Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

As IT is understood that notwithstanding the information conveyed in our last week's issue , a not inconsiderable number of brethren are under the impression that the installation of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught will take place at the Festival on Wednesday next , the 24 th instant , we are desired to repeat that the M . W . Grand Master has not yet been able to fix a date for the ceremony , which will probably take place later in the year at the Albert Hall .

MR . MANNS completed an uninterrupted service of 45 years as conductor of the Crysfal Palace Concerts on Saturday last . PREPARATIONS are being made by the Corporation authorities to take a day census of the City . Such an enumeration was made in tSSt , and again in iSgt . LORD BURGHCLERE is to preside at the dinner of the Society of Authors , which will take place at the Hoiborn Restaurant , on Wednesday , the 1 st prox .

LAST week Bro . John Bott and Sons conducted a successful sale ( the first of the season ) at Heine Bay , of the Central Estate , when property to the value of £ 113 + was sold . BRO . THE LORD MAYOR will preside at the Hotel Cecil on Monday , the 22 nd inst ., at a dinner that is to be given in aid of the funds of the Boys' Home , Regent ' s Parkroad .

WE RPGRET TO LBARN that Bro . Henry J . Gardiner , one of the candidates for Shrievalty honours , has been laid up over the Easter holidays with a very troublesome bronchial attack , which is preventing him from attending to his usual duties . THE ME MBERS of the Irving Amateur Dramatic Club will give at St . George ' s Hall , Langham-place , on the evening of Tuesday , the 30 th inst ., a representation of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona , " a play not often seen on the English stage in these days .

BRO . SIR WALTER BESANT IS said to be concentrating all his energies upon his Work on London now , to the exclusion of fiction and other work . The recentlypublished book on East London is only an instalment of Bro . Sir Walter has it in mind to write . BRO . ALDERMAN SIR J OSEPH DIMSDALE , M . P ., the Treasurer , will preside at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Thursday , the 25 th instant , over the annual meeting of the Earlswccd Asylum lor Idiots . Twen ty-five sufferers will be admitted on the occasion to the benefits of the charity .

BRO . SIR BLUNDELL MAPLE , Bart ., M . P ., and Lady Maple have issued invitations to the mayors , aldermen , and councillors of the boroughs of Camberwell and St . Panrrss , and to the chairman and members of the Urban District Council of Penge and their ladies to a reception at the Grafton Gallery on Thursday , the 7 th prox . WK understand there has been a very great demand for copies of the March issue of "The Biographer" in consequence of a portrait and biographical sketch of the career of JJro . Magnus Obren , who , as a distinguished Mason and a talented engineer , has for many years been widely and favourably known to a number of our readers .

BRO . EARL ROBERTS is shortly to visit Liverpool , in order to have conferred upon him the freedom of the city , which is to be voted to the Commander-in-Chief at the forthcoming meeting of the Cily Council . His lordship , during his stay in the city , will present the medals to the members of the 5 th Irish Liverpool Volunteers , who have recently returned from the war in South Africa .

ASSOCIATION OF MEN OF KENT AND KENTISH MEN . —We have much pleasure in announcing that a Preliminary Historical and Literary Committee has been formed in connection with this Association with a view to obtaining notes of county interest , literary contributions , & c , and that the co-operation of members residing in aH parts of the county is desired in order that its work may become thoroughly comprehensive .

IN RESPBCT to Bro . Dr . Forshaw ' s anthology on the Queen , he has received the following letter : "Buckingham Palace , April 15 th , 1901 . —Charles F . Forshaw , Esq ., LL . D ., 4 S , Hanover-square , Bradford . — The Private Secretary is commanded by the King to thank Dr . Charles F . Forshaw for his letter of the pth instant , and for the accompanying copy of his book , 'Poetical Tributes to Her Mijesty Queen Victoria . ' "

THE DEATH took place at Southampton on the Sth inst . of Bro . Henry H . Bull , the well-known builder and contractor . The deceased was a member of the firm which had the contract for building the Parliament buildings at Cape Town and the Law Courts in London . The last-named work , it will be remembered , was beset with many difficulties , not the least of which was the great strike of masons , to combat which a great number of men weie imported from Germany . Bro . Butt was well known in Masonic circles .

