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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
OWING TO PRESSURE ON OUR SPACE , we are compelled to hold over till next week the Consecration of the J usticia Lodge , No . 2563 ; Consecration of the Highbury Mark Lodge , No . 485 ; and many other communications . TUB GROCERS' COMPANY have forwarded a donation of £ 100 towards the funds of the National Industrial Home for Crippled Boys , Kennington .
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE occupied the chair at the annual dinner in behalf of the Royal Asylum of St . Ann ' s Society , Redhill . The Society maintains and educates 3 SS children , and is in every way worthy of support . The subscriptions , including 70 guineas from the Chairman , amounted to £ 1900 . BRO- DR . LIONEL WEATHERLY , writing from Bailbrook House , Bath , wishes us to state that , as it is impossible for him to individually thank all those who have so kindly inquired for him during his recent severe illness , he trusts they will allow him to convey his very sincere thanks to them through the medium of this paper .
THK QUEEN , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice and her children , and the Princesses Alexandra and Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , left Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening for the north , arriving at Balmoral the evening of the following day . Her Majesty will probably remain in Scotland till the iSth or 20 th inst ., and then return to Windsor .
THE SPRING GENERAL MEETING of the National Rifle Association was held in the theatre of the Royal United Service Institution , Whitehall , on Monday , under the presidency of the Duke of Cambridge . His Royal Highness read the arrangements which the Executive Committee had made for the meeting at Bisley , which will be opened on Monday , the Sth July . THE ANNUAL SALE OF WORK in aid of the inmates of the Royal Hospital for Incurables , West Hill , Putney Heath , will be held at the Hospital on the nth , 12 th , and 13 th inst . between 2 and 7 p . m . The Marchioness of Londonderry has very kindly arranged to open the sale on the opening day at 2 . 30 p . m . The Hospital well , deserves all the support which it can obtain through this and other means .
COMPLIMENTARY . —The recent printed report of the foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the State of West Virginia , U . S ., says of Dr . Graham's Outlines of the History of Freemasonry in the Province of Quebec , that " it ranks among the most valuable contributions to Masonic history and literature that have appeared during the present century , and will be most highly { prized by all Masonic students . "
IN REFERENCE TO THE BRIXTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1949 , which meets at the Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , Heme Hill , S . E ., we are desired to state no meeting will be held on Tuesday next , the 4 th inst ., but on Tuesday , the nth inst ., the ceremony of installation will be rehearsed by the Preceptor , Bro . Geo . R . Langley , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . D . Middx . The usual monthly meeting of the Benevolent Association will be held after the lodge is closed .
THE NEW WARSHIP TERRIBLE , the largest and most powerful cruisier ever built , was successfully launched from the yard of Messrs . J . and G . Thompson at Cl y de Bank , on Monday . The vessel is 538 feet in length , 500 feet between the perpendiculars , 71 feet broad , and her displacement is 14 , 250 tons . Special attention has been paid to speed , and she is expected to make 22 knots , with an average continous sea speed of 20 knots . There was a vast crowd of spectators to witness the launch , which was very successful , the ceremony of christening being performed by Lady Overtoun .
THE WELL-KNOWN saloon steamer , La Marguerite , which carried many thousands of pleasure seekers from London to Boulogne and back daily during the summer of 1 S 94 , will commence running to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and the managing owners have entered into a contract with the celebrated refreshment contractors , Messrs . Spiers and Pond , to cater for this steamer for the summer season of 1895 , as well as for their other steamers , the Koh-i-noor and Royal Sovereign , which will run to Margate , Ramsgate , Clacton , and other ports on the Suffolk and Norfolk Coast . We understand that Messrs . Spiers and Pond will inaugurate a novel feature in connection with these boats by serving a popular afternoon tea daily in the saloon of the steamers .
