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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Alderman Hadley leaves America next week , and may be expected in London on the 4 th prox . Bro . Sir Thos . Brassey was one of the guests at the annual dinner of the Army and Navy club on the iSth inst .
Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., has been elected president of the Anglo-Jewish Association for the ensuing year . Prince Victor Bonaparte came of age on Wednesday . He is still serving his 12 months' " volontariat " in the army .
Bro . J . Irlam was on the 18 th inst . installed into the chair of K . S . in the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , No . 1161 , Manchester . Bro . H . Peacock , has this year been chosen as head of the Craft , Mark , and Red Cross Degrees in Cockermouth , a fact of itself speaking for the popularity of that brother .
The Nelson Lodge , No . 700 , held its installation meeting on the iSth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Williamstreet , Woolwich , when Bro . J . H . Roberts was placed in the chair of K . S . Bro . H . Lovegrove proposed Bro . A . T . Hawkins as a candidate for the Common Council of the City of London , in the room of Mr . Lowman Taylor , Deputy ,
deceased , at the wardmote in Cornwainer Ward . On Tuesday the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the headquarters of the Metropolitan Ffre Brigade , and witnessed an exhibition of the system of drill and fire extinguishing which is adopted by the brigade . It is reported that Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , in his capacity as President of the Local Government Board , will
make a personal inspection of all workhouses , poor-law infirmaries , hospitals , and schools in and around the metropolis during the month of November next . The Excelsior Lodge of Instruction , No . 1155 , meeting at the Commercial Dock Tavern , Plough-road , Rotherhithe , has adjourned for the summer recess . The meetings will be resumed on Tuesday , the 25 th September next .
Great improvements in the entrances and exits of the Britannia Theatre , Hoxton , with additional fireproof floors , ceilings , and partitions are nearly completed by the contractor , Bro . R . Conder , under the personal superintendence of Bro . Henry Lovegrove , P . M ., P . Z ., of 26 , Budge-row , E . C .
The window in St . Margaret ' s Church , Westminster , in memory of the late Lord Frederick Cavendish , was unveiled yesterday , the Premier , with Mrs . Gladstone , Miss Gladstone , and Mr . Herbert Gladstone , being present at the opening service . Lady Frederick Cavendish accompanied them .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has accepted the position of vice-patron to the Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , City-road , which was founded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent A . D . 1 S 14 . The receipts of the public festival , at which the Prince of Wales presided , on June 1 st , have reached the sum of £ s , oS 2
Ihe last of the new 100-ton guns ordered to be mounted for the defence ot the Mediterranean fortresses has been embarked at the Royal Arsenal , Woolwich , on board the War Department steamship Stanley , for conveyance to Malta . The four guns were bought from Sir Wm . Armstrong out of the vote of £ 6 , 000 , 000 ; the amount paid , including the charee for seven 10 in . ( iS-ton ) guns , was £ 90 , 000 .
Mr . Edison , it is stated , is building an electric locomotive of 375 indicated horse-power and six-foot driving wheels , which is to be used on the Underground Railway in London , " where smoke and vapours are very offensive . " This engine is to haul from eight to ten passenger coaches at a high rate of speed , from forty to fifty miles an hour ; and as Mr . Edison promises to make it
perform what he has undertaken , it is to be hoped that the pioneer engine will soon be on its road . Wednesday was speech day at Chiist ' s Hospital , and the great hall of the school in Newgate-street was crowded with friends and relatives of the pupils , who had come to witness the distribution of prizes by Bro . the Lord Mayor , who attended in state , and to hear the soeeches of
xi ' oremost scholars . Amongst those present were Messrs . Aldermen Finnis and Staples , Bro . F . Dixon-Hartland , M . P ., Bro . the Rev . R . Lee , head master ; Bro . John Derby Allcroft ( Grand Treasurer ) , treasurer of the hospital , and Mrs . Allcroft . At the approach of the Lord Mayor , Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand march was performed by the school band .
Ihe 29 th report of the Postmaster-General has neon issued , from which we learn the gross business for the year slightly exceeds £ 9 , 413 , 812 , made up as follows : — receipts—Postage on letters , postcards , newspapers , & c , « ' ° 34 , 9 S 2 ; commission on Money Orders and on Postal Orders ( to which is added £ 3 800 , the value of unclaimed 'WeVOtdsrsl AfiC mS . Kavm ^ c Ranl / nmBlt ft . . ., „ -, .
