Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Lord Saltoun arrived at Inverness on Monday evening and proceeded to Moy Hal ! to join the Mackintosh of Mackintosh ' s shooting party . Professor Drummond , who is a guest of Bro . Lord Tweedmouth , has sent the first Royal stag ' s head of the season to Inverness for preservation .

The next session of the East Sirrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 6 3 ( Lodge of Instruction ) , will commence on Tuesday , the ist prox ., at the Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , at S o ' clock p . m . punctually , and every Tuesdiy at S p . m . Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., vvho is accompanied by Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach , has been visiting the Channel Islands and Channel Ports on board the Trinity House steam yacht Irene .

The 27 th annual meeting at Shoeburyness of the National Artillery Association vvas brought to a conclusion on Friday , the 21 st instant , when the southern detachments , which numbered in all about 1000 men , took their departure .

At the last regular meeting of the Eldon Lodge , No . 1755 , held at Portishead , Somerset , Bro . E . Davy , S . W ., vvas -elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and his installation will take place at the Royal Hotel , Portishead , on the second Saturday in September .

The late Hon . Georgians . Rushout , who died last week , has bequeathed a sum of £ 20 , 000 to St . Michael ' s College , Tenbury , which was founded and largely maintained by the late Bro . Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseley , Bart ., Professor of Music at Oxford , and vvhich may now look forward to a prosperous existence .

The annual fete of the Foresters vvas held at the Crystal Palace on Monday , when , in spite of the cheerless character of the weather , the number of visitors exceeded 50 , 000 . The programme of entertainments vvas as varied as it vvas excellent , and the Foresters and their families experienced no difficulty whatever in enjoying themselves .

The Duke of Cambridge returned to Gloucester House from Homburg on Sunday evening , and left for Portsmouth the following morning . On Tuesday he inspected the troops in garrison at Portsmouth on Southsea Common , when the French Ambassador and many of the officers of the French fleet were present and witnessed the manoeuvres .

The freedom of the city of Edinburgh vvas presented on the 20 th inst . to Sir Daniel Wilson , LL . D ., President of Toronto University , who most cordially acknowledged the honour shown him and at the same time stated that , notwithstanding what had been said , Canada vvas still determined on loyally remaining a part of the great British Empire .

Nearly an inch and a half of rain vvas measured in London as the result of the heavy and continuous downpour on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., and even this was exceeded at Hurst Castle by 2-ioths . A considerable amount fell generally over the whole country , but the southern districts suffered most . The temperature has also been abnormally low for the time of year .

_ Up to Saturday last the visitors to the Royal Naval Exhibition since its opening in May numbered 1 , 505 , 095 . On that day the bluejackets who have been giving daily exhibitions of cutlass and field gun drill during the last six weeks , went through their last performance , and on Monday they left Chelsea Barracks for Waterloo Station on their return to Plymouth .

The Duke and Duchess of Teck , accompanied by Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia , Prince Antoine and the Infanta Eulalia of Spain , and Princess Victoria and Prince Alexander of Teck , visited the Royal Naval Exhibition on Monday , and after witnessing the drill ofthe Royal Marine Cycle Corps , inspected the Seppings and Cook Galleries .

Orders were issued on Monday by Bro . Lieut .-Gen . Sir Lvelyn Wood respecting the approaching military manoeuvres . Two divisions of an Army Corps will be formed at Aldershot bn the ist prox ., and will march thence to the Meon district , where they will encamp one at East Meon and the other at Soberton , while Bro . Sir E . Wood , as umpire-in-chief , will make his head-quarters at West Meon Irom the 5 th to the 19 th prox .

The courtesies between the naval officers of France and ' - "Sland in the Mediterranean vvere continued last week , and _ Admiral Duperre and a number of his officers lunched on board the Edinburgh , while other French officers vvere similarl y entertained on board the Benbovv , Thunderer , and Victoria . On the 20 th instant Admiral Sir A . Hoskins left vmefranche for Nice , in order to return the visit of M . Beri , and on his return lunched with the French Admiral onboard the formidable . On the 21 st instant our fleet weighed anchor , and left Villefranche for Barcelona .

