-
Articles/Ads
Article MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Page 1 of 1 Article MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Page 1 of 1 Article THE SALUTATION TAVERN, NEWGATE STREET. Page 1 of 1
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The svill of the late Bro . M . T . Bass , has been proved , and the personalty ssvorn at £ 2 , 000 , 000 . Bro . Alderman Isaacs is making a tour in Spain . Bro . Edsvard Terry , of the Gaiety Theatre , is a candidate for election on the Barnes School Board .
Bro . Hugh H . Riach , P . Pros ' . G . Sec . Oxon , svas on the 16 th inst . installed VV . AI . of the University Lodge , No . 1118 . Bro . the Earl of Londesborough drove Mr . Lasvrence Barrett on his coach at the meeting of the Fourin-Hand Club . Bro . Bancroft svas also on a coach . Bro . Sir Thomas Br . nssey ' s yacht , the Sunbeam ,
is laid up at Gosport for repairs preparatory to going another voyage . Bro . Wildey Wright , ' LP . AL 1 S 27 , has been requested to allosv himself to be nominated as a candidate for a borough at the next general election in svhich there is a large number of thc svorking class . Bro . H . Squire , C . C , of the Ward of Bridge ,
has presented to the Corporation of London for their library at Guildhall , an excellent engraving of " 'The Siege of Gibraltar , 17 S 3 . " Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., for many years a member of the Colonial Board and representative at the Grand Lodge of England of a number of American and Canadian Grand Lodges , svas on Ascension Day elected
• Alaster of the Worshipful Company of Turners for the ensuing year . Bro . A . L . Emanuel , trading as H . M . Emanuel and Son , silversmiths and jewellers to the Queen and H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , had the honour of submitting on the 22 nd inst . a silver centre piece presented to H . S . H . Prince Edsvard of Saxe-Weimar by thc Royal
Portsmouth Corinthian \ acht Club , and the 200 guinea Salisbury Race Cup , to H . R . H . thc Duke of Edinburgh , at Clarence House , London . At the meeting of the Joppa Chapter on Monday evening last at thc Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , under the presidency of Comp . Lesvis Lazarus , ALE . / ., a large number of companions svere present . Comp . Alfred
Henochsberg svas elected ALE . Z . for the ensuing year . A freposition svas unanimously carried to present Comp . ¦ esyis Lazarus svith a testimonial on retiring from the chair , which he has occupied for thc second time . Bro . Aronsberg , J . P ., of Manchester , liaving . communicated to thc Queen and thc Duchess of Albany his desire to establish a scries of prizes in various educational
establishments throughout thc country , to be called " The Duke of Albany Alemorial Prizes , " her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany has svritten that she cannot out entertain thc proposal svith feelings of pleasure j and her Alajesty has . replied , through Sir William Harcourt , that she is much gratified at thc spirit displayed in thc proposal . On the occasion of Her Majesty ' s return from
the Continent svhilst crossing the North Sea she presented sixteen of the men of thc Royal yacht Osborne svith a handsome steel engraving of the late Duke of Albany , svhich , together svith the rosesvood frame and autograph of the late Duke , forms a handsome memento . Her Alajesty personally made the presentation to each man . Captain Holland subsequently by command of thc Queen , also
made presentations of a large-sized engraving of the late Duke respectively to the gunner , boatssvain , carpenter , and steward of the Royal apartments . The follosving dinners , kc , has * c been held at the Frcemasops' Tavern during the present sveek : —Alonday , Alay 20 th—Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , ' Dc Grey and Ripon Lodge , Grenadier Guards . Tuesday ,
27 th—Tuscan Lodge , S 2 nd Regiment , 34 th Regiment , . 30 th Regiment , Iron , Hardware and Aletal I ' rades ; Herefordshire Society . VVednesday , 28 th—Lodge of Antiquity , Evening Star Lodge , Smcatonian Society . 'Thursday , 29 th—Royal General Theatrical Fund , 62 nd Regiment , 19 th Regiment , oth Regiment . Friday , 30 th—( ioth Rifles .
