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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Lieut- H . A . Davis , VV . M . Burlington Lodge , has resigned his commission in the Volunteer Force . The Toronto Freemason is urging the choice of a permanent Grand Master for Canada . A relig ious war is said , by the Montreal Herald , to have been begun against our Order in Canada . Bro . E . Baldwin , P . M . 4 0 , P . Z . 40 , 213 , Prov .
Grand Scribe E . Norfolk , was on Thursday , the 20 th inst . unanimously elected W . M . of Sincerity Lodge , No . g 43 , Norwich . Bro . J . C . Walford was chairman of thc winter dinner of the City of London Tradesmen's Club , which was attended by Bros . J . T . Bedford , C . C . ; J . Harvey ,
C . C . ; and Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C . Bro . Alderman Dodds , M . P ., ex-Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees , introduced the Mayor to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales on the recent occasion of the Royal visit to the borough , on which occasion an address was presented , to which H . R . H . returned a suitable reply .
The members of the Mariners Lodge , No . 249 , and numerous visitors were present at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool , on Thursday afternoon , where the celebration of the centenary of the consecration of thc lodge took place . A report of the highly interesting proceedings will be given in due course . Bro . Lieutenant Henry Wright , J . W . 1827 , has
been prosented by Captain Baptie with a massive gold pencil case in token of the appreciation of his zeal in connection with the Tower Hamlets Rifle Brigade and his having attended 200 drills in the year just closed . The presentation was made by Colonel Samuda , late M . P ., at the annual distribution of prizes . Bro . Ai . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., G . Registrar , presided over a largely-attended meeting at Horsham on
Wednesday evening last week , when Mr . Richard Harris , barrister , explained the clauses of the new scheme of the Charity Committee for the Free Grammar School , which was endowed about 300 years ago by Richard Collyerto educate sixty poor children of Horsham , whereas the scheme of the Commissioners did away with that , and required that parents should pay in advance from £ 6 to £ 24 per annum for their children ' s schooling . This it would be absolutely impossible for a working mail to do .
We are sorry to have to report that Bro . James Stevens met with a somewhat serious accident on Wednesday , the : gth inst . In alighting from a tramcar opposite his house Bro . Stevens slipped , and received a severe scalp wound , which for some three hours bled so copiously as to create no small amount of alarm among the medical men in attendance . However , it is satisfactory to know that
matters have since taken a favourable turn , and that our worthy brother is now on a fair road towards complete recovery . We trust he may be long spared to display his accustomed energy and ability in behalf of Masonry , The following letter from R . ' ijsliahai was recently received by the authorities at the Calcutta Exhibition : — " Sir , —I have the honour to inform you that I have a man
from whose forehead has sprung a regular horn . I intend taking down this man to the Calcutta Exhibition ; please let me know what remuneration can I expect from you if I hand the man over to you . "—Mr . Joubert has decided that this gentleman comes under the head of "horned cattle , " so cannot be exhibited ; the Exhibition being intended for the display of works of art and manufactures ,
specimens of lusus natures cannot be received . —Daily News . The thirty-fifth annual assembly of the Freemasons in Liverpool and district in aid of the funds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution—which takes place at the Town Hall , on Wednesday next , under the patronage of the Mayor and Mayoress—promises to be as successful and enjoyable as those of previous years . A
numerously-attended meeting of the General Committee was held on Friday , the 21 st inst ., at the . Masonic Hall , Hope-street , under the presidency of Bro . G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , at which a strong staff of Stewards was appointed , Bro . J . VV . Ballard being selected as the captain .
It was announced that Bros . G . Broadbridge and R . Martin , the honorary secretaries of the " VVest Lancashire " had generously offered to defray the expense connected with the Stewards' badges for the ball . Bro . J . VV . Collinson was unanimously chosen to supply the music on thc occasion , and Bro . VV . S . Vines will be thc caterer .