Bro . Captain Henry Wright has been laid aside for a snort while , having undergone a surgical operation at the tonds of his friend , Bro . Williaam Bruce Clarke , ™ e ot the head surgeons of St . Bartholomew's Hospital , tne anesthetic being administered bv Mr . Hevvvood . He

now making rapid recovery to full health , owing in * great measure to the careful nursing of one of the asters of the hospital vvho attended him . Bros . Col . S > , ex-Sheriff Clarke , Sheriff-elect Foster , H . C . ¦ Mcnards and other members of the Alliance Lodge , vvith atte t haVe been unrem ' lttin _ in tbeir Wnd personal

in ,, ? % Masonic Hall vvas erected in Philadelphia , Pa ., Fran ? 4- second is said to have been at Marseilles , ¦ m _ _ V * 7 ? * Freemasons' Hall , London , vvas opened ¦ wi dedicated May 23 , 1776 , and in 1 S 64 the foundations of nrP __ ent , building in Great Queen-street vvere laid in the S , ot th c e then Grand Master , Lord Zetland . The ' June ! . o -o ° _ he Mas ° n ' 'c Temple , Philadelphia , vvas laid was 5 J- ' , by Grand Master Vaux , and the building Samuef r p , ^ epteniber 2 $ > lS < - < ** Grand Maste ' Hall ,,, , J - ms * The renaissance or Grand Chapter MevJ f „ ^ lcat . V Grand H ' < S h Priest , Charles E . was cnnc . ^ J " * Ha " Asy'um of Knights Templar Kenton y Grand Commandei' Grant Weidman .-

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Lord and Lady Ernest Hamilton arrived last week at Langholm Lodge , Dumfriesshire , on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh . Life membership is peculiarly an American institution so far as it relates to Masonic bodies . They know no such a thing as life members in English Masonic bodies or on the Continent . —Keystone .

The Guildhall Library , which vvas closed for the reception of the Emperor of Germany on the occasion of his visit to the City , and so remained till the recent meeting of the International Congress on Hygiene , has at length been reopened to the public .

The City Chamberlain has just issued the 258 th annual account of the City ' s cash—most of those issued prior to 1633 having been destroyed in the Great Fire . From this it appears that the income for the year 1 S 90 vvas £ 436 ,-30 and the balance in hand at the end of the year , £ 24 , 900 .

We are glad to hear that Bro . Sir Algernon Borthwick , M . P ., vvho is now staying at Invercauld , and who has been suffering for some months past from a thr-at affection supervening upon an attack of influenza , has made considerable progress towards recovery .

The Queen , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice and children , the Princess Leiningen , and the children of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , left Osborne for Scotland on Monday evening , and reached her destination on Tuesday . It is expected that the Court will remain as usual at Balmoral till the latter half of November , and will then return to Windsor .

The children of the Dorchester Workhouse vvere taken to Swanage recently , where they spent a most enjoyable day . A good dinner and tea vvere provided ; some of the elder ones were taken to see the caves at Tilly Whim ; all had a paddle in the sea , and at 6 . 30 the party started for Dorchester . The treat was given by the Dorchester Lodge , and there is to be another shortly at Weymouth , vvhich will be provided out of funds collected at Christmas .

According to the recently published accounts of the late Chester Triennial Musical Festival , the receipts amounted to £ 3128 , and the disbursements to £ 2942 , the balance in hand at the close being fully J £ IOO more than it was in 1 SS 8 . An honorarium of £ 100 vvas voted to Dr . Bridge , vvho conducted , and to whom the success of the festival is in great measure attributed , and £ 70 to the Cathedral Restoration Fund .

A renewed application , vvhich will be influentially supported , will shortly be made to the Corporation of London vvith a view to inducing it to reconsider its decision against the creation of swimming-baths in the River Thames , it being claimed by the supporters of the application that such baths as exist on the Seine in and near Paris may be profitably maintained and vvith due regard to sanitary requirements on the Thames .

The successful and prosperous Star Chapter of Instruction , No . 1275 , will resume its meetings at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , on Friday next , the 4 th prox ., at 7 p . m ., under the able Preceptorship of Comp . Fred . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 , by whom the three installation ceremonies will be rehearsed . The exaltation ceremony will be rehearsed at S p . m . AH R . A . Masons will be most cordially received .