THE EMPIRE OF INDIA EXHIBITION at Earl ' s Court , was formally inaugurated by the Duke of Cambridge on Monday . His Royal Highness was received by the directors , and having been conducted to the Ducal Hall , was presented with a gold and silver key with which to perform the ceremony . On arriving at the Queen ' s Court he was presented with an address , which he cordially acknowledged . His Royal Highness was
afterwards conducted through the Exhibition buildings , inspecting with the deepest interest the relics of the East India Company , which include the dagger taken from the body of Tippoo Sahib , the Company's charters , & c , & c It will be some time before the various courts and buildings will be in such a state of order that the public will be able to appreciate the Exhibition , but there are good grounds for anticipating that it will prove a great attraction .
BRO . SIR HENRY IRVING has very kindly undertaken to preside at a festival dinner , which will be held in the Whitehall Rooms of the Hotel Metropole , on Saturday , the iSth inst ., in aid of the Annuity Fund of the Cabdcivers' Benevolent Association , 15 , Soho-square , VV . The Association was formed in 1870 with a view to making some provision for deserving aged and infirm cabdrivers , and the special object of the approaching festival is to increase the amount of the annuity so as to allow of a number
of aged worn-out , but deserving , cabmen to be selected as pensioners from the long list of candidates now awaiting election . We trust this most desirable object will be realised . Cabb y is a good fellow , but he has a hard battle to fight in order to win the wherewith to maintain himself and his family , and we sincerely trust the advocacy of Bro . Sir H . Irving will have the effect of attracting an increased measure of support to this deserving Charity .
As THE _ SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS was unable to hold the usual reception at the Foreign Office in honour of the Queen ' s birthday on Saturday last , Lady Tweedmouth , wife of the Lord Privy Seal , received the members of the Royal Family , the Diplomatic Corps , and a large general company , at her residence , Brook House , Park-lane ; H . R . I I . the Prince of Wales , the Dukeof York , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of Cambridge , the Princess Louise , Marchioness and the Marquis of Lome , Prince Henry of Battenberg , Prince Christian ,
the Shahzada Nasrulla Khan , and nearly all the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers . Among the general company were Bro . the Earl of Cork , Bro . the Earl and CoUntess of Onslow , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Yarborough , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Kintore , Bro . the Earl of Haddington , Bro . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) and Lady Herschell , Bro . G . J . Shiw-Lefevre , Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Bro . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., and Bros . Sir A . Borthwick , M . P ., Sir T . Sutherland , M . P ., Sir Redvers Buller , V . C , and Sir F . Lockwood , M . P .
THE GREAT Western Railway Company announce that on Saturday , June ist , the first of the weekly excursions to Weston-super-Mare , Bridgwater , Taunton , Minehead , Barnstaple , llfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , 'Teignmouth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , Swindon , Bath , Bristol , Frome , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , Sc , will leave Paddington Station . Return tickets will also be issued on Saturdays to Guernsey and Jersey at 24 s . 6 d ., available by the Boat Express leaving Paddington at 9 . 15 p . m . In July last year the Great Western Railway Company set the example of
running weekly excursions to Aberystwyth , Barmouth , Rhyl , Llandudno , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llanberis ( for Snowdon ) , and other resorts in South VVales , and the popularity of these trains by the Great Western picturesque route was so great that it has this year been decided to run weekly excursions to this district every Saturday from the present time until the end of September . A special express excursion train will leave Paddington each Saturday at 8 . 10 a . m ., and the cheap tickets will be available for return on the following Monday , Saturday , Monday week , Saturday week , or Monday fortnight .
