Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

We regret that an error crept into our report of the Quarterly Communication of Supreme Grand Chapter Iast " week . It vvas stated that the chair of M . E . Z . was occupied by ( Comp . Col . Caldwell—it should have beer Comp . Col . A . W . Adair , G . Superintendent of Somerset .

The Worship ful Company of Merchant Taylors have made a grant of ten guineas to the Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen . Bro . the Earl of Milltown will preside at the dinner which will take place to-day ( Friday ) at the Hotel Victoria , in celebration of the opening of the International

Club . Bro . Lord and Lady Harlech left Grosvenor Crescent last week for Tetworth , near Ascot , while Bro . Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton left London on the 4 'h inst . for the Continent . It is officially announced that her Majesty ' s birthday will be publicly celebrated on Saturday , the 2 nd

June , when the usual parades and ministerial dinners will be given in honour of the event . Bro . Gourley , M . P ., introduced a deputation ol seamen and firemen from vaiious north-eastern ports to the Home Secretary on Monday , for the purpose of submitting their views upon the Employers' Liability Bill . Bro . Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) attended

officially at the investiture by the Queen , at Windsor Castle , on Monday , of the Marquis of Londonderry , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , as a Knight of the Garter . The Prince and Princess of Wales and their daughters were present at the christening in the Chapel Royal , St . James ' s , of the infant daughter of Bro . Sir Francis and Lady Knollys . The Prince and Princess stood

as sponsors for thc child . On Saturday last the Duchess of Albany was present in the Parkes Museum and distributed certificates to the ladies who had passed the examination following the lectures on domestic hygiene by Dr . A . T . Schofield , special lecturer to the National Health Society . On Tuesday next the Marchioness of Salisbury

will unveil , at the Mansion House , a bust of the Prime Minister , which has been purchased bv private subscription among the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , Sheriff-, and Common Councillors , for presentation to the Corporation of the City of London .

The third annual meeting of the Soldiers and Sailors Families Association vvas held at the Royal United Service Institution on Saturday last , under the presidency of the Duchess of Teck , Bros . Major-General Sir Redvers Buller and Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood being among those in attendance .

Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough arrived at Windsor Castle on Saturday last on a visit to the Queen , and had the honour of dining vvith the Royal Family . On Sunday his lordship , assisted by the Dean of Windsor , officiated at Divine service in the private chapel , and afterwards preached the sermon . We are pleased to confirm the report that Bro .

B . Baroni , of the Rothesay Lodge , No . 16 S 7 , and Bro . L . Gargini , of the Fidelity Lodge , No . 3 , have concluded a partnership , and have taken possession of the Globe Restaurant , Coventry-street , since the 21 st April . We trust their numerous friends will give them all thc support they so well deserve , and we wish them every success . A number of Devonians resident in London

dined together at the Holborn Restaurant on Saturday last for the purpose of inaugurating a reunion of Devonians which it is intended shall take place annually . Bros . Sir j . H . Puleston , M . P ., J . Willing , and R . J . Albery were among those present , and letters regretting their inability to be present were read from Bros . Sir Edward Clarke , O . C ., M . P ., Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Sir Stafford

Northcote , M . P ., Sir John Mowbray , M . P ., and Sir Roper Lethbridge , M . P . A Wardmote of Farringdon Within vvas held at Christ's Hospital on Monday , for the purpose of electing a successor to Bro . Sir B . S . Phillips , who has resigned as Alderman of the Ward on the ground of ill-health and increasing years . Bro . the Lord Mayor presided , and Mr .

G . Faudel Phillips , son of the retiring Alderman , was unanimously elected to the vacancy . A resolution of respect and esteem by the inhabitants for their late chief was then agreed to , and vvas ordered to be engrossed on vellum , and presented to Sir B . S . Phillips . A vote of thanks to Bro . the Lord Mayor for presiding brought the proceedings to a close .

NORTH-WEST LONDON ' DENTAL INSTITUTE . — Extract from Kentish Town Magazine , for April , 1886 . — "The above-named Institute , under the special patronage of the Clergy , Medical Men , Gentlemen and Ladies of the N . and N . VV . districts , affords in its daily and extensive practice , wondrous exempli , frcation of the great progress that has been made in the science of dentistry during quite modern days , and also proves

indisputably the great boon vvhich the above-named Institute confers daily upon numerous sufferers . Defective teeth and gums are well known to be the foundation of the most painful complaints that afflict mankind , and that the several ailments of the month need the skilled attention of eminent scientists , if they are to be cured , or even alleviated , and in order that such skilled attention might be within the reach of all grades , the NORTH-WEST LONDON

