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Masonic Snd General Tidings
MASONIC SND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Major Hymen Aaron Joseph , C . C . ( Burlington Lodge , No " . 9 6 ) , has been unanimously elected Master of the Gold and Silver VVyre Drawers' Company , for the third year . The Corporation of the City of London has voted 50 guineas towards the Homes of the Aged Poor .
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , with their family , are expected to leave England shortly for their newly-erected residence in Italy . To-morrow ( Saturday ) evening-, Bro . the Lord Mayor will ' entertain at dinner at the Mansion House the Duke of Edinburgh , and the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House .
Bro . the Duke of Hamilton presided , and Bro . Lord Ernest Hamilton , M . P ., was present at a meeting on the 5 th instant , at Hull , of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union . Comps . C . Croydon , A . W . White , and W . OHis are the recently installed Principals of the Sincerity Chapter , No . 1 S 9 , Plymouth . The installing officer was Como . Rae , P . Prov . G . J .
Ihe Right Hon . the Earl of Aberdeen has kindly accepted the presidency of the Field Lane Refuges Ragged Schools , & c , & c , Vine-street , Clerkenwell-road . E . C , and Hampstead , N . W . " The Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Book , " now in its sixteenth year of publication , contains of information
a mass for Freemasons , especially those travelling . —G . Kenning , ss . —Christian World . Bro . VV . R . Spowart , of Norwich , xvas on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., duly installed as W . M . of the Sincerity Lodge , No . 943 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . W . H . Moss , the ceremony being ably performed by Bro E Baldwin , P . M .
Bro . I homas Winter was on Thursday , the 28 th ult ., duly installed as VV . M . of the Cabbell Lodge , No . S 07 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . j . W . Browne ] Bros . Browne and Robert Baldry performing the ceremony between them .
1 he Prince of Wales has presented to the British Museum the six hundred Chinese books which were exhibited at the Exhibition , South Kensington , last year hy the Chinese Government . The books are translations of European works .
The Queen has been pleased to confer the distinction of a Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ( Civil Division ) upon Bro . Colonel Stanley , late Secretary of State for the Colonies , and Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , our Ambassador at Berlin .
Bro . \ V . Shone is the present VV . M . of the Cestrian Lodge , No . 425 , Chester , Bros . C . W . Seller and A . Parkesbeing his Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . There was a large gathering present at the installation , and a very excellent banquet followed .
The stained glass xvindoxv placed by Bro . the Duke of Connaught in St . Anne ' s Church , Bagshor , to the memory of his brother , the late Bro . the Duke of Albany , xvas formally unveiled on Saturday last , in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Duchess of Albany , Prince Albert Victor of Wales , and other members of the Royal family .
Bro . Richard Poore was installed W . M . of the Brixton Lodge , No . 1949 , on the 6 th inst ., by Bro . Hcnrv Baldwin , P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx ., the retiring W . M .-the Installing Master—graciouslygiving wavfor thsveteran and highly esteemed exponent of Masonic ritual , Bro . Thomas Poore , P . M ., father of the newl y-installed VV . M ., who delivered thc last three charges in a most impressive and feeling manner .
About fio brethren were present ,-it the installation meeting of the St . James Lodge , No . 44 S , Halifax , on 1 ' uesrlay , the 20 th lift ., when Bro . J . Taylor Simpson was installed VV . M . by Bro . H . S . Holdsworth , P . P . G D . D C ? . , f , n , r ? ' & T- R ! lodeF > P-P-G . P . The retiring VV . M ., Bro . John Drake , was presented with a handsome Past Master s jewel in recognition of his services in the chair .
__ Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the Court of Common Council on the 4 U 1 inst ., when a considerable amount of business was done . At the instance of Bro Alderman De Keyser , acting for Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., unavoidably absent , 100 guineas xvas voted to the Volunteer Forces Benevolent Association I'he salary of the City Marshalship , vacant by the death of Bro . Major Campbell , xvas fixed at £ 350 .