Revenue from Telegraphs , £ 1 , 768 , 060 ; total , £ 9 , 413 , 812 . ine expenditure is accounted for as under—For Postal service , including Money Order and Postal Order business , Tifr ' ' ' Packet service , £ 633 , 8 79 ; Savings Bank , ntk o ' Telegraph service , including ' expenditure by "tner departments . r 1 . 18 T . nn : total . i ' fi .-n :-. ofii . ThP
TiV ,, ? therefore £ 3 , 061 , 748 ; being a decrease of ,, 7 on 'he previous year , circ « i ™ " R !; s " . —W" , 'rE ' s MOC -MAW LEVER TRUSS is the most stoi " * . '"" ntion for the treatment of Hmiia . The use of a beinizTn S ' hurttul »» Its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage supplied hi , u ?\ , ' » , ° dy ' ; lile the requisite resisting power is much „« i ' Main Pad a , uI Patellt Lev " . ««¦ " £ ' " > so descrinttv . .. ? , closencss that il cannot be detected . Send for Co . ( DmiMS rcuJar & . tes " ° n ' -l 8 and prices , to J . White and who oft ™ _ . ii I * . ''" - ' 'd " )' . London . Do not buy of Chemist ,., have not anJ = ' •"'" '"ON of our Moc-Main . J . White and Co . 1 any agents . —[ ADVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . W . G . Watson was installed W . M . of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 633 , Manchester , on the iSth inst . A new English daily paper was started in Paris on Wednesday . Bro . Lord John Manners , after a long- absence
through illness , has resumed his duties in the House of Commons . He was warmly cheered on making his appearance . Bro . Lord Alcester presented the prizes to the successful competitors at the Royal Naval School , New Cross , on Tuesday last .
The twenty-third anniversary of the birthday of the Duchess of Connaught on Wednesday was observed in the usual manner . Mr . Joseph Deveraux , Mayor of Windsor , has been offered the honour of knighthood , which honour will be accepted by that gentleman , who has been during the
last few years three times mayor of the Royal Borough . Bro . the Lord Mayor on Tuesday entertained at the Mansion House the members of the American and Canadian teams , who recently competed at the Wimbledon meeting , headed respectively by Colonel Howard and Colonel Otter .
The Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction has removed from the Temperance Hotel , Wimbledon Hillroad , to the Prince of Wales Hotel , opposite the Wimbledon Railway Station , and holds its meetings on Thursday evenings at 7 . 30 .
It has been pointed out that no monument exists to perpetuate the memory of Mr . Murdoch , the inventor of gas , and the desirability has been suggested of preserving Sycamore-hill House , Handsworth , the residence of Air . Murdoch , which was the first house ever lighted with gas ,
and which is in danger of demolition . It ought to be generally known that Rose ' s Lime Juice Cordial supplies a delicious cooling drink in watereffervescing in all mineral waters—wholesome and refreshing in summer . Purchasers should order Rose ' s Cordial , Wholesale Stores , 11 , Curtain Road , London , and Leith .
N . B .-r / Advt . ] Bro . George Moss , l . P . M . Ellesmere Lodge , No . 75 S , Runcorn , was presented with a Life Governorship of the Boy ' s School and a P . M . ' s jewel , in token of the brethren ' s appreciation of his efforts in the interests of the lodge . Bro . E . Marwood was at the same meetine installed W . M . of this lodge .
Bro . William Brassey was installed into the Master ' s chair of the Everton Lodge , No . S 23 , Liverpool , on the 18 th inst ., in the presence of a large number of brethren , including many Present and Past Provincial officers . Bro . Carefull , P . M ., was at the same time presented with a beautifully illuminated address thanking him for his efforts on behalf of Masonic Charities .
1 he Duke of Albany distributed the prizes at Marlborough College on Monday , and was subsequently entertained at luncheon . It was announced that his Royal Highness had been elected a member of the Governing Council of the College in succession to Lord Lansdowne , who had resigned in consequence of his appointment to the Governor-Generalship of Canada . Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan visited Leeds at the
end of last week in order to make acquaintance with the choral forces which will be under his command at the triennial festival in October next , and conducted two rehearsals . The result was most satisfactory , the richness of the material and the controlling intelligence of the choral body being strongly manifest . The fame of this body of vocalists will be at least upheld next October , to judge by present indications . Sir Arthur had a most enthusiastic reception .
