Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

WE REGRET to find that the name of Bro . Charles Belton , P . G . D ., was inadvertently omitted from the list we published last week of those brethren composing the deputation to present the address voted by Grand Lodge to his Majesty the King at St . James ' s Palace on the 20 th instant . A FIRST EDITION OF " PILGRIM ' PROGRESS . "—A perfect copy of the first edition of the " Pilgrim ' s Progress " is to be sold at Messrs . Sotheby's on gth May .

GUY ' S HOSPITAL has received a grant of £ 2000 from the Goldsmiths' Company towards the special requirements of the hospital , which include a Building Fund of £ 1 So , 000 . IN ADDITION to paying on the ordinary shares a dividend of 11 per cent ., the board of Bros . Hayes , Candy , and Co . propose to transfer £ 2100 to the reserve fund , and to carry forward £ 700 .

His MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to become the Patron of the Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , of which his Majesty has been an honorary member for upwards of 20 years . BRO . LORD BARNARD will be installed Provincial Grand Master of Durham on Wednesday , June 26 th . The proceedings will include a service in Durham Cathedral and a banquet in the Castle Hall .

BRO . SIR J AIRD , M . P ., presided on Tuesday , the iSth instant , when the Aldermen presented the Council with a handsome mace ( solid silver , gilded , with a bowl which can be unscrewed and used as a loving cup ) . MESSRS . HORACE MARSHALL AND SONS state that his Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to accept a copy of " The Passing of Victoria , " the v olume of poen s on the death of the late Queen , recently published by them .

LADY WARWICK , speaking on the subject of the teaching of adults in evening continuation schools , before a meeting of Co-operators on Saturday , maintained that the fullest education was the right of every English child , and that it should be free to all . A CONVOCATION of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Leicestershire and Rutland will be holden at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Tuesday , the 2 nd prox ., under the aiif pices of the Chapter of Fortitude , No . 279 , for the transaction of the general business of the province . Provincial Grand Chapter will be opened at 4 . 15 o ' clock in the afternoon .

MRS . J ACKSON , wife of Bro . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., Prov . G . M . West Yorkshire , has died very suddenly . According to a telegram received in L-eds on Thurslay m > rning , Mrs . Jackson travelled from Liverpool to London on Wednesday , and at night was seiicd wilh an illness , which proved fatal . The news has created a painful sensation in Leeds .

BRO . THOMAS FENN , of 22 , Down-street , Mayfair , an ! formerly of the firm o * Fenn and Crosthwaite , of 44 , Coleman-street , and the Stock Exchange , for upwards < t 35 years a member of the Committee of the Stock Exchange , and a prnmin .-. t Freemason , who died on the 3 rd of February last , aged So years , left personal estate of the net value of £ 45 , 083 12 s . 4 d .

GLASGOW EXHIBITION . —It is officially announced that as the result of a communication from Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh , Secretary for Scotland , the Chairman of Ihe Crmmiltee ofthe Glasgow Exhibition has agreed to the opening ofthe Exhibition by Bro . Ihe Duke of Fife and H . R . H . the Duchess of Fife , on Thursday , May 2 nd , instead of May 7 th , as originally intended .

" THE USE OK CITY CHURCHES " was Bro . the Rev . J . Stephen Barrass' subject last week at St . Lawrence Jewry . He agreed that some City churches might properly te dispensed with , and the proceeds used for church extension in the suburbs ; but he rraintained that the majority of City churches could be made really useful where they weie lo Ike wcikcis who in the daytime surrounded them .

THE new Masonic Hall for the Cothele Lodge , No . 2166 , Calstock , is to be dedicated on the 1 st prox . by Bro . P . Colville Smith , P . G . D . Eng ., Dec . Proy . Grand Master of Cornwall , in the unavoidable absence of Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , G . C . V . O ., the Prov . Grand Master , who is one of the special Ambassadors to Foreign Courts . The Prov . Grand Chaplain will deliver an oration , and subsequently the W . M . elect , liro . N . R . Rosekilly , will be installed as W . M . by the Dep . Prov . Grand Master , and Bro . Bemaid F . Edyvean , P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., Prov . Grand Sec .

