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Fresh Roman Catholic Intolerance.
FRESH ROMAN CATHOLIC INTOLERANCE .
We have taken the following from the Daily Telegraph f Thursday : — On Wednesday , at Macclesfield , Canon Walter , Roman r tholic priest , refused to inter the body of an excise ffie ' er named Delany , on the ground that the rules of forbade him the service
Church reading over any mber of a secret society . The deceased , who was a Roman Catholic , was also a Freemason . The Rev . Mr . Hurst of Hurdsfield , interred the body , which yvas laid in , he Church of England portion of the cemetery . The ( ncral was attended by the deceased's relatives and other Roman Catholics .
The Rose Croix Degree In New Zealand.
THE ROSE CROIX DEGREE IN NEW ZEALAND .
A chapter of this degree , called the Zola Chapter , No . 1 under thc Supreme Council of 33 ° , Valley of New Zealand was opened in Auckland at the Masonic Hotel on Thursday , the 28 th June , by Bro . M . Niccol , 33 , as M . W . S ., when the folloyving brethren were installed as the
first officers : Comps . H . G . Wade , H . P . ; W . P . Rees , S . W . ; "VV . Sloane , J . W . ; A . Brock , Treas . ; J . Herbert Burns , Sec . ; Bros . Graham , Chancellor , and Larrit , I . G . The yvhole of the ceremonies being impressively rendered w Bro . Niccol , and sixteen members being enrolled . After the closing of the chapter thc companions adjourned to refreshment , and spent an hour in a very agreeable manner .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Duke of Connaught proceeds immediately from the Curragh , where he has been yvith his batallion [ nr the summer , to Fermoy , at yvhich station His Royal Highness will remain throughout the winter . The Princess of Wales has , by her own desire , been elected a " Dame Chevaliere , " of the Order of St
John of Jerusalem , a philanthropic society presided over by Bro . his Grace the Duke of Manchester . We observe it is stated that a suite of a partments costing £ 2421 , exclusive of furniture , to be fitted on board the " Brittania , " cadet ship at Dartmouth , has been prepared at Devonport yard . The apartments are
intended for the sons of the Prince of Wales , tutors , and domestics , and when fitted will occupy nearly the whole of the vessels poop . Thc erection and furnishing are to be completed by September 3 . Her Majesty the Queen , accompanied b y Princess Beatrice , and attended by the lords and ladies of
the Court , will , according to the latest arrangements leave Osborne on Tuesday next , the 21 st inst ., for , Balmoral . Her Royal Hi g hness the Princess of Wales remains at Marlborough House during the convalescence of the young prince . VVe understand that the Prince and Princess of Wales will shortly leave for Scotland .
The Whitehall Review latel y informed its readers that the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is destined ior the Army , lt now understands that thc Prince favours the idea of his son adopting the example set by his soldier-uncle , the Duke of Connaught , and entering the service at the bottom of the ladder . It is accordingly
expected that the young Prince , on completing his education , will be appointed for duty to a regiment , continuing in a subordinate position until he has obtained a full insight into the working of the regimental system . THE HEALTH OK PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR . Although the young Prince may be considered
convalescent , hc is still very weak , and has not yet made sufficient progress to enable his medical attendants to decide when he can be removed . —Medical Examiner . Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , J . W . Pro G M ., left town ou Tuesday last for Highclere Castle . b
Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , left London on Wednesday for Lathom House , Lancashire . The state apartments of Windsor Castle will remain open to the public on the usual days during the absence of thc Court in the north .