The Grand Lodge of Kentuck y adopted the following at its last annual session—Whereas : A number of Master Masons , after aspiring to Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar , dimit from their symbolic lodge , therefore be it Resolved : That the Grand Lodge solicit the Grand Chapter and the grand Commandcry to enact laws to prohibit the same . Concerning the above
enactment , thc New York Dispatch prints this endorsement—There are not enough feathers , etc ., in the lodges , to hold those who gallop through the Symbolic Degrees to reach the Commandery . Railtoad them through the lodge , on fast time , so they can put on the glittering trappings of higher degrees and belong only to the parade corps . What care such for the lodgefor Masonic work or duty ?
, Give them an opportunity to go on pilgrimage , to have a "blow out , " a good time , or debauch , and the acme of Masonry has been reached and enjoyed . The lodge and its drudgery may go , or be relegated to toiling Craftsmen , whose inclination or means will not lead them to the higher degrees . I IOM . O \ V . \ V ' S OINTMENT . \ xn FILLS . —As winter advances anil the
weather becomes more and more inclement and trying , thc earliest evidences of ill-health must be immediately checked and removed , or a slight illness mav result inn serious' malatiy . Relaxed and sore throat , qninscv , influenza , chronic cough , bronchitis , and most other pulinonarv a ' ll ' ections will be relieved by nibbing this cooling
Ointment into the skin as nearlv as practicable to the seat of mischief . This treatment , simple yet effective , is admirably adapted for the removal of these diseases during infancy and youth . Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway ' s remedies , which have wonderfully relieved many such sufferers , and re-established health after every other means had signally failed . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Selling intoxicating liq uors is a Masonic offence in Ohio . Alabama has the most orig inal names to some of its lodges that are to be found in the world . By order of the Grand Chapter the Illinois Chapters of Royal Arch Masons have abandoned the
working of the Cryptic degrees . Examining charters is not permitted in Pennsylvania or the District of Columbia , when visitors desire to enter lodges . Bro . Sir Edmund Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Worcestershire , was a guest , on Founders' Day , at the Charterhouse .
R . W . Bro . Colonel Stanley , G . J . W ., P . G . M . Lancashire , took part in the meeting to secure the Royal Agricultural Society ' s show to be held in 1 SS 5 at Preston . Bro . the Lord Mayor has been spending Christmas at Chippenham , his own seat in Wiltshire * , which he left on Thursday to resume his public duties in London .
The steam yacht Bulldog , belonging to the R . W . P . G . M . Norfolk , the Earl of Suffield , is * in the harbour at Monaco .
Bro . J . Perkins , C . C , P . M ., presided at a dinner of the Parliamentary Finance Committee of the Corporation at the Guildhall Tavern . Bro . Perkins has just been elected Master of thc Shipwrights' Company . Bros . / E . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Grand Reg . ; VV . Graham , O . C , M . P . ; and W . Macnaghton , O . C ., M . P ., have been elected amongst others members of the
Bar Committee . The meeting took place in the Middle Temple Hall . Bro . T . H . Statan , P . M . and Sec . of the Great Northern Lodge , was presentcd with a testimonial at the meeting which took place at Freemasons' Hall on Thursday the 20 th inst . We hope to give a report in our next . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales spent Christmas
at Sandringham with his family , and on Christmas Eve distributed 1200 pounds of meat to 700 of the poor of the five villages surrounding his estate . Bro . the Lord Mayor , W . M . elect No . 1 , gave the customary St . Thomas Dinner to his Ward at the Mansion House , when there were present Bros . Ex-Sheriff Burt , P . G . D . ; Alderman Waterlow , VV . Lyon , Major
Campbell , J . W . 21 ; VV . J . Thompson , Sir VV . T . Charley , Q . C . ; and J . S . Tomkins , C . C . The first anniversary banquet of the clerks and representatives of the firm of Messrs . F \ Allen and Sons , was held on Saturday last , at the London 'Tavern , Fenchurch-street . We congratulate Bros . Allen upon the happy relationship which exists between employers and employed at their establishments .
