parties and Social Reunions , and execute every description of Out-door Photography with promptitude , in first style and at moderate cost . A large collection of photographs on view and sale . Catalogues and printed terms free by post . —[ AnvT . I
SUMMER III ' IDUMICS . — Medical officers of health as hot weather approaches should remind the public that if they desire to be free from such infectious diseases as scarlet fever , small pox , and measles , they should wash only with WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP . Purchase only the genuine " WRIGHT'S , " which is branded ( as the medical profession prescribe ) " Sapo Carbonis Detergens . " — I . ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Lord Steward , and Lad y Sydney , Earl Fortescue , Lord Penrhyn , Lord George Hamilton , Lord Houghton , and the Earl of Bradford ) were amongst the congregation at the Chapel Royal , St . James's Palace , on Sunday . Bro . Winn , Bro . Hodges , W . M . elect ., Orpheus Lodge , and Bro . Beckett , were amongst the choir on the occasion .
Bro . the Duke of Athole , k . T ., has forwarded a cheque for £ 193 , being half the funds of the recent fancy dress ball in aid of the Royal Caledonian Asylum . For the information of our readers of the fair sex , and perhaps some of our brethren , wc think the folowing will be of interest : At the Prince of Wales' garden party at Marlborough House , honoured by the presence of
the Queen , H . R . H . the Princess of Wales wore a long dress of ecru , mixed with blue . Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn ' s wife was in black , and was also the beautiful Countess of Dudley . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey ' s wife wore velvet of the new and fashionable shade of squashed strawberry ; the wife of Bro . Lord Claud Hamilton was dressed in blue moire and Spanish black lace .
Bro . the Deputy Grand Master and Prov . G . M . Lancashire ( the Earl of Lathom ) will entertain , at Ormskirk House , H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , on the occasion of his visit to Preston in September , for the celebration of the Guilds .
Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., Bro . Alderman Stone , P . G J . W ., Bro . Sir Hardinge Gifford , Q . C ., M . P ., Lieutenant-General Lawrence , Major-General Borden , Sir George , Bowyer , M . P ., the Prime Warden of the Dyers' Company , and Bro . Henry Wright were amongst those invited by the new Master and Wardens of the Tallow Chandler' Company , to celebrate their election at their Hall on Thursday .
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , P . G . W ., and H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Dukeof Albany , P . G . M . Oxfordshire , visited the Wimbledon Camp on the day the Elcho Challenge Shield was shot for and won by the English team again , and the Ashburton Shield , this vear won bv
Charterhouse School , who become the retainers of it fot the first time . The Duke of Connaught also visited the Canadian camp and said a few words to the occupants , and reminded them he had such pleasurable recollections of Canada and the happy days he spent there .
Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Haddington have left Florence and arrived at Pulteney Hotel . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams W ynn , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Carnarvonshire , has arrived at Glan Llyn , Bala , from St . James ' s-square . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G . Chap ., will preach before the Weavers' Company at St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgatestreet , on St . James ' s Day .
Lady Holland gave an "At Home" on Saturday at her charming residence , Holland House , when T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales and three daughters honoured Lady Holland with their presence . 'The general company invited to meet the Royal guests included Bro . the Pro Grand Master and the Countess of
Carnarvon , Bro . the Grand Master of Ireland and his Duchess , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Breadalbane , Bro . the Deputy Grand Master and Countess of Lathom , Bro . Colonel'Taylor , Bro . Sir Thomas Brassev , K . C . B ., Bro . the Grand Senior Warden and Lady Carrington , Bro . Viscount Powerscouit , and Bro . Lord Suffield .
Bro . the Duke of Marlborough realised £ 1000 by Saturday ' s sale of the Sunderland Library , which is not yet concluded . Bro . the Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand Master , Rutlandshire , has arrived at Brown ' s Hotel , from Staunton Royal .