'S istr OF THE KING OF DENMARK TO LONDON . —The King of Denmark , attended by his suite , nas arrived in London on a visit to the Princess of Wales . I In * ° rt rcst at , he LDrd Ward < - ' * Hotel , his Majesty iett Dover at 8 . 45 a . m . yesterday by the up South Eastern
¦¦ press , Mr . John Shayv , manager and secretary , having ? . S the arrangements for the journey to the metro--fur 1 antici P ati ° n of his Majesty ' s arrival the Princess 1 Wa ] eS | attended by General Sir F . Knollys and Miss ¦ y- wlys , ieft Marlborouuh House shortlv before eleven
« ock for the ' . Charing-crossJterminus of the South Eastern an ! 1 ' iWhere her RoP 1 Highness awaited the King's 'he r « i ¦ sl * notice was g ' ven of lhe visit . " ' for th , V- left atthe disposal arrangements were made v ' rf \ '"g ' s reception by Mr . Grimstead . Sir Edwaid Watk it , ctc ' ' llon "y » " . ijrnnsteau . sir iidwaid
an '" ™* p -f chairman of the company , was in attendvisitor - . station * The train conveying the illustrious l-Vincix : reached daring-cross at eleven o ' clock , and the l'latfo . Wales and suite walked along the anival she met 11 !?• * " 0 f'l , ositc the Custom House room , where taivelle • '" ¦ ? ' W' * ° had min g ' among the throng of Her Rmf , 'T ° from the carriages of the express train . House Hl S hness and her father drove to Marlborough
Um 1 L , ' ? lat a marriage is arranged between - j- . ui-bt ' , r / rJu *? , ntl thcLadyHilda « " •»< - " ¦ youngs iM « cl the Earl and Countess ot Tankcrvillc . & £ &
Masonic And General Tidings.
SUPREME COUNCIL VOR NEW ZEALAND . — Since the establishment of the above council , five Rose Croix Chapters have been constituted under its auspices in New Zealand , also two consistories of the * 3 o ° and a petition to establish another is under consideration . Noyv that the opposition at first encountered from the Supreme Council of Scotland has subsided , a prosperous career is predicted .
FREEMASONS' TAVERN COMPANY . —We extract the folloyving from the City Press : —The court of the directors of this company ( yvhich was unanimously adopted at the 13 th annual general meeting ) stated that the expectations of the directors , as expressed at the last general meeting , had been fully realized . The management of Mr . Dawkins had resulted not only in a large extension
of the business of the tavern , but also in giving the utmost satisfaction to its numerous patrons There stood to the credit of the company an absolute profit of £ 640 , or a net increase of profit over the previous year ' s yvorking of £ 2000 . The balance was transferred to the profit and loss account to diminish the amount of the accumulated losses of former years . The directors reported the death
of their zealous and highly-esteemed colleague , Mr . J . C . Daniel , who had been connected with the company from its inauguration . The vacancy had been supplied by the election of Mr . C . E . Amos . Mr . Lawley and Mr . Dumas the retiring directors , were re-elected , and Mr . H . Chatteris and Mr . B . Baker were re-elected auditors . THE MINISTERIAL BANQUET . —Her Majesty ' s
Ministers have informed the Lord "Mayor that there is likely to be much difficulty in arranging a time at yvhich many ofthem could attend a Ministerial banquet at the Mansion House at this season of the year , yvith the 9 th of November approaching . They add that they are very sensible of his lordship ' s hospitality , and they much regret that circumstances prevented their sharing it before
thc end of the Session . The directors of the North London Railway Company recommend a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 6 5 per cent , per annum , as against ( 1 per cent , in the corresponding period last year , payable on the 25 th inst . A capital portrait of the late Mr . Ward Hun ' ,
is temporarily hung in the tea-room of the House of Commons , before going into the hands of the engraver . It is painted by Captain Mercier , to yvhom Mr . Hunt gave a sitting at the Admiralty a short time previous to his death . —Mayfair . The death of Mr . William Longman took place on Monday last , and has created a widespread feeling of regret among many attached friends . Mr .
Longman was the second son of thc head of the yvorld-famous Paternoster-row firm , and combined yvith a wonderfully energetic character for business much refined taste and considerable literary ability , yvhich he occasionally exercised in the production of historical and other popular brochures . Mr . Longman died at Ashlycrs , Hertfordshire , yvhere he resided for several years , and acted as an influential local magistrate . Mr . Longman leaves three sons and four daughters .
Lord Carnarvon has offered the Colonial Secretaryship , vacant by the death of Mr . Rushworth , to Major W . Owen Lanyon , C . M . G ., Administrator of Griqualand West , who has discharged with great ability the laborious and difficult duties of his office , yvhich will cease to exist on the annexation of that province to the Cape .
