Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the annual meeting held at the Mansion House on Monday of the Imperial Federation League . Bro . P . L . Simmonds has been appointed Secretary to the Royal Commission for New Zealand at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition .

The Society Bellini at Catania have elected as honorary members of the Society Mr . John Brinsmead and Mr . Edgar Brinsmead , ot London . The new Recorder of Liverpool , Mr . Charles H . Hopwood , O . C . of the Northern Circuit , is a son of the late Bro . J . " * S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . It has been announced from Dublin lhat Bro .

the Duke of Abercorn will be installed Grand Master of Ireland on VVednesday , the 3 rd proximo . Bro . Major General Sir Evelyn Wood has been appointed to the command of the Eastern Military District , on the retirement of Lieut .-Gen . White , C . B . Bro . Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., presided on Thursday , the nth inst ., at the half-yearly meeting , at the Paddington Station , of the shareholders of the Great

Western Railway . Bro . Earl Granville has reconsidered the determination he came to recently to resign the mastership of the West Street Harriers , and will retain the position for the present . Bro . Admiral Sir H . I-Ceppel will accompany the Duke of Edinburgh ( o the Mediterranean , and will spend some months as the guest of his Royal Highness , with the fleet under his command .

It is understood that the Princess of Wales and her three daughters will arrive on a visit at Torquay towards the close of the current week . During their stay the Royal Party will be the guests of the Duchess of Sutherland . Bros . T . Eccleston Gibb , M . P ., and Bolton , M . P ., were present at the 13 th annual meeting in the Vestry Hall , St . Pancras , on Monday , of the Borough of

St . Pancras Local Option and Alliance Union . A dinner to celebrate the return of Bro . I ^ ord George Hamilton , M . P ., ' as the first representative of the Ealing Division of the County of Middlesex , will take place on VVednesday next , the 24 th inst ., at Acton . Probate of the will of the late Bro . the Earl of Erne , K . T ., of Crom Castle , Co . Fermanagh , has recently

been granted both in Dublin and London , the aggregate value of the estate in England and Ireland being sworn at upwards of £ 250 , 000 . The Court of Aldermen met , as usual , at the Guildhall , on Tuesday afternoon , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , among those present being Bros . Aldermen Sir J . VV . Ellis , Bait ., M . P . ; De Keyser , Savory ,

Waterlow , and Giay . Bro . G . Shaw , C . C , presided at a meeting at the Guildhall on Thursday , the nth inst ., of the Committee of Representatives ( masters and journeymen ) of the London Plumbers and the members of the General Council , with a view to the Registration of Plumbers .

Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson occupied the chair at a meeting held at the City and Colonial Club , Basinghallstreet , on the ioth inst ., for the purpose of receiving reports respecting a scheme proposed by Bro . D . Tallerman for an improved system of food preparation and distribution .

Steps are in contemplation with a view to celebrating the jubilee of the University of London . The idea emanated in the first instance from the brethren of the University of London Lodge , the VV . M . of which , Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., as a graduate of the University , being very favourable to the idea being carried out . It is also believed that Bro . Lord Herschell , Lord High Chancellor , who is also a graduate of London ,

might be induced to preside at the commemoration . The Mansion House Committee of the I ^ ondon Unemployed Relief Fund met in the Venetian Parlour on Monday , under the presidency of Bro . the Lord Mayor , there being present , amonir others , Bros . Lord Charles Bruce , Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Sheriff Clarke . The announcement by Bro . Lord Mayor Staples that her Majesty had sent a contribution to the fund of £ 500 was received with great cheering .

