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Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Sir Edward Watkin is at present a guest at Hawarden Castle . Thence he proceeds to visit his recentlyacquired mountain property at Snowden . According to the latest statistics , the yield of _ wheat in Austria-Hungary in the present year shows a falling off to the extent of 15 , 000 , 000 hectolitres , rye of 11 , 000 , 000 , barley of 12 , 000 , 000 , and oats of 11 , 000 , 000 hectolitres .

Her Majesty's ship Sultan has been refloated off the rocks on which she struck and was sunk some time ago , and by this time she has been safely towed into dock , and will undergo the process of refitting-. The train containing- Barnum's Circus , which was conveying it from New York to Montreal , was wrecked on Friday , the 23 rd inst ., near Potsdam , New York State , 33 ring horses and two camels being killed .

Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford and Lady Northcote have left town for Homburg , where they will make a stay of about six weeks , while Bro . Sir Reginald and Lady Hanson are spending the summer at Wasgrave . The Princess of Wales and her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , arrived in Copenhagen from England on Sunday evening last , and were received at the station by King Christian , King George of Greece , the Crown Prince and Princess Waldemar .

Bro . Augustus Harris has returned from Pans , and is engaged in the production of his new drama by himself and ¦ Mr . W . H . Hamilton , which will be a romantic play of the time of Charles II ., and produced about the end of September .

The Barnato Lodge of Instruction , No . 2265 , will resume their regular meetings on Monday , 2 nd prox ., and thenceforward will meet each Monday throughout the year , at the Victoria Hotel , Charterhouse-street , at six o'clock precisely . Bro . J . Pinder , P . M ., is the Preceptor , and Bro . I . B . Joel , 2265 , the Secretary .

Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , has returned to town from his visit to Lord Hillingden , at Wildennere Park , near Sevenoaks . On Wednesday his lordship again left for Devonport with ' the other Lords of the Admiralty for the purpose of inspecting the dockyard .

A bazaar was recently held in Balhnhng , Perthshire , under the patronageof Bro . the Dukeand Duchess of Athole , for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a bridge over the River Tummel . By this means £ 550 was raised , while grants from Road Boards and the Highland Railway have swelled the total to over Z ' IIOO .

The Leeds Musical Festival is approaching , for which the musical folk of the town are making great preparations . The first festival of the kind was in 1 S 5 S , on the occasion of the opening of the Leeds Town Hall by the Queen . Sixteen ) -ears , however , passed before the musical festival of 1 S 5 S was repeated . But since 1 S 74 the festivals have been triennial . They have all been great successes—even financially .

Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead has arranged for a series of festivities at the Mansion House . On the 25 th prox . his lordship will entertain the Masters , Wardens , and Court of the Fruiterers' Company , on the occasion of the annual presentation of fruit by the Company to him . On the 3 rd October there will be a conversazione in connection with the

visit of the Literary Association to London . On the qth October the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House , and on the 15 th October the Mayors and Provosts will dine with his lordship , and on the 29 th October the Lady Mayoress will give a ball in celebration of the 700 th anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City .

On Saturday , the 17 th inst ., the Lodges St . Clair , No . 362 , and St . Columba , No . 729 ( S . C ) , had a most enjoyable excursion to Fairlie . After an hour or two spent in exploring the famed glen and rambling over the hills the whole party , numbering about 70 , partook of an excellent dinner in the Kelburn Arms Hotel . Bros . Petti ° row and

Currie acted as chairmen , while the Croupiers were Bros . Carruthers and Smith . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were most heartily pledged . After dinner various groups of the party were taken by Mr . Steven , photographer . The whole company returned safel y to town greatly delighted with the day ' s outing-.

The Queen appears to have enjoyed her visit to North Wales , and to have been received everywhere with the utmost enthusiasm . On the 23 rd inst ., her Majesty , after receiving the Llanderfel Reception Committee , drove to Bala , in the County Hall at which she received an address , presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire . Thence the Queen moved on to Glanllyn , where they were entertained at tea b

y Bro . Sir Watkin and Lady Williams-Wynn . Then she returned to Pale . On Saturday morning last , her Majesty was present at the Llangollen sheep dog trials in Pale Park , and in the afternoon visited Ruabon , and thence by road to Wrexham , where addresses from the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire , from the Bishop of St . Asaph , and the clergy of his diocese , and from the Rev . D . Roberts , D . D ., and the Nonconformist clergy were