Bro . thc Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the rate-payers , & c , of London , held at the Mansion House , on fnday , the 5 th inst ., for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposed improvements at thc eastend of St . Paul ' s Churchyard . In the result it was agreed to form aCommittee , with Bro . the Lord MayorasChairman and including among others Bros . G . Shaw , S . Da Costa Andrade , and Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M P
Doric Kilwinning Lod ge , No . 6 $ , Port Glasgow celebrated its 129 th anniversary on Friday , the 20 th ult ! Bro . D . J . Dunlop , R . W . M ., presided , and was well supported by his office-bearers and the members , as well as by n numerous gathering of visitors , including a
denutaticn from Cumberland Kilwinning Lodge , No . " 17 Port Glasgow , under its R . W . M ., Bro . Thomas Duncan ; ' Bro Alex . Smith , R . W . M ., Greenock Kilwinnin" ; Bro I Dunlop , R . W . M ., Greenock St . John , No . 175 ; and a deputation from St . Mirrin Lodge , No . 129 , Paisley , under Bro . Caldwell , R . W . M .
MnuTUACEs . —Messrs . J AMES are in a position to Supply JXlonev to ANY EXTENT on the following Securities . —Landed Fstates Houses , Shops , and Offices , Warehouses and VVhari-cs life In ' tercsts , & c ., Reversions , Horough Rates , & c ., at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London , W . C , —fAnvr . J
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Bro . the Earl and Countess Coxvper hax'e arrived in London from Wrest Park , Beds . Bro . Major-General Sir Charles Warren , G . C . M . G ., arrived at Suakin on Monday , and at once set about inspecting the garrison , fortifications , & c . Bro . Earl Granville , as Secretary of State for the Colonies , received the Agents-General in London for
different colonies at the Colonial Office in London . Bro . C . Jolly , so well knoxvn in Masonic circles in the Woolwich District , has been elected VV . M . of the Henley Lodge , No . 1472 , and will be installed at the next meeting on the 2 nd pros . Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers was
re-elected without opposition , on Tuesday , for South Edinburgh , he having had to vacate his seat on appointment as Home Secretary . Comps . J . Bosxvell , M . E . Z ., D . Cangley , H ., and W . H . Veivers , have been recently installed as the Principals of the Downshire Chapter , No . 594 , Liverpool . Comp . Goodacre , P . G . Scribe E ., was present among the visitors .
The ninth annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of Quebec was arranged to be held on Tuesday , the 26 th January last , and the meeting of the Grand Lodge the day following . The two meetings were to take place in Montreal .
Bro . D . J . Dutlon , P . P . G . D . C , was installed VV . M . of the Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship , No . 270 , Berkeley , at the Berkeley Arms Hotel , on thc 25 th ult ., the ceremony being very ably carried out by Bro . Vassar-Smith .
Bro . C . \ V . Bacon , P . P . G . Stxvd ., xvas on Tuesday , the 19 th ult ., duly installed as VV . M . of the Perseverance Lodge , No . 213 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . VV . j . Butler , who ably performed the ceremony . The meeting was a grand success .
Bro . T . G . Williams was installed W . M . of the Lodge Unanimity and Sincerity , No . 2 G 1 , Crewkerne , by his predecessor in office , Bro . W . Bidgood , at the annual meeting on the 27 th ult . The new Wardens are Bros , the Rev . VV . Aveling , S . W ., and H . Allen , J . W .
I here xvas a numerous gathering of brethren at the annual meeting , at the Farley Hotel , on the 25 th ult ., of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1247 , Plymouth , the chair being occupied by Bro . John Elliott , who was very ably supported by his Wardens ) Bros . T . R . Olver and VV . H . Hamblyn .
At the recent annual installation meeting of the Rcyal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , Chatham , Bro . Funnellwas duly installed VV . M . for the year , and afterwards appointed his officers , ; Bro . S . Field being the S . VV ., and Bro . G . Church , J . W . Bros . Eastes , D . P . G . M ., and Spencer , P . G . Sec , xvere among the visitors .
