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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Prince Halim Pasha , who for some weeks previously had been staying at Claridge ' s Hotel , left London last Sunday on his return to Paris . The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the St . James ' s Theatre on Friday evening , the 2 Sth ult ., and witnessed the performance of " The Wife's Sacrifice . " Bro . the Hon . E . J . Monson , H . M . ' s Minister at the Court of Denmark , has been appointed a
Knight-Commander of the Order of St . Michael and St . George . The 23 rd Annual Horse Show at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , was opened on Saturday last , the number of entries being slightly in excess of those of last year . Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., was among the guests at the State dinner given on Saturday last by Bro . Earl Granville , K . G ., as Secretary of State for the Colonies .
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Submarine and Continental Railway Company ( Limited ) . Bros . Lord Plunket ( Archbishop of Dublin ) , Lord Ashbourne , Lord Monk-Bretton , and Lord Wolverton were among the visitors to the House of Commons on
Thursday , the 27 th ultimo . The Prince of Wales presided at the annual regimental dinner at the Hotel Metropole on the 27 th ult ., of the loth Hussars , Prince Albert Victor of Wales , who is a subaltern in the regiment , being also present . Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , who have been cruising in the Royal yacht Osborne , have been
making a short stay in Amsterdam . I hey had previously landed at Rotterdam and driven through that interesting town . Bros , the Ri g ht Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , Sir C Dilke , Bart ., Sir T . Brassey , and C T . Acland were among the members of the House of Commons who attended the Liberal meeting at the Foreign Office on the
27 th ult . Bros . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen and Lord Mayor Staples were present at the dinner given at the Holborn Restaurant on the 2 Sth ult . by the Canadian exhibitors at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in honour of the Queen's birthday .
The guesis at the dinner party given by the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House on Saturday evening last in honour of the Queen's birthday included Bros , the Duke of Manchester , the Duke of Abercorn , the Lord Mayor , Sir P . Cunliffe Ow ; n , Sir VV . Clarke , Bart ., and F . Knollys , C . B .
The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting held at Marlborough House on Monday morning of the Committee of the Duke of Albany's Memorial Church Society , and in the afternoon was present at the lecture by Captain Colomb , at the United Service Institution , on " Imperial Federation , Naval and Military . " The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction , No . 2012 , at a special meeting , to be held at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , on Monday evening , the 7 th inst ., at 6 . 45 . ; Bro .
E . Ayling , P . M . 975 , Preceptor , as the W . M . The attendance of brethren is particularly requested . Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., presided at a complimentary dinner , at the Holborn Restaurant , on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., to Mr . R . A . Germaine , Conservative candidate at the General Election for the Hoxton Division of Shoreditch . Bro . Sir R . Lethbridge , M . P ., was one of the principal guests .
The ceremony of trooping the colours in honour of the Queen ' s birthday on Saturday last was , as usual , very imposing , and was witnessed by an immense concourse of spectators . The Prince of Wales was present with the Headquarters Staff , among whom also were Bros , the Duke of Connaught and General Lord Wolseley . The Princess of Wales and her daughters viewed the spectacle
from a balcony in the Horse Guards Tower . Comp . J . H . Sillitoe , P . G . H . East Lancashire , installed Comp . S . Warburton , Z . ; A . H . Jefferies , H . ; and VV . Williams , J . ; and invested the officers of the Humphrey Cheetham Chapter , No . 645 , Manchester , on Wednesday , the 19 th ult . Advantage was taken of the installation festival to present to Mrs . Lees , wife of Comp .
