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of the Queen ' s Westminsters , was the " , Avinner of the Silver Medal and £ 60 in the first stage for the Queen ' s Prize , but the prize itself , consisting of £ 250 given by the Queen , Avith Gold Medal of the National Rifle Association , was carried off by Private liae of the 11 th Stirling R . V ., Avith

a score of 78 , Lient .-Col . Walrond of 1 st Devon being second Avith 77 , Most of the other important contests have been settled . The Lords have beaten the Commons by 443 to 43-5 points . England has Avon the International Trophy from its only competitor , Ireland , as Scotland , for

reasons of its own , has taken no part in this trial of skill for the last tAvo or three years . Cambridge has beaten Oxford , * ancl Cheltenham has Avon tho Public Schools ' Veteran Match , Avhile the Donegal Cup , given to the Avinners of a match between Volunteers and Regulars , has

been taken by the former by 1 , 002 points to 987 . There have also been several good matches in Cricket , notably that between Eton and HarroAV , played at Lord ' s on Friday and Saturday , Avhen tho latter Avon by 20 runs , the scores being—Harrow , 119 and 224 ; Eton , 117 and 206 . The

Australians have beaten Leicestershire by eight Avickets , A . Bannerman making 133 in his second innings ; and the match between Middlesex and Notts was left draAvn , the latter having two wickets to fall and 19 runs to make to secure victory .

Sir Garnet Wolseley has been appointed Administrator of Cyprus by tho sty le of Lorcl Hig h Commissioner and Commander-in-chief . The island has already beeu taken possession of by our forces , under Vice-Admiral Lord William Hay , the transfer of sovereignty from the Turkish to the English authorities having been made satisfactorily .

The new Administrator reached Malta on Wednesday , ancl on Thursday the embarkation of troops for Cyprus commenced . The island will be garrisoned by the Indian contingent and three British regiments , in all 10 , 000 men . According to advices received on Thursday an unarmed

English boat has been fired on by the Russian force quartered in the Gulf of Saros . It had been sent in search of some English sailors who had landed in the Russian lines and were detained there , and was flying a white flag Avhen the alleged outrage took place .

The work of tbe Congress Avas concluded on Saturday , Avhen the treaty was signed , after which the Plenipotentiaries were entertained afc a banquet afc the White Palace by the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany , all being present except the Earl of Beaconsfield and Prince

Gortschakoff , who Avere prevented by indisposition . Thus , after the anxieties of the last year , thanks to the firmness of ministers , we escape war and have instead a peace with honour , as the Prime Minister put ifc , which will gratify the sovereign , and , ifc is hoped , be approved of by the nation .

We need not dwell on the changes sanctioned by the treaty . We think , however , that Lord Salisbury ' s despatch is a sufficient defence of the work our negotiators have accomplished , and shows satisfactorily that the Government has consistently followed the main principles laid down in

the noble Lord ' s despatch of 1 st April . Now that peace is secured , AVO ought to emerge from our state of depression , especially as a new field of enterprise for our people has been opened up in Cyprus and Asia Minor , to which our Protectorate extends . Let us hope this will be the case .

The following neAV lists , or additions to former lists , have been received since the day of the Festival of the Boys' School , namely : —M ETROPOLIS—Lodge No . 1 , £ 10 10 s * ; No . 4 , £ 10 10 s * ; No . 11 ( addition ) , £ 1 Is *; No . 749 , £ 1318 s ; No . 860 ( addition ) , £ 5 5 s * ; Bro . Lewis ,

£ 10 10 s * . PROVINCIAL—Bristol ( addition ) , £ 6 6 s * ; Essex , Lodge No . 1000 ( addition ) , £ 5 5 s , and Lancashire East , Lodge No . 1170 , £ 21 * ; Somersetshire , £ 52 10 s ; Surrey , No . 452 , £ 10 10 s *; Sussex , Lodge No . 1466 ( addition ) ,

£ 29 8 s * . Those marked (*) were included in the list Ave published last Aveek , but no account AA * as taken of them in the Analysis . These amounts raise the product of the Festival thus far to £ 10 , 345 15 s 7 d .

It may be as well to remind our readers thafc for some time past a scheme has been on foot in West Yorkshire to raise a Presentation in Perpetuity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , to be called the " Bentley ShaAv Presentation , " in memory of thafc most excellent and respected kofcber , batley Shaw , for eleyefl years . Deput y Prgyiockl

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Grand Master of West Yorkshire , and afc the time of his death P . G . Superintendent of the Prov . Grand Chapter . Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., P . G . M ., has headed tho list Avith a donation of £ 50 , and tho sum to bo raised is One Thousand Guineas .

Tho Speech Day at Christ's Hospital Avas held on Wednesday under the presidency of the Lorcl Mayor , the Lady Mayoress ancl the Sheriffs being likewise present . Among

those who took a leading part in the proceedings were Bros . J . D . Allcroffc , M . P ., the Treasurer of the School ; Rev . A . H . Lee , the Head Master ; and Dr . Bretto , French Master . Everything passed off Avell .