The dinner of St . Mark s Lodge , No . 102 , Glasgow , is fixed for Thursday , the 25 th inst ., when it is expected that Bros . Sheriff Clarke , Captain Allan , and Pearce , M . P ., will be present . This lodge has recently remitted £ 29 us . 6 d . to the Benevolent Fund of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . The Caledonian St . John ' s Koyal Arch Lodge ,
No . 195 , Lennoxtown , N . B ., had a grand supper at the Lennox Arms Inn , Lennoxtown , on Monday , the 25 th ult ., in honour of the anniversary of the late Bro . Robert Burns's birthday . "The Memory of Burns , " the toast of the evening , was drunk in solemn silence . Bro . H . C . Quennell was installed W . M . of the Hope and Unity Lodge , No , 214 , Brentwood , on
Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., in the presence of a large gathering of officers , members , and visitors , the ceremony being very impressively carried out by Bro . F . VV . Imbert-Terry . The meeting place was the White Hart Hotel , and an excellent banquet , well served by the hostess , Mrs . Mason , followed . Bro . VV . Kuhe , P . G . Organist , having arranged
to give two Winter Subscription Concert ? , the first was to be held in the Dome , Brighton , on Thursday , the 11 th inst ., while the second is lixed for Monday , the ist prox . Bros . Sims Reeves and Santley were engaged for yesterday ( Thursday ) evening , while Bros . Maybiick , VV . G . Cusins , P . G . O ., and Kuhe , P . G . O ., will take part in the next concert .
Bro . Sir Farrer Herschell took his seat as I ^ ord Chancellor at the brief sitting of the House of Lords on Monday , and Bro . Earl Granville having announced that Her Majesty had been pleased to create his lordship a peer by the style and title of Baron Herschell , of the City of Durham , the noble lord left the House , and re-appearing shortly afterwards in his peer's robes took the oaths and his seat , first on thc Barons' bench , and then on the Woolsack . Their lordships shortly afterwards adj ' ourned .
At the regular meeting on Monday , the 8 th mst ., of the United Friends Lodge , No . 313 , Great Yarmouth , an address , handsomely engraved on vellum , and suitably framed , was presented to Bro . J . C . Smith , P . M ., in commemoration of his having celebrated the anniversary of his golden wedding . The address was signed by Bros . II . Harvey-George , VV . M . ; Walter Brown , I . P . M , ; John Hall , S . W . ; | . Taylor , J . W . ; O . Diver , P . M . ; C . Diver ,
P . M . ; T . M . Baker , P . M . ; F . Danby-Palmer , P . M . ; and E . P . Youcll , P . M . Bco . Smith was initiated in the lodgc in 1 S 40 , and has thrice occuried the W . M . ' s chair , viz ., in 1 S 45 , iSfa , and 1 SS 3 . We trust our worthy brother may live many years , and retain that respect and esteem of which this memorial is the outward and visible token .
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Bro . the Earl and Countess of Egmont arrived in town last week , from Cowdray Park , Sussex . Bro . Sir Edward Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., has been appointed one of the Junior Lords of the Treasury . Bro . E . Clarke , Q . C ., M . P .. has subscribed an
additional 75 guineas to the Stevens Memorial Fund , thus raising his contributions to 100 guineas . Bro . the Lord Mayor opened the nexv Commission of Sewers at the Guildhall on Tuesday , there being a full court on the occasion .
Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., was among those present at the Oxford on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., on the occasion of the annual benefit in aid of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . In the course of the summer , xvhen Mr . Wilson Barrett leaves England on his American tour , the Princess's Theatre will pass into the hands of Bro . Charles Warner ,
xvho will open with an entirely new romantic drama . It his been arranged that Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., shall deliver an address at Ulster Hall , Belfast , on the 22 nd inst , and it is believed that his lordship will be accompanied by Bro . Sir Michael ' Hicks-Beach
Bart ., M . P . A general meeting of the Logic Club Masonic Charities Association was held on VVednesday , the 10 th inst ., at the Cavendish Rooms , Mortimer-street , when a new Association , in place of the one just concluded , was formed , and a large number of members at once joined .
The members of the St . George s Lodge , Doncaster , held their annual ballon Thursday , the 2 Sth ult ., at the Mansion House , which had been kindly placed at their disposal for the purpose by his Worship , the Mayer . The company mustered about 1 S 0 , ladies included , and dancing was kept up with great spirit till the small hours of the morning .
