Holiday Arrangements.

Swindon , Bath , Bristol , Weston-super-Mare , Gloucester , Cheltenham . & c . ; and at midnight , to Merthyr ( for the National Eisteddfod ) . On Tuesday , 6 th August , by the now route via Patney and Westbury , to Fromc , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , & c . ; and on Tuesday night , to Merthyr , Newport , and Cardiff .

The following high-class excursions , for which the tickets include railway fares , launch or coach trip , and refreshments , are made , on Mondays to Lambourn , for King Alfred's country ; on Tuesdays to Leamington , for Shakespeare ' s House , Memorial Theatre , Ann Hathaway's Cottage , & c . ; on Thursdays to Leamington , for Warwick and Kenilworth Castles , & c . ; and daily ( except August Bank Holiday ) to Henley , for launch trip on some of the most beautiful reaches of the river . <

Cheap tickets are issued daily from London and many suburban stations to Staines , Windsor , Taplow , Maidenhead , Henley , Goring , and other riverside resorts . These tickets can be obtained during the whole of the summer months . The train service to and from

the riverside stations has also been considerably improved . Bicycle tour tickets are issued daily from Paddington , affording cyclists an opportunity of enjoying the rural scenery of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire . The fares include the conveyance of rider and bicvcle . The roads arc good and the country undulating , while the hills are not severe .

Midland Railway.

Midland Railway .

FOR the convenience of the public the Midland Railway Co . have arranged that the Booking Offices at St . Pancras and Moorgatc Street Stations shall be open for the issue of tickets all day on Friday and Saturday , 2 nd and 3 rd August . Tickets to all principal Stations on the Midland Railway will also be obtainable beforehand at their City and Suburban Offices .

Cheap excursion trains will be run from London on Friday night , 2 nd August , to Stirling , Perth , Aberdeen , Inverness , & c , for 4 01 10 days , and to Edinburgh , Glasgow , Dumfries , Castle Douglas , Ayr , & c ., for 4 and 10 days , by which trains third class return tickets will be issued at about a single fare for the double journey , available for 16 days . Cheap excursion tickets will be issued from London

( St . Pancras ) to Dublin , and the South of Ireland ( via Liverpool ) , on alternate Fridays ( 2 nd August to 27 th September ) , and to Belfast , Londonderry , Portrush ,

fares , routes , & c ) . On Friday midnight , 2 nd August , for 3 , 6 , or 7 days , and on Saturday midnight , 3 rd August , for 2 , 5 , or 6 days , to Leicester , Nottingham , Manchester , Stockport , Liverpool , Sheffield , Leeds , Bradford , ike On Saturday , 3 rd August , a cheap excursion . train will be run to Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Leicester , Nottingham , Melton , Burton-on-Trent , Derbv ,

Manchester , Liverpool , Blackburn , Bolton , Preston , Wigan , Blackpool , Rochdale , Oldham , Bury , the Furncss District , Sheffield , Leeds , Bradford , Barnslcy , Keighley , York , Hull , Scarboro ' , Darlington , Durham , Newcastle . Carlisle , ike , ike , for 3 , 6 , or 7 days . On Monday , 5 th August , day trip trains will be run from London ( St . Pancras ) to Southcnd-on-Sea , St . Albans , Harpendcn , Luton ,

Bedford , and Kettering . There will also be a 1 , 2 , or 3 days trip to Leicester , Loughboro ' , and Nottingham ; a 1 , 2 , 4 , or 5 days trip to Birmingham , and a 2 or 5 clays excursion to Nottingham , Sheffield , Stockport , and Manchester . Tickets for these trains for starting from St . Pancras Station can be obtained on the two clays previous to the running of the trains at the Company ' s London Offices .