The Provincial Grand Mark Lod ge of Middlesex and Surrey was held on Wednesday Ias ' t , at Teddington . Ihe Grand Master for the year was , ielected and installed , the Deputy Grand Master appointed , and the officers appointed and invested . A report will appear in our next .
Comp . Lovegrove was installed M . E . Z . of the Stanmore Chapter , No . 1549 , at the Abercorn Hotel , Great Stanmore , on the 12 th inst . Comp . W . B . Lloyd was on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., installed as M . E . Z . of the Pattison Chapter , No . 913 , Plumstead . A full report will appear next week . "Speech Day" at Christ ' s HosDital attmrted a
large assemblage at the institution in Newgate-street , on Wednesday last . Altogether there were 2000 persons present , including just over 700 scholars , so that the great hall was crowded in every part . Amongst those occupying seats at the central table were Bro . the Lord Mayor and ci - « c- wf' ^ u PP ° i ; t '' d } > y Bra- Aid . Sir R . Hanson , Sheriff Sir VV . Ogg , Bro . D . Aldcroft , Treasurer , Mr DixonHartland
- , M . P ., Sir J . Tyler , and Bro . Sir J . Bennett , Governors , the Bishop of Nelson , and Archdeacons Harrison and Farr . After the performance of a selection of instrumental music and the singing of a hymn by the boys , H . E . Edwards , one of the senior scholars , spoke a prologue written for the occasion , this being followed by orations in Latin , French , Greek , and English , delivered by B . J . Kidd , K Merk , H . E . Edwards , and C . C . Henn ,
respectively . According to ancient custom the "" -love " was then handed around for contributions to form a purse for the scholars about to proceed to the Universities This year the Lord Mayor distributed the prizes to the successful students , and cheers for his lordship , as well as for the Governors and the Masters , terminated the proceedings . An American company has purchased Strawberry-hill , Twickenham , and propose to turn it into an nutel , conducted upon American principles .
GREAT J EWEL ROHHWEK . —The puhlic are becoming so accus-. 1 " 1 . '; i , ll "K reports of jewel robberies that numbers of nLI ; . "' taking steps 10 secure their valuables from the attack of the modern burglar , and the demand for Milner's Jewelle-y Safes i ,, largel y on the increase . These are made to lit in cabinets to suit
any kind of wood , and are the best and cheapest safeguard again , t lire and thieves . Milner ' s Safe Comif ( K ' 5 * ? ' J : > n * n » iy Pavement , E . C ., have some juir . druls ot testimonials from gentlemen who have Milner ' s lewellers bales in their possession , and in no instance have burglars succeeded Records " Vc ** made s' , t'ciall > ' Masonic jewellery ,
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Masonic And General Tidings.
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .
A warrant for a new lodge , under the title of the Saint Mary Abbott's Lodge , No . 1974 , has bi-en granted to the under-mentioned brethren , and will shortly be opened in the Town Hall . Kensineton : VV . Bros . Captain A . Nicols , Colonel Martin Petrie , Sir George Rendleshaw Prescott , Bart ., Francis Charles Compton , Ed ' in M . Lott , Bros . Captain H . S . Andrews , Captain C . F . Compton , and F .
H . Gruggen . The lodge is established specially tor the residents of the neighbourhood . The Committee of the Homes for Little Boys announced that their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed their extreme regret at the loss which the institution has suffered , in consequence nl the ceremony not taking place at Swanley , on the 15 th
inst ., as was arranged ; and have at the same time graciously intimated that it will give them great pleasure to open the new buildings early next year . Bro . Bedford Lemcrc and Co ., of 147 , Strand , London , took some capital groups of the members and friends of the Lodge of Prosperity and the Royal Jubilee Lodge at Richmond , during their brief visit to that
charming summer resort . The photographs recall to us the features of many an old friend . The summet festival of the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction takes place to-day ( Saturday ) , at the Bell Hotel , East Mousley . , Bro . L . C . Haslip , W . M ., presided at the summer festival of New Concord Lodge , No . S 13 , at
Rosherville Hotel , Gravesend , on Thursday . The foundation-stone of a new bridge over the Afton was laid with Masonic ceremony at New Cumnock , on the 15 th inst . We shall give a report of the proceedings in our next if space permits . Bro . J . C . Parkinson has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Monmouthshire .
