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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall will probably be held in Jufy or August at Redruth . There will be no lack of business , for in addition to tbe ordinary work , there will be the dedication of the Masonic Hall in that town , one of the most handsome and commodious buildings of the kind in the West , and a credit to the Druids' Lodge of " Love and Liberality , " No . 5 89 . There
are now twenty-seven lodges in the province , and under the genial rule of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . Master , the Craft is in a prosperous state , there being about 1570 members on the roll , or fully 100 members in excess of the last returns . There are also ten Royal Arch Chapters with about 240 members , and a new chapter to consecrate at Bodmin , No . 330 . Nearly all the
lodges and chapters meet in halls of their own , arel , doubtless , ere long the twenty-seven lodges will assemble only in Masonic rooms , dedicated exclusively to the uses of the Craft . The boys of Christ ' s Hospital of the Royal Foundation of Charles IL , went fiom London to Windsor on Monday , to exhibit their drawings and charts to Her
Majesty the Queen . Luncheon was served in the dining room for the gentlemen and boys of the school . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by Lady Abercromby , the Marquis of Hertford ( Lord Chamberlain ) , the Earl of Dunmore ( Lord-in-Waiting ) , Mr . Cameron of Lochiel ( Groom-in-Waiting ) , Lieut .-Gen . H Ponsonby , and Col . J . C . M'Neill , V . C C . B . (
Equerries-in-Waiting ) , and Col . Sir John Cowell , K . C . B . ( Master of the Household ) , entered the corridor at three o ' clock , when the following gentlemen connected with the Hospital had the honour of being presented to her Majesty by the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., President : —Mr . John Derby Allcrolt ( Treasurer ) , Mr . John Peter Gassiot and Mr . William J . Thompson ( Governors ) , the Rev . Edward Stafford Carlos
( Head Master of the Mathematical School ) , Mr . Henry Watts Mason ( Head Master of the Drawing School ) , and Mr . M . S . S . Dipnall ( Clerk of the Hospital ) ; after which the Queen inspected the drawings and charts , which were laid before her Majesty by each boy separately . A Grand Masonic Concert will be given in the Free Trade Hall , Manchester , on Tuesday week , April
the 9 th , in aid of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution . Several very eminent vocalists are announced to appear . The R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Col . Starkie , and Bro . Mellor , the W . D . G . M .. have announced their intention of being present . Fuller particulars may be obtained from the advertisement which appears on the front page .
The anniversary meeting of the Stability Lodge of Instruction , No . 217 , will be held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Friday , the 26 th April , at half-past five o ' clock precisely , when the Lecture of the First Degree will be worked in sections by the following brethren , viz : —1 st Section , Bro . Henry Muggeridge , Sec . 1704 ; 2 nd Section , Bro . A . H . Diaper , P . G . S ., P . M . s 53 rd
Section , Bro . J . W . Clever , W . M . 171 ; 4 th Section , Bro . E . H . Hewett , W . M . 235 ; 3 th and Oth Sections , Bro . Muggeridge ( Lodge Board ) , W . M . 1679 ; 7 th Section , Bro . A . Sack , Secretary 1679 . A colossial equestrian statue in bronze of the Prince of Wales , in commemoration of the visit of his Royal Highness to India , was cast at Messrs . Young ' s
foundry in Eccleston-slreet , Pimlico . The statue has been given to the City of Bombay by Sir Albert Sassoon . The ceremony was preceded by a luncheon , given by Sir Albert Sassoon at the residence of Mr . and Mrs . Reuben Sassoon , in Belgrave-square , at which were present the Prince of Wales , the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lome , Lady Salisbury , Lord and Lady Granville , Colonel
and Mrs . Keith Fraser , Mr . and Mrs . J . E . Bcehm , fire After luncheon the distinguished party proceeded to the foundry , where the metal was being prepared . The Duke of Cambridge was also present at the works . The metal was transferred above the mould by the " traveller , " and , the Prince having pulled the lever , the eight tons of flaming metal commenced to stream out of the valve box
into the mould . His Royal Highness has throughout taken the greatest interest in this work , and after the casting was performed desired to know when the model would be ready to be dug out of the ground , that he might be present to see whether the cast had been successful . This , however , cannot be known for a week at the least , as that time must elapse before the vast mass of metal is
sufficiently cooled . The model and design were executed by Mr . J . E . Bcehir , who has been engaged on the work for the past eighteen months . The model will be placed on a very elaborate granite pedestal , in the shaft of which will be bronze relievos , representing on one side the arrival of His Royal Highness in Bombay anil his reception by the native princes , and on the other is a
representation of the Parsce school children of Bombay bringing wreaths of flowers to the Prince , who is surrounded by his staff . On the front of the pedestal is the Prince ' s coat of arms , and on the other side a shield , bearing the inscripof the donor and the occasion of the gift . The whole work will cost Sir Albert Sassoon about £ 10 , 000 . The
plaster model of the statue and also a model of the pedestal and relievos will form a prominent feature in the Indian Court of the Paris Exhibition . It may be mentioned that a colossal statue of Lord Northbrook , for Calcutta , is als : in progress at Messrs . Young ' s foundry , the model being also the work of Mr . Bcehm .