ASSOCIATION OF MEN OF KENT AND KENTISH MEN . — A Bohemian concert has been arranged to be held at the Crown Room of the Hoiborn Restaurant on Tuesday , the 23 rd instant ( St . George's Day ) , and as the proceeds are to be devoted to the B ; njvolent Fund , and an excellent programme is being provided , it is hoped that it will result in a large sale of tickets , the price of which is is ., and these can be obtained from any of the officers or members of the council .

BRO . SIR AI . HRRT WOODS , the Garter Principal King of Arms , whom old age and growing infirmity prevented him exercising his prerogative of proclaiming King Edward VII ., is to be congratulated on his S 5 th birthday on Tuesday . He is the son of the late Sir Albert Woods , who proclaimed Queen Victoria . Sir Albert entered the College of Arms as Pursuivant in 1838 . and became Lancaster Herald in 1 S 4 L It is 32 years since he succeeded his father as Garter King of Arms , and it is really remarkable that in his prolonged connection with the College of Heralds he should never have been privileged to take part in accession ceremonies . It is not long since Sir Albert celebrated the completion of his 50 H 1 year of active Freemasonry .

THE PROGRAMME of the 15 Sections will be worked by the Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1056 , at the Mail Coach , Farringdon-itreet , E . C ., on the evening of Friday next , the 2 Gih instant , commencing at G . 30 . The Seven Sections of the First Lecture will be worked by the following brethren in the order nam » d : Bros . W . Hivward , 1745 : J . W . Hardinp , P . M . 15 S . 5 ; A . B . Clvton , S . W . i 6 S <>; H . II . Spiul ,

145 ; J . Knight , P . M . S 61 ; G . G . Canning , 1623 ; and N . P . Lardnes P . M 1745 . Ihe Five Sections of the Second Lecture will b >; worked by Bros . R , Waldovoeel , P . M . 182 S ; G . Neivnham , J . W . 145 ; J . D . WebS , P . M . 1745 ; F . P Weinel , P . M . 1 S 2 S ; and H . Hill , P . M . 1305 . The Three Sections of the Tnird Lec-ure will be worked by Bros . G . Knights , W . M . 1 S 2 S ; W . R . Witt , P . M . 1 745 ; and R , Fitch , Stwd . S 7 .

THE ALEXANDRA PALACE . —The Palace is now public property , and for the future will be carried on in the interests and for the sole benefit ot Londoners at large . Meanwhile an appeal to the readers of the City Press and the Frecmiion is made by Bro . R . D . M . Littler , K . C ., C . B ., the chairman of the trustees . Voluntary help is needed , it seems , in making the Palace " a free picture gallery , a free museum , a free exhibition of inventions , models , and industries , and a free focus of all that is educational and refining . Will those who have them and to spare lend us their pictures , their statuary ,

their curios , and their wonders of many lands and busy hands ? We have newlydecorated picture galleries , and ample space for thousands of exhibits . We aim at loan and sale collections of paintings , art photography , black anJ white drawings , and permanent illustrations of natural history ; a live-shilling art union ; musical festivals by our own choir and orchestra , assisted by military bands ; and at the same time rational amusements for the masses . Sale collections we can command , but we appeal for loans , temporary or extended , from those who feel with us that such an opportunity

of creating a unique people ' s resort should not be lost for want of enthusiasm . On May iSth , under the auspices of the Duke of Bedford , Lord-Lieutenant of the county , we open our gates freely to all . and we are anxious to begin well and improve as we go on . Will your readers help us ? Offers of loans addressed to our hon . secretary , Mr . Henry Burt , who has done so much to bring our movement to a promising issue , or to the general manager , Mr . John Henderson , at the Alexandra Palace , Middlesex , N ., will be thankfully received . "

ANGLO-INDIANS AND OTHERS seeking genuine Indian-manufactured condiments , currie stuffs , chutnees , preserves , pappidums , Bombay ducks , Nepaul pepper , & c , send to the original firm . C . Stembridge and Co ., 18 , Green-street , Leicester-square , London ; and Calcutta . Established 1 S 21 . Write for price list . ( Removed from 33 , Leicester-tquare ) .