At the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis , Soho-square , the number of patients under treatment for the week ending July 22 nd was 974 . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., went on Thursday to the Adelphi Theatre to see Mr . Booth as Richelieu . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen
entertained at dinner at their home , in Grosvenor-square , on Wednesday , the Prime Minister and Mrs . Gladstone and a select company . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey was a guest at the Navy Club dinner , held last week at Willis ' s Rooms . Bro . the Lord Mayor has made a second appeal to the public to assist with the fund for Egyptian refugees .
Bro . the Karl of Mount lidgcumbe was one of the distinguished visitors at the Wimbledon Camp . The Marquis of Kildare , eldest son of Bro . the Duke of Leinster , P . G . M . Ireland , Bros , the Earl of Loudoun , Lord Dalhousie , the Earl of Wharncliffe , Colonel Stanley Clarke and Bro . Alderman Nottage were amongst the large number at " Almack ' s" ball , at the Royal
Horticultural Society ' s Gardens , last week . Bro . Major-General the Duke and the Duchess of Connaught visited ' the Royal Italian Opera on Thursday . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at a dinner given by Bro . Lord and Lady Suffield , Upper Grosvenor-street , on Thursday night . Bro . the Earl and Countess of Jersey , who have
been staying at St . Aloritz , Switzerland , have arrived home at Middleton Park , Bicester . Bro . Lord Waveney purposes to bring on a motion in the House of Lords with reference to the condition of Cyprus as a colony . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., presided last week at a meeting of the Committee of the Great
International Fisheries Exhibition of London , to be held in 1 SS 3 at the Royal Horticultural Society ' s Gardens . His Royal Highness detailed what the Mayor of Yarmouth had done towards making the exhibition a success . Bro . Alderman Fowler , r , took part in the
debate on the Arrears of Rent ( Ireland ) Bill on Friday night . Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough will preach tomorrow ( Sunday ) in Westminster Abbt-y , at the afternoon service , in aid of the Bishop of London ' s Fund , by permission of the Dean .
Bro . Sir Garnet Wolseley , G . C . B ., G . C . M . G ., ivill command the expedition to Egypt . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., will , after spending a week at Cannes for the regatta , proceed to Cailabad lor the waters .
Bro . the Karl of Bandon has left Claridgc ' s Hotel for Castle Bernard , Bandon . The last Court of Common Council was attended hy , amongst others , Bros . Pearse Morrison ( who brought y > a report from the City of London School Committee ) , Sir Charles Whetham , Alderman Staples , 1 , Deputy Bras ; -, pir John Bennett . T . Woodbridire ( his first attendance since
"is election ) , Hy . Squire , W . S . 1 S 27 , R . C . Kalor , Deputy Cnspe , j . Perkins , and Horace B . Marshall . The Lord Mayor presided ex-officio . . Bro . the Duke of Athole has let his Lude shoot" > £ quarters to Mr . A . B . Walker . Hoi . unvAv ' s OiNTMEXl AM > Pn . i . s . —Those who have given these re triedies a fair trial will freely nclmit that they inherently P ssess *} 'Ccy property suitahle for healing anil
rcmoviugcruptionsulcera-, . tions , listulas , ahs esses , sores , had lees , gathered breasts , and nil borders of the glandular sy-tem . When carefully rnhhed in the ointment relaxes the swollen p-usclcs , diminishes inflammation , assuages pain , and even alleviates dangerous maladies which may " ave 1 sted for months , or even yean . HoJlowa * 's excellent prew . ' ""^ ^ IV-ccUvc singly , resistless \\\ comhiwAtum , : \ nd have wiv recommended by grateful patients to he resorted to as altera'I when all other means of regaining health have failed . Their ™ ° n is temperate , not violent or reducing , —[ ABVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings.