Bros , the Duke of Manchester , P . G . M . Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire j Slarqucss of Londonderry , P . G . AI . Durham j the Earl of Bective , P . G . AI . Cumberland and Westmorland ; Earl Ferrers , P . G . AI . LeiccstcrandRutland ; the Earlof Lathom , D . G . AI . ; Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., ALP ., P . G . AI . Worcester j Licut .-General Sir Frederick RobertsV . C ; Sir Philip
, Cunliffe Osven , VV . VV . B . Beach , Bart ., ALP ., P . G . AI , Hants and Isle of Wight ; Viscount Holmesdale , P . C-M . Kent ; Lord Brooke , I- ' . G . M . Essex j Lord Robartes , Lord Suffield , P . G . AI . Norfolk ,- Staveley Hill , Q . C , ALP . j and Sir John Ellis , Bart ., P . G . J . W ., have become Vice-Presidents of the National Agricultural Company , of svhich Bro . the Earl of Zetland is President .
A question asked the other evening in the House of Commons as to the removal of a portion of the inscription from thc famous Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey , recalls to mind the legend that this stone svas thc identical pillosv on svhich Jacob rested his head at Bethel svhen he fled from home to escape the threatened vengeance of Esau . The legend further ran that the stone svas carried from
Palestine to Egypt , and thence to Spain . From the latter country it svas said to have been carried to the Hill of Tara , in Ireland . In that country , and later in Scotland , it svas used for thc coronation of the kings of those countries . The fable svas discussed at great length in our columns a fesv years ' ago . Dean Bradley , in an explanatory letter svhich he sentihis sveek to the First Commissioner of Works ,
shosvs that he puts , no faith in the legend connecting the coronation stone svith Jacob , for he adverts to the fact that geologists have conclusively proved the chair to be of Scottish limestone , of svhich kind there is none to be found in Palestine or Egypt . The Dean contemplates adding a seperate inscription setting forth the curious legend of the travels of the stone in the Hol y Land , as distinct from its authenticated history . —Jewish Chronicle .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Capt . Tally is thc promoter of the Military sports to be held shortly at the Agricultural Hall . Bro . Warren Wright svill . be the acting manager of "Our Boys" Company at the Strand , svhich opens on Alonday . Bro . J . D . Allcroft svill preside at the spring election to the Royal Hospital for Incurables , at
Cannonstreet Hotel . Mr . Sheriff Cosvan has been initiated into the mysteries of the Order in the Grand Alasters' Lodge , No . 1 . ' Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette has been reappointed Examiner to St . Olave ' s Grammar School , Southsvark , by the Trustees and Governors of that old Institution .
Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , Grand Treasurer , svill preside at the public examination of the children at the Asylum for Fatherless Children , Recdham , near Caterham , on Wednesday , June 25 th . Bro . H . C . Richards , candidate for Northampton , svith Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright , J . W . 1 S 27 , svas among the company svho dined svith the Taljosv Chandler ' s Company last sveek , and aftersvards attended the Marchioness of Salisbury ' s reception at the family residence ,
Arlingtonsquare . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall entertained at dinner the members of the Orphan School Committee svith their ladies and some friends on Saturday last , at the Crystal Palace . Among those present svere Bros . Alfred Brookman , E . Dresser _ Rogers , James Terry , A . Al . Broadley , George Kenning , Edgar Bosvyer , Frederick
Binckes , T . Mallett , G . P . Britten , and 1 . I-ovendge . An order has , it is stated , been issued from the Home Office to " royal tradesmen " throughout the country calling upon them to produce the letters-patent permitting them to use the designation . The letter points out that if the persons are unable to produce letters-patent there are certain heavy penalties to svhich they have subjected
themsefves for the trading under a false title . Bro . P . L . Simmonds has been appointed British Commissioner for the Antwerp International Exhibition , to be held next year under the patronage of the King of Belgium . The offices of the commission , are at 35 , Queen Victoria-street . Thc committee for Great Britain alread y includes the Lord Slayor and Sheriffs , Alderman Sir J . C .