presented , and most graciously acknowledged . ' On Monday the Queen drove through the loveliest part of the Vale of Llangollen—between Llangollen and Corwen—while Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg and Princess Alice of Hesse went clown the W ynnstay coal mine at Ruabon . The visit terminated on Tuesday , and her Majesty and the other members of the Royal Family reached Balmoral the following day . Here the Court will remain till November .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON—At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the sreat iniurv

ot our own working people , so true is it that "evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Col . Scwell is spending the vacation at St . Leonards . Bro . Sir John Monckton has recently moved to 1 , Ecclestonsquare . Every newspaper seems to make Masonic items a promincnt'featurc now-a-days , says the Madras Masonic Review . \ i would be well , however , i ? tVtcvc was a Masonic editor on the staff . In the article on the origin of Masonry in the Madras Mail , Freemasons are described as the Sons of the Window .

The next session of the lodge of instruction in connection with the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 63 , will commence on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock p . m ., at the Greyhound Hotel , High-street , Croydon , and will continue every Tuesday until May , 1 S 90 . Bro . H . M . Hobbs , P . P . S . G . W . Surrey , is the Preceptor , and Bro . W . Fox Hawes , S W . 4 63 , the Secretary .

We are asked to announce that the Star Chapter of Improvement will resume its usual weekly meetings , on Friday , the Gth prox . We would take this opportunity of recommending all those companions in South London who desire to obtain a perfect knowledge of the beautiful R . A . ritual to attend , and profit by the able tuition of the popular Preceptor , Comp . F . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 , & c .

The railway accident near Potsdam , New York State , by which 30 valuable horses belonging- to Mr . Barnum were killed , will not affect the greatest show on earth seriously , as duplicates of all animals are kept at the winter quarters , Bridgpcrt , U . S . A . Mr . Barnum has completed all his arrangements for the transportation of his exhibition to this country , to open in October at Olympia .

As regards the approaching visit of Prince Albert Victor of Wales to India , it has been arranged that after his arrival at Bombay , his Royal Highness shall proceed to Hyderabad , Mysore , Bangalore , Madras , and Calcutta , which last named place he will reach in Christmas week . Thence he will continue his journey to Benares , Cawnporc , Rawal Pindi , Peshawur , and Baroda , embarking on his homeward journey at Bombay in March next .

The Grand Lodge of the State of Wisconsin have just resolved—That hereafter no person wdio is engaged in keeping a saloon or selling intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage shall be initiated into an ) ' subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction , nor shall any Mason who is so engaged be received in any lodge by affiliation . Resolved—That it is hereby made the imperative duty of all lodges in this jurisdiction to exclude from lodge and ante rooms all intoxicating liquors .

The Hornsey Chapter of Improvement will meet at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland Gardens , Paddington , W ., on Friday , the 6 th prox ., at S p . m ., on which occasion an eminent Grand Royal Arch companion has kindly consented to be present , and comment upon certain

portions of the ceremony . Companions wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity of gaining instruction are invited to attend . Bishop's-road and Oueen's-road Railway Stations are both within three minutes' walk of Leinsterplace .

A correspondent informs us , with reference to the paragraph which recently appeared in the Freemason to the effect that Bro . Maurice Spiegel had received the decoration of the Order of Francis Joseph , that the Austro-Hungarian Consul in London has no knowledge of any such honour having- been conferred , and , in fact , denies the accuracy of the statement . We must leave it to Bro . Spiegel to reconcile the two statements .

I he refreshment department at the Promenade Concerts at Her Majesty's Theatre is in the experienced hands of Messrs . Spiers and Pond , and the catering is after the fashion of that so popular at the Criterion . The wines are very carefully selected , and there is an unusually varied list

of vintage champagnes , while Schweppe ' s mineral waters are provided at all the buffets . Light refreshment is very popular with the patrons of Promenade Concerts , and they may be sure of the quality of everything supplied at Her Majesty's Theatre .

Bro . Captain Knightley , of the 17 th ( North ) Middlesex Volunteers , entertained , on Saturday , the 17 th inst ., three companies of the above regiment , viz .: the C , of which he is the Captain , and E and G companies , at his charming suburban residence , "Oakwood , " Tottenham . The men , to the number of 250 , with Captain Knightley and the rest of the officers , marched from their headquarters ( Camden