Cheap season excursion tickets are now issued each Saturday , until 38 th September , from London ( St . Pancras ) to Matlock , Buxton , Liverpool , Southport , Blackpool , Lytham , St . Anne's-on-Sea , Scarboro ' , Bridlington , Whitby , Morecambe , Lancaster , the English Lake District , & c ., available for passengers to return in either 3 . S , 10 , 15 , or 17 days , and to the Isle of Man on Friday nights and Saturday mornings , for 3 , S , 10 , 15 , or 17 clays . Also on Saturdays

( except 3 rd August ) , to Bedford , Olney , Wellingboro ' , and Kettering ( for J 4 , 2 , or 3 days ) , and on Thursdays and Saturdays ( except 3 rd and 10 th August ) cheap half-day tickets are issued to St . Albans and Harpenden . Fortnightly excursions to Northallerton , Richmond , Darlington , Durham , Newcastle , and Berwick will be run on alternate Fridays , from 2 nd August to 27 th September inclusive , leaving St . Pancras at 8 . 40 p . m ., and affording facilities for 4 , 10 , or 16 days stay .

Cheap week-end tickets are issued every Friday and Saturday from London ( St . Pancras ) and other principal Midland Stations to numerous Seaside and Inland holiday resorts including the "Peak " District of Derbyshire , Yorkshire , the North East Coast , Morecambe ,

Dumfries , Ayr . Kilmarnock , Glasgow , Greenock , Melrose , Edinburgh , Perth , Dundee , Aberdeen , etc ., cvc . The tickets are available- for return on the following Sunday ( where train service permits ) , Monday or Tuesday , and those issued on 2 nd and 3 rd August will be available for return up to Wednesday , 7 th August .

A cheap excursion train will be run to London on Saturday , 3 rd August , from Birmingham . Walsall , Wolverhampton , ike , for 3 , 4 , or 7 days ; and from Carlisle , Keighley , Bradford , Leeds , B-arnsley , Sheffield . Liverpool , Manchester , Blackburn , Bolton , Burnley , Bury , Rochdale , Burton-on-Trent , Derby , Lincoln , Nottingham , Leicester , ike , for 6 or 8 clays ; also from Liverpool ,

Southport , Warrington , Manchester , & c , for 1 , 3 , 6 , or 8 days . Passengers will be booked at cheap fares to Brighton and oilier south coast stations for 7 or 15 clays ; and to Paris and other places on the Continent , having the privilege of returning within 16 days . On Monday . 5 th August , cheap day excursion trains to London will be run from Derby , Nottingham , Leicester , Bedford ,

Midland Railway.

Luton , St . Albans , & c , a 2 , 4 , and 6 days trip from Bradford , Leeds , Barnsley , Sheffield , Chesterfield , Blackburn , Bolton , Bury , Manchester , Stockport , ike , and a 1 , 2 , and 5 clays trip from Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , ike Cheap daily and week-end tickets are issued from St . Pancras and other Midland Stations to Southend-on-Sea by the new and shorter route , via the Tottenham and Forest Gate Line ( excep't day trip tickets on 3 rd and 10 th August ) .

ALTERATIONS and improvements have been made in the wellknown pleasure Yacht "Argonaut , " which is booked to make three more trips during the present season—leaving Hull to-day ( Saturday ) for the Norwegian Fjords and North Cape , and on 17 th August for St . Petersburg , Stockholm and Copenhagen ; and leaving Tilbury

on 14 th September for Lisbon , Tangier , Gibraltar and Algiers . The alterations are intended to acid to the comfort of the passengers of the popular vessel , while additional berths are provided on the promenade deck . The cruises are being organised by Messrs . H . S . Lunn , M . D ., F . R . G . S ., W . H . Lunn , and Connop F . S . Perowne ,

and the same trio are already busy at work arranging for seats to view the Coronation procession next June . A special feature in connection with this matter is that the money paid for any seat or window will be returned in full if it is found not to be included in the route of procession . Further particulars may be had of the Secretary , 5 Endsleigh Gardens , N . W .