The annual supper of tlie Clapton Lodge of Instruction , N ' o . 1365 , was held on VVednesday evening , at Bro . Bargen ' s Restaurant , Wool Exchange , Coleman-street . The menu was all that could be desired , and did great credit to the establishment . Twenty-four brethren were present . Bro . C . Steel , VV . M . 1365 , occupied the chair , and Bro . Finch , P . M . and Treas . 13 G 5 , the vice-chair ,

in the much regretted absence of Bro . Cusworth , Preceptor , P . M . S 13 , & c . After the cloth was cleared , the usual toasts were given and replied to . The brethren then dispersed , expressing the great pleasure it gave them in being present at what in most establishments would be called a banquet . Her Roya ) Highness the Princess I ^ ouise and the Marquis of Lome , attended by Col . A . Collins , honoured

Bro . John Welford , P . M ., with a visit to Welford and Sons' chief dairy , at Elgin-road , Maidavale , on Tuesday afternoon . On entering the establishment , Bro . Wclford ' s pretty little daughter , aged four years , presented the Princess with a beautiful basket of flowers , composed of maiden-hair ferns , snowdrops , and lilies of the valley . The Piincess was conducted through each department o ( the dairy by Bro . John Welford , the Marquis walking some

distance behind . In the butter-making room the party stayed a considerable time . The Princess tasted Ihe cream , and handed the glass to the Marquis to taste , saying , " Taste , it is delicious . " The cow sheds , stables , and workmen ' s dwellings were inspected . The Princess and Marquis complimented Bro . John Welford upon thc extreme cleanliness and perfect sanitary arrangements of the dairy .

Masonic And General Tidings

Bro . Sir E . and Lady Ermyntrude Malet left London for Berlin on the nth inst . Bro . Frank Tayler , C . C , has been unanimously elected Worshipful Master of the John Hervey Lodge , No . 1260 .

A meeting of the Four Kings' Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees will be held at 8 A , Red Lionsquare , on Saturday , the 20 th inst . The Prince of Wales has sent a cheque for 250 euineas to the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the Unemployed in London . Bro . Jiarl and Countess Percy and family have left town for Bournemouth , where they propose to remain till after Easter .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , at the Red Lion Tavern , Red Lion-court , Fleet-street , E . C ., on Wednesday next . The Domatie Lodge of Instruction , No . 177 , meeting at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on

Tuesday evenings , has been placed under " Emulation working , " by the Preceptor , Bro . James Hill . Bro . Henry Windybank . of the Burgoyne Lodge , No . 902 , and the West Kent Chapter , has been unanimously elected the Chairman of the Improvement Committee of the Corporation of the City of London .

Bros . Earl Granville , the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childcrs , and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan attended the Cabinet Councils held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Downing-street on Monday and Tuesday . Bro . the Lord Mayor and the Lad y Mayoress have issued cards of invitation to a conversazione to be held at the Mansion House , on Monday next , in aid of the Central Poor Districts of the London City Mission .

Bro . T . Davis is the newly-installed W . M . of the Craven Lodge , No . Sio , Skiptrm , Bros . T . Stockdale and H . Calvert being the S . W . and J . VV . ; Bro . Capt . Robinson , P . M ., P . P . G . S . W . ( re-elected ) , Treasurer , and Bro . M . Ackernley , Secretary . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Bro . Earl and Countess Cowper , Bro . the Earl of * Mount

Edgcumbe , and Bro . General Lord and Lady Wolseley were among the Duke and Duchess of Bedford ' s guests at dinner on VVednesday . On Monday the Prince of Wales paid a visit to the Kingsclere racing stables , where his Royal Highness has several horses in training . In the evening the Prince and Princess , with Prince George and Princess Louise of Wales , visited the Prince's Theatre .

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by Prince George of Wales and the Duchess cf Edinburgh , visited the St . James's Theatre on Saturday evening last , and witnessed the first performance of "Antoinette Rigaud . "

We are glad to find that Bro . Alderman Waterlow has sufficiently recovered from his recent severe attack ol illness to be able to resume his magisterial duties in the City , he having taken his seat in the Guildhall justice-room on Monday , Tuesday , and following days .

The Grand Lodge of Quebec held its 16 th annual communication at the Masonic Chambers , Montreal , on Wednesday , the 27 th ult . Bro . Johnson , M . W . G . M ., presided , and over 300 Grand Officers and brethren were present . The proceedings extended over some time , and the business was not concluded till the following day .