J . E . Lees , who has acted as S . E . since the formation of the chapter , with a handsome case of silver plate . Bro . Wm . T . Crump , P . M . 58 , and a member of the Tilbury Lodge , No . 200 G , on Saturday , the Sth ult ., installed in the Master ' s chair of the Tilbury Lodge Bro . Manning , the eminent engineer of the East and West India Dock Company ( who designed the new Tilbury
Docks ) , in the presence of a large number of brethren , including the Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Essex , and a large number of the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex . After the ceremony the brethren sat down to a sumptuous banquet at the New Tilbury Hotel . Bro . J . S . Watson , organist of the West End Church , Southport , and originator of the Subscription
Concerts in that town , has been stricken down with illness , which will prevent hii attending to his professional duties for some months . A complimentary benefit concert has been organised , and will take place at the Cambridge Hall on Friday , 4 th inst ., at which the following ladies and gentlemen are giving their services : Miss Sillitoe , Miss Brereton , Miss Peck , Miss Begbie , Miss Lilly , Madame
Andersen , Miss Madge Morgans , Mr . and Miss Blumberg , Messrs . J . Acton , Stewart Allen , Fuller Allen , George Bernard , Bros . Fred . Gordon , Henry Hudson , Henry Hawkins , Wilkes , and A . E . Battle ( by permission of the Directors of the Winter Gardens ) , together with the Southport Vocalist Society , consisting of 16 male voices . Bro . J . 11 . Sillitoe is the Hon . Sec , and Bro . Herbert Kidson , Hon . Treas .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Coleridge J . Kennard has retired from the position of candidate in the Conservative interest for the city of Salisbury at the next General Election . Our readers , Vine ourselves , will sympathise deeply with Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal , P . G . C ., in the grcat ' loss he has recently sustained through the death of his
eldest son , Lieut . Portal , of the 61 st Regiment . Bro . Lord and Lady Balfour of Burlei g h , Bro . Sir Michael and Lady Hicks-Beach , and Bro . Sir John and Lady Mowbray dined with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs . Benson at Lambeth Palace on Saturday evening last .
Bros . Admiral Sir H . Keppel , Admiral Lord Alcester , Admiral Sir J . E . Commerell , and A . Staveley-Hill , Q . C , M . P ., dined with the First Lord of the Admiralty at 1 , Carlton-gardens , on Saturday evening last .
Bros . Lord Wolverton , the Earl of Jersey , and Lord Brabourne were present in the House of Commons on Tuesday when the adjourned debate on the Irish Government Bill was continued by Mr . Chamberlain and other Members .
Bros . Lord Halsbury and Sir J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , were among the principal guests at the banquet given by the Grocers' Company in their hall , Piinces-strcet , E . C , on Saturday last , to the Marquis of Salisbury . Bros . Seely , Plunket , and the Baron H . de Worms are among the members who have been chosen to serve
on the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Mr . Channing ' s Bill to make further provision for the safe working of railways . A complimentary dinner will be given at Greenwich on Wednesday , the iGth inst ., to Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., in recognition of his services to the borough during the period of his representing it in the House of
Commons from 1 SS 0 to 1 SS 5 . Bro . the Lord Mayor , who will be accompanied by the Lady Mayoress , will open the blocks of new artizans' dwellings erected by the City and Central Dwellings Company ( Limited ) in Sewell-street , Goswellroad , E . C , this day ( Friday ) , at 3 p . m . Prince George of Wales arrived at Gibraltar on board H . M . S . Imogene on Saturday last from Lisbon ,
where he had been present at the marriage of the Crown Prince of Portugal with a daughter of the Comte de Paris , and sailed for Malta the following day . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington presided at a meeting held in one of the Committee Rooms of the House of Commons on Tuesday of the members of the Liberal party who hold similar opinions with his lordship as regards the Ministerial proposals for Ireland and its future government .
Bro . Lord Halsbury presided at the festival dinner , held by kind permission of the Benchers , in the hall of Lincoln ' s Inn , on Tuesday , in aid of the funds of King ' s College Hospital . The donations and subscriptions amounted to L 1272 , raising the sum received in response to the recent special appeal to / . ' 337 S .
Bro . the Earl of Kintore was one of a number of gentlemen who met at Limmer ' s Hotel , Conduit-street , on Monday , for the purpose of considering a proposal to form a benefit society for gamekeepers and others . A number of resolutions to this effect were considered and adopted provisionally , and in the end it was resolved to request the Prince of Wales to become patron of the Society .
The Prince of Wales , who was accompanied by the Princess , formally opened to the public new Putney Bridge on Saturday last , their Royal Highnesses being received by Bro . Sir James McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works . The route traversed by the Royal parly was crowded with spectators , and nearer to Putney itself was profusely decorated .