A correspondent writes on the 22 nd inst ., " In your report in this week ' s Freemason of the installation meeting of the Enfield Lodge I notice that by some oversight no mention is made that the I . P . M ., Bro . Alfred Bryant , was presented with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel which had been unanimousl y voted him by the lodge as a token of esteem and appreciation of the excellent way in
which he had carried out the duties of W . M . during the previous year . As Bro . Bryant is deservedly esteemed by the brethren of his own and neighbouring lodges I shall be glad if you can in some way mention this circumstance in your next impression . " We desire to acknowledge on behalf of both the Proprietor and Editor ot the Freemason a courteous
invitation to be present at the sixth reception of the Palestine Commandery , No . iS , Knights 'Templar , at the Metropolitan Opera House , New York , on the 15 th prox . We regret that the distance from London is a bar to our acceptance of this and many other similar invitations from our brethren from the other side of the water , but we have hopes that some day we may be able to put in an
appearance . This invitation comes in the usual tasteful form of artistic embellishment so general among American Masons , but we trust they will use any influence they may possess with the United States postal authorities to be less severe in their charges for transmission . Each packet appeared to be sufficiently stamped for the journey , and yet in each case a further demand was made for a sum of tenpence .
A highly successful vocal and instrumental concert was given on Tuesday , the iSth inst ., at the Limehouse Town Hall under the direction of Bro . Louis Konig , 1319 . The concert was organised to assist in defraying the cost of a new organ recently built by Bro . W . Bate , 130 G , for the John Knox Presbyterian Church , Stepney . The Rev . Dr . Raitt , late pastor of the above church ,
presided , and Bro . Louis Konig was supported by the following talented artistes in rendering a capital and highly varied entertainment : Madame Agnes Ross , Miss Berrie Stephens , R . A . M ., Bro . Arthur Thomas , 1319 ; Mr . J . Borrett ( ayoung and promising artist ) , Mr . Charles Rowcliffe , Mr . A . Sutton , solo conductor and accoinpanyist , and Bro . Louis Konig . The piper lads from the Royal
Caledonian Asylum also lent valuable aid , the stirring music of the bagpipes at intervals greatly enhancing the pleasures of a capital evening ' s amusement . The hall and proscenium was very tastefully decorated and arranged , and Mr . H . Woodington , the genial hall-keeper , deserves a word of praise for his services in this particular . Judging from the enthusiastic applause which greeted each member
the whole of the programme was artisticall y rendered and heartily appreciated , and we trust the financial outcome will prove equally satisfactory . Mr . Surrey , of 21 , Great Queen-street , and 5 , Newcastle-street , Strand , has just issued his usual
"Almanack and Annual" for 1 SS 4 . It is a very hand y little publication which may comfortably be carried in the waistcoat pocket . It contains the customary information and is illustrated very neatly , while , as a matter of course , it contains the price list of Mr . Surrey ' s very excellent cigars , tobaccos , and other commodities .
" R UPTURES . " —WHITE S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , so hurtful in its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever , lining with so
much ease and closeness that it cannot lie detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials and prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) j ? 8 , Piccadilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an IMITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Ct , have not any agents . — [ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Sir John Bennett delivered one of his political addresses at Acton last week . Bro . Alderman Savory gave his inaugurative dinner at the Albion , and invited Bros . Aldermen De Keyser and Waterlow to meet his guests .
Bro . J . D . Allcroft , G . Treas ., and Alderman Stone , P . G . J . VV ., attended the recent meeting of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy . The M . W . Past Grand Master of Scotland and LadyOctavia Shaw-Stewart , arrived at Fonthill Abbey , Wiltshire , from Ardgowan , Greenock , last week .
T . R . H . The Duke and Duchess of Albany have spent some days at Hatfield House , as the guests of the Marquis and Lad y Salisbury . Amongst the other guests were the Pro-Grand Master and Countess Carnarvon . Bro . Dr . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., addressed a letter to the Times on Wednesday on the London Water
Supply , particularly referring to its being contaminated with sewage . Bro . the Ri ght Reverend the Bishop of Peterborough is now we are glad to say malting a rapid approach to recovery , and has asked that thanks may be offered in the churches in his diocese .
K . Sir W . B . Mellish , of Cincinnati , Ohio , proposes to establish a journal devoted to the interests of Knights Templar of the L ' nited States . We wish him success in his enterprise . Bro . Sir Watkin William Wynn , Prov . G . M . North Wales and Shropshire , who some time since
sustained an injury to his foot . , we are now glad to say , continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery . Bro . Alfred Best writes to the Citizen that there is no foundation for the rumour that the Post Office authorities have purchased the Queen ' s Hotel , St . Martin ' s-Ie-Grand .