Ihe annual banquet of the Corinthian Lodge of Instruction , No . 13 S 2 , which meets at the George Hotel , Millwall Dock , E ., is arranged to take place on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst . The lodge will be opened at seven o ' clock , and Bro . J . Delves , P . M ., the esteemed Preceptor , will work the ceremony of installation , and the supper will be served at eight o ' clock . 1 ickets , 4 s . each , can be obtained by poit of the Secretary , Bro . S . G . Bonner , 2 , College View , Cubitt-town , E .

A musical matinee will be given at Wood Green to the pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ' to-morrow ( Saturday ) , commencing at 3 p . m . Bro . E . M . Lott , Mus . Doc , G . Org ., has charge of the arrangements , and under his able guidance the programme , which is of

an excellent and varied character , will be carried out . The artists include Miss Edith Stow and Madame Raymond , and Bros . A . Thompson , Franklin Clive , and T . Tremere , vocalists ; and Bro . Dr . Lott , CO ., and Miss Nellie Hamilton , instrumentalists .

We beg to remind our readers that the annual festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement will take place at Freemasons' Hall on Friday next , the 2 < jth inst ., when the chair will be taken by Bro . the Marquis of Hertford , G . S . W . Ihe work of the evening will consist of the Five Sections of the Second Lecture , after which will be

held the usual banquet , tickets for which , to include admission to the lodge , will be five shillings each . Full particulars may be had of Bro . F . R . Spaull , the Secretary of the lodge , or of the members of the Committee , Bros . Thomas Fenn , President Board of General Purposes ; A . A . Richards , P . G . Stwd . ; VV . A . Dawson , and R . S . Sudlow .

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Masonic And General Tidings

The Aldersgate I ^ odge , No . 1657 , voted at its last meeting the sum of twenty-five guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill , M . P ., addressed a political meeting at the Paddington Baths , Bayswater , on Saturday evening last .

Bro . General Lord Wolseley gave a lecture at Toynbee Hall , Whitechapel , on Saturday last , on " Incidents of the Soudan Campaign . " Bro . Sir John E . Gorst , O . C , M . P ., presided at the meeting held in Spring-gardens on the 12 th inst ., of the Royal Commission on Loss of Life at Sea . Bro . W . Pearce , M . P ., was among the members present .

Bros . Aldermen Sir J . W . Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Sir H . E . Knight , Sir R . Hanson , De Keyser , Isaacs , and Whitehead , W . Pearce , M . P ., A . Staveley Hill , Q . C , M . P ., and Sir J . B . Monckton , were present at the banquet given by Bro . the Lord Mayor on Saturday last , to the Master and Elder Brethren of the Trinity House .

The Royal Lodge , No . 643 , Filey , held its annual meeting at the Crescent Hotel on the Sth inst . There was a large attendance of brethren , including several visitors from Scarborough , and in the course of the proceedings Bro . Capt . H . Darley was installed Worshipful Master , and subsequently appointed his officers . A capital banquet followed .

Bro . John Matthews was installed W . M . of the Equity Lodge , No . 13 S 4 , Widnes , Lancashire , on the 4 th inst ., the ceremony being very ably carried out by Bro . J . Foster , Bro . James VVhite , P . M ., D . of C , delivering the addresses . After the appointment and investiture of the officers , the brethren adjourned to the Central Hotel , where an excellent banquet was served , and an enjoyable evening

passed all too quickly . Bro . the Lord Mayor gave a grand banquet at the Mansion House on Saturday last , to the Master ( the Duke of Edinburgh ) and Elder Brethren of the Trinity House , on the approaching departure of his Royal Highness

to assume the command of our fleet in the Mediterranean . Among the distinguished guests were the Duke of Cambridge , and Bros . Earl Granville , Earl Cowper , K . G ., Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., Lord A . Hill , M . P ., Admiral Sir H . Keppel , Admiral Sir E . A . Inglefield . Col . Lord E . Pelham-Clinton , VV . T . Marriott , O . C . M . P ., and others .

Bro . W . Smoker was installed W . M . of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 92 S , Petersfield , on the 1 st inst . The officiating Master was Bro . E . Naylor , P . G . S ., the retiring VV . M ., who fulfilled his task most ably . At the close of the ceremony , Bro . Smoker presented his predecessor , Bro . Naylor , with a handsome Past Master ' s jewel , which had been voted him by the lodge in recognition of his services during the past year .