Tin : KNII in Tin . ( LMIKV daws near , anil somehow Ihelncl impresses one ami makes one think . On the threshold , as it wen- nl tin- twentieth century , we pause anil lake a glance hack over the years that arc none . How much lias happened duriiii ; this now dyini ; century ! What wonders have been irhen to Ihe world ! The power and use ol steam , Hit- electric telegraphthese and many others are the discoveries of the nineteenth century , lint that wliii-h will cause Hie ilosini ! century to stand out ahove all that have , „„ - helore anil all that are lo come , is the lad thai in its earlier hall was dis , in ered -i priceless hlessiin ; In mankind llin . se universal remedies—Holloway ' s Pills and Ointment .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE ' 91 ART CLUB will hold their annual exhibition of members' works at the Egyptian Hall , about the end of June . THE LONDON COMPANIES of the Volunteer Medical Staff Corps will be inspected by the Duchess of Teck , on Wimbledon Common , on Saturday next , the Sth inst . BRO . HENRY LOVEGROVE claims to have done what no brother has previousl y
done . He has attended every meeting of the Board of General Purposes , the Colonial Board , and the General Committee of Grand Chapter during the past official year . THE COUNTESS OF RADNOR ' S LADIES' STRING BAND will give an evening concert in the Queen's Hall , People ' s Palace , Bethnal Green , on Thursday , the 29 th inst ., on behalf oTthe Bethnal Green Free Libraries .
THE SURVIVING HEROES of the Lucknow garrison will commemorate the gallant resistance they offered to the mutineers in ' 57 by their annual banquet , at the Holborn Restaurant , on the 5 th inst . BRO . THE MARCJUIS OF BREADALBANE , Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , unveiled a statute in memory of the Marquis of Argyll , in St . Giles ' s Cathedral , Edinburgh , on Monday .
THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL were engaged at their meeting on Tuesday in preparing the address , which will be presented to the Shahzada Nasiulla Khan in a golden casket , on the occasion of his Highness ' s visit to the City . THE DUKE OF YORK and the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales visited the Fine Art Society ' s Galleries on Tuesday in order to view the exhibition of pictures by the late Burton Barber , lent by her Majesty , and Mr . Phil May's drawings .
THE SHAHZADA NASRULLA KHAN visited the Queen at Windsor Castle on Monday . On reaching the Castle , his Highness was received at the Sovereign's entrance by the Duke of Connaught , by whom he was conducted into the Queen's presence in the Green Drawing Room . THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRO . LIEUT .-G ENERAL FEILDEN , M . P ., took place at St . Mark ' s , Wilton , near Blackburn , on Monday , among those present to pay respect to the decased officer being Bros . Viscount Wolseley , the Earl of Derby , and Sir Redvers Buller .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES and the Duke of Cambridge have accepted the invitation of the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Renals ) to luncheon at the Mansion House , on Friday , the 14 th inst ., to meet the Duke of York ( the Master ) , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha ( the late Master ) and the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House . THE OPENING MEET of the Coaching Club took place near the Magazine , Hyde Park , on Saturday last . There were present in all 29 coaches , or less by ten than last year ' s muster . After making the usual tour of the Park , a halt was called at Queen ' s Gate , when 16 coaches drove off to Hurlingham , where a party of over 120 sat down to luncheon .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , accompanied by her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , visited the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , on Monday afternoon , and witnessed with the greatest interest the Royal Military Tournament . The Royal Party were received by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Colonel Onslow , and Colonel Tully , and met with a most enthusiastic reception .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE , as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards , presided at the annual dinner of the First Guards Club , held at the Hotel Metropole on Monday evening . Among those present were Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . the Duke of Bedford , the Duke of Wellington , Bro . the Marquis of Hertford , the Earls of Harewood , Sandwich , and Sefton , Lord Chelmsford , and Bros . Lord E . H . Cecil , Lord Claud Hamilton , and Sir James Fergusson , Bart .
THE DUCHESS OF ABERCORN distributed the prizes , medals , and certificates won at the recent Food Cookery Exhibition , at St . J ames's Hall , on Saturday last . The gold medals offered by the Cooks' Company for artistic cookers and ordinary household duties were won by the National Training School and Mrs . Whyte respectively , and a gold medal was also awarded to Sergeant-Major Thompson , chief instructor of the Army School of Cookery , Aldershot , and a silver medal to Colour-Sergt . McMillon . Miss Helen Devitt took the County Council scholarship of ten guineas .