Miss Helen Hopekirk , niece of Bro . Walter Hopekirk , has had a most successful tour through the United States . This talented lady will be remembered as a brilliant pianist at some of the leading concerts in London and the provinces , and her performances at Chicago , where she is now fulfilling an engagement , are much appreciated by the musical people of that city , and are drawing large houses .
Bro . Wm . Peach was installed as W . M . of the Royal Cumberland Lodgc , Mo . 41 , at the Masonic Hall , Bath , on Thursday , the 4 th inst . The meeting being one of the most brilliant and successful this lodge ever held . Bro . Peach was a Masonic pupil and intimate friend of the late Dr . Hy . Hopkins , who almost up to the time of his death worked assiduously in the interests of this very ancient lodge .
We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . A . W . Fenner , who for the last 26 years has heen the sole manager of the well-known firm of Lillywhite , 10 , Seymour-street , Fusion-square , has just taken the premises , and will carry on the same business , as usual . Bro . Fenner hopes to have a continuance of the patronage xvhich had been so generously bestowed on the late firm and xvill spare no efforts to make himnelf xx'orthy of it .
Bro . the Duke of Connaught and the Earl of Cork were among those present at the Council held by the Oueen at Osborne , on Wednesday . Previous to xvhich Bros , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , the Earl of Lathom , and Lord Arthur Hill , M . P ., attended and delivered up respectively the insignia of their several offices in the Household or of State under the late Ministry . Bro . the
Duke of Connaught afterwards left Osborne . Al thc regular meeting on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., of the Ancient Briton Lodge , No . 1675 , Liverpool , a handsome tea and coffee service was presented to Bro . Bottomley , P . M . and Treasurer , for Mrs . Bottomley , in recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the lodge , Bro . Bottomley himself being constituted a Life
Governor of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution and the Hamer Benevolent . Thc presentation was courteously acknowledged by Bro . Bottomley . The Prince of Wales gave a dinner party at Marlborough House on VVednesday , on the occasion of the Duke of Edinburgh being about to leave England to
assume command of our Meet in Mediterranean waters . Among the guests were Bros , the Duke of Connaught and Prince Albert Victor of Wales , Prince George of Wales , the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros , the Earl of Fife , the Earl of Kilmorey , the Earl of Lathom , Lord Charles Beresford , Lord Alfred Paget , Lord Hothfield , Lord Alcester , Admiral the Hon . Sir H , Keppel , and F . Knollys , C . B .
The funeral of Bro . W . T . Lever , P . M ., Sec . 117 S , and P . M . Sampson Lodge , 166 S , who died suddenly on the 29 th ult ., took place at Brockley Cemetery on Thursday , the 4 th inst . The officiating clergyman was the" Rev . Mitcheson , of Christ Church , Rotherhithe , while
a numerous body of brethren was present , among them being Bros . Stamp , VV . M . ; Elsworth , P . M . ; Hamsworth , P . M . ; Avery , P . M . ; Quincey , P . M . ; Clark , P . M ., of 117 S ; and Bros . Cuspard , VV . M . ; Field , J . W . ; Ochre , P . M . ; Miller , S . D . ; Lancaster , I . G . ; and Levey , I . G . 166 S .
Since the days of Raleigh and Queen Itlizabeth , the once considered " pernicious habit" of smoking has so grown upon the English race that it has become not only a luxury , but a component part of our existence . But perhaps in no country has the preference for the cigarette form of tobacco so rapidly developed of late years as in out ownand in consequence there have been so many brands
, thrust upon the market that it is difficult to choose which is the best . We have la . tely , however , tested some produced by the Alexandria Cigarette Company ( Limited ) , who have established themselves at 63 and 64 , New Broad-street , upon which we can express a pronounced and favourable opinion . Their Nourmahls for instance , are par excellence lor delicacy of flavour and aroma , whilst their Houris and Peris are
most happily named ; all the Company ' s brands are , "to put it short , " admirable smoking . There is an old adage that " good wine needs no bush , " and as ardent lovers of the fragrant we arc guilty of no puff in recommending the really palatable specialities presented to the public by the Alexandria Cigarette Company ( Limited ) , of Nexv Broad-street .