Bros , the Marquis of Headfort and the Earl of Zetland were entertained by the Earl and Countess of Faversham at dinner , at their residence in Belgrave-square , on Saturday night . Bro . A . Brookman moved , at the Court of Common Council , on Tuesday last , the following resolution , and it was accepted as a standing order of the Court :
" Upon a Bill in Parliament being referred to a Committee , with instructions to watch progress and report thereon from time to time , no active proceedings for or against the Bill ( beyond such steps as may be necessary to acquire a "locus standi" and the delivery of formal professional retainers ) shall be undertaken by such Committee without the express authority of this Court . "
Bro . the Earl of Zetland ' s horse Hsa won the Great Kingston two-year-old stakes of 500 sovereigns at Sandown last week . H . R . H . the Grand Master drove down in Lord Castlcreagh ' s ( son of V . W . Bro . the Marquis of Londonderry ) coach , accompanied by Bro . the Earl of Fife . Bro . the Right Hon . H . Shaw Lefevre , M . P .,
First Commissioner of Works , has had a plan submitted to him by Lord Elcho , as a substitute for his own , for the improvement of Hyde Park Corner , which will not interfere with the Wellington statue . Bro . the Crown Prince of Germany on Wednesday , with the Crown Princess and Princess Victoria , arrived in Vienna , and had a visit paid them by the Emperor of Austria .
Bro . the Lord Bishop of Peterborough preached the sermon at the festival of the St . Alban ' s Church Choral Union , held last week in St . Alban's Abbey . Bro . Lord Wolverton was a guest at Bro . Sir Arthur Hayter ' s dinner party on Tuesday , at the family mansion in Grosvenor-square . Bro . the Lord Mayor entertained b y deputy
( Bro . Alderman Staples , his brother-in-law ) at luncheon at the Mansion House the French Railway Delegates . Bro . the Earl of Aberdeen showed them over the House of Lords , and Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey did the same in the House of Commons , and by relays made arrangements for them to see the proceedings of the lower House from the
Strangers Gallery . Bro . the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , immediately on the receipt of the news in London of the finding of the body of the late Earl , left for Dunecht with his solicitor , and has had several consultations with the Procurator Fiscal .
Bro . Lord Claud Hamilton distributed the prizes on Thursday , on board the Conway training ship at Liverpool , and held up Lord Charles Beresford to the admiration of the boys as a schoolfellow of his own , who had manifested indomitable pluck , and as one of the most
trustful boys he had ever met . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury distributed the prizes to the girls of the King Edward Industrial School , at Oak Lodge , Highgate . The girls of the school presented Bro . Lord Shaftesbury with half a dozen pairs of socks .
1 he Clothworkers Company have offered /' 400 towards a memorial of the late Bro . Lord Frederick Cavendish , at Vork College , Leeds . The memorial is to take the shape of founding a chair of physics . Bro . the Right Hon . Shaw Lefevre has been appointed to preside over the Commons Select Committee
on the Agricultural Tenants' Bill . 1 he Committee met on Monday . Bro . Major General , the Duke of Connau ght , inspected at Aldershot , on Thursday last week , the 1 st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment , the 1 st Battalion Queen ' s Own Royal West Kent , and the 2 nd Battalion Princess Louise ' s Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders , late the 0 ird .
Bro . Sir Thomas and Lady Brassey have taken Rosetta for the Cowes Regatta week . Bro . Henry Irving , we believe , will not visit America this year privately as arranged , but will wait until he goes there next year to play with his company .
Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G ., Chaplain ; Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G ., Chaplain ; Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough ; and Bro . the Rev . J . Studholm Brownrigg , were amongst the guests at the garden party given by the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House .
