Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Annual Court of the Governors of the VVest Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution will be held at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , on Tuesday , the 5 th prox . Four candidates ( two boys and jwo g irls ) recommended by the General Board , are to be elected to the benefits of the Institution , and the agenda

also includes the election of the officers for the ensuing year , and thirty Governors to be members of the General Committee . Bro . Alderman Renals is about to leave for America , and will be absent six weeks . Bro . Dr . Pinder has resigned his post as one of the Camberwell Medical Officers . Failing health is the

cause . The Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement will commence the Session on Tuesday , the 2 nd prox ., at the White Hart , corner of Abchurch-lane and Cannon-street , at half past six o ' clock , and will continue to meet every Tuesday evening until the end of May .

Bro . General John Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., Prov . G . M . Surrey , who is Colonel of the 2 nd Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters , a magistrate for Middlesex , and who served on the Staff at the battles of Alma , Inkerman , and Tchernaya , in the expedition to Kertch , at the attack on the Redan , and at the final assault and fall of Sebastopol , has just completed his 74 th year , the war-worn

veteran having been born on Sept . 22 , 1 S 14 . By command of the P . G . M ., Lord Harlech , the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales will be held this year at Carnarvon on October 17 . Bro . Edward Roberts , M . A ., her Majesty ' s Assistant Inspector of Schools , has been unanimously elected W . M . of the Segontium Lodge , No . 6 o 5 , Carnarvon .

Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser , who recently laid the foundation-stone of the new Technical School at Stockport with Masonic ceremonial , has contributed £ 50 towards the cost of erection . The Belgian Government have resolved on still further developing their mail and passenger traffic between Dover and Ostend , the reduction in the duration of the

passage by the new boat the Princess Henrietta from five hours to three hours having had the effect of more than doubling their passenger traffic during this season . The Queen , through her Private Secretary , has telegraphed to Sir Walter Barttelot her sympathy with him in the loss he has just sustained by the murder in Africa of his son , Major Barttelot .

The 3 rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers will visit St . Albans to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and return on Sunday evening . They will go by train to Edgware , and march thence to St . Albans , returning by train to Edgware , and thence by road to London . They will take their bugle and drum and fife bands with them .

At the Quarterly Communication in June last of the District Grand Lodge of Queensland the proceedings concluded with a reheaisal of the Three Degrees by the District G . Secretary , Bro . Fenwick , assisted by the District G . Officers , " for the information of the brethren generally , and in order that a uniform system might obtain in the

District . " This is certainly a very good plan , and might with advantage be followed by other jurisdictions . The second grand Aquatic Firework Fete will take place at the Crystal Palace to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when the band of the Grenadier Guards , under Bro . Lieut .

Dan Godfrey , will be specially engaged . The ninth annual dinner of the members of the Barge Builders' Trade Union was held at the Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge , on Saturday last , the proceedings passing off most satisfactorily .

Bro . Sir George O . Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., presided at the annual public meeting , held in the City Hall , Glasgow , on Tuesday evening , of the Scotch Permissive Bill and Temperance Association . It was resolved at a meeting of the Council of the National Rifle Association on Tuesday " thatbefore

, finall y adoptingeither the Berkshire or the Cannock sites , it is desirable to give further time for enquiry as to the possibilities of obtaining a suitable site within a reasonable distance of the Metropolis , and that a Committee be appointed to communicate with the Government and

ascertain whether they would assist the National Rifle Association to obtain a new site for their annual rifle meeting . " Among those present at the meeting were Bros . Lord Wantage , chairman , Sir H . Halford , Bart ., Lord Bury , and Col . Walrond , M . P . 3

. Theannual dinner in commemoration of the entry into the Residency oE Lucknow of the relieving force under Generals Havelock and Outram , on the 25 th September , l 8 57 > was held at the H 6 tel Metropole , on Tuesday , under 'he presidency of Field-Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala , u . C . B ., G . C . S . I ., & c .