Sir E . Y . W . Henderson , K . C . B ., has sanctioned , on the application of the superintendents of the various divisions , a subscription being made among the members of the Metropolitan Police Force on behalf of the widows and relatives of the gallant seamen and marines who lost their lives in the Eurydice . A substantial sum will doubtless thus be realised .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A warrant has , within the last Few days , been granted for a lodge to br called the Royal Savoy , No . 1774 , the meetings of which will beheld at Ashley ' s Hotel , Covent Garden . The officers designate are Bro . James Willing , jun ., founder and P . M . 1507 , l . P . M . 177 , W . M . ; Bro . John Douglas , W . M . elect , 1507 S . W . ; Bro . F . H . Clemow , J . W . Further particulars will be duly
announced . Bro . Dr . Kenneth R . H . Mackenzie delivered a lecture on the Spirit World as seen through crystals , mirrors , and vessels of water , of an historical and descriptive character , on Monday evening last , the 23 th inst ., before the British National Association of Spiritualists , a society of investigators into this singular
subject , there were many of the Fraternity present . Desmond Fitzgerald , Esq ., presided . The lecture concluded , the meeting was addressed by Mr . Thomas Shorter , Dr . Wylde , Dr . C . Carter Blake , who alluded to a singular fragment of a crystal discovered among the vestiges of the driftmen . Bro . the Rev . W . Stanton Moses , M . A ., also addressed the meeting , pointing out
methods of investigation , and read a curious extract from Froude respecting crystal work . Mr . W . H . Harrison , Mr . A . J . Pearce , and others also spoke , when the chairman , Mr . Fitzgerald , summed up , after which Bro . Mackenzie replied to the various speakers . The meeting was very crowded , and a lively interest was taken in the paper , which in no way affirmed or denied the reality of
the subject , but treated it in an impartial and critical manner . The centre and south transepts of the Crystal Palice are now rendered specially attractive by a more than usually fine display of spring flowers , consisting of choice varieties of hyacinths , azaleas , and other plants of the season , all grown In the company's gardens and
greenhouses . Immediate orders will be given by the Admiralty for the widows of all petty officers and seamen lost in the Eurydice to be paid a sum of money equal to one year ' s pay of their late husbands . This will be the means of preventing the families of these unfortunate men from being reeluceel to a state of poverty by the sudelen loss
they have sustained , and will keep their homes together until further relief comes to them from the fund now being raised by public subscription . Xhe amateur pantomime , "The Forty Thieves , " will be once more represented in London on the afternoon of April ioth in aid of the above fund . The seats this time will , as advertised , be sold by tender .
On Wednesday preparations were commenced on the Embankment for taking down the upper portions of the two massive granite pedestals which stand on each side of the spot where Cleopatra ' s Needle is to be erected . The West Ham Board of Health have resolved to apply to the Home Secretary , under sections 26 and 27 Vic , cap . 97 , for the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for Stratford and neighbourhood , at a salary of £ 1000 per annum .