Town ) at 4 0 clock , reaching lottenham at C . 15 p . m . With his usual hospitality , Bro . Captain Knightley invited his brother officers , amongst whom were Colonel Brown ( Colonel Commandant ) , Major Pott , Captains Lowther and McAHum ; Lieutenants Lumley , Hemmingway , and Marshall ; also Bro . Major Stephens ( Tower Hamlets ) , Major Murley ( ist City of London Artillery ) , Bro . G . Rice , and others , to his house , when , after promenading

the tastefully laid out grounds of " Oakwood , " they sat down to an excellent dinner , whilst the men were being entertained with good old English fare , so generously provided by Bro . Captain Knightley , in the field close by , in a tent erected for that purpose , to which , after their long march , ample justice was done by both officers and men . Before leaving for their homeward march , three long and hearty cheers were given to Bro . Captain and Mrs . Knightley , and their headquarters were reached at 10 . 10

p . m . CORNISH ' S AMERICAN ORGANS . —In connection with an advertisement that appears in our columns under the above heading , it will be only necessary for us to inform our readers that Bro . Johnston Cornish is a prominent Mason ,

and a member of the De Molay Commandery of Knights Templar , to assure them that the advertisement is thoroughly bona-fide . Any personal application to Bro . Johnston Cornish by a brother Mason will receive immediate attention . Messrs . Cornish are noted for their chapel and lodge organs , and special terms can always be arranged .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —These remedies are unequalled thrc . iyliout the world for bad legs , wounds , foul sores , bad breasts , and ulcers .- Used according to directions given with them there is no wound , bad leg , or ulcerous sore , however obstinate or long standing , but yield to their healing and curative properties . Many poor suH ' erers who have been patients in the large

hospitals 11 der the care of eminent surgeons , an 1 have derived little or no benelit from their treatment , have been thoroughly cured by Holloway ' s Ointment and Pills . For glandular swellings , tumours , piles , and diseases ot the skin , there is nothing that can be need with so much benelit . In fact , in the worst forms of disease , dependent upon the condition of the blood , these medicines , used conjointly , are irresistible .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . M . Klenck , of 42 , Bishopsgate-street , is a •1 date for the position of Valuer to the London f Can ('' - ' Council . Bro . Klenck ' s qualifications are so well kn 0 ! ln ' J ' the City that we should think he has an excellent .. l , „ ° ' being elected . nt ^ nce Great rejoicings took place last week at St . Brido-m u Pembrokeshire , the seat of Bro . Lord Kensington * 1 occasion of the coming of age of his lordshi p ' s clew " the Hon . William Edwardes , to whom the tenantry * ° ' sented a handsome solid silver punch bowl to comment ^ ~ the event . orate

On the iSth prox ., the P . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom D . G . M . of England , will preside at the annual meetino- , ft i Province of West Lancashire . The assembl y w ; u . . - place at Barrow-in-Furness , and it will take into consid tion , among other things , the usual routine business ^' ! : other important matters , and the reports of thp ., ' , ' charities , & c . me Wnou , j

lhe Shah of Persia arrived in Vienna on Friday , the inst ., and was received at the railway station b y tlie ' En ] DI Francis Joseph , several of the Archdukes , and the civil n' ° ' > military authorities of the city . After tbe Archdukes V ' had been presented , his Majesty drove off b y the Hofbi ° ' i with the Emperor . Since then a State banquet has b ' ^ I held in honour of his Persian Majesty . " '

'I he splendid Carrara marble bustof the founder of Trov 1 bridge Town Hall has just had a handsome brass nlat " i placed beneath it by Singer , encircled by a floriated border with Masonic emblems above it . The words explain th ' < ift

g— " Presented to Bro . Wm . Roger Brown , S . W ., bv th I Freemasons of ' Lodge Concord , ' No . 632 ( TrowbrioVe ) in 1 recognition of his noble gift of this building to thVtown ' Unveiled June 14 , 1 SS 9 , by H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany . " J

The Glasgow Evening News of the 13 th inst . says : It is probably because he has false notions about the character : of the Craft that the Shah of Persia has forbidden three dis- ; tinguished men of his suite from being made Freemasons in i Paris . And yet one would say there must be another reason inasmuch as he has allowed Mirza Matteleb , his Postmaster ! General , to be initiated . The interesting ceremony took > . place two evenings ago at the Lodge La Clemente Amitie .