'i he installation meeting of the I 3 uffalo Lodge , No . 1 S 24 , East London , S . Africa , took place on the 28 th December last , at the Masonic Hall , Caxton-street . The ceremony was carried out by R . W . Bro . Charles J . Egan , M . D ., D . G . M . Eastern Division , South Africa , who was assisted by Bros . VV . F . Sissing , D . G . S . ; Clark ,

D . G . J . D . ; Goodwin , P . D . G . S . ; and E . J . Carroll , the retiring W . M . of the lodge . The new VV . M ., Bro . J . t > . Tilney , having been inducted into office , appointed his ofiicers for the year , and lodge having been closed , the brethren adjourned to banquet at the Phoenix Hoi elland spent a most agreeable evening together .

Brother Hughan , the well known Masonic Archaeologist , has kindly promised a lecture to the members of the St . Aubyn Lodge , No . 954 , Devonport , on the "Connecting Links between Ancient and Modern Freemasonry . " A collection will be made on behalf of the

Devon Masonic Educational Fund , the whole of the proceeds of which , will be devoted to that excellent Institution . This will make the seventh lecture delivered in Devon by Bro . Hughan , and at each meeting not less than five guineas have been obtained , thus giving each entertaining lodge Jive votes for twenty years .

The following dinners toolc place at the Free-Masons' Tavern for the week ending Saturday , the 20 th inst . : —Monday—Philanthropic Ball ; Grand Masters ' Lodge ; British Lodge . Tuesday—Cadogan Lodge ; Enoch Chapter ; Salisbury Lodge ; Industry Chapter ; Ebury Chapter . Wednesday—Buckingham and Chandos

Lodge ; Oak Lodge ; Noviomagas ; Hackney Carriage Proprietors . Thursday—Universal Lodge ; St . Mary's Lodge ; Great Northern Lodge ; United Pilgrims Chapter ; Globe Lodge ; Holborn Cricket Club Ball . Friday—Jordan Lodge ; Pilgrim Lodge . Saturday-Tottenham House Ball .

The annual supper of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 , will take place at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Tuesday , gth March next . Bro . H . VV . Kede'ey , VV . M . of the mother lodge , will be the Chairman , and Bro . John Jacobs , P . M ., Vice-Chairman . Stewards Bros . G . ' P . Bertini , VV . M . 1550 ; J . Bromley , 179 ; T .

A . Dickson , S . W . 1614 ; R . J . Harnell , 511 ; J . R . Harnell , 2021 ; Wilkie Jones , S . W . S 20 ; F . Kedge , 749 ; R . Kirk , ifiSi ; H . G . Marsden , 73 ; C . Ralph , A . W . S . 1 O 14 ; D . Stroud , 2012 ; and E * L . P . Valeiiani , W . M 1 GS 7 . Bro . G . Reynolds , S . D . 1614 , Secretary , 3 , St . James's-square , Pall Mall , S . VV .

A series of Masonic meetings will be held in the Masonic Hall , Kidderminster , on Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , the ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd March respectively , under the combined auspices of the Hope and Chaiity Lodge , No . 377 , and the Lechnkre Lodge , No . 1 S 74 , when the rare collection of Masonic works , medals , engravings , & c , & c , made by Bro . Geo . Taylor , Prov . G . S . Worcestershire , will be on view , so that the brethren may have the

opportunity of inspecting previous to the province taking measures to acquire them . On Monday , the 1 st March , the meeting of the Lechmere Lodge will take place , and Bro . \ V . J . Hughan , P . G . S . D . England , will explain and describe the collection . On Tuesday , Bro . Hughan will deliver a lecture entitled " Connecting Links between

Ancient and Modern Freemasonry . " On Wednesday , there will be grand Masonic ball in thc Town Hall , which will serve to bring the proceedings to a conclusion very pleasantly . The collection , however , will be open to visitors till 8 p . m ., in payment of the nominal fee of is , each .