DENTAL INSTITUTE vvas established , situated at So , Fortess-road , Junction-road , Kentish Town , under the superintendence of Mr . A . W . FURIIEB , L . D . S ., Royal College of Surgeons of England , assisted hy a stall of sklled and qualified gentlemen , this Institute supplied artificia teeth ; latest scientific improvements ; extracts teeth , and perform all other necessary operations painlessly , and bestows benefits that cannot be Over-estimated upon this portion of our largely-populated suburbs that would not seek the aid of

Hospitals and Charities in the Metropolis . We may add that Mr ' A . W . FURBER , L . D . S ., R . C . S . E ., has had 20 years' experience in hospitals and private practice , is of a very kindly disposition , and eminently fitted for the position Ihat he holds , where he has earned the golden opinions of all who have consulted him . Mr . FUKUER is also a well-known benefactor , having devoted ten years of his early practice to serve the poor , during which period his well-tutored iand able hand relieved [ free of cost ] no less a number than 20 , 000 suffering patients . "—Fees at this Institute are moderate , and Free to "the Unemployed , "

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Prince Albert Victor of VVales will have a degree conferred upon him at Cambridge on ( he gth June , when it is expected the Piince and Princess of Wales will be present to witness the ceremony . Bro . Lord Herschell presided at a meeting- held on Friday , the 4 II 1 inst ., of the Royal Commission upon the Gold and Silver Currency , it being the first occasion

on vvhich a meeting had been held for six weeks . Bro . Lord Stanley of Preston , the new Governor General of Canada , vvas entertained at a dinner at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , by the members ot the Canada Club , in celebration of his appointment to office . The Duke of Cambridge , Bro . the Earl of Airlie , Bro . General Sir F . Fitzwygram , Bart ., M . P ., and others ,

were present at the annual festival at Freemasons Tavern , on Monday , of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons . The will of the late Bro . the Hon . H . F . Cowper , brother and heir presumptive of Bro . Earl Cowper , has recently been proved , the personalty being swern at upwards of £ 45 , 812 . Bro . Earl Cowper is the deceased ' s residuary legatee .

The annual festival in aid of the funds of St . Mary ' s Hospital , Paddington , will take place at the Hotel Metropole , to-morrow ( Saturday ) evening , when Bro . Lord Randolph Churchill has kindly promised to occupy the chair .

Bro . Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood , V . C ., K . C . B ., presided at a meeting , held at the War Office on Saturday last , of the Departmental Committee appointed to consider the organisation of the new regiment of mounted infantry . We regret to hear that Bro . Sir Gilbert Greenall , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., who vvas recovering from the effects

of his fall on Good Fiiday , has caught a chill , and is lying seriously ill at Walton Hall , Wairington , with congestion of the lungs . Bros . Lord Halsbury ( Lord Chancellor of England ) , Lord Ashbourne ( Lord Chancellor of Ireland ) , Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., and Sir M . E . Hicks-Beach ,

Bart , M . P ., attended thc Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office on Saturday last . It is gratifying to know that the improvement in the health of the Emperor Frederick vvhich set . in some time since has been fairly well maintained , and that his Majesty has recovered some of his strength . We sincerely trust these favourable conditions will remain .

OPENING ov THE BERKELEY RESTAURANT . — Another first-class dining place has been added to ihe many that have sprung- up in London during the lait few years . The latest—the Berkeley—comes under the fostering care of the St . James ' s Hotel in Piccadilly , and its success is therefore to some extent assured . The almost unrivalled poiition of this ' well-known house , situated in

the best part of Piccadilly , and overlooking the Green Park , gives it advantages that few establishments possess , and should secure it exceptional patronage . An excellent start was made on Saturday , when the opening dinner took place , and a large number assembled at the invitation of Bro . VV . C . Hale , the Chairman of the company . Bro . A . M . Broadley presided , and the new Chef supplied one of the choicest dinners possible . In proposing

" Success to the Establishment , " Bro . Broadley expressed a hope that the establishment , so beautifully situated within view of the charming Green Park , would become the Cafe Angla-s of London . The toast was heartily received , Bro Hale responding . Bro . Augustus Harris returned thanks for " The Visitors , " reiterating the favourable opinions expressed of the Berkeley Restaurant under its new direction .

Among the guests at the annual dinner at the Criterion on Friday , the 4 th inst ., of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers were , Bros , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., Lord Ashbourne , Lord Stalbridge , Lord Charles Beresford , M . P ., Sir -Frederick Abel , Col . Duncan , M . P ., and Sir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P .

By the kind invitation of the Moira Lodge , 326 , a fraternal visit vvas paid by IQ officers and brethren of the Coleridge Lodge , 1750 , on VVednesday , the 2 nd instant . A hearty reception vvas accorded the visitors , who welcomed the brethren of the Moira Lodge to a return visit at an early date .