Bro . Alderman Sir Sydney H . Waterlow , M . P ., presided on the 19 th inst . over a meeting of medical gentlemen and students in the great hall of St . Bartholomew's Hospital , to consider a proposal to establish a Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the Metropolis . Resolutions were
passed that a Volunteer Ambulance Corps be formed of members of the staff , and of past and present members of the medical school of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and that a provisional committee be appointed for the enrolment of such corps in October next . A large number of students gave in their names as members .
The third summer festival of the Southwark Lodge , No . S 79 , took place at the Crystal Palace , on the 12 th inst . Bro . John Davis , W . M ., presided . About seventv-five ladies and gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous repast in the dining-room on the terrace . Various toasts were given and replied to , Bro . S . Smither , of the Confidence Lodge , gracefully responding for " The Ladies . "
Unfortunately the unpropitious nature of the weather compelled the party to remain under cover . During the evening songs , & c , were given by Bros . Kent , Fountain , Smither , and others . The company separated in time for the last train after a highly successful meeting , much being due to the exertions of the committee , and notably the VV . M ., Bro . Davis .
Referring to a recently published article on the theory of storms , Captain Jinman , F . R . G . S ., asserts that the circular theory has been abandoned ; that the spiral theory has been adopted in its place ; that the latter is as erroneous ds the one abandoned ; and lastly , that the circular theory ought never to have been adopted , incontestible proofs of its fallacy , and the misleadinir nature of
the rules founded upon it , being found in the details of every storm , including those quoted by Redfield , Reid , and Piddington . Captain Jinman having many years ago in his published works attacked the views that were then popular , points to the fact that the Meteorological Department , in resorting to the spiral doctrine of cyclones , is compelled to admit that " storms are often enormousl y
elongated , " and are accompanied by variations of direction of force not to be accounted for on the principles in vogue . The writer thinks he has proved that " every great storm and every small whirl of wind is formed by the joint action of two or more distinct air currents ; that each current has
a distinct existence , temperature , humidity , density , and force ; and hence the sudden shifts and varied phenomena to be met with in the same storm . " Captain Jinman thinks the time arrived when the Board of Trade should let it be known that the circular theory , at any rate , has been abandoned .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Baron Henry De Worms , M . P ., has qualified as a magistrate for the county of Sussex . Bro . Henry Irving has accepted the Lord Mayor's invitation to the banquet to her Majesty's Ministers at the Mansion House , on Wednesday , August Sth . It is announced that the Queen has been pleased to confer the honours of a baronetcy both on Dr . Andrew Clarke and Mr . Prescott Hewett .
_ The August number of the Fortni ghtly Review will contain an important article by M . Leon Say on the question of the Suez Canal and the relations between England and France in Egypt . Comp . Capt . Eugene Sweney , P . Z ., was installed into the First Principal ' s chair of the Pattison Chapter , No . at Plumstead
913 , , on the 19 th inst . Comps . H . Mason and R . Edmunds were installed as H . and J . respectively . The bulletin issued on Wednesday stated that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough had passed a quiet night , and had suffered less pain during the previous twenty-four hours ; but his condition in other respects remained unaltered .
Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . Sussex , has sustained a bereavement by the death of his second son , Mr . Wyndham Burrell , at the age of 26 , which took place on Sunday last , the result of injuries received in an accident while tricycling one day last week .
I he Prince and Princess of Wales and the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen were present at a conversazione given by Sir VV . Siemens and the members oftheSociety for the encouragement of Arts , Manufactures , and Commerce , at the International Fisheries Exhibition , on Wednesday evening .
Bros . Lord G . Hamilton , M . P ., and Sir W . H . Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., have become patrons of the Shop Hours Labour league Early Closing Movement . Bro . Lord Brabazon ' s recent articles on Earl y Closing in No . 6 S of the Nineteenth Century will appear in pamphlet form , after being revised by his lordship .
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue have given notice that , in accordance with the provisions of the Act 46 Vic , cap . 10 , all gun licences , and such licences and certificates to kill game as are dated to expire on the 5 th April , which are now in force , or which may be granted during the current year , will continue in force up to the end of July , 1 SS 4 .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex will be held on Wednesday next at the Railway Hotel , Parkeston , near Harwich , at 12 . 45 p . m . Banquet at four o ' clock . Ample arrangements have been made for the comfort of the brethren , and the Great Eastern Railway Company have consented to issue return tickets at single fares . Under these favourable circumstances we have no doubt the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master will be well supported at this his first annual Prov . Grand Lodge .