Bro . General Lord Wolseley , commanding the forces in Ireland , received the members of the Institute of Journalists at the Royal Hospital , Kilmainham , on Monday , a dejeuner being served in the grand hall , at vvhich Viscountess Wolseley and the general ' s staff vvere also present . Owing to the inclemency of the weather , the reception on the terrace and the stay in the gardens vvere much curtailed , but the gathering vvas a pleasant one , and rendered still more so by the selection played by the band of the King ' s Royal Rifles .

H . M . ' s gunboat Tweed vvas sunk in Hong Kong harbour on the 19 th July . On that day a terrible typhoon burstover the island , andthe Tweed ' s moorings giving way and two of her guns being unshipped , a great deal of damage vvas done to the vessel . Then , on a sudden , she vvas dashed

against the sea wall of the Kowlowon Dock , and the starboard side was stove in and she sank . All the crew but one managed to get on the pier in safety , but a seaman named Upjohn , in attempting to get on the pier vvith a rope , missed his footing and was crushed to death .

There is no preparation among the thousand and one "infallible" remedies presented to the publicthat causes more scepticism as to the beneficial results derivable from its use than a restorative for the hair ; but , without committing ourselves to a positive assertion that the preparation called

" Koko" is an absolutely certain remedy for baldness , vve have good reason for believing that its use is of great advantage in stimulating the growth in almost all cases , and of producing really surprising results in many others . It cer- ' tainly is eminently worthy of a trial by those whose hair is "getting a little thin . "

A sad fatality occurred at Hayling Island on Saturday last . Bro . Robert Paget , vestry clerk of Clerkenwell , vvith his vvife and family , have been staying at Hayling Island , and it appears that on Saturday a party of pleasure seekers vvere taken by boats from the shore to a yacht . The first boat carried a portion of the party to the yacht in safety , but the second boat , vvhich contained Miss Helen Paget and

a younger sister and three other persons , including the boatman , vvas capsized . Miss Helen Paget and the boatman vvere unfortunately drowned , but the other three passengers were rescued . Miss Paget vvas a young lady of considerable musical distinction , and much sympathy will be felt with Bro . Paget and his family , the former of whom has been many years the esteemed vestry clerk of Clerkenwell .

The officers of the French Fleet vvere conducted over Portsmouth Dockyard by Rear-Admiral Fisher , the Superintendent , on Monday , and in the afternoon of the same day a large contingent of Warrant Officers and seamen vvere entertained at dinner in the Town HaU by the Mayor and Corporation of the town . The officers subsequently dined with the Duke of Connaught at Government House , and at night the grounds were brilliantly illuminated and

Tattoo was performed by the combined bands of theOxfoidshire Light Infantry , the Yorkshire Regiment , the Inniskilling Fusiliers , and the Royal Marine Light Infantry . On Tuesday there vvas an inspection of troops on Southsea Common by the Duke of Cambridge , and later in the day the senior officers of the British Fleet vvere entertained at a dejeuner on board the Marengo by Admiral Gervais , and the junior officers on board the Marceau .

Masonic And General Tidings

__ __ The badge and chain for Harry S . Foster , Esq ., Sheriff elect of London , vvas designed , and is being manufactured by Bro . George Kenning , of Little Britain . The duties of the Rose Lodge of Instruction , No . 1622 , will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , on Thursday next , the 3 rd prox ., at S p . m ., under the able Preceptorship of Bro . D . Rose , P . M .

The Duchess of Albany has been lent a yacht by her Majesty , and , with a few personal friends , will leave Portsmouth on Monday next on a 10 days' cruise , visiting Portland , Plymouth , St . Malo , and the Scilly Islands . Prince George of Wales arrived at Copenhagen on Wednesday , and immediately proceeded to Fredsnsborg Castle to join his mother and sisters , vvho are staying there vvith the King and Queen of Denmark .

Bro . the Earl of Zetland , Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , and the Countess of Zetland , accompanied by the Duke of Clarence and Avondale , visited the Dublin Society ' s Horse Show at Ballabridge , on Wednesday . Bro . Sir E . Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., who is staying at Porthkerry , near Cardiff , as the guest of Mr . John Cory , has been suffering for some days from a sharp attack' of ague , but on Wednesday a decided improvement set in and there is every likelihood of his speedy restoration to health .