Prizes of the value of over £ 800 , exclusive of a large number of medals , are offered in connection yvith the National Eisteddfod of Wales , which is to be held this month at Carnarvon . The general arrangements appear to be on a scale yvorthy of the occasion . The statue to be erected in Bombay in commemoration of the Prince of Wales's visit to the Presidency
is now nearly completed . The statue , which is equestrian , represents his Royal Highness in his Uniform of Field-Marshal , seated on his favourite Arab , Alcph , raising his Marshal ' s hat with his right and holding the bridle with his left hand . Thc entire cost of the undertaking has been defrayed by the Parsees of thc Bombay Presidency , and the monument , as yvell as the pedestal , will be erected in the city at their cost . The total weight is twelve tons ,
and the model , designed by Herr Baehm , has received the approbation of the Queen . The Church of England Pul / U and the Ecclesiastical Review of Saturday last contains a full and verbatim report of a sermon on Formalism and Infidelity , and the only remedy , the Great Sacrifice , delivered by Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , M . A ., of Oriel College , Oxford , in St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Sunday , the 29 th ult .
OBELISKS . —Bro . Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., at whose expense Cleopatra ' s Needle is being conveyed to this country , is prepaiing a popular yvork on the subject of obelisks , which will serve as an introduction and explanation of the coming monolith . The next regular meeting of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 452 , will be held at the Greyhound
Hotel , Croydon , on Tuesday next at 4 o ' clock . ERRATUM . —In the paragraph relating to the gold medal of the Bard of Avon Lodge , which appeared in our last— "Twenty-five years ago" should have been printed " Thirty-five years ago . " Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternit y of
Free and Hccepted Masons , containing the charges , regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in the possession of every brother . It may be obtained for 2 s . at the office of the Freemason , or will be sent post free to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps . Address Publisher , 1118 , Fleet-street . London . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will be held under thc banner of the Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 , on the 28 th proximo . A new lodge of Mark Masters , named the Fort Lodge , No . 206 , was consecrated at New Quay , Cornwall , on Thursday last . It yvas arranged that an oration on Mark Masonry would be delivered by Bro . W .
J . Hughan , Past Grand Mark Warden of England . Bro . J . B . Monckton , P . G . D ., in forwarding a cheque to the Turkish Compassionate Fund of the Daily Telegraph , writes : — "It is impossible to read unmoved your column headed ' Turkish Compassionate Fund . ' Kindly receive five guineas to its credit from me as an
average ( or thereabouts ) middle-class Englishman , enjoying the delights of a fine yveather holiday , and sincerely hoping that others in like case may do thc same . " Bro . J . Edward Curteis , P . M . 18 9 , Prov . S . G . W . Devon ., Arch Treasurer of the Order of the Temple & c , has been elected Clerk to the East Stonehouse Local Board of Health .
H . R . H . Prince Leopold has given a beautiful edition of Tennyson ' s yvorks as a prize for the best scholar in the Grammar School at Newport , Isle of Wight .
At tne Council held on Monday by the Queen at Osborne , it was ordered that Parliament be prorogued until Tuesday , October 30 th next . Bto . Joseph Cox , proprietor of the Hackney Express , has had a purse of £ 320 presented to him , subscribed by thc inhabitants of the district , to indemnify him for law costs in an action for libel , which arose
through some comments in his journal on " Jerry Builders . " THE OBELISK AT ALEXANDRIA . — The Foreign Oflice has suggested to the Admiralty that , if thought advisable by that department , it yvould be as well that one of the ships of war on the station should be directed to tow to England thc cylinder in which the obelisk has to make thc passage .
WESTMINSTER CLOCK . —It is announced that the great clock at the Houses of Parliament will be stopped for about three weeks from the 21 st inst . THE VALUE OF CITY LAND . —A valuable plot of land , situate at the corner of Gracechurch-street and Cornhill , covering an area of about 850 feet , has recentl y been Jet on building lease at a rental of £ 1 --50 per annum , or nearly £ 1 per square foot .
SUNSHINE IN LONDON . —The Astronomer Royal reports that , out of 104 . 8 hours , during which " the sun was above the horizon last week there were 34 . 6 hours of sunshine . The Queen has been pleased to direct letteis
patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Whatley Tyler , Esquire , late a Captain in her Majesty ' s corps of Royal Engineers , and late Chief Inspector of Railways . —Gaxetle .
We understand that the Secretary of State for the Home Department has appointed a committee , consisting of Sir H . Sclvvin-Ibbetson , Bart ., M . P ., Lieut .-Col . thc Hon . William Fielding , of the Coldstream Guards , W . Ovcrend , Esq ., Q . C , and J . B . Maule , Esq ., to enquire
into the management , discipline , and efficiency of the detective force of the metropolitan police . The Corporation of the City of London has given the munificent sum of tyvo hundred guineas to ^ the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , Bagshot .