THE DUCHESS OF TECK honoured Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland with her presence at dinner at their residence in Arlington-street on Monday . The Marchioness afterwards gave a small and early dance , at which the Duke of York was present . Her Royal Highness , during the afternoon of the same day , opened a new ward at the Chelsea Hospital for Women , among those who received her being Bro . Sir Algernon and Lady Borthwick . The Duchess visited all the wards at present occupied , and gave to each of the patients a bunch of choice flowers , which she had brought with her from the gardens of the White Lodge , at the same time addressing to each a few kind words of gentle sympathy .
THE CIVIL SERVICE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS was inspected by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Honorary Colonel of the Regiment , at the Chelsea Barracks , on Saturday last , H . R . H . the Princess of VVales , the Duchess of York , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud being present . When the marching past in various formations was over , the Prince presented those officers and men who were entitled to receive it with the long service Volunteer decoration . After congratulating the corps on its efficiency , the salute was given , and the Royal party left the ground . Col . Gascoigne having inspected the regiment , the corps returned to Somerset House . Out of a total strength of 77 S officers and men , there were less than 20 absentees .
A LEVEE WAS HELD by command of the Queen by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales at St . James's Palace on Monday afternoon , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , the Shahzada Nasrulla Khan , the Dukes of Connaught and York , Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , Prince Henry of Battenberg , and Princes Adolphus and Francisof Teck being present . The Gentleman-at-Arms were on duty under the command of the Earl of Chesterfield , and the Yeoman of the Guard under that of Bro . Lord Kensington . The Diplomatic and general circles were numerously attended , and a number of presentations were made , among them being Bros . Alderman Sir J . C Dimsdale , Major-General Sir Charles Warren , and Sir Charles Rivers Wilson .
THE 88 TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in aid of the City of London Truss Society , 35 , Finsbury-square , E . C ., will be held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Friday , tne 14 th inst ., under the presidency of the Right Rev . the Lord Bishop of Derry , V . P . The institution is in every way worthy of support . During the period it has been in existence , it has been the means of relieving upwards of half a million of the suffering poor of
both sexes , the number so assisted in the year 1894 only being 10 , 033 . A special appeal , however , is being made to the benevolent in respect of the approaching festival in consequence of the great expense recently incurred in enlarging the Society's premises , anc . we trust it will turn out when the day comes for its celebration that the urgent appeal has not been made in vain .
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY , by means of their through working and booking arrangements from all parts of the country , are in a position to accept exhibits and goods for the various Agricultural Shows , and to afford quick transit for them hy express goods trains from the West of England , the Midland , Eastern , and Southern Counties , Liverpool , Manchester , & c special express trains are also run by the company in direct connection with trains of the North-Eastern Company for conveyance of Show traffic to and from Darlingtonwhere the Royal Agricultural Show will be held
, towards the close ot this month , without change of vehicle . The following are the principal Shows during the present year to and from which the company will convey exhibits , viz .: The Bath and West and Southern Counties Show at Taunton , now in progress , and concluding on Monday , the 3 rd inst . ; the Nottingham Agricultural Society at Nottingham on Wednesday and Thursday next ; the Wiltshire Agricultural Association at Andover on Thursday and Friday next ; the Koyal Counties Agricultural Society a ' Bournemouth from the nth to the 14 th instant ; the Essex Agricultural Society
at Southend-on-Sea , and the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association at Wadebridge on the 12 th and 13 th inst . ; the Richmond fSurrey ) Horse Show , Richmond , on the I 4 »> and 15 th ; the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Agricultural Society at Worcester , on the iSth , lyth , and 20 th ; the North-East Agricultural Society of Ireland at Belfist , on the 20 th and 21 st ; the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Darlington , on the
22 nd , 24 th , 25 th , 2 < ith , 27 th , and 28 th ; the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society »' St . Ives , on tne 3 rd July ; the Doncaster Agricultural Society at Doncaster , on the 3 rd and 4 th July ; the Shropshire West Midland Agricultural Society at Shrewsbury , on the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th July ; and the Nortolk Agricultural Association at Wymondham . on th « 4 th and 5 th July . 1 hose shows which are to be held subsequently to the last dates ww be announced in these columns in good time ,
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
OWING TO PRESSURE ON OUR SPACE , we are compelled to hold over till next week the Consecration of the J usticia Lodge , No . 2563 ; Consecration of the Highbury Mark Lodge , No . 485 ; and many other communications . TUB GROCERS' COMPANY have forwarded a donation of £ 100 towards the funds of the National Industrial Home for Crippled Boys , Kennington .