Bro . Emra Holmes announces as preparing for publication " Amabel Vaughan" and other tales , & c , being the second scries of " Tales , Poems , ani Masonic Papers , " with a Masonic memoir of the author , by Bro . George Markham Tweddell . Bro . Holmes kindly proposes to present any pecuniary profit that may be derived from the publication of those volumes to a brother Mason
who has been unexpectedly plunged in poverty in the declining years of his life . The present work will be put to press as soon as a sufficient number of copies are subscribed for ; and , as the first series is already out of print , it is proposed to republish it also , at the same price ( 2 s . 6 d . ) , when the exact number of copies required is ascertained . These volumes are supplied to subscribers only , who , if
brother Masons , in giving their names will oblige by stating their rank in the Craft or Chivalric Degrees , for publication in the list at the end of each volume . The list of itself will have its value , both in the present day and in future to members of the Craft . Subscribers' names will be thankfully received by the Publishers , Tweddell & Sons , Stokcsley ; or by Bro . George Kenning , Freemason office .
The Prince of Wales / who left Lincoln b y special train of the Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire Railway , at 23 minutes to 5 o ' clock on Wednesday evening , reached the Central Station , Liverpool , at 11 minutes past 7 , thus accomplishing the journey of 119 miles in 2 hours 3 6 minutes . At various stations on the route the Royal train was cheered as it passed by , while at Liverpool an immense crowel collected to welcome the
Prince . The Earl of Sefton attended at the Central Station to receive his Royal guest , who then drove to Croxtethhall . The Prince was accompanied by Lord and Lady Downs , and attended by his equerry , Major Russell . The Prince will attend Aintree Race Meeting , and at 11 o ' clock on Saturday forenoon he will leave the Edgehill Station of the London and North-Western Railway for London , where he is due at 4 p . m .
We are gratified to hear that Mr . J . D . Allcroft , the Treasurer cf Christ ' s Hospital , has been invited by an influential section of the electors of Worcester toput himself in nomination for the vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of that city , caused by the death of Mr . A . C . Shcniff , and that he has acceded to the request . Mr . Allcroft is deservedly respected in Worcester , where the famous firm of Dent , Allcroft , and Co . has been established for some generations . —City Press .
MASONIC SONGS . —A selection of Masonic Songs set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from the office of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s , 2 d . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A Court of the Governors of the Scottish Corporation was held on Wednesday in the chapel , Fleur-de-Lis-court , under the presidency of Sir J . H . Maxwell . After the transaction of routine business , a report was presented from the Special Committee appointed to consider the question of re-building the hall destroyed by the late fire , in which they recommended that the interests of the
charity would be best advanced by re-building on the present site . A report from Professor Donaldson was also submitted , stating that the estimated cost of the new building was £ 6500 ., whilst a hall and offices affording accommodation as well for other Scottish societies might be erected in a good thoroughfare further west for £ 26 , 700 , including the cost of the lanel . The old premises in
Cranecourt he considered would realise about £ 17 , 000 . A lengthy discussion took place as to the advisability of at once commencing to re-build , but it was ultimately resolved to hold the matter over until the next general Court in June . In the course of , the proceedings the secretary Bro . Macrae Moir , mentioned that a new insurance to the amount of £ 6 , 600 had been effected upon the premises of
the corporation . " EXTRACT OF COFFEE . "—A preparation of coffee in the form of an extract has been recently introduced by a Mr . W . V . Branson , oi Clapham , whose name is associated with the subject of coffee by a paper read at the Society of Arts about four years ago . This " Extract or Coffee , " or " Cafeine , " is fine coffee in a concentrated
form , anel merely requires the addition of boiling water or milk to supply instantly the most fragrant and delicately flavoured coffee . All the care required in preparing coffee is thus avoided , and wc can indulge in this valuable nervestimulant without the fear of being half-poisoned by the acrid properties often developed in coffee by the carelessness of servants .
Prince Leopold arrived at Marseilles last Wednesday evening from Nice . His Royal Highness proceeded on Thursday to Naples on board the Arethusa . —Reuler .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS
For the Week ending Friday , April 5 , 1878 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or day of meeting .
SATURDAY , MARCH 30 . Lodge 1686 , Paxton , Crystal Palace , Sydenham . „ 1706 , Orpheus , F . M . H . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , S . W . Percy , 113 , Southgate-road , N .
