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SffAYO'B CASV & XS BOVIl . EAST MOLESEY , HAMPTON COURT STATION ( Adjoining the RAILWAY , and facing the RIVER and PALACE ) . BRO . JOHN MAYO has ample accommodation in the new wing of this old-established and noted Riverside Hotel for Banquets for any number up to 100 . Every convenience for Ladies' Gatherings . Spacious landin" to rivor , whence Steam Launches can start . Specimens of Menus , with prlcos , sent on application . Throe Loupes meet at tho Castle Hotel , and referouco may bo made to the respective Mastors as to tho catering , & 0 .

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FAILING EYESIGHT . ¦ jBpm ^ . * j * i = »^ 'VTrHEN the Eyesight is beginning ^ sSs ^ Sv ^ llSlffiS VV to fail a practical Ophthalmic Optiii &^ ilBW * H-AJ M" ^ f ^ > l cian should bo at once consulted . Per' V ^ ieS *^?/? W ^ Wb « 4 > nianont mischief is done by using Glasses V |* 2 J 5 * "f ^^ X StejS *^ belonging to friends or relations , or pur-^ = ***^ chased from unskilled shopmen . The Family Doctor , 2 nd May ISM , says - — "Mr . Mucttis an authority upon tho oyesight , and tho advice ho gives is most valuable , and cannot be too highly estimated . " The Whitehall Itn-iew , 2 nd July 1892 , says : — " Sight to the Blind would not be an exaggerated claim if preferred by Mr . F . liluett , tho well-known Spociahst , as an Ophthalmic Optician . co . vsirivrATioN IKKI ; . si'Kcr . iciiKS AT MOKE WIUES . P . BLUETT , Specialist in Spectacles , 8 A GREAT PORTLAND STREET , W . ( Four Doors from Oxford St . )

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INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL , 28 th APHIL 1875 . COPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by BrotherHARTY P . M ., consisting of Artist ' s Proofs , Proofs before Letters , and Lcfctored Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may bo had at Cost Price by apply ing to Bro . W . R . NORRIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .

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SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING fTIAUGHT by Government ( English and Foreign ) Shorthand A Writers and Press Correspondents , at 29 Sutherland Avonuo , London , W . Also by Correspondence Established 187-1 . VERBATIM SHORTHAND NOTES ( English and Foreign ) TAKES' OF Parliamentary Committees , Law Cases , References , Financial and Social Meetings , by Professional Shorthand Writers . TERMS MODERATE . President : W . T . PARKER , Piuklington Press and Shorthand Writers' Association , 29 SUTHERLAND AVENUE , LONDON , W . mi

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m *^^^^ mmmmmm ~~^^ m - >» = — s ^^^^ W ^^ a TSiS'S ^^^^ J V ^^ X ^ VX ^ J'J' ^ . v ^ J ^ SATURDAY , 24 TH JUNE 1893 .

Laying The Memorial Stone Of The Halifax New Infirmary.

LAYING THE MEMORIAL STONE OF THE HALIFAX NEW INFIRMARY .

THE memorial stone of the new Halifax Infirmary was laid on Satnrday , the 17 th inst ., with Masonic observances and nnder most auspicious circimstancep , by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , the Depnty Grand Master of England and Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall , The interest in the occasion whioh was displayed by the people of Halifax was quite remarkable , and the event was signalised

by an amonnt of display which seldom obtains in the case of anything of smaller importance than a visit of Royalty . Decorations of buildings bad been carried out on a lavish scile all over the central parts of the town , business and traffic of every kind was almost entirely suspended , and the long route which the procession was to

traverse was thickl y lined with people in tho brightest of holiday attire , _ whilst all the windows of the buildings along the ronte , and in some instances even tbe roof ? , were utilised by spectators . The weather was such aa to give tho fullest opportunity for bright display , the steady sunshine enhancing the colour of the decorations . There haa been no such public show as that of Saturday at Halifax

Laying The Memorial Stone Of The Halifax New Infirmary.

since the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1863 to open the Town Hall . The procession was formed in Commercial Street , Skircoat Koad , and the adjoining streets by the chief Constable ( Mr . C . Pole ) , with Messr .- * . W . H . Oates , J . F . Parohett , Clayton Hargreaves , Bake , Sutoh'ffe , Robertshaw , Wilson , TJnnfc , Parker , and Thornton as Assistant Marshals , between one o ' clock and about half-past two ;

and from mid-day great crowds of people were assembled at this point wa ' ohing the arrival of the processionists . About the lattermentioned time a start was made along Silver Street . At the head of the procession were a number of collectors mounted , attired in fancy costume , and carrying-bags at the eud of long rods , with which they could cover the whole body of the spectators in the streets