The Messrs . Lewis , father and son , have carried all i before them at the Lawn Tennis meeting at Bournemouth j this week . The father is a member of our Fraternity , and I was initiated in the Ranelagh Lodge . Mr . E . VV . Lewis , ; the son , who nearly won the championship of England

against Renshaw , will shortly join the Craft , but he ' . will not be initiated as a " Lewis , " having recently turned ; 21 . He is a Captain in the 2 nd ( South ) Middlesex Rille ; Volunteers , of which the late Colonel Ranelagh was for ¦ so many years the Commanding Officer . i

On Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., a number of members of \ St . John ' s Kilwinning Lodge , No . 57 ( S . C ) , Haddington , \ drove to the south side of Lammer Law where they encamped ; and refreshed . They afterwards scaled the Law where the ¦ : health of the Lammer Law was pledged in the whisky of . ; that name , modified with water from the cooling spring- near - \

the top of the Law . The toasts of " The Craft " and " The ¦[ Master" were afterwards given . The view from the top ; was at times excellent , the weather which was very wet in ; the morning having dried up beautifully in the afternoon . : From the success of this , the first Masonic trip held for years , we expect the event will be annual .

On Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., the members of the St . Clair Lodge , No . 2074 , accompanied by a considerable number of ladies , made an excursion to the picturesque village of Rowland ' s Castle . The party , which numbered about So in all , were conveyed in four well-horsed brakes , and had ¦ a most enjoyable drive through the country , going by way j

of Emsworth and Westbourne . Rowland ' s Castle was ; reached in good time , and on arrival luncheon was served . > The weather was exceedingly favourable for the trip , and ; the excursionists thoroughly enjoyed their holiday . 1 hey ; carried a good band of musicians with them , and after tea j danced merrily on the well worn floor of Mr . Hutchings' old hostelry . The excursion , which was the outcome of a suggestion thrown out by the Secretary , Bro . Herbert Bundy , will probably be repeated annually . The arrangements \ were complete in every detail , and were carried out without the slightest hitch by a Committee consisting of Bros , h H . Woodrow , W . M . : C . V . Birch , l . P . M . ; W . C . Web 1 ) , P . M .: H . Bundy , J . T . Slade , E . Stapleford J . S . Wickens , and H . R . E . Woodthorpe .

Bros . Henry Wright and H . C . Richards were , with a few other friends , " invited by Mr . Atkin , of the Mm *' Temple , to dinner in Plowden-buildings , to meet ln » Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus just before he sailed for his island home . His Grace , who wore his long l > lac r robe and head-dress , like a lewish Rabbi , spoke through w >

interpreter , and thanked the little gathering for the kind « a ) in which they had drunk his health , proposed by « ' Richards , and expressed to them the kindness he had r e - ceived from everyone during his short visit to bnsna ' from the Queen and Archbishop of Canterbury dow'iivaroj . The object of his mission was to prevail rip

Bro . Lord Knutsford , Secretary of State tor Colonies , to reduce the taxation — for at V , sent for every £ 5 earned by the Cyprians * j of it goes in taxes . Under the English rule , the Coiirt . ^ Justice are pure , and the judges free from Dr '" { yr j , rlit they were open to under the Turks . Bro . Henry » ^ to to >¦»

was requestea arrange a deputation u » . . ^ Lord Carnarvon , he having been Secretary for the Co ^ : and being a strong Churchman . Each guest ° . . |) 0 p'ii \ introduced and saying farewell kissed the " ? H ' ! j ( r | , [' s j hand . His Beatitude was asked to sign in Bro . \»^ ; autograph collection—which the Queen , who has ¦ OUIJ [ and signed in it , said is " a marvellous book -7- j | r , not do so , owing to there not being any red int . jn , Atkin ' s chambers , and he only signs in red ink- " . ' J- and terest Masons to know that his Grace enj oys , j ' af ' Con ' smoked cigarettes and drank wine . The Hon . 1 as stanides , one of the deputation , acted as interprets •^ SCIENCE ( EXTRAORDINARY ) . —TERREY ' S " H OUSEHOLD pu ^ strong ( Registered ; for Universal Purposes . —Acts like magic . ble the and pleasant Disinfecting Fluid for Sanirary Use . b | c |) is- - Disinfecting Strength of Carbolic . A new and > ' " ii ( 1 _ there , covery has been made in the manufacture of tllls , . , JlilkJ ' being no Sediment . Dissolves at once in Water , maK 1 ' are WI * appearance . Where this is used all Infectious ! , ise , j ; C ., in J "; j away . Sold by Chemists , Stores , Grocers , ° llme' ' ci , nri , 'e' ! " 1 and is . bottles , or in gallons 4 s ., delivered free . ' »•^ a > "C m cans ( returnable ) . —TERREY BROS ., 55 , Chester-street , m ton . ADVT . M

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Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Sir Edward Watkin is at present a guest at Hawarden Castle . Thence he proceeds to visit his recentlyacquired mountain property at Snowden . According to the latest statistics , the yield of _ wheat in Austria-Hungary in the present year shows a falling off to the extent of 15 , 000 , 000 hectolitres , rye of 11 , 000 , 000 , barley of 12 , 000 , 000 , and oats of 11 , 000 , 000 hectolitres .