A novel sight will be witnessed on Wednesday " ? t , the 3 rd prox . The procession led by the immortal Jack Falstaff through Coventry was commonplace compared with the spectacle which will be presented on Wednesday by the appearance of "two hundred" animated sandwiches parading the streets of London , indicating to f . " ° us and interested public the notable fact that upon ., -- — - « .. u .... 1 ..... 3 I ... U ^ umiu we uuiduie lacr . tnac upon

m 1 y the " hvo nundredth " performance of that pheno-¦ nonall y successful play , "Sweet Lavender , " will be proauced at Terry ' s Theatre . At exactly 12 o ' clock noon reafl v . " the vlc , nlty . of the theatre will observe what will dav 1 tl i e most ? ' 8 ' anQ unique advertisement of the i „« V ¦ '" combine tne best qualities of a rare entertain-T = nt , with the devest features of the advertiser's art . nose who are in the neighbourhood of the theatre next

cunesday just previous to midday should keep their attention 1 directed to the " roof" of Terry's , and they will infcn * 1 ed by . . tartling s ! K > exciting in its daring and nensely amusing in its grotesqueness .

Masonic And General Tidings

The Temperance Lodge of Instruction will resume its weekly meetings on Friday , the 5 th prox ., at S p . m ., at the Railway Tavern , New Cross-road . The Joppa Lodge of Instruction has been removed from the Champion to the Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , E . C ., where the members , for the first time , met on Tuesday , the 25 th inst .

A meeting was held at the Royal Oak Hotel , on Monday evening , under the presidency of Bro . C . S . A . Atkinson , to consider the advisability of inaugurating a new lodge in Ashford . Bro . J . Brothers explained the requirements , and gave an estimate of the probable expense , and it was decided , provided sufficient funds should be forthcoming to guarantee the expenses , to enter upon the undertaking . It was also resolved to name

the lodge the "Albert Edward . " Bro . Atkinson expressed his willingness to be the W . M . for the first year , and Bro . Thomas Easton consented to act as Secretary pro tem . Bro . Robinson , the landlord of the Oak , kindly offered to provide a room for the meetings free of cost . The meeting was adjourned for a fortnight , and in the meantime Masons in Ashford will be communicated with , and invited to attend the adjourned meeting , and give their

. The autumnal meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce was commenced at Cardiff on Tuesday , amongst those present being Bros . Sir M . E " Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C , M . P ., and J . M . Maclean , M . P . We hear on good authority that Mrs . Lobb , wife of Bro . John Lobb , M . L . S . B ., CC , will be a candidate for a seat on the London School Board at the election

in November . A correspondent of the Australasian Keystone writes to suggest that , while the lodges in Victoria are engaged in setting up a United Grand Lodge , they might as well busy themselves in establishing a United Supreme Grand Chapter . He further suggests that the Mark should be amalgamated with the Royal Arch , and made "a ' sine qu & non ' for the Supreme Degree , as in Ireland , Scotland , and America . "

A meeting was held at Newbury on the 20 th instant , at which resolutions were passed in favour of the Churn site for the annual meetings of the National Rifle Association . The Mayor presided , and among those present who took part in the proceedings were the Mayors of Winchester and Oxford , and Bros . Mount , M . P ., Murdoch , M . P ., and Colonel Howard Vincent , M . P .

Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., will leave England on Monday , the 15 th prox ., and proceed on a lengthened visit to India . The Armada Tercentenary was celebrated at Hastings on the 20 th instant amid considerable enthusiasm , the proceedings commencing with a strongly representative meeting in the Town Hall , at which the Mayor presided . Bro . the Duke of St . Albans , Prov . G . Master

of Nottinghamshire , and the Duchess of St . Albans , have returned from their visit to Newtown Anner , Co . Tipperary , to their seat at Bestwood Park , Notts . Bro . John Lobb , M . L . S . B ., has , during the week , been busy , with Mrs . Lobb , distributing prizes at Maidstone-street School , Haggerston , London-fields , Hackney , Church-street , and Napier-street , Hoxton . At

Turin-street , Bethnal-green , 1300 children were assembled in the playground , and 1500 in the playground of Wilmotstreet School , where the prizes were distributed for knowledge of Holy Scripture and early and regular attendance . Bro . Lobb delivered an address at each school on the importance of regular and early attendance and cleanly habits .