Bro . Dick Radclj-fFe , the eminent seedsman and horticultural decorator , of High Holborn , has just received a silver medal from the Cape Exhibition for seeds , and a similar present from Oporto for ferneries and aquariums . A great number of Russian ladies in St .
Petersburgh have pledged themselves mutually neither to wear silk nor satin nor costly ornaments , nor to give balls , nor to indulge in other luxuries during the present war ; but to devote the money which they yvould otherwise have spent upon such objects to the nursing of the sick and wounded of their country .
The late Southwark Conference created a demand for Compressed Tea beyond all expectations . Eminent Analysts declare it is only yvhen tea is in its pure and native state that it will yield to pressure under hydraulic power . The London and Provincial Press unhesitatingly assert that if you want a cup of tea in perfection it must be brewed from tea that has been
compressed . Economists advocate the use of Compressed Tea , and say if you want to get double the value out of your tea vise it Compressed . Testimonials in thousands speak highly of the increased value and advantages in using the finely selected teas of the Compressed Tea Company ( Limited ) . Families are making constant applications for the smallest wholesale quantity supplied , and say , "We
are compelled to send to the warehouse for Compressed Tea j because the tradesmen in our locality appear to know nothing of it ; and as one pound weight of Compressed Tea goes as far as two pounds weight of loose tea , yve hope you will supply us . " Sold in handsome cabinets—lib . 2 s . 6 d ., 2 lbs * 5 s ., 4 lbs . ios . —got up specially for the Easter trade as samples , carriage free to any pait
of the kingdom . Works and Warehouse , 3 ( 1 , Southwarkstreet , London . Arrangements have been completed whereby Tea Dealers can have their own blended and selected teas Compressed at a nominal cost per pound for compressing . All Applications for Agencies for ( he sale of Compressed Tea , or from traders desirous of opening up wholesale depots for the sale of Compressed Tea throughout the kingdom must be addressed to the Secretary
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Fresh Roman Catholic Intolerance.
FRESH ROMAN CATHOLIC INTOLERANCE .
We have taken the following from the Daily Telegraph f Thursday : — On Wednesday , at Macclesfield , Canon Walter , Roman r tholic priest , refused to inter the body of an excise ffie ' er named Delany , on the ground that the rules of forbade him the service
Church reading over any mber of a secret society . The deceased , who was a Roman Catholic , was also a Freemason . The Rev . Mr . Hurst of Hurdsfield , interred the body , which yvas laid in , he Church of England portion of the cemetery . The ( ncral was attended by the deceased's relatives and other Roman Catholics .
The Rose Croix Degree In New Zealand.
THE ROSE CROIX DEGREE IN NEW ZEALAND .
A chapter of this degree , called the Zola Chapter , No . 1 under thc Supreme Council of 33 ° , Valley of New Zealand was opened in Auckland at the Masonic Hotel on Thursday , the 28 th June , by Bro . M . Niccol , 33 , as M . W . S ., when the folloyving brethren were installed as the
first officers : Comps . H . G . Wade , H . P . ; W . P . Rees , S . W . ; "VV . Sloane , J . W . ; A . Brock , Treas . ; J . Herbert Burns , Sec . ; Bros . Graham , Chancellor , and Larrit , I . G . The yvhole of the ceremonies being impressively rendered w Bro . Niccol , and sixteen members being enrolled . After the closing of the chapter thc companions adjourned to refreshment , and spent an hour in a very agreeable manner .
Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
The Duke of Connaught proceeds immediately from the Curragh , where he has been yvith his batallion [ nr the summer , to Fermoy , at yvhich station His Royal Highness will remain throughout the winter . The Princess of Wales has , by her own desire , been elected a " Dame Chevaliere , " of the Order of St
John of Jerusalem , a philanthropic society presided over by Bro . his Grace the Duke of Manchester . We observe it is stated that a suite of a partments costing £ 2421 , exclusive of furniture , to be fitted on board the " Brittania , " cadet ship at Dartmouth , has been prepared at Devonport yard . The apartments are
intended for the sons of the Prince of Wales , tutors , and domestics , and when fitted will occupy nearly the whole of the vessels poop . Thc erection and furnishing are to be completed by September 3 . Her Majesty the Queen , accompanied b y Princess Beatrice , and attended by the lords and ladies of
the Court , will , according to the latest arrangements leave Osborne on Tuesday next , the 21 st inst ., for , Balmoral . Her Royal Hi g hness the Princess of Wales remains at Marlborough House during the convalescence of the young prince . VVe understand that the Prince and Princess of Wales will shortly leave for Scotland .
