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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The members of the Fletcher Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 213 , Whitehaven , have presented a petition for a warrant to hold a Royal Ark Mariner's Lodge under their banner . A fine specimen of the golden eagle has just
been shot near Bagshot by one of her Majesty's keepers , its spread being fully nine feet . The Baroness BurdeU-Coutts has distributed Christmas gifts , consisting of joints of beef and groceries , to nearly 500 families on her Columbia estate , Bethnal Green .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , presided at the distribution of prizes to the cadets on board her Majesty ' s ship Britannic on the 23 rd inst . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M P ., has been spending the Christmas holidays as the guest of Bro . the Duke of Manchester , Past Prov . G . M . of Northants and Hunts , at Kimbolton Castle .
Bro . the Earl of Chichester , Past Prov . G . M . of Sussex , as President of the Hospital for Epilipey and Paralysis and other diseases of the Nervous System , has made an earnest appeal to the public for special Christmas donations .
Bro . Lord Randol p h Churchill , M . P ., and Lady Randolph Churchill have arrived in St . Petersburg , where they propose to spend the winter , and his lordship has already had the honour of being invited to visit the Czar at Gatchina .
The Prince and Princess of Wales , with the whole of their family except Prince George , who is in the Mediterranean , have been spending Christmas at Sandringham , the festivities commencing on Saturday last with the usual distribution of joints of beef to all the labourers on the Royal Estate . Bro . Henry Irving had taken out with him on
his present visit to America some " honest water " from Shakespeare's fountain , erected by the American editor , Mr . Childs , at Stratford-on-Avon , and has recently caused it to be conveyed to Mr . Childs , so that , to use Bro . Irving ' s own words , " it may give" him "a touch , as it were , of the beautiful monument which the poet ' s town owes to " him .
The Anniversary Festival of the Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institution , which was founded in 1849 , and of which Bro . Sir S . Waterlow , Bart ., is President , was held at Freemasons' Tavern on Wednesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . T . F . Blackwell , of the firm of Crosse and Blackwell , among the principal guests being iBros . Sir S . Waterlow , Bart ., Sir John
Staples , K . C . M . G ., Sir H . A . Isaacs , and others . The list of subscriptions announced during the evening amounted to £ 2900 . The Grand Theatre , almost immediately opposite to the well-known Angel at Islington , was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night , not very long after the audience , who had been enjoying the pantomime of " Dick
Whittington , " had left the theatre . Fortunately , no lives were lost , but the whole of the building is detroyed , and all the scenery and dress in connection with the pantomime . The loss will tell very heavily upon the 300 persons or thereabouts who will thus be deprived of their employment . The Grand was the successor of the Philharmonic , which was almost burned to the ground in September , 1882 .
Boswell tells a good story of a rebuke that Richardson ' s amiable but inordinate egotism on one occasion received , much to Johnson ' s secret delight , which is certainly worth quoting before we dismiss the old printer altogether . "One day , " says Boswell , "at his country house at Northend , where a large company was assembled at dinner , a gentleman who was just returned from Paris ,
wishing to please Richardson , mentioned to him a flattering circumstance , that he had seen his'' Clarissa' lying on the king's brother's table . Richardson , observing that part of the company were engaged in talking to each other , affected then not to attend to it ; but by-and-by , when there was a general silence , and he thought that the flattery might be fully heard , he addressed himself to the
gentleman : ' I think , Sir , you were saying somewhat about' —pausing in a high flutter of expectation . The gentleman , provoked at his inordinate vanity resolved not to indulge it , and with an exquisitely sly air of indifference answered , 'A mere trifle , sir ; not worth repeating ; ' The mortification of Richardspn was visible , and he did not speak ten words more the whole day . Dr . Johnson was
present , and appeared to enjoy it much . " —From " Cassell ' s Old and New London " for January . Thecorner stone ofthe momument , now in course of erection by a joint Executive Committee of the German lodges and societies in Philadelphia to the memory of the great German poet , Bro . Goethe , was laid by Bro . Eichbaum , Grand Master of Pennsylvania , in Fairmount Park ,
on the 14 th November last , in the presence of a large gathering of the brethren and of citizens , with their lady friends , of German nationality . The German lodges-Herrmann , No . 125 , and Humboldt , No . 359 , both of Philadelphia—were in great force on the occasion , and the Grand Master was supported by Bros . Clifford P . MacCalla , D . G . M . ; the Hon . J . Simpson Africa , S . G . W . ; the Hon .
Michael Arnold , J . G . W . ; Thomas R . Patton , G . Treas . ; Michael Nisbet , Past G . M ., G . Secretary ; Samuel C . Perkins and Conrad B . Day , Past G . Masters ; the Rev . James W . Robbins , D . D ., and S . J . McConnell , G . Chaps . ; George E . Wagner , acting S . G . Deacon ; Hibbert P . John , acting J . G . Deacon ; J . Wesley Miller , G . Std . Br . ; A . R . Hall , acting G . Std . Br . ; John Slinluff , acting- G .
Swd . Br . ; Edwin S . Stuart , G . Pursuivant ; and VV . A . Sinn , G . Tjler . The Masonic ceremony was very impressively performed , the German oration being delivered by Bro . Otto Schattle , P . M . 125 , and that in English by Bro . the Hon . M . Arnold , J . G . W . At the close of the function , the Grand Officers returned in carriages to the Masonic Hall , and there partook of a banquet as guests of the Executive Committee .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Sir H . Drummond Wolff , who has been confined to his room for some months past , is still too weak to leave his house , but is improving in health . Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , has appointed Mr . Walter Langley his private Secretary in place of Mr .
H . Austin Lee who has been appointed Secretary to the British Embassy at Paris . The first concert of the 16 th season ot the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society took place at the Prince's Hall , Piccadilly , on the 21 st inst ., among those present being her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales .
Bro . Sir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P ., entertained at tea on the 22 nd inst . all the children attending the Colliery Schools at Monkwearmouth , in celebration of the jubilee anniversary of his services as a viewer of the Colliery . The Queen has kindly promised to lend her two famous Hogarths—the Mall and the portrait group cf David Garrick and his wife—to the coming Exhibition cf Earlier English Art at the Grosvenor Gallery .
The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to add the name of Bro . Alderman Joseph Howes Smith , P . M . 539 , Prov . G . Swd . Br . of Staffordshire , to the Commission of the Peace for the Borough of Walsall . We will remind our readers that the usual New
Years' entertainment will take place at Croydon on Wednesday next , the 4 th prox . ; and for the benefit of those who intend being present , we wil ! add that a special second class carriage will be reserved by the 12 . 57 a . m . train from Charing Cross , or the 1 . 9 p . m . from Cannonstreet for Fast Croydon at reduced fares .
We are glad to hear that Bro . Montagu Williams , one of the Magistrates of the Greenwich and Woolwich Police Courts , who has been suffering from an affection of the throat and was under the impression that serious symptoms had set in , has returned reassured in this respect to England from Berlin , whither he had been for the purpose of consulting Professor Hahn . ;
ROYALTY—French Plays . —The house closed on last Saturday evening , after a short run of " La Perichole , " the rendition of which was in every respect a source of gratification to both management and public . Mr . Mayer will re-open on Saturday , 7 th January , with " La Grande Duchesse . " Those who desire to see Offenbach done justice to , vocally and histrionically , should not fail to secure their places at as early a date as possible .
There is every reason to nope that the Royal Agricultural Society will be able to hold its Exhibition next year at Windsor . No decision can be arrived at until the guarantee fund of £ 2000 , which the Society requires , has to be made up , and her Majesty , Prince Christian , and the influential inhabitants have already promised to contribute liberally .
CITY MASONIC CLUB . —Tne annual dinner of this club took place on Monday evening , the 19 th inst ., at the VVhite Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lane , when a large number of brethren assembled , Bro . A . H . Lilley , President and Treasurer , in the chair . Alter the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Frank Tayler , C . C , proposed "The Health of the President , " and took occasion to
present to him a gold watch , which had been subscribed for by 41 members , as a slight token of appreciation of the President ' s very long connection with , his able services rendered to , and his regular attendance at the Club . The toast of "The City Masonic Club" was subsequently given , and in responding for it , Bro . J . Brockett Sorrell , the Secretary and Preceptor , alluded not only to the valuable
Masonic instruction which was imparted at the club , but also to the substantial assistance it had afforded to the Masonic Charities , amounting to over £ 300 . Some excellent recitations and songs were given during the evening by Bro . VV . Darkin , C . C , and others . The dinner was capitally served under the personal direction of Bro . G . Anderson . —City Press .
A new lodge , to be known as the Old Westminsters' , No . 2233 , a"d tne membership of which will be limited to Old Westminster scholars , will be consecrated on Friday , the 20 th January next . The ceremony will take place at the Cafe Royal , at the hour of 4 p . m ., and will be performed by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , Grand Secretary , who will be assisted by Bros . Hyde
Clarke , Past District G . M . Columbia , as S . W ., General Randolph , C . B ., P . Prov . G . S . W . Sussex , as J . W ., the Rev . C . Spencer Stanhope , P . G . Chap ., as Chaplain , and Frank Richardson as Director of Ceremonies . The principal officers designate ate Bros . VV . M . Tomlinson , M . P ., P . M ., who is W . M . designate , R . J . Mure , S . W ., and T . Walkley , jun ., P . M ., J . VV ., while the Secretary , pro tem .,
is Bro . H . H . Hyde Uarke , son of Bro . Hyde Clarke . The 17 th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Maryland was held in Baltimore , on the 22 nd and 25 rd November last , under the presidency of Sir Knight Charles VVm . Halter , G . Commander . There was a full attendance of Grand Officers , and all the subordinate Commanderies but one were
represented . The G . C reported the appointment of several Grand Representatives , and congratulated the members on the harmony prevailing throughout the jurisdiction . An elaborate report , rules in force , which will take effect on Easter Monday next , was presented . The following are the Grand Officers for the year now current , namely : Sir
Knights J . A . Charles Kahler , G . Commander ; Chas . McDonald , jun ., D . G . C . ; Alfred E . Brooks , G . General ; Henry 0 . Ruse , G . Capt .-General ; Joseph S . Hindes , G . Prelate ; Stephen R . Mason , G . S . W . ; James P . Clark , G . of W . ; Samuel W . Register , G . Treasurer ; and Charles P . Sisco , G . Recorder . The meeting was followed by a grand Banquet .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND OINCMEXT exert a rapidly favourable effect in all those diseases whicli are induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temperature . They will therefore be found eminently serviceable to those who work in iron foundries copper mines , and collieries . These well-knownremedies present manrfest advantages in respect of use avid effectiveness , being entirely comof selected with
pounded vegetable drugs the greatest care and regardless of price . When used in accordance with the ample printed instructions which accompany them , they act surely but mildly , and do not interfere with the daily work . There are but few diseases which are not capable of cure—or , at all events , of great relief—if HoUov / ay's remedies are pctseveringl y used . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The first monthly meeting , in 188 S , of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , ' will take place at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday next , at the usual hour . Orders have been received at Portsmouth to get the royal yacht Victoria and Albert ready for sea by the end of February next , when it is rumoured that it will be
kept in readiness for the Queen in the event of her deciding to proceed to the Continent to visit the Crown Prince of Germany at San Remo . THE LORD MAYOR AND THE ROYAL ARCH . — Bro . P . De Keyser was exalted in the Fidelity Chapter , No . 3 , on November 6 , 1 S 63 . He was elected Director of Ceremonies January 3 , 186 S ; Principal Soj , January 8 ,
1 S 69 ; and Scribe N . November 5 , 1869 ,. in that chapter . P . P . P . P . P . —A sample card of Perry ' s Patent Planished-Pointed Pens has lightened our labours during nights of long-continued writing . In smoothness of work they are fit companions for the " midnight oil . " Each variety , from the broad-nibbed ( No . 1200 ) -to the finepointed ( No . 114 ) is perfect in its kind . No . 1202 , a
German silver pen , is all that the most exacting writer can require . It appears from the returns compiled by Sir Knight A . F . Chapman , Grand Recorder of the G . Commandery of Knights Templar for Massachusetts and Rhode Island , that the number of subscribing members in the jurisdiction is 7213 , showing an increase of 6 per cent , over
that of last year . A delegation of the members of the Cceur de Lion Commandery of Charlestown , Massachusetts , visited the Portland Commandery , No . 2 , Maine , on Friday , the 18 th November last , for the purpose of presenting a'handsomely framed address , in recognition of the courtesies ' which had been shown by the Portland to the Cceur de Lion
Sir Knights on the occasion of the pilgrimage of the latter to Portland and Bath , Maine , in June last . The reception accorded to the visitors was very hearty , and the meeting passed off very successfully . We have received a very handsome wall calendar from the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit , which is veiy creditable alike to the enterprising proprietor and to the artist
who has designed it . The various methods of securing valuables in the past are very graphically depicted , and contrasted with the real security afforded by such an establishment as the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit . The design is artistic , and is well printed in colour , and set in a gold edged mount ready for hanging on the wall . The Beauceant Commandery of Kni g hts Templar , at Maiden , Mass ., being the 41 st on the roll of the G .
Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island , was consecrated , and its first E . C . installed on the 25 th October last , the ceremonies being performed by Sir Knight E . P . Chapin , G . Commander , who was assisted by Sir Knight George H » Alien , and the other G . Officers . After the installation . K' . Sir Knight Fred . J . Foss , as the first E . C . of the nem of Biandery , the asylum in which-the body will meet «] .. i : Dinly dedicated .
The i i 8 2 omb-stone over the grave of the Newcastle pastoral poet John Cunningham , was publicly unveiled on Monday , the 12 th instant , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Dr . Thomas Hodgkin , in the presence of a numerous gathering of the admirers of the poet , who died as far back as the 18 th September , 1773 . The tombstone was furnished by public subscription . Bros . Henry
Irving and Edward 'Terry being conspicuous among the members of the dramatic profession who contributed towards the fund . Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Northumberland , and many other celebrities wrote letters expressive of their regret at being prevented by other duties or engagements from attending . The annual G . Conclave of the G . Commandery
of Knights Templar of New Hampshire was held on the 27 th September last , when the following were installed and invested as Grand Officers for the current year , namely , Sir Knights John J . Bell , G . Commander ; Edward R . Kent , D . G . Commander ; Charles C Darnforth , G . Generalissimo ; Nath . W . Cumner , G . Captain General ; Rev . Daniel C Roberts , G . Prelate ; Henry A . Marsh , S . G .
Warden ; Thaddeus E . Sanger , J . G . Warden ; Frank A . McKenn , G . Treas . ; George P . Chaves , G . Recorder ; George W . Currier , G . Std . Br . ; Charles H . Sawyer , G . S . B . ; Andrew Preston , G . Capt . of Guard ; and Charles C Hayes , G . Warder . The installation ceremony was performed by Sir Knight Andrew Bunton , Past Grand Commander .
The mysterious disappearance of Bro . Archibald McNeill , Secretary of the Savage Club Lodge , No . 2190 , has caused a large amount of anxiety among both his personal and Masonic friends . It will be remembered that Bro . McNeill , as representative of the Sportsman , crossed over to France with the excursionists who accompanied Smith and Kilrain on the occasion of their
light . On his return he came as far as Boulogne , where he deposited his luggage on board the boat and returned to the shore . Since then no one has seen or heard anythingof him , nor , if he be still living , has any idea of his whereabouts been formed . Of course , as the interval since he was last seen grows longer , the chances of our seeing him again became fewer , but knowing as we all do what a
number of persons disappear mysteriously and re-appear afterwards in an equally strange manner , we still indulge in the hope that our worthy brother will be again restored to us . Bro . McNeill was initiated in the Gallery Lodge , No . 1928 , and was a founder and first Secretary of
the Savage Club Lodge , No . 2190 , which was consecrated in the early days of the present year . During his brief connection with our Society he had made hosts of friends , and if the news which we all fear may , and we all hope will not come , at length reaches us , the regrets at his loss will be both numerous and sincere .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
The members of the Fletcher Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 213 , Whitehaven , have presented a petition for a warrant to hold a Royal Ark Mariner's Lodge under their banner . A fine specimen of the golden eagle has just
been shot near Bagshot by one of her Majesty's keepers , its spread being fully nine feet . The Baroness BurdeU-Coutts has distributed Christmas gifts , consisting of joints of beef and groceries , to nearly 500 families on her Columbia estate , Bethnal Green .
Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , presided at the distribution of prizes to the cadets on board her Majesty ' s ship Britannic on the 23 rd inst . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M P ., has been spending the Christmas holidays as the guest of Bro . the Duke of Manchester , Past Prov . G . M . of Northants and Hunts , at Kimbolton Castle .
Bro . the Earl of Chichester , Past Prov . G . M . of Sussex , as President of the Hospital for Epilipey and Paralysis and other diseases of the Nervous System , has made an earnest appeal to the public for special Christmas donations .
Bro . Lord Randol p h Churchill , M . P ., and Lady Randolph Churchill have arrived in St . Petersburg , where they propose to spend the winter , and his lordship has already had the honour of being invited to visit the Czar at Gatchina .
The Prince and Princess of Wales , with the whole of their family except Prince George , who is in the Mediterranean , have been spending Christmas at Sandringham , the festivities commencing on Saturday last with the usual distribution of joints of beef to all the labourers on the Royal Estate . Bro . Henry Irving had taken out with him on
his present visit to America some " honest water " from Shakespeare's fountain , erected by the American editor , Mr . Childs , at Stratford-on-Avon , and has recently caused it to be conveyed to Mr . Childs , so that , to use Bro . Irving ' s own words , " it may give" him "a touch , as it were , of the beautiful monument which the poet ' s town owes to " him .
The Anniversary Festival of the Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institution , which was founded in 1849 , and of which Bro . Sir S . Waterlow , Bart ., is President , was held at Freemasons' Tavern on Wednesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . T . F . Blackwell , of the firm of Crosse and Blackwell , among the principal guests being iBros . Sir S . Waterlow , Bart ., Sir John
Staples , K . C . M . G ., Sir H . A . Isaacs , and others . The list of subscriptions announced during the evening amounted to £ 2900 . The Grand Theatre , almost immediately opposite to the well-known Angel at Islington , was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night , not very long after the audience , who had been enjoying the pantomime of " Dick
Whittington , " had left the theatre . Fortunately , no lives were lost , but the whole of the building is detroyed , and all the scenery and dress in connection with the pantomime . The loss will tell very heavily upon the 300 persons or thereabouts who will thus be deprived of their employment . The Grand was the successor of the Philharmonic , which was almost burned to the ground in September , 1882 .
Boswell tells a good story of a rebuke that Richardson ' s amiable but inordinate egotism on one occasion received , much to Johnson ' s secret delight , which is certainly worth quoting before we dismiss the old printer altogether . "One day , " says Boswell , "at his country house at Northend , where a large company was assembled at dinner , a gentleman who was just returned from Paris ,
wishing to please Richardson , mentioned to him a flattering circumstance , that he had seen his'' Clarissa' lying on the king's brother's table . Richardson , observing that part of the company were engaged in talking to each other , affected then not to attend to it ; but by-and-by , when there was a general silence , and he thought that the flattery might be fully heard , he addressed himself to the
gentleman : ' I think , Sir , you were saying somewhat about' —pausing in a high flutter of expectation . The gentleman , provoked at his inordinate vanity resolved not to indulge it , and with an exquisitely sly air of indifference answered , 'A mere trifle , sir ; not worth repeating ; ' The mortification of Richardspn was visible , and he did not speak ten words more the whole day . Dr . Johnson was
present , and appeared to enjoy it much . " —From " Cassell ' s Old and New London " for January . Thecorner stone ofthe momument , now in course of erection by a joint Executive Committee of the German lodges and societies in Philadelphia to the memory of the great German poet , Bro . Goethe , was laid by Bro . Eichbaum , Grand Master of Pennsylvania , in Fairmount Park ,
on the 14 th November last , in the presence of a large gathering of the brethren and of citizens , with their lady friends , of German nationality . The German lodges-Herrmann , No . 125 , and Humboldt , No . 359 , both of Philadelphia—were in great force on the occasion , and the Grand Master was supported by Bros . Clifford P . MacCalla , D . G . M . ; the Hon . J . Simpson Africa , S . G . W . ; the Hon .
Michael Arnold , J . G . W . ; Thomas R . Patton , G . Treas . ; Michael Nisbet , Past G . M ., G . Secretary ; Samuel C . Perkins and Conrad B . Day , Past G . Masters ; the Rev . James W . Robbins , D . D ., and S . J . McConnell , G . Chaps . ; George E . Wagner , acting S . G . Deacon ; Hibbert P . John , acting J . G . Deacon ; J . Wesley Miller , G . Std . Br . ; A . R . Hall , acting G . Std . Br . ; John Slinluff , acting- G .
Swd . Br . ; Edwin S . Stuart , G . Pursuivant ; and VV . A . Sinn , G . Tjler . The Masonic ceremony was very impressively performed , the German oration being delivered by Bro . Otto Schattle , P . M . 125 , and that in English by Bro . the Hon . M . Arnold , J . G . W . At the close of the function , the Grand Officers returned in carriages to the Masonic Hall , and there partook of a banquet as guests of the Executive Committee .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Sir H . Drummond Wolff , who has been confined to his room for some months past , is still too weak to leave his house , but is improving in health . Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , has appointed Mr . Walter Langley his private Secretary in place of Mr .
H . Austin Lee who has been appointed Secretary to the British Embassy at Paris . The first concert of the 16 th season ot the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society took place at the Prince's Hall , Piccadilly , on the 21 st inst ., among those present being her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales .
Bro . Sir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P ., entertained at tea on the 22 nd inst . all the children attending the Colliery Schools at Monkwearmouth , in celebration of the jubilee anniversary of his services as a viewer of the Colliery . The Queen has kindly promised to lend her two famous Hogarths—the Mall and the portrait group cf David Garrick and his wife—to the coming Exhibition cf Earlier English Art at the Grosvenor Gallery .
The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to add the name of Bro . Alderman Joseph Howes Smith , P . M . 539 , Prov . G . Swd . Br . of Staffordshire , to the Commission of the Peace for the Borough of Walsall . We will remind our readers that the usual New
Years' entertainment will take place at Croydon on Wednesday next , the 4 th prox . ; and for the benefit of those who intend being present , we wil ! add that a special second class carriage will be reserved by the 12 . 57 a . m . train from Charing Cross , or the 1 . 9 p . m . from Cannonstreet for Fast Croydon at reduced fares .
We are glad to hear that Bro . Montagu Williams , one of the Magistrates of the Greenwich and Woolwich Police Courts , who has been suffering from an affection of the throat and was under the impression that serious symptoms had set in , has returned reassured in this respect to England from Berlin , whither he had been for the purpose of consulting Professor Hahn . ;
ROYALTY—French Plays . —The house closed on last Saturday evening , after a short run of " La Perichole , " the rendition of which was in every respect a source of gratification to both management and public . Mr . Mayer will re-open on Saturday , 7 th January , with " La Grande Duchesse . " Those who desire to see Offenbach done justice to , vocally and histrionically , should not fail to secure their places at as early a date as possible .
There is every reason to nope that the Royal Agricultural Society will be able to hold its Exhibition next year at Windsor . No decision can be arrived at until the guarantee fund of £ 2000 , which the Society requires , has to be made up , and her Majesty , Prince Christian , and the influential inhabitants have already promised to contribute liberally .
CITY MASONIC CLUB . —Tne annual dinner of this club took place on Monday evening , the 19 th inst ., at the VVhite Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lane , when a large number of brethren assembled , Bro . A . H . Lilley , President and Treasurer , in the chair . Alter the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . Frank Tayler , C . C , proposed "The Health of the President , " and took occasion to
present to him a gold watch , which had been subscribed for by 41 members , as a slight token of appreciation of the President ' s very long connection with , his able services rendered to , and his regular attendance at the Club . The toast of "The City Masonic Club" was subsequently given , and in responding for it , Bro . J . Brockett Sorrell , the Secretary and Preceptor , alluded not only to the valuable
Masonic instruction which was imparted at the club , but also to the substantial assistance it had afforded to the Masonic Charities , amounting to over £ 300 . Some excellent recitations and songs were given during the evening by Bro . VV . Darkin , C . C , and others . The dinner was capitally served under the personal direction of Bro . G . Anderson . —City Press .
A new lodge , to be known as the Old Westminsters' , No . 2233 , a"d tne membership of which will be limited to Old Westminster scholars , will be consecrated on Friday , the 20 th January next . The ceremony will take place at the Cafe Royal , at the hour of 4 p . m ., and will be performed by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , Grand Secretary , who will be assisted by Bros . Hyde
Clarke , Past District G . M . Columbia , as S . W ., General Randolph , C . B ., P . Prov . G . S . W . Sussex , as J . W ., the Rev . C . Spencer Stanhope , P . G . Chap ., as Chaplain , and Frank Richardson as Director of Ceremonies . The principal officers designate ate Bros . VV . M . Tomlinson , M . P ., P . M ., who is W . M . designate , R . J . Mure , S . W ., and T . Walkley , jun ., P . M ., J . VV ., while the Secretary , pro tem .,
is Bro . H . H . Hyde Uarke , son of Bro . Hyde Clarke . The 17 th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Maryland was held in Baltimore , on the 22 nd and 25 rd November last , under the presidency of Sir Knight Charles VVm . Halter , G . Commander . There was a full attendance of Grand Officers , and all the subordinate Commanderies but one were
represented . The G . C reported the appointment of several Grand Representatives , and congratulated the members on the harmony prevailing throughout the jurisdiction . An elaborate report , rules in force , which will take effect on Easter Monday next , was presented . The following are the Grand Officers for the year now current , namely : Sir
Knights J . A . Charles Kahler , G . Commander ; Chas . McDonald , jun ., D . G . C . ; Alfred E . Brooks , G . General ; Henry 0 . Ruse , G . Capt .-General ; Joseph S . Hindes , G . Prelate ; Stephen R . Mason , G . S . W . ; James P . Clark , G . of W . ; Samuel W . Register , G . Treasurer ; and Charles P . Sisco , G . Recorder . The meeting was followed by a grand Banquet .
HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND OINCMEXT exert a rapidly favourable effect in all those diseases whicli are induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temperature . They will therefore be found eminently serviceable to those who work in iron foundries copper mines , and collieries . These well-knownremedies present manrfest advantages in respect of use avid effectiveness , being entirely comof selected with
pounded vegetable drugs the greatest care and regardless of price . When used in accordance with the ample printed instructions which accompany them , they act surely but mildly , and do not interfere with the daily work . There are but few diseases which are not capable of cure—or , at all events , of great relief—if HoUov / ay's remedies are pctseveringl y used . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings
The first monthly meeting , in 188 S , of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , ' will take place at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday next , at the usual hour . Orders have been received at Portsmouth to get the royal yacht Victoria and Albert ready for sea by the end of February next , when it is rumoured that it will be
kept in readiness for the Queen in the event of her deciding to proceed to the Continent to visit the Crown Prince of Germany at San Remo . THE LORD MAYOR AND THE ROYAL ARCH . — Bro . P . De Keyser was exalted in the Fidelity Chapter , No . 3 , on November 6 , 1 S 63 . He was elected Director of Ceremonies January 3 , 186 S ; Principal Soj , January 8 ,
1 S 69 ; and Scribe N . November 5 , 1869 ,. in that chapter . P . P . P . P . P . —A sample card of Perry ' s Patent Planished-Pointed Pens has lightened our labours during nights of long-continued writing . In smoothness of work they are fit companions for the " midnight oil . " Each variety , from the broad-nibbed ( No . 1200 ) -to the finepointed ( No . 114 ) is perfect in its kind . No . 1202 , a
German silver pen , is all that the most exacting writer can require . It appears from the returns compiled by Sir Knight A . F . Chapman , Grand Recorder of the G . Commandery of Knights Templar for Massachusetts and Rhode Island , that the number of subscribing members in the jurisdiction is 7213 , showing an increase of 6 per cent , over
that of last year . A delegation of the members of the Cceur de Lion Commandery of Charlestown , Massachusetts , visited the Portland Commandery , No . 2 , Maine , on Friday , the 18 th November last , for the purpose of presenting a'handsomely framed address , in recognition of the courtesies ' which had been shown by the Portland to the Cceur de Lion
Sir Knights on the occasion of the pilgrimage of the latter to Portland and Bath , Maine , in June last . The reception accorded to the visitors was very hearty , and the meeting passed off very successfully . We have received a very handsome wall calendar from the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit , which is veiy creditable alike to the enterprising proprietor and to the artist
who has designed it . The various methods of securing valuables in the past are very graphically depicted , and contrasted with the real security afforded by such an establishment as the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit . The design is artistic , and is well printed in colour , and set in a gold edged mount ready for hanging on the wall . The Beauceant Commandery of Kni g hts Templar , at Maiden , Mass ., being the 41 st on the roll of the G .
Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island , was consecrated , and its first E . C . installed on the 25 th October last , the ceremonies being performed by Sir Knight E . P . Chapin , G . Commander , who was assisted by Sir Knight George H » Alien , and the other G . Officers . After the installation . K' . Sir Knight Fred . J . Foss , as the first E . C . of the nem of Biandery , the asylum in which-the body will meet «] .. i : Dinly dedicated .
The i i 8 2 omb-stone over the grave of the Newcastle pastoral poet John Cunningham , was publicly unveiled on Monday , the 12 th instant , the ceremony being performed by Bro . Dr . Thomas Hodgkin , in the presence of a numerous gathering of the admirers of the poet , who died as far back as the 18 th September , 1773 . The tombstone was furnished by public subscription . Bros . Henry
Irving and Edward 'Terry being conspicuous among the members of the dramatic profession who contributed towards the fund . Bro . Sir M . White Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Northumberland , and many other celebrities wrote letters expressive of their regret at being prevented by other duties or engagements from attending . The annual G . Conclave of the G . Commandery
of Knights Templar of New Hampshire was held on the 27 th September last , when the following were installed and invested as Grand Officers for the current year , namely , Sir Knights John J . Bell , G . Commander ; Edward R . Kent , D . G . Commander ; Charles C Darnforth , G . Generalissimo ; Nath . W . Cumner , G . Captain General ; Rev . Daniel C Roberts , G . Prelate ; Henry A . Marsh , S . G .
Warden ; Thaddeus E . Sanger , J . G . Warden ; Frank A . McKenn , G . Treas . ; George P . Chaves , G . Recorder ; George W . Currier , G . Std . Br . ; Charles H . Sawyer , G . S . B . ; Andrew Preston , G . Capt . of Guard ; and Charles C Hayes , G . Warder . The installation ceremony was performed by Sir Knight Andrew Bunton , Past Grand Commander .
The mysterious disappearance of Bro . Archibald McNeill , Secretary of the Savage Club Lodge , No . 2190 , has caused a large amount of anxiety among both his personal and Masonic friends . It will be remembered that Bro . McNeill , as representative of the Sportsman , crossed over to France with the excursionists who accompanied Smith and Kilrain on the occasion of their
light . On his return he came as far as Boulogne , where he deposited his luggage on board the boat and returned to the shore . Since then no one has seen or heard anythingof him , nor , if he be still living , has any idea of his whereabouts been formed . Of course , as the interval since he was last seen grows longer , the chances of our seeing him again became fewer , but knowing as we all do what a
number of persons disappear mysteriously and re-appear afterwards in an equally strange manner , we still indulge in the hope that our worthy brother will be again restored to us . Bro . McNeill was initiated in the Gallery Lodge , No . 1928 , and was a founder and first Secretary of
the Savage Club Lodge , No . 2190 , which was consecrated in the early days of the present year . During his brief connection with our Society he had made hosts of friends , and if the news which we all fear may , and we all hope will not come , at length reaches us , the regrets at his loss will be both numerous and sincere .
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