MONDAY , APRIL 1 . Lodge 12 , Fortitude & Old Cumberland , Ship & Turtle . ,, 69 , Unity , Inns of Court Hot ., Lincoln's-inn . ,, 72 , Royal J ubilee , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 83 , United Lodge of Prudence , Albion Tav . ,, 144 , St . Luke ' s , M . H ., Basinghall-st .
,, 188 , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 256 , Unions , F . M . H . „ 1319 , Asaph , F . M . H . ,, 1610 , Northern Bar , F . M . H . „ i 6 ii ; , Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd . „ 1670 , Adelphi , 4 , Adclphi-terrace , Strand . Chap . 28 , Old King ' s Arms , F . M . H .
LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , Stanhope Arms , Up . James-st ., Camden Town . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Wellington , White Swan , Deptford .
Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich . London Masonic Club , at 101 , Queen Victoria-st . E . C , 2 nd and 4 th Monday every month , at 6 o'clock .
TUESDAY , APRIL 2 . Colonial Board , at 3 . Lodge 7 , Royal York of Perseverance , F . M . H . „ 101 , Temple , Ship and Turtle , Leaelenhall-st . 1 , 217 , Stability , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 765 , St . James ' s , Biidge House Hot . „ 1261 , Golden Rule , Regent M . H ., Regent-st .
„ 1298 , Royal Standard , Wellington Club , N . ,, 1381 , Kennington , Surrey Tav ., Kennington Oval . „ J 47 2 , Henley , Three Crowns , North Woolwich . Chap . 165 , Temperance , White Swan , Deptford . LODGES OF I STRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney .
Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord's Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st .
Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . Constitutional , Bcdforel Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Heael , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall will probably be held in Jufy or August at Redruth . There will be no lack of business , for in addition to tbe ordinary work , there will be the dedication of the Masonic Hall in that town , one of the most handsome and commodious buildings of the kind in the West , and a credit to the Druids' Lodge of " Love and Liberality , " No . 5 89 . There
are now twenty-seven lodges in the province , and under the genial rule of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . Master , the Craft is in a prosperous state , there being about 1570 members on the roll , or fully 100 members in excess of the last returns . There are also ten Royal Arch Chapters with about 240 members , and a new chapter to consecrate at Bodmin , No . 330 . Nearly all the
lodges and chapters meet in halls of their own , arel , doubtless , ere long the twenty-seven lodges will assemble only in Masonic rooms , dedicated exclusively to the uses of the Craft . The boys of Christ ' s Hospital of the Royal Foundation of Charles IL , went fiom London to Windsor on Monday , to exhibit their drawings and charts to Her
Majesty the Queen . Luncheon was served in the dining room for the gentlemen and boys of the school . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by Lady Abercromby , the Marquis of Hertford ( Lord Chamberlain ) , the Earl of Dunmore ( Lord-in-Waiting ) , Mr . Cameron of Lochiel ( Groom-in-Waiting ) , Lieut .-Gen . H Ponsonby , and Col . J . C . M'Neill , V . C C . B . (
Equerries-in-Waiting ) , and Col . Sir John Cowell , K . C . B . ( Master of the Household ) , entered the corridor at three o ' clock , when the following gentlemen connected with the Hospital had the honour of being presented to her Majesty by the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., President : —Mr . John Derby Allcrolt ( Treasurer ) , Mr . John Peter Gassiot and Mr . William J . Thompson ( Governors ) , the Rev . Edward Stafford Carlos
( Head Master of the Mathematical School ) , Mr . Henry Watts Mason ( Head Master of the Drawing School ) , and Mr . M . S . S . Dipnall ( Clerk of the Hospital ) ; after which the Queen inspected the drawings and charts , which were laid before her Majesty by each boy separately . A Grand Masonic Concert will be given in the Free Trade Hall , Manchester , on Tuesday week , April
the 9 th , in aid of the East Lancashire Systematic Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution . Several very eminent vocalists are announced to appear . The R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Col . Starkie , and Bro . Mellor , the W . D . G . M .. have announced their intention of being present . Fuller particulars may be obtained from the advertisement which appears on the front page .