By command of the Queen , the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday , presentations to his Royal Highness being equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . In the evening the Prince and Princess dined with the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House , and subsequentl y the former left for Aldershot , where the day following he inspected the Cavalry
and Horse Artillery . Among the guests at the State dinner given on Saturday last at the House of Commons by Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., Secretary of State for the Home Department , were Bros . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Justice Mathew , Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bait ., M . P ., Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P .,
Sir K . Du Cane , Sir Charles Warren , M . C . Borlase , M . P ., Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Sheriff Clarke . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was present at the banquet given by the Prime Minister al his official residence in Downing-stre 2 t on Saturday last in celebration of her Majesty's birthday . Bros , the Duke of St . Albans , the Marquis ot Tweeddale , the Earl of Arran , the Earl of
Fife , Viscount Powerscourt , Viscount Sherbrooke , Lord Leigh , Lord Monk-Bretton , Lord Tweedmouth , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., the Right Hon . G . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., were also among those present . TOBACCONISTS CUMUESCING . — Aiv Illustrated , Guide of 110 pages ' 'How to open respectably from £ 10 to £ iono \ " three stamps .
H . Myers & Co ., ion , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —[ Auvi . ] MORTOAGES . —Messrs . J AMES arc in a position to Supply Money to AXV EXTENT on the ' following Securities : —Landed Estates , Houses , Shops , and Offices , Warehouses and Wharves , Life Interests , & c , Reversions , Borough Kates , & c ., at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London
W . C— [ ADVT . ] HOLLOWAV ' S PILLS , —Enfeebled Existence . —This medicine cmbraces every attribute required in a general and domestic remedy . It overturns the foundations of disease laid by defective food and impure air . In obstructions or congestions of the liver , lungs , bowels , or any other organs , these Pills are especially serviceable and
eminently successful . They should be kept in readiness in every family , being a medicine of incomparable utility for young persons , especially those of feeble constitutions . They never cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels , Holloway ' s Pills are the best known purifiers of the blood , the most active promoters of absorption and secretion , whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles are removed from both solids and lluids . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Dixon Hartland , M . P ., has been unanimously re-elected Chairman for the ensuing year of the Beaconsfield Club . Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson was among the visitors at the opening on Wednesday of the Cyclists ' Congress at Colchester .
The Prince of Wales will , by command of her Majesty , hold another Levee at St . James ' s Palace , towards the close of the present month . Bro . Lord Halsbury presided at the 54 th anniversary festival , at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , on Wednesday , of the United Law Clerks' Society . To-morrow ( Saturday ) Bro . the Lord Mayor will , on the invitation of the Duchess of Marlborough , open the Churchill Home for City Workwomen , Chiswcll-st ., E . C .
Bro . Gen . Sir Geo . Willis , K . C . B ., presented new colours to the Hampshire Militia on Wednesday , the old colours being placed in the hall at Winchester Castle . Telegraphic addresses ( Inland ) for the Freemason Printing and Publishing Works — "Freemason , London . " For Jewels , Clothing , Furniture , Banners , & c , & c . — " Kenning , London . "
Bros . Lord Suliield , Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk of London ) , and H . H . Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , were among those who attended the Levee at St . James's Palace on Monday . Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., presided at the jubilee festival , held at the Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday , of the London Coffee and Eating House Keepers '
Benevolent Association . the contributions amounted to £ 300 . Bro . ex-Sheriff Burt , P . G . A . D . C , entertained the colonel and several of the officers of the Dorset Militia at dinner at his residence , Purbeck House , Swanage , on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . Lieut .-Col . T . Davies . Sewell
being among the other guests . At the meeting of the Port Natal Mark Lod ge , No . 2 SS , on the 2 Sth April last , Bro . M . H . Emanuel , I . P . M ., was presented with a handsome gold Past Master ' s jewel , in recognition of his services , and as a mark of esteem from the members .