Lasvrence , Sir Reginald Hanson , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Air . De Keyser , and others , ssiith thc Alarquis of Hamilton , I-ord Thurlow , Lord Claud J . Hamilton , Lord A . S . Churchhill , Sir Lyon Playfair , AI . ' P ., Sir Drummond Wolff , and other Members of Parliament , and all the provincial Alayors . At a meeting held at the Greyhound Hotel , Rirhmond . on Monday evening last , under the presidency of
Comp . Forge , ALE . / , of the Strasvberry Hill Chapter , P . P . G . S . N ., it svas decided to form a Chapter of Improvement at the above-named hotel . . 'This excellent step svill supply a long felt want , there being no other chapter of instruction nearer than six miles , and as Comp . D . Haslett , P . Z ., is to be the Preceptor , sve have no doubt as to the success it svill attain . The first meeting is to be held on
Friday next , svhen several prominent members . of the Domatic Chapter of Improvement have promised to attend . A meeting in support of the Sir Julius Benedict 'Testimonial Fund , took place on Alonday , at the Slansion House , Bro . Alderman De Keyser presided , and amongst those nrescnt svere Bros , the Earl of Lathom , Sir Algernon
Borthwick , Kuhe , ' & c . Letters of regret at inability to attend svere received from Air . Carl Rosa , Bro . Sir F . Leighton , and a telegram from Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan . Thc Secretary announced that the fund had * reached the sum of £ iG 8 t 10 s . Cd ., and , in anssver to a question , remarked that the subscription list svould ' close on June 14 th . The chairman having expressed regret at the unavoidable
absence of the Lord Alayor . Bro . Kuhe moved a resolution of sympathy svith the movement . Bro . the Earl of Lathom proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Alayor , . and in the course of a conversation svhich followed said' that thc difficulty svas that there svas a similar impression abroad svith regard to Sir Julius Benedict as there svas in the case of Bro . Sir Alichael Costa , svho svas supposed to be svealthy ,
svhereas he died almost penniless . A large and fashionable company assembled on Wednesday in Stamford Bridge Grounds , Chelsea , to witness the boys of Christ ' s Hospital in their annual athletic sports competitions . 'There svere some 60 youthful competitors svho struggled eagerly to distinguish themselves and svin . not onlv public applause , but also the handsome prizes
provided for presentation to the successful amongst them . These prizes , svhich in money value represented betsveen £ 40 and £ 50 , consisted for the most part of beautifullychased silver goblets , fruit-spoons , fish-carvers , biscuit-tins , cruet-stands , and napkin-rings , as well as bats , footballs , & c As usual , the sports consisted of hurdle-races , flatraces , high and long jumps , and putting the sveight . But
the competitions svhich provoked the most interest and amusement svere , again as usual , the sack-races , stone gathering , egg and spoon race , the three-legged race , and the tug of war . One of the principal events of Ihe day svas the Old Blues' Bicycle Handicap , over a two mile course—a race in svhich there svas much skilful riding , and in svhich good judgment as svell as a high rate of speed
svas exhibited . For this there svere six entries , and tosvards the close the pace became so severe , and the competition so keen , that considerable excitement svas shosvn by the spectators , as amidst loud cheers Hel y was declared the svinner , Hood , svho started at the scratch coming in second , The Rev . D . F . Heysvood , Hon . Sec . of the Sports Committeeacted as timekeeper , the starters being the Rev .
, Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette and thd Rev . W . . H . Branfoot . At the conclusion of the sports , amidst ringing cheers , the conquerors svere presented with the resvardsof their prosvess by Airs . Vaughan Alorgan , svife of ' one of the Governors . During the day the band of the school performed a selection of music . The prizes were supplied by Bro . George
Kenning . It ought to be generall y knosvn that Rose ' s Lime Juice Cordial supplies a delicious cooling drink in svatereffervescing in all mineral svaters—svholesome and refreshing in summer . Purchaser ' s should order Rose ' s Cordial . Wholesale Stores , 11 , Curtain-road , London , and Leith , N . B . —fAnvT . ]
The Salutation Tavern, Newgate Street.
THE SALUTATION TAVERN , NEWGATE STREET .
There are many people svho regret the rapid disappearance of the old London tavern , svith its quaint , but substantial , architecture , its rambling passages and out-of-the-svay ' nooks and corners , but , at the same time , with its general air of comfort and cosiness so dear to the casual as svell as to the habitual customer , and sviththis feeling Masons , svho .