Quarterly Court Of The Girls' School.

QUARTERLY COURT OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

COLONEL Creaton presided over the Quarterly Court of this Institution , which was hold on Saturday , at Freemasons' Hall . The brethren Avho attended were—Bros . J . Wordsworth , H . Browse , H . A . Dubois , Thomas Massa , H . Massey , A . H . Tattershall , J . Terry , T . R . Eames , W . Ashwell , C . G . RushAVorth , and Hedges Secretary . The only business before the Court was adopting a recommendation

of the General Committee to place twenty-nine girls on the list for the October Election , to declare three vacancies , and to consider Bro . Warren ' s notice cf motion for altering Eule 7 & of tho Institu . tion , by omitting the words i " in the sura of £ 300 , " and inserting ,

in lieu thereof , " in such sum as the Committee shall from time to timo deem fit , " also to omit tho word " two" in the first line , and add iu line four , after the word " him , " " by Guarantee Society or otherwise . " The Court agreed to the alteration , and adjourned .

Quarterly Court Of The Boys' School.

QUARTERLY COURT OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

A QUARTERLY General Court of the Eoyal Masonio Institution for Boys Avas held on Monday , at Freemasons' Hall , Col . Creaton pre siding . Bros . F . Adlard , H . Muggeridge , Charles J . Perceval , H , Massey , Jas . Terry , H . Browse , and F . Binckes Sec . also attended .

The letter of Bro . Binckes to the eldest son of the late Bro . Bentley Shaw , West Yorkshire , expressing the feeling of regret of the General Committee on the loss sustained by the death of Bro . Shaw , was read by Bro . Binckes , together with the answer received from Bro . J . Lancaster Shaw . These letters were ordered to be entered ou the

mmutes . Eleven vacancies were declared for the October election , and sixty-seven candidates were placed on the list . Bro . Jesse Turner's motion , giving the Committee power to aid deserving boys who leave the Institution Avith £ 40 instead of £ 20 , dropped for want of the presence of the mover . The Court then dissolved .

Grand Lodge Of Surrey.

GRAND LODGE OF SURREY .

THIS Provincial Grand Lodge held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday , the 16 th instant , under the banner of the Dorking Lodge , No . 1149 , at the Public Hall , Dorking . The R . W . Bro . General Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., the Provincial Grand Master , presided . The brethren assembled at one o ' clock , when amongst those present we noticed Bros , the Deputy Prov . G . M . the Eev . C . W . Arnold , M . A ., G . C ., the Eev . Ambrose William Hall , M . A ., P . G . Ch ., Charles Green .

wood Prov . G . See , E . Marsh Prov . S . G . W ., Charles Keen Prov . J . G . VV ., a goodly array of Present and Past Provincial Officers , as well as several visitors . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , the first business of the day Avas to call over the Roll of Lodges , and it wag gratifying to note that each one in the Province was well repre . seuted . The minutes of the last Provincial meeting , held at Earn .

ham , in July last , were then read , and on motion duly proposed and seconded , received confirmation . The E . W . Prov . G . M . then formal ly obligated his Deputy Prov . G . M ., that ceremony not having hitherto been performed . The Eeport of the Finance and Audit Committee was next presented , and this showed the financial position of tho Province was in a very satisfactory condition . The following

amounts were voted : —To the Earlswood Asylum , ten guineas ; to the Dorking National Schools , five guineas j and to the three central Masonic Institutions , ten guineas each ; making a total of forty , five guineas as the amount dispensed by Prov . Grand Locige in the cause of charity . This result is eminently satisfactory , and of this the Province may be proud . Tho election of Treasurer resulted

in tho reappointment for the twenty-second timo of R . W . Bro . Georgo Price . General Brownrigg then appointed ancl invested the follow , ing as his Officers for the ensuing twelve months : —Bros . Rev . C . W , Arnold Deputy G . M ., Dr . Brasbueld S . G . W ., Dr . Spence J . G . W ., Rev . Ambrose W . Hall G . C ., George Price Treas ., Milner G . Reg ., C . Greenwood G . Sec . ( reappointed for the twenty-second time ) ,

A . T . Jeffery S . D ., Wells J . D ., Street Supt . of Works , Owens D . C , Capt . Ormsby S . B ., E . M . Lott Org ., Stacey Purst ., Speight Tyler ; Browne , Taylor , Streeter , Honeywell , Lendrim , and Aldridge Grancl Stewards . Tho Prov . Grand Officers were then saluted , and General Brownrigg addressed Grand Lodge . He was pleased to find tho

financial position of the Province was in so satisfactory a condition j indeed , he might congratulate the members on the progress that Avas being made . For himself , he had been especially favoured in having a most energetic and excellent Deputy , who had mado it big tmsiaejs . tv pay m official m \ k to algiogt all tta L . gdgo * ' iy the ,