HELPING OUR SAILOR FOLK . —The Duke of Fife , Lord Lieutenant of the County of London , has consented to lay the stone of the " Passmore Edward- ; Sailors' Palace " on Thursday afternoon , July 1 ith next , lor the British and Foreign Sailors' Society , of which he is a Vice-Patron . Bro . the Lord Mayor of London , representing the City , with which the Society has been connected since its foundation , will also place on that

occasion a memorial stone . The palace will be the future headquarters of the Society , towards which Bro . Edwards has just promised an additional £ 1000 , making his gift uo to date £ 6000 . It will also be the chief centre of the " Princess May Samaritan Fund , " to which the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York sent £ 50 before starting on their Australian voyage in the Oohir .

" PICTURESQUE IRELAND . "—Under this _ title Mr . Alexander Williams , of the Royal Hibernian Academy , will hold an exhibition of oil paintings , water-colours , and sketches of Irish landscapes , home life , sea coast , lake and river scenery , at the Modem Gallery , 175 , Bond-street , from the ist to 27 th prox . inclusive . The exhibition is under the immediate patronage of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and

the Countess of Cadogan , the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , the Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland , the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava , the Marchioness of Headfort , the Marchioness of Waterford , the Earl and Countess of Airan , the Earl and Countess of Mayo , the Earl of Shaftesbury , the Countesses of Erne , Annesley , and Fingal , Viscount Powerscourt , Lords and Ladies Plunket , Ardilaun , Clonbrock , and Ashtown , and others .

THE EAST LANCASHIRE SYSTEMATIC MASONIC EDUCATIONAL AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION has deteimined to perpetuate the memory of the late Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , who was for many years Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire , by the purchase of a Life Presentation on the funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . This will entail an outlay of £ 1550 . To meet this liability , and to otherwise help forward Ihe special ot jtcts of the Jiast Lancashire Institution in the way of in enlarged

Chanty , great efforts are being put forth to raise £ 6000 at the provincial Festival to be held in the Royal Botanical Gardens , Old Trafford , oh the 26 th June . By a similar function at the same place in 1 S 95 Al' 3 was realised . It is expected that Bro . Lord Stanley will preside over the meeting in the gardens , and will thus make his first put lie appearance among the brethren under his rule since his installation , at the Free Trade Hall , in November , 1 S 99 , as Prov . G . Master .

ALDERSHOT MASONIC HALL COMPANY , LIMITED . —In presenting their second annual report the directors have much pleasure in reporting to the shareholders that considerable progress has been made in the direction of accomplishing the scheme f ^ r providing a Masonic Hall . As the shareholders are aware , the first tenders were considered by the directors excessive , considering the number of shares issued . After a general meeting had been called , it was unanimously resolved that no steps be taken until more shares had been taken up ; but at a subsequent general meeting this resolution was rescinded , and the directors were empowered to modify the scheme . New

tenders were invited , and eventually Mr . Kemp ' s tender for £ 4129 was accepted , the building to be finished by the first week in December next . Up to the present date iSyi shaies have been applied for and allotted , leaving 2109 to be subscribed for . The directors feel confident that more shares will be applied fur , and , as a matter of fact , one lodge will , without doubt , take up another 50 shares . The directors no . v present a report of the Company ' s financial position up to , and including , March nth , 1901 . The four retiring directors are Bros . H . G . Marshallsay , P . M . ; H . Lehmann , P . M . ; E . G . Finch , P . M . ; and A . J . Colledge , J . W ,, all of whom , being eligible , offer themselves for re-election .

ANGLO-INDIANS and others seeking genuine Indian-manufactured condiments , tuirie stuffs , chutnees , preserves , poppidums , Bombay ducks , Nepaul pepper , & c , . •end to the original firm . C . Stembridge and Co ., Si , Green-street , Leicester-square , London ; and Calcutta . Established 1 . S 21 . Write for price list . ( Removed from 33 , Leicester-square ) .

Masonic And General Tidings.

THE KING was proclaimed at Greenwich on Saturday last by the Mayor , Bro . Dr . Ralph Gooding . BRO . R . D . M . LITTLER , K . C , C . B ., has been re-elected the Chairman of the Middlesex County'Council . WITH REGRET we learn of the sad loss sustained on the 22 nd inst ., by Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigott by the death of his wife . The deceased was 54 years of age . BRO . THE LORD MAYOR has kindly consented to preside at the Albion Tavern on Friday , June 21 st , at the 94 th annual festival of the City of London Truss Society .

His MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to become the Patron of the Faith and Fidelity Preceptory of the Order of the Temple in which his Majesty was installed in the year 1 S 70 . THE SECRETARY of the Royal Academy of Arts informs us that in conseriuence of the death of her Majesty Queen Victoria the annual banquet of the Royal Academy will not be held this year . ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE OMMANNEY WILLES , of 22 , Cadogan-squace , G . C . B ., formerly Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth , who died on the 10 th of February last , aged 77 years , left personal es ate of the net value of £ 105 , 057 7 s . 3 d .

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST . PATRICK . —The King has been pleased to accede to the request of the Benevolent Society of St . Patrick to become Patron of that society . This office will now have been held in direct succession by four English Sovereigns , a fifth , King George III ., under whose auspices the society was formed , having been represented by his son , the late Duke of Kent .

AT a meeting of the Elias Ashmole Chapter , No . 14 S , held at the Masonic Rooms , Bold-street , Warrington , on Monday evening , the 25 th inst ., Comp . John Armstrong , P . P . G . H . Cheshire , installed the following officers : Comps . J . Lythgoe , M . E . Z . ; W . Pierpoint , H . ; and T . J . Loyd , J . There was a large attendance of companions . Afterwards high tea was served in the rooms , the catering being in the hands of Comp . A . W . Paul .

WE HAVE GREAT PLEASURE in recording the election , last Wednesday night , of Bro . the Rev . F . St . John Corbett , M . A ., to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature . This distinction has been deservedly conferred upon a most worthy Mason , and a author whose works have obtained a more than usual amount of celebrity . Bro . Corbett ' s nomination certificate was signed by no less than a dozen Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature , most of them being Freemasons . . These included such

names as Bros . Dr . Chas . Forshaw , F . R . H . S ., of Bradford ; James Hartley , Morecambe ; R . Brown , Macclesfield ; Dr . Walter Kaye , M . A ., Harrogate ; Dr . Erskine Stuart , F . S . A ., Batley ; Professor Miles , London ; Mackenzie Bell , London ; Dr . Percy Lodge , M . S . A ., Bradford ; Dr . Walker , F . R . C . P ., Harrogate and Brecon ; the Rev . J . E . Perkins , M . A ., Bradford ; E . Gilbert Highton , M . A ., Barrister-at-Law , London ; and the Rev . William Minifie , D . D ., Bradford . Long may Bro . Corbett be spared to enjoy the well merited honour .

THB NATIONAL MEMORIAL TOQURRN VICTORIA . —The movement for the establishment of a fund for the provision of a memorial of her late Majesty Queen Victoria was formally inaugurated at a meeting that was held at the Mansion House on the 26 th instant . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided , and on the platform were : Mr . A . ] . Balfour . M . P . ; Sir William Harcourt , M . P . ; Mr . Joseph Chamberlain , M . P . ; Bro . Sheriff Lawrence , Bro . Alderman Sir Alfred Newton , Bart . ; Lord Aberdeen , Earl

Spencer , the Bishop-Designate of London , Sir Henry Fowler , M . P . ; the Chief Rabbi ( Dr . Adler ) , the Governor of the Bank of England , the Chairman of the Stock Exchange , a number of alderman , several masters of City Guilds , and other prominent civic personages ; whilst in the body of the hall was a large number of the members of the Court of . Common Council and Livery Companies . The Lady Mayoress an i several ladies were seated in the balcony .

THE CANTON CONVALESCENT HOME , LIMPSFIELD . —The annual meeting of this institution , which , as its title indicates , is intended for the reception of convalescents connected with the printing industry and the many trades and callings allied thereto , took place at the St . Bride Foundation Institute on the 23 rd inst ., Bro . C J . Drummond , Vice-President , occupying the chair . The report stated that , though , on the whole , the prosperity of the home had been fairly well maintained during the past year , in common

with similar institutions , the revenue had suffered through other demands on the purses of the benevolent . Financial aid was needed in order to maintain the home at its present high efficiency , and to provide the inmates with a dining-room and domestic offices . In 1 S 99 100 patients had been benefited , about Co of whom were recovering from diseases of the lungs and the nervous system , to which workmen in printing offices seemed peculiarly liable . After paying off a mortgage on the home , a working balance of only £ 340 remained for the current year . The report was unanimously adopted .