above all men , are svedded to the retentiorrof ancient landmarks , svill very , generally sympathise . ' But Slasonry is also a progressive science , and svhen it can be shosvn that the replacement of an old building by a modern structure svhich accords best svith our present notions of tavern accommodation , is a decided change for the better , svhile the old landmark , though renovated as to its interior and exterior aspect , is still virtually preserved ,
our regret svill cease that the old Salutation Tavern has given place to a nesv one , wherein the old spirit ot hospitality by svhich its predecessor svas characterised still reigns supreme . Under Bro . Liebmann ' s auspices the Salutation has been rebuilt , and refitted and furnished from top to bottom in a style that ss'ill bear comparison svith the best of London houses . Indeed , as a representative organ of the English Craft , sve mav safelv venture to sav
that for much that he has accomplished he is entitled to the hearty good wishes of the brethren for his future prosperity . He has consulted , in the first place , the taste and convenience of his ' general patrons—the public—by providing for them of the very best , and , in the next place , he * has made special provision ol a similar character , svith a view of attracting to his hostelry a particular class of customers , namely , the Freemasons , to svhom the erection ofa
house svhere they can conveniently meet together in lodge and chapter and at the same timeenjoythatdegreedf privacy svhich is so essential to a Alasonic meeting , is a boon not lightly to be regarded . Aluch has been done during the last few years to improve and extend the accommodation required by Alasons j but after , making every allosvance for this , our choice of meeting places is restricted , so that our readers svill be inclined to agree svith us that Bro . Leibmann
deserves svell ot the Craft of svhich he is a member , by so arranging his establishment that a large portion of it may be utilised , as occasion requires , for Alasonic purposes , and they svill be still more inclined to agree svith us svhen they have had an opportunity of inspecting his accommodation . The Salutation , svhen the fittings and appointments have been all completed , svill , indeed , be a tavern in all respects svorthy of public and particularly of Alasonic support . The
rooms on the different floors are lofty and commodious and have been furnished most luxuriously and in the best possible taste . A considerable amount of money must have been spent , but none will be inclined to say that it has been expended injudiciously . . For instance , the furniture and decorations of a room are in harmony svith its general character or the purposes for svhich it is mostly used ! And as . svith a particular room so with the whole building ,
tne same narmony ot style pervades the svhole Then , though the proprietor very naturally looks to attract the support of all sections of the public , he has so ordered his arrangements that even the most fastidious , who dislike thc publicity of the ordinary tavern , will here find the quiet , ease , and comfort , svhich , in their opinion , are enjoyable onl y by their osvn firesides . The service is kept out of . sight , and a party of guests may look to enjoy almost the
same degree ol privacy as in the dining-room of a private house . As to thc character of the cuisine , the large and well-appointed kitchens—which / are at the top ofthe houseand a numerous and efficient staff of subordinates under the control of an experienced chef , svill go a long way tosvards guaranteeing its excellence . But it is the admirable provision for Alasonic gatherings on which Bro . Liebmann has laid so much stressand for
, svhich he merits at our hands so substantial an amount of praise . The suite of rooms on the first floor have been designed especially for meetings of lodges and other . Alasonic bodies . There is , in the first place , a handsome and most commodious temple , built strictly in accordance svith tbe stated requirements of a Alasonic lodge . Adjoining it is a room for the Tyler , with a lavatory close by , and over against it the banquet room , so nrrano-fri nc tn h .
capable of accommodating a large or a limited number of guests , the svhole being to all intents and purposes as separate and distinct from the rest of thc house as if it had never been included svithin thc exterior svalls of the tavern . The apartments are reached by the principal staircase svithout fear of molestation by the attendants , and once there , the wants of the brethren can be met through the 'Tyler , who , by means of an electric bell , is in communication svith
the proprietor or his representative . The temple is so arranged that the . Master svill preside , literally as svell as figuratively , in the East . The windows svhich light it during the day are properly and convenientl y placed , and by night the requisite illumination , svhich can be raised or lowered , as circumstances prescribe , from the Tyler ' s room , is obtained from a handsome rub y cut-glass burner . The door is constructed of sliding panels , svhich may be obened
o tneir fullest extent or but slightly , and fronting it on the inside is . hung a handsome damask curtain , - so that there is no risk svhatever of any one obtaining even the slightest glimpse of the interior while the brethren are in session . As to the decorations and fittings , they are in complete harmony with the character of the room , the P ? . ' u 5- « "" l « f' - wh , ch , , ere ar 6 four . being filled in . with different Alasonic symbols , the jewels of the Alaster and Past
. Master occuping the central positions in the right am ? , !? " compartments of the one over the Master ' s chair , while in the fans and centres of the other windows are displayed the jewels of the principal and other officers of Grand ? - u V - "J " . " oi -he dome , from the centre of svhich the gaselier is pendent , is also most appropriately decorated , while , as regards the capacity of the room , it svill suffice . if we state that a ' strong meetimr of brethren
may be held in it without the slightest risk of crowding ., the same amount of praise must be awarded to the Masonic rooms on the ground floor . but svith this exceptionthat , while there is the same degree of comfo rt and of privacy , there is perhaps less of ornamentation . We must not conclude this account of an old London tavern restored without
mentioning that Bro . Liebmann justly prides himself on the excellence of his wines and spirits , and that for the accommodation of his guests he has fitted up one of the rooms on the basement floor as a billiard room . In fact , the Salutation , as it nosv is , is admirably suited to the best requirements of the present day and its enterprising proprietor has our best wishes for his success
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The svill of the late Bro . M . T . Bass , has been proved , and the personalty ssvorn at £ 2 , 000 , 000 . Bro . Alderman Isaacs is making a tour in Spain . Bro . Edsvard Terry , of the Gaiety Theatre , is a candidate for election on the Barnes School Board .