Her Majesty's ship Sultan has been refloated off the rocks on which she struck and was sunk some time ago , and by this time she has been safely towed into dock , and will undergo the process of refitting-. The train containing- Barnum's Circus , which was conveying it from New York to Montreal , was wrecked on Friday , the 23 rd inst ., near Potsdam , New York State , 33 ring horses and two camels being killed .

Bro . the Hon . Sir Stafford and Lady Northcote have left town for Homburg , where they will make a stay of about six weeks , while Bro . Sir Reginald and Lady Hanson are spending the summer at Wasgrave . The Princess of Wales and her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , arrived in Copenhagen from England on Sunday evening last , and were received at the station by King Christian , King George of Greece , the Crown Prince and Princess Waldemar .

Bro . Augustus Harris has returned from Pans , and is engaged in the production of his new drama by himself and ¦ Mr . W . H . Hamilton , which will be a romantic play of the time of Charles II ., and produced about the end of September .

The Barnato Lodge of Instruction , No . 2265 , will resume their regular meetings on Monday , 2 nd prox ., and thenceforward will meet each Monday throughout the year , at the Victoria Hotel , Charterhouse-street , at six o'clock precisely . Bro . J . Pinder , P . M ., is the Preceptor , and Bro . I . B . Joel , 2265 , the Secretary .

Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , has returned to town from his visit to Lord Hillingden , at Wildennere Park , near Sevenoaks . On Wednesday his lordship again left for Devonport with ' the other Lords of the Admiralty for the purpose of inspecting the dockyard .

A bazaar was recently held in Balhnhng , Perthshire , under the patronageof Bro . the Dukeand Duchess of Athole , for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a bridge over the River Tummel . By this means £ 550 was raised , while grants from Road Boards and the Highland Railway have swelled the total to over Z ' IIOO .

The Leeds Musical Festival is approaching , for which the musical folk of the town are making great preparations . The first festival of the kind was in 1 S 5 S , on the occasion of the opening of the Leeds Town Hall by the Queen . Sixteen ) -ears , however , passed before the musical festival of 1 S 5 S was repeated . But since 1 S 74 the festivals have been triennial . They have all been great successes—even financially .

Bro . Lord Mayor Whitehead has arranged for a series of festivities at the Mansion House . On the 25 th prox . his lordship will entertain the Masters , Wardens , and Court of the Fruiterers' Company , on the occasion of the annual presentation of fruit by the Company to him . On the 3 rd October there will be a conversazione in connection with the

visit of the Literary Association to London . On the qth October the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House , and on the 15 th October the Mayors and Provosts will dine with his lordship , and on the 29 th October the Lady Mayoress will give a ball in celebration of the 700 th anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City .

On Saturday , the 17 th inst ., the Lodges St . Clair , No . 362 , and St . Columba , No . 729 ( S . C ) , had a most enjoyable excursion to Fairlie . After an hour or two spent in exploring the famed glen and rambling over the hills the whole party , numbering about 70 , partook of an excellent dinner in the Kelburn Arms Hotel . Bros . Petti ° row and

Currie acted as chairmen , while the Croupiers were Bros . Carruthers and Smith . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were most heartily pledged . After dinner various groups of the party were taken by Mr . Steven , photographer . The whole company returned safel y to town greatly delighted with the day ' s outing-.

The Queen appears to have enjoyed her visit to North Wales , and to have been received everywhere with the utmost enthusiasm . On the 23 rd inst ., her Majesty , after receiving the Llanderfel Reception Committee , drove to Bala , in the County Hall at which she received an address , presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire . Thence the Queen moved on to Glanllyn , where they were entertained at tea b

y Bro . Sir Watkin and Lady Williams-Wynn . Then she returned to Pale . On Saturday morning last , her Majesty was present at the Llangollen sheep dog trials in Pale Park , and in the afternoon visited Ruabon , and thence by road to Wrexham , where addresses from the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire , from the Bishop of St . Asaph , and the clergy of his diocese , and from the Rev . D . Roberts , D . D ., and the Nonconformist clergy were

presented , and most graciously acknowledged . ' On Monday the Queen drove through the loveliest part of the Vale of Llangollen—between Llangollen and Corwen—while Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg and Princess Alice of Hesse went clown the W ynnstay coal mine at Ruabon . The visit terminated on Tuesday , and her Majesty and the other members of the Royal Family reached Balmoral the following day . Here the Court will remain till November .

THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LONDON—At a time when much thought is being given to this matter , a practical suggestion may be of service . Last year more than £ 300 , 000 worth of foreign matches were purchased by inconsiderate consumers in this country , to the sreat iniurv

ot our own working people , so true is it that "evil is wrought by want of thought , as well as want of heart . " If all consumers would purchase Bryant and May ' s Matches , that firm would be enabled to pay £ 1000 a week more in wages . —ADVT .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Col . Scwell is spending the vacation at St . Leonards . Bro . Sir John Monckton has recently moved to 1 , Ecclestonsquare . Every newspaper seems to make Masonic items a promincnt'featurc now-a-days , says the Madras Masonic Review . \ i would be well , however , i ? tVtcvc was a Masonic editor on the staff . In the article on the origin of Masonry in the Madras Mail , Freemasons are described as the Sons of the Window .

The next session of the lodge of instruction in connection with the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 63 , will commence on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock p . m ., at the Greyhound Hotel , High-street , Croydon , and will continue every Tuesday until May , 1 S 90 . Bro . H . M . Hobbs , P . P . S . G . W . Surrey , is the Preceptor , and Bro . W . Fox Hawes , S W . 4 63 , the Secretary .

We are asked to announce that the Star Chapter of Improvement will resume its usual weekly meetings , on Friday , the Gth prox . We would take this opportunity of recommending all those companions in South London who desire to obtain a perfect knowledge of the beautiful R . A . ritual to attend , and profit by the able tuition of the popular Preceptor , Comp . F . Hilton , P . Z . 1275 , & c .

The railway accident near Potsdam , New York State , by which 30 valuable horses belonging- to Mr . Barnum were killed , will not affect the greatest show on earth seriously , as duplicates of all animals are kept at the winter quarters , Bridgpcrt , U . S . A . Mr . Barnum has completed all his arrangements for the transportation of his exhibition to this country , to open in October at Olympia .

As regards the approaching visit of Prince Albert Victor of Wales to India , it has been arranged that after his arrival at Bombay , his Royal Highness shall proceed to Hyderabad , Mysore , Bangalore , Madras , and Calcutta , which last named place he will reach in Christmas week . Thence he will continue his journey to Benares , Cawnporc , Rawal Pindi , Peshawur , and Baroda , embarking on his homeward journey at Bombay in March next .

The Grand Lodge of the State of Wisconsin have just resolved—That hereafter no person wdio is engaged in keeping a saloon or selling intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage shall be initiated into an ) ' subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction , nor shall any Mason who is so engaged be received in any lodge by affiliation . Resolved—That it is hereby made the imperative duty of all lodges in this jurisdiction to exclude from lodge and ante rooms all intoxicating liquors .

The Hornsey Chapter of Improvement will meet at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland Gardens , Paddington , W ., on Friday , the 6 th prox ., at S p . m ., on which occasion an eminent Grand Royal Arch companion has kindly consented to be present , and comment upon certain

portions of the ceremony . Companions wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity of gaining instruction are invited to attend . Bishop's-road and Oueen's-road Railway Stations are both within three minutes' walk of Leinsterplace .

A correspondent informs us , with reference to the paragraph which recently appeared in the Freemason to the effect that Bro . Maurice Spiegel had received the decoration of the Order of Francis Joseph , that the Austro-Hungarian Consul in London has no knowledge of any such honour having- been conferred , and , in fact , denies the accuracy of the statement . We must leave it to Bro . Spiegel to reconcile the two statements .

I he refreshment department at the Promenade Concerts at Her Majesty's Theatre is in the experienced hands of Messrs . Spiers and Pond , and the catering is after the fashion of that so popular at the Criterion . The wines are very carefully selected , and there is an unusually varied list

of vintage champagnes , while Schweppe ' s mineral waters are provided at all the buffets . Light refreshment is very popular with the patrons of Promenade Concerts , and they may be sure of the quality of everything supplied at Her Majesty's Theatre .