The Covent Garden Promenade Concerts will be the next musical speciality in London . The theatre , only just vacated by the Royal Italian Opera Company , will reopen on August 4 th for a series of conceits under the lesseeship ot Mr . VV . F . Thomas . A Cine orchestraof about
100 performers , led by Mr . Carrodus , and conducted , as heretofore , by Bro . A . Gwyllym Crowe , will give effect to the symphonies and overtures of the great masters ; a military band will co-operate in some of the music , and skilful solo p layers and eminent vocalists will also , as heretofore , contribute to the performances .
At the conclusion of the business at the meeting of the Gosport Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Lodges , on the 17 th inst ., a number of Masonic friends connected with the Royal Engineers and Royal Marine Light Infantry assembled in the coffee room of the India Arms Hotel , Gosport , for the purpose of presenting a silver biscuit barrel to Bro . Mitchell , P . M . and P . Z . 001 . & c . on the
occasion of his marriage , as a token of their esteem and respect . The article , which was very handsome and bore a suitable inscription , was presented by Bro . F . Powell , l . P . M . 903 . A few supplementary remarks were made by Bros . Lancaster , P . M ., and Green , P . M ., and other brethren .
Bro . Mitchell , who was quite taken by surprise , in replying expressed his inability to thank the brethren as he would wish for their very generous and unexpected present , but thanked them sincerely for their very kindly- expressed wishes for the future happiness of himself and wife . After " Hearty good wishes " all round the brethren separated .
The late Bro . Whyte Melville , Past G . M . Scotland , whose obituary notice we printed in our last issue , performed the following public Masonic ceremonies during the period of his active participation in the affairs of the Scottish Craft . He laid , on April 10 th , 1865 , the foundation-stone of the monument erected at Logierait to the memory of his friend , the late Duke of Athole ; and the
foundation-stone of the Poorhouse of the city parish of Edinburgh at Craiglockhart ; on July 7 th , 1 S 53 , the foundation-stone of the Asylum for Imbecile Children at Baldovan , near Dundee ; and also , in his capacity of Provincial Grand Master of Fife and Kinross , the foundation-stones of various public buildings throughout the county of Fife , including the county prison , Cupar , Seotember 2 nd . 1 S . 12
Kirkcaldy extended pier , Kirkcaldy Academy , and Episcopal Church , all July 20 th 1843 ; Buckhaven pier , April 18 th , 1 S 53 ; Union Club House , St . Andrews , July 13 th 1 S 53 ; City Hall , St . Andrews , June 2 nd , 1 S 58 ; Corn Exchange , Cupar , July 25 th , 1 SC 1 ; Fife and Kinross Disttict Asylum , August 23 rd , 1 S 64 ; St . Andrews College Hall , April 6 th , 1 S 67 ; Episcopal Chapel , St . Andrews , July 31 st , 1 S 67 ; Anstruther
Town Hall , August iSth , 1 S 71 ; Corporation Buildings of Dunfermline , October 12 th , 1 S 76 ; the Gibson Hospital , St . Andrews , July 12 th , 1 SS 2 . He further , in his strictly Masonic capacity , consecrated New Lodge Minto , Lochgelly , No . 383 , November 5 th , 1 S 58 ; Lodge Dunearn , No . 400 , Burntisland , December 22 nd , 1859 ; Lodge St . Clare of Dysart , No . 520 , September 2 bth , 1872 ; LodRothes
ge , Leslie , No . 532 , May 29 th , 1873 ; Lodge St . John's of Crossgates , No . 540 , November 5 th , 1 S 73 ; Lodge Union St . Andrews , No . 542 , November 24 th , 1 S 74 , & c . He also presided at the Funeral Grand Lodge held in Queen-street Hall , on 24 th February , 1 S 55 , in memory of Bro . Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , Past Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Roslyn ( then Lord Loughborough , Grand Master 1870-73 ) , supporting him as Senior Grand Warden .
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Masonic And General Tidings
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS
Bro . Alderman Hadley leaves America next week , and may be expected in London on the 4 th prox . Bro . Sir Thos . Brassey was one of the guests at the annual dinner of the Army and Navy club on the iSth inst .