Bro . Hugh H . Riach , P . Pros ' . G . Sec . Oxon , svas on the 16 th inst . installed VV . AI . of the University Lodge , No . 1118 . Bro . the Earl of Londesborough drove Mr . Lasvrence Barrett on his coach at the meeting of the Fourin-Hand Club . Bro . Bancroft svas also on a coach . Bro . Sir Thomas Br . nssey ' s yacht , the Sunbeam ,
is laid up at Gosport for repairs preparatory to going another voyage . Bro . Wildey Wright , ' LP . AL 1 S 27 , has been requested to allosv himself to be nominated as a candidate for a borough at the next general election in svhich there is a large number of thc svorking class . Bro . H . Squire , C . C , of the Ward of Bridge ,
has presented to the Corporation of London for their library at Guildhall , an excellent engraving of " 'The Siege of Gibraltar , 17 S 3 . " Bro . Brackstone Baker , P . G . D ., for many years a member of the Colonial Board and representative at the Grand Lodge of England of a number of American and Canadian Grand Lodges , svas on Ascension Day elected
• Alaster of the Worshipful Company of Turners for the ensuing year . Bro . A . L . Emanuel , trading as H . M . Emanuel and Son , silversmiths and jewellers to the Queen and H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh , had the honour of submitting on the 22 nd inst . a silver centre piece presented to H . S . H . Prince Edsvard of Saxe-Weimar by thc Royal
Portsmouth Corinthian \ acht Club , and the 200 guinea Salisbury Race Cup , to H . R . H . thc Duke of Edinburgh , at Clarence House , London . At the meeting of the Joppa Chapter on Monday evening last at thc Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , under the presidency of Comp . Lesvis Lazarus , ALE . / ., a large number of companions svere present . Comp . Alfred
Henochsberg svas elected ALE . Z . for the ensuing year . A freposition svas unanimously carried to present Comp . ¦ esyis Lazarus svith a testimonial on retiring from the chair , which he has occupied for thc second time . Bro . Aronsberg , J . P ., of Manchester , liaving . communicated to thc Queen and thc Duchess of Albany his desire to establish a scries of prizes in various educational
establishments throughout thc country , to be called " The Duke of Albany Alemorial Prizes , " her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany has svritten that she cannot out entertain thc proposal svith feelings of pleasure j and her Alajesty has . replied , through Sir William Harcourt , that she is much gratified at thc spirit displayed in thc proposal . On the occasion of Her Majesty ' s return from
the Continent svhilst crossing the North Sea she presented sixteen of the men of thc Royal yacht Osborne svith a handsome steel engraving of the late Duke of Albany , svhich , together svith the rosesvood frame and autograph of the late Duke , forms a handsome memento . Her Alajesty personally made the presentation to each man . Captain Holland subsequently by command of thc Queen , also
made presentations of a large-sized engraving of the late Duke respectively to the gunner , boatssvain , carpenter , and steward of the Royal apartments . The follosving dinners , kc , has * c been held at the Frcemasops' Tavern during the present sveek : —Alonday , Alay 20 th—Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , ' Dc Grey and Ripon Lodge , Grenadier Guards . Tuesday ,
27 th—Tuscan Lodge , S 2 nd Regiment , 34 th Regiment , . 30 th Regiment , Iron , Hardware and Aletal I ' rades ; Herefordshire Society . VVednesday , 28 th—Lodge of Antiquity , Evening Star Lodge , Smcatonian Society . 'Thursday , 29 th—Royal General Theatrical Fund , 62 nd Regiment , 19 th Regiment , oth Regiment . Friday , 30 th—( ioth Rifles .
Bros , the Duke of Manchester , P . G . M . Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire j Slarqucss of Londonderry , P . G . AI . Durham j the Earl of Bective , P . G . AI . Cumberland and Westmorland ; Earl Ferrers , P . G . AI . LeiccstcrandRutland ; the Earlof Lathom , D . G . AI . ; Sir E . A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., ALP ., P . G . AI . Worcester j Licut .-General Sir Frederick RobertsV . C ; Sir Philip
, Cunliffe Osven , VV . VV . B . Beach , Bart ., ALP ., P . G . AI , Hants and Isle of Wight ; Viscount Holmesdale , P . C-M . Kent ; Lord Brooke , I- ' . G . M . Essex j Lord Robartes , Lord Suffield , P . G . AI . Norfolk ,- Staveley Hill , Q . C , ALP . j and Sir John Ellis , Bart ., P . G . J . W ., have become Vice-Presidents of the National Agricultural Company , of svhich Bro . the Earl of Zetland is President .