Bro . Charles Dickens made his first appearance as a reader at the Athenaeum , Camden-road , on Wednesday , and gave a selection of scenes from his father ' s works with considerable ability , and in a manner which deserved the recognition so freely bestowed by the audience . Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Sir R . S . Phillips , and Baron H . de Worms , M . P .,
are among the stewards for the dinner which will take place at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Wednesday , the iGth inst ., in aid of the funds of the Jews' Free School , Bell-lane . Bro . Lord and Lady Ashbourne , Bro . Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill , Bro . the Right Hon . Sir F . and Lady Constance Stanley , Bro . Sir Michael and Lady Hicks Beach , and Bro . and Mrs . AUers-Douglas were at the dinner party given by the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House on Tuesday evening .
The Court of the Spectacle Makers' Company dined at the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday , when among the principal guests were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sheriff Clarke , Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . ' P . j Alderman Savory , J . T . Agg-Gardner , M . P ., I . H . Puleston , M . P ., Major J . A . Josephs , Under Sheriff Rose Innes , and Lieut .-Col . Davies Sewell .
The meet of the Four-in-Hand took place at the Magazine , Hyde Park , on Wednesday , when as many as 22 members of the Club turned up at the rendezvous , among them being Bros . Eaton , M . P . ; the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , Lord Charles Beresford , the Earl of Onslow , Lord Londesborough , and the Earl of Fife .
Bro . VVindybank ( Chairman ) presided at the dinner given by the City Improvement Committee at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Monday evening . The principal guests included Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sheriff Clarke , Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , G . F . Goldncy ( Remembrancer ) , J . Snowden , VV . H . Liversidgc , T . R . Bone , and E . Terry .
Ihe anniversary dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund will take place at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , tomorrow ( Saturday ) , under the presidency of Bro . Sir Algernon Borthwick , M . P . The list of Stewards includes Bros . Sir Charles Warren , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Edmund Yates .
The Prince of Wales , accompanied by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia , was present at a cavalry brigade field day at Aldershot on Tuesday , and , after lunching with the officers of the 10 th Hjssars , returned to Marlborough House . In the afternoon the Prince and Princess , accompanied by their three daughters , attended an operati : performance given at the Grosvenor Hall by the Drawing Room Operatic Company in aid of the funds of the Gordon Boys ' Home .
Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Evans , Sheriff Clarke , Baron II . de Worms , M . P ., Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Stone , Alderman Savory , Alderman Watcrlow , Sic Jas . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Sir John Bennett , T . Beard , ex-Sheriff Sir F . Perkins , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., John Derby Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and Justice Straight are anion ?
the principal patrons of the annual festival which will be held at the Cannon Street Hotel this ( Friday ) afternoon in aid of the City Waiters' Provident and Pension Society . Bro . Augustus Harris presided at the 41 st anniversary dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Wednesday , of the Royal General Theatrical Fund , among the principal guests being Bros . Sir John Gorst , M . P . ; W . T . Marriott ,
Q . C , M . P . ; Admiral Sir E . Inglelield , Sir Geo . Elliot , Bart . ; Edmund Yates , W . Pearce , M . P . ; J . C . Parkinson , S . B . Bancroft , Col . H . Mapleson , Col . R . Edis , H . Pettitt , A . M . Broadley , Dixon-Hartland , M . P . ; E . M . Lott , Alderman Isaacs , Percy Middlcmist , C Warner , Gaston Murray , H . Paul , and L . Brough . 'Ihe subscriptions amounted to £ 1050 , including £ 100 from the Queen , and £ 50 from the Chairman . _ ¦ H _ . I . ~
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Prince Halim Pasha , who for some weeks previously had been staying at Claridge ' s Hotel , left London last Sunday on his return to Paris . The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the St . James ' s Theatre on Friday evening , the 2 Sth ult ., and witnessed the performance of " The Wife's Sacrifice . " Bro . the Hon . E . J . Monson , H . M . ' s Minister at the Court of Denmark , has been appointed a
Knight-Commander of the Order of St . Michael and St . George . The 23 rd Annual Horse Show at the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , was opened on Saturday last , the number of entries being slightly in excess of those of last year . Bro . Sir James Fergusson , Bart ., M . P ., was among the guests at the State dinner given on Saturday last by Bro . Earl Granville , K . G ., as Secretary of State for the Colonies .