Those of the onlookers who had positions inside the buildings , by the way , had been asked by advertisement to make collections amongst themselves . The street collectors were made np as Indians , cowboys , jesters , sportsmen , jockeys , and so forth , and made a very striking head to the procession . Then camo a small body of mounted police , led by the chief Constable and Inspector Raw ; the infantry from

the 9 th Brigade Depot at Halifax , with the band ; the Lee Mount Subscription Brass Band , the Executive Committee of the new Infirmary , tbe architects , tbe hon . medical Officers , the quarterly and weekly boards , the Demonstration Committee , representatives of the snbsoribers to the building fund , the governors , the representatives of numerous local bodies , clergy of the neighbourhood in their

vestments , Nonconformist ministers , and representatives of tho pro f essions . Mr . Rawson Shaw , M . P ., was on foot in this section of the processionists . The Stannary Temperance Reed Band led a very interesting section which followed . This consisted of a small body of representatives of Sunday schools , with their sohool banners Next in order came the 2 nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry , ¦

headed by their band and the succeeding place had been allotted to trade societies , of whom , however , only tbo two societies of cabinetmakers pnt in an appearance— -the Cambinetmakera' Association and the Alliance Cabinetmakers—with their banners and a few members . The Sowerby Bridge Brass Band led a considerable turn out of the members of friendly societies , all in the full regalia of their Orders

and some with banners . Foresters , Oddfellows , and Druids vied with each other in a very striking display of costumes , emblems and sashes . Succeeding this very large body of processionists were the members and ambulance vans of the Halifax and Sowerby Bridge corps , and the men and engines of the Halifax , Crossley ' s , Halifax Flour Society , Baldwin ' s , and Wellington Mills Fire Brigades , forming

an effective show of fire appliances and uniforms in tbe cleanest and brightest condition . The 1 st Volunteer Battalion West Riding Regiment and their band came next , and between them and Foster ' s Band , which headed an interesting detachment of children in wagons , was the Halifax town crier in solitary state , clanging his bell every now and then to make sure that the crowd quite

understood who he was . The children referred to were boys and girls of tbe Bluecoat School , with their fife band , the Halifax Workhouse , the local Lodge of the Juvenile Society of the Bolton Unity of Oddfellow ? , and of Carter and Company ' s draymen . Much amusement was cansod by large posters on tho side of the wagons containing the draymen ' s children , on which were printed , " These are home

produce ; not made in Germany . " The Halifax Victoria Brass Band in the rear of the "homo produce" was followed by a oolleotLn of trade exhibits so large and varied and featureful that it would be nnwiso to attempt to refer to it in any detail . Infinite' pains had been taken to make a fine display of manufactured articles , and , tbe weather being so perfectly favourable , there was nothing to mar the

completeness of the exbibiticn . The wagons and horses wero lavishly decorated with the brightest of May . day gewgaws , atd so many tradespeople had seized the opportunity for advertisement that when the ceremony at the site of the building , whioh lasted fifty minutes , had ended , the trade exhibits were still winding their way along the route of procession . One of the principal feafcares of

the tradesmen's display was the exhibit of the Halifax Industrial Sooiety , which included a wagon carrying a bad in which was a recumbent figuro of Ally Sloper , and another wagon in which cobblers were engaged at their occupation . The route was by Silver Street , Bull Greer , King Cross Street , Aked ' a Road , Rhodes Street , HanBon Lane , Pellon Lane , New Crown Street , Waterhouse , Street , Broad

Street , Northgate , over North Bridge , turning back into Northgate , and then through Old Market , Crown Street , Commercial Street , Skircoat Road , aDd Heath Road , to the site of the new bnilding in Free School Lane . Seventy members of the borough police force were employed in keeping the ronte clear for the procession . The Maeons of tho Province of West Yorkshire evidentl y held the

occasion in great estimation , aud there was a very large assembly early in the afternoon iu the Masonic Hall , Bradford , near the town end of the Heath Road . Spectators who watched tbe procession from points in the centre of the town missed a very interesting and important part of it , for the Freemasons did not join it until it reached a point in Heath Road , the last thoroughfare but one iu the

line of route near to their hall . Here between 600 and 700 Masons , representing all the seventy-eight Lodges of the Province , fell in behind the representatives of local governing bodies . The Ma 3 ons were in full regalia , and carried their emblems . The Grand Lod ge of Englnnd bad numerous representatives , amongst whom where the following : —Bros , the Right lion , the Earl of M > uut Edgcumbe

Deputy Grand Master of Eugluud aud Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall , F . A . Philbtick , Q . O ., Grand Registrar , Edward Latchworth Grand Secretary , Robert Grey President of the Board of Benevolence , Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P . ( late Lord Mayor of London ) , P . G . W ., Captiiu J . D . Murray P . G . Treasurer , W . F . Smitbson P . G . D ., Henry Smith P . G . D . and D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire , T . B .

Whvtehcad P . G . Sword Bearer , John Cbadtvick P . G . Sword Bearer , the Hon . W . T . Ordc-Powlett P . G . W . and D . P . G . M . for North and East Yorkshire , the Itev . Canou Bnllock Graud Chaplain of Eat » land , the Very Rev . Dean of York , Dr . Purey Oust P . G . Chaplain , the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., P . P . G . W . Prov . G . M . designate of West Yorkshire , 11 . A . Hunt P . G . Superintendent of Works , Frauk