A question asked the other evening in the House of Commons as to the removal of a portion of the inscription from thc famous Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey , recalls to mind the legend that this stone svas thc identical pillosv on svhich Jacob rested his head at Bethel svhen he fled from home to escape the threatened vengeance of Esau . The legend further ran that the stone svas carried from
Palestine to Egypt , and thence to Spain . From the latter country it svas said to have been carried to the Hill of Tara , in Ireland . In that country , and later in Scotland , it svas used for thc coronation of the kings of those countries . The fable svas discussed at great length in our columns a fesv years ' ago . Dean Bradley , in an explanatory letter svhich he sentihis sveek to the First Commissioner of Works ,
shosvs that he puts , no faith in the legend connecting the coronation stone svith Jacob , for he adverts to the fact that geologists have conclusively proved the chair to be of Scottish limestone , of svhich kind there is none to be found in Palestine or Egypt . The Dean contemplates adding a seperate inscription setting forth the curious legend of the travels of the stone in the Hol y Land , as distinct from its authenticated history . —Jewish Chronicle .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Capt . Tally is thc promoter of the Military sports to be held shortly at the Agricultural Hall . Bro . Warren Wright svill . be the acting manager of "Our Boys" Company at the Strand , svhich opens on Alonday . Bro . J . D . Allcroft svill preside at the spring election to the Royal Hospital for Incurables , at
Cannonstreet Hotel . Mr . Sheriff Cosvan has been initiated into the mysteries of the Order in the Grand Alasters' Lodge , No . 1 . ' Bro . the Rev . Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette has been reappointed Examiner to St . Olave ' s Grammar School , Southsvark , by the Trustees and Governors of that old Institution .
Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , Grand Treasurer , svill preside at the public examination of the children at the Asylum for Fatherless Children , Recdham , near Caterham , on Wednesday , June 25 th . Bro . H . C . Richards , candidate for Northampton , svith Bro . Lieut . Henry Wright , J . W . 1 S 27 , svas among the company svho dined svith the Taljosv Chandler ' s Company last sveek , and aftersvards attended the Marchioness of Salisbury ' s reception at the family residence ,
Arlingtonsquare . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall entertained at dinner the members of the Orphan School Committee svith their ladies and some friends on Saturday last , at the Crystal Palace . Among those present svere Bros . Alfred Brookman , E . Dresser _ Rogers , James Terry , A . Al . Broadley , George Kenning , Edgar Bosvyer , Frederick
Binckes , T . Mallett , G . P . Britten , and 1 . I-ovendge . An order has , it is stated , been issued from the Home Office to " royal tradesmen " throughout the country calling upon them to produce the letters-patent permitting them to use the designation . The letter points out that if the persons are unable to produce letters-patent there are certain heavy penalties to svhich they have subjected
themsefves for the trading under a false title . Bro . P . L . Simmonds has been appointed British Commissioner for the Antwerp International Exhibition , to be held next year under the patronage of the King of Belgium . The offices of the commission , are at 35 , Queen Victoria-street . Thc committee for Great Britain alread y includes the Lord Slayor and Sheriffs , Alderman Sir J . C .