Bro . Sir Edward Watkin , Bart ., M . P ., presided on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Submarine and Continental Railway Company ( Limited ) . Bros . Lord Plunket ( Archbishop of Dublin ) , Lord Ashbourne , Lord Monk-Bretton , and Lord Wolverton were among the visitors to the House of Commons on
Thursday , the 27 th ultimo . The Prince of Wales presided at the annual regimental dinner at the Hotel Metropole on the 27 th ult ., of the loth Hussars , Prince Albert Victor of Wales , who is a subaltern in the regiment , being also present . Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Connaught , who have been cruising in the Royal yacht Osborne , have been
making a short stay in Amsterdam . I hey had previously landed at Rotterdam and driven through that interesting town . Bros , the Ri g ht Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , Sir C Dilke , Bart ., Sir T . Brassey , and C T . Acland were among the members of the House of Commons who attended the Liberal meeting at the Foreign Office on the
27 th ult . Bros . Sir P . Cunliffe Owen and Lord Mayor Staples were present at the dinner given at the Holborn Restaurant on the 2 Sth ult . by the Canadian exhibitors at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in honour of the Queen's birthday .
The guesis at the dinner party given by the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House on Saturday evening last in honour of the Queen's birthday included Bros , the Duke of Manchester , the Duke of Abercorn , the Lord Mayor , Sir P . Cunliffe Ow ; n , Sir VV . Clarke , Bart ., and F . Knollys , C . B .
The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting held at Marlborough House on Monday morning of the Committee of the Duke of Albany's Memorial Church Society , and in the afternoon was present at the lecture by Captain Colomb , at the United Service Institution , on " Imperial Federation , Naval and Military . " The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Chiswick Lodge of Instruction , No . 2012 , at a special meeting , to be held at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , on Monday evening , the 7 th inst ., at 6 . 45 . ; Bro .
E . Ayling , P . M . 975 , Preceptor , as the W . M . The attendance of brethren is particularly requested . Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., presided at a complimentary dinner , at the Holborn Restaurant , on Friday , the 2 Sth ult ., to Mr . R . A . Germaine , Conservative candidate at the General Election for the Hoxton Division of Shoreditch . Bro . Sir R . Lethbridge , M . P ., was one of the principal guests .
The ceremony of trooping the colours in honour of the Queen ' s birthday on Saturday last was , as usual , very imposing , and was witnessed by an immense concourse of spectators . The Prince of Wales was present with the Headquarters Staff , among whom also were Bros , the Duke of Connaught and General Lord Wolseley . The Princess of Wales and her daughters viewed the spectacle
from a balcony in the Horse Guards Tower . Comp . J . H . Sillitoe , P . G . H . East Lancashire , installed Comp . S . Warburton , Z . ; A . H . Jefferies , H . ; and VV . Williams , J . ; and invested the officers of the Humphrey Cheetham Chapter , No . 645 , Manchester , on Wednesday , the 19 th ult . Advantage was taken of the installation festival to present to Mrs . Lees , wife of Comp .