The Select Committee of the House of Loids , appointed in 1 SS 1 and re-appointed in 1 SS 2 , to enquire into the state of the law relative to the protection of young girls from artifices , inducing them to lead a corrupt and immoral life , have issued their report . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie , was a member of the select committee , and moved for its
appointment . If legislation follows in the report , we may hope to see a great change in the character of our streets at night . Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., has been electe delegate for the parish of St . Peter-upon-Cornhill , and Bro . Edwin Freshfield for the parish of St . Margaret , Lothbury , for the London Diocesan Conference .
Bro . Captain Bedford Pirn , R . N ., late M . P . for Gravesend , was amongst those who were present at the meeting of the Middlesex magistrates , held at the Sessions House , Clerkenwell-green , on Thursday week , for the election of a Chairman for the ensuing year . Captain Morley , was unanimously re-elected .
Bros . Bedford Lemere , and Co ., ( Architectural Photographers to the Queen ) , 147 , Strand , London , attend Masonic Gatherings , Wedding Parties and Social Reunions , and execute every description of Out-door Photography with promptitude , in first style and at moderate cost . A large collection of photographs on view and sale . Catalogues and printed terms free by post . —[ AnvT . I
SUMMER III ' IDUMICS . — Medical officers of health as hot weather approaches should remind the public that if they desire to be free from such infectious diseases as scarlet fever , small pox , and measles , they should wash only with WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP . Purchase only the genuine " WRIGHT'S , " which is branded ( as the medical profession prescribe ) " Sapo Carbonis Detergens . " — I . ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Lord Steward , and Lad y Sydney , Earl Fortescue , Lord Penrhyn , Lord George Hamilton , Lord Houghton , and the Earl of Bradford ) were amongst the congregation at the Chapel Royal , St . James's Palace , on Sunday . Bro . Winn , Bro . Hodges , W . M . elect ., Orpheus Lodge , and Bro . Beckett , were amongst the choir on the occasion .
Bro . the Duke of Athole , k . T ., has forwarded a cheque for £ 193 , being half the funds of the recent fancy dress ball in aid of the Royal Caledonian Asylum . For the information of our readers of the fair sex , and perhaps some of our brethren , wc think the folowing will be of interest : At the Prince of Wales' garden party at Marlborough House , honoured by the presence of
the Queen , H . R . H . the Princess of Wales wore a long dress of ecru , mixed with blue . Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn ' s wife was in black , and was also the beautiful Countess of Dudley . Bro . Sir Thomas Brassey ' s wife wore velvet of the new and fashionable shade of squashed strawberry ; the wife of Bro . Lord Claud Hamilton was dressed in blue moire and Spanish black lace .
Bro . the Deputy Grand Master and Prov . G . M . Lancashire ( the Earl of Lathom ) will entertain , at Ormskirk House , H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , on the occasion of his visit to Preston in September , for the celebration of the Guilds .
Bro . Alderman Fowler , M . P ., Bro . Alderman Stone , P . G J . W ., Bro . Sir Hardinge Gifford , Q . C ., M . P ., Lieutenant-General Lawrence , Major-General Borden , Sir George , Bowyer , M . P ., the Prime Warden of the Dyers' Company , and Bro . Henry Wright were amongst those invited by the new Master and Wardens of the Tallow Chandler' Company , to celebrate their election at their Hall on Thursday .
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , P . G . W ., and H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Dukeof Albany , P . G . M . Oxfordshire , visited the Wimbledon Camp on the day the Elcho Challenge Shield was shot for and won by the English team again , and the Ashburton Shield , this vear won bv
Charterhouse School , who become the retainers of it fot the first time . The Duke of Connaught also visited the Canadian camp and said a few words to the occupants , and reminded them he had such pleasurable recollections of Canada and the happy days he spent there .