Bro . Baron Henry de Worms , M . P ., has been elected president of the Anglo-Jewish Association for the ensuing year . Prince Victor Bonaparte came of age on Wednesday . He is still serving his 12 months' " volontariat " in the army .
Bro . J . Irlam was on the 18 th inst . installed into the chair of K . S . in the De Grey and Ripon Lodge , No . 1161 , Manchester . Bro . H . Peacock , has this year been chosen as head of the Craft , Mark , and Red Cross Degrees in Cockermouth , a fact of itself speaking for the popularity of that brother .
The Nelson Lodge , No . 700 , held its installation meeting on the iSth inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Williamstreet , Woolwich , when Bro . J . H . Roberts was placed in the chair of K . S . Bro . H . Lovegrove proposed Bro . A . T . Hawkins as a candidate for the Common Council of the City of London , in the room of Mr . Lowman Taylor , Deputy ,
deceased , at the wardmote in Cornwainer Ward . On Tuesday the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the headquarters of the Metropolitan Ffre Brigade , and witnessed an exhibition of the system of drill and fire extinguishing which is adopted by the brigade . It is reported that Bro . Sir Charles Dilke , in his capacity as President of the Local Government Board , will
make a personal inspection of all workhouses , poor-law infirmaries , hospitals , and schools in and around the metropolis during the month of November next . The Excelsior Lodge of Instruction , No . 1155 , meeting at the Commercial Dock Tavern , Plough-road , Rotherhithe , has adjourned for the summer recess . The meetings will be resumed on Tuesday , the 25 th September next .
Great improvements in the entrances and exits of the Britannia Theatre , Hoxton , with additional fireproof floors , ceilings , and partitions are nearly completed by the contractor , Bro . R . Conder , under the personal superintendence of Bro . Henry Lovegrove , P . M ., P . Z ., of 26 , Budge-row , E . C .
The window in St . Margaret ' s Church , Westminster , in memory of the late Lord Frederick Cavendish , was unveiled yesterday , the Premier , with Mrs . Gladstone , Miss Gladstone , and Mr . Herbert Gladstone , being present at the opening service . Lady Frederick Cavendish accompanied them .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has accepted the position of vice-patron to the Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest , City-road , which was founded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent A . D . 1 S 14 . The receipts of the public festival , at which the Prince of Wales presided , on June 1 st , have reached the sum of £ s , oS 2
Ihe last of the new 100-ton guns ordered to be mounted for the defence ot the Mediterranean fortresses has been embarked at the Royal Arsenal , Woolwich , on board the War Department steamship Stanley , for conveyance to Malta . The four guns were bought from Sir Wm . Armstrong out of the vote of £ 6 , 000 , 000 ; the amount paid , including the charee for seven 10 in . ( iS-ton ) guns , was £ 90 , 000 .
Mr . Edison , it is stated , is building an electric locomotive of 375 indicated horse-power and six-foot driving wheels , which is to be used on the Underground Railway in London , " where smoke and vapours are very offensive . " This engine is to haul from eight to ten passenger coaches at a high rate of speed , from forty to fifty miles an hour ; and as Mr . Edison promises to make it
perform what he has undertaken , it is to be hoped that the pioneer engine will soon be on its road . Wednesday was speech day at Chiist ' s Hospital , and the great hall of the school in Newgate-street was crowded with friends and relatives of the pupils , who had come to witness the distribution of prizes by Bro . the Lord Mayor , who attended in state , and to hear the soeeches of
xi ' oremost scholars . Amongst those present were Messrs . Aldermen Finnis and Staples , Bro . F . Dixon-Hartland , M . P ., Bro . the Rev . R . Lee , head master ; Bro . John Derby Allcroft ( Grand Treasurer ) , treasurer of the hospital , and Mrs . Allcroft . At the approach of the Lord Mayor , Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand march was performed by the school band .
Ihe 29 th report of the Postmaster-General has neon issued , from which we learn the gross business for the year slightly exceeds £ 9 , 413 , 812 , made up as follows : — receipts—Postage on letters , postcards , newspapers , & c , « ' ° 34 , 9 S 2 ; commission on Money Orders and on Postal Orders ( to which is added £ 3 800 , the value of unclaimed 'WeVOtdsrsl AfiC mS . Kavm ^ c Ranl / nmBlt ft . . ., „ -, .