Lasvrence , Sir Reginald Hanson , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Air . De Keyser , and others , ssiith thc Alarquis of Hamilton , I-ord Thurlow , Lord Claud J . Hamilton , Lord A . S . Churchhill , Sir Lyon Playfair , AI . ' P ., Sir Drummond Wolff , and other Members of Parliament , and all the provincial Alayors . At a meeting held at the Greyhound Hotel , Rirhmond . on Monday evening last , under the presidency of
Comp . Forge , ALE . / , of the Strasvberry Hill Chapter , P . P . G . S . N ., it svas decided to form a Chapter of Improvement at the above-named hotel . . 'This excellent step svill supply a long felt want , there being no other chapter of instruction nearer than six miles , and as Comp . D . Haslett , P . Z ., is to be the Preceptor , sve have no doubt as to the success it svill attain . The first meeting is to be held on
Friday next , svhen several prominent members . of the Domatic Chapter of Improvement have promised to attend . A meeting in support of the Sir Julius Benedict 'Testimonial Fund , took place on Alonday , at the Slansion House , Bro . Alderman De Keyser presided , and amongst those nrescnt svere Bros , the Earl of Lathom , Sir Algernon
Borthwick , Kuhe , ' & c . Letters of regret at inability to attend svere received from Air . Carl Rosa , Bro . Sir F . Leighton , and a telegram from Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan . Thc Secretary announced that the fund had * reached the sum of £ iG 8 t 10 s . Cd ., and , in anssver to a question , remarked that the subscription list svould ' close on June 14 th . The chairman having expressed regret at the unavoidable
absence of the Lord Alayor . Bro . Kuhe moved a resolution of sympathy svith the movement . Bro . the Earl of Lathom proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Alayor , . and in the course of a conversation svhich followed said' that thc difficulty svas that there svas a similar impression abroad svith regard to Sir Julius Benedict as there svas in the case of Bro . Sir Alichael Costa , svho svas supposed to be svealthy ,
svhereas he died almost penniless . A large and fashionable company assembled on Wednesday in Stamford Bridge Grounds , Chelsea , to witness the boys of Christ ' s Hospital in their annual athletic sports competitions . 'There svere some 60 youthful competitors svho struggled eagerly to distinguish themselves and svin . not onlv public applause , but also the handsome prizes
provided for presentation to the successful amongst them . These prizes , svhich in money value represented betsveen £ 40 and £ 50 , consisted for the most part of beautifullychased silver goblets , fruit-spoons , fish-carvers , biscuit-tins , cruet-stands , and napkin-rings , as well as bats , footballs , & c As usual , the sports consisted of hurdle-races , flatraces , high and long jumps , and putting the sveight . But
the competitions svhich provoked the most interest and amusement svere , again as usual , the sack-races , stone gathering , egg and spoon race , the three-legged race , and the tug of war . One of the principal events of Ihe day svas the Old Blues' Bicycle Handicap , over a two mile course—a race in svhich there svas much skilful riding , and in svhich good judgment as svell as a high rate of speed
svas exhibited . For this there svere six entries , and tosvards the close the pace became so severe , and the competition so keen , that considerable excitement svas shosvn by the spectators , as amidst loud cheers Hel y was declared the svinner , Hood , svho started at the scratch coming in second , The Rev . D . F . Heysvood , Hon . Sec . of the Sports Committeeacted as timekeeper , the starters being the Rev .
, Dr . P . H . Ernest Brette and thd Rev . W . . H . Branfoot . At the conclusion of the sports , amidst ringing cheers , the conquerors svere presented with the resvardsof their prosvess by Airs . Vaughan Alorgan , svife of ' one of the Governors . During the day the band of the school performed a selection of music . The prizes were supplied by Bro . George
Kenning . It ought to be generall y knosvn that Rose ' s Lime Juice Cordial supplies a delicious cooling drink in svatereffervescing in all mineral svaters—svholesome and refreshing in summer . Purchaser ' s should order Rose ' s Cordial . Wholesale Stores , 11 , Curtain-road , London , and Leith , N . B . —fAnvT . ]
The Salutation Tavern, Newgate Street.
THE SALUTATION TAVERN , NEWGATE STREET .
There are many people svho regret the rapid disappearance of the old London tavern , svith its quaint , but substantial , architecture , its rambling passages and out-of-the-svay ' nooks and corners , but , at the same time , with its general air of comfort and cosiness so dear to the casual as svell as to the habitual customer , and sviththis feeling Masons , svho .