The anniversary meeting of the Stability Lodge of Instruction , No . 217 , will be held at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , on Friday , the 26 th April , at half-past five o ' clock precisely , when the Lecture of the First Degree will be worked in sections by the following brethren , viz : —1 st Section , Bro . Henry Muggeridge , Sec . 1704 ; 2 nd Section , Bro . A . H . Diaper , P . G . S ., P . M . s 53 rd
Section , Bro . J . W . Clever , W . M . 171 ; 4 th Section , Bro . E . H . Hewett , W . M . 235 ; 3 th and Oth Sections , Bro . Muggeridge ( Lodge Board ) , W . M . 1679 ; 7 th Section , Bro . A . Sack , Secretary 1679 . A colossial equestrian statue in bronze of the Prince of Wales , in commemoration of the visit of his Royal Highness to India , was cast at Messrs . Young ' s
foundry in Eccleston-slreet , Pimlico . The statue has been given to the City of Bombay by Sir Albert Sassoon . The ceremony was preceded by a luncheon , given by Sir Albert Sassoon at the residence of Mr . and Mrs . Reuben Sassoon , in Belgrave-square , at which were present the Prince of Wales , the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lome , Lady Salisbury , Lord and Lady Granville , Colonel
and Mrs . Keith Fraser , Mr . and Mrs . J . E . Bcehm , fire After luncheon the distinguished party proceeded to the foundry , where the metal was being prepared . The Duke of Cambridge was also present at the works . The metal was transferred above the mould by the " traveller , " and , the Prince having pulled the lever , the eight tons of flaming metal commenced to stream out of the valve box
into the mould . His Royal Highness has throughout taken the greatest interest in this work , and after the casting was performed desired to know when the model would be ready to be dug out of the ground , that he might be present to see whether the cast had been successful . This , however , cannot be known for a week at the least , as that time must elapse before the vast mass of metal is
sufficiently cooled . The model and design were executed by Mr . J . E . Bcehir , who has been engaged on the work for the past eighteen months . The model will be placed on a very elaborate granite pedestal , in the shaft of which will be bronze relievos , representing on one side the arrival of His Royal Highness in Bombay anil his reception by the native princes , and on the other is a
representation of the Parsce school children of Bombay bringing wreaths of flowers to the Prince , who is surrounded by his staff . On the front of the pedestal is the Prince ' s coat of arms , and on the other side a shield , bearing the inscripof the donor and the occasion of the gift . The whole work will cost Sir Albert Sassoon about £ 10 , 000 . The
plaster model of the statue and also a model of the pedestal and relievos will form a prominent feature in the Indian Court of the Paris Exhibition . It may be mentioned that a colossal statue of Lord Northbrook , for Calcutta , is als : in progress at Messrs . Young ' s foundry , the model being also the work of Mr . Bcehm .
Sir E . Y . W . Henderson , K . C . B ., has sanctioned , on the application of the superintendents of the various divisions , a subscription being made among the members of the Metropolitan Police Force on behalf of the widows and relatives of the gallant seamen and marines who lost their lives in the Eurydice . A substantial sum will doubtless thus be realised .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A warrant has , within the last Few days , been granted for a lodge to br called the Royal Savoy , No . 1774 , the meetings of which will beheld at Ashley ' s Hotel , Covent Garden . The officers designate are Bro . James Willing , jun ., founder and P . M . 1507 , l . P . M . 177 , W . M . ; Bro . John Douglas , W . M . elect , 1507 S . W . ; Bro . F . H . Clemow , J . W . Further particulars will be duly
announced . Bro . Dr . Kenneth R . H . Mackenzie delivered a lecture on the Spirit World as seen through crystals , mirrors , and vessels of water , of an historical and descriptive character , on Monday evening last , the 23 th inst ., before the British National Association of Spiritualists , a society of investigators into this singular
subject , there were many of the Fraternity present . Desmond Fitzgerald , Esq ., presided . The lecture concluded , the meeting was addressed by Mr . Thomas Shorter , Dr . Wylde , Dr . C . Carter Blake , who alluded to a singular fragment of a crystal discovered among the vestiges of the driftmen . Bro . the Rev . W . Stanton Moses , M . A ., also addressed the meeting , pointing out
methods of investigation , and read a curious extract from Froude respecting crystal work . Mr . W . H . Harrison , Mr . A . J . Pearce , and others also spoke , when the chairman , Mr . Fitzgerald , summed up , after which Bro . Mackenzie replied to the various speakers . The meeting was very crowded , and a lively interest was taken in the paper , which in no way affirmed or denied the reality of
the subject , but treated it in an impartial and critical manner . The centre and south transepts of the Crystal Palice are now rendered specially attractive by a more than usually fine display of spring flowers , consisting of choice varieties of hyacinths , azaleas , and other plants of the season , all grown In the company's gardens and
greenhouses . Immediate orders will be given by the Admiralty for the widows of all petty officers and seamen lost in the Eurydice to be paid a sum of money equal to one year ' s pay of their late husbands . This will be the means of preventing the families of these unfortunate men from being reeluceel to a state of poverty by the sudelen loss
they have sustained , and will keep their homes together until further relief comes to them from the fund now being raised by public subscription . Xhe amateur pantomime , "The Forty Thieves , " will be once more represented in London on the afternoon of April ioth in aid of the above fund . The seats this time will , as advertised , be sold by tender .