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Masonic Snd General Tidings
MASONIC SND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Major Hymen Aaron Joseph , C . C . ( Burlington Lodge , No " . 9 6 ) , has been unanimously elected Master of the Gold and Silver VVyre Drawers' Company , for the third year . The Corporation of the City of London has voted 50 guineas towards the Homes of the Aged Poor .
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon , with their family , are expected to leave England shortly for their newly-erected residence in Italy . To-morrow ( Saturday ) evening-, Bro . the Lord Mayor will ' entertain at dinner at the Mansion House the Duke of Edinburgh , and the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House .
Bro . the Duke of Hamilton presided , and Bro . Lord Ernest Hamilton , M . P ., was present at a meeting on the 5 th instant , at Hull , of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union . Comps . C . Croydon , A . W . White , and W . OHis are the recently installed Principals of the Sincerity Chapter , No . 1 S 9 , Plymouth . The installing officer was Como . Rae , P . Prov . G . J .
Ihe Right Hon . the Earl of Aberdeen has kindly accepted the presidency of the Field Lane Refuges Ragged Schools , & c , & c , Vine-street , Clerkenwell-road . E . C , and Hampstead , N . W . " The Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar , Diary , and Pocket Book , " now in its sixteenth year of publication , contains of information
a mass for Freemasons , especially those travelling . —G . Kenning , ss . —Christian World . Bro . VV . R . Spowart , of Norwich , xvas on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., duly installed as W . M . of the Sincerity Lodge , No . 943 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . W . H . Moss , the ceremony being ably performed by Bro E Baldwin , P . M .
Bro . I homas Winter was on Thursday , the 28 th ult ., duly installed as VV . M . of the Cabbell Lodge , No . S 07 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . j . W . Browne ] Bros . Browne and Robert Baldry performing the ceremony between them .
1 he Prince of Wales has presented to the British Museum the six hundred Chinese books which were exhibited at the Exhibition , South Kensington , last year hy the Chinese Government . The books are translations of European works .
The Queen has been pleased to confer the distinction of a Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ( Civil Division ) upon Bro . Colonel Stanley , late Secretary of State for the Colonies , and Bro . Sir E . B . Malet , our Ambassador at Berlin .
Bro . \ V . Shone is the present VV . M . of the Cestrian Lodge , No . 425 , Chester , Bros . C . W . Seller and A . Parkesbeing his Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . There was a large gathering present at the installation , and a very excellent banquet followed .
The stained glass xvindoxv placed by Bro . the Duke of Connaught in St . Anne ' s Church , Bagshor , to the memory of his brother , the late Bro . the Duke of Albany , xvas formally unveiled on Saturday last , in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , the Duchess of Albany , Prince Albert Victor of Wales , and other members of the Royal family .
Bro . Richard Poore was installed W . M . of the Brixton Lodge , No . 1949 , on the 6 th inst ., by Bro . Hcnrv Baldwin , P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx ., the retiring W . M .-the Installing Master—graciouslygiving wavfor thsveteran and highly esteemed exponent of Masonic ritual , Bro . Thomas Poore , P . M ., father of the newl y-installed VV . M ., who delivered thc last three charges in a most impressive and feeling manner .
About fio brethren were present ,-it the installation meeting of the St . James Lodge , No . 44 S , Halifax , on 1 ' uesrlay , the 20 th lift ., when Bro . J . Taylor Simpson was installed VV . M . by Bro . H . S . Holdsworth , P . P . G D . D C ? . , f , n , r ? ' & T- R ! lodeF > P-P-G . P . The retiring VV . M ., Bro . John Drake , was presented with a handsome Past Master s jewel in recognition of his services in the chair .
__ Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the Court of Common Council on the 4 U 1 inst ., when a considerable amount of business was done . At the instance of Bro Alderman De Keyser , acting for Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., unavoidably absent , 100 guineas xvas voted to the Volunteer Forces Benevolent Association I'he salary of the City Marshalship , vacant by the death of Bro . Major Campbell , xvas fixed at £ 350 .