The Whitehall Review latel y informed its readers that the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is destined ior the Army , lt now understands that thc Prince favours the idea of his son adopting the example set by his soldier-uncle , the Duke of Connaught , and entering the service at the bottom of the ladder . It is accordingly
expected that the young Prince , on completing his education , will be appointed for duty to a regiment , continuing in a subordinate position until he has obtained a full insight into the working of the regimental system . THE HEALTH OK PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR . Although the young Prince may be considered
convalescent , hc is still very weak , and has not yet made sufficient progress to enable his medical attendants to decide when he can be removed . —Medical Examiner . Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , J . W . Pro G M ., left town ou Tuesday last for Highclere Castle . b
Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , left London on Wednesday for Lathom House , Lancashire . The state apartments of Windsor Castle will remain open to the public on the usual days during the absence of thc Court in the north .
'S istr OF THE KING OF DENMARK TO LONDON . —The King of Denmark , attended by his suite , nas arrived in London on a visit to the Princess of Wales . I In * ° rt rcst at , he LDrd Ward < - ' * Hotel , his Majesty iett Dover at 8 . 45 a . m . yesterday by the up South Eastern
¦¦ press , Mr . John Shayv , manager and secretary , having ? . S the arrangements for the journey to the metro--fur 1 antici P ati ° n of his Majesty ' s arrival the Princess 1 Wa ] eS | attended by General Sir F . Knollys and Miss ¦ y- wlys , ieft Marlborouuh House shortlv before eleven
« ock for the ' . Charing-crossJterminus of the South Eastern an ! 1 ' iWhere her RoP 1 Highness awaited the King's 'he r « i ¦ sl * notice was g ' ven of lhe visit . " ' for th , V- left atthe disposal arrangements were made v ' rf \ '"g ' s reception by Mr . Grimstead . Sir Edwaid Watk it , ctc ' ' llon "y » " . ijrnnsteau . sir iidwaid
an '" ™* p -f chairman of the company , was in attendvisitor - . station * The train conveying the illustrious l-Vincix : reached daring-cross at eleven o ' clock , and the l'latfo . Wales and suite walked along the anival she met 11 !?• * " 0 f'l , ositc the Custom House room , where taivelle • '" ¦ ? ' W' * ° had min g ' among the throng of Her Rmf , 'T ° from the carriages of the express train . House Hl S hness and her father drove to Marlborough
Um 1 L , ' ? lat a marriage is arranged between - j- . ui-bt ' , r / rJu *? , ntl thcLadyHilda « " •»< - " ¦ youngs iM « cl the Earl and Countess ot Tankcrvillc . & £ &
Masonic And General Tidings.
SUPREME COUNCIL VOR NEW ZEALAND . — Since the establishment of the above council , five Rose Croix Chapters have been constituted under its auspices in New Zealand , also two consistories of the * 3 o ° and a petition to establish another is under consideration . Noyv that the opposition at first encountered from the Supreme Council of Scotland has subsided , a prosperous career is predicted .