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE occupied the chair at the annual dinner in behalf of the Royal Asylum of St . Ann ' s Society , Redhill . The Society maintains and educates 3 SS children , and is in every way worthy of support . The subscriptions , including 70 guineas from the Chairman , amounted to £ 1900 . BRO- DR . LIONEL WEATHERLY , writing from Bailbrook House , Bath , wishes us to state that , as it is impossible for him to individually thank all those who have so kindly inquired for him during his recent severe illness , he trusts they will allow him to convey his very sincere thanks to them through the medium of this paper .
THK QUEEN , accompanied by the Princess Beatrice and her children , and the Princesses Alexandra and Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , left Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening for the north , arriving at Balmoral the evening of the following day . Her Majesty will probably remain in Scotland till the iSth or 20 th inst ., and then return to Windsor .
THE SPRING GENERAL MEETING of the National Rifle Association was held in the theatre of the Royal United Service Institution , Whitehall , on Monday , under the presidency of the Duke of Cambridge . His Royal Highness read the arrangements which the Executive Committee had made for the meeting at Bisley , which will be opened on Monday , the Sth July . THE ANNUAL SALE OF WORK in aid of the inmates of the Royal Hospital for Incurables , West Hill , Putney Heath , will be held at the Hospital on the nth , 12 th , and 13 th inst . between 2 and 7 p . m . The Marchioness of Londonderry has very kindly arranged to open the sale on the opening day at 2 . 30 p . m . The Hospital well , deserves all the support which it can obtain through this and other means .
COMPLIMENTARY . —The recent printed report of the foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the State of West Virginia , U . S ., says of Dr . Graham's Outlines of the History of Freemasonry in the Province of Quebec , that " it ranks among the most valuable contributions to Masonic history and literature that have appeared during the present century , and will be most highly { prized by all Masonic students . "
IN REFERENCE TO THE BRIXTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1949 , which meets at the Prince Regent , Dulwich-road , Heme Hill , S . E ., we are desired to state no meeting will be held on Tuesday next , the 4 th inst ., but on Tuesday , the nth inst ., the ceremony of installation will be rehearsed by the Preceptor , Bro . Geo . R . Langley , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . D . Middx . The usual monthly meeting of the Benevolent Association will be held after the lodge is closed .
THE NEW WARSHIP TERRIBLE , the largest and most powerful cruisier ever built , was successfully launched from the yard of Messrs . J . and G . Thompson at Cl y de Bank , on Monday . The vessel is 538 feet in length , 500 feet between the perpendiculars , 71 feet broad , and her displacement is 14 , 250 tons . Special attention has been paid to speed , and she is expected to make 22 knots , with an average continous sea speed of 20 knots . There was a vast crowd of spectators to witness the launch , which was very successful , the ceremony of christening being performed by Lady Overtoun .
THE WELL-KNOWN saloon steamer , La Marguerite , which carried many thousands of pleasure seekers from London to Boulogne and back daily during the summer of 1 S 94 , will commence running to-morrow ( Saturday ) , and the managing owners have entered into a contract with the celebrated refreshment contractors , Messrs . Spiers and Pond , to cater for this steamer for the summer season of 1895 , as well as for their other steamers , the Koh-i-noor and Royal Sovereign , which will run to Margate , Ramsgate , Clacton , and other ports on the Suffolk and Norfolk Coast . We understand that Messrs . Spiers and Pond will inaugurate a novel feature in connection with these boats by serving a popular afternoon tea daily in the saloon of the steamers .