Revenue from Telegraphs , £ 1 , 768 , 060 ; total , £ 9 , 413 , 812 . ine expenditure is accounted for as under—For Postal service , including Money Order and Postal Order business , Tifr ' ' ' Packet service , £ 633 , 8 79 ; Savings Bank , ntk o ' Telegraph service , including ' expenditure by "tner departments . r 1 . 18 T . nn : total . i ' fi .-n :-. ofii . ThP
TiV ,, ? therefore £ 3 , 061 , 748 ; being a decrease of ,, 7 on 'he previous year , circ « i ™ " R !; s " . —W" , 'rE ' s MOC -MAW LEVER TRUSS is the most stoi " * . '"" ntion for the treatment of Hmiia . The use of a beinizTn S ' hurttul »» Its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage supplied hi , u ?\ , ' » , ° dy ' ; lile the requisite resisting power is much „« i ' Main Pad a , uI Patellt Lev " . ««¦ " £ ' " > so descrinttv . .. ? , closencss that il cannot be detected . Send for Co . ( DmiMS rcuJar & . tes " ° n ' -l 8 and prices , to J . White and who oft ™ _ . ii I * . ''" - ' 'd " )' . London . Do not buy of Chemist ,., have not anJ = ' •"'" '"ON of our Moc-Main . J . White and Co . 1 any agents . —[ ADVT . 1
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . W . G . Watson was installed W . M . of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 633 , Manchester , on the iSth inst . A new English daily paper was started in Paris on Wednesday . Bro . Lord John Manners , after a long- absence
through illness , has resumed his duties in the House of Commons . He was warmly cheered on making his appearance . Bro . Lord Alcester presented the prizes to the successful competitors at the Royal Naval School , New Cross , on Tuesday last .
The twenty-third anniversary of the birthday of the Duchess of Connaught on Wednesday was observed in the usual manner . Mr . Joseph Deveraux , Mayor of Windsor , has been offered the honour of knighthood , which honour will be accepted by that gentleman , who has been during the
last few years three times mayor of the Royal Borough . Bro . the Lord Mayor on Tuesday entertained at the Mansion House the members of the American and Canadian teams , who recently competed at the Wimbledon meeting , headed respectively by Colonel Howard and Colonel Otter .
The Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction has removed from the Temperance Hotel , Wimbledon Hillroad , to the Prince of Wales Hotel , opposite the Wimbledon Railway Station , and holds its meetings on Thursday evenings at 7 . 30 .
It has been pointed out that no monument exists to perpetuate the memory of Mr . Murdoch , the inventor of gas , and the desirability has been suggested of preserving Sycamore-hill House , Handsworth , the residence of Air . Murdoch , which was the first house ever lighted with gas ,
and which is in danger of demolition . It ought to be generally known that Rose ' s Lime Juice Cordial supplies a delicious cooling drink in watereffervescing in all mineral waters—wholesome and refreshing in summer . Purchasers should order Rose ' s Cordial , Wholesale Stores , 11 , Curtain Road , London , and Leith .
N . B .-r / Advt . ] Bro . George Moss , l . P . M . Ellesmere Lodge , No . 75 S , Runcorn , was presented with a Life Governorship of the Boy ' s School and a P . M . ' s jewel , in token of the brethren ' s appreciation of his efforts in the interests of the lodge . Bro . E . Marwood was at the same meetine installed W . M . of this lodge .
Bro . William Brassey was installed into the Master ' s chair of the Everton Lodge , No . S 23 , Liverpool , on the 18 th inst ., in the presence of a large number of brethren , including many Present and Past Provincial officers . Bro . Carefull , P . M ., was at the same time presented with a beautifully illuminated address thanking him for his efforts on behalf of Masonic Charities .
1 he Duke of Albany distributed the prizes at Marlborough College on Monday , and was subsequently entertained at luncheon . It was announced that his Royal Highness had been elected a member of the Governing Council of the College in succession to Lord Lansdowne , who had resigned in consequence of his appointment to the Governor-Generalship of Canada . Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan visited Leeds at the
end of last week in order to make acquaintance with the choral forces which will be under his command at the triennial festival in October next , and conducted two rehearsals . The result was most satisfactory , the richness of the material and the controlling intelligence of the choral body being strongly manifest . The fame of this body of vocalists will be at least upheld next October , to judge by present indications . Sir Arthur had a most enthusiastic reception .