1 he marriage of Bro . Culhbcrt K . Peek , the only son of Sir H . VV . Peek , Bart ., with the Hon . Augusta L . Brodrick , eldest daughter of the Right Hon . Viscount Midleton , will be celebrated on Saturday , January 5 . Bro . G . R . Sims attended the meeting of the Aldersgate Club and gave a most interesting address on thc poor of London . Bro . Brookman ( Aldersgate Lodge ) , presided , and was supported by Bro . Altman and others .
Bro . Major Henry Mapleson , son of Bro . Colonel Mapleson , T . H . R . B ., has been gazetted Colonel 'Tenth Auxiliary Artillery Corps , Lancashire Division , Royal Artillery . R . W . Bro . Colonel thc Marquis of Londonderry , P . G . M . Durham , has been entertaining the M . W . Grand Master and the Princess of Wales at Wynard Park , Stockton-on-Tees , for a week , when a select company were invited to meet their Royal Highnesses .
H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . M . Oxon , spent Christmas with Her Majesty at Balmoral . The Duchess of Albany and Princess Alice , her daughter , the Princesses Louise and Beatrice , and the Marquis of Lome , were the other members of the family with the Oueen .
Bro . Alderman Whitehead has been placed by the Lord Chancellor on the Commission of the Peace for the county of Westmorland on the nomination of Lord Hothfield , the Lord Lieutenant , who has also appointed the alderman a deputy-lieutenant of the county .
Arrangements are being made for the interment of the late Lady Louisa Percy ( sister of the Duke of Northumberland , and aunt to the R . W . Bro . Earl Percy , Prov . G . M . Northumberland ) , in Westminster Abbey . The funeral will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and the remains of the deceased lady will be deposited in the Percy vault .
We take the following from a local contemporary . The matter was referred to in a paragraph in our last week's issue : — " The Free and Accepted Masons of Lancaster and many of their friends have been sorely disappointed by thc refusal of the Mayor to allow the use of the town Hall for a Masonic ball . We have not heard the grounds upon which his worship rests his obiection to admit
a respectable body of his fellow-townsmen within the municipal buildings , further than that the Field Naturalists had previously been refused . We can see no good reason why the hall should not be let to either of these bodies , provided they are prepared to comply with the conditions under which the corporation agreed it mi ght be let . Surely townspeople and ratepayers have as strong a claim
to the use of a building belonging to the town as strangers . And it will be within the recollection of our readers that the Town Hall was placed at the disposal of the officers of the militia , on two occasions , for their ball and the Archers' ball has also been held there . With these precedents in their minds , it is quite natural that the Freemasons should feel some disappointment on
their application being refused . They were prepared to pay the same fee for the hall as was paid by the Militiaand the Archers , and they have a much stronger claim to the privilege—if the granting of the hall is regarded as a privilege —than any outsiders could have . Not many weeks ago the late Mayor kindly granted the use of the Town Hall for the entertainment of a motley gathering of people
reoresenting the British Association . Why strangers should have so much more consideration than our own townspeople we are at a loss to understand . An immense sum of money has been expended in improving the Town Hall , and in adapting it for social gatherings such as the Freemasons and thc Field Naturalists desired , but if the use of the spacious room now provided is to be restricted to Council
meetings and gatherings of strangers , most people will be of opinion that a lot of money has been very foolishly expended . At all events , the public are entitled to some explanation of the grounds upon which the Mayor has acted . It is hinted that an " influence behind the Chair " is adverse to the letting of the hall . We hope that our chief magistrate will exercise his own judgment in matters
of this nature , and discard all influences except such as flow from a desire to contribute to the happiness and general welfare of the burgesses . We may say here that the Freemasons ball was intended for the benefit of one of the Masonic Charities connected with the Craft , a fact which ought to have had some influence in securing for them the most eligible building in the town . "
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Lieut- H . A . Davis , VV . M . Burlington Lodge , has resigned his commission in the Volunteer Force . The Toronto Freemason is urging the choice of a permanent Grand Master for Canada . A relig ious war is said , by the Montreal Herald , to have been begun against our Order in Canada . Bro . E . Baldwin , P . M . 4 0 , P . Z . 40 , 213 , Prov .