J . E . Lees , who has acted as S . E . since the formation of the chapter , with a handsome case of silver plate . Bro . Wm . T . Crump , P . M . 58 , and a member of the Tilbury Lodge , No . 200 G , on Saturday , the Sth ult ., installed in the Master ' s chair of the Tilbury Lodge Bro . Manning , the eminent engineer of the East and West India Dock Company ( who designed the new Tilbury
Docks ) , in the presence of a large number of brethren , including the Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Essex , and a large number of the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex . After the ceremony the brethren sat down to a sumptuous banquet at the New Tilbury Hotel . Bro . J . S . Watson , organist of the West End Church , Southport , and originator of the Subscription
Concerts in that town , has been stricken down with illness , which will prevent hii attending to his professional duties for some months . A complimentary benefit concert has been organised , and will take place at the Cambridge Hall on Friday , 4 th inst ., at which the following ladies and gentlemen are giving their services : Miss Sillitoe , Miss Brereton , Miss Peck , Miss Begbie , Miss Lilly , Madame
Andersen , Miss Madge Morgans , Mr . and Miss Blumberg , Messrs . J . Acton , Stewart Allen , Fuller Allen , George Bernard , Bros . Fred . Gordon , Henry Hudson , Henry Hawkins , Wilkes , and A . E . Battle ( by permission of the Directors of the Winter Gardens ) , together with the Southport Vocalist Society , consisting of 16 male voices . Bro . J . 11 . Sillitoe is the Hon . Sec , and Bro . Herbert Kidson , Hon . Treas .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Coleridge J . Kennard has retired from the position of candidate in the Conservative interest for the city of Salisbury at the next General Election . Our readers , Vine ourselves , will sympathise deeply with Bro . the Rev . Canon Portal , P . G . C ., in the grcat ' loss he has recently sustained through the death of his
eldest son , Lieut . Portal , of the 61 st Regiment . Bro . Lord and Lady Balfour of Burlei g h , Bro . Sir Michael and Lady Hicks-Beach , and Bro . Sir John and Lady Mowbray dined with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs . Benson at Lambeth Palace on Saturday evening last .
Bros . Admiral Sir H . Keppel , Admiral Lord Alcester , Admiral Sir J . E . Commerell , and A . Staveley-Hill , Q . C , M . P ., dined with the First Lord of the Admiralty at 1 , Carlton-gardens , on Saturday evening last .
Bros . Lord Wolverton , the Earl of Jersey , and Lord Brabourne were present in the House of Commons on Tuesday when the adjourned debate on the Irish Government Bill was continued by Mr . Chamberlain and other Members .
Bros . Lord Halsbury and Sir J . B . Monckton , Town Clerk of London , were among the principal guests at the banquet given by the Grocers' Company in their hall , Piinces-strcet , E . C , on Saturday last , to the Marquis of Salisbury . Bros . Seely , Plunket , and the Baron H . de Worms are among the members who have been chosen to serve
on the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Mr . Channing ' s Bill to make further provision for the safe working of railways . A complimentary dinner will be given at Greenwich on Wednesday , the iGth inst ., to Bro . Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., in recognition of his services to the borough during the period of his representing it in the House of
Commons from 1 SS 0 to 1 SS 5 . Bro . the Lord Mayor , who will be accompanied by the Lady Mayoress , will open the blocks of new artizans' dwellings erected by the City and Central Dwellings Company ( Limited ) in Sewell-street , Goswellroad , E . C , this day ( Friday ) , at 3 p . m . Prince George of Wales arrived at Gibraltar on board H . M . S . Imogene on Saturday last from Lisbon ,
where he had been present at the marriage of the Crown Prince of Portugal with a daughter of the Comte de Paris , and sailed for Malta the following day . Bro . the Marquis of Hartington presided at a meeting held in one of the Committee Rooms of the House of Commons on Tuesday of the members of the Liberal party who hold similar opinions with his lordship as regards the Ministerial proposals for Ireland and its future government .
Bro . Lord Halsbury presided at the festival dinner , held by kind permission of the Benchers , in the hall of Lincoln ' s Inn , on Tuesday , in aid of the funds of King ' s College Hospital . The donations and subscriptions amounted to L 1272 , raising the sum received in response to the recent special appeal to / . ' 337 S .
Bro . the Earl of Kintore was one of a number of gentlemen who met at Limmer ' s Hotel , Conduit-street , on Monday , for the purpose of considering a proposal to form a benefit society for gamekeepers and others . A number of resolutions to this effect were considered and adopted provisionally , and in the end it was resolved to request the Prince of Wales to become patron of the Society .
The Prince of Wales , who was accompanied by the Princess , formally opened to the public new Putney Bridge on Saturday last , their Royal Highnesses being received by Bro . Sir James McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works . The route traversed by the Royal parly was crowded with spectators , and nearer to Putney itself was profusely decorated .