Bro . Alderman Sir Sydney H . Waterlow , M . P ., presided on the 19 th inst . over a meeting of medical gentlemen and students in the great hall of St . Bartholomew's Hospital , to consider a proposal to establish a Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the Metropolis . Resolutions were
passed that a Volunteer Ambulance Corps be formed of members of the staff , and of past and present members of the medical school of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and that a provisional committee be appointed for the enrolment of such corps in October next . A large number of students gave in their names as members .
The third summer festival of the Southwark Lodge , No . S 79 , took place at the Crystal Palace , on the 12 th inst . Bro . John Davis , W . M ., presided . About seventv-five ladies and gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous repast in the dining-room on the terrace . Various toasts were given and replied to , Bro . S . Smither , of the Confidence Lodge , gracefully responding for " The Ladies . "
Unfortunately the unpropitious nature of the weather compelled the party to remain under cover . During the evening songs , & c , were given by Bros . Kent , Fountain , Smither , and others . The company separated in time for the last train after a highly successful meeting , much being due to the exertions of the committee , and notably the VV . M ., Bro . Davis .
Referring to a recently published article on the theory of storms , Captain Jinman , F . R . G . S ., asserts that the circular theory has been abandoned ; that the spiral theory has been adopted in its place ; that the latter is as erroneous ds the one abandoned ; and lastly , that the circular theory ought never to have been adopted , incontestible proofs of its fallacy , and the misleadinir nature of
the rules founded upon it , being found in the details of every storm , including those quoted by Redfield , Reid , and Piddington . Captain Jinman having many years ago in his published works attacked the views that were then popular , points to the fact that the Meteorological Department , in resorting to the spiral doctrine of cyclones , is compelled to admit that " storms are often enormousl y
elongated , " and are accompanied by variations of direction of force not to be accounted for on the principles in vogue . The writer thinks he has proved that " every great storm and every small whirl of wind is formed by the joint action of two or more distinct air currents ; that each current has
a distinct existence , temperature , humidity , density , and force ; and hence the sudden shifts and varied phenomena to be met with in the same storm . " Captain Jinman thinks the time arrived when the Board of Trade should let it be known that the circular theory , at any rate , has been abandoned .
Masonic And General Tidings
Bro . Baron Henry De Worms , M . P ., has qualified as a magistrate for the county of Sussex . Bro . Henry Irving has accepted the Lord Mayor's invitation to the banquet to her Majesty's Ministers at the Mansion House , on Wednesday , August Sth . It is announced that the Queen has been pleased to confer the honours of a baronetcy both on Dr . Andrew Clarke and Mr . Prescott Hewett .
_ The August number of the Fortni ghtly Review will contain an important article by M . Leon Say on the question of the Suez Canal and the relations between England and France in Egypt . Comp . Capt . Eugene Sweney , P . Z ., was installed into the First Principal ' s chair of the Pattison Chapter , No . at Plumstead
913 , , on the 19 th inst . Comps . H . Mason and R . Edmunds were installed as H . and J . respectively . The bulletin issued on Wednesday stated that Bro . the Bishop of Peterborough had passed a quiet night , and had suffered less pain during the previous twenty-four hours ; but his condition in other respects remained unaltered .
Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . Sussex , has sustained a bereavement by the death of his second son , Mr . Wyndham Burrell , at the age of 26 , which took place on Sunday last , the result of injuries received in an accident while tricycling one day last week .
I he Prince and Princess of Wales and the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen were present at a conversazione given by Sir VV . Siemens and the members oftheSociety for the encouragement of Arts , Manufactures , and Commerce , at the International Fisheries Exhibition , on Wednesday evening .
Bros . Lord G . Hamilton , M . P ., and Sir W . H . Trevelyan , Bart ., M . P ., have become patrons of the Shop Hours Labour league Early Closing Movement . Bro . Lord Brabazon ' s recent articles on Earl y Closing in No . 6 S of the Nineteenth Century will appear in pamphlet form , after being revised by his lordship .