THE EMPIRE OF INDIA EXHIBITION at Earl ' s Court , was formally inaugurated by the Duke of Cambridge on Monday . His Royal Highness was received by the directors , and having been conducted to the Ducal Hall , was presented with a gold and silver key with which to perform the ceremony . On arriving at the Queen ' s Court he was presented with an address , which he cordially acknowledged . His Royal Highness was
afterwards conducted through the Exhibition buildings , inspecting with the deepest interest the relics of the East India Company , which include the dagger taken from the body of Tippoo Sahib , the Company's charters , & c , & c It will be some time before the various courts and buildings will be in such a state of order that the public will be able to appreciate the Exhibition , but there are good grounds for anticipating that it will prove a great attraction .
BRO . SIR HENRY IRVING has very kindly undertaken to preside at a festival dinner , which will be held in the Whitehall Rooms of the Hotel Metropole , on Saturday , the iSth inst ., in aid of the Annuity Fund of the Cabdcivers' Benevolent Association , 15 , Soho-square , VV . The Association was formed in 1870 with a view to making some provision for deserving aged and infirm cabdrivers , and the special object of the approaching festival is to increase the amount of the annuity so as to allow of a number
of aged worn-out , but deserving , cabmen to be selected as pensioners from the long list of candidates now awaiting election . We trust this most desirable object will be realised . Cabb y is a good fellow , but he has a hard battle to fight in order to win the wherewith to maintain himself and his family , and we sincerely trust the advocacy of Bro . Sir H . Irving will have the effect of attracting an increased measure of support to this deserving Charity .
As THE _ SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS was unable to hold the usual reception at the Foreign Office in honour of the Queen ' s birthday on Saturday last , Lady Tweedmouth , wife of the Lord Privy Seal , received the members of the Royal Family , the Diplomatic Corps , and a large general company , at her residence , Brook House , Park-lane ; H . R . I I . the Prince of Wales , the Dukeof York , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of Cambridge , the Princess Louise , Marchioness and the Marquis of Lome , Prince Henry of Battenberg , Prince Christian ,
the Shahzada Nasrulla Khan , and nearly all the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers . Among the general company were Bro . the Earl of Cork , Bro . the Earl and CoUntess of Onslow , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Yarborough , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Kintore , Bro . the Earl of Haddington , Bro . Lord Herschell ( Lord Chancellor ) and Lady Herschell , Bro . G . J . Shiw-Lefevre , Bro . the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Bro . Akers-Douglas , M . P ., and Bros . Sir A . Borthwick , M . P ., Sir T . Sutherland , M . P ., Sir Redvers Buller , V . C , and Sir F . Lockwood , M . P .
THE GREAT Western Railway Company announce that on Saturday , June ist , the first of the weekly excursions to Weston-super-Mare , Bridgwater , Taunton , Minehead , Barnstaple , llfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , 'Teignmouth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , Swindon , Bath , Bristol , Frome , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , Sc , will leave Paddington Station . Return tickets will also be issued on Saturdays to Guernsey and Jersey at 24 s . 6 d ., available by the Boat Express leaving Paddington at 9 . 15 p . m . In July last year the Great Western Railway Company set the example of
running weekly excursions to Aberystwyth , Barmouth , Rhyl , Llandudno , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llanberis ( for Snowdon ) , and other resorts in South VVales , and the popularity of these trains by the Great Western picturesque route was so great that it has this year been decided to run weekly excursions to this district every Saturday from the present time until the end of September . A special express excursion train will leave Paddington each Saturday at 8 . 10 a . m ., and the cheap tickets will be available for return on the following Monday , Saturday , Monday week , Saturday week , or Monday fortnight .