Grand Scribe E . Norfolk , was on Thursday , the 20 th inst . unanimously elected W . M . of Sincerity Lodge , No . g 43 , Norwich . Bro . J . C . Walford was chairman of thc winter dinner of the City of London Tradesmen's Club , which was attended by Bros . J . T . Bedford , C . C . ; J . Harvey ,
C . C . ; and Horace Brooks Marshall , C . C . Bro . Alderman Dodds , M . P ., ex-Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees , introduced the Mayor to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales on the recent occasion of the Royal visit to the borough , on which occasion an address was presented , to which H . R . H . returned a suitable reply .
The members of the Mariners Lodge , No . 249 , and numerous visitors were present at the Masonic Hall , Liverpool , on Thursday afternoon , where the celebration of the centenary of the consecration of thc lodge took place . A report of the highly interesting proceedings will be given in due course . Bro . Lieutenant Henry Wright , J . W . 1827 , has
been prosented by Captain Baptie with a massive gold pencil case in token of the appreciation of his zeal in connection with the Tower Hamlets Rifle Brigade and his having attended 200 drills in the year just closed . The presentation was made by Colonel Samuda , late M . P ., at the annual distribution of prizes . Bro . Ai . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., G . Registrar , presided over a largely-attended meeting at Horsham on
Wednesday evening last week , when Mr . Richard Harris , barrister , explained the clauses of the new scheme of the Charity Committee for the Free Grammar School , which was endowed about 300 years ago by Richard Collyerto educate sixty poor children of Horsham , whereas the scheme of the Commissioners did away with that , and required that parents should pay in advance from £ 6 to £ 24 per annum for their children ' s schooling . This it would be absolutely impossible for a working mail to do .
We are sorry to have to report that Bro . James Stevens met with a somewhat serious accident on Wednesday , the : gth inst . In alighting from a tramcar opposite his house Bro . Stevens slipped , and received a severe scalp wound , which for some three hours bled so copiously as to create no small amount of alarm among the medical men in attendance . However , it is satisfactory to know that
matters have since taken a favourable turn , and that our worthy brother is now on a fair road towards complete recovery . We trust he may be long spared to display his accustomed energy and ability in behalf of Masonry , The following letter from R . ' ijsliahai was recently received by the authorities at the Calcutta Exhibition : — " Sir , —I have the honour to inform you that I have a man
from whose forehead has sprung a regular horn . I intend taking down this man to the Calcutta Exhibition ; please let me know what remuneration can I expect from you if I hand the man over to you . "—Mr . Joubert has decided that this gentleman comes under the head of "horned cattle , " so cannot be exhibited ; the Exhibition being intended for the display of works of art and manufactures ,
specimens of lusus natures cannot be received . —Daily News . The thirty-fifth annual assembly of the Freemasons in Liverpool and district in aid of the funds of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution—which takes place at the Town Hall , on Wednesday next , under the patronage of the Mayor and Mayoress—promises to be as successful and enjoyable as those of previous years . A
numerously-attended meeting of the General Committee was held on Friday , the 21 st inst ., at the . Masonic Hall , Hope-street , under the presidency of Bro . G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , at which a strong staff of Stewards was appointed , Bro . J . VV . Ballard being selected as the captain .
It was announced that Bros . G . Broadbridge and R . Martin , the honorary secretaries of the " VVest Lancashire " had generously offered to defray the expense connected with the Stewards' badges for the ball . Bro . J . VV . Collinson was unanimously chosen to supply the music on thc occasion , and Bro . VV . S . Vines will be thc caterer .
The Grand Lodge of Kentuck y adopted the following at its last annual session—Whereas : A number of Master Masons , after aspiring to Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar , dimit from their symbolic lodge , therefore be it Resolved : That the Grand Lodge solicit the Grand Chapter and the grand Commandcry to enact laws to prohibit the same . Concerning the above
enactment , thc New York Dispatch prints this endorsement—There are not enough feathers , etc ., in the lodges , to hold those who gallop through the Symbolic Degrees to reach the Commandery . Railtoad them through the lodge , on fast time , so they can put on the glittering trappings of higher degrees and belong only to the parade corps . What care such for the lodgefor Masonic work or duty ?