' A MASONIC TESTIMONIAL . —An interesting and pleasing presentation took place on the iSth instant , at Ramsgate , at the meeting of the Lewises Lodge of Instruction , No . 1209 , at the Royal Hotel . At the conclusion ot the rehearsal of the installation ceremony , Bro . Pointer , W . M , of the lodge , rose and said he wished to say a few words respecting the work of the Preceptor , which work was at all times a dillicult and trying task . Bro . Wilson , their Preceptor , held the unique position of having initiated and installed him ( the speaker ) , and to him he owed a great deal for what he was in

Freemasonry . He asked Bro . Wilson to accept at the hands of the lodge a small tribute of their respect . Bro . Wilson , in responding , said be had been entirely taken aback by what had occurred . He assured the m he had not the slightest idea that anything of the sort was being proposed . After thanking the brethren he said if the three great principles of Masonry—Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth—were predominant in their lives they could not make bad men , and , as he had often told them , a Mason ' s work was never finished until he had entered the Grand

Lodge above . The testimonial consisted of a beautifully illuminated address , the text of which was as follows ; " To Bro . S . R . Wilson , P . M ., P . P . G . J . D . We , the undersigned , ask your acceptance of the accompanying clock as a token of appreciation of your services as Preceptor of the Lewises Lodge of Instruction , No . 1209 . March iS , 1901 . " Then followed 3 S names of the members . On the clock was z . brass tablet containing the words : " To Bro . S . R . Wilson , P . M ., P . P . G . J . D . Prom the members of the Lewises Lodge of Instruction , No . 1209 , as a token of their appreciation of his services as Preceptor . March iS , 1001 . "

FOX-COURT RAGGED SCHOOL ' MISSION . —The parents' annual tea in connection with the mission was held at the Benchers' Hall , Gray's-inn , on the 19 th inst ., when a pleasant evening was spent by some 300 members and friends of tne institution . Bro . Archdeacon Sinclair , a vice-president , occupied the chair , and amongst trnse present were the Lady Mayoress , D . ' . Pigott and Mrs . Piggott , the Rev . F . S . Webster , M . A ., Prebendary Ridgeway , M . A ., Mr . R . Melvill Beachcroft , L . C . C . ( treasurer ) , Mr . C E . Fry , Mr . J . W . Gillett , Mr . A . E . Parsons , Mr .

VV . H . Peacock , Mr . T . Fagg , ( honorary secretary ) , and Mr . J . Gayer ( assistant honorary secretary ) . The Hon . Secretary , in his 55 th annual report , after giving an interesting retrospective sketch of Fox-court and its historic associations , said the opening of ^ e new century found the mission carrying out its Christ-like work to the utmost of its resources . The committee , while heartily thanking all their generous contributors , earnestly pleaded for continued and increased support . The Chairman congratulated the mission on having attained its 55 th year , and

asked them to look back and consider that it had been carrying on its useful work during that long period . Some had entered the school as children , and were still living in the neighbourhood , a fact which showed that the institution had played a great part in the lives of many . He could not help being struck with the usefulness and wisdom that had influenced what had been done . The mission was almost like a parish , in which Mr . Tagg and his supporters were carrying on similar work to the clergy . The parishes in London were so large , and there was such an enormous number he

of people in them that there was abundant room for these voluntary parishes , and only wished that there were many more . There was not to-day , perhaps , the same need for ragged schools in the old sense of the word , because of the provision of Board schools . 1 he Board schools had been an enormous blessing . They were clean , bright , and airy , provided everything thit was wanted , and had brought much promise , life , and hope into the existence of the children . After advising the parents to keep their children at school as long as possible , the Chairman said a little more

religious influence was wanted in young life than was possible in Board schools , however well managed , and that was where the eld system of ragged schools came in . _ The Chairman then enjoined his hearers , however humble , to obtain happy homes by introducing the fear of God , and guarding against over-indulgence in drink . Other addresses followed , and a musical programme was contributed by Madame Florence Winn , Mr . Henry Pope , Miss Marie Silcock , Miss Maggie Jones , Miss Lizzie Jones , Mr . Mostyn Pigott , and Mr . E . G . White , accompanist .