Bro . thc Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the rate-payers , & c , of London , held at the Mansion House , on fnday , the 5 th inst ., for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposed improvements at thc eastend of St . Paul ' s Churchyard . In the result it was agreed to form aCommittee , with Bro . the Lord MayorasChairman and including among others Bros . G . Shaw , S . Da Costa Andrade , and Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M P
Doric Kilwinning Lod ge , No . 6 $ , Port Glasgow celebrated its 129 th anniversary on Friday , the 20 th ult ! Bro . D . J . Dunlop , R . W . M ., presided , and was well supported by his office-bearers and the members , as well as by n numerous gathering of visitors , including a
denutaticn from Cumberland Kilwinning Lodge , No . " 17 Port Glasgow , under its R . W . M ., Bro . Thomas Duncan ; ' Bro Alex . Smith , R . W . M ., Greenock Kilwinnin" ; Bro I Dunlop , R . W . M ., Greenock St . John , No . 175 ; and a deputation from St . Mirrin Lodge , No . 129 , Paisley , under Bro . Caldwell , R . W . M .
MnuTUACEs . —Messrs . J AMES are in a position to Supply JXlonev to ANY EXTENT on the following Securities . —Landed Fstates Houses , Shops , and Offices , Warehouses and VVhari-cs life In ' tercsts , & c ., Reversions , Horough Rates , & c ., at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London , W . C , —fAnvr . J
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Bro . the Earl and Countess Coxvper hax'e arrived in London from Wrest Park , Beds . Bro . Major-General Sir Charles Warren , G . C . M . G ., arrived at Suakin on Monday , and at once set about inspecting the garrison , fortifications , & c . Bro . Earl Granville , as Secretary of State for the Colonies , received the Agents-General in London for
different colonies at the Colonial Office in London . Bro . C . Jolly , so well knoxvn in Masonic circles in the Woolwich District , has been elected VV . M . of the Henley Lodge , No . 1472 , and will be installed at the next meeting on the 2 nd pros . Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers was
re-elected without opposition , on Tuesday , for South Edinburgh , he having had to vacate his seat on appointment as Home Secretary . Comps . J . Bosxvell , M . E . Z ., D . Cangley , H ., and W . H . Veivers , have been recently installed as the Principals of the Downshire Chapter , No . 594 , Liverpool . Comp . Goodacre , P . G . Scribe E ., was present among the visitors .
The ninth annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of Quebec was arranged to be held on Tuesday , the 26 th January last , and the meeting of the Grand Lodge the day following . The two meetings were to take place in Montreal .
Bro . D . J . Dutlon , P . P . G . D . C , was installed VV . M . of the Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship , No . 270 , Berkeley , at the Berkeley Arms Hotel , on thc 25 th ult ., the ceremony being very ably carried out by Bro . Vassar-Smith .
Bro . C . \ V . Bacon , P . P . G . Stxvd ., xvas on Tuesday , the 19 th ult ., duly installed as VV . M . of the Perseverance Lodge , No . 213 , Norwich , upon the retirement of Bro . VV . j . Butler , who ably performed the ceremony . The meeting was a grand success .
Bro . T . G . Williams was installed W . M . of the Lodge Unanimity and Sincerity , No . 2 G 1 , Crewkerne , by his predecessor in office , Bro . W . Bidgood , at the annual meeting on the 27 th ult . The new Wardens are Bros , the Rev . VV . Aveling , S . W ., and H . Allen , J . W .
I here xvas a numerous gathering of brethren at the annual meeting , at the Farley Hotel , on the 25 th ult ., of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1247 , Plymouth , the chair being occupied by Bro . John Elliott , who was very ably supported by his Wardens ) Bros . T . R . Olver and VV . H . Hamblyn .
At the recent annual installation meeting of the Rcyal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , Chatham , Bro . Funnellwas duly installed VV . M . for the year , and afterwards appointed his officers , ; Bro . S . Field being the S . VV ., and Bro . G . Church , J . W . Bros . Eastes , D . P . G . M ., and Spencer , P . G . Sec , xvere among the visitors .