, Give them an opportunity to go on pilgrimage , to have a "blow out , " a good time , or debauch , and the acme of Masonry has been reached and enjoyed . The lodge and its drudgery may go , or be relegated to toiling Craftsmen , whose inclination or means will not lead them to the higher degrees . I IOM . O \ V . \ V ' S OINTMENT . \ xn FILLS . —As winter advances anil the
weather becomes more and more inclement and trying , thc earliest evidences of ill-health must be immediately checked and removed , or a slight illness mav result inn serious' malatiy . Relaxed and sore throat , qninscv , influenza , chronic cough , bronchitis , and most other pulinonarv a ' ll ' ections will be relieved by nibbing this cooling
Ointment into the skin as nearlv as practicable to the seat of mischief . This treatment , simple yet effective , is admirably adapted for the removal of these diseases during infancy and youth . Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway ' s remedies , which have wonderfully relieved many such sufferers , and re-established health after every other means had signally failed . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Selling intoxicating liq uors is a Masonic offence in Ohio . Alabama has the most orig inal names to some of its lodges that are to be found in the world . By order of the Grand Chapter the Illinois Chapters of Royal Arch Masons have abandoned the
working of the Cryptic degrees . Examining charters is not permitted in Pennsylvania or the District of Columbia , when visitors desire to enter lodges . Bro . Sir Edmund Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Worcestershire , was a guest , on Founders' Day , at the Charterhouse .
R . W . Bro . Colonel Stanley , G . J . W ., P . G . M . Lancashire , took part in the meeting to secure the Royal Agricultural Society ' s show to be held in 1 SS 5 at Preston . Bro . the Lord Mayor has been spending Christmas at Chippenham , his own seat in Wiltshire * , which he left on Thursday to resume his public duties in London .
The steam yacht Bulldog , belonging to the R . W . P . G . M . Norfolk , the Earl of Suffield , is * in the harbour at Monaco .
Bro . J . Perkins , C . C , P . M ., presided at a dinner of the Parliamentary Finance Committee of the Corporation at the Guildhall Tavern . Bro . Perkins has just been elected Master of thc Shipwrights' Company . Bros . / E . J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., Grand Reg . ; VV . Graham , O . C , M . P . ; and W . Macnaghton , O . C ., M . P ., have been elected amongst others members of the
Bar Committee . The meeting took place in the Middle Temple Hall . Bro . T . H . Statan , P . M . and Sec . of the Great Northern Lodge , was presentcd with a testimonial at the meeting which took place at Freemasons' Hall on Thursday the 20 th inst . We hope to give a report in our next . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales spent Christmas
at Sandringham with his family , and on Christmas Eve distributed 1200 pounds of meat to 700 of the poor of the five villages surrounding his estate . Bro . the Lord Mayor , W . M . elect No . 1 , gave the customary St . Thomas Dinner to his Ward at the Mansion House , when there were present Bros . Ex-Sheriff Burt , P . G . D . ; Alderman Waterlow , VV . Lyon , Major
Campbell , J . W . 21 ; VV . J . Thompson , Sir VV . T . Charley , Q . C . ; and J . S . Tomkins , C . C . The first anniversary banquet of the clerks and representatives of the firm of Messrs . F \ Allen and Sons , was held on Saturday last , at the London 'Tavern , Fenchurch-street . We congratulate Bros . Allen upon the happy relationship which exists between employers and employed at their establishments .