On Wednesday preparations were commenced on the Embankment for taking down the upper portions of the two massive granite pedestals which stand on each side of the spot where Cleopatra ' s Needle is to be erected . The West Ham Board of Health have resolved to apply to the Home Secretary , under sections 26 and 27 Vic , cap . 97 , for the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate for Stratford and neighbourhood , at a salary of £ 1000 per annum .
Bro . Emra Holmes announces as preparing for publication " Amabel Vaughan" and other tales , & c , being the second scries of " Tales , Poems , ani Masonic Papers , " with a Masonic memoir of the author , by Bro . George Markham Tweddell . Bro . Holmes kindly proposes to present any pecuniary profit that may be derived from the publication of those volumes to a brother Mason
who has been unexpectedly plunged in poverty in the declining years of his life . The present work will be put to press as soon as a sufficient number of copies are subscribed for ; and , as the first series is already out of print , it is proposed to republish it also , at the same price ( 2 s . 6 d . ) , when the exact number of copies required is ascertained . These volumes are supplied to subscribers only , who , if
brother Masons , in giving their names will oblige by stating their rank in the Craft or Chivalric Degrees , for publication in the list at the end of each volume . The list of itself will have its value , both in the present day and in future to members of the Craft . Subscribers' names will be thankfully received by the Publishers , Tweddell & Sons , Stokcsley ; or by Bro . George Kenning , Freemason office .
The Prince of Wales / who left Lincoln b y special train of the Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire Railway , at 23 minutes to 5 o ' clock on Wednesday evening , reached the Central Station , Liverpool , at 11 minutes past 7 , thus accomplishing the journey of 119 miles in 2 hours 3 6 minutes . At various stations on the route the Royal train was cheered as it passed by , while at Liverpool an immense crowel collected to welcome the
Prince . The Earl of Sefton attended at the Central Station to receive his Royal guest , who then drove to Croxtethhall . The Prince was accompanied by Lord and Lady Downs , and attended by his equerry , Major Russell . The Prince will attend Aintree Race Meeting , and at 11 o ' clock on Saturday forenoon he will leave the Edgehill Station of the London and North-Western Railway for London , where he is due at 4 p . m .
We are gratified to hear that Mr . J . D . Allcroft , the Treasurer cf Christ ' s Hospital , has been invited by an influential section of the electors of Worcester toput himself in nomination for the vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of that city , caused by the death of Mr . A . C . Shcniff , and that he has acceded to the request . Mr . Allcroft is deservedly respected in Worcester , where the famous firm of Dent , Allcroft , and Co . has been established for some generations . —City Press .