To-morrow ( Saturday ) the Duchess of Albany will distribute the prizes to the Volunteer Medical Staff Corps at the Guildhall , London . Bro . the Lord Mayor will preside on the occasion , after his return from attending in state vvith Bros . Sheriffs Higgs and Davies at the opening of the Italian Exhibition , Bail ' s Court , Kensington .

Bro . Lord Mayor De Keyser , who is Alderman of the Ward of Faningdon-Without , entertained a large number of its leading citizens at dinner at the Mansion House on Friday , the 4 th inst ., Bros . Sir John Gorst , O . C ., M . P ., Philbrick , Q . C , Ihe Hon . Mark Napier , VvTldey Wright , and others being among the guests .

Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at the 6 lst Anniversary Festival of the Printers' Pension , Almshouse , and Orphan Asylum Corporation , the festivity being- celebrated at the Albion Tavern , Alder-gate-street , on Monday evening , and Bros . Sheriffs Higgs and Uavies , Under-Sheriff Beard , Collingridge , and others being present . The subscriptions announced in the course of the evening , including some special legacies of over £ 7000 , amounted to rose ? .

The installation of Sir Kni ght Major J . VV . Woodall as V . E . Prov . Prior of N . and E . Yorkshiie will take place in June at York , when it is expected a very large gathering of Knights Templar of this and the neighbouring Provinces of Durham , Northumberland , and West Yorkshire , also representatives from the United States of America and Canada , will be present .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS . — teachings of Iixperience . —The united testimony of thousands , extending over more than forty years , most strongly recommends these Pills as the best purifiers , the mildest aperients , and the surest restoratives . They never prove delusive or give merely temporary relief , but attack all ailments uf the stomach , lungs , hearr , head , and bowels in the only safe , and leal .

timate way , by depurating the blood , and so eradicating those impurities which are the source and constituent of almost every disease . Their medical efficacy is wonderful in renovating enfeebled constitutions . Their action embraces all that is desirable in a household medicine . They expel every noxious and effete matter , and thus the strength is nurtured and the energies stimulated . —ADVT .

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Bro . F . H . Gottlieb has removed , for a tim from St . Leonard's , and his address is now National r servative Club , Pall Mall . K ' ° n-Bro . George W . Elliot , M . P ., and Mrs . and Miss Elliot have arrived at 1 , Park-street , Park-lane ' fra Scruton Hall , Northallerton , for the season . ' m Bro . the Earl of Jersey presided at a meetin of Old Etonians held by permission of the Duke ' Westminster on Thursday , in aid of the building fun , j ° ; the Eton Mission Church .

H . R . H . the Duchess of Albany has consented to distribute the prizes at the Warehousemen , Clerks ' an 1 Drapers' Schools , Russell-hill , Purley , Surrey ( Cateiham Junction Station ) , on Saturday , July 7 th next . Bro . Earl and Countess Ferrers have left London for Aix-Ies- Bains , while Bro . Sir Henry and Lad y Kennel and Miss Keppel have arrived at 9 , Westbourne-plaL Eaton-square . '

Bro . the Earl of Fife entertained the members of the Liberal Union Club at dinner at his residence In Cavendish-square , on Tuesday evening , the guests bein » very numerous on the occasion . ' "

The Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , No . 861 has removed from 42 , Threadneedle-street , to the London Coffee House Tavern , Ludgate Hill , E . G ., where all future meetings will be held every Tuesday evening from seven till nine o ' clock .

Bro . the Lord Mayor presided al the i ^ otli anniversary of the Royal Society of Musicians of Greai Britain , the celebration taking place in St . James ' s Hall on Tuesday evening . His lordship vvas well supported

among the numerous guests being Bros . Sheriff Uavies Col . bhaw-Hillier , Lieut . Dan Godfrey , W . Ganz , P . G . oi ' Lennox Browne , F . R . C . S . ; J . Lewis Thomas , and C . s ! Jekyll , P . G . O . The subscriptions amounted to about £ 1500 .

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Dalzell House , Motherwell , the residence of Lord Hamil . ton , about eight miles from Glasgow , and on Tuesday in fine weather , and to the intense delight of the Glaswegians who thronged the streets in vast numbers , opened the great Glasgow International Exhibition , among the distinguished

persons present being Bro . the Duke of Abercorn and the Duchess of Abercorn , Bros , the Earls of Home and Stair , Bro . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., M . P ., Grand Master Mason of Scotland , Bros . Sir F . Abel , Lord Herschell , and others . On Wednesday their Royal Highnesses visited Blackburn , and it being the first time the borough had been honoured vvith a visit by Royalty , the town vvas crowded in

every part , and the streets and houses handsomely decorated with flags and banners and all kinds of devices , Shortly after their arrival ( he Royal party were driven to the site of the new Technical School , vvhich is about to be erected , and the Prince laid the foundation-stone with the accustomed formalities and amid the heartiest demonstrations of loyalty .