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue have given notice that , in accordance with the provisions of the Act 46 Vic , cap . 10 , all gun licences , and such licences and certificates to kill game as are dated to expire on the 5 th April , which are now in force , or which may be granted during the current year , will continue in force up to the end of July , 1 SS 4 .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex will be held on Wednesday next at the Railway Hotel , Parkeston , near Harwich , at 12 . 45 p . m . Banquet at four o ' clock . Ample arrangements have been made for the comfort of the brethren , and the Great Eastern Railway Company have consented to issue return tickets at single fares . Under these favourable circumstances we have no doubt the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master will be well supported at this his first annual Prov . Grand Lodge .
The Covent Garden Promenade Concerts will be the next musical speciality in London . The theatre , only just vacated by the Royal Italian Opera Company , will reopen on August 4 th for a series of conceits under the lesseeship ot Mr . VV . F . Thomas . A Cine orchestraof about
100 performers , led by Mr . Carrodus , and conducted , as heretofore , by Bro . A . Gwyllym Crowe , will give effect to the symphonies and overtures of the great masters ; a military band will co-operate in some of the music , and skilful solo p layers and eminent vocalists will also , as heretofore , contribute to the performances .
At the conclusion of the business at the meeting of the Gosport Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Lodges , on the 17 th inst ., a number of Masonic friends connected with the Royal Engineers and Royal Marine Light Infantry assembled in the coffee room of the India Arms Hotel , Gosport , for the purpose of presenting a silver biscuit barrel to Bro . Mitchell , P . M . and P . Z . 001 . & c . on the
occasion of his marriage , as a token of their esteem and respect . The article , which was very handsome and bore a suitable inscription , was presented by Bro . F . Powell , l . P . M . 903 . A few supplementary remarks were made by Bros . Lancaster , P . M ., and Green , P . M ., and other brethren .
Bro . Mitchell , who was quite taken by surprise , in replying expressed his inability to thank the brethren as he would wish for their very generous and unexpected present , but thanked them sincerely for their very kindly- expressed wishes for the future happiness of himself and wife . After " Hearty good wishes " all round the brethren separated .
The late Bro . Whyte Melville , Past G . M . Scotland , whose obituary notice we printed in our last issue , performed the following public Masonic ceremonies during the period of his active participation in the affairs of the Scottish Craft . He laid , on April 10 th , 1865 , the foundation-stone of the monument erected at Logierait to the memory of his friend , the late Duke of Athole ; and the
foundation-stone of the Poorhouse of the city parish of Edinburgh at Craiglockhart ; on July 7 th , 1 S 53 , the foundation-stone of the Asylum for Imbecile Children at Baldovan , near Dundee ; and also , in his capacity of Provincial Grand Master of Fife and Kinross , the foundation-stones of various public buildings throughout the county of Fife , including the county prison , Cupar , Seotember 2 nd . 1 S . 12
Kirkcaldy extended pier , Kirkcaldy Academy , and Episcopal Church , all July 20 th 1843 ; Buckhaven pier , April 18 th , 1 S 53 ; Union Club House , St . Andrews , July 13 th 1 S 53 ; City Hall , St . Andrews , June 2 nd , 1 S 58 ; Corn Exchange , Cupar , July 25 th , 1 SC 1 ; Fife and Kinross Disttict Asylum , August 23 rd , 1 S 64 ; St . Andrews College Hall , April 6 th , 1 S 67 ; Episcopal Chapel , St . Andrews , July 31 st , 1 S 67 ; Anstruther
Town Hall , August iSth , 1 S 71 ; Corporation Buildings of Dunfermline , October 12 th , 1 S 76 ; the Gibson Hospital , St . Andrews , July 12 th , 1 SS 2 . He further , in his strictly Masonic capacity , consecrated New Lodge Minto , Lochgelly , No . 383 , November 5 th , 1 S 58 ; Lodge Dunearn , No . 400 , Burntisland , December 22 nd , 1859 ; Lodge St . Clare of Dysart , No . 520 , September 2 bth , 1872 ; LodRothes
ge , Leslie , No . 532 , May 29 th , 1873 ; Lodge St . John's of Crossgates , No . 540 , November 5 th , 1 S 73 ; Lodge Union St . Andrews , No . 542 , November 24 th , 1 S 74 , & c . He also presided at the Funeral Grand Lodge held in Queen-street Hall , on 24 th February , 1 S 55 , in memory of Bro . Lord Frederick Fitzclarence , Past Grand Master , Bro . the Earl of Roslyn ( then Lord Loughborough , Grand Master 1870-73 ) , supporting him as Senior Grand Warden .