The marriage was solemnised on Wednesday , at All Souls'Church , Langham-place , of Mr . Arthur H . Beard , fourth son of Bro . Under-Sheriff Beard , and Miss Maude Milne-Whitehead , daughter of the late Mr . J . Milne-Whitehead , late of Bury , Lancashire . The Rev . J . Hurd officiated , Mr . Willie Beard acting as best man . The wedded couple afterwards left for Brussels for the

honeymoon . Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., unveiled a handsome drinking fountain at Folkestone on Saturday last , and in doing so expressed himself pleased to find that England was at length emulating continental countries in the matter . The town officials were present , and there was a large concourse of people to witness the interesting

ceremony . The Committee of the Melbourne Masonic Club have suspended the by-law relating to honorary members during the time the Centennial Exhibition remains open . The result is , that visitors who are elected honorary members will remain so till the ist February next , instead

of having the privileges of membership for one month only . The various medical schools in London will commence the winter session , as usual , on Monday , the ist prox ., when new students will matriculate , and the customary address will be delivered in each case by one or other of the Professors .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire will be held at the Winter Gardens , Southport , on Wednesday next , October 3 rd . There was no truth whatever in the report that the Princess of Wales had narrowly escaped a railway accident . On the contrary , it was not till Saturday last that her Royal Highness , accompanied by her daughters ,

left Gmiinden for Munich , which city she left on Sunday evening for London , travelling via Cologne . The Nairn Town Council at a special meeting , held on Monday evening , unanimously resolved to confer the freedom of the burgh on Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., on the occasion of his approaching visit to the North .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Rheumatism , Gout , Tic doloreux . —Trouble will come at all times , and jprevail at every season . Scarcely a week passes without our hearing of or seeing some friend stricken by these agonising maladies . The pain is situated in the joints , muscles , or nerves , whence it may be driven with ease . Foment the part well with warm salt and water , and

after drying the skin let it be rubbed twice a day with Holloway's soothing Ointment , which should also be rubbed into the neighbouring glands . It is always advisable to take Holloway ' s Pills in these disorders , as they much assist the Ointment's action . These Pills check fever , purify the blood , and eject all morbid matters engendered by these diseases , —ADVT ,

Masonic And General Tidings

A new Mark lodge to be called the Liverpool Lodge will be consecrated at the meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lancashire , on the 13 th instant , at the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , on the occasion of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge . The Prov . Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , will perform the ceremony , and will also preside at the Provincial Grand

Lodge and banquet . 1 he officers designate of the lodge are Bros . James F . Callow , W . M . ; Walter C Erwin , S . W . ; and Ralph Betley , J . W . The ceremony of installation will be rehearsed at the Selwyn Lodge of Instruction , No . 1901 , East Dulwich Hotel , East Dulwich Green , 3 by Bro . J . M . Wimble , ioor , on Monday , the Sth prox ., commencing at

seven o ' clock precisely . Bro . G . J . McKay , manufacturer of horse rugs , rugging , kerseys , webs , and travelling rugs ( mills , Kendal ) , has opened London stores at 49 , Wilson-street , Finsbury . The Working Men ' s College , Great Ormondstreet , which was founded by the late Rev . F . D . Maurice , will re-open for its 35 th session on Monday next .

The Southern Cross Lodge , No . 997 ( E . C ) , Invercargill , recently celebrated the 25 th anniversary of its constitution . Bro . Cattell , W . M ., presided , and there was a large gathering of visitors , conspicuous amongst them being Bro . T . S . Graham , District G . Master of Auckland ( N . Z . ) , whose health was drunk with much enthusiasm , and who acknowledged the compliment in a very hearty

speech . The Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodge of Westland , ( N . Z . ) . was held at the Masonic Hall , Hokitika on the . 20 th June last , but the business was chiefly of a local character . The first anniversary of the Golden Bay Lodge , No . 2194 , was appropriately celebrated at Takaka on

Monday , the 16 th July , by the consecration and . dedication of a new Hall , a large number of the members of the Nelson lodges—the Southern Star , No . 735 ; the Victory , No . 1927 ; and the Forest , No . 14 S 4—being present , together with several District Grand Officers , among the latter being Bios . B . W . Buttle , Dist . D . G . M .: W . D . Radford , Dist .