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS . —The London and North Western Railway Company announce that the ticket offices at Euston , Broad-street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day from Monday , May 14 th , to Monday , May 21 st , inclusive , so that passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the

London and North Western Railway can do so at any time of the day prior to the starting of the trains , The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of the passengers . Tickets for all the principal stations on the London and North Western System and its connections can be obtained at any time ( Sundays and Bank Holidays exthe

cepted ) at the following Town Receiving Offices of Company : 15 , Queen-street , E . G . ; Spread Eagle , 3 , Whittington Avenue , Leadenhall Market , E . C . j Swan-with-two-Necks , Gresham-street , E . C . ; 13 , Eastcheap ; Cross Keys , Wood-street , Cheapside , E . G . ; 22 , Aldersgate-street , E . Ci 65 , Aldgate , E . ; 30 , West Smithfield , E . G . ; S and J ,

Clerkenwell Green , E . G . ; BoIt-in-Tun , Fleet-street , E . C . J 116 and 117 , Holborn , E . G . ; George and Blue Boar , High Holborn , W . C . ; 43 , New Oxford-street , VV . C . i Universal Office , Spread Eagle , Piccadilly Ciicus , W . J Golden Cross , Charing Cross , W . C . ; Hotel Windsor ( late Army and Navy Hotel ) , Victoria-street , S . W . J 2 3 |>

Edgware-road , VV . ; Atlas Office , 167 , Tottenham W "' road , W . C . ; 70 , St . Martin ' s-lane , W . C . ; Lion , 108 , New Bond-street , W . j 496 , Oxford-street , W . j Griffin ' s Gree " Man and Still , 241 , Oxford-street , W . j 33 , Hereford-road , Bayswater , W . ; Knightsbridge , 34 , Albert Gate , S . W ., Kensington , 33 , Hiqrh-street , W . ; 117 , Borough , ?• ' - •'

233 and 234 , Blackfriars-road , S . E . ; Surrey Ka' » " ' Office , 138 , Nevvington Causeway , S . E . ; 194 , Westmios « Bridge-road , S . E . j Islington , "Angel , " 5 , Penton - „ , e road , N . The tickets obtained at these offices will u available from either Euston or Kensington ( Addison-toaoji and will be issued at the same fares as are charged at tn

stations . The tickets will be dated to suit the c ° n venie £ ¦ of passengers . Tickets can also be obtained at Gaze Son ' s Tourist Office , 142 , Strand , at the same fares as ^ Euston Station . On Saturday , the 19 th inst ., a P . train will leave London ( Euslon ) for Birming ham 1 ' street ) at 10 . 15 a . m ., calling at Willesden 10 . 25 , "' f , 11 . 19 , Northampton 11 . 45 , ancl Rugby 12 . 15 f - [| ' | so special express train for Birmingham ( New-street ) w , Wii

leave London ( Euston ) at 4 . 20 p . m ., calling at ¦<¦ - Rugby , Coventry , and Stechford only , arriving at tm _ ^ ham ( New-street ) at 7 p . m . Special express tram ^ leave Birmingham ( New-street ) at 2 . 5 and 4-5 t- ' „ Northampton ( Castle ) , calling at Stechford , Coventry ^ . ^ Rugby . On this date the 2 p . m . and 4 p . m express from Birmingham ( New-street ) will not convey pa 5 " b Q ( l ior Stechford , Coventry , Rugby , and Northamp ton . ., Bank Holiday , Whit Monday , May 21 st , theexpre-j inonrir , / . mii , srii .. Ct AH - wir ,, t-rA and Ke " "' , t .

will not be run . The through carriage to Londo" rr * ge 1 p . m . train from Leamington , and the ti- £ . „ ( V ; u be to Leamington on the 4 . 30 p . m . train from- L ° " . ° ' jiscondiscontinued . Numerous residential trains will 0 _ any tinued on Bank Holiday , Monday , May 21 st . ltie ^ from also announce that they will run excursions to „ en iry , T nnrlnn anrl W / . li , opC . » . nlnn 1 ^ aminf ^ ton , ^ r . ^ nC . —uir IUIVLIiaUllUll ^ M- ' l

u .. > . uuu .. ^ , AJ ..... CI „ - Kp -JLI . '' - ' Walsall , Leicester , Burton , Macclesfield , otox , vVal' - *> Derby , Liverpool , Manchester , Chester , Nor" ^ j .. Shrewsbury , Hereford , Oswestry , Preston , Wig 3 " ^ l , fi pool , Morecambe , Carlisle , the Lake District , < ¦ places .