A correspondent writes on the 22 nd inst ., " In your report in this week ' s Freemason of the installation meeting of the Enfield Lodge I notice that by some oversight no mention is made that the I . P . M ., Bro . Alfred Bryant , was presented with a handsome P . M . ' s jewel which had been unanimousl y voted him by the lodge as a token of esteem and appreciation of the excellent way in
which he had carried out the duties of W . M . during the previous year . As Bro . Bryant is deservedly esteemed by the brethren of his own and neighbouring lodges I shall be glad if you can in some way mention this circumstance in your next impression . " We desire to acknowledge on behalf of both the Proprietor and Editor ot the Freemason a courteous
invitation to be present at the sixth reception of the Palestine Commandery , No . iS , Knights 'Templar , at the Metropolitan Opera House , New York , on the 15 th prox . We regret that the distance from London is a bar to our acceptance of this and many other similar invitations from our brethren from the other side of the water , but we have hopes that some day we may be able to put in an
appearance . This invitation comes in the usual tasteful form of artistic embellishment so general among American Masons , but we trust they will use any influence they may possess with the United States postal authorities to be less severe in their charges for transmission . Each packet appeared to be sufficiently stamped for the journey , and yet in each case a further demand was made for a sum of tenpence .
A highly successful vocal and instrumental concert was given on Tuesday , the iSth inst ., at the Limehouse Town Hall under the direction of Bro . Louis Konig , 1319 . The concert was organised to assist in defraying the cost of a new organ recently built by Bro . W . Bate , 130 G , for the John Knox Presbyterian Church , Stepney . The Rev . Dr . Raitt , late pastor of the above church ,
presided , and Bro . Louis Konig was supported by the following talented artistes in rendering a capital and highly varied entertainment : Madame Agnes Ross , Miss Berrie Stephens , R . A . M ., Bro . Arthur Thomas , 1319 ; Mr . J . Borrett ( ayoung and promising artist ) , Mr . Charles Rowcliffe , Mr . A . Sutton , solo conductor and accoinpanyist , and Bro . Louis Konig . The piper lads from the Royal
Caledonian Asylum also lent valuable aid , the stirring music of the bagpipes at intervals greatly enhancing the pleasures of a capital evening ' s amusement . The hall and proscenium was very tastefully decorated and arranged , and Mr . H . Woodington , the genial hall-keeper , deserves a word of praise for his services in this particular . Judging from the enthusiastic applause which greeted each member
the whole of the programme was artisticall y rendered and heartily appreciated , and we trust the financial outcome will prove equally satisfactory . Mr . Surrey , of 21 , Great Queen-street , and 5 , Newcastle-street , Strand , has just issued his usual
"Almanack and Annual" for 1 SS 4 . It is a very hand y little publication which may comfortably be carried in the waistcoat pocket . It contains the customary information and is illustrated very neatly , while , as a matter of course , it contains the price list of Mr . Surrey ' s very excellent cigars , tobaccos , and other commodities .
" R UPTURES . " —WHITE S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , so hurtful in its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever , lining with so
much ease and closeness that it cannot lie detected . Send for descriptive circular , with testimonials and prices , to J . White and Co . ( Limited ) j ? 8 , Piccadilly , London . Do not buy of Chemists , who often sell an IMITATION of our Moc-Main . J . White and Ct , have not any agents . — [ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Sir John Bennett delivered one of his political addresses at Acton last week . Bro . Alderman Savory gave his inaugurative dinner at the Albion , and invited Bros . Aldermen De Keyser and Waterlow to meet his guests .
Bro . J . D . Allcroft , G . Treas ., and Alderman Stone , P . G . J . VV ., attended the recent meeting of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy . The M . W . Past Grand Master of Scotland and LadyOctavia Shaw-Stewart , arrived at Fonthill Abbey , Wiltshire , from Ardgowan , Greenock , last week .
T . R . H . The Duke and Duchess of Albany have spent some days at Hatfield House , as the guests of the Marquis and Lad y Salisbury . Amongst the other guests were the Pro-Grand Master and Countess Carnarvon . Bro . Dr . Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., addressed a letter to the Times on Wednesday on the London Water
Supply , particularly referring to its being contaminated with sewage . Bro . the Ri ght Reverend the Bishop of Peterborough is now we are glad to say malting a rapid approach to recovery , and has asked that thanks may be offered in the churches in his diocese .