FREEMASONS' TAVERN COMPANY . —We extract the folloyving from the City Press : —The court of the directors of this company ( yvhich was unanimously adopted at the 13 th annual general meeting ) stated that the expectations of the directors , as expressed at the last general meeting , had been fully realized . The management of Mr . Dawkins had resulted not only in a large extension
of the business of the tavern , but also in giving the utmost satisfaction to its numerous patrons There stood to the credit of the company an absolute profit of £ 640 , or a net increase of profit over the previous year ' s yvorking of £ 2000 . The balance was transferred to the profit and loss account to diminish the amount of the accumulated losses of former years . The directors reported the death
of their zealous and highly-esteemed colleague , Mr . J . C . Daniel , who had been connected with the company from its inauguration . The vacancy had been supplied by the election of Mr . C . E . Amos . Mr . Lawley and Mr . Dumas the retiring directors , were re-elected , and Mr . H . Chatteris and Mr . B . Baker were re-elected auditors . THE MINISTERIAL BANQUET . —Her Majesty ' s
Ministers have informed the Lord "Mayor that there is likely to be much difficulty in arranging a time at yvhich many ofthem could attend a Ministerial banquet at the Mansion House at this season of the year , yvith the 9 th of November approaching . They add that they are very sensible of his lordship ' s hospitality , and they much regret that circumstances prevented their sharing it before
thc end of the Session . The directors of the North London Railway Company recommend a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 6 5 per cent , per annum , as against ( 1 per cent , in the corresponding period last year , payable on the 25 th inst . A capital portrait of the late Mr . Ward Hun ' ,
is temporarily hung in the tea-room of the House of Commons , before going into the hands of the engraver . It is painted by Captain Mercier , to yvhom Mr . Hunt gave a sitting at the Admiralty a short time previous to his death . —Mayfair . The death of Mr . William Longman took place on Monday last , and has created a widespread feeling of regret among many attached friends . Mr .
Longman was the second son of thc head of the yvorld-famous Paternoster-row firm , and combined yvith a wonderfully energetic character for business much refined taste and considerable literary ability , yvhich he occasionally exercised in the production of historical and other popular brochures . Mr . Longman died at Ashlycrs , Hertfordshire , yvhere he resided for several years , and acted as an influential local magistrate . Mr . Longman leaves three sons and four daughters .
Lord Carnarvon has offered the Colonial Secretaryship , vacant by the death of Mr . Rushworth , to Major W . Owen Lanyon , C . M . G ., Administrator of Griqualand West , who has discharged with great ability the laborious and difficult duties of his office , yvhich will cease to exist on the annexation of that province to the Cape .
Prizes of the value of over £ 800 , exclusive of a large number of medals , are offered in connection yvith the National Eisteddfod of Wales , which is to be held this month at Carnarvon . The general arrangements appear to be on a scale yvorthy of the occasion . The statue to be erected in Bombay in commemoration of the Prince of Wales's visit to the Presidency
is now nearly completed . The statue , which is equestrian , represents his Royal Highness in his Uniform of Field-Marshal , seated on his favourite Arab , Alcph , raising his Marshal ' s hat with his right and holding the bridle with his left hand . Thc entire cost of the undertaking has been defrayed by the Parsees of thc Bombay Presidency , and the monument , as yvell as the pedestal , will be erected in the city at their cost . The total weight is twelve tons ,
and the model , designed by Herr Baehm , has received the approbation of the Queen . The Church of England Pul / U and the Ecclesiastical Review of Saturday last contains a full and verbatim report of a sermon on Formalism and Infidelity , and the only remedy , the Great Sacrifice , delivered by Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , Past Grand Chaplain , M . A ., of Oriel College , Oxford , in St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Sunday , the 29 th ult .
OBELISKS . —Bro . Erasmus Wilson , F . R . S ., at whose expense Cleopatra ' s Needle is being conveyed to this country , is prepaiing a popular yvork on the subject of obelisks , which will serve as an introduction and explanation of the coming monolith . The next regular meeting of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 452 , will be held at the Greyhound
Hotel , Croydon , on Tuesday next at 4 o ' clock . ERRATUM . —In the paragraph relating to the gold medal of the Bard of Avon Lodge , which appeared in our last— "Twenty-five years ago" should have been printed " Thirty-five years ago . " Constitutions of the Ancient Fraternit y of
Free and Hccepted Masons , containing the charges , regulations , E . A . Song , & c . A copy should be in the possession of every brother . It may be obtained for 2 s . at the office of the Freemason , or will be sent post free to any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of twenty-five penny stamps . Address Publisher , 1118 , Fleet-street . London . —ADVT .
Masonic And General Tidings.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will be held under thc banner of the Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 , on the 28 th proximo . A new lodge of Mark Masters , named the Fort Lodge , No . 206 , was consecrated at New Quay , Cornwall , on Thursday last . It yvas arranged that an oration on Mark Masonry would be delivered by Bro . W .
J . Hughan , Past Grand Mark Warden of England . Bro . J . B . Monckton , P . G . D ., in forwarding a cheque to the Turkish Compassionate Fund of the Daily Telegraph , writes : — "It is impossible to read unmoved your column headed ' Turkish Compassionate Fund . ' Kindly receive five guineas to its credit from me as an
average ( or thereabouts ) middle-class Englishman , enjoying the delights of a fine yveather holiday , and sincerely hoping that others in like case may do thc same . " Bro . J . Edward Curteis , P . M . 18 9 , Prov . S . G . W . Devon ., Arch Treasurer of the Order of the Temple & c , has been elected Clerk to the East Stonehouse Local Board of Health .
