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1604 Wanderers , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , S . W ., 7-30 1662 Beaconsflold , Chequers , Walthamstow , 7 - 30 1681 Londesborough , Berkeley Arms , May Fair , 8 1692 Hervey , White Hart Hotel , Bromley , Kenc , 8-30

1791 Creaton , Wheatsheaf , Shepherd ' s Bush , 8 1922 Earl of Lathom , Station Hotel , Camberwell New Road , 8 1963 Duke of Albany , 153 Battersea Park Road , 7 " 30 2206 Hendon , Welsh Harp , Hendon , 8

R . A . 177 Domatic , St . James ' s Restaurant , W ., S B . A . 720 Panmure , Goose and Gridiron , E . C , 7 R . A . 933 Doric , 202 Whitechapel Road , E ., 7 * 30 M . M . Grand Masters . Mark Masons' Hall , W . O . Thursday , 22 nd December . 14-1 St . Luke , White Hart , Chelsea , 7-30 147 Justice , Browu Bear , Deptford , 8

263 Olarence , 8 Tottenham Court Road , W . C 733 Wcstbourne , 112 Queen ' s Road , Bays water , 8 749 Belgrave , Albion Tavern . Russell St ., W . C , 8 764 High Cross , Coach and Horses , Tottenham , 8 879 Southwark , Sir Garnet Wolseley , Rotherhithe New Road 890 Hornsoy , Masonic Room , Lewisham , at 8

1017 Montefiore , St . James ' s Restaurant , W ., 1168 Southern Star , Sir Syd . Smith , Kennington , 8 1178 Perfect Ashlar , Bridge House Hotel , S . E . 7 1182 Duke of Edinburgh , M . H ., Liverpool , 7 * 30 1259 Duke of Edinburgh , Eastern Hotel , Commercial Road , Limehouse , E „ 7 * 30 1278 Burdett Coutts , Swan , Bethnal Green Road , 8

1306 St . John , Three Crowns , Mile End Road , 8 1360 RoyalArthur , Prince of Wales , Wimbled > n , * 30 1426 The Great City , Masons' Hall Avenue , 6 * J J 1668 D . Connaught , Palmerston Arms . Cambe w-11 , 8 1671 Leopold , City Arms Tavern , E . G ., 7 1680 Cranbourne , Red Lion , Hatfield , 8 1602 Sir Hugh Myddelton , 45 Upper Street , N „ 8 1612 West Middlesex , Bell , Ealing Dean , 7 * 45

1614 Covent . Garden , Criterion , W ., 8 1822 Rose . Stirling Oastle , Camberwell , 8 1625 Tredegar , Wellington , Bovr , E ., 7 'i 0 1 B 73 Langton , Whito Hart , Abchurch Lano . 5 * 30 1744 Royal Savoy , Blue Posts , Charlotte Street , 8 1950 Southgate , Railway Hot , New Southgate , 730 1677 Crusaders , Old Jerusalem , St , John ' s Road , Clerkenwell . 9 1996 Priory , Constitutional Club , Acton

R . A . 753 Princo Frederick WiUiam , Lord's Hotel-St . John ' s Wood . 8 R . A . 1471 North London , Northampton House , Canonbury , 8

Friday , 23 rd December . Emulation , Freemasons' Hall , 6 General Lodgo , Masonic H ill , Birmingham , 8 167 St . John ' s , York and Albany , Regent's Park , 607 United Pilgrims . Surrey M . H ., Camberwell , 7 : 30 765 St . James , Princess Victoria , Rotherhithe , 8 780 Royal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge , 8

834 Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith 1056 Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street , 7 1185 Lewis , Fishmongers' Arms , Wood Green , 7 * 30 1228 Beacontree , Green Man , Leytonstone , 8 1298 Royal Standard , Castle , 81 Holloway Rd ., N ., 8 1365 Clapton , G . E . Hotol , Liverpool Street , 7 1381 Kennington , The Horns , Kennington , 8

1457 Bagshaw , Public Hall , Loughton , Essex , 7 * 30 1642 E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill , 8 1901 Selwyn . Montpelier , Choumont Rd ., Peckham . 8 2021 Queen ' s ( Westminster ) and Marylebone , The Criterion . W .. 8

R . A . 95 Eastern Star , Hercules Tavern , B . C . R . A . 820 Lily of , Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond , 8 R . A . 890 Hornsey , Prince of Wales ' s Hotel , corner of Eastbourne Terrace , and Bishop ' s Road , W . 8 R . A . 1275 Star , Stirling Castle , Church Street , Camberwell , 7

Saturday , 24 th December

87 Vitruvian , Duke of Albany , St . Catherine s Park , near Nunhead Junction , 7 * 30 179 Manchester , 8 Tottenham Court Road , W . C 8 198 Percy , Jolly Farmers' Tav , Southgate Rd ., N , 8 1275 Star , Dover Castle , Deptford Causeway , S . E . 7

1288 Finsbury Park , Cook Tavern , Highbury , 8 1364 Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Hackney , 7 1524 Duke of Connaught , Lord Stanley , Hackney , 8 1624 Eccleston , 13 Cambridge Street , Pimlico , 7 2012 Chiswick , Windsor Castlo , Hammersmith , 7 * 30 R . A . Sinai , Red Lion , King Street , Regent St ., W ,

The Duchess of Teck distributed the prizes to the Chester Volunteers in the Music Hall of that city on Wednesday . In acknowledging a vote of thanks to tbe Duchess , the

Doke of Teck took the opportunity of expressing , on behalf of bis daughter , Princess May , her thanks to the women of Cheshire for their handsome present , which had been accompanied by so touching an inscription .