The dinner of St . Mark s Lodge , No . 102 , Glasgow , is fixed for Thursday , the 25 th inst ., when it is expected that Bros . Sheriff Clarke , Captain Allan , and Pearce , M . P ., will be present . This lodge has recently remitted £ 29 us . 6 d . to the Benevolent Fund of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . The Caledonian St . John ' s Koyal Arch Lodge ,
No . 195 , Lennoxtown , N . B ., had a grand supper at the Lennox Arms Inn , Lennoxtown , on Monday , the 25 th ult ., in honour of the anniversary of the late Bro . Robert Burns's birthday . "The Memory of Burns , " the toast of the evening , was drunk in solemn silence . Bro . H . C . Quennell was installed W . M . of the Hope and Unity Lodge , No , 214 , Brentwood , on
Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., in the presence of a large gathering of officers , members , and visitors , the ceremony being very impressively carried out by Bro . F . VV . Imbert-Terry . The meeting place was the White Hart Hotel , and an excellent banquet , well served by the hostess , Mrs . Mason , followed . Bro . VV . Kuhe , P . G . Organist , having arranged
to give two Winter Subscription Concert ? , the first was to be held in the Dome , Brighton , on Thursday , the 11 th inst ., while the second is lixed for Monday , the ist prox . Bros . Sims Reeves and Santley were engaged for yesterday ( Thursday ) evening , while Bros . Maybiick , VV . G . Cusins , P . G . O ., and Kuhe , P . G . O ., will take part in the next concert .
Bro . Sir Farrer Herschell took his seat as I ^ ord Chancellor at the brief sitting of the House of Lords on Monday , and Bro . Earl Granville having announced that Her Majesty had been pleased to create his lordship a peer by the style and title of Baron Herschell , of the City of Durham , the noble lord left the House , and re-appearing shortly afterwards in his peer's robes took the oaths and his seat , first on thc Barons' bench , and then on the Woolsack . Their lordships shortly afterwards adj ' ourned .
At the regular meeting on Monday , the 8 th mst ., of the United Friends Lodge , No . 313 , Great Yarmouth , an address , handsomely engraved on vellum , and suitably framed , was presented to Bro . J . C . Smith , P . M ., in commemoration of his having celebrated the anniversary of his golden wedding . The address was signed by Bros . II . Harvey-George , VV . M . ; Walter Brown , I . P . M , ; John Hall , S . W . ; | . Taylor , J . W . ; O . Diver , P . M . ; C . Diver ,
P . M . ; T . M . Baker , P . M . ; F . Danby-Palmer , P . M . ; and E . P . Youcll , P . M . Bco . Smith was initiated in the lodgc in 1 S 40 , and has thrice occuried the W . M . ' s chair , viz ., in 1 S 45 , iSfa , and 1 SS 3 . We trust our worthy brother may live many years , and retain that respect and esteem of which this memorial is the outward and visible token .
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Masonic Snd General Tidings
Bro . the Earl and Countess of Egmont arrived in town last week , from Cowdray Park , Sussex . Bro . Sir Edward Reed , K . C . B ., M . P ., has been appointed one of the Junior Lords of the Treasury . Bro . E . Clarke , Q . C ., M . P .. has subscribed an
additional 75 guineas to the Stevens Memorial Fund , thus raising his contributions to 100 guineas . Bro . the Lord Mayor opened the nexv Commission of Sewers at the Guildhall on Tuesday , there being a full court on the occasion .
Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., was among those present at the Oxford on Thursday , the 4 th inst ., on the occasion of the annual benefit in aid of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . In the course of the summer , xvhen Mr . Wilson Barrett leaves England on his American tour , the Princess's Theatre will pass into the hands of Bro . Charles Warner ,
xvho will open with an entirely new romantic drama . It his been arranged that Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., shall deliver an address at Ulster Hall , Belfast , on the 22 nd inst , and it is believed that his lordship will be accompanied by Bro . Sir Michael ' Hicks-Beach
Bart ., M . P . A general meeting of the Logic Club Masonic Charities Association was held on VVednesday , the 10 th inst ., at the Cavendish Rooms , Mortimer-street , when a new Association , in place of the one just concluded , was formed , and a large number of members at once joined .
The members of the St . George s Lodge , Doncaster , held their annual ballon Thursday , the 2 Sth ult ., at the Mansion House , which had been kindly placed at their disposal for the purpose by his Worship , the Mayer . The company mustered about 1 S 0 , ladies included , and dancing was kept up with great spirit till the small hours of the morning .