MASONIC SONGS . —A selection of Masonic Songs set to popular airs , written by Bro . E . P . Philpots , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., is now ready , forming a handsome volume , bound in cloth , with gilt edges , 3 s . Sent post free from the office of this paper on receipt of stamps or post-office order value 3 s , 2 d . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
A Court of the Governors of the Scottish Corporation was held on Wednesday in the chapel , Fleur-de-Lis-court , under the presidency of Sir J . H . Maxwell . After the transaction of routine business , a report was presented from the Special Committee appointed to consider the question of re-building the hall destroyed by the late fire , in which they recommended that the interests of the
charity would be best advanced by re-building on the present site . A report from Professor Donaldson was also submitted , stating that the estimated cost of the new building was £ 6500 ., whilst a hall and offices affording accommodation as well for other Scottish societies might be erected in a good thoroughfare further west for £ 26 , 700 , including the cost of the lanel . The old premises in
Cranecourt he considered would realise about £ 17 , 000 . A lengthy discussion took place as to the advisability of at once commencing to re-build , but it was ultimately resolved to hold the matter over until the next general Court in June . In the course of , the proceedings the secretary Bro . Macrae Moir , mentioned that a new insurance to the amount of £ 6 , 600 had been effected upon the premises of
the corporation . " EXTRACT OF COFFEE . "—A preparation of coffee in the form of an extract has been recently introduced by a Mr . W . V . Branson , oi Clapham , whose name is associated with the subject of coffee by a paper read at the Society of Arts about four years ago . This " Extract or Coffee , " or " Cafeine , " is fine coffee in a concentrated
form , anel merely requires the addition of boiling water or milk to supply instantly the most fragrant and delicately flavoured coffee . All the care required in preparing coffee is thus avoided , and wc can indulge in this valuable nervestimulant without the fear of being half-poisoned by the acrid properties often developed in coffee by the carelessness of servants .
Prince Leopold arrived at Marseilles last Wednesday evening from Nice . His Royal Highness proceeded on Thursday to Naples on board the Arethusa . —Reuler .
Metropolitan Masonic Meetings
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS
For the Week ending Friday , April 5 , 1878 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Encampments , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or day of meeting .
SATURDAY , MARCH 30 . Lodge 1686 , Paxton , Crystal Palace , Sydenham . „ 1706 , Orpheus , F . M . H . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-sq . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd . Eccleston , Grosvenor Club , Ebury-square , S . W . Percy , 113 , Southgate-road , N .
MONDAY , APRIL 1 . Lodge 12 , Fortitude & Old Cumberland , Ship & Turtle . ,, 69 , Unity , Inns of Court Hot ., Lincoln's-inn . ,, 72 , Royal J ubilee , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 83 , United Lodge of Prudence , Albion Tav . ,, 144 , St . Luke ' s , M . H ., Basinghall-st .
,, 188 , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . ,, 256 , Unions , F . M . H . „ 1319 , Asaph , F . M . H . ,, 1610 , Northern Bar , F . M . H . „ i 6 ii ; , Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile End-rd . „ 1670 , Adelphi , 4 , Adclphi-terrace , Strand . Chap . 28 , Old King ' s Arms , F . M . H .
LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Old Rodney ' s Head , Old-st ., E . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , Stanhope Arms , Up . James-st ., Camden Town . Tredegar , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st . Wellington , White Swan , Deptford .
Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Upper Norwood , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney . Loughborough , Warrior Hot ., Brixton . West Smithfield , New Market Hot ., West Smithfield . St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Greenwich . London Masonic Club , at 101 , Queen Victoria-st . E . C , 2 nd and 4 th Monday every month , at 6 o'clock .
TUESDAY , APRIL 2 . Colonial Board , at 3 . Lodge 7 , Royal York of Perseverance , F . M . H . „ 101 , Temple , Ship and Turtle , Leaelenhall-st . 1 , 217 , Stability , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 765 , St . James ' s , Biidge House Hot . „ 1261 , Golden Rule , Regent M . H ., Regent-st .
„ 1298 , Royal Standard , Wellington Club , N . ,, 1381 , Kennington , Surrey Tav ., Kennington Oval . „ J 47 2 , Henley , Three Crowns , North Woolwich . Chap . 165 , Temperance , White Swan , Deptford . LODGES OF I STRUCTION . Metropolitan , 269 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney .
Domatic , Surrey M . H ., Camberwell New-road . Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord's Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Triangle , Hackney . Prosperity , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st .
Florence Nightingale , F . M . H ., William-st ., Woolwich . Constitutional , Bcdforel Hot ., Southampton Bdgs ., at 7 . Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Heael , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe .