Masonic And General Tidings.

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS .

The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution vvill hold their next regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday next , the 14 th inst ., at 4 p . m . Bro . Lord Mayor Sir David Evans , K . C . M . G ., has very kindly consented to open the Camberwell Public Baths and Washouses on Saturday , the 1 st October next . The Marquis of Bute has given a donation of £ 500 to

the fund now in course of being raised for the relief of the families of the men who lost their lives in the recent colliery accident in Wales . There is , it seems , to be an International Geographical Congress to be held in London in June , 1 S 95 , the arrangements being placed in the hands of an organising Committee of the Royal Geographical Society .

General satisfaction is felt at the news that the improvement in Sir Richard Owen ' s condition vvhich vvas announced toward the close of last week has been well maintained , and that if no further disturbance occurs the issue of bulletins at Sheen Lodge vvill cease .

The Duke of York , after a brief stay in town , left Marlborough House for the Continent on Monday , travelling from the Charing Cross railway station by the South-Eastern express to Dover , and proceeding thence , via Ostend , to join his father at Homburg .

A window is about to be placed in the new parish church at Portsea , in memory of the late Right Hon . W . H . Smith , M . P ., who subscribed nearly £ 30 , 000 towards the edifice , and the Bishop of Winchester has arranged to unveil it on the 1 st of November .

The Mackintosh of Mackintosh has been entertaining a large party of guests at Moy Hall , his seat near Inverness , among them being Bro . the Duke of Athole and Lord Lovat . The spoit on the moors has been splendid , notwithstanding the wet and generally unfavourable state of the weather .

The Due d'Aosta , vvho has been on a visit to England for the last three months , left Victoria Station on his return home to Italy on Monday . His Royal Highnessbade farewell tothe Italian Ambassador and others who had assembled on the platform , and expressed the great pleasure he had derived from his visit .

The King of Italy , accompanied by the Count of Turin , the War Minister , and a brilliant staff , reviewed the troops vvhich took part in the recent grand manoeuvres at Poligno on Tuesday . The review vvas a great success , and the thousands of spectators vvho witnessed it , very heartily cheered his Majesty .

The War Office has under consideration a scheme for the establishment of a new Government rifle range at Idmiston , on Salisbury Plain , about six miles from Salisbury . The proposed site has already been inspected by Government officials , and it is understood that no objections to the adoption of the scheme will be raised by the land owners concerned .

The second battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers landed at Holyhead from the Curragh camp on the 2 nd instant , and will be engaged during nearly the whole of the month in a march through North Wales . The route will traverse the four counties of Anglesea , Carnarvonshire , Merionethshire , and Denbighshire , and the troops at every town they have visited havc experienced a most enthusiastic reception .

The Duke of Cambridge arrived at Worksop on Monday , and was received at the station by Bro . the Duke of Portland , vvith whom he has been staying at Welbeck Abbey during the present Doncaster week . The other members of the Duke's party include the Dukes of Beaufort and Westminster , the Earls ol Cadogan and Enniskillen , and Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill .

There has been a considerable degree of activity in Chatham Dockyard for some time past , a number of the ships attached to the recently Mobilised Fleet being dismantled , and their stores returned previous to their being put out of commission . The remainder of the ships vvill be paid off by the close of the present week , and then the men will be given leave for a few days' run on shore .

The second annual fete oi the National Temperance Choral Union was held at the Crystal Palace , when a large concourse of visitors gathered together from all parts of the United Kingdom to do honour to the cause of temperance . The usual programme had been arranged , and in addition the Choral Union held orchestral competitions , to the

winning choirs of which prizes vvere awarded . As the weather vvas line , there was also an abundane of out-door sport , so that the visitors found no lack of recreation . The attendance was on a large scale , the 127 choirs which attended alone representing in the aggregate some 0000 people .