Bro . Captain Knightley , of the 17 th ( North ) Middlesex Volunteers , entertained , on Saturday , the 17 th inst ., three companies of the above regiment , viz .: the C , of which he is the Captain , and E and G companies , at his charming suburban residence , "Oakwood , " Tottenham . The men , to the number of 250 , with Captain Knightley and the rest of the officers , marched from their headquarters ( Camden

Town ) at 4 0 clock , reaching lottenham at C . 15 p . m . With his usual hospitality , Bro . Captain Knightley invited his brother officers , amongst whom were Colonel Brown ( Colonel Commandant ) , Major Pott , Captains Lowther and McAHum ; Lieutenants Lumley , Hemmingway , and Marshall ; also Bro . Major Stephens ( Tower Hamlets ) , Major Murley ( ist City of London Artillery ) , Bro . G . Rice , and others , to his house , when , after promenading

the tastefully laid out grounds of " Oakwood , " they sat down to an excellent dinner , whilst the men were being entertained with good old English fare , so generously provided by Bro . Captain Knightley , in the field close by , in a tent erected for that purpose , to which , after their long march , ample justice was done by both officers and men . Before leaving for their homeward march , three long and hearty cheers were given to Bro . Captain and Mrs . Knightley , and their headquarters were reached at 10 . 10

p . m . CORNISH ' S AMERICAN ORGANS . —In connection with an advertisement that appears in our columns under the above heading , it will be only necessary for us to inform our readers that Bro . Johnston Cornish is a prominent Mason ,

and a member of the De Molay Commandery of Knights Templar , to assure them that the advertisement is thoroughly bona-fide . Any personal application to Bro . Johnston Cornish by a brother Mason will receive immediate attention . Messrs . Cornish are noted for their chapel and lodge organs , and special terms can always be arranged .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —These remedies are unequalled thrc . iyliout the world for bad legs , wounds , foul sores , bad breasts , and ulcers .- Used according to directions given with them there is no wound , bad leg , or ulcerous sore , however obstinate or long standing , but yield to their healing and curative properties . Many poor suH ' erers who have been patients in the large

hospitals 11 der the care of eminent surgeons , an 1 have derived little or no benelit from their treatment , have been thoroughly cured by Holloway ' s Ointment and Pills . For glandular swellings , tumours , piles , and diseases ot the skin , there is nothing that can be need with so much benelit . In fact , in the worst forms of disease , dependent upon the condition of the blood , these medicines , used conjointly , are irresistible .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . J . M . Klenck , of 42 , Bishopsgate-street , is a •1 date for the position of Valuer to the London f Can ('' - ' Council . Bro . Klenck ' s qualifications are so well kn 0 ! ln ' J ' the City that we should think he has an excellent .. l , „ ° ' being elected . nt ^ nce Great rejoicings took place last week at St . Brido-m u Pembrokeshire , the seat of Bro . Lord Kensington * 1 occasion of the coming of age of his lordshi p ' s clew " the Hon . William Edwardes , to whom the tenantry * ° ' sented a handsome solid silver punch bowl to comment ^ ~ the event . orate

On the iSth prox ., the P . G . M ., the Earl of Lathom D . G . M . of England , will preside at the annual meetino- , ft i Province of West Lancashire . The assembl y w ; u . . - place at Barrow-in-Furness , and it will take into consid tion , among other things , the usual routine business ^' ! : other important matters , and the reports of thp ., ' , ' charities , & c . me Wnou , j

lhe Shah of Persia arrived in Vienna on Friday , the inst ., and was received at the railway station b y tlie ' En ] DI Francis Joseph , several of the Archdukes , and the civil n' ° ' > military authorities of the city . After tbe Archdukes V ' had been presented , his Majesty drove off b y the Hofbi ° ' i with the Emperor . Since then a State banquet has b ' ^ I held in honour of his Persian Majesty . " '

'I he splendid Carrara marble bustof the founder of Trov 1 bridge Town Hall has just had a handsome brass nlat " i placed beneath it by Singer , encircled by a floriated border with Masonic emblems above it . The words explain th ' < ift

g— " Presented to Bro . Wm . Roger Brown , S . W ., bv th I Freemasons of ' Lodge Concord , ' No . 632 ( TrowbrioVe ) in 1 recognition of his noble gift of this building to thVtown ' Unveiled June 14 , 1 SS 9 , by H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany . " J

The Glasgow Evening News of the 13 th inst . says : It is probably because he has false notions about the character : of the Craft that the Shah of Persia has forbidden three dis- ; tinguished men of his suite from being made Freemasons in i Paris . And yet one would say there must be another reason inasmuch as he has allowed Mirza Matteleb , his Postmaster ! General , to be initiated . The interesting ceremony took > . place two evenings ago at the Lodge La Clemente Amitie .