Miss Helen Hopekirk , niece of Bro . Walter Hopekirk , has had a most successful tour through the United States . This talented lady will be remembered as a brilliant pianist at some of the leading concerts in London and the provinces , and her performances at Chicago , where she is now fulfilling an engagement , are much appreciated by the musical people of that city , and are drawing large houses .
Bro . Wm . Peach was installed as W . M . of the Royal Cumberland Lodgc , Mo . 41 , at the Masonic Hall , Bath , on Thursday , the 4 th inst . The meeting being one of the most brilliant and successful this lodge ever held . Bro . Peach was a Masonic pupil and intimate friend of the late Dr . Hy . Hopkins , who almost up to the time of his death worked assiduously in the interests of this very ancient lodge .
We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . A . W . Fenner , who for the last 26 years has heen the sole manager of the well-known firm of Lillywhite , 10 , Seymour-street , Fusion-square , has just taken the premises , and will carry on the same business , as usual . Bro . Fenner hopes to have a continuance of the patronage xvhich had been so generously bestowed on the late firm and xvill spare no efforts to make himnelf xx'orthy of it .
Bro . the Duke of Connaught and the Earl of Cork were among those present at the Council held by the Oueen at Osborne , on Wednesday . Previous to xvhich Bros , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , the Earl of Lathom , and Lord Arthur Hill , M . P ., attended and delivered up respectively the insignia of their several offices in the Household or of State under the late Ministry . Bro . the
Duke of Connaught afterwards left Osborne . Al thc regular meeting on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., of the Ancient Briton Lodge , No . 1675 , Liverpool , a handsome tea and coffee service was presented to Bro . Bottomley , P . M . and Treasurer , for Mrs . Bottomley , in recognition of the valuable services he had rendered to the lodge , Bro . Bottomley himself being constituted a Life
Governor of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution and the Hamer Benevolent . Thc presentation was courteously acknowledged by Bro . Bottomley . The Prince of Wales gave a dinner party at Marlborough House on VVednesday , on the occasion of the Duke of Edinburgh being about to leave England to
assume command of our Meet in Mediterranean waters . Among the guests were Bros , the Duke of Connaught and Prince Albert Victor of Wales , Prince George of Wales , the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros , the Earl of Fife , the Earl of Kilmorey , the Earl of Lathom , Lord Charles Beresford , Lord Alfred Paget , Lord Hothfield , Lord Alcester , Admiral the Hon . Sir H , Keppel , and F . Knollys , C . B .
The funeral of Bro . W . T . Lever , P . M ., Sec . 117 S , and P . M . Sampson Lodge , 166 S , who died suddenly on the 29 th ult ., took place at Brockley Cemetery on Thursday , the 4 th inst . The officiating clergyman was the" Rev . Mitcheson , of Christ Church , Rotherhithe , while
a numerous body of brethren was present , among them being Bros . Stamp , VV . M . ; Elsworth , P . M . ; Hamsworth , P . M . ; Avery , P . M . ; Quincey , P . M . ; Clark , P . M ., of 117 S ; and Bros . Cuspard , VV . M . ; Field , J . W . ; Ochre , P . M . ; Miller , S . D . ; Lancaster , I . G . ; and Levey , I . G . 166 S .
Since the days of Raleigh and Queen Itlizabeth , the once considered " pernicious habit" of smoking has so grown upon the English race that it has become not only a luxury , but a component part of our existence . But perhaps in no country has the preference for the cigarette form of tobacco so rapidly developed of late years as in out ownand in consequence there have been so many brands
, thrust upon the market that it is difficult to choose which is the best . We have la . tely , however , tested some produced by the Alexandria Cigarette Company ( Limited ) , who have established themselves at 63 and 64 , New Broad-street , upon which we can express a pronounced and favourable opinion . Their Nourmahls for instance , are par excellence lor delicacy of flavour and aroma , whilst their Houris and Peris are
most happily named ; all the Company ' s brands are , "to put it short , " admirable smoking . There is an old adage that " good wine needs no bush , " and as ardent lovers of the fragrant we arc guilty of no puff in recommending the really palatable specialities presented to the public by the Alexandria Cigarette Company ( Limited ) , of Nexv Broad-street .