On September 1 st , The Open Court will begin the publication of a series of articles by Mr . Charles S . Peirce , to be entitled "The Critic of Arguments . " ( The word critic here means an art , like logic . ) This series will be devoted to a critical and historical discussion of the methods of reasoning . Mr . Charles S . Peirce is one of the most distinguished scholars and mathematicians of vvhich

America boasts . But especially in the department of Modern Logic has his work contributed , perhaps more than that of any other living investigator , to the permanent advancement of science . The results of his thought are , however , forthe most part locked up in the proceedings and

reports of learned societies , and now for the first time , in Tlie Open Court , are they to be presented in a less rigid and technical form , and made accessible to all vvho place a value on right thinking . Every philosophical student should avail himself of the opportunity to study this masterly series of logical papers . ( The Open Court , Chicago , !!! . )

A GOOD PLAN . — Ihe Eleventh Annual Edition of Explanatory Book , sent free , gives valuable and reliable information how to operate successfully in Stocks and Shares and obtain handsome profits . —Address , Geo . Evans and Co ., Stockbrokers , it , Poultry , London , E . C .

Masonic And General Tidings.

The Guardians of St . Olave ' s Union , Southwark , have resolved to allow an ounce of tobacco per week to every inmate of the house vvho is over 60 years of age . Those vvho read some few years ago that wonderful story entitled "The Silence of Dean Maitland" will be glad to learn that a new romance from the same brilliant pen vvill commence in the columns of " Great Thoughts " in the first week of next month .

A son of Mr . F . W . Isaacson , M . P . for the Stepney Division of the Tower Hamlets , recently met with an accident while out shooting at Carlton Towers , Yorkshire , a keeper's gun going off and the charge being lodged in his side . He is , however , going on favourably .

Mr . Woodall , M . P ., Financial Secretary to the War Office , accompanied by his private Secretary , Mr . Albert a Becket , paid his first official visit to Woolwich Arsenal towards the end of last week . He vvas conducted over the several departments by the Director-General of the Ordnance Factories .

The Earl of Rosebery vvas engaged at the Foreign Office early this week , and received visits from the Turkish Ambassador and Brazilian Minister , as well as from Bro . Sir H . Drummond Wolff , Her Majesty ' s Ambassador to the Court of Madrid , vvho is now on leave of absence in this country .

After conferring vvith the Chancellor , the Minister of the Interior , and the Prussian War Minister , the Emperor William has issued orde . -- > " -termanding the manoeuvres vvhich vvere about to be hen ' ' e Sth and 16 th Army Corps , the reason assigned beuv the possibility of an outbreak of cholera among the troops .

The 48 th annual Champion Amateur Brass Band Contest vvas held at Belle Vue Gardens , Manchester , on Monday . Some 20 , 000 visitors vvere present , and after a competition vvhich lasted from 1 p . m . to 6 p . m ., the judges awarded the first prize of £ 30 and the Challenge Cups to a Stalybridge band , conducted by Mr . A . Owen .

The dignity of a baron of the United Kingdom has been conferred upon Sir Lyon Playfair , K . C . IL , by the style and title of Baron Playfair , of St . Andrew ' s , in the County of Fife , and Mr . Cyril Flower , vvho vvill sit in the House of Lords as Baron Battersea , of Battersea , in the County of Middlesex , and Overstrand in the County of Norfolk .

The Princess of Wales with her daughters the Princesses Victoria and Maud arrived at Ballater on Saturday last and drove at once to Balmoral on a visit to the Queen . On the same day the Royal circle was joined by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , vvho , since their return from the Continent , had been residing at Buckingham Palace .

Having by the change of Ministry vacated their posts of Master of thc Horse and Master of the Buckhounds respectively , Bro . the Duke of Portland and the Earl of Coventry had ceased to be members of the Royal Commission on Horse Breeding . However , her Majesty has issued a warrant under the Royal Sign Manual for their appointment as additional members of the Commission .

Wonderful are the ways of liquidators ! The creditors of the Masonic and General Insurance Company have just been told that a dividend of four shillings in the pound will novv be paid . Better late than never , it is true , but as this announcement has been so long a-coming , we hope steps were taken to break the good news gently to the creditors . Financial Times .

Some very ancient and interesting documents have been brought under the notice of the Congress of Orientalists . In the Assyrian Section Professor Sayce read a paper by Professor Krall on some strange writings found on a mummy at Agsam , vvhich prove to bc Etruscan , and arc supposed to form part of a work on Divination . In another a piece of papyrus MS ., forming part of the Septuagint version of the Old Testament was submitted by Professor Heckler , oi Vienna .