S . G . W . ; G . Bargrut , Dist . J . G . W . ; Rev . J . Harkness , Dist . G . Chap . ; T . Scott , Dist . G . Sec . ; A . W . Bain , Dist . G . S . B . ; and G King , Dist . G . Org . The ceremony was very successfully carried out by the Dist . D . G . M ., and when it was over , Bro . A . Sinclair was installed W . M . for the new year and invested his officers .

Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the Court of Common Council on the 20 th instant , when a contract was sealed between the Corporation and Mr . Webster for the construction of the southern approach to the new Tower Bridge for , £ 38 , 383 . The 29 th Session of the Ladies' Division of the Crystal Palace Company ' s School of Art , Science , and

Literature will open on Monday , the ist prox ., when new students will matriculate , and the courses of lectures in the several branches of education comprised in the curriculum will be begun . The arrangements for the comfort and convenience of pupils are excellent in both the Senior and Junior Divisions . The terms are moderate , and the services of most efficient teachers have been secured ,

while the Palace itself , owing to its courts and collections , affords special facilities , which cannot be enjoyed elsewhere . The session is divided into three terms , commencing ist October , in Jannary , and about the middle of April , and closes on the 31 st July , and the fees , which we have described already as being moderate , are payable in advance , the tickets admitting students free to the

Palace on those days on which they are to attend the classes . We believe that several of the pupils of our Girls ' School have attended the classes for higher music and have greatly benefited by the instruction , so that those of our readers who may wish to avail themselves of the opportunities afforded by the Crystal Palace Company ' s School may do so with the utmost confidence .

An artistic piece of goldsmith ' s work in the form of an official chain and collar , to be worn by Mr . Sheriffelect Newton , has been manufactured by Mr . George Kenning . The chain is made of 18-carat gold , the centre of which is a medallion , representing the coronation of the Queen . On each side of this medallion is a gold-mounted pulley formed of shields bearing representations of the arms

of the different boroughs and City companies with which the Sheriff-elect is connected . These shields are arranged alternately with the White Rose of York . In the centre of the badge , which is suspended from the chain in quatre foil form , are the arms of the Sheriff-elect . Surmounting the arms is a graceful mantling with shields and raised emblems , representing the companies of which Mr . Newton is

a member . The groundwork of the badge consists of a gold plate . The frame is highly polished , and in the niches of the base of the badge are two small red enamelled fleurettes . The whole is surmounted with the arms of the City and of Middlesex . — City Press . NORTH-WEST LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE . — Extract from Kentish Town Magazine , for April , 1886 . — "The above-named

Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , Medical Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . W . districts , affords in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous exemplification of the great progress that has been made in the science of dentistry during quite modern days , and also proves indisputably the great boon which the above-named Institute conters daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gums are well known to be the foundation of

the most painful complaints that afflict mankind , and that the several ailments of the mouth need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they are to be cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such skilled attention might be within the reach of all grades , the NOEIH -WEST LONDON DENTAL INSTITUTE was established . Situated at 80 , Fortess-road , Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence of Mr .

A . W . FURUEK , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons of England , assisted hy a staB of skilled and qualified gentlemen , this Institute supplied artificia . teeth ; latest scientific improvements ; extracts teeth , and perfora v all other necessary operations painlessly , and bestows benefits th & t cannot be over-estimated upon this portion of our largely-populatea suburbs that would not seek the aid of Hospitals and Charities in the Metropolis . We may add that

MrA . W . FURBER , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years' experience in hospitals and private practice , is of a very kindly disposition , and eminently fitted for the position that he holds , where he has earned the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . Mr . FUEBER is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten years ot his early practice to serve the poor , during which period his well-tutored and able hand relieved [ free of cost ! no less a number than 20 , 000 suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are moderate , and Free to " the Unemployed . "