********** THE repertoire of Bro . Forbes Robertson , during his forthcoming autumn provincial tour , will include " Othello , " " For the Crown , " "The Sacrament of Judas , " and of course his incomparable representation of " Hamlet , " added to which he will , in the course of his itinerary , produce at least one and probably two or three new plays , the first of which , unless circumstances arise to prevent it , will be one by the talented authoress Madeline Lucette Ryley .

*** ******* MANY of our Provincial contemporaries have seized the opportunity of illustrating the return of local Volunteer contingents from the war , and some interesting " souvenirs" are the result . One of the best of those which have come under our notice is that issued by the '' Western Morning News , " in commemoration of the return of the Volunteers of the Devon Regiment , and which has been

distributed gratis to the men and others interested . The idea of the work and its production are entirely due to Mr . Ernest Croft , the Secretary and Manager of the paper . It contains several photos , and just sufficient text to make it worthy of being kept as a record of the local volunteers' doings . The ' Cheltenham Examiner " has also called in the aid of the photographer to give their readers a better idea of the reception locally accorded the war volunteers .

********** Jewels and Clothing-. —We have received a copy of a new issue of Messrs . George Kenning and Son ' s catalogue , in pocket form , which will be found acceptable to Brethren generally .

A feature of the work is the inclusion of a series of photo blocks , illustrating the various manufactures at the manufactory of the firm in the city of London , and also their show rooms in London and the provinces . Copies may be had from the depot in Little Britain , E . C ., and the other establishments of Bros . Kenning .

********** THE THEATRES , & c . — : o : — AVENUE . 8 . 30 , The Night of the Partv . Matinee , Wednesday . 2 . 30 . CO VENT GARDEN . Royal Italian Opera . DALY'S . 8 . 15 , San Toy . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . 30 . GAIETY . 8 , Toreador . Matinee , Wednesday , 2 .

GT . QUEEN STREET . 8 . 15 , A royal betrothal . 9 , Charley ' s Aunt . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . LYRIC . 8 , The Silver Slipper . Matinee , Wednesday , 2 . 30 . PRINCE OF WALES . 8 , A Previous Engagement . 8 . 45 , The Man from Blankley ' s . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . SAVOY . S . 15 , The Emerald Isle . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . 30 .

SHAFTESBURY . 8 . 30 , Japanese Plays . Matinee , Wednesday , 2 . 30 . GLOBE . 8 . H . M . S . Irresponsible . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 . 30 . VAUDEVILLE . 8 , You and I . 9 , Sweet and Twenty . Matinee , Wednesday , 3 . GRAND . Next week , 7 . 45 , True to the Queen .

SURREY . Next week , 7 . 45 , Uncle Tom ' s cabin . ALHAMBRA . 7 . 45 , Variety Entertainment , The Gay City , Inspiration , & c . AQUARIUM . Varied performances , World ' s Great Show , & c . CANTERBURY . 8 , Variety Entertainment . EMPIRE . 8 , Variety Entertainment . Les Papillons , & c . LONDON PAVILION . 7 . 45 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday ,

2 . 30 also . METROPOLITAN . 8 , Variety Entertainment . OXFORD . 8 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday 2 . 15 also . PALACE . 7 . 45 , Variety Entertainment . American Biograph , & c . ROYAL . 7-4 S- Variety Company . Saturday , 2 . 30 also . TIVOLI . 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2 . 15 also . CRYSTAL PALACE . Varied attractions dailv . Grand Naval and

Militarv Exhibition . Fireworks everv Thursday and Saturday . EARL'S COURT . Military Exhibition . " EGYPTIAN HALL . 3 and S , Mr . J . N . Maskelvne ' s entertainment . LONDON HIPPODROME . 2 and 8 , Varied attractions . MADAME TUSSAUD'S ( Baker Street Station ) . Open daily . Portrait models of modern celebrities , ike POLYTECHNIC . 3 , Our Navy .