K . Sir W . B . Mellish , of Cincinnati , Ohio , proposes to establish a journal devoted to the interests of Knights Templar of the L ' nited States . We wish him success in his enterprise . Bro . Sir Watkin William Wynn , Prov . G . M . North Wales and Shropshire , who some time since
sustained an injury to his foot . , we are now glad to say , continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery . Bro . Alfred Best writes to the Citizen that there is no foundation for the rumour that the Post Office authorities have purchased the Queen ' s Hotel , St . Martin ' s-Ie-Grand .
1 he marriage of Bro . Culhbcrt K . Peek , the only son of Sir H . VV . Peek , Bart ., with the Hon . Augusta L . Brodrick , eldest daughter of the Right Hon . Viscount Midleton , will be celebrated on Saturday , January 5 . Bro . G . R . Sims attended the meeting of the Aldersgate Club and gave a most interesting address on thc poor of London . Bro . Brookman ( Aldersgate Lodge ) , presided , and was supported by Bro . Altman and others .
Bro . Major Henry Mapleson , son of Bro . Colonel Mapleson , T . H . R . B ., has been gazetted Colonel 'Tenth Auxiliary Artillery Corps , Lancashire Division , Royal Artillery . R . W . Bro . Colonel thc Marquis of Londonderry , P . G . M . Durham , has been entertaining the M . W . Grand Master and the Princess of Wales at Wynard Park , Stockton-on-Tees , for a week , when a select company were invited to meet their Royal Highnesses .
H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . M . Oxon , spent Christmas with Her Majesty at Balmoral . The Duchess of Albany and Princess Alice , her daughter , the Princesses Louise and Beatrice , and the Marquis of Lome , were the other members of the family with the Oueen .
Bro . Alderman Whitehead has been placed by the Lord Chancellor on the Commission of the Peace for the county of Westmorland on the nomination of Lord Hothfield , the Lord Lieutenant , who has also appointed the alderman a deputy-lieutenant of the county .
Arrangements are being made for the interment of the late Lady Louisa Percy ( sister of the Duke of Northumberland , and aunt to the R . W . Bro . Earl Percy , Prov . G . M . Northumberland ) , in Westminster Abbey . The funeral will take place to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and the remains of the deceased lady will be deposited in the Percy vault .
We take the following from a local contemporary . The matter was referred to in a paragraph in our last week's issue : — " The Free and Accepted Masons of Lancaster and many of their friends have been sorely disappointed by thc refusal of the Mayor to allow the use of the town Hall for a Masonic ball . We have not heard the grounds upon which his worship rests his obiection to admit
a respectable body of his fellow-townsmen within the municipal buildings , further than that the Field Naturalists had previously been refused . We can see no good reason why the hall should not be let to either of these bodies , provided they are prepared to comply with the conditions under which the corporation agreed it mi ght be let . Surely townspeople and ratepayers have as strong a claim
to the use of a building belonging to the town as strangers . And it will be within the recollection of our readers that the Town Hall was placed at the disposal of the officers of the militia , on two occasions , for their ball and the Archers' ball has also been held there . With these precedents in their minds , it is quite natural that the Freemasons should feel some disappointment on
their application being refused . They were prepared to pay the same fee for the hall as was paid by the Militiaand the Archers , and they have a much stronger claim to the privilege—if the granting of the hall is regarded as a privilege —than any outsiders could have . Not many weeks ago the late Mayor kindly granted the use of the Town Hall for the entertainment of a motley gathering of people
reoresenting the British Association . Why strangers should have so much more consideration than our own townspeople we are at a loss to understand . An immense sum of money has been expended in improving the Town Hall , and in adapting it for social gatherings such as the Freemasons and thc Field Naturalists desired , but if the use of the spacious room now provided is to be restricted to Council
meetings and gatherings of strangers , most people will be of opinion that a lot of money has been very foolishly expended . At all events , the public are entitled to some explanation of the grounds upon which the Mayor has acted . It is hinted that an " influence behind the Chair " is adverse to the letting of the hall . We hope that our chief magistrate will exercise his own judgment in matters
of this nature , and discard all influences except such as flow from a desire to contribute to the happiness and general welfare of the burgesses . We may say here that the Freemasons ball was intended for the benefit of one of the Masonic Charities connected with the Craft , a fact which ought to have had some influence in securing for them the most eligible building in the town . "