Masonic And General Tidings.

BRO . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF'FIFE have been offered and have intimated their acceptance of the freedom of Glasgow , on the occasion of their visit on the 2 nd prox . to open the International Exhibition . a •WE are informed that Bro . F . G . Ivey , P . D . G . D . C , P . A . G . S ., P . M . 3 , M . M M P . G . S ., P . P . S . G . D . Middlesex , will be nominated at the December meeting of ' th « Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons as Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year .

SOLDIERS AT ST . PAUL ' S . —The festival service of the Army Guilds of the Holu Standard and St . Helena will be held at St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Thursday , the nth prox . The Royal Military School of Music will provide the orchestra and choir on th . occasion . e AT A MEETING of the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday Bro . the Lord Mayor , presided , nominated Bro . Horace Brooks Mar-hall , citizen and stationer , of Temple House , Temple-avenue , as a candidate for the office ol Sheriff of the City at the approaching election on Midsummer Day .

His MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII ., who as Prince of Wales has been Patron of Miss Weston's Royal Sailors . ' Rests at Portsmouth and Devonport , has graciously con . sented to continue that patronage . The title of ' ¦ ' Royal " granted to these institutions " by her late Majesty Queen Victoria ha ? also been confirmed . BRO . ALDERMAN SIR WILLIAM TRELOAR presided at the house dinner of the Savage Club on the 13 th instant , and entertained as his guests Bro . the Lord Mayor and Bros . Alderman and Sheriff Vaughan Morgan , Under-Sheriff Langton , and Under ! Sheriff Gardiner . During the evening Bro . the Lord Mayor gave a recitation .

EXHIHITION OF SPANISH ART AT THE GUILDHALL . —Owing to the delay in the carriage of certain important Spanish pictures from abroad , the date of the opening of the Exhibition , which had been fixed for Monday , the 22 nd inst ., has been postponed to Monday , the 29 th inst . The free admission of the public will commence at 10 a . m . on Monday , the 20 th inst .

To ABOLISH SLUMS . —Bro . the Lord Mayor has issued an appeal for support to the Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the Poor . This body has , since its formation in 1 SS 3 , brought to the attention of the local authorities 100 , 000 cases of insanitary rooms and houses , and it has also prompted the institution of six public inquiries by the Local Government Board and three by the London County Council .

GOLDSMITHS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —The 6 Sth anniversary festival will be held at the Grand Hotel , Trafalgar-square , on Wednesday , the Sth instant , when Thomas T . Whipham , Esq ., M . D ., Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths , has kindly consented to preside . It is earnestly hoped that the trade will give their generous support and assistance in promoting its success , and adding to the funds of the institution .

MASONIC JEWELS are sometimes to be found in strange places , but it is not often that one is worn as a decoration on the field of battle ; yet , according to the Daily Telegraph ol the 16 th instant , some combatant Boers were recently captured wearing khaki uniforms , and one of their number , a certain Field-Cornet Smit , was wearing a rich Masonic jewel in his hat . Smit evidently imagined the jewel , which he had stripped from a dead officer , to be part of the insignia worn by a British general .

THE CITY SHRIEVALTY . —Bro . Henry J . Gardiner , chairman of Messrs . Bradbury Greatorex , and Co ., whom Bro . the Lord Mayor had undertaken to nominate for the Shrievalty of the City , has informed the Lord Mayor that , owing to continued ill-health he would be unable , if elected , to fulfil the duties of the office , and , consequently , under medical advice , he has no choice but to request that his name may be withdrawn from any further candidature . In these circumstances the only candidates before the electors are Bros . Alderman Bell and Horace Brooks Marshall , who will he elected without a contest .