By command of the Queen , the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday , presentations to his Royal Highness being equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . In the evening the Prince and Princess dined with the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House , and subsequentl y the former left for Aldershot , where the day following he inspected the Cavalry
and Horse Artillery . Among the guests at the State dinner given on Saturday last at the House of Commons by Bro . the Right Hon . Hugh C . E . Childers , M . P ., Secretary of State for the Home Department , were Bros . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) , Justice Mathew , Sir J . McGarel Hogg , Bait ., M . P ., Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P .,
Sir K . Du Cane , Sir Charles Warren , M . C . Borlase , M . P ., Alderman and Sheriff Evans , and Sheriff Clarke . Prince Albert Victor of Wales was present at the banquet given by the Prime Minister al his official residence in Downing-stre 2 t on Saturday last in celebration of her Majesty's birthday . Bros , the Duke of St . Albans , the Marquis ot Tweeddale , the Earl of Arran , the Earl of
Fife , Viscount Powerscourt , Viscount Sherbrooke , Lord Leigh , Lord Monk-Bretton , Lord Tweedmouth , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., the Right Hon . G . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., and the Right Hon . G . O . Trevelyan , M . P ., were also among those present . TOBACCONISTS CUMUESCING . — Aiv Illustrated , Guide of 110 pages ' 'How to open respectably from £ 10 to £ iono \ " three stamps .
H . Myers & Co ., ion , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —[ Auvi . ] MORTOAGES . —Messrs . J AMES arc in a position to Supply Money to AXV EXTENT on the ' following Securities : —Landed Estates , Houses , Shops , and Offices , Warehouses and Wharves , Life Interests , & c , Reversions , Borough Kates , & c ., at the lowest current rates of interest . Prompt Settlement . 11 , Staple Inn , London
W . C— [ ADVT . ] HOLLOWAV ' S PILLS , —Enfeebled Existence . —This medicine cmbraces every attribute required in a general and domestic remedy . It overturns the foundations of disease laid by defective food and impure air . In obstructions or congestions of the liver , lungs , bowels , or any other organs , these Pills are especially serviceable and
eminently successful . They should be kept in readiness in every family , being a medicine of incomparable utility for young persons , especially those of feeble constitutions . They never cause pain or irritate the most sensitive nerves or most tender bowels , Holloway ' s Pills are the best known purifiers of the blood , the most active promoters of absorption and secretion , whereby all poisonous and obnoxious particles are removed from both solids and lluids . —[ ADVT . ]
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Dixon Hartland , M . P ., has been unanimously re-elected Chairman for the ensuing year of the Beaconsfield Club . Bro . Dr . B . W . Richardson was among the visitors at the opening on Wednesday of the Cyclists ' Congress at Colchester .
The Prince of Wales will , by command of her Majesty , hold another Levee at St . James ' s Palace , towards the close of the present month . Bro . Lord Halsbury presided at the 54 th anniversary festival , at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , on Wednesday , of the United Law Clerks' Society . To-morrow ( Saturday ) Bro . the Lord Mayor will , on the invitation of the Duchess of Marlborough , open the Churchill Home for City Workwomen , Chiswcll-st ., E . C .
Bro . Gen . Sir Geo . Willis , K . C . B ., presented new colours to the Hampshire Militia on Wednesday , the old colours being placed in the hall at Winchester Castle . Telegraphic addresses ( Inland ) for the Freemason Printing and Publishing Works — "Freemason , London . " For Jewels , Clothing , Furniture , Banners , & c , & c . — " Kenning , London . "
Bros . Lord Suliield , Baron H . de Worms , M . P ., Sir John B . Monckton ( Town Clerk of London ) , and H . H . Crawford ( City Solicitor ) , were among those who attended the Levee at St . James's Palace on Monday . Bro . F . Seager Hunt , M . P ., presided at the jubilee festival , held at the Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday , of the London Coffee and Eating House Keepers '
Benevolent Association . the contributions amounted to £ 300 . Bro . ex-Sheriff Burt , P . G . A . D . C , entertained the colonel and several of the officers of the Dorset Militia at dinner at his residence , Purbeck House , Swanage , on Thursday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . Lieut .-Col . T . Davies . Sewell
being among the other guests . At the meeting of the Port Natal Mark Lod ge , No . 2 SS , on the 2 Sth April last , Bro . M . H . Emanuel , I . P . M ., was presented with a handsome gold Past Master ' s jewel , in recognition of his services , and as a mark of esteem from the members .