The Mount Lebanon Lodge of Instruction , No . 73 , has started its winter season at the Half Moon Hotel , Borough ( Bro . Harry Abel's . ) A large number of brethren attended on the opening night and the ist and 2 nd ceremonies were very ably worked by Bro . Wm . Roots , P . M . The permenant officers are Bros . VV . Roots , Preceptor ; J . Osmond , S . W . 134 S , Hon . Sec ; Charles R . Williams , P . P . J . G . D . Bucks , P . M . 72 and 2262 , Treas . and Organist .

The Bui / ding News oi last week has an illustration of a new Masonic building recently erected at Henley-on-Thames for the accommodation of the Thames Lodge . The building consists of a bailor lodge-room , with a partl y open roof , committee-room , ante-room , lavatory , conveniences , & rc , and has been erected from the designs and under the

superintendence of Mr . VV . Ravenscroft , of Reading , chielly in brick and stone , by Mr . Weyman , builder , of Henley . It is amply warmed and ventilated , and when funds will allow of the internal decoration it is designed to receive , it should make a very complete and satisfactory building .

A U . Nlrjuii STRUCTURE . —In view of the probable great advancement of the practice of cremation in England , the General Cemetery Company have erected a Columbarium for the reception of cinerary urns at their cemetery at Kensal Green . The structure , vvhich is placed in the Monumental Chambers , forms a prominent object in the centre of a hall of some magnitude , and contains accommodation for

42 urns . There are three tiers of compartments on each of the four sides , and each one is enclosed by a metal-framed , lever-locked door filled with plate glass . The fronts are in line C . een stone , vvith panelled pilasters at each angle , and moulded base and cornice . The shafts between the compartments are of polished Sienna marble , and the panels in the pilasters are filled with polished Rouge Royale marble . The Columbarium is unique in London .

HOLLOWAV ' S PILLS . —This coo in « medicine has the happiest ellect when the blood is overheated and a tendency to inllamatory action is set up in the system . one Pill taken shortly before dinner does away with thc indigestion , fulness , and flatulency — indications , of a weak stomach or disordered liver . A few Pills taken at bedtime act as alteratives and aperients : they not only

relieve the bowels , but regulate every organ connected with them , overcome ail acid humour , and encourage a free supply of all the secretions essential to our wcllbeing . Holloway ' s I'ills thoroughly cleanse and regulate the circulation , and begets a fee . ing of comfort in hot climates and high temperatures , vvhich is most desirable for the preservation ot health . —Auvr .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Bro . Alderman Sir Reginald Hanson , M . P ., has accepted the Treasurership of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylu m Bagshot . Bro . the Lord Mayor , accompanied by the Lady Mayoress and Sir John Puleston , drove from Bangor to Carnarvon where his lordship vvas received by the Mayor and Corporal tion , vvho presented him with a congratulatory address . The ancient and interesting castle was visited , and a luncheon followed . In the afternoon his lordship left for Dolgelly .

Earl Spencer , First Lord of the Admiralty , having visited Portland and Alderney during the past week returned on Thursday to Portsmouth on board the * Enchantress . On landing he vvas met by Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam , vvith whom he made a tour of the dockyard . Their lordships had luncheon on board the official yacht , and in the afternoon the First Lord journeyed to London .

DUNBLANE CATHEDRAL RESTORATION . —It has been arranged that the Grand Master of Scotland , the Earl of Haddington , vvill place , vvith Masonic honours , the memorial stone of the restored portion of Dunblane Cathedral on the 6 th prox . His lordship vvill be accompanied by the Grand Officers and several Provincial Grand Masters .

The Duke of Cambridge , the Duke of Westminster , the Duke of Beaufort , vvith their host , the Duke of Portland , and other members of the house party , enjoyed shooting on the Cresvvell side of Welbeck estate . Game vvas plentiful , and splendid bags vvere obtained . The remainder of the guests spent the day at Doncaster Races , going there and returning by the special train .

At high tide on Thursday morning 11 river steamers belonging to the Victoria Steamboat Association broke adrift from their moorings off Steamboat-yard , Battersea , and . drove athwart Battersea Railway Bridge , doing severe damage to the Carnation , Orlando , and Princess Beatrice . The Carnation afterwards sunk in the fairway . The remainder of the vessels were secured .

The Queen has evinced deep interest in the precautions which have been adopted to avert the extension of Asiatic cholera in Great Britain . Frequent communications , the British Medical Journal states , have been received from Sir Henry Ponsonby at the Local Government Board , and her Majesty has been kept thoroughly informed upon the action of the central authority . The Queen has been especially interested in the relative value of quarantine as against medical inspection .