Bro . the Earl and the Countess of Haddington have left Florence and arrived at Pulteney Hotel . Bro . Sir Watkin Williams W ynn , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master Carnarvonshire , has arrived at Glan Llyn , Bala , from St . James ' s-square . Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , P . G . Chap ., will preach before the Weavers' Company at St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgatestreet , on St . James ' s Day .
Lady Holland gave an "At Home" on Saturday at her charming residence , Holland House , when T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales and three daughters honoured Lady Holland with their presence . 'The general company invited to meet the Royal guests included Bro . the Pro Grand Master and the Countess of
Carnarvon , Bro . the Grand Master of Ireland and his Duchess , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Breadalbane , Bro . the Deputy Grand Master and Countess of Lathom , Bro . Colonel'Taylor , Bro . Sir Thomas Brassev , K . C . B ., Bro . the Grand Senior Warden and Lady Carrington , Bro . Viscount Powerscouit , and Bro . Lord Suffield .
Bro . the Duke of Marlborough realised £ 1000 by Saturday ' s sale of the Sunderland Library , which is not yet concluded . Bro . the Earl Ferrers , Provincial Grand Master , Rutlandshire , has arrived at Brown ' s Hotel , from Staunton Royal .
The Provincial Grand Mark Lod ge of Middlesex and Surrey was held on Wednesday Ias ' t , at Teddington . Ihe Grand Master for the year was , ielected and installed , the Deputy Grand Master appointed , and the officers appointed and invested . A report will appear in our next .
Comp . Lovegrove was installed M . E . Z . of the Stanmore Chapter , No . 1549 , at the Abercorn Hotel , Great Stanmore , on the 12 th inst . Comp . W . B . Lloyd was on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., installed as M . E . Z . of the Pattison Chapter , No . 913 , Plumstead . A full report will appear next week . "Speech Day" at Christ ' s HosDital attmrted a
large assemblage at the institution in Newgate-street , on Wednesday last . Altogether there were 2000 persons present , including just over 700 scholars , so that the great hall was crowded in every part . Amongst those occupying seats at the central table were Bro . the Lord Mayor and ci - « c- wf' ^ u PP ° i ; t '' d } > y Bra- Aid . Sir R . Hanson , Sheriff Sir VV . Ogg , Bro . D . Aldcroft , Treasurer , Mr DixonHartland
- , M . P ., Sir J . Tyler , and Bro . Sir J . Bennett , Governors , the Bishop of Nelson , and Archdeacons Harrison and Farr . After the performance of a selection of instrumental music and the singing of a hymn by the boys , H . E . Edwards , one of the senior scholars , spoke a prologue written for the occasion , this being followed by orations in Latin , French , Greek , and English , delivered by B . J . Kidd , K Merk , H . E . Edwards , and C . C . Henn ,
respectively . According to ancient custom the "" -love " was then handed around for contributions to form a purse for the scholars about to proceed to the Universities This year the Lord Mayor distributed the prizes to the successful students , and cheers for his lordship , as well as for the Governors and the Masters , terminated the proceedings . An American company has purchased Strawberry-hill , Twickenham , and propose to turn it into an nutel , conducted upon American principles .
GREAT J EWEL ROHHWEK . —The puhlic are becoming so accus-. 1 " 1 . '; i , ll "K reports of jewel robberies that numbers of nLI ; . "' taking steps 10 secure their valuables from the attack of the modern burglar , and the demand for Milner's Jewelle-y Safes i ,, largel y on the increase . These are made to lit in cabinets to suit
any kind of wood , and are the best and cheapest safeguard again , t lire and thieves . Milner ' s Safe Comif ( K ' 5 * ? ' J : > n * n » iy Pavement , E . C ., have some juir . druls ot testimonials from gentlemen who have Milner ' s lewellers bales in their possession , and in no instance have burglars succeeded Records " Vc ** made s' , t'ciall > ' Masonic jewellery ,