WE are in receipt of the April number of " Tuberculosis , " the journal of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption and other form ? of Tuberculosis . The articles of greatest interest in the current number are probably " Lordrach in the Black Forest , " which deals with the best situated and most suitably-built of modern sanatoria for the treatment of consumption ; "Sanatoria for Pauper and other Consumptive Patients , " " A Pure Milk Supply , " and reports from the Association ' s branches throughout the kingdom . The magazine und ; r review should do much to aid the Association in mitigating the effects of the terrible scourge , tuberculosis .

AT THE REQUEST of the Board of Management , Lord Tweedmouth has consented to take the chair at the annual festival dinner of the Royal Hospital for Incurables , to be held at the Hotel Cecil on Tuesday , May 14 th . An examination of the accounts of the hospital shows that this charity is being worked to the full extent of its available income , the whole of the annual revenue in subscriptions , donations , and legacies beinj expended upon its maintenance . The institution provides for as many as S 57 inmates and pensioners at the present time , and it is necessary to raise at least £ 32 , 000 year by year to avoid trenching upon reserve funds .

WITH the May number of the " Smart Set , " of which we have received an advance copy , the fourth volume of one of the cleverest of American magazines commences a fresh volume . The high-class fiction with which this magazine abounds consists entirely of complete stories , many of which give one a good insight into the mode of life and trend of thought of modern society as found in the largest cities of the U . S . A . " The Wage of Character" and " The Lady Uami-Tasse" are worthy of special mention as stories of character in society , and some of the verse also well repays perusal . It is also a point in favour of the " Smart Set , " in these days of overillustration , that its pages contain letterpress only .

THE FUND for the National Memorial to the Queen is coming in satisfactorily , nearly £ 70 , 000 having already been received , without reckoning the large amounts in course of collection on the Stock Exchange and among the Freemasons . The suggestion lor a Church offertory throughout the country on the nearest Sunday to the late Queen ' s birthday , which happens to be Whit-Sunday , will doubtless be largely adopted , and biing in a considerable sum of money , though the provincial cities and towns are

persisting in local memorials , which , if they take the form of statues or public buildings , ought to provide work for all the sculptors and architects who are making so loud an outcry at the limited competition arranged for the Nitional Msmorial . Bro . the Lord Mayor is working hard to promote the Mansion House Fund , assisted by his official staff who have such long and intimate experience in these matters . Lord Esher is an indefatigable hon . secretary of the movement .

THE SERVICE of the Thames Steamboat Co . for 1901 will commence on May 2 nd with a io-minutes service over the central section between London Bridge and Bittersei , a stretch of four and three-quarter miles , for which distance the fare will be 2 d , with an intermediate fare of id . to Nine Elms . Up to S . 30 a . m . workmen ' s tickets will be issued at half-price . A western extension will be made to Keiv Gardens , leaving Chelsea pier regularly at the even half-hours and connecting there with the boats from the central section . An arrangement has b ; en

come to with the Metropolitan District Railway Company for return boattickets over the Kew section to be available at the passenger ' s option for return by railway from Putney Bridge station . There will also be a service eastwards from Westminster to Greenwich and Woolwich , a distance of 11 miles , fare 01 . ; leaving Westminster at 20 minutes to and 10 minutes past the hour . A dail y boat during the season will run to and from Heme Bay : and the well-known Cardinal Wolsey will also ply to Hampton Court and back in the day , a distance of 47 miles , for the low price of is . Gd .

Marriages.

MARRIAGES .

SNOW—MASSEY . —On the 6 th inst ., at St . Paul ' s Church , Heme Hill , S . E ., by the Rev . S . F . Bridge , M . A ., Vicar , Henry Geotge , youngest son of Mr . Charles John Snow , of 1 , East Chapel-street , Mayfair , W ., to Ellen ( Nellie ) , fourth daughter of Bro . Henry Massey , of 1 , Clifford ' s Inn and 168 , Loughboroug hroad , S . W . WIIITF . HKAU--LANGFORD . —On the 10 th inst ., Mr . Gilbert H . Whitehead , third son of Bro . Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., of Wilmington Manor , to Helena E ., only daughter of the late Mr . H . A . Langford , of Plymouth ,