A white marble monument has been sent to Spain to be erected over the tomb of the late Mr . E . A . Freeman . It bears an inscription of dedication : " To the pions memory of Edward Augustus Freeman , who

enshrined iu letters for all time tbe Early History of Ea < -land , the Norman Conquest , and tho destinies of Sicily . Fired with a zeal for topographical research , ha was struck down in tho midst of a journey in Spain , by sudden sickness , and died thero M'irch 16 , 1 one 11 a . '

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A fine wild boar from the Queen a herd in Windsor Great Park has been sent to Sandriugham as a presont to the Prince of Wales . THE LAW COURTS . —The Judges will rise

for tbe Christmas Vacation on Wednesday next , the 21 st instant , after which there will be no further sittings in court until 11 th January , when the Hilary sittings begin .

Princess Victoria Mary of Teok has consented to become patroness of the Maoready Seaside Holiday Institute at Hastings , whioh will be opened expressly for the members of the Theatrical Mission , Covent Garden , at the commencement of the new year .

THE BLENHEIM ORCHIDS . —The late Duke of Marlborough ' s collection of orchids will be sold by auction next Monday and

following days , by Messrs . Protheroe and Morris , at the gardens of Blenheim Palace . The collection comprises 25 , 000 " established " plants , nnd idoludes many fine specimens .

The Pope has addressed a letter to the Itn' <* n Bishops and another to the Italian pe . <* in both of whioh he severely denounces the freemasons , who , in bis Holiness ' s opinion , pursue the Satanic aim of seeking to replace Christianity by natnralism .

We understand that a farther sum has been granted by the Commissioners of the Chicago Exhibition to tbe Women ' s Section presided over by Princess Christian . The exhibits will be of a highly varied and interesting character .

A meeting of the Committee of Benevolence of the Province of Cheshire has been held at Crewe in connection with the proposed fund of benevolence for the relief of aged Freemasons and widows of Masons who

cannot be got in the Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution in London . The following were elected members of tbe Charity Council : —Brother Alexander Owen , Stalybridge division ; Bro . Henry Jackson , Hyde division j

Bro . Herbert Finch , Stockport division ; Bro . Edwin Crew , Macclesfield division ; Bro . the Rev . C . W . Spencer-Stanhope , Crewe division ; Bro . F . R . B . Lindsell , Altrincham division j Bro . W . H . Finchett , Chester

division ; Bro . G . H . Browne , Birkenhead division ; Bro . John Lee , Seacombe division . Several petitions for relief were considered , and five grants , amounting in the aggregate to £ 50 , were made . It was originally

proposed to raise an amount of not less than £ 1 , 000 , and towards this the Provincial Grand Master , Lord Egerton of Tatton , promised £ 100 . At the meeting at Crewe reports were submitted by the Charity

Representatives , and with promises made to the Provincial Grand Secretary , Brother Newhouse , the Chairmap ( Brother Salmon ) was able to announce that the magnificent sum of £ 1 , 799 10 s had been paid or promised

towards the fund . It is now certain that the amount of £ 2 , 000 will be raised . The draft scheme for the proposed institution was adopted with some slight alterations , and a strong committee was appointed for the purpose of drawing up bve-laws .

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The Queen will leave Windsor Castle , thia Saturday morning , for Osborne , shortly after ten o ' clock .

Mr . Nicholas C'Conor , the new British Minister at Pekin , has bad an andienee of the Emperor of China , to whom he presented his credentials .

Her Royal Hig hness the Princess of Wales has accepted a copy of Laura Dinham ' s new song , " Oh , Wind that Wand ' reth , " through her Grace the Duchess of Manchester , to whom it is dedicated . The Duchess of Albany , who had been staying with the Queen , has come to London . Before leaving Windsor her Royal Highness paid a visit to the tomb of Prince Leopold in the Albert Chapel .

Viscount Templeton presided at the annnal general meeting of the Home of Rest for Horses , held in one of the rooms at St .

James ' s Hall , Piccadilly , on Thursday . The Duke of Portland was re-elected President , and among the patronesses chosen was tbe Marohioness of Salisbury .

A Sunday school teacher waa giving a lesson in Ruth . She wanted to bring out the kindness of Boaz in . commanding the reapers to drop large handfnls of wheat . "Now , children , she said , referring to the sir

measures of barley whioh he gave to her , " Boaz did another nice thing for Ruth . Can yon tell me what it was ? " There was silence for a few minutes , when a little boy exclaimed " Married her I "

The infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster was christened in the private ohapel at Eaton Hall , on Thursday . Iu addition to the parents , a lax-ge company was pre-ent , including the Duke and Duchess

of Teck . Princess May of Teck was the godmother , the godfathers , who were repre . sented by proxy , being Mr . A . J . Balfour , M . P ., and Sir Henry Loch . The child was named Edward Arthur .

By command of the Queen , several of Nermann's Norwegian Fjord paintings were sent to Windsor Castle this week for her Majesty ' s inspection . Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise has bought " A Summer

Evening at Lofoten , " by the same artist . Her Majesty has been pleased to purchase two water colour figure studies by Alice Maud Langford , Queen's Scholar of the Royal Female School of Art for this year .

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution have received a handsome donation , whioh is to be as handsomely applied . Mr , B . Stretton , of Wisboro' Tower , Billingshurst , Sussex , has forwarded to the

Secretary , 26 Charles Street , St . James's , £ 1 , 000 , and , in accordance with the wish of tbe donor , the Council have resolved not to invest this sum , but to spend it in providing additional pensions for ruined farmers and their wives and widows .

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