Tin : KNII in Tin . ( LMIKV daws near , anil somehow Ihelncl impresses one ami makes one think . On the threshold , as it wen- nl tin- twentieth century , we pause anil lake a glance hack over the years that arc none . How much lias happened duriiii ; this now dyini ; century ! What wonders have been irhen to Ihe world ! The power and use ol steam , Hit- electric telegraphthese and many others are the discoveries of the nineteenth century , lint that wliii-h will cause Hie ilosini ! century to stand out ahove all that have , „„ - helore anil all that are lo come , is the lad thai in its earlier hall was dis , in ered -i priceless hlessiin ; In mankind llin . se universal remedies—Holloway ' s Pills and Ointment .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE ' 91 ART CLUB will hold their annual exhibition of members' works at the Egyptian Hall , about the end of June . THE LONDON COMPANIES of the Volunteer Medical Staff Corps will be inspected by the Duchess of Teck , on Wimbledon Common , on Saturday next , the Sth inst . BRO . HENRY LOVEGROVE claims to have done what no brother has previousl y
done . He has attended every meeting of the Board of General Purposes , the Colonial Board , and the General Committee of Grand Chapter during the past official year . THE COUNTESS OF RADNOR ' S LADIES' STRING BAND will give an evening concert in the Queen's Hall , People ' s Palace , Bethnal Green , on Thursday , the 29 th inst ., on behalf oTthe Bethnal Green Free Libraries .
THE SURVIVING HEROES of the Lucknow garrison will commemorate the gallant resistance they offered to the mutineers in ' 57 by their annual banquet , at the Holborn Restaurant , on the 5 th inst . BRO . THE MARCJUIS OF BREADALBANE , Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , unveiled a statute in memory of the Marquis of Argyll , in St . Giles ' s Cathedral , Edinburgh , on Monday .
THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL were engaged at their meeting on Tuesday in preparing the address , which will be presented to the Shahzada Nasiulla Khan in a golden casket , on the occasion of his Highness ' s visit to the City . THE DUKE OF YORK and the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales visited the Fine Art Society ' s Galleries on Tuesday in order to view the exhibition of pictures by the late Burton Barber , lent by her Majesty , and Mr . Phil May's drawings .
THE SHAHZADA NASRULLA KHAN visited the Queen at Windsor Castle on Monday . On reaching the Castle , his Highness was received at the Sovereign's entrance by the Duke of Connaught , by whom he was conducted into the Queen's presence in the Green Drawing Room . THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE BRO . LIEUT .-G ENERAL FEILDEN , M . P ., took place at St . Mark ' s , Wilton , near Blackburn , on Monday , among those present to pay respect to the decased officer being Bros . Viscount Wolseley , the Earl of Derby , and Sir Redvers Buller .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES and the Duke of Cambridge have accepted the invitation of the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Renals ) to luncheon at the Mansion House , on Friday , the 14 th inst ., to meet the Duke of York ( the Master ) , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha ( the late Master ) and the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House . THE OPENING MEET of the Coaching Club took place near the Magazine , Hyde Park , on Saturday last . There were present in all 29 coaches , or less by ten than last year ' s muster . After making the usual tour of the Park , a halt was called at Queen ' s Gate , when 16 coaches drove off to Hurlingham , where a party of over 120 sat down to luncheon .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , accompanied by her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , visited the Royal Agricultural Hall , Islington , on Monday afternoon , and witnessed with the greatest interest the Royal Military Tournament . The Royal Party were received by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Colonel Onslow , and Colonel Tully , and met with a most enthusiastic reception .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE , as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards , presided at the annual dinner of the First Guards Club , held at the Hotel Metropole on Monday evening . Among those present were Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . the Duke of Bedford , the Duke of Wellington , Bro . the Marquis of Hertford , the Earls of Harewood , Sandwich , and Sefton , Lord Chelmsford , and Bros . Lord E . H . Cecil , Lord Claud Hamilton , and Sir James Fergusson , Bart .
THE DUCHESS OF ABERCORN distributed the prizes , medals , and certificates won at the recent Food Cookery Exhibition , at St . J ames's Hall , on Saturday last . The gold medals offered by the Cooks' Company for artistic cookers and ordinary household duties were won by the National Training School and Mrs . Whyte respectively , and a gold medal was also awarded to Sergeant-Major Thompson , chief instructor of the Army School of Cookery , Aldershot , and a silver medal to Colour-Sergt . McMillon . Miss Helen Devitt took the County Council scholarship of ten guineas .