above all men , are svedded to the retentiorrof ancient landmarks , svill very , generally sympathise . ' But Slasonry is also a progressive science , and svhen it can be shosvn that the replacement of an old building by a modern structure svhich accords best svith our present notions of tavern accommodation , is a decided change for the better , svhile the old landmark , though renovated as to its interior and exterior aspect , is still virtually preserved ,
our regret svill cease that the old Salutation Tavern has given place to a nesv one , wherein the old spirit ot hospitality by svhich its predecessor svas characterised still reigns supreme . Under Bro . Liebmann ' s auspices the Salutation has been rebuilt , and refitted and furnished from top to bottom in a style that ss'ill bear comparison svith the best of London houses . Indeed , as a representative organ of the English Craft , sve mav safelv venture to sav
that for much that he has accomplished he is entitled to the hearty good wishes of the brethren for his future prosperity . He has consulted , in the first place , the taste and convenience of his ' general patrons—the public—by providing for them of the very best , and , in the next place , he * has made special provision ol a similar character , svith a view of attracting to his hostelry a particular class of customers , namely , the Freemasons , to svhom the erection ofa
house svhere they can conveniently meet together in lodge and chapter and at the same timeenjoythatdegreedf privacy svhich is so essential to a Alasonic meeting , is a boon not lightly to be regarded . Aluch has been done during the last few years to improve and extend the accommodation required by Alasons j but after , making every allosvance for this , our choice of meeting places is restricted , so that our readers svill be inclined to agree svith us that Bro . Leibmann
deserves svell ot the Craft of svhich he is a member , by so arranging his establishment that a large portion of it may be utilised , as occasion requires , for Alasonic purposes , and they svill be still more inclined to agree svith us svhen they have had an opportunity of inspecting his accommodation . The Salutation , svhen the fittings and appointments have been all completed , svill , indeed , be a tavern in all respects svorthy of public and particularly of Alasonic support . The
rooms on the different floors are lofty and commodious and have been furnished most luxuriously and in the best possible taste . A considerable amount of money must have been spent , but none will be inclined to say that it has been expended injudiciously . . For instance , the furniture and decorations of a room are in harmony svith its general character or the purposes for svhich it is mostly used ! And as . svith a particular room so with the whole building ,
tne same narmony ot style pervades the svhole Then , though the proprietor very naturally looks to attract the support of all sections of the public , he has so ordered his arrangements that even the most fastidious , who dislike thc publicity of the ordinary tavern , will here find the quiet , ease , and comfort , svhich , in their opinion , are enjoyable onl y by their osvn firesides . The service is kept out of . sight , and a party of guests may look to enjoy almost the
same degree ol privacy as in the dining-room of a private house . As to thc character of the cuisine , the large and well-appointed kitchens—which / are at the top ofthe houseand a numerous and efficient staff of subordinates under the control of an experienced chef , svill go a long way tosvards guaranteeing its excellence . But it is the admirable provision for Alasonic gatherings on which Bro . Liebmann has laid so much stressand for
, svhich he merits at our hands so substantial an amount of praise . The suite of rooms on the first floor have been designed especially for meetings of lodges and other . Alasonic bodies . There is , in the first place , a handsome and most commodious temple , built strictly in accordance svith tbe stated requirements of a Alasonic lodge . Adjoining it is a room for the Tyler , with a lavatory close by , and over against it the banquet room , so nrrano-fri nc tn h .
capable of accommodating a large or a limited number of guests , the svhole being to all intents and purposes as separate and distinct from the rest of thc house as if it had never been included svithin thc exterior svalls of the tavern . The apartments are reached by the principal staircase svithout fear of molestation by the attendants , and once there , the wants of the brethren can be met through the 'Tyler , who , by means of an electric bell , is in communication svith
the proprietor or his representative . The temple is so arranged that the . Master svill preside , literally as svell as figuratively , in the East . The windows svhich light it during the day are properly and convenientl y placed , and by night the requisite illumination , svhich can be raised or lowered , as circumstances prescribe , from the Tyler ' s room , is obtained from a handsome rub y cut-glass burner . The door is constructed of sliding panels , svhich may be obened
o tneir fullest extent or but slightly , and fronting it on the inside is . hung a handsome damask curtain , - so that there is no risk svhatever of any one obtaining even the slightest glimpse of the interior while the brethren are in session . As to the decorations and fittings , they are in complete harmony with the character of the room , the P ? . ' u 5- « "" l « f' - wh , ch , , ere ar 6 four . being filled in . with different Alasonic symbols , the jewels of the Alaster and Past
. Master occuping the central positions in the right am ? , !? " compartments of the one over the Master ' s chair , while in the fans and centres of the other windows are displayed the jewels of the principal and other officers of Grand ? - u V - "J " . " oi -he dome , from the centre of svhich the gaselier is pendent , is also most appropriately decorated , while , as regards the capacity of the room , it svill suffice . if we state that a ' strong meetimr of brethren
may be held in it without the slightest risk of crowding ., the same amount of praise must be awarded to the Masonic rooms on the ground floor . but svith this exceptionthat , while there is the same degree of comfo rt and of privacy , there is perhaps less of ornamentation . We must not conclude this account of an old London tavern restored without
mentioning that Bro . Liebmann justly prides himself on the excellence of his wines and spirits , and that for the accommodation of his guests he has fitted up one of the rooms on the basement floor as a billiard room . In fact , the Salutation , as it nosv is , is admirably suited to the best requirements of the present day and its enterprising proprietor has our best wishes for his success