Among the pianists who vvill give recitals in London under Mr . N . Vert ' s direction during the coming musical season are Madame Sophie Menter , Madame Stepanoff , Mdlle . Eibenschiitz , Mdlle . Adelina de Lara , M . de Pachmann , M . Sapellnikoff , M . Siloti , Herr Lutter , Herr Reisenauer , Mr . Leonard Borwick , Mr . Frederick Lamond ,

Senor Albemz , and Master Otto Hegner . Senor Sarasate , vvho is expected in London on the 24 th inst ., will commence his provincial tour at Buxton on the 26 th , and give his lirst concert , vvith the co-operation of Madame Berthe Marx , at St . James ' s Hall , on October Sth .

In some jurisdictions it is made a Masonic offence to shorten the work . The candidate is entitled to the full benefit of the knowledge he seeks , and to shorten it is to wrong him . While there are certain courses of procedure vvhich may be deemed expedient , they are not lawful . But

do less work and do it well , or hold enough meetings to perform the work in full , than turn out a slipshod made Mason . "Rustiness" is far too often given as an excuse for want of knowledge , than it should be . Carelessness on the part of the Master Workman may be the real cause for the poorness of the material worked upon him . —Messenger .

On Thursday the shooting for the prizes presented to the iSth Middlesex Rifle Volunteers was concluded at the Stanmore ranges . A leading feature in the programme vvas the contest for Lieut .-Colonel Barrow ' s Prize , shot for at 300 yards , seven rounds , standing . The competition

was very close , Sergeant-Instructor Barrett making the top score , and Lieutenant Heath and Sergeant Phmley each totalling one point less . The Champion Gold Badge was also shot for at the usual ranges of 200 , 500 , and 600 yards , seven shots at each distance , and resulted in a win for Colour - Sergeant Brimson with eighty-three points .

The funeral of Bro . Isaac Dacre , vvho died at his residence , Park Hotel , 194 , Walton Breck-road , rather suddenly on Sunday , took place at St . James ' s Cemetery on Wednesday . Ihe deceased was a member of the Downshire Lodge , No . 594 . Besides surviving relatives , there were present the lollowing ollicers and members 0 ! the Downshire Dodge : Bros . J . PhelanW . M . ; VV . H .

, Veevers , P . M . ; E . K . Latham , P . M . ; D . Dunkell , P . M *' F . Wilkinson , LG . ; T . Malcom , lyler ; and Uros . Gortz and Robertson . From Bent and Co .: J ** , " Lormer , M . Johnstone , J . Cold , J . Cunningham " Forbes , J . Danson , William Bushell , Mr . Lawrence , J arnes Chin , and Samuel Chin . The funeral arrangements were carried out bv Bro . T . H . Porter . Steward . The Kev "

J . W . Rhodes conducted the funeral service . The Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts will be resumed on October 15 th , when M . Vladimir de Pachmann makes his first appearance at Sydenham since 18 S 6 , the programme on that day further comprising a new ballade for orchestra by C . A . Lidgey , after Dore ' s picture , * ' A Day Dream ,, and a symphonic poem , " Les Sunercales . " by

Anon-Wormser . The scheme of the second concert will als ° include two novelties—a concert overture in C minor 0 ) Barclay Jones , and a violoncello by David Popper , to 0 performed by the composer . Mr . Frederic Chile's Lew symphony vvill be done on October 2 yth , together witn ' Fantaisie Mauresque" from Moskowski s new ° P . " Boabdil" Later on vvill be heard a new ballade i ° >

. orchestra , "Ihe Passing of Beatrice , " by W . Wallace , a j violin concerto by Tsch ^ ikowsky ( M . Emile Sauret ) , j > % revised version of the overture to Mr . Carder's " Nor dica ^ There will be two choral concerts before Christmas ' NntiBmlia . t-. l . .. 1 ... ^ .. III .. — n ' .- ** \ rt — .... nf AnllflCH

_ be given ; and on December 3 rd , when two excerpB ' . ^ Mendelssohn's unfinished oratorio , " Christus , " and Ha MacCunn's " 1 he Cameionian ' s Dream , " will be V ^ formed . The concert on December ioth is to be con * ^ by Dr . A . C . Mackenzie , two of whose compositions a be included in the programme .