H . R . H . Prince Leopold has given a beautiful edition of Tennyson ' s yvorks as a prize for the best scholar in the Grammar School at Newport , Isle of Wight .
At tne Council held on Monday by the Queen at Osborne , it was ordered that Parliament be prorogued until Tuesday , October 30 th next . Bto . Joseph Cox , proprietor of the Hackney Express , has had a purse of £ 320 presented to him , subscribed by thc inhabitants of the district , to indemnify him for law costs in an action for libel , which arose
through some comments in his journal on " Jerry Builders . " THE OBELISK AT ALEXANDRIA . — The Foreign Oflice has suggested to the Admiralty that , if thought advisable by that department , it yvould be as well that one of the ships of war on the station should be directed to tow to England thc cylinder in which the obelisk has to make thc passage .
WESTMINSTER CLOCK . —It is announced that the great clock at the Houses of Parliament will be stopped for about three weeks from the 21 st inst . THE VALUE OF CITY LAND . —A valuable plot of land , situate at the corner of Gracechurch-street and Cornhill , covering an area of about 850 feet , has recentl y been Jet on building lease at a rental of £ 1 --50 per annum , or nearly £ 1 per square foot .
SUNSHINE IN LONDON . —The Astronomer Royal reports that , out of 104 . 8 hours , during which " the sun was above the horizon last week there were 34 . 6 hours of sunshine . The Queen has been pleased to direct letteis
patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Whatley Tyler , Esquire , late a Captain in her Majesty ' s corps of Royal Engineers , and late Chief Inspector of Railways . —Gaxetle .
We understand that the Secretary of State for the Home Department has appointed a committee , consisting of Sir H . Sclvvin-Ibbetson , Bart ., M . P ., Lieut .-Col . thc Hon . William Fielding , of the Coldstream Guards , W . Ovcrend , Esq ., Q . C , and J . B . Maule , Esq ., to enquire
into the management , discipline , and efficiency of the detective force of the metropolitan police . The Corporation of the City of London has given the munificent sum of tyvo hundred guineas to ^ the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum , Bagshot .
Bro . Dick Radclj-fFe , the eminent seedsman and horticultural decorator , of High Holborn , has just received a silver medal from the Cape Exhibition for seeds , and a similar present from Oporto for ferneries and aquariums . A great number of Russian ladies in St .
Petersburgh have pledged themselves mutually neither to wear silk nor satin nor costly ornaments , nor to give balls , nor to indulge in other luxuries during the present war ; but to devote the money which they yvould otherwise have spent upon such objects to the nursing of the sick and wounded of their country .
The late Southwark Conference created a demand for Compressed Tea beyond all expectations . Eminent Analysts declare it is only yvhen tea is in its pure and native state that it will yield to pressure under hydraulic power . The London and Provincial Press unhesitatingly assert that if you want a cup of tea in perfection it must be brewed from tea that has been
compressed . Economists advocate the use of Compressed Tea , and say if you want to get double the value out of your tea vise it Compressed . Testimonials in thousands speak highly of the increased value and advantages in using the finely selected teas of the Compressed Tea Company ( Limited ) . Families are making constant applications for the smallest wholesale quantity supplied , and say , "We
are compelled to send to the warehouse for Compressed Tea j because the tradesmen in our locality appear to know nothing of it ; and as one pound weight of Compressed Tea goes as far as two pounds weight of loose tea , yve hope you will supply us . " Sold in handsome cabinets—lib . 2 s . 6 d ., 2 lbs * 5 s ., 4 lbs . ios . —got up specially for the Easter trade as samples , carriage free to any pait
of the kingdom . Works and Warehouse , 3 ( 1 , Southwarkstreet , London . Arrangements have been completed whereby Tea Dealers can have their own blended and selected teas Compressed at a nominal cost per pound for compressing . All Applications for Agencies for ( he sale of Compressed Tea , or from traders desirous of opening up wholesale depots for the sale of Compressed Tea throughout the kingdom must be addressed to the Secretary