We regret to hear that Bro . Sir John Puleston , M . P ., is making but slow progress towards recovery from his recent severe illness . It is believed , however , that the air of Harrogate , where he is staying , has done him some little good .

Bro . Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry are on a visit to Canterbury this week . Bro . Irving has quite recovered from the effects of the recent operation on his throat . On Wednesday night Miss Terry appeared in " Nance Oldfield " at the local theatre .

A special service , arranged for by the brethren of Cheshire , vvas held on Sunday , the 17 th inst ., in all Saints ' , Marple . There was a large attendance of members , all wearing their regalia . The sermon wns preached by Bro . the Rev . E . Bigoe Bagot , Past Provincial Grand Chaplain of Cheshire and Lancashire , from St . Mark ix . 50— " Salt is good ; but if the salt have lost its saltness , wherewith will ye season it ?"

The Duke of Cambridge , vvho commenced his inspection of the Portsmouth garrison on Tuesday , witnessed a sham fight at Browndown on the following day , in vvhich all the troops in that garrison took part . His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Duke of Connaught , commanding the Southern District . On Thursday their Royal Highnesses left for Scotland , travelling in the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert , vvhich had been placed at their disposal by her Majesty .

The brethren of the Lion Lodge , No . 312 , gave a ball at the Saloon , Whitby , on Friday , the 21 st inst . The ball vvas held under the patronage of the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Prov . Grand Master North and East Yorkshire ; Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett , Deputy Prov . Grand Master North and East Yorkshire , and other distinguished members of the Craft . There vvere between 70 and So couples in all .

General Whichcote , vvho is believed to have been the last surviving English officer vvho fought at Waterloo , died at his residence , Meriden , near Coventry , early on Wednesday morning in the 97 th year of his age , having been born on the 21 st December , 1794 . In 1 S 10 he joined the

52 nd Light Infantry as a volunteer , and vvas present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos , the battles of Salamanca , Vittoria . the Pyrenees , Nivelle , Orthes , and Toulouse , and at Waterloo . He had received the Peninsular medal vvith nine clasps .

The garden into vvhich the churchyard of St . Katharine Coleman , Fenchurch-street , and the Lower Grosvenor Gardens , Buckingham Palace-road , have recently been thrown open to the public , and will remain open for the rest of the summer , while Bro . Lord Halsbury , Lord

Chancellor , has , at the request of the Metropolitan Pujilic Gardens Association , extended the hours for keeping open the gardens on the western side of the Law Courts , so that they will henceforth be available for public enjoyment till seven p . m . from May to September , and until six p . m . or dusk'during the rest of the year .

There vvas a numerous and representative gathering of members of the ancient Craft ( including several W . M . ' s and P . M . 's ) at the Freemasons' Hall , Portsmouth , on Tuesday , the iSth inst ., on the occasion of the installation of Bro . Lieutenant Hubert G . Giles , R . N ., H . M . S . Orontes , as Worshipful Master of the Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Lodge , No . 1903 , for the ensuing year , in succession to Bro .

E . Austin . The ceremony was ably and impressively performed by the retiring W . M ., who vvas afterwards presented with a Past Master ' s jewel as a mark of appreciation of the ability and efficiency with which he has discharged his duties during the past year . At the monthly meeting of the Hamer Lodge , No . 1393 , on Thursday , the 20 th inst ., in the Masonic Temple , Hope-street ,

Liverpool , the proceedings were marked by the presentation of a beautiful Past Master ' s jewel , together vvith a gold albert , to Bro . J . C . Brooks . After the ordinary business of the lodge had been transacted , Bro . Hignett , in making the presentation , spoke in flattering terms of the willing manner in vvhich Bro . Brooks had for many years placed his services at the disposal of the Hamer Lodge , and the universal

regret the- brethren felt at his late removal from Liverpool . Bro . Brooks having responded in feeling terms , the brethren adjourned to supper , where the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given from the chair and heartily responded to . The post-prandial proceedings were agreeably enlivened by Bros . Clayton , Erwin , Pierrepont , Oversby , Adams , and others , vvith Bro . E . A . Pugh as accompanist .

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