THE DUCHESS OF TECK honoured Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland with her presence at dinner at their residence in Arlington-street on Monday . The Marchioness afterwards gave a small and early dance , at which the Duke of York was present . Her Royal Highness , during the afternoon of the same day , opened a new ward at the Chelsea Hospital for Women , among those who received her being Bro . Sir Algernon and Lady Borthwick . The Duchess visited all the wards at present occupied , and gave to each of the patients a bunch of choice flowers , which she had brought with her from the gardens of the White Lodge , at the same time addressing to each a few kind words of gentle sympathy .
THE CIVIL SERVICE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS was inspected by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Honorary Colonel of the Regiment , at the Chelsea Barracks , on Saturday last , H . R . H . the Princess of VVales , the Duchess of York , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud being present . When the marching past in various formations was over , the Prince presented those officers and men who were entitled to receive it with the long service Volunteer decoration . After congratulating the corps on its efficiency , the salute was given , and the Royal party left the ground . Col . Gascoigne having inspected the regiment , the corps returned to Somerset House . Out of a total strength of 77 S officers and men , there were less than 20 absentees .
A LEVEE WAS HELD by command of the Queen by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales at St . James's Palace on Monday afternoon , the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha , the Shahzada Nasrulla Khan , the Dukes of Connaught and York , Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , Prince Henry of Battenberg , and Princes Adolphus and Francisof Teck being present . The Gentleman-at-Arms were on duty under the command of the Earl of Chesterfield , and the Yeoman of the Guard under that of Bro . Lord Kensington . The Diplomatic and general circles were numerously attended , and a number of presentations were made , among them being Bros . Alderman Sir J . C Dimsdale , Major-General Sir Charles Warren , and Sir Charles Rivers Wilson .
THE 88 TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in aid of the City of London Truss Society , 35 , Finsbury-square , E . C ., will be held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Friday , tne 14 th inst ., under the presidency of the Right Rev . the Lord Bishop of Derry , V . P . The institution is in every way worthy of support . During the period it has been in existence , it has been the means of relieving upwards of half a million of the suffering poor of
both sexes , the number so assisted in the year 1894 only being 10 , 033 . A special appeal , however , is being made to the benevolent in respect of the approaching festival in consequence of the great expense recently incurred in enlarging the Society's premises , anc . we trust it will turn out when the day comes for its celebration that the urgent appeal has not been made in vain .
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY , by means of their through working and booking arrangements from all parts of the country , are in a position to accept exhibits and goods for the various Agricultural Shows , and to afford quick transit for them hy express goods trains from the West of England , the Midland , Eastern , and Southern Counties , Liverpool , Manchester , & c special express trains are also run by the company in direct connection with trains of the North-Eastern Company for conveyance of Show traffic to and from Darlingtonwhere the Royal Agricultural Show will be held
, towards the close ot this month , without change of vehicle . The following are the principal Shows during the present year to and from which the company will convey exhibits , viz .: The Bath and West and Southern Counties Show at Taunton , now in progress , and concluding on Monday , the 3 rd inst . ; the Nottingham Agricultural Society at Nottingham on Wednesday and Thursday next ; the Wiltshire Agricultural Association at Andover on Thursday and Friday next ; the Koyal Counties Agricultural Society a ' Bournemouth from the nth to the 14 th instant ; the Essex Agricultural Society
at Southend-on-Sea , and the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association at Wadebridge on the 12 th and 13 th inst . ; the Richmond fSurrey ) Horse Show , Richmond , on the I 4 »> and 15 th ; the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Agricultural Society at Worcester , on the iSth , lyth , and 20 th ; the North-East Agricultural Society of Ireland at Belfist , on the 20 th and 21 st ; the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Darlington , on the
22 nd , 24 th , 25 th , 2 < ith , 27 th , and 28 th ; the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society »' St . Ives , on tne 3 rd July ; the Doncaster Agricultural Society at Doncaster , on the 3 rd and 4 th July ; the Shropshire West Midland Agricultural Society at Shrewsbury , on the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th July ; and the Nortolk Agricultural Association at Wymondham . on th « 4 th and 5 th July . 1 hose shows which are to be held subsequently to the last dates ww be announced in these columns in good time ,