Bro . Charles Dickens made his first appearance as a reader at the Athenaeum , Camden-road , on Wednesday , and gave a selection of scenes from his father ' s works with considerable ability , and in a manner which deserved the recognition so freely bestowed by the audience . Bros . Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Sir R . S . Phillips , and Baron H . de Worms , M . P .,
are among the stewards for the dinner which will take place at the Criterion , Piccadilly , on Wednesday , the iGth inst ., in aid of the funds of the Jews' Free School , Bell-lane . Bro . Lord and Lady Ashbourne , Bro . Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill , Bro . the Right Hon . Sir F . and Lady Constance Stanley , Bro . Sir Michael and Lady Hicks Beach , and Bro . and Mrs . AUers-Douglas were at the dinner party given by the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House on Tuesday evening .
The Court of the Spectacle Makers' Company dined at the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on Tuesday , when among the principal guests were Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sheriff Clarke , Alderman Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., M . ' P . j Alderman Savory , J . T . Agg-Gardner , M . P ., I . H . Puleston , M . P ., Major J . A . Josephs , Under Sheriff Rose Innes , and Lieut .-Col . Davies Sewell .
The meet of the Four-in-Hand took place at the Magazine , Hyde Park , on Wednesday , when as many as 22 members of the Club turned up at the rendezvous , among them being Bros . Eaton , M . P . ; the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , Lord Charles Beresford , the Earl of Onslow , Lord Londesborough , and the Earl of Fife .
Bro . VVindybank ( Chairman ) presided at the dinner given by the City Improvement Committee at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Monday evening . The principal guests included Bros , the Lord Mayor , Sheriff Clarke , Alderman Sir H . E . Knight , G . F . Goldncy ( Remembrancer ) , J . Snowden , VV . H . Liversidgc , T . R . Bone , and E . Terry .
Ihe anniversary dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund will take place at Willis ' s Rooms , St . James ' s , tomorrow ( Saturday ) , under the presidency of Bro . Sir Algernon Borthwick , M . P . The list of Stewards includes Bros . Sir Charles Warren , Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., and Edmund Yates .
The Prince of Wales , accompanied by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia , was present at a cavalry brigade field day at Aldershot on Tuesday , and , after lunching with the officers of the 10 th Hjssars , returned to Marlborough House . In the afternoon the Prince and Princess , accompanied by their three daughters , attended an operati : performance given at the Grosvenor Hall by the Drawing Room Operatic Company in aid of the funds of the Gordon Boys ' Home .
Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Evans , Sheriff Clarke , Baron II . de Worms , M . P ., Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., M . P ., Alderman Stone , Alderman Savory , Alderman Watcrlow , Sic Jas . McGarel Hogg , Bart ., M . P ., Sir John Bennett , T . Beard , ex-Sheriff Sir F . Perkins , Sir Thomas Brassey , K . C . B ., M . P ., John Derby Allcroft , P . G . Treas ., and Justice Straight are anion ?
the principal patrons of the annual festival which will be held at the Cannon Street Hotel this ( Friday ) afternoon in aid of the City Waiters' Provident and Pension Society . Bro . Augustus Harris presided at the 41 st anniversary dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Wednesday , of the Royal General Theatrical Fund , among the principal guests being Bros . Sir John Gorst , M . P . ; W . T . Marriott ,
Q . C , M . P . ; Admiral Sir E . Inglelield , Sir Geo . Elliot , Bart . ; Edmund Yates , W . Pearce , M . P . ; J . C . Parkinson , S . B . Bancroft , Col . H . Mapleson , Col . R . Edis , H . Pettitt , A . M . Broadley , Dixon-Hartland , M . P . ; E . M . Lott , Alderman Isaacs , Percy Middlcmist , C Warner , Gaston Murray , H . Paul , and L . Brough . 'Ihe subscriptions amounted to £ 1050 , including £ 100 from the Queen , and £ 50 from the Chairman . _ ¦ H _ . I . ~