The Messrs . Lewis , father and son , have carried all i before them at the Lawn Tennis meeting at Bournemouth j this week . The father is a member of our Fraternity , and I was initiated in the Ranelagh Lodge . Mr . E . VV . Lewis , ; the son , who nearly won the championship of England

against Renshaw , will shortly join the Craft , but he ' . will not be initiated as a " Lewis , " having recently turned ; 21 . He is a Captain in the 2 nd ( South ) Middlesex Rille ; Volunteers , of which the late Colonel Ranelagh was for ¦ so many years the Commanding Officer . i

On Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., a number of members of \ St . John ' s Kilwinning Lodge , No . 57 ( S . C ) , Haddington , \ drove to the south side of Lammer Law where they encamped ; and refreshed . They afterwards scaled the Law where the ¦ : health of the Lammer Law was pledged in the whisky of . ; that name , modified with water from the cooling spring- near - \

the top of the Law . The toasts of " The Craft " and " The ¦[ Master" were afterwards given . The view from the top ; was at times excellent , the weather which was very wet in ; the morning having dried up beautifully in the afternoon . : From the success of this , the first Masonic trip held for years , we expect the event will be annual .

On Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., the members of the St . Clair Lodge , No . 2074 , accompanied by a considerable number of ladies , made an excursion to the picturesque village of Rowland ' s Castle . The party , which numbered about So in all , were conveyed in four well-horsed brakes , and had ¦ a most enjoyable drive through the country , going by way j

of Emsworth and Westbourne . Rowland ' s Castle was ; reached in good time , and on arrival luncheon was served . > The weather was exceedingly favourable for the trip , and ; the excursionists thoroughly enjoyed their holiday . 1 hey ; carried a good band of musicians with them , and after tea j danced merrily on the well worn floor of Mr . Hutchings' old hostelry . The excursion , which was the outcome of a suggestion thrown out by the Secretary , Bro . Herbert Bundy , will probably be repeated annually . The arrangements \ were complete in every detail , and were carried out without the slightest hitch by a Committee consisting of Bros , h H . Woodrow , W . M . : C . V . Birch , l . P . M . ; W . C . Web 1 ) , P . M .: H . Bundy , J . T . Slade , E . Stapleford J . S . Wickens , and H . R . E . Woodthorpe .

Bros . Henry Wright and H . C . Richards were , with a few other friends , " invited by Mr . Atkin , of the Mm *' Temple , to dinner in Plowden-buildings , to meet ln » Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus just before he sailed for his island home . His Grace , who wore his long l > lac r robe and head-dress , like a lewish Rabbi , spoke through w >

interpreter , and thanked the little gathering for the kind « a ) in which they had drunk his health , proposed by « ' Richards , and expressed to them the kindness he had r e - ceived from everyone during his short visit to bnsna ' from the Queen and Archbishop of Canterbury dow'iivaroj . The object of his mission was to prevail rip

Bro . Lord Knutsford , Secretary of State tor Colonies , to reduce the taxation — for at V , sent for every £ 5 earned by the Cyprians * j of it goes in taxes . Under the English rule , the Coiirt . ^ Justice are pure , and the judges free from Dr '" { yr j , rlit they were open to under the Turks . Bro . Henry » ^ to to >¦»

was requestea arrange a deputation u » . . ^ Lord Carnarvon , he having been Secretary for the Co ^ : and being a strong Churchman . Each guest ° . . |) 0 p'ii \ introduced and saying farewell kissed the " ? H ' ! j ( r | , [' s j hand . His Beatitude was asked to sign in Bro . \»^ ; autograph collection—which the Queen , who has ¦ OUIJ [ and signed in it , said is " a marvellous book -7- j | r , not do so , owing to there not being any red int . jn , Atkin ' s chambers , and he only signs in red ink- " . ' J- and terest Masons to know that his Grace enj oys , j ' af ' Con ' smoked cigarettes and drank wine . The Hon . 1 as stanides , one of the deputation , acted as interprets •^ SCIENCE ( EXTRAORDINARY ) . —TERREY ' S " H OUSEHOLD pu ^ strong ( Registered ; for Universal Purposes . —Acts like magic . ble the and pleasant Disinfecting Fluid for Sanirary Use . b | c |) is- - Disinfecting Strength of Carbolic . A new and > ' " ii ( 1 _ there , covery has been made in the manufacture of tllls , . , JlilkJ ' being no Sediment . Dissolves at once in Water , maK 1 ' are WI * appearance . Where this is used all Infectious ! , ise , j ; C ., in J "; j away . Sold by Chemists , Stores , Grocers , ° llme' ' ci , nri , 'e' ! " 1 and is . bottles , or in gallons 4 s ., delivered free . ' »•^ a > "C m cans ( returnable ) . —TERREY BROS ., 55 , Chester-street , m ton . ADVT . M

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